Geer raised his head, looked at the oil lamp that had lost more than half of its oil, and then looked at the sky outside the window. He had no choice but to straighten up and stretch. Today's wait was in vain.
Turning around and looking, Sophia was already fast asleep, snoring slightly and cutely. Alex, who was sitting on the chair on the side, immediately opened his eyes alertly when he heard the movement and looked towards the place where the movement was.
When he came over and saw it was Geer, he immediately closed his eyes again, leaving only a crack, and carefully observed Geer's movements.
After walking to the bed and pulling the quilt that had slipped from Sophia's body back up, Geer picked up a wooden shield placed next to the bed that was enough to cover most of Sophia's body, walked to the wall on one side and hung it up.
Sitting back at the writing desk, Geer finished the unfinished part of "Advantages and Defects of Active Detection Analysis of Surveillance Systems" newly recorded today in words from another world, then closed the notepad and put it aside.
in the bookshelf.
Through the window, Geer looked at the blood-red moon in the sky, and couldn't help but feel a sense of loneliness. This had nothing to do with a firm will, but a lack of sense of belonging in this world.
"Brother..." The girl opened her eyes drowsily, sat up, and saw Geer who was still sitting at the desk. Because today Geer specially told Sophia to be more vigilant in the past few days, and she should be alert immediately if something happens.
She hid well, so Sophia slept very lightly. She woke up just as Geer helped her pull the quilt, but her consciousness kept fighting against the heavy sleepiness and the warm quilt, echoing in the half-dream and half-awake state.
I can't sit up until now.
"Go on and sleep, nothing will happen today." Geer turned around and looked at Sophia, his heart suddenly calmed down, and the loneliness disappeared without a trace, as if it had never appeared.
"Oh..." After hearing that it was okay to continue sleeping, the girl easily retracted into the bed again, and soon her slight snoring started again.
Geer smiled and shook his head, as if to get rid of the sentimentality in his mind that he should never have. Then he picked up the pen and held it between his fingers, and began to think about the current situation.
"Today, the disclosure of the cause of grandpa's death has pushed them into a corner. If there is any back-up plan, it will only be in the past two days. But in any case, their rhythm has been disrupted..."
Now if Geer is compared with the enemies he faces in terms of hard power, he is clearly at a disadvantage. The opponent has planned for such a long time and has arranged everything long ago, and his potential strength is far from being revealed. And Geer's
There are only five knights who can really be used. Sophia is only a potential stock. As for her status as the heir to the lord, it is not always useful.
The only chance for Geer is to cause chaos for the other side. If there is chaos, there will be a chance. If there is chaos, it will destroy the other side's original plan. Only then can Geer take advantage of it.
Today's sudden revelation of the cause of Baron Andrei's death is a good opportunity. It is like a bomb that can create huge chaos and catch Lovren and the others off guard.
Lovren and the others are like a flag. With them, most people in Winterset Castle will be in a wait-and-see state and will not make an easy choice. Once Lovren is forced to leave Winterset Castle, this will represent the inheritance of the title.
There is no suspense. Geer can completely control the cavalry battalion and city guard force within a few days. At that time, unless he directly sends troops to knock down the Winter Evening Castle, Geer's status as lord will be secure.
If they don't want to be driven out of Winterset Castle and let Geer take advantage of this opportunity to reintegrate and control the power of Winterset Castle, then Lovren and the others must react as soon as possible, so that the three of Lovren and the power behind them can
It is easy for problems to arise in coordination among other parties. The larger the plan, the more afraid of unexpected situations. Geer does not believe that these uncles and aunts can coordinate with the external forces so quickly. In this case, the actions of the three Lovrens will inevitably
Out of touch with its supporting forces, that's Geer's opportunity.
"Next, let's see how much surprise you can give me..."
In the night sky, sudden dark clouds covered the blood-red full moon, and the wind picked up, bringing waves of humidity.
It's raining……
…
At the south end of the Alazo Bridge, groups of soldiers were moving quickly under the moonlight.
The entire team marched in an orderly manner, and apart from the clanging of beetle leaves and the sound of neat running, no other sounds were made.
It can be seen that this is a rare elite group. In just a few minutes, the team of about 300 people all climbed onto the bridge and headed towards the other side of the bridge.
After the team had all passed, a head suddenly popped out of a bush beside the bridge. It looked at the direction the team was leaving for a moment, and then retracted behind the bush again.
Soon, a night sparrow burst out from the bushes, circled in the sky for several times, and flew quickly in one direction.
…
Moria Town, Cross Inn.
A night bird quickly crossed the sky and appeared above the hotel.
After circling a few times and finding a familiar smell, the night bird went directly through an open window into a hotel room on the second floor without hesitation.
A young man in a black cloak caught the night bird, took out a piece of paper from the metal ring on its feet, and then placed the night bird on the bird stand on the side.
"Lord Tavren, news came from the No. 7 hidden stake. At about eight o'clock in the evening, Count Carter's elite private army - the Jackdaw Hands have crossed the Arathor Bridge. According to the current speed, it will still be five days before they reach Winterset Castle.
