The weather was rare and sunny, and the townspeople of Luou, who had planned to resume production, were now hiding at home, nervously looking out the window at the confrontation between the two armed forces. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Duke Anjitan's army continued to grow, and now it had reached more than a thousand people, and the black oppression made the more than a hundred guards in the town feel the pressure.

"Dear Mayor Lu Ou, we are very sorry for this sudden visit. Larose walked up to an old man surrounded by guards, "But our Lord Duke has already asked Count Garin for advice on this operation, and I am sure you will soon receive the order to let him go." ”

"Your army has come from afar, and it is an honor for our town. The mayor of the town looked at the young knight in front of him with a cane, "However, according to the laws of the empire, if the army of more than 100 foreign lords wants to enter the town, they must seek the opinion of the local lord or consul and get permission, and they must get the consent of the local town residents' council, and finally signed by the local mayor or mayor, so that they can enter in an orderly manner under the unified arrangement of the local mayor and mayor." ”

"We all know this, but it takes time, doesn't it?" Laros listened to the old man reciting the law but couldn't find any reason to refute it, after all, his actions this time did not have any legal support, and it could be understood as a provocation from one lord to another.

"It takes time, but shouldn't a good lord arrange this in advance?" Mayor Mare ignored Laros's explanation, as it was a complete waste of time.

"Then Mayor Town, do you plan to let more than a thousand of us suffer from cold and starvation here?" Laros, who is not on his side, directly uses his strength to oppress people, anyway, he just means to follow the necessary procedures, and the Duke's order is to make all the preliminary preparations for digging the grave before his arrival.

"We can provide you with plenty of food, but accommodation is more difficult...... "The situation is stronger than people, and the mayor has to find a compromise.

"We'll take care of the accommodation ourselves, but we have some minor issues that we need to talk to the mayor. Laros saw Mayor Mare yielding to him, and knew that his goal had been accomplished, "But it's cold in here, I think we can go inside and talk to each other in detail." ”

......The experienced mayor of the town knows that what is next is the point, but if he is not there, there is no guarantee that the soldiers on both sides will do something irreparable.

"Mayor, leave it to me. Denton, who had been silent in the rear, whispered to the mayor, the sword at his waist to show his determination, "I'm not going to let anything happen here." ”

"Then I'll leave it to you. The mayor, who had received Denton's assurance, took a deep look at the nervous faces behind him and ordered Denton, "Don't let these young men have an accident. ”

"Young man, let's go. The mayor made an inviting gesture and invited Rose to his house not far away.

"Okay. With that, Laros followed the mayor.

Looking at the figures of the two in the distance, Danton felt very uneasy. Although I heard sporadically about the attack on Shilinya, who had just left, it was very strange to think about it suddenly returning with an army.

At the same time, the troops gathered near the Troll Cave had already set off towards Luou Town, and the army of 5,000 people formed a long black line across the snow-white snow.

"Lord Duke!" a scout shouted through the army on horseback, drawing the attention of the troops along the road.

The Scout finally found Alain and Kane in the middle of nowhere, but neither of them was happy with the Scout's panicked behavior.

"Don't be so flustered, kid" Alain saw the boyish face of the teenager as the scout approached, no wonder he behaved unsightly, it turned out to be a recruit who had suddenly received some urgent mission.

"Your Excellency. The scout quickly stopped the horses under him, and said with a pant, "General Turis told you to rush to the rear camp at once, Count Garin has an urgent matter to look for you." ”

"Yes, I see. Alain replied lightly to the young scout, and at the same time cared about the young man, "Let's go and rest first." ”

"Be careful, this time I think it must have something to do with the eldest lady. Seeing the scout slowly moving away, Kane on the side reminded him.

The news that Shilinya's whereabouts are now unknown has been blocked, and the Duke who has not been followed for many years and has relied on foreigners to seize the ruling position has already attracted enough controversy, and now a rare heir with royal blood is suddenly unknown, and it is inevitable that it will be used by some people with good intentions. Despite this, there is still a lot of gossip going out, and after excluding the members of Alain's personal guard, it can only be those behind the scenes who are obstructing it.

