When Mo Xiang and I were chatting, the young nobles around me, including Lionel Faulkner, were listening quietly, and no one interjected. Mo Xiang invited me to go to the Mo family manor to attend the banquet held in the afternoon after this meeting, and then got up and took the inseparable personal maid to the front row.

His valet seemed to be a mute, and she smiled at me when I looked at her.

After Mo Xiang left, the young nobles suddenly surrounded me, and the bearded young nobleman stared at me with wide eyes and said, "Marquis Jijia, you are so familiar with the eldest young master of the Mo family?"

I leaned back in my seat and said indifferently, "I'm a supplier of giant crossbow arrows, what's so strange about knowing Mo Xiang?"

The bearded young nobleman hurriedly came over, sat down beside me and said very eagerly: "I once heard that you had a duel with William Mo before, but I didn't expect you to get so close to this young man of the Mo family, it seems that the rumors should not be believed. ”

One of these young nobles must have investigated me, and I glanced at him and said, "What can my little feud with Senior William be in the face of a plane war?"

"Hah, that's right. The bearded young nobleman said with a smile.

Lionel Faulkner sighed with some regret at this time: "If we had known each other earlier, maybe we would have had the opportunity to participate in the war on the Hierro plane." ”

Other young nobles echoed each other, always discussing the classic battles of plane warfare, and then lamenting that they were not born at the right time, or that they could not catch up due to some special circumstances, and that there was no opportunity.

I rubbed my sore neck and said to these young nobles, "Actually, it's not too late for you to participate in the war on the Hiero plane, Zack plans to lead the Constructed Knights on an expedition to the swamp sea next year to drive the Nibru spiders into the Great Rift Valley, if this expedition can be won, I believe Zack will definitely be recorded in the history of the Grimm Empire." ”

Lionel Faulkner frowned, and said with some discouragement: "Expedition! I feel a little scary when I hear these words, not to mention all kinds of difficulties and dangers along the way, the long supply lines alone can drag us down, and besides, I don't want to break into the nest of the Nibru spider people, God knows what kind of terrifying existence the Nibru spider queen will be there." ”

I didn't speak, and the young nobles around me were also talking, saying that their army's logistics regiment was not capable of supporting an expedition.

Lionel Faulkner clapped his hands and attracted everyone's attention, and then said: "Recently, everyone has been asking around to see if there is a chance to participate in the garrison mission in the Lochki plane, and I heard that the group of Hasrab people have made a lot of money following the Prince of Wales in the Loki plane. ”

I didn't expect him to mention the Marquis of Haslaber, the nobles of the imperial capital are really not big, but speaking of which, this Marquis of Haslaber hasn't been in contact with me for a while, I heard Senior Dylan say that he is stationed in a port city on the Loche plane, and the transactions of ordinary giant crossbow arrows between us are all consigned to the Rocky plane with the help of Earl Donald of the Southwind Legion.

Lionel Faulkner said with an excited face: "Those guys are lucky, when the Prince of Wales formed the legion, they happened to be selected, I heard from the Rocky plane back to recuperate from the injured knights, the situation over there is very good, and the Prince of Wales lacks a large number of garrisons, some less important cities have not yet built a knight garrison, if we can find an opportunity to lead the army into the Rocky plane, we will definitely be able to get the Prince of Wales to reuse." ”

The young nobles around him also began to talk about their suggestions, and it was clear that Angela's victory in many ways had boosted their confidence.

"Look, that's the Captain of Ex in Strange Rock City!" a nobleman in the crowd whispered.

A large group of noble lords entered the Imperial Capital Council Hall, and in front of him was a middle-aged man wearing the Grimm Empire's General Star Badge in front of him, he was wearing a magic robe with a demon emblem, a short silver wand hung from his waist, and a scorching aura wrapped his body, he walked into the council hall with a serious face, followed by a group of costumed knights and magicians, the group of people led by the Captain of the Ax Legion should be regarded as representing the military forces of Strange Rock City, they quickly walked to the front row and sat down.

The bearded young nobleman said to me, "I've heard that Legion Captain Aix is the most promising person in the Empire in recent years to be promoted to a fourth-turn legendary mage. ”

The pale-faced young nobleman beside him said in a very envious tone, "A level forty legendary magician is too far away for us. ”

In the midst of the military in Strange Rock City, I unexpectedly saw Annie.

She followed at the back of the crowd, with short red haircuts, wearing the 'Serpent's Fang' costume leather armor I gave her, and two storm swords hanging from her waist.

Anne's figure seemed to have developed a little more, the originally well-fitting constructed leather armor looked a little tight on her chest and hips, and the breastplate and pants seemed to be cracking at any moment, she didn't see me, but followed a constructed knight next to her to sit at the back of the group in Strange Rock City.

The group of people in the Strange Rock City Legion seemed very relaxed, and they could occasionally whisper a few words while sitting together, and there was some interaction.

The tall costumed knight next to Anne had been chatting with Anne, and it seemed as if the two of them were discussing something, and Anne nodded from time to time.

Captain Aix and Mo Xiang sat very close, Mo Xiang took the initiative to greet him, and the two seemed to be very familiar with each other, and they talked together in a low voice.

It was a meeting of how the interests of Angela should be distributed, so there were a lot of female civil servants from all sides, and those female assistants in silk shirts and cashmere skirts would inadvertently show a white lotus-like calf when they passed through the aisle of the council hall, and these beautiful women formed a beautiful scenery in the council hall, and they were also the focus of the eyes of the young nobles around me.

There was another commotion at the door of the Imperial Capital Council Chamber, and Duke Billy Barbington walked in briskly with a group of men, but he had a grim face, two deep nasolabial folds, a long hooked nose, thin black-purple lips, and a fur-collared black cape, which looked like a cold crowman.

