Heart of the Castle

Chapter 476 Phil Meyer, The Situation Is Weird

The ruler of the Kingdom of Arthur, the guardian of the whole land, His Majesty the Dragon King Arthur XII, rode a tall and handsome horse and wore a Dragon King armor inlaid with rare treasures when he left Fermeyer.Each piece of armor leaf in that set of armor was personally crafted by a master dwarf blacksmith, imitating the shape of dragon scales, and covered with complicated and gorgeous magic runes, which made his burly body in a gold silk cloak even more majestic.Thousands of knights and cavalry followed closely behind him, holding high flags and swords and guns covering the sky, and when they poured out of the city gate, they looked like an irresistible torrent of steel.

But when he returned to Firmeyer, he was dying in a closed stretcher carried by two royal servants, surrounded by only a dozen or so guards who covered their faces with hooded cloaks. The griffin troop escorting them in the air parted ways with them half a day ago in order not to disturb the defenders of Firmeyer.

These people didn't carry banners, let alone ride horses, and their armor was covered with dust from the road, making them look gray and inconspicuous.But this happened to meet the expectations of Marquis Osiris.They entered Philmeyer through the Green Lion Gate, where the city gate guards came up to interrogate them, and then Marquis Osiris issued a ban order as an important minister of the kingdom.Li Wei instructed ten Griffin Knights, including two Crusader swordsmen, to stay here and monitor every move of the city gate guards until the Ash Knights stationed in Ash Fortress came to take over their duties.

Although such preparations have been made, neither Osiris nor Li Wei thinks that this way they can hide from the many eyeliners in the City of Glory, they just hope to delay this time as much as possible.Under the escort of the Griffin Rider, the stretcher did not go to the Ash Fortress, but was quickly carried to the Mermaid Hotel in the North Block.There are few pedestrians here, the gate is closed, and it seems that it has not been open for a while.However, after a knight stepped forward to knock on the door, Baron Hughes, who had rushed back to Firmeyer on the Griffin King, immediately appeared behind the opened door, welcomed the group of people in, and then reopened the store door. Close it tightly.

According to Li Wei's order, Baron Hughes has booked the entire Mermaid Hotel, and announced to the outside world that the hotel is temporarily closed due to the shortage of Mermaid Tears.Closing down because a drink is out of stock may be an incredible thing for other hotels, but it seems very normal for the Mermaid Hotel and the regular customers who frequent here. After those people lamented the lack of food , also dispersed one after another.

Due to the influence of the Mermaid's Tears, the Mermaid Hotel has a very detached position in Fermeyer, and many wealthy and nobles are frequent guests here.Looking at the Kingdom of Arthur, I am afraid that only Firmeyer's salvation - Baron Hughes was able to book the entire hotel without causing any disturbance.The royal attendants carried the stretcher directly into the guest room at the back of the hotel. Although the room here is not big, it is exquisitely furnished and comfortable, and the ventilation is good. The narrow corridor restricts access, which is just convenient for defense.

There was already a crackling fire in the grate, and the dry, solid oak burned with little smoke and no choking.After the stretcher was put down, the two royal attendants then gently removed the baffle that closed the stretcher, revealing the pale and haggard face of Dragon King Arthur XII.

His Majesty the King's originally burly body seemed to have shrunk a bit now, and the muscles of his whole body seemed to have melted away. Only the thick skeleton was left sleeping on the stretcher, and he could vaguely see some of his former fortitude.His face was pale, his cheeks sunken, and there were ominous shadows floating under the reflection of the fire.Li Wei couldn't help hissing, because when he met His Majesty the King at St. White Rock Castle not long ago, Arthur XII's hair and beard were still a golden brown, but now they have all turned into a golden brown. A bleak and haggard gray!

Li Wei and others worked together to lift His Majesty the King from the stretcher to the bed as carefully as possible. The Archbishop of the Temple of Storms, Bovais, carefully checked his body, and then straightened up and announced that King Arthur XII was still in a coma. During this time, his breathing was relatively steady, and his chest heaved fairly vigorously. It seemed that his injuries did not worsen due to running around all the way.After hearing the news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Marquis Osiris showed a relieved expression on his face, and then nodded to Archbishop Bovais. "Your Excellency, His Majesty's body will be handed over to you,"

"This is my responsibility. I will definitely do my best to relieve His Majesty's pain." Archbishop Povavo replied that the long journey these days has also left a lot of fatigue on the face of this strong and healthy archbishop. "But my lord Tomika's priesthood does not include healing, so my healing magic is much inferior to that of the archbishops of the Shining Temple. If possible, should I ask the devout Enoxa?" His Excellency Cardinal Basta is here for treatment?"

"Although the pious is an important minister of the kingdom, he is also the cardinal of the diocese of Fermeyer." Marquis Osiris replied, "Of course he is trustworthy in normal times, but now... I dare not risk your majesty's safety, Let’s test whether this important official in red robe is more loyal to His Majesty, or more loyal to Guangyao Temple.”

