Chapter 040: The Duke's Banquet (Part I)

Characters in this chapter: Ellene, Kradus, Serina, Durham, Duke Kesto Michord, Enge. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

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As night approached, a group of guards came to the tavern, led by the knights of Enge, a close confidant of Duke Michod.

"I'm Eng Ritter, a knight of the Lancers personally bestowed upon Duke Michord," Eng first reported to his home, then asked the champion in the arena in front of him. "May I ask who your Excellency is?"

"Ellene, leader of the Iron Will. Alleyne politely replied.

"This is the employment contract that Duke Michod asked me to pass on to you, and if there are no problems, please sign and seal it. ”

Alleyne took the employment contract from Duke Michord and asked Manide to prepare ink and a quill.

Soon, Manid placed the ink and quills on the table, and Alleyne laid out the employment contract on the table, then signed his name in the lower right corner.

As for the seal, Alleyne winked at Manid, who shook his head with a bitter face. In desperation, Alleyne replaced the seal with a handprint.

The Predators didn't engrave a seal that belonged to their team. But after coming over tonight, Alleyne will immediately ask the carver to get him a seal.

The employment contract is to be made in duplicate, one for each party. Alleyne gave Manid the contract of employment belonging to the Iron Willed Mercenary Corps to Manid for safekeeping.

"Lord Michod, tonight I will hold a banquet in the mansion to entertain the warriors who have performed well in the arena, and I also invite Captain Ellen and a few warriors to accompany me. ”

The Knight of Engel didn't just send a contract of employment, but invited the champions of the arena to a banquet tonight at the Duke's mansion on behalf of Duke Michod.

The invitation of the Duke of Dehrim City, Ellen naturally agreed with a smile. Ryan, Kradus, and Mark join him at the feast.

Yoda and Jager are already half-drunk and half-awake, and the silly Quasimodo is only concerned with filling his stomach, and Manid has to stay behind to look after the new members of the mercenary group.

Upon entering the gates of the Duke's mansion, the weapons they carried with them were demanded by the guards to be surrendered.

The nobles were always careful to guard against anyone, even the guests they invited.

Without further hesitation, Alleyne handed over his saber and charging repeater. After the dinner, he can collect his weapons here.

Ryan took his longbow and dagger and handed them to the guards, and Kradus graciously threw the spear at the other party, which was nothing more than a spear to him anyway.

Mark carefully handed over his family's ancestral sword to the other party, and told him that this knight's sword was very important to him, and there should be no mistakes.

After handing in their weapons, Ellen and the others followed Knight Enge into Duke Michod's mansion.

The halls of the Duke's palace are covered with very smooth stone slabs and a thick carpet.

Alleyne stepped on the carpet, and suddenly a soft, comfortable feeling came from the soles of his feet.

He thought to himself that only a nobleman like the Duke would be willing to put a soft and heavy carpet on the floor.

He saw that the walls around the hall were hung with curtains that hung down to the ground, which were used to keep out the water stains on the walls, which were never lacking.

The draperies on the walls around him that hung down to the ground reminded Alleyne of a story he had heard.

There was once a lord who attempted to murder a group of guests in this way, and he made a pact with the guards that if he threw the cup on the ground, the guards would rush out to deal with the undesirable guests.

The guards lay behind these curtains, and the poor guards had to keep their ears up and listen to their master's signals while smelling the food.

But it was clearly the first time the lord had done this, and he hadn't consulted with his trusted men, let alone considered the horrible noise of the banquet.

The guests were touched by the generosity and hospitality of the hosts, and drank wildly, and there was no time to spare, and the noise was loud enough to drown out the sound of any cups being thrown on the thick carpet.

The hapless murderer was overwhelmed by the unexpected, and the lord's attempt to silence his guests so that he could send a signal failed shamefully.

When he finally remembered to run to the guard, he was moved by the guests dancing in the middle......

Of course, this situation is very helpless, and murder really depends on talent.

Eventually, the guests noticed the glasses that the host had thrown out frequently—and by this time the depressed host was already throwing the plates.

A few clever guests sensed that something was wrong and rushed directly to the master, and at the moment when the guards rushed out, they held the owner of the castle hostage.

