Looking at the stone sculpture in the coffin, Colin's mind flashed with thousands of thoughts for a moment.
Along the way, only the Morrison Family was able to secretly swap the duke's body with the Duke's body.
After all, they had only stayed in Floral City for a night and even opened the coffin for the Morrison family to pay their respects.
Who would have thought that they would actually want to steal the duke's body?
What were they trying to do?
Colin naturally thought of the blood pool under the clock tower of Phoenix-Butterfly Castle.
He had a hunch that the reason why the Morrison family wanted to steal the duke's body was related to the mysterious blood pool.
"… It looks a bit like a stone sculpture, but this is indeed the duke's body."
Colin said firmly.
He had to be tough now.
It was not a big problem that the Duke Of St. Hilde's body had been swapped, but if Knight Nelson found out about it and refused to acknowledge the duke's death, then it would be troublesome.
They could even claim that the Duke Of St. Hilde was missing.
Death and missing were two completely different concepts.
Once the duke died, then the command of the Golden Lion Legion would naturally fall into the hands of his successor.
However, if they could not confirm the Duke Of St. Hilde's death, then without receiving the duke's orders, Knight Nelson and the others could completely ignore the orders of others and independently control the most elite military force of the House of Saint Hilde.
Knight Louis squinted his eyes and carefully looked at the "body" in the coffin for a long time before he smiled and shook his head.
"I'm sorry, Viscount Angley, I'm not questioning your integrity, but this … is obviously just an ordinary stone sculpture."
Vera also saw that there was something wrong with the body at this time, but when she saw that Colin insisted that it was the duke's body, she remained silent.
Scholar Dwayne of course saw that something was wrong, and he also realized that things were developing in an unpredictable direction, so he quickly said,
"Knight Nelson, Knight Louis, Knight Campbell, the duke was petrified to death by an unknown forbidden spell at Viscount Angley's wedding. This happened in front of everyone's eyes.
If you have any questions, you can ask the nobles present at the wedding. I believe they will give you a definite answer. "
Scholar Dwayne's words were a little tricky. He did not directly say that the body in the coffin was the duke's. Instead, he wanted to use the witnesses at the wedding to confirm the duke's death.
However, Knight Narson remained unmoved. "As for what happened on the night of Viscount Angley's wedding, we will naturally send someone to verify it.
But before that, please forgive us for not disobeying the orders of the Grand Duke and withdrawing to Chilly Winter. "
Colin's suspicions grew stronger and stronger. Narson and the others' attitudes were too strange.
Even if he was wary of Colin seizing power, he should have waited until they were safely back to Chilly Winter.
Otherwise, if the Golden Lion Legion was surrounded by the Menham and Dawson families, what was the point of fighting for command?
"Of course you can take your time to verify the duke's death." Colin advised in a low voice. "But now, withdrawing to Chilly Winter is an urgent matter. This is the only way to protect the Golden Lion Legion. Even if the duke comes back to life, he will give the same order. "
Knight Narson chuckled and shook his head. "Not necessarily."
"What do you mean?" Colin asked with a frown.
Knight Louis laughed at the same time and explained, "Lord Viscounts, you may not know this, but we already have strong reinforcements. Even if the Menham and Dawson families come together, the victor will only be determined after a battle."
"Strong reinforcements?" Colin suddenly had a bad premonition.
Scholar Dwayne's eyes flashed as though he had thought of a possibility.
"That's right." Knight Narson nodded. "Just a few days ago, Earl Oman led his army and surrendered to us. So, with the addition of the Oman family's army, we may be able to fight a decisive battle with the Dwarves! "
"Earl Oman?" Colin narrowed his eyes, which flashed with a dangerous light. "You actually believe the words of a Northern Frontier traitor? What if he's faking his surrender? "
"Impossible." Knight Narson said confidently. "We received news that Fallen Eagle City has been burned to ruins by the St. Theon family. With such a deep grudge, I don't believe that Earl Oman is willing to continue following the St. Theon family."
Knight Louis immediately added, "Furthermore, Earl Ullmann also brought two heads — Lawrence and Penny. If you know anything about the House of St. Theon, you will know that one of them is Mr. Ullmann's son, and the other is his sister.
Viscount Angley, tell me, under such circumstances, is it possible for the Oman family and the St. Theon family to make peace? "
Colin was silent.
This was the first time he knew that Lawrence was Mr. Oman's son, but seeing how Earl Oman had cut off his head to surrender, it was probably true.
This meant that Earl Oman had really fallen out with the St. Theon family.
This kind of blood feud had already exceeded the scope of a "trick of self-injury". It was not something that could be resolved with simple trust.
If Zhou Yu burned down Huang Gai's home, and Huang Gai killed Zhou Yu's son and sister, then even if the two had agreed on a "fake act", they would suspect that the other party would "really do it".
Moreover, Lawrence and Penny were the only ties between the St. Theon family and the Oman family. Now that they had been killed, what reason did Mr. Oman have to believe that Earl Oman would stand on his side?
But what puzzled Colin was, why would the meticulous Mr. Oman allow Earl Oman to kill Lawrence and Penny, and even lead the Oman family's army to the House of Saint Hilde?
Since Mr. Burr had already planned to sacrifice Fallen Eagle City, he should have guessed that Earl Oman would break off relations with the House of St. Theon. Could it be that he did not make preparations in advance? At the very least, he should not have allowed Earl Oman to switch sides and strengthen the enemy.
At this moment, footsteps could be heard outside the tent.
Following which, Count Oman quickly walked in.
"I heard that His Excellency the Duke was murdered. Is that true?"
Earl Oman asked anxiously as soon as he entered. Then, he saw the coffin in the middle of the tent.
Suddenly, Earl Oman froze on the spot, as if he had been struck by lightning. It was as if he could not accept the news of the Duke Of St. Hilde's death.
Colin rolled his eyes at the sight of this.
Forcing it was too awkward.
"Your Grace!" Earl Oman rushed to the side of the coffin, but when he saw the duke's body, he was stunned.
"This … this is the duke's body? Is there a mistake? This is clearly an ordinary stone sculpture. "
Colin was getting more and more frustrated. The pit that the Morrison family had dug for him could no longer be filled.
Thus, he ignored Earl Oman's question. Instead, he looked straight into Knight Nelson's eyes and asked in a low voice.
"Knight Nelson, does this mean that you have decided to fight to the death with the dwarves here?"
"Yes," Knight Nelson nodded and said concisely. He was firm and resolute.
Then, Colin turned to look at Knight Louis.
Knight Louis lowered his head and avoided Colin's gaze. It seemed like he had decided to support Nelson's decision.
Colin glanced at Knight Canbenin. Only then did he realize that this knight had not expressed any opinion.
Although Knight Canbenin had always been a man of few words, how could he not say anything when it came to such an important decision?
Seeing Colin's gaze, Knight Canbenin stared straight into Colin's eyes, as if trying to convey some sort of message.
"Alright." Colin suddenly smiled. "Then I wish you, Knight Nelson, a great victory over the dwarves. Bring order and peace to the Northern Frontier!"
"Thank you, Lord Viscounts. If you can lead the Angele family's army to advance and retreat with us, then …"
Without waiting for Knight Nelson to finish speaking, Colin immediately interrupted him.
"I still need to escort the duke's body back to Coldwinter City. It's getting late, so I'll stay here for the night. We'll set off tomorrow morning.
As for Rapidflow River, I'll leave it to you and Earl Oman. "
After saying that, he motioned for Roger to push the coffin out, and at the same time, he pulled Vera and walked outside.
The three knights and the earl looked at each other in dismay.
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