Earl Kenmes came to visit again. Looking at his luggage and the large group of entourage, he knew that he was going to the capital of the Grand Duke to spend the winter in Gildusk City again.
"Lord Baron Norton, this time I am inviting you to Gildusk City to participate in the New Year's celebration on the order of His Majesty the King, and to propose marriage to you..." Earl Kenmes said solemnly.
Since Lorist has never been to see the second prince, the second prince also does not recognize the title of earl of the Norton family. After all, the Northland is in the territory of the Kingdom of Iberia, but what Lorist accepted was the canonization of the Antinac royal family. . Therefore, in the title of the second prince, Lorist is still just a baron.
Lorist shook his hand and almost spilled the Mycos that was being poured into the cup on the table. A few days ago, he gave Lummerd seven wives, and this time it was the turn of Earl Kenmes to propose marriage to him. Could this be retribution
"Come and drink something warm, my friend, tell me what is His Majesty the King planning? Asking you, the Earl, to propose marriage, it seems that the woman has a great background..." Lorist invited Earl Kenmes Taste the Mycos that I just cooked.
"I know this errand is difficult, but I have to come. The second prince sent me a messenger and wrote a long letter." Earl Kenmes relaxed and complained as he walked over.
"Don't call him our Majesty the King?" Lorist laughed.
Earl Kenmes said disdainfully: "Does he have the bearing of that king? Bah..."
"I don't understand why the second prince sent a messenger to ask you to come over. It took such a big detour. Why should he write to me directly..." Lorist wondered.
"That's for the sake of face. You have rejected his invitation to express his good intentions many times, although most of them were conveyed by me. But now the second prince is strong and powerful, and his arrogance is incomparable. If you reject the messenger he sent in person, then he will Do you want to come to Taiwan? There is no other way but to launch a crusade.
Many nobles in the Northern Territory hope that there will be a big battle between you and the second prince, and the best result is to lose both sides. The prestige of your Norton family sweeping the Northland two years ago is still fresh in the hearts of many people. For those nobles in the territory, your Norton family is an angry bear on the ground, and the second prince is a wolf from outside. Fight to the death..."
Earl Kenmax took a sip of Mycos, took a breath and continued: "The second prince also understands this in his heart. Even if he has a regular army of 50,000 to 60,000 people in his hands, if you can't settle your Norton family, then The nobles of the Northland are still openly dissatisfied with him. Some of the tax collection laws he promulgated were opposed by the nobles of the Northland. However, in view of the prestige of your Norton family who defeated the Grand Duke of the Northland in the first battle, the second prince still dare not speak to you Norton. The family took it easy.
The messenger who wrote the letter to me is that he knows that our two families have a good relationship, let me come to persuade you, go to Gildusk City to meet him once, and give him a step down. Another meaning is to find out the details of our family by the way. The news that our family has formed a 30,000-strong army has reached his ears, so the messenger he sent brought many followers over, and kept going Drilling into the armed barracks of our family, asking questions in the tavern where the soldiers gather, do you think I don't know? "
"Do you know how wonderful the expression on the messenger's face was when I told the messenger straightforwardly that our family has indeed formed a family armed force of 30,000 people to defend the family territory against the invasion of the mountain barbarians? I find it ridiculous..." Earl Kenmes was triumphant.
"Hehe, who among the nobles in the North doesn't know that your Kenmes family and the mountain barbarians have always been on good terms, and the special products of the mountain barbarians you represent have made countless merchants jealous. They even said that they set up family arms to resist the mountain barbarians, and ghosts would believe it. Lorist also shook his head and laughed.
"It's up to them to believe it or not, anyway, that's what our family says. By the way, this is a long letter written by the second prince. You can read it yourself." Earl Kenmes took out a thick letter from his arms. Pass the letter to Lorist.
In the letter, the second prince expressed his greetings to Earl Kenmes and his apology to the Norton family, and once again recalled that the young master of the Norton family, that is, the eldest brother of Lorist, Abelide Golden Knight, fought bravely under his command. In the past, I sincerely ask Earl Kenmes to invite the new head of the Norton family, Baron Norton Lorist, to participate in the New Year celebration he held in Gildusk City on his behalf. Hearing that Lorist is still single, the second prince is willing to introduce Princess Sylvia to Lorist, and do his best to facilitate their marriage, etc...
"Huh? Who is Princess Sylvia? Didn't it mean that the second prince has only three illegitimate children who are underage?" Lorist asked strangely.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Earl Kenmes tsk tsk: "For you Norton family, the bait laid by the second prince is really big! Even Princess Sylvia has moved out. To be honest, Locke, you You should also go out for a walk, don't just stay in the family territory like a turkey and don't know anything."
