0180 DAY1: A touching mentor-apprentice relationship
The early sun hung high, the earth warmed up, and the steaming dew stained the sparse forests of the far outskirts of Leloran with a layer of morning mist as thin as gauze paper.
This fog is the curtain of the Eco Theater.
Nocturnal animals hide back in their burrows wrapped in wetness, and day-time animals begin another day of survival with freshness.
The birds get up earlier, and they gather in the branches of the trees with their chirping, combing their slightly damp feathers, expecting to flap their wings and soar high.
This is perhaps the most peaceful time of the day in the sparse forest.
Today, however, the rare serenity was shattered by the sudden sound of horses' hooves.
A large cavalry rolled in from the direction of the town, and they formed a loose cavalry formation, jumped out of the ground with strong wind and dust, and galloped along the forest path to the Renault Manor not far away.
The beasts are frightened away, and the birds are panicked. The little bird that panicked didn't even care about the way ahead, and plunged into the canopy with a pop, flapping its wings to soar into the sky.
Feathers were scattered everywhere, and many birds had accidentally knocked themselves unconscious and planted in the fluffy fallen leaves, but fortunately the passing beasts paid no attention to the delicacies brought to their mouths, coyotes and rabbits were next to each other, and foxes and wild boars were huddled together.
They just want to escape!
Flee from the knights, flee from this catastrophe.
Lorraine flicked her whip and rushed at the arrowhead of the cavalry, and the lithe henna was only half a position behind him, covering her face and pursing the corners of her mouth, only a pair of emerald eyes shone with indescribable concentration and seriousness.
The cavalry galloped through two forks in a row, and the third fork could already be seen in the distance.
Lorraine turned back and shouted to Henna: "Lelorin is not big, Acharin can only fight us for two hours at most, and we will split up at the fork in the road." Henna, you take ten people on a detour and sneak in from the side. If the negotiations don't work, purge the top and bottom and replace them! ”
"Got it! Be careful! Without hesitation, Henna raised her hand and waved it, instantly splitting half of the cavalry from the group.
The knights formed two squads in groups, shaped like two distinct shuttles, which spread apart and dispersed farther and farther until they reached the fork in the road, and suddenly split in two.
Henna and her second team continued to accelerate along the main road, preparing to infiltrate, or break through, the wall to the west of the manor.
Lorraine led the first team into the fork in the road, which was a flat tree-lined road leading to the Renault Manor, and at the end of the road was the wrought-iron gate of the manor, painted pure white.
"Mountain...... Bandits! Enemy attack! ”
A scream erupted from the woods, and the pale-faced guards emerged from the woods and ran to the manor, a few breaths far away from the speeding cavalry.
Lorraine lowered her body and shouted, "Ignore the guards along the road!" Our goal is the gate! Attack, shock, put on the momentum of slaughtering the manor, and use the shortest time to get the alliance under the city we need! Assault! ”
"Oh!"
In the midst of the shouts, the speed of the horsemen increased, and the inferior horses, which had been temporarily leased and were normally used only as horses, had reached their limits, foaming at the mouth, and a few of them were already showing signs of staggering.
They were far faster than humans, but the overwhelming dust made the manor react one step earlier.
The manor's guards gathered urgently, and the heavy iron door slowly closed with a screeching sound, and everything happened in front of Lorraine's eyes.
Fifty meters, thirty meters, twenty meters, ten meters......
The bolt of the door snapped to slam shut, and Lorraine slammed the horse's neck and jumped up, squatting on the galloping horse with his feet in a T-shape: "Draw your gun!" Prepare for battle! Don't pull the horse! Kill! ”
He leaped to his feet, crushed the galloping horse under his feet with the force of his pedaling, and fell to the hard stone floor with a terrible neigh.
Lorraine flew up, stretched in mid-air under the blank gaze of the guards and sailors, and rolled straight on her side. His hands clenched the handle of the knife at his waist, pulled it out with a bang, twisted his waist, and slashed!
The sharp blade slammed into the iron frame, and the unparalleled force was transmitted through the blade, and the shaking skin fixed to the doorposts on either side made a twisted scream.
Rumble!
Bang! The huge iron gate flew upside down, the iron rod poked into the bolt hole twisted and ploughed the soft ground, and the smoke and dust erupted at the gate, obscuring everyone's view.
In the invisible blur, the jumble of horses' hooves poured into the manor, and became quieter with the crunch of hammer loading.
No more human voices and noises.
The leader of the guards stared at the dust that filled the gate with a short gun, and suddenly heard a young man's voice in the center of the dust whispering, "Now, Niold, can you help clean up the scene?" ”
Without warning, the breeze rose softly through the trees, blowing away the sand and dust, revealing the scene in the middle.
At the top of the gate, a tall young man was panting heavily on his knees, and the inhuman blow seemed to drain his strength, so much so that he had to barely support himself on the ground with his twin knives.
His strength clearly surpassed the Guardian Leader's judgment of the strength of the human species.
But no matter how powerful he was, it was difficult for him to threaten the hedgehog's nearby guards in this state. Bibi eBook
If...... He was only one man.
