90. The Feast of the Hung Gate
Three days isn't too long, but it's not too short either.
This time was suggested by Cecilia after referring to the distance from Royce Manor to Tyndersburg. And at this point in time, if Count Mario wants to make it in time, then he must do it as soon as he receives the invitation. The letter stated that Count Mario was allowed to bring Martin and Muds and a group of knights, but it was not clear whether Count Mario would allow him to bring his escort.
And this can be regarded as a key factor that can be used by Durune.
If Count Mario arrives on time, then it doesn't matter if he comes with an escort, because the recruits trained by Old Peter are not really vegetarians. And if Count Mario wants to be majestic and deliberately delays his arrival, then Durune, as the heir to the quasi-lord, naturally has the right to order Count Mario to leave the escort in the castle.
No matter which way you look at it, Du Ruan is naturally a great geographical advantage at present.
As for the people, that's on both sides. And the time of day obviously does not have a place to play.
This so-called invitation to the banquet was not intended from the beginning to allow Count Mario and his private army to return alive. Since it is already a battle in which only one person can survive, it is natural to do everything, and the advantage that Durune's side occupies is that in addition to the geographical advantage, they all know very well that this is a killing game against Mario, but Mario does not know that this is a killing game against him.
In his opinion, Durun, the nephew, will bow to himself after all.
Hundreds of black-armored cavalry, led by ten knights, formed a sanitation array, and the leader of the formation was the heavily armored knight Martin. His childhood was not easy, he was always hungry and cold, and lived without a meal, until he met Count Mario, and since then the trajectory of his life has changed, if Count Mario will lead to rebellion once he loses power, then Martin will never betray Mario.
In a way, Martin, the Heavy Knight of Heavy Armor, was indeed a very loyal knight.
In the center of the sanitation array, there was a luxurious-looking carriage.
All the knights around are there to protect the carriage. There is no doubt that the person sitting in the carriage at this time is naturally Count Mario and his staff, a magician from the Medusa Chamber of Commerce, Mudes.
"It looks like my nephew has thrown in the towel." Mario pinched the letter in his hand, which looked extremely beautiful and luxurious, and his face showed an extremely proud look, "If you can become a lord like this, it will also be a good thing for the territory, at least it will avoid civil strife." ”
There was a hint of gloom in Muds' eyes, but he hid it very well, so he wasn't seen by Mario. For him, or for the entire Medusa Chamber of Commerce, what they really care about is not who the last lord of this territory is, but if they let Count Mario become the lord, it will be slightly more beneficial to them, but if Durune becomes the last lord, their loss is actually not big.
Because what they really want is a territory in chaos.
But not long ago, he had just received a secret report from the Medusa Chamber of Commerce that a subterranean passage stronghold led by Tindes had been destroyed, and even the crypt ice spider eggs that the Medusa Chamber of Commerce had worked so hard to get had completely disappeared. Judging from the situation inside the crypt, it seems that some mercenaries have found this place, but there is a large-scale civil unrest, because there are many mercenary corpses in the cave.
As a result, the Medusa Chamber of Commerce has not been able to find useful clues, and I haven't heard of anyone planning to sell these spider eggs recently.
In fact, after receiving the news, Muders checked the location of the accident, and he was a little suspicious of Sean, because Sean happened to be around there at that time. However, although he had the heart to ask Sean about it, for so many days, there was no news of him at all, the most recent news was that three days ago, Sean took Cecilia and another man named Alfred into the city of Anrola, and then completely disappeared.
"Haven't heard from Sean yet?" Mario gently lowered the letter in his hand and suddenly asked.
Muders was suddenly awakened, knowing that now is not the opportunity to be in a daze and think, and said respectfully: "Yes, there is no news about him for the time being." But...... I've sent people to guard the Starfall Forest and several borders, and as soon as I find news of Sean, I'll send it back. At present, there is no return from these places, which proves that the other party should still be in the territory of Tindes, and it is even likely to be in Anrola City. ”
Mario nodded: "This matter, continue to stare at it, and deal with it after I become a lord." …… But when the time comes, there will be no more urgent needs, anyway, there are not many of them, and there are no more of them. ”
Muders nodded slightly, but didn't say anything more.
Inside the carriage, there was soon silence, and only the sound of the wheel of the carriage could be heard.
Count Mario, this time it's a real outpouring of the nest. The procession, however, did not enter the city of Anrola, and when it was in the suburbs, it turned and drove directly to Tindesburg, just in time to enter the castle just before the dinner began. For this point, Old Peter, who was in charge of the commander of the castle garrison, did not prevent the entry of Count Mario's personal soldiers, but when he saw the outfits of these personal soldiers, his pupils contracted significantly.
These equipment were obviously much better than theirs, and judging from the momentum of the other side, it was obvious that it was an army that had really experienced combat and killing, far from being comparable to these recruits led by Old Peter. In this way, although they still occupy the advantage of geographical advantages, and the number of people is nearly twice that of the other party, but if they really fight, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get any benefits, and maybe the casualties will be very heavy.
However, he did not express these worries, but dutifully began to arrange the accommodation of these guards. Even if these people will soon become dead people, but it can't make Mario suspicious in this regard, of course, old Peter actually has the idea of co-optation, if he can really make these people his own, the military strength of the Tindes Leader must have grown greatly, and he can also see that many of these people are veterans in the castle.
As for the other ten knights, of course, it was impossible to stay here, they all had other places to stay.
Although Old Peter is not good at handling these tasks, his unique momentum with military characteristics is indeed easy to arouse the favor of Mario and others, and even Mario has some thoughts of co-opting Old Peter. Of course, another reason that will make these people so relaxed is that it seems that Mario will soon become the lord of the Tynders Lord, and that little imp of Durune has obviously given up, and maybe old Peter will soon become his own, of course, there is no need to put up any fights at this moment.
