Looking at the breakfast on the table, Esther had no desire to eat.
As the dispatching officer of the Imperial Legion in Huowu City, he is responsible for gathering large amounts of food supplies and transporting them to the front lines of the Legion. This position has brought him a lot of convenience, and an endless stream of wealth has flowed into his pocket.
The entanglement caused by the interest relationship made Aeser confused about his position for a time. Is he an officer of the Imperial Legion or a dignitary of Fire Dance City?
However, since the truce between the Imperial Legion and the Aboriginal Alliance, Aeser has found that his income has decreased. After all, there is no longer a war on the front line, so the logistics needs have been reduced, and the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce have not bribed him as much.
But the savings Esser had accumulated over the years were enough for his family to live a prosperous and stable life. He had no lofty ideals for his five-year-old daughter, let alone the talent to become a mage - he had spent all his money in his youth.
After a lot of time and money, he mastered the second-level arcana. Later, he became a secret knight and became famous in the legions of the New World. In his early forties, he became the legion dispatcher, married a wife and started a family.
Since he no longer had to face the frenzied counterattacks of the natives and all kinds of confusing monsters on the front line, Aeser had slacked off. Dealing with officials, his strong muscles were replaced by fat, and attending banquets held by representatives of various chambers of commerce, he was originally still a man.
The eight-pack abs that he was so proud of turned into a rounded piece. Sometimes he even forgot some spells and gestures, and maybe his arcana level also declined.
But the subsequent changes in things can be said to be beyond Esser's expectations. Although everyone knew that the commander of the Fusman Army and the Master Nelem had conflicts, they did not expect that Fire Dance City changed its owner overnight.
With such vigorous and resolute methods, he truly deserves to be called the "Son of the Fire Demon".
But no matter what changes happen in Huowu City, even if more than a dozen buildings collapse in the outer city and hundreds of people are killed, it has nothing to do with the dispatching officer who lives in a luxurious villa in the inner city. As for the power to dispatch logistics materials? Early on
It was taken in by Acting Governor Finn Byron.
Esther has nothing to do now. He plans to wait for the days to calm down, apply for discharge from the Legion, then invest in a chamber of commerce, live off the dividends, and maybe open a small restaurant to provide pastries to the upper class.
"It seems that you still won't let me go." Esther sat at the table and sighed softly.
"Dad!" The daughter, still stained with milk stains on her lips, asked, "Are you going out?"
Esther picked up a handkerchief to wipe her daughter's mouth, and said with a smile: "Yes, daddy has to go out to work."
"I want to go out too!" My daughter's voice was crisp: "I also want to see the dolls made by Grandma Rhoda!"
Esser gently rubbed her daughter's head and said: "There are big bad guys outside now. You have to hide at home with your mother, you know? Dad is going out to catch the bad guys. When all the bad guys are caught, you can
Went out to see the dolls!"
"Got it!" The daughter nodded vigorously, as if that would allow her to go out and play faster.
Watching the servant and his daughter go upstairs, Esser's face turned heavy and he sighed. His wife asked, "What's the matter? What does Commander Fursman want you to do?"
Esser pressed his forehead and said: "They plan to execute Nelem's mistresses and illegitimate children, and I will be the executioner."
The wife looked scared: "Why do you want to do this kind of thing? Didn't you manage logistics before?"
"Yes, this is the acting governor who forced me to take a stand." Esser thought of these days when many representatives of the chamber of commerce were still in communication with him. Fenbairon must have known about it. Just this.
With this personal connection, even if he no longer has an actual job, Esser is enough to attract the attention of Fursman and Finn Byron.
Therefore, Aeser himself is also very sensible. After the Imperial Legion took over Fire Dance City, he simply stayed behind closed doors and did not seek any position in front of Forsman and Finn Byron - supposedly based on his past qualifications and his influence on the frontline legions.
With long-term and stable logistics supply, he can definitely hold an important position in the Governor's Mansion, or even be sent out to become a local governor.
The wife said with a hint of complaint: "I advised you not to get too close to Nelem, but now you're in trouble!"
Esser was also full of anger: "Nelem was in power before. In this location of Fire Dance City, if I want to ensure the logistical supplies of the legion, of course I have to have a good relationship with Nelem! But Fusman and Finn Byron are too
Damn it, before anyone is caught, if a sewer collapse occurs in the outer city and hundreds or even thousands of people are killed, Nelem's mistress and children will be executed immediately.
