Chapter 22: Hypocrisy
"Everyone, everyone......" Seeing that the discussion was becoming more and more boundless, the Javier Knight had to interrupt, "Doesn't it seem a little too late to change places to bet now?"
"Especially those who went to Rock Snow City with me, we all thought that this was an election without suspense, so no one had shown favor to Ilea before this, and if she became a lord, she would definitely remember this matter."
"So what? We just need to admit our mistakes. "We need her, and she needs us too, even if Miss Ilea is angry and doesn't realize this, the foreign advisor next to her will remind her." And I don't think we can always look at people with the same old eyes.
"Miss Ilea reversed the almost certain defeat of the election, and was keenly aware of the potential danger, leaving Rock Snow City early, and allowing Alfred to successfully occupy the teacup castle, every step was wonderful, and I think we should reevaluate her."
"Isn't that the credit of her advisor?" There is humanity.
"It's also a great ability to know people and make good use of them."
Someone else sighed, "If we had known this, we should have pretended to be sick like Trinidad to avoid wading into this muddy water." ”
Javier got angry and slammed the table, "I asked you to think about how to save Alfred's family, not how to discuss how to join the enemy!" Now that you have responded to Lady Vanessa's call to join the army, you should focus on how to win the battle.
"Alfred took the teacup castle with only three people, we are almost three hundred, we have been around here for more than three days, and there is no progress at all, so don't blame Lady Vanessa for being angry and using extraordinary means."
The Javier Knight's gaze swept over the group of colleagues, and he stopped on the faces of the Purple Sparrow and the Golden Snake for a long time, and both of them were a little uncomfortable when they saw it, and only after a while did they snort coldly.
"I will not stop any of you from looking for a new master, but you had better think about one thing first, and that is where your new master is now."
As soon as he said this, the purple finch and the golden snake also fell silent.
Indeed, the biggest problem facing those who want to turn against Ilea now is not knowing where Ilea is, dead or alive.
The girl left Rock Snow City with her advisor early in the morning, but now that almost eight days have passed, they are still nowhere to be seen, which can't help but make people think about it.
The people present were all nobles, and naturally they knew the cruelty of the heir struggle in the aristocratic family.
According to Vanessa's determination to do things and the madness in her bones, it is not impossible to be ruthless to her stepdaughter.
In fact, the mercenary named Faja, who had been with her when she returned, was gone.
Thinking of this, no one was clamoring to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, so they dispersed and buried their heads in preparation for a siege battle for a while.
It would be a fool's dream for a mere 300 people to build a fortified city, but Alfred had even fewer people on his hands to defend the city, and he should be in his early twenties when he was full.
Not to mention that there is Vanessa's internal response here, but I don't know if Alfred will do something crazy when he witnesses his relatives being killed, which has to be guarded against.
After eating the pre-battle meal, in the early morning mist, a group of knights completed the formation of their men.
Most of these 300 people are militiamen, and they have limited training, and they can't put up any complicated formations, so everyone can rush forward together when the time comes.
The few cavalry troops were placed in separate formations near the gates to prevent Alfred from suddenly leading men out of the gates.
As for the archers, they followed the infantry, waiting for the enemy soldiers to fire their arrows at the wall.
Although it is not as easy to shoot from the bottom as from the top, and it is not easy to shoot at the battlements and the people behind the arrows, Vanessa's side is superior to the large number of people, and as long as they can suppress the attack from the opposite side, the infantry can climb the wall through ladders and thus successfully capture the castle.
Of course, there will definitely be casualties, so the best thing to do is to surrender without a fight.
Soon, Alfred's wife, son, granddaughter, and grandson-in-law were all taken to the city, and Alfred's granddaughter was still holding a baby in her arms.
The child also seemed to realize what was about to happen to him, and he cried very loudly, and many people in the army showed unbearable expressions on their faces.
Dressed in his heavy plate armor and wrapped himself tightly, the knight rode to the city gates.
He opened his voice and shouted inside, "Traitor Alfred, I have brought your relatives here, don't you want to meet them?" ”
There was no answer from the city, and in fact it was now empty, and no one could see it.
For some reason, Javier suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.
