Chapter 299
Andy came to the door of the Duke's study anxiously. The servant standing at the door saw the little mage's arrival and signaled him to wait a moment, then turned and entered the study.
The servant came out quickly and bowed slightly to Andy, "Please, the Duke is waiting for you inside."
Andy swallowed, adjusted his collar, and opened the half-covered After entering the Duke's study, there was a click and the door was closed by the servant outside.
A feeling of bewilderment suddenly spread throughout his body, and only then did Andy realize that the room was dark.
The thick curtain blocked the window, and a ray of light squeezed out from the crack. It was with this faint light that Andy vaguely felt that there was a person sitting next to the desk.
"Ken...Duke of Kent?"
Andy asked cautiously.
"Andy...my young friend..."
The person sitting spoke. I don't know why, but now Andy could feel that he was a "living creature" .
The owner of the voice is Maltz Kent Ferdinand, the new generation of Duke of the northwest bay of the Kingdom of Aldo, or as his enemies say - the usurper.
Unlike his high-spirited tone in public, the Duke's voice was very low at this time, like the roar of some beast, which made people feel chilling.
"Sit down..."
Andy endured the strong discomfort in both body and mind, and found a nearby chair to sit down.
"Thank you, Lord Duke, I wonder why you called me here?"
The Duke did not speak, but stood up and slowly left his seat. Two light spots moved with his figure - those were the Duke's eyes.
"Sure enough, is he still studying the [blood therapy] left by Master Barnett? Alas..."
The young mage shook his head secretly. I am afraid that the Duke has been unable to learn from that secret method. Escaped.
A beam of light burst out from the darkness, the Duke lit the candle, he turned and looked at the little mage.
Andy also saw the Duke clearly, and the muscles on his face twitched.
The Duke's figure is still strong, but the look on his face is really scary - his facial skin is sickly pale, the two deep-set eye sockets are red, with a dark light emitting from them, and his lips are also bright red. As if smeared with blood.
The Duke walked towards him slowly without making a sound under his feet. Andy twisted uncomfortably as he thought of all the terrible legends about [blood therapy].
Maltz reached out his hand and got close to Andy's face, smiling strangely while making stroking movements from a distance.
"What a young body...what a vibrant blood..."
A series of unexplained whispers came, as if they were desperately longing for something, making An Goosebumps broke out all over Dee's body, and he managed not to tremble.
"Your Majesty the Duke!" The little mage frowned.
The Duke, who was staring blankly at Andy's neck, immediately retracted his hand.
"I'm sorry, young friend, to let you see my private appearance, but there should be no secrets between us."
Maltz maintained his "smile" and slowly Slowly walked back to his seat and sat down.
He spread his hands and said lightly: "I need help, you know, I have encountered some trouble on the battlefield recently." The little mage knew what trouble the Duke encountered on the battlefield.
Last year, the Arcanum—specifically, the order left behind by Master Barnet when he left—sent him to the northwest bay to assist Maltz Kent, who was still an earl at the time.
With the help of some kind of spiritual magic, Malz Kent controlled the then Northwest Duke and asked the old Duke to choose him as his heir. After the old Duke "passes away", he will naturally become the new generation. Duke of the Northwest.
Just when they wanted to follow the plan left by Master Barnet, an accident occurred.
The old Duke’s younger brother escaped from strict imprisonment and published an autographed letter written by the Old Duke when he was awake, accusing Maltz of “practicing witchcraft and usurping the throne.” Although he It is indeed practicing witchcraft.
The northwest bay's lords who supported the new duke and those who opposed the new duke were divided into two factions. Soon they were in a mess, and the entire northwest region of the Aldo Kingdom fell into chaos.
Although the outbreak of the war disrupted Maltz's plan, he was still full of confidence at the beginning, believing that he could suppress this [rebellion] within a year with his own power.
However, an accident occurred again.
Goose hunting all day long, but a goose pecked out the eye. The goose that pecked the Duke's eye was the Gleyman family of Alda.
If the Northwest Bay is a backwater in the eyes of the world, then the Earldom of Alda is a backwater among backwoods. However, it is such a backwater that suddenly began to prosper a year and a half ago.
In this war, weird weapons, neat military formations, and soldiers who obeyed orders, the main enemy factors that caused Maltz's army to get into trouble all came from Arda.
The war has reached a stalemate from the beginning of the year to July now, and the new Duke's faction has been attacked from both front and rear - it is Paul Graiman who is causing trouble in the rear.
The Duke provoked civil strife in Arda, and the Duke recruited mercenaries from the south, but they did not prevent his side from gradually falling into decline.
Malts once wondered whether the Mystic Order was also secretly assisting Graiman, allowing them to kill each other, leaving the most powerful one as the agent, just like the legendary cultivator.
Andy said hesitantly: "Your Majesty the Duke, I... I only know a little spiritual magic, how can I help you?"
"Oh! Young friend, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about the organization behind you - the Secret Order. Send a message to our (he emphasized the word we) companions - I need help. ”
After being together for such a long time, Maltz also knew that Andy’s ability was indeed not as powerful as he had imagined before. This made him very disappointed with the secret society that he had longed for, and he actually sent such a weak person. A mage comes to assist him, no matter what, he must be as strong as Master Barnett.
"But...but...I am a low-key person in the organization..."
"Have the Secret Order already abandoned me?"
Andy hasn't said anything yet. At the end, hysterical roars were heard, accompanied by a bang - the table next to the Duke's seat became torn apart, and he kept his hand on the table without moving.
"What a strength!"
Andy was startled, and when he looked at the Duke, he was even more frightened - his aura was completely like a beast that chooses people to devour, and his mouth turned into a grin. The strange shape, long and sharp canine teeth were exposed without any cover.
The little mage's heart was in his throat, wondering what kind of monster Master Barnet had left behind.
"I...I will send a message...Ah, I will try to convince them..."
Malts Kent Ferdinand then returned to his previous smile, as if he had just The gaffe never happened.
"For the Arcana!"
He raised a tall glass and drank the scarlet liquid inside.
(End of this chapter)