This will make me clear my position and completely cut off my retreat. It is also a trap specifically designed to lure Nelem to show up... If nothing else, even if Nelem can't beat Forsman, can he still not be able to deal with me?
?! Now I wish someone would just rob the prison and rescue Nelem’s mistress and children, so that I can avoid this trouble!"
Esther couldn't help but think of the anonymous letter that was quietly slipped into the crack of the door, and guessed that she had been targeted. If the family was really hostile, could she really guarantee the safety of the family?
…
"Doctor Olenso! You must help me this time!" In the safe house, Nelem shook the newspaper in his hand and begged Xuan Weizi, even his tone became respectful.
Xuan Weizi had long expected that Fusman was going to execute Nelem's mistress and children, especially since Nelem was determined to torture the female mage who betrayed him to death, which almost pushed the evolution of the matter forward.
to this result.
Although Xuanweizi's spiritual platform deduction skills are not yet perfect, they are more subtle than ordinary prediction spells. Even the scene where Nelem came to plead with him was planned by Xuanweizi a long time ago.
"Your Excellency Master Nelem, this is a carefully designed trap for you. You must be able to see it, right?" Xuan Weizi looked serious, but laughed secretly in his heart.
Nelem was already crying. If it weren't for the last bit of dignity of the ninth-level mage, he would have almost knelt down to Xuan Weizi. Hearing him cry loudly: "I know, I know! But the children are
Innocent, I beg you to save them!"
Xuan Weizi said without a trace of emotion on his face: "How can I save you? I sent bird scouts to investigate. There are at least two high-ranking mages sitting outside the prison where your family members are detained. The soldiers from the surrounding legions are tightly guarded, and even light-duty soldiers have been brought in.
The ballistae serves as air defense. Even if other birds fly over the prison, they will be directly shot to death by an acid arrow... let alone the underground. After the previous incident, people will definitely be more wary of invasion from below. Besides,
, Your Excellency is a ninth-level mage, why do you want to beg me?"
Nelem still had snot on his face and said, "I've thought about it. It's impossible to rob the prison directly, so I plan to replace the people in prison!"
Xuan Weizi blinked. Among the arcane arts, there is "simulation", which can create a certain degree of real biological replica. However, the ability of this simulated body is far inferior to the original body. If you are willing to spend money, it can indeed be done.
Let the simulated body be as close to the real body as possible, and even be able to hide it from spells such as "True Seeing".
So in theory, it is entirely possible to replace the person who is about to be executed by making a simulacrum, thereby concealing the truth. But the problem is how to replace it. This is the big problem.
Xuan Weizi said: "Replacing the imprisoned people means that the mage guards there cannot be alerted. Unless we have internal responses, it is simply impossible."
At this point, Xuan Weizi's soul suddenly moved, and the bird scouts who were quietly guarding the far side of the prison saw Esther riding a carriage and arriving outside the prison.
Esser, who serves as the dispatching officer of the legion, his name is the first on Theus's list. Although he belongs to the Imperial Legion, he has worked in Fire Dance City for a long time. Theus has dealt with him before and treated him very well.
His personal ability to do things is very trustworthy and he deserves the highest rating in the list.
Therefore, Xuan Weizi's bird scouts were basically secretly observing the people on the list. They had previously delivered anonymous letters with Nelem, which was actually to test the attitudes of these people and did not report them to Fusman.
"Interesting." Xuan Weizi ignored Nelem's nagging. He concentrated on his soul and used the eyes and ears of the bird scouts to listen in from a distance. He found that Esther had actually become the executioner for Nelem's family!
And Esser came back to the prison this time to inspect and interrogate the prisoners.
"Maybe, maybe, probably... there is a way." Xuan Weizi pondered for a long time, already having a general plan in mind.
"Doctor, do you really have any idea?!" Nelem begged: "As long as you can save my family and get rid of Fusman in the future, you will be the governor of Fire Dance City!"
"Stop! Please stop it!"
Don’t ask me to be a governor, the current governor is locked up in a dungeon!”
