Lord Highlander

The castle of the Newman family is located at the northernmost end of the central axis of Bena City. The building covers an area of ​​nearly forty acres, and the entire building complex is like a castle in a city.

The entire building complex is in a typical Rococo style. All the buildings are very gorgeous, exquisite, and detailed, and many places in the corridors and arches have a taste of the ocean. The patterns of fish scales and shells are found in almost all buildings.

The Castle of the Newman Family can be regarded as the most magnificent and exquisite building in the entire city of Bena, several times more magnificent than the Master's Tower in the East and the Temple of Liberty in the West.

The Newman family has controlled the province of Bena for nearly 800 years. The biggest problem faced by many aristocratic families is that there are no descendants with good enough blood to accept the family inheritance. The leaders of each generation of families need to have extraordinary abilities in order to lead a huge family in Continue to run on the track of history. There are almost few such old aristocratic families left in the Green Empire. Many old families have already completed their curtain call on the stage of history.

Located in the lobby on the first floor of the administrative building, the cast iron throne on the main seat is still empty. It should have been the seat of Duke Newman, but the Duke is currently leading the Benar Legion to fight in the Warsaw plane. The last time I saw Newman It was only three months ago that the Duke sat here.

Mrs. Dorothy was sitting on a chair under the stage. Behind her stood two maids. The female swordsman Talis Newman stood behind Mrs. Dorothy. Several other powerful people in the Newman family, including Castle The family members, including the captain of the guards, also took their seats on both sides of the hall.

As the younger sister of the Duke of Newman, Mrs. Dorothy now holds the business management power of the Newman family. She will determine the direction of the Newman family's business development in the next few years. In the past few years, Mrs. Dorothy has opened the trading firm of the Newman family to several other important provinces of the Green Empire, with outstanding achievements, and is deeply trusted by Duke Newman.

The chief officer of the guard battalion, Grand Knight Glenn, sat across from Mrs. Dorothy and told Mrs. Dorothy the whole incident of the night a week ago.

The hall was very quiet. The Glenn Knight's voice wasn't too loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.

"This incident started when the witcher Cagle Coward reported to the guard camp that he found a black magician hiding very well in the Maple Leaf Enclosure Hotel. The person on duty that night was Viscount Kincaid, the second captain of the Knights of the Guard Battalion, immediately led his subordinates to the Wailou Hotel after hearing about this incident. In the corridor on the third floor of the hotel's aristocratic area, I saw Baron Suldak from the High Lansa Guard Camp."

"Everyone must be thinking, why did I mention this Baron Suldak, why not get into the topic quickly..."

Everyone in the hall listened very carefully, and when they heard Grand Knight Glenn laughing at himself, they would all smile, which made the atmosphere a little easier. Only Mrs. Dorothy heard the name 'Suldak' When I was slightly taken aback.

Great Knight Glenn captured this moment, and asked casually: "Mrs. Dorothy, do you know Baron Suldak?"

Mrs. Dorothy still looked haggard, she nodded slightly, and replied: "I have a deep impression on this name, because it is very special, because he has no surname but is an aristocrat, I a few months ago I met this baron on the airship flying from Hailansa City to Bena City. He met Earl Iter of Hailansa City. We played cards together on the magic airship. He gave me a very good impression. Deep, a silent knight."

After such a long time, she only met once on the magic airship, and she can still clearly remember Suldak's name. I have to say that Mrs. Dorothy's memory is outstanding.

"It turns out that you know Baron Suldak, so something makes sense." Great Knight Glenn raised his brows and said loudly.

When other members of the Newman family heard the name Suldak in the castle hall, they also started whispering and discussing, but no one had heard of the name.

Grand Knight Glenn put his fist to his mouth, coughed lightly twice, and then said:

"Please allow me to finish the whole process of this matter, we can have at least one day for discussion."

The hall immediately became quiet.

