Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 93:
It's serious!
A few soldiers under the command of a knight is really nothing. For the long border between the two forces, the number of dead people is really not worth mentioning.
However, an earl was attacked, which is completely different!
There is no duke in the Gold Coin Federation. The highest rank is the two marquis, and below them, there are fourteen earls. Five of the fourteen earls are their vassals, and the other nine are independent. This was the result of political struggles when the nation was founded. In fact, the nine independent earls were very strong. Although one-to-one is not as good as the marquis, as long as two or three join forces, it is enough to overwhelm one marquis. The nine families of them kept watch and helped each other to form the "local aristocracy" in the aristocratic faction, and there were often conflicts with the "central aristocracy" with the two marquis as the core.
Nevertheless, when facing the merchant faction, they are still comrades in the same camp.
Even if...between them, they all want each other to die, it's better to die the whole family, die even? No? Wrong? Novel 3W.qul.c, there is no illegitimate child left.
"Anyone who attacked me?" The Count who was attacked was wrapped in bandages and looked very badly injured. He leaned on the soft couch and sat on the soft bed, relying on magic to mediate the temperature. In the comfortable enough living room, frowning, looking at the staff in front of him.
"I think it may be an assassin from the capital." A thin staff member said, his eyes flashed with a little cold, and the evil color flashed away from time to time.
Among the earl’s staff, he is not the best, but he is extremely decisive. In terms of the earth, he can make decisions without hesitation at critical moments, and then he can withstand all pressure and carry out his decisions to the end.
During the years, he has succeeded and made mistakes. Generally speaking, he rarely makes mistakes. In most cases, his judgments are correct.
Although... his thoughts are a little bit extreme, and the means of doing things are sometimes a bit brutal, but in the earl’s opinion, no matter what, it’s a good thing to be able to do things or dare to do things!
Anyway, in this gold coin federation, he will be able to withstand it when the sky falls. Is there anything he is afraid of?
It is precisely because of this kind of thought that Lord Earl has always been sloppy in doing things.
But today, he doesn't think so.
The assassination last night made him feel a deep crisis.
Yes, Lord Earl has a high status and rules over several cities, large and small, and more towns. As long as he gives an order, the Light Knights can gather more than one hundred, and a well-trained army can gather about two thousand. If the requirements are relaxed, the militia will be considered, and it will not be difficult for him to gather tens of thousands of troops.
In the Gold Coin Federation, he is undoubtedly at the top of the pyramid of power. Even the two marquis can't treat him like this. Even the Golden Crown (Goddess of Wealth) Church should be polite to him. As for ordinary civilians, it is even more respectful in front of him. When he is in a bad mood, even looking up at him may have to get a whip.
So he has always felt safe.
But last night, he suddenly, everything he had depended on was actually not that reliable.
When the assassin almost broke through the guards' barriers and stabbed him with a sharp sword, he even felt his heartbeat stop for a while.
After all the dust settled, he was suddenly shocked, feeling extreme panic and helpless.
It turns out that it is not as safe as expected!
So even though it was only slightly injured—to be precise, he knocked to the corner of his mouth because of panic—he still asked the priest to use advanced healing spells, and wrapped it up like a mummy with the best bandage. , It seems that through this approach, you can make you feel more at ease.
At the same time, he increased the guard of the mansion five times as much as before, to the point of ten steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry. As for his own room, there are nearly a hundred soldiers taking turns to guard, and four experienced adventurers lead the team to ensure that he can respond in time regardless of the situation, and will never allow the assassins to get close.
After finishing all this, he finally relaxed, feeling safe again.
After ensuring safety, this one of the biggest leaders in the Gold Coin Federation couldn't help but become angry.
Who is it? Who sent those assassins? Who on earth wants to die?
However, he thought about it carefully, and there were slightly more possible objects.
As one of the most powerful nobles in the Gold Coin Federation, he naturally has many enemies. Some are his old opponents who have struggled all the year round, some have suffered his losses and want revenge, and... in short, there are too many to count.
He thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a reliable answer, so he had to call all his staff.
To be honest, he doesn't actually want to find someone to help figure this out. Yesterday's assassination made him feel very insecure. He was unwilling to discuss with outsiders about this kind of property and life matters-even with his relatively trusted staff.
But his wisdom is limited, and he really has no good ideas, so he has to give up his plan to rely entirely on it.
The first judgment made by his staff after listening to what happened and looking for a guard to learn more about the situation was that the assassin was probably from within the aristocracy, or in other words, from the central aristocracy. .
After listening to this speculation~IndoMTL.com~The earl did not express his approval or disapproval, but he just gave an "um" with his nose and looked at the other staff.
One person is short-witted and everyone counts. He wants to listen to other staff members.
"I don’t think it’s from the two marquis." Another fat staff apparently had a different opinion. He touched his neatly trimmed short beard and said, "It’s the nobles and the At the stage of the merchant party, we must not mess inside at this time. Even if the two marquis do not understand this, their subordinates will remind them. So the assassins should not be sent by them."
"You mean, maybe from the merchant group?" A younger staff member who didn't even have a beard lit his eyes and asked.
The fat staff shook their heads and the merchant sent usually wouldn't send out assassins. Now everyone is in peace and treats each other well. On the contrary... assassinating adults, can they benefit? "
All the aides are lost in thought.
People who can become staff are smarter. What fat staff can think of, other staff can naturally also think of. As he said, now, whether within the aristocratic faction or between the aristocratic faction and the merchant faction, what is needed is to maintain stability. Will someone take advantage of this to cause trouble and cause chaos?
This is unreasonable!
In silence, the thin staff member who spoke first said coldly that even if the source of the assassin cannot be found, the adults cannot be frightened in vain! "
The staff looked at him, waiting for his explanation.
"Regardless of where the assassin came from, we can say that we are from the capital." The thin staff's eyes flashed, "All in all, let's get some benefits first!"
(To be continued.)
Chapter 93
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