Vol 5 Chapter 17: The scapegoat (middle)

When Xiu followed the Marquis of Napleton to his Marquis House, Napleton was no longer arrogant.
Although there is still some incomprehension, Nipton has been very polite when speaking, but still maintains the pride of aristocracy.
"Shuegler, here is the Marquis's House. Feller is in his room now, and my servant will take you there. I'm going to change my clothes, and I'll come over later." Having said that, he left.
Regarding the Marquis of Napleton, Xiuyi didn't care.
It is not the first time that he has dealt with these big nobles, knowing that they are a group of wolves who are greedy and afraid of death, and who are strong in foreign affairs. If the essence of Xiuyi is a businessman, then the essence of these nobles is a robber. In their opinion, the equality they give you is already a kind of preferential treatment.
So Xiu said to the servant of the Nepston family, "Take me to your master's room."
He intended to heal the young master's hands and leave immediately.
He didn't know that at this time, the Marquis Blatter also came to the Marquis of Napleton at this time.
"Are you sure?" The Marquis of Napleton was a little surprised by what the Marquis Blatter told him.
"That's true, Your Majesty told me personally, that he would rather use those ten years of his life to exchange those technologies, but unfortunately he could not relax ..." The expression on Marquis Blatter's face was embarrassed.
"Why is this? Your Majesty can start directly."
"No, you must know that Isador and His Majesty are good friends. When Isador was inviting Hugh Iglell, he once vowed in the name of the Scourge Chief and the deities, The La Empire and the Scourge Church will not take any coercive action against him. This means that as long as Hugh Iglell does not nod, we cannot get any technology from him, except for those things that we have paid a great price for. "
"Then Your Majesty ..."
"Your Majesty is very distressed, you know that there is a Baoshan in front of you, but you can't dig what it is like, right?"
"Yes, I can fully understand that this is why Hugh Iglell dared to be so arrogant. He is relying on the shelter of Isador. In my opinion, Isador is too kind. , In fact, even if we start against Hugh Iglell, as long as we don't say, who knows. "
"That's what it says, but who is going to do it? Know that this is likely to cause anger under the crown. Her Majesty can't order it openly ... who calls them good friends." Marquis Blatter's face A line of distress was revealed: "That's the thing, what could have been simple has become complicated. As long as we catch the kid and torture it, we can easily get all the content we want. No one in this world is not afraid Is it right? "
"Of course, if you let that guy fall into my hands, I promise he will say everything."
"Unfortunately, we don't have that order. Although Her Majesty is so eager to get those skills ..." Marquis Blatter's eyes showed endless regret.
Maybe I felt too much, Marquis Blatter bowed to Marquis Napleton: "Ah, I want to see if your son's hands are healed. Since you have just come back, then I Just leave first. If there is good news, please notify me as soon as possible. Your will be recovered and your son will recover. "
"Thank you for your interest, Marquis Blatter."
After sending Blatter away, Nepston rolled around in his room with his hands on his back.
Blatter had just made it clear.
Her Majesty wanted those technologies, those only available to Hugh Glair. But considering the meaning of Elder Isador, he could not openly give such an order. That is likely to lead to a break between the royal family and the church.
But as an imperial officer, sometimes you have to learn to solve problems for your son if you want to be in the top position. There are many things that the emperor does not need to say in person before you can do it. You don't necessarily need His Majesty the Emperor's order in order to do it. Sometimes as long as the emperor reveals a little bit of meaning, you must immediately understand it, and then do the work yourself. Of course, this kind of behavior without permission is likely to attract the emperor's swearing, but secretly, he will be very happy with your understanding. He may give you some penalties on the surface, but in the end they give you very substantial benefits, such as promotion.
The position of Marquis of Napleton has been done for too long. Unfortunately, as the Minister of Justice, he is in charge of the law of the country. Although he has a high weight, it is a pity that this position is not easy to achieve political achievements. The easiest place to perform is always war, the key sectors of finance. Therefore, the Marquis has always been difficult to have a chance to go further in the career.
But today, God seems to have given him a chance.
The kid who disturbed the emperor was now in his house.
He is preparing to treat his son.
He was the only one, and without any preparation.
Nipton's eyes narrowed.
Maybe ... this is a good opportunity to make a contribution?
Even if Isador knew it, he did not break his vow because it was not his order. Similarly, as long as he can get those skills, all his faults will cease to exist, and what is waiting for him will be a huge reward given to him by the emperor.
Thinking of this, Nipton shook the bell, and a servant came in.
"Go and call some of them from Become, quickly, and then gather all the family warriors secretly. When the client has healed Master Feller's injury, notify me immediately."
"Yes, sir."
The potion spread on Feller's hand, making him feel a little itchy.
He wanted to scratch it.
Xiu held his hand down and said, "Don't move, that's the feeling that must be caused when new meat is born. Rest assured, as long as you lie down for a day, you will be fine."
Feller struggled to sit up and said, "Shuigler, I thank you for healing my hand, but I want to tell you that when my hand is ready, I will still challenge you, and I will fight with you. Duel, defend the dignity and glory of my Napleton family! "
"I don't need your gratitude. If you come to me again, I will break both your legs and make sure that I can't even cure me. If my mood is good enough, maybe I will You threw it into the pen, and watched you roll in the pit.
