After accepting the canonization of the Earl of Philemerald, Keith Lanchester politely declined the Earl's invitation to a banquet, taking with him a reply from the Earl and a gift from the Earl to Perth, a one-horned white horse.

Legend has it that they were once descendants of Pegasi and possessed thin blood of mythical beasts. It has even been said that their ancient ancestors were mounts of the gods.

Thanks to the galloping fortune of the white horse, Keith sent a reply from the Count of Philemerald, the commander of the Nanshan Castle, Baron George Fett, and the Baron Kazan Leto, the Pearl-Lord.

Perth looked at the list of guests that Nader and Ston had agreed to for the banquet, and the three of them replied.

He said to Steward Stone, "I'll leave you with invitations to the guests on your list, Mr. Stone." ”

"It is an honour, Your Excellency the Baron of Perth." Ston replied.

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Early in the morning, Perth, Keith, Luca and a team of people secretly set off, detouring from the mountain road at the back entrance of Tulip Castle towards the iris collar.

It has to be said that this unicorn is really a descendant of the Pegasus, faster than the alpine scale horse that travels thousands of miles in a day, and its endurance is more durable.

This allowed their group to travel from Tulip Collar on the border with Iris in the southeast of the kingdom to Iris Collar on the southwest border in just four days.

Of course, they spent almost all the rest of the way on the way, except for the necessary rest and food, drink, and food supplies as they passed through the town.

And because the entire Iris Collar was trapped in the "Mountain Fortress" defense line, the Perth party had to make a detour from the rear of the Iris in order not to alarm the Aragonese "slave catcher". If you cross the Selena West River, which winds around the iris collar, enter from the northwest side of the "Mountain Fortress".

When I went ashore, I saw that the village was empty, and some of the houses had already collapsed under the thick snow.

Luca looked at all this and couldn't help but say, "Listen to Jack, the Selenasi River and the Yuxi River are both tributaries of the Rabines River.

In the early spring of this year, the villagers of Hexi on the banks of the Selena West River. I also took the waterway along the river and took a boat to the market on the bank of the Yuxi River to sell a lot of things. ”

The group walked through a large area of no man's land, and in addition to the occasional sight of one or two populated villages, some numb and desperate old people, and jagged empty rooms, they also felt a sense of gloom.

Even as they got closer to the fortress, they found two villages that had just been looted in Perth. Patches of houses had collapsed, the flames had not yet been completely extinguished, and blood mixed with snow and mud was almost everywhere.

On the road, in addition to the men with hideous expressions and blurred flesh and blood, there were also old people and children who were powerless, and even women with bruises all over their bodies and bare breasts.

They were full of anger and unwillingness; Horror and pain, corpses littered, miserable, can be described as real evil, all over the wilderness, the destruction of life!

Keith, Luca and the other knights couldn't help but curse indignantly, and even Perth himself couldn't help but curse "Brute, hateful Aragonese bastard!" ”

Half an hour later, Perth and the others, who had traveled all the way, came to the capital of the Iris-Tailed Leader, Panshan Castle, which is also known as the "Mountain Fortress".

After passing the inspection of the fortress guards, Perth and the others were greeted by the men sent by the Earl of Iris to the mountain castle.

On the way, Perth went after some inquiry. Only then did the situation at the border deteriorate further.

Aragon's "slave catchers" found the Iris in a "mountain fortress", and they were unable to blatantly attack the city. Relying on the speed advantage of coming and going like the wind, he bypassed the rear, and captured, plundered, hunted, and humiliated the young people, women, and children of the town and village.

But there was no way, the "Mountain Fortress" simply couldn't feed so many people, and it is said that they didn't expect the "slave catchers" to be so frustrated.

This indifferent attitude undoubtedly made the Perth group even more displeased with the Iris Earl who was about to meet.

.........

Walking into the splendid and magnificent palace, Perth looked at the pale Earl of Iris on the diamond throne, and he could no longer even sit upright on the throne to maintain his demeanor.

He bowed and said, "Baron Perth Medici, the tulip baron of Emerald Emerald Perth, has seen the Venerable Earl of Calendula Iris, and I heard that you need some support, so I came here on purpose." ”

"Descendant of the brave Lady Naji, I welcome you on behalf of the Mountain Counts.

And I admire your courage, butler. Earl Iris smiled faintly on his pale face.

After a brief greeting, the butler took out a leather bag of gold coins at the signal of Earl Iris and presented it.

Just as Perth hesitated slightly, he heard a crisp and tactful voice behind the curtain behind the throne say, "Please accept it, dear Mr. Baron, this is a little heart of the county of the mountains, not only for the courage to move forward, but also for the friendship between the Phosimera family and the Medici family!" ”

Then I saw a girl with curly hair in a golden shawl, wearing a one-shoulder embroidered robe, and a ruby and gold silk waist tied around her slender waist. The skin is fair, plump, beautiful, and gorgeous, like a blooming rose, and people can't help but feel fascinated.

When Earl Iris saw the girl, his face was visibly unhappy.

But he still maintained his dignity, and at least introduced Perth to "This is my sister, the Baroness of Teal of the Calendula Iris Territory, Elizabeth F. Stuart."

