Heart of the Castle

Chapter 411 Salvation of the Glory City

When the head of the palace, Duke Bamilian, swore in the palace chamber that every move of Li Wei and his party was in his hands, in an alley far away from the Mermaid Hotel, several women with heavy make-up were chatting with a People in heavy woolen cloaks were talking in low voices, and there were occasional chirping and giggling.The conversation continued until the man nodded in satisfaction, then took out a small pocket from his bosom, and poured out a handful of gold coins.

However, these gold coins were rejected by those women who seemed to have a dusty look.

"We help you, not for the sake of money." An older woman with gorgeous makeup said softly, "No matter how much money you have, you can't buy the courage to fight against the sleepless eyes, but you are different. of."

"Because you are the salvation of the City of Glory." The rest of the women laughed in unison, and then they wrapped their clothes tightly, restrained their seductive or sultry smiles, and offered incense to the people in the woolen cloaks one by one kiss, and then disappeared into the shadows on both sides of the alley.

"You... oh..." The man in the woolen cloak sighed heavily, then took off the hood, and the golden hair immediately cascaded down his shoulders like a luxury waterfall, revealing the handsome and flawless face of Baron Hughes. face come.

"So that's the case. Those important ministers wanted to plant their nails in the northern border, and am I just an abandoned pawn they used to test Lord Li Wei?" Baron Hughes thought about the information he got from the dancers, blue There seemed to be a frozen flame burning in his eyes, "It seems that I am really lucky, if I really get the supplies they promised, maybe..."

Baron Hughes didn't continue talking to himself, he looked at the depths of the quiet alley, and then put on his hood again - he still has a lot of places to go, a lot of information to get, time is running out, whether it is for It's the same for me, or for Mr. Li Wei.

At the same time, Levi Stone came to the window, through which he could see the scenery in the alley, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual there.A well-dressed businessman hurried past, followed by a few porters carrying goods; two drunks staggered around with their shoulders on each other, and from time to time raised their wine bags to greet the woman who was spinning silk on the balcony; The apprentice at the side shop took the huge iron tray out of the oven and put it on the table. The surface of the freshly baked black bread in the tray was shiny with oil, and the hot air wafted into the air, making Li Wei seem to be able to smell the sweetness in his nose. breath.

Everything looks so peaceful and busy, but if you use the field of vision to look out, there are murderous intentions everywhere in this ordinary alley!The merchant's identity seemed to be correct, but two of the porters behind him were knights pretending to be knights; the arms of the two drunkards were bulging, and what they carried was not delicious food for drinking, but enough to fill a whole house. The smoldering medicine bag that turned into ruins; the woman who was spinning silk thread on the balcony had at least the skill of a high-level knight, and there was a heavy crossbow loaded with poison arrows at her feet. Li Wei even felt a little terrified.

As for those oily breads, Li Wei can swear to the gods that he has never seen bread filled with fierce oil. Obviously, this is also an offensive weapon, and fierce oil is not something that can be extinguished by ordinary methods. Things, this kind of primary alchemy potion can only be dealt with with a lot of sand.

It is not known which force arranged the eyeliner even more.Those patrol soldiers wearing golden cloaks, consciously or unintentionally, are always circling around; those ragged, skinny-looking tramps.Li Wei thought in a panic, maybe everyone in this city of glory is an eyeliner, even the waiters in those taverns are not safe.

Li Wei shook his head severely, getting rid of those annoying thoughts. "There's no point in thinking like this..." He cast a last look out the window, then returned to the oak dining table, picked up the crystal jug and poured himself half a glass of Mermaid's Tears.The bitter taste immediately lingered in his nose, and the ensuing coolness lifted his spirits. "It seems that we can only look forward to Baron Hughes. I don't know where he is now? Can we get the information smoothly?"

Under such close surveillance, no one, including Li Wei, had the ability to leave the Mermaid Hotel without alarming those eyeliners.Not long ago, Glenn Worm, who was born as a stable boy, volunteered to get out of the stable, but soon came back with a straw on his head. Just by looking at his dejected expression, he knew that the road would be difficult. I can't get through.

