Chapter 507 506 The Three of Us!
Chapter 507 506. There are three of us!
Potions that can make people itch all over their bodies, and physical torture that is repeatedly applied after being cured. When a person with a strong will faces this set of procedures, a small crack will appear in his mouth as strong as a city wall involuntarily.
The long history has allowed each country to have its own unique set of "memory recovery techniques". In the face of these techniques, real steel warriors have never appeared. At most, they can only complete a willpower challenge under the teasing eyes of the torturers. They become the talk of others in the prison after dinner, but unfortunately no one will praise their behavior.
"Speak."
Tanya in the study was not surprised when she heard the information reported by the guards. She knew that no one's mouth could be opened under the guidance of Black Owl.
The assassin gave a detailed account of his origins and the specific client. Unsurprisingly, it was a school of thought, and there was more than one envoy who facilitated them.
In fact, it doesn't matter if this information is not reviewed. Tanya already knows who her enemy is, but she always has a wonderful competitive spirit in her heart. The more eager the school is and the dirtier the methods, the more her fighting spirit becomes.
There is almost no way to turn back after embarking on this road. If you want to go, then go with great vigor and become the most eye-catching person in the eyes of all people, so that the bards who write their own epics can praise your name loudly.
"Let him go."
"His Majesty!"
The guards and the black owl who had just returned from the attack were stunned and screamed in surprise.
"I said, let him go."
"Assassinating His Majesty is a capital crime. We have enough time to keep him alive but not dead. Let him go?"
"I don't think I need to repeat it a third time, just do it."
Although the guards were puzzled, Tanya's tone was so firm that no one even thought of admonishing her.
The assassin who was left half alive after being punished by various punishments was treated as a dead dog and thrown outside the city. Tanya used a magic messenger to silently watch him who thought he had saved his life, holding on to his tattered body. The body escapes into the wilderness.
Mi Lai saw the end of this assassin. Those companions hiding in the darkness did not lend a helping hand to him. The [mimetic plant] that she was very familiar with from the Dawn Territory suddenly came out in a certain patch of dense grass, killing him. He was dragged into the darkness.
There were constant voices questioning why he could come back, and then came even more brutal torture.
This is Tanya's true intention. She can let go of assassins, but she cannot survive. It is not Tanya who kills, but those schools of thought that are indifferent to losers and are extremely vicious in order to keep their mouths shut.
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The secretary, Leticia, patiently stirred the inferior tea powder in the bowl until the tea finally took on a relatively charming reddish-brown color, and then she steadily served it to Zenil, who was being treated by a doctor.
"Let the doctors drink. They need these precious drinks to refresh themselves as they continue to work."
Unlike Tanya, Zenil didn't bother to show off on this kind of thing. As he spoke, he took the tea from the hesitant Leticia with his uninjured left hand and handed it to the doctor.
"Your Majesty... We are very sorry. It is all our fault that the maritime supply route was cut off by the Sea Clan." Leticia bit her lip, her beautiful face full of bitterness.
Zenil was experiencing a severe shortage of supplies. He had already predicted that the first summer after the end of Infested Spirit would be the most difficult time for him, but the seriousness of the matter still exceeded his imagination.
Most of the large territory he currently occupies was abandoned by his father, Dewek, during the war. Even though Zenil organized experienced farmers to rush to plant the ravaged cultivated land, they still could not catch up with the last train of spring plowing.
This part of the food gap was originally supposed to be supplied by Tanya. Almost the entire Green Shade Territory had not been baptized by war, and the sufficient supplies made him jealous. For this reason, he specially made a supplementary agreement with Tanya to assist each other... but While he was winning steadily against his father's counterattacks, Tanya's supply fleet suffered from natural disasters, sea clan attacks, and shipwrecks one after another. Not even a single supply of supplies arrived in the Storm Territory.
Zenil was not a fool. He knew very well that his good sister would not allow him to push back, so he started to resort to tricks.
"It's a stupid decision. Even if it stumbles like this, she still doesn't have enough manpower to complete the comeback. This is her natural disadvantage and cannot be made up for in a short time." Almost all the governors of the Storm Territory were jumping to scold Tanya. At the same time, he was so sarcastic that the elites following Zenil were far more capable of judging the situation than ordinary people.
