Victor was a little confused, and ran X-3 to retrieve information about the Kingdom of Borui and Duke Peter in his memory.

The United Kingdom of Borui has no king, but is ruled by five duke families in turn, and the ruler is called the Grand Duke for a term of 36 years, as a symbol of the leader of the kingdom, exercising the right to convene a council of senators, and to take responsibility for attacking the Gaugen barbarians. Duke Peter is the ruler of this generation of the Borui Kingdom.

The Peter family and Victor had three encounters, the first time, Raymond Peter sent someone to assassinate the Moon Elf blood nobles, which affected Victor, the second time, the Peter family tried to force Sophia to submit on behalf of the Borui Kingdom, so as to monopolize the trade with the barbarians, and the third time, Victor ordered Mercury to plan an attack on Raymond Peter, and successfully planted a nail in his side.

In terms of political interests, Lord Borui wants to extend his tentacles into the waters of Lake Fes, while Victor seeks an outlet to the sea in Borui Bay. This can lead to both conflict and peace, depending on the process of the game between the two sides.

The Golden Knight is the one who walks the talk and is the last to make a decision. If Grand Duke Peter lobbied Victor for the southern expansion strategy of the Borui Kingdom, it would be too hasty. Normally, it should be that the noble envoy should listen to the exchange first, and the negotiation is nearing the end, and then the guardian will come forward to conclude the agreement. Moreover, the timing is not right.

Victor didn't bother to guess, and instructed Nelson outside the door, "Please Duke Peter go to the reception room first, I'll be there in a moment." ”

Nelson answered, turning and going downstairs. When the footsteps of him and Duke Peter stopped in the reception room, Victor redressed and walked to the reception room under the escort of two alchemy soldiers.

The two sides met and exchanged greetings, and Victor invited Duke Peter to take a seat, and said politely: "Your Majesty is visiting, and Randall is not welcome." ”

Duke Peter has a 30-year-old appearance, brown hair and almost black eyes, amber eyes, introverted and reserved temperament, calm and atmospheric demeanor, full of the charm of a mature man. He said apologetically, "I came presumptuously and unruly." ”

Victor smiled slightly, and said casually: "Grand Master Testiel is holding a military mobilization meeting, and His Majesty Peter is absent, and he is probably unhappy in his heart. ”

"I have authorized the Count of Portern to be the supreme commander of the reinforcements of the Kingdom of Borui, and he is to attend the military council convened by Grand Master Testier. In fact, His Highness Chriss and I of the Seuss Kingdom are rushing to the Twilight Forest Defense Line tonight, and it doesn't matter if we attend the meeting or not. Duke Peter explained.

"Oh, so neither the Highnesses of the kingdoms of Seuss nor Borui join the military campaign in the Northern Wilderness?" asked Victor, somewhat surprised.

Peter nodded, and said, "The church has lit a beacon of red smoke, and the remaining 10,000 Templars in the Dusk Forest defense line have all been transferred to the Boulder Fortress war zone by the Radiant Knights. We and the Seuss Lord have squeezed out another 45,000 elite reinforcements. Now, the forces of the Twilight Forest defense line are tight, and the gnolls in the forest are ready to move. The Duke of Medin ordered the temporary abandonment of the frontier points in the forest, the shrinking of the front, and requested urgent assistance from the high-ranking knights of the Borui Kingdom. I and the other three highnesses of the Borui Kingdom are to garrison the Dusk Forest Defense. ”

"The difficulties are temporary, and I trust that the Knights of Radiance will understand us. Moreover, my lady is also a descendant of the Sword Saint Dravian, and according to heraldic records, I am a relative of His Highness Testiel, and he will not be angry with me over such a trivial matter. Duke Peter said in a mocking tone.

According to the heraldic science of the Wimbledon family, Victor had to call Duke Peter his uncle.

The nobles of the moon elf bloodline are deeply favored by high-ranking knights, Wimbledon is scattered, and Victor has people who recognize relatives wherever he goes, and he is also very helpless.

Duke Peter didn't embarrass Victor too much, and said, "I'm more worried about His Highness Randall's blame than Howard. ”

Victor did not express surprise and bewilderment, and waited for the rest with a calm expression.

