The shadow of the light flickered a little.

Lance the waiter rubbed his eyes, and he saw that the young man in front of him was frowning, but before he could speak, Lord Eugene, who was beside him, also stood up—he smiled and said:

"These ales do come from Karthus, well, belong to Lord Karen Bennett's sale. Bennett Sr. gave up his fiefdom and went to Karthas to join his son, and later, he seemed to have found this fairly good business. Gross, you should know that the ales of Karthas have always been of good quality. Moreover, this matter was also agreed by the Earl, including the other nobles, who did not express any objection to the old Bennett's move......"

Eugene didn't speak in a quick tone, but there was no doubt about what he meant - even if there was something wrong with the ales, he didn't want Gross to pursue it again.

The nobles of Tarun are almost one, and Lord Bennett, as a loyal knight who has followed the Earl for many years, there are not many people in Talen who will deliberately embarrass this old knight who has many achievements-

Of course, from the point of view of the common people, the aristocracy has always been accustomed to complicity. At this time, this serious question was placed in front of Gross as in the past.

He knows it well.

There was a brief silence.

But the muscles of the hands and mouth did not stop, and the food on the table continued to fill the belly. Eugene was still sipping on the ale, seemingly unaware of Gross's heartfelt message.

While the two were talking, there were some more guests in the tavern - the warm orange light of the tavern at night came through the windows, and the guests came to some seats near the two of them, and after a while, Gross seemed to let go of what he had just thought, and soon talked to Eugene about some light-hearted topics, and the atmosphere began to become lively again.

It's like the atmosphere you often see in taverns.

Eugene's temperament is very hearty, and the two act like old friends who haven't seen each other for many years - in fact, for Gross, facing the "10,000-year-old otaku" Eugene, I do have this feeling in my heart.

Time passes imperceptibly.

The plates and plates on the table were getting clean, and only the last glass of ale was left in the jug.

Eugene smiled, took out a heavy pocket watch from his coat pocket, and after looking at the time of "Didi Da Da", he said to Gross:

"Gross, after dinner, will you come with me? There's a gentleman who wants to meet you. ”

"Sir?"

"Elijah Eliot."

"Fleur-de-lis Knights Captain Elliot?"

Gross couldn't help but be a little surprised, he had guessed that he might meet some big people other than Count Wolf before he went to Talon Fortress, but the secluded knight captain wanted to meet him, which was somewhat beyond his expectations.

The contradictions between him and the Iris Knights were already known to the leader.

As soon as he thought of this, he seemed to fall into a deep groan at this moment—under the premise that the Earl had summoned him personally, he did not think that the knight commander would seek revenge for his subordinates, but in any case, considering human feelings or common sense, some difficulties were always inevitable.

Elijah Eliot, a high-level Awakened Titled Knight, has a lot of strength above the average Awakened First-Order Strength. If you compare the undead general Notson who fought some time ago with it, although the two sides are both at the high level of awakening, but in terms of personal strength, they are probably wild dogs and lions.

That guy?

Gross remembers that in the first version, which is the early stage of the game, Elijah Eliot has a combat level of lv58, and as long as he raises two more levels, he will have extraordinary power.

It's just that for these aborigines, this threshold is not so easy to cross.

Eugene seemed to see Gross's hesitation in this short moment, of course, he also knew what this young man who had been highly recommended by many powerful people was worried about, but he knew better that Elijah, the leader of the Iris Knights, was not a chicken-bellied person-

He knew very well that the reason why the high-ranking knight wanted to meet this young man was more because he was curious about the extraordinary strength that this young man possessed at such a young age.

You know, even Young Master Fred, who has an extremely high talent in martial arts, only completed his awakening at the age of twenty-six, and this young man?

Geniuses are called geniuses because they tend to be rare. And what about the more amazing and brilliant characters above?

The rarity is even more conceivable.

As the topic began, Gross and Eugene sat down again and chatted unhurriedly, but despite this, the dinner in the nameless tavern was quickly over—

The distance between the two of them and the bustling street outside Tarun was not long, and when the vision suddenly darkened, Gross looked up and saw the towering city wall in front of him.

Under the city walls, there were soldiers patrolling with burning torches, and the edges and corners of the city walls were clearly reflected, and there seemed to be two heads bowed from the battlements—

The foot of the wall was darker than above, but Gross could see the two soldiers who had stopped to observe, two young men glaring back and forth.

It's a pity that there seems to be something wrong with their eyes. It wasn't until a few seconds later that they spotted the comer from their companion's greeting—it was just after nightfall, the gates of the fortress were not closed, and the soldiers guarding the gate seemed to recognize Eugene—and the two soldiers gave a military salute and turned to Gross.

Many parts of the fortress are military zones and are not open to the public. And Gross happens to be a fresh face that they have no impression of before.

However, when they saw Eugene on the side, they didn't do anything to stop them in the end.

Passing through the city gate, a long, wide stone road leads ahead, and under the moonlight, the tall and low buildings in the fortress seem to be covered with a thin layer of silver frost, quiet and calm......

*********

The station of the Knights of Iris.

Stables, training grounds, and a large barracks - Eugene and Gross met Elijah Eliot in a nondescript barracks, a square, made of stone bricks and timber rammed earth, which looked indistinguishable from the other barracks, but Gross knew that the difference was definitely there, but it was difficult to look too closely in the hazy darkness of the night.

When he quietly observed the seemingly serious man opposite, the man also turned his head slightly, and a pair of bright red eyes like blood fixed his gaze on him-

Elijah Eliot, the "Red Dragon Pupil" of the Year of the Red Moon, stood in front of Gross, his appearance was not much different from the impression he remembered, if there was any difference, Gross felt that this man's expression was a little too serious.

This is not what Elliot really is.

At least, it has nothing to do with Elijah Eliot, whom Gross knew. I want to talk about "Gross the Thief" with more like-minded people, "Chat about your favorite books with more book friends."