The conflict soon ended.
Seeing the menacing knights, no one dared to say more, or that most of the actors themselves are just grass, otherwise there would be no disputes at the beginning. Facing the famous May, not everyone has the courage to stand up against her, and now the situation has become even more one-sided, Bella was directly taken out of the lounge by two men.
After a while, only Carter and the small town crew were left in the huge room.
"Thank you very much for your help," Gate and others bowed.
"You're really... amazing! You made her speechless in two or three strokes," Irene exclaimed as she held May's hand, "and that slap, it almost blinded her!"
Then she turned around and saluted the chief knight, "Lord Carter, why did you appear in Longsong Fortress?"
"I'm also curious about this question." May shrugged, but was relieved.
"Because of His Highness's order," Carter said, spreading his hands, "Can I buy you a drink?"
…
"This is... where you live?" The chief knight looked around with a somewhat reserved look.
"Well, it's quite ordinary, right," May took out a bottle of white wine from the cupboard and poured him a shallow glass. "The pub is only open at night, so I'll treat you to this cup." Irene's group slipped quite fast, and they all said that they suddenly remembered something on the road. Finally returned to the residence, only she and Carter were left.
"Well, indeed... quite ordinary," Carter coughed twice, "I don't know about your family..."
"My mother died very early, and I got my father a job in the theater, it was all light chores," May said quietly, "but I don't think he'll be back until evening."
This small bungalow in a deep lane in the inner city was purchased by her with all her savings after becoming a star of the West. Although the house is small and old, moving out of the outer city can at least save her from harassment and uneasy kindness. peep.
"Uh… sorry."
"It's nothing," May poured herself a small glass, "Did Your Highness ask you to come here to rectify the order of the theater and resolve the disputes between actors?"
"No, of course not," Carter waved his hands again and again, "Tifek sent someone to trouble the Western Region again. His Royal Highness Roland was on his way with the large army. I just arrived by the town number and arranged for the second army. Strengthen the night watch, and let the honeysuckle family be vigilant by the way to prevent someone from attacking the city gate and the like."
"You shouldn't tell me these things," May was startled, then shook her head.
"You asked, and it's not a covert operation," Carter took a sip of the wine. "Don't worry, I'm measured."
"Okay," she pouted, "so how did you get into the theater?"
"After I explained the matter, I suddenly saw the drama promotion featuring you, and I wanted to see what you would look like on the real theater stage. The result was as I imagined, although I only saw the ending part, But your performance is really wonderful." The knight praised, "So I walked into the backstage and wanted to invite you to a drink, but I didn't know if I should go in, so I wandered at the door for a while, until I heard the quarrel inside... "
"You were already outside?" May frowned.
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop," Carter raised his hands. "It was just an accident, I promise."
"Pfft," she couldn't help chuckling, "I don't blame you, you don't need to show such an expression."
"Really?" The knight breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to get the wine, but she was beaten down.
"You still have a mission at night, right?" Mei shook her finger and said, "So you can only drink a small cup, and you can't add more. But..." She smiled slightly, "After this mission is over, you can have a good time. ask me once."
After Carter left, May filled herself with another glass of wine, leaned back in the chair, and took small sips.
Since the last time she tasted baijiu, she found that she gradually fell in love with this hot and mellow feeling.
As for Carter's previous invitation, she vaguely had the answer in her heart, and some things can only be known after trying. Just like the liquor in her hand, although it is difficult to swallow at the first taste, the fragrance afterward is not sweet and sour fruit wine or A bland ale can match.
Why don't you just take your father back to the town to settle down after this drama is over
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Roland arrived at Longsong Fortress two days later.
Peiro Hermon and members of the five major families went out of the city to greet His Royal Highness's team.
After the First Army was stationed in the fortress, Roland went straight to the castle and held a brief meeting.
"I have received reliable information that Tifeko has sent a force to the fortress." He sat on the main seat of the staircase hall, looking down at the nobles below, "Their number and route are unknown, but there is no doubt about it. It's for me. According to Tifeko's usual style, they will inevitably expand their troops by abducting civilians, and then use drugs to force these people to attack."
"Excuse me, Your Highness," said Viscount Eli of Benlang's family, puzzled, "what do you mean by medicine...?"
"A kind of evil red pill that can make commoners more powerful than knights, but after the effect is over, the person who takes the pill can only die helplessly." Except for Peiro, the other four people have nothing to do with the secret medicine of the church. I don't know, Roland simply recounted its characteristics and origins, "Tifek intends to use this method to continuously weaken the resistance of the Western Region. Any population he does not need is the target of looting, and yours The territory is also listed here. As the guardian of the west, I ask you to transfer all the family members and the civilians of the territory into the city, so as not to expand his team to Tifeko."
"However, the grain and stored goods in our warehouse..."
"How much can be transported," Roland interrupted resolutely, "I only give you three days, and the surrounding civilians must gather in the fortress. When I repel Tifeko's troops, I will naturally let you go. ."
After the meeting, the prince recruited the iron axe into the castle.
In fact, he did not reveal the real situation he had to the nobles. Under the blanket investigation of Lightning and Maisie, the team from the royal capital had already revealed their whereabouts. Different from the previous batch of intruders, they were going westward along the main channel of the Chishui River on a sloop, and they would enter the hinterland of the Western Region through Liuye Town.
This is a very tricky route. After the enemy crosses the fork point, they can either turn back along the tributary to attack the south and east gates of Changsong Fortress, or they can continue westward until they reach Frontier Town.
In order to avoid the distraction of the split defense, he must take the initiative to concentrate superior forces to defeat the enemy at one point.
Obviously, at the fork of the Chishui River, it is the most suitable place for sniping. (., Your support is my biggest motivation.)