PFC Chapter 1596 Observation and the Lord's Consideration
Chapter 1596 Observation and the Lord's Consideration
Inside the magnificent yet extremely depressing castle hall, the metal tray's clattering sound as it fell on the marble floor was extremely loud, and the retching sound that occurred at the same time was even more ear-piercing.
Lei Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that the person making the sound was a young maid of the Winged People with scars all over her face. She obviously noticed that the tray in her hand contained some bloody and burnt fragments of the assassin, and she was so frightened that she accidentally knocked over the tray. It was obvious why the retching sound occurred.
When the chaotic noises gradually died down, the whole place was dead silent. Even the Giant Horned King and his minions looked as if they dared not breathe, and looked cautiously at the Broken Winged King who was sitting at the top with an expressionless face.
"What are you still standing there for? Why don't you clean these up quickly?"
The Broken Winged King did not look at the bewildered maid, but spoke calmly to the other maids.
After hearing the order from King Broken Wing, the other maids, with trembling legs, quickly crawled on the ground and cleaned up the place. Soon the floor was spotless again.
It was only then that the freckled maid who had knocked over the tray finally felt her legs go limp, and she knelt down with trembling lips, begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, I was just careless for a moment, please forgive me!"
It can be clearly seen that the young maid's face was pale and her body was shaking constantly. She was obviously in a state of extreme fear.
"Get up."
The Broken Wing King raised his hand, pulled up the corner of his mouth and smiled faintly, saying: "This is just human nature. I often saw this scene when I was on the battlefield. It's no big deal."
"Thank you very much for your forgiveness, Your Majesty!"
Hearing that the Broken Wing King did not seem to intend to punish her, the young freckled maid suddenly looked ecstatic.
Just as he was about to continue to thank him, the emotionless voice of the Broken Wing King sounded again: "Drag her away and dig out the roots of her wings."
Then, before the maid, who looked as pale as death again, could react, a team of Broken Wing Clan guards walked up to her expressionlessly and forcibly pulled her out.
Seeing this, Lei Xiao frowned slightly.
The deepest part of the wing root is one of the fatal weaknesses of the Broken Wing Clan. It is said that it is directly connected to the energy vortex in the abdomen. Therefore, the fate of the young maid is self-evident.
"First, he gave the opponent, who knew he was in great danger, a glimmer of hope for life. Then, while he was feeling the joy of surviving a catastrophe, he ruthlessly wiped out that glimmer of hope, completely plunging him into despair. I have to say that this Broken Wing King is really resourceful, even though the opponent is just an insignificant servant."
Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind when the trembling young maid was dragged away by several guards and disappeared at the door of the hall, completely out of sight.
Seeing this scene, many other monarchs present couldn't help but frown slightly, but did not dare to show their dissatisfaction.
If it were them, punishment would indeed be necessary, but they would not directly push the young servant to death.
But if you think about it carefully, the Broken Wing King showed no mercy to other members of the royal family, let alone an insignificant servant?
"Okay, the little episode is over, let's continue with the previous topic."
The Broken Winged King leaned on the glittering throne, looking quite lazy, as if nothing had just happened.
His extremely sharp eagle eyes narrowed slightly, and he kept scanning the people in the following positions. He said, "As for who hired those assassins with cut-off ears, I already know the answer."
At this point, the Broken Wing King focused his gaze on the middle and back rows. The murderous intent and coldness in his eyes suddenly emerged, and he continued: "If the instigator stands up now, I may show leniency to your people. Otherwise..."
When King Duan Yi said this, all the monarchs hurriedly shook their heads, using their actions to tell the other party that it was not them who did it.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao looked calm and his expression did not change at all.
If King Broken Wings really knew the true identity of the instigator, he would have taken action long ago. It is not difficult to see that the other party is just bluffing in order to see some clues from the reactions of the monarchs and then confirm the real target.
He was also not unfamiliar with the group of dark elves' cut-ear hunters. After all, he had dealt with them before when he was in the human territory.
