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"But it's okay, I finally showed my tail."
From Greedo's reaction before his death, Geer deduced that his relatives alone were not enough to give Greedo such great confidence. There must be larger forces involved. Sure enough, Earl Carter was the first
Jumped out.
As for the nobles mentioned in the intelligence who were unable to arrive on time due to general reasons, Geer did not doubt that they had ulterior motives. At most, they were just idlers who would support whichever side won. This was because these nobles were not strong enough.
Not qualified enough to participate at all.
In memory, the three relatives of Rigel's father's generation are not fuel-efficient lamps. The power they rely on is much stronger than these nobles, and the biggest role of these nobles is just to be silent decorations when the title succession is certified.
, were completely unable to control the final ownership of the title, and Geer had never placed hope on them. How could those Geer's uncles and aunts give a share of the pie to these useless nobles.
However, the clerk and notary representing Earl Carter used such a ridiculous excuse to delay the certification of Geer's title succession. They were nakedly demonstrating against Geer, saying that without his permission, Geer would not be able to legally inherit the title.
Baron Colbenson.
Earl Carter's statement really put a lot of pressure on Geer. Now he is just talking about three days. After three days, it might be another five days. If he wants to delay it, he will delay the certification of Geer's title succession.
Ten or twenty years is not a problem.
When this kind of pressure is not enough to move Geer, what Geer wants most now is what valuable thing is there in the Corbenson Territory that is worthy of a Count's action.
According to the apparent wealth and land of the Colbenson Territory, only a few members of the Colbenson family are interested in this desolate area located on the northernmost border of the country, but there is not enough interest for someone like the powerful Earl, who is a frontier official.
The characters will not take action, and Earl Carter is only the first one to jump out. It is unknown whether there are others behind him. Combined with his horse fall accident and being attacked by Bullide, it is obvious that there is also something about Geer.
The unknown secret is the key to all this.
"The answer and source of everything lies in Winterset Keep!"
Gal weighed it up and decided to go to Winterset Castle as originally planned.
"Tiais, how is that person's schedule?"
"Everything went smoothly and no one noticed."
"Very good, thank Tavron for me. Now I need you to focus your intelligence on Count Carter. At the same time, I hope that the power of the Brotherhood of Steel can be concentrated in the town of Moria, preferably by him personally.
, please also convey this to Tafren on my behalf.”
"Yes, sir." Tiais hesitated for a moment, but still expressed his doubts: "It is difficult for such a large-scale transfer not to cause the other party to notice..."
"I don't need you to hide your traces, just pass my words to Tafren, he will understand."
"Yes, sir."
The sound of Tiese's footsteps gradually faded away, and the room returned to silence. Sophia hugged Alex and remained silent, not to disturb Gal's thoughts.
As the sun set, the town of Moria was dyed orange. Geer squinted at the red sun with only half of his body left, showing a yearning look.
"The movement is so loud, who knows what kind of monster will be spooked?"
…
A new day in Winterset Castle begins in an unusually busy manner.
Yesterday, a shocking news spread among the residents of Winterset Castle. The first heir of the Korbenson Territory, Griezmann Wolfgang Korbenson, was coming back. Originally, such a news would not cause a stir.
The residents were shocked. After all, everyone has watched Young Griezmann grow up. Although he is not a good person, he is not a bastard either. It would be a logical thing for him to become a lord, and the residents will not be the same in the future.
It would be too sad.
But since those families who had left Winterset Castle came back more than ten days ago, the residents have felt that something is wrong. Everyone is respectful in front of these baron relatives, but there is a lot of speculation in private, after all, gossip
Everyone loves it. In this boring era, new versions of stories are produced among the residents every day, and they are constantly enjoying it, generating more gossip.
Although these rumors are true or false, hundreds of residents understand that it is impossible for Young Master Griezmann to succeed as a baron safely.
Now that Master Griezmann is definitely coming back, and he is already in the nearby town of Moria, the residents can't help but be a little worried about what is about to happen, but they can also see the lively excitement in their hearts.
Early in the morning, Ger took the people from the hotel and left the town of Moria.
Keep walking along the road, and finally arrived at the destination near noon, which is the core of the Korbenson family-Winterset Castle.
After dismounting in front of the castle, Geer looked up at the castle in front of him, and the impression in his memory slowly overlapped.
The outermost circle is a circle of dense woods, the middle is a patch of open farmland, and the innermost is Winterset Castle, which is like a small city.
A moat was dug around the entire Winterset Castle, and inside was a towering city wall to protect the buildings. In front of the gate where the moat was lowered, two soldiers wearing leather armor standing guard also saw Geer and the others.
