The Journey of the Demon Hunter

"Sorry, Your Majesty, I don't understand..."

"Don't go around with me, just say it." Hensett asked. "How much do you need to admit my rule? Don't tell me anything moral, I know you just want something. After all, what do you want?"

The three nobles looked at each other.

"We want one hundred thousand crowns, one hundred thousand per person." Baron Feltea stretched out **** intertwined. "There is also the title of Marquis, lower taxes, and Upper Aden to get a seat in the royal council, but we are willing to provide more soldiers in your war."

"It's Lou Mark, from Adenian!" Desmo angrily reprimanded. "You'd better learn to modify the words."

"I will give you half." Hensett's tone was beyond doubt. "Fifty thousand crowns per person, without the title of Marquis, you are still barons. Don’t play any word games with me. You were defeated by Saqiya, and there are no soldiers under you. If you rule here, you must pay me more taxes. , Otherwise I won’t give you a penny."

"Your Majesty, there are coal mines, silver mines, numerous factories in Upper Aden, the only white marble quarry north of the Yaluja River, and the main trade route in the north. All these require comfort and a long period of recuperation. Only then can all this be recovered." Feltea said with a wave of his hand. "With heavy taxes, these factories will soon close down."

"Don't think I don't know what you are thinking." Hensett stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Phil Yat. "Either promise my terms, or nothing, you choose."

"But Your Majesty, without our support, you will always be just an invader, an occupying army, an enemy, a people of Adenian..."

"Your Majesty, the dragon slayer is approaching, holding the white flag!"

Shouted a knight below.

"The people of Aden followed the dragon slayer and Prince Sdennis." Hensett shifted his gaze to the hillside below. "I will talk to them and let them come!"

The guard on the hillside pulled the barricade away, and Saqiya and Prince Sdennis stepped up. They walked to the opposite side of Hensett, and Prince Sdennis indifferently cast aside the three barons who had been driven from the tent by the dwarves, and looked at Hensett again. Saqiya walked in front of him, looking at the uncomfortable soldiers nearby without any tension.

"It's purely curiosity." Saqiya stretched out her hand and looked at the Baron Hensett and Feltea, who were still discussing just now. "What are you buying in Shangyadian recently?"

"What do you want, little girl?" Desmo looked at the Dragon Slayer displeased.

Saqiya glanced at Desmo contemptuously. "Your Majesty, please order your bald eagle to close his beak before I rush up and pinch his **** to make him yell."

"You...!" Desmo opened his eyes wide. He had never thought that anyone would talk to him like this. "Your Majesty! You must imprison her!"

"Shut up, Desmo." Hensett shook his head and looked at the female knight in admiration. "I like this Saqiya quite a bit."

Desmo turned around helplessly and took a deep breath, as if forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.

"You are brave, woman, dare to speak like this in front of a king." Hensett touched his chin. "I saw Sdennis with you. Now, who is the talking king?"

"Prince Sdennis will inherit Aden, and I will guarantee that Aden will not be betrayed." Saqiya stepped aside and let Prince Sdennis face Hunsett. "Without the order of His Royal Highness, no one can betray Aden."

"Hensett, welcome. I thought you were at Aka Ryder's house, but you were here. I don't remember I invited you. There is an armistice agreement between our two countries, and your army has violated it."

"It was Feltea who sent the invitation on your behalf, and he asked me to come." Hensett said calmly. "I am a person who abides by the agreement, and I have not broken the truce agreement."

"Is that so?" Prince Sdennis looked at the baron beside him and called to the captain of the dwarf guard. "Blohan, please press Baron Feltea into a secret place and chop off his troublesome head."

"How dare you?!" Baron Feltea shouted. "Your father dare not do this to me!"

"My father has passed away, and the people are still in mourning. You betrayed his name and country!"

Seeing that the two dwarves were about to come up and grab him, Feltea quickly looked at Hensett. "Your Majesty, please protect me, this young man has lost his mind!"

"Take him away!" Sdennis ordered to the dwarf.

"Your Majesty, where's our agreement?!" The baron watched in disbelief as Hensett was indifferent to the dwarf coming up to grab his hand.

"Since the master has arrived, then I don't need to talk to you anymore. I don't need you anymore, Phil Yat." Hensett spread his hands. "Sdennis himself is here. I can talk to the prince, why should I reach an agreement with you?"

The two dwarves pushed the gray-faced Filyat towards the back of the stone plate.

"Is there any objection?" Prince Sdennis looked at the remaining two nobles, and they lowered their heads, as if to retract their heads into their necks. "Very good, let's talk straight to the point."

"Good point." Hensett put his hand on the map. "I will let you know my purpose. Now I have two hundred heavily armed knights stationed here. They can hold this beach for several hours. On the other side of the river, there are five thousand brave soldiers. What do you say? "

"As long as you use Fujian's mind, these five thousand people are five thousand corpses." Sdennis stretched out his hand. "The more powerful armies have been defeated by the walls of Frjan."

