Chapter 279

There are dozens of military short crossbows, which can't be equipped by ordinary troops. Only the elite of the main battle corps of the Empire or the elite of the imperial army can be equipped.

This kind of short crossbow is launched by mechanical noose, and can break the armor of soldiers in 20 steps. Known as the "armor piercing arrow", the cost of each one is not very high, and only Du Wei, a person with such an identity, can equip all the bodyguards around him with such a powerful weapon. These grassland people are just some mobs, not to mention armor. It's rare to see a piece of leather armor on the boat. Most of them are just wearing fur robes and fur coats.

What's more, Du Wei is more insidious. He quietly orders that the arrows of his men's Crossbow be modified, and the arrows are designed into three diamond shapes. In this way, once the arrow is hit, even if it doesn't hit the key, the person who is shot will bleed more and more, and it's extremely difficult to sew after the event!

Du Wei's order to let go of the killing, these tulip family guards will not be soft!

After a round of short crossbow volley, the grassland people had already fallen half. Seeing the other side firing short crossbows and their companions shooting to the end, these grassland talents turned from fear to resistance, and finally understood that these Roland people were going to fight hard!

Grassland people howl, most of them are fierce people, but they wave machetes towards the guards of tulip family. At this time, most of them make up their mind that only by fighting to death can they have a way to live!

It's a pity that their amazing Kung Fu and the distance of about 20 steps were enough for the tulip guards to complete the second round volley!

Second, the volley of the short crossbow left less than half of the grassland people still standing. Most of the people who got the shot fell. Even if the land is not dead, it is still bleeding and groaning in a low voice.

The guards threw away the short crossbow together, and all of them pulled out their swords and rushed to the rest of the grassland people!

Although these grassland people are vicious, they are not regular troops after all, but some mobs. How can they defeat the bodyguards under Dewey? Many of these bodyguards have formal imperial warrior level. Even against ordinary soldiers, one can fight several times!

Thirty bodyguards rushed into the crowd of grassland people. When you wield a sword, you can cut it without leaving any room. These grassland people originally wanted to fight for a chance of survival with their own fierce, but soon they were desperate. The guards of the tulip family were like chopping melons and vegetables, and the crowd was full of blood and flesh.

Less than a cup of tea, there was no grassland man standing on the deck!

None of the thirty bodyguards died, but everyone was covered with blood. Dewey was still standing on the second deck, squinting, with a soft face.

The river transport officer next to him had never seen such a bloody scene in his life. After all, he is just a small town official. Where have you seen so many people die in a moment? What's more, the guards of the tulip family are just like madmen. They are ruthless and chop. Just now, he saw with his own eyes that two prairie people came flying with broken arms. Some of the flesh and blood splashed on the railings of the second deck.

The river transport official's face was pale and he was about to vomit. Dewey seemed to have a pleasant expression.

Some of these tulip guards were selected from the veterans who had experienced the battle of giliat city. On that day, many people stood on the top of the city and saw the brutality of the grassland. Cut off the head of his dead colleague and make him into a headframe. How can these people be soft on grassland people when they start?

On the deck, there are rivers of blood, broken arms and limbs everywhere, and some grassland people who just got shot and didn't die for a while and were rolling on the ground in pain. Now they can't care about the pain, and some of them have been desperately crying for mercy.

But the guards faithfully carried out Dewey's orders! Several bodyguards with swords walked back and forth among the corpses everywhere, whether they were alive or dead. Make up for each one! And cut off the head!

Of course, the river transport official was scared out of his wits. He couldn't help whispering: "Duke, your highness... Well, they are all dead. Don't... Don't chop this head..."

Du Wei did not answer, but just laughed. Lao Yan said coldly: "Mr. River Transport Officer, you don't know. This is a favorite custom of grassland people! If you want to object. You can go down and ask my brothers, many of them. Their brothers and friends were built into a tower of heads by grassland people! "

The river transport official immediately shut his mouth.

