Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 120

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 120]

“It is recommended to hide the scabbard when walking,” he scoffed.

“It’s a gift from a friend, it can’t be hidden.” Charles stroked the scabbard on his waist.

“What do you want to do?” Old Bruce frowned. “Are you here to persuade us to surrender? Tell you, we will not be moved by anything, and we will lead everyone to fight to the end.”

“Keep quiet.” Ciel turned to the black-robed man.

The wizard quickly pulled out his wand and chanted a spell, but instead of attacking, he saw his robe quickly collapsed downward, his body turned into a thousand black mice, screaming and fleeing in all directions.

What sorcery is this.

Ciel had to back away to avoid the spread of the rats: “You just trust this dark wizard?”

“What the fuck do you want to do?” Old Bruce spit.

Charles moved forward.

“Help!” The Baniesta brothers were shocked and called for help. Immediately, the rebel soldiers poured into the courtyard and surrounded Ciel.

“Be quiet.” Ciel disagreed, “You can’t stop me, and rash action will only kill you all.”

People swallowed when they saw the empty robe on the ground.

Ciel picked up the wizard’s black robe, and saw the obvious stitching marks on the inside, which Ciel could clearly identify. It was the seal of Citelis, shaped like thousands of fingers entangled, with a blurred face screaming.

“He’s from the dark wizard’s market. You have to be wary of the power of the devil. Dark wizards are often cunning and changeable,” said Ciel.

“If not, what should we do?” said one of the three Baniesta brothers. “We will disappear in silence, we will die silently in hard labor, and each of us will be speechless.”

“I’ll give you a chance to speak.” Charles stared at them.

“How?” another asked.

“Gather what you have gathered, ten miles and eight townships, and all the farmers in the entire Linbianbao territory, and then choose ten representatives from them, ten people with prestige, reputation, positions that agree with everyone, and clear-minded people. .”

“Then?” Old Bruce was confused.

“I will take you to negotiate with the nobles,” Ciel said loudly. “I will take you to win the fruits of your rebellion.”

“Then why gather the farmers too?”

“Let people take up arms and arm them, flails that can go around shields, pitchforks that can pierce knights from horses, and the most primitive crossbows that can project enough force to penetrate armor. You don’t need demons either. There is no need for dark wizards, their motives are impure, they just want to squeeze your soul, you can only rely on yourself, you can also rely on yourself, let them see your strength! Unite, bring all the troops and horses, call everyone in the meeting The nobles see your determination and tell them to bow their heads!”

Chapter 149 Negotiations

The rebels decided to negotiate with the lord of Limbenburg, and the news quickly spread throughout the territory, so that no one knew about it. The two sides temporarily truce, but they gathered all their troops and held talks at a place called Windmill Hill.

The Shire saw the great army of nobles, hustle and bustle, assembled far away on the hillside, well-armed and majestic in their banners.

On the other side are the concentrated rebels, which are mixed with many peasants. They temporarily took up arms and came in to join in the momentum. Although they were dressed in rags, they were still fighting high, because they had elected 10 peasant representatives. I believe they will give Fight for a better life yourself.

“They would have cooked us like my great-uncle,” said Moy, the eldest of the three brothers, who was a little concerned, and approached the mill on the hill with the delegates and a handful of guards.

“I’ll ask them to bury you with me.” Ciel said, and saw the noble representatives gathered together, surrounded by those elite guards who were stubborn and resolute.

“Once attacked, our team will disintegrate.” Moy looked back at the army they brought, people in a mess, patiently waiting for the results of the meeting on the hillside.

Ciel looked back at the sergeants brought by the nobles, all of them infantry and archers, vaguely surrounding the hills.

“They don’t bother to exchange lives with you, so they prefer to be cautious,” said Ciel.

“You really want me to be in our early years, why?” asked Pierce, one of the three brothers, who looked darker than the other brothers.

“Because during this time, the main problem we face is not between you and the nobles, but between our race and the invasion of other worlds.” Ciel explained briefly, “If the war here continues, it will cause worse effects.”

Limbiang is a barrier between us and the eastern powers, Charr thought. If Limbiang can’t keep the situation stable, the dragon school wizards of the swamp may attack in the name of vengeance, and the barbarians will also take advantage of the situation to cross the Waring River and invade. , when the sanctuary is attacked, facing the demon king of the west coast in the west, and facing new threats in the east, it will be difficult to deal with it at that time.

“These are the terms we’ve drawn up.” Ron, the three brothers, showed Shire a parchment. The whole piece of paper was very beautiful, and they probably thought about it for a long time.

