"Mayfield? He wants to come see me?" Allen frowned slightly after hearing Isabella's words.
Allen didn't have much favorable impression of this former duke and king, now a commoner.
Of course, with Allen's current state, he does not regard Mayfield as a real enemy - for him, he is just a small trouble on the way forward.
But trouble is called trouble not just because it annoys people.
Perhaps because he had not yet found a clue on how to fight against the Church of Light, Allen finally nodded and agreed to meet Mayfield McNeil, the deposed king.
This king, who was once extremely proud, now walked in wearing simple linen clothes, with his head lowered and a lonely look on his face. His temperament at this time was completely different from that of a few days ago.
"Sir Messenger, I'm here to apologize to you." When he walked in front of Allen, Mayfield immediately fell to his knees and said in a voice that sounded extremely sincere.
"What's your crime?" Allen said calmly, with no emotion in his voice.
"I have committed the sin of disrespecting the gods," Mayfield lowered his head and respectfully confessed, "I should not regard the Dark Temple as a means for me to seize power; I should not regard the Dark Temple as a means to seize power;
, unilaterally tore up the previous agreement and crowned himself without authorization; let alone secretly instruct Fan En to murder the high priest of the temple..."
Mayfield's apology sounded very sincere and correct, and he even revealed some dark thoughts that Allen didn't know before.
His surrender was indeed within Alan's expectation.
After all, the soul chain that Allen refined with divine power is not an ordinary thing. Even the most tenacious warrior in the world cannot bear the burning from the depths of his soul.
Before that, Allen used the fear of his soul to punish the Archbishop of the Church of Light, Jacques Nerga, and tortured him until he was worse than death. In the end, he could only seek relief in the fire.
"Guilty deserves punishment," Allen said calmly after Mayfield finished stating his sins, "Tell me, how do you want to make up for your sins?"
Mayfield thought for a moment and said in a sincere tone: "I am willing to be the humblest servant beside the Lord Messenger, obey the Lord Messenger's orders, and make up for my past mistakes."
Allen looked at him seriously, not expecting that a proud guy like Mayfield McNeil would put down his stature and make such a decision.
Moreover, the soul chain told him that Mayfield's request was sincere, not just because he wanted to escape punishment, but because he had really thought about it again and again and made such a decision.
Alan was very surprised by this.
But he still planned to test the other party a little more.
"Mayfield, once the soul chain is refined, it cannot be released in a short period of time." Allen lied.
His implication is that if Mayfield hopes to escape the punishment of the soul chain by becoming his servant, it is impossible.
But Mayfield's answer once again exceeded Allen's expectations.
"Sir Messenger, I came here today not to escape punishment, because I know I deserve it," Mayfield lowered his head and said, "I just hope to serve by your side and give me another chance to gain your trust."
Allen was silent.
The soul chain once again told him that the other party did not lie.
But...should he agree to the other party?
Thinking of this, Allen once again began to think about the staffing of the Dark Temple.
In fact, he has long realized that although the Dark Temple is full of talents, most of them, like Delphi, Ariel, etc., are very decent and honorable men.
Many times, if you need to do some shady things or engage in some conspiracy, such as the conspiracy against Archbishop Jacques Nerga, you need to do it yourself.
Allen now needs someone who can do things for him in the shadows.
As for Mayfield McNeil, as a ruthless and unscrupulous man who could transform from a lowly illegitimate child into the king of the Greyhawk Kingdom, he really met his requirements.
At the same time, with the soul chain, Allen can also guarantee that Mayfield will not betray him - once the thought of betrayal comes to Mayfield's mind, this chain will burn his soul until it burns his soul to ashes.
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"I can agree to your request, but I hope you won't regret it," Allen said calmly, "Next, I will leave the Payne plane and go to a very dangerous place - there, I cannot guarantee your safety.
Safety, you will most likely lose your life."
"I won't regret it," Mayfield said firmly, "I have nothing now. It's just my life, why should I be stingy?"
"Get up." Allen nodded, agreeing to his request.
Next, Allen still sat quietly in the corner of the room, flipping through the "Dark Scripture" in his hand. Mayfield stood beside him, and remained motionless without Allen's instructions.
It wasn't until the blood-red sun gradually set in the west and darkness enveloped the earth that Allen raised his head, smiled and said to Mayfield beside him: "If you don't go back to rest now, do you want to sleep with me at night?"
After hearing his words, Mayfield was stunned for a while, obviously not expecting that this ferocious messenger would actually have such a sense of humor.
Seeing Allen's eyes hinting that he was leaving, Mayfield bowed and left, then turned and walked out of the room.
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The temperature dropped sharply tonight. The cool breeze blew against his face, making Mayfield feel a little chilly.
He originally wanted to return to his new home as soon as possible - a temporary and extremely simple wooden house built for a year, sit next to the hot fireplace, and warm his cold hands and cold heart.
However, just as he turned a corner on the street, he suddenly met an unexpected person——
A simple carriage suddenly stopped in front of him, and Vann Igneel, a student of the High Priest Delphi and the current king of the Greyhawk Kingdom, stepped out of the carriage.
As a king, Van En did not bring any followers except the coachman!
This style is obviously completely different from Mayfield's original style.
Mayfield looked at his former old friend and saw his high-spirited look. He wanted to say a few sarcastic words like he was joking back then, but he didn't say it for a long time.
Instead, Vann Igneel sighed and said to him meaningfully: "Why bother?"