Watching Chen Rui leave on the wyvern, Paglio took out a bottle of emerald jade wine, took a sip, and spat out a mouthful of hot air satisfactorily: Sure enough, the wine made by Little Betty is the most fragrant.
Sharing the booty with a cunning human vampire is just a change in numbers in the end. Anyway, Master Poison Dragon's private money is deposited with the human vampire, so I don't know if I can get it back by then.
However, these don't seem to matter. What's important is that Master Paglio isn't fighting alone now. He has a cunning human, Little Betty, who can barely be regarded as the legal wife, and several other credible accomplices.
He felt that in these tens of thousands of years of life and memories, it seems that only this year or so has become particularly clear. Although, when he was born, he only saw the eggshell.
By the way, I have to rush back as soon as possible to protect that guy's woman. Paglio drank the bottle of wine in one gulp and rose into the air. The huge black shadow flapped its wings and instantly became a small black dot, then it disappeared into the night.
Chen Rui rode the wyvern and flew all the way. Under the guidance of the magic map, it took him a full 4 days to cross the Black Iron Mountain Range and come to the territory of the Bloody Empire.
Despite the Black Iron Mountain Range, the Bloody Empire still built Molo Fortress on the other end of the Black Iron Mountain Range. It was unknown if it was to guard against the Shadow Empire or for other purposes.
Chen Rui successfully passed the fortress as a mechanic apprentice, "Richard". Because at the mechanic level, the badges obtained were unique. They could show the name through the special inspection props of the Mechanic Association. If he was not careful, it would be quite bad to expose the identity of the missing Demon Realm genius master, "Arthur".
Chen Rui's goal was the Fertile Yuan Soil in Mountain Seckred in the far north that Earth Elemental King Moore mentioned. This treasure could not only help Moore advance to the peak stage of the Demon Overlord, but it was also one of the missing materials for making the artifact wand "Secret Shadow".
Secret Shadow could double the power and casting speed of all spells, and it was also immune to soul attacks. It also had "Limit Break Domain", which had a chance to ignore the enemy's magic defense or immunity. It was the strongest weapon tailor-made for Rolla.
However, so far, the "Dark Shadow" who had infiltrated the Bloody Empire had not found the whereabouts of Mountain Seckred as if no one knew about this mountain at all.
Of course, "Shadow" had only been established for a short period of time. At present, their main focus was on the country of the Fallen Angel Empire. In the other two empires, whether it was manpower or strength, they were quite lacking. At most, they could only grasp some relatively ordinary information. There was no way to access some core confidential information.
Since he came to the Bloody Empire, he naturally didn't want to return empty-handed. Chen Rui thought about it and decided to go to the Bloody Empire capital first to see if he could find any useful information. If there was really no gain, it would not be too late to try to explore north.
Chen Rui passed through Moro Fortress and came to a small town. He took the carriage all the way west. A few days later, he finally arrived at Town Essidor, the place that he had to pass to the capital.
Town Essidor was originally unknown. After the war thousands of years ago, it became a well-known place in the Demon Realm.
At that time, the Bloody Empire army of the Mammon Royal Family invaded the Wrath Empire of the Samael Royal Family. They had been invincible until then. At this last tiny place to the capital, they encountered tenfold resistance that was more than the previous fortress or city.
The first general of the Wrath Royal Family, Serei, led 10,000 old, weak, sick, and disabled people to miraculously block the onslaught of 300,000 Bloody Empire's main force. However, due to the lack of backup, the entire army was killed after 10 days.
Although the Bloody Empire army took down Town Essidor, they paid 4 times the price of the enemy. Then, the Bloody Empire army marched all the way and broke into the capital. The emperor burned himself to death, and the Wrath Empire became history.
However, General Serei won the respect of everyone, including the enemy. The Bloody Empire emperor even personally made a bronze statue for him.
In memory of Serei's bravery, the later generations composed a song, "Song of Essidor", which was still passed down to this day. Last time, when the Blue Lava Estate was facing a desperate situation, Athena sang this song to Chen Rui.
In the desolation and sadness, there was persistence and unyielding, which represented her state of mind at that time.
That scene, just like the confession in the flames at the bottom of Mountain Xilang, had been deeply engraved in Chen Rui's heart. Athena wasn't as charming and charming as Kia. Her strength and knowledge weren't as good as Rolla. She wasn't as beautiful as Jía or Catherine. However, there was no doubt that she was her, the unique her, and also the woman he loved the most.