Charles opened the parchment, browsed roughly, and saw the eight clauses drawn up by the farmers, which seemed to be recorded by literate and literate people, and the wording seemed to be relatively formal.

The first was the abolition of the marriage tax, which abolished the stipulation that if the farmer could not pay the tax, he had to hand over his new wife to the lord for one night.

The second is to grant serfs the right to marry freely. Originally, serfs did not have the right to marry independently, because the lord wanted the serf to have no descendants, so that when the serf died, the lord could reclaim all the property of the serf.

The third is to abolish corporal punishment, prohibit lords from maiming, castrating and harvesting peasants’ organs, and the corresponding punishment is replaced by whipping.

The fourth is the formation of peasant associations. The peasants in the region can freely unite and jointly exert pressure and demand justice on the nobles. The nobility’s legislation and casting must pass through the peasant associations.

The fifth is to abolish the extrajudicial immunity of nobles, and both nobles and commoners must apply the West Coast Code.

Article 6 lists the names of more than 50 wastelands, mountains, swamps, forests and rivers. According to the farmers’ investigation, these lands were originally unowned, but in recent years they were forcibly occupied by the local nobles. Territory ownership.

Article 7 requires the nobles to give up the war tax that has been implemented in the past few months, reduce tax rates, reduce rent and interest, and cancel six harsh taxes, including fertility tax, pig tax, straw shoe tax, field walk tax, and temple entrance tax. and latrine tax.

The eighth and most important one requires the nobles to abstain from pursuing the crimes of this rebellion, and in return the rebels will be disarmed and brought under the rule of the nobles.

“I’m not a local, so I don’t make any comments, but you must not put down your weapons. Once you have no weapons, you will be slaughtered by the nobles.” Ciel said.

“This is our only bargaining chip. If we don’t take this as a guarantee, it is impossible for the nobles to accept other terms.” Ron said.

“It’s not like this, your chips can’t be used like this, you should tell them that if they dare not accept it, you will continue to fight, and drag this war for a long time until they are surrounded on all sides, and it will be delayed until ten years later. .” Charles explained.

“Well…” The peasants were noncommittal. They were very worried about their results. They walked into the mill apprehensively. They were sparsely dressed, while the nobles were well-dressed and graceful, including Earl Chris, Baron Michael and John. The baron and others have many familiar faces.

Ciel didn’t go in to participate in their discussion. He knew the general situation without entering the room. These people would definitely argue with each other, yell at each other, and see each other constantly, dragging out the whole negotiation for a long, stinky and long time. , it is better to be outside the authorities outsiders.

“So you’re a social activist again now,” Gladiu quipped.

“I’m neutral.” Ciel put the scabbard on the ground, “I wouldn’t be surprised by the outcome.”

“This is just a little wave in the long river. It will not change the direction of the general trend. After a few decades, everything will return to the right track. The suffering will be endless, and the exploitation and slavery will never change.”

“You mean the world will look like this in the future? Even in a thousand years, people will still live the same way they do now?”

“Let me introduce you to the high aristocracy, which means that in a certain world, people have abolished the hierarchy, and as you see these mentally handicapped peasants fantasize, there is no difference between the nobles and ordinary people in society. already.”

“That’s fine.”

“But the groups of intelligent creatures are naturally differentiated. Even if the veil of the noble order is lifted, there is still the system of separation. Those who are wise, wise and shadowed by their ancestors climb up, and those who are stupid and weak, and those who are family members fall down. In the end, it is still There is a group of people who monopolize the vast majority of property, and there are still a group of people who work tirelessly day and night, but you no longer call them knights, nobles, and lords. Still the king.”

“That’s it? People are so dark and no future?” Ciel felt bad.

“When you came to that era, you would only feel great enjoyment. At that time, the means of entertainment were far more abundant than now. Think about it, if the farmers in front of you have a way to fully collect entertainment information after planting the land to satisfy their interest in sound and light. Demand, and even a wife with a skin and face that looks like a real person can be purchased, and they can make themselves happy by various means. In that way, even if they are squeezed day and night, they will be satisfied and will not think about picking up a pitchfork to resist. “Gladius was arrogant.

“Where is the way out?”

“Of course it’s in my stomach, where there is neither noble nor low, and all souls are united.” Gladiu said happily, “The advanced world, the backward world, the world of projecting gunpowder, the world of wielding wooden sticks, the world of people uploading consciousness The world, the world where thousands of people make stone tools… is an end. There is no redemption for intelligent beings.”

Charles shook his head.