"I know I'm going to try to keep my emotions in check. Kane's kind reminder made Alain know that his irascible personality could be bad, but now is the emergency moment to rescue his daughter, and everything needs to be compromised for this, "Now I will put Shireen's safety first." ”

"I'm sure Count Garin won't embarrass you, after all, everyone is a loyal supporter of Emperor Eumoned. After receiving Alain's assurance, Kane only comforted him a little before turning around and running in the direction of Louou Town.

Kane's courteous words of comfort only made Alain feel a little reassured, no matter what happened now, Count Garin was once an ally who stood on the same side as him.

The original camp is now a mess, littered with all sorts of household waste, and the waste produced by two days of life by an army of 6,000 men is staggering.

When Alain returned again, there were only a handful of soldiers packing up, and there was an extra army of about 1,000 Galin. The sudden appearance of the army here made Alain feel uneasy, if he was just escorting the lord on a trip, the number would be too large, and this was within his own territory.

After casually questioning a few soldiers, it was easy to find the people who were talking to Turis and Count Garin.

Earl Garrin's name is Cavill Garlin, and his family has lasted for thousands of years, and the county of Garin has always been in his family's hands and has never been lost. Cavill was once a solid supporter of Emperor Eumoned, and his most notable accomplishment was the painstaking purge of the followers of Pey, the god of disease, one of the demon gods, destroying more statues and putting more Peyi worshippers to death than anyone else. At the same time, it is also because of this reason that he was cursed by Pei Yi eight years ago, and now the Earl of Garin is completely rotten and completely unable to take care of himself, but he has miraculously survived until now, I don't know whether it is the blessing of the five gods or the curse of Pei.

"Duke Anjitan, Lord Alan. You're coming. A high-pitched, hoarse voice came from within Cavill's cloak, who was now in a wheelchair and dressed in a cloak, like a leper on Earth, with no part of his body exposed, even a silver mask on his face.

"Count Cavill doesn't know what you're looking for me?" Alain didn't approach Cavill when he came to him, it was rumored that the curse on Cavill's body was contagious, and even the people who served him were tightly covered to avoid too much contact.

"Ah, I'm sorry. As if he hadn't heard Alain's words clearly, Cavill replied in a non-critical manner, "I'm getting worse and worse, and I can't get up and salute." ”

"Count Cavill, if you have something to say, just say it. I'm in a hurry. Frowning, Alain was very upset with the dying man's answer.

Perhaps because of the sudden tension in the atmosphere at the scene, Turis, who had been playing soy sauce since Alain's arrival, patted Alain on the shoulder: "Lord Duke, Count Cavill's condition is quite serious now, please be patient." ”

The guard beside Cavill also took out a piece of paper with a few lines written on it and put it in front of him, and only took a moment to remove the piece of paper.

"I'm sorry, Lord Duke. The voice of a dying illness came from the cloak into the ears of those present, "I have come here this time because Her Majesty the Princess has been healing her subordinates regardless of the danger, and I am very moved, and now that Her Majesty the Princess has passed away and this kind of terrible murder has occurred, as a lord, I want to come to condolence and apologize for my incompetence in managing the territory." ”

"If that's the case, then there's no need for Lord Earl to be careful. Alain looked up at the corpses that were hanging from the branches of the trees as scenery and replied, if the other party only came to him with such a courtesy greeting, then he could leave now.

"Otherwise, I want to tell the Duke that it is not a good ...... Ahem......" Cavill, who was talking to himself, coughed without warning, causing Alain and Turis, who were facing him, to take a few steps back.

Whether it was Alain or Turis as the leader, or the soldiers around him, who were watching intentionally or unintentionally, they were all wary of whether this count would suddenly die violently.

After coughing, Cavill didn't make any movement, which made everyone present worry.

