king of the castle

Chapter 276

Although both Farrell and Edward had a bad opinion of Roger, they both promised to attend the party on time after receiving the invitation to the party. 【】

According to the tradition of the Thorne Kingdom, the minister who went to a certain territory to convey the kingdom's order would announce the order before the evening party held for them by the local lord.So no matter how much Farrell and Edward hate and even hate Roger, this party is a must.

When it was time for the party, Farrell and Edward wore formal dresses and arrived outside the baron's mansion in a carriage on time.

Standing in front of the baron's mansion, Farrell had a disgusted face, and he hated the carriage just now.His own carriage had been completely destroyed in an "accident" during the day, and even the driver had been beheaded. At this time, he was riding in a carriage specially prepared by Roger to "welcome distinguished guests".

I didn't know what this car was loaded with before, not only was it outrageously crude, but the smell inside was even more terrifying.Farrell felt that the smell in the carriage was more disgusting than the toilet in his mansion. I really don't know how Roger sent such a carriage to pick up the guests. Doesn't he know how important face is to nobles?Or maybe this guy sent such a carriage on purpose just to humiliate himself?

This thought added a layer of gloom to Edward's originally bad face.However, when he arrived at the shabby baron's mansion, he immediately felt that the first guess was more likely. The local lord was obviously very poor, and he might not be able to afford a better carriage at all. The place will know.

The baron's mansion is only two floors high, and the area is pitifully small, not even a garden!In the capital, as long as those who have a little money, their residences are much more luxurious than this building.Especially when Edward discovered that the servant standing in front of the baron's mansion to greet the guests was only wearing a set of linen uniforms, with a disdainful smile on his face, he felt even more disdainful towards Roger.

Edward fared a little better than Farrell, at least not showing the contempt of the heart.Looking at Roger's humble residence, his face showed an expression of sudden realization.

As a knight, he didn't care as much as Farrell about how Roger lived and whether he had a luxurious carriage, but more concerned about the military strength of the lord here.During the day, Edward had taken the opportunity of wandering around to get a general idea of ​​the town's defenses.He was surprised to find that apart from the three knights, there were only dozens of guards in Kent Town.Even for a border town, such a small number of troops is too small.

At that time, Edward thought that Roger was deliberately hiding his strength, but now he felt that maybe Kent Town only had such a little strength, which was helpless.Even the lord lived in such a dilapidated place. This territory was obviously more barren than the legend said. Even if Roger wanted to recruit more soldiers, he might not be able to support them.

"It's really miserable for the lord to live in such a broken place. It's a disgrace to all the nobles!"

"The town of Kent only has this level of strength, and it will definitely not be able to complete the orders issued by the military department. Lord Vatel's plan will definitely succeed!"

Farrell and Edward were thinking about each other, and they walked into the baron's mansion under the leadership of the servants. Roger was already waiting to meet them in the study.

The two sides didn't have a good impression of each other, and naturally even the most basic politeness was avoided when there was no one else. Roger sat behind the desk and said coldly to the two: "Tell me, what is the purpose of the military department asking you to come here?" thing?"

Farrell suppressed his dissatisfaction, threw an envelope on the table and said, "Do it yourself!"

Roger picked up the envelope and checked it. After confirming that the magic seal on it was real and that the envelope had not been opened, he took out the letter paper and started.

The order of the military department was very clear, requiring Roger to act as soon as possible to encircle and suppress the orc tribes on the golden wasteland and curb the evil deeds of orcs from invading the kingdom.The order designated Earl Farrell as the supervisor of this mission, that is to say, whether Roger completed the order of the military department was completely judged by Farrell.As long as he said that Roger hadn't completed the mission of the military department, no matter how hard Roger tried, it would be useless.

At the end of the order, it also clearly stated that the task of exterminating the orcs in the northeast of the kingdom is very important.The military department has already agreed with the Senate, and will use this task as the assessment standard for the qualification of the newly promoted nobles.That is to say, if Roger fails to complete this task, the Senate will think that he has fulfilled the obligations of a nobleman to the kingdom, and it is very likely that he will make a decision to cut Roger because of this.

Damn it, Ma Le Gobi, these pigs are united to drive me to my death!After finishing the order sent by the military department, Roger was in a bad mood.

Roger didn't mind the task of exterminating the orcs. Anyway, he had planned to do so. On the one hand, he could collect some soul power, and on the other hand, he could make the caravan safer.But the problem came out that the Senate regarded this task as an assessment of the ability of the newly promoted nobles, and the military department also sent Farrell, who was obviously the same as Vatel, to supervise, which forced Roger to his death.

No matter how well Roger did, as long as Farrell thinks he is unqualified, the Senate may use this as an excuse to cut Roger's title. Judging from the current attitude of the Senate, this is definitely a certainty.

Roger slowly put away the orders from the military department, smiled lightly at Farrell and Edward, and said, "The military department and the Senate are really worthy of me, it's really interesting to use such a task as my noble ability assessment! "

There is a reason why Roger said this. Although at the beginning of the founding of the Thorne Kingdom, the ability assessment of the new nobles was very strict, and they were often required to make military exploits to pass.However, with the passage of time, the Thorne Kingdom has been at peace for a long time, and the ability assessment of new nobles has gradually become more relaxed.As long as many new nobles can come up with a sum of money, they will pass the assessment.Even for a new aristocrat like Roger who owns a territory, as long as he can pay a lot of taxes from the territory for the year, the Senate will generally not embarrass him.

But this time Roger's new nobleman's ability assessment is to eliminate several orc tribes on the golden wasteland.Even for most veteran noble families, this is very difficult.It is a bit too much for a little noble like Roger who has just acquired the territory for a few months now. No wonder Roger would say such a thing.

But Farrell and Edward are Vettel's most loyal lackeys, so naturally they don't take Roger's words to heart.Farrell even smiled at him triumphantly: "Your Excellency the Baron, I will keep an eye on you this time. You must not disappoint the expectations of the Senate and the Military Department!"

This pig head is really annoying, we must find a way to kill him!Seeing Farrell grinning sinisterly with fat lips, Roger's heart was full of murderous intent.