There are different types of people.
Nobles are no exception.
There are great nobles, minor nobles, and knights who are nobles but are not quite nobles.
This banquet held by the Su Duo family differentiated into such distinct classes.
The Marquis of Garcia, the Marquis of Charles, and Vera, these three are the core circle in the banquet.
Countless people squeezed their heads and wanted to get closer, but they only dared to come forward to say hello for a short time, and did not dare to stay for a long time, otherwise, they would be rude and overconfident.
Outside of the core circle is a circle headed by Earl Uman.
The three earls gathered here, as well as the hosts of the banquet—people from the Su Duo family.
Further outside, there are a group of viscounts and barons.
The last circle, which also had the largest number of people, consisted of the knights including Colin.
In fact, strictly speaking, Colin is also qualified to go to the baron's circle, but now that he has realized that this banquet is not as simple as it seems on the surface, he began to deliberately reduce his sense of existence.
Prepare to be a qualified bystander.
Don't look at Colin's sympathy with the Marquis of Charles before, but if the Marquis is really in trouble, then Colin will never let himself be dragged into the water just to help him.
If it was Vera, then Colin might still think about how to be a hero to save the beauty, but the Marquis Charles who likes to pull people's hands, loves to cry and loves to perform, hehe, please ask yourself...
The banquet was still going on, but the atmosphere seemed to have quietly changed.
The music was still going on, but the middle of the dance floor was already empty.
Even though he was in the outermost circle of the banquet, Ke Lin could already feel that the atmosphere around him was beginning to become dignified.
With his enhanced hearing at night, Colin eavesdropped on the discussions of the knights around him.
I don't know when, everyone stopped talking about this lucky "victory", but turned the topic to their own losses.
Indeed, the series of defeats commanded by Marquis Charles almost ruined the 200,000 troops in the north.
Of course, half of them are the direct troops of the St. Hilde family, but the other half are the private troops of the major lords in the northern border.
In addition, a large area of territory close to the front line has been captured by trolls. Even though it has been regained now, the trolls will not return empty-handed without committing any crimes.
So this time, the major lords in the northern border suffered heavy losses.
For such a heavy loss, there must always be someone responsible for it.
As a result, the topic gradually began to be somewhat unfavorable to Marquis Charles.
Of course, the prestige of the St. Hilde family is still there, and the people did not dare to speak out and complain, but only complained a few words on the sidelines.
In Colin's opinion, such complaints could not hurt the foundation of Marquis Charles, at most, it would make his reputation a little bit bad.
Maybe it will make the St. Hilde family feel guilty for this fiasco, and maybe they will compensate the major lords a little later, but that's all.
If Earl Uman hadn't been bluffing before, this little trick should not have been the "main course" of this banquet.
So Colin continued to wait.
Sure enough, Colin then received a truly explosive piece of news.
"Have you heard? This time the Marquis Garcia led the black cavalry to support the front line, and he didn't get the order from the Duke at all!"
"What do you mean? Do you mean... Marquis Garcia sent troops without permission?"
"That's right! That's why the Marquis stopped in Ice Rock City. He is waiting for the Duke's military order!"
"Heh! He has already sent troops privately, what are you waiting for the military order..."
"Hush! Why are you so loud, you're courting death!"
…
Ke Lin was speechless for a while. These people seemed to be talking quietly, but in fact they didn't hide too much at all.
What's more, he has discovered that this "hearsay" has almost spread throughout the banquet.
At this moment, he suddenly realized what was going on with this hidden undercurrent.
There is no doubt that the Marquis of Charles is still the real target of these people.
However, he is the eldest son of the duke after all, and the prestige of the St. Hilde family is unparalleled in the northern border. All the lords and nobles who suffered heavy losses only dared to be angry with Marquis Charles.
It's a different story, though, when someone takes the lead.
This person has already stated his position!
The first time he saw Marquis Charles after his defeat, he whipped him in public.
Before tonight's banquet began, he once again interrupted a performance carefully planned by the Marquis Charles.
This "he" is naturally the commander-in-chief of the Black Cavalry Army, the number one member of the Northern Army, the Duke's younger brother, the Marquis of Garcia!
Only when the Marquis of Garcia clearly expressed his dislike for the Marquis of Charles, did the rest of the nobles dare to follow behind and complain.
But originally, it was just a complaint.
However, when everyone learned that Marquis Garcia had dispatched the Black Cavalry without the Duke's order, the situation changed again.
Although the Black Cavalry Army is the Marquis Garcia's private army, in name, of course, the Marquis is allowed to mobilize and command it.
However, this is the northern border after all.
The Duke of St. Hilde is the real master here.
What's more, the Black Cavalry has already left the Marquis, shouldn't they get the Duke's approval first
Therefore, this "gossip" that was widely spread at the banquet for some reason revealed a faint signal.
A red flag—
The Marquis of Garcia is at odds with the Duke of St. Hilde!
In fact, smart people should have been able to detect the Duke's fear of his own brother from the time the Duke of St. Hilde hid the Black Cavalry Army three years ago.
However, at that time, Marquis Garcia did not disobey his brother's orders.
But now, after the fiasco of Marquis Charles this time, Marquis Garcia finally became dissatisfied with his crony brother and started to actively resist
You know, the Black Cavalry Army is an extremely terrifying army.
Although there are only 50,000 people, no one doubts whether it can sweep the northern border in the hands of Marquis Garcia.
What's more, due to a series of disastrous defeats by Marquis Charles, the military strength of the northern border has been severely weakened.
In this way, the Black Cavalry Army looked even more terrifying.
That's why this "hearsay" had such a terrifying impact.
The Marquis of Garcia has repeatedly "humiliated" the Marquis of Charles. Does he really want to teach the younger generation who made mistakes, or do he want to take the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with the Duke of St. Hilde
Then think of Earl Uman's hint and the undercurrent that is currently raging at the banquet.
Colin suddenly realized that a terrible storm was brewing.
Once it takes shape, it will have a terrifying force that will sweep across the entire northern border!
Just when the atmosphere in the banquet was getting more and more dignified, Cavalier Kahn Suduo suddenly came to Marquis Charles.
He first saluted respectfully, then raised his head, and asked righteously:
"Master Marquis! I would like to ask, is there someone responsible for such a disastrous defeat in the northern border?"
Marquis Charles froze on the spot.
Marquis Garcia was expressionless.
The audience was silent.
The storm is officially coming!
(end of this chapter)