The sun is high - #174 - Chapter 173 Negotiating Conditions

This young soldier of the Chasseur Regiment stood in front of everyone.

There was a smile on his face, but his eyes were extremely empty.

As the soldier launched the strange invitation, everyone’s eyes were focused on Xiuge.

The atmosphere became more subtle, and Wei Lin, who was standing aside and had a deep understanding of Shuge’s previous experiences, had a wary and serious face.

The only one who can create such a magical phenomenon and use such a weird method to directly communicate with Shuge is the Black Sun Society.

Compared with what they did in Salem City and Bolden, the actions of this mysterious group of “wild mages” have become more and more rampant and unscrupulous.

In this black forest area, they have begun to attack soldiers from both countries indiscriminately and demonstrate with extremely cruel methods. Now they even dare to stand up directly and have a conversation openly in front of the officers and soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment…

If you dare to do this, there are only two possibilities.

One is that they don’t want to hide anymore.

Second, these guys feel that there is no need to hide anymore.

Xiuge looked directly at the soldier in front of him who had obviously been turned into a “puppet” by magic, and asked: “The Black Sun Society, right?”

“That’s what I’m waiting for.”

The soldier smiled and nodded: “The association has been looking forward to and preparing for today’s gathering for a long time, so I ask Mr. Shuge to go there.”

“How long have you been preparing for it? When did you start preparing for it?”

“Before the Winter Festival, when you haven’t received the recruitment notice.”

He stood upright, with one hand behind his back and the other hand in front of his abdomen – this is a posture that many scholars and professors are accustomed to using. Just listen to him say: ” But at that time, our plan was still in preparation, and we didn’t officially start implementing it until the 5th Chasseur Regiment set off from Brown Hill Town.”

The soldier always had a smile on his face, but the words he said made all the officers and soldiers present feel angry and panicked.

It was just a few scattered sentences, but it almost recounted all the itinerary of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment during this period of time.

But in fact, the actions of the Chasseur Regiment have always been kept under “limited” confidentiality in Votel’s military. For him to say this can only show that there are serious loopholes within Votel’s military, and even There are still traitors. Only in this way can the action plan and status of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment be grasped by the enemy!

Faced with such obviously provocative words, Xiuge behaved extremely calmly.

After all, the previous bombardment of Bolden has proved that the Black Sun Society’s penetration into various systems of various countries has already deepened to a frightening level. Since a city defense officer who dares to fire on his country’s capital can appear, naturally he can also appear. Staff officers and clerks who come to leak military secrets to the outside world.

The soldier took a slight step towards Shuge: “I wonder, Mr. Shuge, can you feel our sincerity from the association’s plan?”

“By sincerity, do you mean destroying the sentry posts and observation posts of the Jaeger Regiment, killing more than a hundred of our soldiers, and trying to interfere with and hinder the Jaeger Regiment’s next actions?”

Xiuge sneered: “If this is the case, then you can indeed be considered ‘full of sincerity.'”

“No, no, no… Although what you said, Mr. Shuge, is basically accurate, I still want to clarify some misunderstandings.”

The being who controlled the soldiers’ will said this: “At least, the vast majority of the residents in Black Forest Castle, including the soldiers of a company of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment and the alchemy doctors, are still alive. Therefore, for this association, Less than a hundred members of the Chasseur Regiment died.”

The smile on the soldier’s face became increasingly weird and ferocious: “But if you refuse to participate in the rally prepared by the association, the losses that the Jaeger Regiment will suffer in the future will far exceed your imagination…”

As he spoke, the soldier spread his hands, and his eyes drifted to the Walter officers and mages behind him: “In fact, you don’t have to be so nervous at all, and you don’t have to be so hostile to us… …As long as Mr. Shuge is willing to attend the rally, the association is even willing to transport those crystal cannons that you urgently need for you.”

