Chapter 399: It looks like treason
1 November 14, 201.
If you mention Nord Province, there may be 70% of the empire's citizens who don't know where it is.
If you ask about its capital, 90% of the remaining 30% will fall into silence.
After all, in this era, no one cares about things that have nothing to do with them.
But when it comes to Eagle City, few people don’t know.
That was the only new Earl family in the empire, the Griffith family, in the past 400 years.
Today, Eagle City, which is famous throughout the empire, opened its doors and held a grand banquet.
Anyone can walk into the city gate and enjoy the wine and food inside.
The gift of gold is just a sentence "The Griffith family will last forever" or "I wish Count Leiwen healthy and longevity."
In the castle hall, officials at all levels of the Griffith family can only enter, but there is no limit on the square outside. No matter what origin, you can eat, drink and have fun here.
But the crowd will naturally be separated, and the distribution of people in the square is also very regular.
The outermost are the local leaders, and a small circle of merchants from the middle are local or foreign countries. The innermost part is the lower-level nobles who did not receive the invitation but came spontaneously.
As long as local leaders can come in, it is already a great honor. They raise glasses to celebrate, eat and drink, and immerse themselves in joy.
The merchants inside focus on money.
When you calculate how much the banquet costs, how much profit the handler and host may squeeze out, the more you calculate, the more you feel, the more you feel.
This banquet costs at least 15,000 gold coins, and it is just a cost in the outfield.
This also means that even if the scale of the Griffith family banquet will not be too small, even if it reduces the scale, it will not cost too little. Even if it only has 3 or 4 thousand gold coins at a time and only 20 times a year, it is a market with a scale of nearly 100,000 gold coins.
Some merchants were asking how to get in touch with Eagle City and let them use their goods; some were anxious and wanted to move their shops over immediately.
Compared with the "busy" businessmen, the nobles acted much more calm.
They sat quietly at the table, serving wine while gracefully delivering food into their mouths.
Then he whispered from time to time, talking about the degree of this dish, the craftsmanship, the history of the shape, the rich taste...
It can be easily picked up and it is very leisurely. "It's really like a dream." The Knight of Konchi in TEDA sighed: "9 years ago, Lord Lei Wen was still a baron. Who would have thought that he would become an earl in one leap!"
"Strength, luck, and vision are indispensable." The leader of the Jennings Knight, echoed: "I bet that if anyone sat in Lord Lei Wen's position, he would not be able to achieve such achievements."
The two looked at each other, and both saw a kind of envy in each other's eyes and the deep sense of powerlessness behind the envy.
Kitals are never difficult to obtain.
The knight class like them belongs to the tail of the nobles and the top of the civilians, so they have a deep understanding of the difficulty of improving their titles.
From a knight to a baron, it takes a family to work hard for hundreds or hundreds of years, and there is also a suitable opportunity to be promoted.
Successful families often do not have one in a hundred.
Most knight families will lose their titles for various reasons, cut off their inheritance, and fall back to the civilians and even the serf class.
The baron was promoted to viscount and viscount was promoted to earl, which were two even more insurmountable natural barriers.
The most prominent example is the battle between the Death Hand Cult 9 years ago.
In that battle, 127 Knights of the Nord Province were destroyed; 17 nobles were deposed and 11 nobles were extinct, including 26 barons and 2 viscounts.
But after the war, only two people successfully promoted from the knight to the baron; only one person won the title of Viscount, and he was also a member of the Earl's family Slater, Hyde.
The empire is stepping up control over various provinces and minimizing the number of nobles as much as possible. This is a fact that all nobles know.
It is a miracle that Lei Wen was able to leap from baron to earl under such a general situation.
So these knights are full of powerlessness—
Only legends can achieve miracles. They are ordinary people who imagine it as luxury.
Unlike the square, the hall is a different scene.
Lei Wen has not arrived yet, so although all kinds of delicacies have been served, no one has moved, and chatting around the world has become the mainstream.
So it is also particularly noisy.
The people who can sit here are all officials at all levels who have followed Lei Wen to the present, including from administrative agencies in various territorial areas and from the army. Although they are clearly civil and military, they are all together.
Everyone had a smile on their face.
Because they knew that with the magnanimity of Count Leiwen, someone would make a fortune after this banquet.
The most exciting thing is the orphans in the Flight Team. "Hoyaz, if you are promoted to a knight, remember to enthrone us as attendants!" an orphan named Youmin teased with a smile.
Hoyaz blushed and waved his hand, "It's nothing. Everyone has made a lot of contributions in Aivol. Who can be awarded the title?"
"Look, not only brave, but Hoyaz has learned a lot of humility that the nobles have used to be." Fourier spoke, putting one hand on Youmin's shoulder, and at the same time, he winked at Hoyaz:
"Look, the knight can't stop Hoyaz's footsteps. Maybe in a few days, we will call him Baron Hoyaz!"
