Ruben Fried sat at the end of the long empty table, carrying Erlang on the table with his legs crossed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The glass filled with ale shook gently in his right hand, and his eyes were completely satisfied.

Will Senna, the attendant standing on the ground, smiled pleasantly, held a flask in his hand, and served respectfully to the left and right.

The meeting with the nobles of Deepwoodburg was long over, and the door to the empty room was open. The black-haired wizard and Sir Aaron, who were finally able to enter, saw such a triumphant Earl.

"It seems like your negotiations with them have been successful?"

Although it is a question sentence, just by looking at his expression Loren knows the result. But that's where the art of communication comes in – leaving room for the other person to show off, especially if the other person is higher than you.

"You've guessed it!" said Lu Wen, who drank the wine in his glass, and his cheeks flushed a little more with excitement: "I thought these guys would be so difficult, but it turned out to be completely different from what you imagined!"

"Indeed, when I first proposed it, most of the nobles were reluctant, and there were even many who hoped that I would abandon the plan, all of them were misers. ”

"They are very polite, but I have seen those expressions countless times when I was with my father, and I can't be more familiar with them—even if the years are too old to figure out which land is newly cultivated, this kind of deceitful lie can be telled!"

The young earl pouted disdainfully: "These fools, you probably think I've never been in the farmstead, right?"

"So what made them change their minds?" the black-haired wizard seduced.

"You would never have imagined it. Levin smiled proudly, and the excitement on his face proved that he was actually shocked:

"It's Barry Senna!"

Sir Aaron, who was standing behind, was completely stunned, but Loren had a meaningful smile on his lips - of course, no one saw it.

"In fact, I had already given up and was ready to fight them. But Barry stood up and rebuked the men, saying that the Senna family would be determined to complete the reform plan. ”

Lu Wen shook his head incredulously: "Until now, I still can't believe it, I originally thought that he must be the one who is most opposed." ”

"And what is the final result?" asked Sir Aaron, recovering from his shock, "what do the nobles say, and how much land are they going to give up?"

"It's almost a quarter, and my wizard advisors thought it would be nice if they could give a fifth. Because he was so happy, Ruben couldn't help but joke to Loren: "This time we won a big victory!"

"Of course, it's all thanks to my squire, Will Cena!" the young earl got up from his chair and patted him on the shoulder, "If it weren't for him to mediate with Barry on my behalf, there wouldn't be today's victory!"

Will, who was a little frightened, shrunk his neck, and smiled embarrassedly, "I just explained your plan in detail with Grandpa Barry, you really have a good reputation, Lord Earl." ”

"I've told you before that the Senna family has tried to do this for generations, but each time it has not succeeded, and Grandpa Barry objected at first because he feared that it would be useless to do it again. ”

"But I will succeed, and I must succeed!" Lu Wen, who was victorious, was full of confidence: "This is only a quarter, and then we will gradually implement this plan to the entire county within a month, so that every peasant knows about it!"

Seeing that the other party was happy to look like this, Loren, who was about to speak, chose to shut up - no matter what he said now, the Earl would definitely not listen, but it was better to remain silent.

Did Lord Barry Senna really willingly assist Rubén Fried just because he figured out what the whole plan was about?

Although he had only met a few times, the old man was definitely not a fool and was quite shrewd. He could definitely see through that the core of this reform was not to fight for land for the peasants, that was just Loren's excuse.

His real aim was to establish the authority of Rubén Fried, while at the same time suppressing the prestige of the Senna family among the nobility - when the nobles were dispossessed of their land and the Senna family was powerless, everyone would leave them.

It's impossible for Barry Senna not to know this, so why did he do it?

Is it a trick? The price is inevitably too heavy, just to make his own people vigilant, the old man only needs to remain silent, and there is no need to do this at all.

"Is there anything wrong?" asked Leuvin, who was aware of Loren's silence, with some concern in his expression, "You don't look very well." ”

"Uh..."Loren, who pretended to be stunned, quickly lowered his head and smiled: "You are too worried, Lord Earl." It was just a sudden thought of something, so it was a bit distracted. ”

"You're distracted? It's the first time I've seen you. Lu Wen, who was curious, smiled, hugged his shoulders and looked at him: "Okay...... What is it that could make my wizard advisor look like this?"

"My two friends at Wimpal Academy, if you count the time, will be their graduation day in a few days. Loren smiled apologetically and bitterly: "I originally promised them to go back to watch the ceremony, but now it seems that there is no chance." ”

"I see. Lu Wen stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, and sighed with some regret: "Don't worry, since you are friends, you will still have the opportunity to meet sooner or later." ”

Now is an important step in the implementation of the plan, even Sir Aaron can leave temporarily, but Loren can't - without this wizard advisor, if anything happens, Leuven does not know who to turn to to solve the problem.

"Let's go get some rest, and write a letter back by the way. The Count comforted softly: "We will start preparing from tomorrow, and I want you to do your best when the time comes!"

"Please allow me to retire first. With a slight bow, Loren got up and left. Lu Wen, who has always been easy-going, didn't ask much, just nodded and acquiesced.

Of course, Loren, who turned to leave, did not return to his room, but left the castle directly. After making sure that there was no one around, he beckoned, and Asrael, flapping his black wings, landed on his shoulder.

"I need you to go after that guy named Barry Senna. Loren said bluntly, "He must be on the lookout for me now, so I can only leave it to you." ”

Asrael shook his head, completely uninterested in the offer.

After thinking about it for a moment, Loren gave up on the idea of "making a deal" with Asriel, the risk was too high - he didn't want to face another "vampire".

In that case, I can only give it a try. Loren is still very confident in his tracking ability. As long as you are cautious enough, you should not be discovered by an old man.

Looking at the mountains in the distance, Loren, whose eyes were slightly narrowed, sighed with some emotion. Maybe it's a good thing that I can't go back, at least not because of the little wizard and Isaac.

The whole project went so smoothly that it even exceeded Loren's expectations, but the more it happened, the more he became inexplicably worried.

Barry Senna was able to persuade the nobles to give up their land, and he would definitely not swallow it, which only proved that they had greater plans and could temporarily give up their immediate interests for it.

And that guy named Will Senna...... If it was just speculation at first, now Loren can almost conclude that he is the eyeliner that Barry planted next to Ruwan.

Otherwise, why did he just explain a few words to Barry and make the old man change his position immediately?

"Huh?"

Loren, who inadvertently felt the slightest coolness, subconsciously opened his right hand. Crystal eight-petal snowflakes swirled in mid-air, falling steadily and melting in his palm.

The black-haired wizard looked up, and the sky was already white. The snow was falling slowly, as if even time had stood still.

Winter has arrived.