Today he is the main character, but he is just a fat pig who has been pressed on a chopping board to be slaughtered, and these people in the audience are like having a plate in front of him, holding a knife and fork in their hands, waiting to eat the fat on his body.

Angela's multifaceted victory did not give him a modicum of joy on his face, and he led a group of his men up to the arc-shaped platform in front of him, and handed the parchment ledger to the councillors on the stage. Then he sat down at the front of the stage, holding his cane in both hands, sitting up straight, squinting his eyes and saying nothing, his face no longer had the fierceness that he had at the Rune Merchants Conference.

Duke Billy Babington didn't see me sitting in the crowd, but only when a man who looked like a clerk whispered a few words beside him, he turned his head and stared at me for a long time.

Lionel Faulkner also saw Billy Babington's gaze, and he waited for Duke Billy to withdraw his gaze before asking me, "What is the grudge between you and Duke Billy?"

"I'm in the Imperial Capital in the beginner rune board business, the Babington family is a traditional veteran rune board manufacturer, we are a competitor in the rune board business, and there are other things. I said.

The bearded young nobleman said indifferently on the other side of me: "Don't be afraid of him, the Babington family has been gradually going downhill recently, they have a rich Angela Plane but have been unable to open up, at present, the Babington Family's territory in Angela Plane not only has not expanded, but has shrunk a lot more than before, after the outbreak of the plane war, the entire Angela Plane was almost occupied by the Nakma people. ”

The white-faced young nobleman sitting on the other side of the beard also said: "The many faces of Angela have not been open to the public, they were all developed independently by the Babington family, and now the Nakma people are looting around on the many sides of Angela, so they plan to open the plane and let the other lords help them bear the pressure of the war on the plane, to hell, I don't plan to play with him like this." ”

Lionel Faulkner put his hand on my shoulder and advised me: "If you want me to say, Giga, even if you take the right to develop Angela, don't go there for the time being, and wait until the situation is stable." ”

Everyone talked and laughed together, and someone opened a bottle of golden cider and even carried a few delicate goblets with him.

I looked around the council hall, and on the front wall of the hall was a relief of the portrait of His Majesty Charles, and he was probably lined up with the kings of the Grimm Empire.

......

"Marquis Jijia, I didn't expect to see you here. ”

The shrill voice pulled me into reality, and I knew it was Lord Billy Babington, but I just didn't expect him to come over on his own initiative.

I turned my head to look over and met his gloomy gaze.

He stared at me coldly, the corners of his mouth drooping downward, and said bitterly, "As far as I know, you didn't participate in the war of Angela's many faces, did you come here by the wrong way?"

Before I could speak, Lionel Faulkner next to him stood up directly and explained to Billy Barbinton: "Duke Billy Barbinton, Giga has also participated in the war in Angela on many fronts, he is a member of the logistics department of the Fourth Support Legion, and he has been coordinating supplies for us in the later period in the imperial capital. ”

Billy Babington raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Oh, is it just the bed crossbow bolts he sold you? If so, do I want to recognize the status of those farmers in the south of the empire, because they provide us with high-quality wheat flour." ”

The guards standing behind Duke Billy burst out laughing, their laughter attracting more onlookers, and the nobles around them looked at us.

Duke Billy glanced around twice, and said in an extremely caustic tone, "Fourth Support Army...... Hehe, I really want to thank you young people, if you hadn't arrived in Angelado, I'm afraid those Nakma wouldn't have made the decision to withdraw so quickly, but that's all your contribution. ”

A group of young nobles turned pale with anger at Duke Billy's ruthless words, and everyone clenched their fists and glared at the Duke.

Lionel Faulkner did not back down in the slightest, looked at Duke Billy, curled the corners of his mouth and said with a slight smile: "You are saying these words now, it really chills us, do you want to keep all the small lords in the imperial capital out? Prince Charles helped you defend Angelado this time, so what about next time? What about next time? I think His Royal Highness the Prince will not always be so free, I hope you can remember what you said today, honorable Duke Billy Barbington." ”

The surrounding aristocrats began to stir up, and some even mixed in with the crowd and shouted 'Well said', and it seemed that these people had no respect for Billy Babington as well.

At this time, a fat man behind Billy Barbington squeezed out, and he pointed at Leonel Faulkner in an angry manner and said: "Lionel Faulkner, you are challenging the authority of a noble imperial duke, I believe that even without you, the war of Angela will still be won." ”

He put his bare forehead on the head of Lionel Faulkner and said sharply: "What have you gotten to do for Angelado, you ragtags, and now you are running to the Imperial Capital Council Hall to share the fruits of victory, do you retain a little bit of the noble character of a noble knight?"

Lionel Volkner stared at the balding fat nobleman and said, "Edgar, you mean that we lead the Constructed Knights to fight Angelado, and we should give it for free regardless of whether we pay it or not, otherwise it will be against chivalry?"

Edgar's face flushed at Lionel Faulkner's words, and he cursed angrily, "A nobleman of noble character should not be rewarded for nothing! ”

The name of this fat, balding fat man sounds so familiar, he is the businessman who forced Arya into a desperate situation, Arya told me that Edgar was a friend of Billy Babinton, and watching his fat lips foam, I kicked open the conference table in front of me, the long table collapsed, Edgar took a step back in embarrassment, I stepped on it, reached out and grabbed his bow tie, and pulled him to me.

"What are you talking about? Who gave you the audacity to dare to insult the nobles of the Grimm Empire in public?" I scolded him.

His fat flesh was shaking, and there was anger, fear, and shame in his eyes, and I poured the golden cider from the goblet above his head, and the golden liquor trickled down his face.

"Stop, Giggar, what are you doing?" came Billy Babington's roar.

I ignored Billy Babington's angry rebuke and slapped Edgar in the face.