After getting settled, Li Wei and Marquis Osiris returned to the front hall of the Mermaid Hotel together.It has been closed for two days, all the male and female waiters have been dismissed temporarily, and the tables and chairs have been packed up.In the huge hall, apart from the proprietress behind the counter, there was only Baron Hughes wearing a women's hooded cloak.

"Baron Hughes, during this time...how is the situation in the capital?" Li Wei walked to the blond baron, then took the crystal cup filled with mermaid tears from the proprietress, and thanked her at the same time.

"It's not very good. All kinds of rumors are flying all over the sky. Most of them are guesses, ranging from the annihilation of the king's army to the complete victory. There are still many rumors created by people with ulterior motives. The Earl of Ansair colluded and killed His Majesty the Dragon King." Baron Hughes replied, his face was pale, and he felt deeply tired, and there was a faint purple around his eyes, but these did not make him feel tired. Her beauty has been diminished, but she has the unique charm of a sickly beauty.

"These things shouldn't have happened at all." Marquis Osiris walked over, his brows were furrowed, his tone was cold, a trace of anger swept across the thin and beautiful lips unique to elves, "Damn that bastard Bamilian, King Capital The guards are also useless, how can we allow rumors to spread wildly at this time?"

"The guards of the royal capital have caught many guys who spread rumors, but they can't catch them. The rumors have not been contained, but the situation has become more tense." Baron Hughes shrugged and replied, "As for the court chief Bamilian My lord, there seems to be some conflict between him and the powerful Grand Duke, these days, even when the court meeting was held, he was nowhere to be found."

"Master Bamili Yang is missing?" Li Wei couldn't help being startled, because he suddenly thought that there should be a group of black-feathered birds flying in the sky of the capital, and their sharp eyes would not let go of any movement. , and it has been several hours since entering Firmeyer until now, and Li Wei still hasn't seen any big crows coming to report to him!

This is by no means normal!

The door of the hotel was knocked lightly, and Baron Hughes made a gesture, and everyone immediately stopped talking, and Marquis Osiris even put his hand on the hilt of the wrath of nature.Baron Hughes walked to the door, then opened the door and had a few words with the visitor.When he came back, the blond baron looked confused, followed by a burly visitor.

The eyes of Li Wei and the Marquis of Osiris all gathered towards this visitor. This man was dressed similarly to the common coolies of Firmeyer. The rough thick cloth robe was full of patches and holes, and his feet were covered in mud. Dirty tattered leather boots, the original color can no longer be seen.There was a strong sour smell on his body, and the wool felt hat was pressed down very low, completely covering his face, only showing his chin full of stubble and fine scars.

"Who is this person?" Marquis Osiris asked coldly, "Why did you let him in?"

"My lord, this man wants to see His Majesty the King." Baron Hughes carefully did not say the name of Marquis Osiris, and then bowed to the two, "And he claims to be..."

"Sleepless eyes, pay attention forever, Lord Bamilian, the chief of the court." Li Wei called out the name of that person bluntly, and the Marquis Osiris beside him couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise, "This is the second time you use this You met me like a brute."

The visitor took off his felt hat, showing a completely unfamiliar face and an expression of obvious frustration. For a moment, Marquis Osiris thought that Li Wei's guess was wrong, but then he recognized the almost colorless wet gray pair of the chief eunuch of the court. eye.

"This time I stomped my feet carefully, Lord Li Wei." Bamili Yang said with half astonishment and half puzzled, "I put on makeup, covered up my smell with mud, clothes, walking posture and movements Everything is invulnerable. Even if I walked past the guards sent by Grand Duke Raul to block me, they didn't recognize it... Did you find any loopholes this time?"

"There are no loopholes, but I believe that Baron Hughes will not let people in casually, let alone be forced by power. This hotel has the Marquis Osiris, the knight of heaven, guarding it, so even thousands of troops cannot attack it. Li Wei said with a faint smile, "In this case, you can only be an important minister of the kingdom, or someone with a higher status. As for how I recognized you, Mrs. Bamilian, your identity is completely written in Huo on the face of the Baron Spence."

"I'm more interested in your background now, Mr. Li Wei." The court chief sighed softly, "What kind of magical family is it that can educate such an outstanding child like you?"

"You don't come here dressed like this to discuss Lord Li Wei's life experience, do you?" Marquis Osiris interrupted the chatting interest of the court chief with a cold tone, and the latter spread his hands towards Li Wei, showing a helpless smile . "Oh my god, Your Excellency the Sky Knight is angry, it's really scary."

As the eunuch said, he bowed deeply to Marquis Osiris, his face was full of fear and apology, but only the benevolent Father God would know how much of it was true. "The reason why I had to dress up and come here is so cruel that people can't bear to speak." Bamili Yang turned around, and the next words immediately made the young Griffin Lord's face stiff.

"Master Li Wei, first of all, I want to apologize to you. Out of your boundless love for justice and the kingdom, those little black-feathered angels that you generously lent to me are now facing serious threats, and at least one of them has disappeared. So I had to have them taken out of town and set up in case the vultures and other birds of prey were hovering over Firmeyer."

"Is there a big crow missing?" Li Wei felt a shock in his heart, and his intuition told him that the worst thing must have happened. "Which one is missing?"

"Well, those cute black-feathered cherubs all look similar..." Bamili Yang tilted his head and thought for a while, "but I remember that the one that disappeared seemed to be a little different, with a cluster of very beautiful feathers on its head. Feathers, geez, that might seem offensive, but I really think that tuft of feathers looks like a little crown."

"Barud, the god of war, is a clever mouth!" Li Wei couldn't help shouting.The missing big crow was just like his worst premonition. It was the smartest and quickest bird among all the black-feathered birds, and it was also the one that often got tired of Li Wei's hand and directly competed for food from him. "Lord Bamiri Yang, how did Lilizui disappear? When did the vultures you mentioned appear?"

"Lord Li Wei, I know you love your subordinates very much." Before the court chief could answer, Marquis Osiris frowned and said, "However, I think the life and death of a crow has nothing to do with the safety of His Majesty the king." In contrast, your question will come later, Bamilian, tell me, what exactly are you trying to say here?"

"You are really hot-tempered, Your Excellency Marquis Osiris, you are really worthy of your title of Green Lion." Bamili Yang said with a shallow smile, "But this time you are really too impatient, what I want to say, It is related to the disappearance of that big crow."

"Is it related to the disappearance of the crow?" Marquis Osiris raised his eyebrows, and a murderous look flashed in his green eyes, "Bamilian, if you continue to show off your tongue here." The elf put his hand on his neck impatiently After comparing, "Then what you lose is not just your lifeblood."

Bamili Yang's face changed slightly, but then he returned to his soft smile. The speed was so fast that Li Wei, who had been paying attention to him, couldn't help thinking that it might be his own illusion. "You have wronged me, Your Excellency the Marquis of Osiris." He rubbed his hands sadly, "Eunuchs are indeed hated by people, but by gods, my loyalty to the kingdom and His Majesty the King has not wavered even now. The royal armies from all walks of life were defeated and lost, and His Majesty the King was seriously injured and unconscious, and nothing has changed."

The emerald green light came too fast and suddenly, Li Wei took a step back almost subconsciously, his right hand immediately grasped the hilt of the sword, his body was as tense as a bowstring, but then he relaxed.The magic epee with the exquisite and gorgeous shape unique to the elves - the wrath of nature rested on the neck of the court steward like a beam of emerald light. Although the razor-sharp blade did not cut the skin of the eunuch's neck, it was dead The coldness that descended already caused rashes all over his body.

Although Osiris' voice was still sweet, the taste hidden in his words was even colder than Jianfeng, "The king's army was defeated, and His Majesty was seriously injured. This is a secret, and no one knows it. How did you know it?"

The courage shown by the eunuch is definitely far superior to most of the wealthy nobles in the capital who have nothing missing between their legs. Although his face is inevitably pale, his voice does not have too much fear. "Of course the king's army was defeated, otherwise you and the lord of the griffon would not have returned to the king's capital quietly, carrying a stretcher that people can't help but imagine. As for the injury of His Majesty the king, it was just based on that stretcher." conjecture, and now you have confirmed it."

Marquis Osiris examined Bamilian's face, trying to see his true intentions from this face covered with scars and beards.But soon the elf decided to give up. There was only a slight metal friction sound when the wrath of nature was sheathed back. The green lion then sat down and waved his hands weakly, "I am very confused now, Mr. Li Wei, this cunning The guy in the room is handed over to you to deal with."

"This is really a good job, Your Excellency the Sky Knight." Li Wei couldn't help muttering, and then said to Bamillian abruptly, "My lord, I don't mean to offend, but we are not in the mood to accompany you now. You can play tricks, play word games, etc., when the political situation in the kingdom is stable, you can play whatever you want." He shook his head to emphasize his tone, and there was sullenness in his eyes. "You once hoped to form an alliance with me. If you still regard me as an ally now, please speak up if you have anything to say."

"Then let me be blunt, although this does not conform to the aesthetics of Sleepless Eyes." Bamili Yang gently stroked his fat cheeks painted with foul-smelling oil paint, and was silent for a while, as if organizing thoughts in his heart. What to say, when he spoke again, his tone suddenly became sharp,

"After His Majesty the Dragon King left, he left Firmeyer with a treacherous and frightening mess. From the wealthy families of the royal capital to the palace guards, no one knows who is trustworthy. Now the entire Glory City is located in the Just like the crater that is about to erupt, there may be turmoil at any time, and the time you and Your Excellency Sky Knight came back is really a coincidence, I am very afraid that the conflict that was barely hidden will erupt in advance due to the stimulation of this incident!"

(End of this chapter)