Chapter 218 Smart Doug
Raven's letter was sent in the evening and was delivered to the Montreal desk early the next morning.
Montreal was even a little nervous when he saw the letter. After reading the content, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Leaven was finally willing to agree to him.
His Majesty the King’s special envoy, Marquis Anthony Vanya Edwards, arrived in the Nord province a month ago. The purpose was to re-examine the previous achievements of the Order of the Death Hand in the first battle.
This was nothing.
But the problem is that this envoy did not stay in Hovey City, the capital of the province, and did not even meet with Montreal, who was the governor. Instead, he settled directly in Monn City, the home of the Slater family.
This cold attitude does not bode well for the Fox family.
For a time, rumors spread everywhere.
Except for those vassals who cannot live without the Fox family, many nobles have begun to cut ties with the Fox family.
Cut off business contacts, refused invitations from the Fox family, and even refused to implement decrees issued in the name of the governor.
"It seems that my trip last time was not in vain." Montreal said to himself: "Otherwise, Raven may not agree just by applying pressure."
The timing of the arrival of Raven's letter Quite clever.
Originally, Raven marrying Nancy was a high achievement. Once he agreed, everyone would say that Raven was doing it for fame and fortune.
But agreeing to the marriage contract at this sensitive stage is not only a timely help to the Fox family, but also silences everyone, which invisibly enhances Raven's reputation.
The Fox family did not take a stand when it was at its peak, but now it agreed, which can be said to be responsible. It is no longer that little bee, but a tough guy with aristocratic qualities!
Raven is simply stepping on the Fox family to make a name for himself.
Montreal saw this, but he could only accept it happily.
Because Raven has grown into a force that cannot be ignored in the Nord Province.
His siding with the Fox family is enough to make those wavering small and medium-sized nobles even more wary.
At least, they won’t completely fall to the Slater family’s side!
"Come here!" Thinking of this, Montreal raised his voice: "It is passed on that the Fox family is going to marry the Griffith family. From now on, we will prepare Miss Nancy's dowry!"
In the eyes of caring people, there are never secrets in the world.
Montreal received the letter in the morning, and at noon, a copy of the letter appeared in Count Tyrone's study.
But the person sitting at the desk now and reading the contents of the letter is not Earl Tyrone himself, but a nobleman who looks to be about 60 years old.
Her hair is white and thick, and she wears an egg-shaped hairdo that is no longer popular. The quality of her hair is so good that it almost looks like a wig.
The wrinkles on his forehead are deep, the bags under his eyes are somewhat bloated, and the skin on his cheeks is sagging, making his mouth look like it is enclosed in a pair of brackets.
It is Marquis Anthony.
"How interesting." Throwing the letter back on the table, Anthony said: "Earl Tyrone, Baron Raven have always been so... impulsive?"
The name was to review military exploits, but The real purpose of his trip was to punish the Fox family and deprive him of the title of Governor of Montreal.
Everyone in Nord Province knew about this matter. Raven chose this time to side with the Fox family, which was simply a provocation to Anthony.
Earl Tyrone has read the letter, and he poured a glass of wine for the person in front of him: "Baron Raven is never impulsive. In fact, he is more stable and cautious than most nobles."
"Are you steady..." Anthony pursed his lips : "He's not afraid that the territory he got will be taken back?"
Earl Tyrone smiled: "I think he is indeed not afraid."
Marquis Anthony's eyes were slightly blurred, and he recalled With news about Raven.
In his opinion, Raven is an outstanding noble. He is already a third-level magician at the age of 22. He also has quite good plans for the management of the territory and the development of the economy.
Even among the aristocratic circles of the royal capital, he is considered young and promising.
Anthony has seen many such geniuses in his life, and without exception he is always sharp and wants to show his uniqueness. His arrogance is almost engraved in his bones.
Careful?
If he is cautious, why is he not afraid?
Anthony's eyes wandered and fell on the map of the Nord province hanging on the wall, and a hint of suddenness spread in his eyes.
“This Baron Raven is so brave.”
Tailon smiled: “That’s right, that’s why he was able to get the biggest benefit, and now he’s tied up... ”
The words were not finished, but Anthony already understood what he meant.
Anthony has the right to take back his previous military achievements on behalf of His Majesty the King, but there are too many things involved in Raven.
First of all, Raven and Viscount John exchanged territories, and it was a huge trouble to take back Raven's credit - if so, which piece would be taken back?
If it was the territory that Raven had been allocated before, it was already the territory of Viscount John; if it was the Xuefeng Territory, Raven had used the territory he had been allocated in exchange for it.
If you want to argue about this, it will last for a long time.
