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Chapter 259 "Hot Potato"
It would appear that the old man's injuries were not light.
After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Du Wei immediately searched for a clean room in the castle's cellar.
This was Gandorf's request. He requested a dark place where no sunlight could be seen.
Truth be told, the old man's injuries were very strange. According to Joanna's explanation, he was now very afraid of sunlight.
Du Wei thought about it and decided to temporarily vacate the castle's cellar for the old man to recuperate.
As for Gandorf's request of 100 barrels of wine, it was not a joke. He seriously reiterated his request – obviously, he alone could not drink 100 barrels of wine. Even if he wanted to take a bath, he would not need that much. However, this request was not a problem for Du Wei.
At present, the Desa Province did not lack food. This year, the people had enough surplus food to make wine. Although there isn't enough wine stored in the Duke's mansion, Du Wei still sent some soldiers to circle around the city. Soon enough, he was able to gather enough.
In the middle of the night, the doors of many taverns were knocked open. The owners who were woken up from their sleep were frightened to see the soldiers outside their doors. At first, they were terrified, but the soldiers' attitude was still kind. They simply explained that it was the Duke who asked them to collect 100 barrels of wine overnight. After that, all the taverns' owners offered up their stocks. Moreover, some of the owners who were grateful to Du Wei for his good governance generously expressed that they would not take any money. However, the soldiers who received Du Wei's strict orders still paid the full price.
After all the wine was moved into the cellar, old Gandorf closed the cellar's door and left behind a sentence: "For one month, do not let anyone disturb me. No one, including you."
In order to avoid trouble, old Gandorf personally set up a magic array around the cellar and added a silencing spell. This way, even if the outside world were to fall apart, he would be able to sleep with 100 barrels of wine in his arms.
So, even though Du Wei was full of questions, he had no choice but to ask Joanna.
At least now, Du Wei was not too afraid of this violent woman … Although this female mage who often threatened to turn people into soul ice crystals was a difficult person to get along with, Du Wei knew that with his current strength, he should not be too worried about this.
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"That's how it is." Joanna picked up the largest cup on the table, and then with a very bold posture, she tilted her head back and drank the big cup of wine. Then she let out a long sigh and didn't forget to praise Du-Wei: "Your wine here is really good. It seems that being a powerful aristocrat also has its benefits."
Du Wei was still immersed in what Joanna had just said. After a while, Du Wei barely managed to organize his thoughts. He smiled bitterly and said, "You mean, you and your teacher …"
"It's our teacher." Joanna quickly corrected Du Wei's wrong choice of words. "Now, our teacher has agreed to accept you as his disciple. So whether you like it or not, you have to respectfully call him teacher. "
"Okay, our teacher!! You and our teacher, after leaving the capital that day, directly went to the north? Then, from the frozen forest all the way to the north. Ran to the forgotten ice field … and then to the Dragons' sacred mountain? "
"Yes."
"Our teacher challenged the Dragons' patriarch … and then …"
"At first, they didn't seem to take us seriously. But soon, these flying reptiles understood that they had made a very serious mistake. Our teacher personally beat up the Old dragon who was in charge of patrolling the sacred mountain until he was on the verge of death. In the end, the old dragon came out to accept the challenge. "
Du Wei sighed. Then, he imagined the scene of the meeting between the green robed Gandorf and the Dragons' patriarch … and then he smiled bitterly and said, "That must have been a very dramatic meeting."
One could imagine, when the Old dragon saw the green robed Gandorf, he must have been shocked! At least, to see a guy who was clearly killed by him, alive and kicking, such a thing was not something that just anyone could encounter.
By the way, Du Wei carefully asked about the time. Obviously, when the green robed Gandorf and Joanna, these two daring fellows, killed their way to the sacred mountain of the Dragons, the three princes of the Dragons should have already set out to deal with him.
Regarding this question, Joanna's explanation left Du Wei speechless.