"I'm sorry, but now it's up to me to explain our intentions to the Duke. After a busy time on the other side, one of the guards stepped out of it, while the half-dead Cavill was led to the rear by a group of soldiers.

"Your Lord Count is fine, is he?" asked Alain, who was rarely worried about an unfamiliar stranger, no matter how you look at it, it looks like your lord will not live to tomorrow!

"Thank you Lord for your concern. "The guards seem to be accustomed to their own counts" I want to tell the Duke the good news, four days ago, Emperor Bag was assassinated three times by unknown assassins, but all of them escaped without danger. ”

"Three times a day!?" Alain exclaimed unconsciously when he heard such a news, this is too rampant, isn't it? At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor is too lucky to be able to avoid it under such a density.

"Yes, they are poisoning at banquets, destroying the structure of balconies, and putting poisonous snakes in the bedrooms. "The guards were not surprised to see the Duke's reaction, after all, such a news is simply a headline news" However, this news is not the most important, the important thing is that we have a discussion with the Duke about this sudden change in the route of the march. ”

"Yes, but you don't deserve to talk to me about that. "Alain knows that this is the purpose of the other party, as for the shocking news is just incidental, but if you can tell you such a thing as digging a grave by yourself, how can it be done?

"Oh, I'm sorry. The guard took off the cylindrical helmet on his head and hugged it around his waist, revealing his youthful face, "My name is Enli Garin, the heir of the future county of Garin, and now I have taken over all the affairs of the territory, Lord Duke, do you think this is qualified?"

Enli Garin was a handsome young man with curly blond hair and turquoise eyes that indicated his pure family lineage. However, in some families, in order to make the bloodline of the family extremely pure, all kinds of (harmony) chaos (harmony) and ethics (harmony) will be carried out within the clan.

"Okay, you can. Alain didn't have time to think about whether the other party's pure family trait was using some mysterious technology, but he just hoped that this noble son could finish his words as soon as possible, so that he could go to his daughter.

"Then can I understand why your army suddenly changed direction and marched?" Enley said with a smile, "According to the laws of the Empire, when an alien lord does something dangerous in the territory of the local lord, the local lord can warn first, and then take armed counterattack and negotiation according to the situation. I wonder what the Duke wants?"

"Well, I think we can have a consultation on this. Alan unconsciously glanced at Enli, the other party actually took such decisive measures to give himself the upper hand in terms of morality and situation, and the future will definitely be a terrible lord.

Now don't look at the absolute advantage of 6,000 people in Alain, but it is difficult to prevent these more than 1,000 people from suddenly backstabbing from behind, and if you launch a counterattack on this, it will not only delay the time to dig the grave, but also make the way back to Anjitan very difficult - some lords or consuls or garrison commanders along the way will pull you into the blacklist because of this, and if it is serious, the lords who are complicit in it will not mind putting pressure on the emperor to charge you a crime of treason.

Under the situation that the situation is stronger than people, Alan can only explain the current situation to this young nobleman in a low voice, but only vaguely explain that after all, there are more people around, and it is inevitable that there will be spies and secret agents.

"Oh, I see, I'll cooperate with Lord Duke's actions. "After a cursory understanding of the current situation, Enli knew that the opportunity had come for him to make a windfall", then according to the provisions of imperial law, if the ancient tombs found in the lord's domain were to be excavated, the consent of the local lord must be obtained, otherwise he would be punished for illegal excavation, and the exhumed burial goods would be handed over to the imperial family at five percent of their value, and the rest would be distributed according to a certain proportion by the local lord and the excavator. And what does the Duke think?"

"Yes, I agree. Alain was very tired of such a noble heir who came to endorse him, although he was indeed very good at blackmailing the situation, "You discuss the detailed plan with Turis, and I will go to Luou Town to arrange various affairs for this operation." ”

"Then I won't bother the Duke. Smiling slightly, Alain moved out of the way, and Enli said with a slight bow.