Hart, the capital of yellow sand, is the only oasis in a radius of thousands of miles. It is the only way for three trade routes that cross the desert. It is a veritable golden route. How many.
The owners of the Yellow Sand Capital in previous years also did the same, but after the rich man Ron took over the city, he reduced the tax to zero. While the tariff revenue was greatly reduced, it ushered in more than tenfold. The caravan, and soon, this "stupid" policy was seen as the reason for the resurgence of the Yellow Sand Capital.
Some people may say that this is just a very simple strategy, but many times good policies end up doing bad things, and it is not creativity that fails, but execution.
For the benefits of this policy to be realized, it is necessary to eliminate other factors that hinder the arrival of the caravan. It is not an easy task to eliminate bandits, combat competitors, regularly clean up monsters, and open up and maintain rest points in the desert. Along the way, I've heard Cassandra brag about her father's exploits.
But the city doesn't seem to be as friendly as she says it is.
Walking in the Yellow Sand Capital, the eyes around me were a bit dazzling, and even the guards holding black baguettes stared at me with bad eyes.
"...I didn't do anything, did I?"
And looking at the pedestrians on the road looking at me with vigilant eyes, I finally knew what was wrong.
"This city is too exclusive."
"That's not true. It's just that Hart was almost captured twice before, and it was all information provided by foreign spies. Now a strange foreigner appears on the street, and he is obviously a warrior."
Even in her own city, Cassandra Caroline wrapped herself in a thick cloak, as if hiding from something.
"...Then why wasn't I interrogated when I came in?"
"That's because when Hart was attacked by both inside and outside, the spies were all locals. Those guys finally found out that as long as they paid a good price, tieflings didn't have much loyalty at all, and they were cheaper than foreign spies. too much."
Well, I can almost guess the reason why Miss Caroline is still hiding even after entering her own city.
Is she worried that the person who is staring at her hasn't given up yet? In other words, she didn't believe that ordinary city guards could protect her well.
But being stared at like this is not a thing. When I walked around a corner, I had two more dragon horns on my head and more dragon wings on my back. gone.
However, these eyes are covered with cloth strips, with wings on the back, and the shape of the head with two more horns. How is it so familiar? I kind of want to put on the old slogan of "you are killing yourself", but I feel a little tired of playing, and , it seems that no one here understands it.
"That, adventurer, can you take me home? My family should be looking for me, and I will be grateful."
Cassandra blinked, trying to recall the diplomacy class of the etiquette teacher, and using her most sincere words to invite Mr. "Blind Ogre" to be a guest at home, but she was actually scolding her mother in her heart.
"It scared me to the point of urinating... How dare you scare a lady, let's see how my father treats you!"
Repaying kindness with resentment is not enough, but Caroline, who has been smooth sailing, feels aggrieved by not finding a chance to take revenge.
"Don't, it's too much trouble, which is the most famous pub, bar and restaurant here."
Even without looking at the red-haired little girl's twinkling eyes, I knew what tricks she was going to play. Depending on her temperament, it could range from a harmless but disgusting prank to a vile murder.
I refuse, not because I'm afraid of this girl, but it's just that one thing is worse than one less thing. Well, it's definitely not that I don't want to move because I'm hungry.
"How can this folk restaurant compare to my family? The chef of my family is a super chef invited from the most famous hotel in Shaluoyudu. All the ingredients are purchased from thousands of miles away..."
"Well, I'll go."
In front of the stomach, face or something, let it go with the wind.
Suddenly, a bad wind hit me, and I couldn't help shivering, as if I was being targeted by some evil beast.
I raised my head suddenly, but above the sky, there was a figure I had only met two days ago.
"Lasnina?!"
Compared with a week ago, her appearance was a little embarrassed. The thick black bags under her eyes showed the fact that she had been insomnia for a long time. Her untreated long hair was messed up, and her original gorgeous and flowery appearance was discounted again.
Those bandages and bloodstains on her body showed that she could not get rid of the influence of "God's gaze", I am afraid, this is also the reason why she couldn't sleep at all.
"Damn, wasting too much time in the desert?"
I don't think I might be followed, and no matter how mysterious the magic of prophecy is, it is impossible to find my traces in the long river of fate, and it is a joke to follow my footprints in the desert, then, she has been on this floor for too long, and she followed me. After not giving up, the city-states looked for them one by one.
Floating so carelessly above the oasis naturally attracted the attention of others, and the Aerial Knight and the Mage riding on the giant bat had already moved up, but they had not yet touched Las Nina above the clouds.
The Devil King made a random move, and a chain of lightning slashed down, and all the air knights were ignited. Even the black-robed mage wearing a spell shield had no resistance and turned directly into ashes.
