Arcane splendor begins with the throne

Chapter 135 The Sewer Prince

In fact, the thin monkey originally refused to accept the task.

After all, he would rather face an ogre in a state of rage than anger a stunned blue paladin.

At least he knows that the weakness of a strong, but lazy humanoid like an ogre is a violent temper. As long as his requirements are met, he can easily control these stupid big guys to help you do things.

But rigid and upright paladins are different, especially paladins like Prince Karnas who have just received their call.

These impulsive, passionate, idealistic paladins looked like naive idiots to him.

They are not afraid of bloodshed, evil, or even death.

But precisely because of their fearless character, when they uphold justice, they will always set off wars full of killings for no reason, throwing the originally lawful city into chaos, and killing many unlucky civilians.

A paladin who doesn't even understand that 'justice requires compromise' is doomed to be difficult to become a real paladin.

After all, no matter how glorious a city is, it also has its dark places.

Dark organizations, gangsters, gray areas, officials and nobles, etc. are also part of maintaining order in the city.

But in the eyes of the paladins, he became a heinous person who endangered thousands of people, the kind that could be executed directly.

This is Golden Feather City, the most prosperous city in the entire West Kingdom.

Because of this, few of the rulers of the kingdom are clean.

Dead bodies can be seen floating in the sewers here every day, and even the shiny gold griffin coins can smell blood and filth.

It's like a conflict between order and chaos.

Chaos represents aggression, standing on the side of violence, and order is the existence that is opposed to chaos. The two are a never-ending struggle. It has started since he was born, and even if he dies, it continues. No one can escape order. Conflict with chaos.

For the world, good order is the foundation of all good things, but the means of maintaining order like paladins is more like chaos representing violence: use violence to control violence!

This seems powerful, but in fact it is the most helpless power.Relying on "violence to control violence" to seek justice, although it solves small problems for a while, has taught many people uncivilized expressions and unjust practices.

It is more likely to intensify the contradictions between the two sides of the problem, and even provoke even worse confrontational emotions. The final result can only be that more and more people are becoming less and less civilized, and the world is less and less about justice.

Because 'using violence to control violence' is a comparison of power, to see who has more power and whose methods are more vicious.The "violence against violence" of blood for blood and tooth for tooth is a remnant of the original homomorphic revenge consciousness, and for the rulers, it is a retrogression of civilization.

If he hadn't been notified in advance, paladin Strickland would have brought his students to the 'Gnoll' tavern, and the moment he saw the two of them stepping into the tavern, he was ready to evacuate immediately.

And the fundamental reason why he took on this task bit the bullet was the identity of this mysterious employer.

This person is the champion of yesterday's competition, Brian from Tegrila.

If it is pursued seriously, he is also the fiancé of the heir to the Kingdom of West, and will definitely manage the entire kingdom with the princess of the kingdom in the future.

On the day when the tournament started, he witnessed a group of magic sticks from Karnas, blessing the princess with celestial blood.

When he saw a ray of rose-colored morning light falling from the far east, he once thought that the princess had accepted the blessing from the Lord of Dawn and became a devout believer of the god.

Fortunately, from the ugly expressions on the faces of those magicians, it can be seen that the blessing baptism they performed was obviously rejected.

Because of this, the organizations hiding in the dark corners were relieved at the same time.

Most of the underground organizations knew that if this princess with celestial blood really accepted the Lord of Dawn's blessing, she would become a devout believer.

In order to let the divine radiance bloom in Golden Feather City like the Glory City that enveloped Karnas, to express their firm belief, these evil organizations will definitely usher in a large-scale cleansing.

Therefore, after learning the true identity of this mysterious employer, he only thought for a moment before readily agreeing.

Because he could see the strength and courage of Prince Tigrila, who was able to knock off the wolf of Niluskan and cut off its head in the competition.

And the prince-princess marriage is also not a simple political alliance.

When Brian knocked Niluskan's Mambaton off his horse and the black-robed wizard came to his aid, he found in disbelief that it was Princess West who was the first to react and give a helping hand.

