Chapter 208 Just go ahead and do it, young man! (45)
Maple Leaf Manor Castle.
In the past few months, he had been here more than a dozen times, and even spent a lovely night with his tutor in the best guest room in the castle.
Every time he felt relaxed, but this time, his mood was heavy. He felt like he was being pressed by a boulder, which made him look solemn and concentrate his energy.
This is the spiritual pressure brought by the Archmage.
The next answer will determine his future in Huangshui Highlands.
When he came to the hall, the butler came to greet him.
"Master Rosen, there are distinguished guests waiting for you in the small sunshine hall on the second floor. The master allows you to go alone."
"I know, thank you."
Rosen took a deep breath, stepped up the steps, and followed a familiar path to the second-floor corridor. After walking forward for more than ten meters, he turned right and climbed up a short curved staircase, and saw the wooden door of the Sunshine Hall.
Reach out and knock on the door.
‘Tuk-tuk-tuk~’
"Come in!"
The earl's old but majestic voice came from behind the door, without the kindness of the past.
This is normal, because his actions today have touched upon the core interests of the Omisia family.
To put it harshly, it almost prompted the Omicia family to kill each other.
It would have been a great mercy for the Count not to reward him directly with the Moonfire.
Of course, Rosen had expected this scene. He also knew that the count would never kill him or even punish him. At most, he would just ignore him and let him stay away from the political situation and focus on magic.
This is the confidence brought to him by his great fame and full understanding of the earl's character.
In other words, he now has some willful capital.
Gently push the door open, walk in, and gently close the door.
As soon as it was closed, a magic barrier was formed in the small hall, completely isolating the inside and outside of the hall.
The earl sat upright on the bench, with his legs crossed on one side and his hands folded on his knees, which was the standard sitting posture of a noble lady.
Her face was stern and her eyes were as cold as frost.
"Rosen, come to me, kneel on the ground and look into my eyes!"
The sound is like the biting cold wind in the north, just listening to it makes people feel chilly.
Considering that the floor of the small hall was covered with cashmere carpet and was spotlessly clean, and the count was not only a lord, but also a master of magic and his elder, it was natural for him to kneel before her.
In fact, Rosen felt relieved.
Because the elder asked the junior to kneel in front of him, which was not only intended to punish him, but also meant that he recognized the latter as one of his own.
Otherwise, instead of kneeling down, they would lift the person up with the hands of the mage, press him directly against the wall and question him!
Rosen took a few steps forward and knelt down in front of the earl. He put his hands on the earl's knees, then raised his head and looked into the earl's dark eyes.
There is a condensed light in the count's dark eyes, indicating that his magic power is surging rapidly, and a single thought can release terrifying spells of high-level power at an almost instantaneous speed!
Rosen's dark blue eyes had the clarity of a young man and the depth of a mage. Facing the gaze of the powerful mage, there was no flicker.
After a long while, the count said: "Why do you support Chabollet!"
Hearing this, Rosen suddenly felt relieved, because the other party did not blame him for provoking brotherly fratricide, which meant that she was also very disappointed with Fubos.
Rosen answered softly but firmly.
"Because when I was at my weakest, my uncle once saved my life. He also showed me your book "A Brief Discussion on Spell Combat"."
"I am very grateful. I told him that I will definitely repay his kindness greatly. And I have always kept this sentence in my mind."
The count sneered.
"So, your way of repaying your kindness is to push him to be on the opposite side of his brother and make them fight each other for your own personal gain?!"
Rosen shook his head: "I hope he can become the next heir to the count. That's true, but if Fubos is really smart and capable, then I have nothing to say."
"But not Fubos!"
"He only sees battle and victory in his eyes. He has no regard for the life and death of civilians. This is proven by the tens of thousands of refugees outside!"
"Such a person becoming the lord of Silver Moon Castle will definitely lead to the destruction of Silver Moon Castle!"
"Perhaps, there is a plot for my personal gain in this, but it is also a plan for the future destiny of Omicia, Silver Moon Castle, and the nearly one million human beings living in the entire Huangshui Highlands!"
The earl's expression softened slightly, the light in his dark eyes gradually dimmed, and his voice became much softer.
"Do you really think so?"
Rosen nodded heavily.
"Madam, I can feel that you appreciate me very much and value me very much. You have helped me get out of trouble many times."
"Without your secret help, I wouldn't be able to achieve what I am now."
"Uncle Chabollet has been very kind to me, and you are also very kind to me."
"And I can confidently say that after coming to Huangshui Highlands, I may have some personal moral flaws, but I have never done anything that harmed the interests of Silver Moon Castle."
"In fact, everything I do is beneficial to Silver Moon Castle!"
"You must know this!"
The Earl nodded slowly and reached out to hold Rosen's hand.
"You are right, you have indeed done a lot of great things. Because of what you did, countless highlanders have benefited from it."
She sighed softly: "But you should have told me in advance."
Rosen also sighed: "Madam, you are busy with affairs. Not only do you have to take care of the affairs of Silvermoon Castle, you also have to coordinate the interests of the other five towns, and you also have to deal with the unreasonable demands of the envoy from Winterfort."
"And I just finished my mission to the temple. Not long after I came back, I became aware of the Sano family's conspiracy, and I started making preparations non-stop."
"Before this, I had been dealing with a group of truly cold-blooded murderers in White Horse Town."
"The Necromancer Damses who believes in Vandelon, the Ice-Blooded Warriors who believe in the evil god Radha, and the inhumane God-given Baron."
"I have been wandering between life and death many times, and I have also seen the tragic conditions of countless civilians."
