Unexpectedly, Chen Rui's first sentence was not to stop the battle, but to incite, "The strongest blade of the Dark Moon, the elites of the Flame Legion, answer me. Can you easily destroy the defense in front of you and flatten this town?"
"Yes!" The neat and loud voice revealed a strong determination. The high morale and invisible pressure made the soldiers and civilians of Town Pesa more nervous. No one doubted that as long as the enemy charged, they could completely annihilate their pitiful defense force.
"If we are facing the enemy, our legion commander, Athena, will immediately order the entire army to charge and turn the enemy into powder in an instant! However, she, who has always been brave and decisive, did not order it. Although this estate ungratefully invaded our territory not long ago, slaughtered and plundered our relatives and property, it is only their ruler who is wrong, not the innocent soldiers and civilians in front of you! The invaders have paid the price of blood. We are the strongest army of the Dark Moon, and we will be the strongest army of the Demon Realm in the future. We don't need to kill and slaughter the innocent to prove our courage! "
The human's voice amplified by some magic item was sonorous and powerful as if it reminded people of the brave man who took the lead to rush to the Red Spirit Estate Army, "Tell me, what is the purpose of Princess Royal Highness sending her strongest Flame Legion to the Blue Lava Estate?"
"Help the Blue Lava Estate!" Under the leadership of Athena, tens of thousands of people shouted in unison.
Chen Rui nodded in satisfaction. He rode his horse a few steps forward and shouted at the guards of Town Pesa, "Soldiers and civilians of Town Pesa, I'm Chen Rui, the financial officer of the Dark Moon. First of all, I salute your courage to defend your homeland. However, we came to the Blue Lava Estate today not to invade your homeland, let alone for revenge and killing, but for peace and friendship! Our Princess Royal Jía received an urgent letter for help from the Blue Lava Estate's representative lord, Chandler. Considering that the people of the Blue Lava Estate are in dire straits, she disregarded the past and sent us to support! We will help the Blue Lava Estate quell the rebellion and restore its economy and prosperity. Everyone, please remove the magic circle and put away your hostility. We will never let any soldiers or residents be hurt. "
The soldiers and civilians of Town Pesa looked at each other. I've heard of this Chen Rui's name. It seems to be an important mission for the Dark Moon to develop rapidly. He is even a human.
— — This human was right. With such a huge disparity in strength between the two sides, it was indeed impossible for them to resist. Under such circumstances, the other party could easily sweep away their pitiful defense, so why bother with all this nonsense?
No one wanted to die. Hearing that there was hope for survival, many people's eyes fell on Mayor Ryan. Old Ryanne was a Dark Elf. He was more than 300 years old and had great prestige in the town.
After learning of the arrival of the Dark Moon Army, the defense captain in charge of military affairs fled early in the morning. It was he who mobilized the townspeople to participate in the defense to buy time for his daughter and children to escape.
Although Old Ryanne was old, it did not mean that he was not afraid of death. On the contrary, the older he was, the more afraid he was of the last moment. However, the dark elf still asked cautiously in a loud voice, "I'm Mayor Ryanne. Sir, you said that you were commissioned by sir lord to help the Blue Lava Estate settle the chaos. Why didn't we receive an order from sir lord?"
"Mayor Ryanne, do you think the order can still arrive on time with the current chaotic situation of the Blue Lava Estate?" Chen Rui shook his head and said, "Your sir lord has encountered a difficult problem himself. Otherwise, he will not put down his pride and ask for help from a neighbor who has just attacked."
The dark elf mayor pondered for a while and did not respond. Removing the magic circle is equivalent to completely giving up resistance. In case the other party turns hostile, this terrifying army can kill everyone unscrupulously. However, if we don't remove the magic circle, it is equivalent to disobeying the lord's order. The other party can still slaughter us unscrupulously. At most, it will just add a little resistance. The problem is that those women and children should not have escaped far yet …
Seeing that the other party fell into silence, Chen Rui added, "We come with a sincere friendship that disregards past enmity. We don't want to see unnecessary bloodshed and conflict. In order to prove this, you guys remove the magic circle. I will come here alone now. "
This already has the meaning of taking the initiative to be a hostage. In the case of the Dark Moon Army's sure victory, this human financial officer actually made such an "unwise" risky move. Could it be that Lord Chandler really asked for their support?
