Vidocq looked at the village in the distance, and thought to himself that Kyredan had lived up to its name, and even if you only glanced at it from afar, you could see that it was so different—it had not been baptized by war, and it had a prosperity and peace that was rare in this year. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This time his mission was to win the support of Count Rum Falster for his monarch, who was rumored to be a man of integrity, but also a maverick, unsociable, and not an easily persuasive figure.

Vidocq continued to move on, looking at Kyle Redan who was getting closer and closer to him, and he noticed more details. There were many serfs around who were sowing, but it was not yet the season for planting, and unlike in other places, most of them seemed to have nothing to do, except for a few peasant women doing their housework, and he saw a circus camp stationed here, as if preparing for the evening show, and in addition to some peasant women doing their housework, he even saw a few civilians practicing fencing again - that was not a kind of entertainment for their status!

Vidoc rode his horse close to them, and found that the civilians were still good hands, and had apparently been practicing for a while. He stepped forward and asked loudly, "Who gave you the right to hold a bayonet sword here and practice the skills of the nobles?!" he stared condescendingly at the commoners, hoping that they would give a satisfactory answer.

When those people heard this, they stopped the sword in their hands and looked at Vidocq, looking very annoyed, and one of them was still whispering: "Hell, I said don't practice swords here, and sure enough, something happened." They exchanged a few glances, and one of them, who looked older, stepped forward and said, "Dear knight, how dare we offend the authority of the adults, but we are born to be good fencers, and we cannot suppress our nature." ”

Vidocq wasn't happy with the answer. He drew his sword and pointed it at the neck of the man who spoke, "Your swordsmanship is indeed not lazy, I believe that you are all good at this work, but you must not blaspheme the authority of the nobles because of this, you had better find a more suitable reason, otherwise I will have to cut off one of your hands as a sign of justice!"

The man was frightened and retreated, but Vidocq controlled his mount with precision. "We—we're not blaspheming the authority of the Lords, really! we're allowed to do so, it's Lord Falster's approval, my lord!" he said hurriedly, he wasn't sure about the identity of the strange knight, but the biggest man he could think of was the Earl of Falst.

"Really, Lord Count allowed you to do this?" Vidocq said, halting his attack. He didn't expect to get such an answer. "I'm going to see the Earl soon, you'd better not panic like me, or your life won't be at risk," Vidocq put away his sword, and after hearing the man's repeated reassurances, he rode his horse towards the manor.

"It's really unlucky, where did you come from, come up and put this stinky face on me, phew!" The man saw Vidocq go away, swept away the horror on his face, and spat at her back with disdain. "I told you a long time ago, don't play with a sword in such a conspicuous place, it's good, it's really nosy. The other complained to him. "Come on, don't you follow you too, and I don't know who to show a set of sword dances. The man replied dismissively. "However, it's really evil, Your Excellency Falst will definitely not care about our little things, it seems that we are people from other places, and I don't know what I want to do with Lord Earl. "Do you want to go back and report to the regimental commander?" asked the other. "It's okay, if something really happens, Lord Earl will take the initiative to summon us, let's go back first, it seems that the peace of Kyrrydan will not last long. The man said worriedly, and then led his men towards the "circus".

Vidocq finally arrives at the gate of the manor, only to see a commoner child arguing about something in front of the manor.

"Eve, Eve, come out and play!" cried out a freckled little girl with a golden ponytail standing outside the manor. And the uncle of the guard who was in charge of standing guard on the side stopped the little girl who tried to enter with a straight face.

"Alas, Miss Vivi, you shout here, Miss Eve can't hear you. The guard sighed and said to the little girl who was still trying to get around him. "If you promise me to stand here and not move, I'll go in and call the young lady out, okay?" said the guard, barely squeezing out a smile.

"No! You're in league with the big liar! Surely you're a liar!" Vivi pouted, clasping her hands to her chest, distrust written all over her face. "Last time you said you were going to go in and look for Eve, but it never came out! Later, I asked Eve, and he said that you were stealing food in the kitchen! This time you must be hungry too, and you want to take the opportunity to steal white bread, right?"

The guard left a drop of cold sweat on his head, he didn't expect to let the young lady find out. Fortunately, the young lady was still young, and she just thought he was stealing white bread.

"Hahaha, isn't this Vivi, I'm here to play with Eve again. Just as the guards were in a dilemma, hearty laughter came from behind. A young-looking man strode over. The guard subconsciously stood up straight and gave a military salute. It was none other than the owner of the manor, Sir Rum Falst, Eve's father. Six feet tall was not a tall man, his face was covered with carefully groomed stubble, and he was well-dressed, and he did not look like a noble earl, but like an ordinary squire.

"Eve has already gone out just now, saying that I am looking for you, it seems that you haven't met. Come on, come on, let Uncle hug. Rum picked up Vivi and used his stubble to prick Vivi's face.

"Let go of me, you big badass! You must be lying again! You won't let Eve come out to play!" Vivi struggled desperately until Rum put him down.

"Of course I won't let her go out, she snuck out on her own, I just found the note she left behind, and was about to go out and get her back." Rum said with a wicked grin.

"Hmph, I'm not going to let Eve get caught by you!Eve!where are you!The big bad guy is coming to get you!" Vivi shouted as she ran away.

"Oh yes, what a cute little girl. Looking at their innocent backs, I feel a lot younger, hahahaha!" Rum sighed as he looked at Vivi in the distance.

