Chapter 304 The death of the baron triggers a special event in the territory (5600)
"Hehe...hehehe...old man, you are finally dead!"
"For so many days, I was afraid that you would wake up again and that my actions would be exposed. I was so scared that I couldn't sleep every night!"
"Now that you are finally dead, I don't have to worry anymore!"
"As long as I wait for the messenger from the main city to witness tomorrow, I will be the new baron!"
Then, Fitz Walker huddled in bed and kept letting out suppressed laughter...
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The corners of Cao Xing's mouth also curved.
"It actually worked."
"In this way, this boy will become a real baron and have great rights!"
There are many benefits to becoming a Baron.
First of all, it has absolute control over the civilians within its territory.
The baron can decide their life, death and whereabouts. In other words, he can distribute them wherever he wants.
Each baron's territory was quite large, with many villages under his jurisdiction and a large number of civilians in them.
And with Cao Xing's identity, he naturally couldn't refuse if Fitz Walker kept sending more civilians to him.
In this way, he is equivalent to directly solving the big problem of underpopulation!
Coupled with the training camp, you can even realize the violent soldier mode!
Thinking of this, Cao Xing almost couldn't help laughing.
Of course, the benefits of controlling a baron don't end there.
The resources in each baron's hands are terrifying.
They have long levied various land taxes, head taxes, trade taxes, etc. in their territories.
Although part of the tax revenue will be used to develop the armed forces and land construction, the baron himself must have left a lot of wealth.
Food, money, and even precious resources such as mithril and gemstones must have reached a terrifying level.
I am worried about how to get a lot of food.
At that time, Cao Xing can let this boy take him to the Baron's Mansion and loot it!
As he thought about it, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha, this is so comfortable!"
At this time, he looked at his backpack.
There is a [Soul Contract Scroll (Orange)] there.
This thing can force a creature's favorability to reach full value and control the other's life and death.
Cao Xing thought: "How about I use this scroll on Fitz Walker and completely control him in my hands?"
"Although this orange scroll is precious, having a baron in my hands can bring me a lot of benefits."
"Moreover, this boy's ambition seems to be more than just being a baron."
"If I help secretly, he might be able to upgrade his title again and become a viscount or earl, with greater rights!"
"At that time, I will be equivalent to indirectly controlling a kingdom minister!"
After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing shook his head, "Let's take another look."
"However, this kid's plan was successful. He should come to me again in two days. I have to make some preparations."
Thinking of this, Cao Xing emptied these thoughts and fell asleep.
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Just when he thought that the night would be spent peacefully.
Later in the night.
While Cao Xing was sleeping, he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the lord's mansion.
"Soldiers, stop him quickly!"
"What's going on? Why did this kid suddenly go crazy?"
"I don't know, subdue him, the lord has ordered not to hurt him!"
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As fourth-level powerhouses, their senses are extremely sharp.
Almost as soon as the sound was heard outside the territory, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue woke up together.
"Axing, the sound seems to be coming from inside our territory. Is there any enemy intruding?" Liu Muxue frowned slightly.
Cao Xing shook his head, "There is no battle information, so it shouldn't be the enemy."
"Let's go out and take a look first."
"OK!"
They quickly dressed and climbed out of bed.
And as quickly as possible, he arrived outside the Lord's Mansion.
As soon as I walked out of the Lord's Mansion, the temperature dropped suddenly.
The extremely low temperatures in the middle of the night make people feel goosebumps.
It was like jumping from a warm stove into an ice cave.
At this moment, Cao Xing saw a large number of Ascalonian soldiers and centaur spear and shield cavalry.
Assam, Sarah, Renes and others have all rushed over.
They formed a circle and surrounded a figure inside.
Cao Xing and Liu Muxue frowned together.
Assam, who was holding the Sword of the Lake Lady, saw them coming and said respectfully: "I've met the lord, I've met the lord's wife."
Cao Xing nodded slightly, "Assam, what's going on?"
