With Joyce's angry shout, the banquet hall suddenly quieted down.
Everyone's gloating eyes instantly focused on Colin.
They all wanted to see how this young but rapidly rising Viscounts would deal with the anger of the Duke's third son.
To be honest, Colin did not panic at all.
After all, he was someone who had been on the battlefield and was used to seeing big scenes. Besides, compared to Duke St. Hilde's invincible god-like aura, Joisse was like a little lion who was only good for his looks and bluffing.
Colin bowed slightly and placed his left hand on his chest. There was a trace of fear on his face as he said, "Young Master Joyce, I don't know what I have done wrong. Please enlighten me."
Joisse slowly approached Colin. He deliberately slowed down his pace as if he wanted to create a sense of oppression. However, his thin and small figure did not give off much pressure. Moreover, Colin was much taller than him. Looking down from above, he seemed to be the one who had the upper hand.
"The worst thing you have done is …" Joyce said coldly. "You did not bring Sister Vera home!"
Huh?
Colin looked up in surprise and saw that Joyce's little face had already changed into a mischievous smile.
"I have not seen Sister Vera for a long time and I miss her very much! How could you not bring her to the Lion's Roar Fort this time? "
Looking at the seemingly innocent little face in front of him, Colin suddenly felt that this third son of the Duke was a little interesting.
Relying on his natural advantage as a child, he asked a very sharp question, giving Colin a show of strength.
Although everyone knew the answer to this question, they all tacitly avoided answering it.
As long as the Golden Lion Legion could not enter the city, then Vera would definitely not come in and walk right into the trap.
This was something that everyone understood.
However, at this time, Joyce's innocent question made Colin feel a little embarrassed.
Was this little guy really talented or did someone teach him in advance?
"Young Master Joyce, the reason why Vera could not enter the city is because she has a more important mission outside the city."
"What mission?" Joisse pressed on, as if he was waiting for Colin to come up with an unreliable reason to counterattack.
The corners of Colin's lips curled up as he said righteously, "Protect the body of the Duke Of St. Hilde!"
"Father …" A hint of panic flashed in Joisse's eyes, and he subconsciously turned to look at Butler Durrington.
Hehe, it seemed like the butler had taught him in advance.
Colin felt slightly relieved.
That would be much easier to deal with.
Joisse seemed to realize that his behavior was inappropriate, so he immediately turned around and continued to question, "Then why didn't you let my sister bring father's body into the city?"
The smile on Colin's face grew brighter as he asked in an innocent tone, "Young Master Joyce, do you know how I entered the city?"
"How did you get in?" The young Joisse did not know that he was gradually walking into Colin's trap, and he was still in a daze as he tried to help him pass on the message.
"When I was standing outside the city, the city gate was only slightly open!" Colin made a gesture with an indignant look on his face. "It was barely enough for one person to pass through! Young Master Joyce, are you sure you want to let the Duke Of St. Hilde's coffin enter the city in this way? "
"I …" Joisse was a little flustered.
Butler Durrington was about to interrupt when he saw the situation, but Colin did not give him the chance to do so.
"The body of the former Lord of the Northern Frontier is right outside the city. Shouldn't you open the city gate and personally lead the people of the House of Saint Hilde out of the city to welcome him?"
"I …" Joisse's forehead was already covered in cold sweat.
He did not expect that he would be the one questioning Vera about why she did not dare to enter the city. How did Viscount Angley end up questioning him about why he did not dare to leave the city?
Butler Durrington sighed. He knew that he had underestimated the young Viscounts. Joisse was no match for him. Therefore, he had no choice but to step forward to resolve the situation personally.
"Viscount Angley, why did I hear that there was something wrong with the body of the Duke outside the city?"
Colin laughed and asked, "Mr. Butler, who did you hear this from?"
"Knight Louis," Butler Durrington said.
Then, Knight Louis stepped out from the crowd. He first bowed to Joyes, then looked at Colin with a provocative gaze. His words were sharp as he said:
I saw the coffin brought by Viscount Angley with my own eyes, but there was only an ordinary stone statue placed inside. It was not the body of the Duke at all! "
As soon as he said this, there was another round of exclamations.
Everyone began to turn around and whisper to each other.
Colin seemed to have expected this and did not panic at all. He calmly explained, "That is because the Duke was petrified by a forbidden spell. That is why he looked like a stone statue."
"Hmph! This is just your side of the story! "Knight Louis was obviously determined to fight Colin to the end.
"What about this evidence?" Colin smiled and took out a scroll from his arms. "This is the casting scroll for the forbidden spell. Do you want to show it to everyone?"
"What?" Everyone saw that Colin really took out a casting scroll and their expressions changed.
"How did you get the casting scroll for the forbidden spell?" Knight Louis screamed again.
Colin shrugged and pointed to Wizard Kusius who was leisurely eating and drinking at the side. "Of course, it was given to me by Wizard Kusius, the deputy chairman of the Yewel Mage Council."
Kusius looked helplessly at Colin, as if blaming him for selling him out.
