king of the castle

Chapter 281

Ever since he witnessed the life-and-death struggle between Roger and Farrell, Edward has become somewhat afraid of Roger. 【】At this moment, the knight looked pitiful, and whispered to Roger: "My lord, you can't leave me behind. I am in charge of assisting Earl Farrell, and now he...is not here I am obliged to replace him."

Although Edward kept his posture very low, the meaning in his words was very clear, that is, he would replace Farrell to exercise the authority of supervisor.As Vettel's confidant, Edward is loyal to his master. Although Farrell has died, Edward still has no intention of giving up his mission.

Only after the duel between Roger and Farrell, Edward's range of action has been controlled by Roger around Kent Town and the vineyard.He had no chance to get word out that Farrell was dead, nor did he know that a new Overseer was on the way.The poor knight didn't know that he was being manipulated by Roger, and he still wanted to supervise him to complete the orders of the military department. He was really a reckless guy.

Just like you, you want to replace Farrell and play tricks on your buddies?Go dreaming!Let you know what happens when you fight against your buddies soon!

Roger would not be fooled by Edward's obedient appearance, and cursed this cunning guy in his heart.But to be honest, if Edward is left in Kent Town, Roger is really worried, so he simply nodded with a smile and said: "Mr. Edward has this kind of thought, so let's go with me!"

"Okay, that's great!" Edward was happy at first, and then asked tentatively: "Those soldiers under me..."

"Of course your soldiers are following you!" Roger waved without hesitation, "Leave these people in Kent Town, I'm afraid no one will be able to restrain these soldiers!"

Roger's words were in Edward's arms, and he quickly smiled and said: "Then I will gather the soldiers now and let them go on the road with us!"

"Let's go on the road together, let's go on the road together!" Roger smiled on the surface, but he thought maliciously in his heart: After leaving the range of Kent County, my buddy will send you on the road with your subordinates!

Edward quickly went to the vineyard to gather his men, and then brought them to join Roger in a hurry.Roger got impatient for a long time, and immediately waved his hand when he arrived at Edward: "Let's go, it's already late!"

Before Edward could answer, Roger had already ridden on his horse first.Bonnie followed him without saying a word, and the two slowly left Kent Town and headed northwest along the main road.

For Edward, as long as he could keep up with Roger, he was satisfied, and he didn't take his polite behavior to his heart, but urged his soldiers to follow up quickly.However, not far from Kent Town, Edward realized that something was wrong, hurriedly urged his horse to catch up with Roger and said, "Master Baron, have you forgotten something?"

Roger said with a blank face: "I haven't forgotten!"

"But...but only you and Bonnie Knight have left the town." Edward scratched his ears anxiously: "Where are the others? Where are the guards?"

"Guards? They want to guard the town of Kent!" Roger said earnestly: "The kingdom is entrusted to me to govern Kent County. I must ensure that the people here live and work in peace and contentment. Only in this way can I be worthy of the trust of His Majesty the King, the love of the Senate, and the trust of the Senate. The local people's…”

I was so anxious by Roger's words that I broke out in a cold sweat. Edward interrupted without regard to etiquette: "My lord Baron, I didn't mean to say that."

"Then what do you want to say?"

Edward was almost pissed off by Roger's slow performance, so he quickly took a deep breath to calm himself down and said, "Have you forgotten, you are going to wipe out the orcs! How can you and Bonnie complete the military mission?" Ministry orders?"

Edward's words seemed to make Roger unhappy, he gently held the hilt of the sword at his waist and said coldly: "Edward Knight, are you questioning my strength?"

Thinking of Roger's performance that night, Edward swallowed secretly, and then said with a smile, "Of course I didn't mean that. It's just that the orcs are ferocious and savage, and there are so many of them. I'm worried about your safety!"

"As a nobleman of the kingdom, I only know how to contribute to the country wholeheartedly! Now that the military department has issued an order, even one person can't stop my determination to complete the task!" Roger looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, with a deep and deep expression With a slightly sad tone, he said: "As for my personal safety... I have already ignored it!"

"Pfft!" Roger's words almost made Bonnie behind him burst out laughing.The female knight turned her head away quickly, for fear that her smile would be caught by Edward.

