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Chapter 33 Invitation to battle at the village gate

"I never thought before that my sister would seize the throne and want to kill me." Leticia put her hands behind her back and walked slowly on the path in the forest.

She whispered to Ximu behind her.

"She used to be very well-behaved and very cute."

"Perhaps someone bewitched your sister?" Ximu said in a guessing tone, and Leticia slowed down slightly after hearing this.

She turned around and raised her hand to lightly touch the hair beside her ears.

"It would be great if this is really the case. After all, I really don't want to fight swords with my sister."

"Leave it to me to wield the sword." Ximu raised his hand and patted Leticia's shoulder gently, looking towards the mountain village not far away.

Next, it’s time for cutscenes, and we will explain the current situation of the Land of Iris.

after a while.

The two came outside the mountain village and did not rush into the village to investigate the situation. Instead, they observed from a distance to confirm whether there was any danger.

"They are all old people, children, and women, but there are no young adults." Ximu withdrew his gaze and analyzed Leticia.

"If all the young and middle-aged people go out to work, there is only one reason. I am afraid they did not leave the village voluntarily."

"Sister, what exactly does she want to do?" Leticia frowned. From the perspective of the Iris heir, she absolutely disagreed with removing all the young adults from a village. After all, farming and hunting require young people. prime of life.

Moreover, for the Country of Iris, apart from facing pirates, there are not many threats, so there is no need to maintain too much military strength.

There is simply no need for too many young adults to serve as soldiers.

But if she is not a soldier and young adults are not allowed to work, then why did her sister recruit so many young adults.

And right now.

"Your Highness, you are finally back!" A voice of surprise came, and an old man with a cane in his hand and a long white beard was seen, with an excited look on his face.

"Please hurry up and save the country of Iris!"

What a professional looking NPC.

Ximu thought silently, but took two steps back. He watched Leticia communicate with the old village chief, and began to wander.

After all, he was too familiar with the plot.

"Sorry, I came back late." Leticia said guiltily, and then began to ask, "Village chief, can you explain to us the situation in the Country of Iris."

She turned to look at Ximu behind her.

"We have only returned to the Land of Iris not long ago."

"Yes." The village chief was really conscientious and began to talk about the current situation. His eyes were far away, looking in the direction of the palace:

"After you went to meet the gods, Princess Ashelia suddenly launched a coup. Not only did she imprison His Majesty the King, but she also forced all the young men in Iris to build a temple on the volcano to enshrine some kind of sacred fire."

"Temple and sacred fire, what exactly are they?" Leticia asked. Her sister Ashlia's belief in the gods was a temporary mentality. Only when life was not going well or encountered corresponding difficulties, Only then can I pray to the gods.

He has never had a firm belief in any god. What stands out is his pragmatism.

It is unlikely that a temple will be built specifically for a god.

"I don't know, I just know that Princess Ashelia is very anxious about building the temple." The village chief shook his head and tugged on his beard.

"But I heard that Princess Ashlia was able to successfully seize power because she had the support of the dwarves, and the establishment of the temple was also a demand of the dwarves."

After hearing this, Leticia thought for a moment, then turned her gaze to Ximu, who was holding his arms across his chest, and asked:
"Sir Akhtar, do you have any ideas?"

"How to get to the temple?" Ximu asked, looking at the surprised old village chief, and explained, "Since the temple is so important, it is naturally necessary to investigate."

In fact, he could continue to ask for a lot of information, such as whether Ashelia had shown extraordinary power or said anything meaningful.

If you are a patient player, you can piece together very critical information from these fragmented information.

But he is not interested in this information. Anyway, if he knows this information, if he doesn't understand this information, he will go on a killing spree.

And he already knew the plot very well.

"Aren't you too anxious to go directly to the temple to investigate?" Leticia hesitated a little. She didn't really want to act too recklessly.

In response, Ximu smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that I am very good at sneaking?"

"...Okay." Leticia hesitated slightly and agreed decisively. She remembered Akhtar's stealth skills that were even more killer than killers.

Moreover, she also wants to restore stability to the Iris Country as soon as possible.

