The weather has started to get hot. Located in the middle of the empire, July to September every year is the hottest season.
Only at night, after the sun has set, the wind will bring a rare coolness.
The entire Duke's Palace was busy nervously. Du Wei mobilized many people from the shops to pack their luggage, because after dawn, they would set off to the northwest.
Now Mu De can no longer look like the old groom. Wearing a luxurious dress, Mu De already looks like a well-established old housekeeper from a wealthy family. Although he still shows it occasionally.
She has a bit of Luolin Pingyuan's accent, but in terms of manners, even a picky etiquette teacher would have a hard time finding anything wrong with Mad.
Sandy followed Mud all day long, like a little tail. Duwei gave the little clever guy he brought back a lot of preferential treatment. Before leaving, he also gave
He settled down with a sum of money.
Except for Hussein and Nicole, two people who cannot be seen, most of Du Wei's current direct descendants have gathered in this temporary ducal palace. After coming to this world for so many years and having experienced so many things recently, Du Wei can be considered a
I have a decent team.
Ruolin Knight and Little Zach will stay in the Imperial Capital and continue to be responsible for managing Du Wei's property in the Imperial Capital. This is Du Wei's financial source. Mr. George Bush, who has the same name as the US President, will temporarily take care of the pirates on Ruolin's behalf.
, but I believe that as little Zack matures, Ruolin will soon be able to return to the fleet. At that time, Mr. George Bush will continue to return to the north and be responsible for liaison with those mercenary groups.
Solskjaer and Seth are the two magic talents that Du Wei values the most. Together, they will help Du Wei complete a large number of magic experiments... and see if they can create any value. And Gargamel... this
The mouse has recently been immersed in studying the improvement of his own transformation... Since the old dragon can restore his dragon body, Gargamel also wants to be able to restore his human body. However, the premise is that he must first break through the level of his own transformation.
You have to become a human first, and then drink from the fountain of youth.
Master QQ still exists as Duwei's pet. As long as it doesn't speak in public, no one will pay attention to this bird pet raised by Duke Duwei.
General Longbottom, Robert Knight, and Lao Yan, they are now considered the leaders of Du Wei's warriors, and that group of special talents who can be called chickens and dogs have also been incorporated into Du Wei's bodyguards.
In order to train these guys to ride horses, they had to endure a lot of hardships.
Of course, there is also Uncle Alpha. But the role of Alpha cannot be realized until the northwest.
This is Du Wei’s current entire team.
In addition, there are a few servants and a group of slaves. I am too worried about the safety on the road. After all, this group of people has top mainland powerhouses and powerful magicians... I believe that if any thieves dare to attract Du Wei's attention, then
It is definitely not Du Wei himself who should pray.
Prince Chen also ordered the dispatch of 500 imperial guardsmen to escort along the road.
The entire Duke's Palace was busy. Boxes of various sizes were loaded onto carriages one after another. The servants were busy going back and forth, with Mad shouting hard. Little Sandy ran around behind them.
Du Wei himself stood on the window sill upstairs, looking at the night... looking at the surrounding buildings from upstairs.
The Imperial Capital...I am about to leave again.
In the northwest, Du Wei has great confidence that he will flex his muscles in the northwest. There are many things that he cannot do in the imperial capital, but in the northwest, Du Wei believes that he can let go without restraints.
"grown ups."
Du Wei was looking at the night view of the imperial capital in trance when Ruolin's gentle call came from behind him.
Du Wei turned around, and Ruolin was standing at the door, with some hesitation on her face.
"What's wrong, my female knight?" Du Wei smiled.
"Sir, there is something... I don't know if I should report it to you, but I think it might be important."
Du Wei raised his eyebrows: "Go ahead."
"Two special guests among our slaves... they seem a little restless."
Ruolin was referring to Benka, the high priest of the United Kingdom of Nanyang, and Lufik who had Aragorn's message written on the soles of his feet.
"Oh?" Du Wei frowned. These days, he has been thinking about how to deal with these two guys. The problem is, the message on Lufik's soles really makes Du Wei extremely depressed every time he thinks about it. So here we go.
As of today, these two guys have been specially locked up under Du Wei's order. In addition to losing freedom of movement, they are also well fed and fed.
"That Benka. He said he wanted to see you."
"Meet me?" Du Wei seemed to smile: "Then meet me!"
The meeting place was in Duwei's study. When Benka and the little Lufike were brought in, Duwei found that Benka's face was very solemn, but the two people looked good. After all, Duwei just locked them up.
They got up, but they didn't abuse them. And little Lufic even gained a little weight.
"Oh, Mr. High Priest, I heard that you want to see me?" Du Wei looked at Old Benka with a smile.
"Yes, my dear Duke." Benka suddenly took a few steps forward, and then knelt down with a plop. His posture was very strange, a bit similar to the "five-body prostrate" look that Du Wei had seen in his previous life.
However, he did not stop this old guy who had tried to deceive him. Du Wei raised his chin gently: "So, it seems that you have something to ask me for?"
