Chapter 185, Boderick's Plan

Old World, Britannia, Duchy of Boldroux, Bodleix.

The banquet gradually entered the peak stage, the guests laughed heartily, and various activities emerged one after another.

"Ah! It's you!" "Oh! Mr. Ryan, we meet again." Just as Ryan and Suria were trying to carry out a painting activity, a handsome male noble brought a golden A girl with short hair and a petite figure appeared in front of the two of them.

The girl with beautiful blue pupils was full of disgust, as if she saw something dirty, out of politeness, she seemed reluctant to say hello: "Hello, Your Excellency Ryan, may your pool be like a fish It's as clear as a pond."

Ryan wanted to laugh when he heard it, it was obviously a sarcasm, but he was too lazy to get to know this girl: "Hello, Miss Fiona, hello, Mr. Matthew Budd!"

"Oh, what a perfect couple! Your Excellency Ryan, I really envy you for having a female companion like Miss Suria." Matthew Bard looked very enthusiastic, and he stretched out his hand: "You Alright, Miss Suria, would it be an honor to meet you? I am Matthew Bud, from the Principality of Connecticut."

Suria remained calm, the female knight put away her sincere and bright smile, and immediately switched to a standard aristocratic communicative smile. Seeing Matthew Bard's hand pause in the air, she finally Still holding hands with him.

In normal aristocratic communication, if the lady does not take the initiative to reach out, the man cannot take the initiative to do so.

Matthew Budd's etiquette is perfect, he just let go of it after a little force, and then approached Ryan very familiarly, and said enthusiastically: "I told Mr. Ryan, we will meet again."

"Yes, we did meet again." The other party was so enthusiastic, Ryan couldn't look at him coldly. He looked curiously at Fiona, who was holding Matthew Bud's arm, with a look of interest on his face: " Can you share? How did you become Miss Fiona's boyfriend?"

"This is not very convenient to share." Speaking of this, Matthew Bud couldn't help but feel complacent, but he still decided to keep this secret.

In fact, as Matthew Bard said, the granddaughter of the Duke of Berleon by his side is much easier to deal with than imagined.

Before he met Fiona, the little princess wanted to make trouble in Bordereau as always. She first bought a piece of jewelry from a roadside shop, and then framed the shopkeeper for faulty workmanship and demanded Returning and exchanging, and then in the process of returning and exchanging, she unreasonably chose a piece of jewelry that was worth much more than the previous one, saying that she wanted the shopkeeper to learn a lesson, and this was compensation for her.

This is actually unreasonable,

But Fiona always succeeded, because merchants were unwilling to offend the nobles, and her routine was tried and tested time and again.

So after carefully observing Fiona's temper and character, Matthew Bud made a move.

The young knight was really handsome, young, and full of vigor, and he gave Fiona a three-point favor when he appeared. Then he first politely asked what happened, and then adjusted the businessman and During the mediation of the conflicts among the great nobles, he undoubtedly favored Fiona, but he also cleverly said some good things for the businessman, and finally reached a consensus.

This is the stepping stone, relying on his performance, he successfully made friends with Fiona.

Matthew Bud had a good grasp of Fiona's temper - facing this eldest lady, the young knight treated her as a princess who couldn't take care of herself, which made Fiona very satisfied. I feel like I'm being respected.

So he easily hooked up with Fiona, and after disclosing euphemistically that he had no female companion and making an invitation, Fiona took it for granted that he had a female companion.

"Your Excellency Ryan, we are really destined. Maybe it is the glory of the lady in the lake that makes us meet again and again? I think we can find a place to have a drink together and have a good chat?" Matthew Bard made again Invitation, Fiona turned her head away and looked aside, obviously not wanting to pay attention to him.

"What do you think? Suria?" Ryan couldn't make up his mind for a while. This world is not like when he was on the earth in his previous life. It is easy to meet each other. It is indeed a blessing that this world can meet many times in a row. kind of fate.

"I listen to you." The female knight looked gentle, and she said that she listened to Ryan.

