Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 441: Bribe

"What's going on?"

Ou Ban, who had just finished the banquet and had yet to lie down, was alarmed by the sudden emergence of a pillar of fire in the city. He stood at the bedroom window and could clearly see the thick black and red pillars of fire rolling about, his eyebrows almost knitting together. Of course, he could feel that it was not a natural explosion, but the traces left behind by the battles between experts. After all, the faint fluctuations of origin power transmitted from the direction of the pillar of fire was enough to explain everything.

"Guards! Let the guards see what happened!"

After Steward Mace appeared in the bedroom, Oban shouted.

The sound of a whistle rang out in the harbor. Several groups of guards were rushing towards the direction of the pillar of fire. The tranquil night was broken, and this was exactly what Alan wanted. Standing at the top of a bell tower, Seguris watched with rapt attention as the pillar of flames disappeared. He grinned and said, "This meeting is over, my dear brother. I hope you take good care of yourself. Because you can only die at my hands."

The cloak on his body had long since disappeared, and there were traces of burning on his arms and chest. Although the particularity of the void shadow allowed him to avoid all the might of the blazing ground, it was still unavoidable for him to suffer damage to his body parts. However, for him, tonight's probing had already achieved his intended purpose, and he had obtained quite a few results.

'"Praise the devil, why did that Origin Tool fall into his hands" Segris whispered as he turned around and slid down the top of the clock tower, disappearing into the streets.

Very quickly, the guards of Ark Harbor arrived at the place where the two of them were fighting. Alan did not leave. The captain recognized the new noble and asked in surprise, "Why you, Lord Allen?"

"I've been attacked. It's a mutant." Alan then gave a detailed description of Seguris's figure, appearance, imprint, abilities, and so on.

Not only did the blazing charge aim to attack Seguris, it also created a commotion and attracted interference from the Ark Harbor. Sure enough, as he had expected, Seguris chose to retreat, and the pillar of fire attracted the City Guard. Alan took advantage of this opportunity to use the Count's power to track Seguris. Even if he didn't attack Alan, Count Oban couldn't just sit idly by and ignore his status as a mutant.

By borrowing the Earl's power, Alan could track Seguris down, and he could even set up a trap to kill him if necessary. Since Sergis treated him as his prey, Alan naturally didn't mind killing him whenever he had the chance. Seagris' appearance confirmed his previous speculation about the path of burning blood. This was a path of slaughter. Of the seven seals that appeared in the path of blood, only one of the seven represented was able to sit on the throne of destruction.

As for the other six, the result could be imagined. This meant that the seven of them had to kill each other before the survivors could reach the end of the bloody path. Whether Alan was willing or not, when his inscription appeared in the bloodline, it had already been decided that he had to participate in this battle between the two of them.

However, a Ceglis raised more questions. Where did the path of burning blood come from, and what was the meaning of destroying a throne? Finally, their origin, where is Eboines of the Abyss? All these questions could probably be answered on Seguris.

His so-called "brother" was indeed very powerful. Even if he ignored the ability to engrave, his Origin Energy level alone was probably higher than Allen's. However, Alan had already merged into the society of this planet. He possessed even more powerful power than Seguris. That power was called "power!"

The rumors about the mutant who attacked the baron quickly spread throughout Ark Harbor, and even the people on the lower levels heard some news. After all, the commotion that Alan had created was not small, alarming many people. Even if Ou Ban wanted to hide it, he could not hide it. Under the pressure of all sides, Earl Oban gave the order to hunt down the mutant Sergis as Alan wished. This order would be carried out with all his might within the Earl's territory, and no one dared to take it lightly in this regard.

One had to know that the appearance of mutants in the empire was not an ordinary matter. If Ou Ban did not handle it properly, it would even attract the interference of the empire. At that time, it would be very troublesome.

Viscount Daniel was similarly in a bad mood in Lake Porteille's central castle when Earl Orban was worried about the sudden appearance of a mutant. The servants were all very careful today, even walking with their toes almost on their feet, afraid that the viscount would notice them louder. Just yesterday, Daniel received news of Duruf's death in battle, and his advance team that attacked the count escaped back.

The commander of the advance team did not return. From the investigation of several officers, it could be seen that the commander had probably been killed. This caused Daniel's mood to plummet to the extreme. Duruf's combat strength was only inferior to his. Sir Hungry Wolf was not a good general, much less a good lord. However, in terms of personal strength, he was impeccable and irreplaceable.

Amongst Daniel's subordinates, Duruf was the strongest. His death was undoubtedly a huge blow to Daniel's overall strength. It was hard to make up for the loss of an expert like Duruf. Daniel would rather destroy the entire advance team than kill the hungry wolf baron. The army was no longer able to recruit again, but the strong did not mean that there was one.

This morning, the viscount's study seemed to have experienced a storm. Apart from a few precious treasures that were fortunate enough to be remembered as difficult, everything else had already shattered into pieces.

When the servant in charge of cleaning saw what was happening in the study, he was almost stunned. Never in all his years of service had he seen Daniel so angry. Very quickly, Daniel's subordinates were summoned to the castle. At the meeting, the viscount only emphasized one thing.

That was the guy who killed Duruf had to die!

Facing the raging viscount, someone raised an objection. The baron said in a deep voice, "I heard that the expert who killed Sir Drouf was not from Earl Ouban, but a new noble. Since he can work for Earl Ouban, he can naturally work for the Viscount. If we can get enough benefits, I think it's not impossible."

Daniel frowned, but seriously considered the proposal. He had already lost Duruf. If he were to make an enemy of such a person again, even if he could kill him in the end, he would still have to pay a high price. If, according to what the baron had said, this person had only just joined Ouban, then his loyalty to the count would naturally need to be considered. If so, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bribe him to use it for himself. This could not only make up for Drouf's lack of combat strength, but also deal a blow to Ou Ban, killing two birds with one stone.

