Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 334 The time has come

The next day, in the evening.

The residents of Peacock City who just stepped into the "Kingfisher's Feather" tavern were in a trance for a moment.

Originally, even if "Kingfisher's Feather" was a relatively luxurious entertainment venue in this small mining town, if it weren't for this, it would not have been occupied by the southern nobles stationed here and used as a temporary conference center;
However, the objective material conditions of Peacock City are there. Even if it is one of the best "Kingfisher Feathers" in the city, in terms of decoration and decoration style, if it is really placed in big cities such as Rock Creek City, Rose City, and even the Imperial Capital, it will be the same as the real It still pales in comparison to the extravagant and luxurious life.

The only bright spot of "Kingfisher's Feather" may be that some bards play the lute and sing the same old-fashioned love songs every night, and some painted local prostitutes wander around the wine tables looking for customers— ——If one day a certain prostitute gets drunk and dances a messy solo waltz on the stage, it is considered that the customers are lucky today, and they have a rare good show to watch.

——All in all, the entertainment life of "Kingfisher's Feather" and the drinkers of Peacock City is so lacking and boring; An assortment of big-bodied whores.

But even so, as a "high-end entertainment venue" in Peacock City, "Kingfisher's Feather" is not affordable for the poor miners in the city - the main customers of this tavern are the wealthy businessmen and small workshops in the city Lord, and since the southern aristocrats settled in, there have been more local gentry who haunt "Kingfisher's Feather" and want to get in touch with the aristocratic lords.

And these regular customers of "Kingfisher's Feather" almost thought they had entered the wrong place when they walked into this tavern today:

When walking into the door of "Kingfisher's Feather", the first thing that comes to your nose is no longer the usual smell of rotten wood, but a refreshing fragrance of gardenia, which makes people feel like stepping into the back of a certain royal family. Garden—and only those people of insight who have been to the prosperous areas in the north can vaguely recall that this is the unique fragrance type of the perfume "Fengshuangyulu" that is popular in the imperial capital nowadays!

"Wind, Frost, Rain and Dew" is a perfume formulated by the Imperial Etiquette Department using an ancient elf formula. It is mainly used on important royal occasions, and only a small amount is released. A bottle of perfume on the market is even more expensive than an equivalent volume of liquid gold!
The southern celebrities who have always tasted this fragrance only in a few occasions such as the Holy Light Cathedral in the imperial capital, almost thought they were dreaming—in this remote southern town, in this small tavern where rats and flies swarmed, who was it? To adorn the air with such expensive perfume is really a waste of everything!
However, the reality quickly proved to them: you guys are not dreaming.

Because not only did they not wake up from the dream after a hard pinch on their arm, but because of the severe pain, their five senses became clearer.

So they saw that the shabby, rag-like curtains of "Kingfisher Feather" had been replaced with blood-red silk curtains with golden tassels. eagle wings

So they saw that the original fuel oil chandelier in this tavern had been replaced by a huge suspended lighting crystal wrapped in crystal. Luxurious and blurred makeup;
So they saw that the old floor of "Kingfisher's Feather", which was covered with moss and creaked when stepped on, seemed to have been stripped clean overnight and replaced with a shiny, smooth floor. The teak wood that can be learned - and even the dirty wine tables and chairs of "Kingfisher Feather" have been replaced from head to toe, and turned into a restaurant covered with embroidered white tablecloths, such as a large manor. Ordinary round tables, and luxurious red velvet chairs one after another.

Even at this moment, what reaches the ears of the guests is no longer the sound of the inaccurate lute and the hoarse and mocking voices of the troubadours, but the melodious organ plucking and the melodious violin sound.

All the local guests who have just walked into the lobby on the first floor of "Kingfisher's Feather" will silently curse "I'm sorry":
Is this place still the old dilapidated tavern with pus on the head and sore feet? !
——It seems that it is not.

Because on the main wall of the tavern, behind the brand-new bar counter, the large kingfisher specimen that the owner of "Kingfisher Feather" originally hung has disappeared, and it has been replaced by a huge golden goshawk coat of arms, as well as gold flowers in bronzing. A banner with "Igor Family's Office on the North Bank of the Lionheart River" written in font.

Individual guests who are impatient, after a brief shock and aphasia, will eagerly look around and open their mouths to discuss loudly what happened in this poor place;

Whenever at this time, a well-mannered local old squire would quickly put his finger on his lips, and only after confirming that this fellow would not rashly speak loudly and disturb the heavenly beings, would he carefully point to the central area of ​​the hall:
There, at the most central round tables facing the stage of the tavern (it used to be a small corner, but the curtain has been put up now), there are big people crowded:
The southern aristocratic gentlemen wearing gold and silver, which are rarely seen by the commoners of Peacock City, are now in a state of flooding in the hall of "Kingfisher Feather": "Marquis walks everywhere, earls are not as good as dogs":
The guests with a little knowledge, relying on the coats of arms of the gentlemen of the nobles, barely recognized several big figures such as the Marquis of the Whale City, Moby Dick, the Marquis of the Tide City, La Wague, and they were even more shocked What's more, the little man sitting calmly on the right of the center seems to be Lord Anthony Dimitri, the governor of the southern border of the empire!
——As for the old acquaintance of the residents of Peacock City, Baron South East, the lord of Peacock City, can only sit with him in the farthest corner at this moment, pouring wine for a certain Marquis beside him with a flattering face.

