Chapter 456
Chapter 456
Chapter 456
"you you you……"
Gu Lanting pointed at Gree, and said you three times in a row, and was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Lu Chen felt a little funny, but he didn't expect that his adjutant would talk so little when facing other old comrades in arms.
Of course, it may also be angry at the other party's behavior.
Lu Chen interrupted Gu Lanting's attack by raising his hand, and Gu Lanting immediately stood up in a military posture with a solemn expression.
"Gree, how did it become like this?"
He looked at the strong man in front of him. In his memory, this guy was a first-class fighter, and he was best at charging. There was no battlefield that he didn't dare to fight.
Gree was a little embarrassed, and he also had a sense of shame. He was really embarrassed when the Lord Duke saw him perform as a performer, "I just came to this city for a few days..."
Under Gree's narration, Lu Chen and Gu Lanting probably knew what was going on.
Gu Lanting retired the year Duke Godzilla was imprisoned, and not long after that, Gree also felt angry and resigned.
But after returning to his hometown, he found that his parents had died of old age. The sad Gree stayed in front of his parents' grave for a period of time, and then went out to ask for a living.
But he found out that besides fighting and chopping up the little cubs of the abyss... he knew nothing.
As for the good guy, his subsidy was deducted, and he wanted to ask his old brothers for help, but found that everyone seemed to have retired, and he felt embarrassed to speak to others he didn't know well, so he endured it.
Later, by chance, he saw someone performing on the street, and thought that he was strong enough to do this well.
At first, it was a show about crushing boulders in the chest, but now that there is a famine in the northern border, it is not easy for everyone, who would give a reward after watching the show?
So he came up with a plan. Anyway, he was not afraid of being beaten, so he could be used as a punching bag for others, so that those nobles and rich people in the northern border were upset, and if they pulled him over to beat him up, wouldn't the money come?
It's just that the famine has become more and more serious in the past two years, and life has become difficult. His requirements have also become lower and lower. He only needs to give half a bucket of rice, and he can do whatever he wants.
Even because of his high-strength vindictive body protection, you can slash with a sword.
"I originally wanted to pick up His Excellency the Duke, but I misremembered the date. What a coincidence to see you here today, what a coincidence."
Greehan smiled and said, he really forgot the date, not the month and date, he mixed up the year.
"It's fine, just follow me from now on."
Lu Chen patted this strong man on the shoulder, he really looked like a monster.
This guy's personal strength is higher than that of Gu Lanting, but he seems to be not very smart.
"I just want to follow the Duke."
Gree smiled and said, "Duke, when will you take me to fight again?"
"There will be. I'll take another look at the northern border, and then go back to the capital together."
Lu Chen said.
At this time, he also felt a little emotional in his heart, Godzilla in this world really has a group of good comrades-in-arms, but the current life may not be very good.
At first he thought that Duke Godzilla and his comrades were stupid, but then he searched his memory carefully and found that it might not be the case.
The Duke of Godzilla can make arrangements before being imprisoned. People like Gu Lanting and Gree, if they don’t withdraw from the army, it will be difficult for the king to dismiss them, but they have all "self-destructed martial arts" .
This kind of thing would not have happened if the Duke of Godzilla had greeted him well in advance, such as "stay in the army and wait for me to come back".
But the Duke of Godzilla didn't remind them. Basically, it can be said that they let this group of people leave, and let the king change the blood of the army.
Godzilla, who was disheartened at the time, was really ready to let go. He thought it was an opportunity at the time, and it was time to return all the power to his younger brother.
Duke Godzilla also knew that his younger brother didn't like him, and he was afraid of this elder brother who had always been on his head, but he kept his promise to his father and never had any other thoughts about his younger brother.
Since you want military power and the power that a real monarch should have, I will give it to you. Anyway, Khusra was already an adult at that time, and it was time to learn to run a country on his own.
But what the Duke of Godzilla, or Lu Chen didn't expect, was that the monarch did so thoroughly, it can be said that it was a bit too much.
These generals who had a good relationship with Duke Godzilla could not receive the subsidy after retiring. If only Gu Lanting is like this, it may be that there is a problem with the local consul, which is an individual situation, but Gree is also the same.
The distribution of subsidies for veterans is a major event, if they are not paid, they will lose their heads if they are found out. There is no order from above for this kind of thing, and Lu Chen doesn't think those consuls dare to do this.
