Chapter 17: A Visit from Sir Charles
"My lord, someone is visiting outside." At this moment, a soldier of the Díaz family walked in and said.
"Oh? Who is it? Sir Dias asked, "There have been many visits these days, mainly to Karl, for Karl's reputation for capturing a dozen knights has been widely spread, and he is now somewhat famous under the Earl of Lens.
"I don't know, but the adult said his name was Charles Chris." The soldier said respectfully.
"Charles Chris?" The three of Karl were stunned and startled.
"Why don't you go and get Sir Charles in." Sir Dias said hurriedly.
"Yes." The soldier saw the change in the expressions of the three people, and knew that it must be a big man, so he hurriedly walked out.
In a few moments, Charles's tall figure walked in.
"Lord Charles." Sir Dias first took the initiative to salute Charles, and Karl and the others did the same.
"You don't have to be polite." Sir Charles waved his hand hurriedly, and there was no condescending look on his face, but very gentle.
After the two sides sat down, Carl made a pot of tea for each other, Carl himself had not tasted it a few times, but now he did not hesitate to take it out to entertain Charles, with only such a surname as Chris, their hospitality was very shabby.
Sir Charles took a sip of tea, the inferior tea making his brow furrow slightly, but quickly unleashed.
"I didn't expect that only a few days have passed, Lord Carl has actually done such a big thing, I congratulate you on the honor." Sir Charles put down his teacup and looked at Karl.
"Lord Sir has praised it falsely, and it's all because of the wise leadership of the Chris family." Karl also said with a smile, although he was very far-fetched, but Sir Charles also faintly showed a slight smile.
"The Dias family has been loyal to the Chris family for generations, and I have always taken your credit to heart." Sir Charles said sincerely.
Hearing this, Sir Dias burst into tears, as if he had received the greatest recognition, and Karl also looked like he was in tears, but in fact he secretly sneered in his heart.
If you really keep the Dias family in your heart, then there are ghosts, I'm afraid that I haven't even heard the name of the Dias family before today.
But he won't show it, he still knows how to do this kind of scene.
"Lord Karl has made a great contribution this time, and I think my father, Earl Lens, will reward you well." Sir Charles said with a smile.
"That's a thank you Earl." Sir Dias is very grateful, because of the ransom from the knight of Lorraine to make the Dias family rich, and now he can get a reward, Sir Dias can imagine how happy he is in his heart, although these rewards are his son's, but also make him extremely proud.
"This is what Lord Karl deserves, this time he has made a huge contribution, and the loss of fifteen elite knights at once is also a huge loss for Lorraine Castle, although it will not hurt our muscles and bones, but it can also reduce our pressure greatly." Charles said with a smile.
"I wonder what Lord Earl will give Carl?" Pyne asked directly, with a big grin.
"Pine!" Sir Dias snorted and Pyne asked as if he had to promise something, which was rude.
Sir Charles smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I don't know, but maybe a piece of land or something like that." ”
Karl's heart moved, maybe he had understood the other party's intention, the "maybe" in the paragraph just now Sir Charles seemed to bite harder, and this was enough to attract Carl's attention.
"I can't succeed without the help of Lord Earl, I can't do without the help of the Chris family, it is the Lord Count who provided me with this opportunity, I can't repay Lord Count directly, and Lord Charles, as the only legitimate heir of Rensburg, I can repay you, but I don't know what Lord Charles likes...... "Karl said slowly, his eyes occasionally looked at Sir Charles.
Sir Charles heard Karl's words, and the smile on his lips grew stronger, and there was some satisfaction in his eyes, and he nodded without a trace.
"This little guy of the Dias family knows how to figure out other people's minds, and he is very good at being a man, and he is a material that can be made." Sir Charles couldn't help but think.
"What's so embarrassing...... "Sir Charles excused himself.
"No, no, no, it's very necessary." Karl, who had already seen through everything, hurriedly said.
"Ah...... Since you are so generous, then I have to accept it, I don't have any hobbies in my life, except that I like to collect some good s......words," Sir Charles said reluctantly, as if he was gracious.
Carl's eyes rolled, knowing what the other party's goal was, the Dias family was poor and couldn't open the pot, so naturally there would be no good swords left, so it was obvious that the other party was hit by those long swords that he had captured.
And Carl vaguely remembered that those long swords were basically the same, only one, which was extraordinarily special.
