Chapter 474: The Hunt Begins

? Sally's loss at the auction will probably become a laughing stock in the entire kingdom for a long time. Those guys who left the venue drunk at midnight kept talking about how she made a fool of herself under Viscount Anru's calculations. Some nobles who were originally on the sidelines also made their own decisions because of Sally's weakness.

Everyone has a consensus: the territorial structure of Efta is about to change completely.

Viscount Anru, Count Bollach and Count Panini had a carnival almost all night long, while Senna, who was always staring at Sally, did not forget to ask someone to go to the Duke's temporary manor to say hello - of course he didn't want to rely on this method Pursuing Sally, the viscount's plan is very comprehensive: Father and "Mad Viper Cross" discussed to teach Sally some lessons, and after they have learned the lesson, he can naturally use the opportunity of "hero to save the beauty" to walk into the other party's house. In life, so...a good impression is established step by step. When Sally realizes her own strengths, isn't everything she wants at hand?

Senna, who considers himself a lover, was looking forward to this. After learning that the "Viper Cross" action team had arrived and everything was going as expected, he returned to the manor proudly with an arm around an aristocratic girl he met at the ball. After fighting for half a night, I fell into a deep sleep...

It was not until the next morning that the nobles who were so drunk last night got up one after another.

The main purpose of the "Safari Conference" is naturally to enjoy the fun of hunting in the forest. For most nobles, holding weapons and wearing leather armor is an excellent opportunity to show their charm in front of women, so after washing up, With the help of their servants, these paunchy aristocrats buckled the ornately decorated leather armor on their bodies, tried their best to absorb their bellies and rode on the horses, then puffed out their chests all the way, like proud roosters, they walked towards the hunting area under the support of private soldiers go.

The edge of the Da Vinci Forest was only five kilometers away from Pacaro City. The nobles knew that this was not a pretentious hunting in the past, so they were fully prepared for it. Therefore, at noon, the entrance of the hunting ground was already noisy due to the barking of a large number of hounds.

At this time, groups of private soldiers seemed to exist to show and set off the identity of their masters. Their neat and gorgeous equipment, the family emblems on the flying flags, and even the hunting bows, long swords and leather armors on their bodies, all became objects of comparison. Target.

And in this item, Viscount Senna once again came out on top.

With the support of the royal family behind them, the Milno family can naturally get good things that many nobles dream of. At this time, the "Mithril Light Armor" worn by these private soldiers has completely become an existence that dominates the audience - this kind of armor has stronger defense than leather armor and is light in weight. Although it is not as good as the real heavy armor made of iron, But because the material is precious, few people can afford it. The mithril armor of the minor nobles can be passed down from generation to generation as a "family heirloom", but here in Senna, it is just a standard equipment for servants.

"I heard that Viscount Senna has extremely high attainments in archery at a young age. When talking about hunting standards in the Bergen Territory, who wouldn't mention 'a good boy from the Mirnor family'? This time, we old guys should save some face. It's..."

"Where, where,

Where is archery enough for hunting? I can't catch everyone's eyes with this little skill..."

The words of mutual flattery come and go, the big lord has the circle of the big lord, and the small lord has the circle of the small lord, but everyone will look to one side from time to time——

They're all wondering...whether the young duke will survive last night's blow.

To the disappointment of some people, Sally did not have stage fright today, but appeared in front of everyone in a hunting suit.

Changed into a white and gray leather armor, she was full of aura, and the unmatched heroism of ordinary women was vividly displayed at this moment, not only made Senna swallow several times, but also made those nobles who were still wearing long skirts and were about to wait outside the forest The girls were envious.

"Sister Sally is so beautiful today!"

Nefer, who was beside Rody, sighed. At this time, she was riding on a docile pack horse, and Erwin was leading the reins beside her. Although Xiao Nizi is not very old, she is dressed in a magic robe. It is not that these nobles do not have mages, but there is no one who is so young and so beautiful.

"I think you should pull your hood up, or else the people who will come over to strike up a conversation later will have to line up."

Rody pointed to the distance, and there were indeed many people pointing in his direction.

"Hate it! Brother Luo Di likes to make fun of me!"

Although she said so, Naifei had a faint blush on her face. She obediently pulled up her hood to cover her red hair and half of her cheeks, and followed Rody obediently.

Because Sally was going to give a speech before the start of the hunt, she was now in the middle of these nobles. Next to her were Titus and the Knights of Wellington. There were a total of forty private soldiers following in the whole team, with three symbolic soldiers in front. hound.

