The cuckold old man seemed to be seriously injured.
After returning to the Duke's Palace, Duwei immediately looked for a clean room in the cellar under the castle.
This was what Gandalf himself requested. He requested a dark place where the sun could not be seen.
In fact, the old cuckold was injured very strangely. According to Joanna's explanation: he is now afraid of the sun.
After much deliberation, Du Wei could only temporarily vacate the cellar in the castle for this old guy to recuperate.
As for the hundred barrels of wine proposed by Gandolf, it was no joke. He reiterated this request very seriously. Obviously, he could not drink a hundred barrels of wine by himself, and he could not use that much even for bathing.
However, this kind of request was still not difficult for Du Wei.
There is no shortage of food in the Province of Desa now, and this year there is enough surplus food for the people to make wine. Although there is not enough wine in the Duke's Palace, Du Wei sent soldiers to circle around the city and quickly made this
The numbers are together.
In the middle of the night, the doors of many taverns were knocked open. The bosses who were awakened from their sleep were horrified to see the soldiers outside the door. They were originally panic-stricken, but the attitude of these soldiers was quite friendly. They simply explained that
After the Duke requested to collect 100 barrels of wine overnight, all the tavern owners contributed their own stocks. Moreover, some owners, who were grateful for Du Wei's good governance, generously said that they could not charge money. However, they were strictly ordered by Du Wei
The soldier still paid the full price for the wine.
After all the wine was moved into the cellar, old Gandolf closed the cellar door and left a message: "Don't let anyone disturb me, including you, for a month."
Even in order to avoid trouble, old Gandolf personally arranged a magic circle outside the cellar. He also used a silencing magic. This way, even if the sky fell apart outside, he could still sleep inside with a hundred barrels of wine.
Therefore, even though Du Wei was full of questions, he had no choice but to ask Joanna.
At least, Du Wei is no longer afraid of this violent woman... Although this female magician who threatens to turn people into soul ice crystals is really a difficult person to deal with, but Du Wei asked himself that with his current strength, he should
Don't worry too much about this.
"That's what happened." Joanna picked up the largest cup on the table, and with a very bold gesture, she drank a large glass of wine with a tilt of her neck, and then let out a long breath.
, and did not forget to praise Du Wei: "The wine place here is indeed good. It seems that being a powerful noble has its benefits."
Du Wei was still immersed in what Joanna had just said. After a while, Du Wei managed to collect his thoughts and said with a wry smile: "You mean, you and your teacher..."
"He is our teacher." Joanna quickly corrected Du Wei's wording mistake: "Now the teacher has agreed to accept you as a disciple. So whether you are willing or not, you must respect him as teacher."
"Okay, our teacher! After you and our teacher left the imperial capital that day, you went directly to the north? Then you went all the way north from the frozen forest to the forgotten ice field... and then to the sacred mountain of the Dragon Clan.
?”
"It's the ground."
"Our teacher challenged the leader of the Dragon Clan... and then..."
"At the beginning, the other party didn't seem to take us seriously, but soon these big flying reptiles understood that they had made a serious mistake. The teacher personally beat the other party's dragon that was responsible for patrolling the outside of the sacred mountain to nothing.
Only after he had a breath left did the old dragon finally come out to challenge."
Du Wei sighed, and then imagined the scene of the meeting between the green-robed Gandolf and the Dragon Clan leader... Then he smiled bitterly and said: "That must be a very dramatic meeting."
It is conceivable that when the old dragon saw Gandalf wearing a green robe, he must have been frightened! At least he saw a guy who was clearly killed by him appear alive and kicking in front of him. Such a thing,
Not just anyone can encounter it.
By the way, Du Wei asked the time very carefully. It was obvious that when the two bold guys Gandalf and Joanna in green robes went to the Dragon Mountain, the three princes of the Dragon should have already set off.
Deal with yourself.
Regarding this question, Joanna's explanation left Du Wei speechless.
"We have never been to the Holy Mountain. My teacher and I wandered around that damn frozen forest for several months, killing countless monsters along the way. The most hateful thing is that we still encountered humans when we started.
