The carriage traveled all the way through the entire city of Gauting, and did not stop except because of the congestion of the road.

Sitting in front of the carriage window, Jones watched quietly, thinking, and not saying a word. Coming down from the high court and going all the way to the city-state, it felt like going from heaven to hell.

Of course, it is heaven and hell as people generally know, not the actual one. We all know that.

From the bottom of the mountain to the edge of Gaoting Castle, it took six hours to walk. Fortunately, there is no day and night in the High Court except above the clouds, otherwise, it would have been dawn. There was also a light rain, which made the already humid city even more humid.

Walking to the edge of the city, Jones suddenly turned his face to Adair and said, "Where's the barracks? Do you know where the barracks are?"

"You want to declare war?"

Belle was even more shocked and couldn't close her mouth.

"No, I just want to see it. Jones smiled and said, "I'm a little curious about what the guards in High Court City are. Now I don't see any military buildings other than the castle on the hill, and I don't see any formed army. ”

"To the west. With that, Adair knocked on the panel of the carriage behind him and shouted to the butler who was driving, "Barracks!"

"Okay, young master!

Adair looked at Jones meaningfully. Belle was full of horror, and her gaze kept going back and forth on Jones and Adair.

The carriage slowly turned around and continued to gallop through the muddy streets of the High Court. Behind that, there are always two little bats chasing after them.

Well, the Nicklaus's, there's no doubt about it.

......

At the same time, the news of the early arrival of Jones, the lord of Giant Snake City, had already spread in the High Court.

"So, where exactly is he now?"

"I don't know. Sources say that he left the castle with Adair of the Sambo family and is now unknown where. It was heard that the daughter of the Rizzo family was also with him, and they also attended the Russell family's ball for the Nicklaus family together. ”

"So, now it's the Nicklaus family, the Sambo family, and the Giant Snake City, and the three parties have joined forces?"

"I don't know ......"

......

"He's sure he's seeing someone in the city right now. It is said that he is just a child in his seventies, but now it seems that it may not be. ”

"How could a seventy-something kid build the Giant Snake City that gave us a headache?"

"So it's really his adoptive father, the Lich King Gray, behind it?"

"Isn't that obvious? where else would he get the lich's support?"

"Could he have gone up the mountain? I mean the top of the mountain. ”

......

"Tess of the Gangro family went to see him when he first arrived. ”

"Oh my God...... So the Gangeros want to betray us, too? What should we do?"

"We should be more resolute! These big families have never been able to be trusted, don't you know now?"

......

Jones's early arrival was like a stone thrown into a pool of calm, causing ripples in an instant. After all, whether it is an opponent or a friend, even a passerby, will ask the question: What is the purpose of Jones's early arrival?

The front of the castle of the Gangaro family is crowded with Blood lords, who wonder if the Gangaro family, as the leader of the anti-Jones, have betrayed them. At first, Tess struggled to explain to them, but soon found that it didn't make sense, and simply shut everyone out.

The entrance of the Nicklaus family, which has not moved, is also crowded with people, especially Haritz's castle. The lords wanted to know the attitude of Prince Harriez of the Nicklaus family towards the upcoming hearing.

Among them, the vast majority of them are Blood Lords whose assets have been damaged because of Giant Snake City.

Even the gates of Adair's castle were crowded with people. Not...... Not everyone is against Jones, there are many Blood Lords who want a piece of the Sambo family's union with Megasnake City.

As I said before, the blood clan has never been united, and the blood clan of the High Court has vividly embodied this disunity.

......

At this moment, Jones was standing on the top of a hill on the outskirts of the High Court, looking out at the Blood Clan military camp located to the west of the High Court.

Adair and Belle stood right behind him.

"That's what it is...... Barracks?"

"Yes, this is the barracks. ”

The building in front of me looks very strange. It's a castle, and that's right. After all, the materials and patterns are completely castles. But it is very different from ordinary castles.

