Lord Malbert......

The actor actually didn't show anything suspicious, but Li Ang intuitively thought that it was most likely him.

Because, only if Malbert is the head of the Knights of Dusk, all this is logical.

King Ulrique had adopted Malbert as his adopted son a few months earlier—just after Ulrique's humble wedding to Aranrique.

He sent Aranrik to Lion Lake to marry Alma's eight-year-old niece, making Lion Lake a nominal domain for Aranrik, but not giving Aranrik any troops - this was obviously not intended to make his own son with a genetic disease as an heir, but only to use his son's marriage to reclaim Lion Lake.

And Malbert, it was at that time that he went to the Lion City, became the sommesier of the Council of Kings and the clerk of the throne room, and held the exclusive position of heir to the king.

In other words, it was possible for Malbert to inherit the throne - the officially succeeded son had full succession, but had to change his surname.

But it didn't take long for Ulrique to have a very favored princess......

Clearly, Malbert was a spare tire for Ulrique, the last resort.

If that princess really made a little prince, then it would definitely be impossible for Malbert, the godson, to inherit the throne - so Malbert would not really cooperate closely with the Three Prophets, he would have to master more strength and be able to suppress the strength of the Three Prophets......

So he wants Leon to join the Knights of Dusk, or control Leon alone in some other way.

Only then does it all make sense.

That being the case, Leon decided to add one more person to his list of big clients – Malbert.

In fact, Leon is not sure if it is this guy or not, but whether he guesses correctly or not, it will eventually work - even if he guesses wrong, at least he can let the Knights of Dusk help him attract firepower.

He was going to experiment with the idea that Bridget, with the support of the Knights of Dusk, had established the kingdom of God in the city of Toba.

Bridget must have been under the control of the Knights of Dusk, Leon was sure, and the Three Prophets were sure of that.

Well, if Brigitte and the Knights of Dusk established the so-called kingdom of God in the territory of Dexia, it would certainly not be in line with the wishes of the Three Prophets, whose forces did not penetrate the place of worship of Vata in Dexia.

They must have thought that the Knights of Dusk had done it behind their backs.

At the same time, it would also make it logical for Leon to sell Toba City......

"Risadiran, you go to Singar and have Ramon find Brigiet, and have him introduced to Emilexerxes, I know that Emilexerxes must already be in Singar......"

Previously, Leon had played tricks to induce Cardin's Wind Protectors to spread the news of Brigitte's 'usurpation', and Ramon had already cooperated to spread the news.

Now that Brigitte has become the 'usurper' of Dexia, his only option is to defect to Emir Xerxes, otherwise there will be no place for him in the whole of Dexia.

If anyone could introduce him to Emile Xerxes, who had been claiming to divide Descha equally, it would be Brigitte's savior.

And Emile Xerxes, who has been recruiting followers, should also be happy to get someone like Brigitte.

Originally, it was just for Cardin to go and go dog-eat-dog with Brigitte, but now, Leon has decided to actually sell Toba City to Brigitte.

To be precise, it was sold to Kadan's younger brothers, Emilexerxes and Brigi, to make Emilexerxes the 'Bahad Khan', and Brigitte to be the 'Desert Prophet', and to jointly establish a new kingdom of God in Toba.

Behind Bridget is obviously the Knights of Dusk, once the news of Bridget's 'establishment of the Kingdom of God' reaches the Three Prophets, then what will the Three Prophets think?

Moreover, there is also Alista, the leader of the Twilight Knights, as 'evidence'......

Leon thought about it as he glanced at Alistay, who was still in a state of self-autism.

"Erik, go get Lehman ......"

Lehman was indeed in Leon's forces now, having suffered heavy losses at Fort Sava and had been working with Eric to control the merchants.

After Leon's army moved south, Lehman fought with the army, trying to make up for the loss of the Seven Forks Fortress.

But he didn't have many soldiers and horses in his hands, so he couldn't serve as the main force, and Leon didn't treat him any differently, but Lehman did have a lot of credit when attacking Toba City—he took a dozen or so men to defend a military station on the city wall, which was a great achievement.

And now, the lord has decided to give Lehman a great credit......

"Lord Leon, are you looking for me?"

