Chapter 404: Nemio's Plan
When several vassals of the Charles family heard the eldest prince's question, they couldn't help but look at each other.
They were now very clear about the conflict between the eldest prince and Gervis, and before they set out, the Earl had also told them that the eldest prince would facilitate this matter, so one of them paused and prepared to speak.
"Your Highness, the Earl is planning for us to take advantage of the Jones family being alone and wait for an opportunity to strike. There is a peak silver knight in our team. He has hidden his identity and he will take the lead in dealing with Gervis!"
"A peak silver knight? The vassals of the Jones family are all here. Even a peak silver knight can't guarantee to kill Gervis, right?"
The eldest prince thought thoughtfully that it would be easy to deal with if Gervis was alone or his team consisted of only his own family.
However, the Jones family also has several thousand people, and there are several mid-level silver knights among the vassals, so such an action still has a certain chance of failure.
Moreover, in an assassination attempt, if the attack misses, it cannot be used again next time, so Gervis will definitely be prepared.
"Your Highness, the Earl wrote a letter before we set out, asking us to give it to you after we arrive at the Earldom of Jinmai!"
As he spoke, the vassal of the Charles family took out a letter from his arms, with the sealing wax still intact.
The eldest prince was not surprised. He took the letter from the vassal, peeled off the sealing wax, opened the letter and started to read it.
The content of the letter was very simple. It was to hope that the eldest prince would, within his duty, send away the other vassal teams of the Jones family and leave the Gerves team alone, so as to give the Welton family a chance to deal with Gerves and others.
And after the matter is accomplished, the Welton family will definitely reward you handsomely.
"In the next few days, I will have the Jones family transport the spoils back to the City of Glory. You will have about six days to go back and forth!"
After reading the letter, Nemio's suggestion was not difficult at all for the eldest prince, and it could also help the Welton family to gain a favor, which was truly in line with the eldest prince's wishes.
So the eldest prince no longer concealed his thoughts and directly stated his plan.
"Yes! Thank you, Prince!"
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The castle steward of Kalundborg is called Gabi. What Gabi did after entering the castle really made Gervis look at him differently.
"Thank you for your hard work, gentlemen! Please sit down and rest for a while!"
Butler Gabi brought Gervis and others to the reception hall of the castle and spoke to them in a very respectful tone, as if Gervis and others were distinguished guests visiting the castle.
After Gervis and the others sat down, Gabi quickly gave orders to the trembling servants.
"You guys, go get some beer and food for the adults!"
"No need for beer, just bring some food!"
Gervis shook his hands. He really couldn't drink the beer now, so he just asked the servant to bring some food.
"Did you hear that? Hurry up, you idiots!"
After scolding a few trembling servants, Gabi turned around with a smile on his face and continued to speak to Gervis.
"Sir, I have a very impolite request. I wonder if I can tell you about it!"
Gabi obviously realized that Gervis was the leader of the people who attacked the castle today, so he naturally chose Gervis to talk to.
"Oh? You have something to say!"
Now that the castle has been breached, Gervis and the others have plenty of time, so they don't mind listening to what the castle steward has to say.
The most important thing is that Gervis admires Gabi, the calm butler. The higher the position, the more he likes talents. Gervis now has this mentality.
"Yes, sir! I'll tell you what I said! If you think what I said is wrong, please don't blame me!"
Butler Gabi bowed deeply to Gervis again before speaking.
"My Lord, I would like to ask you not to plunder Kalundborg!"
After saying the first sentence, Gabi carefully observed Gervis' reaction.
At this moment, Gervis had taken off his mask, so Gabi could see Gervis's face clearly.
However, Gabi found that after he said this, Gervis did not react at all, so he did not dare to show off and continued speaking immediately.
"Because every autumn, the nobles of the Earldom of Golden Wheat will pack up their valuables and take them to Wheat City. The things left in the castle at this time are not very valuable, and they are useless even if the adults take them back."
"As the steward of Kalundborg and a loyal servant of Master Bob, I hope to preserve the dignity of the castle and prevent the interior of the castle from being destroyed!"
Having said this, Gabi continued to look at Gervis and found that Gervis remained calm.
I thought that this nobleman in front of me was so young, yet so calm, he was indeed extraordinary. Moreover, he was the leader of the siege team, so one could imagine his status.
"Of course, the adults have breached Kalundborg. If I were to ask the adults not to plunder Kalundborg based on my words alone, that would be impossible."
"So I think I can make the decision on behalf of my master and guarantee to pay a certain amount of gold coins to you to offset your losses in Kalundborg."
After saying that, Butler Gabi stopped talking and waited for Gervis's reaction with lowered head.
After listening to Gabi's words, Gervis tapped lightly with his fingers on the armrest. Because his fingers were covered with mithril armor, the sound of Gervis tapping the armrest became the only sound in the hall.
Bang!
After knocking for more than ten seconds, Gervis slapped his palm on the armrest with a little force, then sat up straight and spoke.
"Ike, follow Baron Pat around the castle!"
"Butler Gabi, do you mind this?"
Gervis did believe most of what Gabi had just said, because there were indeed fewer decorations in the reception hall, and many of the tables were empty. These barons were not like him, and they did not have any valuable decorations because they were poor.
Of course, Gervis wouldn't believe Gabi's one-sided statement, so he needed to verify it.
"This is what we should do, sir! I will ask the servants to lead the way for you lords!"
Housekeeper Gabi nodded quickly without any hesitation.
Soon, Fatty Pat, Ike and others left the hall led by several servants.
At this moment, the servants of Kalundborg also brought food, and Gervis simply ate while waiting with Bertram.
Of course, Bertram was still on guard, so he cut off a piece of each food and put it into Babette's mouth, letting him eat it first.
Although Babette was still somewhat unconvinced, she could only sit aside reluctantly and swallow the food in her mouth when she saw the butler pacifying these evil guys.
After eating and waiting for about twenty minutes, Fatty Pat and Ike came back.
When he saw the miserable look on fat boy Pat's face, Gervis knew that what Gabi said was most likely true.
Sure enough, Ike immediately came to Gervis' ear and whispered.
"Sir, Lord Pat and I just checked. All the valuable things in the castle have been taken away. There are only some food and common daily necessities."
"Lord Pat also found two vaults on the third floor of the castle. One is at the end of the corridor, and the other is in the dark room of the study. The total amount of money in the two vaults does not exceed five gold coins."
After listening to Ike's report, Gervis felt helpless. He didn't expect that these small nobles in the Principality of Alban would actually do such a thing and move their wealth thousands of miles to the big city.
But it is normal to think about it. The Principality of Jean comes to collect money every year, and these small nobles have long been afraid. Any assets they have will be transferred to the Earl's City in the autumn, as they think it is the safest place.
Thanks to "追风书生" for the reward!!!
(End of this chapter)
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