Assam Hui reported: "Lord, he is the painter you brought back from Annuo River Village last time."
"Didn't he say before that he suffered from mental illness and would have attacks from time to time? Now it seems that he is really having an attack."
"Just now he was madly attacking our polar people, and then he was stopped by the soldiers. Now he is in a crazy state."
"But with your orders, the soldiers didn't attack him."
After hearing this, Cao Xing finally understood the reason for the commotion.
He walked forward.
The group of Ascalon soldiers separated a path for Cao Xing.
Soon, he came to the center of the encirclement and surrounded him.
The centaur spear and shield cavalry were holding large shields and forming a circle with one hand holding a spear.
And in the center, there was a being with disheveled hair and a black aura all over his body.
He was using his own hands to attack the shields of the spear and shield cavalry crazily.
At the same time, his mouth was still roaring like a wild beast!
"Ho! Roar!"
"Die to me all! Die to me all!"
"You are all monsters! Get out of my mind, I will tear you all to pieces!"
This crazy young man is Edward.
He himself only has level 7 strength, which is equivalent to an ordinary person.
Any Lance and Shield Cavalry or Ascalonian soldier on the field can be instantly killed with just one sword strike.
But no one took action and allowed Edward to attack.
He attacked the shields of those spear and shield cavalry, not only did he not cause any damage, but the huge backlash also shattered his hands into bloody pieces.
But Edward continued to attack with perseverance, and he was determined not to give up until he tore his enemy into pieces.
After seeing Cao Xing coming, the centaur spear and shield cavalry said one after another: "I have seen the lord!"
Kandar in the distance said: "Lord, you are finally here, this human being is crazy."
"He just bit my ass!"
Kandar looked very angry and touched the buttocks of his centaur's lower body with one hand. There was still a tooth mark there.
Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Cao Xing nodded and then shouted.
"Edward."
Seemingly hearing a familiar voice, the mad painter stopped and turned his head.
Then he looked at Cao Xing, a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.
He seemed to have regained a little sense and struggled to reply: "Lord...Lord..."
The next moment, Edward seemed to have been hit hard suddenly, covering his head in pain!
Then, he looked at Cao Xing angrily.
"Damn guy, you actually pretended to be a lord and deceived me!"
"I'm going to kill you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Edward rushed towards him.
At this time, a Centaur Lancer and Shield Cavalry stopped him directly.
"Ho! Get out of my way! I'm going to tear this guy pretending to be a lord to pieces!"
Edward attacked frantically.
Cao Xing frowned slightly. He could also see that Edward's illness seemed a bit serious and he might not be able to recover for a while.
"Get a few people, restrain him, and take him to the basement."
"Don't hurt him."
Upon hearing this, several Ascalonian soldiers quickly passed over, ignoring the frantic Edward, and grabbed his limbs.
"Damn it! You guys let me go!"
Edward was still struggling wildly.
However, those Ascalon soldiers are all level 30 creatures. With their strength, they can easily lift even boulders weighing thousands of kilograms.
Not to mention, Edward is only at level 7.
He could only be escorted by these four soldiers to the basement.
And just then.
From the crowd behind him, another Edward appeared.
His pupils widened and he said with a trembling tone:
"Lord...Lord, that person is not me!"
Hearing the sound, everyone turned their eyes and were shocked.
There was an extremely frightened look on his face, as if he had seen something terrifying!
At this moment, the one or two hundred people on the field felt confused, and there was even a chill behind their backs...
Cao Xing also had a puzzled look on his face, and stayed on the two Edwards, constantly observing.
Edward, who was caught by four soldiers, seemed to have regained consciousness.
He saw at a glance that the man who looked exactly like him at the back of the crowd also had a frightened look in his eyes.
"Lord! It's it! It's the one who has set its sights on me!"
"It's all his fault that I'm what I am now. This is an evil devil!"
And Edward who came out from behind immediately retorted: "You are talking nonsense, you are the devil!"
