Heart of the Castle

Chapter 272 Ambition or Crazy
Sir Lidwan, the lord of Greencastle, publicly announced that the letter refusing to recognize Levi Stern's military leadership of the Viscount Land was sent to the Viscount Castle on the third day after the refugee camp was attacked.The messenger obviously knew what consequences this letter would bring. When he first walked into the gate of the Viscount's castle, he showed an arrogant and fearless look, but as the gates opened one after another, one after another As he passed the corridor, his steps gradually hesitated, and the arrogance on his face gradually stiffened.

This fear intensified when the messenger was brought to the meeting room in the main building of the castle and saw knights in full armor sitting in the room.His raised chest collapsed involuntarily, his face became pale, and there were big beads of sweat on his forehead.

The atmosphere in the conference room was chilling. Tang Na, the acting military chief, sat at the head of the conference table, the old red-robed scholar Master Sugard sat next to him, and on the other side was the high-ranking knight Dragoonsun.Under these three people, there are many knights sitting. Some of these people have never left the Viscount Castle, such as Gory? Joy, Hall, Gavin and Liat; some of them heard that the messenger was attacked After the news came urgently, such as Dickway and Templeton.Every knight was wearing a full set of metal armor, looking at the messenger with murderous eyes, making him feel terrified.

Master Sugard's expression was very serious, even showing a hint of coldness. He looked at the courier with sharp eyes. When he saw the small green leaf mark embroidered on the courier's lapel, the eyes of the red-robed old scholar squinted.

"You claimed outside just now that you are a messenger. So, who is it for?"

Hearing Master Sugard's question, the messenger summoned up his courage and replied: "My lords, I have brought a letter from Sir Lidwan, the guardian of the Viscount Land and the designated guardian of Miss Lisa, the lord of Greencastle. .”

This claim sparked a noisy discussion in the conference room. The more experienced Gale? Joy and Gavin showed indignant expressions, while quick-tempered knights like Liat and Dickway had already started to slap the table loudly. scolded.Knight Templeton, with a blood-red scar on his forehead, was the most excited of all, jumping up from his seat, sword in hand.

"Don't be impulsive, everyone!" Master Sugard suppressed the commotion of the knights loudly, then he stared at the messenger coldly, and said in a calm but stern voice: "Guardian of the Viscounty? Miss Lisa's designated guardian? Has Sir Dewan forgotten the oath he swore in this conference room?"

"Sir Lydwan has not forgotten, but he believes that the oath is a fraud and has no effect." The messenger argued. "You can take a look at this letter. Your lord has already written the reason clearly."

"Excuse!" Dragonson slapped the table in front of him heavily. "Since Lidwan has betrayed his oath, he is not a knight, but a villain, a liar, and a robber!"

When this high-ranking knight was angry, his extremely terrifying expression was impressive.The messenger's face turned pale, then blue again.He opened his mouth, but after all, he still didn't say the words of defense. Instead, he took two steps back and stood silently by the door.

Master Sugard opened the letter, spread it out in front of him, and began to read it.

This letter was indeed written by the lord of Greencastle. The fluent cursive handwriting is rare among people like him who are both a lord and a knight, so Master Sugard was deeply impressed.The tone of the letter is humble and the words are elegant. If you don’t consider the timing of sending this letter, it may even be regarded as a peace letter. The more Master Sujiad reads, the more angry he becomes. Du's kind face also turned livid.

In the letter, Sir Lidwan first wrote a lot of past stories of fighting side by side with everyone, especially recalling the past when everyone fought bloody battles against the demon army at the beginning of the evil disaster.He mentioned how brave he was, fighting on the front line against demons; he mentioned how fearless he was, even though he was wounded several times, he still kept fighting; he said that a brave and fearless knight like himself, of course Not because of self-interest and ambition against Levi? Stern's military chief status, but based on axiom and morality, as well as the supreme motto of the knight.

This past event obviously brought back memories of the knights in the meeting room, and the anger that appeared on the faces of every knight has subsided a lot, but when Sir Lidwan’s letter clearly stated that he opposed Levi’s military leader When talking about the status, there was still a discussion in the conference room.

"This is a shameful betrayal!"

"No matter what the reason, Ridwan shouldn't do this!"

"If his reasons are really good, why didn't he come to the Viscount's Castle to defend himself?"

Roaring Bear Donna clenched his fists and asked Master Sugad, "Dear Master Scholar, did you mention the king's envoy in this letter?"

"It must have been mentioned. It seems that our guess is not wrong." Master Sugard replied calmly, but from under his drooping eyelids, it is not difficult to see that a violent storm is brewing.The old red-robed scholar suppressed the anger in his chest, coughed twice, and continued to read the letter.

