parasitic son

They were sitting in a tavern, and this was a rare time for Cui Zhizhi and his party to rest.

The death of the giant toad monster didn't give them a lot of experience, and the system obviously didn't regard this weird chick that suddenly appeared as their teammate.Although they harvested a treasure chest, they ended up wasting this opportunity in vain.Wei Hongzhuo had no choice but to throw the useless gun into his package depressed.

They got a total of 580 silver coins in this sewer mission, enough for them to have a good meal in the tavern, sleep for a night, and then go to the prop shop to buy a piece of cheap equipment and supply a few bottles of medicine.Cui Zhizhi felt the tension of money, since he came to this game, he has never seen gold coins in this world.He believed that as the adventure progressed, their team would one day become rich.

Gin was carefully licking the liquid from the small saucer on the table.This is the hotel's own brewed beer.Cui Mingzhi is not yet an adult and cannot drink. He looked at the gin and licked the wine curiously. The more he looked at it, the more cute he felt. He couldn't help but reach out and stroke the back of the cat's head.Gin narrowed his eyes, and seemed to enjoy Cui Zhizhi's stroking.

Seeing that it was cute, Ren Anzhi also reached out to touch the cat, but Qin Jiu immediately turned his head and jumped directly to Cui Zhizhi's side, with a repulsive expression of "don't beat me".Ren Anzhi raised his hand in the air in embarrassment, then put it back embarrassingly.

"Some people don't even like cats." Wei Hongzhuo said while sitting on the other side of the table.

"President Wei." Ren Anzhi raised his eyes. Even though he was suddenly pulled into this world and had just experienced a terrible adventure in the sewer, this young man still looked very refreshed. It was TV's radiant star, "I thought our misunderstanding had been cleared up."

Wei Hongzhuo said coldly, "Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding for no reason. I will be completely relieved after seeing Jing Jing."

"According to my understanding of this place, Princess Jingjing is in the capital, we must..." Ren Anzhi had just finished speaking, when suddenly several menacing uninvited guests rushed in from outside.

They were all wearing armor, with blue gowns over the armor, and a standing wolf embroidered on the front of the shirts.Their attire reminded Choi of knights seen in fantasy TV shows and movies.

After they entered the shop, the tavern lost its sound, and everyone was watching them.

The leading knight came in front of Ren Anzhi and nodded slightly, "His Royal Highness Prince Ren Anzhi."

"Fuck, he is really a prince." Cui Zhizhi whispered.

"May I ask who you are?" Ren Anzhi asked in confusion.

"I am Walton of the Hollow, by the order of our greatest and noblest King and Queen."

"Please say?"

"Prince Ren An must leave this country immediately." The leading knight, Walton, said loudly.

"what?"

"Yes, Prince Ren An, please leave this country quickly and don't stay for a moment."

Ren Anzhi blinked, and he asked, "Excuse me, if I'm not mistaken, I'm Princess Jingjing's fiancé."

"The engagement is broken. The king himself ordered it."

Wei Hongzhuo couldn't help shouting: "Good job! Well done!"

The knight glanced at him and asked, "Who is this?"

"My old..., uh, my fellow traveler." Ren Anzhi said.

The knight glanced at Wei Hongzhuo and his party, "Is this table full?"

"Yes."

"Very good." The knight announced, "The king ordered that Prince Ren'an and his entourage must leave this country immediately and cannot stay for a moment."

Wei Hongzhuo said angrily in a low voice, "I'm not his follower!"

"You have been expelled. This is the king's order and you are not allowed to stay here."

"Wait a minute." Ren Anzhi asked, "Aren't I the fiancée? How did you cancel the engagement?"

"We have only come to convey the king's order, and you have been expelled."

Wei Hongzhuo said: "This is not possible, we must meet Princess Jingjing."

"Shut up, follower." The knight said, "This is the last announcement, you have been expelled."

Wei Hongzhuo said angrily: "I am not his follower!"

Ren Anzhi said, "Uh, is there some misunderstanding?"

"I've said it several times, if you keep pestering me, I will think you are defying His Majesty's will, and you will bear the consequences!" Knight Walton put his hand on the hilt of his sword and threatened.

Cui Mingzhi carefully observed this group of knights. The leader was level 50, and the rest were elite knights at level 45. The exclamation marks that were unique before the battle had appeared on their bodies.Currently Wei Hongzhuo and himself are both level 4, Ren Anzhi is a pitiful level 1, gin and wine can be ignored, no matter how you look at it, they will all be wiped out.

