The banquet hall became more and more lively as more and more nobles joined, and in the small three-story parlor of the manor, Hercula and Katrana, who were supposed to entertain everyone, received a young knight here. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The young knight had long blond hair and a youthful but resolute countenance that gave him a sense of determination and determination, and he was probably short in stature compared to most knights, even if he was wearing a suit of martial armor.

Outside the parlor, Hercula's most trusted followers were vigilant, and the stern gaze made the servants who happened to pass by flee in a hurry, which also meant that the content of this conversation was very important, and even other members of the family could not enter without the permission of the master.

"Tulayan! You've been to my estate three times! Every time, I have given generously to help the soldiers on the front line! Hercula looked at the young man in front of him with an unhappy face, and his voice gradually increased: "But this does not mean that my wealth is endless!" I won't give you even a copper this time! ”

Turlayan's words embarrassed Tulayan, and he hurriedly waved his hand and explained: "Thank you very much for your generosity, Your Excellency, Marshal Lothar wants me to express my heartfelt thanks to you on his behalf, for the friendship of all the soldiers, including me!" ”

Hercula pursed his lips disdainfully, this meaningless promise could not impress him in the slightest. The beautiful lady Katrana even let out a sneer, but soon she realized her faux pas and pursed her lips and smiled at Tulayan.

This beautiful lady made Tulayan can't help but look twice, young people always yearn for beautiful women, but he knows very well that he has a request for others at this time, and a low status, so he only looks twice.

Hercula's contemptuous attitude made it clear that he would not be as generous as he had been in the past, but the soldiers on the front line were in dire need of large quantities of war supplies, a problem that had tormented Tulayan's beloved marshal.

However, Tulayan also knew that although the alliance was temporarily united due to the oppression of the orcs, this did not mean that the war materials could be endless, especially the kingdom where he was born, as far as he knew, His Majesty had already begun the collection of taxes for the third war, and the people of the kingdom were collapsing under heavy military service and taxes!

At the same time, as the adjutant of the Alliance Marshal, Tulayan knew better than anyone that the enemies of the Alliance were far beyond the Orcs in the Wetlands, and far away in the vicinity of the Yongge Forest, the High Elf Ranger had discovered the Orc Striker who had united with the Trolls, and it was clear that the Orcs had sent an army to log in from their rear.

This greatly restrained the Alliance's army and increased the cost of the army, which forced Lothar to send his lieutenants to the nobles everywhere to raise money to subsidize the army.

His face changed, Tulayan, who was from an ordinary background, did not understand what the nobles were doing, gritted his teeth, and said: "I didn't want to get money from you for disturbing you this time, but I heard that Ms. Katrana held a banquet, and I beg you two to give me a chance, a ...... to raise money at the banquet."

Tulayan's posture was very low, and he even used a pleading tone, but before he could finish speaking, Katrana interrupted him very rudely:

"I'm very sorry, Your Excellency Adjutant!" Katrana bit the word adjutant very hard, and she looked very impatient and angry: "I can't promise you this, because I promised another gentleman, a true philanthropist, to raise money for him at this banquet to help the refugees who are suffering from cold and hunger!" ”

Katrana's words made Tulayan frown, he was also sympathetic to the refugees, but as a soldier, he thought that instead of using the money to help the victims, it would be better to devote himself to the army, if the army was defeated by the orcs due to lack of supplies, would these refugees be better off than they are now?

"With all due respect, ma'am."

Tulayan held back his anger and said, "Marshal Lothar is also from the Stormwind Kingdom, and in this case, I think the army should be prioritized over the civilians, I hope you can focus on the big picture!" ”

His tone ended up with some seriousness, which made Lady Katrana somewhat misunderstood, and she could no longer maintain her smile, and she screamed angrily, "Yes! How 'merciful' it was that the heir of the noble Arathso's last bloodline, the Generalissimo from Stormwind, brought these people here, and left them to endure cold and hunger! ”

"Ma'am!" Tulayan could no longer suppress the anger in his heart, this woman actually mocked and arranged so much to the marshal he admired the most, but fortunately he was not carried away by the anger:

"If it weren't for Lord Marshal, these refugees would have been brutally killed by the orcs with evil magic if they stayed in the Stormwind Kingdom! Please do not slander the honorable Marshal, who is fighting desperately for the safety of the world against a powerful enemy! ”

The mockery on Lady Katrana's face became more and more obvious, and she looked at Tulayan with a contemptuous gaze, and said with a sneer:

"That's a great thing to say, Mr. Adjutant Officer, why has His Excellency Xiao Yi Falken been able to win a place in the Wild West with the scattered refugees who are being chased by the orcs? Or is this an excuse you gave to your honorable marshal to help him avoid cowardice? ”

Tulayan's face flushed with undisguised sarcasm, it was the first time he had heard such a vicious taunt as a young man, and it had come from the mouth of a beautiful aristocratic lady!

"Enough!" Before Tulayan was about to refute, Herakul, who had been silent, shouted loudly, glanced at Lady Katrana reproachfully, and said to Tulayan in a deep voice: "We will not participate in your fundraising activities or those of another gentleman, as long as you can promise not to use force to coerce my guests, then I will not stop your activities, and of course, I will not favor anyone!" ”

After Herakul made his intentions clear, Tulayan's anger subsided slightly, and he smiled reluctantly and bowed to Herkula in thanks, then glared at Lady Katrana and strode out of the room.

"Humph!" After Tulayan left, Katrana snorted coldly, didn't wait for Herakul to speak, turned her head and didn't look at the teacher, and walked out of the room, the weird smile on the corner of her mouth, the embarrassed mage naturally couldn't see it.

At this time, Barrett had already been introduced by Antonidas, knew and noted most of the nobles, and after confessing his guilt, he walked towards a nobleman with a wine glass.

"Dear Baron Clover, my old friend, I wonder if I have disturbed you?" Barrett first picked a middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle and a big belly.

The middle-aged man had been talking to a noble lady, and when he saw Barrett, instead of being displeased, he smiled and exaggeratedly said, "My old man, I thought you had forgotten about me!" ”

Apparently, this nobleman is familiar with Barrett and is also an exiled nobleman from the Stormwind Kingdom......