"Damn it, those guys actually set up an eyeliner on the roof opposite the stable, and kept staring at me against the wall." Grunwalm gritted his teeth and said, "There are people watching on the opposite side of the hotel, and there is a Patrol checks to check passers-by, don’t even think about getting out if you’re hiding in a carriage or something.”

"Patrol post?" Baron Hughes frowned, and asked him suspiciously, "Not many people under the Unsullied can see the light, do those patrol posts have any marks on them? white hands?"

"It's far away, so I can't see it very clearly," Grunworm scratched his flaxen hair and said, "But it should not be a white hand, but a half black and half white color, which seems to be separated by something in the middle." gone."

"Bloodspear?"

"Yes, it's a spear!" Grunnorme slapped his hands happily, then looked at Baron Hughes suspiciously, "How do you know it's a spear?"

"That's the crest of the Stilwell family, and there are not many people in Firmeyer who don't know it." Baron Hughes replied, and at the same time clicked his tongue, "One of the nine-pillar family, the Lightning Knights, Lord Levi, it seems Things are not as simple as we imagined. The Unsullied may not be able to directly mobilize the Lightning Knights, and the Stilwell family may also be involved."

"That is to say, we came at the right time, but at the wrong place." Li Wei snorted, with a trace of anxiety flashing across his face.He was not worried about the safety of his group of people. Before Sir Chebbe, Knight of the Iron Guard left, he left a dark gray token outside the hotel door, with the crossed swords and crown emblem of King Arthur on it, representing the Knight of Ashes The regiment's motto surrounds the badge.

"Take loyalty as your wife, take responsibility as your son, and swear to defend my king, even if you are turned into ashes, you will die without regret."

Whether it's the Blood Dagger or the Lightning Knight, as long as those people still scruple King Arthur's authority, the Mermaid Hotel cannot be invaded again. As for if they pretend to be thieves or other shady people, the swords of Li Wei and his group are not good either. As a display thing.

Wilps, Donner, and Sir Grace all stayed at the Great Wall of Ice, on the one hand, to strengthen the guarding force of the Great Wall, and on the other hand, because of the consideration of the balance of forces.The minds of the few knights who followed Li Wei to the capital were not outstanding, and everyone was at a loss for a while.

Li Wei sighed, and couldn't help but miss Babrupa's head full of all kinds of ghost ideas even more. If this guy was here, he would definitely be able to come up with a solution, although it might be a bad idea.

Baron Hughes stood up in the silence, with a hesitant look on his face, "Lord Levi, I can try it." His voice seemed a little weird, which made Levi look at him in confusion.

"Master Hughes, your appearance...is too conspicuous." Levi pointed to the blond hair of Baron Hughes, "Those eyeliners cannot fail to notice this."

"I know some camouflage skills. It's not a problem to hide from these eyeliners, and I also have my own intelligence channels. Although I have been away from here for several months, at least half of those channels can be retained." Baron Hughes explained, and then Staring at Li Wei with piercing eyes, "The only problem now is that I can only find a way to leave alone, Mr. Li Wei, can you rest assured?"

"Of course don't worry." Li Wei answered without any hesitation, and his tone was so firm that Baron Hughes held his breath and showed a slightly surprised expression.After a few heartbeats, he let out a breath, and said in a tone that was almost contemptuous, "I am flattered by your trust, Lord Li Wei, to make such a decision, you are either a true knight, or The most manipulative politician."

"Master Hughes, do you think I am that kind of person?" Levi asked back.

Baron Hughes smiled, "I don't know." He told Levi softly, "But I have pledged my allegiance to you, Lord Levi, please send someone to tell the proprietress of the Mermaid Hotel that I need her help."

Glenn Warm went and returned, followed by the lady proprietress of the Mermaid Hotel, who still had a suitcase in her hand.Sir Hughes walked into the room with her, and then the door was closed tightly, shutting out everyone's curious eyes.

Baron Hughes's camouflage technique seemed quite troublesome, because after the door was closed, a full hour passed, but there was still no movement inside.This made the young and vigorous Glenn Worm a little impatient, "Your Excellency Levi, guess what Lord Hughes and the proprietress are doing?" He moved to Levi's side and said in a low voice.