But they have only been in prison for fifty days before, and now they are going to be driven away because of this strange development?

"What if we don't leave?" Ren Anzhi asked.

"How dare you disobey the king's will?" the knight roared, and he directly pulled out the gleaming sword from its scabbard.

Ah, it's over, it looks like we're going to jail again now.

"What are you doing?" A loud voice came from the front of the tavern, and a person walked over.He was the proprietor of the tavern, a broad, fat middle-aged man with whiskers and a stern face.

Knight Walton turned his head and said, "We are ordered..."

The tavern owner raised his hand, indicating that the knight didn't need to say it again, "I heard it all. But these guests have already paid for the accommodation and meals, and they are my guests."

The knight shouted loudly: "His Majesty the King has ordered them to be expelled, and you still want to protect them?"

"Don't be so loud Walton. You're in my shop now."

"I am by His Majesty's order that they cannot—"

"So, do you want to do it in my shop?" The tavern owner said, "Walton, I was the one who taught you your sword skills. Back then, you were a kid who couldn't even lift a sword well."

Walton blushed. "You can't humiliate me—"

"Come on, Walton, don't show me your chivalry. They've just cleared the city of a monster in the sewers, and our venerable king doesn't think of sending men to do it. They pay They are my guests. In my shop, I will not allow you to do anything."

"You are defying the king's orders!"

"King? Hehe, if he and his good queen can care more about the lives of the people, collect less taxes, and stop those nobles from bullying the common people, I will praise his kindness a little more."

"How dare you insult the king!!" Knight Walton yelled, "I have brought six men, don't you—"

Snapped!

The tavern owner slapped the table with his palm.

In an instant, all the guests in the tavern stood up together.At the same time, they stared at these domineering knights with stern eyes.The air became tense and stagnant.

The arrogant knight Walton stopped his words in his throat. He looked around, and everyone stared at them with cold eyes.There were at least thirty or forty people in the tavern.There was no smile in their eyes, only hatred and disgust.

The knight put the sword back into its scabbard.He took a breath, softer but still with a little restrained dissatisfaction, "I understand. I will not drive them out by force now. But when the prince and his entourage walk out of this tavern, we will carry out the king's order." Order."

Wei Hongzhuo turned his head and finally held back this time.

"Walton, when you walked down the street in this beautiful dress with the sign of the king, did you notice the eyes of the people looking at you?"

"what?"

"Hehe, you never noticed." The tavern owner shook his head, "It's like the king doesn't bother to care about the people. The earl of the next county will choose a farmer's daughter to enter his castle every time the moon turns into a first quarter, He'd force her to sleep and drive her away. The last girl picked was Fanny, and she died on the way home, her body eaten by night-ghosts. Our lord prince wants Greenbrook That piece of land was used as a pasture, and he drove the farmers who had lived there for generations from Green Creek Rock. He ordered the demolition and burning of their houses, and his men beat those farmers who refused to leave, even their Wives and daughters are not spared. They leave their hometowns and cannot find work in the towns. Many people can only go to the man-eating factories and mines to beg for a living. Their treatment there is even worse than that of slaves. When they can’t finish their work , can’t even eat. Every day, similar tragedies happen in this kingdom, and every day, unfortunate people die.”

"..."

"You don't know. The king doesn't know either, or he just closes his eyes and pretends not to see. This country is already sick. Tell me Walton, knights are supposed to protect weak women and children. What are you doing when the people are oppressed and violated?" ?”

"I must serve the king..." The knight's voice became a little weak.

"Answer me," said the tavernkeeper. "What is the duty of a king? He should protect the people. Look at the suffering people. Did he do it?"

"I will not allow anyone to insult the king..." The knight's voice became lower and lower.

"Enough." The tavern owner's voice revealed boredom, "Take your people and get out of here!"

The knight looked at all the guests in the tavern who were glaring at him, and he shut his mouth.He glared at Ren Anzhi, "Hurry up and get out of here with your followers, remember." He turned around and exited the tavern with the other knights.

Wei Hongzhuo stared closely at the backs of the group of them.

The tavern owner came to the table of Ren Anzhi and Wei Hongzhuo, and his tone became much more kind, "I hope these lackeys didn't scare you."

Gin jumped onto the table, and it asked curiously: "A lackey? Are you calling the king's knight?"

"If a king cannot protect the people of this country and shoulder his responsibilities, then he does not deserve to be called a king."

"Wow, it's hard to imagine that's what a medieval populace said."

"Oh, this is a teaching from a wise man." The tavern owner smiled slightly.

"Wise man?"

