However, the thin man did not retreat, but continued to persuade: "Duke Eddie, these two matters are very urgent, please think again. ”He didn't do it out of his duties.Because the thin man knew that Duke Eddie was a very unreasonable person.If he had known these two things later, he would have blamed himself for not reporting earlier, and then the punishment would have fallen on him.Therefore, even if the thin man knew that Duke Eddie was in a bad mood, he had to report to him.What's so urgent?
Duke Eddie's eyes narrowed slightly, and after thinking about it, he decided to let the thin man continue."
Well, what are the two things?"
Hearing this, the thin man breathed a sigh of relief.If Duke Eddie was even more upset, he might be punished on the spot.After sorting out his thoughts a little, the thin man spoke: "The first thing is about the commission fee, the leader of the Adventurer's Guild came over yesterday to ask me when I will pay this money, this is the payment bill submitted by the other party. ”As he spoke, he took out a piece of parchment, on which he calculated in detail a large sum of honorarium.Since there was no need to go to Frontier Town last winter, and instead claimed to defend against undead monsters in the local area, the number of adventurers who took on the commission hit a new high, and the reward that needed to be paid naturally increased.Of course, to Duke Eddie, this honorarium was nothing."
What honorarium?"
As soon as he heard that he was asking for money, Duke Eddie frowned deeply and said in confusion: "I don't remember issuing a commission to the Adventurer's Guild!"
”"Lord Duke, you did issue a commission to the adventurer attack."
The thin man had to remind, "At the request of the Templars, you have agreed to recruit men from the Adventurers' Guild before the onset of winter, and prepare to deal with the undead monsters together. ”Oh!
It seemed that there was such a thing, and Duke Eddie remembered.Because it was a Templar request, he approved it without even looking at it.Didn't you say that the Templars were all very powerful?
I thought that relying on them and the many knights here would be enough to deal with the undead monsters, and I actually needed to recruit adventurers.At the mention of the Templars, Duke Eddie was furious.The undead monsters have all been blocked by the border town, and the adventurers recruited here have not done anything, so they are embarrassed to ask themselves for money?"
Tell the guildmaster that it's impossible to pay this honorarium, as adventurers are completely useless throughout the winter.""
Huh!
Duke Eddie, if you do that......
"What?"
Is there a problem?
”Duke Eddie said displeased.The thin man cautiously speculated, "There are many adventurers who have taken on this commission, and if we don't pay the honorarium, it will definitely arouse their dissatisfaction."
Some people may gather to make trouble and protest to you. ”This group of adventurers took the commission through the right path, wasted an entire winter's time, and in the end there was no pay, and anyone would be angry."
If they dare to make trouble on my territory, then they are really bold!"
Duke Eddie was no longer half-lying, got up and sat upright in his chair, and said angrily: "Pass my order and let the patrols strengthen the vigilance in the city these days."
If there is a troublemaker, arrest the main characters who make the most trouble and cut off their heads!
Scare the bunch of people who don't do anything but want money. ”"Yes."
The thin man took the order."
Then don't go yet!"
The thin man prompted, "Lord Duke, there is one more thing I haven't said yet. ”"Oh, then you can hurry up.""
City Hall has just received two important letters."
Retracting the bill, the thin man pulled out two more letters."
I don't want to read the letter, just read it to me."
Probably some nobleman had asked for his letter, and Duke Eddie didn't bother to read it, and fell down on the wide chair again."
Lord Duke, this is a letter from the royal family, I dare not open it.""
Huh?"
Duke Eddie's eyes widened.Two letters from the royal family?
Could it be that something happened in the royal capital?
He didn't dare to slack off in the slightest."
Why didn't you say it earlier, bring me the letter."
Duke Eddie sneered, and got up again and sat up slightly.Taking the two letters handed by the thin man, he removed the fire paint marks from the seals in turn, opened the narrow strip of leather, opened the parchment, and read the contents of it.The first letter was sent by the third prince.It says that the king has died of illness and has made a will to pass on the throne to himself, and the enthronement ceremony will be held on a good day this summer.That is, this is an invitation from the third prince.The second letter was sent by the eldest prince.It is said that the third prince used intrigue and trickery to make a fake will, and he would gather an army on behalf of the former king to crusade against the false king.After reading these two letters, Duke Eddie's expression became more serious."
His Majesty the King has passed away, and a battle for the throne is about to break out on the royal capital.""
What?!
Is this true?
”The thin man obviously knew the seriousness of the matter."
This is indeed a letter from the royal family, and it can't be fake.""
And what is the Duke going to do?""
Bring a pen and paper, and I'm going to write to Count David in Waterfront City."
The thin man hurriedly instructed the servant to move the table and prepare writing instruments such as parchment and quill.Duke Eddy quickly finished writing the letter, tied it with a narrow belt, sealed it with fire paint, and used the ring to imprint his family crest with it, and handed it to the thin man."
Send this letter over as soon as possible.Also, send a message to the Earls of Corret, Earl of Pearl, and Earl of Yum on my behalf, that there is an urgent matter to be discussed, and that we will meet at the town hall the next afternoon, and that we must get the word to them." ”The thin man was ordered to retreat.The next day, when the adventurers learned that they could not get paid, they were enraged, and some of them gathered to make trouble.Under the leadership of the knights, several patrols were dispatched to suppress the group of troublemakers.Then catch the three most violent adventurers and declare them guilty of a felony and will be beheaded.In the afternoon, three heads were planted on a wooden pole in the square to warn the crowd.Seeing this, the group of adventurers were directly frightened, and they didn't dare to continue to make trouble, but just whispered a few words in private.On the afternoon of the third day, Duke Eddie came to the conference room in the town hall.On the edge of a long table sat three great nobles who had a certain strength in the Dongsheng Fortress, as well as the subordinate nobles and knights they brought with them.On the left are the Earls of Corette and Earl of Pearl, and on the right are the Earls of Youm.The family they represent and the Eddie family are known as the four great families of the Eastrise Fortress, and they have absolute strength in the eastern border of the kingdom.Of course, Duke Eddie's family strength is the strongest of the four.