The Unemployed Demon Lord

"Resist the infestation of monsters?" Elizabeth smiled and continued, "According to the laws of the empire, the Duke's private army must not exceed [-]. If it exceeds, you will be punished. I will also regard your family as an empire. threat, I think you should know this rule?"

"I know... I know..." Luke nodded, feeling that this was a naked threat to himself.

"I entrust you with the task of pretending to be the great swordsman of Elgin, and I will also give his honor to your family. These benefits will not be given in vain..." Queen Elizabeth said meaningfully.

"I understand. When I go back, I will explain His Majesty's intentions to my father and try to reduce the armaments so that His Majesty can rest assured." Luke already understood His Majesty's meaning.

"Very well, as long as your Ofrey family keeps its own place, no matter how many generations you have, you will receive preferential treatment from the royal family." Queen Elizabeth paused for a moment, then changed the topic and threatened, "But if you have any malicious intentions, then I will not You are welcome to send troops to exterminate your family, our royal family has stood on this land for more than 400 years, and naturally has secrets that you cannot replace."

Luke chose to be silent and didn't say anything, but the cold sweat on his forehead slipped across his forehead.

The reason why Queen Elizabeth chose the Ofrey family to be the beneficiaries this time is entirely out of consideration of consolidating her position.

Since the power of the Ofrey family is to be reduced, in order to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry, it is natural to give some benefits.

This is Queen Elizabeth's soft policy, trying to suppress opponents without conflict, and now the Ofrey family has also suffered a severe blow.

"From tomorrow onwards, go and parade around the world as the Great Swordsman of Elgin. I will line up many people to protect you secretly. In addition to my Thorn Knight, there is also a purple-gold-level adventurer..." Elizabeth said lightly, "Purple-gold adventurer?!" Luke widened his eyes, thinking that adventurers of this level are very mysterious, and even such a strong person can be invited here, as expected of a royal family with a profound background, "Could it be..."

"That's right, it's the old president of the Royal Capital Guild, who has a lot of connection with our royal family and will protect you secretly..." Queen Elizabeth showed a sinister smile, "All you need to do is to express yourself so that everyone Fall in love with your charm."

"But..." Luke was a little worried, and said timidly, "What if the real Elgin Great Swordsman comes to the door?"

"So what? With so many people protecting you, what are you afraid of?" Elizabeth asked suspiciously.

"I'm worried...Elgin's great swordsman is too strong..." Luke said in a low voice, seemingly a little unsure.

"Don't worry, even if my knights are not good, I still know a little about Gregory's strength. Do you think this kind of old monster who has lived for 400 years will lose to Elgin Great Swordsman? Go boldly." Now, you are the real Elgin swordsman..." Elizabeth's words, like a booster, were injected into Luke's heart, so that he would have no worries.

"Obey! I will complete this mission well..." Luke couldn't help but get excited inside, and he liked to show himself.

This trip is said to be a parade, but it is actually Luke's pretentious trip to various places, and there are Thorn Knights and Zijin Adventurers escorting him. What else should he worry about?Wouldn't it be good to pretend as much as you want!

Elizabeth rubbed her temples with her hands, then waved her hand

"Okay, let's go down, don't forget what your family promised me..."

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outside.

The four Thorn Knights were waiting outside, waiting for the queen to summon them.

Masefield was there with Morrison, Milius, and Winifred.

Morrison looked puzzled, and asked strangely, "What does Your Majesty want from us?"

"Tch!" Milius pouted, and said helplessly, "What else? It must be the stupid son who asked us to protect the duke's family."

"Uh..." Morrison's expression became complicated, thinking that Milius was so angry today, it must have been caused by the fact that he was ordered to deliberately defeat today.

"Milius, don't worry about what happened in the morning, we should be considerate of His Majesty." Winifred said sullenly.

"Hmph!" Milius snorted coldly, obviously in a bad mood.

"Actually..." Morrison hesitated, and said awkwardly, "We should reconcile with the real Elgin Great Swordsman, shouldn't we? If everyone is willing to calm down and talk about it, I think all grievances and grievances will be resolved, right? "

"This matter..." Masefield became restless, recalling being spat on wildly, his whole body was in a bad mood, "I have already proposed this matter to His Majesty."

"Eh!?" Morrison was stunned, feeling a little surprised. If Masefield also advises His Majesty, it should be effective, right?After all, she is the number one knight, and she has more power to speak than herself.

