Chapter 1274 Ambition

Ever since the red mist poured down from the top of the Impasse Mountain, everything in the world seemed to be covered with a thin veil. Marvin Pike thought he would feel as uncomfortable as being in a dusty mine, but to his surprise, he did not feel any discomfort.

If you inhale hard, you can even feel a touch of moisture and coolness. According to the devil commander, these mist contain the essence of life, which not only does not cause any harm to humans, but also has nourishing benefits. Only witches who specifically fight against them will suffer fatal backlash.

I won’t say how credible this statement is, but at present, apart from slightly affecting the line of sight, there are no other disadvantages. After a month, he has basically become accustomed to life in the red mist.

"Your Excellency, the Lord of the Sky, has sent someone here." At this moment, a personal guard walked into the study, "We are waiting for you in the courtyard now."

Maven nodded calmly, "Please stay there for a while, I'll be there right away."

"yes."

After the personal guard closed the door, Ma Weien couldn't help but smile.

That's right, Duke. No matter how many times he listens to it, it always makes him happy. A month ago, when the devil crossed the ice abyss and entered Xueying Castle, he thought it was the rumored doomsday, but he didn't expect that the other party let him go in the end.

After "abandoning" the inherent prejudice, Marvin found that the devil who called himself the Lord of the Sky was not as difficult to communicate with as imagined. To some extent, it was even easier to deal with than the people of Graycastle - at least the former was not. The noble's territory will be reduced to nothingness without any explanation.

The devil does not tax, seize land, or seize power. As long as they swear allegiance, they can keep everything they have and have the opportunity to get more. Apart from being a little rough in their methods, there are no other disadvantages. Especially after the Lord of the Sky gave him the management of the three cities around Xueying Castle, he felt that this might not be a bad idea.

Xueying Castle is shaped like an isolated island, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is difficult for others to threaten his territory, and it is difficult for him to open up. I thought I would wear the title of earl for a lifetime, but I didn't expect that when the end came, I would actually take a big step forward.

Ruling over the entire northern region of the Everwinter Kingdom, he is already the well-deserved Duke of the North.

Maven put his hand on the corner of his mouth and finally managed to calm down his smile. He closed the window, turned and walked downstairs.

Yes, when the devil invaded the city, he did kill dozens of guards and hundreds of citizens, but how can there be no reason to kill people in war? The territorial boundaries between nobles were also determined through war. Now that he holds four cities in his hands, the bodyguard team has not shrunk but doubled, not to mention the people under his command. As long as there is land and food for them to live, they can always make up for it in a few years.

As for those guys who talked behind his back that he chose to surrender to the devil because of fear, they should all be hanged.

Entering the courtyard, the first thing Marvin saw was the messenger sent by the Lord of the Sky and the huge monster lying next to it. To be honest, he couldn't tell any difference between these guys based on their appearance - unlike Hykezord, they were ugly and crude, and had no idea of ​​politeness and education. If it weren't for the sake of the commander of the demon army, he would not want to deal with these beasts at all.

"I wonder what your Excellency, Lord of the Sky, has given you?"

The other party took out a stone from his riding bag and handed it to him, then opened his mouth wide and said in a bad tone, "You. Listen!"

Is it magic sound transmission again...

Feeling the fishy smell coming from the messenger's mouth, Maven couldn't help but lean back slightly, trying to suppress the disgust in his heart, "I'm listening."

The stone flashed twice, and soon a familiar voice sounded out of thin air.

"How does it feel to be the Lord of a Realm? I hope you haven't forgotten your promise, Mr. Lord."

"Of course not, Your Excellency," Marvin quickly replied, "I have always been prepared to serve you."

"Very good, I believe that a month has allowed your people to get used to our presence. Now is the time - I need you to gather a team to assist us in building a camp, not in Eternal Winter, but in the Wolf Heart Kingdom .The number of people must be at least two thousand, of course...the more, the better."

Is this a coolie who needs to work? Ma Wei En estimated that it would not be difficult to gather so many people from four cities. "I'll take care of it, Your Excellency."

"Sure enough, I didn't choose the wrong person." There was a hint of satisfaction in the Lord of the Sky's voice, "Also, how is the research on the weapons I gave you before? Can your people imitate them?"

"This..." Ma Weien said with a look of embarrassment, "There is no problem in using it, but if you want to imitate it, it may take some time... I gathered the best blacksmiths in the north and asked them to each be responsible for building a component, but the progress was not good. It’s too ideal. I think this may have something to do with the witch. After all, the blacksmith told me that those parts don’t look like they were made by ordinary people.”

"I think so." Fortunately, there was no blame in the Lord of the Sky's words, "But even so, you should be able to use it to counter the Graycastle people. This is the second one I've given you. Order, send people to stop Graycastle from plundering the people of Wolf Heart, and I will hand over other captured weapons to you."

"But I don't have enough knights anymore-"

"Then go and recruit!" The Lord of the Sky interrupted, "Don't you humans like to use this method to expand your subordinates? Divide your territory and recruit those capable people to do things for you. Don't be reluctant to ask for a price. , if you can do this well, it won’t be a problem for you to become the King of Eternal Winter.”

Marvin shuddered... The King of Eternal Winter, a name he once only dared to touch in his dreams, now actually came to him in this way? He suppressed his suddenly accelerated heartbeat, tried his best to control his tone and replied, "As you command, Your Excellency, I will do my best to complete it."

"Hurry up, I want to see real results as soon as possible."

"I won't let you down."

The stone's light disappeared.

"I'll come back in a week."

After the messenger finished speaking, he climbed onto the flesh-winged monster, raised his hands, and immediately jumped into the air. The latter let out a strange cry, flapped its wings and flew out of the city, quickly disappearing from sight.

Marvin's face was covered by flying dust.

damn it! While coughing, he thought to himself that if these demons acted and talked like the Lord of the Sky, they probably wouldn't be widely rumored to be monsters from hell.

When he returned to the castle, he immediately called the old bachelor - even though the other party's performance last time was quite unbearable and he peed his pants on the top of the city wall, he still had no more reliable person to advise him for a while.

After repeating the Lord of the Sky's request, Marvin asked, "What do you think?"

"Sir, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" The old bachelor held his hand excitedly, "Since your father's generation, I have been serving the Pike family, and expanding our power beyond Xueying Castle has always been something he always talked about. Now you have not only achieved the first step, but you also have the opportunity to win the eternal winter, so you must seize it no matter what!"

"I think so too, but... do you think we can really defeat the Graycastle people if we recruit some knights?" Marvin expressed his doubts, "You have also seen the sophistication of those snow powder crossbow arrows. It’s basically impossible. And the number captured by the devil must be limited. What should we do after the fight is over?”

"No, sir, we don't need to go head-to-head with Graycastle's army," the old bachelor shook his head. "The Lord of the Sky has no such plan. His original words were "stop plundering" - as far as I know, Graycastle The human team is very scattered. As long as the weapons are equal, we can take the initiative with strategy! If they could successfully defeat a few raiding teams, they would definitely be at a loss. In fact, as soon as I listened to your story, I came up with a brilliant strategy. "

"Oh? Tell me."

The old bachelor leaned into the Duke's ear and spoke out his thoughts in detail.

Marvin's face suddenly showed joy.

"It should be feasible!" He nodded heavily, "In this way, our disadvantage will turn into an advantage. Just do as you say!"