Levi raised his head and glanced at the door. The scouting technique is not a perspective technique. It cannot penetrate the door to see what is inside, but it allows him to see two light spots in the room, representing Baron Hughes. Larger, showing a bright green; and the light point representing the proprietress is smaller, and the green is not so dazzling.What surprised Li Wei a little was that the color of the light spot meant that the proprietress actually had good skills, at least at the level of a quasi-knight.

"What kind of camouflage takes so long?" Grunwalm continued to complain, "When I was a servant at the Sober Tom Hotel in North Orla, I also learned a few things from some adventurers. At most, it was just a change of clothes. , and then find a way to cover up the skin color and facial features, so it can't be hidden from the eyes of those who are interested."

"Don't worry, Glenn Worm." Levi spread his hands and said, "We can only trust Lord Hughes, as you said just now, ordinary camouflage techniques can't hide from the eyes of those people, otherwise the capital will not be able to sleep Eyes are necessary."

Just as he was talking, the door suddenly opened, and the proprietress came out with a somewhat mysterious smile on her face, and the figure following her made both Li Wei and Glenn Warm jump up from their seats, and they couldn't calm down. The angry Grun Worm even put his hand on the hilt of his waist.

That person was wearing a long skirt and an exquisite woolen vest, and a veil covered with gold threads and pearls was draped across the side. This veil also covered the face of that person, and only the very beautiful and soft features could be vaguely seen line.The hair fell like a magnificent waterfall of gold, scattered into curls in various graceful ways, and was adorned with many precious stones and jewels. A gold bracelet hung from the left hand, while the right held a Fan the little ivory bone.

This is clearly a graceful beauty!
"Who are you, and why did you come out of that room?" Grunwalm asked sharply, ignoring the beauty's charming smile.His expression was cold and hard, his fingers were hard, and the long sword slipped out of the scabbard silently.

"This lady... By the gods, you are... Lord Hughes?" Li Wei's voice suddenly changed, watching the beauty put away the ivory bone fan that covered half of her face, and the whole face The sense of familiarity finally made him recognize the true identity of that beauty.

"It's me, Lord Li Wei, your eyes are really sharp." As the beauty spoke, she winked at Li Wei, who immediately turned his head away and even trembled slightly.

"It seems that my camouflage technique works well, doesn't it, brother Grunworm?" The beauty's gaze shifted, and Grunworm immediately put away his sword, and replied stammeringly, "Yes, yes, Lord Hughes, you are really... very beautiful."

"Hurry up, let's go!" Li Wei said to him without turning his head. This embarrassment immediately made Baron Hughes and the proprietress laugh. "Then, Lord Levi, please wait for my good news." Baron Hughes put on his veil again, and then the two walked out one after the other.

"I'm afraid those eyeliners can't recognize the identity of Lord Hughes even if they stare out their eyes?" Grunwalm looked at the back of Baron Hughes and said with a smile, "Even Lord Levi was amazed. I dare not come back to see him..."

"Boom!" The young man shut his mouth immediately after being hit on the head. "Hey, who is it? Who hit me on the head?" Grunwalm covered his head and looked behind him, but what confused the young man was that the several knights behind him all had expressionless faces. It looks like no one has ever done anything.

Li Wei almost rushed back into the room and closed the door with his backhand. Almost at the same time, a low growl erupted from his chest. "This guy actually... dares to wink at Li Wei! It's an unforgivable crime. I curse the world to chop off his beautiful head and stuff a red plum in his mouth!"

"Hey, calm down, Ston, you must be calm." Mr. Dish's old voice appeared later, persuading, "I can understand your feelings, seeing people who want to lure their children into evil paths Guy, every father will...don't, that's a two-handed giant sword, Biggby Grabber!"

With a flash of blue-white light, Li Wei smiled wryly and saw a big hole in his exquisite coat, and the badge of the Knight of the Blood Alliance on his chest almost fell off, and then a star iron giant sword pierced through the hole. When it came out, there were two big hands exuding white light tightly holding the edge of the sword, and tried their best to put the sword back.

When the sword edge was about to retract completely into the blue-white light, there was an unwilling roar of Cursing the World and Hei Sun.

"He is unpardonable!"

(End of this chapter)