Realm of Power

The dark prison always makes people feel uncomfortable. The fat man's footsteps stopped in front of the steps of the corridor that were still stained with dried blood. He raised his eyes and shot towards the dark prison door in the distance.

Strasse Prison is the most heavily defended prison in the Principality of Normandy. It is often responsible for imprisoning nobles captured in wars or resisters against the Principality. The dark black door is covered with sharp nails. I don’t know how much it has gone through. Over the years, these nails are stained with yellow rust. They are sturdy, worn and old. There is only one hole in the door.

Under normal circumstances, the prison guards would first identify the people outside the hole before ordering the 4-meter-high gate to be opened. As the fat man stopped, the guards who opened the way in front quickly pushed the gate from both sides. When he opened it, there was a teeth-searing squeaking sound, and a smell of mildew hit his face, almost knocking the fat man down.

The fat man frowned slightly and looked at the prison in front of him. Huge and solid stones formed the perimeter of the prison. There were torches burning on both sides of the dark corridor, which extended all the way to the dark underground prison. Under normal circumstances, the inside was not lit. No light source, even during the day, will allow the sunlight to reach this place. The prisoners inside will only have the opportunity to see the light when meals are delivered every day.

The guards are not worried that the prisoners will escape. Without light, it is like eternal darkness. If you stay in there for a long time, you basically lose the concept of time. You don't know day and night, and you can't know when to sleep and when to wake up. In the end, the biological clock in the human body is completely disrupted. Even the strongest person will become extremely weak after staying here for a month. This place has all the characteristics of a prison.

It's dark and cold, and the bloody and strange torture instruments hanging on the wall irritate everyone who enters here. They all feel a kind of despair in their hearts,

But what really made this prison notorious was the Baron Rachel incident 50 years ago. During the war between Normandy and Romana, a Baron named Rachel abandoned the legionary flag out of fear during the war between Normandy and Romana, which eventually led to The Normandy defense line participating in the war was shaken, and tens of thousands of soldiers died in the battle. After the war, the angry Duke of Normandy ordered him to be thrown into the notorious Strasse Prison to execute the most cruel "punishment" in Normandy.

When the door of the holding room was closed, there was no one except the unlucky baron who was covered in golden pine grass juice. There are also fifty captured Bolangin carnivorous bats,

The bats had been hungry for a day. When they smelled the smell of blood, they immediately violently beat the solid iron cage. Their sharp teeth kept making sharp hissing sounds. Several carnivorous bats even started fighting among themselves in the cage.

As one carnivorous bat's wings were torn off by its opponent, other carnivorous bats quickly turned their targets towards it, making a miserable "squeaking" sound. In just half a minute, this injured carnivorous bat became a delicious meal in the mouths of his compatriots, leaving only a pair of bat bone spurs that looked like tattered canvas, and the entire body was eaten

"No. I don't want to go in, don't go in..."

The baron looked at the scene in front of him, his body was like sieving chaff, and his face was completely bloodshot. He knew that the golden pine grass juice on his body was the smell that Bolangin's carnivorous bat disliked the most, but this was not a kind arrangement, but the most vicious curse.

The Bolangkin carnivorous bat does not like golden pine grass juice, but it will not be noticed until the meat reaches its mouth. Other greedy carnivorous bats will also be attracted by the bloody smell of prey wounds and bite off the meat and spit it out. Bite again, and the cycle continues,

It is said that under this cruel criminal law, the victim would be worse off than dead. Because the bat's mouth is not big, even if it bites hundreds of times, it may not kill the person immediately. And this is the most terrifying thing, Bolangkin When carnivorous bats bite the prey's body, they will instinctively inject strong anesthetic saliva into the prey's wounds, making the prey almost feel no pain and the whole body is in a state of paralysis.

You can imagine that a person has lost all sense of pain and consciousness, watching fifty large carnivorous bats bite him in turn, and the cruel process of turning into bones day by day. The torture is a veritable hell.

The brutal beatings in the detention room lasted until the fifth day, when the door of the detention room was carefully opened by the guards. All the Norman nobles were forced to come in to visit. The floor was covered with bloody minced meat. The tortured person actually He was not dead, but most of the muscles and skin on his body were peeled into pieces, and his belly was opened by the bat's claws, revealing his messed up internal organs.

