After dark, Liu Xing and the others were led by the maid to the back garden of the palace, where Louis held a dinner buffet.

At this time, the back garden was already crowded with noble lords and high-ranking officials of the Skaven Kingdom from all over the world, as well as the invited Skuri ratmen.

But again, because after the appearance of the Black Death in medieval Europe, the criticism of the prevalent bathing culture became the main reason for the ravages of the Black Death, so Europeans from then on began not to bathe, and used perfume to hide the smell of their bodies.

And for the aristocracy, they were able to choose even more perfumes.

But the smell of these aristocrats is intertwined with all kinds of perfumes, it's true... Indescribable.

What's more, there are so many people on the scene...

Liu Xing and the others all looked like they had nothing to love and chose to eat in a corner with peace of mind, while Zhang Jingxu took the "locals" Shen Aotian, Cai Gouzi and Bell to dance and socialize on the dance floor in the middle.

At this moment, Liu Xing suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Liu Xing took a closer look and found that he was not mistaken.

At this time, the man also saw Liu Xing, and immediately walked over with a smile.

"Mr. Rodriguez, I didn't expect to see you here." Liu Xing said with a smile.

Rodriguez laughed and said, "I guessed that I would be able to meet you Brave Lords in the Skaven Kingdom, after all, Brave Lords will not let those Bahamut believers make trouble in front of them, so in the next battle, I hope that Brave Lords will not forget their mother's family." ”

Liu Xing suddenly felt that Rodriguez was hinting at something.

Could it be that Rodriguez has already connected with Wellington?

However, Liu Xing quickly rejected this idea, because in Liu Xing's opinion, Wellington should not connect with Rodriguez so soon, because there are many forces that are now paying attention to the mercenaries sent by the Empire, after all, everyone knows very well that this mercenary army is actually the regular army of the Empire, and they represent the position of the Empire.

Although the strength of the Skaven Kingdom is not bad, but the Skaven Kingdom is a neighbor of the empire after all, so the Skaven Kingdom will inevitably be affected by some influences from the Empire, especially after the end of the next war, no matter what, the Skaven Kingdom will be greatly damaged, and it will be even more low-pitched in front of the Empire.

So at this time, if the empire is willing to support the Bonaparte family to return to the throne, then Louis has to honestly "abdicate and make way for Xian", because the Skaven kingdom at that time will not be able to resist the attack of the empire even if it tries its best, not to mention that half of the army of the Skaven kingdom will defect to Bonaparte.

Of course, Bonaparte was not the only one who wanted to sit on the throne of the Skaven Kingdom, after all, anyone with a discerning eye now knew that no matter whether the next war was won or lost, Louis's control over the throne would be loosened, and this was the best time for them to realize their "ambitions".

However, they must hug the thighs of the Empire, or they will have no chance of taking the throne.

So Liu Xing didn't have to think about it, he knew that at this time, many forces had sent people to monitor the imperial mercenaries' every move, and if there were forces to "chat" with the imperial mercenaries at this time, then this force would definitely attack them in groups and let them get out of the game in advance.

However, a banquet like this held by Louis is a good opportunity for these forces to take the initiative to approach the imperial mercenaries, because this is considered a normal communication.

Therefore, according to Rodriguez, at this time, the leader of the imperial mercenaries and several other deputy leaders were surrounded by the nobles of the Skaven Kingdom, and Rodriguez, as the commander of the thousand, finally got rid of the entanglement of those nobles.

The mercenaries sent by the empire this time are actually a formed corps, but some important arms and logistics units have been removed, and only the most basic infantry units have been retained, so the number is only 3,000 left... However, among these infantry, there are also many former cavalry demobilized soldiers, so as long as the Skaven Kingdom can provide war horses and corresponding equipment, these infantry can be converted into qualified cavalry at any time.

Rodriguez, on the other hand, was chosen as one of the commanders of the Imperial mercenaries because of his excellent performance in the Blacksmith Village, and because he succeeded in defeating the conspiracy of the Bahamut believers with less.

