Arthur originally thought it was a low-risk, high-yield collaboration.

But who would have thought that there was such a danger hidden!

The thought that this might be the Count of South Los, who lived in seclusion, made Arthur's temples swell.

The Count of South Los wasn't born with a penchant for seclusion.

The other party became a secluded man after the old earl died suddenly and took over as the master of Nanlos.

A young man has become the ruler of a land, but he has become a simple person, no matter how you think about it, you feel that something is wrong!

In fact, there has been some gossip until now.

Old Charlie said to his predecessor more than once, 'The lions of the inner bay will grow old one day, and the tigress of South Los will grow up one day'.

The predecessor didn't understand the meaning of these words.

But Arthur understood!

'Embroiled in the feud between the Archduke of the Inner Bay and the Count of Nanlos...... It's a bit of a hassle now! ’

Arthur frowned secretly.

He knows very well that there is a big opportunity here, a chance to ascend to the sky in one step, but if he is not careful, he will die without a place to be buried.

It's like Coaster, Aemond!

These two men may not have been the Grand Duke's men, but they were only slightly inclined to the Grand Duke, and they were now killed by the Earl.

Even, it is possible, just that these two appeared in front of the earl at the right time, and they were used as the fuse for the whole thing.

Subsequently?

Even the Chamber of Commerce created by the two of them was crushed to pieces!

And everything that happened now was the beginning of the earl's attempt to get rid of the Archduke's grip.

Because of this, he was unable to receive the [Mission] - with this Earl in charge, even if the course of things would change, the outcome would not change at all!

Thinking in his heart, Arthur remained silent.

He looked at Malinda, picked up the topic, and said in the same serious tone.

"Compensation?

I've helped you four times, starting with my proposal to go to the corridor on the second floor, then borrowing you to use the fire gun to get rid of the trouble caused by Brody's death, and then the provocation of the young men!

So, it's four times of compensation! ”

Arthur's calculating appearance made Malinda laugh.

She doesn't hate this kind of calculus.

At least, it was more reassuring to her than to hide the misunderstanding.

So, Malinda immediately promised.

"I remember, not once!"

"No, no, no, I mean, can you exchange four compensation for one big one — and, preferably, pay out of pocket, otherwise I'll always feel like I'm looking at a blank check."

Arthur corrected Malinda's words.

Checks are with the advent of golden tickets.

When a large golden ticket does not satisfy the transaction, the check is applied.

However, in the early days, due to the loopholes of checks, there were several cases of bad checks, which caused several nobles and businessmen to lose face.

But in order to save the face of the aristocracy, these cases were not made public.

Therefore, everyone does not know who these nobles are.

But it is rumored that the one in Yanbao seems to have died depressed because of this incident.

However, everyone listened to it as a joke.

After all, Yanbao is far away overseas and is not under the jurisdiction of Nanjun, and it is reasonable for the Grand Duke of Yanbao to be in well-known health and suddenly become ill and die.

Malinda was naturally aware of these rumors.

Even, she knows better.

Therefore, she looked at Arthur's sincere face, and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Without any hesitation, she waved at Edwin.

Empty promises are far less than actual benefits.

She always thought so!

Especially when Arthur played an important role, if Arthur accepted the promise of empty words, she would probably hesitate to replace this candidate.

Because, those who believe in empty promises are either fools or have other plans.

And Arthur, no matter how he looks at it, doesn't look like a fool.

In the lounge, Malinda picked up another tart, and Arthur picked up a piece of puff pastry.

The brown puff pastry is dotted with nuts and cream, which is crispy and creamy in one bite, and the nuts make a unique crunch in Arthur's mouth when chewing.

"Haven't you eaten it?"

Malinda looked at Arthur, who was about to pick up a piece of strawberry cream mille-feuille.

She discovers that Arthur has a sweet tooth.

Naturally, she was the same.

"It's a late-night snack!"

Arthur emphasized.

As his [physique] increased, the amount of food he ate increased day by day, and he ate more and digested faster, especially when he had just thought too much, which led to accelerated digestion, and now he was really hungry.

Of course, the craftsmanship of the cook in Malinda's family is really good.

When Arthur eats another piece of shell chicken cake and drinks a glass of water, Edwin returns, holding a long crate in his arms.

Malinda pouted her fingers rather nonsensically, pulled the tablecloth aside and wiped her hands, and took the box.

Big grin, just like those rough sailors at sea.

Even if the other party is wearing a nice looking, shiny little dress.

Arthur took the basin of water handed by Edwin and washed the grease and cream from his palms with warm water, and when he wiped his hands, the box had been opened by Malinda and pushed in front of him.

In the box is a sheathed long sword, the standard is a hand half sword, the scabbard, the hilt are black, the counterweight and handguard are silver-white, when the silver and black are intertwined in the light, there is a flickering but silent sense of contradiction, and when Arthur holds the hilt of the sword and pulls it out, a sharp feeling stimulates the hairs on Arthur's face, but the blade is dull, even in the light, it is inconspicuous.

More words appeared in front of Arthur's eyes-

[Name: Spider's Claw]

[Type: Sword Weapon]

【Quality: Secret Method】

[Attributes: 1, sharp; 2. Lightness; 3. Bloodthirsty; 4, poison sac]

[Notes: During the 'Seven Years' War, an Assassin used this sword to assassinate two West Coast generals, until he chose a third target, and when he aimed his sword at a little girl in order to kill people, the sudden orange cat destroyed everything, the assassin died of his wounds, and his body was hung in front of the two armies, but the sword was lost until it appeared at the auction of the Lady of the Long Night and was collected in the private treasure vault of the Lady of the Long Night]

……

[Sharpness: Its sharpness can easily pierce and slash through steel armor]

[Lightweight: Far easier than normal weapons, allowing the user to wield it effortlessly]

[Bloodthirsty: A special blood trough that makes it easier to tear wounds, and the wounds are not easy to suture]

[Poison sac: The counterweight contains poison, which can wipe the blade of the sword to make it poisonous]

……

"I got it by accident!"

"Pretty good weapons!"

"You can try!"

Airplanes!

Before Malinda finished speaking, Arthur drew his long sword and waved it gently, the experience of [Basic Swordsmanship] allowed him to quickly adapt to this sword, and it made him understand that this sword was very suitable for [Swift Bird Swordsmanship. Pseudo].

In fact, he just followed the [Swift Bird Swordsmanship. Some of the ways in which he held the long sword gave the illusion that the sword had become an extension of his arm.

Undoubtedly, this is excellent compensation.

"Very good sword."

Arthur praised, but was not overly grateful.

Because, this is what he deserves.

Malinda didn't care about that either.

The lady just admonished—

"Edwin will leave right away, and you'll go later, and they'll see you as the main target, so...... Be careful! ”

Arthur nodded, picked up his sword, and tried to load it into the crate.

However, after thinking about it, he still straddled the long sword at his waist, and he disliked the saliva that might exist on it.

Although it looks clean on it.

Malinda noticed this and pursed the corners of her lips.

However, Arthur was stopped and was about to leave.

"Show me something good!"