When Roddy strode in, Andy was lying lazily on the soft clouds on the top balcony of the palace castle, holding a glass of fresh milk in one hand and a fresh " Newspaper", with the sun just rising in the sky, the skeleton emperor sighed contentedly: "This is a happy life..."
Then he looked back at Roddy and said, "Boy, you came to me so early. What could have happened?"
Roddy glanced at Andy and said directly: "How long will I be the Tulip Duke?"
Andy said nothing.
Roddy already showed an impatient expression: "Thunder God's Whip has also taken over, and the opposition forces in the imperial capital have been wiped out. Marquis Caroline has been hiding at home these days and dare not go out... Is there anything else that needs me?" Tulip Duke? I don’t want to live in other people’s faces anymore! And the readers are a little tired of it!”
Andy slowly put down the things in his hands, stood up from the couch, and walked back to the room.
"I know you're impatient." Andy seemed to be sighing: "But you still have to be patient for a while..." He smiled: "The situation has just stabilized, and a Tulip Duke is needed to calm the situation..."
Rody frowned, and just as he was about to say something, Andy already said first: "Boy, don't think that I don't know what you think. You want to get rid of this identity as soon as possible... and then you can go find trouble with the Pope, yes I tell you, it’s not yet time!”
Andy sighed: "Do you think I like those magicians from the God's Religion very much?" His tone gradually became serious: "The God's Religion has ruled the spiritual world of the entire continent for thousands of years, and you are alone. Can you compete with them? How about Mr. Qiu? The powerful ones in the field were wiped out in one fell swoop by the Pope and those bishops! "
Rody's eyes sparkled: "No matter what, I will never let Corsica VI go!"
"You won't let him go? He hasn't let you go yet!" Andy frowned and said, "Have you forgotten the dragon on your body? That little girl from the Silver Moon Clan won't let you go. Do you think God's Church will let you go?" Letting go of someone who inherits a demon dragon? Have you forgotten the grudge between the demon dragon and the god? "
Andy's eyebrows were a little worried: "They will know sooner or later! The stronger your power, the more difficult it is to hide the dragon's energy. By then, if you don't go to the Pope, they will also come to you! Why should they deal with it? Mr. Qiu? It’s because he is from the Kara tribe. In their eyes, you are more ‘alien’ than Mr. Qiu!”
Rody said coldly: "So what? I definitely want the Spear of Dracula!" His tone was a bit flamboyant: "What other blood of gods is there!"
Andy said in a deep voice: "I'm telling you, kid. When you face a powerful enemy, if your strength is not enough to defeat the opponent, then you'd better not take action! Be patient, and be patient until your strength is strong enough." Then decide the outcome in one fell swoop! That’s the right way!”
Rody frowned: "What should we do?"
Andy smiled slightly: "Have you forgotten the fable Wu Ya told?"
A deep smile appeared on his face. He slowly murmured: "The shackles of thousands of years have gradually decayed, and the devil's eyes will stare at the earth. The emperor's blood will eventually solidify. A vicious curse will wrap around every piece of light. They will spread disasters everywhere with their curses, They will spread death across the earth with their calamity. The blood of the gods will overwhelm the temples, and the withering of the thorn flowers will bring an end to everything."
Rody's eyes flashed: "The shackles of thousands of years are gradually decaying. What shackles are they? Is it the imprisonment on the demon dragon? The devil's eyes are staring at the earth, devil, it is either the magic dragon or Kara. Anyway, in the divine religion In people's eyes, these two are devils... The blood of the emperor will eventually solidify. Now that the emperor of the empire is dead, Barang's son is also dead. The queen's child is not of the blood of the Thornflower family at all, so this sentence can also be used. Explanation! Needless to say, the withering of the thorn flower...the blood pulse of the god collapsed the temple...could it mean..."
A strange smile appeared on Andy's lips: "Don't you understand that the temple was destroyed? In other words, the temple will definitely be destroyed in the future!"
"The blood of the gods..." Rody said suddenly: "What exactly is the blood of the gods? Is it the blood of the gods? But when will the gods appear? How can we make him bleed?"
