With the departure of the officers, only Earl Hall and Earl Of Avon were left in the cabin.
The Earl Of Avon rolled up the parchment in his hand and casually placed it on the table. Then, he picked up a cup of cold coffee and drank it.
Earl Hall stood quietly by the side. The flush of anger on his face had subsided, and he seemed to have finally calmed down.
However, the determination and resistance in his eyes didn't diminish at all.
The Earl Of Avon put down his coffee cup and turned to look into Earl Hall's eyes.
He asked, "You should have heard some rumors about Marquis Vincent being assassinated in Silvermoon City, right?"
Earl Hall nodded. He seemed to realize something as his face suddenly turned extremely pale.
Seeing this, the Earl Of Avon knew that the other party had guessed it, so he didn't hide it anymore. He sighed and said, "Yes, although the people of the Northern Frontier have sealed off the news, we still confirmed an unfortunate fact —
My dear brother, Marquis Vincent, has died in Silvermoon City. "
"Impossible!" Earl Hall roared and suddenly became irritable again. His bloodshot eyes stared at the Earl Of Avon in front of him as if he wanted to strangle him to death with his gaze.
Count Elven didn't seem to be worried about his own safety at all. His expression was calm and even a little sad as he said,
He even said with a hint of sadness, "I also hope that this is fake news, but this is the truth.
Colin Angelo was worried that this news would attract revenge from the Eastern Region, so he sealed the news and deliberately put forward harsh conditions for redemption. He wanted to stall for time and wait for the Northern Frontier's reinforcements.
Unfortunately, news of the Orcs suddenly came from the Western Region. The reinforcements from the Northern Frontier probably won't be able to reach Silvermoon City.
So, Earl Hall, this is also an opportunity for us, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for revenge! "
"Revenge?" Earl Hall sneered and said disdainfully, "I think this is a chance for you to completely eliminate the Hall family, right? Eliminate the forces supporting Marquis Vincent and completely control the Pegasus Navy at the same time. Heh heh, it's killing two birds with one stone! "
The Earl Of Avon shook his head slowly and said, "Purge? No, no, no, almost all the nobles of the Eastern Region were once my brother's supporters. Do you want me to massacre the Eastern Region?
Earl Hall, in my opinion, this is a chance for your family to prove themselves again. "
Seeing that Earl Of Avon still didn't believe him, Earl Of Avon continued, "Father should have already made an official announcement, but you haven't received the news yet. My engagement with Prince Leahy's daughter, Salia, has been annulled, and I've been engaged to Count Brugan's daughter, Grace."
Hall's pupils constricted. Before he could say a word, he heard the Earl Of Avon continue.
"This is the sincerity of the Brugen family, and also my attitude. I don't want to purge my brother's former supporters, but to accept them.
But, just like the Bruggans, I had to see the sincerity of these supporters to switch sides.
Especially you, Lord Hall. I know that your daughter married my brother and bore him a child.
Don't worry, I won't make life difficult for a child, and I won't treat the Hall family as an enemy because of this.
But there's a prerequisite for this — the Hall family has to prove their loyalty! "
Earl Hall smiled bitterly and asked, "So we can only prove our loyalty through self-destruction?"
"How can it be self-destruction?" The Earl Of Avon said in surprise. "It's just a few warships. As long as the Hall family members are still around, the title is still there, and the territory is still there, it's only a matter of time before they rise again.
Moreover, I can solemnly promise you that as long as you complete the mission I give you in the next redemption operation, the position of commander of the Pegasus Navy will still be yours! "
"What mission?"
"The Crystal River has a tributary that leads directly to the Half Elven Palace in Silvermoon City, but there are three sluices in the middle …"
Earl Hall's expression changed, and he immediately continued, "You want me to use the warships delivered to the Northern Frontier this time to destroy these three sluices?"
"Yes."
Earl Hall couldn't help but sneer as he shook his head and said, "Earl Of Avon, after all, you haven't commanded a naval battle before. You don't understand how difficult it is to destroy the three sluices. Not to mention the six heavy warships and the oarsail warships we handed over this time, even if we were to mobilize the entire Pegasus Navy, we probably wouldn't be able to destroy the three sluices. "
The Earl Of Avon smiled mysteriously and turned to the table. He opened a wooden box placed on it and took out a palm-sized clay jar.
"What if we add this?"
Earl Hall walked forward in puzzlement, but when he saw the viscous liquid that suffused a green glow in the clay jar, his expression changed drastically as he growled, "That's right."
He roared, "Wildfire?"
"Yes." The Earl Of Avon nodded. The faint green glow from the clay jar illuminated his handsome face, making him look somewhat ferocious. "This time, Father has spent a huge price to buy three thousand jars of Wildfire from Yeville. They will help you destroy all the defenses of the half-elves on the Crystal River!"
"Three thousand jars!" Earl Hall's voice changed. "These things will destroy my fleet as well … Yes, this was your plan to begin with. The Hall family's warships have long been a pile of ashes in your eyes, right?"
The Earl Of Avon seemed to be somewhat impatient as he said coldly, "Earl Hall, you don't really plan on handing those warships over to the Northern Frontier in perfect condition, do you?
Their fate is already sealed!
I just want them to bring enough enemies to hell with them before they are destroyed! "
Earl Hall fell silent. After a while, he said softly, "Is this the price the Hall family has to pay?"
"Yes. As long as we complete this mission, I can guarantee that the Hall family will still have a place in the Eastern Region in the future! "
Earl Hall fell silent again.
He had a rough understanding of the Duke of Saint Prospero's plan. Under the guise of redeeming Marquis Vincent, he would send a batch of Eastern Region warships along the Crystal River to Silvermoon City. The reason why the Northern Frontier had sealed off the news of Marquis Vincent's death was probably because they wanted to wait for the Eastern Region's warships to arrive before forcefully detaining them and handing over a corpse to the Eastern Region.
However, since the Duke of Saint Prospero had already confirmed the news of Marquis Vincent's death, he wanted to beat them at their own game. He secretly filled the warships with Wildfire and then used a method of mutual destruction to forcefully break through Silvermoon City's naval defenses.
This way, the following naval fleets could drive straight into the Half Elven Palace.
However, Earl Hall was also very clear that the mission given to the Hall family by the Duke of Saint Prospero was a suicide attack with a slim chance of survival.
After this battle, even if the Eastern Region successfully captured Silvermoon City, the military power that the Hall Family relied on the most would be destroyed. Even Earl Hall himself would most likely die in Silvermoon City.
If possible, Earl Hall would definitely not accept this mission.
Unfortunately, Marquis Vincent was already dead.
The Hall family's greatest backer had fallen.
Looking at the arrangements made by the Duke of Saint Prospero, it was obvious that he was paving the way for his second son, the Earl Of Avon.
If the Hall family disobeyed this order, they would definitely not be able to escape the House of Saint Prospero's reckoning.
Thinking of his clansmen who were still in White Dew City, Earl Hall let out a long sigh. He finally took the jar of Wildfire from the Earl Of Avon and said in a deep voice, "Alright.
"Alright, the Hall Clan will obey your orders!"
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