Chapter 231 Bleeding

The recipe for the superior potion from the Path of Proof of the Sun is one of the biggest gains.

The Black Fire brothers told the story like pouring beans.

The two people were as black as shadows. As the sky gradually darkened, their figures gradually disappeared as the sunlight disappeared. After it was completely dark, one could only notice their big white teeth every time they opened their mouths to speak.

The fire had already completely devoured the Dark Night Orchard. The remains of the abandoned manor were struggling in the smoldering red embers. Only the load-bearing walls of the once slender manor building were barely standing. The tall roof, which was filled with a dark atmosphere, had collapsed and been submerged, and was piled up randomly together with the ceiling, stairs and stone floors.

The soldier who was previously injured by the rotten corpse created by the unclean holy grail has improved. He keeps vomiting as if he has been hit by an evil curse, and disgusting yellow liquid is gushing out of his mouth, but at least there are no more bugs.

In other words, he did not become a seedling of a "fruit tree".

This also made the knights, who had been on edge, relax a little. It was good news that there was not only one way to die, as long as they could still struggle.

In the doomsday, everyone is used to surviving by struggling.

The biggest but most useless gain was the [Unholy Holy Grail of Black Flame]. After the talks between the two sides broke down, what Lind needed to consider was not how to use its power, but how to make the Holy Grail behave.

The Unholy Holy Grail possesses a certain ability to bewitch people, and will absorb and create its own "believers", just like the Black Fire Brothers, who are completely wrapped in darkness and transformed into something else.

Lind didn't even dare to give the Holy Grail to his wizards for research, because there was a high possibility that they would become corrupted.

"Cooperate with me?"

What Linde didn't expect was that the Holy Grail took the initiative to contact him again and was looking forward to cooperating with him.

As long as Lind can open up an area for it in his territory, provide it with believers and a manor for growing "fruits", it can bestow the power of black flame on Lind.

Even the Holy Grail was nice enough to allow Lind to experience the Black Flame for a short period of time.

The temperature of the burning black flame is not too high, but the destructive power added to the flame is beyond imagination. It can increase Lind's fire damage, making it have a magical flame effect similar to that of the dragon Alex that is sprayed out after biting off the fire tumor on its neck.

Lind tied up the Holy Grail layer by layer with iron chains, completely wrapping it into an iron ball.

The temptation of the Holy Grail had completely failed.

However, the Black Flame brothers survived. They were severely affected by the Holy Grail, but they still retained a certain degree of sanity and fear of death.

It would be far less risky to have the wizard study the two of them than to study the Holy Grail directly.

Someone in Lord Baya's territory had talked about the Snake Catcher Fortress, which made Linde feel uncomfortable, so on the way back to Star Dragon City, the team passed by here.

The team appeared in the territory of Lord Baya in such a swagger. Outside the city wall, the team was calm and composed, but the soldiers on the wall were a little panicked.

The great knights who had just experienced a war were in high spirits, physically tired but full of fighting spirit. They were like hounds sniffing blood, able to start a new fight anytime and anywhere.

The appearance of Lind and others also caused a commotion. The ferocious scavengers, the volcanic birds soaring overhead, and the ridden disaster horses made this team look terrifying.

Pierre took the initiative to step forward and said, "We are Lord Lind Alman's team, loyal to Her Majesty Queen Rania. We heard that Her Majesty is having a wedding, so we came here specially to attend the wedding!"

The soldiers on the city wall looked at each other and said, "Don't lie, you clearly passed by and left some time ago!"

"Wait, we will go and report," the soldiers on the city wall shouted.

Soon Lind got permission to enter from Lord Baia.

As a noble class that needs to stick together for warmth in the doomsday, and Lind also specifically stated that he came to attend the Queen's wedding, Lord Baya would never stop him from outside.

Besides, this team doesn't look like it will be stopped by the low city wall.

The city gates opened and the muddy road was laid before the horses' hooves.

The village of Lord Baia looked relatively ordinary. The people had dull eyes, staring at them with fear and curiosity. When Linde's eyes swept over, they would immediately lower their heads and bury their gazes in the mud.

Lind, riding on horseback, was from a completely different world from them.

It takes about a day to reach the Troll Castle by walking straight ahead from the border village.

The castle's defensive strength is astonishing. How afraid of death is Lord Baya? Even if Lind leads the Star Dragon soldiers to attack actively, he cannot guarantee that he can break through here in a short time.

