Chapter 020: Return to the Earl's Court
When Rorschach and his party returned to the Earl's Court, the Earl of Neptune immediately knew that something had happened. At Rorschach's suggestion, he calmed Anna and the others to rest, and then took Rorschach and the others to the study.
"What happened, didn't you let you go to the royal capital, why did you suddenly come back?" asked the Earl of Neptune, frowning.
"We were halfway through when we ran into the killer, who was clearly coming for us...... If it weren't for Young Master Rorschach and His Excellency Heimquis, we would have been ......lucky on this trip," Martin, the chief of the guard, looked ashamed.
"What?!Is it so serious?, black and purple, didn't the two of them make a move?" the Earl of Neptune changed slightly.
"They have made a move, but there are five knights who came to intercept and kill us, and one of them also has the strength to crush ordinary knights, and he seriously injured the three of us in just one face. Martin, the chief of the guard, said, glancing to Rorschach's left.
The Earl of Neptune, too, noticed this, and looked in that direction as well, and asked Rorschach, "Who is this Excellency?"
"Introduce yourself, don't you need me to help you?" Rorschach glanced back at Huggins.
"No, no. Huggins waved his hand again and again, and put one hand on his chest and bowed slightly to Earl Neptune, "I have heard the name of Earl Neptune for a long time, and I am ashamed to say that I am the one who killed the three subordinates of the seriously injured Earl, and I hope that Lord Neptune has a large number of them, don't blame, I am here to apologize to you." ”
"Oh?" Earl Neptune's heart suddenly tightened, and he subconsciously took a step back.
"Earl don't be nervous, I have no ill intentions, besides, with Young Master Rorschach and Master Heimqueth, even if I want to touch a single hair of your hair, it is impossible to do it. Huggins glanced sideways at Rorschach, who was smiling lightly, and Heimquis, a kind chubby-faced old man with his hands behind his back like the old man next door, shook his head with a wry smile.
With the strength of these two, any one of them can suppress himself with one hand, but they are all committed to this small earl's palace, what is this not a pit man?
"Huggins, stand down. ”
Seeing that Daddy was a little nervous about Huggins, Rorschach spoke.
Huggins was relieved to hear this, and silently took two steps back, returning to Heimquiz to stand still.
"Dad, don't get excited, although this time the matter is very extensive, but for the time being, the Earl's Court will not be involved, but if you don't prepare in advance, when the danger comes, it will definitely not be able to resist with the power of the Earl's Court alone...... I know that you still have some power in secret, but believe me, this power is not worth mentioning in the face of impending danger. After reassuring the Earl of Neptune, Rorschach said.
"Is it so serious?" The Earl of Neptune also saw that the strong man named Huggins of unknown origin should have been restrained by Rorschach by some means, and was no longer so nervous, but after hearing Rorschach's words, he moved again, "Do you mean to ask me to ask the royal family for assistance? There should be no need for that, the 'Army of Spades' will come next, even if I can't deal with it, it won't be ......"
"I knew Daddy would say that. Rorschach interrupted Earl Neptune's words and said helplessly, "This time the trouble is far beyond your expectations, Dad, don't say 'Army of Spades', one is not good, it is difficult to say whether there will be a Flame Kingdom in the future." ”
Seeing Earl Neptune's look of disbelief, Rorschach roughly told Huggins about the mysterious organization behind him, and by the way, he also mentioned that Heimquis was originally a member of this organization, but he defected.
The mysterious organization founded by the 'Shadow One' has nine top knight leaders whose strength is comparable to that of the 'Army of Spades' Legion Leader Reilly, or even better, and a knight powerhouse like Huggins who is at the same level as the captain of the 'Army of Spades' also has dozens of them in that mysterious organization, and there are countless ordinary knights, how terrifying!
In the Flame Kingdom, Earl Neptune was already considered an upper-class nobleman, but when he heard that such a terrible organization was about to attack the Flame Kingdom, he still felt a little overwhelmed.
If all this is true, then, as Rorschach said, this is not at all something that a mere earl can interfere with, nor is it something that the 'Army of Spades' can defend against.
In the face of such a terrible organization, it is possible to confront it only by uniting several nearby countries to work together.
But several nearby countries have been at war for a long time, is it possible to unite against the enemy?
The answer is self-explanatory.
"If things really turn out as you say, what can I do in advance? In the face of such a behemoth, even the strength of the ten earldoms is completely powerless...... Moreover, since they have already begun to attack my side, they must also have taken action against the rest of the great nobles and the king at the same time, even if they want to ask for help, there is no one to ask for. "Although it feels a little depressing, the Earl of Neptune had been on the battlefield in his early years, and he was not so frightened that he lost his inch.
"Nobody's going to ask for it? Not necessarily. Rorschach shook his head.
"Huh?"
The Earl of Neptune did not follow his son's train of thought.
Rorschach no longer sells Guanzi, "Daddy, do you have a way to contact Aunt Mei?"
"Melissa?" Earl Neptune's voice rose slightly, his expression moved slightly, but then he shook his head again, "Because of your mother's death, she has always complained about me, and it would be good if she didn't fall into the ground, so how could she come to rescue me." ”
"But I remember Aunt May was still very good to me, didn't she?" said Rorschach.
"You mean to use you to make her come? I can't do this kind of thing, no!" said the Earl of Neptune, who simply refused.
"How can this be called exploitation? Rorschach was a little speechless about his father's rigidity, "You just need to tell Aunt Mei the truth about the situation here, she decides whether to come or not, and you don't need to make up lies, what is this called use?"
"Is this really good?" said Earl Neptune, hesitating.
"Nothing bad. Rorschach said with certainty.
"But even if Melissa really came, she wouldn't necessarily be the opponent of the 'Shadow Man' behind the mysterious organization, after all, as far as I know, Melissa has only been a 'Shadow One' for twenty years, and according to what you said, that 'Shadow One' founded that mysterious organization decades ago......"
"It's better than having no hope at all, even if Aunt Mei is not the opponent of the other party, she won't be powerless against the 'shadow one' like ordinary people, right?" Rorschach smiled.
"That's just as well. Earl Neptune sighed.
He really didn't want to trouble Melissa, but he had to admit that what Rorschach said made a lot of sense.