I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 419 - 235: The Dark Night General Who Infiltrated the Royal Capital Alone_2

Chapter 419: Chapter 235: The Dark Night General Who Infiltrated the Royal Capital Alone_2

They want to eat people but they’re beating around the bush.

Gu Shanhai naturally saw through the Regent Minister’s thoughts at a glance. These folks were truly interesting. Their vision wasn’t grand, yet they aspired to bite off more than they could chew—weren’t they afraid they’d end up bursting?

Over the past few days, he had also studied the function of the Goddess Statue. Its main functions were to summon heroes and bestow blessings upon them. The so-called protective ability was actually limited. The Demon King Army might be unable to break the Goddess’s protection over the Royal Capital in the short term, but they didn’t need to—just surrounding it for a year or two would be enough to starve the luxurious and lecherous nobles to death.

Of course, if the Demon King came, once the attack’s strength reached a certain threshold, it would be possible to directly break the Goddess’s protection.

It’s just that each time, a hero from another world would come along, facing pressure all the way to the Demon King City to defeat the Demon King, so the Goddess’s protection had never really been necessary.

This time, the discovery of the Demon King Army’s traces outside the city gates, in Gu Shanhai’s view, could very well be a spy who had leaked traces, or it could be these nobles putting on a self-directed act, thinking to lure Hualou Chun and Taohua Xiao away from Gu Shanhai and then make their move on him.

Therefore, Gu Shanhai felt it was a miracle that the Holy Kingdom had managed to survive up to now.

"Oh, all right then, bring it over to me," Gu Shanhai glanced at the Regent Minister, wanting to see what other tricks the guy had up his sleeve.

Hearing this, the Regent Minister cursed in his heart that Gu Shanhai just didn’t know how to play along. Why couldn’t he just obediently follow him? He didn’t have to do all this.

However, he dared not show his true feelings, forcing a smile on his face as he said, "We are unable to touch the Sword of the Hero. Only you, as the hero, can go over there personally."

"That so, no rush then. Let’s see what the situation with the Demon King Army is first. If it’s just a bunch of mangy dogs and clay chickens, there’s no harm in fetching the sword later. If they’re really powerful, I’ll ask the Goddess to send us back," Gu Shanhai said seriously.

This statement left everyone a bit dumbfounded. Isn’t a hero supposed to fight to the death for them? How could he think of running away?

"But... but, Hero, if you don’t defeat the Demon King, the Goddess won’t revive you," the Regent Minister was somewhat taken aback by Gu Shanhai’s words.

"No problem, I can threaten the Goddess with the Hero Continent. If she doesn’t send us back, I’ll slaughter everyone in the Holy Kingdom and smash the Goddess Statue, cutting her off from summoning reincarnated heroes. It’s not a bad deal to die together as long as I’m taking the whole Hero Continent down with me," Gu Shanhai reasoned.

Upon hearing Gu Shanhai’s words, everyone felt chills down their spine. Was this really a hero? Talk of slaughtering kingdoms and destroying the Goddess Statue, not even the Demon King had done such things.

"After that, we could also join the Demon King Army. I think the Demon King would be very happy to have us. Later, when the Demon King rules the Hero Continent, we can enjoy life carefreely," Gu Shanhai kindly analyzed the situation for the nobles present.

This time, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

Not for any other reason than the logic in Gu Shanhai’s words. The problem was that they would be the ones to die while the hero enjoyed life. How could they possibly accept that in their hearts? After all, in the past, it was the heroes who died while they lived in luxury.

"I... I..." The Regent Minister’s expression turned very ugly; he hadn’t expected Gu Shanhai to have an escape plan ready.

If the Demon King received the hero’s allegiance, then they would all be dead men walking.

’No, this hero must be dealt with!’ The Regent Minister suddenly felt a murderous intent.

Finally, with gritted teeth, he immediately drew a dagger adorned with various gems from his bosom and charged at Gu Shanhai: "Die, Demon King’s lackey!!!"