The severely overloaded archers were like alert owls crouching on tree branches in the dark night. The moment the team approached, they locked their eyes on Lind and others.

The great knights could clearly feel the countless gazes from the city walls, which made them feel very uncomfortable.

The Troll's Castle opened its doors and invited Lind in. It didn't seem like Lind was being aggressive, but rather like he was inviting someone into a trap.

"My Lord" Pym rode on horseback beside Lind.

"What's wrong?" Lind asked, but his eyes were already looking at the figure that appeared in the mountain monster's castle.

"You shouldn't continue to put yourself in danger. This is what we should do."

"You can understand the anger in my heart, Pym! Even if Miss Doris just heard it wrong, I would come here to find that faint answer." Lind said in a low voice: "Besides, this is Her Majesty the Queen's wedding. Who else do you think is qualified to enter this castle besides me?"

The peculiar thing is that everyone in the team is ready for war, but they tacitly treat "Her Majesty the Queen's Wedding" as an insignificant matter.

Loyalty is hard to divide, and now they are loyal to Lind, who fought alongside them, rather than to Her Majesty the Queen who is high above them.

However, Pym did not intend to end this hasty topic: "You are the lord, we are your spears, and we should also solve all the anger for you."

"I will deal with my anger myself," Lind said. "Don't think too badly of the situation. Maybe this is just a grand wedding. Put away the expression on your face and follow me to meet Her Majesty the Queen, um... and her future husband. Remember, we are soldiers of the Rand Kingdom."

Lind naturally knew the danger of entering the Troll Castle on his own initiative. As a great lord, there were many great knights and soldiers gathered in the Troll Castle, even on top of the snakeman outpost.

But they failed to bring the same pressure of the ten pieces to Lind.

The great knights before them were just ordinary great knights. They did not have the "name of nobility" nor the "noble blood". They were too ordinary.

The scene was a mess and looked very interesting.

The great knights in the Troll's Castle were crowded together. They wore armor of various styles and did not tidy up their appearance. Everyone was judging something and shouting at the top of their lungs, just like a vegetable market.

"Hahahaha!" A deliberately prolonged laugh came from a distance.

A man came out on his own initiative. Lind didn't want to comment on a person's appearance, but the appearance of this Lord Baia was indeed very ordinary, which made him a little disappointed.

He thought that the knight who could kill his loyal lord should be handsome, full of heroic spirit, or cunning enough, but now it seems that he is just a middle-aged man who has gained some weight due to the improvement of living standards.

The M-shaped hairline caused by seborrheic alopecia is the only part of him that resembles an aristocratic lord.

And its strength is not strong.

Lord Baiya walked towards Lind and said, "Lord Lind, thank you very much for coming to attend the wedding of me and Her Majesty the Queen!"

"I am a knight of the kingdom." Lind puffed out his chest. "It's a pity that I have been trapped in the north and missed the opportunity to protect Her Majesty the Queen! I am grateful for everything you have done for Her Majesty the Queen... The situation in the kingdom is very bad now."

He was trying hard to organize his words, because it was hard for Lind to imagine how to give a wedding blessing to Her Majesty the Queen, who had betrayed her lord and had a bad temper with him.

"But it is a rare good news for me to hear that you are stationed in a piece of land and that Her Majesty the Queen is alive."

“Hahahaha.” Lord Bayar raised his head slightly and looked at Lind. His eyes were completely impressed by Lind’s tall stature, and he said, “This is what I should do as a knight!”

"You've come at the right time. The celebration has reached its last day. We will hold a banquet after watching the duel, exchange rings in front of the gods, kiss, and become a couple."

"That scene must be..." Linde thought about it for a moment and smiled: "It's something to look forward to."

Lord Baya was very enthusiastic. In his eyes, Lind and the powerful team beside him that had obviously just experienced a fierce battle were like injured and homeless puppies who needed him to take them in.

"They are all lord knights loyal to me," Lord Baia turned around and introduced them.

The knights in the chaotic vegetable market finally quieted down.

It can be seen that they don't have any aristocratic etiquette at all.

Lind nodded slightly, with no intention of communicating further with the so-called lord knights. Every great knight could become a noble, and it was indeed possible before doomsday.

