The three stopped talking and began to concentrate on carving their runes.

The three of them had already seen the rune drawings, and as magicians, they all had memories far beyond ordinary people, so it was not a problem to write down the runes on the drawings.

Claire's assignment was not heavy, and there was no pressure to deal with such a simple rune with his actual magic cultivation, so he was doing his own thing while keeping an eye on the progress of the other two.

Ma Long's situation is also very normal, although the runes in front of him have undergone many improvements, and there are many things that he can't understand, but his solid rune skills make him still handy when facing new runes.

On the contrary, Bella, although she made the rune improvement single-handedly, because she was in charge of the core rune, it was very difficult, and she used new technology that she was not familiar with, which made it the most difficult for her to carve the rune.

Claire noticed that at the moment, Bella was making the slowest progress.

This made Claire worried, worried about whether Bella could complete the depiction of the core runes, not to doubt Bella's ability, mainly in case of failure, the magic materials used to depict the runes would be destroyed, and for Claire today, it would be too painful.

The castle of Erdo, where a grand banquet is being held.

This is where Count Marcus lived for a long time.

In the banquet hall, a middle-aged man who was not angry and arrogant frequently raised his wine glass, went back and forth between the nobles, and chatted with everyone very happily.

This middle-aged man is none other than Count Marcas.

In recent days, Count Marcus has not had a good time, and there are actually a lot of gray hairs in his original black hair, and it can be seen that he is under great pressure.

A great defeat in the north, although it did not cause much damage to the strength of Count Marcus, but it damaged his prestige, coupled with the previous arrest of the heir, caused some vassals to faintly disrespect and distrust him.

This was an extremely dangerous signal, and Count Marcus had to brace himself.

A large part of the strength of a big lord comes from his vassals, and once the vassals are disobedient, then the strength will drop seriously.

Count Marcus was facing pressure from two sides at this time, and naturally he did not dare to slack off.

In addition to appeasing the vassals, it is also necessary to make some preparations for holding this banquet today.

The chess pieces arranged in Trois-Rivières had already sent the exact news to Count Marcas, and the Count of Wright, who had not moved for decades, had made up his mind to have a big game with him.

This is undoubtedly the worst news.

The intention to return to the north and recoup the losses can only be further postponed.

Since Count Wright is going to do it, then Count Marcus will naturally not sit still, which is not in line with his style of doing things.

After making two appearances in the banquet hall, Count Marcus whispered a few words to one of the guards beside him, quietly exited the banquet hall, and came to a small meeting room, where he sat quietly and waited.

In a short time, seven or eight barons arrived in the parlor.

Seeing a few people, Count Marcus smiled.

"Sit down, I have some news to tell you."

The few people in front of them are the powerful lords of the territory "ceded" by Count Marcus, who came to Erdo Castle because they received the signs of Count Marcus, and they did not know the tacit agreement reached by Count Marcus and Count Wright, nor did they know what happened in their respective territories during this time.

Count Marcus was not stupid, and if his tacit understanding with Count Wright was stabbed, it would be a huge blow to his prestige. Using the vassal territory to exchange for his own heir, this spreads, not only the vassal who lost the territory will not agree, but the other vassal will also have the idea of dying and opposing him together.

At that time, it is difficult to say whether he will be able to sit in his current position.

Therefore, after recruiting these vassals, Count Marcus sent his henchmen to seal off the territory. All the messengers who wanted to come to report the news were secretly stopped by Count Marcus, and these people still thought that their homeland was still quiet.

Originally, according to Count Marcas's idea, this group of people would be thrown to the north to fight, and if they are sensible, they will give him a territory in the north as compensation when the time comes.

A baron who has lost his territory is no different from a knight, and he can't make any waves.

It's just that I didn't expect that first a feint in the north turned into a big defeat, and now Count Wright is going to do it again, since this is the case, let these people know the news of their territory, and let them take the lead in meeting the forces of Three Rivers City.

As for his son's safety, Count Marcus was not worried.

Since Count Wright is going to officially start a war, he will definitely send his son back, otherwise he will completely change his reputation among the nobles if he declares war on his son.

Several barons are actually not stupid, they have not received news from home for a long time, and they all have speculations in their hearts, and now they have a bad premonition in their hearts when they see Count Marcus specially summoning them.

Sure enough, when they heard that Count Wright had sent people to attack their territory, and many people's territories had fallen, the barons' eyes were red, and they were screaming one by one to return to the territory desperately, and even worse, begging Count Marcus to send troops immediately to help them recover the territory.

Territory is always the foundation of a noble family.

Count Marcus was amused in his heart, sure enough, when it comes to such a time, the first consideration of these people is always their own interests.

However, it is just right to use it.

Count Marcus immediately denounced Count Wright's aggression, expressed deep sympathy for the barons' plight, and understood the barons' eagerness to regain their territory, allowing them to leave on their own and retake the territory with their respective armies, and he would lead the army to set out afterwards.

To put it simply, Count Marcus was willing to provide all support to the barons except military help.

In good conscience, Count Marcus is still relatively kind, and is willing to provide some material and financial assistance to the barons, but the barons are not easy to fool, you lord has the responsibility to protect us, and a little money wants to send everyone away, no way!

So, after some friendly consultations with the barons, Count Marcus finally came to an agreement with the barons.

Count Marcus bears all the costs of this expedition, and sponsors an additional two hundred elite cavalry, and the barons can not only bring their own troops, but also if they have relatives and friends, they can also participate in the battle together.

Of course, the command of the coalition forces is naturally owned by the commander sent by Count Macas.

Although the barons were unwilling, they knew that Count Marcus was consuming their strength and wanted to test Count Wright, but in the face of the strong Count Marcus, they could only pinch their noses and admit it.

When the barons left one by one, Count Marcas's eyes instantly turned cold, and he commanded softly.

"Go and ask Baron Walter to come along."