Chapter 504 Dumb Loss

It was almost noon when Graal returned to the mansion from White Castle. In the morning, Oban summoned all the vassals and consulted everyone on the negotiation with Daniel. In the meeting room, almost every jazz put forward their own ideas, but they all wanted to occupy Daniel's territory as much as possible, and hoped to get some benefits from it. For example, he placed his own personnel in the three territories under Allen's jurisdiction, and even attempted to divide the young knight's territory.

From beginning to end, Allen did not raise any protests against it, which created an illusion for the Jazz. They intensified their efforts, until in the end, Allen said lightly: "I took down the territory, and anyone can take it. The premise is that you can take it down from me."

His meaning couldn't be more obvious. To divide his territory, let's fight a battle first.

This sentence made the jazz shut their mouths. Everyone knew that apart from Oban in the conference room, the troops in other people's territories were not worth mentioning at all. So Jazz began to change the subject, directly pointing out that Allen's territory also belonged to Orban, so as a follower, Allen should also obey Orban's dispatch. They want to bypass Alan's obstruction through Oban's power and achieve the goal of cannibalization.

In the end, Oban said calmly: "I once promised Sir Allen that as much as he can conquer in Daniel's territory, it will all belong to him. Don't you want me to be a villain who doesn't keep his word?"

With such a big buck, the jazz finally had nothing to do, and the agenda was able to smoothly enter the discussion of the negotiation. In this regard, Allen has remained silent. Even when Graal suggested delaying the negotiation time for Daniel, he did not object aloud, as if all this had nothing to do with him. Allen remained silent, and Graal couldn't be happier. He tried his best to encourage Oban and analyzed it from all aspects. Finally, out of his own considerations, Oban also agreed to postpone the negotiation a little bit.

Back at the mansion, Graal heaved a sigh of relief. Although Aubain's delay was only a week, at least he had something to say to Daniel. Thinking of earning millions of gold coins just by moving his mouth, Graal chuckled complacently.

After drinking a few cups of tea, a guard ran into the hall and said to Graal, "My lord, Captain Leigu and the others are back."

"Come back?" Graal frowned: "What's the matter, they should not be back until tomorrow evening, why are they back now?"

Lei Gu was the captain of the convoy's guard last night, and his return now means that something is unusual. Graal immediately let him in, and when the captain of the guard walked into the hall, he was too ashamed to look at Graal. Lord Viscount saw that he was wounded, and with this expression, his fingers trembled slightly, and he asked anxiously, "What's going on?"

"My lord, my subordinates are ineffective. We encountered a group of robbers blocking the road last night, and the goods of two carriages were robbed." The captain said with his head down.

"Two cars... which two cars?" Graal asked in last hope.

The captain looked up at him, and said hesitantly, "That's right, it's your two truckloads of important goods."

Graal felt dizzy for a while, and the complacency just now disappeared. However, the difference was less than a minute, but the state of mind was very different. He sat back on the chair, and the two carts of property, if converted into gold coins, would be around eight million. It was the hard work he had accumulated for several years, but it disappeared completely in one night. Granal was like a hollowed out log, he felt a emptiness in his heart, and it was terribly uncomfortable.

Moments later, rising anger filled the void. He just jumped up, kicked the captain first, and then roared: "How do you do things? Didn't I arrange a master? A full seventeenth-level master cost me a thousand gold coins Hired! With him in charge, why would I lose my things!"

"My lord, the opponent's strength is too strong. Each of them has at least level 12 or above. The adventurer you hired made a move, but he was still defeated by them, and he was even taken away. His life or death is uncertain. "The captain said with a sad face.

Graal was speechless.

A seventeenth-level master, it's fine if he is defeated, and he is even captured. How strong is the opponent's strength? From this point of view, they have already set their sights on themselves early in the morning. Thinking of the previous events, Graal was almost sure that the vault that was visited by thieves, the guards who used the boiling blood magic crystal in public the next day, and the goods being robbed last night were all linked together.

This is a well-planned serial poison scheme!

"Who is against me? Who is it?" Graal yelled. Of course, no one could answer him.

More than 8 million property just disappeared, Graal only felt his heart twitching, knowing that his annual profit through legitimate channels was only about one million gold coins. Now that he lost 8 million in one fell swoop and did not faint on the spot, Graal already felt that his will was very strong.

