As the saying goes, when two armies fight, the envoy will be killed. But now Levis, who was standing among "Zhou Li, the conservatives, and the reformers," felt his heart pounding, his mouth dry, and his head spinning.
At this moment, he felt even more tortured than when he was played by Zhou Li's "real and fake brave". After all, although he was humiliated by Zhou Li back then, he had all the nobles and kings of Magnum as his backers, so he felt confident.
But now, not only is this support no longer useful, but he even has to give half of it to his own head. As a professional fencer, Levi knew very well that the two most untouchable things in Silver City now were the brave Zhou Li and the fight between the two factions.
At this time, Levi was sweating profusely and his mind was empty. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only stand there and worry. He also thought about asking Zhou Li to put down Karen, but Levi gave up the idea when he saw Zhou Li's smiling expression. But if you don't do anything, those old guys behind you will never let you go.
what to do?
Holding on to his last energy, Levis bowed to Zhou Li, gritted his teeth and tried to speak out, "Mr. Zhou Li, if you have any requests, you can ask me. Nothing must be solved with violence. You are right."
"wrong."
Zhou Li shook his head seriously and said with great certainty: "A strong person wants to humiliate such a short-sighted imbecile. I just want to step on his head hard."
Looking at Zhou Li who had rudeness written all over his face in front of him, Levi's mouth became increasingly bitter. He felt the death gazes of the immortals behind him. They did not dare to confront Zhou Li directly, so they could only let him, the unlucky guy, rescue Karen. Now it seems that the more these old immortals want to rescue Karen, the less Zhou Li wants them to succeed.
If Zhou Li kills Karen here, or completely annihilates him in a social sense, those old people who have accumulated countless resentments and anger against Zhou Li will vent their anger on themselves. If he forcefully saved Karen, he might be the one who would be wiped out by Zhou Li or in the social sense.
No, why am I the only one who is unlucky?
"Don't embarrass him. There's no need."
The sound of nature sounded.
Levi felt that his soul was purified, and a kind of comfort coming from the depths of his soul made him involuntarily breathe a sigh of relief. He felt that his hands were shaking a little, but they calmed down again in this magnetic and kind voice. He turned his head, and sure enough, Magnum III in a dazzling golden robe was standing not far away. Torea beside him stared blankly at the scene in front of him. The two complemented each other and were very harmonious.
"Welcome Your Majesty!"
Although these conservative parties were slightly dissatisfied with the somewhat radical Magnum III, they were still the monarch of Magnum, and they still had to give him face. After seeing Magnum III, everyone present knelt down on one knee as a courtesy to welcome the king's arrival.
"Here comes another one who is so muddy, right?"
At this time, Zhou Li perfectly interpreted the image of a rebellious minister and traitor. He was a chosen traitor who used nine cauldrons to eat every day in ancient times. He crossed his arms, raised his head, and looked at Magnum III with disdain, "You don't want me to let this kid go, do you?"
"if not?"
Magnum III's eyes swept over Karen, who was a little ashamed, and a rare expression of anger appeared on his always calm face. He no longer looked at Karen, his eyes fell on Zhou Li, and said calmly: "He is not worthy of death, so please spare him."
"Does sin not lead to death?"
Hearing Magnum III's words, Zhou Li raised his eyebrows and asked with a sneer: "Then let me ask you, if he was riding a horse on the street just now to commit murder and hit a pair of civilians instead of us, I ask You, can they survive?"
"Then this pair of innocent civilians, do they deserve to die?"
Hearing this, Magnum III frowned. The conservatives behind him didn't look very good either, and looked at Karen with a little more reproach. After all, it was Karen who committed the crime this time. If it were normal and the victim was given some money to deal with, this kind of thing would go away. But this time he happened to run into Zhou Li, one of the few people in this country that he couldn't mess with at all.
"Karen's father has made great contributions to this country. He is also the orphan of a hero after all. Let him go and I can compensate you."
"Ah."
Zhou Li tilted his head, and his sharp eyes swept over the old nobles behind Magnum III. After meeting Zhou Li's gaze, these people all shuddered and took a step back involuntarily.
"His father's credit?"
