Minter quickly followed Sheed's example, took two steps back, lowered his head slightly, and behaved like a competent subordinate Jada noticed this, smiled slightly, and turned his head to look forward

Jada's butler was already waiting in the courtyard, bowed respectfully to his master, and said softly: "I have just received an order from the palace, Your Majesty wants His Excellency the Duke to enter the palace on time at nine o'clock in the morning, and report on the self-realization in the process of reflection during this period of time, Your Majesty has specially explained... I want you to go and see him alone."

Jada squinted, nodded slightly, whispered a few words, and then turned back to Mint and smiled: "I want to go to the palace to see Your Majesty, you live here for two days first, have a good rest, if you are free, just do some magic leaves, if you have any requirements, just ask the housekeeper, I will be with you first" After that, he strode towards the main house, Minte wanted to follow, but was stopped by the housekeeper, "Please stay"

"As a special invitation from Your Excellency... Guardian and Demon Master, I need to know what kind of Bow you want, right? Minter looked at Jada as she disappeared into the hall, and replied patiently

"I'll ask Your Excellency for instructions on this, please come here" The butler didn't move his eyebrows, and stretched out his hand to signal the east entrance: "All the foreign guards live there"

Minter turned his head to look at Shed, who swaggered towards the west entrance, and when the butler saw this, he said, "Mr. Sheedt grew up with Your Excellency, his identity is different, and he never lives with anyone else" Then he is going to live with someone else?" Minter frowned, if it was to earn money with others, not only would it be inconvenient to do things, but it would also be difficult to track Jada's whereabouts, he raised his eyes and looked at the butler: "Are you sure?" There's plenty of room in the place where I'm staying for the Magic Crafting Table, after all, that's why Your Excellency invited me."

The butler still smiled politely: "Of course, you don't have to, you have a separate room, and it is very convenient to go to see Your Excellency, Your Excellency just commanded, you must be hospitable to you, you can mention to me if you have any requests" Mint had no choice but to follow him into the east gate

The stone building is very cold in winter, but it is very cool in summer, the oil lamp in the corridor has just been extinguished, the sun rises outside the bright window, and Minten looks through the window, and finds that this castle is indeed located on the middle of the mountainside, with the back against the large mountain wall, but in front of it is a whole green hillside, and you can faintly see a large area of white ash and yellow and brown buildings under the mountain, dotted with colorful flowers

"Good morning, gentlemen, you woke up so early today... It's the new Mr. Minter."

The butler's voice sounded in his ears, and Minter turned his head to see three or four men of different ages standing at the end of the corridor, all of them with a powerful appearance, a beard, and a tiger

Glancing further into the living room behind the hallway, there seemed to be several swaying figures whispering

What does that mean? Dismounted?

However, unlike what he imagined, the men did not say anything cruel to him or set up any authority, but greeted him politely, as if he was very welcome to his arrival, but inside and outside the words, they were deliberately inquiring about his origin and expertise, scrutinizing his eyes swept over the calluses on the ground in his hands, and moved to the waist knife he carried with him, and even his standing posture, his hand on the knife handle, and the reaction when facing everyone's questioning, he observed very carefully, among them, the Ming Jiao who stood on the edge of the ground has been silent, looking at him with a little unkind meaning

When he introduced himself, he explained that he had been invited by Jada because of his magical talents, and the delicate face was relieved, and he found an excuse to leave with another companion, but the two refused to give up, and specially invited Minter to the living room to "chat" with him with several other men dressed as samurai on the sofa, and he had to deal with it with his spirits

This chat made him break out in a cold sweat, it turned out that one of these people was born in the southern region of Weisha, but he has been making a living in Shaonan for many years, fortunately, he has lived in these two areas, and he knows some details such as names, places, customs and customs, otherwise he may have to go through the gang

It seems that he has to deal with more than just a few superiors, these little people can't be taken lightly, if you are not careful, you will reveal flaws, this hidden mission seems to be far more difficult than you think, can he successfully complete it?