Andy sighed and shook his head: "I don't know about this either. But you might know...
Don’t you have a lot of strange things in your mind for no apparent reason? How to make the gods bleed, I guess the demon dragon will know better... Haha. "
Rody frowned and said: "Then what kind of curse and disaster are they talking about..."
A strange look flashed in Andy's eyes, but it only passed by for a moment, and then he laughed and said with a smile: "We can't understand these things at the moment, so we're not in a hurry, but I hope you can be patient." Come on! I said, be patient! The longer you endure, the more powerful you will be in slapping your enemies in the face! I’ve told you this many times, don’t you understand?”
Rody remained silent and said slowly: "You can endure it. I can endure it temporarily, but I really don't want to continue pretending to be the Tulip Duke."
He raised his head, looked straight at Andy, and said word by word: "I want to be myself! I want to be Roddy!"
Roddy said calmly: "I don't know what your plan is, but you'd better tell me what you want me to do first." He approached Andy step by step: "I don't like being controlled by others. I feel that if this matter is not resolved, I will not feel at ease.”
Andy shook his head: "Don't you have a ten-year agreement with Duck? Now there is Luo Yantaer in the northwest, and the hills in the south... Well, don't worry about Shanyue, Wuya is dead, and the hills From now on, the world will be ruled by the Silver Moon Tribe. Judging from the way Dan Yue Wu Dui looks like you, she is probably too embarrassed to go against you... and the Roland Continent in the north... "
The more Roddy listened, the darker his face became. He gritted his teeth and said, "Luo Yantaer in the northwest? If I pacify the northwest grassland, will I be free?"
Andy suddenly smiled: "Luo Yantaer, let's not deal with it first... He is very useful... In my plan, he should be a very useful stepping stone... A stepping stone to set off the hero. …”
Andy chuckled, and then his expression gradually became weird: "Well, you will be satisfied soon... Since Seth is really gone, there is no need for this person to continue to exist... "
Rody's heart moved: "Isn't it necessary to continue to exist?"
Andy smiled weirdly: "Boy, I promise you, let you be yourself and be Roddy! But have you ever thought that while you are Roddy, you can also be the Tulip Duke... I promise you, Return your true face, and promise you: you can be with Nico safely... But you still have to continue to be the Tulip Duke. "
Andy came closer. What did Roddy say softly in his ear...
Roddy didn't smile, and he didn't show any relaxed expression on his face. He suddenly looked at Andy strangely. Slowly said: "Andy, no matter what you plan to do, I said, don't try to control me anymore. Don't let me do things I don't like to do!"
Andy said coldly: "Aren't you willing to do it for Nico?"
Roddy took a deep look at Andy, suddenly showed a smile, and said lightly: "Okay! Just, Andy! I hope you won't make me regret it!"
After Roddy left, the smile on Andy's face gradually disappeared, and he sighed: "This kid has more and more ideas of his own... It's just, alas... That language is damn curse and disaster, is it you? ?Disaster... What an interesting thing..."
Marquis Caroline knew his current situation very well.
The incident in the imperial capital has spread, and the news has spread to all sides of the empire. Now everyone understands that the Lion Heart family, which was once deeply favored by the emperor in the empire, is about to collapse!
In the past, there was a lot of traffic in front of the door, but now it is deserted. Those who used to flatter themselves now avoid the Marquis Mansion even when walking.
But Marquis Caroline is an old fox in politics after all, and he understands: “No one knows whether to win or lose until the end!
After all, although the emperor's attitude towards him has changed now, the Northern Army is still in his hands! With military power in his hands, the emperor would not dare to do anything to him! Moreover, after so many years of hard work, my influence in the imperial officialdom cannot be eliminated by simply eliminating it! No matter what the reason is, as long as you persist, you will definitely have opportunities in the future!
The Tulip family was suppressed by the emperor for so many years and finally stood up again, so the Lionheart family can do the same!
Of course, the first thing is how to keep the military power in the family's hands!
Milo's role in the Northern Legion is different from Ruben's role in the Northwest Legion!
The same thing happened to the commander of the army. Reuben withdrew immediately because he was stupid! A reckless warrior who doesn't know how to cultivate his own power will certainly not be able to stand!
