By the time Madeleine Benz rushed back to Jasfan City with her people, it was already the afternoon of the next day. Hurry and hurry along the way. If the people she invited were not willing to work harder, all the horses might be exhausted to death. And if walking at night wasn't too dangerous, they could have arrived earlier.
Even so, it only took less than two days to run back and forth from Jasfan City to Viscount Wuteng's territory. In the eyes of military people, it was already incredibly fast.
According to Madeleine's original idea, they should go directly to Viscount Bachmann's castle and rescue the magician's two apprentices. But even if Viscount Wu Teng himself did not say so, his vassals unanimously demanded that they must meet with the magician first and negotiate terms before coming forward to redeem the person. That's right, it's 'redemption'! Use the rules of the aristocracy and spend the price to trade people back.
After all, this matter had nothing to do with Viscount Wu Teng. It was purely Madeline's request. In addition to the environment in which she grew up, this kind of redemption was commonplace, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Everything should be focused on rescuing the two girls as soon as possible.
But when they returned to Jasfan City, the girls were assisting their teacher in preparing dinner.
"Well, the person was rescued?" Madeleine asked her companion stiffly. Uzov and his group had livid faces and only nodded in response, unable to say a single word.
Lin, who had just come out of the kitchen, saw Madeleine coming back and asked kindly: "Do you want to have dinner together? I have more preparations."
With a start, the noble woman suddenly stepped forward to catch someone. Lin suddenly appeared and retreated two steps away. Not many people saw such an action, they only saw Madeline jumping into the air. But the noblewoman didn't care whether she caught anyone, but asked loudly: "Sir Tripwood, didn't you promise me not to hurt anyone? Wait until I find someone to rescue your two apprentices."
Lin still had that smile on his face. He said: "I promised you not to hurt anyone, and I did it. But when it comes to you, I don't agree. Saving people is like putting out fires, it should be done quickly rather than slowly. What's more, my two apprentices I only stayed for one night, and I have already suffered enough. If I stay here now, I won’t be like a human being."
"Did you exchange it for the ship-cutting knife?" Madeline only thought of this faster way to achieve it.
"No. I just asked them to go far, far away and not to hinder me from saving people."
Madeleine wanted to continue asking, but the group of people she invited refused to wait any longer. A vassal of Viscount Fu Teng interrupted the conversation between the two and said: "Your Excellency, I am glad that your trouble has been solved. But the Viscount left the territory for your sake. You must know that now is the time when food is coming into the warehouse, and he is busiest. time. We can't return empty-handed, you know what I mean."
"Then... let's have dinner together. The taste of my hometown is guaranteed to be delicious like you have never tasted before." Putting the special sauce mixed with honey on his hand on the table, Lin calculated the portion to prepare. Seven more mouths should be enough. . Just add some more other foods, and the roast chicken won't be enough.
But the knight suddenly took out a dagger and nailed it to the table, with a fierce look on his face and said: "Foreigner, if you don't understand the rules of the military, I don't mind teaching you step by step. But the price is high, you have the consciousness Yet?"
The two frightened girls imitated PPK's magic gun and pointed it at the intruder. It's a pity that no one recognizes this kind of weapon, and the person on the other side is not afraid at all. The dagger the knight took out was not an ordinary iron weapon, but a magic weapon with demon-breaking properties. The runes on the blade and the small piece of magic stone glowing green at the end of the handle all showed that the quality of this magic-breaking blade was extraordinary.
"Then what's the price of this?" Lin looked at the people Madeleine brought back and counted them, "-seven ignorant lives are enough. So that you can go back alive and worry about whether there are any citizens. The food was secretly hidden, or some petty official hid it from you and enriched his own pockets."
"Do you know that you are offending a lord with a military strength of M (1,000) people?"
"All I know is that there are only seven people in front of me, and they're standing under my starry sky."
The knight smiled instead of being angry and said: "What did I hear? An unprepared magician threatened a close warrior. To come from outside this level is not ignorance, but stupidity. Haha."
The knight was laughing, and Lin was laughing too. But the laughter could not ease the tense atmosphere. Just before the knight could draw his dagger, intending to give someone a break, his arm was caught. The person who caught him was his lord, the Viscount, who had never expressed any opinions and allowed his vassals to speak on his behalf.
Strictly speaking, Viscount Fu Teng is not yet middle-aged, nor is he a young man who is just starting out. In his prime, he was not only powerful but also resourceful. This is evident from the fact that the territory he manages can overwhelm the surrounding lords.
