Lord Helanza

The castle of the Newman family is located at the northernmost end of the central axis of Pena. The building covers an area of ​​nearly forty acres. The entire complex is like a castle in the city.

The entire building complex is in a typical Rococo style. All the buildings are gorgeous and delicate, complicated and detailed, and many parts of the cloisters and arches have a taste of the ocean, with fish scale patterns and shell patterns. Patterns are found in almost all buildings.

The Newman family castle can be regarded as the most magnificent and exquisite building in the entire Pena City, several times larger than the Eastern Master Tower and the Western Region Free Goddess Temple.

The Newman family has been in charge of Pena Province for nearly 800 years. The biggest problem faced by many aristocrats is that there is no bloodline enough good offspring to accept family inheritance. Every generation of family leaders needs to have extraordinary abilities. In order to lead a huge family to continue running on the track of history, there are almost no such old nobles in the Grimm Empire. Many old families have completed the curtain call on the stage of history.

Located in the administrative building In the hall on the first floor, the cast iron throne on the main seat is still empty. It should have been the seat of the Duke of Newman, but this Duke is currently leading Pena Legion on the plane of Warsaw. The last time I saw the Duke of Newman sitting here It was still three months ago.

Mrs. Dorothy was sitting on a chair under the stage. Behind her stood two maids, Swordsman Talis. Newman, standing behind Mrs. Dorothy. Those in power, family members including the Captain of the Castle Guard also took their seats on both sides of the hall.

As the biological younger sister of the Duke of Newman, Mrs. Dorothy now holds the power of the Newman family’s business management. She will definitely determine the direction of the Newman family’s business development in the next few years. In the four years since she took over the business affairs of the Newman family, Mrs. Dorothy has opened the trading company of the Newman family to several other important provinces of the Grimm Empire. She has achieved remarkable results and is deeply trusted by the Duke of Newman.

The chief officer of the guard camp, Glenn Great Knight, sat opposite Mrs. Dorothy and told Mrs. Dorothy about the whole incident that night a week ago.

The hall is very quiet. Glenn Great Knight's voice is not too loud, but everyone present can hear him clearly.

"This matter also started from the hunter Fiend Kagel Coward who reported to the guard camp that he found a dark magician who was hiding in the Maple Leaf Hotel. That night, Viscount Kincaid, the second Great Captain Viscount of Knight, was on duty at the guard camp. He immediately led him to the surrounding building hotel when he heard about it, but at that time they did not find the blackness that Kagle Coward said. Magician, instead, I saw Surdak Baron from Helanza Guard Camp in the corridor on the third floor of the noble area of ​​the hotel."

"Everyone must be thinking, what did I mention this Surdak Baron doing? Hurry up and get into the subject..."

Everyone in the hall listened very carefully. Hearing Glenn Great Knight laughs at himself like this, they all smiled, making the atmosphere a little more relaxed. Mrs. Dorothy slightly startled when she heard the name'Surdak'.

Glenn Great Knight caught this moment and asked casually: "Mrs. Dorothy, do you know Surdak Baron?"

Mrs. Dorothy still looked haggard. She was slightly nodded and replied: "I am very impressed with this name because it is very special, because he has no surname but is a nobleman. I took the airship from Helanza to Pena a few months ago. I saw this Baron. He met Count Earl of Helanza. We played cards together on the magic airship. He impressed me very deeply. He was a taciturn Knight."

For so long, with only one side in the magic airship, he can still remember Surdak's name clearly. I have to say that Mrs. Dorothy's memory is outstanding.

"So you know Surdak Baron, so something makes sense." Glenn Great Knight stretched his brows and said loudly.

When other members of the Newman family heard the name Surdak in the castle hall, they began to whisper to each other, but everyone had never heard of the name.

Glenn Great Knight put his fist to his mouth and coughed twice before saying:

"Please allow me to finish the whole process of this matter. We have at least one day to discuss."

The hall immediately became quiet.

