Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 61 The Protection of Cloud Mist Territory
The armored knight had a strong voice, and even from a distance of several hundred meters, his voice was clearly heard and carried into the Cloud Mist Commander's camp.

At this moment, it was the daily "reading" session. The young princess was in charge of reading, and Chen Mo was in charge of "guiding". Although the book "Noble Etiquette" had been recorded long ago, in order not to arouse excessive suspicion and to delay time, Chen Mo still chose to have Princess Liushuang "memorize" it one section a day.

Upon hearing the name of the Zircon family, Chen Mo immediately realized that they were probably after me.

His nerves immediately tensed up.

Although he had gotten along quite well with the young princess and her entourage during this time, he was completely unaware of any shady dealings among the nobles.

Chen Mo remembered the advice from the adults in his family: always prepare for the worst!

He coughed lightly, called out to the young princess who was peeking out the window, and said, "I have some conflict with the Zircon family. They may be here to see me. I'll go and make some preparations and come right back!"

Before Princess Liushuang could react, Chen Mo had already jogged to his private carriage.

Put on a stab-proof vest, insert the insert plate, secure the first aid kit and grenade belt in an easily accessible position, clip a folding submachine gun under the jacket, and put a pistol in the pocket, fully loaded with bullets...

The drone, equipped with patch bombs, was placed near the carriage window. It then removed all the miscellaneous equipment from Xiaobai's body, leaving only the automatic rifle and remote-controlled bombs...

After doing all this, he took a deep breath and opened the car door.

As soon as he jumped off the carriage, he bumped into Princess Liushuang's clear, curious amber eyes, which were staring straight at him—or rather, at his slightly bulky coat.

Am I having a stress reaction?

A thought suddenly popped into Chen Mo's mind: if things went wrong later, should he... kidnap this little girl?

I feel like I've let people down...

But I can't afford to have anything happen to me right now; my family is waiting for news from me.

Well, I'll try my best not to get to that point, but if... if I really do end up with no other way out, then I'll just have to apologize.

At worst, I'll just get through this and compensate them with more things.

A jumble of thoughts clashed violently in Chen Mo's mind, but he forced a gentle smile onto his face and slowly moved closer.

It took some time to prepare for battle. By this time, the two sides had completed the first round of negotiations. The little princess began to describe to him triumphantly: "The Zircon family said that you killed their heir. Is it true? I bet it was him who provoked you, right?"

"Is it that kind of... simp you were talking about?"

She waved her little hand, mimicking a commanding gesture: "I told Peiwen to tell them to get lost! But that big guy who's the leader is such a fool, he's still outside yelling that he wants to 'punish' you! Humph, I told Peiwen that if they dare to cause any more trouble, I'll tie them up and throw them into the river to feed the fish!"

"Don't worry! You're going to be my teacher, the one who teaches me how to memorize!"

Chen Mo felt a little ashamed of his filthy thoughts.

He decided to make things clear and give the other party an explanation. Accompanied by Captain Peiwen, Chen Mo shouted a few words to the other party from a distance.

Captain Peiwen first took control of the situation: "Mr. Chen Mo is a guest of our princess. He originally did not want to deal with the unreasonable behavior of your Zircon family, but out of consideration for our shared nobility, he came out to clarify the facts for you. He hopes you will stop making trouble!"

Chen Mo nodded gratefully to Peiwen, then pulled out a small electronic megaphone and addressed the Knight of Tickport, who was being held back by the guards: "Knight from the Zircon family, your young master attempted to kill someone, and I was forced to defend myself and had no choice but to retaliate."

"In fact, even if you hadn't come looking for me, I would have come to you to demand an explanation once I finished dealing with matters in the Xiyue Federation!"

"First, we must hold your Zircon family accountable for failing to discipline their children properly, indulging their wickedness, slaughtering people, and even using vile methods to collude with your mercenaries to besiege noble offspring!"

As Chen Mo said this, he felt a pang of sadness.