But now it can only play the role of winning people's hearts. There are not so many great knights yet, but as long as you have the courage to take the magic potion, you can become a great knight.

After Lind left with Lord Baya, the lords and knights began to discuss again.

"Noble? Bah! Who isn't?" Someone was angry that he was ignored by Lind.

Relying on good luck and talent, they became great knights after taking the magic potion, and lived more comfortably in the doomsday. They owned a not-too-large fiefdom, a large enough house, and women.

Of course, there are also supplies from the Troll Castle, and they only need to swear allegiance to Lord Baya and fight for him when the war breaks out.

After obtaining all this, even if Lord Baia did not say anything, they would definitely join the war for their own interests.

However, if they knew enough, they would understand that there is another type of job with a similar nature, called: mercenary guard.

"That's a Goliath noble." Some people didn't want to provoke Lind, as his army didn't look easy to deal with.

The team followed noisily; the duel was about to begin and no one wanted to miss the show.

The arena is definitely people's favorite entertainment. Not only nobles, but also wealthy businessmen, ladies, and even beggars, everyone can get what they want from death and blood.

Lind did not see Queen Rania.

"She is dressing up," Lord Baia explained, "I understand your desire to see the queen, but today is our wedding day."

"Of course," Lind nodded, "I'm not in a hurry."

He turned to look at Doris. Doris had been listening and exploring since entering the Troll's castle, but had not gained anything.

Lind's plan was also very simple. If he really couldn't find any clues, he would flexibly change meeting the queen to his first goal.

The soldiers of Star Dragon City are all looking forward to returning to the royal city. Getting news about Her Majesty the Queen again should be considered as fulfilling their obsession.

Lind doesn't care too much about who he fights for. It doesn't matter who he fights against. If he can gain enough allies after swearing allegiance to the queen, Lind will definitely be more loyal than anyone else.

The struggle between the old and new nobles seems fierce, but the entire human race is a vulnerable group at the end of the world.

Disaster and the great rift in the abyss are our eternal enemies.

Not to mention the chaotic and uncontrollable undead.

Whoever wants power can take it. He just wants to be the NPC that won’t be eliminated by any version of the game.

Lord Baya was very excited today. He stood up and said, "Today will be the wedding of Queen Rania and I! The warrior who can achieve the final victory will be rewarded! 500 gold coins! Fiefdom! Everything you want!"

"Oh——!" The scene was boiling.

As a distinguished guest, Lind sat next to Lord Baia.

In the first duel below, a disaster monster appears.

Dog-mouthed person.

These cunning monsters have been killed in the area around the foothills of Red Dragon Mountain. They are not very powerful, but their human-like appearance can bring a great visual impact to the enemy.

The one who appeared was a bald man, not very strong, and he was only allowed to hold a one-handed sword.

From the way he held the sword, it was clear that he was just a farmer.

The collision began, and the next moment, the man rolled over in panic to avoid it.

The dog-mouthed man feared the sword, but after making sure that the man did not know how to use a sword, the cunning disaster monster began to actively attack, circling around the man like a predator and attacking with its agile body.

Sneak attack, attack.

Soon, blood marks appeared on the man's back and the sword flew out of his hand.

Just as the dog-mouthed man was about to pounce on the man to kill him, an arrow flew out and pierced the dog-mouthed man's cheek, nailing him to the ground.

The dog-mouthed man was not dead. He struggled to pull the arrow out of his cheek, but the man who got up pounced on him with a sword and chopped off the dog-mouthed man's head with one sword.

"We can't let that kind of disaster monster kill a person," Lord Baya explained to Lind.

The person who suddenly attacked just now was the crossbowman next to the arena. He rescued the farmer in time.

"It's admirable," Lind opened his mouth.

Although he had frowned when the man was almost killed by the dog-mouthed man, he did not approve of Lord Baia's hypocritical behavior. If he felt it was inappropriate, why didn't he just cancel the duel? The other party did not give him a good impression.

But Lord Baia thought he had shown mercy in front of Lind.

He was imagining how to tame Lind.

After marrying Raniya, Linde will naturally be loyal to Raniya, but he hopes to use his personal charm to make Linde lean towards him.

Her Majesty should continue to be a canary.

Lord Baia mistakenly took the loyalty he gained from unlimited awards of lordship and knighthood as his status as a lord who was "popular with the people".

Both sides have their own ideas.

