Game of Thrones: I loaded the witcher system.

Chapter 241 The Messenger
As the saying goes, if you can't catch up with one step, you can't catch up with every step.

That's what hapless Jon Royce is now.

When he desperately rushed to the foot of Shili City, what he saw was the flag of the Blinken family still flying on the top of the city, and another side, the golden halberd mermaid flag that made Jon Royce gnash his teeth.

Obviously, Clay Mandalay had already entered the city, so it goes without saying that the nearly 2000 troops he left outside the city must be finished.

Seeing them approaching, the gate of Shili City had been tightly shut long ago, leaving them no chance.

Up to now, the snowfall that has lasted for more than ten days has finally stopped, the air is fresh, and the visibility is excellent, so Jon Royce can clearly see the situation on the top of the city from a distance.

The reason why he came to Shili City was firstly because he wanted to see with his own eyes what happened to the two camps under Shili City. If Clay Mandalay was really stumbled by the two camps, then He happened to be attacked on both sides.

And the second reason is because his eldest son, the successor of Runestone City, Anda Royce, was arranged by him in the North Camp.

Originally, I wanted to bring the boy to see the world, and to be familiar with the characters in the army, so that he could know what the battlefield was like.

The patriarch of every big family will do his best to pave the way for his heirs, which is an inevitable requirement under this aristocratic feudal system.

The eldest son will definitely inherit the title. If he is a wimp who doesn't understand anything, then the whole family will be affected.

At the beginning, he felt that it was relatively safe to put the eldest son in the rear, and go out with him. If there was a problem, who would know who among the chaos.

As a result, apart from running around for a long time, there was nothing to do on my side, and the place I thought was the safest place turned into a ruin in front of my eyes.

"My lord, I just sent people to look at it. There are bloodstains everywhere in the North Camp. It is obvious that an accident has happened, but the West Camp seems to have been caught in a fire. Now there are only charred traces left. I'm afraid... ..."

The person who reported did not continue, because it is useless to say anything now, the army under the city is finished, now, it depends on what Jon Royce decides.

To be honest, Jon Royce didn't care much about what happened to the Grafson and Lindley families in the West Camp.

But the heir was taken away by the other party, and this was the real fatal thing.

Jon Royce didn't believe that Clay would be so stupid as to kill his eldest son, which was the most useless thing to do.

Looking at the flag fluttering on the city wall, it seemed to be silently mocking the incompetence of Jon Royce, the Earl of Runestone City suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

With his right hand on the hilt at his waist, Jon Royce was struggling. He wanted too much to draw his sword directly and fight to the death with Clay Manderly who must be in the city.

But the remaining rationality told him that at this time, his army had reached the end of its strength, and it was only supported by the anger that was played by Clay Mandalay before.

The army only has the strength for the last battle. If this battle is lost, the army's morale will inevitably collapse. I am afraid that the essence of the Royce family will be lost. There is no way to do this.

This made him continue to struggle, and the people in the city responded in time.

The news of the Valley Cavalry's appearance outside the city quickly spread throughout the city through the sound of desolate horns. Clay, who was enjoying his lunch, was forced to stop his communication with the food, and came to the city with a frown.

Shili City didn't have many winter clothes. In the long summer of more than ten years, these things were not needed at all. With the sudden drop in temperature, the huge Shili City could only scrape together clothes for 200 people to keep out the cold.

Since this is the case, it is better not to send it out, so as to save the envy of other sergeants in the army.

But not being able to make the best use of everything is not in line with Clay's character, so he ordered that all thick clothes be distributed to the sergeants guarding the city as work clothes.

The heir of the dignified Mandalay family now has to worry about a few thick clothes.

There was really no way, the temperature dropped sharply, making everyone unexpected.

Coming to the top of the city, the snow on the city wall is melting little by little with the sun hanging in the air.

As long as you pass a little physics, you should understand that melting snow is colder than snowing.

With white eyes sprayed from his mouth and nose, Clay squinted his eyes and stared at the black cavalry team outside the city, a sneer could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.

Since you, Jon Royce, want to see me so much, can I grant your wish?This is not my Clay Manderly gentleman style, after all, you have delivered it to your door, haven't you?

On the wild riverland where black, white and yellow meet, Jon Royce's horse team is pacing non-stop. They have no shelter, and let the biting cold wind take away their heat from their bodies.

Just when Jon Royce was about to swallow his breath and sent someone to negotiate with Clay to see if he could use other methods to redeem his precious son, the sharp-eyed guard next to him suddenly pointed at the city and said in surprise:
"My lord, look at the top of the city, that's the banner of Clay Manderly!"

The guard had never seen Clay before, so there must be a reason why he was so sure that this was his Clay Mandalay banner.

