Hunter’s Blade - Chapter 146

[Demon Hunter’s Blade Chapter 146]

“Gold…Gold…” Bicester’s attendant ran over in three steps, plunged into the piles of gold, reached in and grabbed a handful of gold coins, and swayed them everywhere, almost a little disappointed crazy.

There is a tradition in Loman that the new king will mint gold coins with the appearance of the previous kings, and Ciel looks down at the gold coins, with different faces on the coins.

He could not distinguish between the different kings, only the “unchaste” Queen Helena and the “no latter” Queen Salia, they were the mother and daughter monarchs in the history of Loman, and Queen Salia was the daughter, but She ruled for a long time and reigned for 43 years. She was 83 years old when she died, so she engraved an old and decadent face on the gold coins. Although Queen Helena was a mother, she died in a short period of time, and the face of a girl was engraved on the coin.

Seeing the excited appearance of the attendant, Bicester immediately scolded him severely: “Hey, you must stick to your character and don’t indulge in money.”

The attendant was already a little unable to extricate himself, plunged his head into the money pile, and Bicester beat his ass with the hilt of his sword, which made him a little sober.

“A lot of money, Lord Knight, a lot of money,” the attendant repeated dully.

“The treasures here are extraordinary.” Bicester looked nervous. “Sir, I’m afraid it’s not the luck of Laqui, but the disaster of the village.”

The reckless knight was so careful, which surprised Ciel: “Yes, if people rashly squander the dragon’s property, it will only lead to strong jealousy and coveting.”

“Then should we just let it go?” the attendant complained, “That’s too useless, I have to organize everyone to build the land.”

“These gold should be distributed to the township, not only the village of Lakui. I believe that this dragon has not only attacked a place in Lakui for so many years, but also attacked other surrounding towns. You must follow the flying dragon recorded in history. Witness records, in addition to rebuilding the village of Laque and caring for the dead, the money is widely distributed to everyone, so as to avoid other people’s jealousy.” Shire said.

“It’s the right way.” Bicester couldn’t help but praise.

Elijah looked at the coins calmly.

“Do you like money?” Ciel picked up the gold coins, “These are old coins, which are heavier than the current money, and have collection value, which is of great significance.”

“I…” Elijah shook his head and took the initiative to turn his back, “I didn’t contribute anything, so I can’t take it.”

“I didn’t know you had a humble character.”

“I’m not short of money.” Elijah shrugged.

“You’ll regret it, money can buy everything.” Ciel persuaded him, picking up a few gold coins and placing them in his hands, “Every gold coin is a symbol of your birth and death.”

“…” Elijah picked up the gold coins and kept only one in his pocket.

Ciel didn’t think so much, he just opened the backpack calmly and stuffed the gold coins into it until the whole backpack was full and could no longer be stuffed.

He wandered in the dragon cave and picked up some precious jewelry, one of which was a necklace he particularly liked.

More than a decoration, the chain is almost an art beyond its time, a vine-shaped necklace studded with coloured gemstones, set with more than two dozen diamond-shaped gems of similar size.

Ruby, yellow corundum, agate, sapphire, emerald, opal… There are many more treasures that Shire can’t name. Allure.

He also put the necklace and some other jewelry in the bag, ready to take it back and give it away.

During this process, Elijah kept staring at Ciel.

What is he looking at me for?

Ciel noticed Elijah’s gaze and raised his head: “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” Elijah murmured. “I thought you didn’t care about wealth.”

“Where did the illusion come from?” Charles was puzzled.

“The demon hunters I’ve heard of are all happy.” Elijah glanced at Brian, and the wizard didn’t take a penny, just sneered at the golden mountain in front of him.

“Everyone you know is a shadow. Your task is to walk out of it. You can do something completely different from me. The key is, you have to know what you want and don’t set limits for yourself.” Charles said.

Elijah was thoughtful.

The funny thing is that I was like a teacher to Elijah, but like a foolish child to other older, wiser people.

He heard a scream.

