Chapter 22: Viscount House
To the east of the city is the trade area, which is mainly responsible for various transactions between the Nader Kingdom and the Icewind Kingdom, and the trade area that was originally lively during the day is now at night, except for a few main roads, only scattered parts of the area are lit, which is very different from the daytime.
The civilian area in the west can be said to be the only place where there is no light at night in the city, not to mention that there is no light in the house, even the oil lamps on the main road in the civilian area are some on and some are dark, after all, the oil in the oil lamp is also a kind of material, and it can also be exchanged for copper coins or even silver coins.
The vigilantes also rarely patrol the western side, and for them it is enough to go for a stroll once in a while during the day, and it is not their duty to go around at night, and as for the kerosene missing from the oil lamps, it is none of their business.
The aristocratic district in the north is not so much a district as a city within a city, the wall of more than 30 feet high is more than 10 feet higher than the wall of the outer city of the city, a small moat of about 20 feet, the aristocratic district and the other three areas are completely separated, and there are only three large stone bridges that can connect the aristocratic district and the other three districts.
When Barron's convoy crossed the stone bridge and entered the aristocratic district from the inner city gate, Barron found that the aristocratic district at this time did not feel like night at all.
Not only are there more oil lamps on the main roadside than in the other three districts, but even some of the roads in the aristocratic district are lit by oil lamps, so that although the sun has set in the aristocratic district, it is still like day.
In addition, the security team patrols in the noble district is at least three times more frequent than in the trade district.
When Barron and his party arrived at the banquet venue, the servants of Viscount House's family were also waiting in front of the door early.
"Greetings to Sir Jonny and Knight Pande, my master has been waiting for a long time. The middle-aged butler, who was dressed in a black dress, immediately greeted old Johnny when he saw him.
Barron didn't expect old Jonny to have a title of nobility, but he didn't usually mention it at all.
"Okay, please take me there, and according to the last agreement, please arrange for someone to take Pande to arrange the arming measures here. Old Johnny commanded lightly.
"Okay, I'll arrange for Knight Pande and the others, and now someone will take you to the banquet hall. After the middle-aged butler finished speaking, he waved his hand, and immediately a waiter came out behind him, taking Pan De and the others to make arrangements for the arming of the banquet, and Barron stood motionless half a step behind old Johnny.
"Sir Jony, who is this?" the middle-aged butler asked when he saw that Barron did not follow Pande and the others, but had the intention of going to the banquet hall together.
"Barron is the vice-captain of our Chamber of Commerce Escort team, and he is absolutely reliable!" said Old Johnny, glancing at the butler.
"Duty, I'm so sorry Sir Jonny!" "To be able to become a steward of a viscount's family, of course, he will not even have a little eyesight, although Barron is young, but he doesn't look like an ordinary guard just by wearing clothes, but the hilt of the two-handed sword protrudes behind him, showing that this person in front of him is not a noble child, and the butler can only ask out loud for the safety of his master.
"It's all right, I understand, can we go in now?" asked Old Jonny.
"Of course there is no problem, I'll take you in now. So saying, the butler took old Johnny and Barron into the main house.
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"Haha, my friend, are you here, let's see how the preparations are?" Viscount House is a middle-aged man about 40 years old, although he is not as tall as Barron, but he is also close to 6 feet, and his figure is even more burly than Barron, and the face is full of meat.
"Haha, Viscount House, how can I not worry about your affairs, how can we also be 'friends' and 'allies'. Old Johnny smiled and said to Viscount House.
"Barron, let me introduce you, this is Viscount House in front of you, the sheriff of the Security Brigade of Curtain City, and the safety of the entire Curtain City can be all on Viscount House alone. Old Johnny gave Barron a warm introduction.
Barron didn't expect that the supreme military governor of Curtain City was actually Viscount House, because to the north of Curtain City is the Silver Snow Fort where the Silver Snow Corps is stationed, so there is no city defense force in Curtain City, only a security brigade of 500 people, and its highest person in charge is called the Sheriff, who is fully responsible for all the security work of Curtain City, and the Sheriff of the Security Brigade is also the only middle-level knight on the face of Curtain City.
The security team generally only has the formation of squadrons at most, and only a few cities such as Wangdu and Ending City have the establishment of brigades, which belong to the second line of the second line in the military establishment of the Nader Kingdom, not to mention the main border guard corps, even the ordinary city defense troops are more elite than them.
However, the security brigade of the city is an exception, because there is no city defense force, so the security brigade actually assumes the responsibility of defending the safety of tens of thousands of people in the city of the end of the city, in this case, not only the establishment is expanded, but the elite degree of its personnel and equipment is not inferior to the city defense force.
"Hello Lord Viscount House, my name is Barron. Barron took the initiative to extend his right hand and greet Viscount House.
"House, this is Barron, the vice-captain of our Chamber of Commerce Escort. "Old Johnny also introduced Barron to Viscount House.
"Hello Barron, I heard your name a few days ago and didn't expect you to be so young. Viscount House said boldly, and then also stretched out his right hand to grasp Barron's right hand.
"Hmm...... I didn't expect my name to be heard by Lord Viscount House, what an honor!" When Viscount House held Barron's right hand, Barron felt as if he was caught by an iron tong, and a huge force came from his right hand, and Barron had no choice but to mobilize the strength of his whole body to resist.
"Good, good, good, it's really worthy of old Jonny's fancy person, this strength and determination are rare, not to mention that your grade is still so young. Viscount House quickly let go of Barron's hand, and began to praise Barron.
"Thank you Viscount House for your compliment, I still have a lot to work on compared to you. Barron said respectfully with his right hand behind his back.
But even if the person in front of him is a mid-level knight, and at the same time, he is the highest military leader of the Curtain City, but Barron has not lost his momentum at all as a traverser, and as for the trembling right hand behind his back, he will keep the account first.