At this time, there was a sound of falling into the water. Duwei thought it was a grassland man who was dying and jumped into the river to escape. As a result, someone immediately reported it.

But the sheriff, who had been below, was so scared that he fell into the river.

Du Wei disdained to smile, and then let people go down to salvage the sheriff, while patting the shoulder of the river transport officials around him, said with a smile: "well, the smell of blood here is too pungent, you and I talk in the cabin."

"No, it's not." The river transport official took a few deep breaths, and then solemnly said, "my Lord, this has happened here... Well, there are two or three business groups of grassland people in the town now. These prairie people are very close to each other. Once they get the news here, I'm afraid they will make trouble... "

Du Wei eyebrows, light smile: "Oh? That's right. "

Then Du Wei yelled out to Lao Yan: "you take half of your brothers with you, and follow this river transport officer to get off the ship to the town to help him deal with things. If there are grassland people who dare to provoke and make trouble, you know how to do it."

"I know." Lao Yan's voice made the riverside official shiver coldly: "if someone makes trouble, we just let go of killing people!"

"Good, go ahead." Dewey nodded.

The river transport official immediately felt that his legs were heavy, and he could not help praying. He only asked those grassland merchants to be honest and quiet, otherwise... Today, I'm afraid something big will happen in this town! If the tulip Duke's men killed several grassland business groups in the town, then... Blessed by the goddess of light. Let these grassland barbarians know a little bit

Du Wei's men were very efficient. In less than an hour, all the heads of grassland people were cut off. Du Wei asked people to erect several high wooden piles on the wharf, put all the heads on the sharp wooden piles, and turned them into several adult headframes.

This incident has already spread to the whole port and town, and all the people around have been frightened by the bloody scene. No one thought that the noble master was so cruel. He killed a hundred people! Kill not to calculate, still cut off head to hang on dock demonstration!

How many people have inquired about the background of Dewey. Some of them are close to each other. When they see the tulip flag on Dewey's boat, they immediately understand it. It's no wonder they call it secretly! I'm afraid only the young Duke dare to do this to these grassland barbarians.

And the river transport official's Prayer seemed to work. There were two or three other caravans in the town who had heard the news, and some of them had to pull out their swords to fight for it. But then I watched Lao Yan come with a full armed and murderous bodyguard. Many bodyguards' armor was still stained with blood. I didn't wipe it off on purpose.

Dozens of bloody and murderous people lined up to surround us. Originally, the grassland people were afraid of bullying others. I heard that more than 100 people in a business group had been killed. The other party was still himself, the most fearing tulip Duke of prairie people. Suddenly, everyone had no idea of resistance, and stayed in his camp honestly, and did not dare to make trouble. Some quietly sent people to the wharf to inquire about the news. The people who came back talked about the scene of the hundred and ten heads rolling on the wharf and the head frame built. These grassland barbarians, everyone is discolored, courage is broken, absolutely dare not make trouble again.

After Duwei's killing, the prairie people who came and went in Mingfan harbor town did not dare to make trouble any more, and such a scene inspired the courage of many imperial business groups. Occasionally, I have a dispute with grassland people. Also dare to fight with each other loudly, often say the last. Pointing to the straight chest of the dock, they all said in a loud voice: "last time, a hundred heads were cut off and hung in that place! Do you want to be one hundred and one! "

Often when this is said, grassland people dare not play helpless.

After such a thing, the public security of Mingfan Harbor was very good. The people in the town, the river transport workers on the wharf and the caravan all remembered the tulip Duke. Although they all thought that the Duke was cruel and cruel, it was terrifying. But the more so, the more I felt awed by the ferocious Duke.

It's not good to kill so many people. Dewey left immediately. Let people clean up the body, but also mention the river to wash the bloody boat, so busy, half a day passed. What's more, things are done by ourselves. If we leave, the local and river transport officials here will have bad luck. After all, Du Wei is not the kind of person who does things regardless of the consequences. He is too happy to ruin other people's career. After the river transport official wrote the report, Du Wei read it and signed his name below. In this way, the matter was reported, and the officials on it, seeing their signatures, knew what to do. No one dares to embarrass the river transport official.