"We haven't been to the sacred mountain. My teacher and I have been circling around that damned frozen forest for several months. We don't know how many daemons we killed along the way. The most hateful thing is that in the beginning, we would still meet humans. But later on, no one knew what was going on north of the Great Circle Lake. That damned forest is too big. Its area is as big as two provinces combined. Previously, we only vaguely heard that it was to the north. But 'north' is such a big place. Damn it, who knows where the road to the sacred mountain is. "
So, this one big and one small, one with no sense of direction, wasted too much time in the frozen forest. When they arrived at the sacred mountain, the patriarch of the Dragons had already sent out its three sons.
As for the PK between the old man in the green hat and the patriarch of the Dragons, there was nothing worth mentioning. After all, at that time, the real Gandorf, Hussain, and Medusa all lost to the Old dragon. Although the green hat had the strength of the real Gandorf, but when he met the Old dragon, there was only one outcome: Defeat!
And he lost miserably.
Fortunately, in the battle before Du Wei escaped from the frozen forest, the Old dragon was not unscathed. It also suffered heavy injuries. The most depressing thing was that under the joint attack of the three masters, the Old dragon was forced to use the two ultimate skills bestowed by the Dragon God, "Dragon God's Protection" and "Dragon God's Armor".
Of these two ultimate skills, one was immune to all magical status effects. The other was a freakishly strong physical defense!
In theory, with these two ultimate skills, the patriarch of the Dragons could almost ignore all magical and physical attacks.
Fortunately, these two ultimate skills could only be used once every hundred years. When he met the green hat, the Old dragon had no way to use these two ultimate skills.
Moreover, his injuries had not healed, which gave the green hat the opportunity to escape.
"You said that the Dragons have also encountered trouble?" Du Wei was concerned about this issue.
"It seems that a strong enemy came from the north of the Sacred Mountain."
Joanna's words seemed to be an understatement, but it made Du Wei fall into deep thought.
North?
According to his previous speculation, the north of the Dragons' Sacred Mountain was where the evil races were banished from the Roland Continent by the Goddess of Light after the ancient war. Elves? Dwarves? Orcs? Perhaps there were more …
The Dragons in charge of guarding the Sacred Mountain were the first line of defense to prevent the sinners from returning to the Roland Continent. It was also the strongest line of defense since ancient times. With the powerful Dragons guarding it, this line of defense had never been broken through.
But what does "encountered trouble" mean this time?
Could it be that the sinners in the north were so powerful that even the dragons were nervous? Could it be that they might even break through?
What Du Wei needs to consider is: If there really is such a group of sinners in the north, if these people are really so strong that even the Dragons can't resist them ….
If such a group of powerful creatures broke through the Dragons' defense and returned to the Roland Continent, how big of an impact would it bring to the human world?
If even the Dragons can't resist them, can humans resist them?
After letting his imagination run wild for a while, even Du Wei couldn't help but laugh: Eh, am I worrying too much? Or am I thinking too much of a savior? If the sinners in the north really came back, then the first one to have a headache would be the Regent Prince Son, then the Shrines Pope, and even that bitch the Goddess of Light …. Even if I were to count from one to one hundred, it still wouldn't be enough to give me a headache.
Although this is a good way to comfort himself, Du Wei still has a deep sense of uneasiness.
In the final analysis, he found that the situation is completely out of his control!
Out of control!
Du Wei can tolerate himself being suppressed in the Northwest, being suppressed by the prairie people, being suppressed by the Northwest Army, and even being suppressed by Bohan for the time being. But the premise was that everything seemed to be under his control at the moment. Everything is an inevitable step in his plan.
But the Dragons in the north, and the sinners in the north …. These are not things that Du Wei can control.
Du Wei's mentality has always been: I'm not afraid of difficulties, but I hate those troubles that are out of my control.
Fuck …. The common people of the continent …. What does it have to do with me!
Du Wei fiercely came to a conclusion.
In any case, what is the situation between the sinners and the Dragons …. This question, Joanna has no idea. Because at that time, she and "our teacher" had already run away in a panic.
