"Your Excellency Loren Turin, how are you—I mean, Lord Count?"

The head of the Rand family, Vesalius Rand, who walked into the map room, looked at the black-haired wizard who was facing away from him in surprise, but still asked in a somewhat flattering tone. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

It was followed by more than a dozen nobles, who were also very strange, and even showed a little bad premonition on their faces. They had all been summoned by Leven Fried, only to be greeted by a wizard named Loren.

After such a long time, these people also knew how much Lu Wen trusted this wizard advisor, and he could even say that he obeyed his words, but after all, he was not an earl, and he was not worthy of their hard work.

There were even people who smelled the conspiracy and quietly hid behind the crowd, ready to run away.

"The Earl has other matters to attend to, so I'll take care of a few. Loren, who turned around with a smile, snapped his fingers lightly, and a "hovering spell" locked the door, startling the nobles in the room.

"What the hell do you mean by that?!"

"You are mistaken, Lord Vesalius Rand. Seeing the other party's frightened expression, Loren immediately spoke to reassure: "This is just to prevent anyone from overhearing our conversation. ”

What exactly is this about?

"My lords, you have all fiercely opposed the Count's plans in this castle, and several of you have even done so more than once. Loren said calmly, "And I am here today to negotiate with you on behalf of Lord Leuven Fried. ”

"I—we're not trying to oppose the Count's plan!"

As soon as he heard the other party say this, Vesalius Rand immediately became anxious, and hurriedly explained: "Just because there are too many land disputes, and we don't get it without paying, it's really ...... to force us to hand it over."

"I can understand that. Loren smiled slightly, sighed and spread his hands helplessly: "In fact, the way Lord Earl handled this matter was too rough. ”

"But...... Whoever made him an earl, we humble servants can only do our best to fulfill his wishes, and reluctantly make a small contribution to him. ”

"Well, of course, we are all loyal servants of Lord Earl. The fat man wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, smiled flatteringly at Loren, glanced at the nobles behind him, and then asked cautiously, "That...... What are your plans?"

"As an advisor to the wizard of the adult, it is my duty to fulfill his wishes, but at the same time, we also have to face the reality that it is impossible to live in a dream. The black-haired wizard smiled casually: "Even as a lord, the Count can't force everyone to hand over their land. ”

"Therefore, I would like to make a more reasonable suggestion to you - the Earl will not force you to surrender your land, but at the same time, you must not continue to stand up and encourage the rest to join you in disobeying the Earl's plan!"

"And, as proof of your submission to the Earl, you also need to provide the Deepwoodhold with enough livestock, wheat, barley, and potatoes to provide the Freemen with food to provide them with the relief of the freedmen, as proof of your lordship's loyalty and contribution to the Deepwood!"

"I very much hope that your Excellency will accept this proposal, as you know the Count has run out of patience. Loren, who smiled wryly, sighed: "And as his humble servant, I can't come up with better conditions." ”

Vesalius Rand turned his head, glanced at several nobles, and then cautiously asked, "Is it because the food in the Deep Forest Fort is running out?"

"You're thinking too much, and I'm just trying to give you a chance to feel your loyalty to him. Loren chose not to answer.

But this statement also allowed Vesalius Rand and several nobles to verify their guesses - the deep forest castle was indeed about to run out of food!

On the surface, the nobles still have a flattering expression, but they are constantly sneering in their hearts. It was indeed right that he insisted on it until now, and the Earl must not be able to hold it out, but he couldn't pull his subordinates to beg for mercy from his people, so he had to send this wizard to ease the atmosphere.

Although it was not clear how much food was stored in Shenlin Castle, it was definitely not enough to provide it to so many people, and he couldn't hold out for long!

One by one, these nobles all made a small calculation in their hearts. Should he accept the Count's terms of peace now, or should he continue to hold on and force him until he has to surrender completely?

If they agree now, they will lose something, but if they do, the Earl will turn his face at once—they are really afraid of the father of Levén Fried, the Duke of Lothair!

"Moreover, the new Military Governor, Sir Aaron, has left the Deep Wood Castle to ask Lord Lothair for assistance. In half a month at most, a wagon full of grain will arrive!"

Loren smiled playfully: "If you still can't make a decision by then, I'm afraid the Earl won't be as easy to talk as he is now." ”

The nobles who were still snickering just now immediately showed shocked expressions, they didn't expect Lu Wen's movements to be so fast!

There is no doubt that in order to take the county of the Deep Forest, the Duke of Lothair will definitely spare no effort to support his son - when the grain is delivered to the Deep Forest, they will have absolutely no chance!

Will the Duke send another army under the pretext of escorting food?!

"I'll give you two days to think about it, and in two days you can leave this castle. Loren snapped his fingers again, and the door to the map room opened, "Now, please go back to your room and rest, you must be tired." ”

The nobles with different expressions didn't even forget to say goodbye, and hurriedly left the place one after another, as if fleeing for their lives, and the panicked looks could not even be concealed.

Even if there was no need to guess, Loren knew what they were going to do, and that was what he was aiming for—they would not have waited for two days, let alone the courage to wait for Sir Aaron to return.

Because on that day, Leuven Fried, who had long been unbearable, would not negotiate any more terms with them, and he would directly arrest all these nobles who dared to resist him, hang them on the gates of Shenlinburg, and kill chickens and monkeys.

They certainly know this better than Loren.

"Are you really that confident?"

Asriel, who had transformed from a black-feathered eagle into a human form, sat on the map table and looked at Loren with curiosity: "What if they don't fall for it, I'm afraid this is your last chance, right?"

"There's an old trick that says if you know what the other person wants, you can make them obedient. Loren curled the corners of his mouth with confidence:

"And we know now what they want, so I'm confident that they're going to be in my trap. ”

They would not dare to wait for Sir Aaron to return, and once they had left the castle, it would be difficult to get in again. So they only have two days to destroy the granary in the castle, so that Levin has to surrender to them as soon as possible!

More precisely, there is only one chance for one night. Because the early hours of the morning are the time for the patrolling guards to change shifts, and a dark environment is also their best choice!

"Among these people, there is also that Mr. Vesalius Rand. ”

The young man suddenly spoke, showing a smiling expression: "Didn't you promise Ain Rand that you would hand over the Rand family to her to solve the problem?"

"Shouldn't I have asked how you know?"

"Of course, we are friends, and there should be no secrets between friends. Asriel showed a natural expression and tilted his head, "You actually didn't plan to keep the agreement with Al in the first place, did you?"

"If I'm not mistaken, my dear Loren, you knew from the beginning what Ein Rand was going to do. As for dealing with these nobles, it's just a matter of convenience. ”

The lazy boy lay on the map table, swaying his calves and looking at Loren leisurely.

"Do you think she'll thank you, or hate you?"