The lowliest apprentice knight of the Robertson family got up at six o'clock in the morning every day to practice swordsmanship in the martial arts arena. Before that, each of them must shout out the family creed: Lads of Celtic Castle, take up the sword in your hand, and swear to God with my soul and blood that I will remember loyalty, mercy, justice, and valor, and defend the glory of the Robertson family with my life!

With Count Jonad's money, Dai Lan had to follow the rules of the family. I got up early in the morning and reported to Commander James.

Slapping Dai Lan vigorously, James Knight laughed, stroked his beard with his rough hands and asked, "Can you live in the newly rented house?" ”

Dai Lan nodded.

"I think that little Rachel girl is rude, and she definitely won't take care of people." James pursed his mouth, "Or I'll go buy you two little servants, as a gift from my brother." ”

Dai Lan rolled her eyes angrily, this guy is really a typical machismo, and said with a straight face: "I have nothing to do with Rachel, so I don't need my eldest brother to talk about my affairs." ”

Because of saving Emily, James and Dai Lan have a good relationship in private, and many times they are referred to as older brothers and younger brothers. One is five big and three thick, like half a wall; One looks handsome and weak, and it is somewhat funny to stand together.

Every Wednesday morning, there is a regular meeting of the Robertson family, chaired by Earl Jonad, Steward Gerald, and several family heads, with a number of high-ranking knights in attendance.

These include the family's newly recruited battle group leader, Billy, the Knight of Glory; James, the head of the Escort Regiment, and Griff, the head of the Intelligence Corps.

At that time, the Robertson family, the old lord Jonad, as the head of the family, ruled everything. At the same time, there are several elders who have the right to vote and veto in major family meetings. The two forces check each other, and neither has the power to completely defeat the other.

Of course, since Dai Lan's title is also a knight of punishment, and he saved the heir of the family, Miss Emily, he was also able to attend the regular meeting, but he sat at the bottom of the seat.

The atmosphere of this meeting was a bit solemn, and the faces of several high-level figures were not very good-looking, and no one spoke, which was a little cold for a while.

In the end, Gerald's old butler coughed twice and broke the embarrassment: "Let's talk about a few business problems separately." I'll start with that. It's been almost half a year this year, and the iron sword tasks handed over to the King of Scotland have almost been completed. After the fall, you can go all out to catch up with the Dark Forest Guards. ”

In addition to taking charge of the housekeeping, Butler Gerald is also responsible for the family's main business, the errand of weapon manufacturing.

"My dear old butler, may I ask how profitable is that business of the Scottish royal family?" Suddenly, a hoarse and old, yin and yang strange voice came out.

Dai Lan looked up and saw that the words were spoken by the person sitting on the left side of Count Jonad. He looked to be nearly seventy years old, much older than the Earl. His hair was gray, his thin cheeks were wrinkled, but his eyes were bright. Dressed in an extremely elaborate silk robe, with four fluorescent thin bars embroidered on his chest, he was a knight of glory.

As soon as he spoke, Gerald didn't know how to answer, and his face turned red.

Count Jonad unhurriedly picked up the Downing morning tea in front of him, took a few sips, and then put the tea cup on the table vigorously, without emotion. Erotic said: "Gerard's housekeeper is still doing his best. The orders of the royal family have never been oily, and it is not easy to complete the task without being punished. The iron ore was firmly in their hands, and the finished iron sword and knight's shield were each subject to taxes. It's a tough business. Elder Galero, don't you say? ”

Dai Lan silently recited the name twice in his heart, shrugged his shoulders, and saw that the big families from ancient times to the present have the problem of infighting. He immediately reminded himself that in the Robertson family, he was only there to inquire about Bruno, and did not want to get involved in the whirlpool of power struggle.