"Alright, my dear senior apprentice-sister." Du Wei squeezed out a smile: "No matter what, let the Dragons have a headache. At least they still have an abnormally strong Old dragon. Well, I almost forgot to say, welcome to the territory of the Northwest Tulip Family. If you want to go out, then go around. Buy whatever you like. Here, you can enjoy wine, food, and all kinds of comforts. But the premise is …. You and I are both apprentices of "our teacher", so please don't cause any trouble for me. Also, don't just randomly refine people into soul ice crystals because you don't like them. Okay? "
"I want to find something to do." Joanna seems to be restless.
Du Wei had a headache for a moment, then slapped his forehead: "How about this, Governor Bohan of the Nuling Province has been asking me to give him a little 'magic assistance'. His place is under the Northwest Army's vanguard, but he doesn't have a magician. I have decided, in two months, I will send the first batch of five magicians to assist him. If you're willing, you can train my students for the next two months. They're all quite talented. " Pausing for a moment, considering the violent woman's temper, Duwei carefully put forward his bottom line request, "I don't care how you practice these poor kids, but my request is: After two months, I want to see all of my students complete! Understand? Not even a finger missing. Moreover, I want to see a significant improvement in their strength! If you can't do these two things, then I don't think you're suitable for this job. "
Joanna's eyes lit up, and a cruel smile appeared on the woman's face. "Oh? To be a babysitter for a bunch of rookies? This job sounds interesting … In that case, I'll accept it! "
"Please remember these two conditions of mine!" Duwei reiterated again.
"Understood! First, they won't be injured, and second, their strength will be improved, right? " Joanna smiled without care, but then she revealed her fox tail: "I agree to your conditions … Their bodies won't be harmed … But I can't guarantee that some of them won't have any psychological trauma!"
Du Wei sighed … I can't have summoned a demoness right?
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The most urgent thing Du Wei needs to figure out right now is: After killing Dragon Two, will the Third Dragon Prince come looking for trouble?
Fortunately, this problem was quickly solved.
On the second day after Gandorf and his apprentices arrived at Loulan City, Du Wei anxiously sent Joanna and 26 students to Anglia City.
The reason why he said it was "lucky" was because a special guest came in the afternoon. Fortunately, this special guest came after Joanna left.
Otherwise, Du Wei was worried that Loulan City would become a battlefield.
In the afternoon, a dragon's roar came from the sky above Loulan City. The roar of this top level creature brought a lot of panic to the people in the city. Fortunately, under the control of the well-trained soldiers of the Tulip Family, the panic was kept under control.
Tens of thousands of people saw a huge black cloud-like shadow streaking across the sky. It had a pair of long wings, a long tail, a huge body, a huge head, and sharp claws …
"Dragon!! It's a dragon!!! "
When the first shout broke out, it was quickly followed by countless responses.
A huge adult black dragon circled the sky above Loulan City and gradually lowered its altitude. After it confirmed that the soldiers below did not shoot at it, it used its deep voice to make a human sound.
"Duke Tulip! I want to see the Duke Tulip! "
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Du Wei's heart was trembling with fear when he met up with this dragon at the top of the tallest tower in his Duke's castle.
"Hello …" Du Wei looked at the huge monster in front of him. Its wings flapped and the wind blew on Du Wei's face, causing his skin to feel pain.
However, compared to the previous two Dragon Princes, this black dragon is an old acquaintance.
"Oh … Du Wei! You hateful human. " The black dragon appropriately lowered its altitude and stretched its neck to look at Du Wei up close.
Du Wei did not care about the lizard's name. He shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone: "Oh, respected Dragon Guard Captain, respected Dragons' number one warrior, number one sage … Uh, don't tell me you came here to give me a test of wisdom?"
Du Wei couldn't help but laugh when he remembered the last time he used the arithmetic series problem in mathematics to make this stupid dragon almost break its head.
