"Bang!"

Sean unceremoniously slapped a piece of parchment on the coffee table, because the force was a little too strong, and the white porcelain tea set on the coffee table shook a few times.

Count Anton's brow jumped.

But he didn't dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction on his face.

Not to mention that Sean is very likely to be a member of the God of War Church, the psychological suppression of the negotiation between the two sides alone completely made the Earl feel extremely heavy pressure.

This was the first time that the Earl of Anton had the idea of not being able to talk.

For he had never been so embarrassed - no matter what kind of negotiations, he had always had the upper hand. And most of the time, problems that cannot be solved with words and words, he can at least solve them with force. But only this time, Count Anton really felt very helpless, he couldn't fight with the people of the God of War Church, right?

Even in the eyes of the Earl of Anton, this may be Sean's greatest conspiracy: to try to provoke his own anger and make him lose his mind.

Although the Church of the God of War will not interfere in the affairs of the nobles of the Northern Duchy Federation, this is also a premise: if any nobles dare to make a move against the incumbents of the Church of the God of War, then no matter what the reason, they will all be severely punished. And Sean's strength is very low--in the eyes of the high-ranking golden powerhouse, the bronze realm is no different from an apprentice, and they are all existential beings who can be crushed to death with one finger.

The ambition of the Earl of Anton is not small, and his strength is not weak, and he even feels that he is expected to hit the legend.

If he buried his life here because of a man like Sean, he wouldn't think it was worth it.

Ambitious people often know how to forbear.

Sean is well aware of this. That's why before touching the bottom line of settling down, no matter what kind of behavior Sean does. If you settle down, you will only choose forbearance.

"Let's see." Sean pushed the parchment in front of Anton, and said lightly. "What about roast leg of lamb? Why haven't you come yet? ”

Count Anton, holding back the green tendons that appeared on his forehead, took the roll of parchment and said, "I have just told the kitchen to prepare, and if you want to bake a perfect leg of lamb, time and heat are indispensable, at least three or four hours. …… In the meantime, though, I've had some pre-dinner appetizers delivered. ”

"Okay." Sean shrugged, "I feel like I can eat a whole sheep." ”

Earl Anton said with a smile: "I will have someone get you a roast whole sheep." ”

Sean saw that the hand of the Earl of Anton holding the parchment was so hard that the parchment was slightly deformed. So he stopped talking. This kind of small distraction can be stopped in moderation, if it continues blindly, it will only provoke a complete reversal of the settlement in the end. Sean had studied diplomacy with Neil and William and Hela for so long, and of course it was impossible not to know these things.

At this time, Sean, Shawshank, and Emily were all led by Earl Anton to a study in Black Iron Castle.

It was a small study that was the private study of the Earl of Anton.

The nobles' private study was always only used for important guests or their own people.

Under normal circumstances, the occasion for the Earl of Settlement to receive Emily, the holy woman, must be in the formal parlor. Just because Sean asks for secrecy and security. That's why it's changed to a private study - any nobleman, as long as he has a little money, will arrange mute magic in his private study to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping. The Earl of Anton is such a careerist. Naturally, there will be no exception.

While the Earl of Anton was looking at the parchment, Sean began to look around the private study.

The area of this study is not large, and the collection of books is not large. On the contrary, there are many art collections of various kinds. It's just that most of the art collections are just fake fakes, not the real thing – that's not because of Sean's appreciation for art. It is the true eye that he possesses that provides him with this discernment. This ability once allowed Sean to resell the art business for a while, just because he couldn't get involved in too high-level transactions. So I don't make much money.

Because the study is not large, Sean quickly finished observing.

He discovered that there were two secret escape routes in the study, and that the entrance and exit of one of them were showing signs of loosening, apparently having been activated recently. The other one shows no signs of activation, but there is a special textured dark grid near the entrance, which Sean guesses is the key to the secret passage.

Sean's gaze fell back on Earl Anton.

At this time, the Earl of Anton was still carefully reading the parchment, which made Sean a little unexpected. Originally, Sean expected that when the Earl of Anton saw the contents of this parchment, he should have immediately burst into a rage. At worst, he will throw the parchment directly at himself, and directly refuse, Sean even thought of several words to persuade the Earl of Settlement.

