"The Barnes & Nobles have struck!"

The city of Muni is not small, but it is not big. If the families from all over the world gathered in Muni City at this moment are marked on the map one by one, people will find in this dense icon that the capital of this remote province of the Solan Empire is already full of wealthy families!

And a top nobleman like the Bano family, any action can cause an earthquake. What's more, it's not just a family that has made a move this time.

In addition to the Barnes & Nobles, there were Prince Anthony, the Grand Duke of Saxony, the Grand Duke of Sinasir, and the family of the Duke of Renault of the Order of Tomahawks - when the strong men and knights of these families appeared on the streets of Muni at the same time, everyone understood that a confrontation had begun silently.

After two successive defeats, the Barnes & Nobles finally flipped the table. They have always been arrogant and domineering, where can they suffer such losses under the noses of many nobles and wealthy families?

Even if this was on Adolf's territory, even if the cause of the incident was that they made a move in the city first, even if they knew that this conflict was likely to lead to a war between the two families, they still did it blatantly.

The strong men brought by the Bano family to the city of Muni were all scattered.

Two Knights of Light, seven Knights of Glory, three Dragonmoon Magisters, one Sun Magister, and thirty Knights of Justice left the Barno family's residence in Muni City at the same time as night fell, and roared towards the civilian area where the Black Demon Serpent had been killed before, like a pack of wolves out of the gate.

At the same time, the powerhouses of the other four major families also dispatched at the same time.

Although they kept a certain distance from the Bano family and did not participate in the Banor family's killing of the young mercenary, they did hold several key areas in the city of Muni. A gesture was made to prevent the Loulian family and others from meddling in the matter.

The five major families, nearly thirty strong men, and hundreds of knights acted at the same time, and immediately shrouded Muni City in a tense atmosphere of golden iron horses.

And no one knows how the Loulian family will react. People just stared nervously at this qiē. It feels like the city of Muni at this moment is like a huge powder keg. It might only take a spark to explode on this rainy night, shattering everyone in it.

Grand Duke's Mansion, Study. Adolf sat quietly in the velvet high-backed chair behind his desk, staring at the ceiling without saying a word.

He looked calm.

But only those who are familiar with Adolf know that the Grand Duke at this moment is already angry to the extreme.

A prayer hour earlier, Avery and Thorge had arrived at the Grand Duke's mansion. He was briefed on the battle that took place in the civilian area. In total, nine houses collapsed and more than a dozen civilian houses were damaged during the battle. Nearly 20 civilians were killed and 11 injured as a result of the impact.

Combined with the civilians and soldiers killed and wounded in the earlier clashes at the South Gate, more than 100 were killed and wounded in just a few prayer hours.

And just a few minutes ago, news came from all over the city that the Bano family had already made a move. Now. Their men were rushing towards the civilian area, along with the knights and strong men of the other four major families. It is also present in important locations in Loulian. So far, seven or eight patrols have been blocked by them.

Even outside the Grand Duke's Mansion, some unidentified people appeared, surveilling the Grand Duke's Mansion from afar.

"Your Highness," Karn walked into the study, glancing at the lords and generals in the room. Walked up to Adolf and whispered, "Scarlett, Richard, Charles, and Oscar are here." ”

The corners of Adolf's mouth. A sneer was evoked.

"No wonder the Bano family dares to be so unscrupulous in my Lulian, with the support of these four families, even if Bano wants my Grand Duke's mansion, I should obediently give it up. I just don't know if they will get an inch, and one day, they will want my Adolf's head!"

As he spoke, Adolf stood up. The palm of his hand slammed on the table, shaking the lamp teacups on the table and jumping to the ground.

The lords and generals were also outraged.

"They're too presumptuous, too. Do you really think we don't dare to go to war?" said one of the lords angrily.

"Putting on a posture before coming to see His Highness is clearly putting pressure on us to stand by and stay out of the matter. Marquis Engels sneered: "Lord Scarlett is really a lot more mature, this kind of method is in the same vein as her mother's family, and she is very skilled!"

"It's a pity that she forgot how the Lanris family planted a fight in our Lulian!"

"The five major families, so majestic! The elite of the Bano family has been exhausted, and the four families have acted for the tiger and helped to abuse. Such a big battle, just to kill a powerless mercenary!"

Adolf strode out of the study: "Let's go! Today, I, Adolf, want to see how majestic the five major families can be on my Lulian territory!"

............