When I turned back, I saw more farmers bravely passed through the foul-smelling tunnel and came to the inside of the cave. Seeing these many treasures, they let out ecstatic cries.

“Don’t worry!” Bicester shouted, but they didn’t care about that much, and they invited friends and companions. After a while, a dozen people rushed over in one breath, threw themselves on the treasure pile, and scrambled to grab the money and treasure. Stuffed it in his pocket until his clothes and pants were full and gold coins leaked out.

Looking at their posture, they also want to put gold in their mouths and take them away.

“They’re crazy,” Elijah whispered. “There’s a silver mine in my village, and every time a new mine is discovered, people go digging like crazy.”

“What’s the problem then?”

“Some people get money, and then they turn bad, they become vicious, greedy and selfish, and it’s okay to kill someone for a little money, so I don’t like windfalls, wealth makes people crazy.” Elijah said with disgust.

Ciel stared at the peasants frantically plundering the gold and silver jewels in the dragon’s lair, screaming and laughing wildly as they reached out to grab them.

“What I’m talking about is a bunch of mice. Put the flour sack in front of them. They also have the freedom to play around in the sack, run around and pee.” Charles said, “This is what they deserve. Can the dragon himself know that? Digging gold mines and making jewelry? These were taken from everyone by the dragon’s repeated attacks, and now everyone is just taking back their assets.”

“but……”

“Yes, they have seen a lot of wealth, their minds are not firm, they are easy to go crazy, and they are easy to fight each other. After they have money, they will bully the weak, become new landlords, and use money to do things that hurt the world… This is very common, because They have never seen any decent money in their life. What’s the matter if they get rich and bad, what did they do wrong? They have to be poor and kind for a lifetime?”

Elijah took a deep breath and looked at the farmers desperate for money.

After hesitating again and again, he finally walked into the pile of gold and silver, bent over, stretched out his hand, picked up a large amount of coins, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Chapter 184 The Unknown Truth

Bicester greeted Ciel again and again as he left Laqui Village.

“The kindness is deep, I don’t know how to repay it.”

“I’m very moved that you can handle this dragon cave treasure,” said Ciel.

“You traveled everywhere in Loman, you were a hero, and you dealt with justice. Like a legendary hero, you are really a role model for our generation.” Bicester took a serious attitude.

“Just kidding, you are a model of knights worth learning from. All other nobles should learn from you their noble self-cultivation and understand what it means to serve the public.” Ciel sighed.

I hope he knows how to save a few gold coins for himself, exchange for a pair of fine armor, and buy some fine weapons.

“It’s a mistake.” Bicester looked ashamed, “The road of cultivation is long and arduous, and I will continue to search.”

“That’s natural.”

Bicester’s eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Ciel, and Ciel felt strange for no reason.

“Your Excellency Charles.” Bicester stared at him, “How do you view the righteousness of knights that I have implemented, not afraid of death, and honored.”

That’s too dull, Ciel thought to himself.

“I think it’s good,” he said. “This era needs more people like you.”

“Your Excellency respect, and are willing to walk such a path?”

“Of course.” Charles nodded.

“Hmm.” Bicester’s eyes wandered.

“Goodbye.” Ciel greeted the knight, Bicester turned around, still sitting on the stump at the entrance of the village, holding his epee in both hands, motionless.

The knight’s attendant got himself a beautiful hat from somewhere, and now he is full of vigor. Instead of being stupid and shrinking like the first meeting, he looks arrogant. Is this the change brought about by wealth?

Charles finds it interesting.

“How do you dress better than your master?” Charles asked him.

“Master?” he puzzled. “I’ve never had a master.”

“Aren’t you Bicester’s squire?”

“When did I say that! I’m the mayor of Raquel!” he yelled.

“Isn’t Laqui Village the territory of Bicester?” Ciel was surprised.

“What are you talking about?” The man was confused.

“The village…Bicester…then why did you keep following him?”

“He’s a knight, and he asked me to follow him for a while. He wants to do something. Is there any room for me to refuse?” The man shrugged.

“When did he come?”

“Just a few hours before you got to the village.”

What?

