Chapter 996

After solving the commotion brought by the dragon, the black haired wizard in the sound of cheering and embracing got off his horse and rushed back to the red blood Castle palace surrounded by the wings of the sky.

What the Byrne knights and the people saw was only that their Duke confronted the Dragon symbolizing the Empire alone and achieved "victory".

The ferocious dragon "succumbed" to the Duke's inviolable dignity and left in the air after bowing to the Duke - if that action can really be called "salute".

Even the dragon, which symbolizes the Empire, respects our Duke so much;

What does that mean?

Does this mean that in the eyes of the dragons, the blood of the Turin family is as noble as that of the de sallion family?

And the Dragon didn't leave, hovering over the red blood castle... What does that mean?

Does this also mean that our Duke, like the de sallion family, has reached some kind of agreement with the Dragon - does it mean that from now on, the Turin family, like the royal family, has the qualification to become a "Dragon Rider"?

If the Turin family can also become dragon riders, can it go further

Byrne people are keen on myths, worship heroes, and feel that they live in a world of legends all the time - often as long as they have a little "idea", they can write the rest of the stories by themselves.

Byrne, caught in some kind of ecstasy and delusion, was immersed in cheering, but none of them noticed their Duke's full name, silent and blue face.

"Duke, your expression is not very good..."

Lu Sien, who followed him, said with some worry: "is the negotiation with the dragon not smooth?"

"Not going well? No, no, no, no... You misunderstood, Lucian."

The dark haired wizard looked back and forced out a smile:

"It's so smooth!"

The grey pupil boy looked inexplicable. He didn't know how to go on.

Lucian doesn't understand, that's right... Of course he doesn't understand. If anyone gets such an "honor" at once, I'm afraid he won't have a second idea other than surprise.

A dragon ally who can communicate and will appear when you need help, and even willingly fight with you - isn't that the setting of dragon knight in all legendary novels?!

But that's the problem. Loren can get the help of the dragon, but he can't be a dragon knight.

It's simple, because his last name is not desalion.

In this empire that relies on the dragon to maintain unity and stability, "Dragon Rider" can only be a royal privilege; Now, as the head of the principality, he has been favored by the dragons

Too much publicity, too much publicity.

Even if Loren can explain to Conrad, even if the emperor and the royal family can really understand - the crack is almost inevitable; The imperial nobles will regard Byrne as a thorn in the eye, and I'm afraid that Byrne nobles will also have some ideas of "great treachery"

Silver Dragon Enzo, and the Dragons of Jufeng mountain... Can't understand the consequences and adverse effects of doing so.

Even if you want to cooperate, even if you secretly make a lot of money, why do you have to make a big fuss?

Deliberately create friction between themselves and the Empire. What do they want?

A kind of anger that was calculated and could not guess the reason made the black haired wizard clench his fist and walked into the round table hall without saying a word.

At this time, the hall was "overcrowded" - at Charlotte's invitation, guests from all over the Empire gathered here early to talk.

Out of a Byrne's instinct to love banquets, but also to show off Byrne's strength and financial resources, the original simple hall was magnificently decorated by Charlotte.

Flowers in midsummer and maple leaves in autumn and winter are carefully cut to replace the original silk decorative bench and stair armrest; Under the ceiling painted with murals, a huge 32 Fluorite Crystal lights turn the hall bright yellow, and the rainbow bridge incense placed on it emits ethereal wisps of smoke, with a refreshing taste.

In front of the small round table paved with plain white silk and satin, a bottle of good Bain wine is placed very considerate, which is used as an ordinary drink at will;

As for the maid holding a tray full of dessert, the low-level caster performing various tricks, and the considerate attendants... They can be seen everywhere, so that every guest can enjoy the most comfortable enjoyment as much as possible.

This is just the "reception" stage. According to the tradition of Bain people, it doesn't even count as "preheating" - at most, before the formal banquet, in order not to let the guests wait hard, sit down and have a glass of wine, eat some snacks and relax, and have some expectations for the next feast.

But even if it was just hospitality, the Turin family showed enough strength to amaze her guests.

Carrying a wine glass, the absent-minded deacon of the Holy Cross, Sylvic, strolled in the hall, his bloodshot eyes looking at the magnificent and bustling hall all the time.

Such a grand banquet, even if it is the same as the banquet in the sky palace, can't help but feel inferior.

You should know that it is already a time of war. 100000 troops have gathered in the territory of red blood castle, and it is the most elite cavalry Corps - under such circumstances, the Turin family is still rich and can't imagine holding such a luxurious banquet!

All this wealth should have belonged to the Holy Cross Church!

Every time I think about it, Deacon hilwick can't help gnashing his teeth.

Not only three years ago... Or four years ago... The stupid imperial governor lost the Principality of Bain, but also bishop Weber, who was promoted by the church, allowed the Turin family to divide up the wealth belonging to the church!

"The church should pay attention to spiritual practice and hand over secular affairs and power to secular rulers" - this kind of deception and compromise words were taken as the most formal reason by him and explained to himself.

I'm afraid he's stupid to read scriptures?!

Because of him, in less than a year, the strength of Byrne - or the Turin family has more than doubled; Although his highness connord successfully ascended the throne and coronation, Duke Byrne also won the respect of the whole empire in the battle of eboden.

His highness Brandon's power and influence are expanding rapidly; If it is not restrained and allowed to develop, I am afraid that the position originally compromised to his successor will become true.

Really... Why don't the church colleagues of lottel and the nobles of East Saxony understand that the most important enemy at present is not the long ears from Azores, but his highness Byrne and Brandon!

