The conflict ended very quickly.
Seeing the fierce Knight, no one dared to say another word. Most of the actors were fence-sitters, otherwise there would not have been a dispute at the beginning. In the face of the famous Mey, not everyone had the courage to stand up against her. Now the situation had become even more one-sided. Bella was directly taken out of the lounge by two men.
After a while, only Carter and the Border Town crew members were left in the large room.
"Thank you so much for your help," Gate and the others bowed.
"You're really... amazing! You forced her to speechless in two or three hits. "Irene held Mey's hand and exclaimed," And that slap, it completely stunned her! "
Then she turned to the Chief Knight and saluted. "Sir Carter, how come you are in Longsong Stronghold?"
"I'm also very curious about that." Mey shrugged, but her heart was relieved.
"Because of His Highness's order." Carter spread out his hands. "Can I buy you a drink?"
...
"This is... where you live?" The Chief Knight looked around cautiously.
"Well, it's very ordinary, right?" Mey took out a bottle of white wine from the cupboard and poured him a small cup. "The pub only opens at night. This is my treat." Irene and the others slipped away quickly. On the way, they suddenly remembered something. Finally, when they returned to the residence, only she and Carter were left.
"Well, indeed... quite ordinary." Carter coughed twice. "I don't know your family..."
"My mother died a long time ago. I found a job for my father in the theater. It's all easy chores," Mey said calmly. "But I think he will come back at night."
This small bungalow was located in a deep alley in the inner city. It was bought with all her savings after she became the Star of the Western Region. Although the house was small and old, moving away from the outer city would at least prevent her from being harassed and spied on.
"Uh... sorry."
"Nothing," Mey also poured herself a small cup. "Did His Highness send you here to rectify the order of the theater and solve the dispute among the actors?"
"No, of course not," Carter repeatedly waved his hands and said, "Timothy has sent people to cause trouble in the Western Territory again. His Highness Roland is on the way here with the main army. I just took the 'Little Town' and arrived first. I arranged for the Second Army to strengthen the night watch, and while I was at it, let the Honeysuckle Family be more vigilant, in order to prevent any sneak attacks on the city gate and so on."
"You shouldn't have told me these things." Mey was startled and then shook her head.
"You asked, and it's not a secret operation." Carter gulped down the wine. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
"All right," she said, pursing her lips. "So how did you get into the theatre?"
"After I handed over the task, I suddenly saw the advertisement for the play you acted in, so I wanted to see what you would look like on the real stage. The result was just as I imagined. Although I only saw the end, your performance was really wonderful. " The Knight exclaimed, "So I went backstage to invite you for a drink, but I didn't know whether I should go in or not, so I lingered at the door for a while until I heard the argument inside …"
"You've been outside for a long time?" Mey frowned.
"I didn't mean to eavesdrop," Carter raised his hands. "It was just an accident, I promise."
"Pfft," she couldn't help but chuckle. "I didn't blame you, you don't have to look like that."
"Is that so?" The knight breathed a sigh of relief and reached for the wine, but she slapped his hand down.
"You still have a task tonight, right?" Mey shook her finger. "So you can only drink a small cup, no more. But … "She smiled." When this mission is over, you can treat me properly. "
After Carter left, Mey filled her glass again, leaned back in the chair, and sipped.
Since the last time she tasted the white wine, she found that she gradually liked this hot and mellow taste.
As for Carter's previous invitation, she already had a vague answer in her heart. Some things could only be known after trying, just like the white wine in her hand. Although it was hard to swallow at first, the mellow taste was not something that sweet and sour fruit wine or bland ale could compare to.
Why don't I bring my father back to town and settle down after this play is over?
…
Two days later, Roland arrived at Longsong Stronghold.
Pérot Hull and the members of the five families went out of the city to welcome His Royal Highness' troops.
After the First Army was stationed in Longsong Stronghold, Roland went straight to the castle and held a brief meeting.
"I've received reliable news that Timothy has sent an army to Longsong Stronghold." He sat in the main seat of the hall, looking down at the nobles below. "I don't know their number and route, but there's no doubt that they're coming for me. According to Timothy's usual style, they're bound to expand their troops by kidnapping civilians, and then use drugs to force these people to attack. "
"Excuse me, Your Highness," Viscount Eric of the Wolf Family was puzzled. "The drug you're talking about is …?"
"It's an evil red pill that can make civilians more powerful than a Knight, but after the effect is over, the people who take it can only struggle helplessly to death." Except for Pérot, the other four families didn't know about the Church's secret drug, so Roland simply explained its characteristics and origin. "Timothy intends to use this method to continuously weaken the resistance of the Western Region. Any population he doesn't need will be the target of kidnapping, and your territories are also included in this list. As the guardian of the Western Region, I ask you to move all your family members and territory civilians into the city, so as not to expand Timothy's troops. "
"But, the food and stored goods in our warehouse …"
"Move as much as you can," Roland resolutely interrupted. "I'll only give you three days, the surrounding civilians must gather in Longsong Stronghold. After I've repelled Timothy's troops, I'll naturally let you go. "
After the meeting, the Prince summoned Iron Axe into the castle.
In fact, he didn't reveal the true situation to the nobles. Under the carpet investigation of Lightning and Maggie, the team from King's City had already been exposed. Unlike the previous group of invaders, they were riding a single-masted sailboat and were heading west along the main Redwater River, passing through Willow Town to enter the hinterland of the Western Region.
This was a very tricky route, when the enemy crossed the fork, they could either turn back along the tributary to attack the South and East gates of Longsong Stronghold, or continue westward to Border Town.
In order to avoid splitting his troops to defend, he had to take the initiative to concentrate his superior forces and defeat the enemy at one point.
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