"What's going on?"
Ou Ban, who had just finished the dinner and had yet to lie down, was alarmed by the sudden pillar of fire in the city. He stood at the bedroom window and could clearly see the thick black and red pillar of fire rolling about. His eyebrows almost furrowed together. Of course, he could feel that it was not a natural explosion, but a trace left behind by a battle between experts. After all, the faint fluctuations of Origin Energy coming from the direction of the pillar of fire was enough to explain everything.
"Guards! Let the guards see what's going on! "
Ou Ban said loudly after Butler Mace appeared in the bedroom.
A whistle sounded in Ark Harbor. Several groups of guards were rushing towards the direction of the pillar of fire. The tranquility of the night was broken, and all of this was what Allen wanted. Standing on the spire of a bell tower, Seguris looked intently at the other side of the flickering flames. The pillar of fire was disappearing. He grinned and said, "Let's call it a day, dear brother. I hope you take care of yourself. Because you can only die at my hands. "
The cloak on his body had long since disappeared, and there were burn marks on his arms and chest. Even though he was able to avoid all of the power of the Raging Flames Earth Rush with the particularity of the Shadow of Nothingness, he was still unable to avoid being injured in parts. However, for him, tonight's test had already achieved the desired goal, and he had also gained quite a bit.
"Devil's Praise, why did that Origin Tool fall into his hands?" As he muttered, Seguris turned around and slid down the spire of the bell tower, disappearing into the streets.
Very quickly, the guards of Ark Harbor arrived at the place where the two of them were fighting. Allen did not leave. The captain of the team recognized this new noble and immediately said in surprise, "Why is it you, Lord Allen?"
"I've been attacked. It's a mutant." Allen then described Seguris' figure and appearance in detail, as well as his imprints, abilities, and so on.
Not only was the raging flames rushing towards Seguris to attack him, it was also to create a commotion and attract interference from Ark Harbor. As he had expected, Seguris chose to retreat, and the pillar of fire also attracted the city guards. Allen took advantage of this opportunity to use the Count's power to track Seguris. Even if he didn't attack Baron Allen, Earl Oban couldn't sit idly by just because he was a mutant.
With the Count\'s power, Allen could track Seguris and set up a trap to kill him if necessary. Since Seguris treated him as prey, Allen naturally didn't mind killing him as soon as he had the chance. The appearance of Seguris also confirmed his previous speculation about the path of burning blood. This was a path of massacre. The seven engravings that appeared on the bloody path represented that only one of the seven people could sit on the Throne of Destruction.
As for the other six, the results were obvious. This meant that the seven of them had to kill each other, and only the one who survived would be able to reach the end of the bloody path. Regardless of whether Allen was willing or not, the moment his mark appeared on the Blood Road, he had already decided that he must participate in this battle to the death.
However, a Seguris raised more questions. Where did the path of burning blood come from, and what was the meaning of the Throne of Destruction? Finally, where was their origin, the Abyss of Eboynes? All of these questions could probably be found on Seguris.
His so-called "brother" was indeed very powerful. Even if he put aside the ability to engrave, he was probably still above Allen in terms of Origin Energy level alone. However, Allen had already integrated into the society of this planet. He possessed even more power than Seguris. That power was called "power"!
Rumors about the mutant that attacked the baron quickly spread in Ark Harbor, and even the lower classes of people heard some news. After all, the commotion that Allen had created wasn\'t small, and it had alarmed many people. Even if Ou Ban wanted to hide it, he couldn\'t hide it. Under pressure from all sides, Earl Oban issued an order to hunt down Seguris, as Allen wished. This order would be fully carried out in the Earl\'s territory, and no one dared to take it lightly.
One had to know that it was not an ordinary matter for mutants to appear in the empire. If Ou Ban didn\'t handle it well, it would even attract the empire\'s interference. At that time, it would be troublesome.
While Earl Oban was worrying about the sudden appearance of the mutant, Viscount Daniel was also in a bad mood in the castle at the center of Lake Portilli. Today, the servants were all very careful, and even when they walked, they almost tiptoed for fear that their voices would attract the viscount\'s attention. Just yesterday, Daniel received news that Duruf had died in battle, and his advance team that attacked the Earl\'s territory had even escaped back.