Lorraine is certainly not alone.
The elite sailors of the first squad rode around him, each standing upright on his horse, his spears raised in his hands, aimed firmly at every visible head.
In contrast, the response of the guards was much worse.
After all, it was some colonial peasants who had never seen the world before, and it was the first time they saw this tyrannical impact, and they lost the orders of their leaders again, and most of them were stupidly gathered near the gate with their spears, and only a few of them took aim with their guns, and used their trembling arms and fingers to threaten the group of uninvited guests in front of them.
Lorraine took a few deep breaths, and finally felt some of the energy flow back into her body.
He straightened up, holding the knife in his hand, and put his knives back into their sheaths.
"Your nobleman's private service!" He said in a cold voice that did not rise or fall, "The nobles of Porto have come to visit in private clothes, and are going to stay for a short time at the Renault estate. Let your host come out, I need to discuss some details with your lord before he arrives. ”
……
Fleischer. Renaud, 67, is the owner of the Lelorand Renault estate and the current patriarch of the Martinique Renault family.
The scale of the Renault estate is not large, the plantation covers an area of 1,000 acres, has more than 500 black slaves, and about 50 guards and servants.
His family is not prosperous, there are no side branches, and there are only two daughters under his knees. Three years ago, the great-grandson came to the world, and he barely extended the family to the fourth generation.
But it would be a mistake to assume that Mr. Reynaud had no status and respect in Martinique.
Mr. Reynaud has a glorious past.
As a young man, he was an expert in the etiquette of the French court, and was responsible for the liturgical initiation of members of the royal family on many occasions, most famously officiating over Marie, the youngest daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Franz I. Mademoiselle Antoinette's crash course in bridal etiquette.
This young lady later became Queen Louis XVI, the real ruler of the Kingdom of France, Queen Marie, who was behind the smuggling operation in the New World of Lorraine.
In his heyday, Monsieur Renaud had the opportunity to inherit the prestigious family title, and his good morals were widely praised and praised by the French First Parliament. But in such a situation, he suddenly became involved in a court scandal as the protagonist.
Time has passed, and the scandal itself is no longer examinable.
Lorraine only knew the final disposition, he was expelled from the family, exiled to Martinique with his wife, and then built the current Renault estate with limited funds, and lived this idyllic life of small wealth for more than 20 years.
The British colonial government's intelligence service regarded him as a serious spy with serious suspicions, and also set up a special intelligence team, which was among the most detailed in all intelligence items.
But the results of the investigation proved that he was just an ordinary unlucky guy. Whether it was because of the struggle for inheritance and the loss of power or really because of the lower body problem, in short, he was cut in half when he was in the prime of life, from a high-profile etiquette star, to the current owner of the plantation.
Acharin chose him because of his experience.
This person has been in contact with a large number of Bourbon teenagers, and even after losing power, he has also instructed most of Martinique's aristocratic teenagers and girls in etiquette courses, and his connections and past are extremely compatible with the guide that Acharin needs, which can minimize the time that Acharin is recognized by Lelorin's high society.
As for how to ensure that he can fully cooperate......
In the manor's study, Lorraine smiled and snapped her fingers at a wary Mr. Reynolds.
With a crisp snap, four sailors smashed four identical plain suitcases on Mr. Renault's desk and lifted the lid at him.
A room full of golden light!
Mr. Renault had a dull expression: "This ...... Mr. ......"
"The young master came to the Caribbean to play, and his original destination was New France. But when Le François was moored, the young master unexpectedly heard an interesting story...... Sir, your second son-in-law's merchant ship was robbed by pirates more than four months ago, right? ”
"This ......"
"Personnel pension, cargo compensation, the young master heard that his chamber of commerce has encountered a crisis, although he tried to persevere, but it is not far from bankruptcy."
Lorraine cocked Erlang's legs lightly.
"The octagonal gold coin here is worth four thousand louis, which is the accommodation money that the young master entrusted me to give to my husband, because it is a temporary change of itinerary, if you only stay for a few days, this money is probably enough."
"You...... Your young master ......"
"Ziggy. Feng. Aigner, the youngest son of the Marquis de Gründer's family. The young master was taught by you many years ago, and he always regarded you as a teacher, and he respected your knowledge and cultivation. ”
Mr. Renault opened his mouth blankly: "I'm sorry, you said the ...... of the Egner family Master Ziggy? ”
"You don't remember, do you?" Lorraine laughed, "The young master told me that you were in a life crisis when you instructed him, and he was exiled to Martinique shortly after the end of the course, and I don't think I will remember him as a student. But this does not matter, the student's gratitude to the teacher is a private feeling, and there is no need for an equal amount in return. ”
"Yes...... Was it one of the six children at that time? I'm old, and I'm completely ......."
"You don't need to be indebted. Instead, I, in order to save time to visit you, I have chosen the rude act, and I beg your pardon. As he spoke, Lorraine stood up and bowed deeply, "Young Master is coming soon, sir, instead of drowning in guilt, you should be ready to greet you." In the next few days, I sincerely hope that you will be masters and apprentices...... To be able to get along well. ”