"Your Highness, please don't be impulsive!" the old village chief quickly advised, and then looked at Ximu with dissatisfaction.

Then he noticed Ximu's cold gaze and couldn't help but feel fear.

"This...maybe not considered impulsive. I believe in His Excellency Akhtar's ability." Leticia smiled lightly, her emerald green eyes filled with tenderness.

She really trusted Akhtar.

"Okay, but it must have been a hard journey along the way." The old village chief smiled kindly and pointed to the village, "Let's take a rest first."

"Okay." Ximu unexpectedly agreed first, and then walked into the village with the old village chief.

Shortly after.

The village chief's house.

"Let's have a cup of tea." The old village chief brought two cups of tea and placed them on the table. He smiled kindly and turned around with his cane.

"I'll go prepare some food for you guys."

"Wait." Ximu stretched out his hand, put his hand on the old village chief's shoulder, and picked up the teacup on the table, "Village Chief, you have a drink first."

"That's no need!" The old village chief began to panic, but Ximu showed no mercy, pinched the old village chief's mouth and drank the tea.

Leticia, who was standing by, witnessed this scene and did not stop her. She watched as Ximu poured tea into the old village chief's mouth.

Then he saw the old village chief holding his throat with both hands, falling to the ground convulsing in pain, foaming at the mouth, and lost his voice soon after.

Obviously that cup of tea is poisonous.

"He acted too eagerly, as if he was afraid that we would run away." Ximu looked at the corpse of the village chief on the ground.

In the first week, he was successfully poisoned by the old village chief. When he reloaded the game, he realized that the old village chief was not a good person.

If he is not killed immediately, the old village chief will leak the news of Leticia's return.

"Village Chief, it should be for the bounty." Leticia's voice was calm, but her emerald green eyes contained a trace of sadness.

When Ximu saw this, he didn't say anything. He just walked out of the room with the hunting king's sword, and then there were wailing and begging for mercy.

……

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at the same time.

temple.

A red-haired dwarf sat cross-legged on the edge of the crater, his eyes filled with crazy will looked into the distance, and then turned to look at the golden-haired princess beside him.

"Your sister is back."

"So what?" Ashley frowned, looking unhappy, "My sister is back, am I going to tremble in fear?"

She crossed her arms. "The person who has the upper hand now is me!"

"Hahaha... I just seem to have the upper hand." The red-haired dwarf sneered, looked at Ashlia who was holding on, and said:

"As soon as reinforcements from Sky City arrive, you will have no chance of winning."

Ashley didn't speak.

Although the Iris Country is not weak, it cannot compare with a big country like Sky City, whether in terms of financial or military strength.

Neither has the slightest chance of winning.

"How about surrendering?" The red-haired dwarf smiled and saw Ashelia giving him a cold look.

But he didn't care at all about it.

"If you are unwilling to surrender, you can only find a way to unlock the seal of the Sword of Light. Otherwise, you...have no chance of winning."

Hearing this, Ashelia asked: "How long will it take to unblock?"

The red-haired dwarf touched his chin, then stretched out his hand, only to see a ball of flames containing a crazy aura ignite, directly burning the flesh and blood of his palm into coke. However, he seemed not to feel the pain at all, and instead showed a look of fascination.

"It will take seven days at the fastest. The seal imposed by the Sword of Light can only be used by those with noble souls."

He closed his palm, and the flame was extinguished, and his flesh and blood regenerated instantly, as if he had not been injured at all.

"Your soul is full of jealousy, despicability, darkness, and greed. If you don't unlock the seal of the Sword of Light, it is absolutely impossible to use it."

"At least it's better than a lunatic like you." Ashlia looked at the red-haired dwarf with sarcastic eyes. If her soul was despicable and dark, then the red-haired dwarf's soul was crazy and a lunatic. No. Normal people.

In response, the red-haired dwarf admitted frankly: "Yes, what you said makes sense."

Ashley: "..."

"Anyway, what are you going to do next?" The red-haired dwarf scratched his head and looked at the young men carrying huge rocks under the volcano.

"With your sister's ability, she must be able to figure out our situation very quickly, and then recruit reinforcements from Sky City."

When he said this, his expression became serious.

