Chapter 19: Conspiracy
"Welcome back the young master!"
At night, in the restaurant of the Viscount Daxis's palace, the anxious staff of all walks of life were finally able to have a chance to broadcast. The chef has gone out of his way to prepare a large number of delicious dishes that will be appetizing.
Even the most troubled and tired Viscount himself, at this time forgot about those troubles and sorrows for a while, and just poured cups of fruit wine into his mouthβ
Forehead. No matter how you look at it, it looks like you're borrowing wine to drown your sorrows.
Although no one said anything to herself, especially her mother, who was trying to hide it from her, the perceptive Hyliga almost guessed the truth - the hostile attitude of the Duke's family due to various policy contradictions, and the ensuing repression. However, it seems that there has been a concentrated outbreak this winter.
Is it stimulated by something? Or did some of the father's actions provoke the other person? Judging from my father's personality, it's not like someone who would do that kind of thing.
So, probably because the duke's family was stimulated by certain actions of certain forces, so they suppressed and persecuted the local lords who had conflicts before?
For ordinary children, at an age when they are still playing with mud, children from aristocratic backgrounds need to receive swordsmanship education and related political talent education to prepare for inheriting the family business in the future. And Heliga, an extremely precocious special case, knows this very well. I don't know how to do it, but this must be the Duke's ghost.
Thinking of this, Haliga's hands clenched tightly. complained about the arrogance of the duke's family, and also complained about his own lack of ability.
The child's strangeness can't hide from the eyes of the child's parents. After that, the boy had been surrounded by the adults around him, and Heliga, who was busy with all kinds of entertainment and greetings, couldn't take a break from thinking about these things. With the tiredness of eating and drinking, the boy fell asleep early.
It's just that the undercurrent deliberately suppressed by the parents can't really prevent the conspiracy.
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Late at night, Daxisis is in the main passage to Regram and Baryahat.
"Hey, have you scouted? No one nearby? "On the streets of the suburbs late at night, several sneaky figures appeared. After some conversation, several people acted quickly, and the target was the guiding lights on both sides of the road!
As we all know, on the continent of Semuria, in addition to the normal beasts wandering, there is also a class of creatures called "demonic beasts", most of them look like beasts at first glance, but their bodies contain a large number of flare chips - this kind of thing directly linked to the general energy of the continent, combined with the development history of the Qiyao Church and the rise of the guiding revolution, it can obviously be distinguished from beasts.
What's more, there will also be "lord-level demonic beasts" that are huge, super powerful and extremely dangerous in some areas, which pose a huge threat to the surrounding ecological environment and personal safety. Therefore, in many places, there will be powerful organizations such as guerrilla associations to encircle and suppress - of course, it is a special situation that the territory of the great nobles of the empire has private soldiers "domain army" that can be cleared by themselves.
In addition to pointing out the direction of passers-by at night, the guiding light also has a huge function of expelling demonic beasts. In today's situation, guiding lights are expensive, time-consuming and laborious to reconfigure, and can only be operated by those who have the capacity to handle conductive instruments. The group chose the guiding lamp to attack, and in addition to the possibility of revenge against the society, they could only deliberately increase the burden on the local lords.
"You say, what did Count Gotti ask us to do these things for?" The few people who completed the task in an orderly manner regathered at the agreed gathering point and chatted.
"To curry favor with the Duke of Elbardia, of course." The man at the head said, "Everyone knows that the lord here is at odds with the duke. β
"That scary-looking uncle...... It's a pity for the lord here, to become an enemy of someone like that. β
"Hmph, it's my business, I just need to get money from my employer."
Everyone was gossiping about each other, and one of them asked the leader, "What's next?" β
"What's next...... Count Gotti meant to destroy some of the facilities on the other side of the fishing grounds, and then secretly replace the goods prepared by some merchants with inferior products, so as to forge their internal contradictions. β
"When?"
"Tomorrow night. Disperse first today, pay attention to the infestation of Warcraft. β
"Okay."
The figure in the night quickly vanished, leaving behind a mess that gave Viscount Wernas, who woke up the next day, a headache.
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ββ¦β¦ These bastards ......" read the report from the patrolmen, Wernas gritted his teeth and slammed the table, "it went too far, and actually destroyed all the guiding lights in the small half of the area...... I'm busy now, and I don't know if there's enough stock in the Channeling Workshop. β
"I've already asked about this in advance, and they said that there are only fifty-two old lamps there, and they can only get one-third of the number." The butler named Sebastian also looked embarrassed, "Fortunately, Captain Alan reported that most of these people are probably because they are afraid of being attacked by demonic beasts, or they are not skilled enough, the core components of the guide lamp are still well preserved, and it is not difficult to repair. β
"That's good." Werners rubbed his temples, "Someone will go to Luray and buy a batch of guiding lights in case they need it." β
ββ¦β¦ Budgetary ......"
