As the temperature began to brighten in the northern highland grasslands as the October equinox began, Andy stood at the gate of Huashi Castle, a chill that invaded his bone marrow and rushed from his spine to the top of his head.

He couldn't remember how he got out of the castle, and the news of his father's death made his head cloudy for a moment.

He offered to see his father, but his brother Yarbowen refused.

"Poisoned?" Andy whispered the words of his brother Albowen, fear and nervousness beginning to surface on his young face, and he suddenly felt colder.

At this time, a platoon of patrol soldiers passed by Andy's side.

"Sir Andy, is there anything you need help with?" the patrol soldier asked as usual, his tone polite, but the intention of driving people away was obvious.

"No, I don't. Andy replied coldly, and then quickly walked out of the confines of the Flower Stone Castle.

...

Upon his return to the pre-war command post, Andy immediately dismissed all the officers at his private desk, and immediately summoned his chief adviser, Sir Claire, a typical traditional nobleman of the Sooker Plains.

"You did that?" The intense tension made Andy's whole body go limp.

"What?" Claire looked stunned, he was Andy's tactical instructor when he was training in the Glorious Chapel, and his years as an instructor always made him like to maintain a rigid and serious expression.

"You killed him!" Andy suppressed the fear in his heart and said in a very low voice, "My father... Goddess above, how dare you... I just talked about it casually that day. "Even though Andy is leading most of Twak's soldiers at the moment, he is still under twenty years old, and he is still a half-grown child, so he is easily swayed by his own emotions.

A few days ago, one night after Andy was drunk, he had complained to Claire about the grievances he had suffered in Fort Flowerstone, when Sir Claire, who had just sworn allegiance to Andy, gave Andy some extreme advice... Andy, who had nowhere to vent his frustration at that time, of course agreed without thinking about it.

"You should calm down, my lord. A hint of surprise flashed across Claire's calm face, "Do you mean that Duke Gna is dead?

Andy's eyes were fixed on the expression on Claire's face, and he was visibly relieved to see Claire's unexpected expression that didn't look like a fake, and then replied, "Poisoned, to be exact." ”

Claire frowned and said, "My lord, you should tell me everything that happened just now, and don't let go of any details." His tone was as serious as ever.

"Is this necessary?" Andy was made more nervous by Claire's serious words.

"It's very necessary, if you still care about your life. ”

Andy shuddered, his heart still beating uncontrollably, but the sense of self-protection that had been living alone in the imperial capital for many years began to calm him down in a very short time, and he took a deep breath and began to slowly tell his chief advisor about what had happened in the morning at Castle Flowerstone.

Claire listened very carefully, and sometimes he would ask Andy to stop and ask for some details, and the questions he asked were very strange, and even the tone and expression of Albowen at that time he asked clearly... After listening to Andy's narration, Claire's eyebrows furrowed, and after pondering for more than a minute, she asked Andy, "Can you be sure of the Duke's death?"

"Yarbowen didn't let me go to see my father at all. Andy's tone was completely devoid of respect for his brother, "But I don't think he dares to lie about it." ”

"I think so. Claire nodded, "Well, I'm sure your brother is testing you." ”

"Test me?" Andy was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted.

Claire took two steps forward and said in an inaudible voice: "Yes, after all, you have nearly ninety percent of the army in Twak City, if you dare to think about it, the next moment, Huashi Fort will change owners... Moreover, Viscount Yarbowen has every reason to suspect that you may be the murderer of the Duke!"

"Bang Bang"

Andy jerked up from his seat, the chair underneath him toppling to the ground.

"Plop"

"Plop"

Andy's heart began to beat uncontrollably, and this time, he couldn't control it.

Claire's words reminded him!

That's right, now that the entire army of Twak City is in his hands, he can even mobilize an army of more than 10,000 people without going through Fort Flowerstone.

Well, that is...

A crazy thought begins to grow in Andy's heart, and then infects his whole body uncontrollably.

He jerked his head up and stared at Claire with a pair of hot eyes, opening his mouth to say something.

"Great idea, but not now. Claire clearly knew what his master was trying to do, and he stopped Andy from saying it before he could speak.

"Why?" Andy looked stunned, with a hint of hideousness on his face, and it was obvious that he was trying his best to suppress the madness within him.

"The army in Twak City is only nominally under your orders, the nobles are only in the way of Duke Gna's orders, in fact, most of them are absolute supporters of Viscount Yarbowen, if you dare to take a wrong step, maybe a random doorman outside the door will kill you!" Claire also suppressed her inner mania.

Andy's face turned pale, and Claire continued: "Viscount Yarbowen told you all this to test your next reaction. With that, he stepped forward and picked up the chair that had fallen to the floor and asked Andy to sit on it again.

"So what should I do now?" Andy was completely unnoticed.

Claire immediately said: "You rest for a day, and go to Huashi Fort early tomorrow morning to continue to ask Viscount Yarbowen if you can meet the duke, and at the same time, hand over the command of the army." ”

"How can this be?" Andy even began to wonder about Claire's intentions at this moment.

"Don't worry, if Viscount Yarbowen wasn't a fool, he wouldn't agree to you handing over the command of the army, for now, you're at most a pawn in his control of the army... Besides, you are the chief of military affairs directly assigned by the duke, what will the nobles think if you are not replaced by the duke? and..."

"I see. Andy interrupts Claire's explanation as he understands why, and then asks, "What should I do next?"

"Keep waiting, keep pretending to be a brave senseless knight who only knows how to charge!"

"How long do you have to wait?"

"Wait until it's time for a showdown. ”

Andy felt a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart, "When exactly?"

"Have you seen the appointments of the military department?" asked Claire rhetorically.

"Pedy's appointment?" Andy grudges at the appointment, which means Pedi is his boss again.

"Yes... We need to wait for an order from Krew, that's true... According to the orders of the military department, the orders of the young commander of the Kru Command, even Viscount Yarbowen must obey!" Claire's tone revealed an inexplicable coldness, "I believe that the Reagan family will not give up the perfect opportunity to intervene in the affairs of the Twak Territory, and there are so-called Gondwak and the threat of orcs outside, and we can take advantage of the chaos to seek the benefits we deserve." ”