Volume 11 The Underworld! Chapter 10 The Crisis Is Approaching
While sharpening his knives on both sides, Baron Gaberi also vaguely smelled the smell of sabre-rattling in the air, living comfortably in the free city-state over the years, his will has also been worn down a lot, but it has not weakened to the point of losing the most basic vigilance, as a magistrate, it is impossible for the old man to make such a big concession, so it is very likely that he is trying to stabilize himself, and he is preparing to make a move!
Three days!
The other party gave himself three days, that is to say, he would definitely do it to himself within three days, so when was it? Tonight? No, they didn't have the time and manpower, tomorrow? Gabery was uncertain, he hurried back to the baron's mansion, and when he arrived at the study, he locked himself tightly up, and his mind was desperately planning a countermeasure. But a beautiful figure appeared in his mind at this time, do you want to ask her for advice? The perfect plan last time was also made by her, she must have a reasonable way to deal with the situation in front of her, hesitated for a while, Gaberi shook his head, as if to throw this idea out of his mind, as a man, he naturally has a self-esteem side, in front of the woman he likes, how can he show a cowardly and unassertive side?
He kept reminding himself that as his mood calmed down, he seemed to have become the twelve-year-old boy who had personally brought the poison to his stepmother many years ago, and his thinking gradually became clear and distinct, and the clues were separated and revealed in front of him.
The old guy's goal should be himself, but the reason why he didn't do it at that time was that the powerful monk chief was standing beside him, so he wasn't sure and didn't dare to attack himself!
A smile gradually appeared on his face, since this is the case, then the old guy will not come to trouble himself until he gets rid of this person.
However, this is just your own speculation, is this really the case?
He picked up a parchment book on the table and unconsciously flipped through it. It was only two pages before he immediately thought of an idea, no matter what the other party thought, but the old fellow was sure that he was jealous of the monk, and since that was the case, he could undoubtedly take advantage of it.
He threw the book on the table with a "snap", stood up at once, walked a few steps twice, and then stretched out his hand. Rang the bell next to him.
A servant soon appeared outside the door, respectfully awaiting orders.
"Pass my orders," Baron Gaberi waved his hand in a spirited manner. He hadn't felt this way for years: "Deliver the gift to the Earl of Basunang to Sir Landiston at the Noble Inn." ”
The servant immediately sensed that his master was not ordinary today, and he was so knowledgeable that he did not ask more. He bowed and said, "Yes!"
"Not only to deliver, but to use the best carriages, and preferably guards, well, yes, to use guards! In short, to let everyone in the city know that I have a good relationship with him, can I do it?" said Gallery at last. Sweep away the usual decadence and malaise.
He felt that he should create an illusion for the old fellow. That is, the elder monk will definitely try to defend himself, and the two of them are on the same side! In this way, the old fellow's main goal and strength will not be placed on himself.
He even thought a little luckily that the ideal ending would be that the old man and Landiston would both lose, and then it would be best if he cleaned up the ending by himself.
"Understood, sir. Rest assured. The servant's voice was equally full of faith.
Gaberi nodded in satisfaction. "Okay, that's good!" Mobilize all the city guards around my baron's mansion, and leave the city patrol alone for a few days!" Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he felt that it was actually very simple to judge when the old guy would do it, for example, if he wanted to do it himself, he would definitely find a way to stabilize the target to deal with, and in the same way, if the old guy's people came to visit him tomorrow, it meant that they would do it in two or three days, and if no one came, then it was likely that they would do it tonight.
Thinking of this, he became relieved, thinking that everything was all right, and his nervousness immediately relaxed, and he changed from a shrewd and capable state back to the irascible and irritable mediocre nobleman.
Gabery's servant lived up to his expectations, and when he arrived at the noble inn with three wagons full of gifts and escorted by a whole team of guards, many passers-by and nobles were surprised, but a small episode in the middle of it was enough to arouse their envy and shock, an ordinary box "accidentally" fell to the ground while being carried out, revealing its contents - a whole box of oriental silk.
Oh my God, this is just one of the boxes, what exactly are these three carriages?