"yes...... Is the budget insufficient...... Then cut some of the budget and buy some of the old ones and see if they can be repaired. β
"Yes." The butler bowed slightly, ready to exit the door.
"Wait......" Wernas called the butler, "call the guys from the Guerrilla Guild...... Let's just say that there is an important entrustment to them, let them put this task first. β
"Yes."
When the butler left the study, Wernath was confused again.
"Now that we've started, I'm afraid this matter is far from over...... What's next for them? β
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"Hah!" Punching the final pose with the wooden knife, Heliga gasped softly, looking at the starry eyes and adoring looks of the children around him.
"Wow! That's amazing! The children gathered around. The adults around me also showed a rare smile on this difficult day. The children of the lord's family were already much more precocious than ordinary children, and coupled with the decent swordsmanship they had just learned, it was too dazzling for the children who were looking forward to growing up quickly, just like seeing the appearance of adults.
"Young Master Hailiga, come here!" There was a loud shout from the fishery, "There's something good for you!" β
"What's good? Uncle Yatlu? When the boy heard the news, the uncle in front of him was the operator of this fishing ground, he was amiable, he was kind to his employees, he was respected in the town, and his relationship with his father was also very good. β
"It's this." Grabbed a golden fish from the pool, ignored the still struggling fish and splashed the water droplets on his face, and said to the young man in front of him with a smile on his face: "Golden trout! The best fish in this lake can be said to be hard to find, and there is no market for it! β
"yes, it's going to sell for a good price." The happy smile of the uncle in front of him also infected the teenager.
"Say what?" Uncle gave Hailiga a blank look, "Young Master, you just came back from your cultivation, and we caught such a guy in our fishing ground, this must be a gift from the goddess, give you a tonic body, I will have someone send it to you later, and you will have a good time for dinner today." β
"That's not good, is it?" The young man was the most unabashedly enthusiastic about this kind of undisguised enthusiasm, and he didn't care about the decency of the so-called nobles, but just scratched his head like an embarrassed person, "You can sell this fish for a lot of money, isn't it appropriate to send it to me?" β
"Don't worry." The uncle patted the box behind him, and the young man looked at it, it was full of fresh goods, "Today's harvest is surprisingly good, don't worry about not earning it, what about this goldfish, you can accept it with peace of mind, and you should also give a little gratitude to His Excellency the Viscount who has been busy for us these days." β
ββ¦β¦ Thank you, Uncle Yatrou, then I'll take it. Thinking of his father's haggard appearance, thinking that it was time for him to eat something to replenish his body, the young man said gratefully to the uncle in front of him, who was dressed dirtily, but was very kind and enthusiastic in his heart.
It's just that when the two were talking, the young man was vaguely aware that a certain young man who was hiding in the shadows had a treacherous smile on his face.
The secret observation of ordinary people, that kind of malice, it is impossible to hide from Hailiga, who has been practicing for half a year.
Helriga frowned, this man ......
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At night, the streets of the town were deserted again, as were the bustling fishing grounds, except for a few taverns where occasional laughter could be heard. Heliga walked down the street, followed by the sorrowful captain of the guard, Alain.
"Young master, hurry up and go to the fishing ground to get what you forgot." The guard said anxiously, "If the master finds out that you are secretly gone, he must be in a hurry, and if he knows that I ran out with you without saying a word, he will also scold me." β
"Wait." After dinner, Heliga, who was trying to sneak out of the house, was bumped into by the head of the guard, Alain. In desperation, Helliga lied that he had forgotten to be in the fishing ground in the afternoon and wanted to see if he could find it before the morning market tomorrow. Alan couldn't see that this was a temporary excuse, but his young master exuded an aura that could not be refused, and he was not worried that the young master would go alone, so he had to follow. Unexpectedly, the young master came to the vicinity of the Hugang area, but he went around in a circle, but he didn't see that he was looking for something.
"Alas......" Alan bowed his head appointingly, and was about to offend the little master's order to forcibly take him back - although I don't know what my precocious little master wants to do, but at this critical juncture, it is better not to offend the old master's anger. Alan was about to do this, but suddenly heard his young master's whisper: "Alain, look over there!" β
ββ¦β¦ What the? "That's not the fishing ground of Mr. Yatrou's family...... Eh, who are those figures? I remember their fishing grounds closing early...... Master! Don't run! β
"Hurry up, Alain!" Heliga, who was running ahead, shouted eagerly to the chief of the guard.
ββ¦β¦ Could it be ......" A faint sense of foreboding rose in Alain's heart.