Chapter 174 Maggis's surprise
In addition to being shocked, the dinner at the Ryan family continued, but the whole atmosphere became a little weird.
It was like winning five million in the lottery in the previous life, and the whole family would be very happy.
But if they won one billion, the family would think a lot while being happy, especially the adults.
At this moment, the minds of old Ryan and Emma were still in a mess, and all kinds of thoughts came one after another.
For example, if they became the mother of a baron, what clothes should they wear?
In addition, what should they pay attention to in their words and deeds so as not to lose Ryan's face?
Will other nobles laugh at them two country bumpkins?
Only the younger sister Mint ate happily as usual.
Suddenly, Mint's big eyes blinked twice, as if she thought of something, and said: "By the way, brother, the beautifully dressed sister Jenny came to see you today."
"I said you were not there, and then sister Jenny didn't say anything and left."
"Huh?" After thinking about it, Ryan nodded, indicating that he knew.
At the same time.
Meister County City.
On the second floor of Baron Norman's family mansion, in a luxuriously decorated study.
Baron Norman, dressed in a noble hunting suit, was frowning as he looked at a pile of materials on the table.
On all these papers, there was a name - Ryan.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Baron Norman raised his eyebrows and said.
His son Dennis walked in with a happy face and said, "Father, I feel that I have touched a bottleneck. I should be able to try taking advanced potions."
Baron Norman, who heard the news, barely squeezed out a smile on his face and said, "Not bad."
However, Dennis was very disappointed. He had expected his father to highly praise him, not just to calmly say the two words "not bad".
In the scenario he imagined, when his father expressed his high approval of him, he would take the opportunity to propose the matter of marriage with the Crowley family.
Because when he was practicing with the divine blood recently, he thought a lot about the beauty of Baroness Crowley.
But now it was very different from what he expected.
Dennis didn't dare to say anything. He looked at his father's expression. Although he still looked expressionless like a sculpture, as a son, Dennis could feel that his father's mood didn't seem so good.
After thinking about it, just as he was about to ask, suddenly, he glanced at the familiar name on the desk materials-Ryan!
Huh?
So many materials, all about Ryan?
Dennis' pupils shrank suddenly!
He realized that his father, who had always been strong, was actually having a headache for this farmer's son!
Dennis couldn't figure it out.
Didn't his father say that he had handed this matter over to an old friend who was almost foolproof to deal with it?
Why
did Dennis stammer twice, and finally asked, pointing to the materials on the table, and said: "Father, is there something wrong with this?"
Baron Norman's face sank, he sighed, and nodded.
This made Dennis anxious.
There was really a problem again!
Damn it!
Damn, could this farmer's son be the illegitimate child of the goddess of luck?
The family sent people over one after another, but failed to kill the other party!
"Father, this... How is this possible!"
"Didn't you say that your old friend once had a record of killing a great knight?"
"Even if your friend's strength has declined, killing a formal knight should be as easy as killing a chicken!"
Hearing his son's doubts, Baron Norman did not answer immediately. He was just thinking about this question.
The study fell into a strange silence for a while.
After a while, Baron Norman seemed to have organized his words, and only heard his low voice:
"Since I didn't get any news from Adams the other day, I was suspicious and went to his shop to have a look."
"As I expected, there was a problem."
"Then, I got this information through several friends who work in functional departments."
At this point, Baron Norman pointed to the information on the desk.
Dennis immediately reached out and picked up a document and started reading it. There was a paragraph on it, which seemed to be copied from a certain official document:
".The wanted criminal Adams of the Empire was successfully killed by the Sheriff Hamilton of the Golden Town, the Deputy Sheriff Ryan and dozens of elite Night Watchmen ten days ago."
"Jointly surrounded and suppressed?" Dennis couldn't help but murmured when he saw these words.
No wonder he failed, it turned out that he was besieged!
Dennis seemed to have found a reasonable explanation.
After all, the paramilitary force of the Empire, the Night Watch, is not a group of uncoordinated fish like the bandit group, but a combat group with tacit cooperation.
Of course, the most important thing is that the strength of his father's old friend has declined too much.
Just as Dennis was lost in thought, Baron Norman added a sentence that was almost "earth-shattering"!
"In addition, I got the latest news from Alonso, that is, this Ryan has just passed the noble enthronement assessment of the Munster Province and was awarded the title of Baron!"
"What!"
"Baron???"