First of all, it covers a huge area, which is more than 100 times the size of an ordinary castle. Then there's the fact that the height is nothing compared to its sheer footprint. It was about four stories tall, shorter than many castles, and even shorter than the small castle in Jones's Serpent City.

The whole square is square, and when you look down from above, you can clearly see the hollowed-out courtyard in the castle. It's like a lattice. There's no moat or anything like that on the periphery.

Normally, the castle is a military building, and it is impossible to build it like this. But this huge military camp in front of me has grown like this.

Not only that, but as far as the eye can see, there are all zombie soldiers.

You know, although the zombie soldiers are very powerful, they are slow...... This is not a class with a strategic advantage.

"Why are they basically zombies? Aren't there any other legions?" Jones asked.

"It's always been a zombie. Adair spread his hands and said, "Zombies are cheap, powerful, and very useful. ”

"I also have a lot of zombie soldiers, but I never thought zombies were useful. Slow speed, ranged attack power is almost equal to zero. Unless the opponent has to fight them head-on, or has an absolute advantage to directly surround the opponent, the zombie army may not be as good as the skeleton army. ”

"Hey!" Adair laughed, "You have to see who your opponent is and who their opponent is." ”

"These are just troops to suppress the insurrection?"

"Yes. ”

"What about the other armies?"

"Nope. Adair spread his hands and said, "The Bloods don't need an army, they haven't fought in thousands of years. Raising a whole bunch of troops is a waste of resources. And...... None of the other races operating on the Colin Peninsula have been able to beat the Bloods themselves. Except for your Lich Legion. ”

Jones looked quietly, took a deep breath, and asked, "Where are we going next?"

"Don't you have anything else you'd like to go?"

"No, it's up to you to arrange. How long are we left until the hearing?"

"And ......," Adair glanced down at his pocket watch, "Thirty-seven hours to go." ”

"Why don't we go back first?" Jones asked.

The butler who was guarding the carriage not far away had already reached out to help them open the door.

......

"He went to see the barracks?" Harez was stunned.

"Yes. As the master of the ball that Jones and Adair had attended before, the Earl of Russell replied respectfully, "Their carriage went to many places, but it did not stop." Only stopped at the barracks. Not only that, but Jones, the city lord of Giant Snake City, also got out of the car and watched there for a while. ”

"Don't look at anything, just look at the barracks......" The corners of Harez's mouth twitched slightly, and the hand holding the scissors paused in the air: "What does he want to do?"

"This ...... I don't know. ”

......

A dimly lit hall, a huge round table, seven high-backed chairs. The dim red light illuminated the surrounding splendour.

Located in the High Court, another castle of the Sambo family, the seven princes of the family have gathered. Including Adair's father, Prince Louis.

At this moment, the other princes were looking at him.

Prince Louis said helplessly: "Actually, I am against it, but Adair insists on coming to the High Court in advance. ”

"Can't you even control your own son?" asked a prince with a long beard.

"No, of course not. However, just because I can control my son doesn't mean I can control the Lord of the Giant Snake City. Prince Louis spread his hands helplessly: "Now many people are asking me about the intention of the Giant Snake City Lord to arrive at the High Court in advance. ”

"Yes, including us. Another emaciated prince slowly opened his snake-like eyes: "Over the past year, thanks to the investment in Giant Snake City, we have become the only one of the three major families to maintain growth. But frankly, I'm worried. Until now, we have no idea why the Lich King Gray Gruegru asked his adopted son to build a city on the Kolin Peninsula. At this time, they should concentrate on fighting against Heaven. We're curious to see how Jones will respond to this hearing. Is there anything you'd like to tell us?"

"I'm sorry, but my answer is the same as before. Adair has told me that he will deal with it head-on, following the laws that have been laid down by the Bloodline Elders. ”

"What if the law is extremely unfavorable to him?" asked a prince with a pair of thick eyebrows, "will he wage war?"

"He wants to solve it by peaceful means as much as possible. ”

"As much as possible?" means that the use of force is not ruled out?"