A chubby orphan next to him, and said in a tiny voice: "Baron Hoyaz, Lord Baron, do you need me to accompany you?"
Lennon gently pushed him and smiled and said, "Biggo, don't disgusting people!"
The joy of the orphans is a microcosm of the Eagle Army officers present.
They either stood or sat, teasing each other loudly, glanced at the side door next to them, looking forward to the arrival of the Count.
As time passed, the originally lively atmosphere in the hall gradually became deserted.
Because Lei Wen never appeared.
It's not just Raven, but Eric, Hyena, and Link didn't show up either.
A feeling of uneasiness began to spread throughout the castle.
...
Time went back a few hours ago, just when it was night.
On the top platform of Eagle City, 18 flying mounts stood quietly, only one was the Wind King, and the other 17 were all ordinary horned eagles.
In addition, some people gather here.
Eric, Hyena and Link gathered together. They had a premonition of what was going to happen next. They did not speak, but sat in the pavilion and closed their eyes and rested, and seized the time to recover.
Not far from their left, there were 5 people standing, and they felt quite incongruous together.
Because the age span is a bit large.
The youngest one looks only in her early 20s, but the oldest one is at least 30 or even 35 years old.
Often older people will always become the default leader in a circle.
But although these five people formed a circle, the oldest man had a slightly hunched back, showing a slightly flattering and relaxed smile.
Because the other four are - Toro and Bydo, sons of Felli; Hencedon, sons of Cuman; Magde, sons of Coul.
They are all sons of government officials who are in charge of a fiefdom.
The oldest one is Pip, the son of the clerk Junasheng.
These five people all joined the Eagle Army’s personal guard camp before the War of Aivol. Later, they made considerable contributions in several War of Aivol. In the process, they were given God’s potion, and now they have all awakened to become extraordinary.
And to Eric and others' right hand, four people stood there.
The two had a great time talking, one would occasionally interject, and the other would be silent.
The most conspicuous one was wearing armor with family heraldry. Although he was tempered by the army in every move, his nobleness could not be erased.
He is Moas, the old friend of Reven and the youngest son of Count Jonah, the province of Molinier.
The one who had a great conversation with him was named Gron.
He was a student who graduated from Griffith Comprehensive College and was born in a business family. After graduation, he joined the 2nd Legion of the Eagle Army and served as a military policeman responsible for picking military discipline.
The one who occasionally interrupts is named Beta, the son of Baron Kate, the Moor County of Snow Maple. It was before Raven led his army into Aivol and was stuffed in by Baron Kate.
The one who only heard it was named Sefflin, who, like Grand, graduated from the comprehensive college.
His father was a knight, but his family was in trouble and offended the current baron, and the knight title could not be passed down.
Not far away, there were 5 people gathered together.
A person keeps chattering and can't stop talking, and the other four will occasionally interject.
The tallest person has the longest face, so that even the helmet is specially customized. From a distance, it looks like some kind of strange work of art, so that others have forgotten his original name. No matter who it is, the nickname "Donkey Face".
Next is his brother-in-law, known as "freckles".
Because he had too many freckles, he had a face on the freckles, and according to the Eagle Army soldier who had taken a bath together, he was also covered in freckles.
The other two normal people both look handsome against the backdrop of them.
One of these two people is Hervey and the other is Lamb. Although they are both in their early 26 and 7 years old, they seem to be more mature than their actual age.
These four people are all officers from the 1st Legion of the Eagle Army.
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The one who was chattering, his height could only reach their abdomen - because this was a gray dwarf.
His name is Pingerko, and he is the only guy who awakened the fusion and casting fighting spirit among the many gray dwarves that Raven brought down from the bloody high ground by him.
But he was not interested in forging and craftsmanship. His favorite thing was to smash people's heads with a big hammer and insisted on joining the army. He was so angry that he said that he was simply ashamed of the blood of the gray dwarf.
Of course, in addition to not liking forging, he still has many characteristics that gray dwarfs should have.
For example, two big beards like twisted flowers, like to drink, and have the broken mouth that can't stop when you open your mouth. "I tell you, that woman didn't believe in my ability at first, but the result..."
From fighting to drinking, and from drinking to bed, the four people next to her showed disbelief expressions, but they didn't feel disgusted.
Although this guy was broken, he went to the battlefield and the hammer was really powerful enough to hit him.
Julia, who was farther away, looked here, curled her lips, hiding herself in a deeper shadow.
Squeak.
The door is open.
Leiwen appeared in front of everyone wearing leather armor.
Everyone stopped, stood up straight, faced Ren, and saluted together: "Sir Earl!" Lei Wen whistled, and Xiaobai fell from the sky.