Milius and Winifred next to him were also a little uneasy. They didn't expect Masefield to speak for Elgin the Great Swordsman.

"Really? You also think that Elgin the Great Swordsman should be brought in?" Milius immediately rolled his eyes, grabbed his hair and said, "Oh my God, are you crazy? That lowly ranger, why? To join our team?!"

"I think Masefield should have his own considerations?" Winifred was still calm.

"Let me tell you first, I personally hate Elgin the Great Swordsman, that dirty, despicable, and disgusting guy, he is not the same as us at all..." Masefield took a deep breath and said seriously, "But Considering the interests of the empire, it is indeed necessary to reconcile with Elgin the Great Swordsman, instead of blindly confronting each other, which is not beneficial to everyone."

"What does His Majesty mean? Did you accept your suggestion?" Morrison asked eagerly.

"Isn't this obvious? Your Majesty doesn't listen to me at all, but chooses not to compromise, otherwise why did you make a farce about fake Elgin Great Swordsman?" Masefield sighed slightly, feeling helpless about it.

"Really, it's still like this..." Morrison got up in embarrassment and muttered, "Obviously that guy is very powerful, if he can stand on our side, he will definitely be a super powerful fighter, but as an enemy, That would be terrible."

"Morrison, don't always uplift others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. Do you think Elgin's great sword is powerful, isn't it because you are too weak?" Milius sneered from the side, looking down on Morrison from the bottom of his heart.

"What did you say? You can say such a thing, because you have never seen the great swordsman Elgin show his true strength with your own eyes, right? If you have seen it with your own eyes, then I will convince you." Morrison's eyes became annoyed, silently He clenched his fist.

"To be honest, if I get serious, I'm not afraid of anyone but Masefield..." Milius raised his chin and shouted.

"Shut up...Actually..." Masefield frowned, looking in a bad mood, "Even if I am the Cavalier... I can't beat that guy, Morrison is right, we and Elgin's Great Swordsman has a huge gap in strength..."

As soon as this remark came out, the other three Thorn Knights all showed expressions of astonishment.

They never thought that the proud number one knight would one day bow down to others...

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Chapter 16: Taunting

Although Masefield didn't want to admit it, it shouldn't be too embarrassing to lose to Elgin Great Swordsman or something!

But Youyan Haogui, who he couldn't defeat, was instantly killed by this vile guy. The facts speak louder than words, and there is no room for Masefield to explain.

However, in order to make this group of people a little more sober, Masefield had to tell the truth, otherwise people like Milius must think that everything will be fine with him.

The other three Thorn Knights looked at Masefield in bewilderment. You must know that the first knight is already considered the strongest combat power in the Bauhinia Knights.

Even Masefield was defeated by the Great Swordsman Elgin, among the Thorn Knights...is there anyone who can defeat the Great Swordsman? !

"Really? You were actually defeated by Elgin the Great Swordsman?" Morrison was the first to recover and asked in surprise.

"It...isn't it considered to be defeated head-on?" Masefield hesitated, and decided to save his face a little later, "I just saw the strength of Elgin's great swordsman with my own eyes, so I think it's very difficult for me to defeat him. .”

"What?" Milius breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was understandable, "Why did you make a mistake with Morrison? Since you haven't fought seriously, it's not a failure at all. Don't be fooled by some airs." Don't be fooled, Morrison is simple-minded, is your brain as simple as Morrison's, Masefield?"

"Hey! Milius..." Morrison's face darkened suddenly, and he was a little angry, "Why are you always mocking me? If you have any opinions on me, just say it, and if you don't, then go out and compete with me."

"Hmph~" Milius snorted softly, and stroked his golden hair, "I don't like to compete with reckless men, there is no elegance at all."

"Tsk!" Morrison was dissatisfied, and the more he looked at Milius, the more unhappy he became.

"Okay, stop arguing." Masefield stood between Milius and Morrison, and said seriously, "Listen to Milius, the strength of Elgin's great swordsman is not an airs at all, forget about others A punch that knocked you into the ruins?"

"Uh..." Milius frowned suddenly, feeling that his face was a bit unstoppable, "That's because I didn't take it seriously, otherwise how could it be so easy for him to run away?!"

"Whatever you say..." Masefield didn't want to waste time on Milius anymore, but said lightly, "Anyway, I can't beat that guy. As for you, you should think about it yourself, Morrie. Sen's idea is also for the benefit of the empire, I don't think there is any big problem."

