The flowers in Yuanfan Port are blooming at night, and there is entertainment and entertainment everywhere.
In front of the gate of the Marquis Palace, a gorgeous carriage made of golden nanmu slowly stopped. This is the carriage specially used by the Marquis Palace to transport distinguished guests.
Lando got off the carriage, and Salim had been waiting at the door for a long time.
Two legends?
Lando keenly sensed that in addition to Salim in front of him, there was also a legendary strongman in the Marquis's residence.
"Mr. Salim, you don't have to greet me at the door personally." Lando said, seemingly surprised.
"I dare not forget Mr. Lando's life-saving grace that day," Salim said with a smile.
Lando nodded, said nothing more, and entered the Marquis Mansion under Salim's guidance.
Along the way, Lando exclaimed, "Marquis Pierce is worthy of being the uncrowned king of the East. This background is not just talk."
Although the Brendan family has declined, it is still the Earl family. It owns a large area of territory and industry, and also has a lot of say in Sail Port. The only pity is that there is no legendary strongman belonging to the family. This is different from the Earl family.
Family disharmony is also the main reason for the decline of the family.
But when it comes to senior professionals, there are still quite a few. As far as Lando knows, there are five senior professionals working for Brendan in Sail Port alone, and two are guarding Brendan on a daily basis.
, and the other three are located in their important industries in Yuanfan Port. In the territory, this number will only be more.
And now, during the time when Lando entered the Marquis Mansion, he had already seen three waves of patrollers, all led by senior professionals. You must know that Lando only walked a quarter of the way to the Marquis Mansion, and since it was
The guards naturally need to change their guard. With such a simple calculation, we can roughly understand the background of the Marquis family.
All the way to the banquet hall, the layout of the banquet hall seems very simple, but it is luxurious in a low-key manner.
This was considered a private banquet, so apart from the Marquis, whom he had met once before, there were only the butler and many servants left in the banquet hall.
What surprised Lando was that another legendary strongman he had sensed before was actually the butler in front of him! And the Marquis himself had confirmed during the last meeting that he was a high-level professional.
"The visit of Mr. Lando the Dragon Slayer really makes my little Marquis mansion shine!" Marquis Pierce laughed as soon as he saw Lando.
"No, it's an honor for me to meet the Marquis of Pierce. I've been looking forward to meeting you for a long time!" Lando also said politely.
After the host and guests arrived, the dinner began naturally. During this period, Marquis Pierce seemed to be very interested in Lando's travels and adventures. He kept chatting with him about this topic and asked about Lando's adventures.
Lando was chatting about various adventures and tasting delicious food. It must be said that the food at the Marquis Mansion was very suitable for Lando's taste, and he was thinking about how to start.
In fact, Lando wanted to take action when he first entered the banquet hall, but seeing the legendary-level butler made it a bit difficult for him. If a servant of this level disappeared or died for no reason, it would definitely arouse the suspicion and suspicion of the Marquis family.
Guess, but if he took action, Lando would not be able to confuse the other party to the point of being unaware, so he had to think through the pros and cons first.
After a long time, Lando suddenly stopped talking, put down the silver tableware in his hand, picked up the crystal glass, gently shook the red wine in it, and let out a sigh.
Marquis Pierce asked doubtfully: "What's wrong, Mr. Lando, is the food not to your taste? Do you want me to ask the kitchen to order something else?"
Lando smiled and said: "No, I just think that my talents should be used for research instead of wasting on such boring trivial matters. It is better for you to solve this kind of problem yourself."
Marquis Pierce frowned in confusion, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared. Although he did not understand what the other party meant, just this casual and commanding tone made the Marquis instinctively unhappy.
"Mr. Lando, are you drunk? Why don't you go back and rest first?" Marquis Pierce coldly issued the eviction order.
The butler also walked up to the Marquis at this time, vaguely protecting Marquis Pierce behind him, and said with a gentle but formulaic smile on his face: "Mr. Lando, please come this way."
Lando took a sip of the wine in the glass and stood up with a smile. Following this, a slight mist instantly filled the entire banquet hall. All the servants in the banquet hall fell into a state of mist at the same time, and the outside world was unaware of the changes in the banquet hall.
