The banquet did not end until the early hours of the morning. Allen rode in a carriage, led by two Knight Ouban, and brought his men to a block not far from the castle. He stopped in front of a three-story building at the end of the street. This building was Ou Ban's private property and was usually used to entertain important guests. Now that no one was using the building, it was given to Allen as a place to stay in Ark Harbor for the next few days.
The original guards of the building were only three or five idle soldiers. After Allen arrived, the job of guarding was taken over by Inch Fire. The Inch Fire Warriors quickly occupied a few commanding heights in the building. Their efficient movements made Ou Ban's two Knight Knights secretly speechless. At this moment, he was even more respectful to Allen. The small building was low-key on the outside and elegant on the inside. The building was made of wood and stone, and the hall on the first floor was decorated with fireplaces, candlesticks, wall lamps, famous paintings, and statues. In particular, the floor in front of the fireplace was covered with a shiny fur carpet. Those who knew the goods could tell that it was taken from the fur of the Polar Grizzly Bear, and it was the one on the lower abdomen. Just this carpet was worth a thousand gold.
As for the other famous paintings and carvings, they were also worth a lot of money.
The second floor was the bedroom, spacious, comfortable, connected to the bathroom, extremely luxurious. The third floor was the study and the balcony, which were also elegantly decorated. Among them, the study contained the famous works of the empire, and the aura of books was dense. It was a good place to cultivate one's body and mind.
Unfortunately, Allen was tired and tired. After a quick visit, he plunged into the bathroom on the second floor and took a bath. After that, he hugged the quilt and went to bed early. As for Lucy and the others, they were naturally assigned another room, so there was no need to elaborate.
Also late at night, he returned to his residence in Ark Harbor. The mansion where Glar lived was clearly much more imposing than Allen's small building. After getting out of the carriage, Glar's expression was gloomy. There was no other reason than to see Allen and Ou Ban coming out of the side room of the hall. Even he had never entered that room before. However, a baron who had only joined Ou Ban for a few months had already entered and exited it.
Grar was naturally very clear about the meaning behind this. Abel got off the car behind Glar. Glar was very optimistic about his nephew and had high hopes for him. Abel did not disappoint his family. At least at his age, it was not easy for him to break into the Count's inner circle of power. Previously, Abel was quite proud of his achievements, but tonight, the young man's confidence suffered a merciless blow.
Allen was younger than him, but he had already gone further, and he was favored by Ruo La. All of this threw Abel's confidence to the ground and then trampled on it mercilessly. Abel drank a lot tonight. If he hadn't been dragged back by Grar, he might have drunk more and made a fool of himself at the party.
First there was Marco, and now there was Abel. The two promising youths of the clan had become dispensable embellishments and even jokes under Allen's brilliance, which made Glar very angry. Especially Marcus, who was the illegitimate son of Glar. His brother-in-law still had no idea that he was wearing a green hat. Originally, Glar wanted to nurture Marcus into an excellent Knight, but ever since he knocked his head on Allen that night, Marcus had been in a low mood.
He didn't expect that after only a short period of time, Abel would be troubled by his relationship with Allen. Grar already hated Allen to the bone. He patted Abel on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, uncle will help you get Miss Jorah's heart back. But you have to work hard yourself. If you drink to relieve your boredom over such a small matter, how will you deal with it in the future? "
Abel had already vomited once before he came, but now he was much more sober. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "I will work hard, uncle. But no matter how hard I try, I can't compare to that Allen. "
"How do you know if you haven't tried? He's just a mere baron. Don't worry, you have plenty of chances. But now, go take a bath and go to bed. "
Abel nodded and Glar sighed. When he entered the lobby of the mansion, a servant greeted him and whispered, "Sir, you have a guest visiting. He has been waiting for you all night."
"Guest? What guest? "
The servant handed Glar a name card with a unicorn pattern on it with gold powder. Glar's hand trembled slightly. He felt that the name card was like a ball of flame, burning his hand with pain. He took a deep breath, put the name card in his pocket, and strode in. There were twenty-four candles in the hall, illuminating everything in the hall. Under the light, a man was sitting upright, calm and composed, as if he was not impatient because he had been waiting for Grar all night.