Xiu gave Feller a vicious warning, and the boy was pale.
Looking at Fowler's horror, Xiu Yi laughed lightly: "Look, you are not as brave as you think, you still lack much experience and exercise."
Then he walked out of the door.
A servant had been waiting in front of the room door and saw Xiu coming out. He stepped forward and respectfully said to Xiu: "Master said, if the master's injury is all right, please sit in his study. He hopes to be able to I thank you personally. He has prepared some small gifts for this. "
"Oh?" Xiu frowned.
"Yes," the servant replied, "the master said, you will definitely be interested in gifts."
Xiu Yi was surprised.
If he feels right, even before the Marquis of Nipton took him to heal his son, he still had a full opinion of himself. After only a while, this marquis became so hospitable Is it?
Xiu thought about it, and said to the servant, "Master Master Feller's injury has just been healed, isn't Lord Marquis planning to come and see?"
The servant replied, "Sir, the Lord Marquis is very relieved."
Xiu's face sank.
"Is that so?" He said to himself, thinking with a bowed head, and nodded, "Since the Lord is so kind, you can lead the way."
The servant took Xiu to the depths of the Marquis House.
As Xiu followed the servant while watching boredly, he noticed that he didn't meet anyone when he came along.
When he came to a promenade, he casually asked the servant, "There should be many servants at the Marquis House, so big?"
The servant's face immediately showed a proud look: "That's for sure. The Napleton family, there are hundreds of servants alone."
"Hundreds of servants ..." Xiu nodded. "If that's the case, should there be at least two gardeners in a garden?"
"It's four," the servant answered.
"It's interesting," Xiuyi said. He stood at one end of the promenade and looked at the garden in the distance: "Since there are four gardeners, why haven't I seen that garden alone?"
As soon as the servant stayed, he replied with a bit of panic: "They ... they might go ... to do something else. You know, there are always many things at Marquis House."
"So it is." Xiu Yi nodded.
He suddenly jumped out of the promenade and quickly walked towards the garden. At the same time, he said, "These flowers are very beautiful. There are some flowers that have never been seen in the northern continent. I want to admire them."
The servant was anxious: "Sir, master is still waiting for you in the study."
"Don't worry," Xiuyi said while strolling in the garden.
Suddenly he stretched out his hand, grabbed it quickly in front of a flower, and then reached into the servant with his fist, saying, "Guess what I caught?"
"What?" The servant didn't understand.
Xiu Yi had a hand, and a little bee buzzed out of his hand.
"A bee." Xiu Yi smiled proudly, as if proud of his behavior.
"A bee?" The servant was dizzy.
"And more than one." Xiu Yi said seriously, his right hand was linked, and he even caught a few little bees and then released them.
"It's strange, I didn't see them at all." The servant wondered what was going on. Why he didn't see any bees flying here beforehand.
Xiu blinked at the servant: "It's weird? It's not really necessary. You should know that a magician can always see things that others can't see, and can do things that others can't."
"Are you a magician?" The servant exclaimed.
"Yes, do you need proof?" Xiu's wrist flipped, and a crystal ball suddenly appeared in his palm like that.
His gaze glanced slightly at the crystal ball, with a sarcastic smile in his eyes.
The wrist moved slightly and the crystal ball disappeared.
The servant is quite adored by Xiuyi's hand, but fortunately he has not forgotten his mission: "Uh ... Dear Mr. Glair, I think maybe we shouldn't compete with the little bees here. You know It is rude to let a marquis wait for a long time. "The servant carefully reminded Xiuyi.
"You're right, so I won't let him wait too long." Xiu Yi said, but stayed in the flowers.
For a while he got close to a flower and sniffed its scent, and then came to another large cluster of flowers to stop and admire the bright colors of these plants. He gently touched the petals with his fingers, as if he loved these beautiful flowers, and the seeds of plants fell out of his hands.
Everywhere, some seeds spilled onto the ground.
The servant waited anxiously, but did not dare to urge, but Xiu Yi walked around at will, as if walking in his garden.
He strolled for a while before saying to his servant, "I've seen it. Let's go now."
The servant wiped his sweat, and then took Xiu Yi to the study.
The Marquis of Napleton was already in the study waiting for repair.
Seeing Xiuyi coming, the Marquis gave a hearty laugh: "Thank you very much, Mr. Glair, you cured my son's hand."
"Can you care if I hurt your son, I'm very grateful."
"Oh, that's a thing of the past." The Marquis waved his hands, as if he had completely forgotten everything that had happened before: "How can I be accountant for a noble guest like you, compared to those little misunderstandings? I also hope you Can forgive my previous insolence. "
"Guy?" Xiu looked at the Marquis. "Master Nepton, so do you know who I am?"
"Of course." The Marquis' expression was serious: "Shuegler, the genius who turned the Lance Empire upside down, I heard that you have acquired the entire alchemy heritage of the Lance Empire and Electra. You are The only person in the world who can make a teleportation ring and a space ring. "
"One thing you said wrong."