"Princess Sylvia, that is the most delicate rose in our Iberian Kingdom, known as the most dazzling pearl on the grassland..." Earl Kenmes seemed to be reciting a poem, his tone full of passion and high-spirited.
"I've never heard of it." Lorist said.
"You..." Earl Kenmes was at a loss for words, and turned his head to glare at Lorist: "A wood beetle is a wood beetle, does the Grand Duke Fessabrun know?"
"I know." Lorist nodded honestly.
"The Grand Duke Feisabrun has three sons and one daughter. The daughter is the beautiful queen of our Iberian Kingdom and the wife of the second prince. The eldest son of the Grand Duke Feisabrun died early, and Princess Silvia is his posthumous daughter. She is the direct granddaughter of Grand Duke Feisabrun, the only niece of our beautiful queen, who was canonized as a princess by the second prince, do you understand now?" Earl Kenmes angrily taught Lorist a lesson.
"Ah, why are you so excited?" Lorist was puzzled.
"What do you know, Princess Sylvia is the goddess in my heart, she is so beautiful and pure, so graceful, I was fortunate to meet Princess Sylvia once in Windbury City, the capital of the kingdom, then The God of Venus has engraved her image deeply in my heart, and I will never forget the mysterious smile at the corner of her mouth, and her charming green eyes..." Earl Kenmes made a lyrical gesture.
"Then you vented your deep love for her on those ladies who had a tryst with you, didn't you?" Lorist continued.
"You..." Earl Kenmes pointed at Lorist, speechless.
"You are also single, with your family background, you can propose to this Princess Sylvia." Lorist curled his lips and continued to drink Mycos.
"Oh, you don't know..." Earl Kenmes was discouraged: "I saw her four years ago, she was only sixteen years old, and she was already born in a state of power. A business family like ours, there is no She is not worthy to appear in her eyes. She is the jewel in the palm of the Grand Duke Fessabrun, and according to the rumors of the maids around her, Princess Sylvia was determined to marry a hero of the world since she was a child. Do you know why there are so many young knights following her? Did the second prince go to the battlefield? He just wanted to make meritorious service to win the favor of the princess... "
"Oh, and this?" Lorist suddenly thought of a question: "Didn't you say that the second prince is lustful? How could he let this beautiful Princess Sylvia go?"
Earl Kenmax looked around. Although he and Lorist were the only ones in the study, he still lowered his voice: "The second prince dare not. If he gets involved with Princess Silvia, he will be in great trouble, and Grand Duke Feisabrun will never let him go.
Let me tell you one thing, the second prince and the queen have always kept their own private lives. The second prince has three illegitimate children outside, and the queen also has two. They are not the second prince's offspring, but they are all fostered by the knight's family under the Grand Duke. The last time the second prince was defeated by Grand Duke Melain, he ran to Grand Duke Feisabrun for help, but the Grand Duke locked him and the queen together, and did not release them until the queen became pregnant.
You think about how painful it is for two people who only maintain superficial hypocritical etiquette to be locked in a room and forced to do that male and female thing. However, Grand Duke Feisabrun was determined, claiming that he was thinking about the royal inheritance of the Kingdom of Iberia, and he also provided potions to add to the fun. The main reason for him to send troops to the Principality of Madras.
The queen had given birth to a baby boy last year and was going to announce that it was the queen of the Kingdom of Iberia when he was older. It's just that this child is very poor. He is neither favored by the second prince nor favored by the queen. He grew up with a nanny since he was a child. The second prince and queen gave birth to this child as if they were doing their duty, and now Princess Sylvia is responsible for raising the child. "
"Hehe, your circle is really messed up!" Lorist said.
"What do you mean?" Earl Kenmes scratched his scalp and thought for a long time before he roughly understood.
"Don't forget that you are also a member of the noble circle..." Earl Kenmes said angrily.
"I'm different from you. I'm an upright territorial nobleman. I have the traditional virtues and fine aristocratic style that have been passed down from aristocratic families for hundreds of years..." Lorist boasted solemnly.
"Tch, don't think I don't know that you are having an affair with that female scholar, Miss Teresy, you two have already hooked up from the look in your eyes." Earl Kenmes expressed his admiration for Lorist's prudence. despise.
Pointing to the second prince's letter, Earl Kenmes said: "You have to show me face this time, accept the second prince's invitation to go to Gildusk City, and if nothing else, go see this Celie Princess Via is also good. The second prince said that he will try his best to facilitate your marriage with her. If you can pick the most delicate rose in Iberia, you will be very happy. Grand Duke Fesabrun will help you. If you are the master, then the second prince will really have nothing to do with you."
