23: Chapter 23: Life is Priceless 23: Chapter 23: Life is Priceless The unlucky corps leader’s body lay on the ground, not yet cold, while the skeletons stood, held up their long swords, and pointed at the rcenaries around them.
Feelings of death looming, along with Violet’s cold gaze, although she did not say anything, everyone understood the circumstances they were facing.
Surrender or die, and they better hurry to decide.
If Violet changes her mind, begging for rcy while kissing her shoes may not save their lives.
She revealed her brutal decisiveness without any disguise.
Thus it was sowhat unexpected but also reasonable.
As long as one survives, there is a chance for luxury.
If they die, there is nothing left.
If loyalty with subjugation to a man is the sa as loyalty with subjugation to a woman, then they have no issue submitting to her.
Glancing around, only an unconscious girl remained standing.
This surprised Violet, she felt she may have overdone it since it was her first ti in this situation.
However, they seed more eager the more ruthless she beca, each of them kneeling down and pledging their loyalty without hesitation.
Did she really have such charm?
Violet’s soul started murmuring, is being a woman such an advantage?
What if she ran naked into the Imperial Emperor’s presence to seduce him…
Imagining being underneath a man as repulsive as a pig, a shudder ca from the depth of Violet’s spirit.
Even if she had to die!
She would never sell her body!
Unless there was a beautiful princess willing to give herself to her…
Without knowing, her thoughts had drifted far away.
Completely ignoring the rcenaries kneeling on the ground, she fell into an indescribable fantasy.
While the rcenaries watched Violet spacing out, they cast a glance at the monster holding rusty swords.
Although they had objections, they didn’t dare to voice their complaints.
If they had already knelt, there was no harm in kneeling a little longer.
The rcenaries exchanged glances, their faces revealing a sense of helplessness.
In front of an absolute power, pledging their loyalty is not in conflict with their principles of profiteering.
No wonder the reputation of the rcenaries has always been bad.
They brought it upon themselves, they can’t bla anyone else.
Apart from pledging their loyalty, do these rcenaries have better choices?
At least those who understand the situation know that Violet must not let go of Black Crow Castle.
She needed a legitimate reason and excuse.
So, what’s better than her becoming the new leader of the Bronze Shield rcenary Corps, and the old leader died because he suddenly could not breathe.
Yes, the old leader wasn’t killed by the new one, but died because his neck was twisted 180 degrees and he could not breathe.
After regaining her composure, within a few minutes, the shaless Violet ca to an understanding with those rcenaries driven by benefits.
The leader of the Bronze Shield rcenary Corps that died with eyes open, couldn’t believe until the end, that he caused all this to himself.
It was not without reason that Violet easily tad these powerful rcenaries.
When the old leader started from scratch, he mustered these strong rcenaries through despicable ans.
He must also realize what kind of people these powerful goods are.
They all ca for the leader’s money.
Since the new leader was so strong that she could easily kill the old leader, it proved that she could earn more money.
Likewise, although Violet reached an agreent with these guys, their nature of switching sides with the wind gave her a glimpse of what the rcenaries were like in a different world.
They licked blood on the edge of the knife and risked their lives to survive.
To deal with these people, rewards were aningless.
If, one day, a stronger person is found, Violet has every reason to believe that they would sell her out.
So, this is just the beginning!
She let out a sigh in her heart, but, at least for now, everything seed to be heading in a better direction.
To prevent others from approaching Black Crow Castle, Violet ordered one of the guys to go back to the town at the foot of the mountain and notify the corps they took over earlier.
From the current perspective, although the overall strength of that corps may not match these guys, their lifelines were in her hands.
So, they were more controllable, and maybe one day, soone among them would beco her confidant.
But when Violet sent him back, it was not only to call the corps to garrison Black Crow Castle.
This ancient castle has been abandoned for too long and many parts need to be repaired.
So hard wood still looked sturdy, but who knew how long they could support?
Wood and stone, as well as skilled workers, were all materials needed for castle repair, but that was not all.
If it only served as a noble’s castle, not facing ordinary rcenaries, it would lose its ultimate value!
There were no fertile lands nearby, and it was not on the thriving comrcial route either.
To speak frankly, it was absolutely useless to build a castle here.
It was probably just a sumr retreat built by a rich businessman.
When he realized that the castle in the mountains might be attacked by magical beasts, he abandoned it without hesitation.
Yet what Violet valued may be the exact reason others left.
Located in the middle of the jungle with solid walls, if shops were opened within the castle to attract alchemists and potion masters.
What if a rcenary was attacked deep in the forest?
The distance between life and death might be bridged by the proximity of this castle.
How much is a human life worth?
In the eyes of the Emperor, a soldier might be worth ten gold coins, a mayor might be worth a hundred, and the nobles that form the base of his rule might be worth tens or hundreds of thousands of gold coins, who knows?
And, to the Emperor, his life, of course, would be worth even more.
That’s what they say, without comparison, there’s no value.
Only one’s own life is priceless, others’ lives and deaths can totally be asured with gold coins!
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