Chapter 3 The Price of Power

"no problem."

The officer glanced at Li Ke. If he followed the teachings of the Holy Light and the sacred and supreme laws of the kingdom, then he would never be able to identify this matter.

Because it means framing innocent people.

but……

He looked at Li Ke and Talos and smiled contemptuously.

"sure."

He signed his name casually, and Li Ke also signed his name at Talos' urging.

"Is it okay now?"

The quartermaster looked at Talos who was satisfied, the smile on his face was still so contemptuous.

"Of course, sir, everyone will be satisfied."

Talos smiled and stretched out his hand. He didn't really care about the knight's contemptuous smile.

So what if things that can make money are looked down upon?

However, the knight had no intention of shaking hands with him. Instead, he sneered and left directly.

But Li Ke felt that something was wrong from beginning to end.

But he had no choice. From the beginning, he had no choice.

He couldn't tell what was wrong, but since Talos didn't say anything and didn't find anything wrong, he naturally had nothing to say.

Watching the knights leave, Talos sneered and let go of Li Ke. As long as he got rid of this batch of goods and handed over Li Ke and this confession, all his troubles would be solved at once.

There is no other way. Who makes His Majesty Tenaris strictly grasp such things? Only by letting a real smuggler die can they, the good people who are being coerced, be able to survive better.

Moreover, he can also solve this troublesome guy.

Talos became agitated when he thought about the guys from the Holy Light Church who wanted to smuggle on his behalf. He had no way to deal with those people from the Holy Light Church.

So we can only use this method to get rid of this guy named Li Ke.

No way, business is the biggest.

"Okay, it's time for us to leave. Everyone, please be careful and don't let the blind guys see us."

He smiled and patted his deputy on the shoulder, picked up a cultist's dagger from the debris in the carriage and played with it, but the yellow dagger that had been stuffed under a pile of debris made his face turn pale quickly.

began to change.

Wrong weight!

Talos's expression immediately changed. He looked at the dagger in his hand, took out his dagger with some trembling, and then made a cut on the dagger, which he thought was made of brass, so he didn't pay attention to it.

However, the touch of the knife and the color of the yellow dagger under the moonlight made his expression change crazily.

This dagger is solid gold!

He immediately looked at the other cultists' magic weapons, and after sweeping away the actual brass magic weapons on them, he was stunned for two seconds and then immediately shouted out.

"I don't want the goods anymore! Leave quickly!"

But it's too late.

The sound of horse hooves came quickly from a distance, and the surrounding hills suddenly lit up. Soldiers in armor appeared in all directions holding torches, surrounding them.

And the leader was the quartermaster just now.

He calmly drew his sword and issued orders to the heavily armed soldiers.

"Kill the leader!"

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"Sir Eldwin, I think we have reached an agreement."

Team leader Gavin, who came to support the Eldwin Territory this time, showed a smile.

According to time, his men should have caught the smugglers who were colluding with the cultists.

"Of course, after all, we all have to be bathed in the holy light and the laws of the kingdom."

Sir Eldwin also smiled, because the Lordaeron noble in front of him was very good, and his stain should have disappeared, and it would not affect the business.

"Of course, the Holy Light will bless each of us."

The head of the local church, Bishop Fran, showed an unusually bright smile, because starting from today, the Holy Light Church can once again establish a good relationship with a powerful lord, allowing him and the nobles of Lordaeron to listen to the Holy Spirit.

The light taught.

The three people laughed heartily and clinked their wine glasses together.

After drinking the blood-like red wine together, Sir Eldwin showed some drunkenness. He was not very good at drinking, let alone this kind of strong wine specially brought from Lordaeron.

He looked at the powerful Gavin, and although he was disapproving of his identity as the captain of the knights, since the other party did not have a fiefdom, he still couldn't help but be curious.

"Among the bandits you killed this time, were there really followers of the devil?"

He was very curious about it.

Even though it was a matter on his own territory, he had always thought that the cultists were just a group of bandits making small troubles - after all, these troubles came from Stratholme, and he was just an innocent victim.

At this point, Gavin became serious. He put down his wine glass with a serious expression in his eyes.

"Indeed, we didn't pay much attention to it at first. We just thought it was some mage who was playing tricks, but when we entered, we found out that they were actually performing a ritual to summon demons!"

Bishop Fran was stunned for a moment, but he didn't say anything more and just tasted the wine silently.

"Is the devil powerful?"

Sir Eldwin became more and more curious. He had repeatedly fought for the king, but he had never seen a demon before.

"It's amazing. According to what the mages said, they interrupted the ceremony in time, but even so, several demons still appeared."

Gavin's brows furrowed tightly.

"You may not be able to imagine that just a few things that are no higher than your knees and almost the same as goblins have killed more than a dozen of my well-trained soldiers, and even two knights were severely burned. And you

When you kill them, their bodies will even explode!"

When he recalled those things that were uglier than goblins, he couldn't help but frown.

Not only are those little things wrapped in flames, they can also release a green fireball. Their sharp claws can directly tear their armor to pieces, and their movements are extremely agile. They can burrow into them even if they are not careful.

in the formation.

"And the mages say that those terrible things are just the lowest-level demons. If those cultists succeed, a high-level demon will appear, and by that time, they can't think of any other solution except to resign themselves to fate.

"

But when he said this, his expression became relaxed.

"But I think they are just being alarmist and just want to get more trophies. After all, they later took away all the books and magic tools related to those cultists, saying they wanted to find the codes used by the cultists to summon demons...

…But with all due respect, if that demon is so dangerous, what do they need the code for summoning demons for?”

He was quite dissatisfied with this. If those mages hadn't taken away the bulk, how could he have argued with such a rich man from the countryside?

The other party has no connections and abilities, so he happens to be the best candidate for His Highness Tenaris to combat smuggling and arms reselling.

But unfortunately, everyone has to support their families.

"Yes, these guys who call themselves mages are the most useless."

Sir Eldwin nodded, he didn't like mages either.

"I once raised a mage, but it turned out that this guy who claimed to be the official mage of Dalaran could only cast a few fireballs, but couldn't do anything else. He was no different from a magician."

Just when he was thinking of ways to belittle the mage, a soldier suddenly walked in and whispered a few words in Gavin's ear, so Gavin stood up with a smile.

"Sorry, Lord Eldwin, Baron Rivendell summoned me, so I must leave immediately. However, I believe you will be satisfied with my gift."

This is just an excuse. He just killed someone else's men and promoted the cooperation between the other party and the church. It would be very embarrassing if he continued to stay here.

Baron Gavin knew that once he left, Bishop Fran would have to say some not-so-elegant words to this vulgar lord.

"It's a shame, but I'll look forward to your gift."

Erdwin looked very much looking forward to it, but his anticipation made Gavin despise him even more.

"Then I won't bother you."

After Gavin finished speaking, he walked out of the lord's mansion, which was not very luxurious. The person who greeted him was the quartermaster Li Ke had seen.

"How is it going?"

"all the best."

The quartermaster, who still had blood stains on his body, nodded.

"That's good."

"It's just sir, do we really want to give this credit to him?"
To be continued...