Sean looked at Mel Susa beside him, and he didn't expect that he actually knew her.
"Do you know this person?"
"I don't know him... He must have seen me in Jagon. After all, there is a minister in the Lubin family, and I have had some interactions with them on many occasions." Melsusa said.
Apparently, the sheriff on the other side hadn't expected that Commander Melsusa would be among Jagun's vanguard... His eyes couldn't conceal the expression of "surprise!" and "confusion!"
But his expression remained calm.
"I didn't expect that it was you who led the troops personally. If I had known, I would have gone outside the city to greet them myself..." He said a bunch of useless words.
Moreover, rather than going to greet the other party in person, Melsusa wanted to know the purpose of the other party's invitation.
"The local sheriff, Arthur Lubin?"
"That's right... We met once in the capital of Jagun. I wonder if Your Excellency the Commander remembers it." He was the oldest person present, but he behaved the most humble.
"I don't have any impression. Are you following Butler Lubin?"
The other person smiled.
"At that time, our family happened to have a gathering, and I had the honor of meeting the commander-in-chief." As he spoke, his eyes kept looking at himself and the other people next to him.
Sean was glad that he didn't bring Illya with him, otherwise the officer would have brought a maid with him, which would have shown that he was not an ordinary person... Considering the recent return of the prince, it was inevitable that some people would speculate in this direction.
"These people are..."
Not only look, but now ask directly.
"This is Ben Tari, one of the commanders of the Jagun cavalry. The others are captains of the knights under my command." Melsusa explained, still carefully concealing Sean's identity.
"Commander Ben Tari. I seem to remember that name. I never expected to see him in person today."
[Surprise!] mixed with [doubt!]...
Gradually, more "suspicious" looks appeared.
It was only then that Sean realized that introducing two commanders at once would inevitably arouse suspicion. After all, this is a vanguard force, and there are two people with such high titles. Is there anyone else among them?
Being too clever may lead to mistakes!
For people who cannot see the emotional changes of others, it is indeed difficult to control them in the first place.
This is also one of the reasons why Sean usually doesn't talk much...
The more you speak, the more mistakes you make. I always try to make sure I understand the direction before I speak.
However, even if the other party had doubts, it would not be possible to ask directly, but instead invited everyone in.
The cities in the desert are not as magnificent as those built by the Basaran Empire... No, it should be said that they do not have the artistic sense of the Zambutar region.
Speaking of wealth, when Sean walked into the other person's house, he felt a breath of richness coming towards him.
The corridor is decorated with various high-end carpets, many of which are woven with gold threads, and are inlaid with jewels and various rare stones. What's more amazing is that after entering the room, many of the furniture are made of gold and silver utensils.
It's unlikely that they have no money.
The Adak region is just a slightly larger desert area. In terms of wealth, Sean feels that it is not inferior to the five countries in Zambutal.
Since there is sea to the south of the northern continent, the countries in the Adak region can also go out to sea for trade and will be quite wealthy.
The only thing that makes it inferior to the Basaran Empire is probably the lack of artistic beauty!
After all, sand is only one color.
In the living room...
Arthur Lubin had already prepared a banquet and was waiting for everyone to take their seats. Everyone who came had a special seat...
Since the other party had begun to doubt the identities of everyone, Sean moved a little further away from Melsusa when seating them, and moved closer to the other knight captains.
Anyway, there is no guard in the sheriff's house who is higher than the 7th level of Orderer, and any one person here is enough to intimidate everyone.
Take a seat and be served some camel milk as a drink...
Everything seemed normal. Although Arthur Lubin had some suspicions in his heart, he just looked at everyone a few more times and did not directly ask about their origins and identities.
"Commander Lubin, I wonder why you invited us here this time? I heard that you have purchased all the food in the city, and we are about to buy some as reserves for the Pterodactyl troops. Could Commander Lubin please give us some?" Melsusa spoke directly.
We are not from the same country anyway, so there is no need to beat around the bush.
"I was just about to explain this to the commander-in-chief. It's not that I want to make things difficult for you, but after I heard about the prince's incident, I ruthlessly bought up all the food in the city." Arthur Lubin said with a smile.
But this sentence may not sound so kind to others.
"What does Commander Lubin mean?" Melsusa's tone was clearly unhappy.
"Don't be angry, Commander-in-Chief. I'm not trying to go against the prince. I'm simply offering the food with all my heart!"
At this moment, several dancers came up from the hall...
She was dressed the same way as when Sean first met Illya, with a veil and a loose skirt that exposed her waist.
"You guys go down first. I have something to discuss with the guests." He sent everyone present away, including his family members who came in with him.
No one is left but himself.
The door is closed...
Even in the spacious hall during the day, it feels a little dim.
"I thought it would be someone else coming this time, so I asked someone to find out... but since both commanders are there, I'll just speak frankly."
Melsusa, Ben Tari, and everyone, including Sean, put down their cutlery and listened.
"I bought up all the food in the city because I heard that during the war between Bashalan and the Borg, our army expended a great deal of manpower and resources to achieve victory. There were no supplies in the western part of the Great Desert, so I stored the food I had recently saved to send to the High King's troops..."
"Secondly, I heard about Izdihar's return, which is of the utmost concern to the desert nations... We've been preparing since we received the news a few days ago, and I suspect the entire Adak is also preparing. My city is the closest supply station to the Great Desert, so I have the right to be the first to contact the prince."
While speaking, he would glance at the crowd from time to time.
It was obvious that the other party really suspected that he was among them...
It's just that Sean had never seen him before, so he didn't recognize him.
"Our Lubin family has survived for many generations in the desert, and each generation has very close ties. I received the news a few days ago, and I also received news from Jagun... On behalf of the entire Lubin family, I want to give the prince a promise in advance."
"No matter what happens in the future, our Lubin family will always stand with Prince Izdihar..."
His eyes were still scanning everyone.
Whether he doubted it or not, the point had been made.
really,
What Sean had been worried about finally happened... Before he even returned to Jagun, some people had already started to take sides.
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