Duke Peter didn't see any clues in Victor's handsome face, sighed secretly, and said truthfully: "My eldest son, Raymond, once did a stupid thing and committed a very serious crime. ”

"Seven years ago, Raymond sent people to assassinate the Moon Elf nobles in the kingdoms, causing at least two nobles to be killed. Among them are Queen Seuss's chosen partner, as well as the marriage partner of the Blue Sparrow family, who is also Raymond's cousin Michelle. When I learned that Michelle's killer was Raymond, the mistake had been made. I imprisoned Raymond and ordered his assassin to be brought back to his family with the intention of further investigating what had happened. At that time, the Assassin had already arrived in the city of Vestock in the Kingdom of Cambes, and his next assassination target was Your Highness, you. ”

Victor was now sure that he had startled Duke Peter.

Since Raymond's assassination was related to the wizard, Victor had already planted a nail beside him, and he was not ready to ask the Peter family for the crime, but since Duke Peter came to the door by himself, he had to continue his questioning.

"And then?" asked Victor indifferently.

And then I should ask you...... I wonder if the throat-cutter assassinated you.

Victor didn't answer, and Duke Peter had no choice but to continue: "The Kingdom of Borui and the Kingdom of Cambis are too far apart, even if I sent the knights of my family to Gombis to capture the assassins, it would be too late. I used the Assassins' Gangster Guild to send members of the Guild in the Kingdom of Seuss to Gambis to stop the assassination attempt through a message crow. ”

The Assassin killed one of the gang members, disappeared before others captured him, and has not been heard from since. ”

Duke Peter paused and said frankly, "The assassins are out of pursuit, and I should inform the Queen of Roses in time so that she can take precautions." However, soon after, His Highness defeated Austin, the Grand Knight who had invaded Randall's Territory and hunted down the family's heir. The news reached the United Kingdom first, before I received the news that the Assassin capture had failed. ”

"His Highness has demonstrated the strength of the Silver Rank, and naturally he will not be assassinated by the assassins. Since Cambis had just lost a Grand Knight, I was worried that the assassination of the Moon Elf nobles by the Assassins would be taken into account. In order to avoid getting involved in the internal strife of Cambys, I chose to press the matter and did not send anyone to inform His Highness. ”

With that, Duke Peter stood up, stroked his chest and apologized: "This is my mistake, and the Peter family is willing to pay the Randall family 700 pounds of fine gold as compensation." But I would like to be able to pay it over six years. ”

A standard pair of knight's armor requires only half a pound of adamantite gold, and 70 pounds of adamantite can be used to create 140 sets of adamantite armor, or more of adamantite weapons. The amount of Adamantite reached 700 pounds, and it was no longer possible to measure its value in terms of money, because it was simply not available on the market for so much Adamantite.

Duke Peter was not sure if the assassins sent by Raymond had assassinated Randall, but he directly offered a large amount of compensation.

Victor said flatly: "If Lord Duke wants me to accept compensation, please answer me a few questions first." ”

The Golden Knight showed the sincerity of reconciliation and put his posture very low, but the Count of the Golden Eyes did not give a symmetrical message. Duke Peter took this for granted, and he sat down again, bowing his head, "Your Highness, may I ask." ”

"Why did your eldest son assassinate the Moon Elf bloodline noble?"

Peter pondered for a moment and spoke: "Sword Saint Draven has been overwhelming an era, and the strength, bloodline, and charm of the Sun Elves are all impressive and enviable. As the first sun elf in human history, His Majesty Ravin Wimbledon naturally became the object of study by major powers. However, before the rise of His Highness Randall, the Sun Elves had only one case, Ravin, and scholars' research on him was mostly groundless speculation. ”

"At that time, there were only 4 elven blood nobles in the entire human realm, including Draven, and three of them died one after another, His Majesty Draven became the only moon elf nobleman at that time, and his bloodline mutation also began at that time. ”

"Therefore, there is a rumor that is not recognized by the academic community that the uniqueness of the Sun Elves is the root cause of the mutation of the Moon Elves' bloodline. ”

Pure scholars are often able to break the shackles of social rules, exclude moral and legal interference, and generate outlandish and crazy ideas. This speculation is vaguely in line with Victor's theory of alienated creatures.

