A huge, round figure was wearing a well-tailored aristocratic dress. He was standing in front of the window and pacing slightly, leaning on a slender but hard silver cane. However, he never saw the signal that should be raised. This made him slightly irritable and his steps were slow.
It seems a little messy.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in."
Baron Cam frowned and said, this was the tenth minute since his butler Linn entered the Sword of the Brave Tavern, and there was still no sensation in the Tavern as expected.
It stands to reason that according to his plan, a noisy battle will soon break out in the tavern, and the town guards will have reason to go in and rebel.
Most of the adventurers who had swallowed the fungus soup were in a one-sided situation when faced with the town guards who were full of physical strength and still maintained 70% to 80% of their combat power.
When the time comes, he will imprison these helpless adventurers in a small town dungeon, and then have a handover with the representatives of the cannibals to complete his plan.
Not only does it ensure the safety of Green Creek Town, but it can also take this opportunity to get rid of this body...
Cam had a lot on his mind, but when his servant pushed the door open, the thoughts in his mind stopped abruptly and he quickly returned to his usual normal posture.
"It's not good, sir!"
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"
Cam looked at the anxious servant who came in quickly and couldn't help but urge.
"Just now, there was a riot in the Brave Sword Tavern."
The servant was out of breath and quickly said that he was sent by Baron Cam to keep an eye on him, and he didn't know much about the plan. After all, Baron Cam knew that the less people who knew the plan knew, the less likely they would be exposed.
Therefore, I just told this loyal servant to come back and report to him if there was any movement in the tavern.
So, the servant watched helplessly as the butler Lin En pushed the dining cart in. Not long after, there was a commotion inside, and then many guards who were changing defenses outside also entered.
Naturally, he couldn't wait a moment for what seemed like a crowd fight, and hurriedly came back to report to his master, the baron.
But what he didn't expect was that Baron Cam in front of him was not surprised but happy.
The expression on his face seemed to be that a riot had occurred, something that was going well. It was completely different from the way most nobles looked when they saw their assets suffered losses.
After a while, he calmed down his emotions, returned to his noble manner, and asked calmly.
"Did the town guard pass by?"
"I've passed Master, I believe it will be calmed down soon!" the servant replied with his head lowered.
"Now let's go over and see how bold foreigners dare to make trouble on my territory!"
Baron Kam's originally worried heart has calmed down. As for the spell caster in the Raging Winter Merchant Group, he has met him once today and his lies were easily exposed. In his opinion, there is nothing to be afraid of, even if it happens again.
It was powerful, and he could kill several people, not to mention that the detention this time was normal. If the conflict was not intense enough, he could still use the power of words to...
Baron Cam was thinking as he followed the servant and walked out of the gate of the manor. He wanted to see how the tavern was doing. He had already made finishing preparations.
But not long after he left the manor, he saw a fire dragon lighting up at the other end of the street.
Someone is coming with a torch!
Baron Cam's heart was excited, and even the hand holding the cane couldn't help but be full of strength. He refused the servant's support and quickly stepped forward to see the outcome of this battle.
However, as the distance between the two sides gradually shortened, Baron Cam was the first to discover the problem.
Because the leader was not the familiar Lin En, nor was he a guard, but someone who had nothing to do with Green Creek Town, and the logo of Raging Winter was painted on the armor.
Too bad!
His originally calm heart suddenly dropped and became tense.
But this distance had already put an end to his plan to turn back, so he could only suppress his smile, look at the large army coming in his direction, and speak before they asked questions.
"Travellers from afar, do you have anything you want to say to me when you come here so late?"
"That's such a coincidence! I couldn't sleep tonight, so I just wanted to go over and join in the fun."
Baron Cam used a few words to portray himself as an enthusiastic lord who wanted to participate in tavern activities, but he soon discovered that his words were not as convincing as usual, but everyone's eyes were fixed on him, including
His eyes were full of malice and anger.
He glanced again and found that Lin En was not there, and his heart sank even more.
However, he still did not give up and continued to talk to himself.
"Just now I sent that guy Lin En to look for you with mushroom soup. Did you see it?"
