Crusader Kingdoms Begins with the Black Beast

"Loyal ministers stir the waves in the abyss; clouds fly around the Dragon Emperor's peak! In this dark and turbid world, I stand alone, my righteous indignation burns and my blood surges. The powerful only know how to be proud of their family background, but there are really few people who care about the country; the wealthy only know how to boast of their wealth, but they never think about the country; the wise see the country's decline, but the fools still dance in the world. Governance, chaos, rise and fall seem like a dream, and worldly affairs are really like a game of chess; the Dragon Kingdom reforms in the spring..."

The imperial guards sang "patriotic" and "loyal to the emperor" songs, and tens of thousands of people poured into the medieval "big city" with only 100,000 people.

"Do not harm the people in the slightest."

Don’t be fooled by the fact that these “Imperial Guards Girls” are dressed more slutty than each other. From a distance, you might think they are Slaanesh. But when they sing a song… Damn, they are worried about the country and the people!

"Could this really be a rebel army?" An old man kneeling on the ground stroked his beard and looked at the dragon flag in the distance with some disbelief.

"How could the rebels invade our borders?" said a noble who had to kneel down with the pariah old man.

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He said, "I think this is a demon soldier. It is immoral. What kind of clothes are they wearing?"

I almost reacted when I saw it.

Kneeling with these more than a thousand people was also a prefect.

Ten thousand imperial guards entered the city, and forty "Gundams" surrounded the "city".

Then Levi entered the city, and everything was over.

"Ah, look up."

Li Wei actually had no good face for all the surrenderists, but as a politician, everything was based on interests. For example, now that he had just "invaded" the territory of the King of Nanyang, he certainly couldn't just show favor. It was not so easy to strike the right balance between kindness and severity - fortunately, it didn't matter what the person involved thought.

The key is how it looks like after you promote it yourself.

Under the protection of a group of imperial guards, Levi rode his horse to the city lord who was kneeling on the ground. She was followed by Aqua, a funny character. Generally speaking, no one would die around her. She was also followed by Sir Chen, who was a military guarantee.

There are also about a hundred imperial guards, surrounding him in three layers, ready to be his "human armor" at any time. After all, he is not filming a TV series, so he doesn't need to use any camera language. He is the first one to go? What a joke! Am I going to die?

The prefect has been kneeling here for an hour.

Sure enough, when the other person raised her head - wow, so beautiful.

"Who are you?"

"The defeated general." The voice sounded pleasant, and Blue Hair raised his head. Under the scorching sun, he knelt for more than an hour in white clothes, leading the noisy sheep. He was not in good spirits: "Esdeath."

"Ah, Esdeath... What, don't Westerners have last names?"

"I was born in a small border town and I don't have a last name."

"I see." Levi nodded. He had just done his homework. The locals seemed to like the governor. It was not easy for Levi to like a foreign mayor, unless the mayor did not accept bribes, cared about people's livelihood, and gave money to the people.

It seems that Esdeath has achieved all of this - personal morality doesn't matter anymore.

"It is not a shame to be born in poverty; only a man can bend and stretch." Li Wei rode on a horse (he could not ride in a carriage), wearing heavy armor and whispered: "Our army is a righteous army. We have seen the country fall and the Dragon Emperor fall. This is the last resort. The people of Nanyang are suffering, and I am sure your families are the same!——"

Levi started broadcasting through the loudspeaker, which was just the same old thing. After he finished, he asked, "So, General Esdeath, are you willing to surrender?"

"Yes." There was no hesitation in her voice. She just asked softly, "But is it all worth it? - Are you sure you can fulfill all the responsibilities and obligations you mentioned? A dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon. How can you guarantee that you won't even pretend?"

"?" Li Wei frowned. He hated to hear this sentence. He immediately stood out from the crowd because he made an empiricist mistake.

He felt that women, defeated generals, surrendered - "should" be fine.

"My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror. Everything I do is just." Li Wei immediately threw down a sentence: "Wherever our army goes, we will not harm anyone! We will distribute the land and calm the anger of the people! We will carry out the punishment from heaven - if there is retribution, I don't know! We don't know whether we are stupid or righteous, and we will keep running forward! Today, we will open the warehouses and release grain! To save the people from danger! Starting tomorrow, we will distribute the land. Officials and gentry will pay taxes and serve as officials together, and the land tax will be distributed according to the acreage. Fire consumption will be returned to the public, and the confiscation will be carried out! We will never increase taxes! - Anyone who violates this will be killed by both humans and gods - as for you, hum!"

Levi directly regarded the queen opposite as a conservative, but she seemed to be quite worried that Levi would not carry out reforms, or that the reforms would not be thorough.

"Come here!" Li Wei pointed at his horse's bit with his whip, threw the reins forward, and said, "Lead the horse into the city with me!"

Li Wei felt that he was very strong. Even if Boss Cao came, he would dare to do this! Besides, he had tens of thousands of troops in his hands. The other side had completely surrendered. Would he be afraid of your rebellion?