The commander of the advance team did not return. From the investigation of several officers, it could be learned that the commander had probably been killed. This caused Daniel\'s mood to fall to the extreme. Duruf\'s combat strength was only inferior to his. This Sir Hungry Wolf was not a good general, let alone a good lord. However, in terms of personal strength, he was impeccable and irreplaceable.
Among Daniel\'s subordinates, Duruf was the strongest. His death was undoubtedly a huge blow to Daniel\'s overall strength. The loss of an expert like Duruf was very difficult to make up for. Daniel would rather the entire advance team be annihilated than the Hungry Wolf Baron die in battle. If the army was gone, it could be recruited again, but experts did not exist just because they wanted to.
This morning, the viscount\'s study seemed to have experienced a storm. Apart from a few treasures that were lucky enough to be in trouble, everything else had already been smashed to pieces.
When the servant in charge of cleaning saw the scene in the study, he was almost stunned. In all his years of serving the viscount, he had never seen Daniel so angry. Soon, Daniel\'s subordinates were summoned to the castle. At the meeting, the viscount emphasized only one thing.
That was, the fellow who killed Duruf must die!
Facing the furious viscount, someone raised an objection. The baron said in a deep voice, "I heard that the expert who killed Sir Duruf was not Earl Oban, but a new noble who had just joined. Since he can work for Earl Oban, he can naturally work for the viscount. If we can offer enough benefits, I don\'t think it\'s impossible. "
Daniel's brows furrowed, but he seriously considered this suggestion. He had already lost Duruf. If he were to become enemies with such a person again, even if he could kill him in the end, he would still have to pay a high price. If, according to what the baron had said, this person had only just joined Ou Ban's side, then his loyalty to the count would naturally need to be considered. In that case, it would not be a bad idea to buy him over for his own use. This way, he could make up for Duruf\'s lack of combat strength and attack Ou Ban. It was killing two birds with one stone.
At this moment, another Sir sitting on the right sneered and said, "Baron Tommen, you probably don\'t understand. I have also inquired about the red man in front of Earl Oban. His name is Allen, and he comes from the border. That\'s right, he\'s the lord of Storm City that our alliance army besieged not long ago. Do you think such a person will be used by us? "
The one who spoke was Baron Bauhinia Oru. His body was decorated with bauhinia patterns and was very easy to recognize. Tuomen, who was questioned by him, smiled faintly and said, "That small matter can\'t even be considered an old grudge. If we offer enough good things, only a fool will refuse. "
"Or rather, Baron Oru has the confidence to defeat him. In that case, my suggestion is indeed superfluous."
These words caused Oru\'s face to turn red. Previously, they had already suffered a huge loss under Storm City, so how could they still have any confidence in winning? He snorted and stopped talking. Daniel glanced at them and said, "Well, Tuomen\'s suggestion is not impossible. It would not be a good thing for us to avoid a war with such a powerful enemy. How about this, Tuomen, send someone to get in touch with this Allen and buy him off if you can. If not, we\'ll think of another way. "
"I\'m willing to serve you, sir." Tuomen bowed.
At the end of the meeting, the Sir stayed in the castle. In a quiet hall, apart from Tuomen, several Sir were gathered here. Oru smashed his hand on the table and said, "This Tuomen is really hateful. He actually humiliated me like this in front of the viscount."
"Now is not the time to care about this. I feel that even if Sir Allen is willing to join Lord Daniel, it will still be harmful to us." A man with a red beard said in a deep voice. He was the owner of Dawn Castle, Lafus.
"Why do you say that?" Someone asked.
\ '"It\'s very simple. That person can kill Duruf. His strength is definitely above that stupid wolf. More importantly, not only is he strong, his army is excellent, and he also has a few strong followers. Once such a person enters our circle, he will definitely be important to us. At that time, I\'m afraid we\'ll all have to sit on the bench. "Lafus snorted.