He seemed to be asking the crowd, but his eyes were fixed on the black-haired young man among the crowd that he had seen not long ago.
Dressed in the attire of an adventurer, the black leather armor wraps up the upper body, revealing only a little bit of fair skin, the simple and clean short hair, coupled with the unique edges and corners of southerners, and the pair of blue and emerald hair.
The golden eyes, highlighted by the firelight, were particularly attractive, but at this time, he didn't even care.
His eyes were locked on him, and for some reason he had a hunch that the failure of this matter tonight might be related to him.
Because his eyes were the most indifferent ones he had ever seen, as if he had seen through everything.
"Lynn? We have to ask the lord about this instead."
"When our mage apprentice used the poison detection scroll, he discovered that the fungus soup contained extremely high levels of paralyzing toxins. Baron Cam must not have known about it."
At this time, both parties also stopped at the fountain not far from the manor, one on the left and the other on the right.
Among the crowds on the right, a road was separated for only one person to pass. A young girl holding a tabby cat walked out. She was wearing a silver robe made of silk and fell to the ground. The earrings, headdress, bracelets and rings she wore were shaking as she walked.
At the same time, it reflects the dazzling light, highlighting the mysterious and noble temperament.
——The Chief Mage of the Nudong Merchant Group, Cecil.
When the caravan went north, Baron Cam had a chance encounter with the leader of the caravan, and also met the de facto controller of the business group. However, it was still difficult to meet him in such a tense situation.
once.
After hearing about the fungus soup, Baron Cam knew that what he had done was exposed. Although he didn't know where the problem was, the matter was at this point. Regret and sadness were of course of no use. All he could do was to try to be as stable as possible.
He asked with a trembling look on his face.
"What!!?"
His usually squinted eyes suddenly opened when he said this, revealing the ice-blue eyes common to Northerners, with the pupils shrinking slightly, as if he was very surprised.
"The mushroom soup was given to Linn by me. Those mushrooms were also carefully selected. It's impossible! There's absolutely no way they contain toxins!"
His voice was filled with confusion and confusion. If he hadn't been mentally prepared and had seen the scene in the tavern, many people would have thought he was innocent.
"Stop pretending! You fat pig deserves to go to hell!"
"We have seen your deal with those bastards! If you want to sell me to them, first ask if the sword in my hand is sharp enough!"
…
Baron Cam's explanation immediately aroused the anger of most of the crowd, who responded with vicious and abusive words.
"What? What are you all talking about?"
Although he was shocked in his heart, Baron Cam firmly believed that his transaction with the cannibals would never be discovered. It was very secretive, and according to what they said, it was clear that someone deliberately wanted to defraud him.
So he seemed even more innocent, refusing to admit that such a thing happened at all, and shouted loudly that he wanted Lin En to come over and wanted to question him properly.
"Your butler is dead! He died in the tavern. If you rush there now, his blood will probably be cold."
Some people responded with cold sarcasm, but it was this sentence that made Baron Cam grasp the main point, and he began to use the topic as an excuse.
"You are setting up a frame-up, and now you have no evidence to prove it! What do you, the Nudong Merchant Group, want to do? Act as bandits and want to loot our Green Creek Town?"
There was also a suppressed anger in the voice, which made people feel that the dissatisfaction came from the heart, and it was also raked over, which seemed very real.
But at this moment, applause came from the crowd.
Bang bang bang!
It was very loud. Baron Kam looked for the sound and found that the person walking out with applause was the black-haired young man he had just stared at.
At this time, the expression on his face seemed to be a smile but not a smile. He stopped at the lower right side of the Northland mage and said.
"What a great acting skill! The Baron's acting skills must not be unrivaled at the Red Rose Opera House in Palermo, but he is also one of the best."
"Baron, we won't come to you without evidence and clues!"
"What evidence?" He raised his head suddenly, and for some reason, he felt an aura of disgust coming from his body.
"What evidence do you have!"
He knew clearly in his heart that except for the guard captain Page, he had never mentioned the incident with the man-eating ape to anyone else, for the sake of being careful to hide it, and also because he was worried that if the news spread, it might affect the morale of the town.