"Should I call the guards over now? After all, if anyone finds out that Viscount Daniel's representative is in my mansion, I won't be able to explain it clearly in front of Earl Oban." Glar looked at the other party and said coldly.
The man raised his head, and a calm smile appeared on his square face. His gaze, which had settled down over the years, landed on Glar's body. He said indifferently, "Viscount Grayer is a smart man. Smart people don't push their wealth out, do they?"
He simply picked up a suitcase and placed it on his knee to open it. Immediately, a layer of dense blood-colored light floated in the hall. This layer of faint blood-colored light came from the bright red crystals that were neatly arranged in the box. The man picked up one of the crystals and spread it out in his palm. The crystal in his palm was processed into a regular rectangular shape, and there seemed to be blood rolling inside.
Glar felt his throat dry and said, "Blood Boiling Demon Crystal?"
"To be exact, there are a hundred Blood Boiling Demon Crystals here. After that, there will be nine more boxes like this delivered here. Viscount Grayer, this is just a greeting gift from Lord Daniel. " The man smiled and paused for a moment before saying, "I forgot to introduce myself. I am Charlie. On behalf of Lord Daniel, I would like to pay my respects to you."
Glar's head quickly turned.
The market price of the Blood Boiling Demon Crystal was around a thousand gold coins each, and the magic crystals in this box were brightly colored. It was obvious that they were high-grade goods, so the market price would increase by another 20%. Each piece was 1,200 gold coins, and this box was worth 120,000 gold coins. There were nine more boxes like this, so the total was a million gold coins. Even though Grar's family was rich, a million gold coins was still not a small amount.
He licked his lips and finally put on a smile, "May I know what Lord Daniel has to say?"
Charlie put down the box, crossed his hands on his lap, and sat upright and impeccable. He said with a smile, "Lord Daniel would like to ask you for a small favor. Actually, it's very simple. With Lord Grar's status, it's just a few words. "
He earned a million gold coins in a few words. Glar was greedy, but he wasn't stupid. He frowned and said, "Please elaborate."
"That's it, as you can see. Lord Daniel admits that he is at a disadvantage in the war between us. I believe that Earl Oban will soon make a proposal to Lord Daniel for negotiation. "
This was a normal procedure. Unless Daniel planned to fight to the death, he would not refuse Ou Ban's proposal to negotiate. On the negotiating table. It would be another battlefield. Daniel might lose something, but it would be better than losing more on the battlefield.
"However, Lord Daniel has some plans of his own, so I would like to ask you to say something and ask Earl Oban to postpone the date of the negotiations."
"How much is it?"
"It's best if we can delay it for a month."
"A month?" Glar stood up and said in a deep voice, "Lord Daniel wants to take advantage of this month to carry out some plans, such as recapturing the lost land?"
Charlie laughed and said, "Your Excellency, you worry too much. I just heard that Earl Oban intends to let you and the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine stay in the Bauhinia. The Bauhinia is adjacent to our territory. If there is any movement, I will definitely not be able to hide it from you. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if His Excellency had plans to recover the lost land, no matter how bad the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine was, she could still block it for a day or two, right? At that time, as long as Sir Allen, who is next to you, had a single soldier, Lord Daniel would not be able to carry out his plan even if he had a bellyful of tricks. What do you think is worth worrying about, Your Excellency? "
"His Excellency does have a plan, but he wants to be prepared to minimize the losses of the negotiations. Please don't worry, Lord Grar." Charlie hinted, "If this is done, are you afraid that there will be no chance for cooperation in the future? Lord Daniel heard that you were not put in an important position by Earl Oban, and he felt sorry for you. "
This hit Glar's sore spot, and he snorted, "Thank you for your concern."
"Then what do you think of this matter?"
Glar walked around the hall a few times and nodded, "I'll try my best, but whether it succeeds or not, these magic crystals …"
"Of course it's still yours. Tomorrow, another few boxes of magic crystals will be delivered to you. Please rest assured, Your Excellency. "
Charlie smiled faintly and stood up to leave. Leaving the mansion, he turned into a secluded alley. Charlie took a few steps and came face to face with a man in a cloak. As the two of them brushed past, Charlie said softly and quickly, "Tell His Excellency that Glar has agreed."
