Slime Cultivation Game

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"If you can eat Joanna through your clone, it would be like planting a chess piece next to Logan." Leo knocked on the table: "I was planning to let you eat her now, but considering that this is in the army. And next to the Duke, on the one hand, it is easy to be exposed, on the other hand..."

"I don't have a perverted habit of letting my woman be with other men..."

"It would be better to devour her or wait until Joanna returns to Logan and separates from the Duke."

"Yes, I know, Master..." Shikoti smiled playfully: "I will listen to you."

Leo nodded, frowning as he considered his next course of action.

First, we need to help Shikoti increase her strength so that she can create new clones.

The next step was to have her swallow Joanna, disguise herself as her, and lurk beside Marquis Logan.

Finally, wait for the right time and send Kallen to the throne of the North.

But... all this is based on the fact that Duke Telsk is running out of time. If the Duke is still in good health, then this is just a casual move.

What exactly is the Duke's purpose?

"Okay, Master, don't just stand there, hey, time is running out."

Shikoti's naughty voice interrupted Leo's thoughts. He lowered his head and saw that Miss Slime had untied his belt.

"You completed a fusion with the slime incarnation Shikoti, and you gained 1 free attribute point..." On the fourth day after joining forces with Duke Telsk, the Black Cavalry finally set out.

Unlike the forced march Leo had expected, the Black Cavalry marched very slowly. And their destination was not the Winter Plains in the south. Instead, they went around Winterhold and marched along the route that Marquis Logan had retreated.

This gave Leo some leisure time for the first time while he was unsure of his thoughts.

It was ironic, he was in a battlefield full of dangers, but he didn't have to worry about survival at all. He stayed with Shikoti and Kallen every day, occasionally went to see the Order Saint Frey, and listened to the Duke's explanation of the rules of battlefield layout. It was like a vacation.

As time went on, the Black Knights heading north crossed Winterhold and marched to Logan's retreat route, encountering more and more corpses and defeated troops.

Shikoti was also able to eat the corpses of many extraordinary people to enhance his strength.

These defeated soldiers were gathered by the Duke of Telsk and used as auxiliary troops, and were placed behind the right rear of the Black Cavalry.

"Leo..." The old duke pulled the reins of his horse and strolled through the center of the army: "What do you think of the battle situation here?"

"..." Leo knew that Duke Telsk wanted to test him. But he looked around and hesitated to speak.

"Speak up if you have something to say."

"Okay..." Leo nodded. "It was extremely tragic. It seems that Marquis Logan's army did not put up any decent resistance and was almost always on the run."

"Yeah, I've been running away." The old duke snorted, "Logan, ah Logan, you really put up a good fight. I told you to fight and retreat, to preserve your manpower to the maximum extent, but you..."

"Taylor, there's nothing we can do. The Night Demon was too well prepared for this attack." Joanna glanced at Leo inconspicuously and said defensively, "Logan didn't expect things to turn out like this."

"Did he not expect it to turn out like this? Or is this the extent of his ability? Ahem, go!" The Duke snorted again and rode his fierce horse to the front of the team: "Leo, follow me."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Duke."

After the two men left, anger appeared on Joanna's face. She gripped the reins tightly and looked at Leo with murderous eyes.

"Leo..." After galloping for a while, the old duke pointed his whip at the T-junction vaguely visible in the distance.

The left side of the intersection was in a mess and covered in blood, but the right side was enveloped in holy light.

"The road on the left leads to the Winter Plains. From here, we can head south to the Royal City and fight the Night Demon to the death."

"On the right is the main altar of the Order Sect. The remaining military forces of the Order Sect are all here."

"Leo, in your opinion, should we go left or right?"

The old duke turned his head and looked at Leo with a scrutinizing gaze.

Chapter 104: Saint Frey's Bargain

The winter wind was biting cold, and frost covered the rotten dead trees at the fork in the road.

"On the left is the Night Demon, and on the right is Order."

"Leo, in your opinion, should we go left or right?"

The old duke turned his head and looked at Leo with a scrutinizing gaze.

Is this a temptation? Or a test?

Leo looked into the Duke's eyes, trying to divine his intentions through his sleepy eyes, but in vain.

All he saw was a bottomless abyss.

Sweat soaked the lining, and Leo was unsure of the consequences of his answer.

Just then, the sound of horse hooves was heard on the glorious road on the right.

Da da da……

The sound was getting closer and more urgent.

Leo turned his head and saw knights in white robes rushing towards him from the path.

On their robes was the emblem of the Church of Order—the weeping girl.

That was the last armed force of the Church of Order, the personal guards selected from the White Cavalry.

"Hahaha, you're finally here, my old friend, go!"

Duke Telsk laughed loudly and waved the reins at Leo: "Let's go and see the Pope!"

Meet the Pope?

Leo was confused, but he still went forward.

Behind the two of them, the Black Cavalry also moved towards this side.

The two most powerful armies in the North, the black cavalry and the white cavalry, finally collided. The headquarters of the Church of Order is located west of the Winter Plains, facing the Royal City from north to south. Because it is wrapped in the light of order, it is named "Od".

Although the city of Ode is located in a bitterly cold place, it is blessed by light, and the temperature in the city is much warmer than that on the banks of the Winter River.

The Black Cavalry was stationed outside the city of Ode.

Leo, the "White Knight", finally had the opportunity to make a "pilgrimage".