Roger's words made Edward's stomach churn. Fortunately, it had been a while since he last ate, otherwise he was really afraid that he would vomit.Edward felt that even those well-known jesters in the kingdom would not be able to say such disgusting words as Roger. Why did he disregard his own comfort for the sake of the kingdom? Such words came out of Roger's mouth. People have goosebumps all over their bodies.

Although Xin didn't take Roger's words seriously at all, Edward still wanted to praise him a few words, and immediately raised his thumb and said: "A person like your lord who is dedicated to the kingdom is really admirable, and he is definitely a role model for us to follow. For a noble like you, the unification of the Emu Continent by the Thorne Kingdom is just around the corner!"

I'm going to go, what this guy said is more disgusting than me!Roger was disgusted by Edward's words, so he couldn't help but look at him carefully, trying to figure out how such a sycophant got the title of knight.

However, Edward's stern expression made Roger unable to figure it out.He nodded his head to show that he was very satisfied with the knight's flattery, and urged the horse to go on.

Looking at Roger's back, Edward said coldly in his heart: You can be proud now, only two people are going to wipe out the orcs. This time, you will definitely not be able to fulfill the order of the military department. You will still be able to laugh when the time comes!

Thinking of Roger's miserable state after being debarred, a sneer involuntarily appeared on the corner of Edward's mouth.Now that Roger is a noble lord, Edward can only treat him respectfully and dare not make mistakes.However, if Roger was stripped of his title by the Senate, Edward's status as a knight would be much nobler than him, and the status of the two would be reversed.

In the days in Kent Town, Edward was not less angry with Roger, and he had to be careful with him all the time. For him, this was an unbearable experience.That's why Edward had made up his mind a long time ago. After the Senate demoted Roger to a commoner, he must ask Lord Vatel to let him deal with him, and take revenge for the town of Kent!

Although Edward can't wait for this to happen soon, he can only endure Roger's actions for now.Before Roger returned home, he was still a high-ranking nobleman, and Edward could only continue to pretend to be his grandson in front of Roger.

As the group got farther and farther away from Kent Town, the traces of orc rampage gradually increased.Destroyed carriages, broken weapons, and even bloody clothes and leather armor can be seen from time to time by the roadside.These things are scattered and piled up on the side of the road, loudly complaining to passers-by about the murders that happened here.

All these traces have one characteristic, that is, not only the goods on the carriage have been removed, but even the bodies of the victims are gone, which also proves that these people were all killed by the orcs.Only these guys who treat humans as food will take away the bodies of all the victims. Ordinary human robbers are not so kind, and will bury their bodies after killing people.

And as Roger and others continued to move forward, what the orcs did gradually became shocking.Although the land in Kent is barren, some vegetation grows near the Golden Moor.Some herders occasionally drive their livestock to graze in these small oases.This kind of adventurous behavior can easily attract the attacks of orcs. For them, both livestock and herdsmen themselves are the best food.

Roger found many wreckages of herdsmen's tents along the way, and there was nothing around them except for a little blood that had dried up long ago. No need to ask, he knew who did the evil deeds.

On the edge of the golden wasteland, Roger found another herdsman's tent that was attacked by orcs. Remains half a small arm.

This half of the arm was thin and small, and it belonged to a certain child.The small hand on one end of the arm is tightly clenched into a fist, showing how much pain its owner suffered before dying.The other end of the arm has obvious bite marks, and it can be judged from the wound that this is the tooth mark left by the orc.

Although Roger knew that orcs would feed on humans before, this was the first time he saw physical evidence with his own eyes.Especially this arm belonged to a poor child, which made Roger hate these green skin monsters to the bone.

Damn orcs, kill them all!

Just when Roger was filled with indignation at the atrocities of the orcs, Edward came to him at some point.Touching the arm that was bitten by the orcs on the ground, he sneered without sympathy: "These herdsmen are really idiots. They dare to come here to graze even though they know that the orcs are raging here, but in the end they even make their own children become food for others. What a shame!" It deserves it!"

Edward's words made Roger furious. Seeing his own kind being killed by orcs, Edward, who is a knight, was actually moved, which is really disgusting.

Roger suddenly turned around and stared at Edward viciously, until he took a few steps back with guilt, and then suddenly put on a smiling face and said: "By the way, Knight Edward, I forgot to tell you something. Before leaving I have reported Farrell's matter to the capital before, and the Privy Council and the military department have decided to send another supervisor, and this supervisor is Earl Rosberg!"

After hearing Roger's words, Edward's expression changed drastically.