Heart of the Castle

Chapter 177 Master Sugard's Proposal
"Your Excellency the Viscount just fell to his death from the tower."

This was the first sentence Grand Knight Commander Wilpus said after seeing the old red-robed scholar Master Sugard.These words caused the old scholar sitting in the meeting room to raise his wise eyes, and then showed a wry smile with a hint of sadness.

"Yeah, that's really nice."

These words cut through everyone's minds like a knife blade, and dead silence enveloped the conference room, as if even the air was stagnant.Wilps took a few deep breaths, and then suppressed the feeling of losing his voice due to surprise, and asked in a dry voice.

"Master Sugad, why do you say that?"

"Fell to his death from the tower, maybe this is the best ending he can get." Master Sugard sighed and shook his head and said: "Since the so-called pardon was issued... no, maybe since the decision to expel Li Wei was issued Since then, Your Excellency the Viscount has gone further and further down the wrong path leading to the abyss."

"Master Sugard, you really should have persuaded His Excellency the Viscount earlier, considering your relationship with him..." Sir Lidwan, Lord of Greencastle, said.

"If he had listened to advice, this incident would never have happened. Your Excellency the Viscount was not a bad person, but unfortunately, the venom pouring out of Trien's mouth has completely blinded his mind." Sugard Answering with a wry smile, the old scholar's wise eyes swept over the faces of every knight, and finally landed on Li Wei.

"Now that His Excellency the Viscount fell to his death from a high tower, no matter what he has done, we can put it aside for now. The most pressing question now is who will be the leader in fighting against the evil disaster after His Excellency the Viscount passes away."

Master Sujiad's words caused waves in everyone's hearts. They looked at the vacant chair of the chief of the conference table, and many people's eyes flickered violently.

The death of Viscount Ryan was very sudden. In fact, no one had thought about it this morning.Including Levi, the best they could think of was that Viscount Lane revoked his decision to expel Levi, returned Knight Ston's inheritance rights to him, and arrested Steward Trion, who was suspected of using undead magic.

What everyone didn't expect was that Steward Trien was not only suspected of using undead magic, but also blatantly revealed his identity as the deceased in front of everyone.

After being beheaded by the Grand Knight Commander Wilpus, Trion summoned a terrifying living corpse to resist, and then fled with threats.This left a deep or light shadow in the hearts of the knights who climbed the tower.

The one with the deepest psychological trauma is without a doubt the instructor of swordsmanship, Gao Lei Joy. This master swordsmanship known as the wind dancer has not completely woken up from the nightmare of the living corpse until now. When he sat down, his eyes were empty, as if A person who is sleepwalking.

Wilps still had lingering fears. This talented Grand Knight was the one who had fought against the living corpse for the longest time, and he also had the deepest understanding of this tricky enemy.Although the movement of the living corpse was clumsy and slow, it was very powerful, at least stronger than that of the Goofgail knight in his lifetime; the muscles and bones of the body were very tough, and Wilps could easily cut off the living corpse with his fighting spirit. However, he clearly realized that it would not be easy to injure a living corpse if it was a quasi knight or an elite soldier who did not comprehend the seeds of battle qi.

What's more troublesome is that the living corpse has an immortal body, which allows it to withstand heavy blows unimaginable by humans.Wilps pierced the living corpse's throat, opened the living corpse's chest, cut off the living corpse's arms and thighs, but the living corpse still fought him tenaciously, not caring about any injuries.

Fortunately, the living corpse seemed to be extremely afraid of flames. His necrotic and blue muscles seemed to be wax, and his dry and tough bones were more flammable than firewood.When Li Wei's fireball hit the living corpse, the effect was far beyond the pre-imagined.

The living corpse was swallowed by the flames in an instant, and then fell to pieces on the ground.There was a violent conflict between the dark force driving the zombies and the magical power of the fireball, causing a terrible explosion.The explosion not only wiped out the living corpses on the spot, leaving even the smallest piece of skeleton, it even overturned the wooden top of the tower, and rained a horrifying fire around the tower.

The fierce quarrel woke Wilpus from the memories just now. The Grand Knight Commander frowned, listening to the debate of the knights, his expression gradually became dignified.

The people in the meeting room were arguing fiercely, every knight who had the right to speak seized the opportunity, stood up and yelled, as if whoever had the loudest voice had more reason to say.However, Wilps squinted his eyes and listened for a while, feeling that although there were some differences between them, they could roughly be divided into three factions.

