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The House of Takon Father Part 16
Heru Cokro and his cavalry quickly surrounded the 300 war chariots as soon as they stopped. Even so, the cavalry troops did not let their guard down and remained vigilant. In fact, they raised their bows and aimed at every enemy in front of them, to prevent them from doing anything stupid.
"Drop the gun on the ground!" heru Cokro said in a threatening tone.
The besieged soldiers could only stare at their king helplessly with pale faces. Jaka Slewah did not dare to look them in the eye. He simply looked down and gestured for them to do as Heru Cokro asked. With that, the soldiers threw their weapons on the ground and stopped their resistance.
These people are now sheep in the slaughterhouse. They waited to be slaughtered, and left their fate in the hands of Heru Cokro.
Patih Suratimantra stood on the carriage without fear, and he said boldly, “Your army and skills show that you are not a nameless pawn! Tell me your name. Let me die and find out who beat us.”
Heru Cokro nodded, and he came out of his army along with Wirama and some other subordinates. Then, he said, “I am the representative of the player under the Kingdom of Magada, my name is Jendra. I am here to take you as a prisoner under the orders of the King of Magada! Stop this futile resistance!”
Patih Suratimantra was no ordinary person. Judging from the strange behavior of Heru Cokro, Patih Suratimantra knew that he was planning something. Otherwise, Heru Cokro could have killed them all in an instant. Instead, he decided to ask them to give up.
Patih Suratimantra suddenly managed to stay calm, and his heart started pumping at a slow pace. He said to himself that there might still be an opportunity and deliberately said, “Prabu Wrehadrata is a cruel, greedy, unethical father! He had squandered the grace of a god with a fair facade! Why would a man like you still want to work for him?”
Heru Cokro smiled and said, “Patih Suratimantra, you must be kidding. After all, we serve different kings.” Heru Cokro did not budge against the accusations of Patih Suratimantra, as they both served different kings. Then of course, their opinions were destined to be different.
Patih Suratimantra was silent for a moment, and he realized that Heru Cokro was a determined person, so he bluntly told her and asked, “Then, what do you want? Since our lives are in your hands, why not just explain them to us? Why are you still hesitating?” Patih Suratimantra is a true utilitarian. He was able to directly attack the main points
Heru Cokro saluted him and said, "The thing is, I came here for you, Patih Suratimantra."
"Oh? I'm just a dying old man. What a battle contribution for you to come recruit me, " replied Patih Suratimantra with thorny words.
“I'm sure Patih Suratimantra knows that players like us won't be able to stay here for long. Jendra admires the wisdom and personality of Patih Suratimantra. Therefore, Jendra hopes Patih Suratimantra will follow me back, so that I can listen to your teachings every day.” said Heru Cokro, while boldly expressing his intentions.
Patih Suratimantra remained determined and replied, “Faithful followers will never serve two kings. Besides, you are our musu.”
Heru Cokro shook his head and said, “Patih Suratimantra, please don't reject me too soon. Maybe, after listening to my condition, you will change your mind.”
“Don't say it again. No matter what your condition is, I will not give up!” patih Suratimantra said without sign of surrender.
Heru Cokro did not feel disappointed, as he expected such a reaction. Patih Suratimantra only said these things because he wanted to fight for more profits and rights. There was no way he would not give up at all. Heru Cokro continued, "What if my condition is to let Jaka Slewah escape alive if you join me?"
"You're saying that if I give up and go with you, you'll let Jaka Slewah go?" Patih Suratimantra confirmed again.
Heru Cokro nodded and said, “True!”
“Then, how about the others?” Patih Suratimantra was clearly dissatisfied with just saving Jaka Slewah.
Heru Cokro grinned coldly and said, “Patih Suratimantra, letting Jaka Slewah escape alive is the most I can do. I still have to go back and accept my king's punishment. Please don't force me to do it.”
As soon as Heru Cokro ended his speech, other than Jaka Slewah, the other person's face became extremely pale as if there was no more blood. Without a doubt, Heru Cokro had announced their deaths.
Patih Suratimantra remained silent, and many thoughts raged in his mind. He knows that Heru Cokro is not a gentle-hearted man, “If that is the case, I promise you. However, I was already bored with all of these things and had no intention of becoming a follower anymore. I'll just hide from politics forever.”
The first half of his sentence made Heru Cokro fuss, but the second half made Heru Cokro only able to smile bitterly. However, he did not feel frustrated. He knew that such a legendary historical figure was not easy to recruit.
It is a lie to say that the idea of recruiting Patih Suratimantra did not tempt Heru Cokro.
He chose another way to recruit Patih Suratimantra to realize his wild desire. However, Vishnu did not let his wild desire come true.
Heru Cokro sighed in his heart. In the end, there are still some advantages. Even if he did not help Heru Cokro, as long as Patih Suratimantra agreed to settle in the Java region of Dwipa, several other historical figures would be attracted to Java Dwipa due to his influence. As for the other benefits, it completely depended on how Heru Cokro manipulated it.
“System notice: Congratulations to Jendra players for successfully recruiting Patih Suratimantra. Due to the fact that Patih Suratimantra was forced, players did not meet all the requirements. Patih Suratimantra will remain in retirement.”
“System notice: Congratulations to Jendra for being the first player to recruit a legendary historical figure. 4,000 battle contribution points and 20,000 reputation points were awarded to him.”
This is an unexpected advantage. Heru Cokro cleared his unnecessary thoughts. He remained calm and ordered his men to isolate the Patih Suratimantra carriage from the others. Heru Cokro was also concerned that the old body of Patih Suratimantra might not be able to sustain the extremely bumpy condition of the carriage.
As for Jaka Slewah's carriage, Heru Cokro allowed it to be released, but Jaka Slewah refused to leave. He said loudly, “I can't let myself go at the expense of my prime minister, my people, or my allies, just to change my life! I refuse to give up and I will fight to the death!”
Sadness began to spread around the besieged soldiers and the hearts of everyone.