Heart of the Castle

Chapter 33 Outer Part 11, The Story of Shuangba

One is the palace steward who was castrated and entered the palace since childhood, and used pale makeup to cover up his inner emotions, and the other is a fraudulent peddler who has jumped into the rivers and lakes since childhood, exchanging funny words and deeds to survive in the cracks.The perfect flattery cultivated by the court versus the super flattered by the reckless, Bamilian and Babrupa are like the twins of light and shadow. There is a strong similarity in each other's body.

In retrospect, the first meeting of the two was in the ancient hall of Green Castle.

During the period when Griffin Lord Levi Ston left North Border County, the pious Mr. Babrupa didn't stop for a moment, and traveled to every corner of North Border County.

It's not that he is still dissatisfied with his current affluent life. Although Babrupa's character is lazy, his requirements for food are not very high. As long as there are wine and meat for three meals a day, it is enough.In fact, during this period of time, Babrupa's life was quite nourishing. Since Li Wei did not clearly explain Babrupa's identity, in the hearts of the people in the northern territories, this short and fat man who often appeared with the Griffon Lord The peddler in the house seems to have become a noble and important figure.

Even after the news spread, even the Temple of Storms in North Aura withdrew its announcement about the arrest of the blasphemer Babrupa, which made people believe it even more, that is, people who originally made a living by defrauding and selling fake sacred items Babrupa has now become one of the important comrades-in-arms and partners of the Griffin Lord Levi Ston.

For Babrupa, this is of course a wonderful misunderstanding. He also took this opportunity to become the guest of the lords of the Northern County, drink happily with the nobles, and enjoy the luxurious life of the upper class-but this It's just the wishful thinking of this peddler.The nobles of Northern County do have a reason to be mistaken for bumpkins. They are used to eating rich barbecue and stewed meat, and drinking distilled high-purity strong ale. Purely from the appearance and demeanor, Not even better than Babrupa, the charlatan.

But as time passed, Babrupa's worries grew day by day.Although his skull is full of thoughts of pleasure, and his eyes are short-sighted, but his rich experience of wandering has made him understand at least one thing, that is, to be prepared for danger in times of peace.His current status is entirely due to the fact that everyone regards him as the confidant jester of the Griffin Lord, and his many antics have aggravated this impression. Of course, such a status is very unstable, especially when the kingdom is facing destruction. This is especially true when disasters and the situation are extremely severe.

Li Wei is a true knight, even if he becomes a lord, Babrupa is not worried about his life being threatened. What he is worried about is that he will not be able to stay by Li Wei's side.For example, this time the griffin lord went to the capital, and the entourage and staff he brought with him was Baron Hughes from Fermeyer. This baron was familiar with the customs and noble etiquette of the capital, and he was also a powerful A high-ranking knight, no matter from which point of view, is much more useful than Babrupa, who only has one mouth and is eloquent.

All it takes is a gesture of disapproval from the Griffon Lord, or a cold rebuke, and his status will be lost. At the same time, he will be abandoned by everyone in Northern County, and he will go back to the humble life of being bumpy and hungry.

This sense of crisis made him more diligent. The chunky figure in the khaki robe of the trainee priest of the Earth Temple walked all the villages and towns north of the Dusk Forest, while doing his best to publicize the achievements of the Griffin Lord. He was listening to gossip about Levi Stern from various channels.He even went to the black market of Dayan Village, which had become dilapidated, and, as an advisor to the Griffin Lord, had a fierce talk with the original owner there.

As the so-called sincerity leads to gold and stone, Babrupa's diligence has brought considerable results.Not only has the underground chamber of commerce in Dayan Village lost the support of the Thieves Union, but its business has plummeted because of offending the Griffin Lord.The black market boss Puke was in constant panic. Almost every night, he could dream that the Griffin Lord led an army to uproot his small business, confiscate all the goods, and hang his severed head on the flagpole.

The arrival of Babrupa was like a life-saving straw that must be grasped for him. Boss Puke, who had already lost more than ten laps, was defeated without a few rounds of verbal confrontation, and agreed to send the big Iwamura's underground black market channels donated, and at the same time exchanged half of his net worth for the opportunity to become the subordinate family of Lord Babrupa.

Of course, this Lord Babrupa himself is neither a nobleman nor a knight, and has no right to canonize a family of retinues at all.However, this point was tacitly ignored by both parties, because Boss Puke was interested in Babrupa's ability to speak for himself in front of the Griffin Lord, and Babrupa was not only interested in Boss Puke. Half of the family property is even more meaningful for the black market in Dayan Village to swear allegiance to the Griffin Lord.

In this way, no one can proclaim loudly that the pious Babrupa is the number one wine bag and rice bag under Lord Li Wei!

With such thoughts in mind, Babrupa rushed back to Greencastle happily. The two bark boxes were filled with gold coins sent by Boss Puck, which made his thin horse stagger, and nearly knocked Babrupa down several times. Brupa fell.

If the distance between Dayan Village and Green Castle were a little longer, I'm afraid this beast could really do this.But it seems that the gods still favored this liar in the cloak of a priest. When the skinny horse was about to be overwhelmed, a group of patrolling ranger sentries encountered him.

"Mr. Babrupa." The ranger captain nodded to the liar on the horse, "God of War Barud, Your Excellency the Griffon Lord has just returned to Greencastle and brought a large number of refugees and soldiers. Would you like to see him?" he?"

The cavalry captain was a young knight who had just learned fighting spirit. He came from a peasant family and had a fanatical reverence for the Griffon Lord of the same age. At the same time, he also extended this reverence to those around the Griffin Lord.Babrupa was simply flattered, but with a calm face, he bowed back with his hands on his chest, and replied in the solemn and deliberate tone typical of priests.

"Praise the god of war Balud, and also the protector of travelers, Santa Morata. The news that Master Li Wei has returned safely will make all the people in the northern border rejoice. Of course, I will go to see him immediately. Lord Knight, please send People lead the way for me."

"It's time for the patrol mission to be handed over. I'll go with you." The young captain replied straightforwardly, then turned his horse's head and gave an order, and the team quickly galloped towards the Green Castle.

(End of this chapter)