Chapter Forty-Three: The Great Change in the Royal Capital
Bang......
There seems to be a faint turmoil in the royal capital, and in the originally quiet night, there was a bit of fighting, and the guards of the royal capital were rapidly assembled, and there were bursts of shouting from time to time, which made this huge lion city fall into a strange situation.
Many people have changed color, this is the royal capital, how many years have it been calm, how could there be such a big turmoil suddenly?
"The first team is guarding here, the second team is all going upstairs, and the third team is ...... Ho ho ......" A large man who looked like a knight on foot was shouting, and suddenly a cold light streaked through the night sky, and the dark black crossbow bolt tore through the air and pierced straight into his neck.
"My lord!" many people were furious, hiding their heads behind the heavy kite-shaped shields, standing back to back, scanning the surroundings from the gaps in the shields, trying to find the murderer hidden in the night, but after the murderer released the crossbow arrows, he saw that many Lion Realm longbowmen were also searching for targets in various hidden places.
"Hmph," Les, who was hiding in the dark, watched the knight fall directly to the ground, the corners of his mouth showed a few traces of disdain, the biggest danger had been removed, and the remaining armored infantry did not pose much of a threat.
As for those slingshot men? Ah no, it's the lion realm armored longbowmen, and the threat is too lazy to say, Les deftly climbed out of the window, and when he landed, it also caused a small movement, and after a burst of qi and blood shock, he was no longer uncomfortable.
But......
"What!" Les's face changed, and around him there were six figures staring at him, his heraldic chainmail robe glowing with a faint glow, and the Lion Realm Knight's sword was already aimed at him.
Six seventh-order Lion Realm armed infantry!
For a while, Les's scalp was a little numb, as a shadow assassin, he hid in the dark, and once he made a move, it would be a thunderbolt, but he was surrounded by people head-on, and for a while, he also had some scalp numbness.
Looking outside again, all the eighth-order Fierce Lion Realm halberd soldiers blocked all retreats, and the appearance of these honor guards was a little scary, all the polished plate armor was originally very meaty, and the arm armor chain armor boots almost wrapped the whole person.
Although the honor guard has been criticized a lot on the battlefield, in this city, he is an assassin, and it is difficult to kill one!
It's just that in the next moment, Les no longer has time to reverie, because the few armed infantry who are close to him have already brandished their long swords to kill......
At this time, Leo in the tavern had already woken up, and such an amazing shouting and killing sound shocked him in his heart, this is the royal capital, how could there be such a big turmoil?
But fortunately, the Kent Tavern has an extraordinary origin after all, and there seem to be bursts of footsteps under the tavern, neatly and consistently, it seems that it is the city guards of the royal capital, so that the tavern is very quiet.
It's just that at this time, Leo couldn't sleep peacefully, so he luckily walked out of the room and looked at the first floor, where many tenants had woken up and were communicating.
"What's going on? I've been in the royal capital for five or six years, and nothing like this has happened. A bard muttered, looking a little surprised.
"Who is so bold that he dares to make trouble in the royal capital?" Many people were also extremely surprised, this is the power center of the Lion Realm, the huge Lion City has been calm for so long, why do people suddenly dare to make trouble tonight?
"Uncle Vent, you see who you are, this is a little too bold. Leo frowned and said, he really didn't want to encounter anything in such a few days in the royal capital.
After all, the huge royal capital, for him, the specifications are too high, and a small wave surging in the undercurrent is enough to knock him over.
"I don't know, it's hard to imagine that this kind of thing can happen in Lion City, it's really ......" Uncle Venter smiled helplessly, even if he was in his heyday, he made such trouble here, and there was no return.
"I don't want to think about it so much, take care of everything as soon as possible, and then go back to our barony," Leo smiled bitterly, "It's really scary that something happens here." ”
Overnight, with a lot of shouts and fires, this royal capital, which had been quiet for hundreds of years, was noisy again, and many nobles also recalled their soldiers from the barracks to garrison the mansion.
Of course, Leo didn't, because he still didn't have the cards to live in the tavern, and there was no need to recall the soldiers.
......
In the palace, King Ulrik looked at the secret treasure in his hand, swept the vase to the ground fiercely, and a huge broadsword slapped the table, ignoring the crumbling of the table, and said viciously, "Count Pabret?
How could he have anything to do with those snake cubs who worship the snake cult?he's in charge of a quarter of the city guard!" The roaring King Ulrik was almost furious, his curly blonde hair spreading out, and his expression was extremely hideous, like a lion who chooses to devour people.
"Your Majesty, you have forgotten that Count Pabret, his great-grandfather, was once a member of the Griffin Order. Undeterred by King Ulrik in front of him, Hutt said in an almost aria-like tone, "This time the Griffon Knights and the Serpent Cult have joined forces to do so.
Only the people of the Griffin Knights would be so familiar with the royal capital, and those who worshiped the Serpent Sect would suddenly appear and leave quietly. ”
In the Pander Continent, there is naturally no (political) trial, the rampant intermarriage system between the nobles, more or less with a little bit of relatives, King Ulrik did not think before, the already extremely distant blood tie will be maintained until now.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Hute has a point," Marquis Kellake said, "and the most important thing we should do now is to stabilize the royal capital and slowly hunt down the remnants of the Serpent Cult."