However, the broken-ear dark elves active in the human territory are all insignificant marginal figures. Only the broken-ear dark elves active in the outside world are truly troublesome.
Since the blank era, this group of dark elves with broken ears have been quite active, causing considerable losses and troubles to many forces, and even hunting down targets of some first-class forces. Their own strength can be seen from this.
The most crucial thing is that no one has ever been able to pry open the mouths of these Dark Elf Hunters, and no one has ever obtained information about the instigator from them, even if the hunt failed. This is another important factor that has kept these Dark Elf Hunters active until now.
Because of the above-mentioned points, the Dark Elves have become more and more notorious in the Outlands. Although all the forces know that these Dark Elves with broken ears are villains who were expelled from their hometown and actually have nothing to do with the Dark Elf Kingdom, they are still the remnants of evil after all, and there is nothing that can be done about it.
"Judging from the fragments of leather armor and weapons, they are indeed from the dark elves."
“As for whether there really is a demigod among them, only King Broken Wing himself knows. We cannot rule out the possibility that he is just taking the opportunity to raise his own prestige in order to further intimidate the other monarchs. After all, the power of a demigod is not something that a Half-Step Seventh-Rank warrior can match.”
Lei Xiao recalled the scene when he fought with the Deer Man Ancestor not long ago, and his scalp still felt tingling.
“But then again, even though the Broken Wing King is extremely resourceful and can be considered the best among tyrants, the other monarchs present are no mere decorations either, especially the instigator. He must have known that the hunt would fail and must have been mentally prepared. It seems that it will be difficult for the Broken Wing King to discover any clues.”
Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind. Sure enough, after scanning around again and again with his eagle-like and wolf-like gaze, the Broken-Wing King obviously did not find any clues, and his gaze became even gloomier.
Looking at the other person's face filled with hostility, Lei Xiao looked quite curious.
It was somewhat beyond his expectation that the instigator hired the Broken-Ear Dark Elf Hunter to deal with the Broken-Winged King.
"But who is the instigator? Could it be a certain force that has already stood on our side? Although an agreement has been reached, this is a matter of life and death after all, so it makes sense to hide it."
"Or, could it be some other force or simply the young Frostfire Giant King?"
Lei Xiao's gaze moved, and after scanning around, he slightly raised his eyebrows. In any case, this might be able to help him.
"No one admits it, right? Then don't blame me for being the victim."
Although the instigator was not found, King Duan Yi remained calm and continued gloomily, "From today on, the tributes of all forces will be increased by 30%. This is your price. If you want to blame someone, blame the instigator."
"This……"
Hearing this, the whole audience was in an uproar.
The monarchs looked at each other in bewilderment, but no one dared to stand up and refute.
You know, at present, King Broken Wing's plundering is already unscrupulous, causing many forces to be on the brink of collapse. Not to mention an increase of 30%, even if it is only increased by 10%, there will be starvation everywhere.
"What a good way to block both ends. Without finding the culprit, you're going to start with the profit? It's true that a thief never leaves empty-handed."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and continued to pay attention to the other party's every move.
I want to see what tricks he will play next. Judging from the other party's calm and prepared look, this cannot be the entire content of today's meeting.
"Please be patient, everyone. You are all indispensable members of my throne corridor. How can I watch you fall into despair?"
The Broken Wing King, who was sitting on the throne, rested his chin on one hand and smiled, "I have already thought of a solution for you all."
"Oh?"
After hearing these words, everyone cast their eager gazes over and pricked up their ears to listen.
"In the final analysis, the reason why you are in such a desperate situation is simply because you do not have enough food. After all, the area where we are located has been hit by droughts and floods year after year, and there is nothing we can do about it."
The Broken Wing King did not mention his suppression and plunder at all. He raised a dangerous arc at the corner of his mouth and continued, "Since there is not enough food and resources, why not go and look for them? In this vast land with thousands of races, there are more than just second-rate forces like us."
"It is impossible to deal with first-rate forces. So, Your Majesty wants us to conquer those weak third-rate forces?"