Following a solemn and solemn butler of the Grand Duke's Mansion, Scarlett and several nobles who had come together walked down the corridor where portraits of members of the Lulian family were hung over the years, and walked towards the living room.

The corridor was empty and silent, except for the footsteps of a group of people, except for the small beep of the oil lamp on the stone wall when it occasionally burst into flames.

Scarlett looked calm and energetic, but she was in a trance for a while.

It was the first time she had returned to this gorgeous castle a few months earlier, after suffering one of the most embarrassing and humiliating defeats of her life.

From the moment the carriage entered the castle gates, the memories of the past were constantly replaying in my mind.

And along with these memories there is always the hateful smile of a black-haired teenager.

Slave girl. As soon as she thought of this word, Scarlett couldn't help but clench her fists, only to feel that the blood all over her body burned because of the humiliation.

Although since that day, no one has mentioned it in front of her. Everyone deliberately downplayed it as a ridiculous joke, or even forgot about it altogether. But Scarlett herself knew that it was a gambling fight in the presence of all the top nobles of Lulian.

As for herself, she lost the gamble and became Roy's slave girl. No matter whether you admit it or not, and no matter how much you quibble, this is still an unchangeable fact.

Because of this. It was only when the Lanris family sent Schilling and Kevin, a Templar, south to Muni City to try to save face in a challenging way, and silently solve the bet that everyone pretended to be invisible, but indeed existed.

But Schilling failed.

At the most critical moment in the city of Muni, the Lanris family, the rebellion of the local nobility was provoked, which eventually turned into a fiasco. And Kevin, who challenged Roy. was even beaten by Roy in full view.

In the end, the end of the Muni City Incident was that Schilling was dead, the rebel nobles were dead, and even the Iron One and others who were sent to rescue them were also dead.

And the initiator of this qiē is still Roy!

Scarlett remembers that after hearing about the crushing defeat of Schilling and the others, her mother smashed one of her favorite cups. Grandfather Nishizawa was even more furious. Those days. Whether it's in your own home or in Dragon Castle, it's cloudy. The servants were all trembling, for fear that they would be killed if they were not careful.

Thankfully, the kid died. Died under divine punishment.

Scarlett walked slowly, and as she walked through the hallway to the living room door, she suddenly stopped, and looked at the last portrait of the Loulian family portrait group in shock.

A portrait that can be hung in this hallway. They are all important members of the Loulian family and some vassals who have made great contributions to the family. Each of them is a big man of high status and prestige. If there is no heavy contribution, even family members with a poor status. None of them can have a place on this wall.

But at the end of the portrait, in the most conspicuous place at the door of the living room, a black-haired boy is looking at him with his trademark confused smile.

Roy! Scarlett couldn't believe it. Archduke Adolf actually hung Roy's portrait here.

Sensing Scarlett's anomaly, the butler leading the way in front of him stopped.

He turned. Quietly waiting. Although he clearly saw Scarlett's questioning eyes, he didn't seem to have the idea of explaining, just looked at it with an expressionless face.

At this time, the other nobles behind him also saw this portrait. Time. The crowd was in an uproar.

"Why?" asked Scarlett, to the butler, "why is this man's portrait here?"

"Venerable Lord Scarlett, you asked an embarrassing question...... "The butler asked rhetorically with a formulaic polite smile on his face, neither humble nor arrogant, "why not?"

"He's a heretic!" Richard stepped forward.

"To others, perhaps," said the butler lightly, "but, to Lurian, he is a hero. He saved thousands of Lurians. ”

"You ......" Everyone looked at this ordinary butler in shock, unable to believe their ears.

"Aren't you afraid of being burned at the stake if you say such a thing?" asked Scarlett coldly.

"Honorable county lord, then you have to ask the Grand Duke if you agree," the butler walked to the door of the living room with an indifferent expression, bowed slightly, and invited, "Your Excellency, please." ”

Looking at this fearless butler, and then looking at this portrait, Scarlett suddenly felt confused.

Until she walked into the living room and sat down on the sofa, she seemed to be able to feel the gaze of the portrait at the door, staring at her vest, which was cold and sitting.

Scarlett forced herself to calm down.

However, although she kept telling herself that the person was dead, although she firmly believed that even if he stood in front of her, she would not be afraid of him, but for some reason, she always had a hint of foreboding.

It seems that as long as there is that guy, even if it's just a portrait, there is a magic spell hidden!

And at this time, the door of the living room slammed and was pushed open suddenly!

