Shadow Covenant

Chapter 155 "Battle in the Town"

Green Brook Town, inside the Baron's Manor.

A huge, chubby figure was wearing a well-tailored aristocratic dress, pacing slightly in front of the window with a slender but hard silver cane, but he still didn't see the signal that should rise up, which made him a little irritable, and his steps were slow. It looks a little messy.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Baron Cam frowned and said, this is the 10th minute since his butler Lynn entered the Sword of the Brave Tavern, and the tavern still did not cause a sensation as expected.

Logically, based on his plan, a noisy battle would soon break out in the tavern, and the town guard would have a reason to go in and rebel.

Most of the adventurers who swallowed the mushroom soup faced the town guards who were full of physical strength and still maintained [-]% to [-]% of their full strength. Naturally, it was a one-sided situation.

At that time, he will take the position of being imprisoned and imprison all these powerless adventurers in the dungeon of the town. At that time, a handover with the representative of the man-eating ape can perfectly complete his plan.

Not only to ensure the safety of Green Brook Town, but also to take this opportunity to get rid of this body...

Cam had a lot of thoughts in his mind, but when his servant pushed the door in, the thoughts in his mind stopped abruptly, and he quickly returned to his normal posture.

"It's not good, sir!"

"What's the matter, tell me now!"

Cam looked anxiously, and the servant who hurried in couldn't help urging.

"Just now, there was a riot at the Sword of the Brave Tavern."

The servant was out of breath and hurriedly said that he was sent by Baron Cam to keep an eye on him, and he didn't know much about the plan. After all, the less people who knew the plan well about Baron Cam, the less likely they would be exposed.

Therefore, I just told this loyal servant that if there was any movement in the tavern, I would come back and report to him.

So, the servant watched helplessly as the butler Lynn pushed the dining car in. Not long after, there was a commotion inside, and then many guards who changed their defense outside also entered.

Naturally, he couldn't wait for this kind of suspected crowd brawl, and hurried back to report to his master, the baron.

But what he didn't expect was that the Baron Cam in front of him was not surprised but happy.

The expression on his face, as if there was a riot and a good thing happened, was completely unlike the appearance of most nobles who saw their assets suffer losses.

After a while, he stabilized his emotions, restored his aristocratic demeanor, and asked calmly.

"Has the town guard passed by?"

"Master has passed, I believe it will be appeased soon!" The servant lowered his head and replied.

"Then let's go over and see now, foreigners dare to make trouble on my territory, it's really audacious!"

Baron Cam's originally suspended heart also settled down. As for the caster in the Winter Fury Merchant Group, he met once today and was easily exposed by his lies. In his opinion, there is nothing to be afraid of. It's powerful, and he can kill a few people, not to mention that the detention this time is normal. If the conflict is not intense enough, he can still use the power of language to...

While thinking about it, Baron Cam followed the servant and walked out of the gate of the manor, thinking about how the tavern was going. He had already made preparations for the finishing touches.

But not long after he left the manor, he saw a fire dragon lit up on the other side of the street.

Someone is coming with a torch!
Baron Cam's heart was so excited that even the hand that was leaning on the crutches could not help but be full of strength. He refused the servant's support, and he stepped forward quickly to see how the battle was going.

However, as the distance between the two sides gradually shortened, Baron Cam was the first to discover the problem.

Because the leader is not the familiar Lynn, nor is it a guard, but someone who has nothing to do with Green Brook Town, and the logo of Fury Winter is drawn on the armor.

Oops!

His originally calm heart suddenly fell, and suddenly he grabbed it.

But this distance has put an end to his plan to turn back, so he can only suppress a smile, look at the large troops coming in his direction, and speak before they ask questions.

"Traveler from afar, is there anything you want to say to me when you come here so late?"

"That's such a coincidence! I can't sleep tonight, and I just wanted to join in the fun."

Baron Cam made himself an enthusiastic lord who wanted to participate in tavern activities with a few words, but he soon discovered that his words were not as convincing as usual, but everyone's eyes were fixed on him. There was malice and anger in the eyes.