Then, I'll continue to become stronger, not for power, not for fame and fortune, just to protect.
Chen Rui took a deep breath, and his eyes looked more determined.
The carriage didn't go directly to the station, but it stopped at the entrance of Essidor's town. The people in the carriage walked down one after another. It wasn't because the service was not good, but there were a large number of troops at the entrance of the town checking the population entering the town. There were also several staff responsible for registration.
Chen Rui was slightly surprised. In the previous town or even the fortress, I didn't have such vigilance. Could it be that something happened?
It was his turn to be checked soon. The surrounding soldiers were staring at him, and the registration lich didn't even raise his head. He asked directly, "Name, race, identity, destination."
"Richard, Great Demon, mechanic apprentice. I plan to go to the capital to take the mechanic qualification assessment."
When the lich heard that he was going to take the mechanic qualification assessment, he couldn't help but raise his head and take another look at him, "If you have nothing special to stay here, it's best to go to the capital through Essidor as soon as possible."
"Why?" Chen Rui asked curiously, but the lich waved his hand impatiently, signaling him to pass quickly.
Chen Rui was suspicious. He followed the person in front and walked all the way into Town Essidor.
The first thing he saw was a huge bronze statue which was personally cast by the Bloody Empire for Sere.Samael. The statue had a square face with a resolute expression. He wore a broken armor and supported his body with a long sword with a curved blade. It was said that when General Serei died, it was in this posture. He died with grievance and stood still. None of the Bloody Empire's soldiers touched his body. They all took a detour with respect.
In front of the statue, there were flowers piled up. It seemed that many people came to pay their respects. There were many people coming and going in the town. Besides, Town Essidor's guard force was several times more than the establishment of ordinary towns. There were patrols walking back and forth from time to time.
Chen Rui wanted to find a tavern to inquire about the news, but all the taverns in the town were closed. Later, he used a little money to learn from an imp that today was the 2370th anniversary of General Serei's death, which was also the day of Essidor.
Originally, this anniversary didn't require the army to go to war. However, since the Bloody Empire invaded the Wrath Empire, there were endless resistance forces.
The Wrath Royal Family was the bravest and best at fighting royal family in the Demon Realm. Although the emperor had fallen, they had never really surrendered. Especially on the anniversary of General Serei's death, many riots in the name of Serei gave the Bloody Empire a huge headache. Every time it happened, the whole country would be under emergency martial law to investigate and search for suspicious people.
This situation was maintained until the ascension of the current Bloody Empire's Raizen. Raizen also used bloody suppression at the beginning. It was the little prince, Teris, who changed all this. More than a hundred years ago, Teris actually persuaded Raizen the Great to invite the Wrath Royal Family's young patriarch, Gustav, to be the first general of the empire. He named the anniversary of General Serei's death as the day of Essidor. Every 10 years, a memorial meeting would be organized in the name of the official to allow anyone to come to Town Essidor to mourn the heroic general.
Sure enough, after cooperating with this conciliatory policy, the turmoil of the Bloody Empire finally gradually stabilized. Raizen the Great also showed extraordinary courage. He entrusted Gustav with heavy responsibilities and became the first general in the real sense.
Chen Rui nodded secretly. Teris's strategy of "blocking is not as good as letting" is used beautifully. Today happens to be the "official" memorial meeting held every 10 years. No wonder there are so many troops to "maintain order". As for the suspension of the sale of alcohol, it was to show the memory of Serei, and it was to prevent some accidents caused by alcohol.
At this moment, many people quickly gathered on the street. Chen Rui heard someone whispering, "General Gustav is here!"
Is it the Wrath Royal Family of the first general of the empire? Chen Rui followed the crowd curiously and hurriedly walked to the town entrance. He saw a tall and thin man in armor riding a black war horse. Surrounded by a small team of red armored cavalry, he passed through the checkpoint, then they dismounted and walked in the direction of Serei's statue.
Chen Rui's eyesight was excellent. He had already seen Gustav's appearance clearly. He was tall and thin with high eyebrows. His facial features were as sharp as a knife, giving people a cold feeling.
It's him! Chen Rui was taken aback. Gustav is none other than the Demon Overlord powerhouse who followed the Bloody Empire's Young Prince Teris at the Dark Moon auction last time!
