"De … Demon, just kill me, don't humiliate me like this!" Seeing Han Shuo walk in, the starving beauty looked at Han Shuo with a weak voice. She wanted to be fierce, but didn't have the strength to speak. It seemed that even speaking was a bit strenuous for her.
"Eh … I'm very sorry, I went out for some business these past two days and forgot to tell my subordinates to bring you food." Han Shuo was truly embarrassed this time. He looked at Helen Tina and explained sincerely.
Helen Tina, who'd managed to force herself to say a few words, rolled her eyes after hearing Han Shuo's explanation. She pointed at Han Shuo, her pale lips trembling as if she wanted to say something, but no one knew if it was because of hunger or anger, but she didn't manage to utter a single word before fainting.
"Sigh, mages are indeed weak. She's already at her limit after only two days of starvation." Seeing Helen Tina faint, Han Shuo couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.
He'd forgotten that the last time he'd captured Helen Tina, she'd only been able to eat one meal in two days. This time, she'd been locked up in Brettel City for another two days. In total, Helen Tina had only eaten one meal in the middle of the four days. The fact that she hadn't starved to death showed that her body was much better than the average mage's.
Han Shuo extended his hand and lifted Helen Tina up, bringing her out of the prison cell. Han Shuo handed her over to the two maids of the city lord's mansion and instructed, "Prepare some food for her. Bring her in when she recovers."
The two maids looked at the pale Helen Tina in surprise. Their gazes towards Han Shuo were a bit strange, and they withdrew with the unconscious Helen Tina in fear and trepidation.
When the two maids walked out of the room, thinking that Han Shuo couldn't hear them, the two maids started discussing in low voices.
"Two days! The City Lord has disappeared for two days and has actually ravaged such a beautiful woman to such a weak state. The City Lord is really a ruthless and licentious demon!"
"Oh … two days in a row. How could the City Lord endure it? No wonder he could kill those hateful bandits. The City Lord's endurance is too terrifying!"
"Ai, poor woman. She must have suffered a lot these two days!"
"Yeah, look at how haggard she is. I didn't expect her to be like this in just two days!"
"…"
The two maids whispered to each other as they walked. Han Shuo, who had sensitive ears, could not help but hear their conversation. Han Shuo, who did not know whether to laugh or cry, frowned. He wanted to go over and explain, but he did not know how to start.
About half an hour later, Faulke, Dick, and Chester arrived after hearing the news and met with Han Shuo in the meeting hall. Faulke and Dick arrived in front of Han Shuo and looked at Han Shuo with strange gazes. As a regular knight, Faulke didn't say much. As a subordinate, Dick, the person in charge of the Dark Mantle, also remained silent.
However, Chester, who had come with Han Shuo, was already very familiar with Han Shuo and did not have too many misgivings with Han Shuo. He smiled and complimented Han Shuo, "The Lord is indeed amazing. This lowly one had only seen the strength of the Lord's martial arts before. Only now do I know that not only is the Lord's martial arts outstanding, but the other aspect of your strength is even more terrifying. Two days, it's been two days! This lowly one is truly speechless!"
Faulke, Dick, and Dick seemed to feel the same way. They all nodded heavily after Chester's words. Dick, who was a bit lacking in certain aspects, even let out a deep sigh and lamented, "Truly, comparisons are odious. This lowly one is convinced!"
Han Shuo's eyebrows twitched again and again when the three of them said this. He suppressed his anger and swept a glance at his three self-righteous subordinates, explaining, "The truth is not what you think it is. Don't listen to the nonsense of those talkative servants. I only starved that woman for two days, don't get the wrong idea."
The three perverts did not believe him at all. However, as subordinates, they naturally understood that their superior needed to maintain some semblance of dignity. Therefore, they all nodded and sincerely admitted their mistake, saying that the Lord was naturally not that kind of person. However, their eyes were filled with envy. It was obvious that they did not believe Han Shuo's explanation.