Since Viscount Lane has no biological children, the faction headed by Sir Lidwan, the lord of Greencastle, advocated that Viscount Lane's niece, Miss Lisa, inherit the title of Viscount.Lord Lidwan pointed out that this practice is in line with the right of succession to the nobility, and there was a precedent to follow during the time of the catastrophe ten years ago.

However, for his statement, the high-ranking knight Dragonson expressed firm opposition. This giant who advocated strength above all else believed that Miss Lisa's weak shoulders were simply not enough to bear the burden of leading the Viscount's territory, so only now Wilps, the only one in the territory who holds the title of Grand Knight Commander, is the most suitable candidate.Regarding Dragonson's statement, some knights agreed, but more knights still hesitated.

Dragonson's proposal would not have gained much approval at all if it had not been for the double threat of evil and death.Miss Lisa is gentle and generous, and she is the ideal object that many knights hope to serve. It is a relatively acceptable choice for her to inherit the title of Viscount Ryan, both in terms of convention and psychology.But now the viscounty land is facing a very serious threat. Even the most heroic knight, when he thinks of Trion, who moves like a ghost, still feels a cold chill coming from behind.

The Battelle knight whose territory was on the border suggested asking for help from several barons and viscounts nearby, and temporarily entrusted the territory to these nobles.According to the usual practice, this is also the method that some noble territories without suitable heirs can choose. However, the support for Knight Battle is very weak, and the high-ranking knight Dickway stood up suddenly and roared.

"You coward! Do you want to evade your responsibilities as a knight?" Dickway's voice echoed in the conference room. He slammed the sheathed sword on the table with a bang, his eyes staring like angry eyes. Like bison.

"Now that the thick fog is blocking the way to other places in the territory, even if you want to ask other nobles for help, it is not an easy thing to do." Knight Hall nicknamed "Iron Head" said shaking his head.

"Lord Herbert has died with the leader of the demon army. We don't need to ask other nobles for help. Maybe their troubles are bigger than ours." Dragosson also expressed his disapproval.

More knights stood up and expressed their opinions in a hurry. This time, no one stood up from the top to suppress them. The loud voices almost lifted the roof of the meeting room.

Levi sat silently at the conference table near the door, and Donna was by his side. Not far away were the silent Gavin and the Riat knight nicknamed "Quick".Except for the old scholar Master Sugard and the Grand Knight Commander Wilps, who had not spoken, they were the only ones who did not join in the speech.

Master Sugard suddenly smiled at Wilpus and leaned over. Wilpus moved his body hastily so that the old scholar could conveniently stick to his ear and talk.

In the next instant, Wilps' expression changed, because what the old scholar whispered in his ear was too surprising.

"Master Wilps, do you have the ambition to become the owner of this territory?"

Paleness and flushing quickly flashed across Wilps' face. It would be a lie to say that Wilps was not tempted by the matter of becoming the master of Viscount Lane.But the Grand Knight Commander is very self-aware after all, after a few heavy breaths, blood returned to his face, and his breathing also calmed down.

"My prestige and qualifications are not enough for me to become the master of this territory now, Master Sugard, you should be very clear about this. If Lord Herbert is still around, he might be possible."

A trace of sadness quickly flashed across Master Sugard's face. He twirled his white beard and said, "Maybe, but Herbert will definitely not do this. He will only support the viscount's niece Lisa wholeheartedly." Miss, even if you do this, the pressure on the territory will be even greater."

Wilps nodded, acknowledging Master Sugard's judgment.

"Miss Lisa has never been trained as the heir of the viscount. She cannot bear this burden. If it is a normal period, it is still possible with our help. But not now, the death of Lord Demon is just the beginning , the evil disaster will not be terminated so easily." Master Sujiad continued.

"Agreed, and a runaway Trion would be a big problem," Wilps added.

"Evil disasters and death accusations, any one of these two troubles will make people feel very troublesome. We have encountered both at once, so we are really lucky." Master Sujiad said with a wry smile.

"Bless the Lord of Radiance, we will definitely get through this difficult time." Wilps said seriously.

"You are right, the blessing of the gods is very important, but a hero who can lead the territory through difficulties is more important." Master Sujiad said with a somewhat secretive smile.

"A hero who leads the territory to overcome difficulties?" Wilps repeated with some puzzlement. "It's great to have such a person, but where can we find them?"

"Isn't that person sitting right in front of you?" Master Sugard raised his head as he spoke, and gestured towards the outermost part of the conference table.

Wilps followed the old scholar's gaze, his body shook suddenly, and he blurted out in disbelief.

"Could the person you're talking about be... Li Wei?!"

(End of this chapter)