Duke Peter glanced at Victor and said, "Of course, the presence of His Highness has broken this evil rumor. Academics now believe that the will and gender of the Divine Knight is the breeding ground for the hatching of the Sun Elves. ”

Victor raised his long, straight eyebrows and asked with interest, "Oh, what did they say?"

"First, the sun elves must be male. Second, the Spirit Knight must be a woman, and treat the Moon Elf bloodline nobles as husbands, not ...... Pet. ”

Victor was stunned and laughed, "This is an example of me and Sylvia." ”

Duke Peter coughed lightly and said with a smile, "Draven and Empress Barcelius are also examples. With the strength of the wind elves, Ravin became the most prestigious ranger at that time, and he was the dream lover of countless aristocratic girls. Among them was Verotica Baselius, who had not yet manifested the status of a god knight. She has repeatedly told her female companions at celebrity parties that she wants to marry Ravin Wimbledon and have twins for him. Later, Empress Barcelius got her wish. ”

The knight is arrogant by nature, and always thinks that the god knight can overpower the sun elf, but in fact, Sylvia is gentle like water in front of Victor, and the harmony between their husband and wife, Victor can always find a sense of accomplishment as a husband in the god female knight.

Of course, the conjugal affection with Sylvia cannot be mentioned to outsiders, and Victor pulled the topic back of the deviation, staring at Duke Peter with dark golden eyes, and asked with blazing eyes:

"I remember Duchess Peter, Raymond's mother was also a noble daughter of the Manifestation Moon Elf bloodline. Could it be that Raymond is planning to kill his mother for the sake of the ethereal Sun Elf bloodline? Is there any other factor behind his loss of mind?"

Duke Peter's expression became grim, and he said in a deep voice: "I have done an in-depth investigation into this, which lasted for 3 years and 12 months. All suspicions point to Raymond's butler...... He had already taken his mistake with death, and I promised him not to mention his first name and family name again...... The Moon Elf blood nobles are generally weak, and Raymond, like most of the Moon Elf blood nobles, worships the ancestor Draven, and as the eldest son of the Peter family, he shoulders the pressure of inheriting the family and is also eager to gain power. As a father, I appreciate his quest for power and invisibly indulge his desires. The butler catered to his master's request and collected many relics and rumors about the Juggernaut, and of course there was that ridiculous rumor. ”

"Michelle and Queen Seuss's lover were killed one after another, and the butler realized that Raymond might have done it, and he took the initiative to confess everything to me, and cooperated with me in a detailed investigation, including being tested by the priest, but there was no trace of witchcraft on his body. ”

"It all seems to be just Raymond's fault...... The investigation reached a dead end, and the housekeeper chose to commit suicide to apologize. Raymond was also belittled by me, and was assigned by his family to the squad that raided the Gaogen barbarians, and participated in 45 infiltration operations on the Southern Continent, which lasted 2 years. I wanted him to die like a warrior, but he survived and awakened his talent for popularity. At the same time, I won the understanding of Queen Seuss and the Michelle family, and Raymond was able to return to the Seven Great Alliances, but he lost the inheritance of the Peter family, and he had to join other families, which is equivalent to being removed from my list. ”

Since the signing of the New Covenant of Light by the Church and the Great Lords of the Kingdoms, even if the knightly nobles committed the most heinous crimes, they could only be punished by exile or imprisonment for life. Because life in this world is truly unequal, the knightly bloodline is related to the survival of the kingdom. If the nobles are trapped for life, their voices are ignored, and their will cannot be transmitted, for the entire human society, these guilty nobles are no different from dead.

Duke Peter took the weak Raymond Peter into a raid on the southern barbarians for two years, which was arguably a harsher punishment than exile. Duke Peter hopes that his eldest son will die in the Southern Continent, and I am afraid that it is not a lie. At the very least, in the extremely dangerous battle, the Peter family did not have the ability to protect Raymond all the time.

