Three minutes ago they were life-and-death enemies, and three minutes later they were sitting at a table. They were still hostile to each other, but there would be no more arguments.
Situations like this often happen in Young and Dangerous movies - a big boss makes peace.
Ji Xing didn't make peace with them, but he couldn't resist that he was the boss, and Shinji Furumura and the other two were very knowledgeable and knew that this was someone who had conflicts with the empire and that the three of them could never afford to offend.
Even the mission objectives were not hidden. They explained everything like they were pouring beans out of bamboo tubes. Ji Xing said with a smile: "This is really a coincidence."
He does have divination skills, and it is not difficult to grasp the empire's movement, but he really didn't plan on 'traveling' here this time.
It was Luminas who gave Ji Xing an invitation to the Magic Tower, saying that there might be something Ji Xing was interested in here, so Ji Xing came here. Of course, he could tell that Luminas didn't seem to have any good intentions, but
He just doesn't care much.
It has been two days since he arrived in this city of wise people. He was thinking that the small country of Malkshya originally had few people, but now Tempest has diverted most of the adventurers away. The economy has been declining again and again. Do you want to open a family?
Hailou helps me.
I didn't expect to encounter this new thing.
"Just you three?" Ji Xing asked.
Shinji answered everything: "There is also Grandpa Gaidora and two people whose identities are unknown. We guess... it may be single digits."
Shen Longxing added: "They should be in the palace now. Counting the time, they should have controlled the king and are waiting for our reply. If it takes a long time, they may..."
Silas was anxious: "You also took action against my father?! Attacking the king of a country, do you know what the crime is?!"
Shinji and the other three looked at him like a fool.
Silas was also so anxious that he almost forgot that the Eastern Empire was about to launch a war of aggression.
He stood up and wanted to go back to the palace, but he stopped after taking half a step. The strongest swordsman around him, Grave, was still lying there. The imperial masters who went to the palace would only be stronger than these three guys.
He can't do anything.
So he could only look at Ji Xing expectantly, and Ji Xing asked him: "Your name is Silas?"
Silas was stunned: "...Yes."
"This is also fate."
…
On the other side, in the palace.
"If the teleportation magic circle is used, it can be set up in the Sage Square. I will ask the guards to temporarily close the nearby blocks on the grounds of the expansion of the square."
The king, who seemed resigned to his fate, said hoarsely: "But 700,000 people is too exaggerated. Malkosia is just a small country with a population of more than one million, and the residents of Sage City are less than 10,000. It is impossible to afford the food of 700,000 people."
live."
"You don't need to think about this kind of thing. You just need to cooperate with the empire and prevent any news from leaking until the teleportation magic circle is actually arranged." Bonnie said nonchalantly.
"On the other hand, if any information is leaked..." Qiu Leng snorted. The subsequent content was not said, but it was already clear.
The king nodded dullly, hiding a hint of emotion in his eyes. If given a choice, which king of a country would be willing to submit to others?
The Magic Tower is a problem left over from history. He and the country are powerless to resist, but that does not prevent him from becoming the king. But if he surrenders to the empire, his king will really only have a name and no real authority, let alone something caught between things.
In Fang's war, a small country like his was really defeated by just a random demon king.
There is still a chance...
The person he hated before now became his hope, until he saw a strange, strong, white-haired old man walking in side by side with a man.
He was startled, and the light hidden in his eyes suddenly dimmed.
The old man is of course Gedora.
The man walking next to him was wearing clothes of exquisite texture and elegant workmanship. He seemed unremarkable at first glance. He had a smile on his face and held a magic wand.
At the same time, Crown Prince Helios, who turned around when he heard the footsteps, also saw this man, opened his eyes wide and said: "Viscount Alish, hurry up..."
That was his confidant, his follower, and the two even went to school together, so he originally wanted to ask for help, but he soon discovered something was wrong.
Alish is too calm.
Facing the guards who fell to the ground, he showed no surprise at all, not even his smile was distorted.
The king's hard voice came: "Ah, Master Alish? Have the three wise men also agreed to cooperate with the empire?"
There are three sages in the magic tower, who are the powerful demons who really control the country. Two of them live in a simple way, and only Alish is active in the kingdom in disguise. The prince's classmate? When the current king was young,
He also thought Alish was his follower and classmate!
This reincarnation has gone on for an unknown number of times. Alish smiled faintly: "Master Gedora and we are old friends who have heard each other's names for a long time but have never met. We hit it off at the first sight, had a good conversation, and decided to help the Eastern Empire."
The king was silent: "I understand, Sir Alish, please arrange it!"
He completely extinguished his resistance, while Alish looked at Bonnie and Qiu, nodded in admiration: "Is this the single digit number of the legendary Eastern Empire? It is well-deserved."
Bonnie and Qiu also observed him.
According to the Empire's data, the three Demon Tower Sages of this kingdom are demons from the same era as Luminas. Their strength is as strong as the Awakened Demon King. They are the guys who failed to compete with Luminas for Western hegemony, but they can basically be regarded as the same as Luminas.
She is equal.
The existence of the Three Wise Men was also one of the reasons why the empire chose Malkshya among these small coastal countries. They were a fighting force worth fighting for, or guys worth using.
