258 The Choice of King Elan
“You actually want to assassinate…”
“Shh-“
Luo Ning raised a finger.
Maria quickly covered her surprised mouth.
The old king beside him sighed repeatedly.
“Maria, how old are you, why are you so surprised?”
“I-I-I’m sorry, Your Majesty.”
Maria quickly recovered from her panic.
She still looked at Luo Ning with incredible eyes.
Luo Ning looked at her helplessly.
He leaned back in his chair and his voice relaxed again.
“So, when did the empire’s men come here?”
If it’s only for a day or two, Luo Ning can wait. If it’s a long time, he can only think of other ways.
“When the Knights of the Empire disappeared yesterday, more Knights were dispatched.”
“Our Royal City of Elan has always been the object of suspicion by the Empire. After going back and forth, what they sent is no longer the Knights… I’m afraid it is an army.”
The man who answered Lorning’s question was the old king.
The old king sighed faintly and looked at the picture on the ceiling with his cloudy eyes.
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Only those images of angels hidden in the graphics can calm his heart a little.
“We destroyed the teleportation magic circle in the royal city of Yilan, and they couldn’t send one person in a short time… However, in the other towns closest to the royal city of Yilan, there are troops directly belonging to the empire, and those troops are not red. Dragons also have other flying dragon species that are extremely fast… If they arrive at the Royal City of Ilan, I am afraid that the earliest batch may arrive at night.”
The old king’s tone was deep and long, and when his weak breath was talking, it seemed that he would break his fart at any time.
Maybe Luo Ning couldn’t understand his anxiety and worry. After all, Luo Ning had never been a king, and naturally he didn’t understand the king’s current mood.
It’s just that he knows, as an ordinary civilian, how angry he will feel when he is violated by foreign powers.
“Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with me…” Luo Ning scratched his head.
He really doesn’t need to be afraid of the knights of the empire, and he didn’t take into account the factors of the Royal City of Elan when he dealt with those knights.
When the old king heard this, he just shook his head.
“Actually, this has nothing to do with you, even if you didn’t kill that knight team yesterday…Ilan King City is still going to rebel, we will still kill those knights, but our strength does not allow us to do it. To be as neat as you are.”
“With the strength of King Yilan City, it is difficult to fight against the empire…”
Luo Ning glanced at Principal Maria in front of him. He couldn’t feel the magic power, and he couldn’t distinguish the strong human beings, but judging from the king’s cronies just now, it is very difficult to rely on those ‘retired cadres’ to resist the huge empire. Obviously impossible.
“What was your original plan?” Luo Ning asked again.
The person who answered Luo Ning this time was the principal Maria. She had a serious expression and helplessness in her voice:
“Actually, we don’t have any decent plans… When we learned that the empire was going to send a large number of knights to station, we already knew our end.”
“Send a large number of knights…” Luo Ning murmured, “If it’s just to study the way to destroy the demon’s enchantment, you don’t need so many knights at all, so it’s enough to call a few magicians?”
“Research the enchantment of the demons?!”
Maria suddenly got a little excited, and her shrill voice couldn’t help but increase a bit.
“Hehe, they are indeed under the banner of ‘researching the magic barrier and benefiting mankind’… In fact, they are preparing for the battle. You see, those elite knights and giant dragons…”
“The knights stationed in the royal city of Yilan, the next step, will recruit troops on the spot, the royal city of Yilan will be hollowed out, and the people of the whole city will be forced to serve!”
“Actually, the empire has already discovered the movement of the royal city of Yilan. We are caught between the demons and the empire, and we are very worried. This day will come sooner or later, and we will have to make a choice sooner or later… In fact, they don’t care whether we are loyal or not. I don’t care if we want to betray them, after all, in their eyes, we are just the first batch of dead ghosts on the battlefield!”
Luo Ning listened to Maria’s excited words, and his face gradually became solemn.
He had already heard some of the empire’s intentions.
“Imperial conscription, do you want to…?”
“Attack the Demon’s territory.”
The old king’s hoarse voice came from right in front of Luo Ning.
If you want to talk about this, then Luo Ning can’t ignore it.
Sooner or later, the Empire of Humanity will take action against the Demon Race, which Luo Ning had said in the Demon King’s Hall a long time ago.
However, he did not expect that the empire would be in such a hurry…
This is because I saw a stronger barrier appearing in the Demon Race’s territory, and I was worried about other variables, so I was in a hurry to take action…?
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Or is there another secret?
Until now, Luo Ning has not completely figured out who is controlling the black rain and the puppets in the black rain, which can be called the calamity of death in the Demon Race territory.
He came to the human territory for a month, and he also knew that the black rain was also appearing in the human territory. As for its mastermind, it is hard to say whether it is the Holy See of Light or the Clotar Empire.
The worst-case scenario is that the two have already joined forces in the dark.