As for the sheriff, Dewey doesn't care about that guy. Judging from today's performance, this guy, as a magistrate, is a formal and hierarchical military officer of the Empire though he is a junior one! But in the face of the grassland, he was weak and incompetent. At last, the Imperial military officer fell into the river!

As a military officer, Du Wei won't protect him until he is so careless! Better to be removed!

In this way, after another day in Mingfan harbor, Dewey's boat set sail.

When they got out of the dock, they had to wait in line on the moor Road, but when other ships saw Dewey's flag, they immediately turned around and gave way to the river. After entering the canal, other merchant ships saw Dewey's ships from a distance and all took the initiative to give way.

The sailor below reported to Duwei, and Duwei knew that it was all because of his massacre yesterday, which made these imperial merchants who had suffered enough from the grassland people happy. This was the meaning of these merchant ships expressing gratitude and respect for themselves.

"Your orders yesterday are different from what I know about your customs."

Above deck. Facing the gentle wind, Queen Medusa and Dewey stood side by side. She whispered her own questions.

"Well, go ahead." Dewey smiles.

"According to what I know, most of you believe in the goddess of light, whose doctrine is based on forgiveness and mercy. Violence is not advocated. Well, I've also heard that some of your human philosophers have said a famous saying, "violence can't solve all problems", right? But you were yesterday. But as soon as they came up, they directly adopted the most violent and bloody methods to solve the problem. I always feel that you seem to be quite different from the description of human nature in those books I know. "

Dewey pondered for a while, then said with a smile, "well, dear Miss Nicole, let's continue our class today."

Looking around, I suddenly saw a small boat moored on the shore not far away. That ship is different from all the other freighters and merchant ships on the river. From a distance. The sails were bright, and there was a faint and giggling voice coming from the ship. Besides, the ship was so full that it was not a sailor standing on the deck. But a few women dressed in gorgeous, outside the cabin, there is a faint strong aroma and wine blowing.

"There's a boat in that place." Dewey pointed to the distance. Then he said with a smile: "although you don't need to look with your eyes, I know that with your mental power, you can sense out what it looks like, right?"

"Yes." Replied Medusa.

"Well, I'll tell you, it's not a serious place on that boat. To be exact, it's a brothel on the river. The merchant ships, the sailors. Walking on the water all the year round, the life on the boat is the most boring. These adult men have no place to vent. After a long time, they always need to have some fun. And this kind of boat is the most popular on the water

With that, Dewey casually looked at the deck of his ship, and sure enough. Several sailors couldn't help their eyes drifting to that place. I can't help looking forward to it.

"Brothels?" Medusa frowned slightly: "where is a brothel? It's not mentioned in the books I know. "

Dewey laughed: "you know the book. My fiancee read it to you. Hehe... That little girl is too shy to read this kind of thing to you? What's more, most of our human books only talk about things that are dignified. Such things are rarely recorded in books and literatures. "

"You don't have to laugh at me. What is this place?"

"Brothels are where men look for women." Du Wei was calm: "men always want to vent their desires, while these women make money by their own bodies. It's a kind of exchange. "

"You mean... Mating?" The word Medusa said made duvet a little speechless. But with a wry smile, he replied, "well, yes, mating."

On Medusa's calm face, there was a faint blush. It was a rare blush on Medusa's face, whose expression was as calm as ever. Although she was beautiful before, she always made people feel a little less human. The appearance of "beauty is not human" made people feel breathless.

Now, there is a little more blush on the cheeks, which immediately increases the beauty, but the frightening edge is much softer.

She was the best of the best, the kind of disaster that brought disaster to the country and the people. At the moment, such a shy appearance suddenly made Du Wei, who was close at hand, look stunned.

