799. Chapter 799 Discussion

Deliberations

"Who did it?" This was not only the question Armand, the Level 5 Temple Knight, was asking himself; Anselm, the Level 5 Temple Knight who had just returned, was asking the same question.

Lord Karger, seated in the family castle, was asking himself the same question as he held a stack of intelligence reports that had just been delivered.

The person Lord Karger suspected, Duke Arthur, had only just finished his banquet. Nearly sixty Level 5 powerhouses had attended. The scale of this banquet alone made it the most prestigious event of its kind in recent decades.

How could Duke Arthur have had the time to attend the banquet while also going off to kill Job, the Level 5 Temple Knight? As the host, he could not have left at all.

Lord Karger also felt somewhat fortunate. It was a good thing he had not reached an agreement with Job, the Level 5 Temple Knight. Duke Arthur's influence was so immense that making an enemy of him would likely bring enormous trouble.

"Steward!" Lord Karger called toward the doorway.

"Master, what are your orders?" The steward hurried in and bowed.

"Prepare a congratulatory gift and send it to the Luce Family," Lord Karger said gravely.

"Master, what standard should the gift be?" the steward asked hesitantly.

As the McCarthy Family's steward, he naturally knew the family's relationships with other families very well. Yet the Luce Family had never dealt with them before, so he could only ask directly.

"Use the standard for top-tier nobility," Lord Karger said after some thought. Then, feeling that this was still insufficient to convey his intentions, he added, "Make it double."

The steward revealed an incredulous expression, though he quickly concealed it.

With the McCarthy Family's power, why would they send an excessively lavish