After mentioning its embarrassing incident, the Dragons Guard Captain became angry. It bared its teeth at Du Wei: "Oh, cunning human! I still can't figure out if your answer is correct or not! Damn it … There aren't that many humans on the Holy Mountain, and there aren't that many rooms! "
"You can slowly calculate." Du Wei pursed his lips: "Alright, respected Guard Captain, are you here to declare war on me? Oh … I almost forgot to thank you. Thank you for the information you provided, so I didn't die in the hands of the previous two Dragon Princes. So, are you here on behalf of the Third Prince? "
"The Third Prince is very dissatisfied with your way of doing things." The stupid dragon sighed. However, even if it was a sigh, its voice was like thunder.
"Dissatisfied?" Du Wei smiled: "That second prince, I didn't kill him."
"I don't care who killed that cowardly guy. As a king of the Golden Dragon Clan, he couldn't even defeat me. A coward, so what if he died! " The black dragon seemed to be very proud of its own strength: "The reason why the Third Prince is dissatisfied is: If you can kill one, why didn't you kill the other?!"
"Uh … If I had killed the first prince, then I'm afraid no one would be able to compete with the Third Prince for the position of Clan Leader, right?" Du Wei smiled lightly.
Humph, the intelligence of these large reptiles is really limited. How can this kind of crude strategy be compared to the humans?
"That's why the Third Prince is very dissatisfied." The black dragon snorted and a ball of flame came out of its nose. Fortunately, Du Wei was already prepared. He casually used a magic defense to dissolve the ball of flame. Then he smiled: "Respected Guard Captain, please tell me. What else does the Third Prince need me to do?"
"Peace." The black dragon seemed to be somewhat dissatisfied: "His Highness wants me to tell you that no matter what, you have achieved some results … Although it is very weak, en, just a little. But the benevolent Highness has decided to reward you with something. Our benevolent Highness is a leader who rewards and punishes clearly! "
A warm smile immediately appeared on Du Wei's face: "Oh? Then I don't know what the Third Prince is going to reward me with? "
The black dragon extended its huge claw and then slowly unfolded it. In its palm was a small, round, crystal-like bead.
"What is this?"
Du Wei clearly felt a faint magic fluctuation.
"This is a Fire Avoidance Bead." The black dragon arrogantly said: "This kind of thing is not very useful for powerful Dragons. But for a puny human magician, it should be a good reward. In addition, the Third Prince wants to tell you that he is temporarily satisfied with you. So, if he has any orders next time, you must do it. "
Du Wei did not care about the arrogance in the dragon's tone … Facing this kind of simple-minded idiot, Du Wei would not bicker with it.
Carefully accepting this "reward", Du Wei suddenly smiled at the black dragon. His smile was somewhat sly.
Hmm, from this guy's tone, I don't have to worry about the Third Prince finding trouble with me again. Since the dragon mentioned "next time", then before "next time", the Third Prince should not come to kill me.
What a pity … I still want to get a dragon pet.
"Right, the Third Prince should have already returned to the Sacred Mountain." Du Wei suddenly asked such a question, causing the black dragon to be somewhat surprised. Du Wei continued to smile: "The sinners from the north are attacking again? Oh, don't misunderstand, I am just a little worried about the great Dragons. If possible, I am willing to help a little. "
"Humph, the great Dragons do not need any help!" The black dragon bluntly rejected Du Wei, but it still said some information that satisfied Du Wei: "Those guys, every few decades, they will organize an invasion, but every time they are defeated by us. So, you don't have to worry about it! For us, it is just a little supplement to fill the Evil Abyss! I actually want more sinners to come! That way, we can chop off more sinners' heads to fill up the Evil Abyss, and the Dragons will be liberated! "
"Do your thing properly, human!" The black dragon laughed disdainfully: "Right now, the Third Prince and the First Prince have already returned to the Sacred Mountain. As for you … His Royal Highness the Third Prince wants me to tell you that in view of the little achievement you made this time, he has a very good impression of you as a human. If you continue to work hard, maybe he will lower himself and become friends with you. "
Humph, become friends? I really want to be his master.
