Western Fantasy: I can brush entries infinitely

Chapter 24 My Good Nephew

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bang.

The sound of horses' hooves and wheels rolling could be heard in the woods.The guard knights sat on their horses, their faces full of solemnity.

Even Joseph, who was driving, looked serious, not as relaxed as before.

Inside the carriage.

From time to time, Veronica's eyes secretly glanced at the pensive Ron. She couldn't help opening the curtain to witness what happened before, but now she recalled Ron's overbearing and decisive scene, just like the god who judged all life and death Generally, do not look directly at.

Plop plop.

Veronica's heartbeat quickened, and many inspirations came to her mind at this moment, and she really wanted to immediately draw the picture of Ron standing on the carriage overlooking everyone on paper.

And Ron was thinking, not noticing the strange expression on Veronica's face.

He recalled what happened just now, the other party's boss said something, they waited for Ron for two months.

In other words, after the death of the previous baron, Ron had to go to the capital in order to inherit the title, and the other party took this opportunity to assassinate him.

Further speculation, the death of the former baron may also be the other party's hands and feet!
The rest of the matter is much simpler. As long as he, the only heir, is killed, Arnold's territory will become unclaimed land, and the fief will be taken back by the King Carlo's family, and rewarded to meritorious ministers again.

Ok?
So it seems that the people behind the scenes are the Carlo royal family?

Ron shook his head and quickly overturned this guess.Most of Arnold's territory is in the Black Valley Forest, bordering the Alexander Empire. It is a hot potato. It is dispensable to the Karo Kingdom, and it is not worth the risk of being exposed by the royal family to assassinate him.

Once exposed, the Carlo royal family will have no prestige at all, shaking the loyalty of the rest of the kingdom's lords.

At that time, the kingdom will be in turmoil, and there is a risk of destroying the country.

If I die in this assassination and the territory is taken back by the royal family, who is most likely to take over the territory?

This doubt appeared in Ron's mind, and he was the first to rule out Viscount Gordon.

Because according to his understanding, the Gordon Viscounty has not yet monopolized the strength and economy of the two territories.

Although it is very powerful compared to Arnold's territory, among the upper nobles of the Carlo Kingdom, it can only be regarded as a small noble in a remote place.

If the person behind the scenes is really Viscount Gordon, the correct way is to send someone to pretend to be the illegitimate son of the former baron as before, and then assassinate Ron after the illegitimate son is able to inherit the title, and help an obedient puppet to take the throne. At that time, the mine in Arnold's territory The market resources are all his.

But assassinating him now is tantamount to killing a chicken for warmth, and nothing can be obtained.

Thinking of this, Ron gradually calmed down.

The reason behind this assassination is complicated and confusing. Ron doesn't think the other party is jumping the wall in a hurry, maybe because even if he kills him, he can get the ownership of Arnold's territory.

Does such a nobleman exist in the Karo Kingdom?
Ron felt that going to the king this time would not be so peaceful, but he was not afraid, now he had a big killer in his hand, if he dared to come, he would kill everyone!

Now that I think about it, if it wasn't for my temperament of seeking stability, I stayed in the mansion for two months and found a few entries, I am afraid that I would be slaughtered as soon as I went out.

Ron was terrified, rubbing the red diamond ring on his index finger with his hand, and finally settled down.

Although this red diamond ring looks tacky, it is an offensive item with a purple entry!
Open item card.

【Ring (White)】

【picture】

[Entry 1: Cyclops (purple)]

[Light Energy Cyclops (Purple): Gather light energy to deliver a devastating blow, as long as there is light, it can be activated]

This entry embodies a simple and crude.

Ron couldn't think of anything that could check and balance it. It could be used both day and night. Needless to say, during the day, there was moonlight at night.Even in the dark, wouldn't it be possible to light a fire?

I hold the torch in one hand and the ring of Cyclops in the other, how do you deal with it?

Answer: Blow out your torch!

In short, with this ring in hand, Ron has the ability to gain a foothold.But he didn't swell and do something irrational.

Ron withdrew from the state of thinking. Although Viscount Gordon's suspicion was lowered, it was a speculation after all, and he still had to go to verify it.

Only then did he notice that something was wrong with Veronica, so he asked, "What's wrong with you? Where did you get hurt?"

Veronica shook her head and said, "Thank you Lord for your concern, I'm fine."

Ron's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stretched out his hand to Veronica's forehead, but the other party didn't dare to avoid it when he noticed it.