Oru nodded and said, "That\'s right, just like Raffles said. It\'s not good for us to let Allen join. I think we have to ruin Tuomen\'s good fortune. "
"I\'ll think of a way to do this. Tuomen actually wants to take advantage of him. I\'ll just give him a headache." Lafus sneered.
At noon that day, Allen returned to the village that had been occupied by Sir Hungry Wolf. Only Regis and Belmore came with him, while William stayed at Ark Harbor and waited for an army that Earl Oban had assigned to Allen to gather before bringing it over. It was said to be an army, but it was actually a miscellaneous army of mercenaries, prisoners, and slaves. The three mercenary groups that Ou Ban hired each had their own missions and were unable to mobilize their troops. As for his direct troops, there were only a thousand of them, and they still needed to be used to suppress the scene. Naturally, they could not lend it to Allen.
Therefore, the number of soldiers Allen had in Ou Ban\'s hands was limited. On the contrary, Roger had personally given him two hundred war slaves, which could be considered a pretty good force.
Allen didn\'t care too much. He already knew the situation at Ark Harbor, and Ou Ban had only taken out this much goods within his expectations. That miscellaneous army, together with Roger\'s war slaves, was enough to form a cannon fodder army of about five hundred men. In addition to the King Of Mountains and Dark Blade troops that Allen had brought from Storm City, it was enough to fight a few local wars.
Long before he set off, he had already drawn up a plan and decided to follow the wolf pack tactics, using war to nurture war, so that he could quickly establish his own army and forces locally. Earl Oban gave him three points of thin land, and this barren territory was the starting point for him to enter the hinterland of the empire.
When they arrived at the village, the villagers had already returned. Some of the houses that had been destroyed in the battle that day were being rebuilt. Suddenly, when they saw Allen\'s group appear, the people in the village stopped what they were doing and sized up Allen\'s group curiously. In their eyes, Allen saw doubt and faint hostility.
"Who is the village chief?" Allen asked as he sat on his horse.
A moment later, a half-century old man stepped forward and said, "I am. Who is this lord?"
\ '"My name is Allen. From today onwards, I will be the master of this village and the other two villages around it. This land has been given to me by Earl Oban. From now on, I will be your lord. "Allen gestured.
Behind him, Belmore stepped forward and opened a letter of appointment in front of the village chief. The village chief saw the count\'s seal clearly and said respectfully, "Lord Allen has come from afar. It\'s been hard on you. Look, there\'s no place to stay in the village now. Why don\'t you come to my house and rest? I\'ll have the villagers build a place for everyone to stay? "
"There\'s no need to worry about the residence. Let\'s go to your house first. I have something to tell you."
The village chief\'s house wasn\'t much bigger than the villagers\ '. It was a two-room house with a small courtyard in front of it. There were some tools placed there. Allen asked Belmore to bring the warriors outside to rest, while he and Regis walked in. The village chief\'s son placed a cup of tea in front of Allen and said, "We don\'t have anything good here. Please drink some, Lord Allen."
"It doesn\'t matter." Allen looked at the village chief and said, "I need you to gather the village chiefs of the other two villages here."
"Yes, Hawk. Do as the lord says."
Half an hour later, the village chiefs of the other two villages arrived. Although they had confirmed that the document was indeed from Ark Harbor, their expressions were a little unnatural when they saw the lord, Allen. Allen coughed softly and said, "Everyone is here. Then I would like to ask the three of you to gather all the men in the village. I need all the adult men, who are not sick or disabled, to join the army."
"Conscription?" A village chief jumped up and said, "No, when Sir Grar was in charge of this land, we didn\'t need to join the army at all. Besides, if young men were to join the army, what would happen to the work in the village, what would happen to their families? "
Allen frowned and looked at him coldly. "First, this land is no longer owned by Viscount Grayer. It belongs to me. Therefore, my will must be carried out without any hindrance and loyally carried out! Second, when men join the army, I will naturally pay them, so their families will not be affected. Do you understand what I'm saying? Lord Village Chief! "
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