The second duel began. This time, two humans took the field and they were asked to stop when the time was right.

When you pick up a weapon and rush towards the enemy, there is absolutely no such thing as stopping.

Lind felt calm as he watched the man with the hammer smashing another man's head with the hammer.

"I've already said it, enough! This is just a show!" Lord Baya began to show his kindness again.

It can be seen that he really doesn't seem to be used to such bloody scenes.

"I think it's pretty good," Lind replied at the right time: "The Warriors are strong and brave."

He knew that Lord Baia wanted to hear praise, so he gave it.

But Lind himself had no interest in the beast-like fight, and he hoped to end it all as soon as possible.

"Hahaha, of course, they are the warriors of the territory! Carefully selected!" Lord Baya laughed. He believed that his kindness and the bravery of the territory's warriors had already convinced Lind.

"Next..."

"My Lord!" A lord knight stood up: "I request to participate in the duel!"

The smile on Lord Baia's face disappeared.

At a moment when both the host and the guests are having a great time, he hopes that everything can end perfectly, then the wedding can be carried out perfectly, and finally Lind's loyalty can be accepted perfectly.

It would be even better if there was a scene where he and Lind drank and stayed up all night.

"I want to fight him! Let me see how powerful Rand's elite troops were in the past!" The lord knight pointed at Pierre.

Lind looked at Pierre.

It seems that there was friction between the two sides when I wasn't noticing.

Pierre just glanced at the other person without making any move.

No matter how jumpy he is in his daily life, he always remembers that he is a soldier and he will not take any action without the order of the lord.

“Hahahaha,” Lord Baya laughed.

He did not have strong control over the great knights under his command, and his shortcomings were now revealed. As a lord, he was actually forced into a state of humiliation by a knight under him.

It was impossible for Lord Baia to command Lind's soldiers.

As a great lord, he couldn't control either side!

"Pierre!" Lind said, "Remember, stop when you're done."

"Yes!" Pierre jumped up suddenly.

Lord Baya also breathed a sigh of relief. Lind agreed to a duel so that he wouldn't be embarrassed to be stuck there.

The duel between the two great knights immediately attracted everyone's attention, and many people sat up straight.

The Lord Knight with a big black mole on his nose took the initiative to attack. He did have some real skills. Unlike his big and strong appearance, the Lord Knight was very fast and flexible when attacking.

The sword pierced Pierre's cheek, and the blade was pulled quickly in the sunlight, crossing a distance of several meters in a very short time, pulling out a sword light several meters long.

Pierre dodged quickly, and the dangerous stab seemed full of flaws in his eyes. He took action the moment the Lord Knight made his move.

The whole person looks leisurely, as if he can predict the future.

When the Lord Knight rushed in front of Pierre, the sword that Pierre had already raised was already across the opponent's neck.

The Lord Knight had no choice but to quickly lower his body and squat to avoid Pierre's fatal sweep.

In the arena, the sound of swords colliding with each other continued, the weapons reflected the sunlight dazzlingly, and the sound of whistling wind made people's heart beat faster.

The two danced on the tips of their swords, and the clanging sounds accurately hit the chest of every spectator every time.

Pilger blocked the opponent's fierce attack like a poisonous bee, and after blocking it again, he raised his wrist and cut back.

A broken sword spun into the sky and stuck diagonally into the ground.

The battle is over.

The Lord Knight's wrist was bleeding and he fell to his knees.

There was a burst of cheers at the scene, and it was obvious that the relations among the lords and knights were not very good.

What does the person falling on the ground have to do with them? It’s not them who fell anyway.

As the winner, Pierre's expression was not very good.

"Hahaha, it seems that today's winner has been chosen!" Lord Baya said happily. As the lord of the Mountain Troll Castle, he somehow felt that everything was out of his control today.

It’s almost time, at least let’s have the wedding first.

Lord Baia was anxious.

Pierre returned to his seat and sat down.

"You're hurt." Pym stared at his cheek: "That man is not very strong."

Being injured in such a low-level duel is definitely a shame for the Star Dragon soldiers.

"The successive victories have made you arrogant," Pym continued.

"I will train hard." Pierre nodded.

……

The wedding takes place.

Lind still remembered that the last time he attended a wedding was many years ago, but he could not remember clearly who the male and female protagonists were. He only knew that the ladies at the ball were all very beautiful and the men were dressed like peacocks.

