The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Shadow Crystal, an inconspicuous Shadow Crystal.

A shadow crystal that was transformed by Anser's father, the greatest alchemist in the world, and has twelve special effects such as breath concealment and existence correction.

When Anser took out this thing, the old man in the communication remained expressionless, but Viscount Xiaofeng, who was lying on the ground with serious injuries, had an extremely pale face.

Question: When a psychopath who may kill you on the spot at any time comes in front of you and proposes to use a necromancer to perform an autopsy without caring about the dignity of aristocracy, and the plan is very likely to fail and there are only three days left, what will you choose to do if you have the contact information of the savior in your hand?

There is no doubt that Viscount Xiao Feng had late last night -

"Your Excellency the Grand Duke! That Hydra wants me to find a necromancer to examine Long Bing's body. He only gives me three days. What should I do?"

In the image projected by the shadow crystal, as soon as Viscount Xiaofeng opened his mouth, Xitana couldn't hold back.

You are so funny. How can you be as stupid as a pig? If I were that old man, I would just let Hydra kill you.

Of course, this is the difference between Sitana and the Grand Duke.

The Grand Duke of Gray Tower looked at Anser in surprise and confusion: "Little Hydra, what's the point of showing me this meaningless recording? There are thirteen Grand Dukes in the empire. Could it be that he is contacting me? What's more..."

The old man put down his teacup and laughed heartily, as if he found this scene extremely amusing. "How could a viscount be able to talk directly to the archduke like this? Little Hydra, you really look down on us too much."

Behind a pair of small round-framed glasses, the old eyes with wrinkled eyelids narrowed slightly: "My busy daily life does not allow for such meaningless trivial matters as caring about the life and death of the Viscount, little Hydra."

It was not that he was trying to be shameless in his denial, but that he used illogical words to remove himself without any time to think or hesitation.

The remarks made by the Grand Duke of Gray Tower are simply reasonable.

Anyway, Hitana was confused by what he said and felt that there was nothing wrong with what this guy said.

Anser just smiled. He also did not think silently. He said without hesitation: "Your answer will make Viscount Xiaofeng sad, Your Excellency."

"Oh~ Should I be sorry for that?"

"No, of course not, because you know he won't bite you back at this time."

Anser spread his hands and said, "I know him too well as a noble with a 'warrior' mentality. He is just a bandit and a pervert who plunders and kills everywhere and likes to capture and tie up his victims and torture them in the basement of the castle, but he always thinks he is a great figure——"

"I'd rather be killed by a pure noble like the Grand Duke than die at the hands of that crazy Hydra kid.' How could Viscount Xiao Feng, who had such thoughts, accuse you of something just because of your contempt?"

"How strange." The young man sighed, "You and I both regard his life as dust, but he chose to support you instead of accepting my mercy."

The old man smiled as he took a sip of hot tea. He seemed to be very interested in this topic. "That's because he has no chance to understand you. You are indeed a kind child, little Hydra. Of course, I just agree with your kindness. As for this viscount friend...are you going to execute him in front of me? Although I don't know what mistake he made, don't scare an old man like me."

No one cared about the life or death of Viscount Xiaofeng - perhaps Shitana was one of them, because she was gloating and wanted to know how this bastard noble would die in the end.

"...Your Excellency the Grand Duke." Anser sighed, "If possible, I would like to chat with you like this for a whole day, but you also have things to deal with, right?"

The Grand Duke of Gray Tower agreed with this. He raised the scepter in his other hand and said, "Its weight always makes me feel tired."

"Then I won't waste any more of your time."

Anser changed his posture, from standing upright to talk with the Grand Duke of Grey Tower to leaning back lazily in a big chair.

"Red Frost Territory, I have no interest in that place."

"..."

This time, the Grand Duke did not respond to Anser's words smoothly. Instead, he paused briefly and said with a smile: "I know, that is the territory of the Red Frost family after all, isn't it?"

"Yes." Anser smiled and supported his face with one hand. "But according to the imperial law, the family with the same title as the Red Frost Earl in the Red Frost Territory has the right to temporarily take charge of the territory's affairs if the Red Frost family fails to select an heir in the first place."

In fact, in a large territory, it is very rare for multiple nobles of the same title to stay there for a long time.

He was already an earl, not a small noble like a viscount or baron. Why didn't he receive his own vast fiefdom instead of squeezing together with other earls and being bullied in other people's territories? Even viscounts and barons would hardly stay in other people's territories for a long time.

But in the Red Frost Territory... there was a special situation. Earl Jianshi, who was also an earl, did not stay in his own fiefdom, but had been stationed in the Red Frost Territory for seven years.

And recently, he has been getting closer to Anser.

