Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 72 Brutal Suppression
  When he heard gunshots and explosions, Purficott immediately realized that he had been assassinated.

But she didn't panic. She just knocked on the car with her cane, which instantly changed the material of the car. All the outer layers of the original wooden car were turned into steel plates, and a steel mesh was woven on the windows.

In this era, whether it is bombs or bullets, because they use black powder, their lethality is very limited. As long as the bomb is not thrown into the car or she runs out and gets shot, a layer of steel plate is enough to ensure her safety.

And now that there are so many knights protecting the carriage, Purficott is not worried that something will really happen to him here.

If you want to assassinate yourself under the protection of an honorary knight and several great knights, you can't even think about it without an entire infantry battalion carrying heavy weapons launching a formation attack.

The era of knights is indeed over, but this does not mean that knights have been eliminated from the battlefield.

Steam carriages are not like ordinary carriages. After being attacked, the horses pulling the carriages are frightened and run around or cannot run.

As it continued to move forward, Purficott looked out of the car window and saw only two knights of the Knights of the Sword and Rose who had galloped towards the crowd. They had discovered the attackers and were eliminating the threat.

The other knights were still guarding themselves, using their swords and shields to shield the carriage from the assassins' shots.

It may sound unbelievable, but for a formal knight, it is not very difficult to hit a flintlock or an older matchlock bullet with a sword.

After all, knights are also an extraordinary profession. Although they don't have all kinds of seemingly magical methods like mages, nor can they build tall buildings from the ground like alchemists, they do have strong bodies and fighting abilities.

Otherwise, knights would not have always been the absolute main force on the battlefield in the past thousand years.

The powerful knights gave Purficott a great sense of security. Sitting in the carriage, she even thought about what the scene would look like if the knights protecting her today were all wearing steam knight armor.

"It's still too brutal..." Purficott recalled the scene when Foster was testing the Steam Rider at Brandless Manor, and felt that using such heavy equipment on the battlefield to deal with assassins was still too brutal.

After all, the Steam Knight is, in a sense, the tank of this era, and it is highly mobile.

Purficott didn't stop at all. The steam carriage and the knights who protected her quickly escorted her back to the White Jewel at the dock.

After learning that Purficott had been assassinated, the infantry company that had nothing to do directly set up various light and heavy weapons on the pier, set up barricades, and put up a defensive posture to block the entire pier.

The knights are also fully armed and ready to fight at any time.

Previously, because they were only protecting Purficott for the banquet, and because they believed that this was an imperial city without much danger, they only carried swords and shields, and they were not in full armor, not even wearing a helmet. But now that Purficott has been assassinated, the situation is completely different. All the knights quickly armed themselves, and even their horses were covered with full sets of vests, including muskets for charging. The ammunition was also loaded.

"Miss, I suggest that the White Gem immediately light a fire and retreat to the sea. These assassins dare to assassinate you on the streets. It is too dangerous here." Foster was very nervous at this time. He really didn't expect to be in the bustling city of the empire. ZhongPerfect can be assassinated.

However, Purficott didn't pay much attention to this, and just shook his head and said: "They should be independents, and today's assassination is probably an impromptu move or not aimed at me.

It's possible that my high-profile appearance today attracted the attention of these independent factions. Maybe they think that assassinating me can attack the empire and gain more support for their independence movement?
  I have to say that the idea is indeed very good, but the execution is not so good. You want to assassinate me without the participation of a transcendent? hehe.

There is no need to retreat to the sea, just let the guards block the port. I don't believe they can pull out a team to break through the defenses of the guards and knights. "

"Miss, your safety must..." Foster wanted to say more, but Purficott raised his hand to stop him.

"Grandpa Afu, go get that thing out. It didn't come in handy to rescue the Morrigan before. Now it's time to show off. I need you to lead Arthur Knight and his flag team to eliminate the assassins of me." Assassins and their accomplices." Purficott's eyes were a little cold at this time, as well as a hint of hesitation and intolerance, but he finally said to Foster: "The best way to defend against assassination is not to avoid it, but to kill all those who want to. Uproot all the people and ask the colonial authorities to cooperate with you. Tomorrow morning I will see their corpses hanging on the street lights of the harbor."

"Miss..." Foster never expected that Purficott would issue such a cold and cruel order.

"Grandpa Afu, I understand what you want to say. I am not a cruel person, but sometimes we must use cruel means to scare the enemy." Purficott's tone was deliberately cold and a little cold. She was trembling without even realizing it: "You know what kind of situation we are facing. At this time, if I are merciful and let a large-scale uprising really break out in the New World, disrupting the situation in the New World, That is not a good thing either for the empire or for myself.

I can only use the cruelest means to scare everyone, make them afraid, and make them afraid to cause trouble to me at this time.

So go and do my bidding! Even if I am called a cruel devil, I must do this! Let the corpses of those independents hang all over the street lights in the harbor! I want to see rivers of blood! "

Foster understood what Perfectcourt meant, and the loyal old housekeeper had a sad expression on his face at this moment: "Miss, this is not something you should bear..."

"But I happened to be just in time, didn't I? Fate is so funny!" Purficott sighed, then turned to look at Foster, and said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, Grandpa Afu, I have to let you." There’s blood on my hands.”

"Miss, you don't need to be sorry. I am your housekeeper. I have already sworn allegiance to the Brandless family in your grandfather's time. I am just killing people." Foster pretended to smile lightly, and then turned to Purphy Kurt bowed, then turned and left.

However, the old butler's back was full of iron blood and killing.

(End of this chapter)