Hearing the news from his father, Dennis' eyes suddenly widened as round as walnuts, and his mouth was so wide open that a whole roasted chicken could almost be stuffed in.
Damn, is there such an outrageous thing!
He was still complacent about being able to take advanced magic potions, but in the end, this pariah turned into a noble!
Moreover, he was a baron!
This was the same title as his father!
This former pariah had a higher status than himself, the son of a baron!
At this moment, Dennis felt that the towering "superiority" in his heart had collapsed!
"Impossible, this is impossible! It must be a mistake!" After a few seconds, Dennis blushed, his chest rose and fell violently, and he refuted emotionally.
"The imperial official letter arrived in the county city two days ago, and the person who handled it was Alonso. Now the relevant information has been handed over to Count Habsburg." Baron Norman did not say anything to refute, but calmly stated a fact.
As if someone had poured a basin of ice water on him, Dennis' body trembled for a few times, and then he calmed down immediately.
He knew that even if his father and Baron Alonso could make mistakes, Count Habsburg would not, and the Empire would not.
When he thought that if he saw Ryan in the future, he would have to salute first and address him as "Lord Baron", Dennis felt more disgusted than eating warm dog shit!
After being stunned for a long time, Dennis came back to his senses and asked unwillingly, "Father, what should we do now?"
"I'll find a friend later."
Hearing this, Dennis resisted the urge to question his father. Find a friend?
But
after a pause, Baron Norman continued, "If it still doesn't work, I will directly challenge Ryan to a 'bloody duel'!"
Dennis was overjoyed to hear this. He had long wanted his father to take action and directly get rid of this farmer's son.
As for why his father couldn't challenge Ryan to a duel openly before, he also knew it very well.
Because if a noble challenges a commoner to a duel, he will be condemned by other nobles and even the Imperial Elders Council.
In addition, the most important point is that commoners can refuse such unfair duel requests.
Now that Ryan has become a baron, his title is equal to his father's, which makes duels feasible all of a sudden.
In addition, duels between nobles are divided into "bloody duels" and "ordinary duels". Ordinary duels end when one party admits defeat, while bloody duels end when one party dies!
However, bloody duels must be submitted to the local governor for approval, and must be conducted in a designated place under the witness of multiple supervisors.
"Father, are you sure?" Although Dennis has absolute confidence in his father, who has a rich resume and a strong record of battle, he still can't help asking.
"I paid a lot of money to buy a secret medicine before, and now there is news that there is a pharmacist in the imperial capital who is willing to help make it. After I take the medicine, I can repair my body's hidden injuries and restore my peak combat power."
Baron Norman did not answer Dennis directly.
"Great! If you can recover to your peak state, Ryan will definitely lose!" Dennis's face was flushed with excitement.
"Okay, I'm going out for a while."
Baron Norman was seen sitting in a carriage and came to a low-rise building with strict defenses - Mayster County Prison.
Baron Norman got off the carriage and came to an office after being informed by the guards.
After a while, the middle-aged man Maggis, who was dressed in the uniform of the prison guard captain, appeared.
When he saw the arrival of Baron Norman, there was a trace of barely detectable surprise in his eyes.
Why are several nobles in Mayster County suddenly interested in contacting their Zalal resistance army recently?
After a brief greeting, Baron Norman said his intention:
"So, as long as your organization can kill the new Baron Ryan, then the Norman family can agree to the request made by your organization before." Baron Norman said in a deep voice.
Maggis was so surprised that he almost cried out!
But his many years of experience as a spy made him hold back this impulse.
Ryan again?
What did this Ryan do?
Why did Alonso and Baron Norman in front of him want to kill him?
If it is really as they described, then. Can this Ryan be absorbed into the organization? Maggis suddenly had an idea.
After all, faith can be brainwashed, no, it can be converted!
Maggis calculated the time. Five days have passed. There must be a result within a week.
In addition, he did not expect that one thing could do two favors, so he gestured with an index finger and said with certainty:
"Of course, one week! Baron Norman, I can give you an accurate answer within a week!"
Baron Norman looked at the contact person of the resistance army with a scrutinizing look. He always felt that the other party looked at him strangely at that moment.
In addition, the other party's answer was too sure, so sure that he didn't believe it.
Forget it, anyway, I came with a try-it attitude
. Years of experience in naval battles told him that the most reliable thing is still his own strength.
After I go back, I should urge the secret medicine myself!
(End of this chapter)
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