This time it was not for fighting, but strictly speaking as a mediator, so he did not bring an army with him, but instead brought with him the six knights who were his closest confidants and the most powerful among his subordinates. Such a lineup is enough to force Bachmann to dare not speak loudly.
But the evolution of things seems not to be as expected. He had never seen a magician who dared to challenge the nobles. He has also seen magicians who can knock down warriors at close range without any assistance. But the person in front of me does not have such ability according to rumors. Then his backer is the beauty standing on the stairs, looking coldly at everything in the hall, the rumored devil.
Any normal person would know not to provoke the nobles of the Vader Military State within its territory. The word "military" they call themselves does not mean friendly. But judging from the other party's experience, it is not an exaggeration to call him a genius; plus the devil who doesn't know whether it is real or fake, strictly speaking, it is difficult to classify him as a 'normal person'.
Moreover, Viscount Fu Teng still had a layer of worry in his heart, so he stopped his reckless subordinate. Pulling the person behind him, the Viscount said: "Your Excellency, I would like to apologize for our offense. This guy is just a reckless man who only knows fighting. It is my fault as a lord that he did not stop his rude behavior in time. .Please don’t blame him.”
Don’t reach out to hit the smiling person. The other party found a way out, so Lin didn't need to make trouble. "That's easy to say. Then, my lord, do you want to stay for dinner?"
"No. Just like what my subordinates said, now is the harvest time, and I should return to my territory as soon as possible."
Viscount Futeng, who was determined to leave, quickly took the people away. They got on their horses, because they couldn't ride in the city. The knight who was being pulled away took this opportunity to talk and said, "Sir, you shouldn't have held me back. As long as that kind of person scares him a little more, he will be taken away." If I don’t give him a second ship-cutting knife as a reward, I’m sure he will hand over other good things. Don’t you often say that the magician is very lucky and has a lot of good things in his hands.”
"From what the person just said, he didn't hand over the ship-cutting sword. But even so, he took back the two hostages. Don't you think there's something fishy going on?"
"My lord, what could be strange about this?"
Viscount Fu Teng was a little helpless towards this subordinate who did things without thinking. It just so happened that this guy was a good player when it came to fighting, and he couldn't bear to lose such a forward who could rush and kill, so Fu Teng could only give pointers to the opponent. He asked: "Do you know Bachman, or Indu? Do you know what his reputation is in the imperial capital?"
"I don't know that guy. But even people in a small place like me know the reputation of the Jackal in the Imperial Capital. He must be a very powerful guy. Otherwise, if he has such a bad reputation, he can still survive. It's a skill. Yes. Yes, there are rumors that he is the illegitimate son of Duke Becker, is this true?"
"If it's false, how do you think Yindu is still alive today, married to a young lady from the Bachmann family, and inherited the title of viscount? You don't know him, but I do. Believe me, the rumors you can hear , compared to the things he has done, it has been beautified a lot. And some things that deserve death will never become rumors among the people."
Kurt Fuerten's words contained a strong sense of disdain for Indu Bachmann. Although their titles came from the same path, after marrying a noble who did not have a male heir, they shared his wife's title.
But Kurt was the legitimate fourth son of a marquis. He could only inherit the secondary title from his father. The third brother just above him was gone, so he could only obtain the title in this way. But that guy Indu was just an illegitimate son. He used despicable methods to take possession of the daughter of the former Viscount Bachmann, and coupled with the pressure from Duke Becker, he achieved his current status.
For such a person, Kurt Fuerten would not have much contact with him on a daily basis, even if he was not tit-for-tat at every turn. This time he was willing to come forward, more or less with the idea of destroying Indu Bachman's plan.
But how could a man who would be called a jackal let go of the meat in his mouth before getting real benefits? Coupled with the magician's attitude, Kurt suspected that Indu had been killed by the magician from out of town. If this guess is true, then for the other party, killing one noble is no different than killing two nobles. Anyway, it will lead to the retaliation of the military and the state, so it is better to kill everyone who angers him.
If you think so, then your reckless subordinates will only bring murderous intentions to you by constantly provoking the other party. So Kurt pulled this reckless man away and left immediately. On the other hand, he also wanted to confirm what happened to Indu.
The military state will definitely react to this. And as long as he knew the news earlier, it would be an opportunity. So as soon as they left Jasfan City, the group of seven people rode forward quickly, hoping to reach Bachman's castle before nightfall.
But night comes quickly and does not delay according to one's will. Fortunately, tonight is a full moon, and the bright moonlight allows these knights in their prime to walk smoothly on the night road. but……
"We should be there. So, what happened to Bachmann's castle?"
