Law of the Devil

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Chapter 259 [Hot Potato]

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Chapter 259 [Hot Potato]

The old man in the green hat seemed to be seriously injured.

After returning to the Duke's mansion, Du Wei immediately searched for a clean room in the cellar under the castle.

This is what Gandalf himself requested. He asked for a shady place where the sun could not be seen.

In fact, the old guy with the green hat was injured very strangely. According to Joanna's explanation: he is very afraid of the sun now.

After much deliberation, Du Wei could only temporarily vacate the cellar in the castle for the old guy to recover from his injuries.

As for the hundred barrels of wine proposed by Gandolph, it is not a joke. He reiterated this request very seriously—obviously, he couldn't drink a hundred barrels of wine by himself, and he couldn't use that much even for taking a bath. However, this kind of request is still not difficult for Du Wei.

There is no shortage of food in the Desa province now, and this year the folks have enough surplus food for wine making. Although there was not enough wine in the Duke's mansion, after Du Wei sent soldiers to go around the city, he quickly got the number together.

In the middle of the night, the doors of many taverns were knocked open. The bosses who were awakened in their sleep saw the soldiers outside the door in horror. They were still panicked at first, but the attitude of these soldiers was still kind, which simply explained that they were After the Duke asked to collect a hundred barrels of fine wine overnight, all the tavern owners contributed their stocks. Moreover, some bosses who were grateful for Du Wei's good governance also generously expressed that they could not charge money. However, the soldiers who received Du Wei's strict order still paid the full price for the wine.

After all the wine was moved into the cellar. Old Gandalf closed the door of the cellar and left a sentence: "Don't let anyone disturb me for a month, anyone, including you."

Even in order to avoid trouble, Old Gandalf personally arranged a magic circle around the cellar, and even held a silent magic. In this way, even if the world falls outside, he can still sleep with a hundred barrels of fine wine inside.

so. Although Du Wei was full of doubts, he had no choice but to ask Joanna.

At least. Now Du Wei is not too afraid of this violent woman... Although this female magician who threatens to turn people into soul ice crystals at every turn is really a difficult guy to get in touch with, but Du Wei asked himself his current strength. Too worried about this.

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"That's how things are." Joanna picked up the largest glass on the table, and then with a very bold gesture, she raised her neck and drank a large glass of wine, and then let out a long breath . I haven't forgotten to praise Du Wei: "The wine here is really good. It seems that being a powerful nobleman is also beneficial."

Du Wei was still immersed in what Joanna just said. After a long while, Du Wei managed to sort out his thoughts, and said with a wry smile, "You mean, you and your teacher..."

"It's our teacher." Joanna quickly corrected Du Wei's wrong words: "Now the teacher has agreed to accept you as a student. So whether you like it or not, you must respect him as a teacher."

"Okay, our teacher!! You and our teacher. After leaving the imperial capital that day, you went directly to the north? Then you went all the way north from the frozen forest. You ran to the forgotten ice field... and then to the sacred mountain of the Dragon Clan? "

"Yes. "

"Our teacher challenged the leader of the Dragon Clan...and..."

"At the beginning, the other party didn't seem to take us seriously, but soon these big flying reptiles realized that they had made a serious mistake. The teacher personally beat the other party's dragon who was in charge of patrolling the outskirts of the mountain to death. With a sigh of relief, the old dragon finally came out to fight."

Du Wei sighed, and then imagined in his mind the scene of the meeting between Gandolf in the green robe and the patriarch of the Dragon Clan... Then he smiled wryly: "It must be a very dramatic meeting."

can imagine. When the old dragon saw Gandolf wearing a green robe all over, he must have been shocked! At least seeing a guy who was clearly killed by him appear in front of him alive and kicking. This kind of thing is not something that just happens to anyone.

By the way, Du Wei asked the time very carefully. Obviously, when the two bold guys, Lupao Gandolf and Joanna, killed the Dragon God Mountain, the three princes of the Dragon Clan should have come out to deal with it. own up.

Regarding this question, Joanna's explanation left Du Wei speechless. .