This defense statement was prepared for him by his family. It provided a detailed analysis of the "virtual game scene incident" from various aspects. The most important point was that legal experts pointed out that the little golden retriever had killed people many times before. Because he killed civilians, in a world with huge social status differences, it could only be considered a mistake, not a crime.

In other words, those in positions of authority have the right to punish and deal with those in positions of authority, but the degree of punishment has exceeded the limit and is out of line, which constitutes an imbalance in the degree of punishment.

The only mistake that could be seized upon was attacking Chen Mo, who was also a "nobleman".

In reality, Chen Mo is not a nobleman in this world. Therefore, Chen Mo is essentially using a fabricated, hypocritical excuse to denounce the real crimes committed by the little golden retriever, which is undeniably absurd and outrageous.

Chen Mo composed himself and continued reciting his script: "Secondly, your esteemed territory has acted improperly, issuing bounties on the black market, wantonly trampling on the Continental Convention and Federal Law, and disregarding the honor of the nobility!"

What Chen Mo said was a direct rebuttal of unethical practices, which left the naive young princess and her maids dazzled, while the experienced Captain Peiwen and Master Locke could only offer wry smiles.

"Third, the country has laws and the nobility has covenants, yet you attempt to replace public law with private punishment, which is a disgrace to the nobility!"

"fourth……"

In other words, Chen Mo was unaware that the other party had attempted to kill him several more times; otherwise, this article would have had another seventy, eighty, or ninety entries.

Overall, the content is all talk and no action, the kind of political correctness that's all talk and no action.

However, given that their own military strength is currently greater than the enemy's, this kind of political correctness still has value. Knight Tikport's several attempts to argue were all ruthlessly suppressed by Chen Mo, who was well-prepared. In the end, he could only leave with a full heart of anger, giving an awkward knightly salute.

The crisis is temporarily over.

The captain of the Zircon Territory knights dared not return without a trace, so he could only send someone to report the news while leading his squad to follow the Cloud Mist Territory's team at a distance, trying to wait for the outcome of the negotiations between the upper nobles.

Upon arriving at White Stone Outpost, bad news arrived: due to the crash of an airship on this route, it would take time to reassemble an airship. The Cloud Mist Territory's team could not fly over as originally planned. They either had to stay and wait for the airship that might arrive at any time, or head west to another airship crossing.

Alternatively, take a large detour and return via the ground route at the easternmost end of the Dark Forest.

Master Locke and Captain Peven discussed it and decided not to wait any longer, but to detour via the eastern route.

The journey was suddenly extended considerably. During this time, Chen Mo slightly adjusted his cultivation maniac style and began to intensify his flattery and praise of Princess Liushuang from various angles.

There was no other way; even with guns and explosives, his life and safety still rested on the whims of these nobles. Moreover, without the protection of the young princess, facing those knights alone, he might not fare well.

On this day, Chen Mo accompanied the little princess to "recite" the text, and also made up a little joke.

"Speaking of which, a factory experienced a huge explosion, and the dwarf craftsman working there was fired by the factory owner. When others went to ask him why, the dwarf looked dejected and said..."

Chen Mo deliberately gave her some time, and sure enough, the little princess started answering quickly: "I know, I know, it was the dwarves who broke the machine!"

"No, guess again!"

"Did the dwarves fail to put out the fire in time?"

"Guess again?"

After repeated questioning, Princess Liushuang finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Tell me, why is that?"

Chen Mo deliberately raised his voice, pretending to be a dwarf, and answered in a muffled tone: "When the explosion happened, I was blown into the sky and only fell back down after ten seconds!"

"And guess what? That heartless factory owner said I was absent from work for ten seconds! That violated my labor contract! He didn't pay me a single penny, and just... fired me!"

The young princess was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

Okay, being able to laugh means you haven't been through the harsh realities of life...

Then, Chen Mo heard something that almost made his heart stop.

"Chen Mo, Chen Mo, you're so funny!"

"After I get married, come find me, and we'll have an affair, okay?"

"What???"

(End of this chapter)