Grand Knight Glenn continued: "Due to the wrong information from the demon hunter Cagel Coward, the guard battalion did not find any traces of the black mage in the siege hotel, so Viscount Kincaid immediately decided to lead the knights back to the guard camp. At that time, they decided to leave through the north gate of the Weilou Hotel, considering whether they could find some clues of black magicians on North Street, but when the knights of the guard battalion walked to North Street, they found There was a fight in the row loft and even a chair flew out of the window and fell into the street."

All the nobles in the hall exclaimed, and the Great Knight of Glenn seemed to have brought everyone to the North Street that night.

The Great Knight Glenn glanced around, and continued: "It was snowing heavily at night, and a group of Tarapagan hunters were guarding the roof of the attic in the dark. Our knights rushed up immediately, and before we could give them a routine After asking questions, a street fight started. The group of hunters carried a large number of bows and arrows and suppressed the knights of the guard battalion on the roof. Our knights rushed into the room where the fighting took place. Four guards and maidservants died together. When we found Swordsman Algernon on the second floor, he had died on the spot, and those hunters took Mrs. Dorothy and escaped through the back door, leaving only one set of footprints on the scene."

"Because the heavy snow covered many traces, and it was late at night, our guard battalion knights did not catch up with the group of people, but we also took some remedial measures. Viscount Kincaid immediately applied for martial law at the city gate and surrounded the building with maple leaves. The hotel serves as the center point and spreads out to investigate and arrest."

Mrs. Dorothy knew that the Guard Battalion of Bena City had summoned almost all the knights for a city-wide search that night.

Great Knight Glenn said: "On the next morning, the Tenth Battalion of the Guard Battalion in the south of the city got a clue that there were three hunters hanging from the giant tree square in the civilian area in the south of the city. Our knights rushed over, and one of the hunters They had already froze to death that night, and the other two hunters had only weak heartbeats, and their bodies suffered from severe hypothermia. After being inspected by the knights of the guard battalion, these three hunters were the culprits who kidnapped Mrs. Dorothy."

"They have been living on the second floor of the civilian area of ​​the Dandelion Hotel during this time. That night, Mrs. Dorothy should have been taken to the second floor of the hotel by them. She was rescued and moved to a room in the noble area with a better environment."

"In fact, as far as we know, Knight Surdak left the Maple Leaf Enclosure Hotel that night with a female companion, and what's more, he also stayed at the Dandelion Hotel with that female companion that night."

Madam Dorothy raised her head, looked at Grand Knight Glenn, and said with some surprise: "You mean, Baron Suldak is related to this kidnapping incident?"

"Although his name was not left in the register of the Dandelion Hotel, the investigators of our guard battalion learned from the lobby manager of the Dandelion Hotel that night that the nobleman who stayed that night was basically the same as the Baron Suldak we described. In fact, the room you slept in that night was arranged by Baron Suldak, and he even hired a maid to watch the fireplace."

"So we have every reason to prove that it was Baron Suldak who saved you, and at the same time he subdued those hunters and hung them on the giant tree in the square. We tortured the two hunters on which mountains, and they didn't know Suldak baron."

Grand Knight Glenn shared the information collected by the guard camp, and Madam Dorothy knew who was helping her behind the scenes, but she immediately asked in confusion: "Then why didn't that Baron Suldak Willing to show up?"

He stood up and walked a few steps in the hall before saying: "Regarding this, our guard battalion has also conducted a detailed investigation these days, and we have some clues so far, but since we have not received confirmation from the person involved, these are just Some guesses."

"This topic has to go back to the time when the demon hunter Kagel Coward reported to the guard camp. He said that he found a black magician, and according to our understanding, there is a female companion beside the Suldak knight. , and this female companion is very likely to be a black mage, so Suldak is reluctant to show up in public this time, after all, the Grimm Empire Magic Union wants to arrest black mages all over the country."

Lady Dorothy asked: "You mean that Baron Suldak has a close relationship with the Black Arts Priory?"

