"Your Excellency, good morning." Julien, who had changed into a formal suit, said to the young man in front of him with an impeccable smile on his face.

"Head Julien, please be seated, you're welcome." The young man said casually, and then ordered someone to bring red wine and refreshments.

This young man is the contemporary Viscount Elrios, who is entertaining Julien and his party in his study. Because he had just gotten up, Viscount Elrios did not put on a formal suit, but just casually wore a loose shirt and sat lazily in a chair.

Seeing that the Black Tulip Brigade had achieved an absolute victory, and that its strength had not been damaged at all but had improved, Viscount Erios finally couldn't bear it anymore and summoned Julien, Ode and Bernard early this morning, the three speakers of the Black Tulip Brigade. Minter and Agni had not yet arrived at this time.

"First of all, congratulations to the Black Tulip Brigade for a perfect victory in the duel, cheers!" Viscount Elrios raised his glass, gestured, and then took a sip.

The three of them also smiled, raised the wine glass in their hands, and took a sip as well. Although Julien himself was not accustomed to drinking in the morning, he could not refuse if Viscount Elrios asked for it.

Putting down the wine glass, Viscount Elrios laughed, and he said: "I have seen your strength, and it is indeed the top combat power among the fighters, and I am honored to cooperate with you!" So—will you come under my command and become a member of my Order?" ”

The three of them looked at each other, and then Julien smiled and said, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, it's not that we don't want to, but we warlords are more yearning for the adventure of freedom. If you join the Knights, you may not be able to fulfill your duties. And...... As long as we maintain a good relationship, the Black Tulip Brigade can do more for His Excellency the Viscount - like your family sigil, if we join your Knights, it won't be so convenient, will it? ”

Hearing Julion's words, Viscount Elrios gave him a meaningful look, then changed his sitting posture and said, "So, speaking of the sigil...... When are you going to return to the castle of my ancestors? ”

Speaking of business, Julien's face became serious, "Your Excellency, the first thing I want to say is that the reward you gave is not in line with the risk of the castle, and we even wiped out once for your commission, which brought us huge losses!" IMHO, the Black Tulip Brigade can't afford to live with such a result again! ”

Viscount Elrios' gaze twisted slightly, and then said, "The matter of intelligence mistakes...... I'm sorry too, but as you know, the mercenary group that my supporters and I have worked so hard to build have been wiped out by the blow of the Marquis of Saya, and we are unable to control such a deep abyss, please accept my sincere apologies. ”

The pressure on Viscount Elrios is indeed very great now, and the Marquis of Sayah will never allow the restoration of the Balzac family, although on the surface, the Marquis of Sayah cares about Viscount Elrios in every way, and he almost married his daughter to him, but what the actual situation is, only the parties concerned can understand the pain.

Of course, he was not helpless, but even if he gathered all his strength, he would not be able to compete with the power of the Marquis of Sayer. The mercenary group he secretly formed was originally used as the strongest hole card, and he and his supporters put a lot of effort into it, and its strength should definitely not be underestimated.

However, all this disappeared after a moonlit night.

The mercenary group was completely wiped out by an unknown enemy, not even a single horse escaped, and even in order to cover up the truth, the attackers disguised the scene as the scene after being attacked by the abyss. You must know that although the mercenary group's station is not in the city, it is also located in a hidden place in the outer city, how can the abyss demon sneak into the vicinity of Fort Colon unnoticed? He also gathered such a terrible force to destroy the mercenary group silently! The so-called abyss attack is nothing more than a trick.

It is obvious who did this at a glance.

Around Cologneburg, the only forces that can do this kind of thing are the National Knights, the Holy Knights and the Knights of Sayer, the first two have neither reason nor motive, obviously only the Knights of Sayer have the reason and strength to do this kind of thing!

After this incident, Viscount Elrios has been cornered.

Many of the nobles who had supported Viscount Elrios in regaining the glory of their ancestors withdrew their help, and the Marquis of Sayer's methods were more cruel and fierce than imagined, and no nobleman could stand firm against the Marquis of Sayer in the face of the threat of death.

He was almost forced to be alone by the Marquis of Sayer.

Others can run away, but Viscount Elrios can't run and doesn't want to run. On the one hand, unless he is swallowed whole by the Marquis of Saya, the Marquis of Sayah will never give up suppressing him. On the other hand, the Balzac family is known for its fierceness, and he fled in disarray in the face of death, how can he afford to lose this face? How could he discredit the honor of the Balzac family?

You must know that when the Balzac family faced the siege of the Abyss army, they persevered to the last soldier, and the adults of all the families fought to the last moment of their lives, and no one escaped except for the underage! If it weren't for this, the Balzac family would not have had such a strong appeal in the Cologne area, and even a hundred years after the family's demise, it would still have a lot of supporters!

So, even if he was faced with a desperate situation, how could Viscount Elrios retreat? The only way to fight to the end with the Marquis of Saya!

If he gave up his insistence, then there would be no possibility of restoration for the Balzac family.

"We understand your plight, Your Excellency." Julien said with a stern face, "It is also because of our admiration for your ancestors that we are willing to take such a huge risk to help you." ”

Viscount Elrios smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you for your understanding. ”

"But yard by yard, I can't bring the Black Tulip Brigade into that dangerous place without any gain! You have to pay me in advance for what I want, on the one hand, to strengthen us and ensure the success of the operation, and on the other hand...... In the event of another failure, the Black Tulip Brigade must also have some capital sufficient to support our comeback. ”

Viscount Elrios sighed, pondered for a moment, and then spoke, "So...... Just as you wish! I can give you these things in advance, but-"

He paused, then accentuated his tone and said heavily, "This is the last resource I can raise now!" Originally, it was used as a last resort to fight against the Marquis of Sayer, but now it ...... Well, it is also appropriate for you. ”

"It's a win-win, isn't it?" Julien said with a smile.

