King and his wife were entertaining the uninvited Prince Alvin, unbeknownst to him, when a tightly covered carriage braved the heavy rain to enter the city gates. But not long after the carriage left, a general in splendid armor left the castle tower, entered a dwelling, and when he came out, he had already changed into ordinary clothes, stepped into the rain with an umbrella, and soon disappeared.

The Marquis of Delta was in a good mood, fooling around with his ** Sandra in the room, and at a critical juncture, a quick knock on the door startled him, and instantly softened, Sandra's face was full of dissatisfaction, and he couldn't help but beat him.

"Damn, who's knocking on the door?" Delta was furious, rushed over naked and kicked the door open, and the person outside was knocked on his head and fell to the ground, with an oops, the back of his head fell to the ground, and blood came out, it was Bourman!

"Master, master, it's me, I have an urgent report. Bourman scrambled to his feet and said in a low voice.

"What's the matter. Damn, if you lie to me, I swear I'll make you look good. Anyone who is interrupted will also get angry, Delta is furious, and shouted.

"That man, that man...... I'm here, I've just received a secret message to let you go!"

"What? Who...... Who are you talking about?"

"That person, Lin ...... Forest...... The honorable lord. Bourman replied with a gesture in his eyes.

Delta's eyes lit up suddenly, and there was a faint excitement. "Sandra, help me change my clothes. He turned back to the room, urged ** to dress him, and then hurried out of the marquis's palace in the rain, not allowing anyone to follow.

In a very ordinary tavern in the city of Padea, where idle people gather because of the rain, with a glass of inferior ale in their hands, and gulp on greasy fatty meatballs, they make noise with each other, and they tell lewd jokes, and occasionally rub the oil of the scantily clad waitress. The maid was not ashamed, for soon several copper coins would be stuffed into her plump ......breasts by the same big hairy hand.

No one would have known that in the backyard of this tavern frequented by low-class people, in a hidden room, four people of distinguished status met!

A middle-aged man in his fifties sat on a chaise longue, close to the fireplace, leaning back slightly and half-reclining, his eyes closed. He has a well-trimmed beard, his brown hair is meticulously combed, and his face is indescribably handsome, but full of the majesty of a superior, a strict man.

"Duke, you're finally back, has the time we've been waiting for?" asked General Schaumberg, the deputy head of the city guard, who had just arrived from the castle gate, with a hint of nervousness or excitement. Who would have known? Schaumberg, who claimed to be one of His Majesty's most loyal subordinates of King Korek, was actually a traitor of Duke Lind. King Korek was absolutely gracious to him, but Schaumberg chose the loser of the old battle for royal power compared to Duke Linde. The reason is simple...... General Schaumberg's wife, whose real identity is the illegitimate daughter of Duke Linde, is a secret that only he, his wife, and Duke Linde know at this time, and the other insiders can no longer speak.

"My lord, you are back this time, and the prince of Alvin who suddenly appeared...... Is it related?" asked an old man on the left, very old, almost eighty years old, and too mentally poor to imagine that an old man could come and take part in a frenzied rebellion. But he had no choice, for he was Linde's father-in-law, the old Earl of Hawley, who had been deposed of his noble title...... To be cautious, Duke Linde only trusted relatives with whom he was closely related.

"My lord, when are we going to act?" The last person to speak was naturally the Marquis of Delta, who had just arrived, and he seemed to be more excited and even expectant than everyone else: "As long as you command, I can immediately gather an elite army of a thousand people, and it is definitely a group of crazy people who are not afraid of death." General Schaumberg controls more than half of the city guards, and as long as we can storm the palace and kill Korek, all his followers will have to resign their allegiance to you, and you will be the new king of Paddington. ”

"Marquis of Delta, who is going to kill King Corek, who has the strength of the Sky Knight? And there is Prince Alvin of Audria in the palace, what if he interferes in our affairs? Do you think your army of a thousand gladiators can defeat the guards who are secretly protecting Prince Alwin? You can also feel in the gladiatorial arena during the day today, Prince Alvin has that mysterious power, do you think that with ordinary warriors will affect him?" Old Hawley asked with a little sarcasm, he looked down on the Marquis of Delta, because in all fairness, King Corek was definitely a favor to the Delta family, but Delta was not greedy enough, and did not hesitate to participate in the rebellion of Duke Linde for a higher title. When he first learned the news, the elder Hawley almost thought that Delta was crazy to do such a stupid thing.

"Count Hawley, at least I can come up with a thousand warriors, and I am willing to die for Lord Linde at any time, what about you? You seem to have been stripped of everything except a gray head, right? What do you use to serve Duke Linde? Oh...... The venerable Duchess has been dead for many years!"

