Heart of the Castle

Chapter 423 Before the court meeting, the manager showed his favor (please recommend, ask for support)

The golden morning light fell on the seven majestic towers of the Citadel of Ashes, giving this huge building standing tall in the central city of Fermeyer a layer of extraordinarily bright gold.It was just dawn, and there were still no pedestrians on the streets of Firmeyer, except for one or two drunks who couldn't find their way home wandering in the alleys, reeking of alcohol.

The sound of hooves broke through the silence of the early morning, and a group of ashen knights in gray armor galloped along the street in a hurry. An Arthurian banner fluttered in the hands of the leading knight, and a golden crown and a badge of double swords greeted the dawn.The griffin lord Levi Stone was not wearing any armor, and was wearing a noble knight's uniform under the protection of the Ash Knight. However, due to the unusually tall and majestic mount, he was particularly conspicuous.Glenn Warm, who was wearing a silver chain mail shirt, followed closely behind, with a beautifully shaped and simple long sword hanging from his waist, his face was flushed abnormally due to excitement and tension.

To be able to get such an opportunity to meet the king, for Glenn Worm, who was still working as a servant in the stables of the North Orla Tavern half a year ago, it was simply unimaginable.Until now, the majestic posture of the Ashes Fortress has been impressively captured, and he still has a sense of unreality that is still in a dream.

According to common sense, the candidate to follow Li Wei to meet His Majesty the King should be the strongest knight, Sir Rodriguez, but this mysterious swordsmanship teacher simply rejected this honor.Butler Frederick and Baron Hughes also gave their reasons...or excuses.When this opportunity fell on Glenn Worm, the young knight felt ecstasy almost making his heart burst. He suppressed the excitement forcibly, and at the same time he answered loudly, he tapped his chest hard, and in a hurry he used The wrong hand caused a burst of good-natured laughter from the crowd.

The huge arch of Ashes Fortress is right in front of you. The nobles who participated in the court meeting either rode horses or rode in cars. They all gathered here. People who were familiar with each other greeted and joked with each other. The relaxed air filled the small audience. square.When Li Wei arrived here under the escort of the Ember Knight, the horn sounded for the first time, heralding the imminent beginning of the court meeting. The iron gate slowly rose, and the nobles who had been waiting for a long time filed in immediately.

As they gradually approached the arch, the ashen knights gradually slowed down their horses. When they galloped through the iron gate, the spikes at the bottom of the gate were only a few tens of centimeters away from their heads. Wei even had to lower his head a little before he could pass through the red and rusty gate smoothly.

Li Wei raised his head and looked at the iron gate, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.Perhaps due to the age, the iron gate has been covered with mottled rust, and the original exquisite magic runes have been eroded and blurred by the years.If it is attacked, how much defensive effect can this iron gate have, why not replace it in time?Doubts slid through Li Wei's mind like running water, and then he let go of this thought, looking forward.

They passed through the arches and the walls, from the dawn into the shadows, and back again to the light of the golden face of Flandara.The seven guard towers of Ash Fortress are like seven giants, guarding the gorgeous and solemn palace. Hundreds of fully armed Ash Knights stand upright on the left and right of the gate of the palace. Cold dewdrops condense on the gray armor. The blade gleamed in the golden morning light.

Two iron guard knights with gray Vaal wool cloaks trimmed with white satin on their shoulders stood on both sides of the palace gate, their tall and straight bodies were like statues.Li Wei recognized that the one on the left was Sir Magellan who had met yesterday, and nodded slightly to him; while the iron guard knight with a gray mustache on the right was completely unfamiliar, but cast a little Strange hostile gaze.

The nobles on horseback got off their horses one after another in front of the palace, and Li Wei and Glenn Warm followed suit, and then handed over the reins of their mounts to the court attendants who came up.The escort mission of the Ember Knights has ended here. Their captain greeted Li Wei briefly, and then hurried away with his men, leaving Li Wei here.Without the accompanying Baron Hughes, who is familiar with the situation of Philmeyer, both Levi and Glenn Warm felt a little at a loss, but the Griffin Lord concealed this very well, and his eyes slowly passed by the faces of the nobles who were greeting each other , pretending to be very interested.

"Lord Griffon, you arrived very early!" A young knight walked over from the crowd while saying hello.Many surprised eyes followed his figure, and finally fell on the two young men, Levi Ston and Glenn Warm.

"It's the griffin lord in the north." A voice blurted out, and there was a burst of whispering in the crowd.

Li Wei needed to think for a while before he could match the young knight's face with his memory, "Master Hyde, are you coming to the court meeting?"

The clothes of Grand Duke Raul's third son are similar to Li Wei's. They are all short coats and breeches of noble knights, with a half-length cape on their shoulders, but their gorgeousness is far more than that of Lord Griffin, especially the pair of gold-studded treasures on their feet. The calfskin boots, the toe of the boots are so high that they are almost at the knee level. "Isn't that right, Lord Li Wei." He strode up to Li Wei's side, smiling, and said in a familiar tone as if he were an old friend, "My father's health is not good, so His Majesty exempted him from the obligation to attend the court meeting , and let my brother Sir Bonnar and I take turns."