Even if you lose to the elves, it's just a temporary fiasco; But if you lose to his highness Brandon, or let Byrne expand and even compete with the imperial capital, you will never turn over!

Sighed, and the resentful hilwick put down his glass; Just as he was about to leave the noisy hall and no longer be "poisoned" by the wealth of the Turin family, a figure suddenly broke into the hall and attracted his attention.

"Loren... Duke?"

The black haired wizard stopped and squinted in the direction of the sound source. A particularly strange figure was looking at himself and coming step by step.

"Are you... Lord hilwick?"

"Yes, it's a great honor for the Duke to remember me." with a meaningful expression, Deacon hilwick, who deliberately lowered his voice, smiled: "I wonder if I can delay you for a few minutes?"

The black haired wizard raised his eyebrows. Lucian immediately understood it and turned away.

"Of course."

"If I could, I'd really like to raise a glass to your generosity now." hilwick smiled pleasantly, but sighed the next second:

"Unfortunately... I can only worry about your future now."

"Why?" Lauren asked, his face expressionless.

"Because a disaster is coming to you right now." without noticing the expression of the black haired wizard, hilwick sighed to himself:

"Support your highness Connaught, maintain imperial peace and stick to the city of eboden... These achievements can not be erased by anyone, but the glory that can not be erased can easily be forgotten."

"As the Duke of Byrne, you have an unparalleled reputation. Even the whole empire regards you as a model of Imperial Knights. Only the black Duke can surpass you; but just because they have reached the peak, they will not worship you more."

"The people of the Empire are forgetful; when they forget your achievements, what will they see?"

He looked expectantly at the dark haired wizard and waited for a response.

Lauren said nothing.

But hilwick still talked freely: "yes! What they see will only be your mountain of wealth, your army comparable to the Empire, and the wizards who are the same as eboden under your rule!"

"We poor believers who are simple and ignorant will not understand your greatness and sacrifice. They will only quickly forget your glory and attack. They begin to worry about whether Byrne's knights will pose a threat to them, envy your hard-earned wealth, and wonder about your tolerance for wizards."

"In the end, the glorious Byrne Knight will become a villain shouted and beaten by everyone."

Hilwick nodded, shook his head and sighed again and again - he didn't say much, but stared at the dark haired wizard.

Half a minute, one minute, two minutes.

Looking at each other, they fell into some kind of calm in the noise.

However, Loren could only resist the impulse to roll his eyes and say, "so, in your opinion and the church, how can I avoid this result?"

"Good question. You are so blessed and loved by the Holy Cross. You are so wise!"

With a grin, hilwick was also secretly relieved: "it's easy to avoid all this - in the simplest way, keep your humility and piety, so you don't have to worry about all this!"

The dark haired wizard pulled the corners of his mouth and showed a smile.

The absorbed hilwick immediately noticed this - he also knew that it was nonsense to talk about piety and humility for all Loren who reached the peak under his eyes; The prestige and influence of the other party have become so huge that preaching is useless.

Therefore, both hard and soft must be used to make Duke Byrne understand that he must move closer to the church.

So he laughed twice and looked more flattering: "of course, these are only possible situations for the time being. Maybe they will happen or not - after all, our believers are still simple and not so dangerous."

"But the nobles of the Empire... That's not necessarily."

"Oh?" Lauren deliberately showed a puzzled expression: "please say it in detail."

Sure enough, he still had concerns, and hilwick secretly rejoiced.

After all, the other side is still a Duke of a place. No matter how arrogant, it is impossible not to see the threat of the Empire and understand who poses a greater threat to him.

"Before you came, in fact, I just heard that the dragon of Jufeng mountain had reached some agreement with you." hilwick deliberately lowered his voice and looked mysterious:

"You and I both know that this is just that the dragons are fulfilling their commitment to protect the Empire; you are the most prestigious Duke of the Empire, Bain is the most powerful principality of the Empire, and they have nothing to blame for negotiating with you."

"What's more, it's just the unilateral statement of the dragons. You didn't ask for anything, and you can't do such a thing on purpose - any rational person will understand that it's just a misunderstanding and accident."

The dark haired wizard nodded to show that I thought so.

"But the nobles of the Empire... Especially the royal family, they don't think so." hilvik's expression is more meaningful: "in their eyes, this is a signal that a Turin family of Byrne challenges the royal family of de sallion."

"They will think whether the Turin family and Byrne are beginning to be dissatisfied with their current status and think they have the strength to challenge the desalion family in Saxony... Even, they will think you have the ambition to become an emperor!"

"Once they begin to think so, you are in danger - even if our noble and intelligent Lord Connor and his highness Brandon can understand you, others will not understand." whether Loren listens or not, hilwick continued:

"In order to calm people's anger and worry, your majesty and the royal family must make some gestures to suppress you, or even crowd you out; in order not to be considered as such a rebellious idea, what else can you do besides patience?"

"What do you think I should do?"

Lauren asked very modestly.

"It's very simple, pious - pious is the best way to solve all problems!" hilwick said excitedly. "As long as you make a public statement, give up the excessive support for wizards in the past, and donate many properties under the name of Turin family to the church, no one can blame you!"

"Because in that case, to accuse you is to accuse the church, and to accuse the church is to accuse the Holy Cross - who dares to accuse the Holy Cross in the Empire?"

Loren smiled at the impassioned words.

Hilwick smiled, too, very happy.

Laughing, Lorenzo reached out to him.

The comprehending hilwick looked mysterious and quickly explored it.

Then he heard a particularly straightforward answer from the "spring breeze" black haired Wizard:

"Dream!"