Sure enough, at the back, Sir Lidwan changed the subject and began to accuse Levi Ston and his subordinates of being vulgar and lowly; he said that those griffins and bobcats were a serious threat to the people of the territory, and only Loyal to Li Wei himself, but arrogant and rude to knights in other territories.Sir Lidwan called his actions against Levi a just struggle to uphold the motto and justice of the knights. He may have used some methods that did not fully comply with the law, but it was understandable.

These methods that do not fully comply with the law obviously include hijacking the envoy and dispatching cavalry to attack the refugee camp. As for Miss Lisa's whereabouts, it is also mentioned in the letter.

When Master Sugard read this, he couldn't help but pause, twisted his beard with his hand and pondered for a while, then raised his head to ask the messenger.

"Have you read this letter?"

"Of course not, I'm just a messenger sent by Sir Lydwan, and I can't read." The messenger was stunned for a moment, and denied it.

"Then tell me, how did Miss Lisa get to Green Castle?"

"Miss Lisa... oh, you mean that noble woman with a black veil on her face? She arrived at Greencastle in a carriage under the escort of some knights. Your Excellency didn't know beforehand that those knights He also asked us to ring the alarm bell and gather the guards." The messenger recalled.

"Some knights..." Master Sugard was silent, while other knights in the conference room also frowned.

It sounds like there are other forces involved, and the complexity of this matter far exceeds everyone's original idea.

"Messenger, do you know those knights?" The castle's fencing instructor, wind dancer Gao Lei Joy suddenly spoke.

"I've never seen it before. Those knights are all wearing gray-black armor without any badges, and they don't even take it off in normal times, and the face armor is tightly covered to prevent us from seeing them."

"It seems that there are indeed other forces intervening, which is why Sir Lidwan broke his oath." Master Sugard's voice was a little heavy, he put the letter on the table, pointed to the last place and said: "Here, Lidwan Sir Wan mentioned that he was deeply saddened by what had happened, and apologized for being forced to offend the king's emissary and attack the refugee camp. But he put everything on the threat of Lord Levy and those beasts to the territory, claiming that he The other knights have absolutely no intention of offending."

"Nonsense!" Dragoonsan roared angrily and stood on his sword. "Without the help of those griffins, we are afraid that we would have to face a more violent disaster now. The thing that made him write this letter was either ambition. , or he has gone crazy!"

"Among those who swear by the hilt of their swords to obey Lord Levi, is there no Sir Lydwan? It is the greatest offense to us to betray the oath that everyone swore together!" He was very excited, but that cold voice exuded a strong murderous aura.

"This kind of betrayal must be severely punished!" Knight Templeton shouted again, and the knights around him also stood up to respond.

"Yes, he must be severely punished!" This was the voice of the impatient Liat.

"Send troops to attack him. Now that Lord Donner, Lord Dragoonson, and Lord Dickway are here, a mere Green Castle cannot withstand our attack." Ironhead Hall shouted.

The silent Gavin didn't say a word, but he also stood up and put his hand on the hilt of his sword to express his support.

The reaction of these knights made the courier somewhat unexpected. He never considered his own safety, because he knew that the knights had always been magnanimous to the courier. Hurt to leave.But now he began to be afraid, because although the murderous aura released by these knights did not target him specifically, it made him feel that his own life and death were only in the thoughts of these people.

Master Sujiad saw the messenger's nervousness, he shook the small copper bell on the table, called a servant, and asked him to take the messenger down to rest.Then he turned his head and said to Tang Na, "Master Tang Na, how is the military force in the castle now?"

"It's quite generous, Master Sugard." Donna replied: "Although Master Li Wei transferred his direct troops before he left, the new militiamen have been trained and equipped with leather armor and spears. One or two knights as commanders are enough to handle the defense of the castle. Now we can dispatch 40 elite cavalry and 60 elite warriors to participate in the battle, and the refugee camp can also support dozens of militiamen and some archers.”

"With these strengths, it is enough to easily break through the Green Castle. Although the place has a long history, it is not a strong castle." Dragonson said happily, this warlike strongman can join the battle as long as he hears , I felt my blood boil.

Especially when he went to attack Sir Lidwan, who had always been difficult to deal with him, Dragunson was even more enthusiastic, and he almost patted his chest to ask for a fight.

"Sir Lidwan's betrayal must be punished, there is no doubt about it." Wind Dancer Goleigh Joy stood up and said, "But I don't think we should rush to send troops, because from the messenger just now, we learned that Sir Ridwan is not fighting alone, and those strange knights appearing in his territory are worthy of our vigilance. And..." Having said this, Gory Joy lowered his voice with some hesitation, "The wording of the letter is still Very humbling, maybe we can negotiate a solution."

"That's exactly what Sir Ridvan wanted." Master Sugard replied coldly, and then he pointed to the letter, "This letter really puts a very low profile, even at the expense of us. There's a compliment, but if we let our guard down and ignore his betrayal, then things can get serious."

