Chapter 393: Ghost in the River (Two in One) (Monthly Ticket Plus)
After hearing the news announced by Alice, a group of small nobles cheered excitedly.
Originally they were also very nervous, fearing that Gervis would take away most of the spoils. After all, if such wealth was placed in front of any of them, they felt that they would have other thoughts.
But now Alice actually said that Gervis was only going to take away 400 war horses, which meant that each of them could get several war horses, which made all the small nobles cheer.
Amid the cheers of the little nobles, a slight smile unconsciously appeared on Alice's face. Listening to their words of thanks to Gervis, she felt as if these people were thanking her, it was so pleasant and enjoyable.
Next, Alice came to the center of the camp surrounded by a group of little nobles.
Alice first asked her subordinates to select four hundred of the best war horses from the herd, which were reserved for Gervis.
After reserving four hundred war horses, Alice began to distribute war horses to the lesser nobles.
However, since the minor nobles did not take part in the battle to capture Baiyan City, and they all sent out an equal number of serfs to work, it would be completely impractical to distribute the spoils according to merit.
Finally, Alice's method of distribution is to distribute according to the effectiveness of looting spoils in Baiyan City.
As the names of the little nobles were called out one by one, they all came to Alice excitedly, first bowed and thanked Alice respectfully, and then personally took the reins of the war horses handed to them by the servants and led their own war horses away.
Because the Jones family has a large number of vassals, the number of war horses distributed to each vassal is actually not that many.
Among them, those who received the most were Gandalf and others. Each of them was rewarded with six war horses, while the other vassals basically received three to four horses.
However, although the number of war horses obtained by the vassals was not large, everyone was extremely satisfied, with smiles on their faces. The way they looked at the war horses was probably softer and more affectionate than the way they looked at their own wives, and no one was dissatisfied.
You have to know that before this trip, a small number of small nobles came to fight on ordinary horses. Only those small nobles with a little wealth could ride middle and lower-grade war horses to fight. It was difficult for them to buy high-quality war horses like this even if they had money.
The entire activity of distributing the spoils lasted for more than an hour.
In the end, a total of more than 1,300 war horses were divided up by the nobles of the Jones family.
Among them, Gervis received 400 war horses, Alice received 300 war horses, and the other more than 600 war horses were distributed to hundreds of vassals.
The Jones family camp was filled with laughter and joy throughout the day.
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That night, the camp in the north.
Tonight's North Side camp was different than usual.
In the past, as soon as it got dark, the entire north camp would be under curfew. Except for soldiers who needed to participate in the battle and followed their lords around the camp, everyone else had to stay in their tent, otherwise they would be killed.
However, today the king personally ordered the lifting of the curfew in the camp tonight.
In addition to lifting the curfew, even the caravans that had been following the army were allowed to set up stalls and do business in the camp.
As for what kind of business it is, of course it is selling beer plus the inevitable sex trade.
After every war, the soldiers would be allowed to indulge themselves; this was the unspoken rule of the military in this world, and it was also the best way for the nobles to appease and reward their subordinates.
Ordinary soldiers have their own way of indulging themselves, and the great nobles certainly have their own way of leisure.
At this time, Gervis and Alice were sitting at a long table, which was filled with various delicacies. Among them, there was a huge animal roasted to golden brown and with a fragrant aroma, which was the most mouth-watering.
Around this long table sat the most powerful people in the Principality of Jean. Sitting at the head of the table was King Lawrence, and the eight earls sat around him.
To celebrate the capture of Baiyan City today, the king specially invited eight earls to dinner.
Originally, Gervis didn't want to attend the dinner because he felt it was tiring to sit and eat and drink with a group of old foxes.
But everyone, this time the king sent two invitations to the Jones family camp, one of which is for Alice.
But the other one surprised Gervis a little, as it was sent specifically to him.
The king personally sent an invitation to a small viscount who was not even his direct vassal. If other small nobles knew about this, they would definitely be so jealous that they would vomit blood.
However, although Gervis was surprised, he did not take it too seriously. The invitation only made Gervis hesitate a little, wondering whether he should attend or not.
But just when Gervis was hesitating, Alice told him that the king had specially slaughtered a mid-level magical beast for this banquet.
As a result, Gervis, who had not tasted fresh monster meat for a long time, could not resist the temptation and came to attend the dinner.
