Blood Dragon

Chapter [-] Greetings

The night was peaceful.Because they entered as allies, even though they were foreigners, they were well received by the residents.Local officials also provided them with additional provisions.At this moment, there was a fat sheep hanging on the bonfire in front of Bellel.With the rotation of the roasting fork, from time to time, fat dripped from the roasted lamb and fell into the campfire.The smell of barbecue permeates all around.

A dozen or so military officers and a local official accompanied Belle. Everyone chatted while drinking beer, waiting for the completion of the barbecue meal.It must be said that since Belleer had come to help once before, he was quite famous in this country and could be regarded as widely admired.

"I heard that General Beryl has been in poor health recently?" the local official asked suddenly.He was sitting next to Belle, so he could see Belle's physical condition—well, no matter how you looked at it, Belle didn't look sick.

"Your life is in your life, so I dare not refuse." Belleer casually blocked the topic.On the surface he answered, but in fact he didn't say at all whether he was sick or not.

"My lord, I heard about what happened in Fornoros City..." Robin approached from the side, bringing the topic to another aspect.He has already noticed that the local official's alcohol capacity is not very good, so although the dinner has not yet started, he seems to have five or six points of alcohol.When he asked Baylor this question just now, he probably asked it casually.

"Oh, that matter... that Earl Ashurfate is really too bold..." Speaking of this topic, the official also sighed. "In your own country, killing your own subjects who have surrendered has greatly exceeded the needs of the war. No matter how you explain it, it doesn't make sense. I heard that he didn't even have time to return to the army. Her Majesty ordered the deputy general Take charge of the army, let him rush back to Falcon City immediately."

Robin glanced at Belleer, who gave him a meaningful look.

"I heard a rumor," Robin said. "Is this massacre order issued by the queen?"

"This is too ridiculous." The official replied. "Why are there such rumors?"

"Because I heard that a large amount of property was seized from Fornoros City." Robin replied. "Maybe it's because Her Majesty has...financial difficulties, so why don't you just use this method...to solve the problem?"

"I'm afraid you are mistaken. Our queen has no difficulty in this regard." The official replied casually. "Seizing the spoils is a matter of course, but between this and the massacre..."

"The meat is ready!" someone yelled, interrupting the conversation.

For the sake of being the owner, the official stood up, holding a knife and preparing to cut the roast sheep and distribute it to the people present.As soon as he left, Robin immediately came to Belle's side.Cutting such freshly roasted hot mutton is also a labor-intensive job, and this roast lamb temporarily attracted everyone's attention, and no one noticed the expressions of Belle and Robin.

"Master General...this..."

"Well, a miracle happened, right?" Belleer said softly.

In fact, during this period of time, the secret information from Falcon City has basically been cut off.In fact, almost as soon as the little queen led the army to go out, the source of intelligence in Falcon City was interrupted.This is not a particularly outrageous thing. If this kind of spy is discovered, and the other party does not want to cause diplomatic conflicts because of this, then this unfortunate spy will quietly disappear from the world, and no one will know about it ever since. him.In the case of a spy network, the identification of one individual could lead to the uprooting of the entire spy network.

Because of this, Baylor now doesn't know much about the situation in Falcon City—especially the mysterious financial problem.Of course, spies are endless.Tiberius (and perhaps Belaire himself) must have sent follow-up spies.However, financial information, if not classified, usually flows only at the highest levels of the country.When a spy who has successfully built a good social circle is killed, his successors always need a long time to recover such sources of information.Therefore, the news that this official revealed inadvertently surprised both Belleiro and Robin.

After a long time, when everyone started to eat dinner on the plate, Robin found another opportunity to chat with the official.As mentioned earlier, due to poor drinking capacity, this person is already half or sixty drunk.Drunk people always like to talk, and he lacks vigilance - in his heart, what he said is gossip that has nothing to do with state secrets, just for Bo Jun to laugh.

"So... is it because of the royal treasure buried by Garunas, the sage of the wilderness? The secret of this treasure is only protected by the royal family from generation to generation?"

"Hmm... Everyone said that, it's surprising, isn't it?"

At this moment, Robin has already figured out the origin of this official. This person is from Falcon City.In fact, it has not been more than 20 days since I took up the current position.In other words, the information in his mouth can be said to be first-hand precious information, even if there are few adulterated rumors.