, but later on, no one knew what was going on north of the Great Round Lake. That damn forest was too big. Its area was as large as two provinces combined. I had only vaguely heard of it before.
Go north. But such a big place as 'go north', damn it. Only the devil knows where the road to the sacred mountain is."
Therefore, the two road idiots, the older one and the younger one, were delayed in the frozen forest for too long. When they arrived at the sacred mountain, the leader of the Dragon Clan had already sent out his three sons.
As for the PK between the cuckold old gentleman and the dragon clan leader, there is nothing worth describing. After all, the original Gandalf, Hussein, and Medusa, three strong men fought against the old dragon, and they all lost. And
Although the cuckold is as powerful as the real Gandalf, when he meets the old dragon, he still has only one outcome: lose!
And he lost miserably.
Fortunately, in the decisive battle before Du Wei escaped from the frozen forest, the old dragon was not without damage. It was also seriously injured. The most depressing thing is that with the joint efforts of the three masters, the old dragon
At that time, he had been forced to use the two unique skills "Dragon God Guard" and "Dragon God Armor" given by the Dragon God.
Of these two tricks, one can be immune to any magical abnormality. The other is an abnormally powerful physical defense!
Theoretically speaking, the leader of the dragon clan with these two unique skills can almost ignore any magic and physical attacks.
Fortunately, it is said that these two tricks can only be used once every hundred years. When meeting Mr. Cuckold, Old Long had no way to use these two tricks.
Moreover, the injuries on his body had not healed, which gave the cuckold a chance to escape.
"You said the Dragon Clan itself is in trouble?" Du Wei was concerned about this issue.
"It seems that some powerful enemy has come from the north of the sacred mountain."
Joanna's words seemed to be an understatement, but Du Wei fell into deep thought.
North?
According to previous speculations, the north of the Dragon Clan Mountain is the legendary evil race that was expelled from Roland Continent by the Goddess of Light after the ancient war. Elves? Dwarves? Orcs? Maybe there are more...
The dragon clan responsible for guarding the sacred mountain is the first line of defense to prevent these sinners from returning to the Roland continent. It is also the strongest line of defense since ancient times and is guarded by the powerful dragon clan. This line of defense has never been broken through.
But what does "encountering trouble" mean this time?
Could it be that the sinners in the north are so powerful that they can even make the Dragon Clan nervous, and may even lead to a breakthrough?
What Du Wei needs to consider is: If there really is such a group of sinners in the north, if these guys who have been expelled from ancient times are really powerful to the point that even the Dragon Clan can't resist it...
If such a group of powerful aliens broke through the dragon clan's guard and returned to the Roland continent, what impact would it have on the human world?
Even the dragons can't resist it, can humans?
I just thought about it for a while. Even Du Wei himself couldn't help laughing in the end: Well, am I a little too worried? Or do I think of myself as a savior too much? If the criminals in the north really come back, I will have a headache.
The first one is Prince Chen who is the regent and the pope of the temple. Even that bitch of the goddess of light... Even if I count from one to a hundred, it doesn't matter that I have a headache. This kind of "taking the world as one's own responsibility"
lofty responsibility.
Although this was a good way to comfort himself, Du Wei still felt deeply uneasy.
In the final analysis, he discovered that things were completely out of his control!
Out of control!
Du Wei could tolerate being oppressed in the northwest, oppressed by the grassland people, oppressed by the northwest army, and even allowed himself to temporarily compromise with Bo Han. But the premise was that: for now, it seemed that all of this was at least under his control.
.They are all inevitable steps within your own plan.
But the dragons in the north and the sinners further north... these are beyond Du Wei's control.
Du Wei's mentality has always been: he is not afraid of difficulties, but hates troubles beyond his control.
Damn... the people of mainland China... are none of my business!
Du Wei came to a vicious conclusion for himself.
Anyway, what happened to the sinners and dragons in the north... Joanna didn't know this question at all. Because at that time, she and "our teacher" had already run away in panic.