“People in the future are smarter than us, and they will figure out a way,” he said.

“In 10,000 years, I will see if everyone here has verified your ideas, and then go to your cemetery to see the situation and tell you about everyone’s tragic fate. If you haven’t been weathered at that time, if that The world is still alive at that time…” Gladio said jokingly.

“That’s too far.” Ciel looked at the surrounding weeds, which contained white lily of the valley, “It’s warmer now.”

Ciel sat down beside a tree root, folded his hands behind his head, and listened to specious quarrels in the house, people negotiating and arguing for their own interests.

As far as Shire’s experience is concerned, peasants are very good at defending their own interests by clinging to words and making their opponents lose out, while nobles are good at dividing the masses.

If Charles himself were at the negotiating table, he would propose tax cuts for farmers willing to lay down their arms, release their families, and pardon their crimes, while the recalcitrant would be beheaded and their lands destroyed. Divide the farmers so easily to those who are willing to cooperate.

make their internal competition endless.

However, these are after all verbal powers, far less than real power.

Ciel unsheathed the knife, raised it, stared at the blade, the smooth blade reflected Ciel’s face, and it was this knife, plus myself, that would eventually cut through hell and end the atrocities of these lives.

“We are a civilized and healthy, positive energy annihilation army.” Gladiu was dissatisfied.

“You have absorbed so many messy memories, do you have any understanding of the intrigues of the Seal of Heatelis?”

“They’re about to summon the prince of Therith to descend,” Gladius said.

“What?” Charles was startled. “How did you do it?”

“Haha, I won’t tell you.”

“This is important!”

“You should work harder. I’ll tell you in advance, otherwise all the surprises will be covered up.”

“Prince Citris…” A demon prince, a powerful enemy among powerful enemies, if it really appeared in the world, it would definitely bring terrifying catastrophe.

“Maybe it is to recreate the world. If it projects enough power, it is likely to overturn the king of darkness. Isn’t this your favorite thing?”

“Then another demon makes waves, it doesn’t make any difference.”

“Among them, there is a key leader who connects the Seal of Heatelis and another group of powerful men.”

“Who is that leader?”

“You know, Lovashw, he goes by the name Leslie Pink in that group.”

“Lovashaw…” Ciel couldn’t help remembering what he had said. Luvashot said that he could take Ciel away and go to the outskirts of Ashtree Hall, where hundreds of brothers would welcome him at any time.

What is his purpose, what is he doing, why is he connected to all this…

Ciel’s thoughts were interrupted by the sound of footsteps.

Earl Chris walked out of the mill with an indifferent face, came to Ciel, and greeted Ciel indifferently: “Welcome.”

“I guess the talks got stuck?”

“The meeting is over,” he said.

“I want to have a good time.”

“No.” Earl Chris shook his head, “Your Excellency Charles, I’m sorry.”

Ciel looked into the distance, and saw a group of noble cavalry troops rushing towards the scattered peasant army on the hill.

Chapter 150 Mediation

Ciel stared silently at everything in front of him. The noble cavalry was well-equipped and rode high-quality horses produced by the forest side fort. The charge was fast and fierce, and the peasants would be defeated within ten minutes under their charge. short.

“It’s over!” Chris snapped at Charles.

“You betrayed your people.”

“Since they have taken up arms, they are no longer my subjects.” Chris said coldly.

“People just want a peaceful life.”

“Then they shouldn’t resist.”

“We could have had a peaceful and decent ending.”

“I don’t need that kind of thing, you just need to know that you are not qualified to manage the affairs of this territory, you are incapable of solving this war, I have had enough of your greed, blackmail and rudeness. I will endure it again and again, Until you dare to gather the chiefs and ask those greedy villains to bargain with me! And let these commoners form an army and come to terrorize us? You treat us as fools? How can we be intimidated by them!” Appearance, Earl Chris said harshly.

Shire looked out at the distant hills, the peasants panicked and retreated frantically, but how could manpower be compared to the speed of horses?

Soon they will be overtaken, overwhelmed, and destroyed.

“That’s what you want? You never thought of giving them some of the benefits? A little gold coin leaking between your fingers is enough.”

“If I were you, I wouldn’t try to change the situation with words. If I were you, I wouldn’t interfere in matters other than hunting and killing demons. If I were you, I would clearly understand that the biggest relationship between you and us is What’s the difference?” Chris shook his head.

Charles put his hands behind his back and looked at the situation on the hillside.

The noble army was spearheaded by knights, followed by mounted soldiers with spears tucked under their arms and pointed forward.

[End of This Chapter]