"We have agreed in advance that if Sky City's army really comes, we will have to make a strategic retreat."

"Where can you cultists retreat to?" Ashlia snorted disdainfully, and the red-haired dwarf also showed a tangled expression when he heard this. He tugged on his beard and looked up at the sky.

"Then... why not, let's get rid of your sister in advance?"

"You want to take action personally?" Ashlia's eyes brightened slightly. Although she didn't know the specific strength of the red-haired dwarf, she also knew that it was not simple.

"It's not me." The red-haired dwarf clapped his hands, and saw a red-haired loli jumping out of the crater behind him, holding two exaggeratedly shaped hammers in his hands.

"My daughter, she will cooperate with your actions."

Ashley looked a little doubtful: "Is she really good?"

"Try to be hammered by me?" The cute dwarf girl raised an exaggerated hammer with one hand, "Anyway, I can't wait to hammer people to death."

"Okay, let's try it first." Nodding, Ashelia left with the dwarf girl, and the red-haired dwarf stood up and looked at the altar in the crater.

The sword of light is stuck on the altar.

However, except for the royal family of the Iris Kingdom, no one else can use it... No, to be more precise, only Leticia can use it.

The royal family of the Iris Kingdom are only qualified to touch it.

The sealed sword of light can only be used by those with noble souls, and it is restricted to the Iris Royal Family. Others will be burned by the high temperature as long as they touch it. If they continue to be used forcefully, they will be evaporated by the high temperature.

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into the night.

Empire.

square.

A young girl with long aqua hair and a mature figure stood in front of the gallows with her hands tied, looking very desperate.

She is the daughter of a duke and Letitia's best friend. The two have had a very good relationship since childhood and often sleep on the same bed.

So, she was arrested for treason.

The reason is that she colluded with Leticia and intended to rebel, and she will be executed in public today.

Unless Leticia comes out to save her life.

"Letitia, aren't you your friend?" Next to her, a cute dwarf girl was chewing dried fish in her mouth.

"Why haven't they come to save you yet?" She looked around with alert eyes, looking for Leticia and the Silver Knight who might appear at any time.

The girl with long aqua hair was so disheartened that she gritted her teeth and said: "You only sent out the announcement in the afternoon. Even if they are lucky enough to see it, they may not have time to come!"

"What you said makes sense." The dwarf Loli nodded and said in an indifferent tone, "But Leticia has more friends, so she can kill them slowly."

The blue-haired girl was silent.

According to normal logic, Ashelia shouldn't attack her, but she did it without considering the consequences.

And right now.

"Bang!" An arrow condensed with magic power suddenly hit the gallows. The dwarf Loli looked wary, holding two big hammers in both hands.

But after a gentle sniff, his expression changed drastically.

"Despicable, you actually poisoned me!" After cursing, the dwarf Loli ran away in panic, and the moment she escaped from the gallows, a figure wearing a cloak appeared, carrying a girl with long aqua-blue hair and fled away. .

at the same time.

Near the square.

Ximu put down the meteorite bow and jumped off the roof. He did not run away immediately, but looked at Loli running towards Sa Yazi in the distance, holding two big hammers.

Draw the bow.

aim.

Then, the aggressive dwarf Loli slowed down and did not dare to rush over directly, fearing that she would be shot to death by an arrow.

"It's too despicable to threaten hostages." Ximu smiled and challenged the dwarf Lolita to a fight, "Let's fight to the death outside Caton Village tomorrow, shall we?"

The dwarf Loli raised her eyebrows: "Are we one-on-one?"

"Since it is a war, there is no limit on the number of people." Ximu stepped back step by step, grinning, "You can arrange as many people as you like."

"Ha...are you serious?" The dwarf Loli was stunned and looked at the Silver Knight with suspicion, wondering if this guy was sick.

She originally thought her father was crazy, but now it seems that this guy is even more crazy than her father.

He actually wants to single out a country.

"You have a misunderstanding about the national strength of this country." Ximu explained, loosened the bowstring, and shot out the meteorite arrow.

When the dwarf Loli swung her hammers and caught the arrows, he turned around and ducked into the alley, disappearing without a trace.

(End of this chapter)