Roddy and Soderol arrived late with more than 30 "teams" each. Their images were very different from those deliberately dressed noble private soldiers: because they were all fighters from actual combat, these guys never I have never paid attention to "beauty shape". Their knives, bows, arrows and even the posture of holding the rein are all long-term combat habits. How can they think about how to look good and where to coordinate the patterns like this group of people? The problem?

Therefore, in comparison, they are completely "miscellaneous soldiers".

"Just such a guy, I'm really nervous..."

Viscount Anru, who had been staring at this side all the time, sighed. He thought that Roddy would be a tricky guy, but now it seems... It's really nothing to worry about.

No matter how you look at those private soldiers, they are weak and virtuous, their equipment is not neatly dressed, and their team is not in order. I am afraid that my failure last time is really the reason why those refugees are too weak.

Thinking this way, he turned his head and gave an order to the commander of the private soldiers: "I will find a secluded place in the forest to do it later, and clean up the traces."

"Yes, sir!"

After the other party left quietly, Earl Bollach rode unsteadily to the side: "Viscount Anru, how were you doing last night?"

"I can't stand the torment when I'm old, and I'm a little sleepy now after going to bed a little later."

"Haha, the silver mine is settled, I think you are more than ten years younger."

"Exaggerated, exaggerated!"

"Now Efta has opened the door to us, how should we deal with it in the future, huh..."

Talking about what happened last night, the two lords who have benefited the most are still elated, and their hearts are full of joy-the sense of accomplishment of disrupting the structure of Efta from the outside to the inside is definitely more exciting than the Thorium Mine itself. .

However, when they were chatting with each other about the use of the mineral income, the information suddenly reported by the subordinate made the two of them look at each other in blank dismay:

"Master, news just came that there are... many people are missing from the Kern Mine!"

"Missing? What do you mean?"

"Say... It is said that the third, sixth, seventh, and ninth mines were excavated all night last night, but they did not receive any return information in the morning. When I checked in the past, I found that there was...no one in these mines! "

An Ru and Bo Laqi looked at each other.

"They all ran away?"

"Master Viscount, we have no way of confirming what happened..."

"What do you mean there is no way to confirm? There are at least three hundred living people in each of these mines?"

"I, I... Lord Viscount, at present we really don't know what the reason is..."

Viscount Anru's face darkened, but he also understood that such questioning was meaningless. The mine was only fifteen kilometers away from here. The information reported at this time must be first-hand. What happened in the follow-up, except " Wait" There is no other way.

"The mines you mentioned seem to be... all rich thorium mines?"

Earl Bollach asked a question from the side, and the subordinate immediately gave an affirmative answer—the expressions of the two lords suddenly became dignified...

Smart people don't believe in "coincidence". They used all kinds of tricks to trap Sally, and then there was a problem with the mine at the back. Thinking about it, it was the "rich thorium mine" that Sally didn't get. ", other "common silver mines" have no problem at all...

The two lords immediately looked at Sally, who was riding a horse not far away. The latter was looking at the forest with a calm expression at this time, and seemed to be completely unaffected by last night's auction failure.

"Will it..."

"No, it's impossible. She has never participated in this matter from the beginning to the end. The spies she sent before were blocked by me. The people in the entire mine were found out by names and surnames from nearby villages. There will never be anyone Get in there and play tricks."

"Besides...the four mines, more than a thousand people say they are gone, if she has such a great ability, does she still need to act?"

Although they all suspected that Sally was involved in the matter, the two lords thought about it and didn't know what went wrong, so they had to order their subordinates to investigate the news again and report back as soon as possible.

"Over there at Panini..."

"Don't tell him first, wait until today is over."

Viscount An Ru narrowed his eyes, he didn't want to let the plan get sidetracked at this moment, the person who should be killed should be killed, and other things can't be rushed.

Soon, all the teams participating in the safari meeting were assembled, and the "landlord" Baron Panini stepped forward to give a speech, basically to the effect of thanking the guests and other nonsense, followed by a series of opening scenes inherent in safari meetings, including deer killing Heads, golden arrows and other so-called "good omen" etiquette, and finally after Duke Sally announced "the hunt begins", all the teams marched towards the "Da Vinci Forest" in front of them in batches, and after a dozen or so Within minutes, he completely disappeared into the dense forest.

Viscount Senna's team had the largest number of people and the largest spectator. The mid-level mage who was guarding him was very conspicuous. More than 60 private soldiers were equipped with shiny silver equipment, which looked more like a military parade than a hunt. Viscount Anru's eyes were dark and he walked all the way by himself, while Earl Bollach and Baron Panini left side by side.

"The hunt... has finally begun."

Soderol rode forward, looked up at the sun that was gradually covered by the woods, and said slowly.

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