Speaking of this, Rosen's eyes filled with tears, and he stared into the earl's eyes.
He looked sincere.
"Madam, you are a kind and wise lord. You should know how devastating the lives of civilians will be when an incompetent but ruthless lord comes to power."
"I was once a commoner, and I suffered the greatest suffering in the world. Thanks to your grace, I escaped the fate of a commoner, but I can't forget my past experience."
"I hope that I can do my best to prevent this tragedy from happening."
The Earl had never expected that Rosen would have such an experience in White Horse Town. Listening to what he said now, he felt that he was sincere.
Because there are many nobles in this world who can say beautiful words, but if they say beautiful words but also put them into practice regardless of the safety of their lives, then these beautiful words are not beautiful words, but the quotations of heroic saints!
What shocked her even more was that Rosen had absolutely no need to do this.
He had every reason to refuse the temple's recruitment, but he still did it, which meant that everything he said was true.
No conspirator will risk his life, only heroes will!
She held Rosen's hand tightly and sighed: "Rosen, do you really think Chabolai will be a good lord?"
Rosen shook his head: "It's not possible now, but I will try my best to persuade him. If the words can't persuade him, I even plan to make him suffer a big loss and use practical experience to persuade him."
After saying that, he hurriedly apologized: "Madam, I overstepped my bounds."
Sophia shook her head: "No, you have not overstepped your bounds. You are a genius mage, a hero who fulfills his promise, and a far-sighted wise man. You are qualified to persuade this dissolute bastard!"
"It is an honor for Chabolai to be supported and advised by you!"
Upon hearing these words, Rosen knew that the Count had passed this level.
He asked softly: "Is Marshal Fubos very angry now? Has he gone to Moon Moon Garden to complain to you?"
The earl nodded and snorted: "Of course he is angry, because his younger brother, whom he has always looked down upon, has greatly robbed him of his glory."
"But what he did greatly disappointed me."
"The situation in Crescent Town did not happen in a day or two. In fact, there were signs a long time ago. I taught him many times in private and asked him to pay attention to his tactics, but he turned a deaf ear!"
"After learning about the riot, his first thought was revenge instead of dealing with the aftermath. He has no sense of consciousness as a lord!"
"If I hadn't stopped him, who knows what would have happened!"
"Now, knowing that my younger brother has cleaned up the mess, I don't want to try to find out who secretly opened the city gate, but I am complaining to me that my younger brother has gone too far!"
Speaking of this, the earl's face was filled with anger, and he was obviously extremely disappointed with Fubos.
Rosen remained silent.
After a while, the earl calmed down a little. When he looked down at Rosen, his eyes were filled with emotion: "Actually, I often think about how great it would be if you were my nephew or even my son."
"In this way, I can teach you with all my strength and pour all my wisdom into you."
"I believe that you will grow rapidly and become a magic master who will shine in the Northern Territory and even the entire Golden Land!"
"I believe that if you can fully focus on magic, being a magic master may not be your end. Your name may remain in the extraordinary realm."
"What a pity!"
It can be seen that these words are from Sophia’s heart.
Rosen was also greatly shocked.
He couldn't help but rest his head on Sophia's knees and sighed softly.
"Master Sophia, I feel very sorry."
"If I could have met you when I was ten years old, or even five or six years old, and become your apprentice. I would have been enlightened from a young age and focused on magic. Maybe I would not be disturbed by the world."
"Perhaps, I will not be a mid-level mage now, but a high-level mage."
It's a pity that I don't have a choice in fate.
The two mages, one old and one young, both had expressions of emotion on their faces.
After that, Rosen knelt on the ground, his head resting on the Count's knee. The Count held Rosen's hand with one hand and gently stroked his hair with the other, like a kind woman caressing her children and grandchildren.
After a long silence, the count said: "I will give Chabolais a chance to prove himself, but this is the last time!"
Rosen straightened his body and said solemnly: "Master Sophia, thank you for your selfless trust in me."
The count shook his head: "Don't be too happy, I haven't finished my words yet."
Rosen's heart trembled, knowing that the pure spiritual communication between mages had ended, and the laws of the world had returned.
"First of all, the mistake in Crescent Town was made by Samler, and Samler paid the price with his life. Therefore, I cannot blame Fubos too much."
"Fubos is still the commander-in-chief of the Second Army, and he still has the opportunity to become an earl, but it has just changed from the previous first place to a two-person competition."
"I will set a lower limit for competition and ensure that there will be no brother-in-law fighting.
"But I won't give Chabolais and you too much support, not only to avoid arousing strong resistance from Vobos, but also to silence everyone."
"Next, it's up to you to clean up the mess in Crescent Town."
"If the land is tidied up well enough to satisfy the highland lords, and Chaballet really changes his ways and gets rid of his bad habits, then he will be the next earl."
"If it is not done well, Chapollet will still be in disrepute, and the count will still be Fubos."
"Do you understand?"
Rosen nodded seriously: "I understand."
But then a hint of anxiety appeared on his face: "Madam, because of what happened today, I'm afraid I have completely offended President Fearon."
As soon as he heard the name Faerun, the count snorted coldly.
"Don't worry, I still have the final say in Silver Moon Castle. I will warn him. If he dares to touch you, I will let him have a taste of my Silver Moon Fire!"
After a pause, he said slowly: "But this man is good at conspiracy, so you should be more careful yourself."
After receiving the Archmage's assurance, Rosen felt at ease.
"Madam, I will try my best to assist Chabolai and make him a qualified lord."
The count stretched out his hand and gently touched Rosen's head, with a kind smile on his face again.