"We haven't been to the holy mountain. My teacher and I walked around that damned frozen forest for several months. I don't know how many monsters were killed along the way. The most hateful thing is that we still encountered humans at the beginning But later on, no human beings knew what was going on north of Dayuan Lake. That damned forest was too big. Its area was as large as two provinces combined. Before that, it was only vaguely heard that it was To the north. But a place as big as 'to the north', damn it, the devil knows where the road to the mountain is."

Therefore, the two Lu Chis, one big and one small, spent too much time in the frozen forest, and when they arrived at Shenshan, the patriarch of the Dragon Clan had already sent his three sons out.

As for the pk between the green hat old man and the patriarch of the dragon clan, there is nothing worth describing. After all, Gandolf, Hussein, and Medusa were the original cards. The three strong players beat the old dragon, and they all lost. Although the green hat has the strength comparable to the genuine Gandolf, but when encountering the old dragon, there is still only one end: lose!

And lose badly.

Fortunately, in the decisive battle before Du Wei escaped from the frozen forest, the old dragon was not unharmed. It also suffered serious injuries. The most depressing thing is that under the cooperation of the three masters, the old dragon was forced to use the two unique moves "Dragon God's Guardian" and "Dragon God's protection" given by the Dragon God at that time. Armor"

Of these two tricks, one can be immune to any magical abnormal state. One is a physical defense that is so powerful that it is abnormal!

In theory. The patriarch of the Dragon Clan with these two unique skills has almost ignored any magic and physical attacks.

Fortunately, it is said that these two tricks can only be used once in a hundred years. But when he met Mr. Cuckold, the old dragon had no way to use these two tricks.

Moreover, the wounds on his body did not heal, which gave the green hat a chance to escape.

"You said that the Dragon Clan themselves are in trouble?" Du Wei was concerned about this issue.

"It seems that some powerful enemy has come to the north of the sacred mountain."

Joanna's words seemed like an understatement. But Du Wei fell into deep thought.

north?

According to previous speculation, the Dragon Clan is in the north of Shenshan. They are the evil races that were expelled from the Roland Continent by the Goddess of Light after the Great War of Ancient Times. Elf? dwarf? Orcs? Maybe there are more...

The dragon clan responsible for guarding the sacred mountain is the first line of defense to prevent these criminals from returning to the Roland Continent. It is also the strongest line of defense since ancient times, guarded by the powerful dragon clan. This line of defense has never been breached.

But what does "in trouble" mean this time?

Could it be that those sinners in the north are already strong enough to make the dragons nervous, and may even be broken through?

What Du Wei needs to consider is: If there is such a group of criminals in the north, if this group of people who have been expelled since ancient times are really so powerful that even the dragons can't resist...

If such a group of powerful aliens broke through the guards of the Dragon Clan and returned to Roland Continent. How much impact will it bring to the human world?

The dragons can't resist it, can humans resist it?

After thinking wildly for a while, even Du Wei couldn't help laughing at last: Uh, am I being too worrying? Or do you think of yourself as a savior too much? If it is true that the criminals from the north are coming back, the first person who will have a headache is Prince Chen who is the regent and the Pope of the temple. Even the son-in-law of the Goddess of Light... Even if I count from one to a hundred, I can't say that I have a headache for the lofty responsibility of "taking the world as my own responsibility".

Although such self-comfort is a good way, Du Wei still has a deep uneasiness.

In the final analysis, he discovered that things had completely out of his control!

Out of control!

Du Wei could tolerate being in the Northwest, the prairie people, and the Northwest Army, and he could even allow himself to temporarily compromise with Bohan. But the premise is: at present, all of this is at least under his control. All are inevitable steps within one's own plan.

But the dragon tribe in the north, and the sinners in the north... These are beyond Du Wei's control.

Du Wei's mentality has always been: not afraid of difficulties, but hate those troubles beyond his control.

His fucking... the common people on the mainland... none of my business!

Du Wei viciously drew a conclusion for himself.

Anyway. What happened to the sinners in the north and the dragon clan... this is a question. Joanna had no idea. Because at that time, she and "our teacher". Already ran away in a hurry. .