Lehman has always been very polite to Leon, not because Leon had defeated him in the arena, but because Leang had climbed all the way from a small role in Mist Cage City to the position of the marshal of the kingdom, and Lehman saw it all the way.

He once saw Leon as a rival, but now he sees Leon as a goal – and perhaps a goal that he will never achieve in his lifetime.

"Sir Lehman, our army has almost achieved its goal, we have stormed the city of Toba, and captured some of Cardin's relatives - I think this is more than enough, so I intend to withdraw."

Leon was also very polite to Lehman, after all, Lehman was already a rare loyal and brave man among the lords of the Lion Realm, and Auden still had some vision for choosing a son-in-law.

"Are you going to withdraw now?"

Lehman seemed a little unwilling: "I also know that just like you did not occupy Eichkoman, it will definitely be difficult for the kingdom's army to rule Toba City, and sooner or later it will be necessary to leave." But at least now that you've captured Toba, you'll have to force Cardin to make peace before we retreat, right? Just like the Agathon before the capture of the Seven Forks Fortress......"

Of course, he was not reconciled, the credit he had built up in this battle was far from enough to offset the guilt of losing the Seven Forks Fortress, and he also wanted to try to snipe Cardin in Toba City.

"Lehman, like you said, it is difficult for us to truly rule the city of Toba, and there is no need for the kingdom's army to face the counterattack of Dexia thousands of miles away, the lives of the brothers are precious. Anyway, now that Cardin's personal involvement is in my hands, whether we withdraw or not, he can only pay reparations and sue for peace. ”

Leon stood up and explained, "I plan to sell Toba City, and by the way, Kadan, the position of Bahad Khan. I'm sure you can understand that this is the most advantageous option for both the Lion Kingdom and for us. ”

Lehman was silent for a moment and nodded, "You're right. But in this way, His Majesty may not be satisfied......"

Lehman was able to understand Leon's argument that it was meant to divide Dexia in two, and Emir Xerxes had been claiming to divide Dexia equally, which would be legally defensible if Leon supported him to become Bahad Khan.

In this way, Dexia will always be in a state of division and will always have a civil war, which is indeed more in the interests of the Lion Kingdom.

But this way of operation does not seem to be as face-saving as 'beating Cardin to make a sum of reparations', and with King Ulrik's temperament, it is estimated that he will not be satisfied.

"King Ulrique? Ha...... If you bring back some souvenirs of Toba City with His Majesty, he will be satisfied, and he will surely make His Majesty forget your charge of losing the Seven Forks Fortress. ”

Leon led Lehman out and walked to the place where the captives were being held—the so-called native products, that is, dozens of captured Dexia.

These captives were not warriors, but the 'nobles' of Dexia, that is, the personal scrolls of Cardin.

Among them were Cardin's numerous concubines, as well as children born to several concubines.

In fact, this is the biggest gain after the capture of Toba City, Cardin probably took his wife and children, but these unappreciated concubines remained in Toba City, and were captured by Klose and Jocelyn.

The status of the women of Dexia was not high, and none of Cardin's concubines actually had any name - for most Dexia people, all concubines except the main wife were equal to maids, had no status at all, and were often even transferred to others.

But Cardin is Bahad Khan after all, and his women are naturally not convenient to give away, and those children are indeed his—but they also have no status, and concubines are actually equal to illegitimate children.

But in any case, these people are indeed the highest grade local products, and if these women and children are sent back to Lion City to sacrifice prisoners in a high-profile manner, it will of course be a first-class great merit.

"This ...... Lord Leon, these captives are very valuable, these are all your merits, and they should be disposed of by you......"

Lehman obviously didn't expect Leon to arrange such a welfare task for him, and he was a little flattered.

"It's useless for me to take this battle...... You know, I don't have a good reputation. There are many people in Lion City who call me a 'shameless person', and if I bring them back to Lion City, it may not be a battle feat, but all kinds of suspicion and slander......"

Li Ang said helplessly.

This is also true, this reputation of 'shamelessness and discouragement' was still spread when he was beaten by Godric in Long River Town, and even Amy, who was far away in Eagle Claw at the time, heard about it.

“…… Thank you for your kindness, Lord Leon, and I will repay you. But how should I report the military information to His Majesty? Tell the truth? ”

Lehman bowed to Leon, this kind of task is really beautiful, and he really has to be grateful.

