Cecilia Russell.
The eternal leader of Amir people, the actual ruler of Sethfree Territory, the beloved daughter of the Russell family, the loyal follower of the Silver Elf, the killer of the Frost Giant, and the warmest light in the cold winter.
Dead.
Being killed by Baron Louis.
Astonishment, anger, disbelief and heavy.
Many complex emotions turned into malicious and rushed to Louis like the tide.
Butler Pat knelt on the ground and burst into tears;
Master Fellman seemed to have aged for over a hundred years, and his long black hair slowly turned white.
The eyes of the guards and knights from Sethfree Territory turned red, and the broken array behind them was about to condense again.
The aristocrats were either sad, heavy, or joyful.
Only Louis remained unmoved.
He stood in the freezing snow, and his upper body was like the most perfect sculpture. Every muscle was filled with the art of violence, which looked so amazing.
The element of the flame turned into a swimming dragon and circled around Louis to avoid him being attacked by the cold snow.
Louis squatted down and grinned.
"If pretending to be dead is useful, your curse of death won't come to you, will it?"
Playing dead?!
When this familiar Steel Empire's words came out from Louis's mouth, including the aristocrats, the mages, the knights, and butler, all of them could not help but feel ridiculous from the bottom of their hearts.
It didn't mean that they hoped that Countess Cecilia would die, but that they didn't want to believe that the woman who was noble in front of others and protected the dignity of warriors actually chose to pretend to die in front of Baron Louis to escape from the death in battle.
"Well…" This was more unacceptable than the death.
"Well, well, I'm really curious about what you have got in Thorn Territory, which made you, still a standard apprentice mage two days ago, have such a sharp intuition."
A weak voice came from the snow in front of Louis.
Countess Cecilia struggled to stand up. Her body wrapped in the dead rose armor slowly revealed its original appearance, white and pink, attracting everyone's attention.
"Who has Photo Scroll?!"
"Who has it?! Give it to me! I'll pay you a lot!"
A familiar voice rang in the aristocratic group.
"I just got the character that you aristocrats would never learn. That is how to respect others."
Louis's voice was cold.
"Now you have the power to deal with me as you like. You are right whatever you say."
Countess Cecilia did not care.
"But how will you deal with the whole Sethfree Territory? This was not totally a territory of Steel Empire. There are several hundred thousand Amir people living there. They are only loyal to me."
"Surrender or die."
Louis said calmly.
"Of course, you have a better choice."
Louis's body was even lower. He almost leaned against Countess Cecilia. The scene was so erotic that it almost made the aristocrat who wished to buy Photo Scroll faint.
For him, it was money.
He could even get the friendship with the goblins and the dwarves!
"What choice do I have? A prisoner?"
Countess Cecilia smiled with self mockery.
Perhaps in many people's eyes, she was the apple of the Russell family's eye, the Rose Warrior of Steel Empire.
But only a few people knew that she came to Sethfree Territory not because of the inspiration of Steel Empire, but because of her worst plan after she had no way out.
Because Countess Cecilia not only refused the marriage of the Mourinho family, but also badly injured the emissary sent by the latter.
Cecilia didn't regret what she had done in the past. She just regretted that she hadn't been able to kill the man behind the arranged marriage messenger.
But it was too late to say that.
She, Cecilia Russell, who was used to be the Rose Warrior of Steel Empire, was going to be the prisoner of Louis.
"No."
Louis replied with a faint smile.
"Thorn Territory needs rebuilding, resources, people and prestige in the north."
The eyes of Countess Cecilia lit up.
"And Sethfree Territory was a good choice." Louis pressed his body against Cecilia's and said with a snicker, "And as a reward, I can remove the curse on you."
Countess Cecilia sniffed, with a smile on her face, she still nodded.
The alliance mentioned before did not surprise Countess Cecilia, because it was within her expectation. Cecilia couldn't help laughing out when she heard the later part about removing the curse.
I admit that you are a good fighter, Louis.
However, as the old saying goes, "One might have learned the doctrine earlier than the other, or might be a master in his own special field."
One might know nothing about other industries except his own.
Even Steel Empire's court mage couldn't do anything about this curse. It was clear that only the Gold Elf could solve it. What could you do, Louis?
Are you joking!
Louis noticed that Countess Cecilia didn't care about it, but he didn't care about Cecilia's attitude either.
It's okay if you don't believe me.
But you have to believe the sign-in system.
The battle came to an end.
For the aristocrats, today's banquet was actually quite wonderful, because it was a hearty battle… Of course, the precondition was that there was no follow-up kidnapping of Louis.
"You are challenging Steel Empire!"
Some of the aristocrats blushed.
"Louis Buckville, do you know what you are doing?! You broke the rules set by the aristocrats. Do you want to be an enemy of all the aristocrats?!"
Some old aristocrats even got angry.
"Let me go! Let me go! Lord Louis, I would like to do anything for you. Thorn Territory must need a businessman! I have the traveling merchant channel in the whole northern region!"
A familiar voice said.
Louis ignored the fat businessman who was restricted by the knight guards of Sethfree Territory. Looking at the aristocratswho were tied up, he said indifferently.
"Now you are talking about the rules with me?"
"Now you are talking about aristocrat?"
"When I was besieged just now, where were you guys who claimed to be the glory of aristocrats? At the table?"
Don't be kidding. Everyone is busy. I know you have Voice Scroll. Give me the ransom and I'll let you go."
"Of course, if you won't give me the ransom and want to stay in this world of ice and snow to have a close contact with the Frost Elves that appear and disappear at any time, I have no objection."
Louis walked up to the aristocrat who had the loudest voice at the beginning and patted his face while the latter was shivering.
"Do you hear me?"
The aristocrat lowered his head and answered in a voice that was almost inaudible, "Yes… I heard it."
"Good."
Louis nodded with satisfaction.