Chapter 88 Punishment I
Ellie nodded in agreement: "Luck is the most important part of strength, so let's go to the Eternal Dragon Hall and sacrifice a few more times." Also, don't think that if you defeat Amiron and Scheff, you will be able to deal with the other Akmunds! Those two pieces of waste are a complete disgrace to Akmund. To be honest, I'm really sorry that there are more than 3,000 kilometers between our territories. ”
Raymond smiled and said, "I'm sorry too! If our two realms can be united, maybe there will be a marquisate! However, the real battlefield is in the Infinity Plane. I look forward to the day when I will know your very own plane coordinates. ”
Ellie also smiled and said, "I have the same expectations. However, I am afraid that today's matter will not end so easily. You've Gordon off, and this guy scares me a little. Take care of your little barony!"
With that, Ellie stood up and walked out of the box. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned around, glanced at all the people in the room, and said lightly: "If I were you, I would definitely go home a few more times in the near future to see if anything happened." ”
In an instant, except for Raymond and Faeron, almost everyone's faces changed. They all understood the naked threat in Ellie's words, the matter of Fokker actually got off to a very bad start, and the struggle between the two wealthy families would no longer follow the ancient aristocratic tradition, but began to do whatever it takes.
It was long after Ellieje was gone that Raymond woke up from his musings.
The atmosphere in the box was very depressing, and everyone's faces were not particularly good-looking. The Joseph family has a long history, as a strong man attached to Joseph, each of them is actually equivalent to a small nobleman, with more or less private property, and even Faeron and Nacibi themselves are hereditary barons, so Ellie's threat is direct and effective.
The result of the failure of Fokker is obvious, all the big guys are not stupid, and they will be so stupid that they can't see the conspiracy behind the whole thing. Don't wait until tomorrow, a little later today, the course of this conflict will reach the ears of the other families, including some details outside the scene, the time is too rushed to erase all traces.
Then as is customary, the next step should be the revenge of the Akmund family, and Falk's disability is part of the cost, but it is still not enough. He didn't die, both because Goliath wanted to avoid trouble, but also because he kept room for further revenge, and even used the topic to play. This can be regarded as a disguised embodiment of the traditional revenge customs of the aristocracy. A tooth for a tooth, blood for a blood, until a reciprocal price or compensation is grabbed.
But if Akmund had targeted revenge and bargaining against the core of their non-Joseph family, it would be a different matter. Duke Joseph would have preferred to see such an ending, because with the exception of Naxibi and Faeron, no one else had the experience of following the Joseph family for several generations.
Taking Viper as an example, he was just a strong man who temporarily accepted the employment of the Joseph family, and it is estimated that even if he died, he always thought that the core of the incident was the fight between the two gentlemen, and he did not know the inside story of the whole incident at all. Even if he died, it would only be a matter of asking the Joseph family to come up with some pension coins. In the eyes of a large family with a strong background, gold coins are the least cherished things.
In the same way, the value of these powerful men to the Joseph family can be measured in a similar way. Although they can be called strong in individual strength, the last thing that the Akmund family lacks is individual powerhouse. If Akmund had gone all out against them, none of those present would have been spared. It's not that the Joseph family doesn't have strong people who can compete with Goliath and even Gordon and Mordred, but the problem is that they will definitely not send these strong people for the sake of these peripheral people.
Even if it is enlarged to the level of the family, it is also the same, now only Akmund of the Gordon line can faintly confront the entire Joseph family, if all Akmund is regarded as a whole, then only from the perspective of individual power, it is definitely an overwhelming advantage for Joseph!
Fortunately, these lunatics have never really united, and there have even been betrayals and betrayals, such as one that happened just now.
But now, the temporary alliance between Gordon, Goliath, and Ellie was enough to give Duke Joseph a headache, let alone dealing with their dependents.
So for a while, everyone was looking at Raymond, and only if the Joseph family was willing to protect them, it would be possible for Akmund to focus his revenge on Joseph's direct members. It's just this kind of thing......
Raymond looked at the subordinates who had been following him for many years, and said slowly: "With Ellie's character, it was definitely not an empty threat just now. So if the family were to shelter you, it would most likely mean war with Akmund. ”
Everyone's faces became even more ugly. But at this time, Raymond smiled confidently and said, "...... However, I'm not in the habit of giving up my buddies, so I'm looking forward to fighting Alyselle and even Gordon on the battlefield. ”
Everyone, including Faerun, breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts turned to joy and gratitude.
Richard had returned to Floating Island 73 by this time, and after Semir handed him over to the butler, he disappeared immediately. The viper's arrow actually hurt her very badly, the arrow fired from the refinement-grade alchemy crossbow was extremely powerful, directly penetrating her magic armor and skin, and reaching deep into her internal organs, while the attached compound poison effect and some negative curses that she had not been able to identify in full had been eroding her power. She only relied on an unknown natural ability, 'Tenacity', to support her in bringing Richard back to the floating island.
The housekeeper was also taken aback when he saw Richard's appearance, the forehead and the back of the head were bruised and purple, and even oozing blood, and the clothes on the chest, abdomen and back were all torn, obviously not caused by tearing, but were shattered by the extremely strong force, and it was conceivable that the body was injured.
And when the high-level magician of the family arrived, he couldn't help frowning when he saw Richard's injury, and while preparing for the magic, he also used external application to treat some of the lighter wounds at the same time. This can reduce the consumption of some magic arts, so that he can save some energy to check if there are any sequelae after the operation.
Soon, Richard was back in his room. The butler thought that the frightened Richard needed a good rest at the moment, and Richard did show signs of fatigue, because he had used the outburst twice. Most of the injuries on his body were almost healed, and the broken skin was also covered with good ointment, and the internal organs naturally suffered a lot of concussions, but he would fully recover after a few days of rest. The magician spent more time on his head, and Richard didn't feel too uncomfortable, but after being played with a lot, he began to feel a little dizzy.