But Milo is the successor that Marquis Caroline spent countless efforts to cultivate! Whether it's strategy or scheming, it's enough to stand alone! He has done very well in the Northern Army over the years, and he can basically control the morale of the army. Those forces belonging to the military command were basically ignored by him. Milo of the Northern Army was right in his words.
In this case, the emperor wanted to replace him? Is it that easy
Marquis Caroline sneered.
Sieg has been promoted to the deputy commander of the Central Cavalry Corps, but he, the deputy commander, does not look happy at all.
That team of people who couldn't stand looking at them... Are they worthy of being called "Thunder God's Whip"
What a joke!
Those commanders are all useless, their ability to count money is better than their ability to fight! Sieg only watched the drill in the army once, and his face was almost ashen. Originally, the Central Cavalry Corps had not conducted large-scale drills for a long time, and Siege only practiced with the Spike Army. Although I knew that military discipline in other military camps had been corrupted, I finally opened my eyes to how bad it was.
Simply march once in formation. Surprisingly, a dozen of the 100 soldiers in a group had their feet twisted, and a dozen more had their shoes stepped on...
It was a simple cavalry charge drill, but halfway through the charge, several cavalrymen collided with themselves, and several of them were injured on the spot. Some people rushed, but at the end of the rush, they found that the scimitar in their hands was lost at some point...
Sieg was so angry that his nose almost became crooked. Roddy, however, said nothing and stood aside coldly, with no trace of joy or anger on his face.
"Let all officers line up!" Rody said coldly. Then he looked at the commanders beside him who had already turned pale, and said coldly: "What are you looking at! I said officers should line up, didn't you hear?"
More than a dozen chief and deputy commanders ran down in a hurry. Soldiers from all over the place brought their horses and weapons, and Rody also walked down. He got on his horse first, looked coldly at the subordinates beside him who looked surprised and uncertain, and said coldly: "You are all from the Central Cavalry Corps. Commander. Is this what soldiers are supposed to do? If you don't want to do it, get out of the Central Cavalry Corps!"
No one said haha.
Rody took a deep breath: "If there is anyone who wants to leave, I will never stop him! But I will come to see you in three days. I don't watch the soldiers' drills, I watch the officers first! Anyone who can't do it will be executed. ! Everything will be done according to wartime laws!" His eyes were as cold as ice and he said fiercely: "Thunder God's Whip leaves no garbage!"
After saying that, he rode away first without even looking at these people.
Sieg was still worried: "It's just that the Duke's approach seems a bit too intense. Why don't you take the time to train carefully? I, Sieg, will always be able to train them into a qualified Hungry God's Whip!"
Rody suddenly stopped his horse, glanced at Sieg, and then said: "Sigur, the current Central Cavalry Corps is completely rotten!" His expression was a little strange: "It can be said that these people, from soldiers to officers, , They are not warriors at all! The soldiers are here for the generous military pay of Thunder God's Whip, and the officers are just a bunch of scum to embezzle more military supplies. Think about it, if they had any fighting ability, what would happen to us when we entered the city that day? , will it go so smoothly?" His tone gradually became serious: "Think about it, what if
It was not us who broke into the city that day, but a group of enemy troops, the cavalry of the Prairie Reuenthar. Can these people resist? I'm afraid it will collapse in less than an hour and three! "
Roddy sighed: "I admit that there are prodigal sons who turn around in this world, and there are bad people who turn into good people... But they are a minority after all! In my opinion, instead of wasting time trying to adapt this army, it is better to replace all those garbage !" At this point, Rody said calmly: "Not only these officers, but also those soldiers! Not to mention the Thunder God's Whip, they can't even meet the standards of ordinary soldiers! It's better to spend time on them! Flush and select new blood in the local garrison!"
Ignoring Sieg's expression, Rody said calmly: "Pass my order, and the drill will be repeated in three days, and all those like today will be executed! Everything is in accordance with the military orders during the war! If you want to leave, just let them do it for me." Take off this military uniform and get out of the military camp!"
"Three days??" Sieg's eyes widened: "These people can't practice in three days..."