In the room, the candle flame was flickering.

Roy chatted with the three dwarves while eating.

The patriarch and elder told Roy about how the dwarven city had changed over the years, and interesting stories about the dwarves he was familiar with. Roy, on the other hand, recounted his experiences over the years, and only concealed some secrets that were inconvenient to reveal, such as the ruling, the life pattern, the final battlefield, and Austin.

Now, portraits and proclamations of Roy being declared heretic are everywhere, and after spending a long time in the human world, the dwarves have heard a lot about him.

At this moment, I heard him talk about the past, especially when he heard that the Naranris family hunted down a civilian handyman. and when Roy was punished by God, he was filled with righteous indignation.

"The Lanris family, .......hum," Iron Er said angrily, "Our dwarf clan has been passed down for a hundred years, so let's say that this family is not a thing. Don't worry, sooner or later, we'll go and demolish their Dragon Castle!"

"And what kind of bullshit heresy!" said the Iron Elder angrily. "We dwarves don't believe that. If we want to talk about heresy, we believe in the god of dwarves, we are all heretics?! In the first place, if it weren't for your human bullshit Holy See, how could our two races be separated? And the elves and barbarians, the same is true!"

"That's it!" Iron Slipper agreed, smiling, "but those guys aren't wrong. We dwarves are heretics. You've become our thunderbolt, aren't you a heretic?"

All four laughed.

"So, this time you're passing through Muni City, preparing to go to your own territory in the north?"

Roy nodded. Although he did not reveal Austin's existence, he did tell the three dwarves that he was able to change his appearance through the Guò Armor and obtain the identity documents of the Ferdinand family.

Roy said: "Banderz is where I bought before. Now with this status, as long as you register with the Heraldic Academy. Applying for a barony is not a problem. When the time comes, I'm going to recruit troops and fight the demons first. It's best to be able to hold Bandez. If I can't keep it, I have to bring everyone out. ”

The dwarves all nodded.

Banderz is the territory of the Solan Empire, and Roy has previously purchased this land, but is the owner. According to imperial law, landowners could not recruit troops if they did not have the status of nobility. Castles cannot be built, and must be protected by local noble lords.

And this kind of protection is not free.

Not only did Roy have to pay a considerable amount of taxes, but he also had to provide labor as required by the lord. and obey the systems and laws established by it. The other side even has the right to judge all cases that occur on the land of Banderz.

It's almost the same as giving your own neck to someone else to strangle.

And with the status of nobility, it is different with a qiē. First of all, this land is Roy's territory. He had a qiē power that the nobility enjoyed within the confines of the domain. Any interference in the affairs of his domain, an attack on his territory, is seen as a challenge to the order of the Empire.

Although, the so-called laws and rules, sometimes nothing more than a woman's skirt, serve a very different role in the presence of gentlemen and thugs. It was not uncommon for nobles to wage war against each other and annex territories.

But at least, with nobility, it will be a war of equal status. As long as the victory is achieved, no one can say anything even if Roy in turn annexes the other party's territory. And if he were just an ordinary civilian, even if he was rich enough to rival the country, such an act would be regarded as a rebellion and would be suppressed and tried.

And the most important thing is that at the time of the demon invasion, as a nobleman with a territory, Roy was also able to lead a private army and join the coalition of local nobles or imperial royal organizations, while assuming certain obligations, he also enjoyed the protection brought by the combined army of the empire or nobles.

It can be said that they are also the actual owners of Banderz, but Roy, who is a nobleman, and Roy, who is a commoner, enjoy the power and face completely different environments.

After carefully understanding the identity of Roy's Ferdinand family, the Iron Second Patriarch and the two elders exchanged glances with each other.

The three old dwarves stepped aside, muttered and discussed, and when they walked back, the patriarch Iron Elder announced to Roy that Roy must accept the application of the Dwarven Iron Department to join Lord Leo Ferdinand of Bandez. Hand in hand to fight the demons.

For this request of the dwarf, Roy was a little strange at first. However, with Tie Er's explanation, he quickly understood.

First of all, according to the dwarves, since Roy is the thunderbolt of the dwarf race, then they and Roy are naturally in the same camp. Whether it was Roy or his bandits, they were all friends of the dwarves.

Fighting side by side with their friends, they feel grounded.

Secondly, to fight against the demons, it is inevitable that the dwarves and humans will unite. However, because of their distrust of each other, the dwarves and humans still face many obstacles if they want to form an alliance like they did three hundred years ago.