"Surprising indeed," Robin admitted. "Our Master Garunas has actually counted to this day... How many years has he been dead?"

"Haha... How can I say that he is also a person with the title of 'sage'. But having said that, I personally feel that it may not be the sage of the wilderness, but arranged by King Mark Remiz. One person arranges a secret for future generations Wealth, this can be regarded as a kind of human nature."

"If you put it that way, it's really a bit similar."

While the others continued to eat, Robin and Belleil quietly walked to an empty corner.

"My lord, do you believe what he said?" Robin asked.

"This question should be asked in reverse..." Baylor replied. "Robin, do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it." Robin replied immediately.

"Oh, why? According to the logic of the gentleman just now, King Mark Remiz and Garunas made great achievements in battle. While winning countless victories, they must also get countless spoils of war. Hide part of these wealth Get up... This seems to be a very reasonable logic. Besides," Baylor paused. "Garunas is known as a sage, and this title is not for nothing. With his eyes, he must be able to see the hidden dangers of the excessive power of the domestic nobles... At least he can see that the foundation of royal power is not so stable. In this case Next, leave a sum of money as the living expenses of future generations once they lose the throne, it is also a good foreshadowing."

"Master General, because the amount of money is too large." Robin replied straightforwardly. "According to today's logic, if King Mark Remiz really left a sum of money for his descendants, as a shelter in case he loses the throne... It would be an exaggeration to say that almost a million golden oligos. If it’s too much, then it’s not the cost of settling down! Besides, King Mark Remiz was the king when he founded the country, and he will inevitably need a lot of money to carry out domestic construction. It’s impossible for him to spend too much money, and keep it The situation for future generations. Unless Garunas, the sage of the wilderness, has the ability to predict, even if the predicament the royal family faces today, it is absolutely impossible to leave so much money."

"That's right!" Baylor patted Robin on the shoulder vigorously as a sign of encouragement. "That's it, you have grasped the core of the problem at once. Therefore, this miracle cannot be created by Garunas, there must be another reason."

"My lord, do you have any clues?"

"There is no clue," Baylor replied. "But it is certain that there are a few people who must know the true content of this miracle. One is our little queen, and the other is the mysterious Earl Ashurfate. It is a pity that neither of these two... It's easy to deal with. Hey, Robin, you didn't find a way to meet the little queen when you went to Falcon City last time, it was really a mistake. Otherwise, you probably have a general direction now."

"I'm sorry, General..."

"Forget it, it doesn't matter." Baylor suddenly smiled. "Anyway, in a few days, I'll be able to see that... monster from the Mark Remiz family. Hey, speaking of it, I really don't want to play such tricks."

"Master General... Are you afraid?" Robin suddenly felt that Belle's appearance was a little strange.

"I'm afraid. It's a lie to say I'm not afraid. She's only twelve... no, 13 years old. This means that if nothing happens, she will live a long time, longer than me and you A lot. This is her biggest and unshakable advantage. It's like hitting a snake. If you fail to kill it all at once, the snake will definitely find a chance to bite back. That's what I'm worried about."

Robin didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"However, in any case, as a subject, His Majesty's mission must be the first priority." Belle said softly. "It may be difficult to annex Gruene, but at least... I at least hope that the land under my feet will become the border between the two countries."

……

The walls of Falcon City can already be seen ahead.

As a royal city, the city looks a little gray from a distance, especially on cloudy days.

The traces of wars and coups are no longer visible.At this moment, on the main road into the city, even if it is not a busy traffic, at least there are people coming and going without stopping.

Ashurfat slowed his horse and let a car reeking of livestock pass by.There were a dozen fat pigs in the car—a city like Falcon City needed to consume a lot of supplies every day.Most of these things were transported from the countryside near the city.

Ashurfat suddenly remembered the first time he entered the city, at that time...

"Ashuruffat!" A joyous shout interrupted Ashuruffat's train of thought.He looked back to follow the sound, and saw a green ordinary two-wheeled carriage, with the upper body of a person leaning out of the window, trying to wave hello to him.This person's appearance is very distinctive, even if they are far away, it is extremely difficult to be mistaken.

"Akin?" Ashuruffat was taken aback.