For a moment, there was no shortage of those who responded.

Gu Shanhai looked at the hoard of nobles charging forward with their decorative-level weapons, levels three and five, and couldn’t help but chuckle.

It seemed his words had indeed struck a nerve with these ’Sky Dragon People.’ Otherwise, why would these nobles do something so unseemly, although kneeling before him wasn’t exactly proper either.

"Protect me, eh? What, are you thinking of rebelling?" Gu Shanhai said in a mocking tone as he looked at some of the nobles who hadn’t moved and the guards around him.

This made everyone hesitate, with talk of both slaughter and joining the Demon King, leaving them at a loss for what to say for a moment.

Just as someone was preparing to follow Gu Shanhai’s orders, they were pulled back by others. At first glance, it seemed like Gu Shanhai had lost the people’s heart, but upon closer consideration, it became clear that Gu Shanhai never had their hearts to begin with.

With a sweep of his sleeve, those who rushed toward him vanished without a trace, leaving everyone with the same thought: Gu Shanhai was performing for them.

His earlier words were also a deliberate provocation, just an excuse to eliminate dissenters and kill.

"Alright, let’s start the post-event settlement," Gu Shanhai spread his hands, indicating to continue.

Everyone understood the directness of his words.

"Is the track of the Demon King Army real or fake?" Gu Shanhai asked.

This was crucial. If false, that was still manageable, but if it was true, then it likely meant the Noble Alliance forces had probably been decimated midway.

"The Regent Minister has struck a deal with the Dark Night General of the Demon King Army, offering your life in exchange for the Demon King not invading the Holy Kingdom for ten years," a nobleman said, steeling himself.

"So, the so-called Sword of the Hero is fake?" Gu Shanhai casually continued to inquire.

"Yes," was the nobleman’s only response.

Well, this group didn’t even bother to bait the hook when fishing; did they really think they were some sort of geniuses?

"And the Dark Night General? Is he waiting for me at the trading spot right now?" Gu Shanhai asked again. It seemed that Hualou Chun and Taohua Xiao were indeed lured away, and the track of the Demon King Army was most likely false.

"Yes, Hero Your Excellency, he is at the Regent Minister’s residence," another nobleman jumped out, hastening to speak since not saying anything during the upcoming settlement meant no survival.

"Originally, I kept you to manage for me, but now it seems you’d rather let the Holy Kingdom fall into a demon’s pit than hand over power willingly. Fine, then I’ll satisfy you," Gu Shanhai said with such righteous indignation, wholly different from his earlier talk of surrender and massacre.

"However, being a kind-hearted person, I’m giving you one more chance. Confiscate all the traitors’ wealth and present it. Monitor each other, of course, you may shield one another as well. Just pray I don’t discover something because irrespective of whether you knew or not, you’ll pay the price," Gu Shanhai said with profound implications.

His meaning was clear: not only would he have them killed, but also have them dig their own graves.

Ordinarily, nobles would have protested by now, but Gu Shanhai was neither King nor noble, and his willingness to kill without as much as blinking an eye left no room for objection.

The nobles could only reply in fear and trepidation, while in their minds, they contemplated using this opportunity to eliminate their political adversaries. After all, it was rare to find such a rule-breaker.

As for what to do later, that was a problem for another day.

An enemy might be spared, but a supposed ally bearing a grudge had to be dealt with first.

And the nobles had a secret hope: what if they surrendered to the Demon King Army?

Gu Shanhai was so brutal; could the Demon King Army be even worse? It was only the death of numerous commoners each year, and since commoners were expendable, it was unthinkable for them to lose their wealth and power, a truly heinous crime.

"Well then, I wonder if anyone is willing to lead the way for me to meet this Dark Night General; after all, he is our collaborator," Gu Shanhai certainly didn’t care what the nobles thought. He just wanted to dissect this Demon Clan member to study their physiological development.

What is there to dissect in humans? If he were to dissect, he’d prefer unique species like elves or dwarves.

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