Looking at Magnum III, Zhou Li said to him with a sarcastic tone: "Then you have to mention the contributions of the older generation. I think we need to talk about the Hede family."
Upon hearing these words, the expressions of the old nobles suddenly changed. The Hede family has always been a thorn in their side. As one of the oldest families, the Hede family, which always opposes other nobles, has been suppressed. To this day, most of them are unaware of the existence of this family.
This group of people know that if we talk about merit, we don’t need to go further. The military exploits performed by Don Quixote’s father are enough to make Don Quixote a duke. This little count is not worthy of it at all. of. At this moment, the old nobles who had been arrogant due to the arrival of Magnum III suddenly fell silent and didn't know what to say.
Glancing at the old immortals behind him, Magnum III stopped a few of them who wanted to ask for peace, and said to Zhou Li himself: "I will give you an explanation from the Hede family."
"Can't understand."
Zhou Li shook his head and replied with a cold face: "Translate for me, what does an explanation mean?"
"I will give her the title, money, and people."
"Still don't understand."
A mocking smile appeared on Zhou Li's face. He glanced at Karen behind him, and his words were full of chills, "Translate for me, what is a title, what is money, what the hell is called, human!" "
Magnum III did not answer. He stared at Zhou Li, and the aura of superiority from the king instantly diffused at the slightly crowded city gate. In an instant, except for Zhou Li and Eluma, everyone else and even Torea felt inexplicable pressure. They felt the burning emotions in Magnum III's heart.
"I don't care what faction or nobles you are. I don't care about the imbecile title behind you, or what kind of big shot his dead father was."
Zhou Li swept away the frivolity just now. At this time, his eyes were like a sharp dagger sweeping across all the nobles present. That kind of sight made these people shudder. "I only know that this thing named Karen is guilty." Law. Riding horses in the city, deliberately murdering, insulting the monarch of another country, arresting, and punishing for several crimes. Even if he uses his own title to pay for the crime, he will be sentenced to death!"
"The Duke will not be sentenced to death. This is our Magnum custom!"
A courageous noble stood up and shouted angrily at Zhou Li. When he came back to his senses and fear came to his mind, Zhou Li did not do anything to him as expected. He just looked at the nobleman who spoke and smiled sarcastically. With this smile, Magnum III's heart suddenly sank.
broken.
"There is no pardon for those who commit capital crimes. This is my custom."
Cold light flashed in Zhou Li's hands, and everyone knew that Zhou Li would definitely keep his word. At this time, Karen already felt that something was wrong. He discovered that this man named Brave didn't care about the rules and worldliness at all. He was sincere and wanted to cut himself into pieces and kill himself for breaking the law.
At this time, he began to tremble. He was no longer as arrogant and domineering as before. Karen began to shout for help, began to beg for mercy, and began to complain that he had made a mistake while drinking. However, Zhou Li ignored him and just looked quietly at Magnum III, who had a gloomy expression in front of him.
"Your Majesty, Karen needs to be saved."
"Karen's father..."
A rustling voice sounded from behind Magnum III. These nobles who started from the Cullen family kept telling the importance of Cullen. Magnum III gritted his teeth and stared at Zhou Li with anger in his eyes.
"I'll translate for you."
Just when the cold light was about to cross Karen's neck, Magnum III almost roared and shouted to Zhou Li: "I'll translate for you!"
"Restore the title of Duke of Don Quixote, compensate her for fifty years of salary and subsidies, and allow her to reorganize an army of five hundred men."
As soon as these words came out, those old guys were shocked. But after seeing the pitiful Karen, they closed their mouths to dissuade him and fell into silence.
"I don't understand, it's not enough!"
Zhou Li had no intention of giving in and continued to press forward step by step.
"You are giving her what she deserves. What I want is compensation!"
The veins on Magnum III's neck popped out. He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and promised Zhou Li almost word for word: "Second Legion."
This time, the old nobles completely exploded. If Magnum III was not talking about the Second Legion at this time, these people would strongly oppose it, because they would not allow the national army to join Zhou Li's command, which would be tantamount to cutting meat to feed the eagles.