Medusa frowned, her face slightly disgusted, and then whispered, "but... I heard that one of the biggest differences between you and wild animals in your human books is your lofty attitude towards mating. The mating of wild animals is blind and simple estrus. But you human beings... Often because of love, there will be physical contact, isn't it? But money can mate... What about love? I remember in your human book that money can't buy love. "

Hearing this, Dewey seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world. He couldn't help but burst out laughing.

God, the simplicity of Queen Medusa is really comparable to our little stuttering!

"Well, my dear Miss Nicole. I have to say, you've been cheated by books again. " Seeing that Medusa was a little annoyed by her smile, Dewey said quickly, "I remember I said a long time ago that human beings are complex. Then I tell you, human beings are the most duplicative race in the world! Human beings often set a very high moral standard, and then write these things in books to flaunt themselves... But most people in the world can't do that kind of seemingly high moral standard! The so-called saying a set. That's what it means

"You mean... Lying?"

"Yes, it's lying." Dewey replied, "Dear Miss Nicole, I know you don't like to lie. But I want to make it clear to you. Human beings are naturally a race of liars. Besides, most people lie. Lying is also one of the necessary skills to survive in the human world! If you want to integrate into the world and become a real human being. So whether you like it or not, you have to learn to lie sooner or later! Otherwise... "Du Wei said with a faint smile:" no matter how powerful you are, sooner or later, you will die ugly. In this world. It's hard for people who can't lie to survive. "

Although this remark is a bit extreme, it must be said that it is indeed a wise saying. The human world. That's what it is.

However, Dewey ignored a very important thing at the moment!

Queen Medusa is a very simple piece of white paper!! Her understanding of human nature, there are still large gaps. Just like a newborn baby! She will learn what you teach her!

Duvet, an evil guy, instilled these dark "truths" into a piece of "white paper"... It is equivalent to shaping queen Medusa's "personality" step by step!

Although Dewey is smart, he is not a qualified educator. He blindly told the "white paper" about the evil and ugly dark things among human beings. In the future, what kind of human nature the queen Medusa will be shaped by him. It's really interesting!

At the moment, Dewey naturally didn't think of so much, just a smile, and finally made a summary.

He pointed to the prostitute boat in the distance and said with a smile, "look at this prostitute boat, and think about how many people I killed at the dock yesterday."

After a pause, Duwei took a deep breath and said, "money can't buy love, but it can buy Women!! Violence does not solve all problems. But it is often the most effective and direct solution. "

Queen Medusa is meditating. The expression on her face is really puzzling. What is the queen thinking at the moment.

After two days on the river, the boat stopped at a small port on the way to replenish food and fresh water. And the ship just landed. To duvet's surprise, there were local officials waiting on the port for a long time.

It turned out that the news of Du Wei's havoc in Mingfan harbor had already been spread, and the news had been spread layer upon layer by land. But the boat was slow on the river, and the Duwei didn't arrive, but the news had already arrived.

The tulip Duke's boat was moored here, and the local officials of the local port town did not dare to neglect it. Duwei was too lazy to pay attention to the flattery of these local officials, so he wanted to stay in the boat.

But the following people reported that the local officials in the town had important things to see themselves. Duwei reluctantly agreed to let the mayor in.

After meeting Dewey, the mayor respectfully saluted him and said something.

It was not too difficult, but when he said it, he was very careful, for fear that he would annoy the Duke.

"What did you say? Someone wants to take my boat to the imperial capital? " Dewey smiles.

"Yes, Lord Maximus, the Archbishop of the north central Diocese of the temple of light, and his entourage." The mayor said with a wry smile, "your honor, here's what happened. Archbishop maximus and his entourage rushed from the north central diocese to the imperial capital to attend the year-end ceremony. It's a pity that you know, in this damned season, it's hard to find a boat on the river. Originally, Archbishop maximus had his own boat. Unfortunately, the damned boat suddenly broke down, and the archbishop and his party were stranded on the road. Now they have abandoned the ship and are on their way to our town. The order given to me above is that I should, in any case, dispatch a boat from the dock within one day, so that the Archbishop can go to the imperial capital by boat. It is absolutely not allowed to delay the Archbishop's journey. Your highness, this order was issued directly from the governor's office of the province. You know. Our governor is a devout believer. "

"So you chose my boat?" Dewey was not smiling.