The next moment, Veronica's character card appeared, Ron's expression changed, and a new change appeared in the favorability column.

[Favourability: 75 (worship)]

The favorability has increased by 5 points, and the affection for Ron has changed from 'confidant' to 'worship'. You must know that before today, Veronica's favorability was only below 65. Among the maid's favorability at a lower level.

In just half a day, more than 10 points have been added!This is the fastest increase in favorability that Ron has ever seen.

He withdrew his hand as usual, and said calmly, "It's good that you're not injured."

The carriage rushed all the way, and under the constant vigilance of the knights, the group quickly entered Viscount Gordon's territory, and it was much safer to get here.

Enter a village.

Harvey among the six knights asked Thomas: "Then shall we go directly to Viscount Gordon?"

Thomas nodded, "That's why we came here. He took into account the kingdom's laws, so he could only send someone to assassinate the lord. Although we can't do anything to him, we still need him to give an explanation."

"We can't produce evidence, and Viscount Gordon won't admit it." Harvey shook his head.

Thomas fell silent.

Malcolm came up suddenly and whispered, "Do you think the lord will kill Viscount Gordon as soon as we meet?"

Because of his superb swordsmanship, he was also in the accompanying team.

As soon as these words came out, the knights looked at me and I looked at you, and they were a little uncertain.If it is an ordinary nobleman, they will have scruples and dare not openly hostile to the other lord unless there is an irreconcilable conflict. Even so, they will only go to the king and apply for a territorial war.

There has never been such a thing as killing each other directly after meeting, in the history of the Carlo Kingdom.

"Sig, why don't you speak?"

Thomas noticed that something was wrong with Sig, and he would definitely say a word or two on this kind of topic, but after meeting the Crow and his gang, he became taciturn and didn't say a word.

Sig smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'm listening."

The rest of the people watched and sensed that something had happened, and continued on their way in silence.

Soon, a group of people came to Viscount Gordon's mansion and were stopped by knights at the door.

Thomas wanted to make the other party look bad, but Ron's voice came from the carriage, "Be nice, we are here as guests."

Everyone was taken aback, what does the lord mean by this move?
In the eyes of the gatekeeper knight, Thomas's face seemed to be changing, from the initial anger to a hypocritical face with a half-smile.

"Sir, please go and inform Lord Viscount Gordon that Baron Arnold is here to visit." After Thomas finished speaking, the flesh on his face was squeezed into a ball, and the smile he tried to make was terrifying.

The knight guarding the gate stared at him cautiously, and then told his companions, "I'll go to Lord Viscount, you watch them."

A knight entered the mansion to look for the Viscount, and came out not long after, saying, "My lord Viscount said he welcomes Lord Baron Arnold, please come in."

As soon as the words were finished, Ron got out of the carriage, looked at the house that was bigger than his own mansion, and said lightly, "Lead the way."

Led by an attendant, Ron and the others came all the way to the reception hall, where they saw a tall, middle-aged man who looked good.

Thomas and the others began to get nervous, thinking in unison: Will the lord do something?
The middle-aged man was none other than Viscount Gordon—Aseric Gordon.

"Nephew Ron, shouldn't you go to the capital to hold the conferring ceremony? Why come to uncle when you have time? Could it be the end?" Viscount Gordon strode over with a warm smile on his face.

Facing Viscount Gordon's sudden enthusiasm, everyone including Ron was taken aback.

"No, I'm just about to go. It's rude not to hand in a letter in advance for this sudden visit, and please forgive me, Lord Viscount Gordon." Ron was going to be courteous before fighting, and he couldn't see through the other party's attitude.

There is a set of special rules and procedures for mutual visits between nobles.

First of all, you have to hand in the visiting letter a few days in advance, and if the other party agrees, you will write a welcome reply letter.

A sudden visit like Ron's will be criticized by other nobles for not being aristocratic.

"Nephew doesn't need to have any birth relationship. I have an old relationship with your father, so you can call me uncle. Our territory is far away from the capital, and there are not so many rules. You can come whenever you want, and you don't need a letter."

Viscount Gordon said with a smile, he paused, and said: "I haven't gone yet, count the days, it should be almost the deadline, nephew, you have to hurry up, the conferring ceremony is a big event, you can't be careless. "

"Yes, I know."

Ron has been observing Viscount Gordon's expression, and he didn't find anything wrong. He seemed to be close to his elders.

