king of the castle

Chapter 456 Massa's Worries

Just as Roger was preparing for the battle, Alonso III finally knew that he had returned to Kent Town. 【】

After all, the kingdom also has spies, and it is recognized as the territory of Hamilton's aristocrats like Roger, so of course there are spies lurking.A spy met Roger in Kent Town and soon reported the news to Mandos City.

After Alonso III heard the news, he was furious again, and scolded his subordinates for being useless. So many people failed to intercept and kill Roger. Jay?

"Trash, they're all rubbish!" Alonso III smashed the precious vase in the room, and roared loudly, "Roger brought Hamilton back to Kent Town, such a good opportunity was wasted by this bunch of trash Now, do you really want me to send troops to attack the territory of the kingdom's nobles? Idiot"

"Your Majesty, you don't need to be too angry. Things haven't gotten too bad." Marquis Anthony, the kingdom's treasurer, said unhurriedly: "As you said, Roger is still a nobleman of the kingdom. What about the territory?"

Since the fall of Vettel and the Barton family, Anthony has become the new confidant of Alonso III, and he helped the king with many ideas.In fact, even the bad idea of ​​Hamilton being sent to the Lund Peninsula was written by Anthony, so the king still trusts him very much.

Hearing that Anthony seemed confident, Alonso III also calmed down and asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"

"Since he is a nobleman of the kingdom, he should be ruled by you, the king." Anthony said to the king with eloquence: "Your Majesty, you might as well issue an order and find any reason for Roger to come to the capital to meet you. When he arrives in Mandos Why don’t you just do whatever you want him to do? When the town of Kent loses its lord, Hamilton and his daughter will lose their asylum, and it will be much easier for you to catch them back.”

Alonso pondered for a while and said, "Your method is not bad, but what if Roger doesn't obey my order?"

Anthony had thought of this a long time ago, and immediately replied with a smile: "If he does not obey your order to come to Mandos, he will be despising the authority of the king. At that time, you will have a formal reason to send troops to attack Kent Town, and other nobles will also attack the town of Kent." There is nothing left to say"

"Haha, that's a good idea." Alonso III laughed and said, "No matter what Roger chooses, I'm the one who takes the initiative. That's great."

Seeing that Alonso III finally smiled, Anthony quickly bowed and said, "I am willing to serve you, Your Majesty."

"Very good, this matter will be handled according to the method you said." Alonso III pondered for a while and said: "Let Massa go to Kent Town to announce my order. He is alert and strong, and he is suitable for this mission. "

"As you wish, Your Majesty." Anthony bowed to Alonso III, and then left his room.

More than 20 days later, Viscount Philip Massa, the captain of the palace guard of Thorne Kingdom, came to Kent Town.The purpose of his trip was to be entrusted by Alonso III to order Roger to go to Mandos City, and to introduce to His Majesty the process of successfully concluding a peace agreement with the barbarians in detail.

According to the official statement, Roger's trip to Chang Hanfeng not only successfully appeased the barbarians, but also dug out the heretics mixed in the royal ranks of the kingdom. Naturally, the credit goes without saying.Alonso III also attached great importance to this incident, so he ordered Roger to go to the palace in person and explain the whole thing to him.

However, as the captain of the palace guard, Massa secretly dismissed such claims.Massa also knew something about the big event that happened in Beifeng Town. At that time, information from various channels poured into the palace continuously. Alonso III had a lot of facts, even where Roger lived. In a hotel, he knew exactly what was for dinner.In the case of knowing the facts so well, the king still ordered Roger to see him on the grounds of knowing the situation, which made Massa feel very disturbed.

In any respect, Roger is a very powerful lord.Whether it's his governance of the territory, his contributions to the kingdom, or the illustrious military achievements he made before, he is second to none among the lords of the kingdom.What is even more exaggerated is that Roger is also the honorary president of the Association of Magicians. This status alone is enough for Alonso III to treat him with courtesy.There is a saying among many nobles that in the future Roger will replace the Duke of Hamilton and become No.1 under the king of the kingdom.

And Alonso III ordered Roger to go to the city of Mandos on the pretext of understanding the conclusion of a peace agreement with the barbarians, clearly intending to attack him.From Massa's point of view, it is really unwise for His Majesty the King to deal with Roger, who has always been loyal to the kingdom and has great strength in his hands.

