Lord of War

24. Choice of the third way

Sean knew that today was the last day of the mission, and it must be the most dangerous day. So from the very beginning, he anticipated many possible situations, such as attacking halfway, or gathering a group of people to carry out a strong attack. Even if it had no effect, at least it would definitely be a menacing battle.

But Sean never expected that all this was completely different from what he had expected.

There is only one person.

The female elf sword dancer of the Pofeng tribe who confronted Sean head-on.

She didn't lead the men of the Pofeng tribe to intercept together, nor did she use any small tricks or tricks, but when Xiao En saw the solemn expression on the opponent's face, he knew that this interception was probably the real final contest.

Because on the face of this sword dancer, Xiao En saw a kind of determination that looked directly at death.

In other words, the opponent came to intercept him with the belief that he must die, and facing such an opponent, Xiao En didn't think that he could deter the opponent through some small means. This was a real fight, Only the victor survives. But the problem now is that Sean can't guarantee that he can end the battle within five minutes. Once it exceeds five minutes, his combat power will drop by at least half. .

Elven sword dancers, no one is simple.

This profession has always been famous for its strong heads-up ability-of course, this refers to the hands of high-level players. If it is in the hands of ordinary players, the extremely complicated skill system is enough to make people kneel. But all of this is based on the premise of the game world. In this real world, how can someone who can become a sword dancer be so weak? Even if it is really a weak person, the strength of the high-level gold is still there. This is like "level suppression" in the game.

only……

Sean frowned, and he suddenly glanced sideways to his right side. His eyes are as sharp as a knife.

However, there was obviously no one in this place.

On this grassland, the field of vision is very wide, and it is impossible to have any blind spots. In other words, it is impossible for someone to hide in the place Sean looked at, unless the illusionist interferes, but in front of Cecilia, if the record is too close, even if the magic flow trace of the illusionist is The lowest of all legal professions, it is absolutely impossible to escape Cecilia's induction.

so. The method of using illusion to cover up and approach is not applicable all the time.

But Sean still felt that someone was watching him in this direction.

"Don't worry, I'm the only one coming here." The female sword dancer frowned slightly when she saw Xiao En's head turned suddenly, and then said softly. "I'm just here to have a fair duel with you.... If you win, no one from the Pofeng Tribe will block your way. But if you lose, then please hand over Princess Saluoqi to I deal with it."

"Fair duel?" Sean slowly withdrew his gaze, staring at the female elf sword dancer in front of him.

The statement of a fair duel made Sean smile noncommittally.

Because he didn't expect this to be the case, because when Xiao En saw that there was only one person on the other side, he never thought about the idea of ​​a fair duel. Since he was the enemy, he just swarmed up and beat the enemy to death. Anyway, there are many people on their side.

But now, Xiao En didn't dare to make such a confident guarantee, because he could feel the powerful power contained in that cold gaze just now.

Although Xiao En didn't know why the other party could hide his body, he was sure. There must be an enemy hidden in the right direction, and the strength of this enemy is far higher than that of the female elf sword dancer in front of him. With his strength, he can only barely protect himself. Basically, among all the people present, it is estimated that no one except Reina and Sefanio will be the opponent of the hidden person, but Rena is falling into a coma at the moment, so the only thing that can prevent the other party from attacking is Cephagno.

For Sean, if it was an ordinary enemy, he would definitely not care too much. But being able to hide his figure so much that he didn't even understand how the other party did it, then this person must be very good at assassination, sneak attack and other skills, so if Xuefanio is to go with the sword dancer Fighting against each other, Sean really had no idea how to block the assassin's sneak attack.

Therefore, if a one-on-one duel is really necessary, then probably only he can really do it.

"Yes, it's a fair duel." The female elf sword dancer nodded, "You, and me."

"What if I refuse?" Sean laughed, "You are alone, but I am more than one, so do you think it is still necessary for me to fight you?"

"Why do you refuse?" The female elf sword dancer frowned again, this time deeper than before, with a thick puzzled look on her face, "Don't you humans attach great importance to glory and reputation? If so, then I challenge you, why do you refuse?"

Hearing what the other party said, Xiao En knew that this female elf sword dancer's understanding of the human world was probably worse than that of Saluoqi. Otherwise, she would definitely not have come to a duel with Sean so directly. Perhaps in her cognition, it was the best solution for her to come to a duel with Sean, because she never thought that Sean would Why refuse this duel.

So, at this moment, Sean rejected the proposal in one go, which made the female sword dancer feel extremely at a loss and puzzled.

