Chapter 30: A Distinguished Guest
Translator:J_SquaredEditor:J_Squared
The captain of the knights of the City Defense Troop immediately stepped forward, shouting at the troop which was galloping toward them from the distance, Which aristocrat is it?
Ordinary people were not allowed to form troops of knights; only aristocrats had the right to form them with a certain amount of knights to guard the safety of their territory. As for the others such as merchants, wealthy men and so on, all of them were not allowed to form troops of knights. They could only employ the services of some powerful Swordsmen at best.
The troop of knights before them slowly decreased their speed. The leading knight was a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a helmet that looked like fire and a suit of heavy armor. Riding a mighty black steed, he slowly came forward and said in an indifferent and condescending manner, Im Baron Vingult Bore. Ive brought an important guest to visit the honorable castellan today.
So, its Baron Vingult. Please hold on for a moment, Ill go and inform the honorable castellan about your arrival.
Naturally, the captain of the City Defense Troop knights knew who Baron Vingult was as he was an important aristocrat in Blackwater City. However, before he left to make his report, he gave a deep, hard look at the carriage that was in the middle of the knights. The identity of the person in the carriage must be extremely respectable, to be personally escorted by Baron Vingult.
Therefore, the captain of the knights did not dare to tarry. He hastily entered the Castellans Mansion.
As Baron Vingult gazed at the great Castellans Mansion, a hint of a blazing glow flashed across his eyes. Following which, he called out softly to someone behind him, Tirath.
Tirath had followed as well, in the midst of the troop of knights. Hearing Baron Vingults voice, he hurriedly took a few steps forward and said in a respectful tone, Father, what are your orders?
Baron Vingults eyes narrowed a little. He lowered his voice and said, In a while, Augustin definitely wont allow entry to all of you, so you take charge of the knights in the castle and be on guard here. Wait for me to come out.
Tirath squinted his eyes slightly. He asked somewhat worriedly, Father, would there be any danger, if Augustin disagrees
Disagrees? Itd be even better if he disagrees. After the business is done, who knows, the master of this Castellans Mansion might have to be changed. As for danger With the presence of that honorable sir, what danger could there be?
Baron Vingult looked to the horse carriage behind him. There was even a hint of fear on his face.
In just a short while, the knight who had gone to send his report returned. He respectfully looked at Baron Vingult and said, The honorable castellan has ordered that only the baron and the distinguished guest in the carriage may enter.
Baron Vingult nodded. Lead the way!
Saying thus, Baron Vingult and the mysterious carriage slowly followed the knight and entered the Castellans Mansion.
Inside the reception hall of the Castellans Mansion, the current castellan of Blackwater City, Baron Augustin, sat on a chair. He furrowed his eyebrows as he gazed out with bright, piercing eyes.
Castellan, sir, Baron Vingult has arrived.
Baron Augustin hurriedly waved his hand, saying, Welcome, Baron Vingult.
His voice fell when Baron Vingult strode into the hall with a big smile, before bowing slightly toward Baron Augustin as a form of etiquette between aristocrats.
Baron Augustins expression did not change. He merely gave Vingult a cold look before saying calmly, Baron Vingult, is there anything of importance that pushed you into not staying in your castle, and instead, coming to this Castellans Mansion of mine?
Despite Augustins chilly tone of voice, Vingult was not offended. His expression remained the same. All he did was to lower his voice as he spoke, Baron Augustin, Im not the one who has come to find you this time. Its a distinguished guest instead!
Having finished speaking, another man dressed in a white robe, with a silver crossed-swords embroidery in front of his chest, came into the hall.
When he saw this white-robed man, Augustins expression changed greatly; he immediately stood up and said in a deep voice, Wizard Jason, havent you already killed the evil heretic the last time? Could there still be evil heretics in Blackwater City?
Astonishingly, this white-robed man was Wizard Jason who had previously come from Grand City to Blackwater City and killed old man Etha.
