At this time, Bairan Castle had become a large military camp, and people who were vassals of the Kent Family gradually gathered here.
The nobles and knights who arrived first hunted or held Martial Arts Tournament every day, and the quiet Bairan Castle in the past became extremely noisy.
On this day, Earl Kent held a banquet in the castle hall for the family vassals who had arrived.
While everyone was drinking the wine from the feudal lord's house happily, they were cursing Lord Arda, and they all expressed their intention to deal with this arrogant and rude boy for the feudal lord.
The reason the count told his vassals for the war was naturally not that the other party had rejected some of his "requests", but under another banner: Alarda Territory Lord Paul Greiman placed Bairdin Lord Mylon Garnad under house arrest and sent troops to occupy Bairdin Throughout, Seal-Holding Chief Steward Viscount Anqiluo of Bairdin fled to Emden for help. Kent Family certainly could not sit idly by and watch Greiman Family's overbearing and bullying behavior.
Anqiluo was also invited to the banquet.
Since the last time they met and made a bid, the count had never summoned him again, and his requests for visits had all come to nothing. Anqiluo's heart became heavier and heavier, and he became more and more desperate day by day.
Just when Anqiluo thought that Earl Kent was going to let him down by ignoring him and then get out of his own way, and he himself was really disheartened and started packing his things and thinking about moving elsewhere, the count sent someone to notify him to meet in the castle.
During this meeting, Anqiluo was told a piece of news that made him ecstatic. Kent Family decided to send troops to attack Arda and teach Paul Greiman a lesson for his bullying behavior.
Anqiluo Suddenly there was a feeling that the dark clouds in the sky had cleared away. The earl's face was not as smelly as before, and the castle was not as gloomy as before.
Kent Family's next series of actions convinced him that the count was going to use force. The knights and Militia began to gather at Bairan Castle. If the count was still perfunctory, it was absolutely impossible to create such a big battle.
Now he feels that Maltz Kent is closer than his biological father.
Before the start of this banquet, he was told to be fully prepared. Anqiluo understood it from his heart and made drafts in his stomach for several days.
After the banquet started, in his impassioned speech, Paul Greiman had become a heinous bastard, irritating some guys whose heads were burned by chivalry (there are still some such people) to indignation and petitioning for a fight.
Count Maltz Kent sat at the front seat with squinted eyes, tasting his "drink" while watching Anqiluo's performance.
The effect is good, hum! Greiman, let me see what you do this time.
Just when he started to think about how to distribute the spoils, the housekeeper came over quietly and whispered in his ear, "Master, the Barnett doctor is here."
Earl Kent was shocked and almost couldn't hold the glass in his hand and dropped it to the ground.
He quickly asked, "Did you invite him in?"
The housekeeper nodded repeatedly and said, "I remember your instructions and have asked him to wait for you in the small living room at the back."
Earl Kent nodded, turned around and waved to his son.
Jia Ais quickly came to his father's side and heard his father say, "You host the banquet for me. I have something important to do and I have to leave temporarily."
After finishing speaking, Jia Ais stood up and left in a hurry without waiting for a response.
Jia Ais looked at his father's leaving figure with a puzzled expression. In the past, when his father talked about "important matters", he would always discuss it with himself. What happened today? ...
Earl Kent almost trotted to the door of the small living room. He did not push the door open, but stood outside the door and tidied his clothes.
Then he ordered the housekeeper, "Go find ten guards and personally lead them to guard this place. No one is allowed to come near."
"Yes, sir." The housekeeper immediately went to find the guard.
After feeling that everything was OK, the Earl reached out his hand and gently pushed the door open.
A man in a black cloak was standing in front of a mural inside, seemingly admiring it. His back was facing the door of the living room. Even when the door opened, the man had no intention of turning around.
Earl Kent closed the door of the living room, bent down and bowed to the man, and greeted softly, "Master Barnett, long time no see."
The Earl's posture and voice at this time were indescribably humble and respectful. If other people who knew the Earl, such as Anqiluo and Amerson, or even the Earl's own son Jia Ais, heard that he could speak with this posture and this tone, they would definitely be shocked.
The cloaked man slowly turned around, took off the hood covering his head, and revealed his face.
This is a muscular man in his forties. There is not a single hair on his smooth head. Instead, there are strange tattoo patterns. The lines of these tattoos extend downward, forming patterns again through the face, and then continue to extend downward into the collar.
The patterns formed by the tattoos are a bit like some kind of words or symbols, and there is a strangeness everywhere.
There was an indifference in the man's eyes, a kind of indifference that treated others as if they were nothing. In short, he gave people the impression that he was not at all compatible with the profession of "healer".
"Malz, long time no see."
The cloaked man responded with a rich voice.
Earl Kent then straightened up, walked to the man named Barnett, whom he called "teacher", and said, "Teacher, please sit down and talk."
The man named Barnett nodded, walked to the seat and sat down, and Earl Kent then sat opposite him.
Before Earl Kent could speak again, Barnett said first, "Malz, your body and spirit are much better than when I left last time."
Earl Kent said with a smile, "Thanks to your careful guidance, teacher, your Church my 'Secret Art' is really useful. Now I feel that I am getting younger and younger." There was a hint of gratitude in his voice.
Unexpectedly, Barnett said, "I still want to remind you that everything is too much. If you practice 'Secret Art' step by step according to the method I taught you, you will naturally be able to achieve your wishes. At the worst, you can also strengthen your body and prolong your life. But if you are greedy for too much and are eager for success, you will bring unimaginable disasters to yourself and even endanger your family. In the end..."
Barnett said word for word, "You are not who you are now!"
"I know, and I will strictly follow your instructions, teacher."
Earl Kent agreed again and again, but in his heart he did not agree with the teacher's words.
Barnett asked again, "When I came over, I saw a lot of people gathered near your castle? What happened?"
Earl Kent replied, "It's no big deal. It's just a matter of dealing with a little lord who has no eyesight."
Barnett asked, "So, you are going to attack another territory?"
Earl Kent admitted honestly. "Yes, teacher."
However, what the other party said next made him very confused, "Malz, stop this military operation immediately. I have a mission when I come to the northwest, so don't cause any trouble for me."
Earl Kent asked quickly, "Why?"
But he immediately reacted. "Could it be? Could it be..."
What the other party said confirmed his guess, "Yes, 'Secret Art Society' is going to take action in the northwest."