The bone of sin domain is king

Chapter 158 No.30 Eight Acts. The crumbling city

"My lord, there are already many places on the outskirts of the city that are leaking, and the magic barrier is about to fail."

"Ishtar's head area was attacked by a large group of sand worms, and we suffered heavy losses!"

"The Golem opened a gap in the north, and we lost a squad!"

"The reserved magic power is running out, we have to make a decision within an hour."

All of a sudden, all the information poured into Jerome's ears.

As the new ruler of Istar, he was pushed to the forefront by the current critical situation before he even had time to take the seat of consul.

On his left is Captain Allen, and the coordinating Iron Wolf Guard is setting up defenses around the city, and on his right are representatives of the Istar Chamber of Commerce. Although these merchants are not familiar with Jerome, they still need someone who can entrust Everyone stared at Jerome, the 15-year-old boy.

Jerome was in a daze. He looked into the distance. Isaiah was explaining the work to the subordinates in an orderly manner. He seemed to want to say something, but he didn't speak in the end.

"My lord, some members of the Senate Council have rebelled and are gathering rebel troops to fight the Iron Wolf Guard."

Another piece of news came, making everyone present feel even heavier.

Internal and external troubles, at this moment, Istar is crumbling like a candle in the wind.

Jerome was silent.

He has imagined many future scenes, including the scene of himself failing and being sent to the gallows to die tragically, and the scene of gloriously regaining Istar and returning triumphantly amidst the cheers of the people, and even having a lucky escape after failing and returning The picture of the original ordinary life.

But the situation before him was unexpected.

"call--"

He took a deep breath. In the rainy day of Istar, there was a smell of soil in the air. This was his hometown he had been away for ten years, but it was about to be ruthlessly destroyed in one day.

Did he come back after all the hardships just to witness its destruction?

Jerome knew that he was not willing to do so.

The city that his family has guarded for a hundred years should not be destroyed in his hands.

"Captain Allen."

Jerome adjusted his mood and called out.

"Sir, what are your orders?"

Captain Allen was also undecided at this time, and he responded immediately when he heard Jerome's voice.

"Assemble the Iron Wolf Guards, contact the mercenaries in the city, and ask them to resist the invading monsters, while you go directly to destroy the rebels, and then support the mercenaries."

Jerome ordered, without much wavering in his tone.

"The mercenaries have been fighting these monsters for many years and have rich experience. They are more suitable for fighting monsters."

"As ordered."

Captain Allen nodded, this is indeed the most suitable method at the moment.

"Dear representatives of the Istar Chamber of Commerce."

Jerome looked to the other side, the well-dressed merchants.

"I ask you to contribute some of your personal guards. I know that some strong people have been treated favorably by you and stayed in Istar. Now is a critical moment. I implore you to help."

"But this."

The merchants were still a little hesitant. Providing guards meant that the protection around them would be weakened. If something unexpected happened at this time, it would be a real loss.

"If Istar can survive this crisis safely, then in the next five years, all merchants who have contributed will be exempted from all taxes."

Jerome added, and all the merchants looked surprised at what he said.

As we all know, Istar is a commercial city, and commercial taxes can be regarded as the bulk of fiscal revenue, and the best of the merchants gather in the Istar Chamber of Commerce to exempt everyone here from taxes, which is equivalent to directly cutting Lost more than [-]% of Istar's fiscal revenue.

Is this guy crazy?
"If Ishtar is destroyed today, let alone the next five years, even tomorrow's sun will not be seen. Everyone should weigh the pros and cons, and you should know how to do it is the best."

Jerome said firmly, there was no confusion in his eyes.

Everyone present was silent, they were still thinking about the pros and cons, and no one dared to be the first to respond.

Until, a person raised his hand.

Isaiah Olehara.

"Although I'm just an insignificant intelligence dealer, I'm willing to contribute my guards, the two members of the Black Iron Order, to Istar to maintain stability."

He said lightly and looked at the businessmen again.

When Isaiah saw these businessmen who were always careful and careful, their faces flushed immediately, and they hesitated before opening their mouths.

"My guard can be divided into half."

"Three black iron steps."

"One black iron rank, plus ten well-trained crossbowmen."

For a time, these merchants contributed a considerable force.

Looking at the crowd gradually restoring order, Jerome nodded slightly.

"Very good. I, Jerome Faramir, will definitely keep my promise. Please join me in guarding this city!"

The closer you get to the core area of ​​the crime capital, the more intense the power of chaos around you becomes.

Rosen often felt that there was someone behind him, but when he turned his head, he only saw a ruined wall.

He walked at the end of the team, with Tia in the lead, Davos and Paul in the middle, and the four formed a classic tactical squad formation, guarding against sneak attacks from all directions.

"The chaotic magic here can affect the mind, making people restless and irritable, and can also cause hallucinations."

Tia seemed to have noticed Rosen's question, she said, then stretched out a finger, and the light from the fingertip shone around.

Rosen suddenly saw a shadow passing by the corner, surrounding the four of them.

"These monsters are called ghosts. They are formed after the dead souls are corroded by the power of chaos. The hunting level is three. These monsters have almost no physical body. They can emit special magic power fluctuations, affect the emotions of others, and cause turmoil after killing each other. Then devour the souls of those unlucky ones.”

As she spoke, Tia lightly waved her finger, and the bright light chased the shadow away. After a short confrontation, Nether was swallowed by the silver bright light and turned into a cloud of black water and evaporated.

"If it weren't for the lack of form, this kind of monster would be at the second level of the hunting level, but for mages, whether they have a form or not doesn't prevent me from cleaning them up."

Along the way, the four Rosens encountered the Netherworld several times, but after being prepared, these monsters became less of a threat. They bypassed some powerful auras and shuttled around the edges of the territories of several monster lords, and finally Arriving at the edge of the central city of the crime capital.

"Further on, it is the core of the crime capital. Geman and I sneaked here back then, but we were repelled before we could see the enemy clearly."

Davos said as if with lingering fear, looking at the street ahead that seemed to be the same, but was too quiet.

"We have never arrived here, but the space here seems to be distorted by the power of chaos. The flow of time will be different, perhaps much faster than outside. We spend a day inside, and it may only be a quarter of an hour outside."

Compared with using magic, Paul seems to be more focused on theoretical research, he said, and glanced at the depths of the street.

"interesting."

Tia didn't feel afraid at all. After hearing Paul's words, she only cast a few simple protective magics on the four of them, and then stepped into the central city of the crime capital.

(End of this chapter)