"I have said that it really has nothing to do with us. If you don't believe me, don't you have a spell caster? Use Detect Lies or Mantra Barrier to ask me. I completely agree with this method, if it can clear up the misunderstanding between us.
words."
"Let's calm down with each other. The cannibals are still here looking at us. If humans all fight among themselves, will we still survive?"
Baron Cam's heartfelt words made some of the town guards who were not strong-willed enough to subconsciously gravitate toward him. They were also angry at the lord's despicable behavior, but these words made them begin to wonder if they had become weapons in the hands of others.
.
Woody heard some commotion coming from behind. Although his expression changed slightly, he was not too panicked. Instead, he looked closely at the bloated Baron of Green Creek Town not far away, who seemed to have been pumped up.
The calmness on his face could still be seen in the darkness even if he was more than ten meters away, and his voice could be heard far away at the corner of the street.
But the next words from his mouth caused the face of the nobleman with a sincere expression in front of him to change drastically.
"Baron Cam, you are from the Tumen family of White Rock City in the North, right?"
"Who told you!"
In Green Brook Town, except for the first group of people who followed him to Green Brook Town, few people knew that he came from the cold wind-whistling Northland. Most of them thought he was the heir of a nobleman sent by someone from the Middle Kingdom, including his surname.
Also after arriving, he followed the local customs and hid the Tumen and changed it into the most common black pine in the forest.
Cam Hesson.
Woody looked at the panic look on his face, but did not stop talking and continued.
"I don't know if you have heard of it. It is said that there is a local legend about the Tumen family. All the descendants of the Tumen family will be cursed when they are born, that is, their lies can always be easily believed. Therefore,
Most business travelers are very enthusiastic about doing business with the Tumen family because they feel sincerity from this group of nobles."
"certainly."
Woody smiled easily, glanced at Baron Cam's body, and continued.
"The price behind it is that the body becomes closer and closer to the appearance of a cursed creature."
"Therefore, people in the Tumen family are always overweight. No matter how powerful a professional warrior he was before the change, as long as a lie is told and believed by others, there will be an extra layer of energy in his body that is completely out of his control.
flesh and blood."
"Am I right? Mr. Tumen!"
"You...how did you know!"
At this time, Baron Cam no longer knew how to describe his current agitated state of mind. He had remained anonymous for more than ten years. He did not expect that he would be exposed by a young man who was too young to believe it in today's golden age.
His voice trembled, his lips pursed, and the crutches supporting his body trembled slightly.
Seeing him like this, Woody naturally wouldn't explain. After all, all this information comes from the information that was revealed after the disaster started in the Northland in the previous life.
At that time, the Tumen family, which signed a contract with the Prince of Lies, Balzebul, the lord of the seventh level of Baator Hell, naturally attracted everyone's attention.
Woody was still unsure at first. At most, it was Cecil's trust that made him doubtful, but he hadn't thought of that aspect yet.
It wasn't until I heard that he offered to undergo the test of mantra enchantment and lie detection spells that I was truly sure that he was a descendant of the Tumen family from White Rock City in the North who accepted the devil's contract.
Although we don't know why he appeared here today, there is no doubt that judging from his body, it won't be long before this town becomes the perfect place for the devil to be born, even without the influence of the cannibals.
"What! Curse! The Baron is getting fatter and fatter, and it's actually because of the curse!"
"I asked him why he has gained weight year by year in recent years. Even the gentlemen in the city have not gained weight as fast as him..."
Whispers filled the crowd, and more eyes were focused on his body, which made Baron Kam very uncomfortable. But just as he was about to deny it, he saw the black-haired young man in front of him raise his hand, and a black bird emerged from the dim
The sky of stars fell on his shoulders.
Woody smiled.
"Don't deny it, you have to know it."
"Any shadow will be invisible under the scorching sun!"
After finishing speaking, he said to Cecil in front of him.
"Can someone bring Page? His words will not be affected by the detection of lies!"
"When the time comes, it will be clear at a glance which one is true and which one is false."
