"Ayane, I absolutely recognize your strength. It's a piece of cake to take the heads of those people. But you have to know that different methods will produce different results even if it's the same killing. You're using assassination to kill David and Jonah now, and the locals will think it was me who did it." "I can make it look like an accident and leave absolutely no trace." "This has nothing to do with the method you use. Anyway, the situation is very clear now. I have not hidden anything since I came here. If they die in an accident, I will definitely be blamed. It will also leave a bad impression on the local civilians and gentry, and it may become a stain that others use to attack me in the future. So if I want to kill them, I must kill them legitimately and legally!" "...I understand, your Excellency." "Don't worry! You will have a chance to show your skills. Whether Tia finds the clue first or these people can't help but jump out of desperation... the result will be the same." The author says: Author's words: I would like to recommend the book "European Modulation Mode" on this website. I will not introduce it seriously, as it is written in the work information. With the attitude of reading it first and then thinking of the recommendation, I went to taste it. I can only say that it is not a serious book written by a serious person. Right at the beginning, the male protagonist is captured by a female pirate and exploited for fun. It is too much! It is really unbearable to watch (I will save it first). 010. Martial Arts Tournament On the day of the tournament, Dick made his public appearance again. The so-called arena is actually a relatively flat open space outside the castle, which is surrounded by wooden fences. This is the arena.
Directly south of the arena, there was a specially built high platform with seats. Dick, wearing a thick fur coat, sat at the first seat at the highest point, with two maids standing on his left and right. The two maids were Rita and Befa who had been disguised. They looked ordinary in appearance, but their perfect figures were not concealed under the slim maid outfits, which made many wealthy people who were invited to watch the competition envious. I thought to myself that he is worthy of being the young master of the Duke's family, his level of play is extraordinary! There were more than a hundred people sitting on the five-story stands, most of whom were local celebrities and their families in Lagug Castle. In addition to the wealthy gentry, there were also some magicians and alchemists who settled in the local area. These people's attitude towards Dick is naturally friendly, and at worst they remain neutral. After all, Dick was already a junior magician (on the surface) at the age of 13, he had elven blood, and was a disciple of Master Grandor. This group of local magicians who couldn't enter the National Magic Academy had to consider the Buddha's face even if they didn't consider the monks' face, right? Dick was actually interested in making friends with these old seniors. They were all "high-level intellectuals" and winning them over was more valuable than winning over those fat-bellied gentry. While chatting with the people around him, Dick saw the Saxon family who had arrived late. Old Jonah's face didn't look very good, but he still forced a smile when he saw Dick. The Park brothers and sisters behind him were slaves, so they knelt on the ground and saluted, and other family members performed the chest-touching ceremony. However, Dick soon noticed that Jonah's eldest son Hansen was not there, and he was only accompanied by several underage children. Rita possessed him and whispered in his ear at the right time that Hansen and his two brothers had signed up for the competition. "He participated?" Dick was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what was going on. Although the Saxon family has a hereditary knighthood, the title currently still belongs to old Jonah, and can only be passed down to one person. But Jonah the Elder had five sons, three of whom were already adults. Although these three brothers were not good people and had a bad record in the local area, the Saxon family did have some heritage of a knight family, and the martial arts training for male members was very strict. The three brothers' martial arts skills were all good. That day, the private army raided the lair of the police corps. When Knight Roger came back to report, he mentioned that Hansen's horsemanship was excellent and he should be as strong as a mid-level warrior. In rural areas, this is already a very powerful and remarkable person! So the old man asked his three adult sons to sign up for the competition to see if they could get one or two more knighthoods with their own abilities. By then, there would be more knights in the family. According to the Imperial Nobility Law, the Saxon family could apply for promotion to baron for its contribution in training many knights for the country.
