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Crick is not a cruel person. On the contrary, he is actually quite gentle and polite to everyone. Even to the servants of the Baron's Mansion or the beggars on the roadside, he rarely shows harshness or makes some cruel punishments.

But this does not mean that he is weak and can be bullied, nor does it mean that he will be soft-hearted on key issues, like Mr. Dongguo or the farmer who saved the snake.

When it comes to the key moment, he can be cruel and cold.

Two years ago, on the battlefield on the day when the sun went out in the winter, he rode his horse and swung his sword, killing countless people.

At this moment, facing the overly bullying Grand Duke of Thunder, he was furious and did not hesitate to kill people!

The idea of ​​the chief priest Milomon is very good and practical. The key is that he pointed out the blind spot in his thinking.

He has never thought about confronting the Grand Duke of Thunder. After all, the gap between Keen Territory and the Duchy of Thunder is as big as the sky and the earth.

If necessary, the Thunder Principality can mobilize at least 20,000 regular troops, of which there are more than 3,000 knights who can skillfully use various weapons, wear heavy armor and charge on war horses.

And what about Keen County? At most, they can gather 3,000 people - assuming that all young and strong men, regardless of gender, age or age, are mobilized and each person is given a sharpened wooden stick as a weapon.

As for 20,000 people, forget it. Keen County can't gather this number even if it counts livestock, let alone people.

... Gathering 20,000 ants is probably more realistic.

Looking at the high-end military force, there are four legendary strongmen in the Thunder Principality, and there are probably twice this number that can be won over at a critical moment, among which at least two are directly under His Majesty the Grand Duke - one of the three marquises, the Duchess's brother, the "Blue-Eyed Dragon Slayer" Marquis Gates Enrique, is one of them.

And what about Keen County? The current top expert is the Archpriest Milomon of the Void Mask Church, who is at level 19 and has not even reached the peak of the high level - and he is not directly under Creek. Among Creek's subordinates, the highest level is "Three Arrows" Reid, who is currently at level 15 and has just entered the high level.

This is completely crushed, okay!

Admittedly, the strength of the Keen Territory is actually very strong, with 30 heavy infantry, 20 veterans who are good at using bows and arrows or other weapons, about 10 knights, 4 mid-level spellcasters, and 3 senior adventurers. On this basis, plus the temporary conscription of militia, it is enough to gather an army of about 300 people.

If you ask for help from the friendly Church of the God of Literature and Art and the Void Mask Church, it is estimated that you can add about 20 adventurers, including at least 3 or 5 spellcasters, and you may even borrow a small group of temple knights.

With such a force, it is enough to crush any barony with the momentum of a mountain, and even most viscounts can be defeated.

...But facing the entire Thunder Principality? That's a question of intelligence.

Creek has always thought so, so even if the last time Grand Duke Thunder ordered him to go to the Eagle Kingdom for support, he didn't dare to refuse.

But Milomon's words were like the most critical ray of sunshine before dawn, illuminating his heart.

Yes, the Thunder Principality is indeed powerful, and Grand Duke Thunder is indeed powerful, but so what?

He is just the leader of the nobles. Facing a baron or viscount, he is certainly high and mighty, but facing the earls, he can't show off his power.

Keen County is located in the hinterland of Earl Holhak's territory. No matter whether Grand Duke Thunder wants to send troops to wipe out or send masters to raid, he must first ask the earl's opinion. Maybe the two sides will have to bargain for a while. In this world with inconvenient transportation, it is not uncommon to talk for a year or two.

In this case, what's there to be afraid of!

At worst, I will rebel against him and join Count Holhak directly!

In this world, "betrayal" is a very despised thing, and decent people would rather die than do it. The reason why Grand Duke Thunder was sure of Keen was that he thought that Creek Keen was a decent person, and even if he was dissatisfied, he would not dare to betray him in the face of the world.

But he was really too self-indulgent! Creek was a decent person, but he was not from this world at all. The concept of "loyalty" in this world had no effect on him at all.

Creek still remembered that when he was in college, there was a professor who liked to criticize the reform of traditional literati in the past. Whenever he talked about this period of history, he often shouted heartbreakingly: "If the country has a way, then serve, if the country has no way, then hide, but what is it if you can't even hide!"

... As a result, the professor later fought with another professor for saying bad things about the first generation of national leaders. I don't know whether he is loyal or treacherous.

Thanks to the old roaring emperor, Creek remembered some historical aphorisms. Although he didn't know the actual source, he could at least use them when needed.

For example, now.

