Kieran and Silverhand looked at these nobles who once believed in their identities and didn't take them seriously, but now they were all smiling, and some people took out gold coins and secretly stuffed them into them.

Kiran slapped away a hand holding the money bag and looked at the owner of that hand, a certain Imperial Count, with a straight face.

"What, what do you want to do? I tell you that I am the most upright of people and will not accept bribes. ”

Silver Hand had already carried a ruby in his arms, but when he heard Kiran say this, he reluctantly took it out again, and echoed, "That's it." ”

The earl was a little embarrassed, "Sir Kiran, you have misunderstood, this is not a bribe, just a little souvenir that I have brought with you. ”

"Really?" Kieran's face softened a little, took the bag, weighed it twice in his hand, and felt that the amount of souvenirs was quite sufficient, so he accepted it with satisfaction.

"I heard that the cherries in Wolf Tomb taste good, so I'll try it reluctantly."

"Ah, you can eat as much as you want, if it's not enough, I'll have someone bring it over." The Earl smiled and cursed in his heart.

"In the winter, you eat a fart cherry, can't you be distracted if you make up lies? Take the big guy for a fool. ”

However, he could only hold these words in his stomach, and did not dare to say them at all, because today was not the same as in the past, although Kiran and Silverhand were only the lowest barons.

But he was a baron canonized by Solomon, and he, the earl, was a vassal of the Vespersian family, and it was no longer very good.

In this comparison, his status is not as good as the two little bards who were completely ignored by him before.

The Earl did not expect that he would one day have to grovel to such a fellow, and he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of sadness in his heart.

But before he could continue to grieve and grieve, he saw Kiran hook his finger at him, "I know what you want to ask, come over and I'll tell you." ”

The earl was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't care about the fact that the world was declining, and the people's hearts were no longer ancient, so he immediately rushed up.

Kieran quickly said something in his ear, and a trace of confusion appeared on the earl's face, and he wanted to ask again, but he saw Kieran wave his hand at him again, "Okay, let's go, don't delay the next person." ”

After that, Kiran and the silver hand collected the money while guiding the nobles.

In just a short period of time, he earned almost a thousand golden lions, and the rest of the people were either too expensive, or they all looked dull when they saw that the people who had paid and listened to the words were dull, and they felt that this information was not so valuable.

So he gave up the plan to bribe the two bards.

Holding a pile of souvenirs, Kieran looked around, and seeing that no one came to send money anymore, he distributed five hundred gold coins to the team of Wing Clan warriors guarding the door.

After that, he took the rest of the money and went away with the silver hand.

The nobles who had come to surrender waited in great trepidation until the seventh day, when Solomon placed the venue of the jousting tournament next to the Tower of King's Landing.

Looking at the ruins of that place, the nobles of the empire were in mixed moods, and Solomon did not show up after that, but they saw a group of Wing warriors walking over with about a dozen captives.

When the captives got closer, someone noticed that they all had red hair, but it was dark and light.

There is no doubt that they all come from the same family and are royalty of the empire.

They were joined by Iwan, the former intelligence chief.

Iwan's face was a little ugly, even though he had seen too many winds and waves, but the thought of what was going to happen next still made his scalp tingle.

But thinking of Solomon's explanation, he had to speak hard.

"Welcome...... Coming to watch this martial arts performance, in order to avoid waiting for everyone to go hungry, Lord Solomon specially prepared a ...... for everyone Appetizer. ”

"Where's the appetizer?" Some nobles looked around, but there was no sign of food.

But then he saw Iwan pull a silver knife from his waist and walk up to one of the captives.

The captive was probably the oldest of them, over two hundred years old.

He saw Iwang walking towards him, but his face was not afraid, and he opened his mouth to scold, "Traitor! You shameless traitor, you have betrayed your lords, and you and the family behind you will be cursed by the gods!! ”

Iwan sighed, "Prince Solman......" The former intelligence chief seemed to want to defend himself a few more words, but he didn't know what to say when he opened his mouth.

In the end, he could only put the silver knife on the old man's left arm, and with a slight force, he cut a piece of bloody flesh from it.

Iwan pinched the piece of meat, put it in his mouth, and swallowed it with a feeling of vomiting.

Then he handed the knife to a stunned Imperial nobleman who was standing closest to him.

"Please, please dine."

"No, I don't want to, I'm not hungry." The nobleman said in horror and took two steps back.

However, Iwan did not withdraw the knife, and said solemnly, "This is Lord Solomon's order, and if you want to serve him, you need to prove your loyalty to him."

"Eat this appetizer to prove that you really intend to stand with him."

"No, that's cruel." A nobleman's face showed a look of unbearability, "I can't do it." ”

After saying that, he wanted to leave, but found that the way he came had been blocked by a group of Wing Clan warriors.

And at some point, they were surrounded by Wing Clan warriors, surrounding them in the center.

The nobleman stopped, and then turned to look at Iwan.

The latter had gradually regained his composure at this time, "If you don't want to die, just do as I say." ”

The nobles were silent when they heard this.

Solomon recruited new allies on generous terms, and when they arrived at Lionheart, Solomon did not entertain them, but arranged for them to live and eat.

So much so that some of them even have the illusion that Solomon needs them very much now, and they also have the capital to negotiate with Solomon.

But the truth is that the Winged are the conquerors of the continent, and Solomon is not so much looking for allies as he is domesticating hounds.

And as a hunting dog, loyalty to the owner is always the most important thing.

A moment later, a nobleman stepped forward, took the silver knife from Iwan's hand, and walked towards a young man.

The young man looked like he was sixteen or seventeen years old, not as tough as the old man before, and when he saw someone walking towards him, his whole body was trembling, and he was scared to pee out and kept begging for mercy.

And the nobleman's hand holding the knife was also trembling, and in the end he was still ruthless, and cut it down, and the screams rang out, and everyone gave goosebumps when they heard it.

Then the third, and then the fourth...... One by one, the nobles who came to surrender walked up, and in the end, only six remained in place.

Including the nobleman who had planned to leave, he seemed to want to wait for the end of the tournament to leave silently, but the next moment an arrow shot from his side, piercing his neck accurately.

At the same time, the other five people around him were also hit by arrows, their eyes widened, and they fell to the ground unwillingly, and some of them wanted to repent, but before they could speak, they were shot to death.

The rest of the nobles were terrified, and the wails of the dying members of the Vespasian family were heard in their ears.

Each sound reminded them of their situation.

After everyone had moved, Iwang stood up again and announced the start of the tournament, but when everyone was curious about where the contestants were.

The former intelligence chief added, "The contest has begun, you are free to choose your opponents, and whoever kills them will not only be able to serve Lord Solomon, but will also be able to obtain the land of your opponents."

"Let me remind you again, for those who deliberately don't participate in the competition, you should have seen their fate just now."

(End of chapter)