Red, yellow and white were mixed together, but a heart was still beating weakly in the broken chest. Only half of the baron's face was left after being eaten, but there was a crazy giggle at the corner of his mouth. No one knew what happened to the baron. He survived, but his life was worse than death. His mouth was crooked, and he looked more frightening than a ghost. It also shocked all the Norman nobles who went to check it out at that time.

It is said that the baron's half-drawn body with only internal organs was finally ordered by the Grand Duke of Normandy to mix the minced meat of fifty large carnivorous bats, mix it with grass ash and mud, and turn it into the floor tiles of the prison cell as an eternal punishment for the escapees. punishment,

Every time the door of the holding cell opened, the dark breeze came in through the open secret door and whizzed through the dark corridor, just like the baron's shrill screams, echoing from the depths of the prison. Come and make people shudder

Of course, Fatty is not here to study history this time. In Ikadiva, there are many more gloomy prisons than this one. Millions of people have been killed. Fatty has already known about the undead and so on.

"If there really is an undead, in the presence of the real king, it should be frightened and run around." Since being reborn once, Fatty has become numb to the theory of ghosts and gods.

"Invite all the guests out." The fat man stopped outside the door of the detention room. Soon the guards escorted several men and women with handcuffs and leg irons out of the detention room, both young and old, and walked out of the dark room. The prisoners raised their hands to cover their eyes. The absolute darkness in the prison room made everyone's eyes feel dizzy the moment they saw the light.

Among these prisoners, the one walking at the front was a beautiful middle-aged woman in her thirties, Princess Deborah of the Dominion of San Lorenzo. I had to admit that this thirty-five-year-old woman was not married yet. The princess of Zhenguo really looks like a strong woman. She wears a silver high-cut cutout dress, showing off her mature, slender and graceful curves. With her hair in a high bun and a silver princess tiara,

In order to reduce the defect of high cheekbones on my face, I hung a pair of sparkling diamond-encrusted sapphire earrings under the slender earlobes. They swayed back and forth from time to time as I walked around, making the already bright face even more accentuated. There is an overwhelming noble temperament that makes people have the urge to ravage wantonly.

Even as a miserable prisoner of war. There are not many fluctuations on the face of this princess of the country. It seems that she has weathered many storms and is able to maintain a sense of peace and harmony in the competition between the two heroes of Normandy and Dunkirk with a small country like the San Lorenzo Dominion. Balance itself represents extraordinary skill and control.

She glanced at the fat man in surprise, her eyes flashed with confusion, and then suddenly lit up,

Since the Falcon Army broke through the San Lorenzo Dominion. The princess of Zhenguo fought desperately, but in the end, together with 63 ministers under her command, they were surrounded by Salon's army and killed in a pot, according to the fat man's order. While Salon stopped advancing, he sent someone to send the prisoner to Strasse Prison in north-central Normandy. It had been seven days since he arrived here, and Deborah thought she was destined to die. Only in this way can the invading Falcon Army be able to annex the San Lorenzo Dominion without any scruples. Suddenly they saw such a stranger. No wonder she was surprised,

Following her was a stern-looking sixty-year-old man, whose steps were somewhat staggering. His arms and knees were still wrapped in gauze. His hair was as white as silver needles, but his eyes were like shining stars, with a hint of something. He looked at the fat man not far away with surprise. It was the Marquis of Ushuaia, the marshal of the Principality of Dunkirk who chose to surrender at the Sher Castle. For some reason, the Marquis of Ushuaia saw the fat man.

There was a kind of shock of being hit, and the old marshal's staggering steps even paused for this. Only the soldiers who rolled out of the mountains of corpses and seas of blood would understand how terrible the other party's contempt for everything was. The fat man opposite The way he looks at people like him is like a cat staring at a mouse. If the other person is not a peerless commander, he must be a murderous butcher.

