Chapter 21 The Boring Reception
The prosperity of the City Lord's Mansion was beyond Abel's imagination. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw a huge fountain. The lights drawn from nowhere illuminated the dancing spring water with a fantastic brilliance.
The servants of the City Lord's Mansion who lead the guests are all dressed in black servant uniforms, and they are all polite and thoughtful, while the guards who patrol around are wearing half-armor and holding long swords, and their aura is at least level 4 or above. Professionals who practice Dou Qi, here are everywhere showing the extraordinaryness of the viscount nobles.
Professionals include warriors, knights, and assassins. They are all based on training vindictiveness and generate some special abilities.
Warriors are ordinary professionals. Most of the people who practice Dou Qi are warriors. Warriors can use swords, hammers, spears, and almost all weapons.
The most powerful are knights. Good education and abundant resources enable them to have the most comprehensive training and the most sophisticated equipment. War horses and armor are their standard equipment.
Assassins were the smallest among them. In addition to practicing Dou Qi, they also had to learn a lot of ways to hide themselves. Assassins' Dou Qi erupted more violently, at the cost of shortening the duration of Dou Qi.
In the Principality of Carmel, titles are difficult to obtain. Generations of kings have suppressed the number of nobles, and formulated a series of regulations to reduce the inheritance rights of territories and titles. For example, they have formulated regulations that women cannot inherit titles. Non-feudal titles, It is downgraded by one level every time it is inherited, and if there is no heir, the fief will be reclaimed.
And if you want to get the title, there is only one condition, that is, you have to make great contributions to the Principality. This is particularly difficult to obtain in the era of peace, and after the war, the achievement of military exploits is at the cost of the death of a large number of quasi-nobles.
Therefore, in recent years, the contradiction between the king and the nobles has become more and more serious. The big nobles continue to increase their strength, while the king is looking for opportunities everywhere and strangling nobles who dare to challenge the royal power.
As long as you look at the title of the lord of Harvest City, you will know that the title of the nobles of the Duchy of Camai is low. The title of the lord of a large city is a viscount, and a city of the same size, in the adjacent Duchy of Thunder, is at least a duke.
Of course, these things are very far away for Abel. It was only on the carriage when he arrived that Knight Marshall said it casually to Abel when he talked about the city owner. , just as a fun fact.
It's just that Abel saw the guards in the City Lord's Mansion and couldn't help but think of the great aristocrats mentioned by Knight Marshall who continued to strengthen their strength in order to fight against the king. Just look at the guards of the hundreds of people in front of them. Every one of them is a professional, even if it is only a professional. A warrior professional of the lowest level, the powerful combat power that these hundreds of people can exert can also stand up to the combat power of an army of thousands.
The crowd in the hall was crowded, and what disappointed Abel was the food in the City Lord's Mansion. Because it was winter, only pastries and barbecued meat were provided on the buffet table, but there was a sufficient supply of red wine.
With the appearance of Viscount Dickens, the lord of the city, the reception officially began. First, the Viscount delivered a speech. Although there were many people in the hall, Viscount Dickens, the knight commander, made the speech reach everyone's ears through his powerful fighting spirit. According to the Marshall Knights It is said that this is an annual show of strength, whether it is financial or powerful, which allows Viscount Dickens to better manage this vast land.
This was the most boring reception that Abel attended. Abel didn't know any of the people here, but after the Marshall Knight brought him to meet a few friends, Abel went back to the corner alone and watched quietly. The high-end gatherings in this world also know that it is no wonder that there is no food prepared, because few people who come here take food, they are all carrying red wine and looking for people to talk to.
In this environment, Abel's eyes became heavier and heavier, and he slowly fell asleep. After walking the streets all day, the noisy sounds around him were like a lullaby.
Until the end of the reception, he was shaken by Marshall Knight.
When he came back, the Marshall knight laughed at Abel very much. The knight didn't believe that a fifth-level apprentice knight would fall asleep at the cocktail party because he was tired from shopping.
Early the next morning, Knight Marshall took Abel into the carriage, ready to return to Harry Castle. When leaving the yard, Robin, the butler, sent the carriage out of the gate, while Abel stuck his head out of the carriage and waved goodbye to Robin.
This action made the servant who had been monitoring the courtyard all night confirm that Abel was about to leave, and hurriedly ran to report to the master.
"What, they went to the south gate? Did you see it clearly?" Joshua heard the servant's report, and after confirming it, he immediately called in the staff.
Joshua's father is a lord. Because of his good management skills, he has purchased more than ten stores in Harvest City in recent years, which are close to the main road, and has almost 50% of the garment market in Harvest City. He is a real noble businessman. The rich financial resources also gave the lord's only son Joshua better conditions to practice. The 19-year-old Joshua is already a 4th-level apprentice knight.
Because of these, the Lord has never been stingy with Joshua's growth. He can only see the Lord's investment in him by helping Joshua to buy the Bailian Great Sword, and Joshua, who lost the bet, did not dare to take this matter. Tell the lord, just want to avenge the revenge first, and then find a chance to talk to the lord slowly.
A team of twelve people was ordered. These were all strong servants in the family, each with a horse and a long sword, while Joshua rode a fiery red warhorse, and a group of thirteen people chased The team set off.
The Marshall Knight was sipping a red wine from a friend in Harvest City in the carriage. He leisurely moved his body slightly as the carriage moved up and down. Abel is trying to learn the posture of a knight, but the carriages in this world are so hard that there is no shock absorption. Sometimes a vibration comes, and before he can react, the red wine in the wine glass begins. Shaking violently, but Abel did not lose heart, carefully observed the knight, and imitated it with joy.
Although the horse was not running fast, it was faster than the carriage in a short period of time. The 13 people soon approached the carriage, and Joshua's gloomy face showed a grim smile.
"Interesting, someone dares to chase my carriage." Knight Marshall stopped the wine glass in his hand, and a stern smile appeared on his face.
Abel also felt the abnormality from the vibration of the ground. He glanced at Knight Marshall. Since he came out to the reception with Knight Marshall, he did not bring a long sword, but just took out his hand and put a sword on it, ready to fire at any time.
"Come on, stop the carriage, and drag the people inside for me." Joshua instructed the 12 servants.
If Joshua had seen the carriage from the front, he might not have done so, and the front of the carriage could have the coat of arms of the noble family.
The 12 servants raised their long swords and rushed towards the carriage. The coachman knew that Knight Marshall was in the carriage, so he was not in a hurry, but warned loudly: "This is the carriage of the Harry family, and attacking the carriage will bear the wrath of the Harry family. ."
The 12 servants who rushed up did not know about the Harry family. If it was the carriage of the Marshall Knights, they probably knew, so the 12 did not stop the horse's hooves, but still rushed towards the carriage and stopped the carriage.
Joshua has already caught up, and he saw the very conspicuous white unicorn coat of arms at the front of the carriage at first sight, a trace of coldness shot straight from his back to the top of his head, he actually led someone to attack a nobleman The carriage, I didn't hear the driver's words clearly just now, but seeing the fearless expression on the driver's face, I knew that the other party's background must be not small.
At this point, the attack on the noble carriage has become a foregone conclusion. Joshua is already in a difficult position to ride a tiger, and he can't help but secretly murder. If he kills both the coachman and the little blacksmith in the carriage, who would know that it was him who did it. of?
"Kill them all." Joshua spit out three words.
The 12 servants were stunned for a moment. They usually only helped the young master to bully people, or at most interrupted people's hands and feet, but they had never killed anyone, but they had to obey the young master's orders, so the 12 people waved in a mess. He took up his long sword and charged towards the driver.