The wrong transmigrator assigned by the system

"Is there some difficulty for you two?" Seeing the two royal members standing there, mouths agape, covered in cold sweat, unable to speak, Lu Ming narrowed his eyes slightly. Then, he put on a kind smile and said, "If there really is some difficulty, then I won't ask any further. I just hope that once the plan begins, you two won't act recklessly. After all, elven assassins are still very difficult to deal with! If you get too involved, we might not be able to protect you."

Lu Ming's words carried a clear implication: you two had better behave, or don't blame us if you die. So when the two royal members heard Lu Ming's words, they couldn't help but shudder. They never expected Lu Ming to be so unafraid of alerting them, directly warning them like this.

However, it was precisely this direct warning that prevented them from causing too much trouble for Lu Ming and Ramanlas, forcing them to resort to underhanded schemes. The problem was that Lu Ming was a nobleman of the Duchy of Erebus, and the royal family didn't have the authority to directly order the grand dukes of various duchies to execute their own nobles. Often, it was a matter of "I'll kill if I want to, and I'll slap you if I don't," ensuring you wouldn't dare bother them. Therefore, as long as Lu Ming remained a nobleman valued by Reels, they couldn't do anything about it.

Thus, their only remaining target was Ramanras, the nominal duke.

However, they did not know that Lu Ming had actually set a trap for them. If they dared to use a conspiracy to frame Ramanlas, then Lu Ming would execute them for the crime of offending the Duke and disrespecting the Queen's decree!

If they want to play dirty tricks, then it's no wonder Lu Ming is playing dirty tricks with them too.

Perhaps feeling a sense of satisfaction at how Lu Ming had rendered the two initially arrogant royals, who hadn't taken them, seriously, speechless and looking quite frightened, both Grand Dukes Rael and Ferael were secretly pleased.

But as grand dukes of a duchy, both Grand Duke Rael and Grand Duke Feraum had to appease the two members of the royal family...

"Please rest assured, both of you. As long as you don't get too involved in the plan, the elven assassins won't be able to find you. Moreover, if the plan goes smoothly, the elven assassins won't even appear!"

While calming down the two royal family members who were quite frightened by Lu Ming, Grand Duke Feram deliberately scared them again.

Instantly, the two royal members realized they couldn't rely on Grand Dukes Ferram and Rells to deal with Lu Ming. It was clear the two dukes were also somewhat dissatisfied with them and wanted to get rid of them.

This situation forced them to consider which Grand Duke they should rely on to carry out their secret plan, in order to seize the territory that the Queen and the Regent had promised to reward Lu Ming with after the plan was successfully implemented, and turn it into their own territory.

Just then, a knight entered and reported to the two dukes: "Your Excellencies, Styx's troops have arrived. You would be best to go and greet them."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming and the two dukes stood up, straightened their clothes, and prepared to greet Styx's army and Viscount Auberick.

Like them, the two royal members also stood up and followed behind them to greet Stix's people.

However, unlike Lu Ming and the others, the two royal members went to greet Stix's troops because they thought Viscount Oberic was easy to fool and could be easily recruited into their camp to help them fight against the people of the Duchy of Erebus and the Duchy of Tartarus. Lu Ming and Ramanlas actually obtained that territory.

The two of them thought Auberick was easy to deceive and control, little did they know that when Auberick was traveling with them, he was also thinking of using them to gain as much benefit as possible for Styx.

The nobility wasn't as simple as these two greedy and arrogant royals thought; they were ruthless characters who would devour people without a trace. Although some nouveau riche nobles were not so great...

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"I am so sorry that my father got an upset stomach, which is why we arrived two days late. I apologize on behalf of my father!" Viscount Auberic, who had brought the troops on behalf of his father, apologized somewhat embarrassedly to Grand Dukes Rael and Feraum after meeting the two dukes.

Seeing Auberick bowing to them, Rael and Ferram couldn't say anything, so they could only throw Auberick into Lu Ming's training camp as well, letting him deal with this unreliable duchy viscount.

In response, Ramanlas, who was quite familiar with Oberic, declared that he would teach Oberic a lesson about the consequences of being unreliable! Although, it was Grand Duke Hecate himself who had agreed to send mail back to Styx via night owl...

After exchanging a few words, Auberic introduced the two earls who were in charge of commanding the troops in Styx to Lu Ming and the others.

"These two lords of Nicholas and Bia, Pharias Raven and Cassie Sorops, are both renowned and skilled commanders in our Styx, and they also have a high level of understanding of magic."

