052: Chess and chess, game and game
Despite being shrouded in a wide cloak, wearing a silver mask and hands covered in silky white gloves, Carman could tell at a glance that the slender stranger standing in front of him was not very old. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This kind of eyesight is precipitated with the rapid increase of the years, and as long as the other party has an unconscious body language, you can guess the age of the other party.
"Your Excellency is the one who has been advising Baron Cailliaud lately, right?" said Baron Cailliaud, standing with his hands in his hands, his eyes burning
“... Compared to Mr. Carman, the first wise man of Landnot, my heat is still a little worse," a hoarse voice came from under the mask
"Your Excellency is too modest, and you can make the declining Reeves family rise to prominence in just a few months, which is not something that ordinary people can do" Baron Cailliaud exclaimed, paused, and asked curiously: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of not knowing that Your Excellency suddenly came to visit for?"
"I take the liberty to disturb it, it's really not polite, and I ask for your forgiveness" The masked man said politely: "It's just that I have heard for a long time that there is a tall tower in the Green Man Manor towering into the clouds, and after going up, you can overlook the beautiful scenery of the entire Valan City, I want to borrow the treasure land to see the sunset scenery, and at the same time, I also want to play a game with Mr. Carman."
Stirring up Landnot's turmoil, how many families of all sizes have been pitted, and there is still this leisure to see the scenery?
A little contempt, Carman frowned, at this time of the day, the military, political, and financial affairs of Valan City will be passed on, he must read it first, and then sort out his general ideas, if there is something important, he has to report it to Viscount Ori immediately, he really can't spare extra time.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Karman's face was difficult, the masked man suddenly asked, "Is there a difficulty?" Lord Karman, in fact, I have brought some of Baron Reeves's will with me this time."
"Your Excellency's will?" asked Carman
"Yes" The masked man nodded and said, "The Reeves family has worked hard to help Viscount Ori get rid of the big trouble, shouldn't the Herat family express it?"
"Hehehe" Carman pretended to be puzzled, "I don't understand what Your Excellency is talking about?
After the high-sounding pretense, the masked man's words still aroused Carman's curiosity, and he made a gesture of invitation: "But since Your Excellency wants to climb the Green Vine Tower to see the beautiful scenery of the sunset, and since everyone is a member of Landnot, I naturally have no reason to refuse Your Excellency, please here."
The green vine tower located in the green vine manor is about 50 meters long, which is higher than the city wall of Valan City, it is just an ordinary tower attached to the castle in the center of the manor, not so high, until the Herat family was named the owner of Landnot, it was not covered, the meaning, it is natural to observe everything about Landnot.
Ascending to the top of the tower, Roshi overlooked the exotic city bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun, and for the first time in so long had he seriously admired the scenery.
"It's beautiful, isn't it? 'This sunset'," asked Carman calmly as he walked up from behind
"Yes" Luo Xi nodded and exclaimed: "The last light before sunset, of course, must bloom with all its might, and the afterglow sprinkled is extraordinarily gorgeous."
"But tomorrow there will be a new sunrise and bloom brilliantly" Carman took over the conversation, and suddenly said, "Just like the Reeves family at this time"
"Hehehe" Roshi smiled lightly: "Mr. Carman is serious, even if it is the rising sun, it should be used as a metaphor for the Herat family in the middle of the day at this time."
"But why do I always think that the Reeves family's ambitions don't stop there" After a pause, he stared: "Okay, there are no outsiders here, let's say, what is the purpose of your coming here?"
"Mr. Carman, your patience is a bit undeserved," Roshi still hung his appetite, "Didn't I say it? Enjoy the view, play a game, and bring some condolences from Baron Reeves by the way"
Carman didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the other party's gourd, so he had to sit down, and ordered someone to find a chessboard and set up a posture on the table, and played against Roshi.
There are many kinds of board games in Iriric, but when it comes to playing games, it is usually Zijin Guoqi, which in Roxi's eyes is similar to a combination of Go and Xiangqi.
On the large chessboard, each side holds a total of 300 chess pieces representing soldiers, knights, mages, princesses, kings, etc., depending on the nature of the chess pieces, the number of moves taken, and the number of opponent's pieces that can be captured at one time, and the victory condition is to capture the opponent's king.
Neither Roshi nor 'Roshi' were good at this, but luckily Karman was not very good at chess, and both sides followed the usual path.
"Huh, hehehe" Looking at the chess pieces that Luo Xi fell, Carman smiled: "It turns out that I have fallen into your trap unconsciously, hiding in the shadows, waiting for the opportunity to make a move, eating one of my knights in one fell swoop, and also occupying a good position to attack and retreat, Your Excellency has taken a beautiful step."
After a pause, he suddenly changed his words and said: "This reminds me that the Reeves family, who have always been neutral, suddenly pulled Baron Drew off the horse and took the position of deputy commander, and suddenly went from a second-rate family with important chips to the first line, but Marshall still has nothing to do with him."
"Mr. Carman has misunderstood" Roshi dropped his chess piece and shirked casually: "Baron Drew can only blame his son for his misdeeds, and he himself violated the laws of the empire and aroused public anger, such a person as a local military governor will only cause trouble, as for the Reeves family... Didn't you come up with a council?"
"Mage" Baron Carman pushed the mage's chess pieces forward, ate a small soldier of Roshi, and said: "What I don't understand is that Your Excellency Baron has obviously grabbed a good position to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, why don't you wait to sit and collect the fisherman, but go down the mountain to stir up the situation at this time and turn against Marshall?"
"Array" Roshi moved the chess pieces and moved all the soldiers: "Isn't this good news for the Herat family?
You're really right...
Remembering the hearty laughter that had been coming from time to time in the manor lately, Carman turned his head and said, "You're ready to attack me so soon?
"No way" Luo Xi said helplessly: "If it continues to drag on, I'm just a dead end anyway, it's better to set up a battle to fight to the death with you, it's hard to say that you are lucky, maybe you can turn the tide."
Kaman frowned, although he could see that the opponent's chess strength was not very good, but it was not so unbearable, and... No matter how it sounds, it seems like there is something in the words, it seems...
While Kaman was frowning and pondering, there was a sudden chaotic sound on the street in the distance, which was particularly obvious under the quiet night sky, and faintly, as if he had seen a fire burning in the distance, and... That direction, it seems to be the direction of the city guard barracks, the only military force in Valan City at the moment!
Could it be that ...
A chill suddenly hit Karman's heart, he got up, looked into the distance in disbelief, his body slammed for a while, and he was shocked in shock: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"Losing Drew and losing Jer, he Marshall at least has a foundation, the district administrator, in time, he may not be able to talk about a comeback, but at least he can save the family for generations, he is tantamount to blocking his family's life by doing this, and even if Valan City is now exhausted, with his mere baronial family, where does he have the confidence?"
At the same time, Fred, who was in military uniform, regained his former pride, holding the immortal sword entwined with demonic flames, driving an armored iron horse in the barracks left and right, the long sword in his hand slashed again and again, bursts of blood sprinkled all over the night sky, and the sharp energy sharpened on the battlefield was all concurrent, and no one could stop it.
"Hahaha!" he raised his head and roared, but the words he said made people shudder:
"Kill them all, kill them all, kill them all for me