"Okay, my dear senior sister." Du Wei forced out a smile: "No matter what, let the Dragon Clan's troubles give the Dragon Clan a headache. At least they still have an extremely powerful old dragon. Well, I almost
I forgot to mention that you are welcome to the territory of the Northwest Tulip family. If you are willing to go out for a walk, just walk around and buy whatever you like. Here you can enjoy fine wine, delicious food and all the comforts. However,
The premise is...for the sake of you and me being the disciples of 'our teacher', please don't cause any trouble for me, and don't randomly refine others into souls just because you don't like them.
Ice crystal. Okay?"
"I want to find something to do." Joanna seemed restless.
Du Wei had a headache for a while, then slapped his forehead: "Well, Governor Bohan of Nulin Province has been asking me to give him some 'magic assistance'. He is under the front of the Northwest Army, but there has never been any.
Magician, I have decided that in two months, I will send the first batch of five magic students to help him. If you are willing, within these two months, you can train me well.
These students all have good talents." After a pause, Du Wei carefully put forward his bottom line request, considering the temperament of this violent woman: "I don't care how you act on these poor people.
Boy, but my request is: after two months, I want to see that all my students are complete! Do you understand? Not even one finger is missing. Moreover, I want to see that their strength has been significantly improved.
!If you can't do these two things, I think you are not suitable for this job."
Joanna's eyes lit up, and a cruel smile appeared on the corner of the woman's mouth: "Oh? Are you going to be a nanny for a bunch of rookies? This job sounds very interesting... Then, I accept it!"
"Please remember these two conditions of mine!" Du Wei reiterated again.
"Understood! The first requirement is that they be intact and uninjured, and the second requirement is that their strength be improved, right?" Joanna smiled nonchalantly, but then she still showed her fox tail: "I agree to your request...their bodies
They won’t be harmed...but I can’t guarantee that some of them won’t be left with any psychological shadow!”
Du Wei sighed... I wouldn't have summoned a female demon for myself.
The most urgent thing Du Wei needs to understand now is: after killing Long Er, will the third prince Long come to trouble him next?
Fortunately, this problem was quickly solved.
The day after Gandolf's master and apprentice arrived in Loulan City, Du Wei had already anxiously sent Joanna and the twenty-six students away to Gilliat City.
The reason why I say I am very "lucky" is because a special guest came that afternoon. Fortunately, this special guest only arrived after Joanna left.
Otherwise, Du Wei was very worried whether Loulan City would become a battlefield.
In the afternoon, a dragon roar came from the sky in Loulan City. The roar of this top-notch creature brought great panic to the humans in the city. Fortunately, under the maintenance of well-trained soldiers of the Tulip family,
Panic is under control.
Tens of thousands of people saw it, in the sky. A huge black cloud-like shadow streaked across the sky. It had long wings, a long tail, a huge body, and a huge head.
, sharp claws...
"Dragon!! It's a dragon!!!!"
After the first shouting broke out, countless responses were quickly received.
A huge adult black dragon circled in the sky above Roland City and gradually lowered its height. It confirmed that the soldiers below did not shoot arrows at it. Then it used a rich voice to make a human voice.
"Tulip Duke! I want to see Tulip Duke!"
Du Wei was frightened and met this dragon on the highest tower of his Duke's Palace Castle.
"Hello..." Du Wei looked at the huge creature in front of him. Its wings were flapping, and the strong wind blew on Du Wei's face, making his skin feel pain.
However, compared with the previous two dragon princes, this black dragon is an old acquaintance of mine.
"Oh... Du Wei! You hateful human being." The black dragon lowered its height appropriately. It stretched its neck and looked at Du Wei from a close distance.
Du Wei didn't care what the big lizard called him. He shrugged his shoulders and said in a relaxed tone: "Oh, the respected Chief of Guards of the Dragon Clan, the respected First Warrior and the First Wise Man of the Dragon Clan... Uh, are you like this?
When this time comes, do you want to ask me any wisdom test questions again?"
Du Wei couldn't help but feel funny when he remembered that the last time he almost made this stupid dragon think twice about the arithmetic sequence in mathematics.