All I can say is that this old guy is very smart and has made good calculations. So Dick calmly asked Befa for the list of contestants, and when he saw the qualifying group, he was lucky that he had enough self-control, otherwise he would have almost laughed out loud. It can be seen that Jonah should have bribed the registrants. The three brothers were divided into different qualifying groups, but the second and third brothers were grouped with the black and white gun idiots respectively. These two are really death groups. Dick even specifically instructed the grouping personnel to disperse the good seedlings as much as possible, and it would be best not to put them in these two groups. The grouping personnel thought that there were people in these two groups that the governor wanted to take care of, but they didn't know that the governor wanted to take care of those poor people who might have mistakenly entered the "death group". Before the game started, Dick went to Black and White Gun to give them specific instructions. First, try not to hurt anyone. With their martial arts skills, it is easy to poke someone off a horse with a competition gun. Just stop when the time comes and don't let anyone die. Second, hide your strength and do not show combat power that exceeds that of a "high-level warrior". If people knew that he, an unfavored bastard of a duke's family, was surrounded by powerful people above the saint level, it would be detrimental to his plan of keeping a low profile. Third, don’t use magic if you can. As Heroic Spirits, Black and White Spearhead’s upper limits of combat power are indeed high, but the problem is that Heroic Spirits consume the mana bar of the Master. Dick's total magic power is indeed high, but it can't withstand the supply of black and white guns and Rita's high-tech equipment. Since Rita was summoned, the Valkyrie armor on her body has automatically switched to magic power, and her combat power has slightly decreased, and Dick's mana bar is still consumed. After returning the roster to Befa, Dick raised his hand to signal the start of the game, and then waited leisurely for the scheduled assassination to occur. Since it is a remote and backward area, the people lack cultural and entertainment activities on a daily basis. So when they heard that there was a martial arts competition, almost all the villagers from miles around came and surrounded the entire competition venue. Dick, who was sitting on the high platform, looked around and saw a sea of heads. Seeing this, Dick couldn't help but sigh that if there was an assassin, it would be too easy for him to blend in. Soon, the competition officially began. There were more than four hundred people signing up for the three major events: cavalry, infantry combat and archery which was added at the last minute. It can be said that almost everyone in the Laguge area who thinks he has some ability has come. The first competition was infantry combat, because this event had the most people signed up. The arena was divided into 16 areas with straw ropes, allowing contestants to fight against each other. Before the competition started, it was made clear to all the contestants that the top ten in the infantry and archery groups would be admitted, and the top three in the knight group would be admitted. This was because the candidates were not ordinary soldiers, but officers. Of course! Dick knew that being skilled in martial arts did not mean that one could lead troops to fight, so the future prospects of these officers were divided into two groups. One group would become "training officers", that is, "coaches", and the other group would join the "General Staff" that was about to be established. The soldiers needed to expand the private army were recruited from ordinary civilians with no bad records. Dick did not expect these peasant soldiers to become soldiers who understood the "close relationship between the military and the people" and who could enforce strict military discipline and obey orders. In this era, they would already be a unique and strong army. To be honest, there was nothing interesting to see in the first round of infantry combat. At least in Dick's opinion, this kind of practical competition was actually not very entertaining. The more combat experience a player has, the more cautious and aggressive their fighting style will be! However, Dick showed little interest in the show, but the onlookers were very excited. Every time a match was decided, there would be loud cheers, and the more blood was bleedin', the louder the cheers. What stands out is that there is a crowd of onlookers who don’t mind the big funeral! Fortunately, no one was killed in the end, but there were more than thirty casualties, accounting for a quarter of the number of people who registered. Next was the archery event, which was also the time when Dick thought an assassin was most likely to appear. The archer drew his bow and drew his arrow right in front of him, and he could assassinate by simply turning the arrow, which was very convenient.
However, the expected assassination did not happen until the end of the archery competition. What's going on? Did the killer cancel the post? When the first two rounds of competition ended, it was almost time for lunch. Dick met with the winning members of the infantry and shooter groups, and also went to visit the injured who were injured in the competition. Then he saw the "amazing" medical skills of the local doctors. The screams of the patients in their hospital beds were much more terrifying than their battle cries on the field! The medical technology in this world is actually quite good in high-end fields. There are local priests who can use healing techniques, and there are also foreign doctors from Earth. But just like technology in other fields, no one wants to promote it. Out of a very "simple" aristocratic ideology, the gentlemen simply do not want the poor to enjoy the same things as themselves, which would make them feel cheap! The holy priests are compassionate all day long and the nuns are righteous, but they will never "waste" any of their divine power on poor people who cannot afford the "fundraising funds". As for Earth doctors, they were forced into slave contracts by summoners the moment they arrived in this world, becoming the "private property" of the masters. Doctors are extremely popular high-end talents, and the masters who summon doctors are as excited as if they had drawn an SSR card, so these doctors usually receive relatively good treatment. In the most prosperous imperial capital, there is already an "Earth Hospital" staffed entirely by Earth medical staff, but this hospital only serves nobles and wealthy people who have enough money to buy membership cards. Looking at the miserable situation in the temporary medical room, Dick secretly made up his mind that next time when he had enough materials for summoning, he would recruit two medical talents to improve the local medical level. He did this not entirely out of kindness, but more to ensure the stability of local human resources. Because in Laguge, many people die every winter, mainly due to the cold. Some died of freezing, starvation, and disease. For civilians, wintering is like a catastrophe! If Dick wanted to develop his territory, he needed sufficient and healthy labor, so he purchased so much food and lard when he passed through the Marquisate of Ulen, all in preparation for the winter. In the afternoon, Laguge in late autumn entered the most comfortable time of the day, and the most anticipated cavalry battle officially began. Since applicants need to provide their own horses and equipment, the number of contestants eligible to participate in this event is the smallest, only twenty-four in total. In the first round, there are six groups, each with four people choosing one. In the second round, six people were drawn into three groups. In order to prevent the black and white gun idiots from having the same face when drawing lots, Dick made up a temporary rule. If the losers of the three groups are not convinced, they can challenge the winners of the other two groups, giving the losers a chance to play a "resurrection match". Before the competition officially begins, twenty-four knights line up to salute the governor on the rostrum. All the people were standing in a row on horseback, and the quality of their equipment and mounts was clearly visible. The three Saxon brothers were nominally their father's "squires" because their family was wealthy, so they had good equipment and horses. They wore a full set of silver-grey plate armor, which made most of the other contestants look pale in comparison. However, on the field, there are people who are more eye-catching than these three brothers, that is the black and white gun idiots who go by the alias Black and White. Whether it is the white-gunned "Donstarion" or the black-gunned "Ramrui", they are both divine horses with exceptionally tall and strong bodies. Compared with these two, the mounts of other knights look as petite as donkeys. Old Jonah's eyes were also on these two exceptional knights. He could tell at a glance that these two men were definitely very skilled. It was hard to say how strong they were, but they were definitely stronger than his three sons. Old Jonah also wanted to recruit such a master, but he knew he could not compete with Dick. He is the Governor of Lagug. What the Saxon family can give, Dick can also give. However, what Dick can give, the Saxon family may not be able to give, such as the appointment of an apprentice knight.