At that time, he clearly saw that even the old king of West was shocked by his child's behavior, and his mouth was so wide that he could almost stuff the crown on his head.

So his gaze, involuntarily, all focused on the princess who was exuding divine light all over her body.

He saw the princess of West rushing into the chaotic crowd, looking for Brian.

The moment the two looked at each other, this noble and calm princess in the eyes of the world was like an innocent little bird. The deer jumped into Brian's arms, which shocked him. jaw.

This is true love!
The thin monkey looked at the scene enviously. He felt that the prince rescued the sleeping princess and then fell in love again. Maybe it would only appear in fairy tales, but it happened in front of him like this, and he was quite touched. He secretly sighed: Life, it's better to be young!
This made him even more interested in this mysterious half-elven prince.

It's a pity that it was the opponent's subordinate who handed over to him, so he didn't have the opportunity to talk to him at all.

Although he had no chance to meet this mysterious half-elf prince, the other party seemed to have guessed his inner thoughts and worries.

So he asked his subordinates to give him a sentence, and it was because of this sentence that he was able to successfully complete this task.

The thin monkey got up from the chair, recalling the words that left him with endless aftertaste:

The so-called weakness of human nature is that one does not have enough advantages to show off, but conceals one's poor inferiority complex with tiresome arrogance and boasting.

Yes, as long as you find a person's most fatal weakness, you can always think of a way to deal with him.

Just like the confrontation between Brian and Mambaton.

No matter how ferocious the attack of Neluskan's wolf was, his lance couldn't hit the target, not even a pitchfork, just like a bull with two horns showing off, but could only run amok.

And Bryan can deal with it with a calm and calm attitude in the duel until he finds a chance to kill him.

It is precisely because of this incredible attack that most people find it hard to believe that Brian's wooden lance can defeat the fully armed Mambaton.

Some people say that the reason why the wolf of Niluskan failed was because the opponent drank a large barrel of wine when preparing for the battle, and because of driving a horse after drinking, this allowed Brian to seize the opportunity, otherwise how could he be like a head? The rampaging bull.

Others said that Meng Patton ate too much in the morning, his belly was as big as a five-month pregnant woman, and he couldn't even put on his armor. The tight gap was caught, and it was so uncomfortable that she was riding on the saddle like a woman, causing her own attack to be disorderly.

Some people even said that this wolf likes to eat roast chicken the most, so that before the game, he was stuck in his throat by a chicken bone. Otherwise, when Brian's lance hit the opponent's neck, his throat armor Why it cracks and bleeds...

The thin monkey knows that good people always like to infer and deduce things they have never heard of based on what they have heard, and they can be convincing.

As much as he scoffed at the rumours, he also knew that all the stories had one thing in common: the wolf of Niluskan was defeated, so thoroughly that Brian had his head chopped off.

And the reason why this tiger cub from Tigrila was able to defeat this evil wolf that was trying to show off its power was entirely due to its own keen insight, grasping the opponent's weakness, killing it with one blow, and completing the counter-kill.

The skinny monkey glanced at the two naked women dueling in the pit, and they had already begun to tear and bite, and the audience's cheers were deafening.

He didn't stay for long, but walked through the long hall of the tavern, and stopped in front of an inconspicuous door.

Immediately afterwards, the door suddenly opened, and a Niluskan emerged, his sturdy body wrapped in a black wool cloak with a fur collar.

This is a bald head, his face is disfigured by two cross scars that cross the left and right eyebrows, the bridge of the nose and two cheeks. The one on the right seems to have been left recently, and the scar marks are still pink and tender.

"West's thief." The bald man smiled ferociously, "Go down from here."

The thin monkey nodded slightly. He lived in Jinyu City all year round. Of course he knew that behind the door pointed to by the bald man was a steep and winding wooden ladder leading to the basement of the tavern.

So he walked in without hesitation. The downward stairs were very long and very dark. If ordinary people were not careful, they would slip and fall, but for a thief like him, it was like walking on flat ground.