When it mentioned its own embarrassment, the Dragon Guard Chief also became a little angry. He bared his teeth at Du Wei and said, "Oh, cunning human! I haven't figured out whether your answer is right or not! Damn...
There aren’t that many humans on the sacred mountain, let alone that many rooms!”
"You can calculate it slowly." Du Wei curled his lips and said, "Okay, Dear Chief of Guards, is your arrival a declaration of war on me? Oh... I almost forgot to thank you. Thank you for the information you provided.
, prevented me from dying in the hands of the two dragon princes in front of me. So, are you here on behalf of the third prince now?"
"The third prince is very dissatisfied with your actions." This stupid dragon sighed, but even when it sighed, its voice sounded like thunder.
"Dissatisfied?" Du Wei smiled: "I didn't kill that second prince."
"I don't care who killed that cowardly guy. As a king of the golden dragon clan, he can't even defeat me. If a cowardly guy dies, he will die!" This black dragon seems to be confident about his own strength.
Very proud: "The reason why the third prince is dissatisfied is: since you can kill one, why didn't you kill the other?!"
"Well...if I kill the eldest prince too, then I'm afraid no one can compete with the third prince for the position of clan leader, right?" Du Wei smiled softly.
Huh, the intelligence of these large reptiles is really very limited. How can such crude strategies compare to humans.
"So the third prince is very dissatisfied." The black dragon snorted. A ball of flame came out of its nose. Fortunately, Du Wei was prepared and used a magic defense to dissolve the flame, and then said with a smile: "Dear guard
Sir, please tell me, Your Highness the Third Prince, what else do you need from me?"
"Peace." Black Dragon seemed a little dissatisfied: "Your Highness asked me to tell you. No matter what, you have made some achievements... Although it is very weak, well, only a little bit. But your kind Highness still decided to reward you a little.
What. Our benevolent Highness is a leader who knows rewards and punishments clearly!"
A warm smile immediately appeared on Du Wei's face: "Oh? Then I don't know, your highness, the third prince, what are you planning to reward me?"
The black dragon stretched out its huge claws, and then slowly unfolded them. In the palm of its hand was a small, round bead that looked like crystal.
"What's this?"
Du Wei clearly felt a faint magic wave.
"This is a fire-avoiding bead." Black Dragon said in an arrogant tone: "This kind of thing is of little use to the powerful dragon clan. But it should be a good reward for the insignificant human magician.
In addition, the third prince told you that it is satisfied with you for the time being, so if it has any instructions next time, you must obey it."
Du Wei didn't care about the arrogance in the other person's tone... Faced with such a simple-minded idiot, Du Wei wouldn't argue with him.
After carefully accepting this "reward", Du Wei suddenly smiled at the black dragon. His smile was a little cunning.
Well, judging from this guy's tone, I don't have to worry about the third prince coming to trouble me again. Since the other party mentioned "next time", then the third prince shouldn't come to kill me before we cooperate "next time"
.
What a pity...I still want to get a dragon pet.
"By the way, the third prince should have returned to the sacred mountain." Du Wei suddenly raised such a question, which surprised the black dragon. Du Wei continued to laugh and said: "Are the criminals from the north coming again? Oh, no.
No misunderstanding, I just expressed a little worry about the great Earth Dragon Clan. If possible, I am willing to lend a little strength."
"Hmph, the great dragon clan doesn't need any help!" The black dragon simply rejected Du Wei, but it still gave some information that satisfied Du Wei: "Those guys will organize an invasion every few decades, but
We were defeated every time. So, you don’t have to worry! For us, it’s just a little supplement to fill up the abyss of sin! I hope that the more sinners come, the better! In this way,
We can chop off more heads of criminals to fill the abyss, and the dragon clan will also be liberated!"
"Do your job well, human being!" Black Dragon smiled disdainfully: "Now the third prince and the eldest prince have rushed back to the sacred mountain. As for you...His Royal Highness the third prince asked me to tell you, in view of what you have done this time
After achieving some results, it is very fond of you as a human being. If you continue to work hard, maybe it will lower its status and become your friend."
