Red Blood Castle is a fairytale place for outsiders.

Unlike the terrible castles of Lothair's military fortresses, there are no muddy towns like Sackland's... In this thriving land, there are only large estates of countryside dotted with estates and palace cities as exquisite as crafts.

In the back garden of the palace, I just woke up from a dream. Charlotte, dressed in a light blue satin dress, sat by the fountain, her long waterfall-like hair draped over her shoulders, and the light of dawn painted the countess's back with a hazy color.

The summer morning, the flowery courtyard, the sleepy-eyed countess... There is no need for embellishment, just the scene in front of you is enough to enter the painting.

But at this moment, Charlotte frowned, and there was no sleepiness in her cold eyes, staring at a courtyard at the bottom of the hill that was far away from the Red Blood Castle...... Governor's Palace.

When she just returned to the Red Blood Castle, Charlotte didn't expect the situation to deteriorate like this - realizing that she had left the Turin family without a leader, the governor of Byrne actually took the opportunity to take away the city defenses, take control of the lower city, and declare martial law in the whole city!

The most troublesome thing is that the other party is justified, and the governor of Byrne nominally has the power to "control the whole territory of Byrne"; a large number of nobles have been killed, and the murderer is on the run, and the other party is of course within the jurisdiction of the governor's palace.

But in fact, the real purpose of this group of people is to hollow out the Turin family, so that the Red Blood Fortress will completely become the territory of the Governor's Mansion of Byrne, and even further expand the influence and power of the entire Byrne!

If you are captured, Governor Byrne will become the Duke of Byrne in the true sense of the word!

The footsteps behind her approached, and stopped ten paces away from her, and Charlotte looked back, and a young man with a knightly gray eyes stood in place, bowing to herself:

"Good morning, Countess of Turin. ”

"Good morning, Lusen. Charlotte bowed slightly, and there was a bit of closeness in her gentle tone.

She also knew a little about the gray-eyed boy - the illegitimate son of the Wirtz family, the younger brother of the current Duke of Ellemont, Yuri Wirtz, the youngest flag commander of the Imperial Legion, and the bodyguard of Loren Turin, and the two were rumored to have arrived together in the legendary Dragon King......

All in all, for the current precarious situation, Lusen in front of him is already Charlotte's rare helper, and he is also one of the people who can be trusted and trusted.

Of course, she also understands that the other party will be willing to help her, all because of the black-haired wizard... If the House of Turin loses power, the outcome for Loren is equally self-evident.

"Any news from Loren?"

"Not yet. Lu Sien shook his head, and sighed helplessly with the same expression: "Over there in the imperial capital, I only heard that His Royal Highness Brandon was authorized by His Majesty to be a member of the imperial cabinet, but he only had the right to watch. ”

"And also... Yod Jr., the heir of the Yod Chamber of Commerce, was shipwrecked at sea - only one of the warships he was on was found under the name of the governor, and there was no one left alive on the entire warship, but the bones of Yod Jr. were also not found, and his whereabouts are still unknown. ”

Well done...... Charlotte's eyes flashed with fierceness when she heard the news, and the countess only hated the lackeys of the Governor's Palace, the Yod Chamber of Commerce, which controlled the economic lifeblood of Byrne.

The gray-eyed young man didn't have any superfluous thoughts, he was only worried about Loren's safety: "However, since there have been no rumors in the imperial capital until now...... So it's possible that Lord Loren didn't get captured by them, but escaped?"

"That's how it should be. The countess bowed slightly.

"I've sent someone to ambush around the territory of Crimson Castle, this guy has a very special appearance, as long as he enters Byrne, he will definitely be discovered. Charlotte's lips twitched twice, and her eyes flickered and she sighed:

"But according to his habit, he probably won't take the main road, but will cross the border directly through the wilderness... I'm afraid no one knows where this guy is except himself. ”

Lu Sien was slightly stunned, but then he couldn't help but nod... This was indeed in line with the black-haired wizard he remembered.