Glenn Great Knight continued: "Due to the error of the hunter Fiend Cagel Coward’s intelligence, the guard camp did not find traces of the black magician in the siege hotel, so Viscount Kincaid immediately decided They led Knight back to the guard camp. They decided to leave through the north gate of the encircled building hotel. They were considering to see if they could find some dark magician clues on North Street. However, when the Knights of the guard camp walked to North Street, they found out. There was a fight in the townhouse on the opposite side of North Street, and even a chair flew out of the window and fell into the street."

A group of nobles in the hall exclaimed that Glenn Great Knight seemed to have brought everyone there. North Street that night.

Glenn Great Knight glanced all around and continued: "It was snowing at night, and a group of Tarapa dare hunters were guarding the roof of the attic in the dark, and our Knight immediately rushed up. Before they had a routine questioning, they started a battle on the street. The hunters carried a large number of bows and arrows and suppressed the guard camp Knight on the roof. Our Knight rushed into the room where the battle took place. Four The guard and maid had died on the first floor. When we found Algernon Swordsman on the second floor, he had also died on the spot. The hunters took Mrs. Dorothy and escaped through the back door, leaving only a line of footprints on the scene."

"Because of the heavy snow covering up many traces, it was late at night, our guard camp Knight did not chase the group of people, but we also did some remedial measures, Viscount Kincaid immediately applied for the city gate Martial law, and spreading investigations and searches with the Maple Leaf Enclosure Hotel as the center."

Mrs. Dorothy knew that the Pena City Guard Camp had called almost all the Knights to conduct a city-wide search that night.

Glenn Great Knight said: "On the morning of the 2nd day, the 10th Battallion of the Guard Battalion in the southern part of the city got a clue. Three hunters were hanging on the giant tree square in the southern part of the city. Our Knight rushed In the past, one of the hunters had frozen to death that night, and the other two hunters had only a weak heartbeat and suffered a severe loss of temperature. After inspection by the guard camp Knight, these three hunters were the culprits who kidnapped Mrs. Dorothy."

"They have been living on the second floor of the civilian area of ​​the Dandelion Hotel for this period of time. That night, Mrs. Dorothy should have been taken to the second floor of the hotel by them. Later, they were rescued and moved to a better environment. Noble room."

"In fact, as far as we know, Surdak Knight left the Maple Leaf Hotel with a female companion that night, and more coincidentally, he took that female companion that night. I also stayed at the Dandelion Hotel."

Mrs. Dorothy lifts the head, looking at Glenn Great Knight, and said in surprise: "You mean that Surdak Baron is related to this kidnapping? "

"Although his name was not left on the Dandelion Hotel's register, the investigator of our guard camp asked the lobby manager of the Dandelion Hotel that night that the nobleman who stayed that night was the same as what we described Surdak Baron looks basically the same. In fact, the room you slept in that night was decided by Surdak Baron, and he even hired a maid to watch the fireplace."

"So we have good reasons to prove it is Surdak Baron rescued you. At the same time, he uniformed the hunters and hung them from the giant trees in the square. We tortured two hunters in which mountains. They did not know Surdak Baron."

Glen Great Knight said With the information collected from the guard camp, Dorothy knew who helped her behind her back, but she immediately asked inexplicably: "Then why is that Surdak Baron reluctant to show up?"

He stood up, walked a few steps in the hall, and said: "About this point, our guard battalion has also conducted detailed investigations these days, and we have some clues, but since they have not been confirmed from the parties, These are just speculations."

"This topic will return to hunting Fiend. Kagle. Coward reported to the guard camp. He said that he found a dark magician, and according to our understanding , Surdak Knight also has a female companion next to him, and this female companion is very likely to be a black magician, so Surdak is reluctant to show up in public this time. After all, the Grimm Empire Magician Guild is looking for black magicians all over the country."

more Mrs. Rosie asked: "You mean that Surdak Baron will have a close relationship with the Black Magic Priory? "

Glen Great Knight said: "On the contrary, Surdak and the Black Magic Monastery should have some grievances. As far as we know, Surdak with the Helanza Guard Camp completely eradicated the local black magic hideaway in Helanza City. The Institute of Secrets of the Society, and when dealing with the Red Dragon Treasure incident later, members of the Black Magic Priory also participated. We are sure that a part of the Black Magic Priory died at the hands of the Knight squad of Surdak Baron. "

"So is there another reason?" "Mrs. Dorothy asked curiously.