Ciel looked at the tree stump where Bicester was sitting. There was no one there. In just a few seconds, he…was not a human being.

It’s funny, no wonder he survived so badly, I naively thought it was his fighting spirit and courage that kept him alive.

Is this a test?

What if I answered him just now that his way was stupid and rigid?

Ciel rode his fury and rode away, returning to Ash Tree Hall from Laque Village.

Mixed tastes in my heart.

On the country roads there are slow ox carts, priests on horseback preaching, and fast-paced messengers.

Messengers are very important in Loman, people do not trust pigeons because they are shot by hunters.

The nobles have long been proficient in each other’s habits. Charles heard that they would keep their eyesight and intercept letters on the pigeon path. A lot of history was changed because of the intelligence. Some people even deliberately put back the pigeons carrying fake letters, thus confusing the truth.

The nobles in the city had to take care of government affairs and received clerical training since childhood, while the nobles in the castles and villages practiced horse-riding competitions since childhood, and few of them were literate.

Therefore, they are afraid that other people will convey the wrong information when they read letters to him, so they do not rely on the letters, and prefer to have the word pass the message.

The messengers in front of them had all sorts of secrets in their hearts, and they flew by in front of Ciel, refusing to stop for a moment.

They know that the road is dangerous. There are wolves, griffins, trolls, as well as robbers and mercenaries from rival families. Once they stop in unfamiliar areas, they may be wiped out, so they all look indifferent and inhumane.

What message are they sending?

Ciel couldn’t help but speculate in his heart that there were changes in the Ash Tree Hall day and night, and Garnier didn’t know how his recovery was going.

“Action… there are successes and failures.” Ciel summed up immediately, no one would stop to eavesdrop on them anyway, and simply chatted with Brian and Elijah.

“Anyway, I didn’t let the Seal of Citris take away the dragon.” Brian whispered, “They wanted to enslave such a monster for a long time.”

“Yes, this time it’s a dragon. Next time, I might have to trouble the Hydra. The demonic Hydra’s destructive power is estimated to be stronger.” Ciel sighed.

“Hydras are also taboo in the Everglades.”

“How do you deal with hydras?” Charles asked.

“The wizard has a wizard’s way. We make the bait, introduce the hydra into the trap, then use aggressive witchcraft to cut off all its heads at once, and burn its severed head with flames to prevent rebirth.” Brian explained briefly, “Only a wizard can do that.”

“To chop off all the heads in one go?” Ciel didn’t quite understand.

“The hydra keeps regenerating, and a head falls, and it will grow again soon.” Brian’s voice was low, threatening.

If I come across it, I really don’t seem to be able to cut off all its heads at once, and if I encounter it later, it will definitely be a terrible opponent.

Charles thought to himself.

“Let’s get down to business, we can probably tell Garnier that the one who gave him the Marksman Amulet was the one who gave him the Seal of Heatelis.” Ciel said, “Elija, in your opinion, what will happen next? ”

“Without evidence, people won’t believe it.” Elijah succinctly.

“Evidence…” Charles pondered, “Come with me.”

The next thing to talk about can’t be muttered on the avenue, no matter how safe it looks on the surface, who knows if there are spies and eavesdroppers in the dark, and even wizards will use unknown means to probe.

They got into the glade, and there was no one around. Ciel checked again and again, made sure it was safe, and then continued to count with them:

“First of all, I want to make a point. I discussed with Garnier in advance. It was Garnier who insisted that he was not the one who killed Rene, but someone else who killed the count.”

“Cover a lie with a lie.” Brian pointed out the loophole.

“Add three truths to ten lies, and people will take the remaining seven as true. The key is to decide which three ‘truths’ to say,” said Ciel.

Brian and Elijah pondered.

The wizard has a rough appearance, messy hair, and I don’t know if his mind is delicate enough.

Elijah is taciturn and rarely speaks out. Will there be a positive performance this time?

Everything is unknown, but Ciel is patient.

“What, you shouldn’t make up your own mind?” Gladiu was surprised.

[End of This Chapter]