"Then..." Ryan was about to agree, when a nobleman dressed gorgeously, wearing a feathered hat and a loose dress got out from the crowd and found Ryan: "Your Excellency Ryan? The Duke has a request, can I borrow some of your time?" Is it?"

Ryan recognized him. He was Baron Tristan Le-Mans, a vassal of the Duke of Boderick, a powerful admiral.

"Sorry, Mr. Matthew Bud, it looks like I'm going to be excused." This is the Duke's banquet, and he wants to find himself, Ryan can't refuse: "Suria, wait for me, I'll be right back."

The well-dressed Duke's daughter shook her head: "It's okay, I'll wait for your return."

After making an apologetic gesture, Ryan followed Baron Tristan and left, leaving Suria and Matthew Bud and others to talk.

At this time, new dance music was played among the crowd, and Matthew Bard immediately said to Fiona: "Miss Fiona, can I have the honor to dance with you?"

"It's boring, boring." What Fiona wanted was the freshness of the banquet, but the girl had already tried various games in the banquet before, and this kind of large banquet is not a rare thing for girls. So she refused: "I'm not interested."

"Uh." Matthew Bud scratched his head, and stretched out his hand towards Su Liya: "Then...Miss Su Liya?"

"No, no need, I'm tired and want to find a place to rest." The female knight calmly shook her head, and declined Matthew Bard's invitation: "I think many ladies are willing to accept Mr. Matthew Bard's invitation, Is not it?"

After saying this, the female knight and Fiona nodded politely, and walked towards the corner.

"Hmph, it's really boring. I don't know why Sister Suria accepted the invitation of such a person." Fiona muttered impatiently: "Enough, I'm so annoying, it's really boring, Matthew Bud, let's go .”

Matthew Bud hurriedly nodded and bowed: "Okay, let's go, but where should we go next? Miss Fiona?"

"Didn't you keep saying that you wanted to go to the port to have a look? Then let's go there and have a look!"

"OK."

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Entering the inner court, Boderick, Duke of Boldeiro, was standing in a corner tower of the castle and waiting.

In the distance, the Port of Bordero was glowing in the dark night.

The wharf of Bodleix is ​​still working. Even in such a far place, many workers can still be seen relying on torches to load and unload goods. A small town has formed near the wharf, and many people live in the small town. Residents who rely on the wharf for a living also have several dirty taverns.

Therefore, Boderick ordered the port and the castle to be completely isolated, and heavily armed infantry guarded the road from the port to the city, so that the noble knights would not be affected by the filth and bandits in the port.

The Duke will use every opportunity to clean up the area. If there is a plague, he will order the area to be immediately razed to the ground, cleaned up and then rebuilt. In fact, this has happened three times since Boderick took the throne.

"My Duke, are you looking for me?" Ryan came to the turret. He noticed that the high-spirited mage Anatole he knew before was also there. At the same time, the great businessman Ismail, a lake god prophet and hunter The devil Abel is also there.

There is also a beautiful witch beside Abel. She has fiery red hair and a tough and beautiful face. Her long hair falls down her shoulders and she is holding Abel's hand. It seems that she is the one that the witcher will never forget. The witch is Jelena.

"Lian, Ryan Macado, the champion of the ladies." Boderick stood in front of the turret, motioning for Ryan to look at the port of Bodleix side by side with him: "Look, this is the biggest At the same time, it is also the blessed place of Mananen. Every day, countless ships set off from here, going to Marienburg, to the southern country, to Ulthuan, to Lustria, to Haimen Pass, and even to the wasteland in the north. land trade."

"I understand, my Duke." Ryan reached out and stroked his chin. He was still young so he didn't have a beard: "This is the pearl of western Brittany."

"However, this pearl has been attacked by dark elves all year round. These beasts come here to burn, kill, loot, take away the population, and take the spoils of war." Bo Derick picked up his wine glass, and the goblet was dark red. The "Mannen's Grace" is shimmering in the moonlight: "I have a plan, Lane, will you listen?"

"I won't make a decision until I hear the plan, my lord." The sea breeze blows on Ryan's face, and also blows his black hair parted in the middle. Unlike many knights, Ryan never wears a helmet.