Since the major southern territories formed a coalition and entered Peacock City, the local celebrities have more or less seen these southern lords, but they have never seen them gather together in one place - no wonder, because except Apart from quarreling in the military council every day, this group of nobles would never be in the same room with those political enemies they could not get used to.

But in the evening of this day, this group of dog-like and dignified southern nobles actually sat in the hall of "Kingfisher Feather" in a proper manner, with serious expressions like elementary school students in class. .

When most of the guests were shocked at the door by this luxurious lineup, huddled together with other local celebrities and lost ground, a few sensitive people discovered the crux of the problem:

In the middle of all the seated nobles, surrounded by all the southern lords and lords, is a young black-haired young man with a handsome face——this person is dressed in a gorgeous and formal red military uniform. Sitting inside is a glamorous beauty with dark brown hair and purple eyes, how dazzling she looks among a group of old and immortal greasy nobles!
"Who is this grandson?" whispered inquiries quickly spread among the guests.

As a result, there will be local celebrities who came earlier to learn and sell, pointing out to the latecomers that this handsome young lord is none other than Master Elliot Igor, Duke of Frost Maple Ridge who is in charge of Southern Military Affairs!

At this time, the faces of these local celebrities will show a proud and proud brilliance, as if they can only say the name of the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, which shows that they are very familiar with the noble Lord Elliot Igor They can exchange cups and call each other brothers-but in fact, they are just what others have just heard.

If it was a few days ago, the name "Eliot Igor" fell into the ears of the residents of Peacock City, it would be no different from hearing someone fart.

However, after the vigorous publicity of the Frost Maple Ridge Political Department and "What the Lord Eats Today", these people on the north bank of the Lionheart River have long been familiar with their hearts: the dignified Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, Elliot Igor, was not the one who lived in the imperial capital Kemal before. Isn’t the young hero who made great contributions to Er Manor the model lord who appeases the wilderness and protects the caravan, isn’t he the God of War who led 2000 troops to repel tens of thousands of orc elite soldiers and ensure the safety of the southern border? !

But none of them thought that Elliot Igor, who had been famous in the past two days, was actually such a young and handsome young man with no hair on his mouth!

They never expected that such a great god, the Duke of Shuangfengling, whose power expanded rapidly as if he had been struck by an ignition spell, and who had overwhelmed the entire southern border of the empire in a blink of an eye, was sitting peacefully at the Peacock City's "Kingfisher's Feather". "In such a little church!
So the local customers who just walked into the lobby of the tavern were even more afraid to move:
God is sorry, they came here during the usual opening hours of "Kingfisher Feather", thinking of ordering French fries and wine;

But why did they get caught up in the weird scene of dignitaries gathering in the hall?

As a result, the people who had just entered the room did not dare to move due to the atmosphere, and the fearless and ignorant people behind were still squeezing into the tavern. In an instant, the entrance of Kingfisher's Feather was caught in a serious traffic jam, just like the main road in Beiping when you get off work in the evening .

Seeing that the guests were rushing shoulder-to-shoulder and about to cause a stampede, the Duke of Shuangfengling, who was under the spotlight of everyone, suddenly let go of the arm around the slender waist of the ice beauty, stood up from his seat, and turned to block the door with a smile. local customers.

It is strange to say that there was no lack of whispering and humming in the hall, but after Xiahou's official got up, the whole "Kingfisher's Feather" fell silent instantly, even the organ that had been playing smoothly all the time and the violin, both stopped at half a beat.

Then, everyone could only hear the young Duke of Shuangfengling say loudly:
"Everyone! Today, there is a press conference for 'Kingfisher's Feather' to be held under the witness of all the southern lords—please don't be nervous if you just entered the door. As local citizens of Peacock City, you might as well listen to this event with us. A press conference, as a witness among civilian friends! But please keep quiet and take a seat at the back, thank you all."

After finishing his words, Xia Houyan didn't wait for any response, and sat down again with Shi Shiran on his own, and a devil's claw brushed Miss Karen Lepergue's cold buttocks again, which immediately aroused Karen's annoyed stare.

The local guests at the door were in a daze for a while:
Is a majestic duke, Mr. Elliot Igor, the "President of Southern Military Affairs", so easy to talk to?
Shouldn't a great lord like him disdain to talk to commoners like us?
Even if it is necessary to maintain order, shouldn't it be done by the knights and servants under him?
But the confusion is the confusion. Since Mr. Igor spoke, it is not easy for everyone to continue crowding at the door, so they walked in cautiously and humbly, and stood in the back row of the noble gentlemen:

Although there are still many empty tables and seats in the hall, the people of Peacock City absolutely dare not sit down with these imperial nobles.