Colin looked at Kusius with a smile, as if to say, "Didn't you want to find more people to help you share the burden? Great, I will make it public now! "
Actually, Colin had thought it through carefully before making this move.
Although the forbidden spell 'Trial's Eye' targeted at Paladins was extremely terrifying, the conditions to release it were equally harsh.
Not to mention the requirement of a rank 6 wizard, there was also the sacrifice of three hundred thousand lives.
This kind of sacrifice was not easy to carry out.
If not for the fact that Count Oman was leading his troops in battle and Fallen Eagle City was under the control of Penny and Mister Chang, as well as the fact that they had taken advantage of the Tulip Merchant Guild's repairs to bury a large amount of coal in the city, Mister Chang would never have been able to create such a terrifying scene.
Just the burning of Fallen Eagle City alone would require the expenditure of a forbidden spell without the help of the coal laid in advance.
Therefore, as long as the conditions to release 'Trial's Eye' were made public, it would greatly weaken the deterrence of the spell.
After all, the major cities of the Radiant Empire were controlled by the nobles. Once they knew of this terrifying forbidden spell, they would definitely take precautions to prevent their cities from being sacrificed by the wizards.
Facing the burning gazes of the nobles, Wizard Kusius could only nod and say:
"Yes, this Trial's Eye scroll was indeed given to Viscount Angley by me. I am also very sorry about what happened in Fallen Eagle City and apologize to everyone here.
But please believe that the Yewel Mage Council abhors this kind of inhumane forbidden spell. I guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen again! "
Colin looked at the awe-inspiring face of Wizard Kusius and was even more certain that this guy wanted to use him to clear his name.
Once the forbidden spell 'Trial's Eye' was released, Mr. Burr would definitely become the public enemy of the knights. Kusius reckoned that he did not have much confidence in Mr. Burr and wanted to use this method to draw a clear line between them so that he would not become the target of the knights.
Seeing that Wizard Kusius had proven the authenticity of the scroll, the crowd instantly clamored and demanded to see the scroll in Colin's hands.
Colin would of course not refuse and immediately passed the scroll to Butler Mendelden, asking him to pass it around for everyone to read.
The nobles here basically knew some elven language. Although they might not be able to understand the principles behind this forbidden spell, and even more so, it was impossible for them to learn it. However, it was not a problem for them to understand the conditions and results of its casting.
After everyone had read it, Colin looked in the direction of Viscounts Valla and winked.
Viscounts Valla immediately understood what Colin meant and immediately stepped forward. As a witness, she recounted everything that happened on the night of the burning of Fallen Eagle City.
With this witness, the crowd was even more convinced that Mr. Burr had indeed sacrificed Fallen Eagle City to release the 'Trial's Eye' and petrified the Duke Of St. Hilde.
Moreover, because Viscounts Valla was now the son of Count Oman, his words were much more trustworthy. Moreover, in the eyes of the crowd, the Oman family was on the opposite side of the Angele family, and Valla would not speak up for Colin.
Knight Louis knew that he could not continue to harp on this issue, and even began to suspect that the stone statue was really the duke's corpse.
Colin saw that the time was ripe and was about to suggest an alliance, but he did not expect Count Oman to beat him to it and step forward to call out loudly.
"Everyone, Mr. Burr sacrificed an entire city of innocent people and brazenly killed the Duke Of St. Hilde. This is an unforgivable crime! Against such a public enemy of the Northern Frontier, we should unite and kill him together! "
Colin was stunned, clearly not expecting Count Oman to steal his line. However, he immediately followed up with the other party's words.
"That's right! In the current situation, we should set aside our differences and unite against the enemy! Young Master Joyce, please open the city gates and let the soldiers of the Golden Lion Legion escort the duke's corpse into the city! "
"Enter the city? Why must we enter the city? " Before Joisse could speak, Earl Oman stood up and objected. "Facing an enemy attack, we should take the initiative to attack, not hide in the city!
Viscount Angley, I heard that you defeated the Pegasus Legion in Silvermoon City and annihilated an army of a hundred thousand trolls in the Firmament Ice Plains. Now, do you dare to fight alongside me and attack the invading dwarven army? "
Only a fool would be willing to fight alongside you!
Colin thought to himself.
He knew that Count Oman was unwilling to let the Golden Lion Legion into the city, but he did not expect him to take the initiative to fight outside the city.
Colin did not know what the other party was planning, but he definitely did not want to fight alongside someone with ulterior motives.
But before he could object, Archbishop Akhani said righteously, "You're right.
"Good! Take the initiative to attack without fear of danger! This is the responsibility of a lord of the Northern Frontier!
I will personally pray for you. May the God of Light watch over you and bestow upon you courage, wisdom, and undefeatable faith! "
The moment this beautiful archbishop spoke, Colin realized that he could no longer bring up the suggestion of defending the city and avoiding the brunt of the attack.
Otherwise, wouldn't he be admitting that he was not qualified to be a lord of the Northern Frontier?
He rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile, "Good! Then let the God of Light bear witness to us defeating the enemy together! "
* Smack! *
Colin and Count Oman raised their right hands at the same time and struck each other heavily.
A temporary alliance was thus established.
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