These arrogant words greatly hurt the proud Walter soldiers. The accompanying officer of the Chasseur Regiment angrily drew out his revolver. However, before he could make the next move, a strange magic movement suddenly appeared from the mountain. Qiu’s direction was transmitted, and its speed was extremely astonishing, even breaking through the magic perception of Wei Lin, a lake-level scholar, in an instant.

An extremely tough magic thread was directly connected to the angry Chasseur Regiment officer. Immediately afterwards, the officer made an extremely weird action in front of everyone – he raised the revolver. He stood up, but his aim was not forward, but he opened his mouth and pointed the muzzle of the gun towards his mouth.

Even without looking at the officer’s expression, Shuge knew that this was definitely not of his own will.

At this time, Xiuge did not need to take action, because the moment the officer appeared strange, the magical interference from Weilin had already begun. Compared with the past, her current spell casting was more decisive and powerful, with complicated magic. The pattern was constructed instantly and formed a complete protective ritual.

The moment this protective ritual took effect, the simple but tough ritual field swept through the air quickly like a sharp blade made of magic power. As a result, the thin magic line extending from the void was destroyed on the spot. So the officer whose actions were forcibly manipulated also gasped and put down the firearm in his hand.

Facing Wei Lin’s extremely beautiful spell casting, the soldier in front of him did not show any anger. On the contrary, under the control of the Black Sun Society member, he actually showed some appreciation: “Miss Wei Lin is indeed a As an outstanding scholar trained by Merlin Lehe, in normal times, the association would definitely welcome you to participate in our gathering, but unfortunately not this time… you are not on the invitation list.”

After saying that, he turned his head again: “Mr. Shuge, what are your thoughts?”

“Of course I am interested in participating in the association’s gathering.”

Xiuge looked calm, as if he was not aware of the danger behind this invitation at all, and said to the soldiers in front of him: “However, I think your sincerity is limited…at least in my opinion, it is far from enough. “

Hearing these words, the soldier’s expression seemed to freeze briefly.

The member of the Black Sun Society hiding behind the soldier seemed not to have thought that until this moment, Shuge, as the disadvantaged party in the negotiation, still had the courage and confidence to negotiate terms with him.

However, Shuge ignored his reaction at all, and continued: “The association seems to know the significance of these crystal cannons to the Chasseur Regiment, and also understands the importance of those hostages.”

He took a step forward and came directly in front of the soldier, and the black mist belonging to the messenger in the mirror echoed in the depths of his eyes: “But why do you think that I will definitely choose to accept the invitation? “

As he spoke, the black mist completely filled Xiuge’s eyes, and this also gave his face a slightly different sense of oppression than ordinary people.

“Right, that is it!”

Alexandra’s voice kept ringing in Shuge’s spiritual world.

The legendary countess has experienced countless large and small negotiations in her career, so she immediately gave her own advice on Shuge’s current situation: “The best way to deal with threats is when conditions permit. It’s always a threat to go back!”

“Since these members of the Black Sun Society have not hesitated to spend so much energy on the layout and specifically selected the most dangerous moment for the Chasseur Regiment to meet with you, this means that the gathering they are talking about must be very important – seize this point, and you will be the one The most important chip!”

So, Xiuge stared closely into the eyes of the soldier in front of him. In the light and shadow brought by the power of the Dark Abyss Palace, the unique sense of oppression was successfully transmitted in the direction of the Black Forest Castle along the magic connection of the soldier in front of him. go.

Following the advice given by Alexandra, Shuge directly made his request: “My choice depends on your sincerity… If you don’t have the right to make a decision, then pass my words to you. Those who have the right to speak, let me talk to him.”

The soldier’s eyes flashed, and the will and Xiuge who were hiding behind the soldier looked at each other, as if they were seriously trying to figure out Xiuge’s attitude.

After a few seconds of silence, the soldier nodded: “Okay, what are your conditions, Mr. Shuge?”

