Chapter 304: The Baron's Death, triggering a special event in the territory (5600)

“Haha…hahaha…old man, you’re finally dead!”

"For so many days, I was afraid that you would wake up again, and I was also afraid 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 envoy from the main city to bear witness tomorrow, I will be the new Baron!"

Then, Fitz Walker curled up in his bed, laughing in a suppressed voice...

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And the corner of Cao Xing's mouth also curled up.

"It actually worked."

"This way, this boy will be a true baron, with great power!"

There are many benefits to becoming a Baron.

First of all, he has absolute control over the civilians within his territory.

The Baron can decide their life or death, and whether to stay or go. In other words, he can assign them wherever he wants.

Each baron's territory is not small, and it governs many villages with a large number of civilians.

As for Cao Xing's identity, he naturally could not refuse Fitz Walker's request to continuously send him more civilians.

In this way, he has directly solved the big problem of insufficient population!
With the addition of training barracks, you can even achieve a mass-military mode!
Thinking of this, Cao Xing almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Of course, there are more benefits to controlling a baron than just this.

The resources in the hands of each baron are terrifying.

They have long levied various land taxes, head taxes, trade taxes, etc. in their own territories.

Although part of the tax revenue would be used to develop the armed forces and land construction, the baron himself would certainly have left behind a large amount of wealth.

Food, money, and even precious resources such as mithril and gems must have reached a terrifying level.

I was just worrying about how to get plenty of food.

At that time, Cao Xing can let this kid take him to the Baron's Mansion and plunder it!
As he thought about it, he couldn't help laughing.

"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 the maximum value and control the other party's life and death.

Cao Xing pondered, "Should I use this scroll on Fitz Walker and completely control him in my hands?"

"Although this orange scroll is precious, controlling a baron can also bring me a lot of benefits."

"Besides, this kid's ambition seems to be more than just being a baron."

"If I help him secretly, he might be able to upgrade his title again and become a viscount or earl, with greater power!"

"At that time, I will be indirectly controlling a minister of the kingdom!"

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing shook his head and said, "Let's wait and see."

"However, this kid's plan was successful. He should come to me again in a couple of days. I have to make some preparations."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing cleared his mind and fell asleep.

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...

Just when he thought that the night would pass peacefully.

Later in the night.

Cao Xing was sleeping when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the lord's mansion.

"Soldiers, stop him!"

"What's going on? Why did this kid suddenly go crazy?"

"I don't know. Subdue him. The lord has ordered that he should not be harmed!"

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As fourth-level warriors, their senses are extremely sharp.

Almost at the moment the sound was heard outside the territory, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue woke up at the same time.

"Axing, the sound seems to come from our territory. Could there be any enemies breaking in?" Liu Muxue frowned slightly.

Cao Xing shook his head. "No combat information has appeared. It should not be an enemy."

"Let's go out and take a look first."

"Ok!"

They quickly dressed and climbed out of bed.

And at the fastest speed, he arrived outside the lord's mansion.

As soon as I walked out of the lord's mansion, the temperature dropped suddenly.

The extreme low temperature in the middle of the night gives people goose bumps.

It was like jumping from a warm stove into an icy cave.

At this moment, Cao Xing saw a large number of Ascalon soldiers and Centaur lance and shield cavalry.

Assam, Sarah, Renis and others have also arrived.

They formed a circle and surrounded the figure inside.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue frowned together.

Asam, holding the Sword of the Lady of the Lake, saw them coming and said respectfully, "Greetings to the Lord and the Lady of the Lord."

Cao Xing nodded slightly, "Assam, what's going on?"

Asam reported: "My Lord, this is the painter you brought back from Anno River Village last time."

"Didn't he say before that he had a mental illness and would have fits from time to time? Now it seems like he really has a fit."

"He was just madly attacking our polar people, and was stopped by the soldiers. Now he is in a frenzy."

"But due to your orders, the soldiers did not attack him."

After hearing this, Cao Xing finally understood the reason for the noise.

He walked forward.

And the group of Ascalon soldiers cleared a path for Cao Xing.

Soon, he came to the center of the encirclement.

The Centaur Lancers formed a circle, holding large shields in one hand and spears in the other.

And in the center, there was a being with disheveled hair and a black aura emanating from his body.

He was using his own hands to frantically attack the shields of the Lancers.

At the same time, he continued to make low growls like a wild beast!
"Roar! Roar!"

"All of you, die! All of you, die!"

"You are all monsters! Get out of my mind, I will tear you all to pieces!"

This crazy young man was Edward.

He is only at level 7, which is equivalent to an ordinary person.