And even though they stood at the back of the hall and became the "witnesses" that the Duke called, they still had doubts in their hearts:
Just now, Master Igor seemed to say that this was a "press conference"? What is a "press conference"?Why are all the nobles from the south here?
But, but I just came here for a drink...

Mom, I want to go home...

In fact, these Peacock City civilians were at a loss, how could the southern nobles sitting in the front row have their heads?
——They were terrified of being slapped in the face by Xiahou officials in public the night before yesterday, and they huddled in the temporary residence all day, thinking about how to shift the blame for the defense to others, but they suddenly received a message from Yi at noon today. The invitation letter sent by the soldiers of the Gore pioneering army, saying that they are invited to hold a "press conference" at "Kingfisher Feather" at night?
What the hell is this kid Elliott Igor doing?
Of course, the inviter was the Duke of Shuangfengling, the president of Southern Military Affairs, and he had been repaired just now. All present.

Thus, there was this weird scene in the hall of "Kingfisher Feather".

In the front row are the nobles who are sitting anxiously, and in the back row are the commoners who are standing in complete confusion.

Seeing a huge mass of dignified heads in front of them, and even some ordinary guests with strange brain circuits, they had a whim: They suddenly realized that if they grabbed an ax and rushed to the front to hack and kill randomly, wouldn't it be a disaster for the entire empire? Will the southern aristocratic circle collapse overnight?After all, this is the only spectacle for beating the Marquis and scooping the Earl!

Fortunately, in the corner of the hall, wearing "Fourier's Transformation Armor", holding a sledgehammer and axe, and full of violent elements are enough to get an R-48 rating. Abandon all bold ideas.

Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Xia Houyan got up again, and slowly walked to the stage in the newly decorated hall.

The whole space fell silent again, and the music stopped playing.

Everyone's eyes turned to the young Duke of Shuangfengling who was full of oppression all over his body, wanting to hear what he had to say.

Xia Houyan stood in the middle of the stage, snapped his fingers, and the halo of "volume boost" magic enveloped him.

Then, the lord smiled and said:

"Everyone, I am very sorry to take up your time...I am Elliot Igor, Duke of Frost Maple Ridge, the guardian of the wilderness of the land of cracked souls, and...the president appointed by His Majesty Basil III, Southern Military Affairs .”

After some self-introduction, the room was silent, not even applause.

This is not only because everyone has already known her surname and name, but also because the southern nobles who have just been repaired, like the commoners in the room, dare not make a slight move because of the huge pressure-in this case, even It takes courage to be the first to applaud.

Xia Houyan had expected this kind of atmosphere a long time ago, he laughed and continued:
"As you can see, we Frost Maple Ridge and the Igor family are going to hold a meeting on this beautiful night in this beautiful tavern, which is also the future 'Igor Family Office on the North Bank of the Lionheart River'." A press conference. The news we want to release to you, I believe that the gentlemen who have followed the publication "What the Lord Eats Today" in the past few days must also be very concerned about it-about what our Igor family discovered on the battlefield, and the relationship with the empire. Shocking secrets related to political insiders."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone's backs straightened up.

Indeed, in today's "What the Lord Eats Today", although there is a serialization of the next chapter of "Dragon Heroes" (it talks about a mysterious magic that needs to be practiced by men and women), but about the "shocking secret" that has been announced for a long time ", but not a single word.

Only then did everyone realize that the Duke of Shuangfengling planned to reveal this secret at the press conference!

Regardless of the whispers in the audience, Xia Houyan continued to smile and said:

"To be specific, when our Igor pioneer army cleaned up the battlefield after the war, we discovered the inside story of why the Glorious Federation was able to gain so many times in this war. An inside ghost, he has secretly turned to the orcs."

A simple sentence stirred up a storm in the hearts of everyone:

There are human nobles who have taken refuge in orc bastards? !

Some southern lords had already been familiar with the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge's scavenging and arresting ghosts in the Kemal Manor because they participated in the St. Augustus Festival, but they never expected that Lord Igor would actually catch another one in the south. Ghost? !

What kind of education did the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge receive?Was it a sheriff? !
Without waiting for the chaos to subside, Xia Houyan continued:

"We found iron-like physical evidence on the body of the orc, that is, a weapon of mass destruction provided by this human nobleman to the Glorious Federation..."

Having said that, he took out a vial containing an unknown liquid from his pocket and shook it in front of everyone, but before everyone could see clearly, the lord stuffed the bottle containing "weapons of mass destruction" back arms.

"But... I believe human evidence should be more effective than physical evidence." Xia Houyan smiled, "Everyone, let us applaud the powerful orc necromancer we captured in this battle—Mr. Ner'zhul !"

(End of this chapter)