Chapter 8 Choice and Gambling
"I agree with Augustus that I always thought that Alfred must have died in a conspiracy that would not see the light of day. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
After a brief silence, the first to break the silence, and the first to stand on the side of the Alfred family, was the third person to the left of the round table, the Earl Christopher.
Augustus turned his head and smiled at the middle-aged man whose skin was so fair that it made people feel unnatural, his face did not show the so-called surprise emotion, he just smiled reservedly and nodded, then retracted his gaze and put it back on the Marquis of Sauron. There was really nothing surprising, this was what Augustus expected, he looked through the information of the Christopher family when he came, and he knew very well the friendship between Count Christopher and his father, you know, Count Christopher was the only person in the wasteland who could enter Count Alfred's study, which in itself said a lot.
As for Christopher's previous ignorance of Elizabeth's pleading, it is normal, after all, if Christopher chooses to stand behind Elizabeth at that time, it means that he is likely to become Alfred next winter, so when the fate of his entire family and his friendship with Alfred are put on the scale, then the so-called friendship can only be insignificant, which is actually a necessary law for the survival of the aristocracy, and as for the reason why he can choose to support Augustus at this time, it is entirely because Augustus has successfully put the issue of Alfred in charge of resisting the Lich invasion discussed at the meeting, which turned to the attack on the Alfred family, in which the Earl Christopher certainly had enough reason to make his point.
It's a beautiful and celebrated character.
"I agree with Augustus, but I also think that Alfred can't just die like this. ”
The second, slightly older voice that followed seemed to have broken the unanimous determination of the meeting to destroy Alfred, while showing its support for Augustus.
Even Augustus turned his head to look at the old man who was sitting at the right hand of the Marquis of Sauron.
This was completely unexpected, Augustus could not have imagined that the old Earl Donald would clearly express his support for him, and he could not imagine any reason for Count Donald to say such a thing, as far as he knew about the Donald family, Donald had no so-called friendship with Alfred in the first place, and in the past many years, the Donald family had always been detached from the meeting, from the huge Sauron family, and had never been too deeply involved in the matters of the meeting. Because it is not necessary, it can be said that in some way Donald is the most independent and the most solid one in the wasteland.
Augustus quickly recalled the family information about Donald.
Count Donald himself is a powerful magician, and he has mastered the second magic: the most powerful fire elemental magic in elemental manipulation, which not only makes him a strong enough position in the wasteland, but also in the entire Holy Empire, where magicians are scarce, and most importantly, in the Donald family, basically every generation will give birth to an heir with a second magical power, which is not only a unique position, but even unbreakable is not so excessive.
So if the nobility of the wasteland also had circles, then the Donald family itself is enough to symbolize a circle.
But why would such an important old man stand beside him Alfred?
Augustus was completely confused, and the preliminary plan he had built up in the carriage on the basis of the information at his disposal had also been declared out of control because of the attitude of Count Donald.
This made Augustus, who was accustomed to holding everything in his hands, feel unnatural.
But it is undeniable that no matter how unnatural it is, Augustus is indeed a real surprise at this time, and he is indeed keenly aware that he can use the attitude of Count Donald to adjust his plan and strive for more space for Alfred?
He earnestly placed his right hand on his chest and nodded in a sincere greeting to Count Donald.
The latter was indifferent, and seemed to have made this attitude only because of the strangeness of Count Alfred's death, and had nothing to do with Augustus, and had no intention of accepting Augustus's gratitude.
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Marquis Sauron finally frowned.
He felt that this Alfred's child was really getting more and more interesting, if the nobility of the wasteland was divided into three circles, then he Sauron and the people who followed Sauron closely were undoubtedly the first circle, followed by the second circle represented by Count Donald, and the third circle composed of Count Alfred and Count Christopher, who had died in a tragic attack not long ago; This is all things that Marquis Sauron has seen very clearly, and has even planned accordingly.
But at this time, Augustus succeeded in provoking Donald and Christopher.
What does that mean? Does it mean that the kid is trying to use these two circles to change the situation in which he and Alfred will eventually die?
Sauron felt that if Augustus had a tacit understanding with Donald from the beginning and made this plan, then he really underestimated the young Alfred at the helm, and his previous unscrupulous unscrupulous life and death were indeed not completely ignorant of life and death.
But the question is, so what?
Even if he reached a tacit agreement with Donald and had Christopher's support, could he really change his Alfred's fate?
Sauron sneered, glanced at Donald, who was still calm beside him, he scolded the old fox, and finally set his eyes on Augustus, he no longer had the so-called playfulness and pity, he did appreciate this young man, but this appreciation itself is an alternative explanation for a potentially difficult enemy, and in the face of this kind of enemy that is likely to cause trouble once it grows up, Sauron will always have a decisive strangulation attitude, he said in a low voice, " I don't deny that Alfred's death was most likely caused by a conspiracy, but according to the situation, there were 30 knights who attacked Alfred's castle at least level 7 or above, and no family in the wasteland could possess such a strong strength, and it could even be said that even if all of us here joined forces, we might not be able to easily possess such a powerful power. ”
He glanced at Christopher and said meaningfully, "What's more, we can't fully join forces." This means that the people who attack Alfred will not be from the wasteland, but only from outside the wasteland. ”
These are the most obvious facts.
And when Augustus first woke up, his old butler also clearly analyzed this fact for him, and no one could deny it.
"Besides, winter has come, the lich's horn has sounded, even if we want to help Alfred find out the truth about Count Alfred's death, but the northern lich will definitely not give us enough time, so I think the most important thing for us at this time can only be a pity to put Alfred's problem on hold for the time being, the lich is the sword on our heads. ”
The generous and sincere words seemed to shatter Augustus's petty calculations with ease, and the conversation returned to Alfred's defense of the Lich's invasion.
This is not the skill of conversation, but the result of strength determination.
Count Francis, who had long been impatient, simply expressed his support.
Count Stuart did not hesitate either.
The question then returns to Augustus.
Augustus looked calmly at the adults in front of him, and his fingers were silently flicking at the round table of the conference. He was faced with a choice that would determine his Alfred's life and death: if according to his original plan, he would eventually take on the responsibility of resisting the lich and resisting the invasion of these adults to carve up his Alfred, then almost one foot was buried deep in the grave, and even if he had a certain plan, he did not have much confidence and confidence, and if he gave up his original plan and changed the plan according to the attitude of Earl Donald at this time, he would have a certain opportunity to change Alfred to take on the responsibility of resisting the lich, and at the same time avoid Alfred being divided and destroyed by these nobles, but again, he still did not have much confidence and certainty, because he didn't have much faith in Count Donald.
Donald still sat upright, and after making a statement, he seemed a little tired, and his old eyes full of crow's feet had been slightly closed.
Augustus was slow to speak.
It's not a simple choice, it's a gamble, it's a gamble on people's hearts, it's a gamble on the fate of his whole Alfred.