As Charlie expected, Count Galeon filed a complaint at the Council of Nobles of the Millennium Empire, reprimanding the Pavel family for having no morality, after the mining disaster, not only did not organize rescue, but also denied it in every possible way and shirked responsibility, the Count appealed to the conflict to war, and the Pavel family did not abide by the rules of noble knights, and was ruthless, killing more than 500 Blue Eagle knights who defended the interests of the people.

The speaker's speech caused an uproar in the council, and many nobles set their eyes on this family, which had always been a merchant, and the Silver Knights became famous.

Anyone who understands the rules knows that the millennium aristocratic council has never been a place to be reasonable, and what really works is a kind of "potential", who can take advantage of the situation and grasp the initiative of public opinion, who can win the initiative, and the competition is wisdom, connections, and resources.

The spokesman of the Pavel family is also an old baron emeritus, named Allen, who may not be good for anything, but he is well versed in the jurisprudence of the Council of Nobles and is good at the rules of the game.

At the council, Alan refuted the complaint of the Count of Galeon, stating that the owner of the Pavel family attached great importance to the mining accident, arranged rescue as soon as possible, and studied the compensation plan, and he had been actively dealing with the accident and never wanted to shirk responsibility.

It's just that after the mining disaster, the town was attacked by the Moon Soul Werewolf, and all the more than 30 silver knights stationed there were injured, more than a dozen of them were poisoned by the wolf, and even the commander was seriously injured, and everyone retreated to the town's inn and waited for family support.

In this case, the Count of Galeon thought that the Silver Knight was derelict in his duties, and even asked the Pavel family to severely punish the silver knights stationed there, so that they could use their lives to cover the lives of those miners, and the head of the Pavel family would of course refuse this unreasonable and ruthless demand, and then, Galeon declared war on our side without giving us a chance to explain, so that the war in the jade mine occurred.

As for, why were there no prisoners of war in this war?

That's because Sir Lucian, the commander of the Blue Eagle Knights, is a man who values the glory of knighthood more than life, and when our side has repeatedly proposed surrender, he resolutely fights to the end, swearing to defend the glory of the Blue Eagle Knights, and there is nothing we can do about it.

Whether Lucian had that much backbone or not is impossible to verify, because he is already a dead man, even if the escaped priest and a few Blue Eagle knights testify in court, it will be useless, and in the absence of a magic mirror image or the testimony of key people on the other side, the council will not be able to make a judgment in favor of Galeon's side.

As a result, the appeals of the two sides entered a stage of mutual bargaining, in this case, even if the Archduke of Wellington had the intention to intervene, there was nothing he could do, the Count of Galeon could only break his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and the old nobles of the thousand-year-old empire also discovered that the Pavel family, a merchant family, appeared in the public eye with a new attitude.

......

In Thomas's study, butlers Brian, Anna, and Abby stand on either side of the desk, looking at Charlie as he falls into deep thought.

Anna had never seen Thomas, and Abby had never been to this room, and the two of them did not have such a strong feeling, at most they only felt that Charlie was mature and stable in a daze, giving people a strange feeling.

Only Brian was slightly shocked, because Charlie's thinking posture was exactly the same as that of Archduke Thomas, the problem was that in the past ten years, Charlie had never followed the Archduke's side, and he, the butler, had the most say in this.

This is probably the strength of the Grand Duke's bloodline!

Brian said: "As the young master expected, Count Galeon is out of line, and he is a little angry about the loss this time!"

Anna chuckled: "500 Blue Eagle Knights, aren't you angry! The strength has fallen to at least thirty percent, and there is a huge amount of pension to be spent, if the pension is not in place, it will affect the morale of the remaining Blue Eagle Knights, and more importantly, no one will pay for him this time." ”

Charlie came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Galeon is a fool, not qualified to be our opponent, we have to take a long-term view, the real opponent has not yet surfaced."

By the way, Anna, you need to contact your brother, no matter how much money he earns now, it is better to stock up on some materials, living materials and strategic materials, the empire will inevitably be in turmoil in the future, and money is the cheapest thing. ”

Anna nodded and said, "I see." ”

"Actually, what I'm most worried about is that the devil appears in Faro City, it is really beyond the reach of the whip, the two cities to build a teleportation magic array is a technology controlled by the empire, it is impossible to leak out, and for the invasion of the devil, the empire will definitely not send troops to protect, they are not available, and they are not willing to do this kind of useless work, the war with the devil is a protracted war, and no one is sure of victory. ”

Anna thought for a moment and said, "If that happens, I will persuade him to give up on Faro." ”

At this moment, Stonefield hurriedly walked in, and at Charlie's behest, he said bluntly: "My lord, there was a vicious arson incident in the dungeon last night, and the registered store in the Thieves' Guild Hall was burned, and several other shops were also affected. ”

Charlie narrowed his eyes and asked lightly: "I'm not familiar with the underground order of Haynes, tell me, who might be making trouble?"

There was silence in the room.

"I've heard the saying from the bearded Hunter that the day of Haynes Harbor belongs to Pavel, it's shiny like a pearl of the sea, but its night belongs to our syndicate brotherhood!"

Charlie was impressed by the name, and he hesitated, "Syndicate of Thieves?

Brian shook his head and said, "I have also heard about it, but I can't guarantee the accuracy of the news, the young master can ask Mr. Macedon, except for Brad, he is most familiar with these people." ”

"Why didn't my father get rid of these thieves?"

Brian hesitated: "There were some attempts in the early years, and I felt that the cost was too great, and the lord was reluctant to send the silver knight to take risks, plus the Syndicate Thieves Alliance was also relatively disciplined, and made a lot of contributions to the prosperity of the mercenary market in Haynes, and they managed the underground world, which did show a certain order, so the lord acquiesced in their existence." ”

A smile overflowed at the corner of Charlie's mouth, and he said, "Now I think I'm a bully, so I'm not willing to be lonely!"

Stonefield said lightly: "Lord Lord, do you want me to take my brothers to bring their nest?"

Charlie shook his head and said, "If it were that simple, my father would have wiped them out a long time ago, and how could it have dragged on until now." Since it is an alliance of thieves, of course they are good at camouflage, especially hiding in the civilian class, and if you kill them with great fanfare, it is very likely that you will not be able to touch their traces, and it is pointless to burn their headquarters. ”

Stonefield scratched his head and asked, "What should I do then?"

Charlie muttered, "I think they want to lead me down to meet them." ”

"No!" Brian hurriedly stopped and said, "Young Master, that's too dangerous! Don't forget, Brad's son Ferredy disappeared mysteriously after you dealt with Brad, you have to beware of this!"

Brad and the Syndicate's people have a close relationship, but it's not just rumors outside, I've seen them meet at home, what do you think!Hunter dares to appear here, what a deep friendship he has with Brad?!"

"I see, don't worry!" Charlie smiled mysteriously and said, "Actually, Freddie was let go on purpose, if not, how can I find out what mines Brad buried in Haynes?"

Brian, Anna, and Abby looked at each other, all feeling a little surprised.

Stonefield hesitated, "My lord, what ...... What are we going to do about it?"

"You have adapted your brothers to the new weaponry, trained daily, and been ready to respond to my call. ”

"Men understand!" Stonefield immediately gave a military salute and replied loudly.