Walking at the end was a young man with brown hair. He had the appearance of a typical northern Haitian. He had keen eyesight. He was not handsome in appearance, but he exuded a sense of perseverance. At first glance, he looked like a tough person. His name was Ya. Alfred, the Grand Duke of Nista The crown prince, the commander-in-chief who led the invasion of Normandy this time, originally wanted to make a fortune in Normandy, but was instead lured by Salton with a small number of troops into the Morin Woodland, which had only one exit. The entire army encountered soldiers who were good at heavy infantry combat. The ambush of the Second Southern Army,

The main arms of the Nista Principality were light infantry, which was the opponent of the Nord heavy infantry. The blood flowed from those who were killed immediately, and the army was defeated. After running for three days, the exhausted prince of the Nista Principality was finally captured by the south on the border. The second army was captured, "Everyone, please sit down."

The fat man gestured to the three chairs that had been arranged in front of him to sit down. In addition to seeing that the situation was not good, he quickly withdrew the Romana army in the country. Several neighboring countries of the Principality of Normandy had been defeated, and two important personnel were captured. , and the San Lorenzo Autonomous Territory, which was the weakest with a land area of ​​only 300 square kilometers, suffered the worst. It was directly defeated by the Salon Army, which was good at assault.

The three people hesitated for a moment and sat down on three chairs. "Tell me, young man, what do you want? Land, women, treasures, as long as you don't kill me, we can talk about anything." Princess Zhenguo's head is indeed not covered. , just from the exquisite and enviable black armor on the surrounding guards, it can be seen that the fat man's identity is higher than that of the terrifying one-eyed dragon.

"Are you... being harassed?"

The fat man's eyebrows subconsciously raised. This princess of the country is really straightforward enough, even the most basic excesses are omitted. When encountering such a female gangster, the fat man, who has always been as shameless as a city wall, doesn't know what to do first. You opened your mouth. Could it be that I'm not interested in you? If you come up to me like this, I'll repay you. "You're really just a chick who didn't know you were occupying the shade of your ancestors."

Princess Zhenguo, who saw all this in her eyes, quickly put on a posture of submission, flipped up her beautiful hair in a graceful manner, revealing two plump long legs comparable to white lotus roots, and threw a kiss at the fat man. Her charming eyes were enough to charm several people to death, but she secretly sneered with disdain, "Since you have gone through so much trouble to escort yourself here, Naturally, it will not be as simple as just beheading. In addition to what I just said, are there other requirements? Man, isn't it just a good thing, especially for such a young bird with little experience? If I can go back alive, I will immediately go to the empire to complain. If you don’t believe me, I will kill you.”

The fat man took a deep breath, rolled his eyes, thought about how to start, and then said slowly, "I won't say any more nonsense. I have no interest in your land. The reason why you are sitting here is because you first They invaded us, so we fought back in self-defense..." "Counterattack in self-defense is really a funny assertion." A sarcastic comment interrupted the fat man's words. Naturally, it was the prince of the Nista Principality who was very dissatisfied with being caught in the end. He sneered with his nostrils pointing to the sky, "Don't forget, three months ago, this was the land of the Normans. Now that the Normans have been defeated, it is naturally the land of the Lord. Everyone who sees it has a share, and you have not planted your falcon on it." The military flag of the kingdom""Haha, the land of the Lord, I like this word"

The fat man faced the arrogant and ignorant Crown Prince of Nista. I was too lazy to waste my words, and kept my usual communication style of communicating if I could, and fighting if I couldn't. I curled up my lips and said, "It's bigger than your fist, right? That's too simple. Why do we need to waste it here?" "Slobber, you can leave. We will meet again soon and we won't be so polite." "What do you mean?" Alfred's arrogant face was stunned for a moment, and his brown hair made him look like Received a sap. He was immediately blown away. He was a little confused and asked, "What do you mean you can leave?" "You can just get out. I will send someone to take you out of Normandy directly." The fat man stood up from his seat. He waved his hand to the guard behind him, "Here comes someone, take him out." Without even looking at Alfred, "Are you telling the truth?" Alfred stood up with hesitation on his face. , several 2-meter-tall black-armored guards walked with heavy steps. Came over, and sure enough, he immediately opened Alfred's hand and foot shackles, and then took him out. "Just... can we leave like this?" Deborah, the princess of the town with a charming look on her face, was stunned when she looked around. The look on his face is stupid. You must know that his opponent is like this Such an idiot, ogling and saying that he can make an exception to warm the bed, it is simply unnecessary. "I...can I leave too?" Deborah, the princess of the town, asked carefully, "You? Of course you can." The fat man glanced at One look at her, Deborah Standing up happily, the fat man said again, "Unfortunately, I originally wanted to help you become the first duchess of the San Lorenzo Dominion, instead of being a princess in name only. Since you gave up on your own, then this That’s the end of the matter.”

