However, his face remained calm and composed, and he slowly replied: "You know, what you said is not true."

Seeing that De Lassel's tolerance had reached a new level, Count Harlan hated him but at the same time secretly admired him, saying that this boy had made progress again.

Count Harlan added: "Rumors can sometimes kill people. The truth is not important to most people.

No one knows the real truth, everyone has their own subjective judgment, I think you can understand what I mean."

"Okay, let's talk about the second thing." The Baron knew very well that these slanderous words would have a huge impact on his future.

Perhaps the Valkyrie Tianyan, the Queen Ronnie and others can analyze the truth of this slander, but the general public and other ministers and lords within the Goddess Empire who envy, hate and hate them will definitely continue to fan the flames in an attempt to discredit themselves further.

Moreover, this will also hinder the recruitment of talents in the future. After all, everyone will be exposed to such rumors. How can those virtuous people associate with thieves who tease princesses and steal money and dragons?

However, these are things that need to be dealt with in the days to come. Right now, the Baron is waiting for Count Harlan to announce the second major event.

Earl Harlan continued, "Second, I came here today to challenge you to a duel. This is a private duel between us, and has nothing to do with the war between the two kingdoms."

De La Serre smiled and teased: "Give me a reason to agree to you."

Unexpectedly, Count Harlan also smiled and said:

"I can give you a reason that you have to agree to. If you don't duel with me, I will besiege the city here until the truce between the two kingdoms expires, and then I will declare war on you and attack the city!

I say, De La Serre, if I am not mistaken, there are hardly any soldiers in your town now."

This was the result that the Baron least expected to see. It turned out that there really was a traitor or spy inside his fiefdom, Uxhall!

There are no Swadian soldiers in the town now, so the possibility of this spy being mixed into the army is ruled out. This makes it even more difficult to find him, like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Of course, this is also the real reason why the Baron decided to come alone just now!

He didn't want the rest of his team to know that there was a traitor in his family. This also made it easier for him to dig out the black fish behind the scenes.

"Very good, let's have a duel." This time, De Lassel no longer hesitated and nodded directly. He had no way out.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Earl Harlan felt that he could finally hold his head high today. He couldn't help but laugh wildly a few times and said:

"Since you took my weapon away last time, I will not offer you too many fair and just conditions today. Let's fight on horseback, which is my best skill, to decide the winner."

Count Harlan vaguely remembered that De Lassel's mount was just a stronger travel horse, which was incomparable to his own sturdy warrior horse.

He already had an advantage in riding horses, not to mention that Earl Harlan was proud of his strength and agility, and was not inferior to De Lassel at all.

"Then let's fight with your best skill, horseback riding, to decide the winner." The baron agreed immediately.

"Call out your girl, Safiya, and all your ministers to watch. I want to humiliate you in front of everyone!"

The baron winked at the guards behind him, and the guards immediately understood their master's intention and rushed to the lord's hall to call them over.

[System prompt: I told you before that an honest person is more terrible than a mean person when he gets angry. Look, I told you not to bully Brother Harun before, but now you are embarrassed.]

When you are in the world, you have no choice. Okay, system, if you can't help, then stop talking. Besides, I don't think he is a truly honest man. To some extent, Count Harun is also very profit-driven, isn't he?

[System prompt: Okay... I wish you a successful duel. Please continue the game.]

A moment later, the wealthy merchant Manid, the prison warden Bolcha, Safiya, the little dragon Ryan, as well as the newly joined horse king Lao Ke and doctor James all arrived.

The baron ordered the guards to slowly open the town gate, and he himself rode out slowly.

Seeing that De La Serre did not give in and calmly appeared on the scene alone, Earl Harlan had a higher opinion of him and said:

"De Lacelle, I'm going to make a bigger bet with you today. If you lose this duel, not only will I make you lose face, but you will also have to return those two siege engines, the catapults!"

Those were the two siege engines, catapults, that Count Harlan lost to De Lassel as a bet when he attacked Fort Gilly.

"No problem, come on." The Baron did not argue with him about fairness or justice at this time. The strong fist is the truth. As long as you win, all the conditions of the opponent are nonsense on paper.

Soon, a force of more than 100 people led by Count Harlan formed a perfect circle, surrounding Count Harlan and De Lassel in the center of the circle.