"This woman is the grand duke of the Helon Duchy, Helen Tina. Has anyone come to negotiate with you in the past two days?" When Han Shuo saw that the three didn't believe him, he couldn't help but reveal Helen Tina's identity. He thought to himself, Do you all believe me now?
"What? My Lord, you're actually dealing with grand duke Helen of the Helon Duchy!" Chester blurted out without even thinking.
Faulke and Dick's expressions changed. Dick was even more serious as he shouted, "My Lord, we're in big trouble this time. I think Brettel City will face the crazy retaliation of the two grand duchies. Once the news that the venomous beauty Helen Tina is in My Lord's hands spreads out, I reckon that many people from the seven grand duchies will be full of interest in Brettel City again. "
"We'll deal with it when it comes, what's there to be afraid of? If the seven grand duchies dare to come, we'll let them have a taste of the magic crystal cannons. Six magic crystal cannons will be erected on the city walls. If any of the duchies wants to invade Brettel City again, they'll have to pay the price in blood. "Faulke was obviously a war maniac as he coldly snorted.
After pausing for a moment, Faulke suddenly thought of something. His expression changed slightly as he said to Han Shuo, "However, if the seven grand duchies continue to attack, the magic crystal mines we have will be far from enough to replenish the magic crystal cannons. Once the magic crystal cannons are no longer operational, Brettel City's current defenses won't be able to resist the attacks of the seven grand duchies."
Magic crystal mines were naturally formed ores that could be made into all kinds of magic equipment. Some transportation matrices and magic weapons required magic crystal mines. Magic crystal mines were different from the cores of magical beasts. The energy within magic crystal mines couldn't be directly absorbed by humans or beasts, and could only be used with equipment. Most of the energy within the cores of magical beasts could be directly absorbed by magical beasts. An extremely small portion of the energy could also be absorbed by humans with suitable attributes. Therefore, magical beast cores were even more precious than magic crystal mines.
However, although magical beast cores were more precious, most of them couldn't be used as the power source for magic matrices, nor could they be used on magic crystal cannons. If the magic crystal cannons were to be operated, they still needed magic crystal mines.
"It looks like we really need to have designs on the underground world's magic crystal mines!" Han Shuo muttered to himself in a low voice as he quickly thought about the different uses of magic crystal mines and magical beast cores.
"My Lord's boldness is indeed impressive. He clearly knew that she was Helen Tina, yet he still dared to capture her and ravage her for two days. This kind of boldness that doesn't fear any potential threats is truly admirable! "Dick sighed with heartfelt admiration.
The three perverts seemed to firmly believe that Han Shuo had done something to Helen Tina. No matter how Han Shuo tried to explain, they wouldn't believe him. Han Shuo was too lazy to say anything more in the end. He instructed Faulke, "Use all the gold coins I brought to Brettel City's defenses. I'll have the people of Helon Duchy take out a million gold coins to redeem Helen Tina. If anyone from Helon Duchy comes, report to me."
After saying this, Han Shuo no longer listened to the three perverts' flattery. He directly returned to his room in the city lord's mansion and waited for the two maids to bring Helen Tina over.
Half an hour later, the two maids slowly brought a weak looking Helen Tina into Han Shuo's room.
Helen Tina, whose mental strength had been imprisoned and who had been starved for so long, felt weak all over. Right now, she probably couldn't even beat a maid, so it was impossible for her to escape from the city lord's mansion. She also gave up on that thought and obediently walked over under the guidance of the two maids.
Helen Tina's face was a bit rosier after eating and drinking some water. She didn't need the support of the two maids to walk in. Her bright eyes glared hatefully at Han Shuo. She cursed in a sweet voice as soon as she entered, "Crude and despicable necromancer, how dare you treat me like this! Although you're a sinister and evil necromancer, you should know that abusing prisoners will cause you to be despised by everyone!"
The two maids looked at each other and fearfully raised their heads to look at Han Shuo. One of them asked in a low voice, "My Lord, if you don't have any other orders, we'll be taking our leave."
