The leader of the knights was sitting at the head of the living room.
While Margaret was standing in the middle of the living room.
The leader of the knights was looking down at Margaret, his face as black as the bottom of a pot. Margaret had a solemn expression, not saying a word.
At first glance, it looked like Margaret was being interrogated by the leader of the knights.
However, the actual situation was not much different.
"Margaret Saiat, the crime of lying about military intelligence and deceiving the knights into mobilizing isn't something a little noble girl like you can bear."
The leader of the knights was sitting on a chair with one leg crossed over the other. He pinched his moustache and looked at Margaret with a gloomy expression.
"Our knights have been living in the open for two days to arrive here, but all we see is a peaceful scene. You should know how serious the crime of lying about military intelligence is, right?"
This guy, which eye did he use to see that this place was peaceful?
Could it be that the degree of destruction and slaughter I deliberately allowed the monsters to do was not enough?
Ryuga thought in her heart.
More than eighty percent of the town and the surrounding villages were destroyed, and nearly ten thousand people were killed or injured. If such a loss could be called peaceful, what other situation could be called disastrous?
"I have already said it, leader of the knights."
Margaret stood straight in the middle of the living room and replied without fear, "Everything I said on the magic phone is true. Two days ago, there was indeed an army of monsters attacking the Saiat Territory. However, thanks to the help of a powerful adventurer, the current situation has been brought under control. However, there are still remnants of monsters outside the city. You can send your knights to investigate and prove that what I said is true."
Although her answer was methodical, there was not a single lie in her words.
However, this kind of excuse was far from enough to deal with a country's top official who was deliberately looking for trouble.
"This can't cover up the fact that our knights have made a wasted trip."
The leader of the knights didn't even look at her, his face full of contempt, "Our kingdom's knights are the country's strongest force. It is not a team that can be easily mobilized. This time, it was because you said that the situation was extremely serious that an exception was made."
"As long as I report to the king that you colluded with the enemy country to lure the knights out of the capital, and that you have other schemes in the dark, I can easily strip you of your noble status and send you to prison."
This guy didn't even have the slightest intention of covering it up. He began to threaten Grey openly.
However, the position of the Knight Commander was far above that of a noble child like her. Even in the King's City, he held real power in the country's upper echelons. As long as he said so, not many people would dare to go against him.
In that case, even if Egret wasn't guilty, she would be forced to commit a groundless crime.
"Can you be considered a knight who protects the country?!"
She glared at the head of the knights with her almond-shaped eyes. "Moreover, the Queen will not sit back and watch you succeed in your plot!" She said. She was furious. She glared at the head of the knights.
When it came to fighting and marching, it was obvious that Grey was an expert.
But when it came to politics, she was completely clueless.
"How stupid. If the Queen was still here, how could I do such a thing? I'll tell you with good intentions. Coincidentally, when I left the capital, the Queen also left the capital. Now, the king is handling the internal affairs on her behalf. "
A complacent smile appeared on the Knight Commander's face, the two mustaches on his lips sticking up high. "So no matter what you say, no one will believe it."
"But, of course, if I could, I wouldn't want to do such troublesome things. But you have to know that I have a lot of knights under me that need to be fed. They originally had a lot of military achievements, but unfortunately, because of your false military report, they can only return empty-handed … So, do you understand what I mean?"
The Knight Commander spread out his hands and made a helpless expression. "You have to take out some compensation, so that I can make up for the dissatisfaction of my knights."
This was his goal.
In other words, he wanted money, and a large amount of money that was enough to make up for the entire Knight Commander.
The Lord of Saiat was an aristocrat with real power. After many years of operation, he naturally had a lot of assets under his hands.
If he was still alive, with his power and status, even if the Knight Commander was jealous, he wouldn't dare to rashly make things difficult for him.
But now, he was dead.
He died very sullenly in this disaster.
Only a mountain of gold was left for him to dig up. Then, was there any reason for him to not take action?
As for Grey? She was just a mere noble's daughter. She only had strength and was good at playing with political power. He had plenty of ways to deal with this little girl. It was far from enough to make him feel apprehensive.
In fact, he had made this trip with the hope of repelling this wave-like disaster and receiving the king's reward for his power and status.
But this disaster was repelled by an unknown adventurer at some point in time. Wouldn't that mean that the adventurer would get all the credit, and he wouldn't have the slightest bit of gain?
Because of this, he naturally had the idea of taking advantage of the situation.
As long as he could get all the assets of the Saiat Territory, it would be a huge gain, not inferior to the reward for repelling the wave. This move could be said to be quite clever.
In the living room.
The Knight Commander became more and more pleased with himself and almost laughed out loud.
"I refuse!"
In the living room, just as the Knight Commander was immersed in his delusions, Grey's cold and solemn voice sounded, "The assets left by father are to be used to pay the adventurers who repelled the monsters and to rebuild the town. It will never be left to a country's vermin like you!"
Grey didn't have the slightest intention of compromising and very bluntly refused the Knight Commander's request.
"That's a pity. It seems that you are indeed a spy who colluded with the enemy."
The Knight Commander deliberately made a regretful expression and then said gloomily, "Knights, take her down and put her in prison. You can do whatever you want with her."
It didn't matter whether she agreed or not.
If she agreed, he could rightfully inherit the Saiat Territory's assets. If she didn't agree, he could also put a groundless charge on her and then confiscate the Saiat Territory. He could still get the assets.
This way, even if the queen returned to the royal capital in the future, she wouldn't be able to say anything without evidence.
An extremely humiliated expression appeared on Grey's face, but her back was still ramrod straight. She even reached out her hand and grasped the longsword at her waist, obviously intending to resist to the death.
"Hey."
Just as the Knight Commander gave the order to take Grey down, an emotionless voice sounded from outside the door and entered the ears of several people in the living room.
"There is still a reward for me in those assets. Don't tell me you intend to take it all away?"
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