The Thunder Duke was not honest, so it was natural for Baron Keane, as a younger brother, to betray him or even join another more reliable boss!

Creek felt happy doing this and had no psychological pressure at all.

However, he could go against the Thunder Duke now, but he could join Earl Holhak later.

After all, Creek had never thought of defecting to this guy before, and he had never carefully investigated the situation of this earl. Apart from knowing that he was very powerful, very powerful, and had many brothers under his command, he basically knew nothing else.

Are you going to identify the boss based on this information alone? Is this crazy? Or mentally retarded?

He thought about it and couldn't help laughing at the end.

If there is a crosstalk talker next to you at this time, you must praise him and say: "Why are you laughing, sir?"

Unfortunately not.

Everyone just looked at him in surprise, wondering how he could be as cheerful and cheerful as the clear sky after whispering a few words to Priest Milomon.

Even Milomon himself has some doubts. He feels that the plan is indeed good, but it is not good enough to make Baron Keen so happy...

Crick smiled and glanced at everyone in the conference room. Seeing everyone's confused faces, he smiled and explained: "Just now, I figured out something big."

"What's the big deal?" Butler Layton asked hurriedly.

Crick smiled mysteriously, whetted everyone's appetite, and said slowly: "I have sold my life for His Majesty the Grand Duke before, and now I don't owe him anything. In this case, I don't have to You have to be loyal to him."

Everyone was stunned. You looked at me and I looked at you. Most of them were a little confused.

Previously, in response to an order from His Majesty the Duke, Creek led the army from the territory to go on an expedition. He was really going through life and death. But why did he change his position after only a few years?

"Everyone, shouldn't the prerequisite for subordinates to be loyal to their masters be that the masters should treat their subordinates well?" Creek said, "I fought tooth and nail for His Majesty the Grand Duke. Is that considered loyal? But how did he repay me? Robbery The harvest of my territory!”

"What will happen to you if one day you risk your life for me and come back injured after narrowly escaping death? Not only do I fail to praise and reward you heavily, but I also want to take your property away from you?"

"How is that possible!"

"My lord, you are not that kind of person!"

"Yes, sir, are you kidding me?"

Creek sneered, took out a short knife, and slapped it on the table with a bang: "If that day comes, you don't need to tell me, I will wipe my neck first, so as not to be embarrassed in the world!"

He looked seriously at everyone's faces one by one: "Now, this is what that wicked fat man did to me!"

Everyone understood immediately, and everyone was furious. The young and energetic knight Charles Oss even jumped up and shouted: "Rebellion! Rebel against him!"

"Rebellion needs to be considered in the long term. We can't touch eggs with stones." Crick pressed his hands to signal everyone to be quiet, and then said, "But there is no doubt that from now on, we don't need to pay attention to that bastard anymore." That bullshit order! Rafael, wait a minute and find someone to deal with the messenger secretly, so that he will be attacked by a monster on the way before he reaches the territory. Isn’t that difficult?”

"It's easy." Intelligence officer Raffl sneered.

Creek nodded, smiled at first, then sighed.

"Speaking of which, this guy is actually quite innocent. He just sent a letter, but he paid for it with his life..."

"He is not innocent!" Patrol Captain Rhett said with a cold face, "This guy galloped on his horse on the way into the city. If I hadn't happened to be there at the time, someone would have been trampled to death and injured by his horse. At that time He also plausibly said that there was an urgent military order to be delivered, which scared me!"

"Oh?!" Creek's eyes turned cold, and his smile suddenly became a bit sinister. "Then it seems that this guy is not a good guy, so I won't have any psychological pressure."

"Most of these messengers are villains who take advantage of others' power to deceive others. How many good people can there be?" Scout Reina snorted coldly, "It's less than the gold coins in my wallet!"

"How many gold coins are there in your wallet now?" Creek asked curiously.

Reina took out her wallet and poured it out. There were only silver and copper ones, as well as a holy emblem of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth.

Obviously, she had saved all the gold coins, and there were no gold coins in her wallet at all.

Everyone burst into laughter, and the previous gloomy atmosphere was swept away.

A few days later, a group of adventurers discovered "the remains of His Majesty's envoy from the capital." They reported Baron Keen and received a nice reward.

His Lordship then sent a letter to the capital reporting the incident.

As for why a powerful envoy with a guard was attacked by a monster on the road, not only did he die, but he also lost most of the items he carried. Why the news was transmitted so slowly, no one knows.

Anyway, Crick said, I don’t know anything.

Regardless of whether His Majesty the Grand Duke believed it or not, he believed it himself.