Chapter 30 Acting School
In fact, even without the people above shouting, Gervis was not going to move forward, because if he walked forward more than ten meters, the arrows with fully drawn bows above would be able to shoot them. Even if Gervis was sure that these people did not dare to shoot him, what if someone's hands were shaking?
So after walking another three or four meters, Gervis raised his right hand, signaling the three people beside him to stop, and he also stopped.
Looking at the big man shouting on the wall, Gervis' eyes lit up a little. This was the first time he saw a soldier wearing armor since he traveled through time. The armor in this world was similar to the armor in medieval Europe on Earth. It was full body armor and was not light.
In this world of low productivity, ordinary soldiers, except for nobles or titled knights, simply cannot own one. Even if they own one and put it on, they cannot move freely, let alone participate in battle.
Gandalf and Nashen both have a set of such iron armor, but they usually wear casual clothes or leather armor, and only wear heavy full body armor in times of war.
At this moment, Gervis was even more curious about what kind of good things Lanny had discovered in this camp, and why there were even titled knights stationed there.
At the same time, he became more determined to resolve this matter as soon as possible. The longer it was delayed, the more things inside would be obtained by Viscount Lanny.
"My master is Baron Gervis. Who are you?" This question was of course answered by Gervis's guards. Otherwise, the other party was not Viscount Lanny. If Gervis answered in person, it would be a loss of his prestige.
"It turns out to be Lord Gervis. I am a lord knight appointed by Viscount Lanny. This is the camp of Viscount Lanny's family. Viscount Lanny has ordered that no one can approach this camp. Please forgive us servants for the difficulties we face." Although the armored man looked tall and strong and very fierce, his tone became respectful after hearing Gervis' identity. He no longer had the momentum to kill at the slightest disagreement. After he finished speaking, he signaled the soldiers who were holding the bows to put them down.
"You also know that your feudal lord is just a viscount. I thought he was the king. Who gave you the right to build a camp here?" This time it was Gervis who spoke. His guards could no longer interfere with what happened next.
When Gervis finished speaking, the armored man on the opposite wall turned pale and blue in the face, but he could not utter a single word in rebuttal.
There was a hint of mockery in Gervis' words. To the armored man, Viscount Lanny was the person he was loyal to, and Gervis' mockery of Viscount Lanny in public was the greatest insult to him.
But this place does not belong to Viscount Lanny's territory. Their actions broke the unspoken rules of the nobles, and they also stationed troops here, which is extremely excessive both morally and morally.
Just when the armored man was speechless, a middle-aged man in his forties came up from the city wall. The man was wearing a short silk robe and had a high status.
When he walked on the wall, all the soldiers saluted him one by one. The middle-aged man was Tabby, Viscount Lanny's steward. He followed Lanny's instructions and rushed to the camp to take charge that day. Although he trembled in front of Lanny, except for Viscount Lanny, in Lanny's territory, even the barons were very respectful to him.
"Butler." Tabby came to the side of the armored man, who immediately saluted and greeted him.
"Let me talk to him." Tabby nodded at him and stood beside him.
"Your Excellency Baron Gervis, I am Tabby, Viscount Lanny's castle steward. Please forgive the soldiers' recklessness. I would like to offer you my most sincere apologies on their behalf." As a steward, Tabby has come into contact with countless nobles and is very familiar with their various behaviors. In addition to interests, the most important thing for nobles is face, so Tabby said sincerely while saluting Gervis.
"Oh, if you hadn't encroached on my interests and told me these things while standing on the wall, I would have really believed it!" Gervis complained in his heart. This Tabby was definitely a cunning old man. Not only were the words he said pleasant to the ears, but they also made people feel extremely sincere. If there were an Oscar statuette in this world, he would definitely win one.
Although interests are the most important thing in this world, sometimes, if a person gets a lot of face, some careless nobles will be fooled, especially minor nobles.
Although Tabby is only Viscount Lanny's butler, sometimes Tabby represents Lanny and his words are as effective as Lanny's. This is the case at this moment. Ever since Viscount Lanny sent Tabby to be the manager of this camp, he has been in charge of everything in this camp. His attitude towards Gervis represents Viscount Lanny's attitude.
If Tabby fails to represent Viscount Lanny and loses Viscount Lanny's face, he will definitely die miserably when he returns.
"So you are Viscount Lanny's steward. That's great. I want to ask, do you know that the buffer zone here belongs to the Jones family's territory? And now the territory here has been granted to me, which means that you are stationing troops in my buffer zone and stealing resources." As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. Tabby on the opposite side has acting skills worthy of an Oscar, and Gervis is no pushover either. Although his face is pleasant, his words are extremely sharp.