Du Wei secretly laughed, but on the surface, he said with a smile: "Then … is there anything else?"
"Nothing!" The black dragon roared and was about to flap its wings and fly away when it suddenly said: "Hey … that … the next time we meet, tell me how to solve that problem!"
Seeing the huge figure fly into the sky and gradually disappear … Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
He was not afraid of this black dragon at all. With his current strength, it would not be a problem to keep this guy here. Moreover … in the castle's cellar, there was still that green hat Gandorf.
That old guy did not like the Dragons! Previously, because he did not like the look of it, he casually killed a Dragon Prince. If this old guy discovered the black dragon's visit, he would most likely kill another one.
However, Du Wei did not want to kill this stupid dragon. After all … after learning of the sinners' invasion …
It would be better to leave some strength for the Dragons. After all, in this day and age, a good watchdog was not easy to find.
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Now it seems that the problem of the Dragons' princes has been temporarily solved. Although Du Wei was not afraid of the Dragons' princes. But after all, the visit of this kind of monster was still very troublesome. Moreover, compared to the elegant First Prince and the arrogant Second Prince … this Third Prince did not seem to be a noble person. Facing a powerful enemy might not be scary. But facing a powerful enemy with bad character, that would be very troublesome.
With Du Wei's strength, he was not afraid of any of the Dragons' princes coming to challenge him. But if they were to play some dirty tricks behind his back, then it would be a headache.
Now that the problem has been solved, it seems that Du Wei can relax a little in the coming days.
Du Wei began to concentrate on the problem of the Northwest Corridor.
How to guard a canyon that is ten miles wide and dozens of kilometers long … …
And it was at this time, another matter came to Du Wei.
This time, the trouble came from the imperial capital!
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Because of the Gold Wolf Head's infiltration into the Desa Province, the imperial capital was furious. No matter how patient Prince Son was, in the face of this "blatant trampling of sovereignty", he could not tolerate it.
Even if Du Wei was well aware that the empire was not ready for a full-scale war. Prince Son would most likely focus on accumulating strength and stabilizing internal problems in the next few years. As for the prairie people, the main strategy would be to appease them … …
But on this matter, the empire could not remain silent. Otherwise, at the very least, it would be a problem for the empire's dignity.
Even if it's for the sake of face, it would still be appropriate to show a strong stance.
The prairie court also seemed to have the attitude of keeping the peace. The prairie people had already sent an envoy to the imperial capital.
It was said that the military headquarters of the empire had been in an uproar because of this matter. Several military bigwigs had smashed several tables and smashed dozens of teacups. There was even a group of young generals who had written a letter of blood to the Regent to request for a battle …
But the negotiations with the prairie people did not end well.
Both sides were wrangling.
The prairie people didn't want to fight, and the empire didn't want to fight either. So from the initial eagerness to fight, it turned into spitting saliva at each other.
From the beginning of this matter until now, a month had passed. But the negotiation table in the imperial capital was still in a state of anxiety.
Well, to be more precise, the empire's diplomatic officials and the prairie's envoy were racking their brains to come up with more saliva to spit at each other on the negotiation table.
Of course, in order to cooperate with the negotiations, the military also made some symbolic moves. For example, the royal city's local guards organized a small scale military drill and issued a symbolic document requesting the Northwest Army to enter a state of combat readiness … …
But Du Wei knows that the value of this document is no higher than a dog fart.
The Northwest Army entering a state of combat readiness? What a joke! The Northwest Army has been in a state of combat readiness for so many years!
Moreover, once the war starts, the army will be mobilized and countless supplies will be transported to the Northwest … … To whom? To the Northwest Army? To replenish the Northwest Army's supplies? Prince Son would never do such a stupid thing!
One thing Du Wei can be sure of is: Before the Northwest Army is dealt with, Prince Son will not go to war with the prairie people. This is the bottom line.
