Chapter 325

The welcoming ceremony for the expeditionary army lasted until the afternoon. Emperor Bartley Griffin lavishly rewarded the generals who had made military achievements. Some of them received higher titles, some received more fiefs, and some received more wealth.

Then everyone returned to the palace together. Bartley set up a feast to entertain all the courtiers and generals.

Kevin followed his mentor and senior to enjoy a feast again. This time it was not the emperor's daily family banquet, but delicious dishes from the hands of famous chefs in the imperial capital.

That night, the emperor and his ministers dispersed with great pleasure, and it seemed that everyone at the banquet was satisfied.

Kevin drank some wine with the adults, which was a bit stimulating for someone like him who didn't drink often. After returning that night, he went to his room and fell asleep.

Kevin rubbed his sleepy eyes, endured the discomfort of a hangover, and came to the study of his mentor Aldridge.

The scene inside surprised him. In addition to his teacher Aldridge and senior Mond, there were three other people - one of them was the second prince Antonio Griffin, who returned triumphantly yesterday.

The prince was dressed in ordinary aristocratic clothes and wrapped in a hooded cloak, probably to avoid being recognized on the way here.

Two other people stood behind Antonio, a man and a woman. The man was Amberov, the royal guard that Senior Mond had brought him to see a few days ago. The woman was unknown, but she was very beautiful. She might be a court lady, just like the eldest prince who was followed by a court lady that day.

It seemed that they had been chatting in the study for a long time.

Kevin was not prepared at all. He became nervous all of a sudden and stuttered, not knowing how to start.

Amberov winked at him, as if he wanted to laugh at him, while Antonio looked him up and down with interest.

"Kevin, come and say hello to His Royal Highness the Prince. You met him yesterday."

Aldridge finally came to rescue the student.

Kevin quickly bowed to Antonio, "His Royal Highness, hello."

He turned to the captain of the guards: "His Excellency Anbolov, hello."

Antonio smiled, making Kevin feel like spring breeze.

"You are the teacher's new student, you are really young."

In fact, the prince is only four or five years older than Kevin.

Kevin said shyly: "Thanks to Teacher Aldridge for not despising me."

Antonio came over and patted his shoulder, "Study hard with the teacher! You are really lucky, Teacher Aldridge hasn't accepted any students for many years."

The prince's actions reminded Kevin of Antonio's father, Emperor Bartley Griffin, and their tone and actions were exactly the same.

Antonio carefully asked Kevin about his recent life and study, and Kevin answered one by one. He felt that the prince today was like a big brother next door, not the awe-inspiring and inviolable look of yesterday. It seems that His Highness is not a difficult person to get along with in private life.

"Teacher, look..." Antonio stood up and put on his hood, as if he was going to leave. Anbolov and the person who seemed to be a court lady behind him also stood up.

"Well, it's almost time, let's go." Aldridge picked up the wooden stick, "Mond, you don't have to go this time, stay at home with Kevin, and entertain me if someone comes."

Kevin understood, it seems that the teacher is going out with the second prince.

Mond responded: "Okay, teacher, you all be careful."

Kevin followed the senior to send Aldridge and his group out of the door, and heard Mond muttering to himself: "It seems that the teacher is not optimistic about the current situation."

A few minutes later, a carriage left the Bachelor's Tower area, and Antonio and four others were sitting in the carriage.

Anbolov, who was sitting opposite the prince, said: "Your Highness Antonio, do you still insist on your original idea now?"

Antonio did not respond, frowned slightly, and didn't know what he was thinking.

Aldridge made a silent gesture: "We'll talk about it when we get there."

Carol, who was sitting next to him, whispered: "Yes, let's discuss it with the masters."

The carriage was very fast, and it kept galloping out of the imperial city wall and came to a building along the avenue. This building was also surrounded by a circle of tall walls, and there were soldiers patrolling on it.

In addition to the city guards stationed in the imperial city, the Gabela royal family also has a standing military force of no less than 50,000 people. This is its station in the imperial city area-the North City Camp.

When the carriage approached the entrance of the military camp, the driver showed the token and the guards immediately let it go. They recognized that this was the carriage of the second prince Antonio. It was natural that there was nothing wrong with him entering and leaving this place as he served in the army.

No mistakes in one song, one post, one content, one content, one book, one bar, one 6, one 9!

Arriving at a building in the center of the military camp, the four people got off the carriage. The red-haired young general, Siegfried Efes, was already standing there waiting for them. There were already many sentries in the military camp, but the security here was even more strict.

"Your Highness Antonio, Lord Aldridge, everyone is here." Siegfried said after bowing to the prince.

Antonio nodded: "Let's go in." He walked into the building, and the others followed closely.

They came to an open meeting room with a huge round table. There were already 9 people sitting around the table. They were all dressed in black robes. When they saw the prince and his party come in, they all stood up and saluted.

Antonio looked around at everyone, "Only nine people from the ten-man group came? Master Barnet still hasn't come back?"

An old man among the nine people replied: "Your Highness, I forgive you, Barnett went to the Northwest Bay and has not returned yet."

Antonio walked to the main seat and sat down. Aldrich, Siegfried, and Ambrolov also sat down on either side of him, and Carol stood beside him.

The prince continued to ask: "I remember that he went to the Northwest Bay last year."

The same old man replied: "Yes, His Highness came back once during his expedition, but he left again a few days later."

"What? Did the original plan not go smoothly?"

The old man said: "It seems so. The latest news is that the lords there divided into two factions and fought a war. Unfortunately, the faction supported by Barnett lost. Fortunately, we retreated safely. As for Barnett himself, we have not yet grasped his whereabouts. As you know, Your Highness, Barnett has always been conceited and will never give up until his goals are achieved. Moreover, the plan in the Northwest Bay was planned by him personally, and he must be lurking somewhere. A place to wait for the next opportunity and..."

Having said this, the old man coughed in embarrassment, "He has always been alone. He doesn't know the other people in the group of ten when he does anything. It is rare that he doesn't contact us for months and a half."

Antonio nodded, knowing that Barnett was a "lone wolf".