At this time, Gustav had already walked over here. Many of the onlookers were from the Wrath Royal Family who came to participate in the memorial. They all bowed to Gustav. Many even followed behind Gustav's guards and followed him to the statue.
Chen Rui's heart moved, and he also mixed into the advancing crowd. He always had a question in his heart, or a guess. Now he just opened [Analytical Eyes] to confirm it.
Gustav came to the bronze statue, stopped, took the flowers in the hands of the guards, and placed them under the statue. Then, he knelt on one knee and closed his eyes. Many people behind him also did the same action. The guards did not stop the following crowd. They were probably used to it.
Chen Rui slowly approached and squeezed to the front of the crowd. He finally entered the effective range of [Analytical Eyes].
Race: Wrath Royal Family.
Comprehensive Strength Assessment: A + (S-). Physique: A (S-), Strength: A + (S), Spirit: B + (A-), Agility: A (S-).
[Analysis]: Fire attribute.
Sure enough, the data is exactly the same.
The object of this "exactly the same" is the mysterious Demon Overlord powerhouse who almost killed Chen Rui in Town Lupin of the Blue Lava Estate and later gave Athena a pair of legendary grade bracers- Bridget!
This can explain why Bridget "liked" Athena's singing at that time.
The Song of Isildur.
The first general of the Bloody Empire is actually from the Bloodfall!
The Water Elemental King Lambost once said that the sacrifice of so many lives in Town Lupin is not only for the recovery of the Dark Elemental King Hegel, but also for someone who needs dark power to break through the bottleneck.
Dark power … Dark proficiency?
Also, break through the bottleneck … Devil fruit?
Looking at the Wrath Royal Family powerhouse who used the alias "Bridget", a new bold guess gradually became clear in Chen Rui's heart. At this moment, Gustav had finished mourning. He stood up and suddenly looked back. His gaze was in the direction of Chen Rui. It seemed that this Demon Overlord powerhouse had keenly noticed the gaze behind him.
Chen Rui was taken aback. After confirming the identity of "Bridget", his gaze just now involuntarily carried a hint of hostility. I was actually discovered by Gustav in so many people. This opponent's spirit sensing ability is amazing. [Analytical Eyes] shows that Gustav is a strength-type trainer, and his spirit power is only at the Demon Emperor level!
Perhaps this is not only the perception of spirit power, but more of a subtle instinctive perception from hundreds of battles.
He is indeed a difficult enemy to deal with.
With Gustav's gaze, the surrounding people immediately cast their eyes over. Soon, Chen Rui was "discovered" and became the focus of everyone's attention.
A guard immediately grabbed Chen Rui. Gustav took a look at Chen Rui, "Who are you?"
Although this voice is different from Bridget's, the feeling made Chen Rui more sure- The voice can be changed with some skill or item, just like the true face is concealed, but that intuition will not be wrong. It is him!
Chen Rui looked extremely nervous, "General, please spare my life! I'm a mechanic apprentice. I'm going to the capital to take the mechanic assessment, and I happened to come here to remember General Reiser. I'm a little curious about the general … "
Gustav didn't give him a chance to explain and said coldly, "Tell the person behind you not to affect my mood on such a day, otherwise …"
Chen Rui only felt 2 sharp blade-like lights penetrating his heart. He was indeed a little nervous, and his heart immediately beat violently. It seems that Gustav misunderstood me as some kind of monitor.
Gustav, the first general of the empire, probably doesn't live as well as outsiders think.
Chen Rui immediately lowered his head and didn't speak again. This was just the right way to divert attention to avoid arousing suspicion.
Many disdainful, angry, and hateful gazes were suddenly cast over, making Chen Rui feel uncomfortable.
"Throw him out of town." Gustav gave an order to the guard. He ignored Chen Rui and continued to turn to face the bronze statue.
The guard violently grabbed Chen Rui's neck and dragged him toward the entrance of the town. Chen Rui naturally didn't resist, but he secretly complained about his bad luck. I just came in here, and I'm going to be thrown out again. Why don't you throw me toward the exit of the capital …
After Chen Rui "landed" smoothly, a song sounded in the direction of the town. The solemn and sorrowful Song of Isildur floated in the sky. It was desolate.
Feeling the sorrowful atmosphere, Chen Rui's heart was touched as if he was still in Lupin. He couldn't help but slowly close his eyes, just like Bridget that day.
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