"Are you satisfied? We haven't gotten the real prize yet."
Root is the leader of the Alat Bandit. This time they cooperated with the Kingdom of Lhasa and launched an invasion of the Principality of Cheryl.
To be sure, the king of the Lhasa Kingdom paid to hire the Alat Corps to come here to help.
According to the terms negotiated by both parties, the areas captured by both parties will first be plundered by the Alat bandit, and then handed over to the soldiers of the Lhasa Kingdom.
To put it bluntly, the Alat Bandits will take advantage of the looted items first, and then it will be the Lhasa Kingdom’s turn.
Of course, the Alat Bandits did not take advantage in vain, because the territory captured by both sides would eventually belong to the Kingdom of Lhasa, and the Alat Bandits would not ask for an inch of land.
In addition, if the Alat Bandits capture Seluvinia, the daughter of the border lord of the Principality of Cheryl, they must pay her tribute to the Kingdom of Lhasa.
Outsiders may not believe it, but the King of Lhasa actually tore up the peace agreement, disobeyed the great empire, and launched a war against the Principality of Cheryl because of a 12-year-old girl.
As a result, Mayba Castle fell, and after the Arat Bandits captured Cheryl the Border Lord, they tortured him to extract a confession and asked him about the whereabouts of Seluvinia.
You wouldn't know if you didn't ask, but you would be shocked if you asked. Root actually learned a shocking secret from him...
But having said that, Root had seen Seluvinia's portrait. If the daughter of the border lord Cheryl was as beautiful as the woman in the portrait, it would be understandable for the King of Lhasa to bet his country's fortune on beauty.
What's more, the Principality of Cheryl has been in a state of dignity for decades and has long forgotten the horror of war. They have not even strengthened their national power and are just muddle along.
The King of Lhasa saw the right opportunity to launch a war, which could be said to kill two birds with one stone, gaining both beauty and territory.
“Boss, when you talk about the lottery, do you mean the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’?”
"I think he is talking nonsense. How can such a place exist on the border of the Principality of Cheryl?"
"It's hard to say. After all, they have the support of the empire."
"If the 'Kingdom of Heaven' really exists, then wouldn't we make a fortune!"
"Do you remember that someone reported to me about witchcraft yesterday?" Root interjected in a strange way. Someone reported to him yesterday that they encountered a witchcraft gang at the arena in the border village.
Although what the other party said was incredible, Root got several key pieces of information from it. First, the small leader responsible for leading the team died inexplicably. From this, it can be guessed that there is a powerful person in the gang in the arena.
Not a bad guy, this person can kill the little boss quietly. The second piece of information is that they found a group of stunning beauties in the arena in the border village.
Since the Alat bandit wanted to cooperate with the soldiers of the Kingdom of Lhasa to attack Maiba Fort, Root did not have time to ask in detail.
It was only just now that Root learned from his companions who escaped from the arena that all of those beauties were stunning, and even if they searched the entire Western Continent, they might not be able to meet one of them.
The members of the Alat Bandit are all robbers who have seen the world. They go on expeditions to plunder every year. They have been to various countries and played with all kinds of beauties. However... Root heard from them,
They have never seen such a beautiful woman. Compared with the most beautiful woman they have ever seen, they are both angels and village girls. No, they should be goddesses and field rats. They cannot be confused at all.
The claims made by his companions were very exaggerated. In the past, Root would not have believed them.
However, since seeing Seluvinia's portrait, Root couldn't help but feel that if the beauty his companions saw was of the same level as the beauty in the portrait, then their statement would not be exaggerated at all.
"Boss, what do you mean, the beautiful woman they met in the arena is actually from the Kingdom of Heaven?"
The members of the Alat Band immediately understood and knew that when Root mentioned witchcraft, he was actually referring to the beauties that his companions had highlighted when they reported to him.
"Yeah. At first, I also thought that Cheryl's border lord's words were false, but after combining our intelligence, I found that there seemed to be some basis for it."
"Should this matter be reported to the people in the Kingdom of Lhasa?"
"No need for now. If the Kingdom of Heaven really exists, wait until we finish plundering it and then hand it over to the people of the Lhasa Kingdom. This does not violate our agreement..."
To be honest, Root only sees property and slaves. To be sure, slaves can be considered a kind of property. He is only interested in the property of the Principality of Cheryl. As for the territory of the Principality of Cheryl, the Arat Bandits are coming.
It's no use either.
If they really caught Seluvinia, Root did not want to hand her over to the Lhasa Kingdom, because the woman in the portrait was very beautiful, and it would be very cost-effective to keep it for herself or to auction it off.
Unfortunately, the Alat Bandits have penetrated deeply into the territory of the Principality of Cheryl. If the Kingdom of Lhasa cuts off their escape route, it will be a huge headache for them. Therefore, Root can only act as agreed...