The sword was the saber of the commander of the knights, Meno Carradi, and the whole long sword was very delicate, the flow pattern on the body of the sword was beautiful, and it was extremely sharp, the hair-blown hair was not exaggerated, and the hilt was embellished with dark blue gems to show the preciousness of the master.
As a knight's saber, that sword was obviously too extravagant, so Karl guessed that Meno Carradi's identity was definitely not ordinary.
After deciding on his goal, Karl smiled and said, "I just have a sword here to give to Lord Charles, I hope you will like it." ”
With that, Karl stepped aside, took the long sword, wrapped in an equally delicate scabbard, and brought it to Sir Charles.
Sure enough, as soon as he saw this long sword, Sir Charles' eyes straightened, and he couldn't wait to take the long sword in his hand, gently stroking the forging pattern on the long sword, and the look of love made Carl breathe a sigh of relief.
And Sir Dias, who was on the side, saw everything in his eyes, although he didn't understand it at first, but now he already knew what was going on.
The more he looked at his youngest son, the more satisfied he became, but he didn't expect that he couldn't see the other party's intentions and his youngest son easily saw through it, and he could give away the sword in a way that was not rude, leaving a good impression in Sir Charles's heart.
Although he has always disliked this kind of thing, he has to admit that it is very important to live in this era, and he just doesn't know where Carl got this skill.
Glancing at his eldest son Pyne who seemed absent-minded, Sir Dias shook his head secretly, Pyne is very brave, this is very similar to him, for a knight, bravery is an essential skill, but there is really no "brain", bravery is a good thing, but a bravery can only be reckless.
"I hope he will understand this in the future." Sir Dias sighed in his heart, no matter how Karl is, he is only the second son, and he will not inherit his title and territory after all, only the eldest son will be the one who inherits his title and territory, this is the inheritance method confirmed by God, and no one can destroy this sacred system, so Sir Dias can only hope that his eldest son will grow up.
"Lord Charles, do you still like this sword?" Carl asked with a smile.
"Ah, of course, this is really a good sword, this sword has been passed down for a long time, it is said that it was once a duke's sword, and it has been passed down to the present." Charles nodded when he heard Karl's words, and at the same time did not forget to tell him where the sword came from.
He was indeed a lover of swords, and he knew a lot about the history of the sword, and among them was the one that he had never been able to obtain in the Cadila family's custody.
So as soon as he heard that Karl had captured Ser Meno and captured his sword, he immediately became excited, and he knew that his opportunity had come.
But as the heir of Lensburg, he can't just snatch the property of his family's vassals in the open, otherwise it will make others feel cold, and this is the current scene.
"If you like it, Lord Charles." Karl nodded and sat back in his seat.
Seeing Karl sit down, Sir Charles also knew that now was not the time to appreciate the sword, so he put the sword down and looked at Karl again.
"Lord Karl, this time you have made a great contribution to the war and protected our food, which is very important to us, and we will not forget your credit." Sir Charles mentioned it, and said no more.
Carl also knew that these things could be done at the point, and he didn't mention them anymore, anyway, he could be sure that his reward would definitely not be less, but he didn't know what it would be.
"By the way, Lord Charles, I have a doubt." Carl asked suddenly.
"You say."
Because of the harvest of the "treasure", Sir Charles seemed very happy, and asked Karl casually.
"Well, I wonder why there are only thirty soldiers stationed at the rations...... No matter how you look at it, it's a little less. Carl asked, confused, for this was indeed something he couldn't figure out.
"This ......," Sir Charles frowned, as if thinking something.
"I heard that at first my father seemed to be sending a hundred light infantry to garrison there, but Baron Thor seemed to say that the front-line army was under too much pressure and that every soldier had to be used, and he persuaded him that there was no danger in the food there, so it was reduced to thirty ......men," Sir Charles said slowly.
Karl noticed a familiar name, Baron Tórse, and his eyes flashed slightly, and then he pretended to be nothing.
"Is that so, it seems that the enemy's cunning is beyond Baron Tór's expectations haha, but fortunately it didn't cause any big trouble." Carl snorted.
"Yes, fortunately, it's okay, it's not early, I won't disturb your rest, I'll leave first." Sir Charles looked outside, then got up, while Sir Dias and the others hurriedly saw Sir Charles' back gone, and then returned to the tent.