Chapter 471: All together as leader 4/4, it's over!)
City of Silver, General Conference Hall.
The summoned nobles gathered together again, but compared to the last emergency and panic, this time it was completely different.
It was as if the blade originally placed on his neck had been removed, and the whole person felt much more relaxed. Even the neighboring nobles were able to chat and laugh about the artworks they had collected some time ago.
The torturous atmosphere disappeared, they seemed much calmer now, and the entire space was filled with a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.
Crunch——
Even when the waiter opened the door, they had no intention of stopping.
Keynes stood at the door and looked around, then shook his head silently. He crossed the door and walked slowly into the hall. He walked step by step towards the high platform in the center.
Step by step, he walked towards the high platform that symbolized the highest honor of the nobility.
Not accompanied by anyone.
Suddenly, a figure stood in front of him. It was a nobleman who had just entered middle age.
"Lord Keynes, won't you have a drink?"
The familiar figure of Keynes was stunned for a moment and then shook his head:
"No, Sir Maurice, my body no longer allows me to indulge like a young man."
"Hahahahaha, you are so humble, this little alcohol will not have any impact at all! Hahaha, even if you don't drink, you still need a drink, right?"
Listening to Morris's words, Keynes silently scanned the surroundings with his peripheral vision, and he noticed that many people were actually paying attention here.
Keynes had seen too many such things, and he figured out the relationship in an instant.
In fact, Morris was not trying to persuade him to drink. What he was doing was just trying to show that he and Keynes were old acquaintances, and trying to build momentum for himself as much as possible.
"hehe."
Keynes shook his head and laughed, his laughter complex and melancholy.
He still remembered the first time he saw Morris.
At that time, he had not yet inherited the position of the head of the family, but he was still a young nobleman who dared to think and act, adhered to the honor of the nobles, and was determined to carry forward the glory of the family.
But when did he change his appearance and become as smooth and strange as he is now?
What changed him?
Is it the position of the head of the family? Or is it power and wealth?
No, no matter what changed him, it doesn't matter anymore.
After today, such a regrettable thing will never happen again.
"Haha, maybe not today, but soon..."
"Hmm? Did you say something?"
Morris, who maintained a smile, blinked and breathed a sigh of relief after Keynes smiled. As a result, he didn't hear clearly what he whispered to himself.
"It's nothing. I think what you said makes sense. Thank you for the tip."
Shaking his head, Keynes patted Morris's shoulder affectionately, took the wine glass offered by the other party, and continued walking with it.
Later, more people came over, and Keynes welcomed all who came, nodding or exchanging pleasantries.
The road to the high platform was not long, but he walked very slowly, giving him enough time to reflect on his experiences along the way.
The road was long, but at the end of the day, Keynes finally got rid of everyone and stepped onto the high platform step by step.
Dong Dong.
With a gavel, Keynes had everyone's attention.
In the slightly quiet hall, his expression became serious and he said in a deep voice:
"I am summoning you all urgently this time because I have something important to inform you."
The serious expression finally made the atmosphere a little more serious, but more people still didn't take it to heart, and some even asked with a smile:
"Lord Keynes, don't be pretentious! Just tell us directly! Is there something urgent that I need to do?"
"Why are you so anxious? Is it possible that your lover is going to have another baby? The seventeenth one?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Looking at the nobles laughing, Keynes did not laugh, but struck again with the gavel.
Dong Dong.
During the quiet interval, the old man spoke loudly:
"Under the witness of the covenant - I, Cairns Jacelyn, what I said next are not false."
His sudden and strange behavior made many nobles suddenly realize that something was wrong, and they narrowed their eyes and looked at the great nobleman among the great nobles.
"I have new information about handing over the space beacon of Watch City to extraordinary creatures."
"There is a traitor among us."
With eyes as calm as water, Keynes said softly:
"The Watch Club is aware of this matter."
!!!
In an instant, all the laughter disappeared, and pairs of horrified eyes stared at the skinny figure on the stage with his back straight.
In the oppressive silence that could hear the drop of a needle, Keynes raised his head and looked at the mysterious eye high above.
Smiling, Keynes raised the wine glass he took from Morris, and smiled at the audience:
"Under the witness of the covenant - I hereby admit to you that I... am one of the traitors."
!!!
This wasn't the end yet. The old man admired everyone's helpless expressions as they were struck by the successive surprises, and continued:
"And, among you, there are more traitors."
Dead silence.
After Keynes finished speaking, the entire space was filled with huge panic.
Among all the people, Sir Morris and others who had just spoken to Keynes had the most distorted expressions.
hehe.
Appreciating the horror of the crowd, Keynes gradually smiled as he thought about what would happen next.
Putting the wine glass to his mouth, he took a long gulp of the wine.
"Hahaha!"
This glass of poisonous wine, please...
Drink with me!
…
…
When Ning Feng's vision brightened again, what appeared in front of him was not the familiar teleportation array.
"This is……"
There was the roar of the violent wind in my ears, the pervasive cold on my body, and the feeling of emptiness and weightlessness under my feet.
He did not teleport directly to the center of Watch City, but appeared high in the thin air.
After only losing weight for a moment, Ning Feng adjusted his body shape with the help of the wings on his back. The flowing magic power covered his body, resisting the cold and strong wind outside his body.
But at this moment, the warmth from his body could not warm Ning Feng's heart. On the contrary, it felt like falling into an ice cave.
"!!!"
Because, right before his eyes, the scene in the city in the sky shrouded in a huge aperture could only be described as tragic.
The ancient building complex was destroyed in pieces, and the ruins were covered in blood, as if they had gone through an extremely cruel battle.
But that wasn't what shocked Ning Feng the most. What really left him speechless was what was reflected in his eyes...