"It seems that Keane's words are correct, this Lord of Blackhammer Fort is indeed a general, and in just a month, many people have begun to woo him, he has never lost in this sport, hasn't he? ”

"Yes, but it's too early to say about him. Blackhammer Fort was too small and too poor for him to accomplish anything big on his own. ”

Over the past few days, Rhodes has gradually gained everyone's popularity and recognition, and more and more people know about Black Hammer Castle, and the same person who is paying attention to this small local lord is the boss of the Ugol cavalry regiment - Palenberg.

A few months ago, he received an old friend, the Lost Sentry of the Great Wall. The greatest warriors of Kislev told him that in the northwest corner of the North, a wise lord was leading a meagre army against the invasion of the Beastmen. His character is to be believed, his courage is to be admired, and he is a lord to follow.

However, adhering to the principle of neutrality towards all lords and dukes, Pallenberg did not immediately agree to the invitation of the Great Wall sentry, but inquired about the news of the northern lord named "Rhodes" through various channels.

Finally, more than a month ago, they met the Lord of Blackhammer Castle himself.

"The size of the territory is not the key to determining a leader. ”

"Yes, but there is nothing and you can't be a leader, that's the reality. ”

Pallenberg said. He looked at Rhodes, who was mingling with the soldiers on the school grounds, and kept looking at the northern lord in the sentry's mouth. It has to be said that sometimes it is more difficult to mingle with soldiers than with nobles. Those rude, vulgar words, talking about either fights or women every day...... Mixing with them is almost impossible for a noble lord.

"Hopefully he can grow soon. ”

"Let's hope...... But our duke-general doesn't seem to be very happy with Rod. ”

Pallenberg said. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Cohen wanted to punish Rhodes but couldn't succeed, but instead allowed Rhodes to establish his prestige, which was simply an insult to the Grand Duke.

"We can help this new partner when we need to. ”

"It depends, sometimes too obvious help can hurt him. ”

Pallenberg returned to the ...... with a heavy heart

......

"Had a good last night, didn't you? Ms. Daphne from Kislev City, I've heard that a night with her was quite expensive. ”

Early in the morning, walking through the smoky camp, Rhodes ran into Alves, who was reading a book outside the tent. The little dwarf looked sleepy, but he had already eaten breakfast, and was sitting alone on the stone pier, looking at the manuscript in his hand.

Seeing Rhodes coming, Alves just glanced up and continued to look at what he was holding.

"The charge was quite high, but it was good value for money. Alves bowed his head and returned, "You really should go for it, I promise, with that experience, you have no interest in women anymore." ”

"I'm afraid not. ”

Rod laughed.

"Oh, that's ...... Your little lover is always watching you, and your white bear pet seems to be helping her in this matter. ”

Alves put away the manuscript and teased with a light smile.

Rod laughed and patted the little dwarf on the shoulder, but I have to say that Alves really observed the details carefully, and did not let go of every detail.

"Hey, there's something I need to tell you. ”

Alves suddenly became serious. He stared at Rod, his gaze lacking the ease and pleasure he had just had.

"What's the matter?"

Seeing Alves' face, Rod instinctively felt that this must not be a good thing.

"Come, come in. ”

Alves looked left and right, and then led Rhodes into his tent.

"This is a vampire wound incident that has happened all over Kislev in the last decade, have you found anything?"

Entering the tent, Alves first poured a glass of water for Rod, and then handed the manuscript he had just studied to Rod. 12345

You can see that in the dense pile of words, Alves marks those special vampire injuries in clear red handwriting. But there were so many that Rhodes was dazzled.

"Nothing was found...... All I saw was a pile of text. ”

Rod shrugged his shoulders and put the manuscript back on the table. In his previous life, he was not a scholar, and it was a headache to see dense words. "Just tell me, what did you find?"

"Well, let's put it this way, I looked through the public safety reports all over Kislev for nearly a decade, flagged the vampire wounds individually, and counted them, and I discovered a terrible phenomenon. ”

Alves stared at Rhodes and whispered, "I have found that in the past ten years, the number of vampire injuries in various parts of Kislev has been increasing, with an average annual increase of 10 to 20 percent, not only in Erlengrad, but also in various cities and castles in this kingdom. In addition, vampire haunts are not always discovered and recorded, so the actual data can be much more terrifying than that. ”

"And then? What does this prove?"

Rhodes asked. Although he already knew the general facts, all he lacked was evidence.

"Hey, don't you think it's strange? Since the Ice Queen's New Deal, the number of vampires has been increasing, and the Queen seems to be deliberately covering up and conniving at vampire affairs. A woman, it can't be more than ten years, and her body hasn't changed at all. Don't tell me that magic can slow down aging, there is a limit, just delay, not stop. It's been more than ten years, and our queen looks the same as she did more than ten years ago, what does this prove?"

Alves's voice was lowered, the air around him was almost still, and the tent was silent, the only sound seemed to be the movement of soldiers outside the tent and the cacophony of conversation.

"The Ice Queen is a vampire?"

Rod said calmly.

"You already knew, didn't you?"

Alves looked a little surprised to see Rod so calm, and he asked with a frown.

"Hmm...... But just like you, it's speculation. There is no evidence of this. ”

Rod replied.

"Maybe we won't be able to collect direct evidence in our lifetime. Caterina is not a fool, and if she wants to hide it, she must have her way. She is the queen, and there is too much power at her disposal. ”

Alves was wlanked.

"Indeed...... There's so much power she can wield......" Rod sighed, "friend, since you don't treat me as an outsider, there's something I have to tell you. ”

"Do you have something to tell me too? Looks like we're going to exchange information. ”

Alves joked.

"This is a serious matter, my old friend, and you had better be prepared and keep quiet. Because I know that with your power, you can't change anything in a short period of time. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

Alves asked, taking a small sip in his glass.

"Your nephew, Dean Aubrey, is probably a Slaanesh...... Half of the nobles of the Iron Ring City may have been bewitched. ”

After Rod finished speaking, Alves's eyes widened, and shock was written on his face.

He glared at Rod, "You can't talk nonsense. ”

"No nonsense, do you remember the purple-robed girl who appeared at Dean's wedding dinner that day?" said Rod, "and she later seduced me to sit with her. But I'm sure she's not the only one she's seducing. And Dean, and the others at the dinner that day, they looked at the purple-robed girl's gaze, you know......"

Nor does this prove that she is a Slaanesh. ”

Alves quibbled.

"I didn't say it was, but it is quite possible that the dinner party became a hotbed of rot, and your handsome little nephew, Dean, himself enjoyed it, but left his newfound wife aside. Marvel at the purple-robed goddess, don't you realize that the entire Ring City is immersed in an erosive wind of enjoyment. You don't pay attention to it, but it's because you're born a dwarf, and to be honest, the followers of Slaanesh don't look down on you. ”

Rod said bluntly. You can see that Alves's face is all blue. Bad news followed, and in an instant, the world became extremely dark, and there was a lot of danger around it.

"Alves, I know you don't want to believe that in other things you have a keen sense of observation, but in this case, perhaps you did ignore it. You can take a good look at Dean's behavior when you get back, and I bet that while you and Aubrey aren't around, the party he throws can cost you an entire year of Rings' savings. ”

Rod whispered......