Imperial Crown.

Chapter 309: I Think Too Much
after one day.

Sighing at the high walls, the city lord’s mansion.

The hall beneath the waterfall-like buttresses is filled with passionate and warm music.

After a big win, you always have to relax a little.

Now that the prisoners have been dealt with and the resistance forces have been basically eliminated, it is natural to hold a cocktail party.

Melodious music was floating in the air, and sumptuous food was placed on the table. The aroma of wine, wheat, and meat were intertwined, and there was no trace of the tension of war at all.

Except for those on duty, all officers above the rank of battalion commander of the Eagle Army have gathered here.

Eric pulled Vesdon and Hyena aside to drink, and burst into laughter from time to time.

It was the first time for Hoyaz to attend such an occasion. He huddled in a corner, feeling a little overwhelmed. Occasionally, a few officers who had trained him would come over to tease him and tell jokes.

The atmosphere is quite harmonious.

Linden was also here, but he obviously couldn't fit in with Raven's circle of officers. He stood aside with a sullen face, holding a glass of wine, and said nothing.

In addition to him, there were other Eivor people who joined Raven.

Like Porky and Myron.

These two were barons of the Duchy of Eivor, and they were the most active in turning against the enemy on the day the city was captured.

Although they had surrendered, in their eyes, the vast majority of peasants present who did not even have the title of knight were not worthy of living in the same room with them.

Only for Baron Raven's sake did he endure it reluctantly.

"Linden, that bastard." Baron Pochi returned to Myron with a glass of wine and spat softly:
"I just went to toast him, guess what he said?"

"He ignored me."

"Do you really think Wanda is still alive?"

Myron's face also looked a little unhappy, but he was not surprised:

"He has a bad temper. He has always been like this. He is so noble!"

"Aloof, hey, aloof." But Boqi still couldn't let go of the anger in his heart.

In fact, it was the unanimous idea of ​​Myron and Bochi to contact Linden this time.

It would be difficult for these Eivor nobles who surrendered to Raven to break into the core circle in a short period of time, so they had to stick together to get Raven's attention and protect their respective interests.

"They are all from the same family. Wanda has some injuries on her body too!"

"You're a whore and you still want to be a saint. What a shame!"

Listening to Bochi's complaints, Myron felt a little angry.

He sees a little further than Pochi.

Myron doesn't think Raven can hold out for much longer, and sighs that the wall will eventually return to the hands of the Principality of Eivor.

If he could tie Linden together with Raven here and show an attitude of obeying Linden's orders, then when he returns to Eivor, he could put all the blame on Linden.

After all, Linden was the highest-ranking among those who surrendered.

Unexpectedly, Linden didn't give me any chance at all.

Thinking of this, Myron said in a somewhat sinister tone, "Hmph, let him be so noble. Does he really think that he is so precious as a third-level knight?"

"We didn't put up any resistance and joined the light right away. He changed his mind later. How could he have the qualifications?"

"When Baron Raven comes and chats and laughs with us later, he will realize that he regrets it!"

Pochi nodded vigorously.

Raven didn't keep them waiting for long.

The purpose of the cocktail party was to relax, so Raven wore a dress that was not very luxurious but very decent.

As soon as he appeared, Eric and others came forward to greet him, congratulating and toasting Raven.

When these "family members" were together, Myron certainly wouldn't go up and cause trouble for himself, but he gradually moved his feet, waiting for the people around Raven to disperse before he would be the first to go up.

He had already begun to think about how to please Raven in a natural, gorgeous and non-flattering way.

What he didn't expect was that just as Eric and the others dispersed, Linden's expression, which had been as cold as an iceberg, changed rapidly.

Holding the wine glass in both hands, his old face full of smiles, he walked up to Raven without any reservation.

Then he knelt on one knee and performed a knight's salute.

Myron and Porky were stunned.

Is this still the same Linden who was grumpy and looked down on everyone?
Could it be that he is possessed by a demon?