Because this is a much larger flag than the small flag next to it. In the army, it is generally used as a magnificent flag for the command of the Chinese army. It is a symbol of the entire Mandalay family. Every time Clay goes out to fight, he always goes with him.

Jon Royce also saw this rather huge golden halberd mermaid banner, and the anger that had just been suppressed suddenly surged up.

These days in the north, he dreamed of seeing this big flag appearing in front of his eyes, but now that this big flag appeared, it made Jon Royce not happy at all, he only felt deeply humiliation.

At this moment, he saw that the tightly closed gate of Shili City suddenly opened, and a tightly wrapped cavalry stepped out from the shadow of the gate on a dark horse.

The cavalryman with a small flag that marked the Mandalay family on his saddle slightly urged the dismounted horse, and ran towards Jon Royce without fear.

Jon Royce and the guards around him looked at each other, feeling a little surprised. Is this... a negotiation with him?
In his heart, Jon Royce was eager to negotiate with Clay. Clay's operation really showed him off, making him never want to face this Clay Mandalay again.

If it wasn't for his precious son in the hands of others, Jon Royce would have turned around and went south to pick up the troops from the remaining two cities, and he would have lost if he stayed here for a second longer.

"Let him come here and see what Clay Manderly has to tell us."

Jon Royce stretched out his hand to press down the guards around him and raised his crossbow arrows. Now the whole army hardly heard the name Clay Manderly, but he wanted to negotiate with the person sent by this guy. The bitterness in it Only Jon Royce himself understood.

Coming out of town to represent Clay was Garland Manderly, one of Clay's witcher bodyguards.

This kid volunteered to be the messenger. The last attack on the West Camp opened the door to a new world for him.

When he went out, Garland Manderly thought about what Lord Clay taught him, and felt inexplicably happy.

However, seeing the dark group of people on the opposite side, who could feel the anger that even the cold wind could not stop from a long distance, Garland Mandler wittily issued the Quen Seal to himself.

Well, Master Clay said that protecting oneself is the first priority at any time. Only by keeping a good body can we make more achievements on the battlefield in the future.

Absolutely not him, absolutely not!

The horse came to the huge orange pebble flag representing the Royce family in Runestone City, and stopped at about twenty steps away.

This is a distance that everyone can accept. If it is farther away, the communication between the two parties basically depends on shouting. On the contrary, Jon Royce and Garland Mandler have to ask whether the other party will take the opportunity to draw their swords .

Eon Royce frowned, he didn't know who the person was, he had never seen Clay Mandalay, but he told himself from his experience that although the person who came was the same as Clay Mandalay in the rumors As young as I am, but it is absolutely impossible to be him.

How could the coach come over as a messenger?

He waved his hand and signaled his personal guards to go forward and inquire about the purpose of the Mandalay family knight in front of him.

The personal guard took the order, clamping the horse's belly with his legs, urging the horse to move forward.

After a while, the guard returned with an angry expression on his face, because the cavalryman from the Mandalay family didn't talk to him at all.

This kid named him by name, and only negotiated with Eoin Royce, because he came on behalf of Lord Clay Manderly, and everyone else was not equal to him!
Gritting his molars fiercely, Jon Royce told himself repeatedly not to be provoked, the situation was stronger than others, and Clay Manderly stood on the city wall and looked at him contemptuously, and he could only impotent rage.

Taking a deep breath, Jon Royce said weakly:
"Let him come over."

Garland Manderly enjoyed the eyes of the cavalry in the surrounding valley who wanted to tear his eyes away, and slowly approached Eoin Royce in the middle like visiting a military parade.

So, Garland Manderly, who represented White Harbor and Twin River City, and Jon Royce, who was the Earl of Runestone City, stared at each other in an extremely embarrassing atmosphere. Ken spoke first.

I don't know how long it took, and Jon Royce, whose eyes were sore, suddenly realized that it seemed very stupid for him to engage in this matter with a young guy here.

Do you want the dignity of the Earl of Runestone City?What does this have to do with a messenger staring here...

Jon Royce, whose mentality has been in a semi-broken state recently, finally couldn't bear it anymore. He broke the silence first, and said in a strong tone:

"Tell me why you're here, Clay Manderly's messenger."

Garland grinned. He felt a different kind of pleasure from bullying Jon Royce, but now that it was time to get down to business, he couldn't help but smile.

He settled down and thought about the principles that Clay explained in advance for his mission this time:

"Garland, the purpose of your trip this time is to try your best to force Jon Royce to attack the city. Don't worry, they dare not touch you. As long as you tell them, if you dare to touch you, I will kill the Earl of Runestone City." His son will be."

So, Garland Manderly answered Jon Royce's question:
"My lord, now, how about we discuss your surrender ceremony?"

(End of this chapter)