Chapter 62 The Final War
Chapter 62
62.1
"Semon Karagarang?"
When the news reached Kaderinburg, Herson's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Simon, how is this possible?"
As he spoke, he subconsciously turned his head back and looked for Simon Karagaran in the hall of Kaderinburg:
The hall of Kaderinburg has become a "place of refuge".
Royal knights, judges, administrators, and nobles trapped in Kaderinburg who had come to attend the celebration were all mixed together, and the air was filled with a turbid smell that belonged to human breath.
Especially after three Sundays, the food in Kaderin Castle was almost exhausted; the last bread and salted meat had been distributed a month ago, and now all that was left was some soup made from beef bones.
Inside Kaderin Castle, scrambling, shouting, whispered curses, and even tug-of-war began to break out. Some tightly guarded their bowls of soup, others quietly hid half a loaf of hard bread, and still others, vigilantly clutching their swords, gripping the hilts tightly.
Although Kaderinburg had not yet truly fallen into chaos, the air was filled with a suppressed, lingering sense of restlessness and panic.
Under these circumstances, Euridsi and Hesong hid in a corner of the castle, trying their best to conceal their presence. They had long been separated from Simon Karagaran.
Therefore, when the royal knights loudly reported: "Breaking news! Breaking news - A knight group suddenly appeared outside the city of Ravenmont to fight against Duke Karagaran. They are led by Simon Karagaran and are fighting for the port's navigation!"
Herson's eyes widened in disbelief.
He stood up subconsciously and looked for Simon Karagaran in the hall of Kaderinburg.
Olidisi smiled and said, "Of course you can't find her. Three months ago, she returned to the territory of the Karagalan family—her own territory."
He Song was even more surprised: "'She'?"
Oledsi stood up on her knees and dusted off her skirt. A rare genuine smile appeared on her face.
"She is a young girl, not the real Simon Karagarang. Simon died long ago in the stable at Fort Ravenmount, and this girl has taken on his identity."
He Song suddenly came back to his senses: "You, you knew it a long time ago?"
"The true identity of 'Simon'?" Oledsi shrugged. "No, I only found out about this recently."
He Song's expression became complicated: "But, you already knew... this was his disguise?"
Oulidesi remained silent. Hesonghesong murmured, "You already knew he wasn't the timid, mouse-like Simon. You already knew it was a disguise..."
Oulidsi still didn't say anything. Hesong looked at her with a complicated expression: "When did you start to doubt him? Why didn't I notice it?"
Olidesi looked at him and finally smiled: "From the first time I met 'Semmon Karagarang', I knew she was pretending."
He Song was stunned: "What, since the first time you met Simon?"
The first time Oulidsi met Simon Karagarang was in Master Catherine's carpentry shop.
At that time, Osborne Karagaran, who had not yet been exiled, resented Olidesi and Hesong, and tried to use sun crystals, silver dust and white sugar to ignite a fire, burn down Master Catherine's carpentry shop, and frame the apprentice Zoe.
Simon Karagarang, who was threatened by Osborne Karagarang, sneaked into the carpentry shop at night and sprinkled white sugar on the wood in the workshop.
"She deliberately created noise and movement in the carpentry shop," said Oledsi. "She even wore the same cloak to show me her flaws."
Hesong remembered: "Yes, Simon, he always wore that short cloak embroidered with the Karagaran family coat of arms. I thought he cherished the family honor."
Euridsi looked at him with amusement. "No matter how poor Simon was, she wouldn't have been without other clothes. If she cherished the honor of her family, she wouldn't have worn the family cloak to do bad things. When others do bad things, they want to cover their entire bodies with cloth, afraid that others will discover their identities. But when she does bad things, she always wears the same cloak, almost afraid that others won't realize that it is Simon Karagaran who is doing the bad things."
He Song suddenly realized: "Yeah, this doesn't make sense."
Olidesi smiled and said, "Anyway, it was Simon Karajalang's appearance that made me prepare for the fire in the carpentry shop. From that time on, I suspected that Simon Karajalang was pretending to be a cowardly illegitimate child. She must have other plans. So, I went to the blacksmith shop to test her."
"Probing..."
In the blacksmith shop, when Oridesi smiled meaningfully at Simon Karagaran, he said, "I will refine essential oil for the king of the empire and dedicate it to her to gain glory."
Simon's eyes suddenly opened wide.
The blacksmith's apprentice realized that the opportunity she had been waiting for seemed to have arrived quietly.
So, when Oulidisi said, "In order to make the best essential oil, I need the blacksmith shop's treasured metal - the xuan."
Simon did not refuse her.
The blacksmith's apprentice secretly handed the rare metal ore to Oulidesi.
Oledsi smiled and said, "You already know, Hersong. What I presented to Queen Lucinda wasn't some 'spice oil', but a new type of kerosene with an improved refining method. And the jar containing the kerosene was a smelted metal ligature—more precisely, a hard 'alloy' formed by combining the metal ligature with a moderate amount of charcoal fire. At least, that's what Master Rosalyn called it in her handwriting."