Victor tapped on the armrest of the solid wood chair, and after a moment, asked, "Does the Inquisition also forgive Raymond's crime?"

The question is a trap, and Victor's subtext is:

I know the Inquisition knows about Raymond's assassination of the Moon Elf nobles, and do you think Tregoval has told me more information, do you want to try to cheat me into paying the price?

Actually, Victor really wanted to know, did the Inquisition know?

Duke Peter's expression was not wavering, and his tone was relaxed, but the content was vague: "...... I paid a few prices, including sending a Moon Elf nobleman who had awakened his talent for Windrun to the kingdom of Seuss. By the way, there is another thing, before the steward confessed to me, the paladin of the Inquisition secretly captured a wizard, but his operation seems to have failed, and there are indications that the wizard died on the spot, and his body was not even complete. ”

He alluded to: I have always suspected that Raymond's change is related to wizards, you might as well guess, is the mastermind behind this matter the Inquisition?

The corners of Victor's mouth curled into a smile, and he asked "curiously", "Is the Golden Elixir really invented by Borui Apothecary?"

"Of course. ”

Duke Peter also shook his head with a smile and said, "We still can't figure out how the church can know about such a secret thing? Moreover, His Majesty Clement was too partial, and actually gave the formula of the golden potion directly to the York family. ”

Victor said with a smile: "Without Sophia's support, what is the use of the Borui Kingdom just having the formula of the golden elixir? In order to master the channel for the import of medicinal materials, you have caused the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce to suffer heavy losses. If the two sides continue to fight, I am afraid that all the kingdoms will know about the golden potion...... At that time, how many people will die?"

Duke Peter nodded and said, "We owe a debt of gratitude to Pope Clement, who has given the Kingdom of Borui and Cambis a common secret and benefit. ”

"Some time ago, Raymond clashed with Jacob of the Blue Sparrow in the Twilight Forest Line...... The Duke of Madin captured Jacob, but the Marquess of Wimbledon intervened and he released Jacob. I emphasize here that Raymond's mistakes, the Peter family has already paid the price, and he has nothing to do with the Peter family now. Raymond killed Jacob's lover, Jacob seeks revenge on him, and I will never ask Gambis for an explanation for Raymond's sake. Because, this is a matter for the kingdom of Souss. ”

"If Raymond had been killed by Jacob at that time, we would have had to pick one more heir to join the royal family of Zosus. ”

"The Duke of Medin asked me to bring two sentences to His Highness for him, the object of Raymond's marriage can be changed, but the marriage between Seuss and Borui will not change. If Princess Celine Eleano were to serve Her Majesty Randall, it would be a great honor for the Eleano family and the Medin family. ”

Celine, who is a little confused and likes to black, is the first royal princess to formally woo Victor, but is rejected. Before she left Centaur Hills, she claimed to be promoted to Silver Knight and came back to him.

The reason why Victor rejects Celine is simple, he has too many secrets on him, and anyone who can't be loyal to him will stay away. On the other hand, Victor would never allow any of his partners to throw themselves into the arms of anyone else. Celine said at the time that she could only accompany Victor for 20 years at most, and then she would return to the kingdom of Seuss as a free person.

Now it's different, the kingdom of Seuss is willing to give Princess Celine as a gift to Victor, at least she doesn't have any legal status with Victor. It was said to be a gift, but it was actually another form of marriage, and the Lord of Seuss only begged Gambis not to spoil their relationship with the Borui Kingdom again.

It seems that the Alchemy militia responsible for the attack on Raymond Peter impressed the Medin family, who only thought that the Kite Castle had planned the attack, and that the attackers were all secret dead soldiers trained by the Auguste family.

Victor understood that Duke Peter was not here to apologize for his son, but to be a matchmaker. The Seuss have a great treasure trove of the Dusk Forest, and they are not very enthusiastic about the northern and southern expansions. And the Borui Kingdom, like Gombis, can only develop to the southern continent, but the medicinal materials of the Arret Plateau are equally important. In any case, the five families of Borui could not avoid the support of the Suss Kingdom, because the Seuss held vital trade routes and shipbuilding timber.