On the other hand, when it comes to military exploits, Raven is the one with the most justification - after all, he has turned in the most Death Hand Order badges.
If Raven is to be reviewed again, the review of other nobles will also be inevitable. In this way, the interests of everyone in the entire Nord province will be affected!
Even someone as powerful as Marquis Anthony, who had caused the entire province to complain, would still have to return to the capital in disgrace.
Anthony chuckled: "It seems that you admire Raven very much, Earl Tyrone."
"Smart and sensible young people are always popular." Tyrone did not deny it. .
Anthony nodded slowly: "Are you smart and sensible..."
Being smart means being able to see the situation clearly and not siding with the weak Fox family to oppose the will of His Majesty the King.
Thinking of this, Anthony was startled for a moment, and a playful smile appeared on his lips.
He suddenly discovered that this young man who only made him curious was enough to affect the balance of the scales.
If Raven insists on siding with the Fox family to fight against his scrutiny, it will be really a troublesome matter.
"It seems that I have stayed in Men'en City for too long." Anthony seemed to be saying to himself: "Maybe it's time to go out for a walk and see the scenery of the North."
Same time.
Elder Rudolph's face faded into a room in the Lion's Pride Inn.
Doug took back the altar of death on the ground with a solemn expression.
The year he spent in Eagle Town was the happiest time since he joined the Order of the Hand of Death.
The wine, the beauties, the thrilling gambling, the blood-stirring arena, all of them made him reluctant to leave.
Therefore, even if all the money is spent and all the money is made by gambling in Paradise, I will stay here.
But today, he had to take action.
Elder Rudolph has issued an ultimatum. If he stays here any longer, he will be recalled.
Not to mention the loss of all this enjoyment, the punishment for failing the mission is enough to make people frightened.
It's okay to just be imprisoned, but it would be real torture to be sent to serve the Lord of Death.
“Alas——”
Doug let out a long sigh, recalling his words to offend Elder Rudolph, with a bitter look on his face.
He told Elder Rudolph that Raven had left the Eagle Territory and went to Meng En City.
During that time, the position of the Holy Emblem was also moved from the five northwest counties to the three central counties; and with the return of Baron Raven, the position of the Holy Emblem also returned to the five northwest counties.
This is enough to show that Raven carries the Holy Emblem.
In order to support this, Doug also made up the story, saying that he had searched the soul of a horse thief and learned from it that Raven could indeed control the bone dragon. This is actually completely far-fetched. In that battle last year, Raven was only at level one, and his strongest was only at level two.
And the Holy Emblem of Death is in the hands of Saint Sihun.
Although I have never seen it with my own eyes, Saint Sihun is a third-level necromancer, and she is accompanied by a bone dragon.
Raven can't be her opponent!
But Rudolph believed it. Not only did he believe it, but he also ordered Doug to take action immediately to recapture the Holy Emblem.
In Doug's opinion, Rudolph didn't believe him, but knew that he was lying and urged him to die!
Herder Manda came over: "What are you going to do? Attack Eagle Castle directly?"
He knew that Doug was all nonsense, but he came out too long, He and Doug were inseparable. Once Doug was punished, he would also be implicated, so he did not expose it.
But the elders’ orders must be carried out.
“Fuck you.” Doug said angrily: “Raven is already a third-level magician, are we going to die?”
"Next, I have a plan..."
At this moment, the door next to her opened. Margaret had just finished taking a bath. At this time, she gathered her wet hair with her fingers, revealing the clear water hibiscus. like face.
She bit her pink lips: "I take a shower by myself, and my back can't be cleaned. Sir Doug...can you help me?"
Doug's throat was so hard After twitching, Manda's eyes shone brightly, and the two herders next to her even tightened their legs.
"Of course, you go first, I'll be right back." Doug said softly.
Margaret nodded and closed the door. Doug's face immediately turned cold: "Manda, deal with her."
"After you are done, come to the east forest of the city to meet me." He He straightened his collar and walked out: "Others, follow me."
As usual, he left the room unhurriedly, leaving the pride of the Lion King, and soon arrived The woods east of the city.
About half an hour later, Manda also rushed over.
"Has it been dealt with?"
"Dealed with it."
Doug sighed, feeling a little pity. After all, Margaret was the most sexy and lovely beauty he had ever seen and enjoyed, giving him an unprecedented pleasure experience.
But his actions cannot leave any traces. If you want to blame it, Margaret herself is too careless!
As time passed and the sky gradually darkened, Doug took this opportunity to explain his plan to others.
To storm Eagle Castle is to commit suicide. Doug plans to summon a group of undead creatures and rush into Eagle Town to burn, kill and loot.
Make enough noise and then take advantage of the chaos to escape.