However, the nature of the Second Legion is different. They are a legion affiliated with the Magnum family. Rather than saying that they are soldiers, it is better to say that they are Magnum III's personal soldiers. The Second Legion was extremely loyal to Magnum III, and they had done some shameful things. Therefore, these veteran nobles were eager to let Magnum III hand over this legion, and it was best to disband it.
In normal times, they would definitely be happy to see Magnum III handing over the Second Legion. But now, they felt a warmth. These people deeply realize that this Magnum III still prefers old people like themselves, and still values himself.
"Plus her."
Just when everyone thought the dust had settled, Zhou Li did not agree to Magnum III's generous conditions. He stretched out his hand and pointed at the confused Torea, "Leave her to me."
"impossible!"
Regarding Zhou Li's request, Magnum III refused without hesitation: "I will never hand over Torea to you!"
At this time, the old nobles were confused. They didn't understand why Magnum III valued Torea so much when he could hand over the Second Legion. At this time, although Torrea gained a lot of international reputation due to the Battle of Muqi, in Magnum, these old nobles still looked down upon her, thinking that she was just a stinky beggar from out of town, not an old man at all. Silver Man.
Even so, it was hard for these people to persuade Magnum III to hand over Torrea at this time. After all, Magnum III had just cut off a large piece of meat. If he was asked to hand over Torea again, these people were afraid that Magnum III would join forces with Zhou Li in anger and kill them on the spot.
"Oh, impossible?"
Zhou Li raised his eyebrows and sneered. Silver light flashed in an instant, and a streak of blood suddenly appeared on Karen's neck. At this time, the old nobles could not sit still. They started to make a lot of noise, but they did not dare to directly dissuade Zhou Li. They could only place their hopes on Magnum III.
"I... pay..."
It was almost like speaking through teeth, these two words were extremely laborious. After Magnum III said these words, he looked deeply at Zhou Li.
"Oh, look at it, look at it."
Suddenly, Zhou Li put away the dagger with a smile, patted Karen on the shoulder, and smiled at everyone: "I understand now. It turns out that our respected Majesty Magnum wants to kill Don Quixote." When the title of duke is restored, she will be given fifty years of salary and the right to form an army of 500. At the same time, she will also be given the second army and the woman Torea to me."
"You, if you said this earlier, wouldn't I understand you? You have to translate so many times."
Facing the smiling Zhou Li, these nobles could not speak even if they wanted to. They could only let their men pick up Karen, who was clutching his neck and glaring angrily, not daring to complain at all against Zhou Li.
"By the way, since you have given me a legion, just bring those holy swords, aegis, etc. that you can carry. If you can't carry them, give me a discount and I will buy some. It's not good to hide them. .”
Facing Zhou Li who kicked his nose and face, Magnum III smiled instead of getting angry, "Okay, don't you want to be armed?"
"I'll give it to you. You can take whatever you want from the sixth arsenal. I'll sell you the items from the twelfth arsenal at half price. How about that?"
"Yeah."
Zhou Li immediately smiled and nodded in recognition. What he didn't see was that after seeing that he agreed to Magnum's words, the faces of the old nobles showed secret smiles.
They knew that the sixth weapons depot contained only a pile of scrap metal produced in England and South America, while the twelfth weapons depot contained a pile of magical weapons. These items could not be used for legion equipment at all.
These people were secretly happy that Zhou Li was about to pay the price for his arrogance and ignorance. At the same time, they admired Magnum III's adaptability, which made Zhou Li about to knock out his teeth and swallow it in his stomach. This may be their only solace, which makes these veteran nobles admire Magnum III even more.
These people took inventory, and then they were surprised to find that they had lost nothing. The one who really suffered the hemorrhage was Magnum III. He paid for his title, money, army, and a beloved general to rescue General Cullen.
We won, we won.
Just when these people were complacent, what they didn't see was that instead of showing any anger or panic in Torea's eyes, on the contrary, her eyes were full of realization.
I see.
The handover of the legion requires the vote of the nobles.
The sale of arms requires the consent of all members and nobles.
but now…
Listening to those people praising how wise Magnum III was and how great the sacrifice he had made, Torea followed Magnum III without saying a word. Now, she understood deeply why these people were called insects by Magnum III.