"Okay, my dear senior sister." Du Wei squeezed out a smile: "Anyway, the troubles of the dragon clan are a headache for the dragon clan, at least they still have an old dragon who is so powerful. Well, I almost Forgot to say, you are welcome to the territory of the Northwest Tulip family. If you are willing to walk around, you can walk around. Buy whatever you like. Here you can enjoy fine wine, food and everything comfortable. But the premise Yes... For the sake of you and I being the apprentices of 'our teacher', please don't cause me any trouble, let alone refine others into soul ice crystals just because you don't like them. Okay?"

"I want to find something to do." Joanna seemed restless.

Du Wei had a headache for a while, and then slapped his forehead: "In this way, Governor Bohan of Nulin Province has been asking me to give him a little 'magic assistance'. He is under the vanguard of the Northwest Army, but there has been no magic. Teacher, I have already decided that after two months, I will send the first batch of five magic students to assist him. If you want, within these two months. You can train me well They all have good talents." After a pause, considering the temper of this violent woman, Du Wei carefully put forward his bottom line request: "I don't care how you play these poor girls. Boy, but my request is: after two months, I want to see that all my students are complete! Do you understand? Not even one finger is missing. Moreover, I want to see their strength improve significantly! If you can't do those two things, I don't think you're fit for the job."

Joanna's eyes lit up, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth: "Oh? Going to be a nanny for a bunch of rookies? This job sounds very interesting... Then, I accept it!"

"Please remember my two conditions!" Du Wei reiterated again.

"Understood! The first requirement is that they be completely uninjured, and the second requirement is to increase their strength, right?" Joanna smiled nonchalantly, but then she still showed her fox tail: "I agree to your request...their ** They won't suffer any harm... But I don't guarantee that some of them won't leave any psychological shadow!"

Du Wei sighed... I won't summon a female demon for myself.

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The top priority, what Du Wei needs to figure out most now is: after killing Long Er. Then, next, will the third prince Long come to trouble him?

Fortunately, this problem was quickly resolved.

On the second day when Gandolf and his disciples came to Loulan City, Du Wei hastily sent Joanna and the twenty-six students to Gilliat City.

The reason why I say "lucky" is that a special guest came this afternoon. Fortunately, this special guest came after Joanna left.

Otherwise. Du Wei was very worried whether Loulan City would become a battlefield.

In the afternoon, a dragon chant came from the sky of Loulan City. The roar of this top-level creature brought great panic to the humans in the city. Fortunately, under the maintenance of the well-trained soldiers of the Tulip family, the panic was brought under control.

The eyes of tens of thousands of people have seen it, above the sky. A huge black cloud-like shadow flashed across the air. Long wings, plus that long tail, huge body, huge head, sharp claws...

"Dragon!! It's a dragon!!!"

When the first yelling sound broke out, countless responses were quickly received.

A huge adult black dragon, after circling in the sky above Roland City, gradually lowered its altitude. It confirmed that the soldiers below did not shoot arrows at it, and then it made a human voice with a thick voice.

"Duke Tulip! I want to see Duke Tulip!"

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Du Wei was terrified on the tallest tower of his Duke's Mansion Castle. Meet with this Dragon Clan.

"Hello..." Du Wei looked at the giant in front of him. Its wings fluttered one after another. The gusty wind blowing on Du Wei's face made his skin feel pain.

but. Compared with the previous two dragon princes, this black dragon is his old acquaintance.

"Oh... Du Wei! You hateful human being." The black dragon lowered its height appropriately, stretched its neck, and looked at Du Wei closely. .

Du Wei didn't care what the big lizard called him, he shrugged his shoulders, and said in a relaxed tone, "Oh, respected Your Excellency the Chief of the Dragon Clan Guard, the respected number one warrior and number one wise man of the Dragon Clan...uh, don't you When the next time comes, do you want to ask me some questions about wisdom?"

Du Wei couldn't help laughing when he remembered that the stupid dragon almost broke his head when he used the arithmetic sequence problem in mathematics last time.