Deborah suddenly stopped as she was about to cross the threshold, turned her head nervously, and said with a trembling voice in disbelief, "Is everything you just said true?"

"Do you have the capital that I need to deceive?"

The fat man rolled his eyes indifferently and said bluntly, "The Dominion of San Lorenzo is under my actual control, and all the ministers are also in my hands. Is it very difficult for you to succeed your father's title?" ?Who dares to say a word of dissatisfaction? As long as I snap my fingers, I can make other people's heads fall to the ground and wipe out the whole family. Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will die in the face of absolute strength. Personal resistance is just a joke. As the princess of the country, you should do this Understand that what I say is true.”

"What do you want me to do? Puppet? Lover?" Deborah's breathing became a little faster. The other party's arrogant self-confidence shocked her aloof heart. This is the self-confidence of true strength. In her own beauty, In front of Qingcheng's appearance, countless men are crazy about her. Even her enemies will hesitate. No one can look at her mature and attractive beautiful body.

And my identity as the princess of the country is enough to give most men an indescribable sense of conquest. It is not just about beauty. But in front of this young man in front of me, my identity is so unattractive.

This made Deborah feel a little uneasy. Except for her appearance and body, she had nothing

"No, it's a collaborator"

With a faint evil smile on his lips, the fat man corrected Deborah, "I will support you in ascending to the position of official duke. The San Lorenzo Autonomous Community will become our ally, and all you have to pay is mutual trade and tax exemption. obligations and military defense obligations, this should be more beneficial to you. Don’t forget that we hold in our hands the outlet to the sea that you think about day and night.

On the other side of the ocean, there is an empire with vast land and population. An alliance with us will only benefit you. You will no longer have room for development because of geographical issues. With the caravan, you can get rid of the shackles of small land countries. Become a first-rate power on the ocean.”

"Okay, I promise you." Deborah showed sincere admiration on her face and immediately walked over from the door. She saw from the fat man's eyes that what the other party said was true. With the other party's strength, there was really no need to deceive her. ,

"I can swear on the honor of my family that as long as you can help me become the master of the San Lorenzo Dominion, the rest of my life, Deborah, will belong to you." Deborah raised her right hand, feeling proud in her heart. I felt a little ashamed of my previous thoughts. Apart from having a nice name, Princess Zhenguo actually had no real power. Ever since the former Duke, Deborah’s father, died unexpectedly,

The San Lorenzo Autonomous Territory has always been controlled by the ministers in the territory. Because there is no male heir, Deborah's status is like the ministers' puppet. In order to maintain the family's status, Deborah has to use her beauty to gain influence in the territory. Deborah has been thinking about the game of wooing between different ministers, from taking control of the San Lorenzo Dominion.

Every word of the fat man was like a cluster of sharp arrows, piercing through the weak heart of the princess of the country. She could not refuse, and she never refused.

"Young man, can you tell me who you are?" The old marshal of the Principality of Dunkirk, who had been watching all this quietly, stood up from his seat, looked at the fat man with burning eyes, and said, "Your conditions just now are indeed very tempting, but the blood of tens of thousands of troops will not make my lord agree to these, so you'd better not waste your energy."

"It's hard to say." The fat man turned around and shrugged indifferently. "I just received news. Sorry, my 20,000 Southern Army and 20,000 Southern Second Army have captured the important town of Mozambique in the Principality of Dunkirk. I believe that in such a situation, your lord will make the right choice."

"You..." The eyes of the Marquis of Ushuaia, the marshal of the Principality of Dunkirk, bulged.

"Your Majesty," Central General Hukochili walked in from outside and whispered in the fat man's ear, "Just received news that there was an internal conflict within the expeditionary force." To be continued