Chapter 577: Breaking the City with One Strike
The newly built capital of the dwarves was located on the site of the old Alchemy City. It covered a larger area, was more magnificent, and looked more prosperous. However, the capital was already filled with the dwarven nobles who had relocated there.
Many locals of the Alchemy City can only live outside the royal capital, building their own manors and castles in the wilderness, becoming satellite towns of the dwarf royal capital and the outer defense circle of the royal capital.
Raul is one of them, but he is quite content.
Two years ago, he was just a freeman who worked for the lord, and the only property in his family was the shabby wooden house of less than ten square meters. In order to support his sister to study alchemy, Raul really sold everything.
As a result, an economic crisis turned the brother and sister into fugitive slaves.
Whenever he thinks of the past, Raul cherishes his present life even more.
Since he started the slave trade, he went from being a poor boy to a rich man. He bought a large territory, which was larger than that of the Porcupine Knight. He had many servants, more than that of the Porcupine Knight.
It would be great if my sister could see all this clearly.
When Raúl thought of Isabel's resolute look, he was furious. He poured the wine in the glass into his mouth and then smashed the glass in anger.
After the clanging sound, Raul's door was opened and a seductive woman who was not sure whether she was wearing any clothes walked in.
"Master, are you sulking about your sister again?"
Her name is Ivy. She was originally a slave bought by Raul, but she was so attractive that Raul made her his woman. This woman was not only very pleasing in bed, but also had a lot of experience in training slaves, which made Raul's business bigger and bigger.
Raul naturally liked such a woman very much.
But because this woman named Ivy often talked about Isabel's problems in Raul's ears, their relationship became worse and worse.
But Raul had to admit that Ivy had a point.
The reason why he could become a slave owner here was inseparable from the help of the Alchemy Association, and the reason why the Alchemy Association helped was for Isabel.
After Isabel repeatedly rejected the Alchemy Association's olive branch, Raul clearly felt that business was starting to go wrong. Everything used to be convenient, but now nothing is convenient.
Not to mention anything else, it is hard to buy medicines for treating various diseases. They were always discounted before, but now they are out of stock no matter how much you ask, and you can’t buy them without paying a higher price.
Many high-end slaves need to use these potions, otherwise it would be difficult to sell them at a good price.
Raul knew what the problem was, but unfortunately Isabel was unwilling to sacrifice for him.
"That lich is already dead. I really don't understand what Isabel was thinking. Did she really think she could survive in this world on her own?! When we were helpless, didn't she see the most dangerous side of this world? How could she still be so naive now!"
Raul couldn't understand Isabel's persistence. It was obvious that Isabel had done enough when the lich was alive. She couldn't really devote her whole life to a dead benefactor, right? Ivy lay in Raul's arms, circling her fingers on his chest, and said in a gentle voice: "Master, if you ask me, your sister is not stupid at all, nor is she of noble character. As a brother, you raised her, so your kindness is greater than that of the lich master, right? Why does she only repay the undead and not you?"
Raul asked drunkenly, "Why do you think so?"
"What other reason could there be? Your sister has other ideas about the lich. Only women know how unforgettable this unrequited love is. So even though the lich is dead, your sister still hasn't given up."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, it is a ghost."
Raul originally thought that this did not sound reasonable, but when he thought about it carefully, he seemed to have really seen Isabel in a daze. At that time, she was not doing any research, but was staring at the things left by the lich in a daze.
Raul said angrily: "Is she crazy? She actually fell in love with a lich?!"
Ivy smiled and said, "What's so strange about that? Which girl doesn't like the story of a hero saving a beautiful girl?"
"What should I do? I can't watch her waste her life."
Raul had never thought of this reason. No wonder this sister didn't even want her brother. A woman who falls in love is blind. But the lich is dead. How could Raul let Isabel be trapped in it for the rest of her life?
Ivy seemed to be well prepared. She wrapped her body around Raul like a python and whispered in his ear, "Of course, find her a man. It's just a fantasy in the heart of a little girl. When she has a man and has tasted that feeling, she will naturally forget the man who is no longer here.
"It just so happens that I know that many nobles are interested in this genius alchemist, and many of them are members of the Alchemy Association. As long as this is done, won't all our problems be solved?"