Glenn Great Knight nodded, said: "Yes, the reason Surdak did not want to show up was confirmed by many high-ranking officers in our guard battalion on the 2nd day. I saw Surdak Baron at the ball held at the house of the Marquis of Luther. "

Participating in the ball of the upper class is not unusual, so everyone around is waiting for Glenn Great Knight to continue.

"And according to our participation in Lu According to the Knights of the Marquis House Ball of Surdak, Surdak Baron came to Pena this time to propose to Miss Hathaway, the daughter of the Marquis of Luther. The female companion is by his side. If this matter goes public, Miss Hathaway's marriage proposal is likely to be affected. "Glen Great Knight said

The female Swordsman Talisz, who was standing behind Mrs. Dorothy, asked, "So the result of your investigation is...? "

"The mysterious person who helped Mrs. Dorothy out of her troubles but did not want to identify herself was Surdak Baron. "Glen Great Knight said.

Mrs. Dorothy heard this from Glen Great Knight, and the haze on her face for many days was wiped away, and even the corners of her mouth rose slightly, and she said with interest: "It's actually him, didn't expect or someone from the Marquis Luther's side. "

The death of Algernon Swordsman has dealt a great blow to Mrs. Dorothy. Recently the past few days she is planning a more fierce counterattack, but the Newman family now has a large number of main force Legion. On the battlefield of the Warsaw plane, some members of the Newman family disagreed with Mrs. Dorothy at this time and caused trouble within the province of Pena.

There is a lot of controversy within the family, but this matter is also impossible. Putting it aside, this involves the face of the Newman family.

And there is no way to calm Mrs. Dorothy’s anger. Heaven knows what radical measures the affectionate countess will do.

The main purpose of Glenn Great Knight’s visit to the castle of the Marquis of Newman this time was to illustrate the subsequent progress of the incident.

Mrs. Dorothy did not express her attitude. She got up from her chair and brought two The maid walked out of the administrative hall on the first floor of the castle...

...

At this time, Surdak was sitting in a magic caravan, the curtains of the caravan were lowered, and he followed Looking at the shop across the street through the gap between the curtains.

The most conspicuous position of the plaque outside this shop is the emblem of the Luo Family family of Gopher. The back of the plaque reads Rossi Leather Store. The entrance of this leather store looked very deserted. There were almost no customers patronizing this morning. Who would let such a sluggish store abound in Pena City, but for the Gopher Luo Family, various family businesses closed down one after another. Nowadays, this leather shop can maintain normal operation at least for the moment.

However, because leather merchants of other dimensions have raised the price of hides, this leather shop is currently without profit at all.

Gopher's Luo Family does not have its own hunting team. All leathers are purchased from various adventure groups. Therefore, market fluctuations often have a great impact on the sound of Gopher's Luo Family leather.

In the information that Sophia sent to Surdak, he gave a detailed introduction to this leather shop. At present, the Luo Family of Gopher intends to let the southern lord participate in the Rossi leather shop, the son of Count Gophero. Harvey Baron is actively communicating with Jack Baron, the representative of the Southern Lords, and intends to facilitate this in the near future.

Surdak felt that someone from the Trading Company came out and quickly put down the curtains.

Walk in In front is an expensive Young Master with long golden hair that is full of ears. He is very thin but very energetic.

Following is a slightly fat young nobleman. The two seem to be together. Discuss something.

Surdak opened a slit in the car window, and faintly heard the opposite expensive Young Master Jack Kennelly said: "In fact, I need to have a stable supply of goods. The family's slave concentration camp needs to consume a lot of leather for production and work every year. , Horse saddle covers and some other farm tools. In the past, these leathers were all from the Pai Plateau. We purchased them through the Trading Company of Imperial Capital. Even if there are middlemen, the price of unicorn cowhide is quite low..."