For this group of warriors who have worked under the command of Duke Jeda for many years, Min's arrival has a rather complicated meaning, most of them are traditional martial arts practitioners, and many of them have left their original posts for various reasons, and most of them are straightforward, but they also inevitably have a utilitarian heart, and they have been together for a long time, they know each other's abilities, so they have been safe and sound, but suddenly there is a milky and undried fart, and the child's hair has not grown, but the boss personally invited him back, I heard that it seems to be quite important, so how can they be convinced?

Therefore, as soon as they heard that the duke was about to return, and brought such a person with the news, they couldn't sit still, and got up early to wait to see people, and when they met, they looked more naïve than they imagined, and even the childishness on their faces had not been taken off, and their bodies were thin and small, although the calluses on their hands were a little thick, but at most they had learned a little martial arts, where could they compare to them? As soon as I heard that it was a magic master, I was relieved

However, for such a young demon master, they couldn't help but have a contempt to see that this kid actually lived in a separate suite as soon as he came, and they were even more unhappy, waiting to see his jokes and find his faults

But to their surprise, this little child was valued by the Duke at a young age, and enjoyed treatment above everyone, but he had no pride at all, and he had no shelf for people, Duke Jeda had stayed in the palace since he entered the capital and did not come back, and the child got up early and went to bed early every day, and devoted himself to making magic leaves, and I heard that they were all healing wounds, stopping bleeding, replenishing physical strength, nourishing the body, calming and sleeping... Occasionally, they will give them a few bottles with a little less effect, but even this kind of defective product is much better than what they usually use, and gradually, they look at this child less dazzling

Because of a chance, they compared horses with this boy once, and felt that his riding skills were quite good, and when he compared the sword, he was obviously an insider, but his small body looked too unsturdy, but think about him, a magician, and his age and shoes, their group of big men are all elders, what kind of leisure is it to compete with a child? So I didn't think about finding fault with him

Among these warriors, there were also two or three who were suspicious of Minter's identity and origin, seeing that he had never been out of the house except for running with them twice on the periphery of the castle, never wandering around the castle, nor wandering around the towns below the mountains, let alone pestering people to ask questions, and felt that he should be quite honest, so he gradually relaxed his attention to him and put his mind on other things

If they had any grievances against Minter as a newcomer, there was only one thing: the child did not know if he had not yet quit breastfeeding, and seemed to be particularly fond of being close to the aunts and aunts in the castle, who were young and beautiful and whom he seldom paid attention to (which made them think that children were very eye-catching), but who were fond of finding the elderly, and when it was time to rest, he would run to the kitchen or the maid's lounge to help them, and he would make peace with each other, and he would make a fire, and he would play a little bit, and he would sit by smiling shyly, quietly, and not talking much, Just listen to their nagging, sit for an hour and a half, and then go back to the room to continue the work

At first, the maids were a little trembling for fear of offending the duke's valued guest, but later found out that this distinguished guest was actually just a child, and he was very "honest" and "shy" and "kind and caring", so they treated him as if he were a nephew, and let go of the big chat The housekeeper at first felt that it was too unpleasant, and persuaded Minte a few words, but Minte said: "Listen kindly, it's like going home and seeing your mother and aunts, it's okay" remembered that the duke had said before leaving that as long as his request was not too much, he would meet it as much as possible, The housekeeper had no choice but to turn a blind eye

When the warriors heard about this, they secretly laughed a few times, saying that the children in the countryside just didn't know how to befriend the duke, and when they came to the duke, they didn't make friends with capable and promising people, but mixed with the servants

Minter was secretly relieved at this time, he should have gained a foothold in this castle with this pretentiousness, right? In the past few days, the matching has been sent to the royal city by the housekeeper and there is no response, it should be effective, but Jada has not come back for nearly ten days, what is he doing?

