November 1.

The matter of Viscount Tranca's affairs is boiling in the territory of Ivota Domain, although the "hanging" has not yet been carried out, and even the charges have not been accurately verified, but the banquets in the various noble territories have become much more frequent because of this topic.

As for the reason, it is naturally because of the nobles' coveting of "Kig Town" and nearby territories.

According to the practice among the nobles of the kingdom, there were many ways to acquire a territory: the most common way was by "inheritance", and the second was "marriage". The rest, some of which are obtained through buying and selling, and for "new nobles" like Sodrore, they are obtained by the lords of the higher rank.

These are relatively peaceful methods, and if there is no more "direct" means, it is through direct occupation by force.

However, the nobles of the Karen Kingdom are not the uncivilized barbarians in the northeast of the continent after all, and most of the time they are reasonable, so the nobles do not often go to war with each other - if they can talk about it, they can say it well, and if they can't negotiate, they will use force as a last resort, this concept is the consensus of the nobles.

So before tearing their faces, even if they also coveted the territory and wealth of Tranca, the nobles at the same banquet would still keep smiling and make inconspicuous temptations to each other.

"Duke Angmar seems to have been in a daze since he woke up, and after this incident, he hasn't even given a definite attitude until now. ”

At the banquet hosted by Count Durant, the nobles who seemed to have a harmonious atmosphere were talking in low voices.

"Maybe he was scared by the undead? The battle in Hollier City was quite quiet, but since that time, he has begun to focus his resources on the northern fortress defenses, could it be that he is worried that the orcs will run from the plains of Nahemia?

There was a chuckle at the table, and it was clear that Angmar's "train of thought" was very unacceptable to them - speaking of which, as the largest lord of Evta, Angmar only had to care about taxes, so why did he send so many people to the fortress for no reason?

"His indifferent attitude is really itchy... Speaking of which, the tax revenue of Kiger Town is really comparable to that of thirty villages, and it would be true or false to say that it is not tempting. ”

"Baron Moria, are you interested there?"

"Heh... Who isn't interested? But I know that if you want to say that you are qualified to fight for it, I'm afraid that Count Durant has more hope than anyone else, right?"

As several nobles talked, everyone also turned their attention to the seat at the table, where Count Durant was sitting upright, always smiling indifferently.

He was the most powerful lord of the nobles, with the most knights, and the least willing to buy Angmar's account, as evidenced by the fact that he was able to sneer at Francis's banquet in the first place, and was vaguely the leader of the nobles.

At this time, Count Durant was cutting the steak with a delicate silver knife and fork, and when he heard the conversation around him, he looked up with a smile, swallowed the meat and said: "This incident is related to the undead, obviously it can't be regarded as an ordinary thing, since Angmar has his own plans, then I can't say anything, I can only advise you not to be impulsive, and it is the right choice to wait and see..."

It sounds reasonable, but when you think about it, you don't say anything.

"The Earl still thinks far-reachingly, the existence of traitors is not tolerated in the kingdom, and if you want me to say, all those who betray the kingdom of Karen should be hanged immediately - come, this glass of wine, I wish all traitors to hell as soon as possible!"

"Cheers!"

Everyone was toasting, but no one noticed that Count Durant was smiling stiffly—the nobles drank their wines and continued their hypocritical conversation until late in the evening, when they gradually ended as the guests dispersed.

When the last nobleman left the venue, Count Durant's always smiling face quickly became gloomy.

"Damn Angmar... How so..."

He cursed in a low voice, his eyes full of gloom - as a human nobleman who knew Tranca's true identity and had even traded with Ansatine several times, the current situation could definitely be called a "life and death situation" for him!

He knew very well that once his deal with Ansatine was revealed, then the next fate would definitely be the same as Tranca, a capital crime without suspense!

Because nominally, he is also a traitor.

Earl Durant was scared, he had sent a large number of spies to investigate what happened in Kieg, but this did not reassure him, after today's conversation, the earl finally decided... Send your best men to clear all the evidence!

"Kiger may not be mine, but there is something about the undead, and no one can know about it!"

The black-clad assassin knelt down on one knee, nodded heavily after Durant's categorical order, then got up and disappeared outside the door...

At the same moment, in the Duke's palace in Hollier, Duke Angmar, who was regarded as an idiot by the nobles, was talking to the two guardian knights in a low voice.

"So... He turned the tide in a matter of seconds and cornered Magda?"

Angmar sighed softly, her expression a little complicated: "He has shown his control over local battles, but it is difficult to confront Magda head-on... Is it because the other party is too badly injured?"

Without witnessing the battle, Angmar naturally asks questions like this - in fact, most people would blame Magda's defeat on the injury to his left arm.

But the two people standing beside Angmar at this time didn't think so.

"Magda's injuries were not as severe as expected, and his attacks were still sharp, even completely suppressing us at the beginning of the battle - and most importantly, he maintained his original momentum in Hollier..."

After Wellington finished speaking, Titus nodded and agreed: "At his level, although ordinary injuries will have an impact, as long as the momentum is there, he still has the combat power to crush everything." If we go head-to-head, win or lose... It's also hard to say, maybe the losing side is bigger. ”

"That Roddy... How?"

Angmar was greatly puzzled by Roddy, but when he asked this, he found that... The eyes of the two knights in front of him looked a little weird, and even faintly revealed... Awe.

"No, Roddy gave us a strange feeling, as if he had changed out of thin air at that moment. ”

"His strength has not risen, but his momentum has directly overwhelmed the other party, and now he wants to come... I also found it a little hard to believe. ”

After all, such a topic did not lead to any results, but Angmar's impression of Roddy had obviously changed a little - he had to sigh at the thought of this guy's news from Kiger Town, and he had to sigh at the idea of this young man's mind.

As he was talking, Butler John came over and handed in a message, Angmar flipped it over, the corners of his mouth curled, and said with a smile: "Roddy, this kid is really hiding deep enough now, this group of nobles has been played by him, and the result is so far... I guess no one knows that he is the biggest mastermind behind it. ”

"Master, he's like this..."

Wellington asked hesitantly, "Although I know that he has good intentions, but Roddy is using your power..."

"That's how I differ from those guys. Angmar didn't care at all, smiled and picked up the teacup, took a sip of warm milk tea, "Used? Actually, I wish he used my power to do these things - some people I have always wanted to solve but can't, before I was still wondering why he was so low-key that he didn't even want a knighthood, now that I think about it... Gee. ”

"This kid's ambition... But it's not small. ”

"Ahh

Walking on the streets of Kiger Town, Roddy, who was thinking about getting a new outfit for herself, rubbed her nose, wondering whether to let Akasha change her quilt to a thicker quilt, but then she realized that this beautiful priest was not a "maid" at all...

"It's really wrong..."

He muttered a few words, looked up at the name of "Green Leather Goods" on the wooden sign in front of him, quickly ignored the thoughts that had just appeared in his mind, tightened the burden on his back, and walked towards the store.