Heart of the Castle

Chapter 511 Cruel conspiracy, deadly trap
Li Wei felt a tightness in his chest. Did the powerful uncrowned king of the North, the sword dancer, and the handsome Earl of Ansair just leave like this? "How could this be..." His hands clenched into fists convulsively, with such force that he couldn't even feel the nails piercing into the skin of his palms. "Isn't that Thomas Jansen just a Lord with a sword? How could he beat the sword dancer in a duel before the gods? What kind of conspiracy did he use?"

"There is no conspiracy, but there is a concealment." Mr. Dish responded solemnly, "Under the eyes of everyone, there are not many ways to make troubles in a duel in front of the gods, and although the Glorious Temple acquiesced to the Lord of the Eyes to obtain the garrison of the Holy White Rock Fort Command, but he will never be allowed to use conspiracy in the duel before the gods."

"You mean, Lord Gnat Eyes concealed his true strength?" Li Wei's eyes flickered, "This can indeed explain his victory, but...why did he do this?"

"The reason shouldn't be difficult to judge." Mr. Dish's tone was slightly sarcasm, "He is trying to control the most destructive Knights of Death among the four knights of the Kingdom of Arthur. If he didn't hide his strength, I'm afraid No matter how magnanimous Gregor the Earl of the Mountain is, he won’t rest assured of such an overly powerful subordinate, right?”

"By gods, this fellow is cunning," Dragonson swore.

"How did Earl Ansair die in battle?" Li Wei asked this question with some difficulty.

Mr. Dish shook his head, took out a piece of parchment from his sleeve and put it in front of Levi, and then said, "The message sent by the big crow didn't mention this matter, and only added a simple sentence at the end Because Miss Fleischer took advantage of the duel between Earl Ansair and Lord Thomas Jansen, she secretly left there and found a chance to deliver the news, so she did not see the duel process."

"That is to say, except for the fact that the strength of Lord Gale Eyes must be higher than that of Earl Ansair, don't we know any other information?" Baron Hughes joined the discussion worriedly.

"The news is very short, and Miss Fleischer's actions must not be too slow, but in such a short period of time, Earl Ansair was defeated in a duel with Thomas Jensen. It can be seen that the strength of the Lord of the Eyes is at least It's about twice as tall as him." Li Wei put down the parchment while thinking about it. "Considering that Earl Ansair is considered to be the kingdom's top-notch swordsmanship, if there is no special situation, in my judgment, the Lord of the Eyes may have reached the level of a sword-wielding duke, or even the second heavenly knight in the kingdom. .”

This conclusion made everyone in the tent silent for a while, even the rude orc leader Zhuangzhu's face changed slightly. The orcs had dealt with humans for a long time, so of course they knew what the Sky Knight meant.

That is an existence stronger than the Beastman King.

"Sky Knight...can't you?" Baron Hughes broke the silence after a while, and at the same time, the tension in his heart made him swallow involuntarily, "Master Levi, do you think highly of that man?" Lord Thomas Jansen? If he is a sky knight, how much help will it be for him to control the Death Knights?"

"A heavenly knight cannot win a war. Outside the Holy White Rock Castle, the Marquis Osiris has used his failure to teach us a vivid lesson." Li Wei crossed his hands and held his hands Chin, looking solemnly into the burning fire pit. "Since Thomas Jansen has done this, what he wants is not just the status of one of the important ministers of the kingdom. Otherwise, he only needs to show his identity, and he can immediately be among the important ministers."

Baron Hughes was so shocked by this speculation that he was almost speechless. It took him a long time to mumble, "Could it be...he still wants to be the regent? How is this possible?"

"It's not impossible." Mr. Dish snorted, "In the previous dynasty of the Kingdom of Arthur, there were several times when the king's power was abandoned and the regents of the kingdom were regent; and in the history of the Kingdom of Arthur, the round table meeting It also once replaced King Arthur and took control of the military and political power of the kingdom. If it weren't for the conflict of interests, the round table discussion would have split, and no one knows how long the power of the kingdom will be in the hands of the rich and nobles."

"This is too bad." Baron Hughes couldn't help lamenting, "Most of the Griffin Knights died in battle. If the Devil's Mountain dead and the orc troops were used, I'm afraid they would immediately become the kingdom's public enemy. A griffin and a group of little monsters can't get justice for Lord Li Wei!"

Small beads of sweat appeared on Li Wei's forehead, his eyes rolled slightly and he thought, "Indeed, we are short of manpower now, and we must have enough strength whether it is investigating evidence or eradicating traitors." He turned with some hesitation Mr. Dish, "Steward Frederick, under the premise of ensuring safety, how many people can the defenders of the Ice Wall Great Wall deploy?"

"500 people, of which 300 are veterans who participated in the Heihe Defense Battle, there are [-] alchemy warriors, half spearmen and half archers, and finally there are nearly a hundred griffins and the same number of swords Sergeant, this is not counting the leader Mengmeng and her big bobcats."