In many cases, soldiers are actually very simple and straightforward, and never play any tricks.
"What about Durune?" Mario glanced around, already beginning to assert himself as a true lord.
"Lord Viscount is waiting for you in the dining room." Old Peter lowered his head and showed a humble look, "Lord Viscount has already ordered, please Lord Count go alone." Others will be dining in the side hall next door. ”
"I will serve at the right and hand of the Lord." Before Mario could speak, Martin was the first to speak.
His expression was solemn, and it was clear that this was not a word of loyalty, but that he really intended to do so. Even if Durune and Old Peter disagree, Martin will not leave, anyway, in his opinion, the lord of the Tindes Lords will soon be replaced by Mario, and it doesn't matter if he offends Durune by being stronger at this time.
As for Martin's statement, Mario didn't say anything, but looked at Old Peter with interest, obviously wanting to see what he did.
Unexpectedly, Old Peter didn't seem to have any embarrassment at all: "Viscount Durune has expected that His Excellency Martin will definitely go with him, so Viscount Durune did not object, but he said that you can only stand and not eat." ”
Ignoring Martin and Mario's faces, he turned around and led the way.
Soon, Mario and the others were led outside the restaurant. However, Old Peter did not enter, but after waiting for Mario and Martin to enter the dining room, Old Peter took the rest of the knights to the side hall for dinner. It's just that Old Peter still didn't eat in the side hall at this time, and he chose to leave on the grounds that other soldiers still needed to be arranged.
In the dining room, Durune did not sit in the main seat, but in the first position to the right of the main seat, which was the place he had always been.
Mario glanced at the main seat, but instead of taking a seat on the main seat, he sat in the first position on the left-hand side, sitting across from Druan. However, when he saw that there was still a person standing behind Du Ruan, his pupils contracted slightly, because in his intelligence system, there was no information about the person wearing the mask, but the momentum revealed by the other party was not so strong, so his mood relaxed a little.
Martin, on the other hand, was all about the masked man standing behind Durune.
After seeing Mario sit down, Durune clapped his hands gently, and soon a servant began to serve various dishes. During the meal, neither of Durune nor Mario spoke, but ate very quietly, if it weren't for the fact that the atmosphere was really sluggish and a little frightening, the picture in front of them really seemed very warm.
The menu is prepared according to the specifications of a formal banquet. From appetizers, appetizers, main dishes, and side dishes, it was only when it came to the last dessert that only one was served, and the lid was not opened, which made Count Malato feel curious.
"Uncle, for so many years, I have been taken care of by you." Durune wiped his mouth with a napkin, then smiled and spoke.
With Durune's words, the atmosphere in the restaurant eased a little, and Mario knew that the main drama had finally begun.
"Actually, if your uncle really wants the position of lord, you can just talk to your nephew." Durune didn't seem to have the intention of letting Mario open his mouth, but continued to talk to himself, which made Mario's eyebrows raise slightly, "Even if it is my father's will, it is not without a chance to change." ”
"What do you want to say?"
Durune looked up at Mario, then lifted the lid to reveal that it was not a dessert at all, but a dagger! Mario looked up at Durune in surprise, but saw a hint of resentment in his eyes: "You shouldn't have poisoned my father." …… That's your brother! ”
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On the other side, Mario's carriage had been pulled to the stables in the castle.
Sean, who had been waiting here, slowly opened his eyes, looked at the luxuriously shaped carriage, and chuckled: "Your Excellency Muders, how long do you plan to hide inside?" ”
After a moment of silence, the carriage door slowly opened, and a man in a black magic robe jumped out of the carriage, but his skills did not have a trace of the weakness that is unique to magicians. After getting out of the car, Muds did not have a trace of surprise on his face, but stared at Sean very calmly, and only said after a while: "I really made a mistake." ”
"Oh?" Sean raised an eyebrow with interest, "What mistake?" ”
"You shouldn't be underestimated." Muders said in a deep voice, "I didn't expect you to be on Durun's side a long time ago. In this way, it seems that you also did it to help the Black Cat Chamber of Commerce recapture the obelisk, so that the Medusa Chamber of Commerce could not continue to reinforce Count Mario? ”
"It was an accident." Sean shrugged, "Who let you Medusa Chamber of Commerce not have what I want." ”
"And what about the crypt passages?"
"That was really another accident." Sean smiled, but the look on his face didn't look like an accident, "I really didn't expect that your Medusa Chamber of Commerce would also intervene in this matter." ”
"I'd like to know what is not an accident?"
"I didn't want to get involved in the inheritance battle between Mario and Durune, and it seems to me that Mario is indeed more suitable to be a lord because he is more ambitious." Sean's face became calmer, and he also had a little more Ling Ran's momentum, "But it's a pity that the Medusa Chamber of Commerce wants to kill me, and you are so close to Mario, so I can only stand on Durune's side, I don't want to be worried about a lord." ”
"Would you believe me if I said it was actually an accident?"
"The two things I said before were accidents, do you believe it?"
"Looks like we don't have much to say." Muders shook his head, "So what are you going to do now?" ”
"Kill you." A smile appeared on Sean's face, and the killing intent suddenly and completely erupted, directly approaching Mulders.
It's just that Muders didn't seem to react at all, his face also showed a chuckle, and with a spread of his right hand holding the Demon Book, the book with a black cover opened automatically, and the pages flipped wildly automatically, and there were countless sharp whistling and crying sounds, and when the flipped pages stopped, there was a red light shining on a piece of paper displayed in the book.
"Do you have what it takes?"
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