Chapter 273, Virtuous Wife
The great swordsmen of the empire are dressed quite fancy. They often wear tight uniforms and trousers, with beautiful dwarven plate armor. All the great swordsmen like to wear hats instead of helmets, and they also have huge Even on a single person, the color of the great swordsman's uniform can be said to be rich. The colors of the left and right trouser legs are always different. The colorful colors represent the identity of great swordsmen from different families and regions.
Immediately, someone arranged for the Griffin Knight and the Great Swordsman to rest elsewhere. Ryan had already prepared a place for them, and the Earl himself and the future Countess took Anton to the reception room on the second floor: "Come on, Anton, my righteous brother, let's sit down first, I arranged an exquisite dinner in the evening, you can enjoy many different delicacies."
"Oh, then I'm looking forward to it." Anton Ferdinand looked at the luxurious decoration in Lane Castle with great interest: "Your castle won't be very big, but it's very comfortable."
Opening the door of the living room, the comfortable heating shocked several people. Before Ryan could speak, the Marquis Suria smiled and said: "Your Excellency Anton, you are Ryan's righteous brother, and you will be mine in the future." Brother Yi, although there have been occasional frictions between the Empire and Brittany in the history of more than a thousand years, we will always support each other in the most difficult times. Please don't see outsiders. It's like being in your own home here. I And Ryan are your family."
After a few etiquettes, the gentleness and virtuousness of a standard noble lady was displayed in front of Anton, and the Earl Griffin, who came from afar, felt like a spring breeze: "Please don't be so polite, Mrs. Suria, you can just call me brother-in-law from now on. That’s enough, the Griffin will always be your friend, my father and your father François once established a deep friendship, I believe the friendship between our families will definitely continue.”
"Thank you, Brother Anton, I will." Suria showed a standard smile. From sitting down to the third minute of the conversation, she successfully made the Earl of Griffin feel close enough.
Ryan saw everything in his eyes, and he continued: "How is the godfather recently? I haven't heard any news from him recently."
"Everything is fine, father. The Griffin Knights have been resting after wiping out several bandit groups in Rickwald Forest." Anton nodded, he relaxed a little, and Suria poured out for him With a glass of high-end Winford red wine, Ryan served delicious pastries, and Earl Griffin was more relaxed. He used a silver knife and fork to fork the cake, and said with some mockery: "By the way, I also eliminated a group of rogue knights."
"" Ryan frowned slightly after hearing this, rogue knight?
Suria was more sensitive, she immediately realized something, the female knight first looked at Ryan worriedly.
There was no change in the expression on Ryan's face.
The female knight then tried to start a conversation with Anton: "I heard that the northern part of the empire is in chaos recently?"
"Um,
Indeed, as you said, Chaos invasions have become more frequent than before. The coalition forces of Hawkland and Osterland were only recently defeated by the Chaos army in the Brass Fortress. The Wolf Castle on the front line was once again completely razed to the ground by the Chaos army. It wasn't until Ludwig and I arrived with a large group of knights and imperial troops that we repelled the Chaos army and forced them to return to the Brass Fortress. "Anton's expression looked a little tired: "Hokeland and Austerland have been seriously injured in this battle, especially Hawkland. The army in the territory has dropped to the lowest point in history. "
Hawkland is the smallest province in the Empire: a small piece of land between the Central Mountains and the Talabek River. The forest and its hordes of Beastman hordes covered most of Hawke, except for the modest settlements in the south and the farmlands that stretched out along the banks of the river.
Before the Red Flame Expedition, Hawkland was once very prosperous, but when most of the knights in the entire empire participated in the Scarlet Flame Expedition, in the central mountain range in the northern part of Hawkland, one of the greatest beastmen and beast kings declared own rise.
It is Gotwer the Cruel, the greatest Beastmaster the Beastmen have ever known.
Leaving aside its affairs for the time being, what Ryan knows is that the Beastmaster almost slaughtered the Osterland and the Hawkland and almost completely destroyed the Hawkland capital, Herzig, if it wasn't for the knight who completed the Scarlet Flame Expedition They come back in time to defeat and kill Gotwer, and perhaps the northern part of the Empire will be overwhelmed by the Beastmen's horde.
"The threat of chaos is getting closer and closer. The Sky Mage predicts that it won't be long before a larger group of barbarian troops will try to attack the northern part of the empire." Anton said in a deep voice, "We don't want to Too much loss in the fight, Ryan."
"Brittania has just repelled the vampire army. We suffered heavy losses in the chivalry war three years ago. The dukes need to rest the army and we need to accumulate strength." Ryan also whispered: "The human kingdoms Very weak now."
The heavy snow outside the house continued to blow, and the reception room was as warm as spring.
Anton stood up, with some unnatural caution on his face. He walked to the glazed window and looked at the snow scene outside. In the distance, the prosperous town of Jean was emitting smoke from heating everywhere, and the lush Sharon forest Covered with snow as always, the mountain road leading to Helenhild has been blocked by heavy snow. Every winter, this mountain road will be covered with waist-deep snow.
"He seems to have something to say." Su Liya patted Ryan's hand: "Ryan, come quickly."
"I see." Ryan got up and walked to Anton's side: "So the empire is ready?"
"The cause of the incident was a month ago." Anton looked at the heavy snow outside: "The long-term friction made the residents on the border miserable, so we proposed negotiations, and the Duke of Palaion agreed. He brought his wife to the When I came to Brunswick to negotiate, His Majesty the Emperor was busy with internal affairs, so His Excellency Umberto Corleone, Elector of Tuscany, came forward to negotiate with His Excellency Kasvann."
Hearing Kasvann taking his wife, Ryan and Suria's faces turned green.
Things are going to go wrong!
"During the negotiation process, we have never been able to reach an agreement, and the negotiation process has been repeatedly suspended because the wife of His Excellency Kasvann broke into the meeting." Anton's tone was indescribably strange: "The Duchess really His Excellency Umberto couldn't stand it, he reprimanded His Excellency Kasvann and his wife."
"So, the negotiation broke down?" The female knight took up the conversation.
"Yes, the negotiation broke down." Anton said with an ambiguous tone: "Therefore, His Majesty sent me to you."
Ryan's face became serious.
That's why he had to withdraw from this winter offensive.
"You are a respectable opponent and comrade-in-arms, Ryan. The feats you have accomplished over the years are familiar even in the Empire. His Majesty the Emperor has never restricted the spread of rumors, and even sent Rick Guards to fuel the flames. Maybe I mean Perhaps, the empire has to fight a war with Kasvann so that both sides can calm down, and your attitude is very critical." Anton continued.
"What's the key to me? I'm just an earl, not a duke. You should go to Lord François or Lord Bohemond." There was a slight sneer in Ryan's voice: "It's useless to find me .”
"No, finding you is the most critical step." Anton smiled: "Your prestige and status in this country are even lower than that of your father. You are still the champion of the ladies in the lake. Your statement is very important. , if I’m not mistaken, the young knights in Brittania are now imitating your every move, your words are the weathervane of the knight class, am I right?”
Surya understood immediately, completely understood.
With Ryan's great popularity in Brittania, as long as he shows the slightest reluctance to