"Then you're not afraid that we will betray you?"

Liu Xing looked at Daron with some doubts, and said: "After all, we have only known each other for a few minutes, and Daron you may trust us too much, aren't you really afraid that we will betray you in order to curry favor with Zum?" ”

Daron smiled and replied seriously: "Of course I'm not afraid, because I know you're not this kind of person... Okay, I'm not going to talk about it so much; Let's be honest, I'm not really afraid of what Zum will do with me, because he still has to keep the people in this castle safe. ”

Daron looked at the situation outside the stable, and continued in a low voice: "Didn't I tell you earlier, although Zum followed Duke Gundogan to participate in that big battle, but Zum just went to follow the mixed experience, so he and Duke Gundogan's right-hand men do not deal with each other, simply put, Zum does not get too much support from people now, if he can get the Duke's Medal then everything is fine, but if he is still a marquis in the end, then he is likely to be much worse than before." ”

"So don't look at Zum in the castle now, in fact, the manpower he brought is slightly overwhelmed by the alliance of Ark and Green, and is obviously weaker than the alliance between Conaway and Roken, but because Zum is the eldest son of Duke Gundogan after all, and the highest person in the castle at present, most of the subordinates and guards in the castle are on Zum's side, so Zum can now occupy an absolute home advantage in the castle, but you should also see it, Such a home field advantage could change hands at any time. ”

Therefore, during this time, Zum was all kinds of appeasement to the subordinates and guards in the castle, promising to improve the various treatments of the guards, and hinting that after he became a duke, he would allow those subordinates who wanted to leave the castle to be free, and get a lot of severance pay, so the subordinates and guards in the castle were quite satisfied; As for why Zum was able to reduce the manpower and funds of the stables, in fact, it was Zum who was using our stables to make an example, not to mention that he did have a reason to attack the stables, so this did not make too many waves. ”

"But, you must know that I am known as a know-it-all in the castle, and I am friends with all the men and guards in the castle, so Zum will at most lock me up for the time being, and will have to release me after the knighthood ceremony in a few days; If he really dares to kill me, then I can guarantee that the people in the castle will turn away from him, and about half of the guards will choose to play for Konawi, so Zum shouldn't do anything to me. ”

Hearing Dalong say this, Liu Xing now really realized that the person who designed this special mod is still quite insidious, on the bright side, this special mod looks quite simple, that is, a group of nobles are fighting for their father's title, and the strength of each nobleman seems to be on the bright side, but this careful investigation will find that many things are not as simple as they seem on the surface.

But then again, now it seems that Liu Xing feels that joining the camp of Conaway and Roken seems to be the best choice, after all, Zum is strong on the outside, and Ark and Green are useless.

But perhaps Conaway and Roken also have some unknown weaknesses?

"By the way, if my friend wasn't talking nonsense, the news about those knighthoods wasn't actually spread by Ark and Green." Talon continued: "The person who really sent out the news and lured you here should be Zum, because he wanted you to muddy the waters. ”

Zum?

Liu Xing said with some confusion: "It's unlikely that this is the news that Zum sent out, right?" Because there should be very few people who will choose to help him, after all, to put it mildly, the people who are willing to come to this castle to try their luck nowadays have certain ambitions. ”

"But the muddies of this pool, the greater the advantage Zum has, because there is no such thing as an unbreakable alliance in this world, as long as they have a conflict of interest." Daron smiled and said, "This is what Duke Gundogan taught me before, when he originally wanted me and a few others to become Zum's personal soldiers, so he would teach us some military knowledge when he had time." ”

"This is also true, if they can break up their alliance in Konawe, then Zum's advantage will indeed become a lot greater, so it is indeed possible for Zum to do the opposite, deliberately find foreign aid for Konawe and them, and then use these foreign aid to destroy the trust between Konawe and them." Liu Xing nodded and said.

Li Hanxing let out a long sigh and said with a smile: "I didn't expect this Zumu to still have some ideas, I thought he was just a noble son who didn't learn and didn't know how to do it; But then again, why didn't you become Zum's personal soldier, Daron? ”

Daron smiled bitterly and said helplessly: "To put it nicely, that is, Zum is too cautious; To put it mildly, Zum is too suspicious of him... This matter is actually a long story, the reason why Zum followed Duke Gundogan to fight in the south and north was actually because Zum had been bullying his two younger brothers by virtue of his identity as the eldest son, so Duke Gundogan planned to take him to experience it, and at the beginning, he let Zum be his personal guard incognito. ”

"At that time, Zum was not less bullied by Duke Gundogan's other personal soldiers, after all, Zum was not very old at that time, and his temper was not small, so he was not allowed to see other people in the pro-soldier team at all, and in the end he didn't have any friends, and finally he couldn't stand being bullied and blew up his identity, which made Duke Gundogan very dissatisfied, and protected those pro-soldiers who bullied Zum, which made Zum feel that those pro-soldiers who bullied him were arranged by Duke Gundogan, so he had a grudge, I think that our pro-soldiers are actually the eyeliner that Duke Gundogan planted beside him. ”

"So Zum doesn't want you soldiers? Or will he drive you away after Duke Gundogan's death? Li Hanxing asked curiously.

Daron shrugged his shoulders, nodded and said: "That's right, at the beginning, Zum didn't say anything, and accepted us as pro-soldiers on the surface, but in fact he arranged us to various posts in the castle, and the reputation was to train us, so I am actually Zum's pro-soldier now, just helping him raise horses." ”

As soon as Dalong's words fell, Liu Xing and Li Hanxing saw Sun Huiwen leading the jujube red horse from that field into the stable.