Who is worthy of such a generous gift from the Baron? Luo Landi's identity suddenly became mysterious and tall, and the nobles speculated that this was a certain prince or grand duke from the mainland, and they didn't notice how noble the blue-haired girl who was waiting on the ground was......
There was no mistake in this regard, for Janet was indeed a genuine princess, and she was respectfully asking, "Master, what should we do with these gifts?"
"Take it all. Luo Lan twitched the corners of his mouth and said with a light smile: "Clever." ”
Janet sighed and said, "It seems that Gaberi is not a complete stupid person. ”
Luo Lan smiled: "There is a kind of person in the world who is born with extremely high talent and talent, but they do not make full use of it, and waste the capital given by God in vain, and only show one or two when the crisis appears, although I have only been in contact with it a few times, but I am sure that Baron Gaberi is such a person." ”
"My lord, there is a lady who calls herself Lady Belinda who wants to see you. The squire's voice rang out outside the door.
"Belinda?" Luo Lan raised his eyebrows, he thought for a moment, and said, "Please." ”
"Mentor, I'll quit first. Janet chuckled, as if she had guessed something.
Luo Lan coughed, waved his hand, and said, "Go down." ”
Janet blinked and said softly, "Come on, Mentor, Miss Athena is not here." After speaking, without waiting for Luo Lan to answer, he left with an ambiguous smile.
Luo Lan shook his head, he couldn't help but be a little funny, are women particularly sensitive to this aspect?
The door opened lightly, and Mrs. Belinda appeared in front of her in a white dress, her face was covered with the veil of a free city-state, her beautiful silhouette was hazy and elegant, and her dignified and graceful demeanor at the moment did not belong to the showmanship shown yesterday.
"My lord, I'll just leave as soon as I say a word. Lady Belinda seemed to be cautious and shy, she glanced around cautiously, took a small step into the room reservedly, and said, "Please pay attention to the mercenary group in the city, their strength is very strong, and there are several high-level powerhouses, they may not be good for you. ”
Luo Lan looked at her and said quietly, "How do you know?"
"Please believe me," Lady Belinda took an anxious step, and then she stepped back as if she thought of something, and lowered her head, "When Engelon was here, he arranged a lot of eyeliners to closely monitor every mercenary group in the city, and they could react quickly whenever they moved, but today I found that the atmosphere of the mercenary guild seems to be a little different from before. ”
Luo Lan let out an "oh", and he asked with interest: "Since the strength of the Mercenary Guild is so strong, why didn't the two Gaberi brothers use it when they were arguing?"
Lady Belinda secretly praised in her heart, and said: "This is the law of the Ruling Alliance, and no mercenary group is allowed to participate in the struggle between nobles within the free city-state, otherwise they will be expelled from the Olevia Peninsula." But you are not a nobleman here, so I judge that they may only target you at this time. ”
Luo Lan's eyes flashed, and he said, "Why do you want to tell me?"
Lady Belinda smiled and said, "When everything is over, you will know the reason and retire." She glanced at Luo Lan deeply, gave a salute and turned to leave. She knows very well that in order to make a man interested in her, she cannot easily let the other person know that she likes him, but to maintain a sense of mystery and distance, and today is just the first step. She slowly showed a smile, her red lips lightly opened, and said, "Lord Lantiston, there will be more surprises waiting for you." ”
Luo Lan sat in his chair and pondered, his plan was not without loopholes, because in the free city-state, he did not have accurate sources of information, and he did not know how much power the old man had in his hands that could be mobilized, but he had an advantage, because the old man did not know his existence in advance, of course, there was no way to make advance preparations for himself, and it was impossible for the other party to mobilize a lot of strength to deal with him within three days, as long as the Templar swordsman guards and priesthood entered Kiros in time, they could destroy all the hostile forces, and after this battle, they would definitely be able to firmly tie Baron Gaberi to their chariot, and then rely on the agreement they signed with him, you will be able to control the whole situation in your hands, so that you can go north with confidence, so that you can build a new diocese with all your strength without worries!
However, Luo Lan never expected that the team he had high hopes for would be in trouble at this time and could not enter the port in time, and he did not expect that this crisis was far beyond his imagination, and it was no less than any life-and-death battle he had encountered in the past!