But Jada is not there, he is also happy and relaxed, at least he doesn't need to be worried every day, for fear that he will show his flaws, don't think that he is really so leisurely, chatting with aunts and aunts every day, this is a good channel for collecting intelligence

Soon after he arrived, he found that the servants in this castle, who were over forty years old, almost all moved out of the palace with Jada's father, and many of them were from families that had served the royal family of Noga for generations, and knew a lot about some court secrets, plus they still had relatives and friends who were still serving in the palace or other royal family members' homes, although due to the position of each other's masters, they did not dare to interact too much in the open, but in fact, private contacts were never severed, and there was some gossip, They know better than anyone else

Among these servants, the more high-ranking ones, such as the butler, or the stewardess, Mrs. Peer, the one who specially greeted Junia, were very cautious in their words and deeds, and the male and female servants who served in the study, the sword room, the living room, and other places were also very vigilant, presumably Jada did not put a lot of effort into these people, he was not a cronie, and would never be placed in an important position, but no matter how thoughtful he thought, it was inevitable that there would be omissions

For example, a cook who cooks for subordinates and servants, a washerwoman, a maid who cleans the guest rooms, a gardener's assistant's wife, a seamstress who specializes in making clothes for servants... Wait, these ladies who are old and inconspicuous and only occupy ordinary positions, because no one pays attention, so there are not so many taboos to talk about the day However, they also came out of that noble palace, and they also had young and beautiful days, but now they have been buried in the dust of the years and ignored by the superiors

Minter pretended to be a good child in front of them—he seemed to have a talent for it—and worked hard to keep them off guard, and after a few days, he was able to get a lot of valuable information

He had questions before, he was also the grandson of the previous king Murdock I, Jada was obviously better than Lawlor, but he failed to become the crown prince, and Lawler had many shortcomings, as well as recklessness and rashness, and the son of Prince Mario, who was eyeing the throne, why could he still be crowned a prince?

This is also what he overheard back then, and Jada had talked to the man named "Sargent".

Now from the mouths of these aunts, he knows the reason that Jada's father is actually the eldest son of Murdoch I, and the other two princes who were killed and wounded in the coup d'état that year were born to the first queen of Murdock I, and Prince Mario and Gale II are the sons of the second queen, that is, the current queen mother

In that coup d'état, the situation was finally stabilized, the queen mother played a great role, so the prestige was very high, plus Gale II was too sad because of the death of his wife and children, and he had no intention of dealing with political affairs, so in the chaos, the queen mother chose her favorite grandson as the crown prince As for Jada, who is not related to her by blood, no matter how good it is, it is impossible to match her wishes

Judging from the memories of the maids, as well as the portraits he saw in the castle, Jada's father, although not as good as his son, seems to be a very calm person, it is said that because of the loss of his mother at an early age, he takes good care of his younger brothers, and his personality is relatively kind, he is the eldest son himself, and his father pays attention to it, if there is no accident, eighty percent of them may become the next king, and his son Jada will naturally become the heir to the throne

In this way, Jada's previous words of "even if he doesn't interfere, he is a noble royal duke" somewhat discounted his status, if Prince Mario's father and son really took the throne, how could they let him go? Even if he doesn't want to fight, he has to fight for his life

Minter secretly pondered, there are constant disputes within the royal family of Noga, if it can be maintained, maybe the war will not be able to be fought Now Gale II is sick and weak, Prince Mario has the upper hand, but if Gale II gets better, what will happen?

The gossip was constantly flowing into his ears, and he secretly jotted down the important information, then hid in his room, and in the name of the match, wrote down the messages, stuffed them into the storage ring, and waited for the opportunity to pass them on

On the ninth day of Jada's departure, he learned from the milkmaid who had just returned from a visit that the eldest young master of a certain aristocratic family had returned to Normenka a few days ago under the escort of an officer of a certain garrison in the south, and had brought back a beautiful Wisa dancer, and his father was so angry that he beat him up This eldest young master was a very close friend of Prince Lawler, and after the prince came to visit him, he actually gave the mistress to the prince, and I heard that the prince was very happy, and specially arranged a quiet and decent errand for him. He also blamed his father for not beating his son, and the noble lord had fainted several times in anger according to the grapevine

When Minter heard the news, he knew that Namu had touched the edge of Nogar's power, but he was still on the outskirts of Nomonka

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, the grapevine was almost inquired, Nomonka's famous royal nobles, he also had a rough understanding, but when would he see Gale II?

The next day, the steward came with the good news that Jeda had sent someone back from the palace and summoned Mint to the king, knowing that the critical moment had come

(Naively hot...) Typhoon season is coming, let's stop shooting some thunder... ）