Upon hearing Auberrick's introduction, everyone couldn't help but look at the two Earls of Styx.

Faris is a mage with a staff, a rugged face, a broad back and thick waist, a red beard, and a pair of piercing green eyes.

Cassie, on the other hand, was a warrior who was somewhat thin and had a rather delicate face. He was not as muscular as Faris, but he gave people a very dangerous and difficult feeling to deal with.

To be honest, Lu Ming's first instinct upon seeing them was that they must have picked up the wrong weapons and equipment, making him look strange. But once he learned that their appearance was simply due to family genetics, he stopped thinking about it.

Faris was born into a warrior family, where no magician had ever been born. Yet, despite the odds, he defied all odds and began learning magic, eventually becoming a great magician and earning the admiration of everyone for his achievement.

Cassie, on the other hand, was the complete opposite of Faris. Cassie was the nephew of the headmaster of a famous magic school and had never lacked magic books since childhood, but he simply disliked magic, or rather, he disliked magic because he couldn't learn it. Therefore, he chose the path of a warrior and, through his own efforts, became a very successful swordsman.

Now, both of their families are starting to wonder if the babies were switched at birth, leading to this situation.

Of course, they look just like everyone else in their family, so it's impossible that they were switched at birth!

After a brief introduction, the group entered the interior of Slanlot Castle, which had been expanded by spatial magic. Then, Cassie, one of the two Earls of Styx, led the Styx soldiers to a large room that provided them with intelligence to rest. Only Faris accompanied Oberic to the conference room with Lu Ming and the others for a brief discussion about the plan.

At this moment, Amancalton, one of the two royal members, followed Count Cassie with the same reason as Cassie. The army that he and Amancolsa were supposed to lead to Slanlot Castle, but which they had abandoned in order to seize some benefits from the two dukes, arrived at the door of the room provided for the army of the Duchy of Stix to rest. He demanded that Cassie allow their Stix mage soldiers to use spatial magic to create a giant room directly opposite their room so that their soldiers could rest.

Annoyed beyond measure, Count Cassie had no choice but to have the mages in his army forcibly replicate a giant room exactly like the one on his side in another dimension for Amankorsa.

However, just when Count Cassie thought that the room matter was settled and he could go back to his room to rest, Amankorza suddenly said that he wanted to invite him for a drink.

There was nothing Count Cassie could do but obediently go with him to avoid further trouble for his soldiers.

Arriving at the canteen-like area inside the fortress, Amankorsa asked the cook on duty for a few bottles of fruit wine with a moderate alcohol content, a few plates of roasted meat and fried chicken, and some strange things like roasted apples. Then he pulled Count Cassie to find a seat and they drank and chatted.

After eating and drinking for a while, Amankorsa felt it was time and spoke up directly: "Our cooperation with Erebus and Tartarus this time is for the stability of the Kingdom of Miracaissa. Why should Her Majesty give half of the land that might be conquered to Erebus in advance? It should be given as a reward to the person with the greatest merit!"

Upon hearing Aman Korsa question the Queen's decree, Cassie was immediately startled and said, "Watch your words!"

"Be careful what you say? Be careful what you say! I'm speaking up for you Styx, for all the duchies except Erebus and Tartarus!"

"But......"

"But what? I'm asking you, aren't you dissatisfied with Her Majesty the Queen's favoritism? Have you ever wondered why their alliance between Erebus and Tartarus can receive so much favor?!"

Upon hearing Aman Korza's question, Cassi immediately realized he had been tricked.

No matter what his answer is now, it won't change the fact that he'll be suspected by Lu Ming, Winslant, and other nobles from Erebus and Tartarus. After all, he's drunk with Aman'korza and even had Styx's mage soldiers prepare rooms for Aman'korza's soldiers; by all accounts, they seem to have a very good personal relationship!

"You tricked me!!" Realizing he had been fooled by Aman Korsa, Cassi stood up abruptly, slammed his fist on the table, and roared angrily.

Aman Korsa glanced at the cook who had left behind the counter and was running towards the conference room, chuckled, and said, "Me, scheme against you? Your Excellency, are you mistaken? I am merely a powerless and landless member of the royal family, how could I possibly scheme against you?"

Seeing that Aman Korsa refused to admit to framing him, and hearing many footsteps approaching from afar, Cassie became furious. But he quickly had a flash of inspiration and said loudly, "I know you're still not satisfied with your family elders' decision to have Her Majesty the Queen ascend the throne, but it's going too far for you to speak ill of Her Majesty the Queen here!"

Before Aman Korsa could say anything, Lu Ming and the Grand Duke arrived, giving Aman Korsa no time to explain.