The two maids looked at each other and fearfully raised their heads to look at Han Shuo. One of them asked in a low voice, "My Lord, if you don't have any other orders, we'll be taking our leave."
The two maids were so scared that their knees went soft. They trembled as they nodded in agreement, not daring to raise their heads. After a while, the two maids saw that Han Shuo didn't have any intentions of punishing them, so they left the place in trepidation.
The two maids were so scared that their knees went soft. They trembled as they nodded in agreement, not daring to raise their heads. After a while, the two maids saw that Han Shuo didn't have any intentions of punishing them, so they left the place in trepidation.
This time, the two who left didn't dare say another word. It looked like Han Shuo's deterrence had taken effect.
After the two maids left, Han Shuo opened his mouth to speak to Helen Tina, who was glaring angrily at him. "I'm sorry, it was because of my negligence that you went hungry for two days. However, I really didn't do it on purpose. I was just careless and forgot."
Handing over Helen Tina's space ring, Han Shuo continued, "Alright, I'll return your space ring to you. I don't think this kind of situation will happen again."
Helen Tina's beautiful eyes glared hatefully at Han Shuo. She took the space ring and put it on, but she still couldn't calm her anger. However, she clearly understood that as a prisoner, she didn't have much capital to brag about. After glaring at Han Shuo for a while, Helen Tina sighed softly and said in a somewhat weak tone, "If you want to use me to threaten Helon Duchy, I think you won't get what you want. Four days have passed, and there shouldn't be anyone from Helon Duchy coming over with a million gold coins to redeem me. How about this, I still have four hundred thousand gold coins in my space ring. If you agree to let me go back to Helon Duchy, I'll give you these gold coins. How about it? "
Sitting on a chair, Han Shuo rubbed his chin as he looked at Helen Tina with sparkling eyes. After pondering for a while, he opened his mouth and said, "No hurry, I'll wait a bit longer and see. If it really is as you say, then I'll discuss the conditions with you."
"No, if I can't return to Helon Duchy in a short time, then Helon Duchy will certainly sink into internal strife. If this drags on for too long, then returning to Helon Duchy will be useless." Helen Tina immediately said anxiously.
"This has nothing to do with me. As a grand duke of Helon Duchy, you're definitely worth a million gold coins. Heh heh, four hundred thousand gold coins is really too little. If I let you go so easily, then wouldn't I suffer a great loss? I don't care if your Helon Duchy will fall into internal strife or if your people will be littered with corpses. In any case, don't even think about leaving my place without a million gold coins. " Han Shuo crossed his legs and leisurely looked at the extremely anxious Helen Tina as he spoke with a smile that was neither fast nor slow.
"You devil from hell, plus six magic crystal cannons, that's enough for a million gold coins. Don't tell me that your greed has no end?" Helen Tina's charming face was flushed red from anger. Her body swayed as if she was on the verge of fainting.
"The longer this drags on, the worse it will be for you. It seems that you really don't have that many gold coins on you. I'm not an unreasonable person. Hmm, how about this, you write me an IOU. After you return to Helon Duchy, you have to return the remaining six hundred thousand gold coins to me within three months." Han Shuo narrowed his eyes as he looked at Helen Tina. He waited for her to vent her anger before opening his mouth again.
"Greedy glutton, you will receive retribution!" Helen Tina was still angrily making a ruckus.
"Alright then, you can continue making a ruckus here. Just wait for Helon Duchy to fall into chaos. Heh heh, I still have some matters to attend to, so I won't keep you company! " Han Shuo stood up calmly and leisurely walked out the door without even looking at Helen Tina who was making a ruckus.
"Devil, greedy devil, I promise you, I promise you!" When Han Shuo was about to walk out of the door, Helen Tina, who'd been yelling loudly, finally gave in and screamed hysterically.
"Wouldn't it have been better if you had promised earlier? Your body is so weak, making such a ruckus isn't good for your health!" Han Shuo laughed heartily and casually took out a contract. He made Helen Tina press her fingerprint and sign her name, and finally branded her with a magic imprint before stopping.
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