Chapter 6: The Castle Banquet

"Thank you very much for accepting my invitation to a banquet in my deserted castle. ”

The Count spoke in a very elegant, aristocratic tone, as if the years were passing slowly.

"Next, let's dine and drink to your heart's content. ”

Count Grace naturally waved his gold-tipped white-gloved hand and signaled the banquet to begin: of course, it was not a formal banquet process.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is my territory, my castle. In this case, I have a little rule, of course, it is not a rule, I hope you don't care too much about etiquette, just talk while eating, after all, time is invaluable to human beings. ”

Mr. Earl did not play his cards according to common sense at the beginning, directly ignored the etiquette of the nobles, and began to communicate serious things, that is, his intention to initiate a banquet and gather mercenaries.

"I'm sure you've heard about some things in the Northland lately, and I'm going to talk to you about it this time......

As Count William IV was about to continue, a young baron from his seat interrupted him: "Excuse me, Mr. Count, for interrupting your conversation. I know it's not a formal banquet, but is it too unsightly for you to talk while eating, and is it degrading to the aristocracy?"

The Count chuckled three times: "I remember you, Baron Thomas, the lucky one who just inherited the title, and to be honest, I deeply regret the passing of your brother. ”

The Earl's words made the young baron's face turn into a pig's liver, but just as he was about to answer, the Count waved his hand indifferently:

"The new little baron, the lovely little sir, first of all, since you know why do you have the audacity to say it?"

"Secondly, does your question show that I am not graceful enough and insult to nobility?"

"Besides, this is my county, my castle, and the rules are naturally up to me, at least in front of you. ”

"Finally, hehehe, I traveled to other countries when I was younger, and it was a foreign custom to talk at the dinner table, and I liked it very much, that's all. ”

Hearing that the earl's words were so sharp, all the nobles present looked not very good, "Isn't it just that it is higher than our title, and it humiliates us so much, it seems that you have to consider that proposal......"

This can be said to be their common voice.

After making a vague eye contact, an old viscount, as a representative, took over the conversation: "Then, we might as well obey our orders respectfully." What is the intention of Monsieur Count, you can tell me directly. ”

"Obviously, one is that the nobles who have recently died in the whole country have heard of an assassin organization, and the other is that ...... Restonburg. ”

The Count still spoke with such a bland elegance, but with such sharp words.

"This ......"

"I really said ......"

"Hey, that's kind of interesting......"

"What is William IV doing here?"

"Obviously, this Assassin Order is not simple...... Restonburg ...... It seems to be a castle near Fort William, the center of another earl's domain...... There is friction between these two territories...... And I heard that Count William IV was a very silent and elegant nobleman...... Hey, it's damn ......"

Starweaver Dream simply connected the known information in his head, maybe not accurate, but it should be about the same.

"So, the question is, what kind of position do I have......

Thinking didn't take much of his energy and time, and he wasn't interested in the young aristocrats' indifference, just calmly drinking......

Suddenly!

......The sound of metal and wooden table resonated with the soft sound of the body sliding to the ground, setting off a new hurricane.

"What!"

Captain Oak rushed to pick up Van Haixing, only to find ......

......

"The lips are blue and the eyes are bloodshot, which is a sign of poisoning, and it should be a problem with the wine or glass. And Mr. Fan Haixing's breathing and heartbeat have stopped, and there is no help. Prepare for the funeral, and may the Lord forgive him and bring him into the kingdom of Christ. ”

The simple words of the priest and doctor of the Earl's castle chapel made the members of the mercenary group feel cold in their hearts.

"Holy!" "Night Knife" Little Wilson spat fiercely, "First my brother, and now Fan Haixing, what the hell is going on here! Could it be that someone is targeting us and hunting the members of our team?"

The wanderer looked angry and full of suspicion, suspicion of the castle, of the count......

"Be careful, Wilson, we can't say for sure until we find anything in the castle! Also, be careful, the assassin may still be in the castle!"

Captain Oak first reprimanded Nightknife and bit the word castle hard, reminding Nightknife that this is still the Count's territory, and hinting at the authority to investigate.

"Well, I'm sorry this happened, I didn't know there were assassins in the castle. If you wish to investigate, my answer is: Yes, but you can't disturb the guests, and you can't break into some forbidden places. Also, remove the body from the banquet hall as soon as possible, put it in the storage warehouse, and join another person. Delmar. ”

"Master, I'll arrange it. "Del Mar is the earl's butler, an old gentleman.

After responding to his master first, the old butler went outside the door and informed the guards: "Go and call Mr. Hugen." ”

Mr. Hugan, the storekeeper, is also a gardener.

And Su Mu, who was at the door, had long since disappeared......

......

"Uh, what the hell is the weather, it's still sunny before sunset, but in the blink of an eye, the snow starts to fall......"

"And this job: carry two corpses and put them in the warehouse, hell, why am I doing this kind of thing, why don't you just bring him over when you come to inform me......"

Hu Gen, the gardener and caretaker, swore and carried Van Haixing's corpse through the snow.

"Squeak, squeak, ......" "It's cold enough." ”

The creak of the door opening was muffled by the rushing wind, and Hugan struggled to hold the door, after all, he still had to carry a corpse.

"Hey, the package of this corpse hasn't been taken down......"

Hu Gen looked left and right a little weakly, "Almighty Lord, forgive me for my actions, after all, I also have to spend money to buy wine and drink." Anyway, he's dead, and he's going to your kingdom to enjoy his blessings, and he won't need these coins anymore...... Eh, what is this? A popular liquor among mercenaries?"

