Chapter 495 The Justice of Vengeance

Twenty-seven women, more than thirty children, and more than a dozen craftsmen, trading as slaves is a lot of wealth, but for the Quick Knife Group, which has been reduced to a bandit group, this time is really a rare big harvest.

Slightly different from some people's speculation, the Quick Knife Squad that is now making trouble around the new knight lord is not a temporary bandit group built by stragglers. His predecessor was the Quick Knife Warriors, a large mercenary group hired by the rebellious Marquis.

For the mercenary group, it is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime good thing to be accepted as a whole by a certain big lord. The mercenary group itself can obtain official establishment and supplies, and ordinary members can get generous remuneration and promotion opportunities. , is the only chance to become a nobleman.

There is no shortage of ambitious mercenaries among mottled-born mercenaries. As long as they are paid enough, mercenaries who are originally outlaws can take off anyone's head, including their own, and make themselves and their descendants nobles This opportunity has attracted the hearts of countless strong mercenaries.

But the great lord will not throw away the opportunity of recruitment at will. If the new noble who enfeoffs wants to entrust the territory, it is tantamount to cutting his flesh, and even if it is a low-level title without a territory, it must give equal value to the retainers.

Want to claim the title of nobility? Yes, fight with your life, as long as you prove your strength on the battlefield and get enough meritorious service, it is possible to win the appreciation of the great lord.

Note that the premise is that those large mercenary regiments can obtain enough merits, and their establishment remains intact, at least with more than 80% of their combat power. After all, the great nobles have never been philanthropists. It is meaningless even if it loses its own value, but a mercenary group that has suffered heavy losses is very suitable for waste utilization. Ordinary members can at least become qualified private soldiers, and the strong without a strong team are also very cheap to buy alone. This is the favorite "duty (free)" cannon fodder of nobles.

Therefore, war, pure and dangerous war, is not a task that ordinary mercenaries are willing to participate in. After all, when the reward is high, it also represents extremely high risk, but everyone knows it. The least people in this world are careerists and gamblers who think they are the only lucky ones.

As long as there is war, there will be vultures and coyotes chasing war. The great lords really like to hire mercenary groups temporarily. A rare example of a regular regiment. But it inspired more mercenary groups to fly to the flame.

And the original Quick Knife Warriors was one of the "lucky ones". He successfully made amazing military exploits, but...

"The head of the group, Ent, is dead. Our merits are gone, and the Quick Knife Warriors are gone. Several big brothers were hanged on the flagpole, and only the deputy head, Kahn, became a knight noble. Brother Xin Ke It is said that Kahn betrayed us and exchanged the lives of his brothers for wealth, so we came to Kahn for revenge.

"

"By killing civilians?"

"That's just Kahn's property. We plan to sell more and get back at least our share."

The people are the personal wealth of the lord? In a sense, this is also a mainstream concept in this world.

The two sentries of the Quick Knife Regiment were lying together, and neither of them could move. The other one calmly stated their "just revenge" in front of me.

And being able to say these behaviors without changing his face is not because he has a good psychological quality, but because his soul is collapsing, and he can't stop the leak of information at all.

Withdrawing the index finger on the sentry's forehead, the black mist began to dissipate, and the black pupils had lost focus, and then dissipated. And the soul of the weak.

Even though he still has breathing and temperature, he is already a living dead.

And when I put my index finger on the face of another sentinel, the young face was distorted by fear, and cold sweat dripped crazily. The yellow liquid emerging from under my body made me frown even more.

"Snapped!"

The other party's ugliness made me lose my intention to verify the information, and the stench even made me lose interest in his corpse.

After snapping his fingers, the partial suffocation of extracting water and air turned the sentry into a mummy in fear, and the fatal restraint even made his common dying cry for help by choking his own neck a luxury. The only trace of resistance was Bloodstains from fingernails on the ground.

It has been a long time since I have acted as an evil undead spellcaster. It seems a good thing to have no hands, but the changes in the "companions" behind it are very obvious.

The faces of the scattered mercenaries headed by the dwarf brothers were a bit ugly, but they were more respectful and fearful. It was one thing to know how powerful they were, but another to be ruthless and powerful.

I have the same smile on my face as before, but I am very satisfied in my heart. At least in the short term, the negative impact of my previous loss of integrity can be ignored.

The powerful, brutal and evil Necromancer is no fool for a mercenary, and my orders as an employer are expected to be carried out.

But Old Button's old buddy, Winston, had an ugly expression on his face, and he was still talking about something.