Any spear and shield cavalryman or Ascalon soldier on the field can be killed instantly with just one sword.

But no one took action and let Edward attack.

He attacked the shields of the spear and shield cavalry, but not only did he not cause any damage, the huge recoil force also shook his hands into a bloody mess.

But Edward still attacked relentlessly, determined not to give up until he tore the enemy to pieces.

After seeing Cao Xing coming, the Centaurs with spears and shields all said, "Greetings, Lord!"

Kandar in the distance said, "Lord, you are finally here. This human is crazy."

"He just bit my butt!"

Kendar looked very angry, and he touched the buttocks of his centaur's lower body with one hand, where there was still a tooth mark.

Everyone couldn't help laughing after hearing this.

Cao Xing nodded and then shouted.

"Edward."

As if hearing a familiar voice, the frantic 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 some sanity, and struggled to reply: "Lord...Lord..."

The next moment, Edward covered his head in pain as if he had been hit hard by something!

Then he looked at Cao Xing angrily.

"Damn it! He actually disguised himself as the Lord to deceive me!"

"I am going to kill you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Edward pounced on him.

At this time, a Centaur lancer and shield cavalry directly stopped him.

"Roar! Get out of my way! I want to tear this guy disguised as the lord into pieces!"

Edward attacked frantically.

Cao Xing frowned slightly. He also realized that Edward's illness seemed to be quite serious and he might not recover for a while.

"Send a few men to restrain him and take him to the basement."

"Don't hurt him."

Hearing this, several Ascalon soldiers quickly walked over, ignoring the frantic Edward and grabbed his limbs.

"Damn it! You guys let me go!"

Edward was still struggling frantically.

However, each of those Ascalon soldiers was a level 30 creature, and with their strength, they could easily lift even boulders weighing thousands of pounds.

Not to mention Edward, who is only level 7 in strength.

He could only be escorted by these four soldiers to the basement.

And just then.

Another Edward appeared from the crowd behind him.

His pupils widened and he said in a trembling voice:
"Lord, that person is not me!"

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and were immediately startled.

There was still an expression of extreme fear on his face, as if he had seen something horrible!
At this moment, the one or two hundred people on the field were all confused, and even felt a chill in their backs...

Cao Xing also had a puzzled look on his face. He paused and observed the two Edwards.

Edward, who was caught by four soldiers, seemed to have regained consciousness.

He saw at a glance that the man at the back of the crowd, who looked exactly like him, also had a look of fear in his eyes.

"My Lord! It's this one! It's the one that's targeting me!"

"It's the reason why I'm like this now. It's an evil devil!"

Edward, who came out later, immediately retorted: "You are talking nonsense, you are the devil!"

"I was just resting in the room, and 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 attack."

"The Lord told me that if I go crazy, I should go outside the territory and the soldiers will subdue me, so I came out!"

"You're lying!"

At this moment, even Cao Xing was a little confused.

Suddenly there were two Edwards.

And they all look genuine and their statements are reasonable.

Even the Cao Xing system panel couldn't show any problems.

But it was obvious that one of the two Edwards must be a fake. 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 Vision] can only see through some simple disguises.

And those vengeful spirits and demons who are extremely good at disguise have various means of avoiding detection.

As the saying goes, the devil is as high as the Tao.

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.

No one, including everyone, knew how to tell the difference for a moment.

Cao Xing thought for a moment and said, "Well, I don't care who is real and who is fake."

"I'm going to tie you up now and lock you up in the basement."

“Then observe slowly.”

Hearing this, the two Edwards said at the same time: "No problem."

Cao Xing was a little surprised to see them agree so readily.

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, I saw that Edward, who was caught by the soldiers, had a slightly changed expression.

He could feel that the leader-level vines in Cao Xing's hands had an unimaginable toughness!
"Assam, go over there and tie them up."

The knight came over respectfully.

When he took the vine from Cao Xing's hand and gradually approached Edward, a hint of panic appeared in his eyes.

Cao Xing noticed that 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'!

Four powerful Ascalon soldiers were blown 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].

"Oh!"

This large net was directly placed on Edward's body, stopping his escape.

At the same time, all the fighters 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.

A solid black gas continued to emerge from his body.

Moreover, the black air flowed out of his mouth, nose, and even eyes!

He looked at Cao Xing, with a terrifying arc on his lips!

Then he said: "Still...exposed?"

At this moment, everyone on the field drew their weapons and prepared for battle.

Cao Xing was relieved to find that he had found the right target, and then asked, "Who are you?"

'Edward' grinned again, "Who am I?"

"I have many identities, the earliest of which can be traced back to ten thousand years ago..."