"Steward Frederick, what I want is someone who can be transferred." Li Wei couldn't help complaining, "But what you gave me was the number of all the defenders of the entire Ice Wall."

"That's right, all the troops stationed at the Ice Wall Great Wall can be called, Master Levi." Mr. Dish smiled and gave an unexpected answer, "And I have informed them to leave overnight, and it will take another day. Our cavalry and griffin troops will arrive here."

"How can that be done?" Li Wei's face showed unbelievable shock, "Who will be stationed at the Ice Wall Great Wall? The defense line without the defenders is useless. If the demon army comes again, they will find that there is nothing in front of them." Obstacles, we can successfully invade our homeland!"

"Then let them invade! Lord Li Wei, you have been deprived of the position of guardian of the northern border anyway." Dragoonsson suggested with a low growl, "We can move the people here, Phil The surrounding area of ​​Meyer is much warmer than the northern border, and the land is also more fertile, presumably it can accommodate 10,000+ immigrants and meet all their needs.”

"Shut your mouth!" Li Wei interrupted Dragunson's words with a stern expression, "Even if I no longer serve as the guardian of the northern border, I will never give up protecting the northern border of the kingdom! There is Our homeland, without paying the price of blood, the devil will not even try to invade an inch of land!"

"Don't worry about this, Master Levi." Mr. Dish blinked his eyes secretly, "The setbacks suffered by the demons last time were painful enough, it should be able to keep them honest for a long time, and according to the information I got, the new The commander of the northern demon army is the familiar Ash Lord Scott, I think the demon army should no longer be a problem."

"Scott? God of War Barud is here!" Li Wei opened his mouth wide, "He is the new commander of the demon army? How could he be..."

Seeing the griffin lord's surprise and joy, but he didn't dare to say anything casually, Mr. Dish leaned his body up and whispered in his ear, "After the elimination of General Kleinus, Scott, as the quasi-lord The super high-level demons took over the remnants of the northern demon army smoothly. Due to the heavy losses at the foot of the Ice Wall, the northern demon army has already existed in name only, and Scott exaggerated the strength of the defenders of the Ice Wall, so The demons are no longer planning to launch another attack from the extreme northern ice field. In order to consolidate Scott's commanding position, I extracted some magic coins from the heart of the castle for him to use. I didn't expect that he did have the talent of Lord Burning Cinders, so I let him enter Level success. Even if the devil sends a strong man like the Marquess of the Balrog, don't even think about taking back the command of the northern demon army from Scott."

Li Wei breathed a long sigh of relief, "This is the best news I've heard today, so wait until tomorrow, after we meet up with the Great Wall defenders, we can return to Firmeyer and expose Lao Wang's widow and new king to the Dragon King's widow and the new king. The truth about the treason of the Grand Duke, and bring back Sir Rodriguez."

"I'm afraid things are not that simple." Mr. Dish looked at Li Wei and said every word, with a look of pity in his eyes that made him feel uneasy, "Master Li Wei, two days ago, Grand Duke Raul had proclaimed himself the Regent, And mastered all the military power of the king's capital, and all the nobles who expressed dissatisfaction with it were imprisoned. Then he declared you a regicide murderer at the court meeting, and ordered the head of Sir Rodriguez to be stuck on the tip of the spear on the top of the city Show it to the public, and there is an empty one next to it for you."

A flush of anger appeared on Li Wei's face, but he was much more restrained than Mr. Dish's imagined fury, "They actually did such a thing?" Le Wei narrowed his eyes, and his gaze turned sharp as a blade "It seems that Grand Duke Raul has indeed judged the decision I might make, and closed the door of negotiation tightly from the beginning. I originally hoped to use the opportunity of negotiation to get Sir Rodriguez back. The campaign to eradicate the traitor adds a bargaining chip."

"Raul Adams is a smart man, and a smart man who is good at disguising himself." Mr. Dish commented: "He has a joking nickname-the Grand Duke of the Strong Breed, and he decisively picked up his nephew from him. Sitting on the golden throne of the king and concentrating all the military power in his own hands, we can see his cautious and cunning character. Such an opponent will not easily leave loopholes for us to take advantage of."

"Sir Rodriguez was killed by them!" Baron Hughes suddenly interrupted their conversation sharply, with confused and angry expressions intertwined on his face, "Lord Levi, Steward Frederick, don't you feel angry? How can you talk about such a powerful grand duke in such a calm manner?"

Hearing Baron Hughes' protest, Li Wei's eyes narrowed slightly. Since he had talked with Sir Rodriguez for a long time in the dream, and the Griffin Lord knew very well the true identity of Sir Rodriguez - Death Knight, So there are some issues with attitude.

He seemed too cold and heartless.Perhaps for many high-ranking people, this kind of indifference is the attitude they should have. After all, no matter how angry or unwilling, people who have died will never come back.But judging from Li Wei's performance all the time, this indifferent attitude is indeed surprising.

