Later, Heath learned that during the time they were away, Duke Louis was attacked by his brothers and sisters, and was quickly defeated in previous wars. He was invaded into the Gray Army without even a chance to escape.
Castle, the head was also hung on the tower...
...
High on the city wall, Louis' head was stuck alone on the flagpole, and his blond hair was dyed red with blood.
There were several spears stuck on the left side of the city gate, with a human head stuck on the tip of the spear. Everyone recognized their identities after a quick glance. They were all people following Duke Louis, including his knight.
The commander's uncle.
The big shots who were high and mighty not long ago have now lost their heads.
Uncoagulated blood dripped down the grab pole, dyeing the soil below red. There was an unspeakable cruelty in the slightly cold wind.
Everyone looked at each other.
"Da da da!" At this moment, a burst of cramped footsteps sounded.
The city gate opened, and a group of well-armored soldiers poured out from the city and quickly surrounded Heath and others.
Ike and the others suddenly became nervous.
Klein glanced at the coats of arms on the soldiers, and then said to Heath: "Antlers coat of arms, they are from the depression forest."
Heath is a little confused...
The depression forest is a piece of land south of Gray Castle, the mother's home of the fourth prince Aisa...
"Da da da" At this moment, another burst of footsteps sounded.
A knight in shining armor rode out from the city gate and quickly came to Heath.
He asked: "Master Wizard?"
Heath nodded: "Yes."
The knight in shining armor dismounted from his horse, bowed politely, and then said: "My lord, the Duke, wants to see you."
Lord Duke?
Heath raised his head and glanced at Louis on the flagpole.
He asked: "Who is the Duke?"
The knight in shining armor said: "The rebel Louis and his followers have been executed. His Highness Isaac has inherited the position of Duke according to etiquette and has obtained the allegiance of his vassals. The Lord of Graycastle will be the Lord now, in the future, and forever."
Duke Isaac and his bloodline will last forever."
This is what I'm talking about...it really...scared me...
'Forever?'
Heath's gaze swept across the row of heads stuck on spears, hoping that this knight's confidence was assured...
...
Hiss once again accepted the summons of the ‘Grand Duke of Graycastle’.
The difference this time is that the location this time has been changed from the accessible affairs hall to a more private study. From this, it can be seen that Duke Isaac respects Heath more than Duke Louis and has a more sophisticated handling style.
Some.
But that's all.
During the meeting, Heath still felt that the Duke was still doubtful about the wizard's power. Even under his euphemistic expression, Heath had to take out a high-end lighter and perform the "light a flame out of thin air" trick again... To be honest,
, this feeling of being treated like a street clown is really unpleasant...
Simply speaking, Duke Isaac's attitude towards Heath was very warm. He always asked about his welfare and rewarded him with gold and silver. He showed all kinds of meticulous care.
However, Heath felt that this was not because of his wizard status, but because of his origin...
"When I say hello to Baron Neville and Baron Anderson, Gray Castle and Deepwater Port have always had a deep friendship..."
He kept mentioning words like this during the chat.
Although both Neville and Anderson are only barons, they have very deep connections in Brittany, especially the latter, who has good friendships with almost every major noble and even the court, and is a very important and powerful figure in this land.
Regardless of whether Hiss is a real wizard or a liar, as far as Isa is concerned, as long as he comes from the deep water port, it is necessary to distance himself from him...
.......
The next morning, in the garden courtyard.
Heath got up early and took Fengjiu to the garden courtyard, preparing to start today's schedule.
The garden of Nuoda was empty. Only Bell, who was also accustomed to getting up early, was practicing his sword in the morning mist. Apart from that, there was not a single person in the whole garden.
Heath couldn't help but sigh: "It's so deserted..."
Probably because they were frightened by the bloody battlefield, all the soldiers who stayed in the castle ran away except Bell. Now the only ones who followed Heath from the deep water port were Ike, Rom, and La, who were taken out by him.
Popularize this Bell.
At this moment, Bell had just completed a set of training exercises and was taking a rest. Heath walked over and clapped his hands: "Pap, tap, tap!"
Bell, who was practicing his sword in silence, then saw Heath behind him.
"Master Wizard! When did you come?" He quickly put down his cross sword and saluted.
Heath said: "Just got here."
After a pause, he praised: "Good practice!"
Bell said quickly: "Thank you."