The tavern owner sat down in front of Cui Mingzhi, Ren Anzhi and others, "Have you ever heard of the Holy Octopus Cult?"

"..." Ren Anzhi said, "Are you going to tell us about the Heavenly Father and the savior Cthulhu?"

Cui Mingzhi said: "I know Brady, an octopus cultist, and he saved us."

"Ah, Brady is my nephew." The tavern owner nodded to the waiter, motioning to bring drinks and meals to their table.At this time, Cui Mingzhi saw the octopus badge pinned to the boss's chest.He took another sneak peek at the customers in the store, all of them wearing octopus badges on their bodies. "It is also it and that wise man who gave us the enlightenment of true knowledge."

"So what is the Octopus Cult mainly promoting?"

"The wise man said that there should be no nobles in this world. They are parasites that suck the blood of the people."

"Wow!" Cui Mingzhi nodded, "Well said."

"The wise man also said that there are no benevolent factory owners in this world who want to make workers and laborers work and eat, and there are no so-called benevolent capitalists. They just take away the wealth created by everyone through exploitation."

Ren Anzhi clapped his hands and said, "That's right! The capitalists who oppress employees deserve to die!" He wanted to add a few more words of agreement, but when he saw Wei Hongzhuo's expression on the side, he stopped.

"So how many of you want to join the Holy Octopus Cult?"

Choi Ming-Chichi laughed: "Sorry, I won't join a religion with suspicious animals as the theme."

Ren Anzhi nodded: "If someone finds out that I joined a strange religion, my popularity will be greatly damaged. I'm sorry, but that won't work."

Wei Hongzhuo didn't speak, obviously he didn't like this religion at all.Then he asked: "I'm curious. We saw that the guards captured many Octopus cultists and put them in prison. You are so openly defying the king. Don't be afraid..." He made a beheading gesture.

The tavern owner didn't answer him directly, but looked at Ren Anzhi, "Your Highness, don't you wonder why the king suddenly ordered you to break off your engagement with the princess?"

"Ah, I really don't know. Please clarify."

"We got strange rumors from the capital."

"What rumor?"

The tavern owner lowered his voice: "There is news that Princess Jingjing has turned into a monster."

"What—" Wei Hongzhuo's face suddenly changed drastically.

"Keep your voice down, this prince's entourage." The tavern owner said softly.

Wei Hongzhuo gritted his teeth, but he decided to ignore the question, and immediately asked anxiously: "What happened to the princess?"

"It just turned into a man-eating monster. Some say it was because the king was punished for failing to govern the country, some said it was because the princess was cursed, and there are more strange rumors. But what is certain is that there have been many People saw the princess turned into a monster."

Wei Hongzhuo's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he was trying to digest this information.

Ren Anzhi looked very calm. He asked, "Is this news reliable? May I ask what kind of monster it is?"

"The specific details are not clear. But what is certain is that the monster mutated by the princess is very troublesome. It is said that many knights and guards have died. This has also caused the king to have no more spare time to deal with us believers who believe in octopus enlightenment. us."

"Then how is the princess doing now?" Wei Hongzhuo asked eagerly.

"We also need adventurers to go to the capital to find out the news. It would be even better if you are willing to go and solve the matter of the princess."

"Solution? How to solve it?"

"I don't know. There is too little information now, and the details will only be known when you go to the capital in person."

"Okay, let's go now!" Wei Hongzhuo stood up and said.

The tavern owner looked at them, "Although you are adventurers, you don't look very strong."

Cui Mingzhi said: "But we have Prince Ren Anzhi, who the princess admires. According to the game routine, maybe he is the key to successfully saving the princess!"

Wei Hongzhuo gritted his teeth and said nothing.

The tavern owner thought for a while, and said, "Then I can provide assistance and help you hold back those running dog knights on your way to the capital. But I have one condition."

"What conditions?"

"Acknowledge that the teachings of the Octopus Cult are the true knowledge of this world, and join the Octopus Cult."

"This is..."

Cui Mingzhi and Wei Hongzhuo looked at each other. They both received a systematic request to destroy the Octopus Cult, but now the Octopus Cult has extended a helping hand to them. Should this be accepted or not?Will accepting the help of the Octopus Cult lead to any consequences?

"And give you the fastest horse to go to the capital."

"Ah this..."

"Give each of you a set of equipment, plus provide 100 gold coins for travel."

Cui Mingzhi and others shouted in unison: "No problem!"

Cui Mingzhi, Wei Hongzhuo, Ren Anzhi and Qin Jiu joined the Octopus Cult.