In the end, the lord failed to get rid of his guests, and instead ended up with a laughing stock. And soon after, he died of depression.

Ellen suddenly wondered if Duke Michod, the ruler of Dehrium City, who sat high in the lord's chair, had done such a thing in his mansion.

At one end facing the hall is the main seat, which is on a step higher than the surroundings, which ensures that the owner does not need to look up at people even when he is sitting.

This high place is also wide enough that when a banquet is held, the table is placed in front of the seats, and the host does not even change the chairs.

But don't think it's comfortable, it's actually quite uncomfortable, really, both in the head and in the ass.

At this time, Duke Michod on the high platform also happened to look at him and nodded slightly at him.

Alleyne hurriedly saluted Duke Mijod on the high platform, and the Duke withdrew his friendly gaze and spoke to the noble vassals sitting at the bottom of his right.

In the large hall, three large tables and neat rows of benches were placed side by side, and the long table in the middle faced Duke Michod, who sat in the lord's chair.

Aren and Kradus were seated at the table on the left, with the other Warriors competing in the tournament.

Near the table on the right, sat a group of knights in steel armor, all knights under the command of the duke, or lords loyal to the duke.

The table in the middle of the hall is undoubtedly a status symbol. The owner of the castle, Duke Michod, and his noble vassals all sat at this table.

This time, Duke Michod had many guests, and the noble lords who sat with him included almost all the lords of the entire Dehrim region.

The guests of the hall feasted on the delicacies laid out on the long tables, and drank from the gold or silver cups in front of them—of course, there were no copper cups at the Duke's banquet.

Alleyne couldn't help but think to himself: if the two wealth fans, Mocha and Jager, appeared at tonight's banquet, I'm afraid the two of them would think about how to get the pure gin glass out.

"We meet again, Mr. Champion. A girl in tight leather armor sat down.

Returning to his senses, Arenn found that the three giants of Zenda City, Serena and Durham, were sitting opposite him, and Kradus was sitting beside him.

"Ms. Sherina, you can call me Ellene. Alleyne replied with some embarrassment. Because he recalled the scene when he stepped on the opponent's chest in the arena in the morning.

"I've heard in Chanda City that there was a mercenary named Alleyne who had defeated Karadus at the training ground," the subject said to himself, seemingly unconcerned. "Now he's beaten me. ”

"It was just a fluke. Alleyne said modestly. "A win or defeat between you and me doesn't mean anything. ”

"It probably doesn't matter in the arena," Serena continued. "But if you go to the battlefield, it's a duel of life and death. ”

Alleyne said undeniably: "Yes, you are strong, but it is precisely because you lack real battle that you will lose at my hands." He tentatively invited. "Will you be able to join us?"

"It's really great that you can win the competition," Serena said after a moment's thought. "I think I should go with you to other places to continue honing as well. ”

"It's amazing. Alleyne exclaimed excitedly. "You're the second lady to join us, and I'm sure you'll never regret joining the Iron Blood. He assured the other party.

"Who's the first?" asked Serena curiously.

"When the banquet is over," Alleyne said with a smile. "You can see her when you return to the tavern with us. ”

"Senior brother, are you okay with your injuries?" said Karadus, a little guilty. "I want to win you so badly, so ....... Failure to grasp the right balance. ”

"It's fine, just rest for a while," Roundham said gruffly. "It's your kid's qi attack that has been raised a notch. ”

"Senior brother?" said Alleyn quizzingly, looking at Karadus, who was sitting to his right.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Karadus said, scratching his head. "Drum and Serena are both disciples of my master, they are my senior brother and sister. ”

Alleyne suddenly admired the bad old man Kai Instructor in his eyes from the bottom of his heart, as an instructor in the training ground, he was actually able to cultivate and teach three disciples with such strong martial arts.

He had originally wanted to recruit all three giants of Zenda into his mercenary group, but Durham refused his invitation, and 'Storm Bear' enjoyed the honor and applause in the arena even more.

Everyone has their own ideas and dreams, and Ellen can't dictate the choices of others.

Although he would love to see Derum join his team as well, so that his team will come out stronger.

But the current Iron and Blood Regiment is not bad, although it is not as good as those big mercenary groups, but his team is full of some top mercenaries. (To be continued.) )