The man didn't say anything, as if he hadn't heard what Charlie said, and left straight away. After Charlie disappeared into the alley, a figure flashed past the entrance of the alley and walked into the mansion. Finally, he saw Glar and whispered, "My lord, he's gone."
"Very well, this matter must not be leaked out. Otherwise … "Glar made a throat-cutting gesture.
Late at night, a flock of night birds suddenly rushed up from a corner of the city. The flock of birds turned around and dispersed, but only one flapped its wings and flew away. The next morning, the bird landed in the unicorn castle in Lake Portilli, and the old butler took a thin wooden tube from the bird's claws. He opened it and poured out a rolled up piece of paper.
A moment later, the note was delivered to Daniel's table. After breakfast in Daniel, he came to the study and saw the note.
There was a line of small words on the note that said, "Everything is going well." Daniel smiled faintly and clenched his hand tightly. When he released it, the note had already turned into a few pieces of powder. He looked out of the window at the lake, and his figure was reflected in the glass of the window.
The Black Iron Castle had already made a move. Hagrid had already secretly left with twenty Black Cloud Knight. It was expected that they would arrive at Ark Harbor in another week and then turn over to Daniel's territory. When they arrived, it would be time to deal with Allen. Daniel wanted to drag out the negotiations for a month or so so that he could calmly arrange to eliminate Allen, a formidable enemy, in one fell swoop. Once Allen left, Ou Ban would be like a toothless tiger. At that time, Daniel would be able to recover the lost land.
A mere Deep Sea Scaled Concubine was not in his eyes. The only thing that truly threatened him was Allen and his army. As for Ou Ban, Daniel sneered. That was just a paper tiger. It was fine to scare people, but if they really fought, Ou Ban could only surrender.
Daniel knew his weaknesses all too well.
Allen was woken up by a rain-like knock on the door. He sat up in the morning light, yawned, and scratched his slightly messy head. "Who is it?"
The door was pushed open, and Lucy stood outside with a strange smile on her face. "You have a visitor."
"So early?" Allen frowned and jumped out of bed. "Who is it?"
However, she couldn't hear Lucy's answer. She turned around and the girl outside the door had long since disappeared. Allen shrugged, washed up, put on clean clothes, and walked downstairs. Breakfast had already been prepared for him in the small dining room downstairs. When Allen went downstairs, he smelled the fragrance of vanilla bacon. His index finger moved, but he remembered that there were visitors coming, so he could only swallow his saliva and turn to the hall.
There was a person sitting on the sand in the hall, his back facing Allen, so he couldn't see his face clearly. However, the other party was dressed in men's clothes and wore a tall gentleman's hat, so he was a man. Unexpectedly, Allen turned around and saw Ruola's beautiful face. He shook his head and smiled, "So you also have a hobby of dressing as a man."
Ruola took off her hat and even stuck two whiskers under her nose. Hearing this, he smiled and asked, "Could it be your lover?"
"No, I'm just a friend." Allen patted his stomach and said, "I wonder if Miss Ruola has had breakfast. If not, why don't you join us? To be honest, I'm starving to death now. "
"Forget it. In order to sneak out in the morning, I really didn't eat breakfast." She wasn't polite at all.
So the two of them sat at the long table in the dining room. There was a lot of food on the table. The main dish was vanilla smoked beef, with thick soup, fresh salad, cheese, and two thin slices of bread as side dishes. Ruola sat down and said, "The chefs here are very good. What they cook looks simple, but the taste of the food is very layered. It's much better than the chefs in White Castle. "
She first scooped up a spoonful of thick soup with a spoon and put it into her mouth, then put a mouthful of fresh salad into her mouth. Finally, she skillfully cut off a small piece of beef with a knife and put it into her mouth with a fork. She chewed slowly for a while. That movement was so elegant that it carried the flavor of flowing clouds and flowing water. Allen shook his head and praised, "If there is a grade of table manners, Ruola, you must be the highest grade."
Ruola smiled and put down her knife and fork, "Then, let's talk about that big business."
Allen put a piece of beef into his mouth and said, "I'm all ears."
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