Seeing his sister again, his biggest enemy in this life, Gerald’s fingers holding the dagger loosened and tightened, but what no one expected was that he maintained the superficial peace and did not become violent as soon as he came up. The stress drove her crazy, and the flashbacks of torture memories drove her to tears.
Because behind Jane Scott, he miraculously saw the shadow of Agape. He was standing by the open window, and the night wind made his robes bulge, as if he were flying.
"...It's been too long," Gerald almost muttered, "You look...very good."
Jane's eyes flickered suspiciously. She was surprised. She didn't believe in the influence she exerted on Gerald. , can only make him have such a weak reaction.
"No, no, no, no!" she said sweetly, "The thing that surprises me the most is that you threw yourself into a trap, brother. After those idiots who misjudged and threw you into the sea, I painfully realized Yes, I lost the most important and precious toy in my life. Now that you are back, this is the most important thing. Although you do still have your claws and caused me some trouble...but those are irrelevant An important little thing, right?"
"You seem to have underestimated my determination for revenge." Gerald turned back to stare at her, slowly took off the linen covering his face, and saw his face and sinister and burning eyes, Several of his guards facing him couldn't help but gasp.
Jane laughed, and she said thoughtfully: "Don't I understand? But what don't I understand? I know you kill people - you always kill people, kill a lot of people. Of course, this time you Those who were killed were our blood relatives, the Scotts of the same race. Do you think I would feel sorry for them? No, on the contrary, I have long disliked them! Cuscuta flowers, incompetent waste, parasites who deserved to die... You clean it up I am very happy to have left them, because I will never forget my father's teachings: Only the strong can survive, and the weak can only live by serving the strong." She sighed melancholy: "It's time,
brother , enough pleasantries have been said, what are you waiting for? Are you waiting for Bardas to come and save you? To be honest, you and him chose the time well, but to capture Molucca, you need more than just This is a small amount of manpower."
"Time," Gerald said, "I am waiting for the time, and now, the time has come."
Jane frowned, and the stingy sunset quickly took back its last afterglow. The night fell low, and the huge giant behind her The crystal skylight was suddenly illuminated by strong light.
Jane Scott hurriedly turned around, and in her widened eyes, she reflected the burning fire spots one after another, and the distant shouts and fire-fighting sounds also floated in the wind - that was where the spice warehouse was, no matter what. It is an exaggeration to say that they are the fundamental lifeblood of the Moluccas. Several generations of Scots have worked here to accumulate such a large-scale fireworks.
Her pupils were quivering and her lips were trembling.
The value of those spice warehouses cannot be measured in secular currency. The storage capacity of one warehouse is as high as millions of Roman gold coins and millions of florins. Their combined weight is enough to make any country revel in gold until it dies.
What is now reduced to ashes in the fire are cardamom, clove grains, pepper, and cinnamon bark, buried in amber, scented with roses, and roasted in the lingering charcoal fire. Those of perfect quality were put into crystal bottles with the mouth of the bottle wrapped with gold thread; those of ordinary quality were stuffed into suede bags and presented to the dining tables of wealthy businessmen and minor nobles. They were carefully sifted and carefully selected, slaves worked day and night in them, and the Scots spent years studying what kind of storage combination can make the cardamom remove the unpleasant medicinal smell and let the clove regain the flower's beauty. fragrance.
The Pope admired them, the kings and queens were enamored of them, the world madly touted and followed them... Now they are all gone, all gone! Hundreds of years of accumulation of blood and sweat were wiped out by a fire. Like a twitching poisonous snake, Jane Scott suddenly turned her head and stared at Gerald Scott.
No one would be so cruel, or in other words, no one in their right mind could bear to do this.
She thought that her brother was still a face-to-face enemy, tacitly using Molucca as a winning chip with her, and fighting to the death on the chessboard... But she was wrong, completely wrong! Gerald Scott had already gone crazy. She had broken him too thoroughly and severely, so now he stood up, overturned the chessboard, and burned all the chess pieces, including her. die.
"Do you know what you are doing?!" The strategist's mask cracked in an instant, and she roared, grabbing her long hair frantically, "How do you have the guts... How do you have the guts to burn down the spice warehouse! Don't you Do you want to abandon the Molucca and completely destroy it? Do you want to reduce it to ruins and a pile of worthless garbage? What good will that do to you, Gerald Scott! And you ! What are you doing standing around, go organize firefighting, go quickly!"
The beautiful lion-hearted lady looked as ferocious as a ghost for a moment. After hearing her order, nearly half of the guards rushed out of the Golden Palace and rushed to the nearest fire scene. Seeing Jane's loss of composure, Gerald finally laughed lowly, and that smile soon turned into a crazy laugh that echoed throughout the vast top-floor palace.