He Song suddenly realized: "So, you borrowed Simon's blacksmith shop to refine and create this 'alloy'."
Olidisi smiled and said, "Simon has given me a lot of help. Many of the steps in the handwritten book require high temperatures, and she has more experience than me in the blacksmith shop to implement them."
Olidesi sighed as he spoke, "What we present to the Queen is not only the finished products of kerosene and metal, but also the methods for refining them."
As she spoke, her mind seemed to drift away. "Don't forget, Hersong, I am an alchemist. For the past ten years, I have been researching every formula I could get my hands on. I can create the finest potions and metals and use them on the battlefield."
Hesong ignored the "ten years" Euridsi mentioned and muttered, "The new kerosene defeated the giant warriors, and Metal Hyun's shields and armor greatly aided the royal Flying Knights... They were crucial to the war."
"Anyway," Euridsi curled his lips, "Simon and I have been secretly allied since then. I know she wants to join the Queen and overthrow Duke Karagaran. This is the same goal as mine, and our interests are the same."
So, in the blacksmith shop, Oulidesi once smiled at Simon: "If this essential oil is completed, not only will I no longer threaten you, but in the near future, the Karagalang family will no longer be able to threaten you to do anything for them."
That was their vow to each other:
The Karagarang family will no longer be able to rely on the power in their hands to threaten anyone or do anything for them.
Hesong understood everything. "So, after that, at Mrs. Agnes's banquet, it was Simon who spoke up and cleared your name."
At Lady Agnes's banquet, she uses the "blood curse" to frame Oledsi, using Jinge grass extract to cause a bright yellow color to appear on her hands.
At that time, Euridice decisively cut her arm, proving that her blood had nothing to do with the blood in the "bloody curse," and also proving that a bright yellow color also appeared on Eustace Carragaran's hand; however, she could not explain:
If she hadn't touched the "Bloody Curse", then why did bright yellow appear on her hands as well?
At that moment, in the banquet hall, it was Simon Karagarang who suddenly shouted, "It's a kiss on the cheek!"
When Simon said this, his face was pale and terrified, his sanity seemingly shattered. He chuckled nervously, "They were learning the etiquette of aristocracy when they entered the banquet hall. That must have been when Eustace poisoned Euridsi. Ha! Hesong and Euridsi ignored me and paid attention to Eustace, only to be framed by him. Haha, what karma!"
It seemed that Simon Karajalang had been frightened and was talking nonsense, but in fact, Simon Karajalang cleverly explained to Olidesi:
The bright yellow color on her hand came from the aristocratic etiquette between Eustace and was framed by Eustace.
During the celebration at Kaderinburg Square, Simon Karajalan stood close to Euridsi. Amidst the chaos, they quietly cared for each other. As the guests fled toward Kaderinburg, it was Euridsi who grabbed Simon Karajalan's arm and pulled the thin Simon through the city gates.
"Alas," Hesong couldn't help but say, "I should have known earlier... After Eustace was tried and imprisoned in the dungeons of Ravenmont, the biggest beneficiary among the newly appointed nobles was Simon Karagaran!"
After the "Witch's Grace" was implemented, Ravenmont seemed to have experienced a war without flames. There were no large-scale direct battles or confrontations between the Knights and the nobles, but the order in Ravenmont had been quietly rewritten:
The territory of the Kalagalang family, centered on the city of Great Rivemont, covers dozens of surrounding villages, the city of Rivedale, and the former port city of Kalagalang on the coast of Little Sapphire;
These three cities support each other, with villages scattered among them, making the rule of the Karagalan family indestructible and difficult to attack.
However, under the "Grace of the Witch", nearly half of the remote villages were divided among three new barons - Eustace, Hesong and Simon; Eustace was tried for murdering the Duchess, and his territory was given to Simon Karagaran. The timid Simon became the new baron with the largest territory.
The city of Karagaran, near the Little Saphir Sea, became the territory of Viscount Cecilia Karagaran.
In order to protect the safety of the new nobles, a new guardian knight order was formed in the village; the new nobles could own the taxes of the territory, became more financially well-off, and gradually had small knight orders belonging to their own territories.
Hesong murmured, "Our territory is the smallest. Eustace was tried for the murder of the Duchess and lost his territory. His territory was given to Simon Karagaran. Simon, in turn, has the largest territory... He even has his own knightly order."
Olidesi smiled and said, "Who would care about Simon Karagaran, who is as timid as a mouse and can only tremble and scream when encountering difficulties? It is precisely because no one regards her as a threat that she can quietly obtain territory, secretly develop and expand her knightly order, and at the most critical moment, deal a fatal blow to Duke Karagaran."
At the same time that Euridsi was smiling, Simon Karagalan was also outside the city wall of Ravenmont, smiling at Duke Karagalan on the high wall.
"Hey, old man, you didn't expect that?" she said.
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