"I'm sorry, Loren, I didn't expect things to turn out like this. ”

The little wizard with a pale face and a little tiredness in his eyes said apologetically, and even the gray-eyed young man who had just learned on the side couldn't help but turn his head away, not wanting people to see his guilty expression.

Within ten days, find the wreaking havoc vampires in the Red Blood Castle and produce ironclad evidence... This is simply what it is difficult to be strong.

"Don't worry, since he dares to agree... It means that this guy must have a solution. ”

The countess holding the wine glass glanced at the black-haired wizard indifferently: "I should have guessed correctly, Your Excellency Viscount Loren?"

"As the countess of Turin said, that's pretty much it. Loren spread his hands and smiled helplessly.

With a coquettish snort, Charlotte, who had a "sure enough" expression, took a sip of her wine glass, blocking the curvature of the corners of her mouth.

The ten-day time limit was just a pretense, and the real purpose was to get Governor Byrne to relinquish control of the city and the lower city of the Red Blood Castle, and lift the martial law on the entire Red Blood Castle - this is the most hurtful move for the Turin family at the moment, and it is also the most critical trouble.

Whether the vampire is real or not, as long as the initiative is still in the hands of the Governor's Palace, it is difficult for the black-haired wizard to do anything, and wherever he goes, he will definitely be heavily watched and constrained.

Of course, even if you are in contact with the other party's control right now, there will be no shortage of private surveillance... But the small actions in the dark are definitely not as good as the patrols on the surface, and at the same time, they will also make the other party lose the reason to directly control themselves.

10 days...... This time is more than any time before.

The starlit fountain courtyard, surrounded by more than a dozen fluorite chandeliers, illuminates the entire courtyard with a faint white light - an invention that appeared in Ebolden just a few years ago, has now become a "new toy" sought after by the nobles of the entire empire, and even the red blood castle at the southern end of the empire can be seen.

"Now that Viscount Loren has a plan, what are you going to do next?"

Under the faint glow, Charles, the steward of the Red Blood Castle, appeared with a sterling silver flask, and poured a full glass of wine for the countess and other guests and placed it in front of their hands.

The movements are graceful like dance steps, but not a drop of precious wine spills outside.

And so on. ”

Holding it lightly, the black-haired wizard shook the cup skillfully like a drinker, put the rim of the glass under his nose and sniffed it, and the rich fragrance came to his face.

"Wait?" The other three people present almost said in unison, looking at Loren with extremely strange expressions.

"That's right, because it's not me who should be in a hurry right now, but the Governor of Byrne, Lord Gaspar. The black-haired wizard nodded, and raised his glass to the little wizard:

"Hmm... Although it's just speculation, I'm afraid that the other party will be impatient to retaliate against me when he returns, right?"

"I don't understand. Charlotte frowned slightly:

"You only have ten days... If I were Gaspar, I'd clear all the clues in ten days, and let my 'vampire' lie dormant in the shadows until the time limit was up... It's your time of death!"

As the words fell, Charles, who was standing behind Charlotte, bowed slightly, and although Lusen and Al Yin didn't say anything, their worried expressions were obviously the same as the countess.

"Well said, wonderful inference. The corners of Loren's mouth slowly hooked into an arc: "Anyone in this situation should have this kind of thought." ”

The silent countess had a cold face, and what she hated to see most was the pretentious posture of the black-haired wizard, and a little smug expression.

"The problem is that the key to this struggle is not me and the Governor of Gaspar, and his real purpose is not to kill me... And that's just incidental... A power game between the true core of the House of Turin and the Governor's Palace of Byrne!"

Loren's expression finally became serious with the wine glass in his hand: "So I dare to assert that the next ten days will be the most terrifying and terrifying ten days in the Red Blood Castle - that so-called 'vampire' will kill unscrupulously in the Red Blood Castle until the deadline comes!"

When the words fell, Charlotte and the little wizard's expressions were still a little confused, but the groaning butler Charles and the gray-eyed boy looked startled, and looked at the black-haired wizard who hooked the corners of his mouth in surprise.

That's right, he didn't want to do it, he had to... If the entire Red Blood Castle is safe for the next ten days, then the ten days under the control of the Turin family will be the stark contrast to the turbulent situation before!

At that point, even the stupidest fools, from the magnates of the city of Crimson to the lowest artisan farmers, will immediately understand what this is all about...... When the time has come, Governor Byrne will lose his prestige and majesty!

On that day, the House of Turin will have the most justifiable reason to command the entire Duchy of Byrne as a victim and petition the Empire to abolish the Governor of Byrne.

At that time, it is very likely that both the restoration of autonomy and the recapture of the duke title will be possible... Charlotte Turin will become Byrne's first duchess since ancient times!

If it was in the era of the Kingdom of Ancient Byrne, then she would be the Knight King of Byrne!

The smile on his lips grew stronger, and the smiling Loren looked at the wine in his glass with relish—it is said that the real best Byrne wine is as rich and mellow as blood, and when it swayed, the liquor will hang in the glass like the foam of ale, leaving behind an indelible dark red.

In the faint starlight, the dark red syrup in the glass reflected the black-haired wizard's face, and the curvature of the corners of his mouth, as if it were not himself, but the frightened face of Governor Gaspar.

Interesting, it's... It's so interesting.

"Ten days... I'll walk around for the first two days and let this guy let his guard down on me as much as possible, and then if Gaspar isn't stupid... His 'vampire' will come to the door and find a way to kill me!"

The black-haired wizard raised his head suddenly, his face slightly hideous:

"As long as I die, the plans of Brandon de Salion and the Turin family alliance will be thwarted, and he will have to choose between the Duchy of Byrne and the imperial capital of Golovin - either of which will be extremely beneficial to Crown Prince Connad!"

"If he loses the former, he will lose the power to rival the Prince of East Saklan;"

Without the latter, he will no longer be able to participate in the core power of the empire, and will attract more people to join his side. ”

Still smiling indifferently, Loren explained indifferently: "Anyway... The current plan and the next thing to do is to wait for the other party to do it - as long as he is impatient, there will be flaws and clues sooner or later. ”

As he spoke, the black-haired wizard who handed Ain a "reassuring" look raised his glass and drank it all.

The little wizard with a worried expression looked at Lusen beside him, while Charles, the butler standing behind the countess, had a stiff face and a subtle look at Loren

Waiting for the right time?

How could I do such a boring thing... Against such a strong enemy, following the rules and keeping both sides in cheek is an incorrigibly stupid move.

Only those who are strong enough to ignore the rules must follow the rules, and those who can't... Only by ignoring the rules, unscrupulous means, and doing things that the other party can never imagine have an absolute chance of winning!

Neither can we pin our hopes on the stupidity of our enemies, nor trust them to be clever enough, and whatever Governor Gaspar will do next, let them follow their own script.

For the next ten days, unknown vampires will be wreaking havoc in the Crimson Blood Castle, but this time the target will change.

Since the other party's goal was to be loyal to the powerful of the Turin family, wouldn't it be the turn of the minions and lackeys of the Doge's Mansion next?

What the black-haired wizard wants to see is a courtyard stained red with blood, a wail of arrogant guys before they die, and a red blood castle that is in a panic and trembling in the shadow of death!

Governor Gaspar, Governor of Byrne, doesn't he like such scenes and images, let him see them all at once, and let him enjoy the grand stage show that the last few months have not been able to compare with the sum of the past ten days.

Then, wait until the time limit comes... Then go to the house in person......

Come and visit!