"I'm not going." Lorist refused straight away, still feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart. With his own strength, he still needs the support of the Grand Duke Fessabrun, isn't he underestimating the Norton family
"My friend, can you tell me the reason why you refused the invitation? After all, the second prince has sincerely invited you several times. It would be too unreasonable for you to always refuse like this." Earl Kenmas didn't understand Luo. Rist's thoughts.
"If you are worried about the two great sword masters next to the second prince, I tell you not to be afraid. At most, the second prince will use these two great sword masters to teach those golden knights under your command, and use them to teach martial arts I dare not go too far, after all, the second prince wants to use these two great sword masters to demonstrate his strength, suppress the ambitions of the nobles in the territory, and let the nobles in the territory understand that the royal family has the force to suppress them.
Look at me, if you don't take the knights, the second prince can't use the great sword master as an excuse to teach my men. For safety's sake, you will naturally take the Golden Knight there, and you'll be fine if you bear with it. With my help, you don’t have to worry, I guarantee that your trip will be worthwhile, even if that Princess Silvia and you don’t call, I can still introduce you to many beautiful and generous wives and ladies, although they are not as good as Xi Livia Princess Livia's beauty is also lovely and gentle. They will heal your wounds and accompany you through the long cold night... ”
Earl Kenmes tried his best to lure Lorist to go to Gildusk City with him in a pimp tone.
Lorist laughed: "My friend, thank you very much for your kindness. It is really difficult to refuse your invitation. Maybe you don't know, when you are accompanied by a beautiful woman, drinking fine wine, listening to music and enjoying the snowflakes dancing At that time, I led the knights under me to fight a desperate bloody battle in the wilderness of the family territory... "
Seeing Earl Kenmes' surprised expression, Lorist said seriously: "My friend, how do you think the two million catties of smoked beef jerky you bought from our family this year came from? Ask your Shan Barbarian friends, they should know what a wave of monsters is. Nearly a million monsters from the barbarian plains sweep across our family territory every winter, making our year's hard work come to naught. That's why I use Iron Armor to fight with you The reason for the transaction, in exchange for a large amount of grain and grass supplies... "
"The tide of monsters? I seem to have read it in some book..." Earl Kenmes pondered: "I have read a travel note to the Northland written by someone before. The book said that when winter comes, people from the wild Countless monsters flocked into the wilderness of the Northland, and the momentum was overwhelming, making people daunting. Our family has not found this situation since we arrived in the Northland. I thought this travelogue was nonsense. It's just your family territory, not the whole Northland..."
"Yes, for two consecutive winters, our family's armed forces have competed with the monsters for control of the wasteland, and this year is no exception. In twenty days or so, I have to pack up and set off. So, my friend, no I don't agree to your invitation. As a lord, I have a duty to stand at the forefront of the battle against monsters, so as to bring fighting courage and perseverance to the family's armed forces..." Lorist's expression was heavy.
"Did your family's armed forces suffer heavy casualties? Otherwise, I won't go to any New Year celebrations. I'll go with you to see what the tide of monsters is." Earl Kenmes thought for a while and said.
"Forgive me, thank you for your kindness. It was definitely not a good scene. Hunger and cold, eating ice and drinking snow, and the endless population of monsters. You can never imagine tens of thousands of magic cows with red eyes rushing towards you." The suffocating feeling, and the miserable scene of the five or six-meter-tall mammoth golem breaking into our family's armed formation. Thinking about it makes people shudder! But there is no way, this is our This is our human territory, and our Norton family will never let Warcraft run wild unscrupulously... "
Lorist said it was true, with an extremely serious expression on his face: "Especially we are not only fighting these demon bulls and elephants, but we can only eat dry food in the usual camp, otherwise once a fire is lit, it will easily attract a large number of smelly people." Sensitive winter wolves, snow leopards and other carnivorous monsters keep us awake at night. Every winter is a difficult pass for us!"
Earl Kenmes immediately lost interest. It’s okay to be cold, but if he can’t even eat well and sleep well, it will kill him. He laughed at himself: “Looks like I’d better go to Gildusk City It's better, music, food, good wine and good people are the life I'm used to... "
Lorist laughed: "It's okay, my friend, this is the mission of our Norton family. Our ancestors were ready when they swore to protect the northern frontier for the empire. As Norton's descendants, we naturally have to take over. It is our family's destiny to live up to our ancestors, and we will not escape. As my friend, as long as you can still think of me as a friend who is fighting against monsters in the midst of troubles, I will be satisfied."
"Don't worry, my friend, we will spread the heroic deeds of your Norton family to the world, so that people will not forget your Norton family's heroic feat of guarding the frontier..." Earl Kenmes said, patting his chest.
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