To put it bluntly, the competition among knights is a hedging exercise, as the quality of the horses has too much of an advantage, but this is the nature of knights as a type of soldier, and their own financial resources are also part of their strength. Therefore, the black and white guns stayed in their respective groups and won quickly and easily. Both of old Jonah's sons were knocked off their horses by one shot and fell to the ground like Kamen Rider. Jonah's eldest son Hansen also won his group with an absolute advantage, but this kid must have a violent tendency and was extremely reckless. He injured his opponents badly in both games, then rode around the field to celebrate, not forgetting to provoke other players. Dick watched with a smile. The investigation on the Saxon family had already been completed in secret. They had a cooperative relationship with David. As the governor, David provided protection for the Saxon family who bullied men and women. The Saxon family did some dirty work for David that could not be seen in public. As for the business of reselling cold iron, the Saxon family was either unaware of it or was not deeply involved in it. But even if they really didn't participate, Dick was not going to let them off easily based on the numerous crimes this family had committed in the Laguge area over the past decade. So Dick glanced at the unwilling Jonah and thought to himself. "Old man, I will destroy your gold coins within three days!" At the same time, on the other side, David, who had already packed his bags, was directing two personal servants to load his luggage onto the carriage. There were only a few small boxes, which looked light and fluttery, giving people the feeling that David had been very honest during his three years as governor. After the suitcases were moved, David slowly got into the carriage and drove out of the castle. When the carriage was about to leave the city gate, David glanced at the guards guarding the gate and found that they had been replaced by men he did not recognize. Before Dick took office, Lagug Castle already had a private army of 100 men, but the actual number of soldiers was less than 70. After Dick arrived, he recruited these people, dismissed some of the old and unfit soldiers, and broke up the remaining soldiers and incorporated them into the team he brought with him. David had to admit that he had underestimated the little bastard in the beginning. He did have some skills, and there were hidden masters protecting him, otherwise the assassination that night would not have failed. He was ready to take the opportunity to frame the Saxon family and kill old Jonah's family as well. During the three years of cooperation, the other party knew some of his secrets to a greater or lesser extent, but everyone tacitly pretended to be ignorant and shared those shady interests equally. What a pity! The master he secretly surrendered to was too cautious. Not only did he use magic communication to make him leave Laguge immediately, but he also stopped the assassination he had arranged for today's martial arts competition. Otherwise, he really wanted to fight with that kid for a few more rounds. After leaving the city, the carriage drove for about half an hour before turning from the main road into a small road and finally stopping in front of a bare cliff. David got off the car, took out a magic wand from his arms, and silently recited a spell. The stone wall in front of him suddenly disappeared, revealing a mine entrance. Almost no one knew that David was actually a magician, but his talent was very weak and he taught himself magic, so he was only at the apprentice level in his thirties. Because he knew that he had no talent, David learned some illusion magic and practiced this elementary magic to what he thought was the pinnacle. After the illusion magic was lifted, David asked the coachman and two followers to wait at the entrance, and he entered the mine alone. After turning two corners, he came to an open space where many crates were piled up, each of which was filled with cold iron ore. There were also a few more delicate locked iron boxes, which were obviously used to store valuables. David then took out a space ring from his pocket. This kind of space magic item can only be made by sub-god-level magicians who specialize in space magic. It is not easy to make, so it is very rare. But just as David was about to use his space ring to collect all the goods here, a somewhat jumpy female voice suddenly came from behind him. "Wow! It turns out all the good stuff is hidden here!" The author says: Author's words: I recommend "The Five-Star Emperor from the Ming Dynasty"... Let's be honest! It's the second bestseller, so I don't need to recommend it, but I must say that this book is indeed a great material for dreaming. The capitalist Ming Dynasty colonized the four islands of Japan, and you become the emperor of their emperor. I can only say that I questioned MacArthur, understood MacArthur, and became MacArthur! 011, Knight King David looked back and found that two of his followers had entered the cave without permission. One of them was holding a recording crystal in his hand and taking pictures of himself and the warehouse full of ore. David was immediately furious when he saw this, but just as he was about to curse, he saw the two men suddenly take off their masks, revealing two young and beautiful faces. David was stunned for a moment, then reacted.