When he mentioned his own embarrassment, the head of the dragon guard was also a little annoyed, and he grinned at Du Wei: "Oh, cunning human! I haven't figured out whether your answer is right or not! Damn it... There are not so many humans on the mountain, let alone so many rooms!"

"You can calculate slowly." Du Wei pouted his lips: "Okay, respected Your Excellency the Chief Guard, are you declaring war on me when you come? Oh... I almost forgot to thank you, thank you for the information you provided , let me not die at the hands of the two dragon princes in front. So, are you here on behalf of the third prince now?"

"The third prince is very dissatisfied with your actions." The stupid dragon sighed. Even a sigh, though, sounded like thunder.

"Dissatisfied?" Du Wei smiled: "I didn't kill that second prince."

"I don't care who killed that cowardly guy. As the king of the Golden Dragon Clan, he can't even beat me. A cowardly guy, he dies when he dies!" Proudly: "The reason why the third prince is dissatisfied is: Since you can kill one, why didn't you kill the other?!"

"Uh... If I kill that eldest prince too, then, I'm afraid no one can compete with the third prince for the position of patriarch?" Du Wei smiled lightly.

Hmph, the wisdom of these large reptiles is really limited. How can such a crude strategy compare to human beings.

"So the third prince is very dissatisfied." The black dragon snorted, and a ball of flames spewed out of its nose. Fortunately, Du Wei was prepared and used a magic defense. After defusing the flames, he said with a smile: "Honorable Chief of Guards, please tell me, Your Highness Third Prince, what else do you need from me?"

"Peace." The black dragon seemed a little dissatisfied: "His Royal Highness let me tell you, no matter what, you have made some achievements...although it is very weak, um. Only a little bit. But kindly Your Highness, I still decided to reward you a little bit." What. Our benevolent Highness is a leader who clearly distinguishes rewards and punishments!"

A warm smile appeared on Du Wei's face immediately: "Oh? Then I don't know, what are you going to reward me with, Your Highness the Third Prince?"

The black dragon stretched out its huge claws, and then slowly stretched them out. In the palm of his hand was a small round bead like a crystal.

"What's this?"

Du Wei clearly felt a faint wave of magic.

"This is a fire-avoiding orb." The black dragon said in an arrogant tone: "This kind of thing is not very useful to the powerful dragon clan. But it should be a good reward for the tiny human magician. In addition, the third prince told you that it is satisfied with you for the time being, so if you have any orders next time, you must follow them."

Du Wei didn't care about the arrogance of the other party's tone... Facing such a simple-minded idiot, Du Wei didn't care about it.

Carefully accepting this "reward", Du Wei suddenly smiled at the black dragon. His smile is a little sly.

Um. Judging from the tone of this guy. I don't have to worry about that third prince coming to trouble me again. Since the other party mentioned "next time", before the "next time" cooperation. The third prince should not come to kill himself.

It's a pity... I still want to accept a dragon pet.

"By the way, the third prince should have returned to Shenshan." Du Wei suddenly raised such a question, which surprised the black dragon. Du Wei continued to laugh and said, "Have the criminals from the north come here again? Oh, don't get me wrong , I just expressed a little worry about the great Dragon Clan, if possible, I would like to contribute a little bit of strength."

"Hmph, the great dragon clan doesn't need any help!" The black dragon rejected Du Wei flatly, but it still gave some information that satisfied Du Wei: "Those guys organize an invasion every few decades, but They are defeated by us every time. So, you don’t have to worry about it! For us, it’s just a supplement for us to fill the abyss of crime! I hope that the more criminals will come, the better! In this way, We can cut off the heads of more criminals, fill up that abyss, and the Dragon Clan will be liberated!".

"Do your job well, human beings!" The black dragon smiled disdainfully: "Now the third prince and the eldest prince have rushed back to the mountain. As for you... His Royal Highness the third prince asked me to tell you, since you have made this time With a little achievement, it has a good impression of you as a human being. If you continue to work hard, maybe it will lower its status and become a friend with you."

Huh, be friends? I'd love to be its master.

Du Wei secretly smiled inwardly, but said with a smile on his face: "Then... is there anything else?"