"Anyway, doctor, I can satisfy whatever requests you have from now on! Now I'm asking you to tell me how to save them!" Nelum asked.
Xuan Weizi held up Diante's crystal spell book and said: "Recently exploring necromancy and using the astral body, I may be able to create a simulation that is highly similar to a living creature. Not only is it difficult to detect abnormalities, but even if
If you are killed, you can leave the body and preserve it for a period of time, instead of directly turning into ashes and dissipating. It’s just..."
"But what?"
"The biggest problem here is how to replace the simulacrum with the living person, and bring the living person out." Xuan Weizi thought about it and said, "In fact, even if it is a living person, I can use the starlight cocoon to take it away.
But there's no way I'm going to jail."
Nelum asked: "Then changing into the appearance of a prison guard... is unlikely."
As soon as he said this, Nelem knew that he couldn't do it. There must be a lot of detection spells in the prison now, and any illusion effect would be seen through. It would be extremely difficult to save people quietly.
But if the prison guards were alerted, it would turn into a prison robbery. It was precisely Fursman and Finn Byron who set the trap and waited for Nelem to take the bait.
"The only family member who can get close to you now is Executioner Esser." Xuan Weizi said: "Of course, this is all my guess. If we can get him to help, maybe we can really save your family. Well,
perhaps."
"Then let's ask him for help now?" Nelem asked dubiously.
Xuan Weizi smiled and said: "Haha, you also know that it is not easy to handle, right? First of all, why should I help you? Now the newly appointed executioner Esser is from the Imperial Legion. Don't look at Fusman and Finn Byron.
He was the executioner, which clearly forced him to choose a force field!
In addition, for such a dangerous matter, if there is not enough reward, people will not help. Not to mention the status of the future governor, it is nothing. People also have to make ends meet, so they have no right to ask him to risk his family's life.
Save your family."
These words almost made Nelem cry again. Xuanweizi had previously advised Nelem to plan on giving up his children, but when it happened, he still couldn't let go.
Xuan Weizi patted Master Nelum on the shoulder and said: "Anyway, I'm going to find a way to test the executioner first. You can help me make a few simulacra first. Maybe they can be used?"
"
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When Esser returned home, the servant took the coat he took off. Nowadays, Huowu City is not very stable. On the night when the sewers and houses collapsed, many gangsters and hooligans came out to rob and set fire. On the way to the prison, they saw a mess.
.
"How did it happen? If this continues, will ordinary people have a good life?" Esser only dared to say this in his heart, and couldn't help but think of Nelum's mistresses and children he had seen in prison.
Especially those children, the oldest is only ten years old, and there are several babies among them. There is even a mistress who is still pregnant, and they are all imprisoned in dark prisons. Esser can only use his own power to
They imprison them together so that at least the children can be with their mothers.
Esser thought of the days when his wife was pregnant, and he was always restless when working. He didn't know if the Nelem wizard would really show up. But if the other party succeeded in robbing the prison, would he be casual?
The person who was accused of a crime and then pushed to the execution ground became himself?
"Dad!" her daughter's call interrupted Esser's worries, and she saw her daughter running towards him, holding a chubby little sparrow dozing off in her two little hands.
"What's wrong? Where did this little bird come from?" Esther asked.
"It was injured. It fell on the window sill and couldn't fly." The daughter flattened her mouth, as if she was about to cry: "It screamed so pitifully just now. It must not be able to find its parents. Dad, can you
Cure it?”
"Then let Dad try it." Esther didn't know whether the healing potion that people drank was effective on sparrows, so he just found a bottle of healing potion, poured out a little bit, and fed it to the little sparrow.
The little sparrow fluttered its wings, as if its injury was gradually getting better. It jumped into Esser's hand and rubbed his palm affectionately.
"Dad, look! It likes you very much!" the daughter said with a smile, but she saw her father's eyes were stunned and he asked: "Dad? What's wrong with you?"
He saw Esser shake and regain consciousness, his eyes showed a mysterious look, as if he was a different person.
"Dad?" The daughter shook her father's arm.
"It's okay, Dad is just tired." Esther put the little sparrow back into her daughter's hand and said, "The little thing needs to rest for a while, so you have to take good care of it!"
The daughter held the little sparrow as if she had found a treasure, nodded vigorously and said: "Yes!"