"Most humans do attach great importance to glory and reputation." Sean shrugged, "But please note, I'm talking about most of them. In the human world, there are many things that don't care about these illusory things at all."

"For example you?" When Sean said that "humans really value glory and reputation", the eyes of the female sword dancer really brightened, but when Sean emphasized the three words "mostly", this The face of the female sword dancer was a little ugly. She looked around Xiao En's body, and this time, there was no such solemn expression on her face, but more of a lonely expression.

But for a cunning and shrewd person like Sean, he only needs a little bit of clues from his opponent, and he can deduce a lot of information.

Judging from the expression on the female sword dancer's face, this time Sean could conclude that the hidden person lurking around was not with the female elf sword dancer. At least the other party would not be from the Pofeng Tribe, otherwise the female sword dancer would not be in such a dilemma with her tactic of coercing the palace. But what's more, Sean saw that there was a look of pain in her eyes that she was trying to hide, and her face was obviously much paler than the previous confrontation in the woods.

At this moment, Sean's mind became brighter and brighter: "You are hurt."

Hearing Xiao En's words, the female sword dancer's expression was slightly startled, but she quickly calmed down: "Yes, I was injured, so do you dare to fight me in this way?"

"I still refuse." The corner of Sean's mouth twitched slightly. Although he didn't laugh out loud, there was a smile on his face that anyone with a discerning eye could see.

Cecilia glanced sideways at Sean's smile. She was very familiar with Sean, so when she saw Sean showing such a smile, she knew that Sean must be thinking of something again. And he definitely has the chance to win this idea, otherwise he wouldn't have shown such a smug smile. Because most of the time. Sean always looked as if he was caught in the solution of some century-old problem. Always looks full of distress.

Many people couldn't understand why Sean showed such an expression.

Because he doesn't need to manage a lot of things like ordinary lords. Although his territory is indeed very large, in fact, the military and political systems of the entire territory have already been clearly divided, and there are top leaders in both systems. The person who actually manages the territory is not Xiao En at all. , so those under Xiao En's command who have not entered the core class will naturally not know. Where is Sean's trouble?

Only core followers like William, Alfred, Neil, Hella, and Cecilia would know the real cause of trouble in Sean's brain.

"I have to correct you a word." Sean shrugged, "In the human world, there are indeed many people who don't care about so-called glory and reputation. In this ranks, I can only be said to include me, but But it can’t be like me.”

"Is there a difference?" The female sword dancer was puzzled.

"Of course." Sean nodded, "Under certain circumstances, I will do things that damage my honor and reputation, but there are prerequisites for this. Most of the time, I pay great attention to honor And reputation, after all, I am a lord who is about to become a marquis.... You are my enemy, so I have never been merciless in dealing with enemies, so naturally I don't care about the so-called reputation and glory. Right now, I don't feel any strong hostility or fighting intent from you. Since you are not hostile to me, in a way, we may not fight, and the most important point is that you are injured. "

"so what?"

"I don't fight with injured people." Sean said in a deep voice, "If you want to die by my sword, I can do it for you, but not now."

The female sword dancer didn't speak, she stared at Sean full of doubts.

"Get out of the way." Sean said softly.

"Impossible." The female sword dancer shook her head, "I only have two options left. The first is to take away the princess of the Xuefeng tribe, and the second is to die on this land. But I don't want to die, So I must take that princess away...Of course, if you can kill me, then this may be my fate."

Listening to the female sword dancer's words, Sean frowned slightly, and then she and Cecilia looked at each other. Even Xuefanio who was not far away showed a curious look, not to mention Saluoqi Xuefeng as the party involved, but her elf guard was still on guard, obviously Xuefeng The hatred between the Wind Tribe and the Breaking Wind Tribe has reached an extreme, and it is impossible for each other to trust each other or reconcile easily.

"What if we can provide you with a third way?" Cecilia looked at the female sword dancer, and then said suddenly.

This time, it was Sean's turn to remain silent.

In handling foreign affairs, Sean thinks he is not as good as Cecilia. This is not only a matter of ability, but also a matter of talent and experience. Because no matter how you say it, Cecilia is a princess of a country after all, so it is natural that she will be somewhat affected. In addition, she went to the Magic Academy of the Maggie Empire to study, and she did not only learn magic there, but also taught many government affairs issues and solutions.

So when Cecilia spoke, Sean usually chose to be quiet and let Cecilia deal with such problems.

Sure enough, when the female sword dancer saw that Sean was silent, she finally stopped looking at Sean, but at Cecilia.

