Chapter 176

The melodious music comes from the magic props on the wall behind count durard. It looks like an accordion like instrument. It seems that there is an invisible hand playing.

A beautiful tablecloth is cushioned on the long table. The round family emblem is located in the center of the table. The white and smooth shelled porcelain tableware and the knives and forks with alloy texture are placed in all positions.

"I don't have silver and copper cutlery here." After discovering that art's eyes were resting on the knives and forks, count durard said with a smile, "in order to pursue blue blood, they have reached a pathological level. After they can't improve their strength, they use a lot of sapphire for the final struggle. After finding that sapphire can't improve their strength, they even begin to swallow silver and copper products and try to eat silver and copper meals "Yes."

His tone was slightly ironic: "make your blood look bluer?"

Art's face color has not changed. The night phantom, which has taken off his mask, is a completely black image formed by shadow.

However, compared with the shadow, the facial features are very obvious.

"After the wizard's strength reaches the limit, there are only two ways to improve the title and make the territory more prosperous." "But not everyone can raise the title, can they?"

Count durard nodded: "yes, yes, not everyone is qualified."

"Military achievements and contributions." He leisurely cut the food with his knife and fork. "How can you get a higher rank without corresponding contribution?"

From Baron to earl, durard family completed this process, but it took him more than 500 years to upgrade his status from Viscount to Earl in his father's generation.

He also used the means of constantly fighting for Duke SCARA and accumulating military achievements. If there were no accidents, he would be able to become "Marquis durard" in more than ten years.

But now everything has changed.

Count durard sighed. Now durard county belongs to the Duke of Rosa, that is to say, he is no longer under the command of Duke SCARA.

The military achievements in the past are not counted. The real harvest of decades of fighting for Duke SCARA is only the territory that he has won.

It would be good if only a new feudal lord was changed. The problem is that the rose city of Duke Rosa is in durard County, and half of the original durard county has become the direct jurisdiction of the Duke of rose.

The improvement of strength has slowed down temporarily.

However, fortunately, in the previous negotiations, a few earls did not choose the camp of Duke Rosa, or stood on the side of Duke SCARA.

If he could choose, he would not choose to stand on the side of the Duke of rose. Although he is the legendary Duke, under the current situation, after all, it is a new force, and it is too risky to stand on this side.

But he had no choice. Durard county was too close to the Duchy of rose. If he chose to stand in another camp, he had no doubt that he would be killed the next second he made such a choice.

But fortunately...

if there is no accident, Duke rose will launch a war against the South duke or the North Duke after the end of winter.

He is good at fighting. He should be able to become a good hand under the command of the Duke of rose. Apart from other things, he has a greater chance to gain combat achievements and become a marquis.

Originally under the command of the northern Duke, the Marquis was saturated. Now, after re dividing the forces, the situation has been completely disrupted, which can be said to be a good thing for him.

If he worked hard enough, he might be able to gain enough fighting achievements in ten years and become the first Marquis under the Duke of rose.

At present, the power closest to the Duke of rose is the count of red rose. According to legend, the other party is the son of Duke rose, but the other party has just advanced to Apocalypse. Compared with him who has been in Tianqi level II for many years, it is totally different. According to the situation, the other party will not be promoted to level II in a short period of time, at least in 20 years.

Except for this, there's only mercury.

The mercurial count has always been a mystery figure.

"In front of you, the star of mercury."

A rising character,.

Although the two territories were directly adjacent to each other, he seldom dealt with each other. When the northern Duke summoned the Lord, the other did not appear at all. He did not regard each other as a marginal figure like other nobles.

Through some clues and the attitude of the northern Duke, Earl durard always had a conjecture that the other party might be a great recluse figure or have a strong background.

I don't know who they are.

The last time I went to the rose city to negotiate with the Duke of rose, the mercurial count seemed to be a step ahead of him, that is to say, the other party knew the appearance of Duke rose earlier, and it seemed that he had a close relationship with the Duke of rose.