Huh, be friends? I really want to be its owner.
Du Wei secretly smiled in his heart, but smiled on his face: "Then...is there anything else?"
"No more!" the black dragon roared, and was about to flap its wings and fly away, but suddenly left the last words: "Hey... um... tell me the calculation method of that question when we meet next time!
"
Seeing this huge figure flying into the sky and gradually turning into a tiny bit... Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief.
He is not afraid of this black dragon at all. With his current power, it is not a problem to keep this guy. And... there is a cuckold Gandalf in the cellar of the castle at his feet.
That old guy is displeased with the Dragon Clan! He just killed a dragon prince just because he didn't like it. If this old guy finds out about the black dragon's visit, he will probably kill another land.
But Du Wei didn't want to kill this stupid dragon. After all... After learning about the invasion of sinners...
Let's leave some strength to the Dragon Clan. After all, it's really hard to find a good watchdog these days.
Now it seems that the troubles of the dragon princes have been temporarily solved. Although Du Wei is not afraid of any dragon princes, after all, it is still very troublesome for such monsters to visit. Moreover, compared to the elegant eldest prince, the proud second prince
Look...this third prince doesn't seem to be a noble guy. Facing a powerful enemy may not be scary. But facing a powerful enemy with poor character will be very troublesome.
With Du Wei's strength, he is not afraid of a head-on challenge from a certain prince of the Dragon Clan. But if he plays some dirty tricks behind his back, it will be a headache.
Now that the trouble is solved, it seems that Du Wei can relax a little in the coming days.
Du Wei began to concentrate on thinking about the Northwest Corridor.
How to guard a canyon that is ten miles wide and dozens of kilometers long...
But at this time, another thing happened to Du Wei.
The trouble this time comes from the imperial capital!
Because of the previous incident of the Golden Wolf Head leading troops to sneak into the Dessa Province, the imperial capital was furious. Even if Prince Chen tolerated it, he would not be able to bear it in the face of this "blatant trampling on territorial sovereignty".
Even if Du Wei knew deeply that the empire was not ready for a full-scale war at all. Prince Chen would probably focus on accumulating strength and stabilizing internal issues in the next few years. For the time being, he would mainly focus on appeasing the grassland people.
land strategy...
However, the empire cannot remain silent on this matter. Otherwise, at least for the dignity of the empire, it will be an unexplainable issue.
Even if it is for the sake of face, you should show your toughness appropriately.
The royal court on the grassland seems to have a calm attitude. The grassland has sent envoys to the imperial capital.
I heard that the empire's military headquarters was in a quarrel over this matter. Several military bosses smashed several tables and smashed dozens of tea cups. There were even a group of young generals, and even
Wrote a letter in blood to petition the regent...
However, the negotiations with the prairie people did not yield a good result.
Both sides are arguing.
The grassland people didn't want to fight, and the empire didn't want to fight either. So the fight started with each other and turned into spitting at each other.
A month has passed since the beginning of this matter, but the negotiation table in the Imperial Capital is still in a state of anxiety.
Well, or, to be precise, the biggest job of the empire's diplomats and envoys on the grassland every day is to think of more things to say, and then spray them on the other side at the negotiation table.
Of course, in order to cooperate with the negotiations, the military also made some symbolic adjustments. For example, the Royal Guards Corps conducted a small-scale military exercise and issued a symbolic official document requesting the Northwest Army to enter a state of combat readiness...
But Du Wei knew that the value of this kind of official document was not much higher than bullshit.
The Northwest Army has entered combat readiness? Are you kidding! The Northwest Army has almost always been in a state of combat readiness for so many years!
Moreover, once the war starts, the army will be mobilized and countless amounts of money and food will be transported to the northwest... To whom? To the Northwest Army? To supplement the money, food and supplies to the Northwest Army? Prince Chen would not do such a stupid thing!
Du Wei can be sure of one thing: Prince Chen will not go to war with the grassland people before the northwest army is solved. This is the bottom line.
