On the surface, the peaceful town of Nuel hides an unimaginable crisis.

The next day, Arthur had just woken up, and the mayor of the town, Larkin, who had not slept well all night, came back to visit, and brought a bunch of gifts and local specialties.

Before Arthur could speak, Larkin took the initiative to explain: "The Earl of Milne is your neighbor, and you must visit it out of courtesy, so I have prepared some gifts for you in advance." ”

I have to say that in terms of human sophistication, Larkin is indeed a talent.

Arthur just glanced at the gift behind Larkin and said lightly, "What about the list of tax increases I asked you to prepare?"

Larkin was stunned, he thought that Arthur was just joking last night, but he didn't expect that his lord was really going to settle accounts with Earl Milne.

Larkin only hesitated for a moment, and then continued to persuade: "Lord Viscount, I think it's better to forget the previous matter. I heard that the family of the Earl of Milne belongs to the side line of the Grand Duke of Palmer, and it has really made the contradiction public, and I am afraid that it will not end well in the future. ”

Arthur smiled, and now he finally understood why Count Milne was targeting him, it turned out that he was implicated by this guy Shino.

Shino is now a celebrity of the Frost Thunder Legion, not only holding the logistics power of the First Army and the Legion, but also recovering from his old injuries and breaking through his fighting spirit after obtaining Yuanjing, and he is already an eleventh-level warrior. The weak scholar who turned out to be a weak scholar in the eyes of everyone is now the first person in combat power under the Grand Duke Palmer of the Frost Thunder Legion, and he seems to be the most powerful candidate for the next commander of the legion.

Shino's popularity naturally caused great dissatisfaction with the original vested interests led by the eldest prince Aemond, so he did not play a little tricks behind his back.

Because of his appearance in the last robbery of the convoy, the relationship between Arthur and Sino is no secret under careful investigation. The Earl of Milne deliberately targets himself, and I'm afraid the real target is Shino.

Thinking of this, Arthur sneered, "You can take all the gifts back, prepare the list as soon as possible, I want to settle this account with Earl Milne." ”

Larkin was kind enough to hope that his lord would not provoke the Grand Duke of Palmer, one of the most prominent nobles in the kingdom, but the result backfired, and he had to retreat in a huff.

After breakfast, Arthur summoned Jose and the soldiers who accompanied him, and asked Larkin to arrange a guide to leave the town office.

Arthur's trip had no purpose, to take a casual stroll around his territory, see the people's properties, and choose a suitable address for his future viscount's mansion by the way.

One morning after walking through two nearby villages, Arthur was in a good mood. Although the inhabitants of the territory are not wealthy, they are also free of food and clothing, and there are few bandits, and it seems that the mayor of Larkin is quite dedicated to daily governance.

Arthur also stopped by the iron mine in the mountain, which also belonged to Arthur's private property. At present, there is only one pit still mined in the mountain, and there are not many miners, and the impact of the tariff on the sale of the ore is indeed quite large.

The unexpected bonus is that Arthur is quite satisfied with the environment of this small mine called "Dragon's Back Ridge", the mountain is densely wooded, the environment is quiet, and the mountain rock is hard, so there is no need to worry about the danger of natural disasters such as mudslides and landslides.

Arthur had already planned to build the Viscount's Mansion under the "Dragon's Back Ridge". Many aristocrats like to build castles and mansions in the center of the town, but Arthur has too many secrets and wants to avoid the eyes and ears of outsiders. What's more, the mansion is built on the mountain, and Arthur also has plans to open up the mine to build underground secret rooms or secret passages.

It was already past noon when we got back to town on this trip. Arthur led the hungry people to one of the largest taverns in town, intending to treat his brothers.

Arthur pushed the door open and entered the tavern, when a cacophony of scolding came to his face.

I saw that the table in the middle of the tavern had been turned over three or four, and five or six men dressed as warriors were beating the two people lying on the ground, and several tavern maids were so frightened that they hid in the corners and did not dare to come forward.

In addition to the men who did their hands in the tavern, there were five people gathered around and hugged their shoulders to watch the excitement. Surrounded by everyone in the middle was a young man in a brocade dress, the man was thin and white-skinned, his face was almost morbidly pale, and a pair of narrow drunken eyes were almost blurred.

"The one in the middle is the third prince of Earl Milne, Onitans, and the one who was beaten on the ground was the owner and waiter of the tavern, and it seems that the third prince has drunk too much today. The guide who followed him explained to Arthur in a low voice.

Arthur's brow furrowed, "Jose." ”

Jose understood, stepped forward and shouted, "Stop, don't fight." ”

But the men who did it didn't pay attention to Jose at all, and continued to punch and kick the two people on the ground.

Jose stepped forward and kicked the two men in the outermost part of the city with two kicks, and the rest of the people stopped, but surrounded José with fierce eyes.

"Who are you? Onetans looked at Arthur with a haughty gaze. Although it was Jose's hand, he could see that Arthur was the leader of the people who had just come in.

"This is Lord Arthur, Viscount Jia Yong, the lord of Nuel Town. The guide on the side hurriedly stepped forward to introduce.

"Oh, you're that Arthur, I'll teach you a lesson to your people, and tell them to learn to respect when they meet the nobles in the future. Onitans still squinted at Arthur with a disdainful gaze.

"Yes, I'm that Arthur. Now that you have come to my territory, come and salute me. Arthur said lightly.

"My father is the Earl of Milne, so why should I salute you as a viscount?"

"Your father was an earl, but you weren't. Didn't your earl father tell you, and when you see a nobleman who is higher than your lordship, you must salute, or else it will be disrespectful. "Arthur actually took out the noble trick to deal with Onitans.

Onitans was angry for a while, and said hatefully: "Let me give you a dirt bun to salute, you are not worthy!

After saying that, Onetans prepared to leave.

Arthur sneered, "My viscount is not your Earl's Court, and today I will teach you what it means to respect nobles for Milne." Jose, take it. ”

"Arthur, you dare to touch me?"

Onitans was still shouting, and José and his warriors were already pounced on him like wolves.

The ten guards brought by Onitans only had the ability to bully the people, and when they encountered these killing gods under Arthur who came down from the battlefield, they were all knocked to the ground in just one face.

The warriors had long since looked down on this noble boy who was pretentious, and after the overturn, they beat his guards and Onitans together with him, beating him to the point that his nose was bruised and his face was swollen and he was wailing.

"Captain, what should you do?" asked Jose after he had a good time.

Arthur sneered: "Originally, I was going to go to Milne's Earl's Court to settle accounts with him, but I didn't expect his son to take the initiative to send it, so let him come and see me." Pick one of the messengers and put it back, and the rest stripped off the shirt and tied it in a row outside the bar. Let the nearby nobles and robbers know that my Viscount of Arthur is not a place to go wild. ”

Arthur, who has never been afraid of big things, provoked a dispute between nobles when he first arrived in the territory.