The night was dark.

The castle study was lit by candles.

Earl Paxter, who was supposed to inspect the territory, was sitting upright at this time, listening to Todd Fohua in front of him tell the story of the development of Hawksbill Island.

When Todd said that Samwell had kept two thousand savages out of the valley with only a hundred recruits, Horace, who was on the side, couldn't help but retort:

"How is that possible! When pigs fly! A hundred recruits, how could they stop the attack of two thousand savages! Todd, what are you bragging! ”

Without waiting for Todd to defend himself, Earl Paxter glared at his eldest son and said:

"Shut up!"

Horacedon shuddered.

Earl Paxter was thin and small, and it was even more insignificant to be curled up in a wide chair at this time, but no one in the room dared to really ignore the Lord of Qingting Island.

Not only them, but even the Duke of Metz, who was the governor of the riverbend, had to bother to woo this man, and for this reason, he even deliberately married his own sister Mina Tyrellle.

"Todd, you go on."

"Yes, sir." Todd hurriedly continued.

Then, naturally, no one dared to interrupt his narration again.

Surrender the Huya tribe, ambush the coalition of thirteen tribes, brew brandy, discover silver mines......

The expressions of the two brothers, Horace and Hober, grew more and more ugly, as if they were listening to some kind of ghost story.

Ghost stories are none so outrageous!

The two brothers didn't want to believe that the fat boy who had been tricked by themselves to cry had now become a valiant knight who could carve out territory in the Crimson Mountains.

It's all fake!

Fake!

Horace rubbed his still sore shoulders and roared inwardly.

When Todd finally finished speaking, Horace immediately turned to look at his father, and his stomach seemed to be full of words, but when he saw that Count Paxter bowed his head and was silent, he still forced his mouth shut.

Others, of course, did not dare to speak.

There was an eerie silence in the study, except for the occasional faint sound of candles burning.

After a long time, Count Pixter finally raised his head, and the expression on his face was not revealing joy or anger, and he asked Todd:

"He came to Qingting Island this time just to buy food supplies?"

"My lord, in fact, Sir Caesar has already reached a supply contract with the Coy family in Yangwu City, so he may not be in a hurry to buy food supplies from Qingting Island. It's brandy, he should want to cooperate with Qingting Island. ”

"Brandy ......," said Earl Palxter, pouting casually, "have you brought it?" I'll try it and see if it's as good as you say. ”

"Brought it." Todd took out a small oak jar, went to the table, and poured a glass for Count Pexter.

The rich aroma of wine spread, and in an instant Earl Paxter, who had been lazy, sat up straight.

He narrowed his eyes and stared at the amber liquor in his glass for a moment before he took the glass and sniffed it in front of his nose.

"Good wine!"

Before the wine could be eaten, Earl Pexter came to a conclusion.

This made all the Redwin present look stunned.

However, the tangy aroma of wine was indeed very tempting, and everyone quietly swallowed their saliva.

In their expectant or questioning gazes, Earl Paxter finally drank the wine in his glass.

Goo-Du –

Everyone held their breath.

The Earl of Paxter closed his eyes and looked up, as if in reminiscence.

After a long time, he reopened his eyes, looked at his eldest son, Horace, and said:

"Tomorrow morning, you bring Samwell to me!"

"Yes, father." Horace hurriedly responded.

Then, he looked at the jar in Todd's hand and seemed to want to taste it too.

But before he could speak, the Earl of Paxter commanded Todd:

"All the rest of the wine you have is sent to the winery for the winemakers to taste and see if they can figure out how it is made."

"Yes, sir." Todd relid the jar under the eager gaze of the crowd.

Earl Pexter glanced at him and urged:

"Go now."

"Yes." Todd had to turn and leave the study.

Out of the door, the bastard smiled bitterly.

I know in my heart that I am always just a "Buddha flower".

Earl Paxter wouldn't let him really get into the core of the Redwyn family.

In the dim candlelight, the corridors of the castle flickered and lit up.

Everything in front of me is so familiar, yet so unfamiliar.

Taking a deep breath, Todd collected his mood and walked towards the winery.

……

Early the next morning.

Samwell got up, washed up and had breakfast, didn't bother to say hello to the Redwyn family, and went straight to the dock with his men.

Just happened to come across a merchant ship bound for Old Town, Samwell paid some money and hitched a ride.

As the huge anchor was pulled out of the water, the merchant ship slowly sailed out of the harbor.

Todd Fohua, who was standing at the bow of the boat, looked at all this, his face full of astonishment.

Why didn't you see Horace coming to Samwell? Or did Count Paxter later change his mind?

Ay! Sure enough, I was just an outsider and didn't know anything......

Looking at Todd, who was depressed, Samwell asked:

"What? Can't bear to go home? ”

"This is not my home." Todd sighed and looked down at the sparkling water.

The sea breeze was warm, but it couldn't blow away Todd's sorrow.

But the next moment, he heard Cheman beside him:

"My lord, are those two on the docks the Redwin brothers?"

Samwell stared intently for a moment: "Huh? It seems like it's really good. Are they here to see them off? ”

Todd hurriedly looked up, and sure enough, he saw the Redwin twin brothers standing on the dock and shaking their arms frantically towards him, while shouting something loudly, but it was too far away to hear clearly.

"Goodbye! Good bye! No need to send it! Samwell waved his arms at the brothers.

Don't forget to turn his head to Todd and say:

"I didn't expect these two brothers to be quite enthusiastic."

Todd opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

At the same time, a thought came to his mind - Horace couldn't have forgotten to bring Samwell to Earl Parker, right?

Probably not.

Todd shook his head, shaking off the ridiculous thought.

How could the heir of the Redwing family be so stupid?

……

"Wait! Wait a minute! My father wants to see you! My father wants to see you! ”

On the dock, the two brothers frantically waved their arms and roared at the sea.

The surrounding laborers looked at them with foolish eyes.

Until the two of them were hoarse, there was no sign of the merchant ship turning back.

"Damn brother! Stupid brother! You've overslept! In desperation, Hopper tugged at his brother's sleeve and yelled in his ear, "What now? Father is still waiting for Samwell! ”

"What to do? What should I do......" Horace looked at the merchant ships that were moving away, his face glazed.

He had been addicted to the brandy the previous night, and when he returned to his room, he drank to satisfy his cravings, accidentally drank too much, and then he didn't get up in the morning......

Thinking of his father, who was about to be furious, the eldest son of the Redwin family shuddered.