After meeting with Muros in private, Rhodes immediately summoned his Gnosca warband.

When two hundred and fifty-two Norsca raiders heard the news, they rushed to the school grounds to assemble. Rhodes ordered the guards to close the gate and hold a secret meeting. The other Norscans who came to Blackhammer during the year were not summoned. Their faithfulness needs to be tested. And more than two hundred fighters were brought up all the way by themselves and participated in the Erengrad War. Loyalty is absolutely fine.

Rhodes arranged for them to be a team of ten people, lurking next to Lahaim's residence, by the port docks, and around the key warehouses, keeping an eye out for the armed gangsters, and if necessary, taking them down as soon as possible.

After arranging everything, Rhodes summoned Laheim that night under the pretext of the return of the Lord of Blackhammer Castle, and invited him to a dinner party to discuss the next developments.

"Damn, when did he come back?"

In the luxurious villa in the center of the town, Laheim, who has become the first nobleman of Blackhammer Castle, stomps his feet nervously back and forth in the house. His spies said that Rhodes had gone to visit his daughter in the capital city of Kislev, but had received no news that Rhodes had returned. Laheim was so angry that he had thought of simply causing an accident on Rhodes' way back to Blackhammer Castle, pretending that the Lord of Blackhammer had been accidentally killed in the wild, so that he could control the entire economy of Blackhammer Castle and slowly corrupt the army through money, and then control the entire Blackhammer Castle.

However, before such a plan could be implemented, Rhodes returned. And he came back quietly, like a ghost, sneaking into the town and into the castle. During Rod's absence, Laheim did a lot of things that violated the original contract, and he knew that it must be no good for Rod to look for him at this time. But the other party's request was so reasonable that he had almost no reason to refuse.

"I don't know...... My lord, none of our people have ever seen him......"

His intelligence officer replied tremblingly.

"Waste! I raised you waste! Such a big person, he will inevitably be greeted when he returns to the city, you don't even understand this?"

Laheim roared.

"But...... But my lord, we really don't see a procession coming out of the castle to meet the dignitaries on the shore or at the gates......"

"No, did he fly in out of thin air? Or is it a ghost, passing through the wall?"

Laheim cursed in utter disbelief.

The subordinates could only stand in place, keep their heads down, and let them insult...... The so-called cannibalistic mouth is short, these intelligence officers get a good salary every month, and now that something is wrong, they don't dare to say a word at all.

"Okay, okay, I'll go see him. Lagro, Mibel, take two of you, and come with me to the castle for a feast tonight. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

The men responded in unison.

......

The dark Blackhammer Fort towered over the northwest corner of the town on a windy night, and looking at the familiar castle, Laheim felt a pressure he had never felt before.

They came to the castle with thick cloaks, but were stopped by the guards when they entered the gate.

"Lord Rhodes only allows you and your family to attend the feast, they must wait outside the door. ”

The guard said solemnly.

Seeing that the castle guard, who had a low status in the past, was making demands on him at this moment, Laheim was angry. I love Search.com

"Don't forget who you are, soldier, I'm Raheim Melgeev!"

Raheim gritted his teeth and fiercely slammed the guard in front of him. He almost said that he was a nobleman, and that you were just a commoner and had no right to dictate to the nobles. However, thinking about the current situation, Laheim simply did not say anything.

"I know who you are, my lord, but this is Lord Rhodes' orders. ”

The guard's face did not change, his eyes did not squint, and he continued to answer in a high-pitched voice. Laheim was eager to rush up and kick him in the head. But he endured it.

"You two, wait outside. ”

Finally, he turned to the two "bodyguards" and ordered. I took my wife and daughter and walked into the castle.

There wasn't much decoration inside the castle, and the dark moon cast a faint light, slightly illuminating the corridors and stairways.

Before reaching the banquet hall, the guard made another gesture of prohibition and asked the Laheim family to wait outside the door.

"Please wait a minute, I'll go in and report. ”

The guard said politely.

Laheim stood there, left and right, unmanned, his wife, Victoria, holding his hand and trying to comfort him, but he was rudely ripped away.

Moments later, the door opened, and Raheim stepped inside. It's no different from before, it's still the same plain dress, a few tables are just as simple, and the tablecloths are all the old jacquard cloths, which have not been replaced. At most, the food is better. After all, it is to catch the wind and wash the dust, and the food can't be too bad.

A few roast suckling pigs are placed on the table, exuding a strong aroma. But Laheim didn't have time to taste it, and from the moment he saw Rod, his heart was uneasy, and he didn't know what the other party wanted to say to him. A mere dinner party is absolutely impossible. However, Rhodes' first words when he saw him were not at all hostile.

"Brother, you're here. Sit......"

Rod said and stepped down from the lord's seat. With a smile, he put one hand on Laheim's shoulder, like a long-lost friend. Raheim could only respond with an embarrassed smile.

The youngest daughter, Anna, was already impatient to eat at the table, and his wife, Victoria, took her hand and told her to slow down. They could not take their seats until their father and lord were seated. It's the rule.

"Rod, long time no see, why didn't you notify me in advance when you came back, I will greet you. ”

Laheim asked "enthusiastically".

"No, I don't like the solemn welcome ceremony, besides, I didn't achieve any special achievements in the Erlengrad Rebellion this time, and it was the Ice Queen and her general Duke Randolph who really broke the main force of the rebels. ”

Rod laughed at himself and smiled as he walked to his seat. Laheim was surprised that he did not sit with him, but deliberately sat in the highest position in the center of the banquet hall. At the same time, Laheim noticed that there were people standing around the entire ballroom who had nothing to do with the banquet. It was clear that they were Norscans, wearing no armor or weapons, but they were strong enough to crush any soldier as soon as they stood there.

This momentum made Raheim feel uneasy, but he still had to pretend that nothing was going on and let his wife and daughter sit at the table.

Rhodes snapped his fingers, and the feast began, with the servants entering the room with a variety of meals, the musicians playing cheerful songs, and Bogur, Celta, Diego, and others sitting together and indulging in alcohol. The whole hall was filled with noise.

"Brother, I heard that Muros is sick?"

Laheim ate a few pieces of suckling pork, drank a glass of wine, and couldn't wait to talk to Rod......