"I'm very sorry, but please stop. ”

Outside the gate of the Red Blood Castle Palace, Charles Grenwell, the butler of the Red Blood Castle, with a gentle and humble expression, spoke in the calmest voice, with a smile on his eyes and cheeks.

"What did you say?!"

Standing in front of Charles was Nilton, the black-faced Overseer of the Doge's Palace, and the Doge's Guard, which consisted of more than two hundred wandering knights and elite mercenaries behind him.

"I'm very sorry, but please stop. ”

Facing the Overseers with murderous eyes and the two hundred-strong Governor's Guards, the polite steward of the Red Blood Castle repeated in the exact same tone meticulously, without even changing his expression: "This is the palace of the Count of Charlotte Turin - no guest or complainant is allowed to enter this door without a prior request!"

Overseer Nildon's face was hard to see.

Just a subordinate, how dare you stop me?!

It's just arrogant, what are you?!

Even your ridiculous countess must be flattered in a low voice in front of the Governor... It's only been less than two days, and I just regained control of the city defense, and I feel that I am powerful, and I can compete with the Governor's Mansion of Byrne, right?!

The darkened Nilton looked at the thin Charles with a fierce look in his eyes, and the little man with the sword behind him...... It seems to be called Luceen or something... Nilton glanced at the gray-eyed boy with contempt, as if he were looking at a disgusting reptile.

But... It's really hard to do it in this kind of place, especially since this opportunity is still begged by the Governor himself--glancing at a few onlookers and eyeliner hiding in the corner, Nilton snorted coldly:

"On the orders of Governor Byrne, Lord Gaspar - there was an unknown loud noise from the palace of the Red Blood Castle last night, and it is suspected that it has been damaged by vampires, because we were ordered to investigate the scene!"

"Ahh I see. ”

The smiling Charles bowed his head slightly, and put his hands behind his back with an expression of "I see": "Actually, it wasn't a loud noise, but an explosion in a laboratory in the palace." ”

"Explosion?!"

"That's right, it was caused by a mistake in the experiment. Sighing softly, the butler who smiled bitterly shrugged his shoulders: "You may know that among the Earl's new guests, Loren and Ain are both well-known wizards in the imperial capital and Ebotden, and yesterday's voice came from their laboratory. ”

"But maybe it was because the materials were not up to par, which ended up being a mistake and blowing up the entire roof... Fortunately, no one was injured, only the murals in the hall were damaged by incident, and they are now being repaired - I'm sorry to let you run for nothing!"

Experiments are wrong, the materials are not up to par... What a liar!

Nilton's face darkened even more, and the butler's polite smile was disgusting in his eyes: "Sorry, we have to see it with our own eyes, otherwise we won't be able to return to the Governor for this reason!"

"Then I would like to ask you to wait here for a moment, and see if the Count is willing to receive you. Charles smiled indifferently: "There are already servants who have gone back to ask for instructions, please be calm for a while." ”

"How long will it take?!"

"It depends on the Count's wishes and whether she has time—after all, your governor has just handed back the power of the city and the lower city, and there are many things to do. ”

"So what if I don't wait?!"

"You... Try it though. ”

Charles still had a meticulous smile on his face.

"Bell ——!"

The unsheathed sword pierced the air, stopping ten centimeters from Charles's cheek, strands of broken hair falling from his bangs, and the stunned Overseer Nilton stiffened, his trembling eyes drooping slightly.

The gray-eyed boy standing behind the butler had stopped in front of him at some point, and the short swords in both hands blocked the blade with one hand, and stabbed at his throat with the other.

In an instant, more than 200 of the governor's guards were in an uproar, and the sound of swords unsheathed resounded through the streets!

"No ——! are allowed to move"

Lu Sien, who had a cold face, suddenly shouted: "If you dare to take a step forward, I will let him die on the spot!"

Raising his head, the gray-eyed boy's eyes and the shocked Nilton looked at each other with a bit of provocation: "Oh... It looks like someone is making a small move, and it looks like they can't wait to kill you. ”

"You?!" Nilton's face changed, and the sound of footsteps behind him made him hurriedly shout at the top of his voice: "No one is allowed to move, no one is allowed to come up without my order!"

What did he appear on?!

Being able to be the Overseer of the Doge's Palace, Nilton thinks that his swordsmanship is one of the best in the Red Blood Castle, even the captain of the guard of the Count of Turin may not be able to win against himself, even if the short sword is fast, he can't react quickly, what is this guy......

"How... This expression?" Lusen continued to provoke: "Being pointed at by the dwarf with a sword... Is that what surprised you?"

Nilton's face flushed, and the eyes that met the gray-eyed boy literally ignited a flame.

"It's okay... Lord Lusen, this is the end of the provocation. Smiling indifferently, Charles's words carried an undoubted power.

The embarrassed Nilton snorted coldly, and put away his weapon at the same time as the gray-eyed boy, and it was only at this time that the steward of the Red Blood Castle finally smiled slightly: "Please allow me to apologize to the Governor's Mansion on behalf of the Turin family for what happened just now—we are loyal courtiers of the Empire, and we have absolutely no intention of being enemies of the Governor's Palace." ”

"But please understand that this definitely does not mean that we will compromise without a bottom line...... If Governor Gaspar really has any doubts, ask him to visit in person instead of sending an army and try to solve the problem by force!"

"This is the Red Blood Castle, the domain of the House of Turin, since a thousand years ago, and will continue to be so a thousand years from now - we will treat everyone who shows kindness with sincerity, and we are ready to defend this thousand years of glory with the sword in our hands!"

The butler's words made Nilton's face look angry again, and just as he was about to ask his men to do it, there was a sudden roar of footsteps on both sides of the street!

In the blink of an eye, the captain of the Red Blood Fort Guard had already rushed back with the patrols of the lower city, and the queue was neat, and the heavily armed soldiers blocked both ends of the street.

Before the governor's guard could react, a faint figure also appeared in the palace - even if the army was not used, there would be no less than 100 guards and knights under the command of the Turin family alone!

If you keep staying, I'm afraid it won't end well... Who knows if this kind of guy will look at the face of the Governor's Mansion and let himself live?!

Nilton's face twitched, his back was cold, he turned around without saying a word, glanced at his equally nervous men, and walked away without looking back.

"Wait a minute!"

"What, do you still want to provoke?!"

"I don't dare, but there are some things I need to make clear to Lord Overseer. Charles's expression remained the same, and the smile on his face remained the same:

"Because your governor's palace has just taken back control of the city and the lower town, the Count has a lot to deal with... Especially the many people of the Red Blood Castle who had come to ask for an audience. ”

"And among them, there are some not-so-good rumors about Governor Byrne and the officials of the Governor's Palace... Many of them involve you, Lord Overseer Nilton. Charles's eyes narrowed, and his voice grew colder:

"There have been many reports that you have taken bribes during your time in charge of the city defense and the lower city district, extorted local workshops and shops, knocked out caravans from other places, and anyone who dared to disobey was charged with 'leaking secrets' and hanged on the city wall to intimidate civilians!"

"Not only that, but there are rumors that you have close ties to many bands of thieves in the wilderness, as well as the gangs in the lower city, and even use their power to control the people's every word and deed, take advantage of the opportunity to extort money, buy and sell the property of those who disobey, and expel all those in the patrol who do not obey you!"

The steward of the Red Blood Castle said indifferently: "We don't know the truth of these rumors, but if everything is true, we will definitely not tolerate it." ”

"I also beseech Governor Gaspar... Be sure to cooperate!"