This situation also makes him feel that his conjecture is close to the fact that fast, the Earl of mercury, is not an ordinary count.However, he was just curious. There was no doubt that the mercurial count was superior to him in the power of Duke rose.

There is no doubt that he and the mercurial count are the two most likely to become marquis.

Some information can be obtained through his apprenticeship.

With this in mind, count durard and art began to talk -

...

at night, in the Duolun tavern.

"Have you heard of the castle in the Blizzard! What a spectacle A tall and thin mercenary held up his arm, "someone really saw it! The castle in the blizzard

"Yes, yes, we know." "I said Andy, how many times have you said this? Has it been a hundred times? "

The mercenary named Andy spread out his hands, and there was a drop of sweat on his head: "no, you are slander."

"I think so. I remember that after Andy joined the mercenary guild that day, he had an extra mission to find the castle." Another mercenary said, "it's anonymous, but I think it's probably Andy who discovered it."

"I remember that the first discoverer would be highly paid for this kind of exploration if it was really certain?"

"That's right. If it's found out and the mercenary guild has a harvest, Andy will be well-developed." The ruffian mercenary bumped him with his elbow.

"Cough, it's not me." Andy turned his head humbly. "If I knew, I must have explored the castle in the wind and snow. It looks like a great harvest."

His explanation also made the mercenaries who had suspected that he was the discoverer were also stunned. What he said was right. If they were not too timid, they would try to confirm by themselves if they could find any treasure...

"no, no, no, this guy was seriously injured at that time and was sent back by others, and then he went out on his own. He was in the heavy snow I nearly died after fainting. I guess I went to find him again

Ruffian mercenary tut said: "Andy's courage should be very big, but after two nearly died, he didn't dare to go again. Give the clues to the mercenary guild."

The reasonable and well founded argument made the other mercenaries suddenly realize that the others who knew Andy's affairs also linked the clues together, and the discussion was closer to the fact, which made the expression on Andy's face change from guilty to nervous and finally to admit his life.

"Well, well, I'll tell you." Andy scratched his head and sat down on the chair. "In fact, this is what happened..."

when he told the story, Yat's body had already started to move.

...

compared with the area cleaned by people, no one in the field went to clean it specially.

The snow is more than a meter deep.

In the shadow of a big tree which was crushed by snow, a figure walked.

Black tuxedo, black boots lightly stepped on the snow, and did not sink, that indifferent and calm face, looking into the depths of the forest.

"It's very difficult to shuttle through shadows." Att put the twisted lens on his right eye. "I originally wanted to locate it directly next to the castle, but..."

the distance was at least two kilometers away.

Jumping through the shadow realm is a good way to move quickly. Only sneakers and shadow creatures can do this. Other teleportation is either through the teleportation array that requires complex operations, or the jumping through the astral realm established by the wizard.

If you want to cross the shadow world at will, even the Marquis Wizard of Apocalypse IV can't do it.

The shadow world will only protect shadow creatures and reject all non shadow alien creatures.

Art can turn himself into a shadow creature through the ability of shadow crow. He once tried to remove the ability of crow mage in the shadow world. However, at that moment, he felt a huge attack of malice.

The shadowing effect of phantom eye almost fails.

However, at that time, although he did not have time to turn on the effect of master crow, the evil will disappeared and replaced by a confused and unfamiliar sight.

After thinking about it, only one's own qualification is a complete dark attribute, which is more in line with the situation.

No longer thinking about it, art moves forward. The shadow crows, hiding in the shadow between the corners of his coat, blink, emerge from the shadow behind his tuxedo and jump into the shadow of the top hat.

"I don't want to say it, but you'd better not play too crazy."

As he walked, Yat said to the crows:

"we're almost there."

In the distance, in a castle built in a frozen forest, there is a room under the warm fireplace.As att came to the castle, a figure came to the window. The next moment, the fire went out, and the warmth disappeared in a moment.

"Someone's coming again... Why are you always bothering me?"

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