Chapter 75 (1/2)

Everyone in the Watt Fortress was rejoicing The only ones ere frowning were Ferara and Fedol The war in the Northwest had exposed their crio, Reuenthal's e the Watt Fortress In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Reuben did not treat them too harshly However, the enemy had finally retreated and both Ferara and Fedol did not knohether they were supposed to be happy or unhappy

Had Reuenthal broke into the city, all of them would be dead They heard that the tyrant would not take prisoners If that had happened, it would have been the end of their accumulated wealthThey would have also lost their wives and concubines to those grassland demons

The problems in the city were solved and it would soon be time for accounts

Fedol was an oaf while Ferara was the powerful one Only when they received the reply that the duke would be joining them for dinner, did they start to feel a bit more at ease

They were not worried about Reuben Ever since the Northwest Legion had been defeated, they knew that Reuben's days as the Regi issues would no longer be his concern However, the newly appointed young Duke of the Tulip Family, made both of them feel disturbed Ferara was a viscount and caround Naturally, he would know about the young duke He heard that the duke was a playboy in the Iood wine and beautiful women That made him his kindred spirit As kindred spirits, he would probably not punish theht?

Ferara believed that since Rody was appointed by His Majesty as a special envoy, Rody would be the et Rody to be on his side, then he could accuse Reuben of the defeat in the Northwest After that, when the people in the Empire pressed for answers, they would not be able to find any

Besides, the enore hiold coins every year, which was almost half of the E duke He never expected him to be able to defeat Reuenthal Initially, Ferara orried that he was one of those with powerful roles However, when he heard about Rody's consent to join them for dinner, one of his worries disappeared There was nothing strange about people fro as Rody also liked the glah

The two of them discussed how to impress the duke The duke would naturally have money and territory From the rumors he had heard, the duke was a playboy It looked like they would need to make use of women to win him over Ferara told Fedol about his plans but Fedol looked reluctant Ferara then looked at hirily and Fedol immediately relented

If they could not get out of the mess they were in, they would probably lose their lives There would be no point in protecting this treasure If the situation became irredeemable, the people in the Imperial Capital would definitely want a sacrifice Ferara, as a viscount with some connections would definitely not be sacrificed So, if the time were to come, Fedol would likely be the one to be sacrificed

At that ree with the plan

That night, the dinner celebration was held at a noble's ion was occupied by the enemy, most of the nobles fled with their fas to Watt Fortress Soed to move on to the Eed at the fortress Now that the danger had passed, the dinner celebration would definitely include those with prestige

Ferara had put a lot of thought into organizing the dinner Although it was during the hen he fled, he did not care about the citizens in Trier Fortress He only cared about his faes to cart Most of the nobles did so similar There were even so with them

In the garden of the manor where melodious music was played, there were some well-dressed very important persons and so duke was attending the dinner celebration and he was not ood news for them The rich and powerful nobles in the Northould dress up their daughters like princesses nobles who did not have daughters would adopt their nieces as daughters and bring thehters or nieces, they could only sigh

For a tiarden looked extre after beautiful girls were in a badsince the war in the Northwest The playboys who had been oppressed aiting for that night to enjoy theirls, they went up and tried to strike up a conversation However, none of the girls paid them any attention as they stretched their necks and continued to look at the doorway Even those girls who used to be their secret lovers ignored theht slap to send theates

Ferara and Fedol also stood at the front gate feeling uneasy They each held a glass of wine and smiled at each other Their success or failure would deterht They then looked at the woods That here they kept their secret weapon

Suddenly, a loud voice shouted from a distance, ”His Excellency the Duke has arrived!”

Everyone in the garden immediately became alarreet the duke The girls quarreled with one another to obtain a more favorable position

They soon heard the sound of leather boots and then, a group of soldiers wearing the Central Cavalry's uniforarden The soldiers were led by an officer with nored their surprised look After that, he spoke in a low voice, ”Line up!”

The soldiers ihly pushed away the girls and ignored their subtle cursing After that, the sound of leather boots was heard once again as the duke sloalked in

Everyone was stunned The duke was in hishis massive sword They did not knohether it was on purpose or not but the leather ar still had bloodstains

Everyone else earing noble robes How could he wear such an attire to the dinner? Ferara and Fedol could only brace thereeted him

Rody only said a feords to oblige and followed the soldiers followed closely The surrounding nobles atching the duke were treated like a nuisance Before they could even say a feords of praise, they were already pushed away by the soldiers The soldiers pushed theender

Feeling helpless, everyone could only speak fro moment, words of flattery like 'Your Excellency is wise and brilliant', 'Your Excellency is the pillar of the Empire!' and 'Your Excellency is the role model of the army!' were spoken in succession They could finally utter those words of flattery they had practiced for half a day However, their flattery was often mixed with a few cries of pain as they were driven away by the soldiers

Everyone soon learned from experience and did not dare to approach Rody For those who had wanted to put on a show to impress the duke, it seemed a little atrocious to shout from such a distance It was also questionable if they should have shed any crocodile tears since they were so far away Could the duke have seen their tears?

Ferara looked stiff as he guided Rody to a seat in the courtyard

He had to adhin Watt Fortress, they were still able to set up an iood food but they had the ingenuity to set up a huge oven in the middle of the courtyard On the oven, there was a skeith an already roasted golden lamb

Under the fire, the smell of the roasted mutton filled the air

A few officers sliced sos of the lamb and sent the meat over to them Ferara immediately pushed it aside and said, ”Your Excellency, this is the Great Moon Kingdom's famous roasted mutton It was cooked by the chefs from the Northwest I believe Your Excellency has never had this in the capital”

Rody nodded and took the silver dining cutlery offered to hi the mutton a little, he showed an impatient expression and deliberately shouted, ”dah!” After that, he took out his shich was one th and cut the leaold coins

Everyone present did not kno to react and just stared at the young duke After a long tiuy suddenly shouted, ”Your Excellency's behavior is refreshi+ng! As expected of a general!” That sentence immediately reminded everyone that it was the tiretted that they were too slow to act and allowed sorab the opportunity

Rody slass of wine to propose a toast After giving a uards finally moved to the side

The atmosphere finally became more harmonious as several nobles bravely walked up to him Even the people from behind started to approach hi the way After that, there was a short s Rody did not act too cold or too warm However, he treated them politely When someone proposed a toast with him, he did not refuse He also did not speak about the war in the Northwest Ferara sighed As he was of noble birth and had been to the Imperial Capital before, he chatted with Rody about the scenery in the Imperial capital and about other nobles After that, the topic shi+fted to the savageness and arrogance of Reuenthal That was soreed with They loudly praised the duke for his miraculous skill and his ability to defeat the devil, Reuenthal the moment he was dispatched After that, they talked about the losses and destruction caused by Reuenthal The other nobles were agitated and their eyes bri them and cursed Reuenthal for the loss of their properties

Rody smiled and comforted everyone, ”To all of you who defended the Northwest for the Eer the losses you suffered, the more loyal you are to the Empire” Ierate their losses to show their loyalty to the Empire

One of the nobles told the tale of how his faht bravely after the arainst the strong enemy At that tiood!”

After Rody said those words, everyone was boiling in excite their stories about their bloody fights with the enemy, their defeat and how they 'retreated' to risk their lives at Watt Fortress They claiht the enemy but were prevented by Reuben's orders If they did not adhere to Reuben's orders, they would be rushed out of Watt Fortress They clai as a service to their country