"Of course, I know that the reason why I was able to make the leap from an ordinary town guard captain to a thousand captains is actually because of the support of all the brave adults, so if you have any need for my help in the next battle, just ask me, Rodriguez, I will definitely do my best to help!" Rodriguez said boldly.

Of course, Liu Xing accepted it disrespectfully.

What's more, Liu Xing knew that what Rodriguez said was the truth, if it weren't for the relationship between his own group, then Rodriguez would not have been able to become the commander of this mercenary army.

Even Liu Xing thinks that the thousand-man team led by Rodriguez is actually sent by the empire to serve as bodyguards for his group, after all, although his group is called the Brave Squad, the performance of his group in the war may not even be comparable to an ordinary hundred-man team...

Therefore, Liu Xing and the others must need some help, so Rodriguez will be sent as a thousand-commander.

Of course, Liu Xing also knew that he might be thinking too much, because maybe he was promoted because of Rodriguez's outstanding performance?

But since Rodriguez has said so, Liu Xing will definitely not refuse Rodriguez as a strong thug.

As a result, Liu Xing and the others had a good conversation with Rodriguez, and agreed to go around the residence of the imperial mercenaries tomorrow.

After the business was over, Liu Xing and the others began to chat with Rodriguez, but the topic raised by Liu Xing and the others was of course related to Wellington.

After some side knocks by Liu Xing and others, it was finally determined that Rodriguez really didn't know about Wellington's existence, it seems that Wellington's secrecy level is still quite high within the empire, and maybe only the leader of the imperial mercenaries knows.

Therefore, Liu Xing and the others began to ask Rodriguez what the surname of the leader of the imperial mercenaries was, where he lived, what his personality was, what his monthly income was, and whether he had a house or oxcart in the empire... Ahem, the last few questions were all made up by Liu Xing's own brain.

Rodriguez knows everything about it, and he can't say anything.

The leader of the imperial mercenary army is named Chen Zixuan, the youngest son of the commander of the first army of the empire, because he has shown extraordinary military talent since he was a child, so Chen Zixuan is now only twenty years old and has become the leader of the younger generation in the imperial army.

However, because Chen Zixuan's father and brothers all held various important positions in the imperial army, Chen Zixuan has not really come out of the ranks until now, and can only serve in the army as a military advisor, so many people who are jealous of Chen Zixuan feel that he is in name only.

So after the empire decided to send troops to "support" the Skaven Kingdom this time, Chen Zixuan proposed to let the emperor send troops in the form of mercenaries, so as not to fall into the truth, and the emperor agreed to Chen Zixuan's suggestion and appointed Chen Zixuan as the leader of this mercenary army, after all, Chen Zixuan is still a white body in the strict sense, and the most suitable position for the leader of mercenaries.

After listening to Rodriguez's introduction, Liu Xing became more and more sure that the empire was planning to support Wellington to come to power, otherwise the empire would not arrange for a future general like Chen Zixuan to lead his troops.

Therefore, sure enough, his party still has to take refuge in Wellington, otherwise how can these chickens and dogs of the Eskaven Kingdom be able to resist the elite soldiers of the empire led by Chen Zixuan.

So, Liu Xing and others asked Rodriguez to introduce Chen Zixuan for their group, and Rodriguez of course agreed.

Rodriguez then left first, as he had received an order from Chen Zixuan before the banquet to leave the venue with the other participants half an hour after the banquet began.

Obviously, Chen Zixuan also knew that his party had become a sweet spot in the eyes of all the forces in the Skaven Kingdom, so in order to avoid being entangled by these forces, Chen Zixuan made the decision to "leave early".

After Rodriguez left, several nobles from the Skaven Kingdom came to chat with Liu Xing and the others, and Liu Xing knew that the name of his group had already started in the Skaven Kingdom.