He glanced again, and when he found that there was no sign of Lynn, his heart sank even more.

However, he still did not give up and continued to speak to himself.

"Just now I sent that guy Lynn to bring mushroom soup to you, did you see that?"

This question seemed to be asking everyone, but his eyes were fixed on the black-haired young man he had seen not long ago in the crowd.

He was dressed in an adventurer's attire, with black leather armor covering his upper body, revealing only a little fair skin, that simple and clean short hair, coupled with the unique edges and corners of the southerners, and the pair of blue and emerald greens. Under the reflection of the firelight, the golden eyes were particularly attractive, but at this moment he didn't care.

His eyes were fixed on him, and for some reason he had a premonition that the failure of this matter tonight might have something to do with him.

Because his eyes were the most indifferent pair he had ever seen, as if he could see through everything.

"Lynn? We have to ask the lord about this instead."

"When our mage apprentice used the toxin detection scroll, he discovered that the mushroom soup contained extremely high paralytic toxins. Baron Cam must have been unaware."

At this time, the two sides also stopped at the fountain not far from the manor, one on the left and one on the right.

A road for only one person was separated from the crowd on the right, and a young girl holding a cat came out, a silver robe made of silk fell to the ground, and the earrings, headgear, bracelets, and rings on her body were shaking as she walked. At that time, it reflects the dazzling light, highlighting the mysterious and noble temperament.

——Cecil, the chief mage of the Fury Winter Merchant Group.

When this caravan went north, Baron Cam had a relationship with the leader of the caravan, and also met the substantive controller of the caravan, but it was still a headache to meet in such a tense situation. once.

Hearing about the fungus soup, Baron Cam knew what he had exposed. Although he didn't know what went wrong, but the matter has come to this point, remorse and grief are of course useless. All he can do is to try to stabilize the situation. Asked with a trembling look on his face.

"what!!?"

His squinted eyes opened suddenly when he said this, revealing the ice-blue eyes common to people from the North, and his pupils shrank slightly, as if he was very surprised.

"The mushroom soup was given to Lynn by me. Those mushrooms have also been selected. It's impossible! It's absolutely impossible to have toxins!"

The voice was full of confusion and incomprehension. If he hadn't been mentally prepared and saw the scene in the tavern, many people would even think he was innocent.

"Stop pretending! You fat pig that deserves to go to hell!"

"We have already seen the deal between you and those bastards! If you want to sell me to them, first ask me if the sword in my hand is sharp enough!"

……

Baron Cam's explanation immediately aroused the anger of the majority of the crowd, who responded with vicious abuse.

"What? What are you talking about?"

Although he was very shocked in his heart, Baron Cam firmly believed that his transaction with the man-eating ape would be 100% undiscovered, it was very secretive, and according to what they said, it was clear that someone deliberately tried to deceive him.

So he appeared even more innocent, completely denied that there was such a thing, and yelled loudly that he wanted Lynn to come over and question him.

"Your butler is dead! He died in the tavern, hurry over now, his blood is probably cold."

Someone responded with cold sarcasm, but it was this sentence that made Baron Cam grasp the point, and he began to make use of it.

"You guys are framing, and there is no proof now! What on earth do you want to do with the Nudong Merchant Group? Acting as bandits, do you want to loot our Green Brook Town?"

There is also a wave of anger suppressed in the voice, which makes people feel that it is a manifestation of dissatisfaction from the heart, and it is also backlashed, which seems very real.

But at this moment, there was applause from the crowd.

clap clap clap!
It was very loud, and Baron Cam looked for his reputation, and found that it was the black-haired young man he had been watching just now who came out with applause.

At this time, his face looked like a smile but not a smile, he stopped at the lower right side of the Northland mage, and said.

"What a good acting skill! The baron's acting skills must not be said to be invincible in Palermo's Red Rose Opera House, but he is also one of the best."

"Baron, we won't come to you without evidence and clues!"

"What evidence?" He raised his head suddenly, for some reason, he felt a very disgusting breath from him.

"What evidence do you have!"

