Chapter 103: The Undercurrent of Dawning City
Tucker's heart was a little uneasy, the last time he was so uneasy was on Viscount Adam's funeral hall, watching his brother be killed. After that www.biquge.info he gave up participating in the whirlpool of struggle and tried to be an ostrich as much as possible. In this way, he will protect his family and himself.
But now he can't be an ostrich anymore, because trouble has come to his door automatically. With this in mind, Tucker had already dismounted from the carriage and arrived at Baron Anthony's house.
"Duke Anthony, long time no see. Tucker greeted the middle-aged man who had come to greet him.
"Haha, Baron Tucker, you're late. Baron Anthony smiled at Tucker.
"So the others are already here?" Tucker asked suddenly, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, almost all of the invited families have already arrived, and in addition to that, President Riggs, Bishop Watson, and Lord Wood. Anthony leaned in.
"Oh, are they all here? Let's get inside. Tucker nodded, and quickly followed Anthony into the hall.
Although it was night, the hall was as bright as day, but there was not a single candle in the hall, but it was filled with high-quality fluorescent stones. It seems that for this party, Baron Anthony also gave a lot of blood.
The aristocrats walked up and down the hall with red wine in their hands, talking to some acquaintances, and there was a hearty laugh that made it look like an ordinary small banquet. The only difference is that there is not a single lady and child at this banquet, but a group of rulers of major families.
Sitting at the front of the hall at this time was Riggs, the president of the Adventurers' Guild, and a white-bearded old man in a gold-and-white trimmed robe, who was closing his eyes and recuperating, and Wood was standing respectfully behind him, apparently Bishop Watson from Silent City.
And from his body, the aura emanating from him was almost the same as that of Riggs, which also revealed his strength, he was a ninth-order powerhouse.
Although the others talked and laughed, they would also look at these two people from time to time, because these two people were real guests. This world pays a lot of attention to bloodline, nobles are born noble, but if they become a ninth-order powerhouse, then even if they are not nobles, they will gain the respect of the nobles, because the ninth-order is already the limit of mortals, and the holy domain is already beyond these constraints.
What's more, one of them represents a large number of adventurers' guilds behind them, and the other represents the transcendent Holy See.
Of course, there are some people who have thought about going to talk, if they can get on the line with these two, then it will naturally be beneficial for the development of the family in the future. But in the end, I still didn't muster up the courage to take a step, after all, people have no obligation to ignore you at all, and rashly go up and stick a cold ass on your face, maybe you will be ridiculed by others.
When Tucker walked in and saw the situation, he also found a low-key place to sit down.
"You're all here. At this moment, a high-pitched voice broke the atmosphere of whispering at the scene and attracted the attention of everyone present.
A young man had already walked into the hall, and behind him was a man in armor with a scar on his face, and from the aura on his body, it could be sensed that this person's strength must not be weak.
"My name is Barrett, and I think you should be able to come here because you know who I am and what I am asking you for. I'm going to deal with the Roses and reclaim all that the Barrett family has lost. ”
Barrett finished speaking with excitement, but everyone present was silent, and no one responded to him at all.
And Carmen, who had been standing beside him, frowned when he heard this, Barrett's words obviously made him very dissatisfied, the people who came here are not here to listen to your great ambition to revitalize the family.
But after Carmen thought about it, he was relieved, after all, if he was really smart, then as a puppet, he would be disobedient.
"Everyone's interest doesn't seem to be high, so let's talk about something else, such as what you think of Viscount Char, who took over the Rose family. Carmen's gaze swept over everyone, but she found that the faces of many of the people present had become gloomy, but Carmen pretended not to know and continued instead.
"Baron Walker, I heard that the new Viscount has revised the order that has already been paid for on the grounds that the custom price is unfair, so that you can pay back the extra money. ”
"Baron Slick, originally a piece of real estate that the Rose family had already sold to you, but the notes in black and white were directly denied by this viscount. ”
"And Baron Anthony, Baron Tucker, this Lord Viscount not only extorted your taxes, but also cut off your sons and brothers in public on the grounds of attempted assassination, can you bear this matter?"
