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The rebels are stationed in a basin.

In order to take care of the speed of these townspeople, when Charlotte and her party came to the basin under the leadership of the proprietress Linda, it was already a week later.

The basin was very secretive, with only one easily defended passage into the basin, and the rebels also set up backup escape facilities such as hanging baskets, which was a natural garrison.

Outside the passage is covered with shrubs and vines as a natural protective color, and outside the valley there are giant trees that shade the sky, and there is only one path that shows traces of human activity. If it weren't for Linda's leadership, Charlotte wouldn't have been able to find this location.

After all, he is not a forest ranger like Devany, and tracking is one of his weaknesses.

The passage was winding, and several people made several turns along the passage in a row, and at this point, the traces of man-made became heavier and heavier. Except for the tenacious vines and flowers on the surrounding cliffs, the path has been trampled by pedestrians on a dirt and stone path.

Then enter about 100 meters and there is the first sentry post, which is a military fortress of about five meters built with a wooden structure, with a guard tower, a bell tower, a shooting wall, and a wooden iron-clad gate, which is a simple city gate.

Such sentry posts were set up every two hundred meters in the future, and the entire passage meandered for nearly a kilometer. Although the rebels were poorly equipped, they were neatly groomed, and they could faintly see a hint of strong soldiers.

- This army should be built with veterans as the skeleton.

The moment she saw the rebels, Charlotte came to such a conclusion in her heart.

The strict guard kept everyone out of the first outpost, and it took about ten minutes for the simple city gate to be opened. The first to walk out was a soldier over half a hundred years old, his hair was gray, the years had left marks on his dry face, the bags under his eyes were heavy, but his black eyes were full of energy.

He was wearing a noble hunting suit that was easy to move, and the hunting suit was washed white, but it was neatly groomed. The riding boots underfoot were frayed from the skin, and the yellow soil stains revealed the stubble fluff.

The only thing that is polished all over the body is the family crest worn on the chest and the saber carried at the waist, the scabbard of the saber is carved with war patterns, the hilt is covered with cowhide, and the protective gear is slightly warped, and there is no trace of jewels on it.

This fits perfectly with his whole persona, and if it weren't for the clothes he wears, Lolita and Vivien would almost think he's an old farmer digging in the dirt.

The moment she met Viscount Austin for the first time, Charlotte made a pragmatic and rigorous evaluation of him in her heart.

This undoubtedly made the mage whom he had never met have a good impression of him.

But unfortunately, Charlotte found out that he was wrong.

When he came over, Viscount Austin looked at him suspiciously for a while, and gradually his face became a little obscure. He walked up to a few people, first hugged Linda and comforted her, and only after Linda shook her body uncomfortably and broke away from the hug did he catch his eye on Charlotte.

"This is Charlotte Clayderman, Earl of Wintercastle, a descendant of His Highness Rebecca!"

Linda's rather solemn introduction was ignored by Viscount Austin, the corners of his mouth twitched very obviously, and he raised his head at the townsfolk who obviously did not belong to Charlotte's group.

"So, is this the hero who escorted you?" he patted everyone on the shoulder in turn, saying to each of them something like 'good job', 'good work', 'Lotsente needs warriors like you'. While the group of townspeople who had never seen any big people puffed out their chests excitedly, they deliberately ignored Charlotte's existence.

This made Charlotte's friendly smile freeze on her face, and her red pupils were cold with annoyance, and the original smile turned into an indifferent expression with thin lips.

Charlotte could empathize with the rudeness of the commoners towards him, because he could not have demanded excellent qualities and a kind smile from everyone in the world. But he could not bear the rude behavior of Viscount Austin, who was also a nobleman, which was the most naked and brutal humiliation for him personally, and even for his family.

In the more than 20 years of his life in this life, even the high-ranking kings and gods have maintained enough attention to him. Truth be told, this was the first time in his life that he had encountered such an almost humiliating treatment.

The mage's perception of the rebel leader he had met for the first time had dropped to freezing, and he decided to give the man a little color. But before that, Elle had already made a move.

In the blink of an eye, Elle, who was standing beside Charlotte, had flashed behind Viscount Austin, and only then did Austin have just had time to grasp the hilt of his sword.

The rebel soldiers behind him drew their weapons one after another, but they were thrown by the flickering silver dust ball in Elle's hand. The cute young girl with silver hair and two ponytails bared her teeth at the soldiers around her, and smiled brightly at Charlotte.

Charlotte's original heart finally let go, and at that moment he was really worried that Elle would solve Austin without doing anything. Don't doubt it! Elle really did such a reckless brute thing.

"Hmph, somebody's fake Qinggao from nowhere, do you think it's great to have a bunch of tattered troops?" was a taunt from the sharp-tongued Lolita.

"To respect others is to respect yourself. This was the proper sarcasm of Vivienne, who was displeased.

"Don't move, or you'll have a huge hole in your belly!" was the unexaggerated warning of the cute young girl.

Austin believes her threat is no joke.

"Now, can we talk?" Charlotte shrugged coldly.

Austin's grip on the hilt of his sword was relaxed, and he waved at the soldiers behind him, signaling his men not to be nervous. Then he looked at Charlotte calmly, "Earl, I need an explanation. ”

"Explain?"

Charlotte motioned for Elle to let go of Austin, and when Elle reluctantly stopped, the surrounding soldiers had a tendency to move again, but Austin quickly stopped her.

- It's an old guy who knows how to advance and retreat!!

He continued, "I've heard something like that from a high being. For the strong, the most basic respect should be maintained. So, I wonder if the Viscount is satisfied with this explanation?"

Viscount Austin stared at the mage's red pupils for a long time without flinching, and this time he asked word by word, "So, what if that strong man is a bastard who can't be saved?"

Charlotte was stunned.

“…… What do you mean?!"

"Meaning—" Viscount Austin, who had been able to maintain a basic calm, suddenly pointed his hand at Charlotte, "don't be coy here!Clayderman's treacherous family!If it weren't for you, how would our King Herbert die in battle!How could the glorious Leslie family be ruined!Do you think I have any reason to welcome or even trust your hypocritical family!?"

The audience is silent!

The soldiers and civilians at the bottom naturally didn't know the high-level things of war, and they all looked at the noble mage in front of them with suspicious and gradually distrustful eyes.

Charlotte was equally horrified!

Viscount Austin had no need to lie, unless he was stupid enough to fear that Charlotte would usurp his military power, but that was almost impossible. Because in the current situation of erosion, there is no reason for him to refuse a potentially powerful ally and go down the path of self-destruction for the sake of so-called power.

Therefore, it is convincing that this word comes from the mouth of Viscount Austin.

“…… What the hell are you talking about?"

When she realized it, Charlotte realized that the words she had spat out were unusually dry and weak.

He realized that Erosa, no! Father had probably done something he didn't know......