"Misunderstanding, Lord Gervis, this is a huge misunderstanding. A serf discovered a coal mine here and reported the matter to Blackstone Castle. The steward of the castle did not verify whether the specific location violated Earl Jones' buffer zone, so he let people build a mining camp here. After the camp was built, it was discovered that part of the location had invaded Earl Jones' buffer zone." Tabby said with a face full of guilt, as if he knew that he had failed to discipline his subordinates, which led to all this.
"I came here this time just to verify this matter. Now it has been verified clearly. I will order the execution of the serf who discovered the coal mine and the steward in the castle when I return. It is because of these two hateful bastards that Viscount Lanny has been unknowingly accused of violating the unspoken rules."
When Tabby spoke the last part, he was almost in tears, as if Viscount Lanny had really suffered a great injustice.
"Oh my god, the world really owes you a little golden man!" Gervis was stunned when he watched Tabby's performance. After all, as a time traveler, Gervis thought he was knowledgeable. But after meeting Tabby today, he found that he was a little ignorant. When this guy becomes shameless, he is really invincible.
It was clearly a carefully planned and deliberate act, but after he said it, it became extremely innocent, and now he wants to make up for it. If there was no letter, it would be hard to tell the truth from the false.
"Haha, Butler Tabi, are you kidding me about the small part you mentioned? The narrowest width of the Principality of Zeon's buffer zone is about three kilometers, and the widest is five kilometers. Your current location is no more than two kilometers away from my territory. At least three-quarters of your camp is within my buffer zone."
It is about one kilometer from the boundary marker to the trail entrance. Although the trail is winding, Gervis has been using the sun to determine the direction and found that most of the way is towards his territory. Although it may be a little farther away from his territory in the end, the farthest distance will not exceed 1.5 kilometers. So although Gervis currently does not know how wide this buffer zone is, even if it is the narrowest 3 kilometers, most of this camp is within his buffer zone.
Since Tabby wanted to play Tai Chi with Gervis, Gervis didn't mind. After a lot of Tai Chi, there was only one possible solution in the end, and that was to make these people withdraw from the buffer zone of Gervis' territory. Otherwise, Gervis would not give up.
"However, Butler Tabi, since this has nothing to do with Viscount Lanny, I am not going to delve into it. I hope you will leave my buffer zone now."
When Tabby heard what Gervis said, he frowned slightly. He didn't expect that the boy in front of him was just a 17-year-old boy who had only been a baron for a few days, but he would be so difficult to deal with and unyielding. He was completely unlike those young men who were flattered to the point of being at a loss after a few words and then sent away with just some gold coins.
"Your Excellency Baron, please forgive me. The forest here is too dense and the exact location is difficult to determine, so there may be some small deviations. However, since it has already happened, we will definitely make compensation." Tabby still had the demeanor of a good old man. He was not embarrassed by Gervis's sarcasm. He pretended to think about it. Tabby paused before continuing, "Your Excellency Baron, how about this? I will give you five gold coins as compensation for the loss caused by this misunderstanding. You don't have to withdraw the camp. If we withdraw, Viscount Lanny will know about it and will definitely blame me for not managing my subordinates well. Can you just consider it as helping me?"
"Ha, you're really treating beggars badly." Gervis sneered in his heart. He bribed Benny with 5 gold coins, and now he has to compensate himself with 5 gold coins. Is this an insult to his IQ?
"Butler Tabby, do you think five gold coins can settle this matter?" Gervis looked at Tabby with a half-smile, his eyes becoming sharp.
"Your Excellency Baron, this is just a coal mine. Five gold coins is already the highest price. If I wasn't worried that Viscount Lanny would blame me, I would have asked them to withdraw immediately without saying a word. Please forgive me." Tabby's brows were already frowned. Although he was still respectful in his words, he gradually felt in his heart that Gervis could not have been fooled.
"Butler Tabby, how about this? You open the door and I'll go inside to take a look. If it's really just a coal mine, I'll take the five gold coins and give you this face. You can leave next year." Gervis also felt that Tabby could no longer hold it in, so he continued to pressure Tabby. Gervis was sure that there was definitely no coal mine in this camp. No matter how good Tabby's acting skills were, everyone was unmoved. All the questions went straight to the core. He wanted to see how Tabby could continue to perform.
(End of this chapter)
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