The enthusiastic performance of Knight Hyde made Li Wei feel a little uncomfortable, but he wisely didn't show it on his face.Looking at the smiling faces of the rich and nobles around him, Li Wei asked a question that had troubled him for a while, "It's been a long time since the horn was blown for the first time, Knight Hyde, why hasn't the court meeting started yet? "

"The horn will be blown three times before the court meeting, but..." Knight Hyde lowered his voice and said with a mocking smile, "I won't blow the horn for the second time if the important ministers are not present, and the third time means Your Majesty is here..."

The second horn blew without warning, interrupting Knight Hyde's remaining words.With the sound of the horn, there was a rush of horseshoes from the direction of the iron gate, followed by a long neighing, a tall horse carrying the tallest knight Li Wei had ever seen, swept away like a whirlwind Come in, it seems that you will rush into the open space where the nobles gather without hesitation.The few nobles on the outermost periphery turned pale with fright. Some grabbed the swords at their waists, and more moved involuntarily to avoid them.

"Ash Knight! Stop the madman!" Sir Magellan, the iron guard knight, let out a roar, then closed his visor, and strode forward with his hand on the hilt of his sword.A total of fifty ashen knights followed behind him, lowered their halberds and surrounded him

Seeing this, the knight yelled, and suddenly reined in the reins. The horse neighed louder than before, and kicked a few times with its front hooves before stopping. "Thank you for your welcome, Sir Magellan." The knight jumped off his horse and said with a wild laugh. His mount was much taller than ordinary war horses, but the knight's burly body and stout body were like giants. In front of the limbs of the tree trunk, it looks like a stunted donkey.

Sir Magellan looked at the knight coldly, from his undecorated iron blue heavy armor to his unruly and rough face. "Count Gregor Clemennon, this is Fermeyer, the capital of the king, not your Iron Rock City." The iron guard knight said to him unceremoniously, "It is a felony to gallop a horse in the palace, I hope you Be more cautious in the future."

"Haha, you can't blame me for that." Count Gregor muttered quite loudly, almost like an ordinary person yelling loudly, "This horse is the king of the herd. It has a wild character and hasn't been tamed yet."

Sir Magellan didn't show any expression on his face, pointed towards the direction of the palace gate and said, "In this case, Count Gregor Clemennon, please hand over the reins to the court servants, the time for the meeting is coming, go in immediately Bar."

Count Gregor grinned widely, and the ferocious smile almost caused the court attendant who took the reins to sit on the ground, "Little white face, this is the black death's mount, feed it with the best ingredients, and find a horse in the stables." The best position." His voice sounded like a roar, "If my mount loses a hair, no matter whose family you are, I will skin you!"

Seeing the court attendants nodding with pale faces, Count Gregor broke out into a wild laugh again, and then walked towards the gate of the palace with heavy steps, announcing in a high-pitched voice like singing, "The head of the Magic Mountain family , the lord of Iron Rock City and the head of the Knights of Death, Lord Gregor Clementon, the black god of death, has arrived!"

Seeing the huge figure disappear behind the gate of the palace, Li Wei's eyes flickered, "Is that person Count Gregor Clemennon? He looks like..."

"...as fierce and brutish as the legends, he is no different from a bandit leader." Knight Hyde commented with contempt, "Among the important ministers of the kingdom, he can be regarded as one of the three worst people. "

"One of the three? Then who are the other two?" Li Wei asked interestedly. He had a premonition that Knight Hyde would answer this obviously impolite question very readily.

"The first one is of course Edwin Reeves the Faceless, Lord Skinner of the Dreadfort." Knight Hyde replied, "No one has ever seen him take off his armor, so emaciated. Almost like a bunch of old withered bones. The second... oh, here he is."

Li Wei looked in the direction of Knight Hyde's finger, and found a bald man with a slightly fat body walking out from the side of the Ashes Fortress, and then walking towards the gate.He was wearing a loose and gorgeous purple silk robe, a soft vest sprinkled with gold and silver threads, and a pair of velvet slippers on his feet. He walked on the road and made a noise no louder than a mouse.

"Lord Reinhard Bamilian the Unsullied, actually he still has the title of duke, but it was conferred casually by His Majesty the King as a joke, and he has no corresponding territory at all, even he himself is ashamed to mention it. " Knight Hyde introduced in a low voice.

Perhaps the sound still reached the ears of the Unsullied. When he was about to pass by Li Wei and the others, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and then the face without a trace of wrinkle turned towards Li Wei. , a soft smile bloomed on it. "Oh, isn't this the dawn of the North, isn't Lord Leviston the Griffin Lord?" He walked over quickly, and a strong smell of roses immediately filled Levi's nostrils, "It's the first time we meet, I It's Reinhard Bamilian, Steward of the Palace. It's a joy to see the hero who ended the disaster this morning."

