Chapter 764: Dark Clouds Over the Teton Kingdom

"Lord Weilin, thank you for your suggestion. We will consider it carefully." Rodney picked up the wine glass, responded, and then drank it all.

From the other party's words, Weilin knew that they did not take his proposal seriously.

However, that’s all I have to say. May you all the best.

Perhaps in the near future, they will regret their current choices, but by then it will be too late.

Half an hour later, everyone dispersed one after another.

Weilin pretended to be drunk and left the banquet hall with Kyle's help.

After the main person left, the others did not stay long either.

Late at night, in the city lord's mansion, Rodney met with six earls from King's Lynn to discuss matters of the day.

An old man coughed lightly, breaking the quiet atmosphere, and asked first: "How credible do you think the suggestion made by that person is?"

"It's hard to say." A middle-aged man played with the metal ball in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Before Princess Lydia was assassinated by the Church of Storms, the Queen met with this man once. Since then, she has not received any ministers or nobles. She even refused to meet with Foreign Minister Roger Prescott."

"squeak--"

The door was opened, and the butler, regardless of etiquette, quickly came to Rodney's side and informed his master of the news from the capital.

Rodney, who was sitting in the upper seat, looked changed and slowly said, "The Plans family is gone."

"what?"

The six earls suddenly looked at Rodney with disbelief on their faces.

The Plans family is one of the military nobles and holds an unparalleled position in the kingdom's army.

"You go down first." Rodney said to the butler with some sadness.

"Yes, Master."

When the door closed again, the room fell into silence again.

They couldn't believe that a once prosperous military aristocratic family was gone just like that. You have to know that the Plans family has three powerful Saint Seals, and the number of in-laws is countless, spread throughout the royal capital garrison and major legions.

"Governor, has the Elsa Legion moved?" A young man who had just taken over the title of Earl could not help but ask.

Rodney smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "No, it was the expeditionary force that did it."

"Expeditionary Force, are you talking about the sky city floating above the royal capital?" The young man asked uncertainly with a look of astonishment on his face.

"It's just as you said. The Sky City only sent one person, and the three Saint Seal strongmen of the Plans family were captured. The so-called in-laws also immediately distanced themselves from the relationship and massacred the people of the Plans family to draw a clear line and show their loyalty to the royal family."

Everyone smiled bitterly when they heard this.

If they were faced with such a situation, they would definitely do the same, or even go further and kill even the marriage partners within the family.

At this point, the Plans family is gone. As for which family will be the next to be destroyed, it depends on the queen's mood.

But one thing is certain, the queen must have reached some kind of agreement with the man from the Sky City, so they don't have much time left to take sides.

"Why don't we take a gamble and try Her Highness Elbella?"

"I don't dare to gamble!" The old man sighed, "If I make a wrong bet, my thousand-year-old foundation will be gone."

The others lowered their heads helplessly and sighed.

If they could stand on different sides, they wouldn't have done this.

Queen Elsa is ruthless in her actions. Those who are indecisive die the fastest, even faster than those traitors.

At that time, several earls split up and joined the royalist and storm factions respectively. As a result, they were exterminated by the gods within half a month.

Everyone knows who did it, but no one dares to know who did it.

"Everyone, let's go our separate ways now, otherwise it will be embarrassing when a fight breaks out in the future." An earl stood up and said to the others. He bowed to the governor who was sitting on the upper seat, then turned and left the room.

Several other earls stood up one after another, drew a line and left.

After a long time, Rodney and the white-haired old man were the only ones left in the room.

"Lord Wilder, which side are you going to stand on?"

The white-haired old man did not answer. He turned to look at Rodney and asked, "Governor, what about you?"

"Hahaha, I hope we won't have to go to war in the future."

"Tell your father for me to make plans early."

"I will."

After seeing the white-haired old man off, Rodney put away the smile on his face and looked up at the sky. The moon was blocked by dark clouds.

"The dark night is the best time to kill people. I hope nothing has happened to Wangdu."

After saying this, Rodney laughed at himself. The knife was in Queen Elsa's hand, and he had no idea when it would be swung.

……

The next morning, a large number of gifts were delivered to the manor where Weilin was temporarily staying.

Although the advice given by the expeditionary ambassador was of no use, the gift should still be given.

It is not only out of courtesy, but more importantly to ensure safety.

In a sense, the expeditionary ambassador was a noble from the "superior country", while they were merely people from the "lower country". According to inherent cognition, the other party would not be punished if they killed them.

Inside the manor, looking at the gifts piled up like a mountain, Weilin once again marveled at the wealth of the Teton Kingdom, and his desire to plunder could no longer be suppressed.

"Kyle, why do these people like to give gifts all the time?"

Weilin picked up a fruit containing magic power, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite. It was so delicious that it left a lasting aftertaste.

“Maybe the Tetons are all very hospitable.”

Kyle thought for a moment and finally gave a reason that was not a reason.

"Miller."

"Lord, please give me your orders."

"You will be in charge of recruiting soldiers this time. No matter if they are adventurers, mercenaries, or desperate criminals, as long as they are professionals, they can be recruited."

"Yes."

Weilin patted Miller on the shoulder and said, "Do your best. For those who dare to stop the recruitment, just kill them. The Ice Sword Battalion will do the job."

"Yes, my lord."

With the establishment of the recruitment point, adventurers and mercenaries from King's Lynn and surrounding areas were attracted by the high military fees offered by the 15th Army, and they all rushed to the registration point in the North City to join the army.

In less than five days, the number of new recruits exceeded three thousand.

In addition, adventurers and mercenaries from various provinces under the jurisdiction of King's Lynn flocked here to seek a future.

As long as the Grand Duchy of Brera is destroyed, land and titles will be rewarded according to military merit. This has attracted many low-level professionals who work on the edge of a knife, and even some children of minor nobles who have no right to inherit titles are tempted.

In the atmosphere of terror, some direct descendants of noble families died inexplicably and were sent to the conscription office after being transformed, so that they could retain a trace of their family bloodline after failing to choose a side.

Regarding this, Weilin chose to turn a blind eye because of the valuable gifts.