Heart of the Castle

Chapter 191 News from the Royal Capital

The morning light streamed in from the window, and the Viscount Castle was shrouded in a thin layer of mist; beside the thick gate, a few strong guards were pushing the winch with all their strength, and the iron gate made a rattling sound as it rose upwards; The yeoman and tenants of the farm tools walked under the iron gate while chatting and laughing.The sound of clanging iron in the blacksmith's shop and the creaking sound of sawing wood in the carpentry room sounded almost at the same time. The quiet Viscount Castle seemed to come alive, and noisy sounds came from every house.

A few months ago, Li Wei left the Viscount's castle alone, accompanied by only one underage pony, and embarked on a journey to the Heihe outpost with an uncertain future.Now Li Wei is wearing a soft woolen cloak, looking from the bedroom on the top floor of the main building of the Viscount's Castle leaning on the railing, recalling the events of that time suddenly seems like a dream.The trainee attendant who left with grief and indignation at the beginning is now the supreme leader who holds the military power in the viscount's territory, and he is also a hero who ended the evil disaster ahead of time!

No one wanted to deny Levi's achievements. Including the proud Lord of Greencastle, Sir Lidwan, all the knights who participated in the raid on the devil's lair all praised Levi's bravery, especially his powerful magic, which defeated him. The story of the demon grand duke phantom is even more widely talked about.

This is not a surprising result. The strength of the Demon Grand Duke is unimaginable for ordinary people. Even if a legendary strongman fights against him, he is not sure of victory.Of course, the plane projection of the Demon Grand Duke is far inferior to the main body, but this phantom just flicks his finger, and bounces Wilps, who is the most powerful among the knights, his strength is probably not inferior to that of the nobleman with a sword. up.

Li Wei's magic can eliminate such a strong man, of course, won the unanimous praise of the knights, and as another necessary condition for the success of the raid team, those overlords soaring in the sky are obviously also Li Wei's loyal subordinates.

It has been ten days since the end of the disaster. After thousands of refugees from the refugee camp migrated in batches, the Viscount Castle has finally regained some of the vitality it had before the disaster.The iron furnace in the blacksmith shop was rekindled, making and repairing rusty agricultural tools; the cultivated land that had been abandoned for more than half a year was replanted with fast-growing crops such as rye and cabbage, and was ready to harvest enough crops before the onset of winter. The scrawny cows and pigs were driven outside the castle by the shepherds, looking for something to eat in the land ravaged by demons.

Led by the lord of the Greencastle, Lord Lidwan, some knights who owned their own territory resigned from Levi one after another, preparing to return to their own territory to take stock of the losses.Li Wei asked them to stay for a few more days, provided them with some food and livestock, and allowed them to recruit refugees to make up for the population lost in the disaster.

Not too many people were willing to leave with these knights. Many refugees would rather stay in the Viscount Castle to do short-term jobs to make a living than to cultivate the barren land in the outlying territories.Some knights had no choice but to embark on the journey alone, but Sir Lidwan, the lord of the Greencastle, recruited enough people through more favorable conditions, formed a team of nearly a hundred people, and left the Viscount Castle in a mighty manner.

The number of knights remaining in the Viscount's castle is only one-third of the original. The quick-tempered Ryat was injured when he raided the devil's lair, and he has not completely recovered, so he had to stay to recuperate; the iron-headed Hall and the silent Gavin On the one hand, he was worried about Liat's injury, and on the other hand, he stayed in the Viscount Castle to help Li Wei. The former was responsible for the daily security of the castle, and the latter led the cavalry to escort the farmers to work on the farmland; If you don't have your own territory, of course you can stay here.

Only Wilps is an exception. This great knight captain who is known as a genius has long owned his own territory. It is a large piece of land located in the middle of the Viscounty. There is a considerable area of ​​jungle, and the rich products produced are enough to support him to build a strong knight fortress.However, Wilps has never cared about his territory, and even rarely visited the territory.

The door was knocked lightly, Li Wei sighed lightly, and pulled his thoughts away from the scenery outside the window.He wrapped his woolen cloak tightly and went behind the wide pine table, and said in as steady a voice as he could, "Come in, the door is open."

The door opened, and Ranger Warren walked in with an excited and nervous expression on his face, bowed to Li Wei and said, "Master Li Wei, a messenger from Firmeyer came to the door just now to ask to see the leader here, he brought news from the capital."

There was a trace of blood on Li Wei's pale face, he nodded and said, "Where is that messenger now?"

"Master Sugard and Lord Wilpus are receiving the envoys in the conference room, and let me inform you at the same time." Warren replied respectfully.

Li Wei slowly stood up from behind the table, his body shook slightly before he stood still.In the battle ten days ago, his severely traumatized spirit hadn't fully recovered. Not only was he unable to cast any spells, but his body was also extremely weak.

"Call all the knights in the castle to the meeting room. I hope that the news from the capital can be known to everyone as soon as possible." Li Wei ordered.

Hua Lun hurriedly bowed and said, "Lord Li Wei, as you wish." Then he backed out.

When Li Wei appeared in front of the meeting room, an old voice was coming from the meeting room, it sounded like Master Sugad was speaking, and he seemed a little excited.

"...Since you have repeatedly claimed to be His Majesty's envoy, why can't you show His Majesty's token?"

"I will only show the token when I see His Excellency the Viscount. The Supreme Father God is the witness. If I just show off the token when I see anyone, it will be taken away by villains and rascals long ago." A strange voice It sounded, and there was a domineering pride in the voice.

The words of this strange voice made the meeting room silent for a while, and then a series of metallic clangs and thunderous roars resounded.

"You are insulting all the knights here!"

"Too deceiving!"

A burst of anger also burned in Li Wei's heart. He suddenly pushed open the door of the meeting room, and saw the stranger sitting at the table with a sneer on his face.The king's envoy had a surly face, with a big mustache, and an expression of contempt and pride, as if those sitting opposite him were not knights, but a few wooden stakes.

Li Wei looked at the envoy's eyes as cold as steel, and he said loudly: "If you are not the envoy of His Majesty the King, I must challenge you to a duel before the gods, whether it is on horseback or on foot, with a battle ax or a spear spear!"

The appearance of Li Wei caused the outraged knights to suppress their anger and salute him together. The stranger looked at the pale young man who appeared at the door in surprise, curled his lips arrogantly and said: "Are you Who dares to speak to the envoy of His Majesty the king like this?"

"Pay attention to your words, even the envoy of His Majesty the King has no right to accuse the highest military leader of a viscount's territory!" The red-robed old scholar sitting across from him warned slowly but forcefully.

The envoy's head was tilted back in surprise, his eyes narrowed, and he shook his head in disbelief and said, "You actually let such a little guy be the military leader?"

"The little guy in your mouth is the hero who ended the disaster." Wilps took the words lightly, "Now, the envoy of His Majesty the King, please present His Majesty's token, and then tell us the news from the capital. Bar!"

(End of this chapter)