Going back up, the source can only be the king of the Keya Empire, his younger brother, Kusla Howard.
Not only did the army be completely cleaned up, but it also limited the future of the veterans of Duke Godzilla, and the source of those rumors was mostly his handwriting.
It's not that Lu Chen can't understand Kushra's fear of his brother. After all, no monarch can tolerate someone in the country with power and prestige higher than himself, even if that person is loyal, capable, and impossible to betray.
Especially after learning that the Duke of Godzilla was having an affair with the elf princess, Khusla became more sensitive, and he had every reason to be hostile to his elder brother.
Even if you, Duke Godzilla, will not rebel, what about your son?
What if your son... wants to be king?
You must know that although the Duke of Godzilla is considered an illegitimate child, he is still a member of the Howard family, and his duke title is still hereditary. If he has a son, the son of the Duke of Godzilla is of course a member of the Howard family. People in the family are qualified to inherit the throne!
If one day the Duke of Godzilla becomes the king instead, the minister of the empire will not be able to say anything, because the king has always been a member of the Howard family. As long as he is a member of the Howard family, he can be considered orthodox if he ascends to the throne based on his strength.
A mixture of human and dragon blood?
If the Duke of Godzilla really brought the Great Wall army to the city, which minister would dare to question it like this?Back then, the Bloodbath King had already destroyed the guts of these people.
Khusla was afraid, he was afraid that his nephew, who wanted to be king, would sway his father.
In Kushra's view in the past, Duke Godzilla was an unfeminine and cruel person. He had never heard of his brother having a relationship with any woman, so he was relieved.
But later he heard that his elder brother had a woman. Although she was an elf woman, it would be difficult to say if he had children.
The human heart is the most unpredictable and changeable.
Although it's not that he can't understand the king's mentality, Lu Chen is still a little indignant at the younger brother he has never met, lamenting his small-mindedness and short-sightedness.
The Duke of Godzilla has honestly handed over his military power and went to Cammons Prison to be imprisoned. This is already an obvious attitude.
It's all like this, do you still feel... not enough?
If not enough...
Gree heard the Duke's words. Although he didn't know what the Duke was thinking at this time, he was very happy. "Then I will follow the Duke. There must be a battle."
Lu Chen smiled, "Let's go, Gu Lanting, you lead the way and meet the old brothers."
Gu Lanting stood at attention, full of energy, "Yes!"
He has been waiting for this day for a long time, and he has held back this breath for 20 years.
Now that the Duke is back, gathering the old Ministry, it seems that the ambition is still alive, and it is the invincible Guardian of Humanity he knew.
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Five days later, Lu Chen walked towards the gate of an ancient city, followed by more than 20 people.
These are the retired old comrades that Gu Lanting found in the northern border according to his memory.
As Lu Chen guessed, everyone's life is not very good.
The best one is working as a nursing home for wealthy businessmen, others are helping people in the workshop, and some are apprentices to blacksmiths... The worst brother is in the same situation as Gree, with no skills and poor communication skills If there is a problem, you will almost become a savage if you go into the mountains.
But no matter how desolate they were, these people did not become bandits or break discipline.
Obviously they have powerful force, they can rob, steal, and even directly kill the consuls who dare to withhold their subsidies.
But none of them did this, everything was taught by Duke Godzilla.
As a soldier, you can't attack your compatriots, you can't point your weapons at civilians, and you must abide by the law.
Lu Chen admired these people's chivalry and noble warrior character, a little silly, silly and cute.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but most of the soldiers of Duke Godzilla's faction are of civilian origin, and there are no nobles. This is a rare situation.
Generally speaking, only nobles can become knights, but because of military exploits and the canonization of the Duke of Godzilla, these mud legs who followed him have all become knights.
It’s just that after taking off your armor and returning home, this identity is useless. Others will indeed respect you if you show off your knighthood, but knights without money can’t eat for free, that’s all the ladies in the capital like this identity very much. He looked brave and dignified.
After seeing him, the people around Lu Chen, without exception, put down what they were doing and chose to follow.
For these men who can only fight, following Duke Godzilla is the glory of a lifetime.
They waited for 20 years, and they waited for how many years!
"Old brothers, it's miserable. The kid who sits on the throne is so inappropriate. If you want me to say, Lord Duke, you can overthrow him and become king yourself. We will definitely support you!"