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It's really dangerous.
With this evaluation in mind, they greeted: "Hello, what do you call me?"
Alish smiled and said: "Just call me Viscount Alish. Where are you two?"
"Bonnie."
"fur."
Seeing that they introduced each other, Gaidora asked: "Shenji and the others haven't come back yet?"
Bonnie nodded: "It's a little slow."
"These three little guys won't make mistakes in such a trivial matter, right?" Gedora shook his head and said, "Does the great prince named Silas have any secret guards around him?"
The king knew he was being asked and replied: "Grave is my knight leader..."
"Is it just an A-level swordsman?" Gaidora didn't care. A-level swordsmen who were considered masters in the world seemed not worth mentioning.
"Maybe I lost track of time while playing. It's really unseemly. Do you need me to urge you in person?" Gedora muttered, her ears perked up, she turned around and said with a smile, "Here we come."
Everyone's eyes focused on the door, and sure enough within a few seconds they saw a young man running in in panic, looking around and saying, "Father!"
"Silas, are you okay?!" The king also stood up nervously.
Is this the great prince Silas?
Gaidora was about to scold Shinji and the other three who came in after him, when he saw a strange figure walking in front of Shinji and the others. The three of them looked at him like thieves, and looked into his eyes.
With a wry smile on his face, Shinji even blinked, as if giving some hint.
Gaidora was stunned, and his heart beat rapidly.
Bonnie and Qiu opened their eyes as wide as possible in an instant, in disbelief, and said in unison: "Skills Merchant?!"
Why is it you again?! How come I can see you on a mission in such a ghostly place?!
Both of them felt that they were hallucinating for a moment, but the smile on the face of the person waving their hands couldn't be faked: "It's you again, Shinji and the others said the leader was in two single digits, so I kind of guessed it.
You guys."
These words 'sold' Shinji and the other three, they didn't take any chances, silently walked from Ji Xing's back, walked to the corner and stood close to the wall.
Shinji also spread his hands towards Gaidora and made a face, indicating that he really had no choice.
Gaidora came back to his senses at this time, and his old face twitched. The skill merchant Ji Xing, the strongest human being who had even been defeated by the marshal once, the empire began to play tricks in order to avoid him, and quietly controlled such a small country, but they still bumped into each other.
he?
Damn it, this is targeted.
He just felt that he was not too kind today, and he said on guard: "Old man Gedora, do you dare to ask the skills merchant if he wants to interfere in the empire's military affairs?"
"Yes." Ji Xing's one word brought Gaidora's mood to the bottom, but the subsequent words made Gaidora unable to deal with it - "It's too shameful for a majestic empire to bully such a small country. You should change your target and go fight."
Let’s fight Tempest. I won’t interfere in fighting Tempest, it won’t work here.”
"...?"
Bonnie and Qiu originally thought that they were going to have a fierce battle with the skill merchant this time, but after hearing this, obvious question marks appeared on their heads.
At the same moment, some kings who understood the situation suddenly felt hope rising in their hearts, and a clear voice rang out at this moment.
"I'm so disappointed."
It was Alish. His staff tapped the ground lightly, and he smiled and said to Ji Xing: "Dragon species are invincible. This is an absolute and unchanging truth. I have heard rumors that you defeated the Burning Flame Dragon, but I miss you.
Special means must have been used.
You should know this best. Of course, I don’t deny your power, but do you know what you are facing? Facing six ‘Demon Kings’ at the same time in an area covered by a magic tower?!”
Bonny, Qiu, Gedola, plus the three wise men, this is how he calculated it.
Bonnie and Qiu were startled, looked at each other, and had some thoughts in their minds. Now there is no Demon King Rimuru around the skill merchant, and Demon King Shyvana doesn't seem to be around either. He is the only one?
Maybe it's true...
"It's five." Ji Xing's voice interrupted their fantasy.
How come it’s just five... Alish, who wanted to respond with a smile, paused, and a creepy feeling arose. As a 'fire spirit', he returned to his original shape in an instant, and the raging flames burned his clothes.
Brown horns poked out from his forehead.
But this didn't change anything.
Seeing nothing and being unprepared for anything, his eyes turned white and he fell down!
Ji Xing still stood there and didn't move, just looking at Bonnie and Qiu. They also didn't see anything, and they felt deep fear in their hearts. What was that? Soul shock? The skill merchant just glanced at that guy!
There was deathly silence in the hall, Silas and the king stared blankly at Alish who fell to the ground... He, is he dead?
This lasted for more than ten seconds.
"Hahahahahaha..." Gaidora's laughter broke the silence: "There are four of them. I am not good at fighting. I am only responsible for setting up the magic circle."
He took a step back and signaled Ji Xing to see Bonnie and Qiu if he had anything to do. Shinji and the three of them looked at each other with wide-eyed eyes in the corner. Yes, this is something that the old man can do.
Bonnie and Qiu were silent.
They had been looking forward to the mission for a year, but they were reunited after a year. They wanted to cry.
A short update...The June update will be more casual, preparing the content of the final volume and dealing with some personal matters, everyone can take care of it.