Chapter 370: Night Visit to the City Lord's Mansion
The night is deep, and the winter night always comes earlier. Two luxurious carriages stopped in front of the main palace of Mabst City. Different from the ocean climate of Drake City, this is a standard continental climate. After the snow melts, The ground seemed a little slippery.
Baron Walter wrapped himself up like a heavy bear. When he was young, he used to walk hundreds of miles in single clothes without feeling cold. Now that he is middle-aged, he is not as good as before.
As a frequent visitor to the City Lord's Mansion, he was immediately greeted by guards as soon as he got out of the car. At the same time, Ran Zhaili informed that although Baron Walter was an acquaintance, he was not one of his own after all, and the procedures that should be followed still needed to be followed.
"Hey, big stupid bear, if you don't hibernate in your bear den in the middle of winter, why are you willing to come to me?" The Lord of Mabst City and Baron Walter are close buddies on the battlefield who have gone through life and death, and are members of the Corleone family. The great knight, the iron-blooded city lord who fought out from among thousands of troops.
He and Baron Walter never see each other outside, they lie directly on the comfortable lounge chair in the living room and wait for him to come in.
Lord Corleone's ears twitched slightly. There was something wrong with the footsteps. There seemed to be a lot of people. He sat up straight and saw the familiar "bear" figure diagonally behind him, followed by three people. Two of them were men and women he didn't recognize. They seemed to be younger. He is too young, and it seems that the person he knows should not be here.
"Nate Wolfe, why are you back? Big Stupid Bear, who are these two?" Lord Corleone sat up straight, and then stood up slowly, because he felt a trace of emotion from these two young men. There is no trace of pressure, which is incredible. Although I am very busy as the city lord, and I have never slacked off my training. The senior knight is not a joke.
Mabst County built its city by force and needed to suppress foreign races, so most of the nobles here have meritorious service in martial arts. If you don't have super strength, it is difficult to suppress these big bosses, even if you are really smart.
"Don't call me Big Bear, I have a name. My name is Bill, Bill Walter!" Baron Walter muttered dissatisfiedly, and then pointed at the boy beside him: "Well, this is the one you have been dreaming about all day and night. , I want to win over the most talented young man in Drake City, Lord Wille Declan, a senior knight who is one month away from turning fifteen, and is also the lord of our Lord Declan in Mabst County. Dear nephew."
Lord Corleone was overjoyed when he heard the first half, but as soon as the last identity came out, his expression suddenly froze, and he looked at Baron Walter with some resentment, you big stupid bear, you really gave me a problem. .
"Welcome to Mabst City. The name of Lord Weir's talent has long been resounding throughout the city through those ignorant people." Lord Corleone openly exposed his own ugliness. The farce last year It's really funny that a group of junior warriors and junior knights actually challenge other senior knights. At the same time, Lord Corleone was also a little amused. It was enough that you, a high-ranking knight, actually teased a group of junior warriors and junior knights.
"I'm really sorry for visiting late at night. I just had to come after receiving the document that my cousin desperately delivered." Weir didn't hide it at all. He directly took out the document conveying the throne from the seven-story holy tower and held it in both hands. Arriving at Corleone City, Master Zheng
The Lord of Corleone knew Weir very well, so it was impossible not to know his identity and background. He quite agreed with his magnanimous behavior at the moment. He took it over and took a look at it, only to find that it was a letter from the Lord of Bordeaux in Drake City, which said: The news brought by Yagolu Declan and the decisions of Weir and his son were revealed one by one, even the three-year period was no exception.
I saw it was repeatedly emphasized that the lord of Lord Declan is Florette Declan.
Will Declan is also the official Lord of Drake City, the Scout Commander of the City Defense Army, the Director of the Special Affairs Department, and the President of the Student Union of Declan Senior College. This emphasis made Lord Corleone immediately interested. The letter introduced Florette Declan as a new Grand Knight. The Lord of Bordeaux did not care about a Grand Knight, but he repeatedly emphasized that he could not poach this young senior knight. knight.
"It's a good thing that Knight Floret can take over Lord Declan's territory, but there may be some problems..." City Lord Corleone was a little embarrassed to say.
Weir asked curiously: "But the person who assassinated my uncle has a high status?"
Lord Corleone shook his head and finally revealed his family's scandal, "Lord Declan's leadership in Mabst County is nothing special. It is not backed by the Mabst Jungle, nor does it have any special properties. Yes, the territory is not very large. We haven’t found out who assassinated Lord, but I have a concubine whose brother is unlearned. Seeing that Lord Declan has not designated an heir, I want to use this benefit myself. Take it, I’ve already taken people there two days ago.”
Weir couldn't help but change his face, and the Lord of Corleone hurriedly said: "Lord Weir, there is no need to worry, I will send someone to catch him immediately. Nobles naturally have noble rules of conduct, and they will not tolerate his arrogance."