However, according to the agreement reached between the two parties, except for the daughter of the border lord Cheryl, all the properties in the area they occupied were given priority to the Alat Bandits, and the 'Kingdom of Heaven' was no exception.
Therefore, as long as they seize the opportunity, they can make a fortune silently, just like massacring small villages and towns on the border, and loot the property of the Kingdom of Heaven. In the end, they only need to hand over the land to the people of the Kingdom of Lhasa, and do not need to report to them.
I robbed something.
The top brass of the Alat Bandit were drinking wine, playing with women, and talking about the 'Kingdom of Heaven' in the Lord's Mansion.
Finally, they decided that everyone would rest for a day at Maiba Castle and then head southwest, plundering all visible villages and towns along the way and looking for the legendary secret capital.
The Alat Bandits did not know the specific location of the Secret Garden, so they could only conduct a vague search. However, Zhou Xingyun and his party were different. Selvinia took everyone directly to the Secret Garden.
The southwest of Fort Maiba is indeed, as Edward said, a misty forest and a swamp forest.
The swamp forest is filled with thick fog and poisonous gas. If you set foot here without knowing the situation, you will either get lost or be poisoned by the miasma of the forest.
The confusing miasma in the swamp forest is both natural and man-made.
The animals and plants in the forest rotted, forming a strange miasma, and then artificially created acid pools and discarded corruption, making the swamp forest more dangerous.
However, in this extremely dangerous swamp forest, an artificial road has been built. Anyone who is familiar with the path can follow the artificial road and pass through the swamp forest safely.
Passing through the swamp forest is a clear blue mirror lake.
Zhou Xingyun and his party stood on the shore of Jinghu Lake and could see the exquisitely crafted buildings on the other side.
That's the paradise in the world that Xiao Saisai talks about! Zhou Xingyun said with emotion, the paradise on the other side of the lake is completely different from the border village they saw before.
Edward, Kane, Andy and other villagers from the border village were stunned when they walked through the misty forest and saw the majestic tower and castle in front of them. Hisoka even staggered back, lost his footing and fell to the ground.
On the ground.
Zhou Xingyun can understand their mood quite well. He has also experienced similar visual impact.
As a fledgling gangster, Zhou Xingyun was dragged to the imperial city when he first arrived in the capital. At that time, he saw the splendid palace and was deeply shocked.
To describe it in an easy-to-understand way, when Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, although I couldn’t understand it, I was greatly shocked...
After all, according to Seluvinia, the paradise in front of her is more than ten times more beautiful and majestic than the royal capital of the Principality of Cheryl.
I’m not bragging, it’s really more than ten times better than Cheryl’s Royal Capital.
However, just when Edward and others were deeply shocked, hundreds of guards armed with sharp weapons swarmed towards them and surrounded them.
When Zhou Xingyun passed through the misty forest, he discovered that there were guards stationed by the lake. However, everyone's attention was attracted by the buildings on the other side of the lake, so they ignored the guards by the lake.
It doesn't matter if you ignore them. They are the guards here. According to Seluvinia, as long as you don't mess around, the guards will not hurt anyone.
People who come to the Secret Garden are usually royalty and nobles from various countries, and the guards usually don't draw their swords without saying a word, even though this is an emergency.
"Who are you!" The leading officer stepped forward and asked about the origins of Seluvinia and others.
Zhou Xingyun looked around at the guards in front of him, and he just wanted to say one thing...
What a great guy! What a great guy!
Only then did Zhou Xingyun discover that the guards stationed by the lake were all female guards.
The officer who came up for consultation and the person talking to Seluvinia turned out to be a strong woman with eight-pack abs and arms thicker than Wei Suyao's waist. Those biceps covered with veins were so scary.
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No matter what others think, Zhou Xingyun can't appreciate it anyway.
"We are the survivors of the border village of Cheryl Principality. You should receive the news of the fall of Fort Mayba..."
Seluvinia deliberately gave up her position so that the female officer could clearly see the villagers behind her, who were all children and girls.
"Since you know the way here, it means you know the rules of this place. Civilians are not allowed to enter the paradise. Or, as civilians, they are not even allowed to know the 'paradise'."
"It is your mission to protect Paradise. The Kingdom of Lhasa has captured Maiba Fort, and their soldiers will find it here soon. If you are willing to take them in, we can serve as a combat force to help you resist the enemy here until the empire sends people.
Rescue."
Seluvinia tried to negotiate with the female officer. Our request was very simple. We hope that the other party can accept Mary and the children and let them enter the "paradise".
Mary and others were just a group of helpless women and children. They needed shelter, and the female officer only needed to let them into the city.
Edward, Andy and others can be stationed by the lake like the guards here. As long as the female officers can provide them with food, they can assist them in fighting.