Banner of the Evil God

That night, Leon had dinner at Viscount Tariq's Mansion and met the current Viscount Tariq, Likrit Tariq, who was only fourteen years old.

The Viscount Tariq family has been a bit sparse in recent years. Viscount Leisen left behind two sons and two daughters, which is theoretically a lot. However, before the eldest son had time to leave any heirs, he was killed when his mount was frightened while hunting. The horse fell off a cliff, and not even the complete body was found; neither of the two daughters gave birth to sons after they got married; so the youngest son, Licrit, became the sole heir to the title and was working hard to learn political knowledge. Strive to become a qualified noble lord.

But looking at his appearance, Leon was really worried - Likrit was a little thin, very thin, and he didn't look very courageous. The worst thing is that Leon can tell at a glance that this child's force value... is approximately zero.

"Uncle Nick, your magic is so powerful, why don't you teach him?" Leon asked, "The world is not peaceful. If you have some skills, you can protect yourself."

"His intelligence is not high, so it is better to study government affairs first." Old Nick said with a smile, "I can live for another twenty or thirty years. Even if my life span is up, with my strength, whether I transform into an undead creature or construct a It's not difficult to pretend to be a creature. With me protecting him, he doesn't have to worry about improving his strength."

"How much time can be wasted by learning some swordsmanship or magic..."

"Do you think everyone is as talented as you?" Old Nick laughed, "You are an enviable guy, don't use your standards to measure others!"

Leon thought about it and smiled.

After he finished laughing, he told Old Nick and Licrit some of the information he had obtained, but found that they were not surprised at all.

"It seems that we must be mentally prepared." Old Nick sighed, "Sir, I'm afraid we have to leave."

"Well, let's go." Liklit didn't mean to linger, "I'll stay at the Mask of the Void amusement park for the time being until this crisis is settled."

Leon breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that the two of them would suddenly break out of the romantic spirit of "the nobles want to die in their own territory". That would be too bad!

"...It's fine for nobles to die in their own territory. It's nothing to go to other countries to fight bloody battles!" Baron Crick Keen jumped up and handed over the recruitment order from Duke Thunder. He threw it hard on the table and yelled, "You are so retarded!"

"Perhaps, but even though it is a ridiculous order, you have no reason to refuse." Knight Divor Os, who is currently serving as his adjutant, sighed and said, "As a lord directly subordinate to the Grand Duke, you must obey his call. ”

"Greetings to his ancestors! This old guy just wants me dead!"

"I wholeheartedly agree with your judgment. But now the problem we face is how to cope with the call-up."

Creek sighed deeply, sat down again, picked up the recruitment order and read it again.

[I hereby order Baron Keen to lead his troops to participate in the battle to assist the Eagle Kingdom, and be incorporated into Prince Helwin's banner. They must arrive before December 1st, without any delay! 】

"By the way, Prince Helwen is just unlucky..."

"Who asked him to believe in the Opening Knight? He wants to believe in the Lord of Mysteries. Maybe the Grand Duke will be reluctant to touch him." Divol shook his head. "The situation is now very clear. The Opening Knight is fighting to the death. If he can If he succeeds, he can regain some faith by relying on his prestige among the people. If he fails... it will probably be his fall."

"The death of a god is none of our business!"

"The castle has collapsed. Will the people living inside be okay?" Nicholas sneered and said, "Baron, please stop complaining. Think about what to do."

"What do you think we should do?" Creek asked distressedly after thinking about it, feeling that his head was in a mess and he really couldn't think of a solution.

"Give up your title and fief," Nicholas said. "Come back to the Grand Theater with us. After all, you have a lot of wealth and are a good scholar. In the future, you can concentrate on composing operas and live a stable life."

"This idea is almost the most preferable." Divol sighed, "Although as a retainer, it is very shameful and unethical to encourage the lord to betray the lord, but people like you really don't deserve to die. Under the conspiracy."

Creek frowned. He admitted that what his subordinates said made sense, but...

"If we want to escape, how should we arrange the route?" he asked. "We can't go all the way to the Mask of the Void amusement park. We must use the teleportation gate. But the teleportation gate in the capital can definitely be managed. Very strict...Are we going to the Secret Tower Federation?"

"This is the only way to do it." Divol said, "And it needs to be fast. It's best to leave tonight to grab a time difference."

"But what about the people and the officials under my command? I can't take everyone with me and run away."

"I can't care about so much at this time." The old housekeeper sighed, "The hope of the Keen family is pinned on you. If you die, the Keen family will be really doomed! You will never think that Miss Anna Be able to support your family!”

"I'm asking, what will the people and the officials under me do if I run away?" Creek said solemnly.

The old housekeeper was silent for a while and replied: "They should be deprived of their territory and denounced as treason. At that time, the officials will be purged and taxes will be increased on the territory. Maybe in a few years, the territory will be canonized to others. people.”

Creek frowned deeply: "What will happen to you and Anna?"

"Don't worry about us, and don't worry about Miss Anna." The old housekeeper smiled, "There is nothing to be afraid of, you are the most important!"

"My lord, now is not the time to hesitate!" Divol advised, "You must go!"

"Yes, the faster you leave, the better!" the old housekeeper also advised.

But at this moment, Raphael, the thief in charge of intelligence, hurriedly ran in and reported that a high-level adventurer had appeared near Keen City. A group of knights from the Church of the Noble God were entering the city led by priests and mages. The leader, Ma Pastor Qi requested to meet with the city lord in the next few days.