However, the fact that Earl Antón was reading the contents of the parchment so carefully and quietly suddenly made Sean feel a sense of powerlessness that he had felt when he had been at the gate of the castle before, when Earl Antón had punched him on cotton.

It's worthy of an old fox, it's really calm!

Sean couldn't help cursing inwardly, but on the surface he remained silent.

This kind of silence is also one of the tactics of diplomacy, and whoever loses his breath first will lose his dominant position at the next negotiating table. It took Sean a long time to build up a psychological advantage and an advantage over the Earl of Anton when he was at the gate of the castle before, and he certainly wouldn't be recaptured here. So he didn't speak, and Sean didn't speak, he simply got up and walked to the bookcase and pulled out a book at random.

Shaun didn't expect that the books on the bookcase of the Earl of Settlement were adventure biographies and knightly novels.

Before coming to this world, Sean also liked to read some novels in the Earth Federation. It's just that after coming to this world, he has too many things to do, but he doesn't have much time to read this kind of novel. It's rare to see at this time, and Sean doesn't pay attention to the dry description of these novels. He was even afraid that Emily would be bored, so he smoked a knightly novel that he had heard Emily mention before.

So, these two guys simply and directly regarded the private study of the Earl of Settlement as their own study. Feel free to read the novel.

Seeing this scene, Shawshank simply had a feeling that he couldn't bear to look at it directly, and he suddenly regretted that he had entered this study with him, and it was better for him to stand guard outside.

At first, the Earl of Anton thought that Sean and Emily were just showing themselves, but he ignored it and began to review the parchment for the thirty-sixth time.

What is written on the parchment is actually very simple, even crisp.

It's a magical contract.

A magical contract that can be applied directly to the soul.

As long as both parties sign the contract, it will take effect immediately. The content of the contract is that the party to the contract will become the followers of the person who initiated the contract. This is an indefinite contract, and it is specifically stated that once the contract is signed, the descendants of the contracting party will also have to obey the orders of the initiator of the contract.

At this time, the name of the initiator of the contract has been filled in, but it is not Sean's name, but Emily's name, and only the column of the contract party is still empty.

Settle knows that this column is reserved for his signature. And just sign your name yourself. Then from the moment the contract came into effect, he became Emily's follower, and he could not betray Emily for the rest of his life, and he must also obey Emily's command. Even his sons and grandsons. All the descendants of the family must also obey Emily's orders, which is the equivalent of a deed of sale.

It's just that all that needs to be followed to settle down and raise the direct descendants is Emily's orders alone. As for the others, even if they are from the same family as Emily. and has no right to command him. But the Earl of Anton always felt that there was some trap on it that he had not discovered. That's why he had to look at it over and over again, trying to find the traps of words hidden in the contract.

Half an hour had passed, and he still hadn't noticed anything wrong.

Sean and Emily, on the other hand, seem to have completely forgotten about hunger and are still addicted to the world of the novel. Count Anton glanced at the magic clock, which was already two or three o'clock in the morning, and he finally lost his breath.

"Ahem." It's still an unnutritious cough opening.

"Wait a minute." Sean suddenly stretched out a finger, and then said, "When I finish this chapter, I am seeing this mercenary leader go to a church with his men to make trouble, it is the most exciting time, let me finish reading it first." ”

The green tendons of the Earl of Anton popped up again.

But this time, he really didn't have to wait long, and Sean quickly exhaled a cloudy breath with satisfaction, and then put down the novel.

"If Lord Sean likes it, then I'll give it to you." Earl Anton held back his anger and spoke.

"Then you're welcome." Sean was really not polite at all, and directly flipped through the novel and received it into the storage ring.

Seeing Sean's actions, Earl Anton's expression changed slightly, he didn't expect that Sean just had a bronze mirror and already had this kind of space storage prop. The Earl of Anton suddenly felt that he seemed to have taken this young man's identity and status too lightly. In the Church of the God of War, the ability to have space storage equipment is some really high-ranking and powerful beings, and this kind of person can no longer be measured simply by relying on the strength of the power.