…
When Gervis arrived at the dinner, he encountered a rather subtle thing, that is, the king actually arranged a seat for him at the main table.
You should know that besides the king, there were only eight earls at this long table. Even the king's own son, the eldest prince and others could not sit at this table, but were arranged to sit at the table beside them, sharing the table with the earls' children.
This arrangement made Gervis, who was already very famous, the focus of everyone's attention.
If it were any other noble, they might enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention, but Gervis was a guy who liked to keep a low profile, and this situation made him feel uncomfortable.
And when the dinner began, just as Gervis had thought at the beginning, it would be very boring to sit and dine with a group of earls.
Gervis had no chance to join in their conversation. If it weren't for his cheap wife sitting next to him, Gervis would have picked up his bowl and found a corner to eat alone.
After eating several pieces of delicious monster meat, Gervis felt a little thirsty, so he took out a silver pot from his feet while no one was paying attention.
After bringing the silver pot to the table, Gervis quickly filled his own silver cup with water, then looked at Alice's silver cup and simply poured a cup for Alice as well.
The silver pot contained the wine that Gervis had brought with him. However, because there were so many people here and it was a dinner hosted by the king, Gervis naturally could not take out the wine openly, otherwise it would be a slap in the face of the king.
Originally, Gervis thought that what he did was secretive enough, but he didn't expect that it was still discovered by King Lawrence.
"Lord Gervis, what's in your silver pot? Is it golden wine?"
As the king asked the question, several earls at the table also turned their attention to Gervis.
Gervis felt a little embarrassed at once, but now that he had been discovered by the king, he could only tell the truth.
"Yes, sire, it is the golden wine!"
"oh?"
The king immediately became interested when he heard Gervis' answer.
"Lord Gervis, I've been thinking about your golden wine. I didn't expect you still have it here. Can you let me try a few glasses?"
“…”
Gervais rolled his eyes.
Next, his golden wine was shared among the old guys, one cup after another.
The Lord of the North poured the wine himself. When the jug returned to Gervis, there was not a drop left, which made Gervis so angry that he could only curse these nobles for being shameless.
But what made him feel a little relieved was that there were people at the long table who were in a worse mood than him, namely Avery and Nemion, because the Lord of the North did not even pour wine for them.
One can imagine how the two of them felt.
The dinner lasted for more than an hour. After eating and drinking, Gervez left.
Because the king and the eight earls still had to discuss the additional southern expedition plan, Gervis was not prepared to join in on such matters, so he just wandered around the camp.
Gervis first came to the busiest place in the camp, where the caravans set up stalls for business.
At this moment, both the little nobles and the ordinary soldiers had let themselves go, drinking beer and stopping the passing women to flirt with them, looking very happy.
In fact, Gervis has become accustomed to such things. This world is relatively open-minded about such things, especially for these ordinary soldiers at the bottom.
On the other side, the caravan that specifically provided services for the nobles was much more elegant and quiet. Although there were still women and beer, looking at those good-looking women, you could tell that this was an upscale place and that one could not come here to have fun without aristocratic status.
Gervis even saw the eldest prince and the earl's sons having fun, each of them had one or two women accompanying them.
“What a colorful life!”
Gervis originally wanted to go over and sit for a while, get a glass of juice and drink it, but after seeing the eldest prince and his men, Gervis decided not to go, for fear of offending them.
After giving up the drink, Gervis walked towards the woods by the river outside the camp. He wanted to take this opportunity to try out his fireball technique.
To be honest, apart from the fireball he cast in Glory Manor that day, Gervis never cast a fireball again.
Since the southern expedition began, there were people around all the time, so he had no chance to study the various damage values of Fireball.
Today's situation was just right. Everyone was having a great time, and there were shadows of people and lights everywhere. It wouldn't be noticeable if I cast a fireball in the woods.
So Gervis walked for seven or eight minutes in the moonlight and soon arrived at a small woods by the river.
After looking around and making sure that there was no one nearby, Gervis prepared to start thinking about it in his mind.
Woo~woo~
“…”
Just when Gervis had conceived the matrix of the fireball technique and was about to pour energy into it, he suddenly heard a woman whimpering coming from the edge of the woods. Gervis was so scared that his hands shook, and the matrix in his mind almost had problems, causing his spirit to backfire.
"This can't be a ghost!"
