Elden: Ring of Calamity

Chapter 8 Conclusion
Karen City is a small city with a population of about [-]. It is located at the exit of the Vania River Valley. In the turmoil, if you go further to the northeast, within two hundred miles, you will reach the most dangerous pass in the border area - the Deidas Elevator, which is also the first natural barrier on the mainland.

All in all, this not-so-rich city is extremely critical to the strategic position of the Golden Dynasty. All its successive consuls came from noble families with the deepest roots in the country. The battlefield of confrontation.

For the past three years, the consul of Karen City has been held by the Baron of Lent, Hector of Offnell. Yes, the baron's fief is not Karen, but the town of Lent on the Altar Plateau.Just like the preface, although the Offnell family has been known for its military exploits for generations and can be called the first-class noble family of the dynasty, its political opponents are also behemoths with strong backgrounds, and they can tolerate their opponents holding a certain key position temporarily , but it is absolutely impossible to easily let Offnell take root and grow here.

Since the War of Unification, this kind of political rule has been deeply rooted in this land along with the expansion of the Golden Dynasty. Even the baron himself is very brave, and there are two elder brothers who serve as the Rodell Municipal Superintendent and the Deputy Commander of the Northern Legion respectively. , is nothing more than a cluster of waves in this vortex.

"Has Clivell brought the people from Sky City to the camp?" Hector said standing on the top of the city, looking towards the east of the city, with his back turned to Tan Ma who was hurrying back.

It was almost dusk at this moment, and the sunlight fell on the baron's rigid beard and rough skin, reflecting an ocher color similar to that of the city wall. Combined with his burly and extraordinary figure, it was like a stone statue cut with a knife and an axe, which was daunting.

"Yes," Tan Ma bent down and replied, "His Royal Highness Lucia specially invited Mr. Internal Affairs Officer to walk side by side with him on the way to the camp. The two seemed to have a good chat."

"Hmph, he can always match those monsters!" Hectorov's eyes showed a strong disdain, "Even though the situation is so tight these days, we have to take out a lot of supplies to treat these monsters solemnly." Help guys, if it wasn't—"

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly stopped talking abruptly, waved his hand irritably, and said, "Forget it, let's all go down!"

The scout and the two guards around them all retreated quickly after saluting as if they had been pardoned.

These days, everyone knows that the newly born Prince Gu Long will come to this country to act as a "proton", so everyone does not regard him as a noble existence like the demigods today, but demigods are demigods after all, Even Baron Hectorf was not qualified to say some presumptuous words, and his subordinates didn't even have the guts to listen to them.

"Wait," Hectorf called to a guard who hadn't had time to leave, "tell him when Clivell comes back, let him stay in the city for the next few days, and if I If the evidence of his collusion with those gangsters is caught, he knows the consequences himself!"

"Obey." The guard groaned secretly, but he could only pretend to be calm and complied, and he was already thinking about how to convey this almost threatening warning to the internal affairs officer.

At the same time, in the temporary camp more than ten miles away from the east of the city, the Sky City mission had already settled down under the guidance of a small number of Karen guards. It was built more solidly, and the number of night shifts was tripled.For a super-elite force composed of storm knights and dragon warriors, this level of defense is enough to deal with a small-scale war.

A bonfire had already been lit in the open space in front of the imperial tent. After Clivell simply arranged various matters for the handover of the camp, Lucia came to chat with him. Egg Kiss and Guerrell sat on the left and right sides of Lucia respectively as guards. .

"Oh? Mr. Clivell worked as a perfumer in Rodel before?" Lucia raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Return to Your Highness," Clivell nodded respectfully, "My teacher is a court perfumer. I have been studying perfumery with him since I was 12 years old. When the teacher passed away at the age of 22, my teacher took over. With his mantle, he worked as a perfumer in the capital for more than ten years. It was not until five years ago that he was demoted to Karen due to some incidents, and later gained the trust of the people in the same city, he reluctantly became an internal affairs officer."

After hearing this, Lucia showed a strange expression, and asked: "Since he is the direct disciple of the court perfumer, Mr. Clivell must have been quite outstanding in perfumery at the beginning. I heard that His Majesty Malika always values ​​talents, so how could he?" How about demoting you from the capital easily?"

"Of course," he smiled apologetically, "I'm just curious. If there is any offense, Sir Clivell will not answer."

"Your Highness is serious," Clivell seemed quite indifferent, "Since Your Highness asks a question, how can the officer refuse to answer?"

An imperceptible wry smile flashed across his face, and he continued: "Actually, it's easy to say, I saved a person who shouldn't be saved in Rodel, or a hybrid."

"I heard that a big man in the capital wanted him to die, but he was rescued by me when he was on the verge of death—afterwards, I was probably going to be erased by that big man with him, but then suddenly in the palace There was a decree to send someone to take that bastard away, and I somehow survived by luck, and a few days later I received a transfer order to be dismissed from my post and sent to Karen."

"Do you remember the hybrid's name?"

"He didn't say, and the officials didn't ask, there were too many people healed back then, so I couldn't remember so many names."

Lucia sighed in her heart. In the holy land at the foot of the golden tree, Rodel, the capital of the king, most of the hybrids and the children of evil omens suffered inhuman persecution. Even the two demigods born to Queen Malika could not get rid of it. The fate of being imprisoned in the sewer, and those who are willing to treat them as human beings and spare no effort to help, I am afraid that there are only a few pure and enthusiastic perfumers.

He was silent for a moment, and said, "According to Mr. Clivell, you have been in Karen for five years. Have you ever started a family here?"

On the way to the camp today, he only asked Clivell about the situation in Karen City, including the recent demi-human rebellion, and he also often asked for his opinions on Hectorov's ruling method.At this moment, he already had a rough judgment in his mind, and felt that the atmosphere was quite heavy, so he just asked casually, ready to express one or two concerns.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Clareville's expression suddenly darkened. He raised his head that had been lowered intentionally or unintentionally, and looked straight into Lucia's eyes.

In the dim sky and the flickering fire, this man over forty years old looked like a piece of withered rotten wood, only his eyes that reflected the flames and ashes flickered slightly, as if he was trying to distinguish something.

After a while, he lowered his eyes, pursed his lips a few times, and said in a hoarse voice: "Xiaguan adopted a daughter who died last year."

This time, Lucia's lips moved slightly, but she couldn't ask anything.

Not long after, looking at the back of the man slumped away under the full moon, Guerrell, who was standing beside Lucia, couldn't help asking: "That's just an ordinary human being, what exactly does His Highness want to confirm, and what else is there?" Send Eggerkiss to follow him all the way?"

"He wanted to use me to kill Hector, and now I'm going to save his life—didn't you see that?" Lucia turned her head and looked at her.

The dissatisfied dragon girl froze when she heard the words, her heroic eyebrows and eyes were full of confusion.

"what?"

(End of this chapter)