"Master, I didn't expect that we would be inside the Holy City."

Shikoti whispered.

She and Leo were in the center of the Holy Guard, following the main force.

Although he has a relationship with Kallen, Leo is only a White Knight after all. In this country with a strict hierarchy, he is not qualified to get involved in the meeting between the Pope and the Duke of Telsk.

"Is it difficult to enter the holy city?" Leo asked in a low voice, as he had no memory of order.

"Of course, the Holy City is not open to the public. Even the Saints usually worship and pray in the Royal City. According to the teachings of the Order, no one is allowed to enter the Holy City without being summoned. Violators will be burned at the stake."

"Burning at the stake? That's really a horrible punishment..." Leo curled his lips and glanced at Frey, the Saint of Order at the front of the team.

Fulei's face under her long silver hair looked very haggard, and her expression was full of confusion.

She didn't seem to know what was going to happen next.

Coincidentally, just as Leo took a glance, Frey pulled the reins and rode towards him.

He still had that expressionless face, the same silver hair and red eyes, but he couldn't hide the fatigue and exhaustion in his expression.

During the days she followed the Black Cavalry, Frey had not had a good night's sleep.

Every day she was torn between running away and not running away.

She was a smart person, and the moment she met Duke Tersk, she had many conspiracy theories.

In addition, the Duke's actions in the following days, which were called protection but were actually surveillance, deepened her suspicions.

"Lady Saint." Leo nodded slightly. Although he didn't like this woman, he was willing to put aside some of his prejudices because of Lennon.

Knight Commander Lennon is a respectable warrior who entrusted his daughter to him. If it is something within his ability, Leo is willing to help.

But if it hurts Leo's interests...

Then let this saint lady fend for herself.

"Leo..." Frey maintained her elegant demeanor: "Do you know what the Duke's purpose is?"

"I'm really not sure about this." Leo told the truth.

"Hmm..." Frey nodded, her brows full of hesitation: "Leo, you are a smart man, you should be able to see that the relationship between the church and the Duke is very tense."

This is more than just a tense relationship. We have come to the Holy City...

The Black Knights have 30,000 soldiers, and the Pope's army has less than 3,000...

I think it's possible that the Duke will directly massacre the city next...

Leo was speechless, but still pretended to be thoughtful: "I don't think the situation is that bad..."

"Maybe it's worse than I thought." Frey clenched her fists: "Leo, I won't say anything else. I can also turn a blind eye to your affairs with Kallen. But, there is one thing you must answer me."

"To whom are you loyal, order, or... Duke Telsk?"

Good guy, here we go again, right?

First the Duke, then the Saint...Does it matter who I am loyal to?

Leo found it funny in his heart, but still pretended to be pious and activated the Sword of Order.

[Sword of Order (Legend): Only the most devout believers of Order can learn this ability from the Holy Spirit Temple of Order.]

The holy light shines in his hands.

For believers, possessing the sword of order is a loyalty that speaks louder than any eloquence.

In the cognition of the Order believers, there has never been a single person who can mobilize such a pure power of order without being loyal to order.

But unfortunately, Leo can do it.

Sure enough, seeing that Leo was still able to release the "Order Sword System", Frey breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that your faith has not been tarnished."

"Of course, Saint." Seeing that Frey had taken the bait, Leo continued his performance: "My loyalty to order shines brighter than the sun."

"In that case, then... please help me persuade the Duke. Order and the Duke should not be enemies. The North cannot withstand such a round of war."

Frey's tone was a little tangled. Leo was a little unsure of what was going on in this woman's mind.

What on earth made her think that she could persuade the King of the North?

"Leo, I'm sure you can see that the Duke's health is not as good as before." Frey's voice continued: "Although he didn't die immediately, the poison prepared by the Night Demon still had an impact on his body."

"No one knows about this. If he hadn't summoned me to perform the Holy Recovery Technique on him a few days ago, I would have thought that he was not poisoned at all."

"The Duke's time is running out. His life is like a candle in the wind. Perhaps after this war is over, he will step into the River Styx."

"By then, one of Miss Kallen and Marquis Logan will inherit the title of King of the North."

"If you are willing to help me resolve the crisis of the church, then the Order will place all its bets on Princess Kallen, and we will not interfere in the affairs between you and Kallen."

"You will marry Kallen as the Archbishop. At that time, the church and the northern nobles will truly merge together. Isn't this an outcome more attractive than a war between the two sides, with countless lives lost?"

Leo raised his eyebrows, knowing that Frey had already offered a price - the title of Archbishop and the support of the Church of Order.

She was using these two bargaining chips to gain Leo's advice to Duke Telsk.

Archbishop... that's the position below the Pope, the core position of the true Order Church.

This price tag is quite generous.

Leo sighed and was about to say something when he saw Frey leaning against him.

A faint body fragrance mixed with the smell of blood permeated his nose, the faint sounds of flies and mosquitoes penetrated his ears, and slender little hands rubbed against his palm lines.

"If you think the price is not enough..."

"Leo, I can also be part of the price."

Oops.

Leo lowered his head and looked at Saint Frey, whose skin was slightly flushed.

This saintly lady, who always had a blank expression on her face, now revealed a shy and embarrassed look. She bit her teeth lightly and her eyes were like waves, which made people feel pity for her.

He had never expected that Fulei would actually say such a thing.

It can be said that he is an absolutely rational believer in order... He can give up everything to achieve his goal.