Roddy sneered: "I don't have anyone to practice with them... I don't expect them to practice at all... I gave them three days to tell them to get out! Let those guys who are just hanging around for military pay get out of here! I simply don't want them to practice." I don’t want to give them another chance! ‘Thunder God’s Whip’ is a proud name, and opportunities are given to those who are qualified!”
When Duke Tulip's military order was passed, chaos immediately broke out in the military camp.
The soldiers are almost mutinous - especially those who are only interested in collecting military pay. What will happen if they have no food to eat in the future
But it seemed that Rody had already expected that 10,000 heavily armed Wolf Fang troops were standing outside the barracks, watching eagerly. There is trouble. Immediately grab a military stick.
As a result, under Rody's single-handed operation, the largest large-scale soldier discharge event in the history of the empire took place...
Of the nearly 200,000 Central Cavalry Corps, only less than 50,000 were left after final selection. The rest all took off their military uniforms and became civilians. From now on, life and death will be decided... I want to live. Rely on yourself!
The Tulip Duke's Palace was almost overwhelmed by the families led by military officers, large and small. Countless people who begged for mercy and bribed people were all blasted out by Rody. In the end, he simply asked the guard Lant to lead a team of people to guard the door of the Duke's Mansion.
Those who had some influence in the family finally couldn't bear it anymore. If they couldn't bear it, they came to the hard ground and tried to unite to put pressure on Rody. However, Rody didn't even look at him. He just threw a sentence to Lant: "Is there any problem?" Beat the guy out! Throw him down the street!"
The next day, a group of bruised nobles went to the emperor to complain - what a bully! Even the Tulip Duke can't be so arrogant! They are all nobles after all. With so many families, can he just hit them? !
But the emperor's words completely chilled their hearts: "You should discuss this matter with Duke Tulip yourself."
There are also those who cry and try to win the emperor's sympathy in this way. But His Majesty the Emperor didn't even bother to look, and the Guards just blasted them out of the palace.
In this way, the famous "Thunder God's Whip", which was originally known as the most powerful and elite Central Cavalry Corps among the four main armies of the empire, was reduced to only 50,000 people after reorganization (which also included the reorganization of The 20,000 wolf-fang army got the Thunder God’s Whip).
The reserve department of the empire is very busy. It wants to recruit 150,000 reserves... and they have to enter the "Thunder God's Whip" - let alone the Thunder God's Whip, let's wait to be whipped by the Duke first!
Those barons and viscounts who were kicked out of the Central Cavalry Corps with bruises and bruises are role models!
Just as the Central Cavalry Corps was busy expanding, the officers in the reserve department were busy almost all night long. Late at night, Roddy hid in the Duke's Mansion reading a book.
Nicole was sitting next to him, with a melancholy look on her face. She couldn't help but whisper: "Rody, are you too anxious to clean up the Thunder God's Whip like this? Some things can't be done too hard."
Roddy put down the count and smiled faintly: "I know... Even the Tulip Duke back then never did such a thing." He pointed at the book in his hand and said with a smile: "I studied the former Tulip Duke carefully. The history of how to lead troops to fight.
Nicole sighed: "You have offended so many people all at once..."
Rody tilted his head away and said with a smile: "Nicole, you are wrong... It was not me, Rody, who offended others. It was Seth! It was Seth, the Tulip Duke!"
Nicole was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Is there any difference?"
"The difference is huge." Rody sighed: "I'm in a hurry! In order to let me be Rody one day earlier, I can only do this. The sooner I finish these things that Duke Tulip should do, The sooner I can get my freedom!"
He couldn't help but gently held Nicole's hand, and said softly: "I don't want to be your 'brother' anymore! Nicole! I don't want to hold your hand secretly behind closed doors! I I want to be Roddy! I hope I can hold your waist and hold your hand in front of others, and I can kiss you when I want to.”
Having said this, Roddy gently touched Nicole's waist and kissed her gently on her red lips.
Nicole looked at the hot look in Rody's eyes, her cheeks turned red, she gently hooked Rody's neck, and said softly in an inaudible voice: "Rody... I... I will be your woman tonight, OK?"