However, Massa swore allegiance to Alonso III at the beginning, so although he did not agree with the king's decision, he still accepted the mission without complaint.

This is the first time for Massa to come to Kent Town. Although he had heard about how prosperous this former frontier town is now, Massa was still very surprised when he saw all this with his own eyes.

Although Kent Town is known as a town, its scale is not smaller than some cities.Especially the dock area and the commercial area are huge in scale, and Massa feels that it is not an exaggeration to call this place Kent City.

In addition to the scale, the prosperity of Kent Town also surprised Massa.When he rode through the business district, he was almost completely surrounded by bustling crowds.People were coming and going in the shops on both sides of the street bargaining loudly, and the shelves were full of goods from all over the mainland, which gave Massa the illusion that he was in the market area of ​​Mandos City.

What makes Massa even more thoughtful is that everyone he saw in Kent Town looked happy.Not only the merchants had friendly smiles, but the faces of the townspeople and workers were also full of satisfaction.Many children were running around in the street. Massa paid special attention to them, and found that all the children were strong and strong, apparently living a good life.

From this point alone, the situation in Kent Town is much better than other noble territories.In many parts of the kingdom, the common people in the territory couldn't even eat enough to eat, and the children were all skinny. They definitely wouldn't be as healthy and lively as the children in Kent Town.

This situation made Massa's mood even worse, and he felt that it was not the right idea for the king to take action against such a leader.But what the king ordered still had to be done, Massa sighed a long time, and walked towards the earl's mansion in the middle of the town.

He seemed very happy about Massa's visit to Roger, and held a grand banquet at the Earl's Mansion that night to welcome him.Except for Phil, who was far away in the lumberyard in the south, who failed to come back, several knights from the territory, Eddie and others were present to accompany them.Of course, in order to maintain a sense of mystery, the Duke of Hamilton and Anna will never appear.

Other than that, the banquet couldn't find any flaws.In order to show respect for Massa, Roger also specially called twelve female slaves to serve as maids at the banquet, and the standard of the welcome banquet was very high.

But the more enthusiastic Roger was towards Massa, the heavier his heart became.Facing the twelve beautiful and beautiful maids, this famous playboy in the capital was not even in the mood to admire. He just bowed his head and drank wine at the banquet, and even looked a little smug when chatting with other guests.Even Chris, who has the most outspoken temper, came out. The Viscount Massa was very preoccupied, and he was not at the banquet at all.

Since the main guests at the banquet were in such a mood, the other people invited by Roger to accompany them felt even more boring.Chris first left under the pretext of going to check the guard's barracks, and soon Hunter Mike also found a reason to leave. Although the rest of the people hadn't left yet, they also showed an impatient look.

Massa also noticed that his emotions had affected the atmosphere of the dinner, and apologized to Roger with some embarrassment: "Sorry, I'm too tired from traveling all the way, and I seem a little absent-minded..."

Of course Roger knew that this was just Massa's excuse.The captain of the palace guard is also a top silver powerhouse, so why would he feel tired after traveling for a few days?Roger had long guessed that the reason why Massa would look preoccupied must have something to do with his purpose of coming to Kent Town this time.But since the other party didn't say anything, Roger wouldn't take the initiative to ask. He just smiled lightly and said, "Since the Viscount is already tired, today's dinner is over, let him have a good rest."

Roger's words made everyone secretly relieved, and even Bonnie couldn't wait to leave.The atmosphere of the banquet is too depressing, no one likes to eat in this environment.Almost all the accompanying guests secretly decided to have a good supper after returning home. In the oppressive atmosphere just now, no one could eat enough.

Massa bid farewell to everyone with a strong smile. When Roger, the host of the dinner, came to him last, Massa suddenly whispered: "Do you have time? I want to chat with you."

Now that Massa said so, of course Roger would not refuse, nodded lightly and said: "No problem."

After a while, Roger and Massa came to the highest balcony of the Earl's Mansion.The female slave Qiu'er brought chilled wine to the two of them, and then left quietly.

Massa took a deep sip from the wine glass first, and then praised involuntarily: "Good wine!"

Now that there were only himself and Massa alone at this time, Roger no longer had any scruples when speaking, he took a sip of the wine and said lightly: "You came all the way here to find me, didn't you just come to drink?"

Chapter 456 Massa's Worries