After meeting this group of "strange people" recruited/managed by the Pious Company in the vestibule, and announcing to the flattered them their initial duties and uses, as well as related treatment and regulations, Jiang Tian also arrived again.
, deep inside this "Iron Cavalry" manor.
As a door that had been abandoned for a long time was slowly opened with a heart-wrenching sound of turning, the gorgeous and gaudy lampstand, stairways and porches inside were immediately revealed. They were just holes that had originally collapsed with the ceiling.
The accumulated fallen leaves and thick dust have been cleared away.
And in the shadows of the wide-open corridor columns and the foyer, there stood vaguely a tall figure, fully clothed and armed with weapons, ready for battle. And at the center of the vigilance and vigilance of these guards; there was a man with arms and legs on his neck.
, all wearing exquisite steel chains.
"I don't know, should I call you the Marquis of Anterre from the Liege region, or the noble prince Don Juan from the capital? Or the wandering pharmacist?" After Jiang Tian entered the hall, he asked straight to the point: "Or is it a folk song?
According to legend, a shape-shifter that has been extinct for many years?”
"It seems... your subordinates are indeed very capable; they have actually found out the identity I used in such a short period of time..." The man in chains slowly raised his head after hearing this.
;Praised in an accent that gradually became fluent from rough:
That's right, being detained here with restraints at the moment is none other than the Grand Overseer of Lyon who was once powerful locally but disappeared out of thin air in the post-war office; he is also the "Marquis of Antell" who has been confirmed to be a fake; and he is also the one in this world.
and one of its rare alien species, the shapeshifter.
According to the records left by the hunter organization, this race does not have any other particularly outstanding combat capabilities. It is good at imitating and disguising itself as others; and then preying on others when they are not prepared. Therefore, from the moment it was discovered, it fell into a trap that was taught by the church and the official government.
double extinction.
However, a few months later, this shape-shifting monster took the initiative to appear within Teresa's sensing range; and after many messages, and after some secret negotiations, tracing, and counter-tracing, it took the initiative to show up in the Archbishop's Cathedral.
He showed up in the vestibule and became a prisoner under the control of the Free Army.
"Please call me Armand. This is also the name given to me by my adoptive mother when she found me." However, the shape-shifting monster slowly said: "However, whether you believe it or not, at least in the
For a long time, I felt like I was no different from anyone else."
"It wasn't until this gentle and kind woman died of illness that I was driven to the streets by my relatives. I went to steal the rye that was fed to the horses while I was cold and hungry, and then I was chased and beaten to death." The shape-shifting monster recalled expressionlessly again.
: "When I crawl out from the ground, I will look like this."
"So, I can swear to the Almighty Lord." It raised the clattering shackles again and made a sign of the cross: "When I was wandering on the streets, I did all kinds of evil things to survive, and I also deceived and harmed all kinds of people.
Such a person; but he has never actively harmed anyone's life."
"Because under normal circumstances, I don't need to do this to get most of the results I want. In fact, you can investigate. Although I deceived the vast majority of people in Lyon, I also gathered more power to
They have achieved rare order and stability."
"Because of this, I am willing to give you a chance to state your case face to face, instead of turning it into specimens, materials, and medicines used for research in underground places." Jiang Tian finally said: "I heard about the shape-shifting monster.
Organ is a special medicine for treating rare and terminal diseases?"
"Then, my lord, you will be greatly disappointed." However, this shapeshifter who called himself Armand gently shook the chain and said: "I...should not be the pure ancient species you expected, but was accidentally passed down.
Curse the bloodline; for I can impregnate women."
"And Aina is another good woman after my adoptive mother. She actually already knew that I was a monster, but she was still willing to raise offspring for me." The shape-shifter Armand said again: "In order to let this unborn child be able to
To have a chance at life in the sun."
"I can only take the risk and beg for your mercy, even if I have to sacrifice everything including my life, to exchange for the possibility of living as a human being for her and the child." As it said, it knelt down on the ground in worship: "
I know the secrets and vaults of many..."
"..." However, Jiang Tian looked at it without moving, slowly savoring the humanity and sacrifice shown by this shape-shifting monster named Armand; until half an hour later,
He suddenly said: "Then can you become like me?"
"..." The shape-shifting Armand couldn't help but tremble when he heard this. It seemed that he couldn't even maintain his current form, and ripples appeared on the outline of his stiff face. "Please forgive me for my limited ability and my inability to complete your request.
"I'm just a hybrid born by accident."