At that time, they told Elder Rudolf that they were sure that the Holy Emblem was on Raven's body. Raven would not give it to him when he asked for it. They had to retreat after a hard fight.
This is a question of ability, not attitude. Even if there is a punishment, it will not be too severe.
“Let’s do it!”
Doug took a deep breath, scratched the ring on his left hand, and held the bone staff in his hand. He held the staff in both hands and began to chant softly. Chant mantras.
Behind him, the three undead pastors also began to cast spells.
The gray-white aura of the dead rose up like a thick mist, shrouding the entire forest.
With bursts of sound, white bones and walking corpses climbed up from the soil. There were no fewer than hundreds in total. The eyes of each undead creature were burning with gray soul fire.
This is not over yet, Doug continues to shake the staff, and a whirlwind suddenly blows!
After the whirlwind, a majestic bone warrior appeared in front of Doug.
It wears a giant horned helmet on its head, wears enchanted plate armor, holds a gray-black enchanted heavy sword in both hands, and has green soul fire burning in its hollow eyes.
Second-level undead creatures!
Doug’s eyes crossed the shoulders of the undead creatures and landed on Eagle Town not far away.
Wallace Hotel, Crystal Palace, Parade Hall, and the Arena that cannot be ignored.
He waved his staff and pointed forward: "Attack!!!"
What a town, what a prosperous territory!
When he thought about trampling it under his feet and turning the prosperity into ruins, Doug felt a violent pleasure in his heart.
Since you can’t enjoy this prosperity forever, then destroy it!
The Bone Warrior moved.
It stepped forward, turned around, swung the heavy sword, and suddenly slapped Doug on the face.
Doug flew out like a pebble, and there was a moment of confusion and trance in his mind. When he came back to his senses, he only felt that half of his face was numb, and he opened his mouth and spat out three broken teeth.
He looked at the Bone Warrior and said angrily: "I asked you to attack, not to hit me!"
However, the next moment, Doug realized something was wrong.
The bone warrior was still walking towards him steadily step by step.
At the same time, the awakened undead souls have drowned the soul herders, and blood and mutilated limbs are splashed out with screams!
"Stop, I told you to stop!" Doug waved his staff and ordered the Bone Warrior inarticulately.
What he couldn't understand was that his orders seemed to fall into the sea without any response!
“Tsk, tsk, we are husband and wife for a hundred days. We have been friends for decades.” A soft and charming female voice sounded, getting closer and closer: “Master Doug, you are really heartless. He was even willing to do something to me."
Doug looked around and finally saw Margaret walking through the night.
She put on a translucent gauze dress and crystal high heels. The breeze blew by, revealing her plump and seductive figure, with an indescribable charm.
But Doug couldn't think of anything: "...Manda didn't kill you."
"Haha, he is not as unsympathetic as you." Margaret said: "It's a pity that too much A bit ugly, if it weren’t for the Baron, I wouldn’t have fallen in love with him.”
While Margaret was speaking, Doug raised his staff and was about to cast a spell, not wanting the bone warrior to suddenly lose it. He took out his heavy sword and suddenly cut his staff into two pieces!
Looking at the Bone Warrior and then at Margaret, Doug said in disbelief: "You took control of these undead creatures? So..."
< br>"Yes, the Holy Emblem of Death is in my hand." Margaret said: "And, you guessed it right before, the Bone Dragon Gregory is indeed following the orders of the Baron."
Doug's eyes darkened: "What I said before was all made up to deal with Rudolph!"
"If I had known that Baron Raven had this ability, I wouldn't have said anything..."
Before he finished speaking, the Bone Warrior walked up to him and waved his fist, causing his eyes to go dark.
Just when he was about to lose consciousness, he vaguely heard a sentence: "You are really smart. You are still struggling at this time. Go back and bring it to the Baron for questioning..."
When Doug When he woke up again, he found himself in a dark dungeon with a pair of thick magic-sealing steel handcuffs on his wrists.
"Hey, you're awake." A hoarse voice sounded: "Welcome, welcome."
Turning around, I saw an unkempt, savage-like man sitting in a cage next to him. Touch your toes.
"My name is Mark." The savage put the fingers that had finished clasping the feet in front of his nose and smelled: "What is your name?"
Doug was so disgusted by Mark that he frowned: "Lee Stay away, filthy untouchable!"
"Noble? Who is not a noble?" Mark sneered and pressed his toes on his nose: "You have been locked up for two years. You will have the same virtue as me.”
Watching Mark's actions, seeing the lice and bugs crawling in and out of his hair, and smelling the disgusting smell of Mark's body.
Doug felt a sense of despair in his heart.
I... will become like this too! ?
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(End of this chapter)