After Gervis reacted, he immediately gave up the idea of releasing the fireball and walked to the side in the direction where the sound came from.
When Gervis walked around a corner blocked by branches, he saw a figure squatting by the river.
"Damn it, why are you not bringing them with you to the camp at night and coming out to scare people?"
When Gervis saw the figure clearly, he immediately recognized who was squatting on the ground, covering his face and sobbing.
With that fiery red hair and that hot body, who else could this woman be but Caroline?
Especially that outfit, which Gervis had just seen at the dinner party.
Gervis was a little confused. Wasn't Caroline acting normal at the dinner just now? Why did she come here alone and cry now?
If it were in the past, Gervis would not have bothered to meddle in other people's business and would have simply gone to another place to try out his fireball technique.
But things are different now. Caroline is, after all, the granddaughter of the Lord of the North, and the Lord of the North has been treating her well since his southern expedition.
Moreover, last time, he had a conflict with the eldest prince and others. The reason why Alice arrived so quickly was that it was this woman who informed Alice. He owed her a favor of not small size.
So Gervis simply took two steps forward, ready to understand the situation.
"Ah! Ah! Miss Caroline, why are you here pretending to be a ghost so late at night instead of staying in the camp?"
Originally, Caroline did not notice Gervis's presence, but when she heard what Gervis said, Caroline quickly wiped the tears from her face and stood up at once.
"Grevis? Who's playing the ghost? What does it have to do with you that I'm standing by the river?"
"Haha, you're not pretending to be a ghost. Was Miss Caroline crying just now? Haha, this is big news! I have to share this with others when I get back!"
Gervais laughed.
"you……"
Caroline was speechless for a moment and could only stare at Gervis fiercely, unable to speak.
"Isn't my suggestion a good one? The eldest prince's fiancée, Miss Caroline, is crying alone by the river. I think this will be a good topic for conversation!"
"Grevith, what on earth do you want to do!"
Caroline was a little anxious. If the news got out as Gervis said, how would she face people in the future and how would she be able to be the queen?
"I don't want to do anything! I'm just wondering why Miss Caroline is hiding here crying alone?"
"Let me think about it! Yes! Is it because of the eldest prince?"
After saying that, Gervis carefully observed Caroline in the moonlight, wanting to see why this girl was hiding and crying here.
When Gervis said the word "eldest prince" and saw Caroline's expression, he knew he had guessed right.
"Is it because the eldest prince is always having fun with other women?"
After confirming that Caroline was only crying because of emotional problems, Gervis decided not to care about it anymore.
He is not a matchmaker, and his repayment of favors is not about these things.
So, Gervis spoke again, ready to wait for Caroline to get angry and curse at him so that he could leave.
“That’s enough!”
But the next moment, what made Gervis speechless was that Caroline was indeed angry.
However, after getting angry, she did not curse at anyone. Instead, she squatted on the ground and cried bitterly.
Gervis felt bad immediately, as if he had hit this girl!
"Hey! Caroline! It's late at night! So many soldiers from the Principality of Alban were drowned during the day. Maybe they have turned into ghosts in this river! Why don't you go back to the camp and cry?"
Gervis advised helplessly.
Little did he know that he had just rubbed Caroline's dignity as a noble lady into the ground, making her feel endlessly humiliated!
"Aren't you afraid? Then I'm leaving! Don't blame me for not warning you if you get caught by the ghost in the river!"
Gervis felt that Caroline would be embarrassed to get up and leave since she was here, so she left a word and walked towards the camp.
"The day is almost over, how come I have to run into something like this? I should have known I shouldn't have spoken to this woman just now. Every time I run into her, nothing good happens!"
Gervis walked slowly for a few dozen meters and was relieved to see that Caroline seemed to have stood up. He then continued walking towards the camp.
His mood for practicing fireball magic had been completely ruined, so he prepared to go back to the camp and wait for Alice to come out, and then return to his own camp to sleep.
After walking about a hundred meters, Gervis looked back out of habit. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked back, but after looking back, Gervis was shocked.
I saw Caroline walking slowly towards the river.
"What a fucking brain!"
Gervis gritted his teeth, turned quickly and ran in the direction of Caroline.
Thanks to "溜着玩" and "刀锋拉少" for the reward!!!
I still owe 6 more chapters!
(End of this chapter)
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