Everyone turned a blind eye. Only Salim, who had returned to his residence in the Marquis Mansion, seemed to be aware of it. He looked doubtfully in the direction of the banquet hall, hesitated for a moment, and finally felt uneasy. He gave up the plan of going back to his room to rest directly and headed towards the banquet hall.
Turn back and go.
Marquis Pierce did not expect that Lando would really dare to take action. He said angrily: "Lando, what do you want? Do you think that with great power, you can do whatever you want? That's not how the game works. Even if you kidnap me or kill me today,
It will be of no use to me. It will only push you into the opposition of all the nobles and forces in the Eastern Region. Moreover, the Marquis family is not my party. If what I do is not in line with the interests of the family, I will not get support, and even
He will be deposed as a marquis."
What Marquis Pierce said was reasonable. If Lando really just wanted to kidnap him to do things for him, it was just as he said, and he couldn't do it.
Lando naturally believed what Marquis Pierce said. As early as when he was planning to set Yuanshan Port as the first development goal, his first consideration was to let Xiao Liuli corrode Marquis Pierce, but after investigation and thinking, he gave up this idea.
idea.
Because it is true that as Marquis Pierce said, the Marquis family is not Pierce's alone. There are also many disputes of interests. Even if he can unknowingly make Marquis Pierce his own, even if he directly shows his legendary strength and wants to use the power of the Marquis family for
What he uses will probably require a long time of wrangling, and may even arouse doubts from others.
For Lando, his early plan did not require much power. Then, the family power was weakened, but Earl Brendan, who was still an established noble and had full say, entered Lando's field of vision.
There is a series of operations that follow.
Lando came back to his senses and said: "This is indeed not my strong point, so didn't I say that this is something you should worry about?"
Similar words came out of Lando's mouth again. For some reason, Marquis Pierce felt a chill in his heart, as he had a premonition that something extremely bad was about to happen!
‘Boom!~’
The butler could no longer hold back any longer and punched out, powerful life energy spurting out. Whether Lando hid or not, it would play into his hands.
If Lando didn't hide, he could test his depth. If Lando chose to dodge, this punch would just break the fog blockade and create movement to attract the attention of the guards outside.
But Lando's response was beyond the steward's expectations. The former didn't even move. When the powerful energy impact came to Lando, it became slower and slower until it stopped completely. When Lando poked him lightly, it was like a balloon.
Broken and disappeared.
Lando took one step forward and was already in front of Marquis Pierce. The latter was unable to make any movement at all. He could only watch as Lando took out a colorful crystal from his arms and inserted it into his heart, bit by bit.
Submerged in it.
The butler's expression changed the moment Lando disappeared, and he turned around and rushed towards Marquis Pierce without thinking. However, the distance that was usually reachable in one step was now like a chasm. No matter how hard the butler ran, he could not reach it.
Marquis Pierce felt that his spirit was being eroded bit by bit. At the last moment when he lost consciousness, what he saw was Lando's calm face, and his butler's figure running wildly in slow motion, but being frozen bit by bit.
…………
The door of the banquet hall was pushed open with a clang, and Salim's hurried figure appeared outside the door, accompanied by guards following him.
The conversation between Marquis Pierce and Lando stopped abruptly, and they both turned to look. The former was confused with a little displeasure, while the latter was confused and confused.
The scene in front of him made Salim's heart thump. He originally sensed something was wrong and wanted to come to the banquet hall just in case. But halfway through, he suddenly thought of the power that flashed in the direction of the banquet hall.
It seemed to be similar to the power that suddenly appeared when Lando was besieged by the mysterious man on the day of the dragon slaying, so he broke into the door regardless of the guards' obstruction.
In his mind, there are only two possibilities. Either this power belongs to Lando, and the latter wants to be detrimental to Marquis Pierce, or this power was used against Lando's group last time, and they come to deal with Lando again.
, Marquis Pierce will be affected, and no matter what method he uses to break in, he is definitely right.
But the scene in front of me was clearly that Marquis Pierce and Lando were having a great conversation, and there was no sign of Lando taking action or being invaded by other forces.