Wizard Jason had a pair of extremely clear eyes that seemed to be able to see through a mans heart. He did not reply to Baron Augustins question. Instead, he said with a spurious smile, Baron Augustin, you should be making your decision already!
Hearing those words, Augustin could no longer maintain his composure. He sat on his chair with a stunned expression as he hung his head, his face as dark as deep water.
Wizard Jasons purpose did not have anything to do with any evil heretic; it was for him to make his decision!
Is the church finally taking action? Cant they wait a while longer?
Augustin asked, with an ashen white face.
However, Wizard Jasons expression was somewhat indifferent and cold. He said with a sneer, Baron Augustin, weve given you ample amount of time to consider this matter. Once we take action, the promise before this would be considered invalid!
Augustins lips were drying up. He looked at Vingult, who was beside Wizard Jason; he knew that if he still did not agree, the Vingult family would be the ones gaining an advantage eventually. As for the Augustin family, they might go on a complete decline due to a wrong decision made by him.
He could not afford to pay such a huge price!
After a long moment, Augustin slowly lifted his head. He took a deep breath and said in an extremely grave tone, emphasizing every word, Wizard Jason, my City Defense Troop knights will obey your every assignment at any given time!
Haha, Baron Augustin. Youre willing to return into Gods embrace, and youll still be Gods most faithful believer. God will never abandon a faithful believer. Dont worry, well not be moving immediately, but we still need the cooperation of the castellan for what comes next.
Wizard Jason, tell me, what should be done? I, from the Augustin family, am Gods most faithful believer!
Since the decision had already been made, Baron Augustins heart relaxed instead.
Its very simple. The castellan only has to invite all aristocrats in Blackwater City to the Castellans Mansion for a discussion on the recent problem of frequent bandit attacks on the small towns. I believe all of them will come. By then, well naturally treat the aristocrats who are willing to have faith in God and become a believer well. But, if theyre stubborn and foolish, Ill personally strike and kill them!
After hearing Wizard Jasons plan, a chill pierced through Baron Augustins heart. If this plan really succeeded, they would be able to capture all of Blackwater Citys aristocrats in a single swoop.
Seeing that Wizard Jasons eyes had looked over to him, Augustin hurriedly said, Wizard Jason, please dont worry. Ill surely inform all aristocrats of Blackwater City to come forth in my capacity as the castellan.
The matter was just about to be settled when Baron Vingult, who was on the side, suddenly stepped forward. In a low voice, he said, Wizard Jason, Wilson is currently not in Blackwater City. He has gone to a land within his territory and has not return until now. If he isnt dealt with, Im afraid that, by relying on the heavy armored knights in his hands, he would bring us a lot of trouble.
Wilson? Castellan, what do you think should be done?
Wizard Jasons eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Baron Augustin coldly.
Baron Augustin glanced at Vingult; everyone in Blackwater City knew about the grudges between Vingult and Wilson.
After a moment of contemplation, Augustin said in a low voice, Wilson has been in the army for twenty years and has accumulated various achievements in war before finally becoming a baron. He could be said to have plenty of experiences on the battlefield! The heavy armored knights trained by him, close to two hundred of them, are the most elite amongst the elite. Even my City Defense Troop knights wouldnt be able to block the attack of the heavy armored knights under Wilson, Im afraid. Moreover, Wilson himself is a Second-level Elemental Swordsman. His power is great, making him very difficult to fight!
But, you cant dismiss getting rid of Wilson if you wish to control Blackwater City. Based on his nature, its absolutely impossible to get him to betray the Royal Family and rely on the church, so he has to be eliminated. In this case, we could delay the time of the meeting slightly so that Wilson has time to hurry back from his territory. By then, with Sir Jason in the city personally, what trouble could Wilson stir up that we should be afraid of?
Wizard Jason nodded, seemingly in approval and praise. With a smile, he said, Not bad, not bad, Wilson has to be dealt with! But its unnecessary to delay the time. The castellan should still send people out to pass the invitation to all aristocrats, including Wilson Castle. As for Wilson, hehe, he wont be able to return, forever