"Every time I transform, I need to observe and imitate for a long time. I can't transform into anyone I want." It seemed to feel something again, and then quickly explained: "In order to play the role of Marquis Antel, I gave him
I have been a personal attendant for more than half a year."
"Besides, I can't turn into a woman or a child with a big body size difference. I can't change my shape frequently. It's okay if it's just temporary, but if I maintain it for a long time, it will cause serious consequences.
The burden. Therefore, I can only remember a few fixed forms."
"So, you are really a born spy and spy, but you have never met an employer or loyalist who dares to use you?" Jiang Tian wrote lightly: "Then I have another question, do you have any questions about the same hidden people?
How do you treat those aliens in the underground world?"
"How else to look at it?" Armand, the shape-shifter, said without hesitation: "Most of them are just a group of brainless beasts raised by humans, or existences that rely on instinct to survive; they have neither honor nor shame.
Not to mention unity and mutual help, instead they like to devour each other."
"Are you saying that the positions of those aliens are not completely consistent, and are even chaotic with no rules and order, where the weak eat the strong?" Jiang Tian asked meaningfully: "What does that have to do with me?
If we eradicate them all together, won’t it be settled once and for all?”
"Sir, have you ever seen foxes in the wild, who regard rabbits as the same kind; or can hungry wolves regard pigs and sheep as the same family?" At this point, it implored in a roundabout way: "But rabbits and pigs
Sheep are harmless to humans, but foxes and wolves are potential threats."
"So?" Jiang Tian couldn't help but smile slightly: "What do you want to explain? You have been free since ancient times, and you still have other things to think about..."
"I beg you, sir, to give me a chance to prove myself." The shape-shifting monster Armand said sincerely: "If you need me, sir, I can be your secret spy and liaison in the dark? Will those hidden dangers and threats be eliminated?"
Find it out..."
"After passing through so many places, only under your rule can people see order and stability..." It prayed again: "So, I don't want to run around and hide anymore. I also long for normal human beings under the sun.
life, even under restraint and supervision.”
So, when Jiang Tian left the secret camp, he took away the shape-shifting monster Armand; but it had already turned into the appearance of the Marquis of Antheil. According to the next plan, it will be accepted as the Marquis of Antheil.
Public trial, and public confession before execution.
In this way, he can publicly expose all the evil deeds under the rule of the Burgundian dynasty, as well as a series of perverse and cruel methods; then, after it has "died" once, it can take the pregnant woman as the pharmacist Araud.
Together with his wife, he settled down in the city.
Of course, according to Armand's subsequent confession, he had also been active for a period of time in the underground world of the Capital Region as an intermediary codenamed "Face"; he also used this to replace someone's identity and become
He became a follower placed next to the late Marquis Antheil.
Because of this, he met Aina, a young socialite who was a descendant of a noble family who came from a poor family. She was regarded by her mother as a last resort to maintain her dignity and became the marquis's plaything/canary. Then many clichéd stories happened... Therefore, he has
Confidence rebuilds relationships.
After all, although the Free Army has occupied Lyon, some hidden underground industries and gray areas, and even people who have been on the fringes for a long time, cannot be cleaned up and wiped out at once. For long-term stability, it is also necessary to
A breakthrough for intervention.
Of course, as the territory gradually expands, the focus of today's Free Army rule is no longer limited to the hidden aliens in the towns; instead, it focuses more on searching, killing and eradicating those who obviously endanger daily rural production/life.
Wild spirits that threaten traveling traders on the road.
For other spirits/alien that lack threats, after secret reconnaissance and exploration and marking, they are temporarily listed as objects of observation and research to avoid occupying and wasting too many public resources. Therefore, even within some special groups,
, and there are some signs of coexistence.
For example, in the Cathar sect that has now turned to public activities in the greater Toulouse area; in the barren mountain villages composed of branches of the sect in some remote areas, there is a kind of child-sized and completely vegetarian species that is said to be extremely good at planting and taking care of.
Herbal Rumpelstiltskin.
Because the local area has many mountains and little land, is barren and arid, not much food and most other cash crops can be grown; relying on the herbs produced by these sheep-headed pygmy monsters, they are sold to the pharmacists guild in the provincial capital through the mutual aid channels of the religious orders;
It has become the main source of income for the village.
Suddenly, Jiang Tian heard vague exclamations from outside the carriage, as well as the sound of hurried footsteps and human bodies falling to the ground one after another; then, through the glass window, he suddenly saw that the outside became completely white.
Time roads, fields and trees are all shrouded in thick fog.
"careful!"
"Level 1 alert!"
"An enemy is coming!"
"There is poison in the mist."
"There's something hiding in the mist to sneak up on you."