Great Knight Glenn said: "On the contrary, Suldak and the Black Magic Priory should have some grievances. As far as we know, Suldak followed the Hailansa Guard Battalion to completely eradicate the local black magic in Hailansa City. The Hidden Research Institute of the Priory, and when dealing with the Red Dragon Treasure incident later, members of the Black Magic Priory also participated, and we are sure that some of the Black Magic Priory died at the hands of Baron Suldak's knight squad."

"Is there any other reason, then?" asked Mrs. Dorothy curiously.

Grand Knight Glenn nodded, and said: "That's right, the reason for Suldak's reluctance to show up was confirmed by many high-level officers in our guard camp the next night. Baron Duck."

It is not uncommon to attend the ball of the upper class nobles, so everyone around is waiting for Grand Knight Glenn to continue.

"According to what we learned from the knights who attended the ball at the Marquis Luther's mansion, Baron Suldac came to Bena City this time to propose to Marquis Luther's beloved daughter, Miss Hathaway. There was an unexpected incident the night before... Besides, there was a female companion by his side at the time, if this matter was made public, Miss Hathaway's marriage proposal might be affected." said the Grand Knight Glenn

The female swordsman Talis standing behind Mrs. Dorothy asked, "So the result of your investigation is...?"

"The mysterious person who helped Madam Dorothy out of trouble but refused to reveal his identity is Baron Suldak." Great Knight Glenn said.

Mrs. Dorothy heard the words of Grand Knight Glenn, and the haze from the face for many days was swept away, and even the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she said with interest: "It's him, I didn't expect it to be the Marquis Luther's side." people."

The death of Swordsman Algernon dealt a great blow to Mrs. Dorothy. In the past few days, she was planning a more intense counterattack. However, a large number of the main forces of the Newman family are now on the battlefield of the Warsaw plane. Among the Newman family Some people disagreed with Mrs. Dorothy stirring up trouble within the Bena province at this time.

There is a lot of controversy within the family, but it is impossible to shelve this matter, which involves the face of the Newman family.

Moreover, there is no way to appease Mrs. Dorothy's anger. God knows what extreme measures this emotional Countess will do.

Grand Knight Glenn's visit to the Marquis Newman's castle this time is mainly to explain the follow-up progress of this matter.

Madam Dorothy did not express her attitude. She stood up from her chair and walked out of the government affairs hall on the first floor of the castle with two maids...

...

At this time, Suldak was sitting in a magic caravan, the curtains of the caravan were lowered, and he looked at the shops across the street through the gap between the curtains.

The most conspicuous place on the plaque outside the store is the coat of arms of the Gophero family. Behind the plaque is the name Rossi Leather Store. The entrance of this leather store is very deserted. Such depressed shops abound in Bena City, but for the Gophero family, at a time when various family businesses have closed their doors, this leather shop can at least maintain normal operation for now.

However, the leather shop is currently unprofitable because leather dealers on other planes have raised the price of raw hides.

The Gophero family does not have its own hunting team, and all leather is purchased from various adventure groups. Therefore, market fluctuations often have a great impact on the sound of the Gophero family's leather.

In the information Sophia sent to Suldak, this leather store was introduced in detail. At present, the Gophero family intends to allow the southern lord to participate in the Rossi Leather Store. Baron Harvey, the son of Earl Gophero, is working with Baron Jack, the representative of the southern lord, actively communicated and planned to facilitate this matter in the near future.

Suldak felt someone coming out of the firm, and quickly lowered the curtains.

Walking in front was a noble young man with long blond hair that reached his ears. He was very thin but very energetic.

Followed by a slightly fat young nobleman, the two seemed to be discussing something.

Suldak opened the car window a crack, and vaguely heard Jack Kennelly, the noble boy opposite, say: "In fact, I need a stable supply of goods. The family's slave concentration camp consumes a lot of leather every year for work. For labor production, leather saddle covers for horses and other agricultural tools, these leathers used to come from the Pai Plateau, and we purchased them through trading companies in the imperial capital. Even if there are middlemen, the price of those one-horned bison leathers is quite low..."