"Makes you smile, friend from afar. Rum turned to look at Vidocq. "Let me guess, you're not trying to join my mercenary knights, are you?" said Rumsey with a smile.

"Why are you so sure?, sir, perhaps I have come to you. Vidocq dismounted, and the guards on the side naturally led the horse aside.

"Hehe, there is no mercenary knight who has his armor polished like yours, but I have never seen you with a squire, and riding such a good horse, but you have not shown your family crest, don't tell me you don't have a family crest. Rum quipped. "Moreover, your eyes are full of brightness and determination, which only a true and loyal knight possesses. ”

"Your wisdom is admirable, Lord Falst. Vidocq made a knightly salute. "Whenever people talk about you, they all praise your ......"

Instead of wasting time saying such pointless compliments, let's get straight to the point. Rum looked at Vidocq and interrupted the unwitting compliment with a smile. "But, if you don't advise, strange friend, how about we talk as we go? I think I'll have to go find my mischievous daughter and see where she goes. ”

"Of course, sir, listen to me. Vidocq gladly accepted, after all, he was not a man of good words.

Vidocq and Rum walked side by side on the land of Kerrydan, and the people who saw Rum bent down in respect, but they seemed very casual, and Count Rum only smiled and nodded. There were even some urchins who deliberately ran around in front of the Earl, trying to get the Earl's attention. Rum merely laughed and dismissed them, not taking responsibility for the inappropriate behavior.

What he saw and heard today was new to Vidocq, he had never seen a nobleman who could live so well with his lords, and in his mind, no lord would want his lords to live too leisurely, after all, they were born to give everything they had to their lords.

"So, I suppose you must have been sent by Hans, the King of the Mountains, didn't you?" said Rum, seemingly casually. "I guessed you were coming to me, but I didn't expect it to be so soon. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, it is. Victor responded. "Well, interesting, then you must be Mr. Vidocq de Rayke. Rum said. "Why do you say that?" asked Vidocq. "Hehe, as you dismounted, you are so skilled, so young, and a subordinate of Hans, I think it would be difficult to find a second person with these characteristics. ”

Vidocq hesitated, not knowing if he should bring up his intentions right away. "What do you think of this place? I mean, Kyredan. Rum asked suddenly, interrupting Vidocq's train of thought. "Hmm...... Here, very special, Your Excellency. Vidocq subconsciously replied that he was not good at flattery, but at least knew reservations.

"Special, huh, I think you're trying to say something strange, hahahaha. Rum seemed to be amused by the word. "I have to say, it does give me a very unusual feeling. Vidocq couldn't hold back his outspokenness after all. "Why are the serfs here starting to sow now? It's not the season yet. ”

"I didn't expect you to know a little bit about sowing, but I don't know anything about it, haha. Rum said with a smile. "It was my bachelor's idea, and he said it would make my territory produce more food and wine, and I thought, I can't resist the temptation of wine, haha. ”

"Oh, maybe it's just that your bachelor wants to make a profit from it. Vidocq said awkwardly. "I also see a lot of villagers doing nothing, why don't they go back to work?"

"Hehe, at Kyle Ridan, as long as the required amount of work is completed, the rest of the time is divided among themselves," Rum said. "Of course, if we don't get it done, we have our own set of punishments. ”

"What about the stabbing men, what is their job, why can they use the weapons of the nobles?" said Vidocq, with some excitement.

Rum deliberately ignored Vidocq's tone, and replied lightly, "Oh, they're very good at fencing, aren't they?" I'll allow them to hone their swordsmanship, and occasionally show it to my lords." ”

"You mean, they're not only allowed to use it, but they often perform for the entertainment of these civilians?" Vidocq said incredulously. "This—this is simply a slap in the face of all the nobles! Lord Falst, this is crazy! You know, the art of stabbing the sword has belonged only to the nobles since the first king of Swadia, how can you let a group of commoners learn it, and even show it to other commoners!"

"That's a question, my friend, and what is your definition of nobility?" Rum suddenly became serious and turned to Vidocq. "Don't tell me that bloodline determines who you are, that's a big mistake. You must think I'm a maverick, don't you? young man, but the truth is the opposite, I'm the most traditional aristocrat, and I believe in the aristocracy as it is, not in the rotten way it is. Rum looked at Vidocq meaningfully. "I know your intentions, knight, but I don't want to say it myself, for as you can see, neither the fool who now sits on the throne, nor the ambitious master of yours, is to me just a bunch of bastards who have blasphemed their noble duties. ”

Vidocq was a little overwhelmed, he did hear rumors about the ancient duties of the nobility, but he didn't really understand it. What's more, now that the Earl has guessed through his mind, he doesn't know how to speak.

"Vidocq, can I call you Vidocq?" said Rum. "Of course, my lord, you are not only more prominent than me, but also my elder, of course you can. Vidocq responded.

"Very well, Vidocq, there are very few young men as good as you, and I hope you are at least a little more sensible than those who have rotted to the bones, and I hope you will think carefully about what a true nobleman is. Rum patted Vidocq on the shoulder and said earnestly. "Now, let's stop the small talk, let's find a suitable place, it's time to get down to business. ”

Vidocq then realized that he had walked with the Count of Rum to the circus camp, which puzzled him, and he remembered that the Count of Rum had come out to find his runaway daughter.

"You don't really think I'm out looking for my daughter, Vidocq?" Rum quipped. "Silly boy, you've been followed all the way, and they've all followed me straight to my door. ”