Near the end, he instinctively drew a dagger, and descended into a brick basement three times the size of the tavern above.

The thin monkey looked around. Every room in the basement was surrounded by huge wooden barrels, and outside the door was a dried wolf man's head.

He saw a thin man in a black cloak with a fur collar, the same style as the bald man, pacing back and forth boredly.

He recognized the other party's identity at a glance.

Of course, in his opinion, even if the other party turns into ashes, he can still recognize them. They are so familiar that they know exactly what posture the other party likes.

This person is the 'Web Weaver' Shako of the White Crow Mercenary Group. Just like his name, he likes to weave plots like a spider and design his own opponents, making people die inexplicably.

The thin monkey really couldn't figure out how the prince of Tigrila conquered the White Crow mercenary group, and how he made their leader, the Exile Capas, swear allegiance.

In fact, before he came to Golden Feather City from Longshou Port, he had been dealing with Sacco all year round.

In Longshou Port of Tegrila, he is not only a "notorious" thief in the eyes of the world, he is also good at smuggling, trading, lending money, and even part-time pirates and mercenaries.

And his partner is this self-proclaimed 'web weaver' Sacco, who was also known as: Prince of Sewers at that time.

"Skinny monkey, how is my master's business going?" Sacco found this unexpected guest and immediately went up to meet him.

"Very fulfilling, my dear friend." The thin monkey said with a smile on his face.

Looking at Sacco who was walking over, he was surprised to find that the temperament of the other person had changed so much that it made him faintly feel palpitations.

Especially the pair of eyes that impressed him when looking at Sacco, it is no longer as if the vicissitudes of life are full of stories, but a strange blood red. As hell.

"Very good, if that's the case..." Saco nodded with satisfaction, and murmured.

"The reward will be waived." Shouhou'er naturally understood what his old friend meant and quickly refused, smiling and saying:

"His Royal Highness Prince Tigrila is not only the Duke of Longshou Port, but also our Princess West's fiancé. Don't ask for any reward for such a trivial matter. I am sincerely willing to help you."

Sacco saw through the ghostly thoughts of the old friend at a glance, he curled his lips and said:

"My Lord Duke is not short of that little money. We entrust you to do things, and you will get paid. This is a matter of course. After all, our new Duke of Longshougang is the most trustworthy person. Take it, dear friend , Prince of the sewers. This world is too chaotic, as long as you have money, you can call yourself a prince of anything."

After Sako finished speaking, he threw a small bag of gold coins into the opponent's hand.

The skinny monkey took the gold coin and put it in his arms, but he was thinking to himself: This world has really turned the order upside down. A thief, mercenary, smuggler, pirate... who came from a lowly background actually used the credit of a Duke. Save.

"If possible, I'd like to meet your Lord Duke." The thin monkey pondered for a moment, then said hesitantly.

"What?" A playful smile appeared on the corner of Sako's mouth, "Do you want to serve under our Lord Duke? It is understandable that we will be miserable when our Lord Purple Dragon rules Longshou Port and conquers the Storm Islands. My mercenaries will also follow suit and reach the sky, and maybe even get a title or something. When the time comes, I will show off my power in front of you, a shady sewer prince."

"You misunderstood, my friend, I didn't mean that." The thin monkey quickly shook his head and explained: "After all, let me leave my wife and children in Jinyu City and return to Longshou Port..."

"fart!"

Sacco interrupted the thin monkey, "How can your mother have any wives and children, all of them are concubines and some orphans who have been abducted from nowhere, don't you just want to sit on the floor and negotiate terms, let yourself pay Every effort you make will be rewarded accordingly.”

The thin monkey smiled awkwardly, apparently the other party had figured out what he was thinking.

"If you want to negotiate terms, you can just come to me." Sacco continued: "As for meeting our Lord Duke, you are not qualified yet, so get out as soon as you get the money."

Looking at his old friend who looked like a villain and wanted to be beaten, the thin monkey cursed secretly, turned and left with a disappointed expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)