"No more!" The black dragon roared, and was about to flap its wings to fly away, but suddenly left a last sentence: "Hey...well...the next time we meet, please tell me the calculation method of that question!"

Seeing this huge figure fly into the sky and gradually turn into a point... Du Wei was relieved.

He wasn't afraid of the black dragon at all. With their current power. Keeping this guy is no problem. And... in the cellar of the castle at the foot, there is a green hat Gandalf.

That old guy just doesn't like the Dragon Clan! Before, because it was not pleasing to the eye, he killed a dragon prince. If this old guy found out that the black dragon was visiting, he would probably kill another one.

But Du Wei didn't want to kill this stupid dragon. After all...after learning about the invasion of criminals...

Still leave some power for the Dragon Clan. After all, good watchdogs these days. It's really hard to find.

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It now appears that the troubles of the princes of the Dragon Clan have been temporarily resolved. Although Du Wei is not afraid of any dragon prince. But after all this monster visits. Still very troublesome. Moreover, compared to the elegant first prince and the proud second prince... this third prince does not seem to be a noble guy, and he might not be afraid to face a powerful enemy. But facing an enemy with strong strength and poor character, it will be very troublesome.

With Du Wei's strength, he is not afraid of a prince from the Dragon Clan to challenge him head-on. But if you play a little bit dark behind your back, it will be a headache.

Now. The trouble was solved, and it seemed that Du Wei could relax a little in the days to come.

Du Wei began to concentrate on thinking about the Northwest Corridor.

How to guard a canyon that is ten miles wide and dozens of kilometers long...

And at this time, another thing happened to Du Wei.

The trouble this time comes from the imperial capital!

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Because of the fact that the leader of the golden wolf sneaked into the province of Desa before, the emperor was furious, and Prince Chen could bear it no matter how hard he tried. Faced with this behavior of "blatantly trampling on territorial sovereignty", it is also intolerable.

Even if Du Wei knows deeply, the empire is not ready for an all-out war at all. Prince Chen will most likely pay close attention to accumulating strength and stabilizing internal issues in the past few years. For the prairie people, the strategy is to appease the grassland people for the time being...

However, on this matter. The Empire cannot remain silent. Otherwise, at least for the dignity of the empire, it is an unanswerable question.

Even if it is for the sake of face, it is necessary to show some toughness appropriately.

The royal court on the prairie also seemed to have a peaceful attitude. Envoys have been sent to the imperial capital on the grassland.

I heard that because of this matter, the military high command of the empire has already quarreled. Several military bosses smashed several tables, smashed dozens of teacups, and even a group of young generals, even Wrote a blood letter to challenge the regent king...

And the negotiations with the prairie people. But using it didn't get a good result.

Both sides are wrangling.

The prairie people don't want to fight. The empire doesn't even want to fight. So from the beginning of gearing up, it turned into spitting at each other.

It has been a month since this incident started. But the negotiating table in the imperial capital is still in a state of anxiety.

Um. Or, to be precise, the biggest job of the empire's diplomats and grassland envoys every day is to think hard to come up with more saliva, and then spray each other on the negotiating table.

Of course, in order to cooperate with the negotiations, the military also made some symbolic transfers. For example, the Wangcheng Guards Corps held a small-scale military exercise, and issued a symbolic document requesting the Northwest Corps to enter a state of combat readiness...

But Du Wei knew that the value of this kind of official document was not much higher than bullshit.

Northwest Army enters combat readiness? What a joke! For so many years, the Northwest Army has almost always been in a state of combat readiness!

Moreover, once the fighting starts, the army will be mobilized, and countless money and food will be transported to the northwest...to whom? Ship it to the Northwest Army? Supplement money, food and supplies to the Northwest Army? Prince Chen would never do such a stupid thing! .

One thing Du Wei can be sure of is: Prince Chen will not start a war against the prairie people until the Northwest Army is dealt with. Here's the bottom line.