"I have been the richest beggar and the poorest king. I have played with princesses in kingdoms and tasted beautiful elves..."

"I even served as a clergyman in the Vatican for a period of time."

"I don't know, which identity of mine do you want to know?"

Cao Xing replied: "I know, you are a devil."

As soon as he finished speaking, he threw an [Ice Ball Technique] at it.

"Oh!"

【-twenty four】

At this moment, the health of 'Edward' has returned to zero, but he still stands there.

And he gave Cao Xing a terrifying smile.

"Do you think you can catch me like this?"

"Even the most powerful witchers are helpless against me, and even the clergy worship me as a god..."

"I feel that there is a magical power in your territory. If you are willing to submit to me, I will grant you everything you want!"

But Cao Xing sneered and said, "I'm afraid you are not qualified to let me submit to you."

"Go ahead and kill this guy."

After saying that, Cao Xing swung his [Ice Soul Spinning Spear] directly over.

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

【-twenty four】

...

And this 'Edward' still stood there, with a terrifying smile on his lips again.

"Human, you made the most wrong decision in your life..."

"From today on, your territory, and you, will live in fear forever..."

"You will gradually become like that poor painter, afraid to sleep every night, afraid to go out, mentally ill, and emotionally out of control."

"Until one day, you kneel on the ground and beg me to help you get rid of it!"

And the soldiers' attack had already arrived.

All kinds of spears and swords were cut into his body.

"Puff! Puff puff puff!"

However, the strange thing was that when these sword blades fell on Edward's body, it was like cutting into a ball of oil, and did not cause any damage at all.

At the same time, endless black gas erupted from the opponent's body!
The entire territory seemed to be shrouded in a terrifying aura!

Then, a piercing sound came to their ears.

"Hehehe...remember, be careful of anyone around you!"

The next moment, the black gas 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: Demon Invasion]

[Event description: A demon has appeared in your territory. It will randomly possess anyone. Please carefully identify and find it out.]

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Seeing the system prompt, Cao Xing frowned, "A demon that can possess people?"

His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings.

I noticed that the eyes of the more than 200 people on the field were full of vigilance and seriousness.

At this moment, he noticed that an Ascalon soldier in the crowd had a gloomy face and a terrifying smile!

"catch him."

After receiving Cao Xing's order, a large number of Ascalon soldiers around took action and pinned the soldier directly to the ground.

The soldier who was pinned down continued to grin and said, "Oh? You caught me? And then what?"

"Can you deal with me?"

It opened its mouth wide, as if laughing at something!

Of course, it is impossible for Cao Xing and others to really take action against their own people.

So, he looked at Liu Muxue next to him and said, "Use the large net ejection device."

Liu Muxue executed without hesitation.

"Oh!"

A huge trap was draped over the soldier.

At this moment, the soldier's body trembled and a ball of black gas suddenly rushed out of his body.

The soldier also fell into a coma due to severe mental trauma.

Demonic possession is not a mental attack, so it cannot be immune to the skill [Faith].

Cao Xing frowned again.

"It's a bit difficult."

"This bastard actually possessed my subjects, and I can't do anything to my subjects."

"And the usual control methods don't seem to have much effect on it."

And just then.

A Centaur lancer next to him also began to twitch.

The next moment, he raised the spear in his hand and began to sweep at the friendly creatures around him.

At the same time, strange noises were coming out of his mouth.

"Hahaha! Die!"

Bang!Bang bang!

The holy shields on the soldiers around him who were attacked exploded layer by layer.

See this scene.

Without the need for Cao Xing's command, the surrounding soldiers rushed forward again and subdued the Centaur lance and shield cavalry.

However, after being restrained, the centaur continued to laugh madly.

A black gas emerged from his body again, which also meant that the demon had left his body.

At the same time, Cao Xing heard the demon's wanton laughter.

"Hahaha!"

"Are you feeling powerless? Are you feeling angry?"

"Poor human lord! I can feel the fear in your heart burning like a flame. Don't suppress it anymore..."

"As long as you submit to me, I can let you have everything you desire, just give up your fragile conscience..."

The increasingly chaotic scene outside began to wake up the people of the entire territory.

Victoria, Francesca, and even commander-level figures like Bertier Sun Chaser also came out one by one.

Cao Xing quickly ordered: "All staff, don't come out!"

After hearing the order, all 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.

"Hahaha! Foolish human, do you think you can hide in this room?"

"I can possess the body of any living creature. Even the cattle and chickens in your territory cannot 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, this demon's methods are really weird.

Possession + transformation is simply a BUG-like method.

Cao Xing was also thinking about how to deal with this demon.

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