Marquis Pierce said calmly: "Salem, what can you do? Why are you in such a hurry?!"
Salim smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that although Marquis Pierce's tone was calm, he must be a little angry in his heart, but how could he say, 'I sensed that you might be in danger, so I came to rescue you'?
To satisfy Marquis Pierce, I'm afraid he would offend his 'savior' Lando to death.
Suddenly Salim noticed that the butler was not in the banquet hall. He had an idea and said: "I thought of something and wanted to talk to the butler, so... I hope the Marquis and Lord Lando will forgive me."
The butler next to Marquis Pierce is naturally not an ordinary butler. His legendary level of strength is even stronger than Salim's, so Salim has always addressed this butler as 'my lord'.
This answer obviously did not satisfy Marquis Pierce, but he frowned, as if he did not hold him accountable due to the presence of Lando, an 'outsider'. Instead, he said coldly: "I suddenly thought of something, so I asked the butler to go back and take care of it.
If you have anything to do, just wait until he comes back."
Although this answer was a bit unexpected, Salim was not in the mood to think about anything else at this time. When Marquis Pierce waved his hand to him, he immediately saluted the two of them as if they were granted amnesty and left.
When closing the door, Salim heard the two people in the banquet hall starting to talk loudly again, as if they were talking at night by candlelight. He secretly cursed himself for being nervous. Could it be the sequelae of the dragon-slaying battle?
With such doubts, Salim returned to his room and decided to take a good rest to relieve the stress during this period.
After the door of the banquet hall was closed again, a thin mist once again filled the entire banquet hall. In the eyes of the standing servants, Marquis Pierce was still talking about adventure-related topics with Lando the Dragon Slayer.
"So what's next? This kind of legendary old servant disappears for no reason, so it's impossible to get away with it easily, right?" Lando asked.
"Of course, the butler has served the Marquis family for more than a hundred years. It seems that it is because he made a contract with 'my' grandfather. Such a loyal and legendary strong man is, to some extent, better than the current Marquis like me.
It's important, and of course it can't be fooled casually." Marquis Pierce said.
These words made Lando a little troubled: "What should I do? The Eastern Territory is my base, and there can be no chaos here!"
"Don't worry, there is still a way." Marquis Pierce smiled.
"Oh? Tell me!" Lando said with interest.
"Currently, the best way is to... delay!" Marquis Pierce said with certainty.
"Delay?" Lando seemed to understand what the other party meant.
"The butler is the backbone of the Marquis family. He usually takes orders from 'me' as the Marquis. There have been cases in the past where the butler was asked to go out on errands and not return for several months due to difficult events. Now, as long as he delays it, he will not return for several months.
The time is almost enough for me to clean up the Marquis family, time is on our side." Marquis Pierce said firmly.
"Well, it's indeed good. Then I'll leave this matter to you." After saying that, Lando stood up and stretched: "The food is good and suits my taste. Let the kitchen make more tricks in the future. I'll
I’m tired, let’s go rest first.”
Lando stayed at the Marquis Palace as a matter of course.
Time flies, and a month has passed.
During this time, Marquis Pierce was also traveling between Sailport and the Marquis Territory. Marquis Pierce himself was amazingly skillful, which was completely different from a 'Muggle' like Brendan. In the past, he allowed his family to divide his authority.
Mainly for the overall interests and strength of the family, and he is also confident that if there is any special incident, he can easily take back the authority he has given away.
Just like he is doing now.
In the Marquis Territory, in the Marquis Family Castle, Marquis Pierce was cutting steaks in an orderly manner while listening to his subordinates report on the current situation in the territory. After he launched the secret plan that he had buried long ago, after a brief stalemate, he could easily
Taking back all the territory and family power fully demonstrates the means and authority of the uncrowned king of the East.
Although there are legendary strongmen and some elders in the family, they are all used to the character of this powerful junior Marquis. Although they are also confused about his sudden actions, they all choose to wait and see what happens and see what he wants to do.
Just when Marquis Pierce's mind was wandering away, he was thinking about how to better help Lando.