Seeing this, Daron waved his hand directly, and said with a smile: "Then you can go first, the rest of the stable is better left to me to clean, I think your master should still be waiting for you to bring the horse back." ”

Liu Xing and Li Hanxing didn't pretend to shirk either, so they put the tools in their hands away.

Before leaving, Li Hanxing didn't forget to continue to brush Daron's favorability, "Dalon, we'll come and chat with you when we have time when we go back, you won't diswelcome us." ”

"As long as you're willing to help me clean the stables, how can I not welcome you?" Daron replied with a smile.

Then, Liu Xing and the three of them led the horses and left.

After leaving the stable for some distance, Liu Xing spoke, "There is something wrong with this Darlon. ”

Li Hanxing nodded, and said affirmatively: "Of course, this Dalong knows too many things, although he may indeed be Bai Xiaosheng of this castle, but there is no need for him to tell us so many things, so I suspect that this Dalong is very likely to want to use us, or use Alice behind us." ”

"Then this Daron is most likely one of Zum or Konawi, whose purpose is to lead us to join a certain faction." Sun Huiwen led the horse with one hand and touched his chin with the other and said: "Of course, there is actually a possibility that there is still a force hidden in this mirage that we have not yet discovered. ”

Liu Xing thought for a while and said: "Actually, there is really the possibility that Sun Huiwen said, because our previous idea may be a little too simple, that is, we limited our vision to this castle and limited to the people related to Duke Gundogan, but we ignored the possibility that it can only be established under the special worldview of this mirage - the nobles of other families are also interested in the hidden title medal of Duke Gundogan!" ”

"In the real world, because titles are inherited with a family and a person, the knighthood medal is just a symbol with little practical significance, but in this mirage with a strange worldview, the knighthood medal is endowed with a special practical meaning; Although people with no roots, such as Green and Ark, got the Duke's Medal to ignite the fire, but for those earls and marquis who have a certain foundation, this Duke's Medal is a shortcut to their ascendancy. ”

"So now there is actually such a possibility, that is, there are other families eyeing the Duke Medal, after all, Duke Gundogan has only been on the throne for a few years, and from the currently known information, the family led by Duke Gundogan is also a strong outsider, even if it offends Zum and others because of this Duke's Medal, it is not a big deal, so it is normal for people with ulterior motives to buy the subordinates and guards in the castle to seize this Duke Medal, so it may not only be Zum who wants to muddy this pool now."

"It seems that the difficulty of this mirage is a bit beyond our imagination, but then again, Sun Huiwen, do you have any discoveries over there? I guess our guess is correct, right? Li Hanxing looked at Sun Huiwen and said.

Sun Huiwen looked at Li Hanxing and Liu Xing, who were full of anticipation, and said with a smile: "Let's talk about it later." ”

Hearing Sun Huiwen say this, Liu Xing knew that his previous guess was correct - Duke Gundogan might have placed one or more of these medals within the range of the stable.

The reason why Liu Xing and the others think this way is because Duke Gundogan really likes horses too much.

According to the previous speculation of Liu Xing and others, the reason why the whereabouts of Duke Gundogan's title medal is unknown is nothing more than two possibilities - either it was hidden by Duke Gundogan, or it was hidden by others.

Of course, it is more likely that Duke Gundogan is hiding, because from the current situation, although Duke Gundogan died very suddenly, it was not a sudden death, so Duke Gundogan still has plenty of time to hide these title medals.

As for why Duke Gundogan did this, nine times out of ten it is because he is very disappointed in his sons, thinking that they are not qualified as his heirs, so he simply hides these knighthood medals, and whoever gets the duke medal will be his heir when the time comes.

Although this seems to be a bit child's play, it is also a test of Zum and the others' understanding of their father, because Duke Gundogan must have had traces to follow when designing the hidden locations of these knighthood medals.

"This is really similar to what we thought, as a horse lover, how could Duke Gundogan not hide his title medal in a place related to horses? What's more, this is also a big challenge for Zum and others. Liu Xing opened his mouth and said: "Zum has a psychological shadow on horseback riding, so he rejects the stable, and if he doesn't dare to face the stable, he will naturally not be able to find this knighthood; As for Conaway and the others, if they didn't dare to offend their brother, then they wouldn't have been able to come to the stables to find this knighthood. ”

"So in the end, it's cheaper for us." Sun Huiwen said with a smile.

Soon, Liu Xing and the others returned to the small courtyard, and at this time Alice had already returned, and she had changed into a dress suitable for horseback riding.

After closing the door, Sun Huiwen motioned for everyone to follow him into the room, and then he took a knighthood medal from his arms.

Order of Barons.

Although this is the lowest level of knighthood, it also means that a real nobleman has finally appeared among Liu Xing and others.

Although knights are indeed nobles in name, in fact, knights are the same as the samurai of the island country, in order to have a high-level army that can crush ordinary soldiers, so they specially select some materials that can be cultivated and granted them certain status and benefits, so that they can concentrate on improving their combat effectiveness, and finally form a group of nobles born specifically for battle.

However, unlike the samurai of the island country, the knights on the continent of Europa are basically the children of the nobility, because the knights are not like the samurai of the island country, as long as they can prepare a katana, they can go to the battlefield, but they need to gather a set of armor, weapons and horses.

Therefore, relying on the small fiefdom they obtained, the knights could not even make up the maintenance cost of equipment and the forage cost of horses.

This is also the reason why after the gradual decline, the knights did not become a destabilizing factor like the samurai.