"Evil necromancer? Why didn't the Holy Light kill him?" Even without reading his lips, I could guess what he was thinking. After all, this old guy was a traditional believer of the Holy Light who went to church twice a week.

At this moment, the one who reacted the most was probably Katerina. She hid behind her adoptive father with a pale face, bit her lips tightly, her eyes kept wandering, and she didn't dare to look at those who died so terribly. corpse.

My face didn't change, but I sighed in my heart.

"Have you made up your mind? It's a wise choice to cut off the signs directly, lest the little girl get too deep."

The dead cat's gloating voice rang in my ears, and the pure joy and malice in it were undisguised. It seemed that this dead cat was also a member of FFF.

But I shook my head.

"Don't think too much, I'm just using the most suitable method to obtain information. I'm a necromancer now, so it's rare to use torture without necromancy?"

As for the northern trio over there, the two veterans didn't care, but the goblin Sol was full of hesitation. If the situation wasn't too inopportune, he might have pulled out the tool manual and rummaged through it as usual.

"Are we right to attack these people?"

Don't get me wrong, the red brilliance of the condemnation technique has already sentenced the two sentries to death, and what Sol questioned was the "truth" they stated.

Hearing this, I couldn't help laughing, this Sol is too young, let's forget about doubts in my heart, but I accidentally asked, and the question was still a necromancer.

"...But if everything is true, they have reason to take revenge."

"Please take revenge on yourself. What does it have to do with innocent villagers? Oh, you probably think that the people are the wealth of the lord, and taking his wealth is also a kind of revenge."

Sol fell silent. It seems that he also recognized the traditional view that the people are the wealth of the lord.

I was also lost in thought. Tradition is really annoying sometimes. Even if it seems absurd and unreasonable to me, if most people agree, even the fake will become true, even if it doesn’t fit. Reason will also become iron law.

And another potential meaning of this tradition is that the status of nobles is higher than that of ordinary people, and people are not equal. If I want to prove that this traditional concept is wrong, it is tantamount to declaring that everyone is equal. The era of feudal kingship was almost dead.

But in this cruel world that is swaying by wind and rain, in the world's concept, bloody revenge is the most basic right of a person, which is more legitimate than any law. Hatred is just and proper.

The only law enforcement power needs to be supported by the only political power. If someone says that only the legal profession can execute the death penalty, it will only be regarded as a joke.

It is not a matter of time to prove that one tradition is wrong, let alone two, so I decided to bypass "tradition" first.

"Are they guilty?"

"Yes, both the conviction and the testimony proved his guilt."

"Are they guilty of death?"

"Damn, they not only carried out the massacre, but also kidnapped, human trafficking and other crimes, which add up to capital crimes."

"Then it is right to execute them now. Don't interrupt me, I know you want to say they are free to revenge. But that doesn't mean they shouldn't be punished for their crimes, does it?"

"Yes, but..."

"This is this, that is that, this crime and that crime are counted separately. Since the one in front of us is right, let's get rid of the one in front of us before we have time to deal with the next one. These bandits deserve to die, so they died. If the lord is guilty, You can also try him again."

Sol suddenly realized, and started with a face full of excitement...Take out a notebook to take notes,

Everyone else was very surprised that the stubborn legal professional could be persuaded, even the dark elf anti-knight who always looked indifferent showed a slightly surprised look.

But I was secretly complaining, looking at this little idiot, my inadvertent teaching addiction came up again, I hope no one will see anything.

"Wait, something's not right."

And looking at the robbers who were still staring at our avatars drooling, I suddenly felt that something seemed wrong.

"Huh? The Quick Knife Group found us?"

"No, don't you think it's strange? Why are they waiting here with the burden of these prisoners, aren't they afraid of being discovered by the lord?"

"The sentinel said just now that he wanted to sell some captives for money. This is not an acceptable transaction for ordinary merchants. There are no professional slave traders around, and most of them are face-to-face transactions...that is to say, they are waiting for the transaction. other side!"

"Not only that, attacking a village will be surrounded by the lord, but the bandits dare not commit a felony. Since they have been sure to exchange the villagers for money from the beginning, they are likely to be hired to collect captives, and now the most Who are the ones who are in urgent need of captives? Those who are in desperate need of sacrifices!"

"Maybe there will be clues about those cultists. No, such an important sacrifice should be collected by the senior officials of the Ten Thousand Deaths Society!"

When I reached an agreement with the dead cat, the eyes of those robbers were full of greed, just like seeing delicious fat sheep. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to read.)