However, Zenil has smelled the uneasiness since then. No one knows his sister better than him. If she really wants to play the art of checks and balances, there is no need to cut off her supplies to the point where the frontline military supplies cannot be maintained. At the point... there is only one possibility for doing this. She has found a way to absorb immediate combat power. She cuts off supplies just to suck her own blood!
The news of Tanya's support for the Magic Awakeners reached the Storm Territory, and Zenil suddenly became enlightened. He held his hands and laughed in the mansion with only his close confidants. There was a bit of approval in the smile, a bit of relief, and a bit of meeting his opponent. of excitement.
"This is not a way that Tanya can think of to break the situation by herself." Zenil was extremely sure of his judgment, "Someone is helping her."
This was the blow that could truly overthrow all the advantages of Zenil and bring the entire Solon under her rule. Tanya generously distributed knowledge to one awakened person after another, promising them status and leading them to embrace a new future. , no one can refuse this temptation, not even the low-level magicians who are loyal to Zenil.
"She is openly hostile to the school, and the school will not let her go!"
The governors of the Storm Territory seemed to have seen the scene of Tanya being torn apart by the school, but Zenil asked: "Before she is torn apart by the school, what should we do if she tears us apart first?"
Tanya has abundant supplies and is willing to promise knowledge to the awakened and low-level magicians. This has shaken the hearts of the Storm Territory's immediate combat power. The magicians who were once willing to pave the way for Zeniel with their flesh and blood saw another way out. …Tanya offers more and won’t go hungry.
Indecision makes it difficult to achieve great things, this is Zeniel's assertion to his sister. But when this sister who once abandoned Lulutis retreated, her madness and determination far exceeded his expectations. Now, She moved forward without hesitation, no longer looking forward or backward... She wanted to eat the Storm Territory first and make up for the Green Shade Territory surrounded by the school.
"Is there any information from the north?" Zenil came back from his thoughts.
Leticia smoothed her hair and sighed: "The messenger replied that Royer refused to talk to us. He also said that he did not kill the messenger for your sake."
After going deep into the northern border several times, the messenger discovered that Roye had narrowed his ruling area to a large extent after being defeated twice by the Black Owl, and managed the limited territory in an orderly manner, basically achieving self-sufficiency, and even competing with races further north. Trade exchanges were resumed and exchanges were made.
Although the territory was small, Royer led the few survivors in the north to rebuild their homeland.
"How long will the food last?" Zeniel asked.
"Spring plowing is late in the Storm Territory. It can be expected that this year's harvest will not be very good... If we want to maintain the current team size and the stability of the ruled area, we need to increase our food input by at least 40%."
"Now that the Sea Tribe is on a rampage, maritime trade is in crisis. The damage reports of the fleets dispatched in the past have reached an unacceptable level. Several big businessmen in the trading continent Kolai are no longer willing to take the risk..."
The corners of Zenil's mouth raised and he burst into laughter. The sudden turn of events made the secretary Leticia bewildered and could only stare at him blankly.
"It's interesting, it's really interesting. I didn't expect that the originally clear situation would turn into this because of Tanya's interference. It makes people more and more excited."
Zenil issued an order: "The entire army's front has shrunk, and all unconsolidated fortresses have been abandoned to minimize the impact of material shortages."
"I will lead by example. The rations for high-level magicians and archons will be reduced to half of the original amount, and the limited food will be provided to ordinary magicians and the people."
"Everyone will remain silent for two months until harvest time."
Leticia can understand the first two orders, but even if the entire Storm Territory completely enters a defensive state, there will be no more food. The food output of the existing cultivated fields will never meet the needs. Doing so will only get stuck in the quagmire. Among them!
Zenil put his hand gently on Leticia's shoulder: "We need to wait. Two months is enough time for a lot of things to happen. For example, there are new changes in the issues between Tanya and the school, and there are also things like diplomacy. The dialogue can bring us some changes, another addition to the sea route, etc. "
Although Leticia, who is also in charge of logistics, loves Zenil deeply, she had to take a deep breath at this moment and remind: "Your Majesty, if there is no change in two months, then the Storm Territory is likely to die slowly. Plunder by Tanya is combat power.”
"I know, so I need you to do two more things."
Zenil confidently stood with his hands behind his back: "First, be prepared to attack Solon immediately after the autumn harvest. We must feed the war with war and break into the royal capital of Rodmir in one go."
Leticia trembled all over. The overwhelming confidence on Zenil's face made her think that this crazy move was feasible for no reason.