"And ・・・・・・・. Carmen pointed out the affairs of these people present one by one, above Xiaoqin's father's funeral hall, but there were many powerful people who were slapped in the face in public, how could they not be annoyed.
"Needless to say, Lord Carmen, Nick is the favorite child of my wife and me, and he died like this. It is precisely because I don't share the sky with this Char that I will actively cooperate with you and Young Master Barrett, if this despicable bastard doesn't pay the price, I can't swallow this breath. Anthony said with a cold face.
"That's right, he's something, just a civilian mongrel, and it's shameless to want to ascend to the sky and become a viscount through the Rose family. ”
"There is not a trace of aristocratic glory in the bloodline, and it may even be a mongrel of the son of the devil, who is like us and others who demonstrate, it is simply a clown. ”
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With Anthony taking the lead, some nobles also chimed in, Char not only pulled out what they ate in their mouths, but also many of them were killed and set an example, how could they not be annoyed.
Carmen nodded with satisfaction when he saw this, the emotions of these nobles were aroused, but he stupidly thought that now these nobles had really decided to get on his boat. These nobles are very savvy, and although they say it well, they will only sit on the sidelines unless they have a real interest and a hope of victory.
Thinking of this, Carmen looked back at the white-haired old man who was closing his eyes and recuperating.
"Bishop Watson, there are still many doubts about whether Char is the son of the devil, and what is even more odious is that he actually framed Pastor Weiss and others in the mourning hall of Viscount Adam, forced Pastor Weiss to commit suicide, and even threatened to disappear the Holy See in Dawning City, which is ・・・・・・・. ”
However, Carmen was interrupted in the middle of her sentence by Bishop Watson.
"Your Excellency Carmen, this is a question between my Holy See and the new Viscount, and I don't need you to ask it. I came to Dawning City from Silent City to investigate the changes in the time before the Demon Cloud Valley, and I didn't want to spend time in this Godforsaken Land. ”
Watson said indifferently, there is indeed a contradiction between the Holy See and Char, and Watson also knows what Carmen said, but the Holy See will naturally solve the affairs of the Holy See, and it is the pride of the Holy See to find someone to help for such a trivial matter.
Carmen suddenly laughed when she heard this, the space ring flashed, and an envelope had already appeared in her hand. "Bishop Watson, to tell you the truth, Lord Earl asked me to bring someone to help Young Master Barrett revive the family and take control of Dawning City. This task is very important, and knowing that I am not going well, he asked the Crow to send me a letter and ask me to take it to you, the Bishop, who is in Dawning City. ”
Watson was stunned for a moment, then took the envelope, and after reading the contents of the letter, he glanced at Carmen with complicated eyes.
"If it turned out to be something that the Earl of Kaino decided with Cardinal Grant, then I would naturally do my best. ”
Hearing Watson say this, Carmen nodded, and finally looked at Riggs, the president of the Adventurers' Guild, who had been watching coldly, as if he had stayed out of the matter.
"You've managed to convince Bishop Watson, so don't talk nonsense to me, I'm the president of the Adventurers' Guild, and I and the people in my hands are all working for money. So it's very simple to get the adventurers' union to make a move, 10,000 gold coins. ”
Carmen's pupils shrank when she heard this, but then nodded in ecstasy. "Then Lord Riggs, that's it. ”
10,000 gold coins, this number is indeed suspected of the lion's big mouth, but you must know that what they have to decide now is the future city lord of Dawning City, and 10,000 gold coins is not much at all.
Carmen was the least sure of Riggs' persuasion, and he even lowered his demands in his heart at one point, as long as the Adventurers' Guild could stay out of the matter and not get involved. But I didn't expect the most difficult adventurer union to deal with, and it was dealt with with with money.
And while Carmen was rejoicing at the unexpected joy, Riggs couldn't help but turn up the corners of his mouth, thinking of the letter he had received about Horn yesterday.
"If the matter in Demon Cloud Valley is really related to Char, then this young man must not stay. At this time, Riggs was thinking about how to deal with the affairs of the Demon Cloud Valley, and Carmen's painstaking actions saved him a lot of effort.