"I want to ...... That's what it means. ”

All of a sudden, the originally quiet hall seemed to come alive. There's no longer just one voice.

Some of the princes sighed, some reached out to hold their foreheads, and some looked away as if they were thinking about something. Each one moved. It seems that he is not satisfied with this answer.

"I'm worried right now about whether we've tied Serpent to our chariot or we've been tied to Serpent's chariot. ”

"If he chooses to resist by force, we will not be on his side. Even if it is just a threat or intimidation, we must immediately draw a line with him. ”

"The man standing behind him makes us have to be jealous. After all, that's the entire Lich Council. ”

"The point is that we don't know anything about him, we haven't even met him, we don't know what kind of person he is. He had no idea what he was trying to do with Snake City. In fact, if the Lich King had the need to establish a city-state, the human realm would have better land than Serpent. ”

"Maybe we should draw a line with him now, or it will be too late. ”

"Hey, that's not what you said when I invited you to invest half a year ago. Prince Louis said hurriedly.

"Half a year ago, you only told us that this was a good business, and you didn't even tell us that there were more than a hundred lichs in Serpent City. ”

"It's not just the Lich, there's an entire army of the undead in Serpent. That's exactly the war configuration. Most of those who are now heckling against him do not know that he holds an army, thinking that this is just an ordinary hearing. ”

"Why didn't the Nicklaus family ask for capital or stand up against him? That's a snake, yes, and the venom has been prepared for a long time. ”

"In contrast, the Gangaro family is so brave that we all start to regret it, but they still ask for capital. Don't they know that the stakes are not just on the business level?"

"Maybe they don't think they will fight?"

"The key depends on whether the Giant Snake City is pressed tightly. Don't you hear? They have not renounced the use of force. As far as I know, this hearing is not something he can easily deal with. ”

Prince Louis could only look helplessly at the other six princes.

......

The whole High Court was guessing that Jones was like a man standing in a fog to them, and he couldn't even see his face clearly.

Due to the different levels of knowledge about the Giant Snake City, the decisions made were also very different. There are those who try to curry, those who try to suppress, those who stay away, and, of course, those who ride the wall.

And for the major families, the biggest scruple undoubtedly comes from Gray behind Jones.

......

The carriage walked slowly, appearing in front of the castle of the Adair family.

The Blood Clan Lords standing at the gate were all stunned for a moment, and their eyes widened one by one.

Soon, inside the castle, Adair's men poured out, dividing a long path between the Blood Lords.

Under the gaze of the Blood Lords, the carriage slowly drove past with its windows closed.

"The Lord of Giant Snake City is in the carriage!" Suddenly, the Blood Lord who had reacted shouted out.

All of a sudden, many of the Blood Clan Lords present rushed towards the carriage.

"Lord Castle, I have a very good plan, maybe you should take a look! I promise you won't regret it!"

"Lord Castle, I have a very good suggestion!"

"Lord Castle, I'm very experienced in managing mines! Maybe we can work together!"

Of course, they were all stopped by Adair's men.

Jones sat quietly in the carriage, listening to the shouts coming from outside the carriage.

The carriage finally drove into the castle, and the gates slammed shut.

......

At this moment, above the clouds, in the ancient castles of the Blood Clan bathed in sunlight, like gods, the most noble Blood Clan elders were quietly talking.

"So, Gray Grugrew is sure he's dead, right?"

"The information we have received from all sources indicates that he has died in a sneak attack by the Black Dragon Clan. Even from the Abyss, which is an ally of the undead. Sitting in the Lich King's position now is actually Richie, the son of the Lich King Gray, who is so angry that he must kill the Black Dragons, because his father died at the hands of the Black Dragons. ”

"So, what about that little guy from House Dracula, and what is his position in the Lich King's camp?"

He and his younger brother, Ricky Gruglou, the Lich King's son, fell out over a disagreement. The Holy See of the White Bone Light has split. The lichs in Serpent City now support him. ”

"Okay, we get it. Then we know what the hearing should look like. ”