Chapter 161: Conversation in the Castle
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It was dusk, and the afterglow of the setting sun was sprinkled on the sea, and between the rolling waves, there were golden oranges and oranges.
A private boat bearing the Crest of the Lester family came at a slow pace and anchored at the pier.
On the bustling wharf, a crowd of foot merchants, freight forwarders, poor laborers, ruffians, cheap prostitutes, and others immediately surrounded them.
However, when Kane, who had a cold face, stepped out of the ship, his cold gaze swept around, implying a warning. The knight's long sword was drawn, revealing the polished sword body slightly.
The crowd gathered around knew that Kane was not easy to mess with, and immediately retreated.
At this time, William, the messenger and others also walked out of the cabin.
William has been to this dock several times, and he is not very familiar with it, but he is not unfamiliar with it.
After disembarking, William did not stay at the docks for long. He bought a few horses from a stable at a high price, and then he allocated one to each of them, and hurried to the sunset town without stopping.
He always felt a little uneasy.
Along the way, William found no trace of ghouls, let alone heard anything about them. I think someone has already intervened in the matter and closed the news.
This is undoubtedly a good sign. It made William's mood feel better.
They rode horses and galloped, through the mountains and forests, through the country roads, through several artificial rivers, and finally, in the middle of the night, William and the others successfully reached the plain and came to the town of sunset.
Standing in the distance, the sunset town stands peacefully in the night.
Outside the town, there are fertile paddy fields planted with tall agricultural plants. William remembers that when he left the town, there were far fewer paddy fields than there are now. It was only after the advent of beer that paddy fields began to be built for beer brewing.
In the town, the lights have almost been turned off, and people have begun to fall asleep, ready to welcome the next day with full spirit.
The night is already very deep.
In the town, the black castle with the highest and largest area is still brightly lit.
Seeing that the tranquility of the town at sunset had not been broken by ghouls, William looked at the lights in the castle and smiled at the thought of his father, Baron Bazado, who was probably still fighting for official duties.
In the past, when beer had never appeared, Baron Bazado was nowhere near as busy as he is now.
As the family business grew, Baron Bazado also completely quit his alcoholism, not only to keep the sunset town running normally, but also to be distracted by some business matters.
He spends less and less time sleeping. But every month or two, he would always find time to write a letter home full of cordial greetings and be sent to Yuanxin Water City.
It doesn't matter whether William receives it or not, whether he sees it or not, rain or shine.
A few minutes later, when William led the group into the castle, he was amazed to see a luxurious carriage parked in an open field.
No matter how luxurious the carriage was, it could not attract William's attention in any way. However, his eyes were drawn to a mark on the carriage.
As if seeing William's doubts, a young steward in the castle said, "Master William, that is the carriage of the Kuwait Provincial Governor's Palace. In the evening, the Governor came, and the Lord Bazado received him, and the two of them talked to each other in the reception room until now, and they had not eaten dinner. ”
William heard this and nodded slowly.
He directly ordered the young steward to go down and let the kitchen man prepare supper, and then asked the young steward to arrange a place for Kane, the messenger and the others.
The steward bowed, and after the group had gone, William walked alone into the castle hall, and went up to the second floor, to the largest reception room in the house.
For William's sudden return, Baron Bazado seemed very surprised and surprised.
He had an intimate hug between father and son with William, who he hadn't seen for many days, and then pulled William to sit down, and introduced William to a fat middle-aged man sitting on a black leather sofa.
"This is my son, William Rest. This is the Governor of the Governor's House of the Governor of Kuwait. He came this time and brought great news. ”
Baron Bazado introduced the two to each other, and sat down on the black leather sofa. He ordered Hou's servant outside to add a new cup and poured it William's favorite espresso.
The soft candlelight from the large white candle and the bright light from the opposite fireplace wall, William drank his coffee and enjoyed the lukewarm, moderately warm temperature of the room.
Before he could speak, the fat governor was the first to stand. He went to fill the furnace wall with a few coals, and sat back down.
He had the usual respect on his face for nobles, but without losing a hint of a flattering smile, he said with a smile: "Viscount William, I have been to Sunset Town many times, but this is the first time, and I finally see you." ”
William listened and smiled slightly.
As for the Governor's horses, William automatically ignored them, changed the topic without a trace, and said: "I came back this time when I met a ghoul on the way. I was a little worried, so I rushed back. ”
The Governor was stunned when he heard this, and after reacting, he smiled bitterly and said, "I actually came here this time for this matter. I've just talked to Baron Bazado about it, and I'd like to temporarily draw a little force from Sunset Town and throw it into the battlefield to encircle and suppress those damned ghouls. ”
William frowned and said, "The situation has reached this point? The local army is not enough, and it needs to be temporarily increased?"
The Governor sighed, "Originally, the local army was enough. But we found out too late about the ghouls, and by the time I sent my troops to encircle them, the entire area had already fallen. ”
"All the Terrans there have become goddamn ghouls. Although our local army often trains in peacetime, it is not an elite who has fought on the battlefield. At first, it was fine, but when they really saw the ghouls, when they fought to encircle and suppress, they were immediately scared into soft-footed shrimp. ”
After a pause, the Governor said with a somewhat solemn expression, "The encirclement and suppression of ghouls was unsuccessful, and we were almost surrounded and suppressed by ghouls. ”
"We don't have enough troops, so we try to shrink the defensive line and hold the key points at each checkpoint. I wrote several letters overnight, and overnight I requisitioned troops from nearby towns. ”
Speaking of this, a trace of anger appeared on the Governor's face, and he said angrily: "But some of them are timid and afraid of things, and they are unwilling to contribute. It sounded good and promised to send troops, but in fact I didn't even see a single chicken feather. (To be continued.) )