Locke is a straightforward person, and he didn't expect why Alan would be angry for a while, but Brad was nervous and immediately did

I understand what the young master means.

However, these are likely to be speculations, so the old butler opened his mouth and said with relief: "Young Master, maybe the price given by the Peters family is just a coincidence?"

"Coincidence?"

Alan snorted coldly and shook his head: "The price may be a coincidence, but this Mr. Oster's attitude is not. ”

"Young master, what do you mean ......?"

"Although I am the only heir in the family, this kind of thing is not something that I, a newly grown child, can decide. ”

Although the aristocratic land of the empire can be bought and sold, it must be presided over by the hereditary title owner himself, and a newly grown child like Allen is at most honored by everyone when he goes out.

There was no need for Alan to point out too much, the old butler already understood that now Baron Horn did not appear, but Oster had no doubts about Allen's qualifications.

It was clear that he knew that the Baron was not there, and that Alan was in charge of the affairs of the realm and the baron's coat of arms.

"Now there are two possibilities, the first is that there is a traitor in the castle who informed the Peters family of the matter, and the second is that the Peters family is behind this matter, and the purpose is to get the territory of the Troubled Rock Valley. ”

Baron Horn had just been kidnapped, and the Peters family immediately sent someone, and the traitor didn't have time to release the news, so he didn't have to think about it, it must be the second possibility.

After listening to the exchange between Allen and Brad, Locke also straightened things out, but he still had some doubts in his heart.

"Young Master, you said that since this is a conspiracy of the Peters family, why did they expose this for us to know?

The Ferlund continent is still a primitive feudal society, as long as the nobles have a superb status, kidnapping and killing the nobles are serious crimes, and only those robbers who have no fixed place dare to attack the nobles.

"No, it's not a conspiracy, it's a conspiracy. ”

Alan shook his head with an ugly face, "Do we have evidence that the kidnapping is related to the Peters family?"

Even if their calculations are 99 percent reasonable, that little bit of actual evidence still doesn't mean anything.

Now what puzzles Alan is, why did the Peters family do this, just to buy Troubled Rock Valley?

"Young Master, what are you going to do now, do you want to sell the Troubled Stone Valley?"

Although Brad was only the housekeeper here, after so many years, he had long regarded Fort Mussen as his home, and he did not want to see the Merlin family's territory sold.

But now in such a situation, maybe this is the only way to go.

However, to the old butler's surprise, his young master actually shook his head.

"Although the Rocky Valley is a rotten land, it is still the territory of the Merlin family, as long as my father is unwilling, I can't lose an inch. ”

Allen's tone was calm but extremely firm, and he could be regarded as sealing the road himself.

"Uncle Locke, have you paid attention to the strength of that guard at Oster, are you sure that you will win the battle?"

"Nope. ”

Locke shook his head with a wry smile, as an upright knight, although he was ashamed to be no match for a woman, he didn't lie.

"When the guard dismounted, I had already begun to observe, his steps were light and powerful, although his momentum was slightly reduced, he was half-leaking, and at first glance, he was killed from the battlefield, and he should have broken through to level six immediately. ”

As a knight of Fort Maussen, it was Locke's duty to pay careful attention to everyone who came to the castle.

"What about the others?"

"The other few are all junior swordsmen around the second level, so they don't have anything to fear. ”

can make those swordsmen subordinate to his subordinates, which also reflects the strength of the female guard.

Alan nodded thoughtfully, looking at Locke with a solemn face.

"Rock Knight, are you loyal to me?"

Hearing such a question, Locke straightened his back and replied with a firm gaze: "Of course, Locke will always be loyal to the Merlin family. ”

"No, I'm talking about myself, Alan Merlin. ”

Locke was stunned for a moment, and in an instant, he understood what Young Master Allen meant, and immediately knelt down on one knee with his sword.

"From today onwards, Locke will swear allegiance to Young Master Allen, and with your will in the direction of my sword, even if Baron Horn returns, your order will be the first order!"

Seeing Locke's appearance, Alan couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, and hurriedly helped Locke up.

"Uncle Locke, you misunderstood, I didn't want to take my father's power, I wanted to do something out of the ordinary...... Forget it, and you'll understand after that. ”

Alan didn't explain much, turned his head to Brad and whispered, "What is the status of this Oster in the Peters family?"

The old butler thought for a while and said: "The specific situation is not clear, but according to the news that has spread outside in the past few years, this young master Ouster has a high talent for business, and the situation of the Peters Family Chamber of Commerce in the Holy Alliance was originally very embarrassing, but after Ouster intervened, it became better and better.

It is rumored that because of this, Baron Field praised Oster and scolded his eldest son severely. ”

Alan nodded, as if muttering to himself, "Well, it's worth it......"

"Young Master, do you want to ......?"

The old butler next to him tasted the meaning of Allen's words, and his old voice trembled slightly.

"With its way, it will also govern its body!"

......

Brad knew every word that Young Master Allen said, but he couldn't understand it even together, but the old butler didn't delve into it, after all, his main duty was to manage the daily affairs of the castle.

According to Allen's instructions, the old butler prepared a sumptuous dinner for Ost and the others, and also served Allen's treasured wine in the wine cellar.

Alan didn't drink at the banquet, and after greeting Oster, he simply ate something and left.

This behavior was actually very uncourteous in aristocratic circles, but Oster did not care, as if he was immersed in the food, and from time to time he loudly praised Allen's wine.

Unfortunately, Oster didn't know that this wine was not only delicious, but also very strong, and after a cup of continuous belly, he soon fell unconscious and fell on the table.

His entourage also drank a lot, but Hannah, the personal guard, remained untouched and helped him back to his room when Olster was drunk.

"It seems that the young master's plan has failed......"

Brad looked at Hannah's departing figure and sighed silently, he thought that Alan was trying to get everyone drunk and tie them up.

The autumn nights grew shorter and soon passed in the slumber of the castle, except that some of the houses were still lit amid the snoring of many people.

The strength of the wine was so strong that Oster slept until noon, and then gradually woke up.

"Master Oster, you shouldn't have drunk so much yesterday. ”

As soon as he awoke, he saw Hannah standing by the door, looking at him with some sadness.

"What are you afraid of, isn't it you, besides, no one dares to murder the nobles of the empire openly now. ”

Osster sat up and stretched, picked up the cup on the table and took a big sip of water, and suddenly felt much more comfortable.

"This wine is really strong...... Did Alan agree to the conditions?"

Hannah shook her head.

"Huh?"

"While you were sleeping, the butler brought a letter saying that Master Baron was not there, and that Master Alan could not make the decision for the time being, so that we should come back another day.

In addition, it is said that Young Master Allen has some personal matters to do, and he can't see him off when you leave, please forgive me. ”

Allen's decision made Oster wonder, could it be that he didn't give a hint enough?