"Tch!" The blue veins on Milius's forehead loomed, and he said unconvinced, "Masefield, has your strength regressed? If that's the case, then let me be the number one knight~" "You Seriously?" Masefield narrowed her eyes, feeling Milius challenging herself.

"So what if you're serious?" Milius had a tough attitude and refused to lower his head easily. "The last time I sparred with you was 4 years ago, right? You were indeed stronger than me at that time, but who is stronger now? Not necessarily!"

"Come on, this is the royal palace..." Winifred kept silent, and finally couldn't help but come out to fight, "I think what Masefield and Morrison said makes sense, if Elgin's great swordsman is very strong Strong, it is a wise choice to be our companion, not to mention that after the death of Sahadin, the position of the Ninth Knight has been vacant."

"what?"

Milius did not expect that Winifred was helping Morrison and Masefield to speak, which was a little incredible.

Think about Milius usually having the best relationship with Winifred. He has always been a stuffy guy who rarely talks.

Now that he suddenly expresses his opinion, he must also be very displeased with Milius' current appearance, right?

Milius was a little angry, his expression did not hide his annoyance, and he said seriously.

"Let Elgin Great Swordsman join us? Are you kidding me! I will never agree, that lowly wanted criminal is also worthy of becoming a Thorn Knight?! I think your heads are showing off!"

Masefield sighed, watched Milius shake his head silently, and thought

Milius was mixed with too many personal emotions, and did not consider the interests of the empire at all.

Isn't he just a little more handsome, stronger, and more popular than him...

What's left?Where did such a strong jealousy come from?

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Luke left the hall, away from Queen Elizabeth.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately felt relieved.

Luke's chubby face suddenly couldn't help showing a sinister look, and he thought viciously in his heart.

What a bullshit ruler of an empire! ?

She is clearly an old woman who is obsessed with profit!

Haha, just wait, it won't be long before the empire will change its dynasty.

The new rulers of the empire are our House Offrey, and I will be a noble prince!

It is ridiculous to try to appease us with the honor of Elgin Great Swordsman. In the face of the temptation of absolute power, honor is nothing! ?

When we continue to expand our military strength until we can compete with the Kingdom Army, it is time for our Ofrey family to raise the flag of rebellion!

At that time, I will make good use of Elgin's status as a great swordsman, and I will definitely respond to everyone, stirring up a wave of resistance in the entire empire.

At that time, Elizabeth, an old woman, will be nothing more than a penis, hahahaha...

Luke's eyes gleamed fiercely, and he had already seen his starry future, Prince of the Empire, what an enviable title.

Luke, who was fantasizing about the dream of a prince, suddenly saw the Thorn Knights arguing in front of him, and suddenly remembered the play he played with him in the morning, and suddenly felt superior, and couldn't help but go up to tease him.

"Yo~, did the knights quarrel?"

As soon as they heard Luke's voice, Milius and Winifred turned their heads immediately, and the effort in their eyes was undisguised.

Masefield and Morrison didn't look very good either. After all, Luke, the noble young master, trampled on the dignity of the Knights.

"What kind of eyes are you looking at? You look like you want to kill me..." Luke spread his hands and said to Milius and Winifred with a smile, "Thank you for cooperating with me two mornings, waiting for me When I go back, I will let my father reward you well, how can I give some chicken legs to the extras, otherwise there will be conflicts."

"Bastard boy, what do you think you are? If it weren't for the support of Grand Duke Offrey behind you, you would have been chopped down long ago!" Milius angrily reprimanded when he came up.

"Huh!? Who in the entire empire doesn't know my father's name? Even Her Majesty the Queen wants to buy three-point thin noodles. Who would dare to cut me?" Luke showed a meaningful smile, arrogantly.

"Tch!" Milius suddenly grabbed the hilt of the sword at his waist, and the golden holy-rank fighting spirit burst out.

"Milius!" Masefield was taken aback, and clasped Milius' shoulder like lightning to prevent him from being impulsive.

"Yo yo yo~, it's really scary, Sir Knight, I advise you to calm down, I'm going to parade in various places tomorrow, and you are my guard, if something happens to me at that time, you won't be able to deal with it Let's go~" Luke raised the corner of his mouth, glanced at the Thorn Knights in front of him one by one, and said contemptuously

"When the time comes, you all have to perform well, don't let me down..."

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