Without hesitation, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of shaking hands, saying: "Thank you, Lord Viscount, for your concern. This sudden visit is due to an accident on the road. It happened so suddenly. I didn't prepare a gift. Please don't blame me."

Viscount Gordon was stunned for a moment, then smiled and stretched out his hand to hold Ron's, "It's good that my nephew can come, I don't need to bring any presents. But, you said something unexpected happened, did something happen?"

At this moment, Ron's gaze focused on the transparent character card.

【Silver two stars】

【Aseric Gordon】

[Favourability degree: 67 (concern)]

[Entry 1: Water magic affinity (white)]

【Entry 2: Many children, many blessings (green)】

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There was a lot of information revealed on the character card, and Ron didn't have time to read all of them. Viscount Gordon's favorability for him was as high as 67, and he still cared about him. Ron was glad that he was not impulsive.

As Viscount Gordon, 67's favorability is already quite high, and Ron doesn't even understand it. It can only be attributed to the irresistible relationship between the former baron and Viscount Gordon, and Ai Wu Ji Wu Xia treated him well.

Thinking of this, Ron said, "It's nothing, just encountered a group of people who wanted to kill me on the road."

"What! Who is so rampant, I immediately sent knights to exterminate them!" Viscount Gordon was furious.

At this moment, their hands were still holding each other, and Ron was surprised when he noticed that the character card was on, and his favorability increased by 2 points, reaching 69 points.

Ron withdrew his hand and said in relief, "Uncle, don't be angry, the matter has been resolved."

At this time, Viscount Gordon noticed the six knights behind them, all of them were wounded, and seeing that Ron was fine, he nodded in relief to Sig and the others, "That's right."

The six Sigs are at a loss, what are they here for?
"It's not easy for my nephew to come here. Let's stay and rest for a night today. I didn't have a good chat with you at your parents' funeral last time."

Ron nodded slightly, "Just listen to uncle."

"Haha, good. Go, ask the chef to cook according to the highest standard banquet." Viscount Gordon laughed heartily.

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Because of the 'excellent' performance of Seeger and others, Viscount Gordon specially hired the best doctor in the territory for them. With the treatment of professional doctors, they can recover faster.

Marvin, one of the accompanying knights, asked suspiciously: "What's going on? Why can't I understand it? Didn't we come here for an explanation?"

Thomas stared and said angrily, "Look at what I'm doing, how do I know?"

As experienced as he is, he is also in trouble at this time.From the bottom of my heart, I can only sigh, the circle of nobles is really confusing, and being a knight is suitable for him.

The other person, Anthony with a deep expression, looked around the crowd, and said in a low voice: "I think"

Everyone looked at him, in a state of listening.

".There must be a deep meaning to this matter!"

Everyone: "."

Malcolm scolded: "Who doesn't know now, Joseph can see it, want you to talk nonsense here?"

Harvey said dissatisfiedly: "Don't insult Mr. Joseph, although he is a driver, he is skilled."

Thomas: "If you can't speak, don't speak."

Anthony didn't expect that his words would offend everyone, so he shut his mouth and didn't speak again, but Marvin's doubt just now still lingered in their hearts.

"Maybe we misunderstood, Viscount Gordon is not the person we are looking for."

At the moment when everyone fell into silence, someone suddenly spoke, and they all looked at the person who spoke.

It's Sig.

Thomas frowned, "Both Mr. Egbert and Captain Abel said that only Viscount Gordon is the most suspect. If it wasn't him, who would you say it would be?"

Sig shook his head, "I don't know, but I know that Lord Lord also thinks that Viscount Gordon is not the one who wanted to kill him."

Hearing this, Thomas frowned even tighter, "What's the reason?"

Everyone's expressions became serious. They were all guardian knights. If they couldn't tell who the enemy was, guardianship would become a joke.

Immediately afterwards, they heard Sig speak slowly, "The lord is so arrogant that he would not call someone who wants to harm him uncle."

The crowd fell into contemplation.

In the previous conversation, the lord has always called the other party the viscount, and only changed it to 'uncle' later.

"Maybe it was then that the lord judged the result." Sig shook his head, got up and left.

"Sig, where are you going?"

"Training." Sig didn't look back.

Malcolm wondered: "What's wrong with him? Go to training before the injury heals."

Thomas withdrew his gaze, sighed and said, "It must have been a shock, let him be quiet for a while, people always have to experience setbacks to grow, just like me in Zeng Jin."

Hearing this, everyone understood what was going on.

(End of this chapter)