“Immediately return all the hostages and transport the crystallized artillery and ammunition needed by the Fifth Chasseur Regiment in a convoy, and let them follow the team behind me back to the Chasseur Regiment’s position… and I will stay here and follow You enter Black Forest Castle together and participate in the gathering you are talking about.”

The moment Xiuge said this, Weilin, who had been standing behind Xiuge and remained silent, frowned. Her lips and palms trembled slightly, but in the end she did not speak or make any move. any other move.

After hearing Xiuge’s conditions, the member of the Black Sun Society immediately gave an affirmative answer: “Of course! Then, we will meet your request now, please wait.”

The moment the words fell, the special magic exerted on the young soldier immediately dissipated, and the soldier who had long lost consciousness immediately fell to the ground and was dragged back by the hands of a group of accompanying mages. It was handed over to the alchemical doctor on standby.

“Are you really going to do this?”

Wei Lin’s voice came from the side, Xiuge turned his head, his eyes lightly touched her, but he didn’t speak.

In silence, Weilin already got the answer she needed from Xiuge’s expression, so she sighed heavily, then she walked forward, in front of other mages, officers and soldiers, He reached out and removed Xiuge’s magic book, and then replaced it with his own.

After completing this action, Wei Lin raised her head and her eyes behind the glasses flickered twice: “Then use it well, especially the last page…remember to return it to me after you finish.”

Xiuge nodded solemnly: “I understand.”

Before the two of them could say a few more words, a military mage raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Black Forest Castle: “Look over there!”

I saw, under the darkness of night, a long and narrow team walking out of the gate of Black Forest Castle. They were the soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment previously stationed in Black Forest Castle and the alchemy doctors who were responsible for caring for the wounded here. At the front is a stream-level mage and the officer responsible for the garrison of Black Forest Castle. Without exception, they are all in a state of “absence”. It is obvious that the Black Sun Society has exerted influence on these people through its own magic and rituals. special impact.

Behind the hostage team, several astonishingly huge figures appeared – they had been lying on the hills before, almost blending into the mountains and rocks.

The size of these behemoths is comparable to the carriages of steam trains. They have stubby limbs and huge heads. Under the deep night, their rugged backs are constantly flashing with dim crimson light, as if under their The skin was embedded with red-hot charcoal.

“It’s the Molten Earth Dragon…”

Wei Lin immediately recognized the types of these huge animals, and she couldn’t help but shake her head: “Does the Black Sun Society still have the ability to raise large magical animals?”

As the soldiers marveled, these huge magical animals, which were extremely rare on the Goddess Plain, arrived in front of the gate of Black Forest Castle, and then someone hung huge trailers on these molten dragons. On these trailers are fixed the crystallized cannons that the Fifth Chasseur Regiment urgently needs now.

It seems that the Black Sun Association has already prepared these conditions, and as long as Shuge can propose them, they can implement them.

Soon, the hostage team walked down the road, and as the magic exerted on them lost its effectiveness, these poor hostages immediately fainted and were carried to the ground by the alchemist doctors and soldiers who had been waiting for a long time. on the vehicle behind.

As the molten dragon towing the crystal cannon approached, the packhorses in the team that were specially used to carry ammunition and the heavy-duty draft horses preparing to tow the crystal cannon all showed strong uneasiness. This huge magical creature was among many The natural enemies of land animals, as close relatives of ancient dragons, their existence itself is a deterrent to other creatures.

A figure jumped down from the molten fire dragon at the front.

This was a middle-aged man with a beard, a black top hat, and a dark dress. He slowly came to Xiuge, with one hand behind his back and the other on his body. forward.

Obviously, he was the one who manipulated the young soldiers to communicate with Shuge and others.

“The deal is done, Mr. Shuge… You must have seen the sincerity of the Black Sun Society. Now, it’s up to you to fulfill your promise.”

The middle-aged mage turned sideways and made a “please” gesture: “Please come with me.”