If someone else said this, he would definitely take it as a casual compliment, but the wizard in front of him had seen his swordsmanship with his own eyes, and Bell couldn't help but feel happy for a moment to be praised by him.
Heath smiled and said: "Everyone else has left, why do you stay?"
Bell was stunned, not expecting that Heath would suddenly ask this.
He touched his head and said without knowing how to answer: "Because...because...because..."
In fact, he had never thought about this issue at all.
After seeing Heath, he didn't bother him. After all, most people's lives are inherently confused, and only a handful of people have clear goals, ideas and beliefs.
He patted Bell on the shoulder and said casually: "Let's save the answer for later when we find it."
After a pause, he changed the subject and said, "Help me wake up Ike and the others. I have something to say to you."
"yes."
Bell ran away quickly, and soon Ike and the others were called to Heath.
His eyes were puffy with sleep and he was yawning.
"Yawn!~Sir."
"grown ups..."
"Good morning, my lord..."
Heath raised his voice a little: "Everyone wake up and sleep, I have something important to say."
Everyone woke up quickly.
Heath looked around the empty garden and said straight to the point: "The main purpose of calling everyone here today is to discuss where you will go in the future. According to the agreement signed at the deep-water port, if you send me to Gray Castle, the mission is actually over.
..”
Rom couldn't help but interrupt: "Sir, are you going to drive us away?"
The past two months were more bizarre than the honest farmer had experienced in his entire life. It had left a deep imprint on his heart for no apparent reason. Now that he was suddenly about to go back, he couldn't help but feel reluctant to let go.
Heath shook his head and did not blame him for being rude: "No."
After a pause, he explained: "It's just that everyone has seen that it is not very safe here. Even I can't completely guarantee your safety, so I leave it to everyone to make their own choices about whether to stay or go."
"If you choose to leave, I will give you a fee as compensation, which can be regarded as additional remuneration for these days."
"If you choose to stay..."
Heath suddenly drew out his cross sword and shook out a sword flower in the air: "I will give him some sword skills and help him with knight training. In addition..."
He said loudly: "I will even use magic to give him great power!"
The materials are all ready, and blood fusion can now be carried out. Although the general process has been mastered, in order to ensure nothing goes wrong, Heath decided to find some people to conduct a detailed test before that, and the soldiers around him are undoubtedly the best choice.
"Swordsmanship training?"
"The...power of magic?"
Hearing Heath's words, the soldiers' hearts fluttered. In the era of cold weapons, swordsmen and knights have always been the objects of admiration for everyone, especially for teenagers. Which teenager has never done "walk the world with a sword, one person and one person"
The dream of a horse taking over the world?
Now that there is such an opportunity to make dreams come true, it would be a lie to say that you are not excited about it.
Roma and Rapp were the first to express their attitude.
"I, my lord, I stay!"
"I'll stay too!"
Deep down in the hearts of honest farmers, there is actually a heart that is not willing to be ordinary. Their shallow knowledge and thoughts are easy to be confused and instigated, and they do not care about risks and gains and losses. As for Lapp... this guy is just a hothead.
Ike and Bell didn't talk. Ike, who was wandering in the market, had more inner thoughts. Excellent swordsmanship is not so easy to master. It is meaningless to have swordsmanship without identity and background. Moreover, there is no free lunch in the world. The wizard suddenly sent
Is there any problem with the benefits? Compared with these, maybe it would be better to choose remuneration?
The illegitimate child's hesitation is more of a difficult choice syndrome. He simply doesn't want to change the status quo. He doesn't want to leave here. Like Ike, he also guesses that there is no free lunch and doesn't want to take more unknown risks.
Heath swept away everyone's looks and then said: "There is no rush. Think about it first and give me the answer at this time tomorrow morning."
After a pause, he added solemnly: "But no matter what the answer is, I hope you can think about it carefully, because this is very important to you, and it may even change your life.
Take a different path from now on."
The experiment requires the complete cooperation of the subject to proceed, and Heath doesn't want someone to suddenly betray him halfway through.
The soldiers looked at each other.
...
Early the next morning, Heath got up and went to the garden. As soon as he reached the downstairs, his steps stopped.
He looked ahead.
Four soldiers in full armor lined up neatly in the garden, not one of them missing.
Rohm said in a loud voice: "My lord!"
Lapu was a little unsure: "Sir...I...I will stay too."
Ike said flatteringly: "Sir, it is the greatest honor of my life to be able to escort you and participate in this journey!"