However, if they joined Roy, the "nobleman", that would be solved.

There's Roy in front of him. The dwarves have joined the human alliance, but they don't have to deal directly with other human nobles. Things immediately became much easier.

For such a multi-kill request, Roy naturally has no reason to refuse.

Besides, even if he wanted to refuse, in front of an old dwarf who had pressed the entire Dwarven Iron Clan on his shoulders since he knew he was a thunderbolt, it would be in vain after all.

Finished eating. Under the guidance of the dwarven patriarch and the two elders, Roy met with the other dwarves as the dwarven thunderbolt.

There were more than 100 dwarves who came to the city of Muni. But now most of them have been sent to other cities to buy food. There are only the patriarch Tie Lao Er, two elders, a squad of Chinese character generation angry warriors, and the third generation of small characters including Tie Xiaoshan and others.

While Roy and the patriarch were talking in secret, the dwarves stood at the top of the stairs and speculated about Roy's identity. And when Tie Xiaoshan and the others were personally confirmed by the patriarch and elders. Leo who saved them was their childhood playmate Roy, and they were all crazy with joy.

Iron Hammer shouted vigorously, "I have long thought that you look familiar, the dwarf god is on top, I didn't expect it to be you!"

"Yes, yes!" Tie Xiaoshan and the others nodded beside them.

Their vision is obviously not as sharp as that of the old dwarf. However, the talent of the dwarves still made them instinctively feel that Roy looked familiar, and there was a natural sense of closeness.

And when the iron second announced. He and the two elders had confirmed that Roy was the Thunderbolt of the Dwarves. The dwarves who were still rejoicing in the repetition were all stupid.

As dwarves, they naturally knew the identity of the Thunderbolt. However, they never dreamed that the Thunderbolt who would only be born when the dwarves were dying was alive and dead, would actually be a human being.

It's not that everyone has a prejudice about Roy, it's a racial difference. It makes them instinctively hard to accept this fact.

However, all the doubts and confusion quickly dissipated.

Because in the next period of time, Roy, at the request of Tie Er, instructed several angry warriors and Tie Xiaoshan and others in their martial arts. He has the foundation of the Thunder Axe Method. Coupled with the help of the axe spirit, every mention made the dwarves feel a sense of enlightenment and cheerfulness.

Especially a few Chinese character generation angry warriors who are stuck in the current realm because of the lack of axe inheritance, have advanced by leaps and bounds after mastering the trick.

In addition, when Roy taught the first eight moves of the Flowing Fire Axe Method to Iron Elder and the two elders, a group of dwarves were fascinated and dazzled by the side, so by the time Roy left, none of the dwarves had the slightest doubt about his identity as a thunderbolt.

Walking out of the small building, Iron Er sent Roy to the crossroads of the alley.

"Why don't you stay here?" asked the old dwarf.

Roy squinted his eyes and glanced at Tie Er, and said angrily: "I'm not going to find a way to solve the food, will I see you all starving to death?"

"Oh?" Iron Er asked, "do you really have a way?"

"Give it a try. Roy frowned. The food problem in the dwarven dungeon must be solved. Now the wheat field that I have cultivated in a desperate situation is still some time before it is ripe, and even if it is born with meteorite milk, it is too far away for the dwarves facing food shortage.

Now, he was going to go to the Golden Skull Auction House first. As a lone wolf demon pattern master, entrusting the purchase of a batch of grain should not be too much of a problem.

If it really doesn't work, I'm afraid I'll have to go to Archduke Adolf to find a way. Of course, Roy was reluctant to reveal his identity until he was forced to do so.

Hearing that Roy was looking for food, Tie Lao Er grinned and smiled: "Go quickly, go quickly." ”

Seeing that Roy turned around and was about to leave, Tie Lao Er suddenly seemed to remember something, slapped his head, grabbed him and said, "By the way, I heard Xiaoshan and they said that the Bano family wants to kill you?"

Roy rolled his eyes.

Isn't this the fault of you dwarves? If it weren't for you, my lord, I would have eaten enough to provoke an imperial tycoon?

Iron Er reached out and shoved Roy with a whistle made of magic gold. With a generous look of Lao Tzu helping you, he said: "Take it, and if anyone wants to deal with you, blow it." Let's kill him!" ...... It's a little dizzy, and the writing doesn't go well, so everyone is more forgiving. Insist on updating, raise the amount first, and write more...... (To be continued......)