But judging from the information of the old king, the empire has forced the remnants of the Holy See of Light to be like mice who are struggling to survive. This does not seem to be able to join forces…
But why did the empire just speed up the pace of attacking the demons when the Demon Dragon King ‘Lal Dragon’ was killed and the Sky Splitter ‘Perseus’ was kidnapped by the Church…
“So, the city of Yilan, which is sandwiched between the empire and the demon territory, will become a stepping stone for the empire’s ambitions. They will empty my city and make it completely controlled by the empire and become the supply and logistics area for the imperial army. “
“We were just discussing whether we should fight them head-on, or persuade them to be soft and willing to be their cannon fodder.”
“The Loktar Empire will really send unarmed ordinary people to the Demon Race battlefield?” Luo Ning couldn’t help asking.
From the point of view of the empire, instead of hitting a stone with an egg, it is better to come up with something useful, and beating the demons by surprise is the best choice.
But the old king laughed helplessly.
“You are in a far-off country, and you may not understand the empire’s practices… In the eyes of the empire, there are still many variables in the Demon Race territory. The first people to step in do not need strong power, they are completely small. White mouse, go groping and move forward, if you step on a trap, or are attacked by a twisted beast, you will die if you die, they only need to bring safety and security to the subsequent powerful legion.”
When he said this, Luo Ning understood it very well.
Although this is not a blatant murder, it is almost the same as murder. In the eyes of the empire, the only value of this royal city, which has the intention of rebellion, may be to explore the way for his imperial army.
For Luo Ning, the easiest thing to do now is to help Yilan King City kill the next wave of knights who come, and delay time for them.
But this was only a short period of tranquility. When another wave of knights came, the old king had to make up his mind.
In the long run, helping Yilan King City escape from the empire’s control will indeed be of great benefit to the Demon Race, but with this wave of imperial soldiers, how can Luo Ning be able to take care of him alone.
It is the easiest and quickest way to kill the emperor directly, but Luo Ning is not sure about this matter. He doesn’t even know the strength of the human empire. Now that the Loktar Empire deploys troops in advance, it still has to be with the devil. Discuss countermeasures.
After thinking about it, Luo Ning thought of another feasible way.
“I have a way.” Luo Ning looked at the old king’s vicissitudes of eyes and said.
There was a resurgence in the eyes of the old king.
Luo Ning was undoubtedly the last straw for him.
Although the innocent people in the royal city raised the banner of rebellion and died gloriously, it may bring a little comfort to his heart.
But this is definitely not the best way.
How can the king take the people to die, his move may only be exchanged for thousands of years of reproach.
“If you’re willing to believe me, try to do as I say.”
Luo Ning’s eyes were solemn, the old king held his breath, he nodded slowly, and listened carefully.
“Surrender directly.”
“……Eh?”
The old king and Maria were stunned at the same time.
“Luonin,” Maria thought that Luoning still didn’t understand the situation, she repeatedly emphasized:
“The empire’s methods are extremely cruel. Even if we surrender now, it will only be a few days of living.”
“The empire will use their methods to break the barrier of the demon race, and then send our city citizens in, and explore the way to die in the name of ‘pioneers’… They will die in a different place and die in a foreign land! Not even relics will be brought back!”
“I know that.” Luo Ning said solemnly, “So, it depends on whether you want to believe me or not.”
“Lord Luo Ning…” The old king looked bitter and helpless.
“Even if an ‘S’-ranked adventurer enters the Demon Race’s territory, it’s a near-death situation, and it’s impossible for ordinary people to come back alive. I’d rather they die in their hometown…”
“And we can’t escape. No place dares to accept people from the Kingdom of Elan under the eyes of the empire. The people who escaped from the city will only be convicted of ‘ deserters ‘ by the upcoming imperial army and executed on the spot.”
The old king’s voice was hoarse and helpless.
Although Luo Ning had heard of the evil and cruel methods of the empire, he was still a little surprised when these words came out of the mouth of another king.
Luo Ning lowered his voice and said slowly.
“Then what if I said that when I could let your city people enter the Demon Clan’s territory, they wouldn’t be killed by the Demon Clan?”
“It’s impossible,” Maria on the side was surprised. “Although you are very strong, in the face of the violent and ferocious race of the Demon Race, no one can retreat completely on their territory.”
“I don’t agree with this… Why are the demons all violent and vicious races? What if there are gentle and lovely types?” Luo Ning retorted without hesitation.
Maria was stunned.
It was the first time she had seen someone say that demons could be ‘gentle and lovely’.
Maria had a rather didactic tone: “Luonin, although a man at your stage is just curious about women, it’s not interracial…”
“Okay, Maria.”
The old king interrupted Maria, his thin face still remained serious, but his eyes showed the determination after making a choice.
“Tell me about your specific plan, Lord Luoning.”