At this time, Earl Harlan was surprised to find that since the last time they met in Gilly Castle, De La Serre's mount had changed! Now he was riding an extremely majestic horse!

He glanced at De Lassel's equipment again, and then he realized that in addition to the high-quality Wolf King's sword as his weapon, his arm armor seemed to have been replaced with a more elite and powerful one.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but worry secretly, what if today...

On the other hand, De La Serre still looked relaxed.

Since I haven't played against Harun for a long time, the system was considerate and provided data comparison.

[Current character status: Count Harlan]

[Level 40, Strength 38, Agility 37, Wisdom 36, Charisma 39. ]

[Proficiency in one-handed, two-handed, and long-pole weapons is 350. ]

[Skills: Tactics 3, Hostage 3, Coach 3, Riding 6]

As for the Baron:

[Current character status: De Lassel]

[Level 38, Strength 34, Agility 34, Wisdom 33, Charisma 33, All-category weapon proficiency 210. ]

[Skills: Tactics 1, Riding 5]

[System prompt: Although your attributes are slightly different from his, you can make up for it by relying on the power of the dragon clan and the advantages of equipment. Moreover, there is the newly joined Red Blood Horse. I believe you are fully capable of fighting him.]

After hearing the system's words in his mind, the baron responded: "Do you remember the last duel, the one with Yan Tulu, I outsmarted him. I will outsmart him today as well, system, I will open your eyes and let you know what wisdom is."

[System prompt: Forget it, Brother Harun is smarter than you, how can he not guess your tricks? Everyone thinks that Yan Tulu is a brave but foolish man. ]

Fuck, whose system are you? Why do you always speak for others?

Hearing the system's reply, the Baron was furious and prepared to retort, but the battlefield was changing rapidly and he would reveal his flaws if he was not careful.

In a flash, Count Harun discovered that De Lassel in front of him was distracted for some reason, as if he was worried about something. He seized the opportunity and took the initiative!

With a steel spear in his right hand and a heavy knight's shield in his left hand, he rushed to the baron on his horse, and the sharp blade of the spear pierced the baron's heart!

Facing Count Harlan's surprise attack, De Lassel's thoughts instantly returned from the system to the present, but it was too late. He had no time to dodge and could only take it head-on.

But if he drew out the Wolf King's Sword to block the spear's frontal attack at this time, when Count Harun rode his horse to buffer behind him, he would definitely smash the back of his head with the shield in his left hand!

Even if he managed to block the first attack, De La Serre couldn't find a way to break the predicted second attack. He was hit first, so he was slow in every step.

"Nigh!" At the critical moment, the Red Blood Horse howled violently!

[Red Blood Horse: Go to war with red blood, and never stop until death! ]

The wild howl of the fierce horse shocked Count Harun's battle-hardened first-class warrior horse, and its four hooves became uncontrollable, and the rhythm and pace of the charge became chaotic.

This caused Count Harlan's charge to slow down, and he entered the effective attack range one second later than expected, giving De Lassel ample time to adjust.

But after De Lassel drew the Wolf King's Sword from his waist, he used the strength of his waist and abdomen to twist his body and successfully avoided the frontal attack of the spear.

When Count Harlan moved behind him, De Lassel still maintained the twisted posture and did not expose his back to the other party.

Count Harlan did not give up the opportunity to attack. He suddenly swung the heavy knight's shield in his left hand towards De Lassel!

"Bang!" De Lassel was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He held the Wolf King's sword tightly in front of him and blocked the shield attack.

When the two weapons collided, in addition to the sound of the collision, De Lassel also felt the opponent's powerful strength. The pressure of the shield made his arms a little numb.

Fortunately, he had a special protective gear, the Giant Eagle Arm Guard, which reduced a lot of the power of the shock wave. Otherwise, after a few more rounds of such confrontation, he would be exhausted.

Soon, De Lassel turned from defense to offense. After blocking the opponent's shield attack, he raised the Wolf King's sword in one hand and slashed at the opponent's horse's butt.

Kill the horse first! This is the Baron's tried and tested tactic!

"Bang!" Unexpectedly, Count Harun was also an extremely agile and experienced knight. He immediately leaned back and lay down, as if he was lying on the horse's back, and then placed the shield across his body.

This time, De Lacelle hit the opponent's shield hard, without hurting the opponent's horse at all.

The fight was intense in just three rounds, and the soldiers watching were also excited.