A strange world

Chapter 1262 Chapter 184. Parting on bad terms

"What does price...mean?"

Annan's expression froze.

"Annan Reeves, I respect the empire and admire you, but -"

Just like everything is followed by a twist, Lord Raymond is no exception: "Your imperial princess and the blue dragon are rampaging in my territory, causing destruction, and now they are silently asking me to cancel the wanted order and take them away..."

The stern Lord Raymond was full of oppression.

"How do you want the people to view me, the great lord?"

"I think this is just a misunderstanding, just like the misunderstanding that Killian kidnapped Joan..."

Annan had to show weakness. For him, the most troublesome thing is that he doesn't know the specific situation. He firmly believed that Ilimoyasi was not a dragon that would kill the village, but Lord Raymond insisted... Either he had made up his mind to eat a piece of meat from Annan, or he had solid evidence.

"Annan Reeves."

Lord Raymond called Annan by his full name: "For my nephew Kilian's offense against the imperial princess, I will ask him to go to the empire in person to apologize. What about the crimes they committed in my territory?"

"What exactly did they do?" Annan frowned.

Lord Raymond did not speak, and Killian said on his behalf: "Boi Village, a peaceful village with hundreds of residents, was destroyed by the evil dragon, with only a few survivors."

Could it be that Ilimoyas and the others really attacked the village...

Lord Raymond did not give him time to think, and said solemnly: "For the sake of Liberty City, I allow you to redeem their wanted warrants."

The word "redemption" stimulated Annan: "I don't understand what you mean..."

"I am a believer in ladies and believe that everything has value. If you want me to withdraw the wanted order and issue an atonement order, you must pay the equivalent value."

Knowing that Lord Raymond only wanted money, Annan relaxed a little.

Bargaining with a merchant. Better than negotiating with a tyrant.

"Sir Raymond, you said they were wanted for committing crimes, but we know nothing about what happened. At least, you need to tell us what happened first."

At this time, Black Widow suddenly spoke.

From now on, the rhythm of the conversation was firmly controlled by Lord Raymond, and she finally found an opportunity to interrupt.

Lord Raymond did not answer, but looked at Black Widow: "Who are you?"

"The commander of the Punishment Legion, the Lord of Liberty City, and the guard of Annan Reeves."

Lord Raymond no longer looked at her, stared at Annan and said: "Your guard is really rude."

Annan, who had time to think, followed the Black Widow's words and said: "She is not only my guard, but also a friend. What she said is exactly what I want to ask... Can I go meet the survivors in Boyi Village?"

"You don't believe it?"

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's just that I need evidence to convince myself and the empire... It's me who's coming now, but if the news spreads, it's probably someone from the empire who's coming..."

Lord Raymond's narrow eyes flashed with a cold light: "Are you threatening me?"

As conflicts arose, the great lord gradually tore away his "elderly" veil and revealed his true nature.

"I'm just telling the truth. You know, the Empire is a bunch of barbarians who never speak well."

Annan actually never understood why the empire had the stereotype of "barbarians" before. Apart from collecting enemy skulls as trophies, the surrounding areas of the empire were very stable. How could anyone ridicule them for being warlike and barbaric?

Olmedo told him because you didn't see the Empire when it was angry. Do you think the empire’s huge territory is a gift?

The reason why the empire has been without war for a long time is because it is surrounded by its vassals and existed after being conquered by it.

Lord Raymond didn't think so. Annan's words were twisted and changed in his ears, becoming bait to anger him.

"Very good, since you don't believe it...I will disclose all their evidence in three days, and the price you have to pay will be far greater than it is now..."

Well, no businessman would become hysterical when faced with setbacks. Lord Raymond is still the tyrant at heart.

"Evidence of crime? How do you prove it is true?"

Being contradicted unceremoniously by Annan, Lord Raymond's expression became more sinister, while Annan stared back without fear.

"Then let's each rely on our own abilities. If you say it's not them, find the evidence."

Lord Raymond stood up, and the gold ornaments he wore collided and swayed, exuding dazzling brilliance under the magic lamp.

"Send our guests back to their rooms..."

The party broke up unhappy, or it was never happy in the first place.

Annan had certain purposes, and Lord Raymond also had the idea of ​​profiting from Annan from the beginning.

Black Widow only knew that she was on Annan's side, and only Killian seemed to understand.

"Uncle, aren't we offending both the Empire and Free City at the same time?" Killian asked as he watched Annan's leaving figure.

"Otherwise? Do you want to bow to them and flatter them and beg for mercy?"

"No……"

…

On the way back, Annan stamped his boots thoughtfully.

Black Widow just thought he was angry, and comforted her: "We don't need to compete with him, just tell the empire and watch the fun."

"no."

Black Widow didn't know, but Annan knew that Joan had nothing to do with the empire.

Originally, Annan only wanted to settle the matter peacefully, bring the people back and ask for some compensation. But seeing the cruelty and violence of Lord Raymond... maybe he would let the Free Blade come here to explore the way.

"The most urgent thing is to find Ilimoyas and the others first."

After returning to the guest room, Annan once again used the dragon scale to release the low-level summoning spell, but it failed as expected.

"Rejected?"

"Yeah. But think about it on the bright side, we don't have to worry about their safety for the time being."

Annan put away the dragon scale: "By the way, give me some water."

Kacha——

The black widow who closed the door turned around, leaned against the door, and showed her beautiful lines: "What kind of——"

"Don't say weird things, you are not a succubus."

The black widow is unreliable, Annan went to the bathroom to get a basin of water, then took off his boots, soaked the soles of the boots in the water, and rubbed them hard.

He heard this trick from old Zoran in the haunted gold mine.

In the past, gold miners wanted to steal gold, but they would be stripped naked and checked from head to toe when they left the mine, and they would be watched even when they went to the toilet. So they would deliberately step on the ore with a high gold content with the soles of their shoes, and then soak it with water after returning.

No matter how much the Black Widow coveted Annan, after realizing what he was doing, she couldn't help but give up her desire.

"...Are you short of money?"

"It depends on how you interpret it. I'm not short of money, but I never have enough to spend."

In the eyes of outsiders, Liberty City is a large territory that makes a fortune every day and is rising.

But in Annan's eyes, he can't even afford a large arcane energy core, and it's not enough to build the wizard tower to the fifth floor. Isn't that considered short of money?

"Damn..."

Annan complained and put his boots back on.

No gold powder.

"Rest, we'll go out to find Ilimoyas and the others tomorrow morning."