Delta's vicious words made old Holly furious, and just about to open his mouth to scold, Duke Linde, who had been silent, finally spoke lightly: "Enough, shut up! Launching a mutiny and rebellion is the last option, if I can get back everything that belongs to me peacefully, I definitely don't want to see bloodshed and destruction, after all...... Everything here is mine. ”

Duke Lind is the older half-brother of Corek, much older than Corek, and according to common sense, he should indeed inherit the throne. It's a pity that his mother was just an ordinary minor nobleman, without strong family support, and died of illness not long after giving birth to Linde. The queen mother of Korek came from the noblest and most powerful family of Jean in the kingdom. It's still the cousin of the old Duke Jean. Coupled with the old king's affection for his younger son, the throne eventually slipped out of Linde's hands.

At the beginning, the new king of Corek still had a trace of kindness to this brother, but the scheming Duke Jean would not leave such a bane. Several times secretly disadvantageous to Duke Linde, and finally forced Linde to launch a hasty rebellion. As a result, he was naturally defeated and fled to the Adrian Empire for refuge. If Duke Lind had to choose, the first thing he wanted to kill would not be his brother Korek, who took the throne, but the ruthless old Jean.

However, this can only be a good idea, Lindh dared to come back and launch a secret rebellion to reclaim the throne because he knew that unless the safety of the kingdom was at stake, the magicians of the Padya Academy would not care about the internal affairs of the royal family. And if Lind wants to kill the old Duke Jean, not to mention that no one knows what the strength of the old guy Jean is, he must first face the terrifying anger of the dean Butters, because the old Jean and Butters are friends of life and death, and their friendship can be shaken.

And even so, Lind needs to take advantage of Dean Butters' absence to start all this, after all, King Korek is a student of the Academy, who knows what the attitude of that terrifying Magister is?

"Today's gathering is just to tell you to be prepared but not rash. I'm trying to find a way to enlist the support of Prince Alvin, and if this prince nods, we'll be more than half successful. Linde said, suddenly looked at the Marquis of Delta, showed a look that seemed to be smiling, and asked, "Marquis of Delta, I heard that Prince Alvin is to your wife...... Very favorable?"

Even if he already planned to sacrifice Celine to Prince Alvin to win his favor. But when asked by Duke Linde in person, Delta still felt a little ashamed. But this emotion came and went quickly, and he nodded and replied, "Yes, Lord Linde, I know what to do." ”

Linde nodded with satisfaction and lay back on the recliner: "Okay, don't stay here any longer, go back, if the time comes, I will look for you." ”

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The orcs didn't know what the human woman and Baroque were talking about hiding in the house, but when the woman left, her face seemed to be abnormal, and she was particularly red. Of course, the rudeness of the orcs does not mean that they are stupid, and naturally they will not ask the Baroque why.

The heavy rain had stopped, but it wasn't until the second half of the night that the old Zachary and they came back from the sewers. Covered in dirt, Lark ran to Baroque's side, whining and seeming aggrieved. Ziad and Cecil looked happy: "Baroque, we have found it, Mr. Zachary has led us to find a way out, and of course thanks to this earth dog...... Oh, it's Rak!"

Somewhat confused, Baroque didn't know what else Lac could do to help other than find his way. Zachary gave the explanation: "This ...... yours Earth dog, a great help, we took a fork in the road, who would have thought that there was actually a first-level demonic beast [black-eared rat] living in that section of the sewer, and it was a large group. If it weren't for this dirt dog...... The original form shocked them, and escaped in time, I'm afraid a few of us won't be able to come back!"

Baroque had heard of the Black-Eared Rat, a water-based monster capable of spitting out toxin-laden water arrows. Although the strength of a single one is not high, they always appear in groups, often hundreds and thousands, even if the old Zachary is the strength of the earth knight level, he will definitely not dare to face it. I really have to be glad that Rak is below, it is a sixth-level water-based mutated [Ice Demonic Beast], and it is inherently suppressed by low-level Demonic Beasts, and it is not difficult to deter the Black-Eared Mouse for a while.

It was while escaping that Lark was bitten by a black-eared rat, which was not very heavy, and the earth dog was purely pretending to be pitiful to the Baroque.

A lot of benefits were promised to satisfy Rak. Zachary also put on his cloak and was about to leave: "Baroque, there is only so much I can do, go as soon as possible, it is better to run away tomorrow night." ”

Baroque nodded and said to Zachary sincerely: "Mr. Zachary, we will remember your kindness. If you need it, we are here to help, even if it costs your life. ”

"Save your life, that's more important to you. The old orc waved his hand, took advantage of the faint dawn of the night, and quietly left, and the patrol guards of the gladiatorial arena did not notice it at all.

"Baroque, shall we leave tomorrow?" the tribesmen asked worriedly, they had been looking forward to this day for too long.

"Of course not. Baroque shook his head without hesitation, and explained: "Mr. Zachary has overlooked a question, don't you realize it? This is two thousand miles from the gravel heath, and even if we escape from the city of Padya, how far can we go on foot? To go, you have to find a way to get a mount. ”

Baroque and Celine hid in the house, and in addition to ** actions and some sweet kisses, the most important thing was to discuss a solution to the mount!