"?!"

It's basically like you acquire a company, and the original manager comes to ask if he can continue to work for you, or transfer to a lateral position? But he turns around and finds that he is being asked to be your driver in front of everyone!

humiliation.

What kind of monsters and demons are not there in Warhammer?

This humiliation is painful - but not unacceptable.

"!!" I've always been the S, and you dare to make me the M? Me! ! ——"You!!"

"Lead the horse!" Levi pointed at his reins with the whip again.

"...I would rather die than endure this humiliation!!!"

As the other party spoke, for some reason, a visible cone of ice condensed. And then...

It hit Aqua's head accurately.

"Whoa!"

“?! Eh? —Look at me—!”

The icicle hit Aqua on the head again.

“Wow!——! Why are you hitting me?! Hit him!!!”

? ! ? ! ? Esdeath was really screwed today.

I surrendered with the intention of "one person, one kill" and "heavenly punishment". You want me to surrender? Dream on!

As a result, I was shocked by what Levi did and didn't know whether it was right or wrong.

After being thoroughly insulted by Li, he could no longer bear it and flew up.

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To resist——and then hit the water goddess in the face with two accurate blows.

In fact, Esdeath was very surprised. With her two moves, ordinary steel plates could be shot through, but they hit the forehead of this beautiful girl with sky-blue hair, but nothing happened. She even had time to curse.

Ah, it makes sense to bring in a funny character.

Unfortunately, the best window for the assassination had passed, and a group of ferocious bikini-clad girls pounced on him in an instant.

Then you see a group of bikini girls, pressing down on a blue-haired guy in a white shirt. Their balls collide, their buttocks rub against each other——

"Wuwuwuwu..." Aqua was crying with her head covered. Levi went over and patted her. "I'll give you an extra bottle of wine tonight. Go home and drink it."

"Really?" The crying eyes suddenly turned into smile.

"Look." Levi made an introduction gesture and said to Esdeath who was struggling at the bottom; "Let me introduce you, this is the 'Water Goddess' Aqua. I don't know why all your ice hit her... It's okay..."

When Levi said this, three rows of shields had already appeared in front of him, magic power was unleashed, and he was pulled off his horse.

But you can’t stop showing off! Archduke Ferdinand of Sarajevo used his life and the war of the century to tell us that people can die, but they can never stop showing off.

"Gu..." Esdeath, who was pressed to the ground, said in pain, "Kill me!"

"..." Password... This password is correct, but don't you know how to change it? These female knights don't want to die, right? Not straightforward at all.

"You want to assassinate me, right? Okay..." Li Wei waved his hand and said, "Massacre the city for three days to serve as a warning to others!"

"?!!"

Gulp! In an instant, the people and representatives of scholars, farmers, merchants and industrialists who were kneeling a hundred meters away went from watching the funeral to attending the funeral themselves. People were kneeling and begging for mercy everywhere. Massacres in the city were very common.

"Stop arguing." Can't I, a senior cadre, have a bit of temper? "——I have always been a good-tempered person, but now I've been bullied to the point of being out of control. I am just giving everyone a reasonable ending here, otherwise how can I survive when I get out?"

Levi patiently walked between Esdeath and the people who were kneeling and begging for mercy under protection.

Of course, the protection has not been withdrawn. Not only has it not been withdrawn, it has been strengthened.

Under the pressure of the imperial guards' spears and bows and arrows, the nobles and commoners who were kneeling on the ground to "welcome" stopped begging for mercy and crying for help - the children's mouths were blocked.

"You see, I have a temper too! Although I was very angry about being assassinated, the massacre in the city was the result of my calm analysis." Li Wei made himself look more reasonable, and said with a spread of his hands: "I originally wanted to use your place as a pilot for Nanyang, and you are the initial base of my attack. But you see, I was assassinated by a female governor. The reason is that I asked her to lead a horse, but she refused. Tell me, where can I put my face? How can I survive here in the future? So I'm very sorry, although I don't want to massacre the city, but for the greater order in the future, you are the unlucky ones. You can blame me if you want to - but remember, it was me and her who killed you. Okay, is there anything else to say? If not, I will start the massacre in the city, and I won't stop for three days-"

Li Wei spoke very earnestly, as if he had not raised the butcher knife himself. Of course, he was also hoping that someone would come and plead for mercy. The act of massacring a city was just like killing prisoners, which was too ominous (Chinese limited edition, foreigners don't seem to think this way, for them, massacring a city was the most auspicious).

But all kinds of insults followed immediately - not at him, but mostly begging for mercy. The voices of cursing were mostly directed at...

Esdeath.

"Fan thief! I knew you had bad intentions!"

"Our whole city is going to die!"

"——General Ai, please beg for mercy! We don't want to die——"

"Alright, alright." Levi stopped everyone from crying, then loudly rebuked Xiao Huang's line, "I don't pity you at all, not at all! - When she was insulted as your surrendered leader, it seemed like you didn't say anything for her. Now you ask for so much? You gave her the right to surrender, but now it has become a rope that will tire you to death? - That's about it, right? Those who have wills can write them, and those who don't have wills can write them to their relatives. Ah, everything is fine, right? Hahaha... I'm notifying you that the massacre will begin at noon. Try to survive for three days, and you'll be considered alive."