A trace of disapproval flashed across Golei Joy's face, "Master Sugard, everyone admires your wisdom, but it's a bit arbitrary to judge that Sir Lidwan's letter is a delaying tactic?" He thought about it for a while. , and added: "Or we can wait until the return of Lords Levi and Wilps. In that case, whether it is attacking Green Castle or other methods, it will appear more confident."

"It's a bit arbitrary, but have you ever thought about it? If Sir Lidwan got a promise against Li Wei from the special envoy of the king, or got the support of the surrounding lords to gain a firm foothold, what would happen to us?" Master Sugard just finished speaking , Tang Na on the main seat clenched his fist and hammered it on the table, his face was serious, and he said every word loudly: "Master Sugard is right, we must send troops to crusade!"

"In this case, I demand to join the war!" Dragonson was the first to stand up and shouted.

Dickway was the second to stand up. "Count me in too!"

"And I!"

"Riyat requests to join the war!"

For a while, voices calling for a fight were heard in the conference room, and even Gao Lei Joey, who had just thought of calming down the matter, tapped his chest and called for a fight loudly.

Donna and Master Sugard looked at each other, and then the former stood up suddenly, and the armor on his body made a sound of colliding with each other.

"I, Donald the Roaring Bear, in the name of the temporary acting military chief of the territory, announce the treachery of Sir Ridwan, the lord of the Greencastle, by sending troops! This time, the speed of dispatching troops is the first, so I consider recruiting the current draft horses in the castle, Equipping the infantry with carriages will increase the speed of the overall march, and I have an idea about the candidates for the battle.”

When Tang Na said this, he stopped to look at the faces of the knights present, and all he saw on those faces were full of fighting spirit.

"The high-ranking knight, Mr. Dragoonson, the high-ranking knight, Mr. Dickway! The two of you will lead the cavalry team to attack first; the wind dancer, Mr. Goray Joy, the knight of Templeton, the knight of Riat, you three Take charge of commanding the infantry and supplies, and after collecting enough carriages, lead the troops to meet up in the Green Castle; as for the other two, Knight Hall and Knight Gavin, the task of guarding the castle will be entrusted to you!"

Every time Tang Na mentioned a name, the knight immediately slammed on the breastplate and responded loudly, but when he mentioned the two knights who were in charge of guarding the castle, the response seemed a bit hesitant.

"Master Donner, I also hope to participate in the battle." Knight Hall said, and Gavin, who was beside him, shook his sheathed long sword and made a silent protest.

"The two lords are the close comrades-in-arms of Lord Li Wei, so...the task of guarding the castle, please take it up." Donner's words were quite simple. Hall didn't realize it for a while, and insisted on insisting, but remained silent. But Gavin clearly understood what Tang Na didn't say, and lightly patted Hall on the shoulder.

"Trust." Gavin said simply.

Hall immediately closed his mouth, with an expression of sudden realization appearing on his face.

A few ten minutes later, the heavily armed cavalry, led by three knights, galloped out of the opened castle gate and rushed towards the Green Castle.The messenger who was resting saw this situation, the expression on his face suddenly changed, and he walked out of the door suddenly.But as soon as he opened the door, he saw two elite guards standing in the corridor holding long swords and wooden shields and wearing iron ring armor, staring at him with cold eyes.

"Mr. Messenger, the castle is under martial law. No one is allowed to move around at will. Please go back to the room and rest." A guard said in a polite but firm tone.

"I protest, according to the laws of the kingdom, the courier is inviolable, even if it is a hostile camp, it will not hurt the courier casually!" The courier gritted his teeth and growled.

He is certainly not an ordinary person who can assume the role of a messenger. In fact, if he has a handy weapon, the messenger can even deal with ordinary knights. It is not very difficult to deal with two elite guards.But before he entered the castle, all the weapons on his body were confiscated, and he was able to deal with two fully armed elite guards with his bare hands, which obviously exceeded the ability of the messenger.

"Sorry, the order we received is to keep you safe and prevent you from going anywhere except this room." Another guard replied, "If Mr. Messenger doesn't act rashly, there is no safety here. gone."

"What if I have to leave here?" the messenger said forcefully.

"Then you need to step over our corpses." The guard replied coldly, "or we will move your corpse."

The messenger walked back to the room with an angry look, and when the door was slammed shut, a sad look appeared on his face.

"Sir Lidwan, they were not fooled by your letter, but quickly dispatched troops... God of War Barud, Sir, is your judgment really correct? You will not let ambition blind your eyes, Did you make the wrong choice?" The messenger looked out the window, and the figure of the cavalry had disappeared into the distance, and his prayers could only hover helplessly in this room, perhaps it could be sent to the gods. ear, but there is absolutely no way to remind his master.

(End of this chapter)