Raul said hesitantly: "This...she was so determined before, can she agree?"
Ivy blew air into Raul's ear and said, "Don't you know my ability? As long as you nod, I will naturally find a way to make her agree. I know women too well. They always say no, but they are the same after they get married."
Raul frowned. He knew exactly what Ivy was talking about. He knew all too well the methods used to deal with slaves. Was he going to give his sister to those nobles?
Seeing that Raul didn't respond, Ivy asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Master? Are you reluctant? You are really a good brother. When your sister rejected you, she never thought that you were her biological brother."
Raul had an angry expression on his face. Ivy thought she had succeeded in persuading the slave owner, but Raul pushed her down and roared, "Whether she considers me her brother or not, she is still my sister. Put away your tricks, or I will make you a slave again!"
Ivy lowered her head quickly and said in panic, "Master, please calm down. I am really just sharing your worries. If you don't want me to, then of course I wouldn't dare to do anything. You saved me, and everything I have belongs to you. I am absolutely loyal to you."
Although she spoke humbly, Ivy's expression was full of resentment, but she lowered her head so low that Raul couldn't see it at all.
Hearing what the woman said, Raul said irritably: "Go away, I don't want to see you again tonight."
Ivy was about to twist her body to leave when she suddenly heard an alarm sounding in the manor.
Raul was startled and didn't care about Ivy. He ran out quickly to check the situation.
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Standing high on the castle, Raul only saw a strange figure standing outside the manor wall.
In the light of the fire, Raul only saw that the other person was tall, wearing black armor, and looked like a powerful knight, but he had no mount and even no weapon.
What was this strange knight doing in his manor in the middle of the night? As if sensing Raul's gaze, the black knight raised his head and looked in Raul's direction.
The next second, the black knight shouted, "Raul, get down on your own and don't force me to do it. My master told me to take you back, dead or alive!"
Raul felt a surge of anger rushing to his skull. His face flushed red. Ever since he became a slave trader, the word "master" has been used by others to address him respectfully. Where did this idiot Black Knight come from? He actually came alone to provoke? ! Raul angrily ordered: "Tie him up! There will be an auction tomorrow, and he will be the finale slave!"
Soon someone passed on Raul's order, and a large group of soldiers immediately appeared on the manor wall, holding fist-sized stones in their hands and throwing them at the black knight.
Anyone who has fought in a war knows that it is not very useful to use bows and arrows against heavy armor of this thickness. Only archers with great strength can use armor-piercing arrows to cause damage. For ordinary people, throwing stones directly is more effective against heavy armor knights.
There was a loud clanging sound, and the black knight seemed to be unable to move, and was immediately hit by a dozen stones.
Just when these mercenaries thought that the Black Knight was really an idiot, they saw a scene that they would never forget.
Two dazzling flames appeared behind the black knight. The powerful thrust made the black knight rush towards the wall at a very high speed, which was faster than a charging warhorse! With a loud bang, the wall built with two or three layers of wooden stakes was directly smashed, and many mercenaries on the wall were knocked away at once, and their tendons and bones were broken when they landed.
The Black Knight rushed towards Raul's castle with two tails of flame. No matter the soldiers or buildings along the way, they could not stop his violent charge. The desperadoes and mercenaries that Raul had hired with great difficulty could not cause any obstacles at all. Those who ran slower were smashed into pieces by the Black Knight.
The black knight stopped only at the wall of the small castle.
Just when Raul thought that the monster could not break through the castle wall, the monster raised his right hand, and a ball of silver-white liquid flowed out of his body, wrapped around his fist, and then turned into a huge meteor hammer.
The black knight swung the silver meteor hammer, and the whistling sound was so sharp that it hurt the eardrums. After spinning twice, the meteor hammer smashed heavily on the wall of the castle.
The thick rock wall could not withstand this terrible force and a big hole was smashed into it.
The black knight then put away his meteor hammer and strode into the castle.
The Black Knight's voice came to Raul's ears again.
"It only takes me two minutes to walk from here to the top of the castle, Raoul. If you don't surrender before I reach you, I will have to take your body back. The master said that it doesn't matter whether you live or die!"
(End of this chapter)