He said in a trembling voice: "Be sure to find out! Find out who did it, damn Lei Gu, you should be glad. I'm glad I don't have anyone on hand now, or I will definitely kill you. Check it out for me now. , if you can't find out, I will let you die a miserable death, I swear!"

"Yes, thank you for your kindness, my lord."

Just as the captain of the guard was about to leave, Graal stopped him again: "Remember, don't be too public, keep a low profile."

After all, those things cannot be seen with light. In case Oban knew that he actually had more than 8 million private property on hand, the Earl would definitely track down its source. And this wealth was earned by him by selling the secrets of the Ark Port, and he could not let Oban know at all.

But Graal didn't know that it was Aubain's sister who robbed him. When he was furious, Ruola changed into a swordsman's uniform that knights often wear and came to Oban's study room. After robbing Graal's property last night, Ruola returned to her residence and took a nap. It wasn't until the sun was high that she lazily got up from her big, fragrant and soft bed.

Then he took a morning bath and had some breakfast before coming to the count's study.

"Looking at you, things should have gone smoothly last night?" Oban raised his head, glanced at his sister and said with a smile.

Ruola randomly pulled a chair and sat down: "Do I look so obvious?"

"It's like honey has been applied to your heart, you're almost laughing out loud."

"Of course I'm happy, brother, you don't know how much money that old bastard Graal has hidden. My people counted it last night, and if it's converted into gold coins, it's almost 8 million. If you add the money I took before The gold savings coupons, God, he has nearly tens of millions of property hidden in a secret vault in Ark Harbor! That’s his income for a whole ten years, of course, I mean the income from formal channels.” Ruo La held Fist, wave it vigorously: "With so much money, you can imagine how many secrets he has betrayed us!"

"Glar is a greedy guy, but I didn't expect his to be so big." Oban shook his head: "Then, what are you going to do with his things?"

"I promised Allen to share 40% with him, and the rest will be used as the military expenses of Lin Ji of the Deep Sea. The rest, of course, is my private property!"

"Alan..." Oban sighed, "You pulled him in again?"

Ruola nodded and said: "Thanks to him, otherwise I might have been in danger last night. That Graal is not too stupid, he even hired a level 17 adventurer to hide in the carriage. He caught me off guard last night , Fortunately, Allen stopped him and defeated him."

"Rola, I know you have a crush on Allen. But in the matter of Graal, I don't think you should let him infiltrate."

"Why, brother. Isn't he your confidant now?" Ruola asked with a wink.

Oban closed the book in his hand, stood up and said: "Baron Allen is indeed a talent, but at the same time, he is also a dangerous person. I need to rely on him to deal with people like Daniel, but on the other hand, I also You have to be on guard against him. He is an ambitious man, and if he doesn't gain further power and wealth from me, he might turn against me. At that time, he will be an enemy that must be cut off!"

The earl's last words were so murderous that Ruola's back felt cold.

"So, for things like Graal, it's better to let him know less. And Ruola, you should control your emotions and don't like a potential enemy. It's not good for you or me." Oban looked at his sister and said in a deep voice.

Ruola murmured: "If you make him fall in love with me, won't he be loyal to you forever?"

"Rola, you are so naive. A man like him has a world in his heart, so how could he give up the whole world because of a woman?" Oban sighed, stroking Ruola's head and said: " What's more, do you think that a man like him will lack women? No, as long as he becomes stronger and stronger, what kind of women around him will he want. Ruola, don't waste time for him. "

"Wasting time?" Ruola brushed Oban's hand away, stood up and said, "I know what my brother is thinking. Don't you just want to marry me to the son of Marquis Hoy?"

"What's wrong with the son of the Marquis? Which status or status is not worthy of you? Ruola, don't be willful, everything my brother does is for you."

"It's for you!" Ruola exclaimed, "By marrying me to the son of the Marquis, won't you and Marquis Hoy get in touch and gain his political and military attention and favor?"

She walked out of the study angrily: "Anyway, I'm not a child anymore, brother, don't just manipulate my life around!"

Seeing her disappearing back, Oban smiled wryly and shook his head.

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