Now, Chen Rui's reputation has gradually spread in the Fallen Angel Empire. Although this human has no power, he is the most trusted financial officer of Princess Jía of the Dark Moon. At the same time, he is also the lover of the Flame Legion's legion leader, Athena!
Many Flame Legion's eyes turned to the legion commander, Athena. Although the other party is weak, sir financial officer's action this time is too risky. After all, the Blue Lava Estate has 100,000 soldiers who died in the Dark Moon. Who can guarantee what those guys who show strong hostility will do? It was just that the legion commander, Athena, had a firm and calm expression. She did not stop her lover.
Old Ryanne saw that Chen Rui really rode his horse over alone, and he immediately asked the soldiers to remove the magic circle.
Chen Rui entered the checkpoint and looked at the soldiers and residents who were still surprised. He said, "Everyone, from your faces, I see fear, panic, and a trace of hidden hatred. There is undue hatred between us because of some undue wars. This kind of hatred may be hard to forget for a while, but because the dead are already dead, the living should live better. This time, we are under the order of Princess Royal Jía, the direct relative of the Lord of Midnight Sun. We come to help the Blue Lava Estate with the sincerity of resolving hatred. We will help the Blue Lava Estate out of chaos and famine and restore its former stability and prosperity just like assisting other estates. "
These words moved many people. Old Ryanne finally nodded and said, "Sir can take the risk to come here alone. This is enough to prove everything."
When the soldiers and townspeople of Town Pesa heard this, they put down their weapons one after another. Then the checkpoint was opened, and the Dark Moon Army entered Town Pesa smoothly. What reassured Old Ryanne and the townspeople was that this army did not burn, kill, and loot as imagined. Instead, they chose a suitable location to station with strict discipline. They did not cause any harassment to the townspeople. Instead, under the leadership of legion commander, Athena, they donated some food to help some townspeople who were in particularly difficult situations.
They did not offend anyone, and they even helped them righteously. Even the Blue Lava Estate's own army could not do that.
Only then Old Ryanne was completely relieved. He exclaimed, "They are indeed the elite soldiers of the strongest estate of the empire!"
In fact, this kind of discipline was born from strict training and a strict reward and punishment system. There was once a small leader who couldn't control his male hormones and half-forced himself to have sex with a dark goblin female in the territory. As a result, the matter was exposed, and this small leader was beheaded by the military judge in front of the entire army.
(According to unreliable gossip, the body of the leader was eventually buried by the dark goblin female.)
After several incidents of killing one to warn others, coupled with the ideological indoctrination after hard training, the discipline of the army had significantly improved. These elites were now able to truly follow orders and prohibitions.
"Mayor Ryanne, you are overpraising me." Chen Rui thought for a while and said, "In fact, our Princess Royal Highness only received a letter for help secretly sent by Lord Chandler's trusted aide. If it weren't for the Abbas Family's unique secret imprint on it, she would have thought it was forged. We just heard that a lot of weird things happened in Town Lupin. Azure Blue Estate's deputy legion commander, Sumen, rebelled, but we don't know the specific situation. Mayor, please tell us. "
Old Ryanne thought for a while and said, "Town Lupin is in the southernmost part of the Blue Lava Estate. After Town Lupin, it is the Dead Sea to the south. It is far away from us, so I don't know the specific news. I just heard that many townspeople are missing there, and sir lord also ordered to close Town Lupin. No one is allowed to go out. As for General Sumen's matter … it seems that there is another hidden story. At present, the Azure Legion is just a name, and it is almost disbanded. We have soldiers who were taken back from there. It is said that General Sumen has an important relative in Town Lupin. The so-called rebellion is likely to be related to this … "
Chen Rui asked Old Ryanne a few more questions, and the answers he got were similar to the Dark Demon's intel. However, judging from the conversation between Old Ryanne and some townspeople, when Benton was in office, the exorbitant taxes were already quite serious. Now Chandler's exorbitant taxes were even more miserable. In order to quell the dissatisfaction in the estate, Chandler formulated quite cruel punishments, intending to use bloody means to stabilize the prestige and status of his temporary lord.
It was just that this method seemed to have backfired to a certain extent. It could be seen from the reaction of the townspeople and Sumen's departure from the Azure Legion. If Sumen chose not only to leave the legion, but also to really rebel, perhaps more people would respond.
Just as Old Ryanne and Chen Rui were talking, a soldier suddenly came to report that a large number of poisoned people suddenly appeared in the town. Their bodies were swollen and black, and they were unconscious. Some of the Dark Moon soldiers were the same. It was probably that the nearby water source was poisoned.