Although Sean didn't know why Antun suddenly became cautious and serious, it was not a bad thing for him after all, so he said, "So, Lord Earl, I wonder how you feel after reading this magic contract?" ”

"I just want to know one reason." Anton put the parchment on the table and asked in a deep voice, "Why?" ”

"Why?" Sean asked rhetorically.

"You know what I'm asking." Count Anton said in a deep voice, after he thought that Sean was a very important person within the God of War Church, his mentality was instantly placed in a very normal position, and he did not have the previous view that Sean's lack of strength was just a trap.

"Since Your Excellency is so honest, then I might as well be open." Sean also restrained the giggling and playful look on his body, he knew that once an old fox like Anton put on such an open and honest attitude, it meant that the other party did have the intention to cooperate, and it would be very boring to play tricks at this time, "The mercenary group under your command has been solved by us." …… This included, of course, the young nobleman from the Emilian Empire. ”

"Emilian Empire!" Earl Antun was visibly stunned for a moment, "You mean...... I've been ...... with people from the Emilia Empire."

Sean nodded, and then spoke: "Mistress Emily's identity as a saint is originally a secret, and it will only be revealed after arriving at the Grand Church of Marz. I'm sure you know what kind of sensation it will cause when the Church of the God of War once again reveals a saint with great potential. …… It is clear that the Emilian Empire has been infiltrating the Principality Federation for a long time, so it is only when Emily's identity is discovered that this targeted assassination is possible. ”

Emily's eyes were wide open, and the way she looked at Sean was simply full of adoration.

This lie is completely made up, and there is no need to even type a draft, but no one dares not believe it.

She peeked at Shawshank and found that Shawshank also looked serious, and even had a sense of excitement and excitement about participating in a secret operation.

Devil!

Emily whispered inwardly.

Hearing Sean's words, Antun really showed a grateful look.

"For the sake of the overall situation, I think it's dangerous for your personal mercenary to stay, so I ordered it to be removed." Sean said lightly, "At present, the Emilian Empire does not know that their plan of action has failed, which has bought very valuable time for Lord Emily. …… That's why we decided to come and negotiate with your Lord Anton, before His Holiness the Pope's escort arrived. …… Once the Knights of War from the Grand Sanctuary of Marz arrive, they will definitely conduct a thorough investigation, and when the time comes, they will ......"

An Dun couldn't help but shudder, he knew very well what would happen to him once this kind of thing was thoroughly investigated.

It's just that he still doesn't understand: "That...... Lord Sean, why are you ......?"

"Pick you?" Sean smiled, and after a circle, he finally let the old fox bite the hook on its own, "It's easy. …… Mistress Emily's personal power has been greatly attrition in this battle, and these losses are still due to the trouble you have created, Lord Earl, so it is naturally very normal for us to come to you for compensation. …… However, Mistress Emily doesn't just want this kind of claim, but a group of followers who are loyal to her. …… Within the Church, there is no peace as you imagined, and the contradictions between the Pope and the two Holy Sons have gradually become impossible to hide. ”

Anton's pupils shrank suddenly, and Sean's last sentence was the secret inside the church.

It's good that he hadn't heard it before, but now that he heard it, he had little choice. It is equivalent to saying that Anno is forcing him to choose a side. If he wants to say that he regrets it, then he really regrets the sentence he just asked. But on the other hand, being able to know this kind of secret is at least a kind of proof that Sean trusts him.

At this moment, the old fox was obviously a little dazed by Sean's ecstasy soup.

In other words, even if he knew that there was still a lot to make a fuss about, he still didn't want to ask anything anymore. He was afraid to ask some secrets that he shouldn't know, and then he might not even know how he died.

Seeing Anton's hesitant look, Sean decided to add one last fire.

"The position of a mere earl, it is too embarrassing for a talent like you, Lord An, with your skills and strength, even if you can't become a grand duke for the time being, this marquis position should be easily competent."

Anton's eyes suddenly lit up. (To be continued......)