"Unfortunately, although Earl Red Frost has, um... many concubines, he only has one eldest son, and no relatives of the same generation, and this eldest son happened to be missing. This is a bit troublesome, Duke Gray Tower."

The young Hydra said leisurely, "You probably haven't contacted him for a while, haven't you?"

The Grand Duke of Gray Tower gently stroked the exquisite teacup and suddenly smiled and said, "Then, little Hydra, are you willing to help the Red Frost Territory find his original master?"

"It's hard to say. The North is so vast, and it's hard to find people."

Anser shook his head, but soon said jokingly:

"But maybe, after I leave, the heir of the Red Frost family will show up on his own?"

After about four or five seconds of silence, the laughter of the Grand Duke of Gray Tower was heard on the screen projected by the communication crystal.

The laughter became heartier, louder and more joyful.

"That's wonderful, wonderful... You are truly his masterpiece, little Hydra."

The old man exclaimed: "I was wondering why you only deprived Cantrell of his title instead of removing the entire noble title of the Red Frost family. I originally thought that it was Ulesar who dealt with Cantrell's son. So you were waiting for this time?"

In the empire, the weight of an individual's noble title and a family's noble qualifications are completely different.

Serious crimes can deprive an individual of his title, but it is very difficult to abolish the honor of an entire family according to the laws of the empire. That is why the nobles of the empire are becoming increasingly corrupt and foolish. Even if there are always bad people, the protection left by their ancestors will still protect the nobles.

That's why the nobles are so afraid of Hydra.

Because if Hydra says they will kill your whole family, they will really kill your whole family, and most of the time, they will always choose to kill your whole family.

Anser did not inherit his father's authority, but he could easily find a reason to put the blame for the bad things done by Count Chishuang on every member of the Chishuang family equally, and then kill them all. If anyone had any objections, he would bring up his crazy father who not only killed people's entire family, but also turned other people's families into alchemical potions, and let the most terrifying monster in the entire empire stand up for him.

Or, go to the Emperor to complain - the entire empire's upper aristocratic circles know that the great emperor has an extremely abnormal fondness for the young Hydra, so abnormal that it can make people have some extremely dangerous associations.

In short, Anser could have killed all the members of the Red Frost family, but he didn't. What surprised and delighted the Grand Duke of Gray Tower was that Anser did so not because he was afraid of anyone or to save face for anyone.

But waiting for this moment, waiting for the moment when they would talk like this.

If all the chess pieces were destroyed and all the operations were ruined, then there would be no need for the Grand Duke of Grey Tower to pay any attention to Anser.

But now, he not only has to think carefully, but also has to consider Anser's request,, also the Earl of Solid Stone who is stationed in the Red Frost Territory, or the one behind him... Grand Duke Iron Blade.

This young Hydra, who was only sixteen years old and had no contract with anyone, was able to take advantage of the struggle between the two grand dukes and earn the maximum benefits he needed by taking only a group of servants deep into the North for just over a month without using any unnecessary violence or directly taking advantage of the situation. How could the Grand Duke of Grey Tower not be amazed by this?

Now, he had begun to wonder what this unique Hydra wanted to ask for.

Chapter 33: The Real Purpose of the Grey Tower

"What do you need?" The Grey Tower Grand Duke said without hesitation, "Good little Hydra, what do you need me to do so that I can remain neutral in the Red Frost Territory?"

Anser did not become disrespectful or complacent because of the change in attitude of the Grand Duke of Grey Tower. His tone was still gentle and polite: "First of all, regarding Viscount Longbing..."

"His soul will soon return to his body." When the Grand Duke of Grey Tower said this, his expression was still so friendly, as if the person who just now completely denied that he had any relationship with the two viscounts was not him at all.

"big--"

Poor Viscount Xiao Feng had just shouted out one word when for some reason he could no longer make any sound. Even though he opened his mouth wide and his neck was so exhausted that veins bulged, his cries were just silent and powerless struggles.

Watching this scene, Hitana was amazed at the methods of the Grand Duke of Grey Tower, but she was also unhappy from the bottom of her heart with the two guys who were chatting and laughing and did not regard the Viscount as a human being at all.

"Then, this year's 'harvest' of the Red Frost Territory will belong to me."

"..." The Grey Tower Duke remained silent for a while without changing his expression, but soon chuckled and said, "I have no objection to this, but little Hydra..."

He said meaningfully: "With only a group of maids and a butler, do you have the confidence to eat up this year's harvest?"

Since the Red Frost Territory can attract two great lords to fight for it, it must have its special features.

The young Hydra chuckled and said, "I think you already have the answer in your mind. You designed this farce for this reason, didn't you?"