"What?" Marquis froze.
"I invented the Teleportation Circle and the Space Ring, not from anyone."
The jazz paused and laughed: "Right, you are an extraordinary genius, as I said. Then ..." The Marquis stood up and poured a glass of wine for Xiuyi himself: Your genius, for your generosity, for you to be able to come to the south continent and toast. "
"Thank you, but I don't want to drink for now." Xiu Yi declined the marquis' persuasion.
"It's just a cup." The Marquis was very attentive. "Let's just plead guilty to my previous insolence."
The wine glass came to Xiuyi's side, bright red.
Xiu Yi looked at the red wine and finally nodded: "All right."
He drank up his red wine.
Seeing Xiu drinking the wine, Nepston was relieved.
He sat back to his place again, and his tone suddenly turned cold: "So, Mr. Shuigler, considering the harm you have done to my son, should you have appropriate compensation?"
"Compensation? I thought I had compensated, and I healed your son's hand."
"That's not enough." The Marquis of Napleton arrived: "My son's heart has been hit. His spirit and body have suffered tremendously. In addition to my family, Napleton is an ancient and long-standing family. No one has ever disrespected this family. Your actions have also hurt the dignity and glory of my family. "
"Is that so?" Xiu nodded. "So how do you want me to compensate?"
"Theoretically, considering the damage you caused to a nobleman, you can only use your life to make up for it. But for your timely remedy, I want to give you a chance."
"what chance?"
"As we know, you are the only person in the world who knows how to transmit the magic circle and the space ring. As long as you are willing to hand over all the alchemy you know, then this thing will be cancelled, what do you think?"
"That sounds good." Xiu shrugged. "But it's good for you. So what if I refuse?"
The Marquis of Napleton's face sank: "You better choose to reject these two words carefully. I don't like being rejected. Hugh Igle. Maybe I should tell you one thing, the one you drink. Glass of wine ... poisoned by me. "
Xiu Yi's face became very strange.
He lowered his head and looked at himself as if examining his body, but his pale face betrayed him, exposing the panic in his heart. Napleton was so proud that he laughed.
What has brought the Reims Empire to Earthquake, but hasn't it been captured by him?
He didn't even need a samurai.
Looking up, Xiu looked coldly at the Marquis of Napleton: "I don't understand a question, Lord Napleton, I wonder if you can give me an answer."
"Let's say, if I'm in a good mood, I'll answer you." Nipperton said casually, he could see that the boy was pretending to be calm.
"What made you dare to fight against me? I'm a guest invited by Isador, aren't you afraid of his anger? Or is this what he meant at all?"
"No, no one intended." Nipton shook his head: "But some things don't require others to do it to do it. As long as they catch you and force you to surrender the alchemy that you have, then I will be the Empire I did a great job. Isador might be angry under the crown, but what about that? I did great work for the empire! I did it for the national interest, and he couldn't do anything to me. "
"So it's just your personal behavior?"
"of course."
"That would be much easier." Xiu Yi nodded.
"What?" Nipton froze.
"I said that would be much easier. Since no one directs you to do that, it means that you will not get public support in any way until your action is complete. One thing you are right is if you succeed Caught me and forced me to surrender all alchemy. You do have a good chance of becoming an empire, but have you ever thought about it, if you can't force alchemy? "
Nepston trembled.
Xiu Yi has sneered: "If you catch me and get nothing, what will happen? Kill me? Then you will lose what you already have. Am I right? So you Dare not kill me. "
"You!" Napleton was furious, but Xiuyi was right, he didn't dare to kill Xiuyi.
If Xiuyi really dies, he will be the first unlucky one. The anger of Her Majesty will wipe out the entire Napleton family from the Empire.
Xiu Yi pointed this out keenly.
However, the next moment, Xiu Yi said, "But this is not the worst. The worst case is that you have dealt with me, but you haven't succeeded, so I ran away. So what are the consequences? That is likely to allow me to flee the southern continent, which will lead to a complete breakdown of my relationship with the Serra Empire and the Scourge Church. Considering the serious consequences behind this incident, I guess maybe your emperor will use your death Come and calm my anger! "
Speaking of this, Xiu Yi slowly stood up: "It's a pity that what you have encountered is just the worst case ... you didn't really catch me."
Nepston was startled: "You, how could you still be able to act? It's impossible! You already drank ..."
"Etching Spirit Juice, an overbearing and terrible poison, people who take it will be unable to move and become paralyzed." Xiu Yi answered easily.
The Marquis of Napleton screamed, "You know?"
Xiu Yi looked at Lord Marquis with amusement: "Why don't I know? You have poisoned an alchemist ... Oh my god, this is so ridiculous." Xiu Yi put his hand on the table and let himself Face as close as possible to the Marquis of Napleton: "I think your understanding of me is not deep enough. Do n’t you know that apart from mastering the alchemy of space spells, is my alchemy best at pharmacy? I just started from this Yes, you should use the spirit grass to deal with me? You might as well give me some wine directly to be more effective ... "
As he said, Xiu raised his hand, held Nepston's neck, and slammed into the book case.
Three more deliveries.