"Don't make a decision in such a rush, kid." Hensett said lightly, as if a small talk was going on, rather than a negotiation involving the lives and territories of unknown people. "This is just a frontier land. Give it to me and you can keep your throne. If you go against me, I will defeat you, but don't blame my ruthless men. Hand over Lou Mark and go back to Fange. To the fort."

"The output value of the frontier land you speak of is higher than the total output value of all the forests in Kodwin. Upper Aden is an eternal gold mine." Prince Sdennis asked rhetorically. "Is it just for you? Or are you going to buy from me? Will you pay me for the fruit? Or the fur? Or let your army go to the forest to gather mushrooms for trade?"

"That's right!" The king snorted. "I should send them to steal your gold."

"Hensett, you can't frighten me." Prince Sdennis confronted tit-for-tat.

"You know I won't go home empty-handed, Sdennis."

"I will reimburse you for the cost of launching these military operations, and add more to repair your palace in Akalide. My consultant will discuss the details with you." Prince Sdennis held out three fingers. "These are enough for you to get a decent triumphal ceremony, and to compensate each of your soldiers, so that they will continue to respect you, and your palace will become one of the most luxurious palaces in the north."

"This will cost a lot of money, boy."

"Peace is priceless."

Hensett thought for a while and stretched out his arms. "Very well, you want peace, then use force to fight for it!"

"I don't understand." Sdennis looked at Hensett in confusion.

"You are acting like a king, kid, but it's not enough." Hensett laughed, like a brown bear grinning. "You are dressed like a samurai in armor, with a sword, and now, like me, prove that you are really a samurai! I declare war on you, Sdennis. Right now, right here, in front of everyone The face of God. Just like when the nobles in ancient times ruled the earth, pity you and my soldiers. The battle will only be between you and me, and Upper Aden will belong to the winner!"

Sdennis hesitated for a few seconds, then raised his hand.

"I accept your challenge, Hensett."

Chapter 1813: The Mystery of the Artifact

[The expedition to Lomugne has proved a success, which will make King Foltest and the students of the university who generously sponsored our expedition happy. Oswen seems to be overjoyed, I have never seen a warlock jumping for joy...]

Sitting on a wooden chair fixed to the deck, Zelin flipped through the diary found in the sunken ship. It records what they explored and searched in Lomugne. During the period, they encountered many human face monsters and gargoyle guards left by ancient wizards. Magic traps also claimed many lives, but their expedition was successful. , They found something called an artifact. Zelin doubted what this was, but the artifact ultimately prevented them from returning safely to Orsenfurt.

Turning to the next page, the ink on the paper has been soaked to fade.

[Oswen tried to spur a rebellion among the crew on the condition of the treasure we obtained in order to swallow the artifact by himself. Fortunately, Foltest's Marines remain loyal. We sank the Deltin in a battle while passing by Forge. But we must run away, because Osven’s spells will constantly summon the Fascinated Birds to attack us. 】

[Even if Oswen has sunk at the bottom of the river, his spells are still attracting monsters. The soldiers bravely repelled the monsters that invaded us, and I will be able to complete the report to Osenfurt right away, which includes our research results and the location of the sinking of the Deltin. We are about to get home...]

It's a pity that this ship also failed to enter Temoria in the end.

Perhaps the warlocks defeated by them left something before they died, so that their ships would attract all kinds of monsters, so that when they passed the floating port, they were caught by octopus monsters. Perhaps it is precisely because of this that the octopus monster that escaped from Ben Ade's laboratory came to the floating port, and it followed this ship.

But what artifact did they find? Zelin thought that Lomune had nothing left. This city was turned into ruins hundreds of years ago. Countless adventurers, explorers, archaeologists and folklore researchers come and go here to find the secrets of ancient times. Some people found golden treasures and valuable artifacts, but most people found nothing, or died in traps and unknown monsters. Two hundred years ago, people were no longer interested in this city. The treasures that could be found in it basically fell into the hands of explorers supported by kings and nobles, and most of the remaining treasures were guarded by dangerous traps that were difficult to break. . And because of the remoteness, the wanderers are unwilling to settle in that empty dead city.

There was nothing suspicious of artifacts in the shipwreck and nearby rivers. Zelin thought he might have to go to another ship, the ship that was sunk near Fojian.

"It's almost the shore, Demon Hunter." Dandrien walked out of the canopy and reminded him as he walked past Zelin. "We should consider the next step."

"Upper Aden?"

"Perhaps you can put it another way. Now the southern bank of the river is full of Kodwin people, even the most polite Kodwin soldiers will spit at you when they hear you say this."