So the negotiating table has become a place for politicians to perform. The war faction was busy making speeches and asking for war, and the anti-war faction was busy counting the expected consumption figures of the war—they really put in a lot of effort, and it is said that they came up with a statistical result that makes people feel chilling after reading it! Judging from this result, if the empire goes to war, I am afraid that the national power of the empire will be set back a hundred years...

But such an exaggeration is very popular in the imperial capital.

After all, the empire has been peaceful for too long. From top to bottom, a considerable number of people have been content with peace and have an instinctive aversion or fear of war.

In the imperial capital, the little Zack who is in charge of Du Wei's business in the imperial capital. Pass all the news to the northwest continuously. At the beginning, Du Wei was a little gloating.

Prince Chen must be having a headache right now. The hawks and doves below are arguing non-stop. As the actual emperor, Prince Chen must be getting tired of it now.

But soon... this headache trouble fell on Du Wei's head!

To be precise, eighty days after the battle in Jiliat City, a special envoy from the imperial capital came to the Duke's Mansion in Loulan City, Desa Province.

The special envoy led a team of Royal Guards and rode in a gorgeous carriage with a magnificent imperial flag of thorns and flowers on the carriage. And brought a scepter that symbolizes the authority of the empire... plus...

An appointment order written by Prince Chen himself.

"The Duke of Tulip of the Roland Empire, court scholar, court magician, court astrologer, member of the Roland Empire Academy of Magic, member of the Magic Society, governor of Desa province, His Excellency Du Wei Rudolph, is the special state councilor of the empire! Handle all matters concerning the diplomatic friction between the Empire and the Grassland Royal Court, and grant full responsibility! I hope that Your Excellency the Duke will live up to the heavy trust, carry forward the prestige of our empire, and maintain the majesty of our thorn flower flag!

——(Signature) Augustine VI, Emperor of the Roland Empire, and Prince Regent of the Empire, Chen. This decree was granted on August 16, 961, Imperial Era, and it will take effect immediately! "

It was none other than this autographed commission. It is also an old acquaintance of Du Wei.

Earl Biya looked at Du Wei's ugly face, smiled lightly and said, "Your Excellency, it seems that His Highness Chen really trusts you very much. I have entrusted you with full authority for such important state affairs! Now we and Grassland People, whether it is peace or war, is between your thoughts."

Du Wei held the letter of appointment dumbfounded, and really felt that at this moment, one head is as big as two!

Well, you Prince Chen, you actually threw this hot potato to me...

Resisting the urge to tear up this letter of appointment or yell at him. Du Wei smiled reluctantly. Put away this thing, and then affectionately took Count Villa's hand. Walked into his study.

After closing the door, Du Wei looked at the smiling Earl, and sighed: "Master Villa, I remember that you have never participated in this kind of government affairs. Why did you come to the Northwest this time?"

"His Royal Highness Chen, because my family's business has a lot to do with the prairie, and I know a lot about the grassland, so I was appointed to the northwest. This time, my lord, you will negotiate with the prairie people. provide assistance. "

"Haha..." Du Wei laughed a few times: "So, I am the chief envoy, and you are the deputy envoy."

Count Villa wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled wryly: "Isn't it... I'm fine, and I was caught on this hard job too. Lord Duke, you are the most trusted person in His Royal Highness Chen's heart. For the matter of this time, I will follow your orders alone, and I will definitely follow all your decisions."

Hmph, do you want to evade responsibility... Du Wei despised this guy in his heart. Then he said in a deep voice: "Okay, now is not the time to have a headache. Since the regent sent you here, what should he have to tell me?"

Villa looked stunned, then sighed, and said in a low voice: "When I came, His Highness Chen only asked me to bring you a sentence!"

"Oh? What did your Highness say?"

Count Villa suddenly looked bitter, then smiled wryly, and said a short sentence.

"Your Highness said: You can figure it out."

This time Du Wei finally couldn't hold back, he could not help but curse:

"his!"

(Today's update is quite early. I will strive to update earlier in the future, so as not to make everyone wait too hard. In fact, what I want to say is: coding is even harder...

Ask for a ticket, ask for a ticket... If you have a monthly pass, you can smash the monthly pass. If you don't have a monthly pass, you can smash the recommendation ticket. )

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