She is also the second in line to the throne of the Marquis of Stuart, and the niece of the Marquis of the Thorn Rose of Stuart. ”

Elizabeth F. Stuart, Perth remembers that this was the daughter of the Countess of Versimera and the Marquis of Thorn Rose after the death of the old Earl of Iris.

In order to protect this hard-won daughter, Countess Versimera asked the Marquis of Thorn Rose, claiming to be the marquis's lost niece.

And because the Countess at this time was the head of Fosimera's family, Lady Elizabeth should have taken the surname Fosimera.

However, the Marquis of Thorn Rose mourned his brother's early death and established Elizabeth as the second in line to the throne of the Marquis of Stuart. Eventually, Eph Stuart became Elizabeth's surname.

As for why Perth knows so clearly, it is because because their mothers are close friends, so the two of them of the same age were also playmates when they were children, but Perth had a weak personality in the past, so they were often bullied by Elizabeth.

To get back to the point, perhaps Elizabeth saw her brother's carelessness, and couldn't help but stand by the throne and remind, "Okay brother, brother Perth is the son of Aunt Naji, don't treat him for those vulgar mercenaries!"

You know, he's the only nobleman who actually helps us! ”

At Elizabeth's reminder, Earl Iris visibly looked even more unhappy.

But his attitude was more sincere than before, and he even had a chair brought in and said, "Thank you for your full support, the great "Giant Skullbreaker", the Sky Knight, a descendant of Avelardo, the Baron of Friedron.

I'm going to do everything I can to help you, for all the elites out of the nest. ”

Perth and Case are clearly feeling the situation.

So Perth didn't sit down, and hit the railroad while it was hot: "You are too polite, Lord Earl, but while fighting with you against the invasion of the despicable Aragon, I would like to make a deal with you." ”

Earl Iris frowned, apparently feeling that he had been too happy too soon.

In his mind, the little Medici Baron was obviously taking advantage of the fire, but the situation in front of him made him uncertain.

After thinking to no avail, she couldn't help but turn her head to look at Elizabeth on the side, and saw her brother's indecision, Elizabeth couldn't help but feel disappointed.

He then made a decisive decision and said to Perth, "As relatives who share the suffering, I think we can talk while eating." ”

Then he summoned the valet and instructed, "The knights of the Baron of Perth, all the way, must be meticulously entertained, that is our honored guest!" ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." The waitress said.

Immediately, led by Earl Fleur-Fett and Elizabeth, they came to a quiet reception room, which was carefully furnished for the reception of distinguished guests.

The four of them sat down, and the butler poured them a sparkling yellow wine, which is the famous golden emerald wine of the iris family. Brewed from the branches and leaves of calendula irises, it is a specialty of the Flusimera family.

At Hogworth, nobles above the viscount must have a family of wine, which is one of the criteria for judging a nobleman's heritage.

In order to grasp the initiative, Perth sang a sip of fragrant and mellow wine, and took the lead in speaking, "Please allow me to introduce myself, Perth Medici, a knight at the pinnacle of silver."

Baron Tulip, the Tulip Baron of the Earls of Fei Leng Cui Nanshan, heard that you are in some trouble, so he came here with my elite secret. ”

At the same time, he pointed to Keith and introduced, "This is my chief knight, and the highest commander of the Knights of Tulip Collar, a noble knight - Keith Lanchester, a golden knight of the wind family. ”

Hearing Perth's introduction, even if Perth had not finished speaking, the eager Earl of Iris was so excited that his pale face even became a little flushed.

Laughing and saying, "You've really solved our urgent need, and as the lord of Iris Mountain, this already makes me very grateful for everything you've done for me." ”

Then he seemed to remember something, and weakly pounded the armrest of the sofa and complained angrily, "You may not know, I sent more than a dozen letters asking for help, either of which were lost in the sea and there was no news, or I just sent some supplies and equipment.

It's ridiculous, if there is no iris to support their vindictiveness, and there is no "mountain fortress" to resist the ambitions of Felusius III. As far as they are, where did they come from with dignity and dignity and high-sounding?!

It's just a bunch of ungrateful pigs! Cowardly and incompetent fools! ”

"Ahem! .... Ahem, ahem! The Earl of Iris even hugged his foul mouth in spite of the noble demeanor, and was so angry that he seemed to want to cough out his internal organs!

The housekeeper on the side hurriedly handed over the medicine bottle, and Earl Iris grabbed the medicine bottle and swallowed it in a big gulp, and his flushed face eased up, and the fierce cough slowly calmed down.

Raised his hand to interrupt the butler's words of consolation, and knocked on his heart violently, and said smoothly, "Don't worry, I don't need to rest." In contrast, I am more interested in the deals that Baron Perth is talking about, in addition to Golden Madrid.

I think that's probably important to you, Baron of Perth, right? ”

Looking at the frail Earl of Iris, Fitt Fusimera, his shreckless eyes made Perth feel that this cowardly earl lord did not seem to be useless.

If he hadn't been so timid and indecisive, he might have been a good lord.