So the negotiation table became a place for the politicians to perform. The pro-war faction was busy giving speeches and asking for war, while the anti-war faction was busy calculating the expected consumption of the war. They really did put in a lot of effort, and it's said that they came up with a result that makes one's heart turn cold! Based on this result, if the Empire were to go to war, it's likely that the Empire's strength would regress by a hundred years … …
But this kind of exaggeration is also very popular in the capital.
After all, the Empire has been at peace for far too long. From top to bottom, a considerable number of people are already content with peace and have an instinctive dislike or fear of war.
In the capital, Zuckerberg, who is in charge of Du Wei's business, continuously passed on all the news to the Northwest Army. In the beginning, Du-Wei was gloating over their misfortune.
Prince Son must be having a headache right now. The Hawk and Dove factions are quarreling non-stop. As the de facto Emperor, Prince Son must be very annoyed right now.
But soon … … This headache will fall on Du Wei's head!
To be exact, 80 days after the battle in Anglia City, a special envoy from the capital arrived at the Duke's mansion in Loulan City in the Desa Province.
This envoy was accompanied by a team of royal guards. Riding in a gorgeous carriage with the Thorned Flower Royal Flag, the envoy also brought along a scepter that symbolizes the Empire's authority … … In addition … …
It was a letter of appointment written by Prince Son himself.
"Duke of the Roland Empire, court scholar, court magician, court astrologer, committee member of the Roland Empire's Magic Academy, committee member of the Magic Society, and the Governor of the Desa Province, His Excellency Du Wei Rudolph, is hereby appointed as a special envoy of the Empire! He will handle all diplomatic matters between the Empire and the Prairie Royal Court and be given full authority and responsibility! I hope that His Excellency the Duke will live up to the great trust of the Empire and maintain the majesty of the Thorned Flower Royal Flag!
— (Signed) Emperor Augustine the Sixth of the Roland Empire, Regent Chen. This order is granted on the 16th day of the 8th month of the 961 year of the Empire. Effective immediately! "
The one who brought this letter of appointment is none other than one of Du Wei's old acquaintances.
Seeing the ugly expression on Du Wei's face, Count Bilia chuckled: "Duke, it seems His Highness Chen really trusts you. Such important matters of state have been entrusted to you! Now, whether we fight the Prairie Royal Court or not, it's all up to you. "
Dumbfounded, Du Wei held the letter of appointment in his hands. At this moment, he really felt like his head was as big as two!
Good for you, Prince Son, to actually throw this hot potato to me … …
Suppressing the urge to tear the letter of appointment to shreds, Du Wei reluctantly put away the document. Then affectionately holding onto Biliaibuer's hand, he led him into his study room.
After closing the door, Du Wei looked at the smiling Count and sighed: "Count Bilia, I remember you never participate in this kind of political affairs. Why did you personally come to the Northwest this time?"
"His Highness Chen's intention is because my family's business is related to the Prairie Royal Court and I have a good understanding of the Prairie Royal Court. This time, I will provide you with assistance in your negotiations with the Prairie Royal Court. "
"Haha … …" Du Wei laughed a few times: "So, I am the head and you are the deputy head."
Count Bilia wiped the sweat off his forehead and showed a bitter smile: "Isn't that so … … I'm doing fine, but I'm also being forced to do this kind of hard work. Duke, you are the most trusted person in His Highness Chen's heart. For this matter, I will follow your orders and follow your every decision. "
Humph, trying to avoid responsibility … … Du Wei despised this guy in his heart. But then: "Well, now is not the time to have a headache. Since the Regent sent you here, then he should have a message for me, right? "
Bilia's expression turned cold as he sighed and whispered: "When I came here, His Highness Chen only had one message for you!"
"Oh? What did His Highness say? "
Count Biliaibuer's face suddenly turned bitter, then he smiled bitterly and said a short sentence.
"His Highness said: It's up to you."
This time, Du Wei finally couldn't hold back and couldn't help but curse:
"Fuck!"
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