Glacier Wasteland, Dragon King, Golovin ...... Not once does Lord Loren seem to have acted according to normal human thinking.

"By the way, Ain Rand... How's it going?" the countess asked suddenly, and after noticing that the gray-eyed boy's expression was a little confused, she hurriedly explained: "Don't get me wrong... I just heard that he or she has been in the lab lately, and I'm just a little worried. ”

Although this alchemist never said it, the emotion of "caring" was never an emotion that was expressed, and the more delicate people cared about something, the more they would deliberately pretend to be indifferent, but even if they tried to hide it, they would still show some flaws.

The countess didn't believe that the friend the black-haired wizard cared so much about his well-being at all.

"Your Excellency Ain has only been obsessed with research lately, so you don't need to pay too much attention to it. The gray-eyed boy cautiously bypassed the topic, and his right hand behind his back clenched his fist slightly.

"Really?" Charlotte, who heard this reply, only raised an eyebrow and did not say much.

However, Lusen came here early in the morning not to ask about this, and now there are more urgent matters to deal with: "Yesterday the deputy overseer of the Governor's Palace was killed, and the elite of the hotel and a dozen patrols in the lower city were killed!"

"What?!"

Charlotte was startled at first, but then guessed something: "Did the vampire do it?!"

"There is no evidence, but it is quite possible. The gray-eyed boy nodded: "At least... That's what they themselves say. ”

"Holy Cross, I thought ......," Charlotte muttered in disbelief, but quickly put it down.

But Rusen also knew what she wanted to say, and continued: "That's what I think about this... If the facts of this homicide case are finally brought to light, then the Governor's Palace will have no reason to continue martial law!"

"You can take the opportunity to take back control of the lower city and the city defenses, and ask for a joint review of this incident with the Doge's Palace - you are the Count of the Red Blood Castle, and you have the power to meddle in everything that happens in this land!"

"I thought you would advise me to be patient. Charlotte raised an eyebrow: "Challenge the power of Governor Byrne head-on... It's going to be bad for Brandon and your master, isn't it?"

"That's the original ......" Lusen shook his head, "this time, that time, a whole month without even the slightest result, is enough to prove how incompetent the Overseers of the Doge's Mansion are, you are now participating in order to restore peace in the Red Blood Fortress as soon as possible, not to fight for power, and will not be left to anyone." ”

"Good!"

The expressionless countess was very decisive and immediately got up: "I will personally go to the governor's palace at noon today, and let them give me an answer!"

"If you don't mind, come with me. Charlotte set her eyes on the gray-eyed boy: "As a guard, I will explore their reality for me... Is that okay?"

"Of course!" Lu Sien bowed slightly, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "This is an honor under you." ”

"In... ...... next," Charlotte whispered these two words, looking at the gray-eyed boy's face and snorting softly.

"Uh... What's wrong?"

"Nothing!" Ignoring Luceen's confused expression, Charlotte turned away.

is worthy of being a person all the way, both the master and the servant are the same hypocrisy!

After a moment of tranquility, a servant walked into the courtyard and handed the envelope to the countess, and while the servant left, the sharp-eyed gray-eyed boy immediately noticed that there was the seal of the Doge's Palace on it.

Charlotte, who received the letter, was still a little dazed at first, but when she saw the contents, her heart suddenly froze, and she raised her head with a look of disbelief in her eyes.

"What's the matter?" Lusen, who noticed the countess's strange appearance, said tentatively, and stepped forward slightly: "Are they threatening you or ......"

"No, it's not a threat!" Charlotte's eyes were a little distracted, but she disguised it well: "There is a wizard from the imperial capital who has encountered some trouble outside the city gate and said that he wants to see me. ”

"And... Or black-haired, black-eyed, self-proclaimed wizarding advisor to Brandon de Salion!"

Lusen was suddenly startled: "Then where is he now?!"

"Right outside the palace gates!"