Chapter 64: The Arrival of the Convoy
As Gervis was laughing, he realized that Anna was beside him and was looking at him strangely. He quickly put away his smug smile.
“Cough…cough.”
Gervis coughed twice awkwardly, then tried to put on the demeanor of a serious lord before taking out the long sword from his waist. He lightly touched it with his finger, and bean-sized blood beads condensed on his finger.
Gervis quickly placed his fingers on the amber fragments and dripped blood on them. To be on the safe side, Gervis squeezed his fingers hard until some blood dripped onto every fragment, and then he stopped.
Then, Gervis felt relieved when he saw the elf worm eat a piece of debris with its own blood in it.
"Sir, let me bandage you."
Seeing that Gervis had finished bleeding, the maid Anna quickly took out a small piece of cloth from the drawer and began to bandage Gervis's wound.
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"Lord Nashen, when will I be able to practice my critical strike three sword slash to the level of yours, so that I can perform it in just two breaths?"
On the avenue not far from the coastal town, a huge convoy was arriving. This convoy had more than 30 horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, and more than 100 coachmen and guards. This was the convoy that was departing from Gandalf's Territory to Stormwind Territory to deliver supplies to Gervis.
Dris and Nashen were riding their horses at the front of the team. Having become accustomed to the monotonous color on both sides of the road, Dris was trying to find a topic to chat with Nashen.
"Master Deris, it's not long since you broke through to the Bronze Knight level, and it's already pretty good that you can use the critical strike three sword slash. As long as you practice slowly, I believe you'll be able to surpass me in a few years."
Na Shen's tone was casual, but he did not directly answer Deris's question. The Storm Three Swords Slash was a secret skill he taught to Deris and his two siblings. Although it was the last among the secret skills, it was not an easy task to practice. Na Shen had been practicing the Critical Three Swords Slash for ten years, but he always stayed at the time threshold of 2 breaths. Although the factor of lack of talent was involved, it also showed the difficulty of practicing the secret skill.
Although Driss was more talented than him, it would take at least several years for him to be able to perform a critical triple sword strike in 2 breaths. In order not to dampen Driss's enthusiasm, Nashen did not tell him the truth.
"Don't worry, Lord Nashen. I will practice hard. I am different from Gerves. He is lucky, but I want to make achievements on my own."
Driss did not realize Nashen's intention and thought that Nashen was praising and encouraging him, so he immediately straightened his back and looked at the towering castle on the distant hillside with some jealousy.
It was he who took the initiative to propose to Gandalf that he should follow the convoy this time, because he finally broke through and became the Bronze Knight five days ago, half a day earlier than his sister Bonita. The purpose of Darius's coming this time was very simple, which was to use his cultivation talent to strike a blow to Gervis and regain some face.
That’s right, use your cultivation talent to attack Gervis!
Ever since Gervis was chosen by Earl Alice to become the Earl's husband and was awarded the fiefdom and baron title, Darius, who always thought he was the best of Gandalf's children, has been unable to sleep or eat.
The fact that his cowardly and incompetent brother, whom he had always looked down upon, actually won the favor of Count Alice made Deris lose his balance instantly. He felt humiliated by Gervis, and also by tons of critical damage.
"Why was Gervis chosen instead of myself who is better than Gervis?" Even though so many days have passed, Deris has been shouting in his heart.
Feeling suffocated, Driss could only numb himself with practice, and finally became a Bronze Knight. This gave Driss a boost of confidence after becoming a Bronze Knight, and he immediately freed himself from the feeling of loss.
This time when he came to Gervis's territory, he wanted to let Gervis know that he had become a titled knight, and that since he was his elder brother, he would always be his elder brother and would always be better than him.
What's the matter with the fiefdom and the title? They were all rewards from the Earl. But I became a knight through hard training.
In order to better attack Gervis, during the few days on the road, Driss practiced continuously during the rest periods. He has become proficient in using the complete critical three-sword slash secret technique. Although the charging time for the critical three-sword slash is still as long as eight breaths, it is enough to make Driss proud and confident to attack Gervis' mind.
Along the way, whenever Deris thought about showing off his prowess in front of his good-for-nothing brother, he couldn't suppress his restlessness inside, and an expression of longing appeared on his face.
Looking at Drese's expression, Nashen knew what Drese was thinking. Along the way, Drese's words were all directed at Gervis, but Nashen was tactful enough not to interrupt regarding the matters between Drese and the Gervis brothers.
Gervis is childhood sweethearts with his daughter. Although he is a little timid, he has a very good personality. Naseen also likes this well-behaved boy. Darius is Gandalf's eldest son and will become the next lord of Gandalf's territory in the future. As a vassal lord, Naseen cannot offend him.
The convoy was getting closer and closer to Binhai Town, and the road began to become flatter and wider. Finally, the huge convoy arrived outside the town.
When the convoy arrived at the entrance of the town, Na Shen looked at the dilapidated houses in the coastal town with some disbelief.
"A viscount territory has fallen into such a state. I wonder how many years it will take Master Gervis to develop it."
"It is indeed very run-down, just like the villages in other territories. It seems that my brother's life as a baron is not that good after all."
Deris also saw the situation in the coastal town. Although he was very hostile to Gervis now, that was just the competitive mentality between brothers. Now that he saw the town outside Gervis Castle was so dilapidated, he couldn't help but begin to sympathize with Gervis in his heart.
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When Nashen and Driss arrived at the entrance of the town with their convoy, Laurie, who had rushed back to report, also arrived at the castle. Under the guidance of Thomas, he went to the study to report the situation.
"The convoy sent by my father has finally arrived. Thomas, you can ask the guards to go and greet them. I will wait for them in the castle! By the way, Thomas, you can arrange for the families of Laurie and the other two to stay in the front yard for a while."
Gervis was still in the study at this moment, paying attention to the elf worms eating. He hoped that the elf worms could finish eating quickly so that he could know what kind of mines could be found in the space of the golden elf worms. Unfortunately, the elf worms needed about two days to eat, so Gervis could only wait slowly. Unexpectedly, good things happened this morning, and the convoy sent by Gandalf also arrived at this time.
The news of the convoy made Gervis extremely excited. He had been looking forward to the supplies that Gandalf would send him and was thinking about them all the time. He immediately began to give orders and prepare to welcome the convoy.
"Yes, sir."
Thomas did not dare to delay, so he bowed and took his leave immediately and went to inform the guards.
"Laurie, you've worked hard on this trip, go and rest first!"
After Thomas left, Gervis turned to look at Laurie. Laurie's face was full of fatigue after running all the way, so Gervis let him go and rest first.
"Thank you, sir. This is the reply from Rose Castle. I'll take my leave now!"
Laurie knew that the convoy was about to arrive and that Gervis had a lot of things to do, so after receiving Gervis's instructions, he quickly bowed and took his leave.
After Laurie and Thomas left, Gervis reluctantly took his eyes off the golden elf bug and walked out of the study with the maid Anna.
(End of this chapter)
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