Chapter 290 Killing That Lux
At the same time, in the capital of Demacia, the Demon Forbidden Tower.
This towering tower, built entirely of white magic-forbidden stone, is the most indestructible fortress and the most impenetrable prison in Demacia.
The mortals of Demacia see it as a bastion of peace, but the mages see it as a hopeless purgatory.
There are only two outcomes for prisoners who enter this prison:
He was beheaded on the execution ground and died in the Forbidden Magic Tower due to long-term exhaustion of magic power.
"But Sylas, the most dangerous mage in all of Demacia—"
"I can give you a third ending."
Commander Eldred of the Demon Hunter Corps was standing alone in the darkest, most gloomy, and most securely sealed cell deep in the Forbidden Demon Tower.
In front of him was a long-haired man with an untidy beard and a weathered face, whose limbs and neck were tightly bound by forbidden magic stone shackles and locked against the wall.
Perhaps because he had not seen the sun for many years, the man's skin looked sickly pale.
But in such a harsh environment, he can still maintain strong muscles and a relatively healthy body.
You have to know that the prisoners in the Forbidden Magic Tower are always wearing Forbidden Magic Stone shackles that can suck them dry. A powerful wizard like him needs to regularly take the "magic powder" made from the Forbidden Magic Stone...
Most people can't last more than 3 or 4 years before dying of physical weakness caused by the long-term depletion of magic power.
But this wizard named "Silas" has been in prison for more than ten years, but he is still energetic and strong.
One can imagine how powerful and dangerous he is.
And this is what Eldred values.
“Silas, I need you to do something for me,” Eldred said.
"You, want me to do something?" Silas raised his head and stared at the well-dressed nobleman in front of him, who was also the leader of the Demacia demon hunters and the man he wanted to kill the most.
"Don't you think it's ridiculous? The commander of the Demon Hunter Corps asks a wizard to do something for him?" He sneered.
"Is it ridiculous?" Commander Eldred was not moved at all: "Silas, you are originally a member of the Demon Hunter Corps, have you forgotten?"
Silas was speechless.
The commander was right. Before he got into trouble and went to jail, he was indeed a wizard serving the Demon Seeker Corps. Strictly speaking, Eldred was his former superior.
The Demon Seeker once used his natural ability to sense magic to find and persecute his fellow man.
But this is the secret of the Demon Hunter Corps. After all, the Demon Hunters themselves use magic to defeat magic, and it is not good to say this.
“How dare you say that,” Silas taunted.
But his words were harmless to a political animal like Eldred.
The commander not only did not feel ashamed, but he said proudly: "Training beasts to hunt beasts is an ancient skill of mankind. I don't think there is anything wrong with it."
"You?!" Silas was furious.
But it was just impotent rage.
After calming down and looking at this dark and damp prison cell and the hopelessly thick magic-proof stone walls, Silas finally couldn't help but want to listen to what Eldred had to say.
"What do you want me to do for you?" he asked unwillingly.
"That's easy," Eldred said. "Do what you do best. Destroy."
"Destroy?" Silas said without further ado: "Who do you want me to attack?"
"Lacus, Lacus Crownguard." The commander called out a name coldly.
“Mianwei…tsk tsk.” Silas knew this prominent family name: “Commander, you have a grudge against the Mianwei family.”
"Well, more or less." Eldred did not hide it.
In fact, his relationship with the Mianwei family is not as close as His Majesty the King worries.
Although a marriage was reached on the surface, it was actually far from an alliance.
Eldred knew very well that the Crown Guard family was only extending him an olive branch because they were worried about the growing power of the Demon Hunter Corps in recent years and wanted to prepare an alternative plan for the family.
The Mianwei family has taken sides, but has not made it clear.
And they stood on both sides together.
The Demon Hunter Corps will do big things in the future, so don’t expect the Crown Guard family to help much.
If the great cause is accomplished successfully, the Crown Guard family will also be able to maintain its transcendent position in the new era through the marriage relationship between him and Tiana Crown Guard.
Even if the big thing fails, the Mianwei family can still continue to stand firm.
In short, the Mianwei family is not an ally to him, but at most a friend with whom he has a good relationship.
But that's enough.
Eldred was already very satisfied with the neutral and ambiguous attitude of the Crown Guard family.
However, all this changed with the proposal of the "Mage Criminal Army" plan.
The Crownguard family wants to organize the mages who have committed crimes into a penal army, led by their family's direct descendant, Lux Crownguard.
And if Lux leads this army of mage prisoners to a glorious victory on the battlefield of Ionia, then when she returns home in triumph, not only will she herself soar to the sky...
This system of mage criminal army will be preserved in Demacia and become a new system.
what does that mean?
This means that the power of the Demon Hunter Corps and the power to deal with mages will be divided up by the Mianwei family from now on.
You have to know that if you catch a wizard, you will be expelled or arrested. After arrest, you will be imprisoned or executed, or secretly employed by others.
The power to decide these matters was previously entirely in the hands of the Demon Hunter Corps.
This power can correspondingly bring many benefits.
For example, those mages who secretly served the Demon Hunter Corps after being arrested, and the ransoms that those mages privately handed over in order to save their lives...
Even the staffing of the Forbidden Magic Prisons and prison guards throughout the country, as well as the corresponding military pay and funding, are themselves a kind of income for the Demon Hunter Corps.
But now, the Mianwei family wants to grab this piece of fat meat.
Commander Eldred couldn't stand it.
If we endure it this time, who knows if the Crown Guard family will go too far next time and work together with Royal Family Jarvan to gradually split up and deprive the Demon Seekers of their power?
"So, I need to make something happen to that little girl Lux."
"I need to let everyone know that mages are dangerous. The plan of a mage prisoner army will not work. Mages should be locked up in the prison of the Demon Seeker Corps, not in the barracks of the Crownguard family."