The Giant Horned King's cloudy eyes, which were filled with hostility, suddenly lit up and he said with sudden enlightenment: "This is indeed a good idea!"
"It's not just the territory of the third-rate forces, but also the human race that has recently stepped into the outer realm without knowing its own limitations. Although those weak ants are insignificant, their ability to collect food is still remarkable."
The Broken Wing King's grin became more and more twisted, and he continued, "That is simply a natural source of food. Even if we consume all of the opponent's food, then isn't the opponent itself a good choice?"
"You are right! Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is mighty!"
Hearing this, the Horned King and his minions all echoed and vied with each other to flatter him. Only the young Frostfire Giant King kept his head down and remained silent.
"I didn't expect this guy to have set his sights on me. Fortunately, I made a decision in advance, so I was prepared."
Looking at those minions fawning on him while the Broken Wing King had a sneer on his face that showed he was enjoying himself, Lei Xiao frowned tightly.
After seeing the extremely miserable plight of the half-titans, stone giants, and moon shadow deer people, he had thought that the Broken Winged King might set his greedy eyes on his territory. This was also an important factor in his decision to help Lila and Hollis.
"The most important thing is that this guy actually treats the human race as a consumable, or even as food. This is simply insane, and it is something I will never allow."
For the first time since entering the venue, Lei Xiao's eyes became gloomy.
While feeling angry, Lei Xiao's eyes soon became more serious as he looked at the forces around him who had agreed to stand with us.
You know, the reason why most of these forces chose to stand with him was because they were in desperate situations. If the famine situation was alleviated, I am afraid that some monarchs would not choose to disobey King Duan Yi.
After all, compared with the other side, our side currently has no advantage in any aspect.
"If we allow the other party to succeed, it will not only disrupt our plans, but may even cause all our efforts to fail."
Just as Lei Xiao was thinking of this in his mind, Lila and Hollis not far away had the same look on their faces.
After experiencing a series of life-and-death tests and fierce battles with Lei Xiao, the two had already regarded themselves as members of our side and naturally would not have any other thoughts.
The same goes for the Old Fishman King and Glenn, who had received help from Lei Xiao. They also stood firmly on our side.
After Hollis pondered for a moment, he asked, "Your Majesty, King Broken Wing, what do you plan to do?"
"It's very simple. Naturally, the forces closest to the third-rate territory, such as the stone giants, half-titans, and tunnel foxes, will bear the brunt of the attack and flatten the third-rate forces and the human territory in one fell swoop."
The Broken Wing King remained calm and responded lightly.
"what?"
The Giant Horned King and his minions were first confused and began to look at each other.
For them, although the third-rate forces and the human territory are insignificant, they can still gain a lot of benefits more or less, and they don’t have to worry about being backstabbed by other forces, after all, they have the Broken Wing King backing them up.
Logically speaking, they should be the ones to take on this lucrative job, so why did it fall on forces like the demi-titans and stone giants?
"Your Majesty, after leading the people to defeat the lich, the human emperor has become the uncrowned king of the third-rate realm. His strength should not be underestimated."
Hollis's mind was obviously quite quick, and he added: "We have been running low on food and supplies recently, and it is difficult to maintain our equipment. If we do that, the loss will be small, but the reputation of damaging the throne corridor will be great. Your Majesty, please think twice."
After Hollis said this, the Giant Horned King and others who had just looked at each other in confusion quickly reacted and stopped making a fuss.
Come to think of it, the human emperor has indeed become quite famous recently. He is quite an eyesore, but he is not completely weak either.
If we let them go, they will suffer certain losses even if they win. But if we let the Stone Giant and other forces go, and then take back the fruits of victory, wouldn't that be great?
This not only eliminates the small threat of the human emperor, but also weakens the power of the stone giant and others. It is simply killing two birds with one stone!
After Hollis's subtle reminder, while the Horned King and his men were thinking about it, the other monarchs also began to think about it. (End of this chapter)