Then, he seemed to be chatting with some old noble lords who said, "I once held you in my arms." At that time, Baron Ronan had not yet turned into a disgusting giant snake, nor was he cunning.

The royal wedding of the Kingdom of Rand is very complicated. This country that worships gold has its own requirements for the ceremony.

The entire wedding will be held in the hall of the Troll's Castle, but before that, Her Majesty the Queen will walk through the procession of people and receive their blessings.

"Why don't they have ears?"

Before he saw the queen, the earless children on the roadside caught Lind's attention.

Someone cruelly cut off the ears of these children, and he noticed that the children who were responsible for being "flower-scattering angels" had deep fear on their faces, as if if they failed to do this well, the punishment waiting for them would be losing their noses or eyes.

He turned to look at Doris. The Narrator was still listening. Her abilities were not as great as she said.

Lind looked at Peel and Pym, winked, and gestured with his left hand.

This was a secret code often used between the Land Infantry. Among the Lord Knights of the Troll Castle, there was not a single one from the Land Infantry Corps, and they could not understand Lind's gestures at all.

They were still noisy and chatting loudly, turning a wedding into a vegetable market.

Peel and Pym retreated quietly and found the sentry.

The sentinels on the Secret Rune Messenger's route sneaked away quietly, and no one knew that one person was missing. The noise of the knights in the vegetable market helped a lot.

Finally, Queen Rania appeared.

Escorted by the cavalry of the Third Legion of the Kingdom of Rand, the Royal Guards, with their heads held high, became nothing more than flag-raising soldiers, like a lion locked in a cage.

Linde's eyes were on Raniya, she was wearing a golden long dress, a white bra that held her up high, and gold jewelry adorned every part of her body, making her look sparkling.

He stood in the crowd holding his helmet, watching Lord Baya rubbing his hands and walking towards Queen Rania.

But Lord Baya was soon stopped. According to etiquette, Rania was only his fiancée now. The two who were not married should remain chaste and should never touch each other.

Although... many people have countless illegitimate children before getting married, they still have to follow the superficial etiquette, because Lord Bayard wants this.

Raniya obviously noticed Lind as well, and a flash of surprise flashed across her eyes.

This wedding came very suddenly. Rania was not against getting married. As a queen, she already knew what marriage meant to her.

Lord Baia met her requirements very well, and she was still under his "protection".

But these were not the reasons why Rania agreed to get married.

What urged her to nod was a sense of responsibility. She could calmly choose to die and fight to the death, but her sense of responsibility as a queen forced her to endure.

Goliath needed to be freed, his mad brother needed to be put to rest, and the kingdom's land needed to be reclaimed.

Raniya's power is insufficient, and Lord Baya, who keeps showing goodwill, is the best option.

Marriage is just a bargaining chip for restoring the country.

However, she was indeed surprised to see Lind here. She thought Lind had died in the North.

The relationship between the two was not good, and she even beat the other person.

They just looked at each other, and no one wanted to interrupt the wedding.

A priest was invited to officiate the wedding.

It was a bit funny. As we all know, the gods have abandoned everyone. The priest seemed a little unfamiliar with the business and read haltingly.

The weird wedding made Lind feel bored.

"Sir," Pym came to Lind's side and whispered, "The ears of those children were taken away by the Troll Castle. It is said that Lord Bayard wanted to hold some kind of ceremony."

Linde frowned: "And then?"

Their uninvited investigation here is suspicious enough. If there is no crucial information, the further investigation should be stopped and caution must be exercised.

The experience of the Serpent Outpost was enough to serve as a wake-up call for them.

"Whispering Po, someone is talking about this name," Pierre said, "Whispering Po is in charge of the whole thing, and sir, someone went to the snake catcher's fortress and is related to Whispering Po."

"Where is Whispering Mother-in-law?" Linde had no interest in the wedding now.

He was now almost 100% certain that there was something wrong with Lord Baya.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t understand why the other person wants to attack you, as long as you are sure that there is something wrong with him.

"Have everyone get ready immediately," Lind whispered, "I think this wedding may not end peacefully."

He hoped that Her Majesty the Queen could get married peacefully and buy time so that he could go find Whispering Po.

Doris moved closer to Lind.

"What's wrong?" Lind asked.

"I found the person who controls the rats," Doris pointed, "the old woman."

(End of this chapter)