God." The man in the black cloak brought the note to another man in the room who was immersed in writing, and handed the note to the other man. It was Tavren, the intelligence chief sent by Prince Fayelino to help Geer.
Tafren took the note and read it word for word for a while, then closed his eyes and replayed it in his mind a few times before handing the note back to the man in the black cloak. The man in the black cloak took the note and handed it over knowingly.
Tear it into pieces and swallow it.
After seeing the man in the black cloak destroy the note, Tavron rummaged around on the desk that was a little messy with various information documents. After a while, he found a simple map of Jobna County. On it were things like Mora City,
Key locations such as Winterset Keep are specially marked.
Tafren found the mark of the Alazo Bridge on the map, and wrote the phrases 5.24, night, jackdaw, 300, 5 on the edge with a pen, and then drew a pointing symbol on the edge with the arrow pointing straight.
Refers to Winterset Castle.
After doing this, Tafren's eyes moved upward along the map, and soon saw some phrases that had just been written not long ago next to a landmark northeast of Winterset Castle - 5.24, noon, 7th Squadron, 200
,5,The arrow symbol on the side also points directly to Winterset Castle!
"Varian, let the brothers run once. The jackdaws are walking too fast. Go and ask them to slow down. Just let them walk for two more days." Tafren looked at the map for a while, and then
He gave the order to the man in black cloak beside him.
"Yes, sir."
"It's time to send some news to our children..."
Tafren took out a piece of white paper and wrote down the news that the 300-man Jackdaw Hand would arrive at Winterset Castle seven days later. But a moment after writing, Tafren tore up the white paper and replaced it with another one to continue writing.
, the same content as before, but the seven-day arrival was changed to ten-day arrival, and the matter of the 7th Squadron to the north was not mentioned at all.
He folded the paper recording the information and handed it to Valerian, who was aside, and asked, "Has your Excellency made arrangements?"
"It's been arranged and ready to go at any time."
"Very good. Make preparations. Let the adult rest for a few days and set off directly to Winterset Castle in four days."
"Yes, sir."
"By the way, is there any movement over there in Mora City?" Tafren thought for a moment and asked the next question.
"Earl Carter's side has done as usual, except for sending out jackdaws. However, the Ashkett family has made some strange moves. Recently, they have had close trade exchanges with the mining giant Bondi in the market. Our people inside got the news that
The Ashkett family came to Bondi Trading to order a large number of large-scale ore smelting equipment, but the Ashkett family had never been involved in mining before." Valerian did not pause and memorized the information word for word smoothly.
come out.
"Ashkat?"
Tafren took out a thick book from the bookshelf next to him, opened it and quickly found the part about the Ashkat family in Mora City. His fingers slid along the words on it at a constant speed. After a while, his fingers stopped.
When he came down, the place where he stopped said - Luo Lucy Ashkett.
Closing the book, Tafulun asked solemnly: "Do you know what kind of ore smelting equipment it is?"
"Maybe a precious metal like gold."
"Gold? Possibility? I don't need possibility, I want certainty! Increase the intelligence power and find out the most true and accurate situation for me!"
"Yes, sir."
"Go down."
After Valerian left, Tafren stood up and walked around the room for a while, came to the window and looked at the blood-red full moon, and whispered softly: "Our little friend is really good, he dug out so many
It’s a big fish, don’t let us down next time... Hmm? Is it raining?”
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Central Province, San Lotaro, a suburban estate.
The lights in the main building are still on.
Prince Fayelino sat on a chair by the window holding a glass filled with brilliant wine, admiring the full bloody moon that was not seen every day.
"Your Highness, there has been some instability within the Northern Army recently. There have been changes in several squadrons, and deployments have been extremely frequent recently." A middle-aged man stood behind Prince Fayelino and reported the situation calmly.
"Let Eric pay more attention to the movements, and ignore the rest, as long as the overall situation is not chaotic. I have given Tafren the right to temporarily mobilize troops, and I believe he will make an accurate judgment there." Fa Fa
Jelino shook the wine glass and took a sip of wine when the color became the most brilliant under the influence of light.
"Yes, Your Highness. I..." The middle-aged man hesitated.
"Gref, is there anything else?" The prince felt the middle-aged man's emotions and asked.
"Yes, Your Highness, I think it is inappropriate to intervene without accurate information? Moreover, we have no fulcrum in the north. It would be too difficult to rely on the stronghold in Mora City to carry the entire north."
"Haha, Gref, have you forgotten? It's because we don't have accurate information that we have the opportunity to intervene. Otherwise, where would it be our turn? As for the fulcrum, I have already found it."
"Your Highness is talking about the boy who killed Bullide?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"Your Highness, it's not that I doubt your vision, but is he too young?"
"It's better to be young, then there are infinite possibilities. I'm very optimistic about that little guy, Gref, have you forgotten that I have a very accurate vision?" A mysterious smile appeared on the prince's face.