"My sister can be so crazy, why can't I? Since she is willing to risk everything to win, then I can too." Zenil snorted coldly, "If she wants to suck my blood, then I will suck my father's." Blood, let us all put our chips on the gambling table, and leave the rest to courage and destiny!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" This is the reason why Leticia is willing to follow Zenil. This man can always see the odds of victory in adversity and bet on it without fear, and facts will always prove that his judgment is so wise.
"The second thing... after the autumn harvest begins, let people lead the storm, saying that we are also willing to provide shelter for the awakened ones, and are willing to give them more knowledge for them to learn and grow. ”
Leticia left with a deep shock, her head was numb, and she almost tripped over a raised stone when she walked out of the camp.
Zenil returned to his contemplation again, with his head lowered and a deep light flowing in his eyes.
"I vaguely feel that doing this is a scene that someone would like to see... My choice is all based on his prediction."
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"Ah sneeze!"
"Ah sneeze!"
Thick smoke billowed inside the cabin, and the sneezing sounds of three briquettes came one after another. The figure was soon obscured by the smoke.
Not daring to use magic in a wooden house full of dangerous potions, Lu Yu and Sera could only keep waving their tentacles to disperse the green mist around them.
Lulu, swinging the medicine bottle in her hand, floated to a high place and shouted excitedly: "Qiang Qiang, we're done!"
This time, the medicine didn't have a dangerous tone of "so what's the cost?". The clear translucent fluorescent blue liquid at least seemed like an antidote that could be swallowed into the throat.
"Did it really succeed?" After experiencing the pain in her throat when the medicine went into her throat, Sierra resisted and put the two tentacles into the table, trembling.
"After my hard thinking, the reason why the last potion failed was also due to the lack of magic power in the space, so..."
Lu Yu and Sera slapped Lulu directly in the face.
Suddenly being cheek-to-cheek made Lulu make a confused sound: "What...what's wrong?"
"You want to explode again?" the two said in unison.
"How is it possible? This time we only need to meet a little of the rich demon's standards. I have already brought enough magic crystals. As long as the magic power in the crystals is released simultaneously when drinking the medicinal solution and bathing the whole body, we can My original body is back!"
Although they were doubtful, Lu Yu and Sera could only listen to Lulu's mercy when it came to the potion. After all, they could not find a better pharmacist to solve the current strange situation.
In the temporarily newly built wooden cabin, the magic circle has been carved on the ground as required, and a blue water of magic crystal has been sprinkled on it.
The three briquettes entered it, first checked the magic circle nodes, and then confirmed the adequacy of the magic power. After all preparations were completed, Lulu took out the containers prepared in advance to distribute the liquid. The three of them drank it all in one gulp, and at the same time The magic power ignited the magic circle under his feet.
"Have you felt it? The surging magic power flowing in the body, the scorching hot waves are beating on our chests, the waves are turbulent!" Lulu waved her tentacles passionately and described the feeling after drinking it.
This completely fitting reaction made the two of them ecstatic.
"Ah, the magic power is nourishing our bodies and washing away our plastic appearance... Our flesh will be revealed under the influence of the magic circle and return to the old body!"
"Wait, wait!" Lu Yu suddenly realized something was wrong, "Why is my body getting hotter and hotter? Why does the magic circle seem to stick to my body and I can't move!"
"It's not the magic circle, it's the magic power escaping from the crystal that resonates with our bodies!" Sera yelled, "Damn it, Lulu, didn't you expect that potions have different resonance effects on different plastic bodies and magic power!"
"???"
Lulu's head was full of questions, but before she could say anything, there was a muffled sound.
This weak explosion did not even cause the cabin to collapse, but it caused a strong wind to blow through the entire cabin. The three coal briquettes whirled in the wind and fainted.
The potion apprentices who were waiting not far away quickly stepped forward to tear down the door of the wooden house, leaking all the not-so-rich magic power, and then their eyes inevitably fell on the corner of the room...
"What are your expressions?"
The three thick-skinned coal briquettes were completely uninjured and floated up cursingly, but the sudden pulling force made everyone look confused.
"Lu Yu, what are you doing so close to me? Get away!" Sera shouted.
"Don't move, don't move, it hurts so much, why are we stuck together!"
Sera, who tried to twitch her body to escape from Lu Yu, suddenly found that she seemed to be carrying two huge burdens, which she could not shake off no matter how hard she tried.
In the mirror provided by the apprentice, she suddenly discovered that... the briquettes had merged into one!