After rejecting the hints of several aristocratic girls, Liu Xing couldn't help but complain: "To be honest, these people's sense of smell has failed or mutated, this smell is really too rushing." ”

Yin En nodded with a wry smile, looked at the sky and said, "The one in red just now is actually quite my appetite, but I don't want to be smoked to death in her boudoir." ”

Just when Liu Xing and others were complaining, Zhang Jingxu came back with Shen Aotian and others.

"We can go back now, lest we be hated by that Louie." Zhang Jingxu took a sip of wine and said, "When I was chatting with Bonaparte just now, I suddenly found that Louie's guy was standing not far away staring at me, and he looked very unhappy, so let's go back first for the sake of safety, lest there be assassins to deal with us tonight." ”

Of course, Liu Xing and the others nodded in agreement.

When Liu Xing and his party said goodbye to Louie, although Louis verbally retained his party to continue to participate in the banquet, Liu Xing could see that Louie's face was full of happy expressions of "this group of guys are finally gone".

After returning to the small courtyard, Ding Kun couldn't help but ask Zhang Jingxu what he and Bonaparte talked about.

Zhang Jingxu smiled and said: "As we learned before, the current Bonaparte feels that he has a great advantage, and he has the opportunity to wrestle with Louis, so as soon as Bonaparte came, he accosted me as a 'legitimate royal member of the Skaven Kingdom', and then said that his ancestors were once plotted by villains, causing him to now have to endure humiliation and wait for someone to administer justice for him." ”

"Oh, aren't we, the brave men who represent justice, the best fit to do these things?" Zhang Wenbing also said with a smile.

Zhang Jingxu nodded, sighed and said: "That's right, Bonaparte has hinted to me that if we are willing to stand up for him, we can get a considerable amount of gold from him even without any effort, and each of us can also get a good territory in the Skaven Kingdom... To be honest, I'm really tempted. ”

If it weren't for Liu Xing and the others knowing that there were still imperial spies involved in this battle for the throne of the Skaven Kingdom, I am afraid that Liu Xing and the others would also be willing to help Bonaparte get back his "deserved" position.

Thinking of this, Liu Xing asked in a low voice, "So what do you think about Zhang Jingxu?" ”

Zhang Jingxu shrugged his shoulders, shook his head and said: "Of course we can't get involved in this throne dispute, after all, we are just a few people, no matter which force we join, we are just a group of mascots, and then our fate will be in the hands of others; What's more, our current identity is a brave squad sent by the empire, so we now represent the face of the empire, if we participate in Bonaparte's 'rebellion', then the empire will be killed on the mainland, and His Majesty the Emperor will not let us go at that time, so it is better for us not to participate in this matter. ”

Zhang Jingxu's words made Liu Xing and the others breathe a sigh of relief, because Liu Xing and the others were very worried that Zhang Jingxu would not be able to resist the temptation and choose to join a certain force in advance, and at that time, Liu Xing and the others could only join that force with Zhang Jingxu.

After all, the Brave Squad is one.

So now that Zhang Jingxu can remain neutral, it would be great.

After Liu Xing told Zhang Jingxu the news brought by Rodriguez, Zhang Jingxu said happily: "Liu Xing, you are right, the thousand-man team led by Rodriguez should have been sent by His Majesty the Emperor to assist us, but unfortunately Goo has not come back yet, otherwise we should be able to get the token to take over the thousand-man team." ”

Only then did Liu Xing notice that Goo had disappeared for several days.

"After we arrived at Jinfeng City, I arranged for Gugu to bring our situation back and report it to His Majesty the Emperor, and hoped that His Majesty the Emperor could give us some help." Zhang Jingxu added: "However, this child is very detached by nature, and it is easy to be attracted by things along the way, so she often arrives at her destination a few days after the appointed time." ”

Well, although Goo is an eagle hoof, she is still a bird as her name suggests, a pigeon in the truest sense of the word.

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However, for Liu Xing and the others, it doesn't matter if Gugu comes back for a long time now, anyway, there is still a period of time before the war starts.