Even when Wanda was still alive, Linden didn't do this!
The pressure was immediately placed on Myron and Pochi. Linden was a proper viscount, and he had to face Raven with knightly courtesy, while Myron and Pochi were only barons.

How far do they have to go?!
Myron was the first to speak: "It's okay, it's okay, don't worry, he's just pretending, we should send people back to the territory immediately to donate all the stored food and gold coins, then..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Linden's voice: "Respected Lord Raven, I am old and confused, with only brute force, but my son is both wise and brave."

"So I have already written a letter. Within five days at most, he will come to serve you!"

This again shocked Myron and Bochi.

"It's broken!" Myron whispered:

"I thought he hadn't figured it out, but it turns out he had figured it out too well!"

This guy Linden really wants to put his entire fortune and life on Raven!
The trick of offering hostages has been used.

At the same time, it also forced Myron and Bochi to keep up.

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal.

This is especially true for those who surrendered!

The two looked at each other, made up their minds at the same time, and went forward with gritted teeth.

"Lord Raven, isn't this a coincidence? My son will be here soon!"

"Lord Raven, although I don't have a son yet, my daughter and wife are on their way because they care about me!"

……

The banquet in the city lord's mansion was in full swing, and the soldiers also had their own leisure time.

After a fierce battle, what is most needed is strong liquor and women.

And based on the tradition of the Wall of Sighs, these are the things that are most in abundance in the entire fortress.

Now in a hotel called "Donkey and Carpet", Jacob Lai, the ten-man commander of the Second Legion of the Eagle Army, is holding a woman and chatting and laughing with his soldiers.

After taking a sip of beer, Jacob placed the glass on the table. His tongue was a little swollen from drinking so much.
"Hey, you don't know."

"At that time, in the alley not far away, I was alone with a long gun, pointing at three tin cans!"

"Swoosh, swoosh, three times, three tin cans, all knocked down by me!"

Unable to bear his boasting, someone nearby said, "Come on, what does that have to do with you? I was watching from behind at the time. Didn't Simon knock down three people with just one sword?"

"According to what you said, I killed those three with just one glare!"

Jacob Lai blushed, but fortunately he couldn't see it because of the alcohol. He asked the woman in his arms, "It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not. Do you believe that I am good at using the spear?"

The woman was used to drinking with others, so she knew how to talk. She said in a coy manner:
"What are you talking about? I don't understand."

There was a burst of laughter all around, and Jacob also laughed loudly. He picked up the woman in his arms and walked to the single room upstairs: "Then I'll let you broaden your horizons!"

At this time, the woman rolled her eyes and asked an inappropriate question: "Don't you need to wait for Simon?"

"You slut, you're a bitch, aren't you?" Jacob slapped her hard on the butt, but he didn't stop walking:
"You don't have to think about him. He is a living saint. Not to mention that he is a knight now, even when he was a soldier, he would never even look at you!"

As he said this, he went upstairs amid the woman's screams.

There was no conversation all night, only some tuneless singing.

The next morning, the woman woke up from her sleep, sat up in bed, and sighed softly.

If life didn't force them, who would do this kind of business?

Moreover, as a person who was born and raised in the Sighing Wall, she listened to the Eagle Army praising the Eagle Territory and disparaging the Sighing Wall for almost half a day yesterday, and she felt a little dissatisfied.

It is said that the girls there can go out and work, and have serious jobs!
He also said that as long as people are willing to work hard, everyone can have bread and everyone can eat meat.

It's like a paradise in mythology.

Who would believe it?

She reached out to grab the headscarf on the bedside table and prepared to wash up first, but her fingers touched several hard and cold objects.

“Hey, what is this…?” The woman turned her head and looked without blinking.

It was a stack of coins. I counted them carefully in my hand and found that there were a total of 8 copper coins.

Although it was the money of the Keynes Empire, it could still be circulated here, and the food she could buy was enough for her to survive for two or three days.

Soldiers actually pay women to have sex with them! ?
Such a good thing wouldn’t even happen in a dream!
"Could it be that everything they said about the Eagle Territory is... true?"

……

(End of this chapter)