Chapter 1661 Weng and His Son-in-Law Meet

Due to the aggravation of his illness recently, Dantridge Custis had to refuse all social activities and recuperate in seclusion in his own manor.

The sun, hot wind and dust outdoors in summer put unbearable pressure on Sir Alex Ferguson's weak respiratory system, and his asthma and cough tormented him terribly.

Although his health did not allow Sir Custis to come to meet the imperial army in person, he still entrusted Governor Nichols to greet His Excellency the Marshal on his behalf, and invited His Excellency to visit the Hermitage Manor as a guest.

Prince Sigmund seemed to have a strong interest in this legendary figure from the New World, and immediately accepted the invitation conveyed by Governor Nichols.

It is reasonable to say that the entertainment of these big men has nothing to do with a small man like Joan. However, the day after Prince Sigmund led the Imperial Knights to enter the city of Midgard, he received an unexpected invitation. .

The invitation was sent by someone sent by Sir Custis, inviting Joan to go to the Hermitage Manor to attend the luncheon held in honor of Prince Sigmund on the day after tomorrow—July 20th—at twelve noon. feast.

Sir Custis seemed to have anticipated Joan's confusion in advance, and specially included a personal letter in the invitation, explaining why he sent him this invitation even though he knew he didn't like to participate in social activities.

"Joan, the luncheon is just a private party. Apart from you and Your Excellency the Marshal, there are only Governor Nichols, Baron Laval, Colonel Vassar and the Logan family. There are no other strangers present, so you don't think it will make you feel uncomfortable. cautious."

"I specially invite you to attend the luncheon this time, first of all for the sake of Colonel Vassar. If he does not have a relative or friend to accompany him, I am afraid he will feel very embarrassed after meeting me."

"In addition, we would also like to take this opportunity to discuss the prospect of this war with Your Excellency the Marshal. In order to formulate a realistic combat plan, we need to have a deep understanding of the enemy's situation. I believe you will provide His Excellency the Marshal with some insights in this regard. reference material for reference.”

Sir Custis said in the letter more implicitly, but it was not difficult for Joan to understand his intentions.

Accompanying Colonel Vasa to meet his father-in-law is secondary. Joan's main mission in attending this high-level gathering is to provide intelligence to the military leaders so that they can understand the details of Feizhen's military and formulate corresponding countermeasures.

Joan's source of information, of course, is Todd's little brother. No one would be wary of this silly-looking mountain giant, let alone imagine that the third person in the Calydon mercenary group, second only to Huaia and Bolsson, was an undercover under Joan's control.

In the past month, Joan took time to contact Todd almost every day to learn about the latest developments of the Fizen military and collected a lot of valuable information.

It stands to reason that Joan should first submit this information to the Midgard military, but he couldn't talk to Baron Laval.

If it is conveyed through Arnold, firstly, important information may be lost during the relaying process, and secondly, Arnold will definitely ask him about the source of the information, but he does not want to announce Todd’s insider information. After all, the more people know, the more Todd reveals his identity. The greater the risk.

If Joan refuses to reveal the identity of the informant, the reliability of the information will be questioned. Arnold may still believe what he said is true, but Baron Laval may not.

After much deliberation, Joan finally decided to hand over the information she collected to Sir Custis.

He wasn't sure if there were any spies from Fierce in the upper echelon of Midgard's military, but he could be sure that Sir Custis was absolutely credible!

This is not only because the lord is a war hero in the colonies, but also because he is Rebecca's father, and he has a similar experience with Joan, trying to get rid of the curse imposed on them by the "Holy Seal".

In addition to his military status, Sir Custis is also one of the founders of the "Sons of Liberty". Through the intelligence network he possesses, he also has some understanding of Fei Zhenren's troop increase, and the information provided by Joan is mutually confirmed, which is enough to show that Joan's intelligence source is credible.

Under such circumstances, Sir Custis could have personally provided information to Prince Sigmont, but he still pushed Joan to the foreground, obviously planning to support him, at least giving Joan the opportunity to participate in high-level discussions Making decisions and being familiar with the governor and marshal is of great benefit to the growth and future of young people.

Knowing Sir Custis' good intentions, Joan was very grateful. No matter how much he disliked social activities, Sir Alex could not but appreciate his kindness, so he had to bite the bullet and write back to say that he would be on time for the dinner.

Fortunately, Joann is not the only guest who needs to "harden his head and go to the banquet". Colonel Vasa also received the invitation from Sir Custis, and immediately sent a letter to Joann, requesting him to go with him no matter what. feast.

Colonel Vassar was understandably nervous when he met his father-in-law for the first time.

Seeing Mr. Colonel, who was always well-behaved and calm-faced, showing a nervous expression, Joan of course wanted to comfort him verbally to relax, but secretly developed a mentality almost "gloating" inexplicably. Things are no longer so repulsive, and there is even a faint expectation of "waiting to see the good show".

Joan felt a little sorry for Colonel Vassar, but he had to admit that seeing others more nervous than himself seemed to help him relieve his tension. No wonder people always subconsciously base their happiness on the pain of others .

On the day of the banquet, Colonel Vasa came to pick up Joan at ten o'clock in the morning, and the two took a carriage together and went out of the city to the Hermitage Manor.

On the way, Joan briefly told Colonel Vassar about the grievances between Sir Custis and the "Holy Mother" and his followers. Due to the curse of the "Holy Mother", he was seriously ill, prematurely aging, and his health was declining. Living in seclusion to recuperate from illness, coupled with some unspoken difficulties, so that I lost contact with my family in my hometown...

The carriage stopped outside the gate of the manor, and Joan looked at his pocket watch. It was more than half an hour before the luncheon officially started, just leaving free time for Colonel Vassar to meet his father-in-law alone.

Although Colonel Vasa had listened to Joann's narration in the carriage and had prepared himself mentally in advance, he saw Heimdall pushing a wheelchair in front of the porch of the manor house, and witnessed the skinny white-haired man in the wheelchair The old man still couldn't help but stop in astonishment, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

Joan noticed the embarrassment visible to the naked eye in the air, and hurried forward to introduce Sir Custis and Colonel Vassar to each other.

After some courtesies, the three of them entered the living room. Joan wanted to slip away quietly, leaving the two of them alone, but Sir Custis stayed behind.