Elder Galero snorted and said coldly, "What Patriarch Jonad said makes sense. But with such a big family, everything costs money! The money spent every day is really like the river of Clyde. It's really hard for me to be a financial officer. ”

"The elder has taken care of the family's financial expenses in the past few years, which is a great credit." Count Jonad was angry, but he couldn't tear his face with Galero, and under pressure, he turned his head to Gerrard's old butler and said, "The task of the royal family must be completed. In the second half of the year, the profits of the Dark Forest Guard's shipment must also be earned. How to earn, you figure it out yourself! ”

Several other elders then criticized the Knights of the Guardian managed by James, the main reason being that due to their negligence, Miss Emily, the future heir of the family, almost died at the hands of a magician.

At the same level, the knight was already a few levels lower than the magician, and the other party was a sneak attack, so it was already luck to be able to repel the apprentice magician.

Anyone could see that the elders were going to make Count Jonad look bad at this meeting, and then strike at him.

Later, the impeachment was ended by cutting James Cavaliers' salary for half a year.

Then a few inconsequential matters were discussed, and Dai Lan was not very concerned, closing his eyes and thinking about the row of dancing dolls.

In the end, the head of the intelligence corps, Knight Griff, reported on Bruno's affairs, and Dai Lan's heart suddenly tightened.

"Dear Earl Jonad, we've had a lot of news about that evil Bruno lately." Griff raised his voice a few degrees, a little flattering, "At first, one of our midshipmen spotted him near Hampton Street, but was too close to the Dark Forest to follow him. After that, he lost his whereabouts for many days. Until yesterday, it was reported that he dressed up and appeared on the black market for magical items in Luther. But when we arrived, the building was already empty. ”

Hearing the words "Luther District", Dai Lan couldn't help but shudder, could it be a coincidence? The eldest lady inspected, and as soon as she rented a room there, that Bruno appeared.

Dai Lan vaguely felt that there was someone behind the scenes who was dominating everything, and he was leading himself into the mystery step by step.

Could it be the King Arthur ghost? How could he have so much power?

What's even more terrifying is that when he said the location, Dai Lan felt two hot eyes attack, and the four eyes were facing each other, and it turned out to be the bottomless eyes of Gerard's butler......

Jonard commanded a few words, everything was important to Bruno, and he was to be caught at all costs.

Hearing the report that the magicians from Glasgow City and the English Empire were already on their way, the Robertson family leaders all smiled sinisterly.

After an idle afternoon, at six o'clock in the afternoon, Dayan prepared to leave for his residence on Baker Street.

As he walked out of the gate, he unconsciously looked up at the hanging garden on the highest ground in Celtic Castle.

It so happened that Miss Emily was standing in the middle of a cluster, and the setting sun was shining on her delicate countenance, and she was even compared to the flowers.

Apparently recovering well, Emily raised her white arm and waved it vigorously at him, smiling with imperceptible tenderness.

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Without disturbing Rachel's family, he quietly entered his room. I found a few baked potatoes overnight in the underground cold cellar, and I had dried radishes and Highland whiskey, and it was Dai Lan's dinner.

In Scotland in summer, the sun sets very late, and there is still a trace of afterglow on the horizon.

Placing the two slips of paper copied by the dancing villain on the table, Dai Lan stared carefully and pondered.

After a long time, Dai Lan pointed to the table with his fingertips and whispered: "Tomorrow at 12 o'clock, De Broglie ......"

"Mr. Dai Lan, did you decipher that code? It's incredible! In his head, Murray, the butler, was surprised, "There is only information about two dancing dolls, how did you do that?" ”

"You know, my dear old butler Murray." Dai Lan touched the two notes, looking very excited, and couldn't help but talk more, "According to the intricate clues, sorting them out and coming to a reasonable conclusion is my forte." If, based on a credible hypothesis, one link is the next link to reason, and thus a convincing conclusion can be derived, it is not difficult to do so. However, if you remove all the reasoning in the middle, and just announce the beginning and conclusion to your audience, then you can achieve a very exaggerated effect. ”

Dai Lan paused for a moment and said with a little jokingness: "If I tell you the process of reasoning, you will definitely say that it is so simple, I can do it!" ”

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