He turned to look at the angry Viscount Xiao Feng and sighed, "Poor Viscount, do you really think that the Archduke contacted you just to help you, or just to avenge me?"

Anser shook his head, and with pity and regret, he took away the last bit of dignity and reason from Viscount Xiaofeng:

"He just wants to use you to test what kind of cards I have hidden, even though I seem to have no external help. Do you have an answer, Your Excellency?"

The young man looked at the old man with a kind smile in the picture, "Is it the Head of Wind, the Head of Darkness, or the Head of Spirit? Which Head did I borrow from my father?"

"Hehe...about this, little Hydra, you can't talk nonsense about it."

The Grand Duke of Gray Tower smiled like a kind elder and said, "How could I, who admires an outstanding young man like you so much, do something inexplicably tempting?"

"You're right, I was just joking."

The old and the young laughed at the same time, having a great time, which made Hitana, who was standing by, feel physically uncomfortable.

"Then I will not waste any more of your time." Anser stood up and bowed slightly to the prestigious Duke of the North. "May you make further progress in your long journey of seeking the truth, Your Excellency."

"Same to you, little Hydra."

The old man smiled and nodded, ending the call.

Thus, the farce ended.

"…Is it, over?" Hitana looked at Anther suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong.

She felt as if she had missed something very important. From the beginning to now...she always felt that she had overlooked something.

What exactly is that?

Xitana didn't figure out this problem until the evening.

*

"So all those things were done by the old butler?!"

At the dining table, Sitana, who had taken off her collar, sat face to face with Anser. She screamed in disbelief, "I was wondering why he disappeared as soon as he got here. How could he be so powerful? He could finish everything, play the crystal video, find the dungeon under the castle, and rescue the unfortunate guy who was imprisoned and tortured by that perverted noble..."

"That's why the guards didn't come to rescue this guy, because that bastard Viscount Xiaofeng was so perverted that he hired the victim's family members and friends to do the work! I was wondering how a noble could be so kind... The maids are fine, but even the guards are civilians. Damn it, if I had known earlier I would have gone up myself and broken that beast's legs!"

The girl waved her knife and fork angrily, grabbed the steak, put it in her mouth and chewed it fiercely.

"Hydra, who exactly is the old butler?" Sitana said in a stammering voice, "What's his rank? And what about that chief you mentioned?"

Anser wiped the corner of his mouth and glanced at Xitana with shining eyes: "Swallow the food in your mouth before speaking."

"...There are so many rules." The girl muttered unhappily, took several big bites of the steak and swallowed it down with a gulp.

"Will you tell me now?" she asked, leaning forward, impatiently.

"You are not qualified to touch these things now." Anser replied slowly, "You are still a long way from Savile. Sleep well tonight and don't think too much."

"This is fine, that is not fine... What happened to those two viscounts in the end? You can always tell me, right?"

Xitana crossed her arms across her chest, looking unhappy: "Although I don't know what Viscount Long Bing did wrong, but since he can hang out with that bastard Xiao Feng, he must not be a good person. What did you do to them?"

The young Hydra leaned back in his chair, put his fingers together, and asked Xitana with a smile: "Are you sure you want to know?"

"Of course I..."

Facing Anser's somewhat creepy gaze, Xitana shuddered slightly and looked away: "Forget it, as long as you don't protect them, it's fine. Anyway, you dared to kill Earl Red Frost, so those two guys should not matter to you."

She put down her knife and fork and picked up the collar on the table. "Also, you promised me that after I go back, I can look at everything in your study."

Anser reminded: "The premise is——"

"The premise is that you can't damage any book, and all the books you have read must be put back in their original places. I understand."

The snow-haired girl stood up and muttered unhappily, "It makes me look like a wild boar roaming around."

No matter what, this guy is annoying to death.

Thinking this, Shitana grabbed the collar and left Anser's bedroom.

"Master." Xavier appeared behind Anser like a ghost again, "Is it okay? I think this is too dangerous for Miss Sitana."

"Even if the destabilizing factors are removed, she still won't make it."

Anser smiled and said, "Then why should I think so highly of her?"

"Because you have really put enough effort into her."

The fact that Xavier could say these words and admonish Anther showed that this loyal and quick-witted old butler sincerely believed that the final test Anther prepared for Xitana... was too difficult.

"That means she can't fail, Xavier."

Facing his fate, Hydra gazed out the window at the moonlit night and whispered something that Xavier could not understand:

"Besides, if she really died like this, I would actually be...extremely happy."

“If only it were that simple, wouldn’t it be great?”

*

Shitana came to her little room and threw herself on the bed, recalling everything that happened today.

Anser's teachings impacted her understanding of the world and herself. She had no idea what true extraordinary fighting was like, nor had she ever thought that fighting could become like this.