Sir Rodriguez's true identity must of course be kept secret, and Levi didn't know how to explain it for a moment, but fortunately, Mr. Dish suddenly coughed at this moment, attracting everyone's attention. "Someone is coming from the direction of the king's capital. Master Li Wei, it should be the envoy who came to negotiate with the king's decree. Let's go and greet him."

Li Wei was very happy to avoid this headache for a while, but he still felt a little strange about the purpose of the Kingdom Envoy.Just as he was about to turn over, he suddenly paused for a moment, and then rolled back again, while deliberately messing up his hair even more with his hands.

"Steward Frederick, please welcome the envoy of the kingdom with Knight Draconicson for me, and tell him that I am still too weak to get up. If he is willing to come to the tent, I am happy to lie down with him Talk. During the time when the four knights, the leader of the strong pig, and the envoy of the kingdom are coming, please stay away; Baron Hughes, you stay here, I have something to talk to you."

Everyone in the tent stood up one after another. As soon as they left their front feet, Levi frowned deliberately to make his expression look more serious, and then said to Baron Hughes: "Master Hughes, did my attitude just let you Feel a little weird?"

Baron Hughes hesitated for a moment, nodded and said: "That's right, Lord Levi, you shouldn't be such a cold person, Sir Rodriguez sacrificed his life for you, and you should do everything for him Revenge. That's what I think, I hope you don't mind."

"What you said is absolutely right." Li Wei assured him, "but things are different from what you imagined. You once swore allegiance to me in front of God the Father and became my squire knight, but you know that there is something called Is the oath of the soul blood oath far more effective than the oath in the name of the gods?"

"Of course, I know about the Soul Blood Oath." Baron Hughes said, "But it's something in legends, right? King Arthur and his twelve knights of the round table, the epic stories that bards love to play and sing."

"This is not a legend, but a real thing." Li Wei shook his head slightly, and showed Baron Hughes the blood-red blood oath imprint on his palm. There are two particularly obvious nodes of light in the middle of the complex red light pattern , "I have two blood-sworn knights, and the other one belongs to Grand Knight Commander Donna. You are familiar with the story of King Arthur and the Twelve Knights of the Round Table, so you should be very clear about the other effect of the blood-sworn oath of the soul, right?"

Baron Hughes had an extremely shocking expression on his face, "Dedication of life, devotion of glory, a fetter that even the sickle of the Sleeper can't break, is this the legendary soul blood oath? I can actually see it with my own eyes... "His voice was very soft, as if he would be frightened by what he said.

A gust of cold wind blows into the tent from the opened curtain, and the charcoal fire in the fire pit crackles, blasting away bits and pieces of fire powder.Mr. Dish then walked in, followed by two kingdom envoys wearing hooded cloaks, one looked fatter, and the other was a burly and burly man.Several knights in full metal armor came together as the messenger's guard, but Dragonson blocked them all from the tent for safety reasons.

"Lord Leviston, it's great to see you again." The kingdom envoy who walked in the front bowed deeply, and then said in a thin, tired voice, "What happened at that time was really terrible. Yes, after the news of the assassination of the king spread, the square was in chaos, many people were crowded and trampled, and several people from the rich and noble families died. I am very relieved to see you leaving safely and smoothly Nah."

"Master Reinhardt Bamilian, Chief of the Palace?" Hearing this familiar voice, Li Wei was surprised to forget to continue pretending to be weak, and sat up straight, "You are the envoy of the kingdom?"

"That's right, Lord Li Wei, it's me." The slightly obese kingdom envoy replied, and at the same time lifted his hood, revealing the fat and smiling face of the court steward, which seemed to have just been washed and powdered. . "Your Excellency the Regent thinks that I am the best candidate for negotiating, at least compared to the other important ministers of the kingdom, you can still listen to my words."

Li Wei glanced at another kingdom envoy noncommittally, "Then, who is this envoy?"

"Deputy Commander of the Royal Capital Guard, Lord Kissinger." The burly emissary of the kingdom replied bluntly, while raising his chin arrogantly, "Leviston, I advise you to be more sensible, Your Highness the Regent. Showed a rare kindness. As long as you lay down your weapons, go to the palace to ask for forgiveness, and publicly swear allegiance to His Majesty King Arthur XIII to all the rich and nobles at the court meeting, and then hand over the power of the army in your hand to resist the demon army. Invasion, then he will show mercy and let you return to the northern fief and continue to serve as the guardian of the northern border."

Levi cast a cold glance at Lord Kissinger, and then turned to the head of the court with a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Master Bamilian, is what your deputy envoy said are all the conditions that Raul Adams asked me? "

Bamili Yang quickly glanced at Lord Kissinger, his eyes were full of anger and warning, "Lord Li Wei, it's not just that." He sighed, with the most gentle smile on his face and said, "Regent The conditions proposed by His Royal Highness are not the final bottom line. If you are willing to abandon the past and continue to stay in the capital, then you can continue to retain the positions of the important ministers of the kingdom and the head of the Griffin Knights. Such generous conditions are rare. , Lord Li Wei, you should be able to feel the sincerity of His Royal Highness the Regent, right?"

(End of this chapter)