"Your Majesty the Duke, I know you are about to go to the northwest." Old Benka gritted his teeth and said: "You plan to take us..."
"I have left two places for you on the carriage." Du Wei answered him simply: "You will go to the northwest with me."
Old Benka's face was pale. He seemed to be afraid to look at this scary young man. He just lowered his head deeply and whispered: "Sir, is it valuable to you if we stay here?"
"Oh, it seems you have any good suggestions?" Du Wei smiled.
"Yes." Old Benka said immediately: "Sir, here, I am just an old and frail old man, and little Lufik is just a thin child. We can't bring you anything.
The value, we can’t work, you can only lock us up every day, to you, the value of us staying here is even far less than that of a young slave.”
"Then what do you mean?" Du Wei looked at Old Benka.
"I ask for redemption." Lao Benka gritted his teeth: "Sir, I don't want to go to the northwest with you. You know, all the tribes in Southeast Asia are waiting for me to go back. Our United Kingdom..."
"Your United Kingdom is the enemy of the empire." Du Wei interrupted him coldly: "You want to go back? And then use this child with Father God's blessing written on his feet to become the king of the United Kingdom? And you also plan to use it
He came to reunite the United Kingdom, which was already in disarray? And then became an enemy of the empire?" Du Wei smiled, he leaned down and stared at old Benka closely: "Do you think. I will allow this situation?
Did it happen? Don’t forget, I am the Duke of the Empire!”
"But... this empire has just abandoned your family, and your entire family has been..." Old Benka's words surprised Du Wei.
His expression suddenly became extremely gloomy, and then he glanced at Ruolin who was standing at the door.
Ruolin's whole body shivered. Du Wei's gloomy eyes showed undisguised murderous intent: "Ruolin, go check it out now! Who said this in front of our two distinguished guests?
'Message'! I remember my order was to lock them up and not allow anyone to come into contact with them!"
Ruolin was startled by the gloomy look in the little Duke's eyes. She quickly lowered her head and said nervously: "Sir, I..."
"Go and check!!!" Du Wei roared suddenly, his face looked extremely scary, and with his anger, a red flame suddenly emerged from his body, and the flame made Ruolin's heart skip a beat!
Du Wei showed the strength of an excellent magician at this moment. His hard work in the Magic Society these days has greatly improved his strength. At this moment, when he was angry, he deliberately cast a fire magic.
, with his anger, Lao Benka's whole body was enveloped by the flames released by Du Wei. He felt as if he was in a furnace, the flames were less than half a meter away from his body, as long as Du Wei shook it at will.
Shake your fingers, your old card will be devoured by flames at any time!
Ruolin had already ran out quickly.
"It seems...you know a lot." The smile on Du Wei's face was very cold, and his eyes seemed to be dyed red by flames.
Old Benka's whole body was trembling. He didn't dare to move at all. Little Lufic next to him was already so frightened that he almost cried.
Almost an hour passed, and Du Wei did not speak. Old Benka did not dare to say anything more, but lay trembling on the ground.
When Ruolin came back, she brought back the results Du Wei wanted.
"S-Sir, yes..."
"Who is it?" Du Wei looked gloomy.
He is a servant in a shop. Everyone knows about the Luo Lin family, and some people inevitably like to discuss these rights and wrongs behind their backs. And this servant is responsible for delivering food to Lao Benka. Lao Benka is not stupid.
He also knows that he needs to do something, and it will undoubtedly be good for him to get some information.
But the root cause of this matter does not lie with the servant. In fact, under Ruolin's management, everyone in the shop is very peaceful, and no one dares to talk about the Duke behind his back. The only exception...
This made Du Wei frown a little.
They were the quadruplets female magic apprentices. Those four girls believed that they were once people around Du Wei, but they were not favored by Du Wei... The right and wrong of the Luo Lin family was first spread from the mouths of those four girls.
of.
"Okay." Du Wei nodded before Ruolin finished speaking: "No need to say anything."
Then Du Wei quickly made a decision: "The servant who brought them food...and our four beautiful ladies, arrest them all! Then give each of them ten lashes! When punishing, you must
Do it at the same time and let everyone see that this is the result of disobeying orders! Tie them together and whip them together! Ruolin, I need you to remember. If I leave people under your management, then they will be yours.
, if you can’t manage your people well, then I will be very disappointed in you! Do you understand?”
Ruolin looked stern, nodded, then turned and left.
Ruolin was a little surprised by Du Wei's cruelty. Those four pretty girls just had a few more words to say... Ruolin walked out of the room. She couldn't help but sigh secretly in her heart. This young Duke
, has gradually grown up, and compared to the first time we met, his majesty has become more and more majestic.
Du Wei sat quietly on the chair for a while. When he raised his head again, his face had returned to calm, and he glanced at the frightened old Benka: "Now, let's continue our conversation, Mr. High Priest."
Lao Benka no longer dared to say anything more.
Du Wei's eyes shrouded him: "You said you want to ask me to let you go back? Do you think I will betray the empire? Because of what happened to my family, you think I will betray the empire and let you go back to build a powerful empire."