Catching Xiaobai's reins, Lei Wen's eyes swept across everyone:
"Set off!"
…
Hippok County, Binzimann.
Zhouzi Fort.
The torches on the city wall are connected, and braziers are illuminated every few steps on the streets inside the castle. The entire eldest son fort, up, down, inside and outside, is illuminated like daytime.
The soldiers on the city wall staggered, and some of them would even accidentally fall asleep and be woken up by a sense of upset.
In fact, since Raven returned to Nord, the atmosphere inside and outside the eldest son's fort became increasingly tense, and as Raven's itinerary approached Eagle City, martial law began.
It has been going on for nearly a month.
The soldiers of the eldest son fort are not iron men. Even if they work in two shifts, they will inevitably accumulate fatigue and numbness in such a tense atmosphere.
It's midnight again, and even if the people above repeatedly make trouble, they can't help but feel energetic.
木—
The big bell rings on the castle, awakening the soldiers standing in the observation building. "Fuck..." The soldier opened his mouth and yawned, looked outside casually, and prepared to adjust his posture and rest.
As soon as he closed his eyes, he opened it suddenly, his hands were lying on the edge of the observation building, and his body suddenly trembled.
18 flying monsters are flying from the sky!
Now, the entire Nord Province is capable of raising so many flying monsters, except for the Slater family, only Griffith - the little skinned man who has been talking about for a long time!
"Enemy attack--"
Screams pierced the night sky, and the entire eldest son fort came alive!
The little skinned who was sleeping with clothes started from the bed, put on his boots and rushed out of the castle, and arrived at the edge of the wall on the second floor of the castle.
"What's the situation?" Xiao Feipi asked.
His personal guard commander Knight Dalton said, "It's Lei Wen here...I saw his Feng Wang Xiaobai."
"How many people?" Xiao Feipi asked.
"... Except for Lei Wen, there are 18 in total." Dalton said:
"At present, we have landed outside the castle gate." "Ha, I can see that I am ambushing on the castle platform, Lei Wen has some eyesight." Xiao Peeling frowned, and a sarcastic anger arose at the corner of his mouth:
"But I brought 18 people here, is he crazy or am I crazy!?"
The defenders at the city gate also thought the same way. Looking at Lei Wen and his party who were turning over from the back of the horned eagle beast outside the city gate, they all laughed out loud.
Although the eldest son castle is not a fortress, it is also a viscount castle after all. How can this little person also want to attack the city?
A man walked out of the team and strode to the city gate. The fire shone, and the guards on the city tower immediately recognized him.
It's Eric.
His iconic large and small eyes are so easy to identify.
The knight guarding the city gate whispered: "Hey! Knight Eric, are you here to deliver a message?"
However, to his surprise, Eric did not answer, but took a deep breath.
The light was abundant on the wall, but at this moment the steel fighting spirit flowing over Eric's body was even more dazzling, and the martial soul unfolded behind him at this moment.
It was a set of exquisite plate armor that seemed to be a thousand hammers and forged!
He stretched out his arm, and the silver-colored steel dou energy flowed out like a cluster of dust, landing on the two city gates.
Buzz, buzz, buzz...
The city gate is shaking!
Nails embedded in the door panel jumped out one by one. With a few loud bangs, the wooden boards wrapped around the outside hit the ground, revealing the skeleton made of steel in the inner part.
The steel skeleton as high as 5 meters tall, strands of seemingly vague fighting spirit chains extended, wrapped around Eric's palm.
Eric suddenly tightened his fist and then pulled back!
Crab, crack, crack! ! !
The two metal mesh that were almost firmly embedded in the city tower were twisted and collapsed like hemp ropes. Then, in a flying bricks and stones, they were pulled out of the city tower and smashed into the ground, splashing dust all over the sky.
The knight guarding the city wall was frozen in place, his teeth trembling.
What kind of monster is this? How could the steel Dou Qi have such power?
Those two city gates, just one, weighs tens of thousands of pounds!
Eric seemed to have done the most trivial thing and returned to Raywin.
The smoke and dust dissipated, Lei Wen took steps and walked into the door calmly under the guard of the remaining 18 people.
He raised his head slightly and his eyes fell on his skinned face.
The eyes met, as if a flash of lightning flashed out in the sky!
Dalton's heart tightened.
He has seen Lei Wen before, but now Lei Wen is completely different from 3 years ago.
There is less humble and restrained, and there is more majesty that cannot be provoked!
"Attacking the noble castle without authorization is like treason..."
Dalton heard the sound of skinning and gritting teeth. In addition to the nervousness, there was also a few relief in his voice that finally landed on the ground:
"Dalton, bring people to press me and kill them all!"
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(The end of this chapter)