The mayor was in a cold sweat. He was about to kneel down with tears on his face: "my lord... I'm desperate. I don't know which damned bastard told those guys on the dock in advance of this order. As a result, several merchant ships originally moored at the dock, after hearing the news, for fear of being caught, immediately lifted the anchor and ran away! The rest of the boat was too small, and the Bishop had many attendants and salutes. I'm afraid the boat can't hold... Now the only big boat here is you... "

At this point, the mayor muttered bitterly: "those black hearted businessmen, they actually refuse to let the Archbishop run away by boat, these guys who don't respect the gods. Next time they come here, I'll give them some trouble. "

Dewey immediately understood that the businessmen who had run away would not carry any bishop!

The ship was full of cargo. Your eminence, there must be a lot of people! If you want to take a boat. It must be to move out the goods to make room for the bishop and his party. In this way, of course, the merchant himself will suffer losses. Businessmen are most interested in profits. Who cares whether they are gods or not? Besides, these Temple people will never pay any compensation. For them, dedication to the gods is a matter of course.

Dewey's not a mean person, either. Although he didn't like the temple. But I don't want to offend the temple.

The Archbishop of a diocese, in the temple of light in Roland, is already a very powerful person! The temple of light divides Roland into eight dioceses. Each diocese has an archbishop and four archbishops. They are in charge of all the clerical affairs of a diocese, including collecting taxes and pacifying believers. In charge of the temple estate. And preaching doctrines and so on.

It is almost equivalent to the "governor" under the temple! and. From the point of view of the territory controlled by an archbishop of a diocese, it is much larger than the governor of the Empire. After all, a governor is only in charge of a province. According to the division of the temple, more than 40 provinces of the Empire were divided into eight dioceses, equivalent to one diocese covering 35 provinces. What's important is that these archbishops, as the deacons of one side of the temple, not only control the collection of taxes and the property under the name of the temple... But also have their own military power! The Holy Knights of the temple are stationed in each parish, and each parish has about thousands of knights. With its own finance and military power, what is the difference between this "Archbishop" and the governor of the Empire? What's more, the power is bigger, the status is more detached, and there is too much! Most importantly, according to the tradition of the temple of light, the Archbishop of each parish is the real core of the temple. After the death of each Pope, if we want to establish a new pope, we should choose one of the eight archbishops of the Empire to succeed him! At the time of selection, the open standard is to list the achievements of each Archbishop during his tenure in the local diocese, including the income from taxation, the cultivation of believers, the number of new believers, etc. In other words, the Archbishop asked to take his own boat back to the capital. No matter what his achievements are or his status in the temple. In name at least, he is one of the successors of the future pope! This name alone is enough to be awed. For this kind of people, although Dewey is not willing to deal with more, but also do not want to offend. So, after thinking about it, he agreed to the mayor: "well, anyway, I still have a lot of empty seats on board. When will the bishop arrive?"“ It should be tomorrow morning. " The mayor breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied, "after Archbishop maximus' ship broke down, they have abandoned the ship and are coming here in a carriage. They will definitely arrive here tomorrow morning."“ Well, I'll stay here for a day, waiting for the Archbishop to come When he dismissed the mayor, duvet sighed. After all, the mayor asked himself that if he refused, it would surely reach the archbishop. It's no offense. Besides, although I'm afraid of the temple, now at least Hussein's most wanted man is not around, and I have no reason to be afraid. Just... Dewey touched his head. He has been used to long hair, long thick hair, covering the head of the small devil's horn, and duvet also specially designed a hairstyle for himself, making the hair on the head a thicker layer. What's more, I will wear the wizard's robe and hat tomorrow! Well, an archbishop can't come and pull off my hat and check my hair.