"Do it!" Divol, who was as steady as he was, couldn't help but curse, "They are clearly here to block the road!"

"Maggie Smith is not an ordinary person. She is very strong and difficult to deal with." Nicholas frowned and said, "She is very difficult to deal with alone, let alone a large group of helpers. If you want to break through her It’s difficult to escape without being blocked!”

"What about magic? Isn't there a teleportation spell?" Divol asked.

"Divine teleportation, whether it is plane teleportation in the plane field, or general teleportation in the travel field, but neither Thomas nor I have these two fields." Nicholas sighed, "We can only use any door. , that transmission distance is too short..."

"Find Master Damweed, maybe he has a way."

So Master Damweide who was in the research room was quickly found. When he learned about the crisis the lord was currently facing, the Master took out a silver scroll.

"I don't know how to teleport, but I have this 'return' scroll, which can allow three people to return to the High Tower together." He said, "I, Lord Lord, can also bring one more."

Creek's men were obviously relieved. The old housekeeper smiled and said, "What a coincidence. We can bring Miss Anna with us."

Nicholas shook his head: "Let Thomas follow. Although this guy is a bastard, he is still very tough in his hands."

"You should bring Butler Wade with you." Divol suggested. "If the Kean family is to be revived in the future, we must rely on Butler Wade's experience and wisdom."

"I ran away, what will you do?" Creek interrupted their argument and asked worriedly, "Maggie and her gang clearly have bad intentions!"

"Haha, as long as you leave, we will have more options." Nicholas said with a smile, "With our ability, if we want to escape, no one should be able to do anything to us!"

"Yes, this is the only way!" Divol nodded repeatedly, "Let's leave now!"

Creek was silent for a long time and ordered the senior officials of the territory to be summoned.

His order was quickly implemented, and the group of officials who had been mobilized and promoted by him and whose loyalty was generally above 80 gathered in the Government Affairs Office.

He talked about the Archduke's recruitment order and the arrival of the elites of the Church of the Noble God, and let everyone express their opinions.

Just like Divol and others, these highly loyal officials persuaded him to escape, saying that he could not go to the Eagle Kingdom to fight with the orc army for such a ridiculous order. It would be a complete death!

"I can run, what will you do?" Creek asked.

The officials were suddenly speechless. You looked at me, I looked at you, and more than one of them said, "There will always be a way." Come and help with governance” and so on.

Creek sighed deeply and shook his head secretly.

As the emperor and his courtiers, even he himself would inevitably carry out internal purges, and several people died in the process. If he ran away and the territory fell into the hands of other nobles, these officials who were loyal to him would only be afraid of their heads. Roll.

Moreover... the people in the territory are already quite poor. If taxes are increased, how will they survive? I'm afraid that many people will not be able to survive this winter!

The young traveler raised his head, looked at the wood grain on the roof and ceiling, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"I can't run away." He said, "Go and contact Aunt Lily. I remember that their family lives in a nearby town. I remember that they also have magic props that can be used for communication..."

However, after the magic item was activated, it only emitted a red light and then lost its echo.

"The target of the contact has been destroyed." Master Damweide frowned and said, "If nothing else, your aunt may have suffered an accident - considering that her home is on the way from Storm County to Keen City, we can I think it was probably done by Maggie and others.”

Creek gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed his anger.

Now is not the time to be angry, and anger will not solve the problem.

"Get Anna!"

Anna is the sister of Crick Keane and one of only two direct heirs to the Keane family. She is only nine years old this year and is still a child who doesn't understand anything. But even a child could feel the heaviness of the atmosphere and couldn't help but feel scared.

"Brother Creek...what happened?" she asked fearfully.

Creek looked at her, worried.

Is it really possible to leave the family in the hands of this little girl?

But... there is no other choice.

He thought for a while and said: "Ana, are you willing to believe in His Majesty the Mask of the Void?"

"Mask of the Void? Big green jellyfish? Brother, don't you want me to try to believe in the Lord of Radiance?"

A bitter smile appeared on the corner of Creek's mouth: "The Lord of Glory...at the critical moment, I am afraid that only the big green jellyfish is the most reliable. After all, he is a ruthless man who can kill two gods for the sake of the believers!" "

"Sir, you can actually..." Divol advised.

Creek shook his head: "I can't do it. Military orders are like mountains. When the recruitment order comes, I have to give an explanation. Even His Majesty the Mask of the Void cannot protect a traitor who disobeys orders."

"Okay, let's prepare the troops." After making the most important decision, he felt relaxed. "I have to seize the time to write down some plans and plans for managing the territory. When I am no longer here, please ask Please help Anna."

All the officials were silent, and more than one person began to cry softly.

"Don't cry. I'm just going to fight, and I'm not necessarily going to die." Crick forced a smile, "Maybe I can become famous in one battle!"

"When I win the battle, I will come back to marry a wife and give birth to a group of sons... Amy Wei, are you interested in changing your career to become a baroness?"

Amid the surprised and shy response from the maid, he laughed loudly, waved his hand and asked everyone to leave, ending the meeting.

After even Amy Wei was kicked out of the study by him on the grounds that "I want to write a secret document," he did not rush to start writing the document. Instead, he looked around the government affairs office and sighed deeply. .

"Nah! Why do I carry it like this!"

Tears slowly flowed down the cheeks of the wry smile.