As is customary, those captured by Leon's troops should be disposed of by Leon, and they are usually ransomed by the enemy lord.

But Leon asked Lehman to transfer it to Ulrique, and the king naturally would not be dissatisfied, so Lehman was also sensible and planned to cooperate with Leon.

"You can tell the truth to His Majesty that there is a usurper named Brigi in Dexia who has the support of the Knights of Dusk. In order to avoid losses, I withdrew from Toba and left the City occupied by Sir Alistey of the Knights of Dusk - Your Majesty will surely understand that it is in the best interests of the Lion Kingdom to wait for Descha to thus have civil strife, and the King will be satisfied. ”

Leon thought for a moment, sat down and began to write a military newspaper in front of Lehman, adding as he wrote: "Tell His Majesty the King that Brigitte and the Knights of Dusk have jointly established a kingdom of God, which is said to be called 'Desert Dusk'......"

Lehman nodded as he listened, bowed to Leon again and accepted the task.

After sending Lehman away, Eric, who had been standing beside him, asked Leon with an unnatural expression: "My lord, what is the desert dusk...... thing?" ”

"Oh, that's a random name I came up with...... Eric, you go and dress up Alistay, I'm going to make him the Lord of Toba - he's hell-bent on being the High Lord anyway, so that's what he wants. ”

……

Seven days later.

The Lion City Throne Room.

It was the second day after Lehman returned to Lion City.

“…… Meritorious people...... He made Sir Lehman the Grand Baron...... Commander of the royal city guards......"

Malbert stood in front of the steps of the throne room, reading a lengthy edict addressed to Sir Lehman.

As Leon had predicted, Lehman brought Cardin's scroll back to the Lion City and publicly surrendered his prisoner to King Ulrique, and only the next day, he was rewarded with a reward far greater than his exploits.

The king not only did not mention the guilt of Lehman for the loss of the Seven Forks, but instead let Lehman lead the royal city guards, which was indeed useful to sacrifice prisoners with Cardin's personal scroll, and Ulrique was clearly satisfied.

But with greater power comes greater responsibility, and Lehman was given two extremely troublesome tasks at the same time......

"Baron Lehman, Your Majesty hopes that you will be able to govern your fiefdom, the Seven Forks...... At the same time, I also hope that you can manage the Royal City Guards into a strong army that is not inferior to the Lion Knights. ”

After reading the edict, Malbert gave Lehman two 'things that were within his bounds'.

Speaking of which, this is really Lehman's business, the Seven Forks Fortress was his fiefdom, but it was burned down by Agarzon, and this must have to be rebuilt - as a lord, it is natural to rebuild his own fief.

And now that Lehman has served as the commander of the royal city guards, it has become Lehman's regular job to replenish the strength of the royal city guards......

These are all errands that require a lot of dinars to do...... Ulrique was again gathering wool in the name of promotion, and it seemed that the treasury had no money to subsidize it - there was no mention of money or anything like that.

However, after Malbert had finished arranging the tasks of the edict and the king, he retreated to the position of clerk, and his expression was a little gloomy, as if he was not in a good mood.

And King Ulrique himself did not come forward when he announced the edict - on the morning of this day, the royal physician diagnosed the princess as pregnant, and the king was in a state of ecstasy, and did not want to leave the princess for a moment.

……

That evening, the Adventurer's Inn.

This is the second floor of the tavern where Leon once met Sarah, in the room where he stayed.

Wearing a black cloak with a hood, Malbert was arguing violently with a beautiful woman.

"I told you, I don't know! I haven't heard of any hell of Desert Twilight either! ”

At this time, Malbert seemed to be a little frenzied: "Go and tell the three prophets, I don't know what Brigitte did!" He's out of control, you know! ”

"Then you also go and tell your Grand Master that the leader of the Knights of Dusk, Alistay, who he sent to capture Leon, has become the lord of Toba City! He should explain this! Otherwise...... Hum! ”

The beautiful woman is also-for-tat, and her temper is not small.

And, with that, she went straight out of the window and disappeared into the night.

Malbert looked at the woman's disappearing back, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously tugged: "You want me to explain...... How do I explain that? You're 'pregnant', and you still want me to explain? Hum...... I'm glad I didn't let you know who I am......"