Full of malicious intruders, they showed their undisguised maliciousness with their clear attack behavior. The city's alarm bell rang at once, and the whole city entered a state of war.
More powerful mages and city guards walked out of their fortresses and mages towers one after another, and one by one attacking magic was formed on the top of the mages towers. As the most important commercial city in the nearby area, how could Hart not be heavily guarded.
In the face of the threat in front of her, Rasnina seemed to turn a blind eye, she just silently recited her incantation.
The black magic power spreads, and the clouds in the sky are actually dyed into black dark clouds. Then, the transition to dark green clouds is realized. Judging from the accumulated magic power, it will soon exceed the world's definition of forbidden spells. .
"Don't let her release that magic!"
It is not a spellcaster who does not know the goods. This dark green curse magic has fallen. I am afraid that Hart, the capital of yellow sand, will really only have yellow sand in the future.
"That's how she hunted and killed? How many towns did she destroy along the way?"
I don't think she knows that I happen to be in this city, otherwise it would be foolish to throw a big spell when you come up. This kind of quasi-forbidden spell with extremely strong aggressiveness and a huge range is not as threatening to powerful individuals as a nine Ring's single magic, then, she simply wanted to destroy the city.
"...I didn't know you were there, but as long as I destroyed towns one by one, you will appear in front of me sooner or later."
Maybe it was to vent his anger, maybe it was to cut off his hand, or maybe it was because of the innocence of the other party's paladin identity. This week, when Roland was confused, the "mad king of devils" has become The most terrifying natural disaster around!
Previously, due to the existence of the snake god, the kingdom at that level was still vaguely orderly, and such a situation obscured the true appearance of the abyss.
In a sense, everything that happens in this abyss is the real abyss, the jungle paradise of the jungle.
On the countless levels of the abyss, at every moment, people and towns are destroyed for various reasons. Many times, the life and death of the weak is just an entertainment to pass the time for the strong.
"Curse her!"
"Sir, please show mercy and spare us."
"Why? Why is this? Why attack us?"
The mourning and roar of the ants below were in her ears, but Lass Nina showed a pleasant smile. If she hadn't been in a hurry to find that guy, she would have wanted to make the curse full as usual to prolong the death cycle of the ants.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to spend a whole year listening to their wails and curses.
reason? Do you need a reason to step on a group of ants at will? Do you remember how many annoying mosquitoes you've killed
Maybe some people will despise the existence of order. When the most basic order is gone, when there is no restraint on those who hold force, when the strong do not think that the weak are of the same kind, what will happen naturally? Anything can happen.
Mass murder? Nothing, can you find a witness? Are people dead? Is that dead proof
Blow up peaceful and neutral medical institutions and diplomatic embassies? By mistake, I accidentally used the wrong information on the map ten years ago. Let me express my regret verbally.
Create famine and refugees? Oh, that was an unfortunate accident, but who told them they had an evil master!
Apology and compensation? How is that possible? It was said that it was an unfortunate accident. Since it was an accident, don't think too much. Well, let me express my regret verbally.
war crimes? Hehe, young man, no matter which world it is, war is always happening, but you may not know it.
When the power of the powerful loses its restraint, when the simple use of force can bring huge benefits, no matter how terrifying evil deeds can be turned into daily life.
And further, when evil deeds become routine, killing and destruction can no longer carry the banner of profit, the state, but mere entertainment.
Those war machines that have decided to indulge in killing and destruction may ultimately destroy not only himself.
This is the thirty-seventh city-state that Las Nina intends to destroy within five days. From the bottom of her heart, she has given up her plan to find Roland like a needle in a haystack. It is very likely that Roland should have left this plane.
It was just the endless destruction and mourning that gave her a poisonous pleasure. Seeing these ants being trampled to death after begging for mercy in pain, she felt comfortable all over, as if the scars on her body were also much more comfortable.
For Las Nina, who has fallen into the dark side for countless years, the trial from the soul not only failed to awaken the conscience she had long abandoned, but made her eager to pass on the pain she suffered to more weak people.
"Ha, cry, scream, and die for me!"
The hysterical laughter echoed in the air above the city, and the next moment, a transparent ice sword suddenly pierced out of the heart.
When Rasnina looked back with an expression of disbelief, the ice blade protruding from her heart was burning violently.
The assassin who suddenly appeared in the cloud had gorgeous wings, and the flame-like wings of the war angel were exuding amazing heat and holy light.
The furious roar of the sword holder directly shook the dark green cloud of curse, and the killing intent in it was like a calamity to destroy the world.
"Lasnina! Welcome to your trial!"