Cthulhu Gonfalon Chapter 93:
It’s serious!
A few soldiers under the command of a knight is really nothing. For the long border between the two forces, the number of dead people is really not worth mentioning.
However, an earl was attacked, which is completely different!
There is no duke in the Gold Coin Federation. The highest rank is the two marquis, and below them, there are fourteen earls. Five of the fourteen earls are their vassals, and the other nine are independent. This was the result of political struggles when the nation was founded. In fact, the nine independent earls were very strong. Although one-to-one is not as good as the marquis, as long as two or three join forces, it is enough to overwhelm one marquis. The nine families of them kept watch and helped each other to form the “local aristocracy” in the aristocratic faction, and there were often conflicts with the “central aristocracy” with the two marquis as the core.
Nevertheless, when facing the merchant faction, they are still comrades in the same camp.
Even if… they both want each other to die, it is better to die the whole family, so that there is not even a **** left.
“Who is it that attacked me?” The Count who was attacked was wrapped in a bandage and looked very badly injured. He leaned on the soft couch and sat down on the magic to adjust the temperature. In the comfortable living room, frowning, looking at the staff in front of him.
“I think it may be an assassin from the capital.” A thin staff member said, his eyes flashed with a little cold, and the evil color flashed away from time to time.
Among the earl’s staff, he is not the best, but he is extremely decisive. In terms of the earth, he can make decisions without hesitation at the critical moment, and then he can withstand all pressure and carry out his decision to the end.
In the past years, he has succeeded and made mistakes. Generally speaking, he rarely makes mistakes. In most cases, his judgments are correct.
Although… his thoughts are a little bit extreme, and the methods of doing things are sometimes a bit cruel, but in the earl’s opinion, it is a good thing to be able to do things and dare to do things anyway!
Anyway, in this gold coin federation, he will be able to withstand it when the sky falls. What is there to be afraid of?
It is precisely because of this thought that Lord Earl used to be rather sloppy in doing things.
But today, he doesn’t think so.
The assassination last night made him feel a deep crisis.
Yes, Lord Earl has a high status, and rules several cities, big and small, and more towns. As long as he gives an order, the Light Knights can gather more than one hundred, and a well-trained army can gather about two thousand. If the requirements are relaxed, the militia will be considered, and it will not be difficult for him to gather tens of thousands of troops.
In the Gold Coin Federation, he is undoubtedly at the top of the power pyramid. Even the two marquis can’t do anything to him. Even the Church of the Golden Crown Goddess of Wealth should be polite to him. As for ordinary civilians, it is even more respectful in front of him. When he is in a bad mood, even looking up at him may have to get a whip.
So he has always felt that he is very safe.
But last night, he suddenly discovered that everything on which he had relied was actually not that reliable.
When the assassin almost broke through the guards’ barriers and stabbed him with a sharp sword, he even felt his heartbeat stop for a while.
After all the dust settled, he was suddenly shocked, feeling extreme panic and helpless.
It turns out that I am not as safe as I thought!
So even though it was only slightly injured, it is correct to say that he knocked to the corner of his mouth because of panic. He still asked the priest to use advanced healing spells for himself, and wrapped himself up like a mummy with the best bandage. It seems that through this approach, I can make myself feel more at ease.
At the same time, he increased the guards of his mansion five times as much as before, to the point of ten steps, one post, five steps, and one sentry. As for his own room, there are nearly a hundred soldiers taking turns to guard, and four experienced adventurers lead the team to ensure that no matter what the situation, they can respond in a timely manner, and will never allow the assassin to get close.
After finishing all this, he finally relaxed, feeling that he was safe again.
After ensuring safety, this one of the biggest leaders in the Gold Coin Federation couldn’t help but become angry.
Who is it? Who sent those assassins? Who wants to die by himself?
However, he thought about it carefully and found that there were slightly more possible subjects.
As one of the most powerful nobles in the Gold Coin Federation, he naturally has many enemies. Some are his old opponents who have struggled all the year round, some have suffered his losses and want revenge, and… in short, there are too many to count.
He thought for a long time, but couldn’t think of a reliable answer, so he had to call all his staff.
To be honest, he doesn’t really want to find someone to help him figure this out. Yesterday’s assassination made him feel very insecure. This kind of matter involves his life and he is unwilling to consult with outsiders even with his relatively trusted aides.
But his wisdom was limited, and he really didn’t have any good ideas, so he had to give up his plan to rely solely on himself.
The first judgment made by his staff after listening to what happened and looking for a guard to understand the situation in detail was that the assassin was probably from within the aristocracy, or in other words, from the central aristocracy.
After listening to this speculation, the earl did not express his approval or disapproval, but he said “um” with his nose and looked at other staff.
One person is short-witted, and everyone counts. He wants to hear what other staff members think.
“I don’t think it’s from the two marquis.” Another fat staff obviously had a different opinion. He touched his neatly trimmed short beard and said, “It’s the nobles at the moment. During the stage of confrontation with the merchants, we must not be in chaos at this time. Even if the two marquis do not understand this, their subordinates will remind them. So the assassins should not be sent by them.”
“You mean ~IndoMTL.com~ may be from the merchant group?” A younger staff member who hadn’t even grown a beard lit his eyes and asked.
The fat staff shook his head: “The merchant faction would normally not send an assassin. Now everyone is in peace and good to each other. On the contrary…what benefits can they get by assassinating adults?”
All the aides are lost in thought.
People who can become staff are smarter. What fat staff can think of, other staff can naturally also think of. As he said, now, whether within the aristocratic faction or between the aristocratic faction and the merchant faction, what is needed is to maintain stability. How can anyone take advantage of this to cause trouble and cause chaos?
This is unreasonable!
In silence, the thin staff member who spoke first said coldly: “Even if the source of the assassin cannot be found, the adults cannot be frightened for nothing!”
The staff looked at him, waiting for his explanation.
“Regardless of where the assassin came from, we can say that we are from the capital.” The thin staff’s eyes flashed, “All in all, let’s get some benefits first!”