"If you want to blame, you can only blame our great father for dying too hastily and not having time to tell his beloved little daughter the most deadly secret passage in the Moluccas." He spread his hands and told innocently, "The ruins What's wrong, what's wrong with the garbage? In the end, the Molucca will still be mine, because I can destroy and rebuild. My dear sister, don't you have such determination?" "-Kill
him!" Jane Screaming hysterically, her beautiful hair crown was torn off by herself and hung messily on her shoulders, so that the black messy hair covered less than half of her face. She gasped in embarrassment and suddenly raised her head again: "No... don't kill him, don't kill him! I still have to capture him alive. I have to give an explanation to the outside world. I have to give an explanation to the Moluccan allies... capture him alive! Cut off his limbs and interrupt His spine, no matter what, I just want him to live!"
A mysterious smile appeared on Gerald's face, and the soldiers' spear points surrounded him. Under normal circumstances, people would say that he was unable to escape unless he had wings. There were other miracles in the sky, otherwise why would he escape from being surrounded by dozens of people?
The soldiers thought so too. When they caught a glimpse of Gerald's unusual expression and knew the identity of his previous Moluccan master, they all shrank in unison.
At the same time, Bardas, covered in blood, rushed into the Golden Palace on the top floor. The heavily armed sailors behind him also seemed to rush out of the river of blood. In the chaotic flash of swords and swords, several guards of the Molucca Palace were cut down, and the sailors also suffered casualties. Amidst the loud shouts of killing, some of the guards hurriedly and cautiously surrounded her to protect their mistress. After Gerald stabbed several guards to death with a dagger, he retreated from the crowd to Bardas.
"The timing is just right, General." Gerald said softly.
Strangely enough, when they saw the old general coming in, the two brothers and sisters each ignited the flame of hope in their eyes. The fighting continued for a while, and seeing that there was nothing that could be done to the other party for the time being, Jane shouted: "Stop it, stop it all!"
Bardas frowned and lowered the bloody sword tip.
Lady Lionheart gasped, and she simply pulled off her hair crown, letting her thick black hair hang down completely.
"General Bardas! Distinguished guest, distinguished guest, your arrival surprises me... But if you still have a shred of sense, then stay away from that madman next to you and listen to me carefully!" Bardas remained calm.
She said in a deep voice: "I'm listening, madam."
"Why, are you here to avenge some people and kill others with the anger of losing your son?" Jane Scott asked breathlessly, "Ha! I want to say, if you are like this If you do, you will completely fall into the trap of a liar, that smooth-talking liar next to you. He faked a friendship, right? He lied about being a close friend with your son, right? But in fact, I want to tell you, Your son was killed and fell into the water. It was Molucca who saved him. We used the best doctors. Unfortunately, he had already lost an eye in the explosion and died of serious injuries, tragically ending his young life. . Explosion, gunpowder - does this sound familiar to you? Yes, this is the usual method of the liar around you. He used this method to kill my fiancé back then, and now he also uses this method to kill me. Killed your son!"
"To tell you the truth, this liar is none other than my defeated general, Gerald Scott. You must have heard his name and know his reputation in the world, right? ? If you want revenge, then your enemies are close at hand; if you want benefits, as a Moluccan speaker, I can ignore past grudges and not pursue all the troubles you have caused me this year. How about that? Just let me The Molucca and Ducas families have reconciled. General, you must know that there are no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests."
The witch, whose eloquence was as perfect as her appearance, spoke eloquently and finished speaking calmly. However, Gerald did not interrupt her when she said this, nor did he defend himself. He just tilted his head and observed Bardas's reaction.
The old general frowned his red eyebrows, but when he heard the true identity of "Black Crow", he didn't act at all surprised, nor did he feel at all flustered.
He thought for a moment, as if weighing something, and after a moment, he turned to Gerald, with an indifferent tone: "Mr. Black Crow, or Mr. Gerald Scott, I can't help but notice that you seem to be Violated our covenant. I need the wealth of the Moluccas, but you burned down too many warehouses storing spices. Why is this, can you give a reasonable explanation?" There was a proud smile on Jane's lips
, Gerrard, however, behaved very calmly, even a little detachedly disappointed.
It was as if he had known for a long time that Bardas would question him at such a critical moment, find fault with him in front of the two armies, and commit an act tantamount to betrayal.
"Because I have already obtained the wealth you want." Gerald replied calmly, "I said that I still have a debt that has not been collected in Molucca. This debt refers to what I accumulated in the past and paid for it in the future. Private property buried in the archipelago. No one else knows where it is buried but me. It was one of the secrets my sister tortured me into, trying to make me spit it out. Now, the fleet to which I was assigned Ten cabins have been filled with gold, silver and jewels, is this satisfactory to you?"
Jane's face instantly darkened, making people shudder. She saw Bardas pondering for a moment, and then nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, this is indeed what I need, Mr. Gerald."
"Perhaps, we can also capture the Molucca -" The general raised his hand again. He raised the blade and was about to give the order when his expression suddenly froze.
Through the huge floor-to-ceiling crystal windows, in addition to the flames burning all over the city, he also saw a large and unfamiliar fleet, like sparks, flickering on the sea level, rushing towards here.
"No, the reinforcements are returning to the defense. Her most loyal dog will not betray her." Gerald said coldly, "This means that we should leave, General."