"I had just been resting in the room. I felt something approaching me in a daze, and then I fainted and never came out!"
The captured Edward also said: "You are lying! I just had a mental illness."
"The lord told me that if I get mad, go outside the territory. Those soldiers will subdue me, so I came out!"
"You're lying!"
At this moment, even Cao Xing was a little confused.
Suddenly two Edwards appeared.
And they all look real and make sense.
Even Cao Xing’s system panel couldn’t see any problems.
But obviously, one of the two Edwards must be fake. The corner of Cao Xing's mouth twitched, "Damn, is this the case again?"
"These guys who can disguise themselves are really troublesome."
Cao Xing's [Eye of True Seeing] can only see through some simple disguises.
And those ghosts and demons who are extremely good at disguise have various ways to avoid detection.
As the saying goes, the Tao is as high as the devil.
Of course, the most effective way is to kill these two Edwards together, and the fake guy will definitely be exposed.
However, in this way, Cao Xing lost a talent with advanced life skills.
Including everyone, they didn’t know how to tell the difference for a while.
Cao Xing thought for a moment and then said: "Well, I don't care which of you is true or false."
"I'm going to tie you up now and lock you in the basement."
"Then take your time and observe."
Upon hearing this, the two Edwards said at the same time: "No problem."
Seeing them agree so readily, Cao Xing was also a little surprised.
Are both Edwards real?
Or is it that the fake Edward is not afraid of being tied up?
And when Cao Xing took out the leader-level vines.
Suddenly, he saw that Edward, who was caught by the soldiers, had a slight change in his expression.
He could feel that the toughness of the leader-level vines in Cao Xing's hands was beyond imagination!
"Assam, go over and tie them up."
The knight came over respectfully.
When he took the vine from Cao Xing's hand and gradually approached Edward, there was a trace of panic in his eyes.
Cao Xing noticed something was wrong with him.
"Edward, what's wrong with you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying black energy suddenly burst out from this 'Edward''s body!
Four powerful Ascalon soldiers were knocked away at the same time!
Then, he turned around and ran away in an instant.
At the critical moment, Cao Xing saw the opportunity quickly and directly used the [Large Net Launcher].
"Bang!"
This large fishing net was directly placed on 'Edward''s body, stopping his escape.
At the same time, all the combatants on the field reacted instantly and surrounded Edward.
At this moment, 'Edward' on the ground seemed to know that he had been exposed.
He slowly stood up from the ground.
Substantial black energy kept coming out of his body.
Moreover, this black gas flowed out of his mouth, nose, and even eyes!
He looked at Cao Xing and grinned in a terrifying arc!
Then he said: "Is it still...exposed?"
At this moment, everyone on the field drew their weapons and prepared for battle.
Cao Xing was relieved when he saw that he had found the right target, and then asked, "Who are you?"
'Edward' grinned again, "Who am I?"
"I have many identities, which can be traced back to thousands of years ago..."
"I have been the richest beggar and the poorest king. I have played with the princess of the kingdom and tasted the beautiful elves..."
"I even served as a clergyman in the Holy See for a period of time."
"I don't know, what kind of identity do you want to know about me?"
Cao Xing replied: "I know, you are a devil."
As soon as he finished speaking, he directly hit it with [Ice Hockey Technique].
"Bang!"
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At this moment, that 'Edward''s blood volume had returned to zero, but he was still standing where he was.
And showed a terrifying smile to Cao Xing.
"Do you think you can catch me like this?"
"Even the most powerful demon hunters can do nothing to me, and even the clergy regard me as a god..."
"I feel that your territory has a magical power. If you are willing to surrender to me, I will give you everything you want!"
But Cao Xing sneered: "I'm afraid you're not qualified to surrender to me."
"Go ahead and kill this guy."
After saying that, Cao Xing threw his [Ice Soul Spin Spear] directly.
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And this 'Edward' was still standing there, with a terrible smile appearing on the corner of his mouth again.
"Human, you made the worst decision in your life..."