United Kingdom to fight against the Empire?"
Old Benka was shaking even more violently.
After a long time, Du Wei suddenly laughed. There was a hint of weirdness in his tone. Then he walked around the desk and walked to Lao Benka. He gently raised his hand and put it on Lao Benka's shoulder. Then he leaned over,
Old Benka whispered in his ear:
"you guessed right."
……What?
Old Benka could hardly believe his ears! What did this little devil say?
Watching him get furious just now, Benka felt that he was doomed this time. Those who talked nonsense would be whipped, and he might be executed! It is the master's right to execute a slave!
He raised his head in astonishment and looked at Du Wei, who was close at hand. The smile on Du Wei's face did not fade away, but there was a hint of weirdness in his eyes. Then he waved his hand gently, and his sleeves rolled up in the wind, slowly
Close the door.
"Now, let's talk about the conditions. The issue of ransom."
Lao Benka was stunned for a while before he recovered. Then he opened his mouth and stammered what he meant.
He hoped that Du Wei would let him go back first and leave little Lufic here, and then he was willing to send a large amount of wealth in exchange for little Lufic.
"You go back first?" Du Wei frowned: "Do you think I will believe you?"
"This is the only way. Your Majesty the Duke." Old Benka quickly explained: "If I just write a letter back or send someone else to go back, the United Kingdom will not believe it. Only if I go back in person can..."
Du Wei nodded: "Okay, keep talking."
"After I go back, I can convince the other high priests and the king that they are willing to pay the ransom. As for the amount..."
Lao Benka gritted his teeth: "I think with my influence and the price I paid, you should be satisfied."
Du Wei bounced the table gently: "Be specific."
"You can send a ship. When the ship comes back, it will bring back a whole ship full of gold, spices, gems... a whole ship!"
Du Wei said nothing.
Seeing that the Duke was not moved, Old Benka bit his lip and said, "Then... two boats!"
"Benka." Du Wei sighed: "You know, if I let you go back, in a sense, it is treason. Do you understand? Can the wealth of two ships buy my treason?"
Lao Benka's voice trembled: "So, what do you mean."
"I have a fleet." Du Wei smiled and said: "I will let the entire fleet go back with you, and what you have to do is to fill the entire fleet for me! When the fleet returns with full load,
When the time comes, I will send the cute little Lufic to Nanyang."
The whole...the whole fleet...
Old Benka hesitated for a long time, but the United Kingdom needed little Lufic and the only bloodline of Father God in the world.
Finally, he nodded, and his voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat: "Okay! I accept it!"
When Benka and Lufik were taken out, Du Wei sighed inwardly: These guys from Nanyang are really rich!
When Du Wei was the only one left in the room, a voice came from the side.
"Would you really do this?"
The speaker was Duke Duwei’s pet, the mythical beast Mr. QQ.
As a pet bird, Mr. QQ's existence is no secret. As long as he doesn't talk in front of others, no one will be curious about what pets the Duke keeps.
QQ had been in the study just now, but people who saw it would only think of it as a weird-looking bird.
"What did you say?"
"Are you really going to do this?" QQ's voice was filled with worry: "Treason?"
"Do you think I can?" Du Wei smiled.
QQ thought for a while: "I think you are blackmailing the poor old guy. You won't let him go until you get the ransom."
"No, you are wrong this time. My Mr. Beast, I will definitely release him after I get the ransom." Du Wei smiled strangely: "I will give the United Kingdom a 'king'."
Then he asked QQ: "I heard... that in the black magic of the undead, there is a spell that can control people's souls. I happen to have done a little research on this thing recently."
QQ was frightened by Du Wei's words. It looked at Du Wei with its small eyes. After a while, it sighed: "You are such a little devil."
"Based on your position, you don't seem qualified to evaluate me like this." Du Wei glanced at QQ: "Don't forget, your previous master's power also came from the devil."
"So, are you really going to... punish those poor girls?" QQ shook his head: "It's so ungrateful to be so cruel to girls... Besides, don't you think it's so cruel?"
"Then what do you think I should do? Democracy? Oh, that bastard Aragon must have mentioned this word to you, right? Stop joking, my Mr. QQ!" Du Wei's face was grim: "Open the window and take a look.
Look at the busy slaves and servants outside... This is an empire! As a superior, if you can't manage the people below well and want to play with grace, equality, and democracy here... then you will even die in the future.
I don’t know how I died! You can call me cruel, or you can call me authoritarian... But if you want to survive in this world, you have to be like this."
After Du Wei finished speaking, he concluded: "You probably haven't seen how the families of the fallen nobles were sold as slaves after this coup, right? Those noble ladies who were so high and mighty a few days ago, those
Noble ladies became slaves overnight and were even sold to brothels. Any man can vent his desires on them by spending a few silver coins! This is how the world is..."
After saying that, Du Wei turned around and walked out.
QQ was quiet in the study for a long time, then it sighed and said to itself: "No wonder...Master Aragon said he could end everything..."