Chapter 764 The dark cloud over the Teton Kingdom

"Lord Weilin, thank you for your proposal. 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, let's stop here and pray for the best.

Perhaps in the near future, they will regret their current choice, but 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 the help of Kyle.

The main person left, and the others did not stay for long.

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

An old man coughed lightly, breaking the quiet atmosphere, and asked first: "How credible do you think the advice given 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 Storm Church, the queen met with this person, and since then she has not received any ministers and nobles, even the Minister of Foreign Affairs Roger Prescott was turned away."

"Squeak--"

The door was opened, and the butler ignored the etiquette and walked quickly to Rodney's side to inform his master of the news from the capital.

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

"What?"

The six earls looked at Rodney suddenly, their faces full of disbelief.

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

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

"Yes, master."

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

They couldn't believe that the once-prosperous military noble family was gone just like that. You know, the Plans family has three Saint Seal masters, and countless in-laws, spread across the royal capital garrison and major legions.

"Governor, did the Elsa Legion take action?" A young man who had just taken over the position of earl couldn't help asking.

Rodney smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "No, it was the expeditionary army that took action."

"Expeditionary army, you mean the sky city floating above the royal capital." The young man showed a look of astonishment on his face and asked uncertainly.

"It's just as you said, the sky city only sent one person, and the three Saint Seal masters of the Plans family were captured. The so-called in-laws also distanced themselves from the relationship at the first time and slaughtered the people of the Plans family to draw a 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 do it more drastically, even killing the marriage partners within the family.

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

However, one thing is certain, the queen must have reached some kind of agreement with the one in the Sky City, so there is not much time left for them to stand on the side.

"Why not take a gamble and choose Her Highness Elbella to try."

"I dare not gamble!" The old man sighed, "If I bet wrong, the thousand-year foundation will be gone."

The other people lowered their heads helplessly and sighed.

If they could stand on different sides, they would not have come to this.

Queen Elsa is ruthless, and those who are indecisive die the fastest, even faster than those traitors.

In those days, several earls stood on the royalist and storm factions in the form of splitting up, and they were exterminated by God within half a month.

Everyone knows who did it, but they dare not know who did it.

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

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

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

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

The white-haired old man did not answer, turned his head to look at Rodney, and asked back: "Governor, what about you?"

"Hahaha, I hope we won't meet in the future."

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

"I will."

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

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

After saying that, Rodney laughed at himself. The knife was in Queen Elsa's hand. When would it be swung down? Who has ever seen that day?

…

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

Although the advice given by the expeditionary ambassador was useless, the gifts should still be given.

Not only out of courtesy, but more importantly to ensure safety.

In a sense, the expeditionary ambassador was a noble of the "upper country", and they were just people of the "lower country". According to the inherent cognition, the other party would not be punished for killing them.

In the manor, looking at the gifts piled up into a small mountain, Weilin once again lamented the wealth of the Teton Kingdom, and his heart that wanted to plunder was a little bit unbearable.

"Kyle, why do you think these people like to give gifts at every turn."

Weilin picked up a fruit containing magic power, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite, which was very memorable.

"Maybe the Tetons are very hospitable."

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

"Miller."

"Lord, please give your orders."

"You are responsible for recruiting soldiers this time. No matter whether they are adventurers, mercenaries, or desperate criminals, as long as they are professionals, they can be recruited."

"Yes."

Welin patted Miller on the shoulder and said, "Do a good job. For those who dare to block the recruitment, just kill them. The Ice Sword Battalion will do the killing."

"Yes, sir."

With the establishment of the recruitment point, adventurers and mercenaries in Kings Lynn and surrounding areas were attracted by the high military expenses offered by the 15th Army, and rushed to the registration point in the North City District to join the army.

In less than five days, the number of recruits exceeded 3,000.

In addition, adventurers and mercenaries from various provinces under the jurisdiction of Kings Lynn District flocked to fight for a future.

As long as the Grand Duchy of Brera is destroyed, land and titles will be awarded according to military merit. This makes these low-level professionals who are on the edge of a knife flock to it, and even some children of small nobles who have no right to inherit titles are tempted.

Under the atmosphere of terror, some direct descendants of noble families died inexplicably, and were sent to the conscription office after changing their appearance, so that they can retain a trace of family blood after failing to stand on the side.

For this, Weilin chose to turn a blind eye for the valuable gifts.