Chapter 733

Duchy of Byrne, red blood castle.

Sitting in the palace hall - or now it should be called the "round table hall" - under the banner of the golden lion on a black background, Charlotte Turin, with an expressionless face, stared in the direction of the gate, with a slight tension on her serious face.

Aton glenwell, who was sitting on the left and right, and Orkney Gareth, the count of rainbow bridge, were not much better than her. They clenched their fists and waited solemnly.

Just when the three were "eager to see through", a familiar figure hurried into the door, stood in front of the round table and bowed respectfully to the countess.

"Charles, how's it going?"

Charlotte frowned slightly, a little anxious in her tone, and immediately noticed that the housekeeper of the red blood castle had a different expression: "do they still refuse to let go and don't give in half a step?"

"I'm afraid so."

Charles Grenville sighed with a helpless expression: "the messenger of the dwarf supreme king still believes that this is only Byrne's prejudice and wishful thinking, and does not admit that they have provided any support to the Centaur."

As the voice fell, the Earls Aton and Gareth looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

"As expected..."

Slightly stunned, the countess who lost her temper immediately recovered her indifference: "for three days, it seems that they are going to never let go."

"That's not necessarily true," said count Gareth, who was wearing a robe and was as thin as a bachelor. "They took the initiative to come to the door, which proves that they still have the desire to talk, but the current situation is not in their interests."

"Gareth is right. They will come to us and prove that they want something... Even if they desperately want to hide it."

Aton glenwell slightly raised his mouth and smiled helplessly: "dwarfs are most stubborn and opinionated - we need more patience than them to convince them."

Charlotte snorted, very unhappy.

"Moreover, I have a guess." the count of storm Castle said blandly and picked up the letter from Qianzhang city on the table:

"Is it possible... That they didn't know this at first?"

"Well..."

"The arrogance of dwarfs is well known, and it's more difficult for them to admit their mistakes than to go to heaven." Aton said thoughtfully:

"Whether they know about the Centaur at the beginning or not, when this happens, they will no longer admit that they want from us."

The countess frowned and glanced at the count of storm Castle: "you mean..."

"Either threaten or comfort... In a word, make sure they tell the truth." then, smiling Aton saluted the countess gracefully: "what should happen later? I'm afraid you know better than me."

After a moment of hesitation, Charlotte suddenly looked up and looked straight ahead: "Charles!"

"The messengers of the supreme king have been waiting outside the hall for a long time." the steward of red blood Castle comprehensively replied, "as long as you nod, they can at any time."

In such a hurry? I'm really guilty

"Then go and invite them in." a sneer hung from the corners of her mouth. Charlotte straightened her chest and whispered, "in front of such a distinguished guest, Byrne must not be rude."

At this moment, there was a certain coldness in her eyes.

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Three days ago

In the study at midnight, a fluorite lamp lit Charlotte's stunned face and stared at the shocking content on the letter.

Panting Andrew McAfee stood in front of her with his back to his hands, flanked by Charles and the hurried head of the United Chamber of Commerce, little Yoder.

Although Charlotte could not trust the yodes, after Lauren came to power, little yodes was already his right-hand man, and the United Chamber of Commerce was not inferior to yodes chamber of Commerce, controlling most of Byrne's foreign trade and intelligence network.

Among them is the trade line with the dwarf kingdom.

"Is this, is this true?"

In shock, Charlotte's voice trembled slightly.

"It's true!" McAfee hurriedly replied, "we met the Centaur's catapult outside Qianzhang city. How could those barbarians make such things? And..."

"I'm not asking that!"

The countess snapped at him, her eyes sharp: "what I asked is whether the dwarves have really reached an alliance with the centaurs, as Lauren Turin said!"

"This..." the guard scratched his head and twitched at the corners of his mouth. He recalled that when he was leaving, some "irresponsible" master replied to him: "the duke said... It's up to you to decide."

"Is that so?" Charlotte couldn't help but pick her eyebrows and close the corners of her mouth.

What a... Troublemaker.

"I see." the impatient Countess didn't want to say any more nonsense, and turned her eyes to her side: "Your Excellency Joad, has the United Chamber of Commerce noticed any movement of dwarves?"

Little Joad bit his back teeth. He could feel that the countess's temper was not very good now: "it's hard to say... Only the dwarf border settlement and the supreme king of the cloud peak made direct transactions with Byrne and the Empire."

"Different from the Empire, the dwarf implements the city-state system, and the independence of each city-state is much stronger than that of the principalities of the Empire - if it is a private act of a city-state, it is difficult for us to notice, besides..."

"Nothing. Besides, I just want to answer." Charlotte said coldly, "if I want to put pressure on the dwarf Kingdom, can the United Chamber of Commerce do it?"

"If the dwarf supreme king is not involved..." Joad Jr. humbly lowered his head: "with the help of our friendly exchanges with the supreme king, we can indeed put pressure on a dwarf city-state with evil intentions."

Conversely, if the supreme king is also involved, there is no point in pressing... Is that right?

But if the supreme king is the mastermind behind the whole thing, Bain will be ready to resist the invasion!

"What do you think, Charles?"

The named red blood Castle housekeeper glanced at little Joad next to him, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I think your method... Might as well try."

"Yu Qing, we know nothing about the war on the front line. Naturally, we should focus on the Duke's judgment and be sure to find out the trend of the dwarves;"

"Yu Li, since the biggest suspect in this matter is the dwarf, it is natural to negotiate with the supreme King... Even if it is the worst result, it is necessary to exchange envoys before the war."

The study was quiet, and the eyes of the three men focused on the countess.

Slowly looked up, Charlotte's expression was very serious.

"Inform the Earls of storm castle and rainbow bridge to hold a round table..." the countess took a deep breath and flashed a decisive look in her eyes:

"Give orders to the red blood castle and even the thirteen leaders of Bain, and enter a comprehensive alert state... Prepare for war!"

The cold tone startled McAfee standing in front of her.

The red blood Castle housekeeper nodded slightly and turned away without asking any more questions. The atmosphere in the study became colder.

"If... Count, I mean if the dwarfs are really going to do something to Byrne, what do you want?" little Joad said inexplicably:

"Lo... The Duke is still far away in Boye. The thirteen leaders may not obey your orders. How many troops can be mobilized is still unknown."

"Even if there is only red blood castle, we will fight to the end and keep the dwarves out of the principality's border."

Charlotte closed her lower lip and said quietly, "he entrusted Byrne to me before he left. This is trust and my commitment to him."

"I won't betray him before he... Betrays me."

Little Joad's eyes changed and his expression was a little surprised.

The air seems to have solidified.

Until the red blood Castle housekeeper who left and came back broke the silence with his hurried footsteps, and even forgot to bow:

"The Earls Aton glenwell and Gareth have arrived in the hall. The round table can start at any time, count!"

"Very good." Charlotte nodded slightly and her eyes coagulated: "is there anything else?"

"The dwarf supreme king has sent his emissary for the letter sent from the cloud peak." Charles nodded solemnly with a serious expression:

"Now... The messenger has arrived at the red blood castle, just outside the palace gate!"