There were rumors that someone in the Dark Moon Army wanted to poison everyone in the town silently. At present, many townspeople who did not know the truth had surrounded the barracks.
Old Ryanne and Chen Rui were both taken aback. They hurriedly walked out, and they saw a large group of people surrounding the barracks. Under the provocation of some people, they were shouting for the Dark Moon people to get out of the Blue Lava Estate.
"Everyone, be quiet!" Old Ryanne shouted loudly, and the prestige of the old mayor of the dark elves made the noise suddenly quieted down.
"If the Dark Moon Army really wants to destroy us, they don't need to poison at all! Even their own soldiers are poisoned! " Old Ryanne shouted. In fact, he was more concerned about Town Pesa. If the Dark Moon really turned hostile and made a move because of this, the townspeople would suffer.
Seeing the soldiers who were also poisoned being carried out, the townspeople suddenly became silent. There is no such stupid trick that even our most elite soldiers are buried together.
"Who knows if this is a conspiracy? Maybe even the old mayor has been bribed by them! Before they came, this kind of thing has never happened in the town at all! "A voice shouted. As soon as this voice took the lead, many people also shouted.
"Huaimi!" The old mayor's eyesight was not blurry. He saw the guy who took the lead at a glance, and he said angrily, "You damn scum! When your father brought you to the town, he was about to starve to death. Who saved you and let you, an ungrateful ingrate, live until now? Now you are framing me for being bribed? "
For a while, all eyes fell on the dark elf named Huaimi. The guy was embarrassed and speechless for a while. Paglio's voice sounded in Chen Rui's ear, "This dark elf's waist exudes the breath of that kind of poison. It should be an unused poison. He probably wants to poison again."
Chen Rui said a few words to Old Ryanne. Old Ryanne was furious. He rushed forward, separated the crowd, and grabbed Huaimi, "It turns out that you poisoned him!"
Huaimi was taken aback, "Nonsense, how did you …"
Before he finished speaking, Old Ryanne grabbed his belt and immediately grabbed a bag of things, "What is this?"
Huaimi's gloomy face suddenly turned pale. He stuttered and couldn't speak.
Old Ryanne had ruled the town for many years, so he naturally had his own prestige and means. He shouted, "Do you want me to feed you now?"
Huaimi knelt down with a thud, "Sir mayor, please spare my life! A guy in black asked me to do it! He said it was to avenge the soldiers who died in the Dark Moon … "
Athena made a prompt decision and immediately ordered, "Flame Legion, immediately block the entrance and exit of the town. No one is allowed to enter or leave!"
Old Ryanne was eager to clear Town Pesa's name, so he hurriedly asked, "What does that guy look like?"
At this moment, Paglio's figure in a cloak appeared ghostly in front of him. His 2 fingers clamped a sharp crossbow arrow that appeared behind Huaimi's head at lightning speed.
Huaimi realized that he had silently circled around the edge of life and death. Cold sweat broke out on his head.
Everyone was taken aback. Almost at the same time, Paglio's figure disappeared again, then a black shadow was thrown to the ground.
The shocked dark elf Huaimi immediately jumped up and pointed at the black shadow and shouted, "It's him! He bribed … threatened me to poison him! "
Old Ryanne saw an unfamiliar face with a murderous look in his eyes, but he couldn't move as if he had lost the ability to resist.
"This matter is already very clear. Someone used a trick to frame the Dark Moon Army and provoke the friendly relationship between us." Chen Rui took the opportunity to say loudly, "Everyone, please rest assured that we have the best military doctor with the army. I am also proficient in poison. I will definitely help the poisoned townspeople to detoxify the poison!"
Chen Rui's proficiency in poison was naturally a cover. With Paglio around, it was definitely not a problem to detoxify this kind of poison.
At this moment, the townspeople exclaimed. It turned out that the real culprit's eyes, ears, mouth, and nose emitted silver light at the same time, and his whole body exploded. However, before the power of this explosion spread, it had been controlled by an invisible force field. It could not pose a threat to the surrounding townspeople at all.
After the power was exhausted, the invisible force field disappeared, leaving only the limbs that turned into powder scattered in the dust. The person who did it was Paglio who pretended to be "Aguile".
Chen Rui's eyes narrowed slightly. This kind of self-explosion is quite familiar. It seems that I am likely to meet an "old friend" on this trip to the Blue Lava Estate.
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