Eldred said without hiding anything.
Silas also understood, and he mocked: "So you need a notorious wizard to help you do this dirty work."
"You want me to sneak into the Mage Prisoner Army, start a 'riot', and kill that little girl named Lux, right?"
“…” Eldred smiled but said nothing.
Silas's face darkened. "Why should I help you? It sounds like the Crownguard family is more friendly to mages."
"Friendly? Haha. Silas, I heard from the guards that you don't seem to like that mage prisoner army." Eldred revealed his intention to deliberately create negotiation obstacles and bargain.
Yes, Silas did not like the plan of the Mage Penal Army.
He believed that the nobles just wanted them to go to the battlefield to die for the kingdom that persecuted them, in order to squeeze every last bit of money out of him and his fellow mages, along with their blood pressure.
That's why Silas cursed his cellmates in private. The mage prisoner army was even more disgusting than the demon hunter army.
"Yes, I don't like the Mage Prisoner Army." Silas said unhappily, "But that doesn't mean I like you, General Eldred."
"You want me to help you kill someone, why?"
"I can keep you alive, I can set you free," said Eldred.
"After you join the Mage Penal Corps, I can help you quietly remove the explosive collar that is used to bind you."
The Demon Hunters had previously strongly opposed the formation of the Mage Penal Corps, on the grounds that these mages harbored resentment towards Demacia and would not risk their lives for the kingdom on the battlefield.
In response to this, Miss Lux of the Crownguard family proposed a solution: to install explosive collars on the mages and force them to work for Demacia.
As soon as this method was proposed, Commander Eldred, who had spent his entire life studying how to persecute wizards, exclaimed that the young people are truly to be feared.
The nobles were impressed by the viciousness of the 13-year-old girl, and all the wizards in the Forbidden Magic Tower who heard the news were terrified of the future commander they had never met.
Most people feel fear, but to a ruthless person like Silas, it is undisguised hatred and resentment.
"Silas, I don't think you would want to wear the explosive collar that Miss Lux invented for your mages, would you?"
"Hmph!" Silas expressed his hatred for Lux with a cold snort.
"Look." Eldred smiled, "You hate her, and I don't like her either. You can help me, and I can help you."
"Help me?" Silas sneered, "Commander, do you think I'm a three-year-old child?"
"The entire Demacia Kingdom is ruled by your demon hunters. Not even a mosquito can fly out."
"If I help you do this dirty work, how can you let me leave alive?"
Lux wanted to use him as a war material, and so did Eldred.
He would not be stupid enough to risk his own life to help his enemy.
"I knew you would have such concerns." Eldred seemed to be prepared: "So I can promise you--"
"You don't have to do it in Demacia. Once you leave Demacia and reach Zaun or Ionia, where our demon hunters can't control it, it won't be too late for you to do it."
"Anyway... I just need to see a riot in the Mage Penal Army. It doesn't matter where the riot happens."
"Oh?" Silas narrowed his eyes.
This plan sounds good, but:
"If we leave Demacia and do it, General Eldred, how can you guarantee that I will obey you and help you create a riot and kill Miss Lux?"
Eldred smiled at the question.
He said, "Because, not only can I help you unlock your collar, I can also give you the key to unlock other wizards' collars."
"You?" Silas looked surprised.
Giving him the key is giving him the chance to liberate his fellow mages.
If he had the support of his fellow mages, he would have enough power. With enough power, he would...
"You would have started a rebellion and killed Lux Crownguard, the man who enslaved you and your fellow mages—"
"You have this ambition, don't you?"
"Because Silas, you are a beast trapped in a cage . Once you are given the opportunity to break out of the cage, you will bite to death the human who trapped you in the first place!"
Eldred said pointedly.
“……” Silas was silent.
His thoughts and character have been completely seen through by the commander.
Yes. As long as he is given the power and the opportunity, he will definitely kill Lux Crownguard.
Even if Eldred did not send anyone to supervise and did not leave any backup plans, he would definitely do as the other party wished and create a horrific and bloody riot in the Mage Expeditionary Force.
Because that's who he is, Silas.
He is like a tiger lying on a desolate hill, hiding his claws and fangs and enduring. If he can avenge his grievances in the future, he will surely stain the city with blood.
As for whether he would talk nonsense after he survived, it didn't matter.
Those who should know can guess the truth without him telling them, and even if he did, the words of a mage terrorist would not be much evidence.
It's like a tube of washing powder. Even if the whole world knows it is washing powder, as long as the power behind the washing powder remains, it will always be a "chemical weapon". The truth is meaningless.
So, the commander may not be afraid that he will leave alive. This guy really dares to let him out.
“You’ve made me an offer I can’t refuse, General.” Silas sighed.
But he asked one last question: "Commander Eldred, if you let me and my fellow mages go like this, aren't you afraid that we will return to Demacia to find you after killing Lux Crownguard?"
"This..." Eldred was stunned.
Then he couldn't help laughing: "Hahahaha."
"Mr. Silas, I see you don't understand at all—"
"What we, the Demon Hunters, fear the most is never the mages who cause chaos, but the mages who do not cause chaos."
If no one takes out the trash, the cleaners will lose their jobs.
"So don't worry. If you and your mage friend want to return to Demacia to do some business, I will only 'wholeheartedly welcome'."
Silas: “…”
Looking at the sinister and gloomy commander of the Demon Hunter Corps in front of him, he sighed deeply:
"You're going to regret letting me out, Commander."
"Oh." Eldred was unmoved. "So, what's your answer?"
"You will see the body of Lux Crownguard." Silas said calmly, "And of course, yours, Commander."
"That's great. " Eldred gave a noble fake smile and said, "I'm waiting for your good news, Mr. Silas."