The kingdom of Borui must marry Seuss, and their marriage relationship has been maintained for hundreds of years. Lord Borui also wanted to marry Gambis, but they knew very well that the two sides would not be able to make a formal marriage of sufficient weight. The kingdom of Cambis had just reached the political structure of the royal family, and if the Borians married His Majesty Edward Auguste, they would only touch the ashes, and it seemed useless to send a lover to the younger king. As a result, the five major families of Borui began to use the brains of the Earl of Golden-eyed, and Princess Celine of the Borui Kingdom was a good candidate.

His Royal Highness Randall openly objected to the entry of the Borui fleet into the waters of Lake Fes, turned around to accept the courtship of the Borui noblewoman, and then changed his position, did he want the face of the Guardian of the Kingdom to be gone?

Celine is a little princess of Seuss, noble and insensitive, and has an ambiguous relationship with Victor. If she can form a partnership with Victor, the Medin family of Seuss, the Peter family of Bore, and the Randall family of Gombis will become in-laws, forming a new pattern.

The Kingdom of Seuss did not have the energy to expand southward, and the Duke of Medin was probably forced by the military pressure of the Dusk Forest defense line to reluctantly agree to sacrifice a purple-eyed noblewoman in exchange for military assistance from the Borui people. Therefore, he just asked Duke Peter to deliver the message on his behalf, but he was unwilling to come forward.

Victor simply said bluntly: "Lord Duke is too anxious. The power of the water, Borui is strong and Gambis is weak. If there is no balance between us, how can I let go of the Borui fleet to crisscross the waters of Lake Fez. The Southern Continent is vast and boundless, how much can Gambis digest? When our fleet is formed, we will naturally invite the Borui Kingdom to jointly deal with the Gaogen Barbarians in the Southern Continent. You say, don't you?"

Duke Peter smiled: "We Borui have no intention of getting involved in the hegemony of Lake Fez, but since Cambis wants Lake Fez, then we must have a beginning to unite with Gambis to deal with the threat of the Gaogen barbarians, what does Your Highness think?"

Lake Fez, I don't want it, but you don't want to reach a marriage alliance between the three kingdoms of the south, will Gombis help us deal with the Gaogen barbarians? If you are not in a hurry, I will be in a hurry.

Victor suddenly became a head and two big, and Duke Peter was thick-skinned, and personally came to the door to match Princess Celine, and said this in a low voice. If he doesn't give him a clear answer today, he's afraid he'll have to poke out the matter of the golden potion.

Gombis didn't let the Borui people cross the river to the south, what did they need the gold potion for? Sell it to the Radiant Knights, and they can also win the Paladin's family to support them in the south.

Forced to be anxious, Victor said with some annoyance: "Now that there is a war, you tell me this?"

Duke Peter calmly asked, "You and I have not attended the military meeting presided over by Grand Master Testier, so let's not talk about this, what are we talking about? Or is it that His Majesty Randall is not willing to be the secular leader of the Lord of Nantuo?"

"Princess Celine has always been obsessed with Your Majesty, and she is now imprisoned in the family castle by Duke Medin, otherwise, she would have gone to the Centaur Hill to ask Your Majesty for clarification. ”

Celine Raymond Peter infiltrated the Southern Continent with the Borui Knights, raided the Gogan barbarians, survived for two years, and awakened the talent of popularity, and he was clearly deeply involved with the Shadow Council. If Celine marries Raymond, her situation can be imagined, should I pull her along?

Victor hesitated for a moment and asked, "When is Raymond's wedding date?"

"After the end of the war. Duke Peter finally had a satisfied smile on his face.

Victor shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Please Princess Celine take the pure gold paid by the Duke, go to the centaur hills, and hand it over to Sylvia herself." ”

Duke Peter stood up and laughed, "Okay, that's it...... The relationship between His Royal Highness and Lady Sylvia is truly enviable...... Then I take my leave, and wish His Highness Randall's sharp arrows to drink the blood of the goblin lord. ”

Victor said with a dark face: "His Royal Highness Peter is good to go, don't send it." ”