Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 1364 - 1362: Death in Grief and Rage?

"Are you new here?" Richard scrutinized the servant slightly, asking.

"Ah, yes, sir, I am new." The servant quickly replied.

"What’s going on? Where are Buzi, Bai Lun, and Boge?" Richard asked. Buzi, Bai Lun, and Boge were the names of three male servants.

The new servant replied, "Sir, Buzi and Bai Lun are still here, but Boge has left. I came as Boge’s replacement, just arrived."

"Boge left, why?"

The new servant hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that Boge was found guilty of something. In the afternoon, people from the Security Department came and took Boge away directly."

"So, Boge was taken away, and Mars transferred you over?"

"Actually, it was Lord Fei Rui who transferred me here," the new servant cautiously replied, "Lord Mars was also taken away in the morning, reportedly by another entity called the City Defense Bureau."

Richard listened, eyes squinting slightly, his expression thoughtful.

After a few seconds, he nodded, waving his hand at the new servant, "Alright, I understand, you may leave now."

"Yes, sir, I will take my leave." The servant retreated and then quickly added, "By the way, sir, my name is Lanco. Even though Boge has left, you can instruct me for anything."

"Hmm, got it."

"Goodbye, sir."

"Hmm, go on."

"Bang!"

...

The study room door closed again. Richard returned to the room, contemplating the words of the new servant Lanco, digesting the information within.

The news of Oscar being assassinated was impactful enough, indicating that the political situation in Shaya, and even the entire Alliance, was beginning to crumble from the top. And his previous servant Boge and the reception head Mars being taken away by two unknown institutions were not minor events. It could be said that the lower and middle layers of the political structure were also becoming chaotic, losing the original Order.

Currently, Shaya had undoubtedly become a vortex, and no one knew what would remain after peace was restored.

It was truly unexpected, unforeseen, and incredibly fast chaos... To say that no forces were stirring up trouble would be hard to explain...

Thinking to himself, Richard restrained his thoughts, turned to Long Shu, and asked, "Speaking of which, you didn’t just come to inform me of Mr. Oscar’s death, did you? After all, the dead can’t be brought back to life, and rushing to save someone is understandable, but this hurried report, breaking in through the window, lacks logic.

Initially, I suspected you were being chased and escaped here, forcing me to help. But so far, except for a servant, no one else has come knocking at the door, so I can probably rule out this suspicion. So, why exactly are you here?"

"It seems Lord Oscar was right, you are indeed very smart," Long Shu said, "Actually, the reason I came to you this time, besides telling you about Lord Oscar’s death, was also to inform you of Lord Oscar’s last wishes.

Lord Oscar told me that if the situation really worsened, to the point that even he died, it meant that the situation in Shaya and the Alliance had deteriorated to such an extent that only you could reverse it.

If you can really intervene, he was willing to hand over all the intelligence networks he led to you, including agents who had been dormant for decades. Besides this, he also prepared a great gift for you, something you really wanted, ensuring your satisfaction. However, this great gift would only be handed over to you once the situation was truly reversed."

"Is that so." Richard listened, nodded, and then replied almost without thinking, "I refuse."

"What? You refuse?" Long Shu wobbled, frowning deeply, covered his head, and spoke, "Hold on, I’m a bit dizzy, let me take a moment."

He stepped to the corner, sat down against the wall, and looked up to confirm, "Do you really want to refuse? Why? Won’t you consider it? Even for a few seconds? 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Isn’t the refusal too quick? You should know, Lord Oscar regarded you as a very good friend; he’s dead, and you’re not even avenging him, but if possible, you should at least fulfill his wishes, right? After all, there are benefits to be had."

"But all this is based on the premise that everything is genuine," Richard spoke, "Firstly, I don’t believe Mr. Oscar really regarded me as a very good friend. I think both he and I know our relationship was about seventy percent collaboration and thirty percent friendship. He died, and indeed I feel a bit saddened. I’ve also said that avenging him might be possible, but only if it doesn’t cause major trouble, so at the moment, I can’t.

Secondly, the proposition of handing over his entire intelligence network to me is to be verified as genuine. But the so-called great gift, I don’t believe at all. If there were really a great gift, Oscar would have handed it to me earlier in exchange for my help, instead of now.

Besides, in this world, there are really not many things that can currently satisfy me, perhaps even very few. I really doubt whether Mr. Oscar can obtain one of them."

After speaking, Richard paused, looking earnestly at Long Shu, and stated, "In summary, I refuse you."

Long Shu: "..."

His expression was somewhat awkward, but he quickly coughed up blood, concealing the awkwardness.

Blood dripped down the corner of his mouth, and Long Shu smeared it on his face with one swipe, exhaling and saying, "Alright, seeing you are smarter than smart, indeed I was lying to you, Lord Oscar didn’t ask you to intervene, just entrusted me and my brother Zong Hu with some matters. The reason I came to find you was not Lord Oscar’s idea, it was mine.

Because I thought if you intervened, it might really make a difference for Shaya, not continue to get worse. But now it seems, I found the wrong person, you’re so selfish. Fine, let Shaya continue to be chaotic, and the entire Alliance as well, no one benefits, not even you!"

"Maybe it’s not so absolute. I was already planning on leaving. Because of the victories in previous wars, I have fiefdoms in the areas occupied by the Sika Kingdom. I think staying there for a while might not be too affected," Richard said calmly.

Long Shu was taken aback, showing a relentless expression, and then heaved a long sigh, losing all hope from his gaze, not saying another word. The blood in his mouth flowed uncontrollably, indicating his injuries were fully erupting.

Three seconds later, Long Shu’s eyelids drooped, seeming exhausted from blood loss.

Six seconds later, Long Shu closed his eyes, leaning against the wall, completely motionless.

Nine seconds later, Long Shu "thumped," his body slumping to the ground, life quickly fading.

After a while, Bi Bi picked his nose and walked forward, using his other hand to touch Long Shu’s body, then turned to Richard and said, "He’s cold."

"Cold, huh! How can someone just die all of a sudden?" Bi Bi frowned deeply, quite dissatisfied, "He promised to help me find my snot ball, and hasn’t done it yet, what to do?"

"Bury him." Richard glanced at Long Shu and answered.

"Huh?" Bi Bi was surprised.

"Bury him deep." Richard seriously instructed Bi Bi, "Pack the soil tight to prevent him from crawling out."

Bi Bi was a bit puzzled, but still nodded, "Uhh, okay."