ushernet Chapter 204: 198: Bounty
Chapter 204: 198: Bounty
Chapter 204: Chapter 198: Bounty
“I don’t care what use that black bead has, I only know that without it, there would be fewer merchants paying taxes, and I don’t like that situation,” proclaimed the Lord of Hive Valley, ‘Piercer’ Dugba, raising its blade-like forelimbs. “If any of you dares to hide that thing, I will personally twist his head off, suck his brains dry, eat the flesh off his face clean, and shove the remaining skull up his ass.”
The beetle demon seemed ready at any moment to prove its threats were real, and the mercenaries below wisely shut their mouths. But Lancelot had no doubt that many did not take the threat seriously at all.
“Of course, there will also be rewards,” the only female on the platform spoke up, her voice carrying an enticing magnetism. That was ‘Shapeshifter’ Lady Akama, the ruler of the Great Abyss. “Anyone who brings back the Eye of Sarezdon will be granted the title ‘Lord of Withering Honor’ and given the nobility status of Mogrondale.”
Whispering voices stirred again, quickly followed by an unhappy shout:
“What good is this blasted title?”
“This title is more precious than gold and gemstones. The city guards will not attack you, and are willing to serve you, provided the pay is reasonable,” Akama’s face broke into a charming smile, “I believe many caravans will need your ‘protection’. Or perhaps you’d prefer to venture further and breach into a certain Lord of Withering’s lair? Heheheh...”
Thinking of this lady’s well-known vile hobby sent shivers down Lancelot’s spine. Although the female demon’s words were laden with innuendo, she clearly wasn’t referring to herself but to some unseen, ‘allegedly’ weaker Fireburn Demon.
The mercenaries were much happier with this response, many of them glancing around menacingly as if to scare off potential competitors with their gazes.
“So how do we find it?” someone in the crowd asked aloud, unable to contain themselves, “Where exactly did the Divine Artifact fall?”
With Lancelot from Twin Bridges Town controlling the crowd, the mercenaries were naturally calm and collected. They weren’t overly interested in the so-called bounty; they just wanted the Divine Artifact to quickly return to Mogrondale, so they could continue their journey to Androlina.
But they didn’t wait until the very last either. Once most of the eager mercenaries had noisy left, order in the hall quickly resumed. Seeing that the area around the platform was no longer crowded, Lancelot stood and led everyone forward.
“You must be Sir Lancelot?”
As he approached the platform to collect the Detect Magic wand, the fox-headed demon lord took the initiative to greet him.
“Yes, that’s me,” Lancelot hesitated for a moment but nodded in acknowledgment.
Hearing his response, the other two Lords of Withering also turned their heads to scrutinize him. The massive beetle demon looked provocatively at the Human Knight, the meaning in its gaze was clear, but Lancelot had no interest in responding to such a look; the seductive female demon initially eyed him with a teasing expression but, noticing Elothysia behind the Human Knight, her eyes turned to annoyance, as if her favorite food had been slobbered on by someone else.
“I heard it was you who dealt with those thieves, and you encountered some unpleasantness in my district earlier today.” The current Governor of the spraying region seemed to have a good impression of Lancelot; he glanced at the cloak on Lancelot’s body, “You are from Twin Bridges Town? I have traveled there with a caravan and have even interacted with Lady Tijana.”
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