Bardas was unwilling, but Gerald was right, if they didn't leave, they might not have the chance to leave.
"I hope your promise is true, let's go!" Bardas said.
He did not look at Jane Scott who was about to go crazy with anger, even though she was so beautiful, better than any woman he had ever seen in his life, but he had already deeply understood the uncontrollable madness of the Scott people, An intense quality that almost burns everything. Being caught between these two siblings is like walking with thunderstorms and lightning. Those who are not mentally strong enough will only reshape themselves completely according to their will and be completely destroyed by them.
"Catch up and kill them all as much as possible!" Jane Scott screamed furiously across the messy crowd, "Gerard, sooner or later I will chop your body into pieces with my own hands, and Bardas, if If you can leave the Molucca alive, then our agreement is still valid, remember! But if you go against my wishes, then only hell is willing to bear your broken body, remember!" In this way, a group of people escaped
. He arrived at the Molucca Palace and kept running in the chaos and pursuit. But to be honest, at this moment, all living and breathing creatures on the island were either putting out the fire or avoiding the fire. Thanks to this, their escape was very smooth.
Jumping on the vehicle hidden by the river, the group of people paddled hard and rowed the boat in turns, almost racing against time to reach the destination. After passing through the jungle, the first mate and the sailors were already waiting for them on the shore. When they met, they quickly repelled the pursuers and pulled them into the boat.
The fleet set off, or it would be more appropriate to say escape. These ten ships filled up their sails and increased their power on the high seas to escape the coming pursuit. The remaining fifteen ships also dispersed and sailed to the pre-arranged location.
As soon as he got on the boat, Bardas hadtily bandaged his wounds and then made his request to Gerald.
"Where is the gold and silver treasure you promised? If you are still an honest and trustworthy person, then show it to me now!"
Gerald glanced at his first mate, which was a hidden look with a self-evident connotation. . Then, he said: "If your body can still bear it, then come with me, general."
Following Gerrard's footsteps, Bardas stood up. Because the matter was so important, Gerrard asked not to There is a third person to follow, so as not to "arouse their unnecessary greed". Bardas feels that it makes sense and agrees with this statement. Arriving at the bottom of the cabin, the old general saw three boxes. The first box was as tall as half a person, the second box was only one-third as big as the first one, and the last box was also the smallest, only for adults. Head size.
Gerald stepped forward and opened them one by one. Suddenly, Bardas felt dizzy, as if he had lost too much blood again and could not stand firm.
The first box was filled with gold and silver coins, ranging from the oldest Roman gold coins to the most exquisite silver Escudo coins.
The second box contains pure gold jewelry, thick gold cups, carved gold bowls, and large pure gold bricks at the bottom, neatly stacked, like an insurmountable high wall. Look, It makes people's hands and feet weak.
The third and smallest box is filled with all kinds of gems, including huge and bright rubies, beryls, sapphires, opals, peridots, colorful pink and yellow diamonds, and huge white diamonds that sparkle with fire. Drill... it's brilliant. In order to witness such a scene, I don't know how many people are willing to blind their eyes!
"You have seen it." Gerald smiled, "How is it? This is just the wealth in a cabin."
"I..."
Bardas was speechless. This strong and cold old man found it difficult to speak for a while.
The huge amount of wealth almost overwhelmed his soul. His family finally had the capital to rise. The prosperity and wealth of several generations was right in front of him. He thought about Ducasse's hegemony and couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
"You can come and feel it." Gerald threw out a seductive bait, and at the same time grabbed a handful of diamonds, and poured them down like a waterfall, "Look, these are all yours." How could
Bardas resist this? The temptation? He hurriedly shuffled forward, his mouth was dry and his eyes were spinning. He stretched out his hand and stroked those cool and heavy shining things longingly. Yes, yes...these genuine diamonds, gems, and the wealth of the country were all in his hands at this moment. He wanted to... !
The old man's body paused, and he lowered his head hesitantly, as if he had just discovered something strange about his body.
Gerald's face was expressionless, and he pulled out the dagger indifferently, watching the brown poisonous blood slowly gush out, and also watching Bardas arching his body in pain, foam rising in his throat.
"You have guessed my true identity a long time ago, right?" He asked in a low voice, "Your son died because of me. You probably hate me a little, but we are in a cooperative relationship after all. So Just a few hours ago, I was looking forward to your performance, but you betrayed me." "
Indeed, you have a way out. If you don't cooperate with me, you can also turn to that bitch Jane Scott. Man, take my head to exchange for the favor of the Molucca, just like your son once imagined - now think about it, like father, like son!"
Staring into Bardas's eyes, he smiled smiled: "However, those who come for profit will eventually disperse because of profit... I think it is time for my cooperation with you to end. Thank you again for your fleet, allowing me to come back here, He took revenge briefly and got back what belonged to him."
At some point, the first mate had already come down. He looked at the dying people on the ground, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Those Portuguese sailors..."
" Those who boarded the ship with Bardas were sent to follow their master."
"What about the prisoners who survived?"
"Kill them all," Gerald said, "leave no one alive."
A few minutes later, Barr Das died.