"I plan to launch a complete counterattack against the dark elves, these damn bastards." Boderick raised his glass and clinked glasses with Ryan: "I need enough manpower, some more manpower besides my direct vassals."

Ryan lay gently on the window sill, letting the sea breeze blow his face. The young Holy Grail Knight understood what Duke Bordello meant, but he seemed a little hesitant: "My Duke, it seems that we should Solve the problem of the Scarlet Duke first."

"No, the matter of the Scarlet Duke proved to be unresolvable after a lot of time and energy, and I have given up wasting more energy on this mess." Boderick shook his head one after another, looking disdainful: "We can Defeating the Red Duke time and time again, but once the soldiers approach Musilon, we can only return without success again. I am tired of this cat and mouse game. Now my main energy will be on fighting the dark elf pirates .”

Ryan opened his mouth, and the Holy Grail Knight realized that it was inconvenient to persuade him. He could only follow Bo Derick's words and said: "Then what can I help you? My Duke?"

"Your bravery is the best help to me, and everyone here." Bo Derick nodded, and he motioned everyone present to listen to him: "I need your help, I want to plan to suppress this wave of repeated harassment. Dero's dark elf pirates have been wiped out."

"After this group of dark elf pirates are completely wiped out, I can rest assured of my responsibilities and pursue the Holy Grail."

"Of course, that's why I'm here." The high-spirited mage Anatole nodded: "The dark elves are our common enemy."

Demon hunter Abel shook his head: "I'm sorry, my Duke, demon hunters do not participate in these secular disputes, and the rules between us do not allow us to get involved in these."

Boderick frowned, and his tone was full of pressure: "Are you sure, my witcher? Do you know who you rejected? You will become persona non grata in Bordeaux, and you The witch who is looking for it will also be kicked out of this place because of your decision."

Abel also frowned. He realized that he was caught in a dilemma. If he agreed to the duke, he would violate the rules of the witcher. If he refused the duke, the witch Elena he finally found would be implicated by him: " this……"

"Wait a minute, my Duke, can you tell me when do you plan to do it?" Ryan interrupted Bo Derick's words, obviously he didn't like Bo Derick's strength: "The dark elf pirate Coming and going is irregular, we can't spend a lot of time waiting here, right?"

"...At present, my plan is still in the stage of recruiting people. The last time the dark elves appeared was two years ago, and the next one is estimated to take two or three years." Boderick was distracted by Ryan, he Gritting his teeth: "The last time they appeared, these damn bandits turned the entire village into ashes, and at the same time skinned all the guards and nailed them to wooden stakes at the entrance of the village."

"My Duke, demon hunters need to be entrusted to maintain their lives. They cannot absorb the heat of the sun or the essence of the moon to survive." Ryan made a small joke that made everyone smile, and then continued: "Similarly, I also It is impossible to wait in your castle for the arrival of the dark elves, but I think we can reach some cooperation, the dark elves are a threat to everyone."

"Haha~ Maybe you are right, the lady's champion, I am a little too hasty, you know, I am running out of time." Boderick was amused by Ryan, the Duke's face eased slightly, and he explained to Ryan Said: "I am over eighty years old this year, Ryan, and I have less and less time left to pursue the Holy Grail. Unlike you, I won the approval of a lady early. I hope you can give an old man who longs for the Holy Grail a little more. Forgive me."

"I will, Lord Boderick."

The discussion in the turret continued.

On the streets of Bodleix, a carriage was slowly passing by.

"It looks like the city is really lively tonight, as if the Duke of Bordereau is throwing a grand banquet."

"Want to go down and have a look? Catherine?" A mature and sweet female voice came from inside the car.

"Hmm... No, Senator, let's hurry to Barony Jean." Said in a soft voice with some panic.

"Hehe~" The mature female voice was noncommittal, but she quickly discovered something: "Eh? That girl is not... Catherine? Help me find out, that girl, yes, that's the one."

"Ah! Senator, isn't that Miss Amelia?"

"Yeah, why did she appear here?"