At this moment, another knight sitting on that right sneered and said, "Baron Thorman, you probably don't understand. I've also inquired about the red man in front of Earl Oban. His name is Allen and he's from the bord. That's right, he's the lord of Storm City that our alliance army attacked recently. Do you think such a man will be of use to us?"

The one who spoke was Baron Oru of the Bauhinia Flower. The decoration on his body was mainly decorated with the Bauhinia Flower Pattern, which was very recognizable. Tuomen, who was questioned by him, smiled faintly and said, "That little thing, not even the old hatred. Only fools would refuse if we offered enough good things."

"In other words, Baron Oru is confident in defeating him. In that case, my proposal is indeed superfluous."

These words made Oru's face flush red. They had already suffered a huge loss at the gates of Storm City, so how could they have any certainty of victory? He snorted and stopped talking. Daniel glanced at them and said, "Well, Tommon's suggestion is not impossible. It would be bad for us to avoid a war with such a powerful enemy. Well, Tommon, let's get in touch with this Alan and buy him off. If you can't, we'll think of another way."

"I'm willing to help you, sir." Tuomen stood up and bowed.

At the end of the meeting, the knights stayed at the castle. In a quiet hall, besides Tuomen, all the knights gathered here. Oru smashed his hand on the table and said, "This Tuomen is really hateful. He actually humiliated me in front of the viscount."

"Now is not the time to argue. I think even if Sir Allen joins Lord Daniel, it will still be harmful to us." A red-bearded man said in a deep voice. He was the owner of Dawn Castle, Raffles.

"Why do you say that?" Someone asked.

'"It's very simple. That person is definitely stronger than that stupid wolf if he can kill Duruf. More importantly, not only is he strong, his army is excellent, but he also has a few strong followers. Once such a person enters our circle, he will definitely be important. At that time, I'm afraid we will all be left on the bench." Lafus snorted.

Oru nodded and said, "That's right, just like Lafus said. It's not good for us to let Alan join us. I think we have to ruin Tomen's good things."

"I'll think of a way to deal with this. Tuomen actually wants to take advantage of him, so I'll give him some trouble." Lafus sneered.

At noon Allen returned to the village which had been occupied by Sir Hungry Wolf that day. Only Regis and Belmond came with him, while Wilick stayed at Ark Harbor and waited for Count Oban to assemble the army that had been assigned to Alan before bringing it over. The army was actually a miscellaneous army of mercenaries, prisoners and slaves. The three mercenary corps that Ouban hired had their own missions, so they were unable to draw out troops. As for his direct troops, they only had a thousand men, so they still needed to be used to suppress the situation. Naturally, they could not lend them to Alan.

Therefore, Alan only had a limited number of soldiers in Ou Ban's hands. On the contrary, Roger had personally given him 200 battle slaves, which could be considered a decent force.

Alan didn't care too much. He already knew about the situation at Ark Harbor. Ou Ban only took out this item as he expected. That miscellaneous army, together with Roger's war slaves, was enough to form a cannon fodder army of about five hundred men. In addition, the squad that Alan had brought from Storm City, which consisted of the Mountain King and Dark Blade's troops, was enough to fight a few local wars.

Long before he left, he had already drawn up a plan and decided to follow the pack tactics of wolves to nurture the battle, so that he could quickly build up his own army and power in the region. Earl Oban gave him three points of lean land. This barren territory was the starting point for him to enter the empire's hinterland.

When they arrived at the village, the villagers had already returned. Some of the houses that had been destroyed during the battle were being rebuilt. When they saw Allen's group appear, the villagers stopped what they were doing and looked at Allen's group curiously. In their eyes, Alan saw doubt and a faint hostility.

"Who is the Village Chief?" Alan asked as he sat on his horse.

A moment later, a half-century old man stepped forward and said, "I am, who is this lord?"

"My name is Alan. From today onwards, I will be the owner of this village and the other two surrounding villages. Earl Oban has already given me this land. From now on, I will be your lord." Alan gestured.

Behind him, Belmond stepped forward and opened a letter of appointment in front of the Village Chief. The Village Chief clearly saw the Earl's seal and respectfully said, "Lord Allen has come all the way here. It's been hard work. Look, there's no place to stay in the village now. Why don't you come to my house and rest? I'll let the villagers build a dwelling for everyone?"

"There's no need to be anxious at home. Let's go to your house first. I have something to tell you."

The village chief's house was not much bigger than the villagers'. There was a two-room house and a small courtyard in front of it. Alan asked Belmore to bring the soldiers outside to rest while he and Regis walked in. The village chief's son put a cup of tea in front of Ellen and said, "We don't have anything good here. Please make do with it, Ellen."

"It doesn't matter." Alan looked at the village chief and said, "I need you to gather the other two village chiefs here."

"Yes, Hawk, do as Lord says."

Half an hour later, the chiefs of the other two villages arrived. Although they had confirmed that the documents were indeed from Ark Harbor, their expressions were a little unnatural when they saw Allen, the lord. Alan coughed softly and said, "Everyone is here. Then I would like to invite three men from the village to gather. I need them to join the army for all adult males and those who are not sick or disabled."

"Recruitment?" One of the village chiefs jumped up and said, "No, we don't need to join the army when Sir Gerald is running the land. Besides, if all the young men go into the army, what about the village's work, what about their families?"

Ellen frowned and looked at him coldly. "Firstly, this land is no longer owned by Viscount Grayer. It belongs to me." Therefore, my will must be carried out without hindrance and faithfully carried out! Secondly, when men join the army, I will naturally pay them, so their families will not be affected. Do you understand? "Village Chief!"