There are still three days left. If we hurry, everything will be gone in a fire.

"Wait!" Esdeath suddenly shouted, "I... surrender. Humble... surrender..."

The voice seemed to be dying.

It's obviously not in line with the character's personality, but it has to be done anyway - ah, the fall of the female knight.

"? You are already a prisoner, there is no question of surrendering." Great! Levi was so excited that he almost cried - someone finally prepared the way. But Levi still had to be proud: "So you guys should just die."

"Wait, didn't you say you were rational?" Esdeath struggled to get up, then said, "I'm the governor here, the lord of the city, and the general - you use me as the most humble slave! Insult me, humiliate me - isn't this more satisfying than massacring the city!"

"Uh... sorry, I'm not stupid, you just wanted to kill me

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Although the accuracy of that move is not very good, but if I am face to face with you, I believe you can still shoot accurately." Levi shrugged: "So no matter from which angle I consider it, I will refuse..."

"You can cut off my arms! -- and my legs, too!"

“Stop, stop, stop! —Who are you looking down on? I may be a demon, but I’m not a disability control person! I’m not a rubbish that likes perverted play!”

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Should we massacre the city?" Levi thought about it and gave an answer.

"...You can tie me up, that should be okay! Let the magician weaken me, anything is fine!" Esdeath's face turned a little red.

Levi looked familiar.

……Eh?

I feel like I’ve seen this expression on Lalatina… oh, Miss Darkness’ face.

"Rampage me, persecute me, and finally kill me - in front of everyone or in an endless dungeon! - In short, everything started because of me. At most, just kill me -"

I think your character should be more stubborn.

"...Okay." Levi looked at the other party for a long time. The political cost of massacring a city was too high. It was inconsistent with his usual personality, so he immediately took advantage of the situation. But he really didn't dare to take such a woman into his pocket. He immediately smiled bitterly: "Okay, since you have realized that you are wrong... then I won't force you. As for what you said... forget it, I will give you a horse when the time comes, and you can go by yourself..."

"no!"

"……Eh?"

"You promised to ravage me and then release everyone in the city! - Now you have released everyone in the city. If I don't ravage me, I will be breaking my promise to the world!"

"Uh...no..."

"You just said that you have to be honest if you want to survive here - so do I!"

“…Stop her! Pull her away, pull her away!”

"Hey! What kind of man are you? If you have the guts, come at me head on..."

Are these female knights crazy? !

297 The Sword on the Waist is Still Bloody

Basically, all power comes from violence - benevolence and righteousness are the most powerful forces, so powerful that they are at the level of fantasy novels. It is too fantasy and basically no one can use it.

Levi's power is very strong, to be exact, he has the final say. He doesn't even have the "snobbish constraints" of the army, he is the commander of tens of thousands of troops alone. As long as you give enough gold coins, everyone's loyalty will be maxed out, ah... it's very serious to say so.

Therefore, when he encountered the hypocritical civil service system, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"My lord, you must not forget the greater good for the sake of small gains! My lord!"

When he completely occupied the six prefectures and thirty-two counties of Nanyang, everyone was very happy. After all, the civil service system had surrendered, and the flags on the city walls were changing. Even if you are a devil, you have to have a logic of ruling, right?

Just like Himmler's confidence in surrendering when the Third Reich was about to fall: I will go to see Montgomery, do you think I will shake hands? Or salute? - Without me, without the SS, how can they rule Germany?

"My lord, the Dragon Emperor once said: Benevolence is righteousness, exhale and breathe. It is like existence and extinction, like dew and lightning - the dragon clan and snobbery do not interfere in local affairs, this is the rule of our ancestors! This is in line with the Ministry of Rites."

Wang Qian, 73 years old, is the head of the Wang family, a great clan in Nanyang. Farming and studying are the traditions of the family. To pass on farming and studying, you must first have land, otherwise, you can’t farm or study. Simply put, after the landlord class became the ruling class, they mastered the discourse power of the academic cliques and became the department that interpreted, formulated, and maintained the law. They began to get more and more involved in high-level ruling institutions, and finally completed the actual control of the country by the landlord group based on land.

The fall of each dynasty in ancient times was almost the same... No, every dynasty in ancient feudal times had their absolute contributions.

"Yes, my lord. Dragon Poetry says: The wrath of the heavenly dragon is to take whatever one wants. It is the dragons who interfere in the affairs of the human world that are truly angry! My lord, you should learn the ways of all dragons and educate the people. The people are the breath of dragons, pure as nothing. They are really light as a feather, and are not worthy of participating in ruling the world together..."

Zhao Delong, 84 years old, looks quite energetic. He is the leader of the Nanyang gentry, a family that has been farming and studying for generations - and a large landowner.