Heart of the Castle

Chapter 129 The Viscount Castle's Conclave
Knight Chester's face turned pale. He sat on his chair, leaned back, and the information he held in his palm was soaked in sweat.Seeing the suspicious eyes cast by the knights around him, especially the dissatisfied eyes of Grand Knight Wilps, Knight Chester felt as if an abyss had opened up under his feet, and there was an abyss in it. The demon stretched out its claws, ready to grab its own legs and drag itself into that fiery hell.

"I, I didn't lie..." Knight Chester defended weakly, and he didn't even know what he was talking about.

"It's not a lie, what is that? Perhaps, you want to embarrass Your Excellency the Viscount? Admit that you made a mistake in expelling the apprentice servant Li Wei?" The knight with the scar on his head continued to press on step by step. .

Hearing this sentence, even Viscount Lane, who was in the first place, cast a suspicious look, which made Knight Chester's body tremble more violently. He wanted to defend himself loudly, but the sound of knocking teeth stopped him. What he wants to say next.

"Tap! Tack!" Different from the sound of teeth clashing from outside the door, which diverted everyone's attention a little, Viscount Ryan snorted, leaned back on the back of the chair, and then said slowly : "Who is it? Didn't you say that there is nothing very important, so don't bother me?"

"Master Viscount, this matter is very urgent, and I want to report to you." A soft and sweet voice came from outside the meeting room, at least one-third of the knights sitting in front of the meeting table frowned .

Almost everyone knows the owner of this voice. The old butler in Viscount Lane's castle, Trion, because of this old guy's sinister, cunning and greedy character, quite a few knights hate him, and many people call him in private. A skunk wearing a human skin.

However, this does not prevent Trion from becoming Viscount Ryan's most trusted subordinate. For His Excellency, a knight who is loyal to him is important, but an old butler who can make money and keep everything in order is even more precious. up.

"Oh, it's you old fox, come in." Of course, Viscount Lane also recognized the identity of the person outside the door, so he responded, and at the same time his gloomy mood eased a little.

The door opened, and a well-dressed bald old man bowed his body and stood there respectfully. When he saw Viscount Ryan and the knights, a sweet smile appeared on the old man's long and narrow face .

"Trian is deeply honored to be able to serve Lord Ryan and all the brave knight masters."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, Trion. I'm discussing the war strategy for the next period of time with the knights. Time is precious. If you have anything to say, you can talk about it now." Viscount Lane rubbed his swollen forehead with his hands, He said casually.

"Yes, Master Ryan." A moment of hesitation flashed across Butler Trion's face, and then he walked lightly to Viscount Ryan, and took out a thin roll of parchment from the pocket of his coat , and handed it to the Viscount.

"Master Ryan, this is a very important secret report, I think you should see it as soon as possible."

"Oh, is it very important?" Viscount Lane didn't pay much attention to it. In Trien's mouth, many things should be called "very important".Even the tax resistance of a village in a certain territory, or the complaint of a small lord, should be seen by Viscount Lane as soon as possible.

Viscount Lane casually picked up the parchment, put it in front of him and looked at it, and soon the relaxed expression disappeared from his face, and the more he looked at it, the more angry he became.A few minutes later, Viscount Lane slapped the parchment on the table and let out a low growl at Trien!
"Trian, look what you've done!"

Trion bowed hurriedly, but did not make any excuses.

The Grand Knight Commander Wilpus who was sitting next to Viscount Lane felt a little strange. He reached out and was about to take the parchment to have a look, but Viscount Lane took him into his arms earlier, and he was a little unhappy. Said to Wilpus: "Chief Commander Wilpus, this is some private matter that I entrusted to Trien, so don't worry about it."

Hearing Viscount Lane's explanation, Wilps didn't continue to ask, but he still had doubts in his heart.Then he heard the viscount cough and said to the knights at the conference table: "Trian has something very important, and I need to deal with it right away. This is the end of today's combat conference."

Viscount Ryan pondered for a while, and then said: "The strategy for the next war will remain unchanged for the time being, and the entire military force will still be divided into two parts. Grand Knight Commander Wilps will lead the elite soldiers of the first and second battalions, plus all the militia Responsible for guarding the castle; Grand Knight Commander Herbert led the rest of the army, and continued to move around the castle, destroying any small group of demons who dared to approach the castle."

"Follow the Lord's orders!"

All the knights stood together, clenched their fists and struck their chests.

"Everyone, use your swords and shields to fight against the devil and defend the glory of the Kingdom of Arthur! Long live the Kingdom of Arthur!" Viscount Lane also clenched his fists and shouted loudly.

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

The rough voices of the knights shook the roof, and the dust on it rustled down.In the farewell voice echoing under the dome, Viscount Ryan followed Steward Trien and left in a hurry.

Looking at the Viscount's back, most of the knights were talking with each other and walked out of the conference room. There were only four people who remained at the conference table. One of them was sitting next to Viscount Ryan, who was silent from the beginning to the end. An old scholar in red robe.

The other three were Grand Knight Commander Wilps, High Rank Knight Dickway, and Knight Chester whose face still looked a little abnormal.

"Okay, Chester Knight, I believe in your honesty, but some things may not be what you imagined." Wilps spoke first, comforting the sullen Chester Knight.

"But, Lord Wilps..."

"No but! Shut your mouth!" Dickway slapped the table and yelled. Chester Chester's face turned red and white with anger. An unreasonable guy invites a fight.

However, after he thought about it for a while, he had to suppress this unwise impulse.Dickway is a high-level knight, and has a record of defeating the same high-level knight. Chester himself is just an ordinary knight who has just grasped the seeds of fighting spirit. If he draws his sword to duel, although it will not endanger his life , but it will only be self-defeating.

The red-robed old scholar suddenly let out a sigh, and Wilps immediately turned his attention to the old man, and said in a low voice, "Master Sugard, what are your orders?"

"Wilps, you are very smart, but sometimes, your smartness can blind your eyes." The old red-robed scholar's voice was very slow and not loud.Several knights listened attentively, and when they heard that the old scholar's first sentence was to criticize Wilps, they all showed strange expressions on their faces.

Of course Wilps had the most embarrassing expression on his face. He smiled wryly and spread his hands towards the red-robed old scholar. "Master Sugard, is this what you want to say? In front of you who are as wise as you, how dare I say something clever."

"Chester's information is not wrong."

The second sentence of the old red-robed scholar was like a thunderclap, causing both Wilps and Dickway to open their mouths in shock.Before they could say anything, the old scholar opened his eyes, with a light of wisdom shining inside.

"Just now I read the voice of His Excellency the Viscount. The parchment that Butler Trion handed him was exactly what Chester just said. There may be slight discrepancies in details, but the overall Means the same!"

(End of this chapter)