However, he still suppressed this bad premonition, and continued according to the original plan, "Madame and the young master are merciful, as long as you open the door and surrender now, they will not only be able to ensure the safety of your family, but even your crime of treason can be remembered as a light sentence for your years of service to the Arias family. ”
Javier waited for a while, but there was still no response.
Then the knight's face was a little unbearable, and he raised his voice a little, "Alfred, you don't have to be obsessed anymore, even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your wife, children, especially the newborn great-grandson, you don't want to see them......"
Before Javier could finish his sentence, the gates of the city, which had been closed, suddenly opened.
The knight was taken aback, he had actually accepted Purple Sparrow's statement in his heart, that is, the threat was useless to Alfred, and this bloodshed and the siege battle that followed were inevitable.
The reason why he still had to walk in front of the city was just to talk about personnel, and he didn't expect the city gate to open at all.
However, Javier is not worried about Alfred suddenly rushing out to grab people.
Don't look at the people who are responsible for escorting Alfred's relatives, there are only a dozen, but all of them are elites, and there is no problem in entangling the old knight and his more than 20 people, and then the cavalry on the side will also rush over to help.
Then Alfred will know what the tide is turning.
However, Javier looked closely, and found that there were no soldiers and horses in ambush behind the city gates, only Alfred was alone.
The old knight also rode on horseback, but was not armoured or armed.
Just walked out of the city slowly.
Javier didn't expect Alfred to be so stupid, although there were four people who robbed the city this time, but everyone knew that Alfred was the mastermind, as long as he took him down, the rest of the people were not afraid at all.
The Teacup Fort will also be returned to its rightful owner.
Thinking of this, Javier's breathing became short, and he wanted to give the order to take someone.
But then his gaze moved to the old knight's hand.
Alfred was seen holding a wooden plate in both hands, and a silk flannel cloth was also spread on the wooden plate.
On top of the flannel lay an egg-shaped object.
Javier used to follow Ruth a lot, so he recognized it at a glance as Ruth's necklace, which is said to contain the ancient spirit of the Arias family, but then for some reason, the ancient spirit fell into a deep sleep.
No one else had the privilege of seeing it except Russ himself, and the necklace was later given to Ilea by Ruth.
This matter has almost become a household name in Greenfield.
Seeing this necklace, the bad feeling in Javier's heart was even greater.
He wanted to have Alfred captured first, but he didn't expect the latter to speak first, and the old knight didn't pay any attention to Javier or look at his captured relatives.
He just raised his hands and said in a loud voice, "Seven days ago, in Rock Snow City, in the presence of Marquis of Cullen, Sir Romero, Sir Lyon, and more than a hundred people present, Miss Ilea was chosen as the Lord of Fields. This matter is now known to everyone. ”
After speaking, his gaze turned to the panicked Javier, "You and others witnessed all this with their own eyes, but forcibly reversed black and white, gathered troops and horses, and attacked Teacup Fort, is it the same intention?" ”
Without waiting for Javier's reply, the old knight continued, "This perverse act has angered the ancestors of the House of Arias, and the ancient spirit in the necklace has awakened, blessed Miss Ilea, and revealed that she is the true owner of this land, and the rest are hypocrites!" ”
"This ...... It's impossible, it's ridiculous! Javier's tone became sharp, "The ancient spirit is just a legend, how can it be...... It really exists! ”
"If you don't believe it, go and see for yourself, not only you, but all those who have doubts can come forward and take a look."
A voice came from the wall.
Javier looked up, I don't know if it was a coincidence, the morning mist also dissipated at this time.
The morning light fell on the towering walls of Teacup Castle, and a figure looked particularly majestic in the morning light.
It was the new head of House Arias, a child of Ruth Bloodeye, Ilea Arias.
To her right, stood a tall man with a tomahawk in his hand, with a terrible ugly face, and grinning at Javier.
To Ilea's left, there stood a strange human dressed in a strange black suit.
He was holding a small square locket, and behind him, a wingless white strange bird was buzzing and slowly rising.
The riders who had experienced the chase last night instantly recognized the thing and couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
"Three-Eyed Monster Bird!"