Gree is a straightforward person, he can't speak his mind, and seeing his brothers living in misery, he was obviously suppressed by the people above.
"Gree, what are you talking about!"
Gu Lanting scolded, this is a matter of rebellion, and those who are close to the Duke know that the Duke is very trustworthy. He promised the former king that he would assist King Kuras, so he would not rebel.
Besides, they rebelled?What are you rebelling against?
Just relying on His Excellency Duke's powerful personal force, and veterans like them?
Now King Kuras has completely replaced the army with his own people. Not to mention the defenders of the Great Wall, there are 30 elite imperial troops in the capital alone!
No matter how strong an individual is, in the crowd of the army, he will die. This point has been proved by the guardian dragon Iger 20 years ago.
And even if Lord Duke has improved his strength in 20 years, he is only at the level of the guardian dragon. How can he be able to defeat the boundless army?
"Deputy Commander, actually... Captain Gree's words are also reasonable. The Duke was released from prison, but in fact the king didn't send anyone here at all, so you went to pick him up?"
A tall and thin man said, "And all kinds of rumors, I suspect that the kid on the throne also spread them."
The others didn't speak, but they all showed approval.
As for Gree, they actually wanted to say it 20 years ago.
"Let's advance to the city."
Lu Chen opened his mouth, interrupting everyone's discussion, and did not answer Gree's words.
Just as Gu Lanting thought, rebellion is definitely not an option right now, and he also needs to look at the main task arrangement of the next link first.
This world is far from being as simple as it seems. From the strength of the guardian dragon, it can be seen that Iger is the top powerhouse in the mainland, but his strength is only within the fourth-order range.
And the upper limit of difficulty in this world is... level 45.
The city in front of me is Linbei City, the city closest to the Great Wall, and one of the largest cities in the northern border.
These days, Lu Chen has a general understanding of the situation in the northern border. It is true that the people are struggling. Even the food in the city is not enough, and many people in the village are starved to death.
They came to this city to find someone. There used to be three elite legions under the Duke of Godzilla, one led by him himself, the other two were Gree's Iron Lion, and the Cangyuan Ice Wolf.
According to Gu Lanting, the former head of the Cangyuan Ice Wolf lived in Linbei City.
After entering the city, the veterans dispersed to inquire about the news, and Lu Chen, Gu Lanting, and Gree acted together.
While resting in a teahouse, they suddenly felt a slight tremor in the ground. Looking down from upstairs, a large number of city defense troops in armor passed by.
Lu Chen led the two of them downstairs and asked the waiter at the door, "What happened?"
The young waiter said with a smile, "It seems that someone said that there was a disturbance in the city. People were killed in the city. It seems that the matter is not small, and the city defense army has been dispatched on a large scale."
Lu Chen pondered for a while, just in case, decided to take a look, "Let's go."
After finishing speaking, he led the way ahead. They were all strong men, walking through the streets like the wind.
After a while, they came to the street where the incident happened, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.
At this time, there was a bearded, silver-haired wild man holding the sword of the city defense army in his hand, slashing and killing the city defense army rushing towards him, the blood on the ground was flowing, dozens of corpses of the city defense army were lying ground.
I saw the silver-haired man with red eyes, behind him in front of the house was a little girl who was unconscious, and a shivering old man dressed as a priest.
After the silver-haired man cut down another city guard, he roared and shouted: "Come on! Kill me! If you don't give people a way to live, then don't live!"
The city defense army was overwhelmed by that ferocity, and no one dared to step forward for a while.
The silver-haired man spat, "Damn me, when the Great Wall and the Abyss bastards were fighting each other, you were still wetting the bed!"
He turned his head and looked at the pastor fiercely, "Give me a cure, do you want money? How much is your life worth!?"
The old pastor trembled, "You are crazy, you are crazy, this is a capital offense, capital offense!"
"Damn it, I have abided by the law and endured it for 20 years. If my wife dies, my daughter will die too? I don't want to live today!"
The silver-haired man turned around with another sword strike, cutting off the two city defense troops who wanted to attack him.
Not far away, Gree pointed at the silver-haired man and said pleasantly, "Isn't this an old wolf?"
Gu Lanting next to him frowned, he was not as big-hearted as Gree.
Although I don't know how the scene in front of me evolved, but the old wolf seems to have caused a catastrophe, killing the city defense army privately is a capital crime.
They are in trouble.
(End of this chapter)
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