Recover the robbed serpent priest, and as for the sins of Count Pabray, it can be discussed later. ”
"Speaking lightly," King Ulrique snorted, "I think your niece of the Marquis of Kellek is married to the nephew of the Count of Pabrecht." ”
"Your Majesty, my Stan family will definitely not have anything to do with this matter!" said Marquis Keleke hurriedly, and he was not too afraid, after all, he was sure that his own family would definitely not be involved.
As for the other nobles, they were all worried, worried that the golden lion in front of them would do something that was difficult for them to accept.
"Alright, you guys go out first," King Ulrik waved his hand irritably, looking at the nobles in front of him, and his heart was also quite irritated.
"Hute, who do you think is the most reliable among those people?" Seeing that everyone had already left, King Ulrik had a shrewdness on his face that did not suit his appearance, "I didn't expect that Earl Pabret would be involved." ”
"Your Majesty, after all, Count Pabret is in charge of many people in charge of the city guards, and the Griffin Knights will naturally not give up on him easily, and it is estimated that they will do everything possible to have a relationship with Count Pabret," Hute said respectfully, "A Pabret is not a big deal, and it can't turn the sky upside down." ”
"A Pabreet can't turn the sky, but who knows how many Pabreetts are hidden in this royal capital," King Ulrique scratched his hair irritably, "and the Wind Patrol didn't even notice this, and it was really a dereliction of his duty, well, no, I remember...... Hiss ......"
Hute didn't dare to make a sound at this time, he could see that the anger of King Ulrik in front of him was constantly rising.
"What a brand," King Ulrik almost suppressed his anger, Brand was the wind patrol of the Wind Patrol, and it was considered a real power in the entire dynasty, Ulrique was not sure now, whether Brand was secretly making a tune, or if he had released water for some reason, but in any case, this was something that Ulrique could not tolerate.
"Hute, you say, how many people can be trusted in the huge royal capital now?" King Ulrik shook his head and said helplessly, even stepping aside, holding the flag of the Lion Realm, and the green tendons in his hands burst out.
"Your Majesty, you are relieved, there are many loyal ministers in the kingdom, and those who can buy them are those nobles who have fallen willingly," Hute hurriedly said, "The foundation of the kingdom, like that of Duke Alama, is absolutely loyal, and it is impossible to secretly associate with those thieves. ”
"I don't doubt Duke Alama's loyalty," Ulrik choked angrily, even if it was an angry lion, it seemed that he was a little less fierce about this interior that had been loyal to him since he was a child, but he still shook his head helplessly and said, "Those who are sure of loyalty, their power is too huge."
I can't let them control the Wind Patrol, otherwise even if it's only for a few days, I won't dare to use the Wind Patrol anymore. ”
Hute understood for a while, and he also knew that this was the truth, those dukes were all faintly able to compete with the king, how could the wind patrol rest assured that they would be handed over to them.
"Then Your Majesty, it is better to let the Wind Patrol slowly sort out and screen inside," Hute said softly.
"No," Ulrike waved his hand heavily, almost smashing the table that was on the verge of breaking, "At the moment, the priest of the Serpent Sect must still be in the city, and he must be captured as soon as possible, and tonight in the royal capital, I am afraid it is not so clean."
After all, the Wind Patrol is still a weapon of my royal family, and it is indispensable, especially at this critical time, but I can't guarantee now that there is absolutely no problem with which talents are there. ”
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten one? If you serve as a wind patrol in a short period of time, it is a pretty good choice. A figure flashed through Hutt's mind, and he immediately smiled and said to King Ulrike in front of him.
"Well, who are you talking about?" asked King Ulrik, somewhat confused.
"O new earl to the royal capital," said Hutt, smiling, "he was a baron in the backcountry, and he was not destined to be a member of the Griffin Order.
Duke Alama inadvertently said that the head of the Moore regiment also had a good relationship with him, so he should not have any entanglement with the Snake Sect, if he only served as a patrol envoy for a period of time, it has always been extremely appropriate, and at present, it seems that his ability is also good. ”
"Yes, yes, this kid looks like he's got a lot of ability," King Ulrik was really eye-catching, and then a little distressed, "but his friendship with Alama is not shallow. ”
"Your Majesty, don't forget, he wasn't brought directly into the palace by Duke Allama," Hute chuckled, "The Wind Patrol has checked on him, and it's only been a matter of the past few days that he has befriended Duke Allama. ”
"Yes, yes!" said King Ulrique, who also turned from anger to joy, "it's him!"
After all, in the second half of the night, the royal capital had already regained its calm, and teams of neat lion realm halberders patrolled around to calm people's hearts, and Zhao was extremely powerful, and it seemed that they were searching for something.
"Not to mention anything else, these honor guards in the Lion Realm are still quite able to calm people's hearts from the point of view of appearance," Uncle Winter said with a chuckle, but no, although I heard that the honor guards of the Lion Realm did not perform well on the battlefield, but looking at the piles of halberd soldiers, the appearance is still quite good.
Ordinary citizens look at such halberds, and it seems that their hearts will be much calmer.
"Let's hurry up, understand the matter as soon as possible, and leave the royal capital directly if we strive for it," Leo shook his head with a wry smile, "If you can sell the goods, you can sell them, and if you can't sell them, it's the key to leave this Lion City quickly." ”
The first important thing was naturally to go and pick up the slaves who had placed orders yesterday, and with the vouchers issued at that time, Leo had already come to the bondage camp of the Bai Ke Chamber of Commerce.
But at this time, the bondage camp was faintly tinged with a bit of a strange atmosphere.
(PS: Daily update 2nd update)