Just as Aman Korsa was horrified to discover that he had been tricked by Cassie and was about to explain himself, he heard Grand Duke Feram say angrily, "Lu Ming, tell these two drunken bastards to sober up!"

"Yes!" Upon hearing the order, Lu Ming smiled slightly, raised his hand, and cast a spell. Instantly, two basins of ice water were poured over Cassie and Amankorsa's heads, giving them a thorough chill!

Chapter 48 - Intelligence

“Those two royals intend to use us, Styx, against Erebus and Tartarus so that they or their backers can obtain the land they may soon acquire,” Cassie said to Viscount Oberic and Earl Faris, sitting in the room and drying his hair with a towel.

“Agreed. Those two bastards, just by looking at them, are definitely not good people. Moreover, they could have easily arrived here with us, but they chose to leave their army to us and come here alone. I absolutely do not believe they weren't trying to get ahead and gain more benefits from the Grand Dukes of Erebus and Tartarus!”

Seeing that the two counts of the Viscount Duchy had a very bad impression of the two members of the royal family, Oberic thought for a moment and then said, "Erebus and Tartarus still think that we were tricked by those two members of the royal family, but we can't do anything that might arouse their suspicion just because of that idea."

With that, Auberick looked at Count Cassie and said, "Count Cassie, I hope you will stop speaking to those two members of the royal family. They will bring ruin upon Styx!"

"Of course I know that. Of course I can't talk to those two bastards. They've already hurt me badly enough! Would I be a fool to talk to them again?"

"In short, you better watch out, or we Styx will end up getting nothing out of this war!" Auberick glared at Count Cassie and shouted angrily.

Count Cassie waved his hand dismissively and laughed, "Nothing will happen on my end. But it's not certain on your end."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll find out what I mean tomorrow. Ha!"

"..."

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The afternoon of the second day.

Viscount Auberic collapsed to the ground with a thud, struggling to crawl out of the playground, only to be thrown back by Count Cassie and Count Farisias, who were standing outside the playground.

Since there were no leisure activities in Slanlot Castle, watching Lu Ming drill a large number of commanders and officers became the only form of entertainment for many high-ranking nobles such as Grand Duke Rael and Grand Duke Felam.

Initially, the commanders were practically being overwhelmed by Lu Ming, Ramanlas, and Camillas, completely unable to retaliate. But now they were forced to constantly move and dodge. They also knew how to coordinate with their comrades to block Lu Ming's movement and evasion routes. It was only because of the addition of Oberic and some Styx officers that the team became disorganized, preventing the commanders' team from completing their mission and hitting Lu Ming even once.

It was only then that Auberlic realized what Count Cassie meant by his words the night before. She was indeed in grave danger!

She has been shot seventy-five times with wooden arrows and twenty-eight times with lightning spears since training began at dawn. She is exhausted and will soon die if this continues!

However, neither Cassie and Faris, the two counts under her father's command, nor Grand Dukes Rael and Ferram, had any intention of rescuing her from her predicament. They all stood outside the white magic barrier, munching on sunflower seeds and watching the spectacle, showing no interest whatsoever in helping her. This filled her with despair.

To be honest, at this moment, Viscount Auberick was tempted to ask those two greedy members of the royal family for help. Unfortunately, those two had no interest in how to strengthen the army, nor did they want to cultivate a magic-based cavalry force similar to Euglenothus's; they only wanted power. Therefore, neither of them came to observe, and Viscount Auberick couldn't possibly ask them for help.

However, perhaps sensing that Auberick and the others were exhausted, Lu Ming unusually announced that today's training was over and would continue tomorrow. This relieved Auberick and the others, who lay on the playground panting heavily.

However, at this moment, Lu Ming suddenly looked at Winsland and the others who were eating sunflower seeds and watching the show outside the playground, and said, "Earl Winsland, Hemfies, Cassie, and Farisias, how about you come over and have a match with me?"

Upon hearing Lu Ming's enthusiastic invitation, Winsland and Hemfies wanted to run away, but before they could escape, the two grand dukes said, "The four of you go up and compete with Lu Ming."

"..." With no other option, Winsland and Hemfies, with long faces, walked to the playground with the two Counts of Styx who had no idea how monstrous Lu Ming was.

The commanders immediately scrambled out of the parade ground and came to where the counts had been, where they started eating sunflower seeds and waiting to see what would happen!