"The Lord of the City has misunderstood. Cousin Yagolu has brought uncle's documents. My father will set off for Mabst City at the latest these two days. He will be accompanied by a senior knight, a senior warrior and my grandfather. "Weir said solemnly: "Because my father wanted to come here in a big way to attract other people's attention, so as to cover my early arrival to track down the real culprit.
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"According to the law of vested interests, I have sent a senior warrior and a great warrior to Lord Declan's territory before entering the city to control all enemies inside, but those who resist will be killed without mercy." Will looked a little ugly: "But, I never thought that the City Lord's Mansion, actually..."
The face of Lord Corleone was also a little ugly, but it was not wrong for him to be eager for revenge. As he said before, the nobles have their own code of conduct, but if there are offenders, killing without mercy is not excessive at all.
But he didn't expect that the Declan family would actually send out such a large lineup this time. Floret himself is a great knight, no, his son is a senior knight, and the one next to him is likely to be an entry-level strongman. In addition, there is also the guardian wizard of Drake City, Starshan Wizard. From what he said just now, before entering the city, there was actually a great warrior and a senior warrior sent to control Lord Declan's territory.
Is such a large lineup just for the lord to take office?
Establish prestige! Since Lord Corleone is the lord of a city, he is not stupid. He quickly thought of the key point, but what should he do when he is in front of him?
Should he protect his brother-in-law? If he protects that waste, it will definitely disrupt the overall plan of Declan and his son, and he will be at odds with them from now on. But if he doesn't protect him, there will probably be no peace in the backyard.
"I wonder if there is any room for recovery in this matter?" Lord Corleone is naturally not afraid of Will, but his grandfather is coming soon, and he also learned a big secret from the letter. This guy is a god-favored person, and his sister is the reincarnation of a god. Although she has been taken to the kingdom of the goddess of night by the heroic spirit, who knows if she is still paying attention to this place.
If he offends him, it seems that he is standing on the opposite side of the church of the goddess of night, and Lord Floret Declan is also a member of the central army of Drake City in the previous counterattack against the alien invasion of Mabster. He worked hard to help you resist the invasion of foreign enemies, but you can't even protect his relatives who live in your base. It's fine if you can't protect them, but you still want to embezzle his property and territory.
"Submit it to the nobles for arbitration." Will's words were very direct, and Corleone's face suddenly sank.
"Old friend, now is not the time to protect one's shortcomings. People should be responsible for their own mistakes, just like me last year." Baron Walter said: "The Deklan family doesn't have much to covet. Killing their whole family will not benefit much except provoking the Deklan family in Drake City. This may be the follow-up of the invasion of the hell demons. After all, during the time when the incident happened, Drake City also encountered the invasion of more than ten entry-level demons."
Another hell demon! The anger of the city lord Corleone was deflated, and he felt a little helpless. What is going on?
"Please forgive me, Lord Mayor. I must be tough on this matter. Grandpa is not only the guardian wizard of Drake City, but also an astrologer. He predicted that I would collide with the devils of hell on this trip, so I will not let go of any possible enemies. Everything is for the invasion of the devils of hell." Will's words made Lord Corleone a little angry.
"Although that bastard is a bit of a bastard, he is not colluding with the devils of hell."
"Has Lord Mayor never thought about the consequences of embezzling the property of nobles as a non-noble?" Will was also a little angry.
How could I not have thought that the bastard could not really occupy Lord Clan's territory. I just let him go to rob some floating wealth, but the bastard was really unlucky. He was blocked at the door by the victim before he could evacuate.
To break the rules of the nobles for the sake of a concubine's playboy brother? To provoke at least a second-level wizard, a great knight, and a great warrior? Even to be an enemy of a god-favored person, the Church of the Goddess of the Night in Mabster County, and even a god? Although I was born a soldier, I am not really a reckless man with strong limbs and simple mind.
"Forget about the noble arbitration, let's do everything according to Lord Weir's wishes." At least this will not ruin my family. A dandy boy is gone, so be it. That girl should be punished. She seems to be too arrogant relying on my favor. Sooner or later, she will bring trouble to me, just like now.
"Thank you for your understanding, Lord Mayor, but I have to be cautious when it comes to the devils of hell. I was in Drake City and only managed to eliminate most of the invaders from hell with the support of the city hall, the church, and the wizards. I am new to Mabster County. Without too many helpers, I really have to be cautious. The devils of hell are hard to guard against." Weir's words made Lord Corleone nod slightly.
"Yes, the problems found in the previous purge were really shocking. If it weren't for Lord Weir's rescue and his friend who discovered their conspiracy, perhaps the entire city of Mabster would not exist now." At this point, the Lord of Corleone suddenly felt that he seemed to have gone too far.
Repaying kindness with enmity? I really didn't care about the whole story. If it weren't for the Count of Bordeaux's detailed description in the letter, I would still be kept in the dark. It turned out that this guy played such an important role in resisting the invasion of foreign races.