Li Wei seemed a little overwhelmed by Bamili Yang's sudden enthusiasm, "You are too much, my lord." As he answered, he avoided Bamili Yang's outstretched fingers without showing any trace.

"Not at all, Mr. Li Wei, I am the only one who knows your achievements." Bamilian said in an almost flattering tone. "The Sleepless Eye still has a little bit of power, so whether it's riding a griffin to raid the devil's lair in the crater of the old sir, or building a miracle-like Great Wall of Ice in just a week, and that one A life-and-death battle with an army of demons, I know all these things."

Although Li Wei's first impression of the court chief was not very good, the attitude shown by the other party was so friendly that the young griffin lord felt that it would be quite rude if he refused rudely.

"My lord Bamiri Yang, without the concerted efforts of the lords and knights of the northern border, I would not have achieved what I call such a feat. Therefore, the hero who really ended the disaster was not me—Leviston, but The achievements of the [-] warriors and dozens of lords in the northern border." Li Wei replied seriously.

The palace steward smiled back, "Ah, Mrs. Li Wei, you are really an upright person. Although you are so humble, those great achievements cannot be obliterated. They are all in my head!" His eyes looked around, he moved his body closer secretly, and whispered to Li Wei, "If anyone doubts this in the court meeting, please remember, I am on your side."

"On my side?" Li Wei looked at Bamili Yang suspiciously, "My lord, aren't you on the side of the important officials of the kingdom?"

"Hey, Lord Li Wei, do you still need to question this?" Bamilian straightened up, with a frank and sweet smile on his face, Li Wei really couldn't judge from this point whether he was repeating a lie . "Of course I am serving His Majesty the King and the Kingdom of Arthur. After all, this is my duty as an important minister of the Kingdom. For a hero like you, I certainly hope that you will be honored accordingly. Regarding this, I can I swear on my lost life."

Li Wei looked at him speechlessly, not knowing what to say.He didn't believe the words of the chief of the palace, but apart from his subjective impression, he couldn't find any reason to stand up.

At this time, the horn sounded for the third time, indicating that His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of Arthur had ascended the throne, and the court meeting was about to begin.This time, the brass horn was used, and the sound was extremely loud and unruly, and the toot-toot-toot notes echoed between the towers of the Ash Fortress and the dome of the palace.

"That's great. If I have time, I think I should have a more careful conversation with Mr. Li Wei." Hearing the sound of the horn for the last time, Bamilian sighed regretfully, "Then I will take my leave first." , if you need a little help from Sleepless Eye, Mr. Li Wei, take this to any adventurer's guild, and you can pass the news to me." Then he stuffed a small crystal ball into the In Li Wei's hand, fingers that were colder than the crystal ball itself slid across Li Wei's palm, causing the young lord to shiver violently.

"This eunuch thinks highly of you, Mr. Li Wei." Looking at the crystal ball in Li Wei's hand, Knight Hyde muttered enviously, "My father has one of these, in addition to allowing the Adventurer's Guild to help In addition to passing information, it is also a token of the highest-level VIP, allowing you to check the information collected by the union without any cost, and you can also hire the most mysterious blood dagger to do things."

"Is this thing such a valuable thing?" Li Wei frowned and looked at the back of Bamilian, the head of the palace. Whether it was heard from rumors or from the mouth of Baron Hughes, this bald eunuch was a scheming man. The guy, who obtained the positions of the palace chief and intelligence minister by his ability to flatter and flatter, and then used his position to do all kinds of evil-in one sentence, he is a downright villain.However, during the brief contact just now, Li Wei realized that Bamilian's overtures were not fake, but sincere.

Could it be because of the strength he showed at Grand Duke Raul's mansion the night before yesterday that made him feel afraid?Li Wei looked at the small crystal ball in his hand, on which a vivid eyeball was carved with very fine techniques, and Li Wei even had the feeling that he was being watched by a gaze.However, in the field of vision of the probing technique, there was no magic aura on the crystal ball, which meant that this token was very safe, and there were no magic or alchemy traps hidden in it.

"What a strange guy, is he overly cautious by nature, or is he really not hostile?" Li Wei's eyes flickered a few times, feeling a little unbelievable.After all, although the fighting power of a count with a sword has considerable deterrent power, it should not be enough to directly threaten the Duke of Bamilian, who holds the two major forces of the Thieves Guild and the Sleepless Eye.

"Master Li Wei, the court meeting has already begun, let's go in." The voice of Hyde Knight interrupted Li Wei's thoughts, "Okay, let's go in together." The young Griffin Lord nodded in agreement, and then followed behind Hyde Knight , and walked towards the gate of the palace together with the nobles.

(End of this chapter)