"Win-win?" Hearing this word, Viscount Erios laughed, "I like this word, win-win...... You fighters always surprise me! That's right, win-win! ”

Saying this, Viscount Elrios's mood suddenly improved.

At this moment, the butler suddenly knocked lightly on the door and walked in.

"Sir, Miss Mint and another gentleman from the Black Tulip Brigade have arrived." The butler said.

Viscount Elrios glanced at Julien and said, "It looks like all the guests have arrived—please let them in." ”

After a while, Minter and Agni, dressed in formal attire, walked in and bowed slightly to Viscount Elrios.

"Beautiful Miss Mint, we meet again." Viscount Elrios stepped forward, took Minter's hand, and kissed her gently on the back of her hand.

Don't look at Mingte usually like a silly girl, but she has been in the upper class social circle in the past, and she is also familiar with how to deal with this situation.

She kindly and without losing distance dealt with the courteous Viscount Elrios, and then changed the subject.

"Your Excellency, please let me introduce you, this is the new captain of the Black Tulip Brigade - Agni!" Minter took Agni's arm and pulled him to the front.

"Your Excellency, meet for the first time." Agni smiled, his right hand on his chest, and bowed slightly.

Hearing this, Viscount Elrios glanced at Agni with some scrutiny, and said with a smile, "Mr. Agni, hello." ”

Then he turned to look at Julien on the side, "This is the powerful warrior you are talking about?" You can't really see it from the outside! ”

Obviously, Viscount Elrios saw that the fire was not as muscular as he had imagined, and was a little unreceptive to Julion's words. In his imagination, if he really had that kind of legendary record as Julien and others said, then his body must be extremely tall and strong, and the appearance of Agni made him a little suspicious.

"Yes, it's him." Julien said unhurriedly, "He's killed an Abyss Lord, killed a black dragon, and even recently, he faced an entire elite demon squad on his own with almost no support!" His strength is beyond doubt. ”

"Yes......" Viscount Elrios was still a little skeptical.

"Your Excellency, if you don't believe me, let him show you later." Julien said with a smile.

Agni was a little unclear about the situation, although it seemed that the aboriginal nobleman in front of him seemed to be questioning his strength, but he was introverted by nature and did not want to express himself impatiently, just stood quietly on the side.

Viscount Elrios looked at him twice, then nodded and clapped his hands.

The servants who got the signal pushed open the door, and four or five servants came in with great difficulty, pushing a cart, and it was evident that the things they had brought were very heavy, not to mention lifting, and even pushing them with the cart would have to exert their strength to feed the milk.

On the cart was a huge rectangular sword box, from which it was evident that the terrible weight came from.

Seeing this scene, Agni suddenly had a guess in his heart, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Viscount Elrios spread his hands, and then said to Julien: "You also saw it, to be honest, I really don't believe that anyone below level 20 can use this weapon. Its owner, the first Knight Captain of the Knights of Balzac, was a legendary hero of level 22! No one has used this weapon for so many years, or I wouldn't have agreed to give it to you. ”

He paused, and pointed at Agni with some suspicion, "Are you really sure he can pick it up?" It's not that I don't want to give, it's hard to believe that someone of this size can use it! ”

"Your Excellency, I believe there is no problem with the Agni." Julien said with a smile.

Viscount Elrios could only shrug helplessly, glanced at the flames, and then said: "I'm ugly to say that in the front, if he can really use this weapon to fight, he will give it to you, but if he doesn't use it, don't blame me for saving this expense directly!" ”

"Of course, that's what we said." Julien had faith in the fire.

Viscount Elrios nodded, then gestured to the servants, who stepped forward together, unfastened the intricate locks on the sword box, and gently opened the sword box.

As they moved, a red glow suddenly shone out from the sword box, dyeing half of the study red.

It was a huge red slashing sword, its material was very strange, with a white blade in the middle, but the long blade from the tip to the hilt was a slightly transparent red substance, which looked like it was made of hedrons. Just by looking at this sword, you can feel the overwhelming chill rushing towards your face, even if it has not been used for more than a hundred years, it will not affect its power in the slightest!

This is a peerless murder weapon!

Everyone who saw it had this thought in their hearts.

Viscount Elrios could only shrug his shoulders helplessly, UU glanced at the fire as he read the book, and then said: "I'm ugly to say that in the front, if he can really use this weapon to fight, he will give it to you, but if he can't use it, don't blame me for saving this expense directly!" ”

"Of course, that's what we said." Julien had faith in the fire.

Viscount Elrios nodded, then gestured to the servants, who stepped forward together, unfastened the intricate locks on the sword box, and gently opened the sword box.

As they moved, a red glow suddenly shone out from the sword box, dyeing half of the study red.

It was a huge red slashing sword, its material was very strange, with a white blade in the middle, but the long blade from the tip to the hilt was a slightly transparent red substance, which looked like it was made of hedrons. Just by looking at this sword, you can feel the overwhelming chill rushing towards your face, even if it has not been used for more than a hundred years, it will not affect its power in the slightest!

This is a peerless murder weapon!

Everyone who saw it had this thought in their hearts.