, one of them immediately ran towards the city.
The core of Winterset Keep is the six-story crystal white tower in the central area. It is the only building in Winterset Keep that is higher than the city wall. It is also the residence of Baron Korbenson in the past. The stone used in the construction of this tower is domestic.
They are not produced, they are all large stones removed from the northern barbarian altars. When the tower is built, it also means that all the barbarian tribes within a radius of a hundred miles with Winterset Castle as the core are either destroyed or relocated.
exception.
An old man with gray hair and a black robe walked quickly out of the city, followed by some soldiers and maids.
That was Kevin, the old butler who had served the Cobenson family all his life.
Geer immediately remembered the old man's identity.
"Old Kevin, I'm back." Geer walked up.
"Master, welcome home." Kevin came over with a smile on his face: "And Miss Sophia, welcome home."
"Hello, Grandpa Kevin." Sophia hugged Alex and saluted.
The two parties formed a group and walked into Winterset Castle.
He and Kevin chatted casually about the situation in the city, and accepted the respectful greetings from the crowd. Until they reached the tower, Geer didn't see his relatives from his father's generation, so he asked: "My Uncle Lovren,
Where are Uncle Carlos and Aunt Roluxi?"
"Mr. Lovren and the others are waiting for you in the lobby, preparing to hold a welcome banquet for you." Kevin said respectfully.
"Oh." Geer said that, but he was thinking in his heart: "It's not a welcome banquet, but a show of force. You don't even go out to greet me. You really think you are the master."
Based on Geer's character in the past, he might have just acquiesced to it. It is estimated that these relatives were also tricked based on Geer's character in the past. Unfortunately, Geer is a different person now, and it is destined to be impossible for them to get their wish.
Already.
"Kevin, these five knights are my followers. Please arrange food and accommodation for them. Sophia and I will go wash up first and then go directly to the hall to eat."
Geer asked Kevin to arrange the knights of the Brotherhood of Steel. He and Sophia took the two maids and went directly to their room along the spiral staircase without going to the hall first.
Geer's bedroom is on the fifth floor, second only to the lord's bedroom on the top floor.
Returning to the familiar yet unfamiliar bedroom, Geer took a deep breath and said to the two maids: "Go and move Sophia's things over. She will sleep here from now on. Get some hot water and I'll
Need to wash up."
"Yes, Master."
The two maids were about to leave when Geer suddenly remembered something and asked them to stop first: "Wait a minute, is there anyone living on the sixth floor now?"
"The master bedroom on the sixth floor has not been occupied since the death of the Baron. The guest room is now occupied by two gentlemen and their ladies."
The master and lady mentioned by the maid are naturally Geer's three relatives.
"Well, you go ahead."
After the maid left, Geer came to the window and pushed open the wooden window.
A wind with the scent of green grass blew in, and the fresh air refreshed people's minds.
"Sofia, during this period, if it is not necessary, you should stay in this room and try to go out as little as possible," Geer warned.
"Well, I understand." Sophia didn't ask any more questions. She knew that Geer must have a reason for doing this.
Geer looked out the window into the distance.
The farmland under the sun swayed with dazzling light, and the woods in the distance looked like large patches of shadow.
Looking at the training ground below the tower, some teenagers are training under the leadership of instructors. This is the most traditional knight training and selection method in the noble territory.
The entire Winterset Castle was originally built as a fulcrum to fight the barbarians in the north. The city defense is very complete. When the war begins, all nearby residents can evacuate into Winterset Castle. Since the moat is connected to Lake Erin, as long as the city gate is raised,
Winterset Castle is a tightly defended island, and there is no hope of conquering it unless it is attacked by ten times more enemies. This has also been verified in previous wars.
In Geer's memory, Winterset Castle is roughly divided into several areas.
The core area is this crystal white tower, which is the residence of the lord.
Activity area, activity field and fighting arena built around the open space of the tower.
Then taking the core area and activity area as the dividing point, the east side of the city is the living area, where the residents of Winterset Castle live, while the west side is the miscellaneous area, which is the tavern, inn, blacksmith shop, carpenter shop, etc.
Where commercial buildings are located.
The entire Winterset Castle is not big, with a total population of just over 300 people, but its planning is very reasonable.
It's a good place.
Geer had already expected the ambition of his relatives, but it was still beyond his expectation that they were so eager.
"But it doesn't matter, it's time to let them understand who is the real master."
Just as a cloud passed over Winterset Castle, it blocked the sunlight shining on Geer's face, leaving behind spots of shadow.