He knew in his heart that he had never mentioned this matter with the man-eating ape except to the captain of the guard, Page, because he was careful to conceal it, and he was worried that spreading it might affect the morale of the town.

"I have said that the truth has nothing to do with us. If you don't believe me, don't you have spellcasters? Use detection lies, or truth barriers to ask me. I completely agree with this method. If the misunderstanding between us can be cleared up if."

"Let's calm down with each other. Now the man-eating apes are still watching here. If humans are fighting each other, will we still have a way out?"

Now, Baron Cam's words from the bottom of his heart made the town guards who were not strong enough to subconsciously lean towards him. They were also angry at the lord's despicable behavior, but these words made them wonder whether they had become weapons in the hands of others. .

Woody heard a little commotion coming from behind, although his face changed slightly, but he was not too flustered, but looked closely at the bloated Baron of Green Brook Town not far away, as if his body was pumped up, The calmness on their faces could be revealed in the dark even if they were separated by more than ten meters, and the voice even spread far to the corner of the street.

But the next sentence, the words in his mouth made the face of the noble with a sincere expression in front of him change drastically.

"Baron Cam, you are from the Tumen family of Baishi City in the north!"

"Who told you that!"

In Green Brook Town, apart from the first group of people who followed him to Green Brook Town, few people knew that he came from the cold and windy Northland, and more people thought he was a noble heir sent by someone from the Middle Kingdom, including his surname. It was also after arriving that he went to the countryside to hide the Tumen and changed it to the most common black pine in the forest.

Cam Blackpine.

Woody looked at the flustered look on his face, but he didn't stop talking because of it, and continued.

"I don't know if you have heard of it. It is said that there is a local legend about the Tumen family. All the heirs of the Tumen family will be cursed at birth, that is, his lies can always be easily believed, so Most merchants are very keen to do business with the Tumen family, because they feel sincerity from this group of nobles."

"of course."

Woody smiled easily, glanced at Baron Cam's whole body, and continued.

"The price behind it is that the body is getting closer and closer to the appearance of a cursed creature."

"Thus, people in the Tumen family are always overweight. No matter how strong a professional fighter is before the change, as long as he tells a lie and is believed, there will be an extra force in his body that is completely out of his control. flesh and blood."

"Am I right? Mr. Tumen!"

"You...how did you know that!"

Baron Cam no longer knew what expression to use to describe his current turbulent state of mind. He had been incognito for more than ten years, and he never thought that he would be exposed by a young man who was too young to believe in today's golden hour.

His voice was trembling, his lips were moaning, and the crutches supporting his body trembled slightly.

Seeing him like this, Woody naturally wouldn't explain, after all, all of this information came from the information revealed after the opening of the Northern Territory Tribulation in the previous life.

At that time, the Tumen family, who had signed a contract with Balzebu, the seventh floor lord of Baator Hell, naturally attracted everyone's attention.

Originally, Woody was still uncertain, at most, it was Cecil's trust that made him doubtful, but he hadn't thought of that aspect yet.

It wasn't until he heard that he offered to accept the test of truth enchantment and detect lies spells that he was really sure that he was from the northern white stone city and accepted the devil's contract. The descendant of the Tumen family.

Although I don't know why he appeared here today, there is no doubt that judging from his body, it won't be long before this small town will become an excellent place for the birth of devils, even without the influence of the man-eating apes.

"What! Curse! The baron is getting fatter, and it's because of the curse!"

"I said how he has gotten fatter every year these years. Even the masters in the city haven't gained weight as fast as him..."

Whispers filled the crowd, and more eyes were fixed on his body, which made Baron Cam very uncomfortable, but just as he was about to deny it, he saw the black-haired young man in front of him raise his hand, and a black bird emerged from the dim The sky of stars fell on his shoulders.

Woody smiled.

"Don't deny it, you need to know."

"All shadows, under the scorching sun, will have nowhere to hide!"

After speaking, he said to Cecil in front of him.

"Can someone bring Paige! His words will not be affected by detecting lies!"

"At that time, it will be clear at a glance which is true and which is false."

(End of this chapter)