While rummaging through the package, he found several bottles of colorful liquid, mistaking them for spirits.

"Hey, I didn't expect you to have no money, but there are several bottles of wine, hey, I'm also an alcoholic, this time I died on drinking, but I was cheaper old man. ”

Hugan picked up a few bottles of "wine" and planned to hide them in the warehouse, which was usually the only one and a good place to hide things.

"Well, can you give me my stuff back?"

The sudden sound from behind him startled him, and his body was a little stiff because of the cold or the excessive hormone secretion too fast.

Hu Gen was at war in his heart: should he turn around and face it, or should he run away?

Soon, though, he didn't have to think about it: a cold snap froze his body, his mind, his life, and he still had the bottle in his arms until he died.

"So, this example tells us that drinking is wrong, drinking will bring you closer to death, refuse to drink, start with me!"

is still familiar with off-line thinking, Fan Haixing, that is, Xingweaving Dream, "came alive"!

"Hmm, hehe, what do you say this is not poison, at least not for me, it's all a lie!

However, the drug resistance of this body is really good, this poison that can be fatal in a very short time can be resisted, is it because of the devil's toxin resistance, or is it the ability that this body and this identity comes with?

Starweaver quickly forgot about the poisoning and turned to thinking about what interested him more......

"And I need to fake my death...... What do you need to do? Even if you want to lower your vigilance, you don't need to use such a risky method, right? I almost didn't resist it......"

[I need you to apply the first potion to the place where the rim of the cup can be touched on the gloves at the banquet, so that people will mistake it for someone else's poison, so that you can not be warned.] 】

Deceased: Hu Gen

Dead Phase: Freeze to death and become an ice sculpture

Cause of death: greedy for "fine wine", frozen hands

Killer: Frostweaver Dream (No one knows)

Epitaph: Hurry up!

......

"Okay, let me see Anonymous's next order......" After retrieving the various strange bottles and coins, Dream Weaver pulled out the mysterious parchment in place.

[There is a secret passage in Earl's Castle, find the entrance, hide inside, and identify the location of each exit. 】

"Oh, and you don't tell me your goal?"

[It's not time yet, knowing ahead of time may expose you.] 】

[Also, arrange a simplified sanctification ritual with coarse salt to sanctify your long sword.] 】

What the hell is the "???" sanctification ceremony?

Starweaver, who doesn't know anything about ritual magic, is clearly confused.

And what is the level of this world...... Even the sanctification ceremony came out......

[Just mix coarse salt, silver powder, and oil and apply it to the blade, and now there is no time to arrange any complicated rituals.] 】

"Oh, that's interesting...... Can you teach me rituals and alchemy when it's over?"

Starweaver's focus shifted to this strange thing.

[No, you don't. 】

"Does it mean I don't have to learn or can't learn or I already know it and just forgot?"

Keenly aware of the other party's wording problem, the small theater in Xingweaving Dream's brain was ready to move......

[In short, please focus on the task first, please.] 】

“...... I'll know the truth. ”

Cut, is it an early curtain call......

However, from the tone of ...... Are there two of you......

......

After putting away the parchment, Starweave began to patrol the surroundings: a corpse that had turned into an ice sculpture, you could consider throwing it outside in a different position, disguised as accidentally freezing to death;

A worthless corpse, killed by Xiao Su, no one knows at present;

A mess of groceries that don't see any use......

"Well, deal with the corpse first, and then find the secret passage, by the way, and Su Mu. ”

......

On the other side, Su Mu's actions.

"Hehe, hehehe, I, Su Xiaomu, am really the chosen one, and I can actually find these things...... Wait, Count, I'll kill you, I swear in the name of the bat!"

Su Mu changed to a hoarse voice with advanced laryngeal cancer.

Turning a corner, Su Mu noticed a door and the ...... in front of it

"Wait, what is this?"

......

Another scene, the guard station.

"Boss, you've decided?"

"Well, this is an opportunity, the nobles of this part of the Northland are here, and the heavy snow outside is blocking the road, which is a good weather for the war of annihilation!"

"The reinforcements ......"

"Reinforcements...... I sent fast horses as soon as the first snowflakes fell, and calculated the time, and could arrive at the earliest in the middle of the night, and at the slowest in the morning! And, with our strength, those knights of the minor nobles, and the group of mercenaries, still need reinforcements?"

"That's great, when it is solved this time, I'm afraid you can be knighted, boss, maybe it's the ...... of this castle"

"Hahahaha......"

......

Continue to change the scene.

Wind and snow, wind and snow.

Full moon, full moon.

A middle-aged man, a knighthood.

Wind and snow filled the world, and even today's largest and brightest full moon could only pass a glimmer of light through the gaps in the snowflakes.

The knights rested quietly, even in this environment, when they knew that there might be a big war next, the knights were still knights, still so noble.

Among the knights, there was a figure that looked out of place.

It was a woman, a very tall woman, and a very beautiful woman, but unfortunately a scar on the left side of her face ruined the original roundness, but it made her more heroic.

Behind the woman there was also an old man with a hood and a burden on his back.

But judging from the way he carried such a big burden without an entourage and still breathless, maybe he wasn't very old?

"Master Angeliel, is it all right?"

"Do you mean me, an old man, or do you mean ......?"

"Of course it's you, I don't worry about him, and I don't need to worry about his strength. ”

"Oh ho, little Hina, you ......"

"Stop, save some energy, concentrate, it's going to be busy......"

"Okay, listen to your ...... End of chapter. Collect!"

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