"From today on, your territory, and you, will always live in fear..."
"You will gradually become like that poor painter, afraid to sleep every night, afraid to go out, mentally disturbed, and out of control."
"Until one day, you kneel on the ground and beg me to help you free yourself!"
The attack from those soldiers had already arrived.
All kinds of spears and swords struck him.
"Puff! Puff puff puff!"
However, the strange thing is that when these sword blades fell on 'Edward''s body, they were like cutting on a ball of oil, causing no harm at all.
At the same time, endless black energy erupted from the opponent's body!
The entire territory seemed to be enveloped in a terrifying aura!
Then, a harsh sound came to their ears.
"Hehehe... remember, be careful with anyone around you!"
The next moment, this black air disappeared.
At the same time, a system prompt appears.
[Survivors, please note that your territory has been targeted by a certain entity, triggering a special event: Demonic Invasion]
[Introduction to the event: A demon appears in your territory. It will randomly possess anyone. Please identify it carefully and find it. 】
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Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing frowned, "A possessed demon?"
His eyes quickly scanned his surroundings.
I found that the eyes of more than 200 people on the field were full of vigilance and seriousness.
At this moment, he noticed an Ascalonian soldier in the crowd with a gloomy face and a terrifying smile!
"Get him."
After receiving Cao Xing's order, a large number of Ascalon soldiers around him took action and pushed the soldier directly to the ground.
But the soldier who was held down continued to grin and said, "Oh? You caught me? Then what?"
"Do you have a way to deal with me?"
It grinned wide, as if it were mocking wantonly!
Naturally, it is impossible for Cao Xing and others to really take action against their own subjects.
So, he looked at Liu Muxue next to him and said, "Use a large net ejection device."
Liu Muxue executed it without hesitation.
"Bang!"
A huge animal trap enveloped the soldier.
At this moment, the soldier's body trembled, and a mass of black energy rushed out of his body.
The soldier also passed out due to severe mental injuries.
Demonic possession is not a spiritual attack, so it cannot be immune to the skill [Thought of Faith].
Cao Xing frowned again.
"It's a bit difficult."
"This bastard actually possesses my subjects. I can't do anything to my subjects."
"And normal control methods don't seem to have any effect on it."
And just then.
The body of a Centaur Lancer and Shield Cavalry next to him also began to twitch.
The next moment, he directly raised the spear in his hand and began to sweep at the friendly creatures around him.
At the same time, strange screams were still coming from his mouth.
"Hahaha! Die to me!"
Bang! Bang bang!
The holy shields on the surrounding soldiers who were attacked by him exploded layer by layer.
See this scene.
Without Cao Xing's command, the surrounding soldiers swarmed forward again and subdued the Centaur Lancer and Shield Cavalry.
However, after being controlled, the centaur continued to laugh crazily.
A black energy emerged from his body again, which also meant that the demon had left his body.
At the same time, the devil's wanton ridicule sounded in Cao Xing's ears.
"Hahaha!"
"Are you feeling powerless and angry?"
"Poor human lord! I can feel that the fear in your heart is burning like a flame. Don't suppress it anymore..."
"As long as you surrender to me, I can let you have everything you desire, just give up that fragile conscience..."
The increasingly chaotic scene outside made the citizens of the entire territory start to wake up.
Victoria, Francesca, and even Bertie Sunstrider and other commander-level figures also came out one by one.
Cao Xing quickly ordered: "All staff, don't come out!"
After hearing the order, all the staff stopped and returned to their rooms.
This demon's methods are extremely strange.
The more people there are, the harder it is to find them.
"Hahaha! Ignorant human beings, do you think you can hide in the room?"
"I can possess any creature, even the cattle and chickens in your territory. I can't escape."
"Besides, I can transform into anyone. How are you going to find me?"
Hearing this, everyone on the field changed their expressions.
I have to say that this demon's methods are really weird.
Possession + transformation are simply bug-like methods.
Cao Xing was also thinking about ways to deal with this demon.
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