So the negotiation table became a place for politicians to perform. The war faction was busy making speeches and asking for war, while the anti-war faction was busy calculating the expected consumption figures of the war. They really spent their time, and it is said that they came up with a document that people can read
I can’t help but feel the chilling statistical results! Judging from this result, if the empire goes to war, it will probably set back the empire’s national strength for a hundred years...
But it just so happens that such exaggerations are very popular in the imperial capital.
After all, the empire has been at peace for too long. From top to bottom, a considerable number of people have become content with peace. They have an instinctive aversion or fear of war.
In the imperial capital, little Zac, who was in charge of Du Wei's business in the imperial capital, continuously conveyed all the news to the northwest. At first, Du Wei was a little gloating about his misfortune.
Prince Chen must be having a headache now. The hawks and doves below are constantly arguing. As the de facto emperor, Prince Chen must be troubled now.
But soon...this headache fell on Du Wei's head!
To be precise, eighty days after the battle of Gilliat City, a special envoy from the imperial capital came to the Duke's Palace of Loulan City in Desa Province.
This special envoy led a group of Royal Guardsmen in a gorgeous carriage with a gorgeous Emperor of Thorns flag planted on the carriage, and brought a scepter symbolizing the authority of the empire... plus...
An order of appointment written by Prince Chen himself.
"I hereby order His Excellency Duwei Rudolf, Duke Tulip of the Roland Empire, court scholar, court magician, court astrologer, member of the Roland Empire Academy of Magic, member of the Magic Society, and governor of the Province of Dessa, to be the special state councilor of the empire!
Handle all matters related to the diplomatic friction between the Empire and the Prairie Royal Court. And grant full authority to it! I hope Your Excellency the Duke will live up to your trust, promote the national prestige of our Empire, and maintain the majesty of our thorn flower flag!
(Signed) Augustine VI, Emperor of the Roland Empire, and Wang Chen, Regent of the Empire. This order is granted on August 16, 961 of the Imperial Year, and takes effect immediately!"
The person who brought this handwritten letter of appointment was none other than an old acquaintance of Du Wei.
Earl Biya looked at Du Wei's ugly face and smiled softly: "Your Majesty, it seems that His Highness Chen really trusts you. Such important state affairs have been entrusted to you with full authority! Now we and the grassland
Whether people are at peace or at war, it all depends on your thoughts."
Du Wei held the letter of appointment dumbfounded, feeling that at this moment, one head was as big as two!
Well, Prince Chen, you actually threw this hot potato to me...
Resisting the urge to tear up the letter of appointment or curse, Du Wei smiled reluctantly, put away the thing, and then affectionately took Count Villa's hand and walked into his study.
After closing the door, Du Wei looked at the smiling earl and sighed: "Count Villa. I remember that you have never participated in this kind of government affairs. Why did you come to the northwest in person this time?"
"Your Highness Chen means that because my family's business has a lot to do with the grassland and I know a lot about the grassland, I have been appointed to come to the northwest. This time, Duke, you will negotiate with the people on the grassland. I will give you some advice."
provide assistance."
"Haha..." Du Wei laughed a few times: "So, I am the envoy, and you are the deputy envoy."
Count Villa wiped the sweat from his forehead and smiled bitterly: "Isn't that right... I was fine, and I was caught doing this hard job. Your Excellency, you are the most trusted person in His Highness Chen's heart. This
Regarding this matter, I will rely solely on your instructions and will definitely follow your lead in all your decisions."
Hum, do you want to evade responsibility... Du Wei despised this guy in his heart. Then he said in a deep voice: "Well, now is not the time to have a headache. Since the regent has sent you here, what should he say to me?
Bar?"
Villa looked stern, then sighed and whispered: "When I came, His Highness Chen only asked me to bring you a sentence!"
"Oh? What did he say, Your Highness?"
Count Villa suddenly looked bitter, then smiled bitterly and said a brief sentence.
"His Highness said: It's up to you."
This time Du Wei finally couldn't hold it back any longer, and he couldn't help but cursed: