Our family is in decline

Lance looked at the interaction between the two of them a little funny, and started to get artsy, right?

It's really unclear about Margaret, and even Lance can't do anything about it, because the Earl is dead, so all the secrets are buried with him.

"Okay, let's talk about old times later. Let's talk about business first."

"Who are you?"

After Lance spoke, he finally caught Bruce's eye, or gave him a step to change the subject.

"Your father must often talk about me in front of you. Maybe he regards me as your enemy, but the facts tell him who is the real enemy."

Lance said something strange like the Riddler, which made Bruce a little confused. When did his father mention enemies?

"This lord is Lord Hamlet, the true owner of this land."

Lawrence couldn't stand it anymore, so he gave a reminder, but it was a bit of a shirk of responsibility, as if to indicate to Bruce that he was the real mastermind behind the scenes.

And Bruce, who got the hint, seemed to understand something. Isn't there a cult in Hamlet? He paused for a moment before speaking.

"So this is all your arrangement, right? Alvin was corrupted by the cult in Hamlet, it was you!"

As he spoke, Bruce suddenly gritted his teeth and roared, and the bound body suddenly burst out with force and wanted to hit Lance in front of him, like a crazy tiger.

But Barristan slapped him with a shield and rolled back to the ground.

Lance didn't care, just smiled and walked up to him and continued talking.

"You are right, that cult was indeed brought here by Hamlet, and it actually has something to do with me, because they couldn't defeat me and were kicked out.

But Alvin was not corrupted when he was redeemed, otherwise he would not be able to return alive. I even asked you to remind you that the cult is rampant in Bastia, and I hope you will pay attention.

But it's obvious that you don't care. The result today is just that you were blinded by greed, or you thought you were in control of the situation. "

Lance's understatement gave Bruce an unquestionable answer.

Yes, I have mentioned the matter of cults to my father many times. If he could pay more attention to it, if I could...

"Untie him."

Lance said casually, and Leonard picked up the long sword to cut the rope without much hesitation.

But Bruce, who was freed from the restraints, calmed down and looked at Lance with alert eyes.

"Why?"

"You have the nerve to ask me why? Because I'm here to wipe the mess that you idiots have caused.

Have you seen those people freezing to death on the roadside? Have you seen those people selling their sons and daughters? This is what you trash are doing on my land.

Damn it, how can we heal the territory with a bunch of insects like you! "

Speaking of this, Lance was a little speechless. The internal fighting was like this, the whole city was destroyed, there were so many refugees, and people were freezing to death everywhere along the way. In the end, I had to take action.

"Fortunately, you have blocked the city. No matter what your reasons are, if you don't let them spread out, you have some ability. If you wait, you can help gather the refugees and let the army stop resisting. I don't like blood."

The reason why Lance let Bruce go is because Lawrence just said that this guy is very prestigious in the army, and Lawrence is not sure about controlling the army. There is no time to dawdle here now.

He glanced around and said, "Where's Disma?"

"The leader of the eagle group noticed something strange and fled into the mountains with his people. Ms. Greendale is leading people to chase him. Disma and the barbarian warriors have gone."

Yes, the one responsible for drugging this place is Greendale. In order to control the knights, champion knights like Bruce, and people from the church, most of the heroes were specially sent here. Lance was responsible for it alone. Lawrence's side.

But he didn't expect that there were still people who could detect the strangeness and run away with them. When talking about this, Lance remembered that the Earl had such a special unit [Eagle Group].

Laura is very good to use, even Lance likes it very much. Whether it is for reconnaissance, lurking, or transmitting information, it is very powerful.

Lance can also control birds and understand bird language, but the consciousness of most birds is too weak, unlike humans, and once it is separated, it will lose its effect.

The eagles emerged from the barbarians in the mountains and mastered the unique secret method of taming birds, and they can also communicate with the birds. The secret method uses the power of the birds to make the body light and flexible, make movements that mortals cannot do, and can also obtain... Bird view.

It would be a pity to kill him like this, but it would be much more convenient to cultivate a group of eagles belonging to Hamlet, and for a while, Lance became interested in collecting stamps.

"Let me go. Except for Bruce, these people will be taken away to wait for processing. Leonard, please select those soldiers in the army who are qualified to become personal guards. When I come back, we will go into the city to deal with those cultists."

Lance turned to look at Lawrence, "You and Bruce go and start sorting out the refugees. My affairs officer will assist you. You just need to show your face to appease them. The people on this land have suffered enough. No. It should be delayed further.”

"yes!"

Leonard and others responded, and when Lance turned around to leave, they quickly took the others away, leaving only Bruce and Lawrence in the huge tent.

"Tell me what happened. I'm already a loser. There's no need for you to hide it."

"There's nothing to say. Those are the grudges of the older generation. Let's end it there." Lawrence did not mention those things. "You should really thank the lord for his kindness. He forgave you."

"Thank him? He took everything from me!"

Bruce came to his senses, and his huge body was suddenly filled with anger.

Lawrence was not afraid of the furious Bruce, with a sarcastic look on his face as he complained, "Forget it, everyone knows how you lost the city. It's obvious that you couldn't defend it yourself, and you still caused such a serious disaster, and now you have to Please help me with this.

And in fact, you also know very well that this land belongs to Hamlet. Your father and I were just small soldiers of Hamlet. They saw that the earl was dead and did not care about the occupation with you, a junior, and you still screamed, I'm really not afraid of embarrassment. "

Lies won't hurt, the truth is a sharp knife, it hurts...

"My father's count was canonized by the emperor, and this place belongs to the Bastia family!"

"That's almost it. Back then, your grandfather was still canonized by Lord Hamlet, Emperor? That guy can't even defeat the rebels. What did you expect?"

Lawrence's words directly caused Bruce's expression to change, and in the end he was left in the pain of powerlessness.

His father is dead, his brother killed him, and of the family in the castle, only he, who was working outside at the time, escaped, and now the territory is gone.

Everything was destroyed, the territory, family, cronies... All the emotions exploded at this moment, and even Bruce couldn't bear it, and he whispered in despair.

"Our family is in decline..."

Seeing him like that, Lawrence could only comfort him, "Every era has its protagonists, but this era does not belong to us. If you lose, you lose. Can't a grown man afford to lose?"

"Father!"

Bruce was a little frightened by the sudden intrusion. After all, his education prevented him from showing his vulnerability in front of others.

And Lawrence was even more amazed at the person who came in, his daughter Margaret.

It is no longer the usual aristocratic hunting suit with a wide-brimmed hat decorated with beautiful feathers, but a smart military uniform, which makes Margaret's already tall and tall body look even more heroic.

There was a rifle on her back, and her long hair was tucked into a narrow-brimmed hat, but this time there was no decoration, because the decorative feathers would become the enemy's mark on the battlefield. For example, she liked to aim at those protruding objects. The goal.

"Oh~ my daughter, why are you here? Isn't that what you said in the letter you gave me? That guy promised not to put you in danger."

Lawrence was very happy, finally seeing his daughter in person, which was something no number of letters could compare to.

But didn’t we agree to ensure safety? Why did the lord let her participate in the battle?

Margaret naturally knew what her father was worried about. In fact, she was the one who took the initiative to ask for things, quickly adapted to the battlefield, and her marksmanship was even better than that of many sharpshooters.

"It's none of the lord's business. It's my own request to join the battle. Father, I'm no longer a child. I've fought cultists and rebels... In the last battle, I shot two knights with this gun. ”

As she spoke, Margaret took off the rifle she was carrying and showed it, "Do you know what this is? The latest flash cap gun, only a few people can get it. I rely on my own strength."

If you know this, you will know that this is Hamlet's latest flash cap gun. It is equipped with only a few sharpshooters to obtain test data. Margaret's ability to get it is enough to illustrate its strength.

"Wait! You are Margaret, shouldn't you..."

After Bruce calmed down, he also intervened in the topic. Weird glances went back and forth between the two of them. Didn't you say that your daughter was assassinated by someone sent by the earl?

Margaret was interrupted, but she just glanced at Bruce and lost interest, even vaguely disgusted.

Along the way, she not only participated in front-line battles, but because she was familiar with the nobility, she was able to identify some noble heraldry and objects, and participated in the investigation and interrogation of the so-called nobility, bureaucrats, churches, and wealthy businessmen.

It is precisely because of this that we understand that not all nobles will be as full of justice as Lord Lance!

Seemingly remembering something, he turned to look at Lawrence and warned: "Father, I hope you have not become one of their fallen members."

"what are you saying?"

Not to mention Bruce, even Lawrence didn't understand the incomprehensible words.

But after the simple explanation, the expressions on their faces were hard to explain.

"Nonsense! You don't know the people under my rule, how could I do such a thing!"

Lawrence was still a little angry. What did Lance teach his daughter to start doubting me?

In fact, you can tell who Lawrence is from Margaret, he is a traditional knight.

After his wife died, his heart also died. In addition, he started from one generation, had no stable heir, and had no interest in collecting wealth.

Therefore, he focused on military affairs and strength, and mainly focused on training those knights. Not to mention Alvin, he even taught Bruce when he was a child.

The management of the territory focuses on rule by inaction, and the taxes that should be collected are enough. There are not too many excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes. He has used all the robbers and bandits in the territory to practice for the knights, so the security is relatively good.

Based on what Margaret had seen and heard during this period, she knew that her father, as a lord, could be ranked among the best in the entire empire.

But it was hard to say for some people...

"Baron, you know me." Bruce watched the two gradually focus their attention on him, and couldn't help but quickly explain, "Don't look at me because I'm so old, I'm still... commonly known as a virgin."

Bruce was less than 20 years old, yes, he was only 18 years old now.

But it was not surprising to think that Alvin, who was only 16 years old, dared to blow the old man's gold coins.

Under the strict training of the earl, Bruce put most of his energy into learning and training, training and living with those knights, fighting bandits with them, and fighting against barbarian looters together, otherwise where would he be loyal?

Alvin, this idiot thought that the earl was partial, and he didn't even look at how self-disciplined Bruce was.

When he was visiting the club and eating, drinking and having fun with his friends, Bruce was studying.

When he was in the army and could send the Knights to a complete annihilation, Bruce led the army to stop the barbarian looters and chased the barbarians with the knights.

Alvin inherited the earl's dark hatred, and Bruce inherited the earl's bravery and self-discipline to some extent.

"Isn't that right? Your brother is engaged, why don't you have an engagement?" Margaret asked with a little doubt.

"Because my father wants to get a stronger marriage, which is related to the future of Bastia."

Bruce didn't want to explain, but he still said it, more with emotion.

"Tsk!" Margaret snorted coldly. It was rare to see her look so contemptuous, because she was the victim of the noble marriage.

This made Lawrence a little nervous, after all, the marriage was arranged by him and the earl.

But Margaret didn't think too much about this kind of thing. She came here for another thing.

"Father, I hope you agree to let me join the task of entering the city to eliminate the cultists."

That's right, this is her real purpose. If Lawrence doesn't nod, the lord will not let her go.

"No."

Without any hesitation, Lawrence blurted out.

"Father, this land has suffered enough. As a former member, I have the responsibility to eliminate those cultists."

Margaret is also a very stubborn person. She did not back down at all. Instead, she argued and emphasized.

"You told me - everyone for me, and I for everyone."

I don't know if Lawrence was shocked, but Bruce fell into thought...