Auberik, who had taken a seat on one of the chairs next to the two grand dukes, casually picked up a handful of melon seeds. He watched as Lu Ming handed the Bow of Hope and quiver to Ramanras, drew his Irithyll Straight Sword, and lay on the ground like a wild beast. He couldn't help but ask the two grand dukes, "What's going on with Viscount Lu Ming? Does he even have this kind of swordsmanship?"

"This is the swordsmanship of the conquering knights of Irithyll. It's incredibly powerful; ordinary people simply can't defeat a conquering knight who wields this kind of swordsmanship," Grand Duke Rells said with a straight face, trying to fool Oberic. Grand Duke Ferael, standing to the side, desperately tried to suppress his laughter, not wanting Oberic, who had believed Grand Duke Rells, to be too embarrassed.

Standing on the playground, seeing Lu Ming pull out the Irithyll Straight Sword and land on all fours like a wild beast, Winslant's expression changed instantly, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Lu Ming, are you serious?!"

"Roar~!!!" Her response was a roar, and Lu Ming's charging slash!

Cassie and Faris were immediately startled and hurriedly used their specially made weapons to block Lu Ming's attack.

However, they were somewhat surprised to find that Lu Ming's power had reached a terrifying level; neither of them could withstand it.

Helpless, the two of them, feeling that they would be easily crushed to the ground by Lu Ming if things continued this way, each kicked Lu Ming away to avoid losing face. But the next moment, they saw Lu Ming twist his body in mid-air and land steadily on the ground, letting out a roar at the four of them.

"Roar~!!!" With a loud roar, specks of lightning began to appear on Lu Ming's hair, and his teeth began to sharpen, which terrified Winslant!

"Lu Ming, you bastard!! Wasn't this just a competition?! Why are you taking this so far?!" Seeing Lu Ming's transformation, Winslant, who had witnessed his beast form before, immediately roared. However, all she got in return was a wave of her hand. Enraged, she shouted to her three teammates, "Forget everything else, charge up there and beat him up first!!"

"..." Seeing that Winsland was almost turning into a beast by Lu Ming, Hemphis was speechless.

However, he knew that neither Lu Ming nor Winslant would go all out, and this match was just a simple recovery training session.

When Lu Ming fought the fused spirit, he used too much of the power of the Fiery Flame, which caused severe burns to his body. Even after drinking the Elemental Bottle, he was still feeling unwell and unable to perform various movements smoothly. He would need a long period of training to recover.

Even so, Lu Ming's skills were still very fast for those commanders, and they couldn't suppress him well.

Unlike Hemphis, Cassie and Faris, who were not very familiar with the relationship between Lu Ming and the other two, rushed towards Lu Ming immediately upon hearing Winsland's order. One of them unleashed a powerful spell, while the other brandished his weapon and slashed at Lu Ming.

"Heh!" Seeing Cassie and Faris attacking him, but not noticing that Winslant and Hemfis weren't joining them, Lu Ming couldn't help but chuckle. Just as the two Styx were about to reach him, he suddenly swung his Irithyll straight sword, deflecting Cassie's weapon, and at the same time, grabbed Cassie's wrist with his other hand, throwing him towards the spell Faris had unleashed.

"How tragic~" Seeing Cassie being thrown onto the magic of Farisias by Lu Ming and lying on the ground unable to get up after being blasted by the magic, Hemphis couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

However, at that moment, Winslant suddenly glanced at him, startling him slightly. To avoid being tormented by Winslant, he had no choice but to rush towards Lu Ming as well.

But on the way, Hemfies was inwardly complaining about why Ferael had chosen Winslant as his fiancée. That status gave Winslant far too much power, making him somewhat afraid of her now.

Like Cassie and Faris, Hemphis was thrown out by Lu Ming as soon as they started fighting, landing on Faris. The two rolled several times on the ground before stopping.

"His attack angles, predictive abilities, and combat awareness are all very strong. He truly deserves to be called the former Hunter Leader!" Getting up from the ground, Cassie endured the sharp pain in his back, assumed an attack stance once again, and couldn't help but praise him.

Meanwhile, Hemphis and Faris also got up from the ground, assumed attack stances, and prepared to launch another attack.

Seeing this, Lu Ming couldn't help but grin and laugh. With his free hand, he took the Bell of Hope from his waist, ready to have some fun with them.

But at this critical moment, a knight suddenly approached the two dukes and reported to Duke Feram: "Your Excellency, we have just received news that the army of R'lyeh will arrive tomorrow, and the armies of the other duchies will arrive within the next ten days. Therefore, Miss Torres hopes that you and Duke Raeles Hedist will help with the paperwork and logistical approvals."

"Um...can we wait another half hour?"