"What third way?"

"Where are your subordinates?" Cecilia did not answer directly, but asked a new question, "If I remember correctly. Even if you lost a few strong men when we fought that day, but You should also have some subordinates, it is absolutely impossible to block the way alone like now."

After hearing Cecilia's words, Sean suddenly realized a problem.

This sword dancer is very strong, although the Pofeng tribe is only a third-level tribe. There won't be too many gold powerhouses, but based on their understanding and cognition of the Xuefeng tribe. If you really value Sa Luoqi Xuefeng so much. Then definitely not just these few gold powerhouses. Especially with the way of acting in the wild land, it will definitely not be so pretentious, at least it will never happen that only the female sword dancer intercepts it alone like now.

Never treat your enemies as idiots.

Sean still remembered this sentence, which was the first piece of advice his president gave him.

"I think they are a burden, so I didn't take them with me." The female sword dancer said softly. The voice was full of crispness.

It's just that Sean and Cecilia are so shrewd and clever, and they can hear some strange meanings from this sentence, not to mention the trace of sorrow that this female sword dancer tried her best to conceal in this crisp and concise voice.

"Is it because I don't want to take them with me, or they all..." Cecilia didn't finish the sentence completely.

"What are you trying to say!" the female sword dancer shouted in a deep voice. This time it was really angry.

Seeing the anger of the female sword dancer, Cecilia laughed instead. In terms of using skills such as diplomatic negotiations, if Sean is just a beginner, then this female sword dancer is not qualified to be called an apprentice at all, because even Sean knows that above language confrontation is always Don't expose your emotions easily, no matter how angry and fearful you are, or joy and excitement, you shouldn't show it.

Obviously, the female sword dancer didn't understand this.

However, for the straight-forward style of the wild land, I am afraid that many people will never understand this in their entire lives.

Princess Saluoqi Xuefeng is an exception.

Perhaps it was because Cecilia and Sean got too close and had too much contact, so that after seeing the angry appearance of the female sword dancer, Cecilia's smile actually gave people a devilish look. Temptation-like feeling: "So... do you want revenge? For your companions? If you want, then I will give you the third way as a choice."

"You want me to surrender?" The female sword dancer suddenly calmed down from her anger, but this time her expression showed a hint of sarcasm, "Rather than asking me to surrender to you humans, I would rather die in this land." on the land."

"I think... after talking for so long, I haven't asked for your name." Cecilia said with a smile, "I'm Cecilia. Cecilia Rember."

"Sean Connery." Sean gave a friendly greeting to the female sword dancer, "The one over there is Cefanio, and the one resting in the carriage is Rena. … As for the two members of the Xuefeng tribe, I think you should be familiar with them."

The female sword dancer looked at Sean and Cecilia, and she really didn't feel any hostility or fighting intent from these two, or it wasn't there from the beginning. Just as in Sean's eyes, the luster emanating from this female sword dancer's body is always light yellow. This is a message that represents neutrality. The opponent would not attack Sean at all.

After a moment of hesitation, the female sword dancer said, "Vinya Pofeng."

"Okay, then you don't mind if I call you Miss Vinia?" Cecilia smiled slightly, and after seeing Vinia's noncommittal expression, she continued, "I think Ms. Venia, you may have made a mistake. . . . That is what I call the third way, which is not to let you surrender, but to cooperate. I don’t know who your tribe chooses as a partner, But judging from your current situation, Miss Venia, you may have been abandoned by your tribe, right?"

When Cecilia said this, Vinia, an idiot who didn't know how to hide his emotions at all, showed a look of surprise. Obviously, she didn't understand why Cecilia would know, but she didn't wait for her After opening her mouth, Cecilia continued: "You don't need to ask me how I know, you have to know that human beings are always very good at analyzing intelligence and reasoning.... All in all, I think my current analysis is all Nothing wrong."

Vinia Pofeng nodded.

"In this case, Miss Vinia is a free person. All the shackles that bound you have disappeared, and you don't need to worry about the problems of the Pofeng tribe." Cecilia continued to smile He said, "Then the only thing you need to do now is to avenge those companions who once trusted you and entrusted their lives to you?... Well, just right, we can provide you with such Oh, a chance."

Seeing Vinia who was clearly moved, and then Cecilia who said "I'm doing it for your own good", Sean was a little confused. Is it Vinia who is too cute or Cecilia? Leah was terrible.

ps: Thank you for your perseverance, really, very touched, thank you!

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