Chapter Five Hundred and Fiftieth Trust

It was already a few days before returning to Ark Port again. Sitting in the carriage, Allen lifted the curtain and looked outside. When I came back this time, there was no welcome guard of honor, no flying colorful flags, and no welcome people. All Allen saw was a faint sadness hidden in the corner, in the depths of people's expressions, or in the dim daylight. Even people walking on the street seem to take their steps more lightly than usual, as if they are afraid of disturbing anyone.

"It seems that the Earl's situation is not optimistic."

Sitting on the other side of Allen, Lucy looked away from the window. Looking at Allen again: "What are you going to do?"

"Fulfill my previous promise." Allen said without thinking.

Beside Lucy, Adele said disapprovingly: "Do you really regard Auban as a friend? Don't forget our identities. The current situation is very beneficial to us. You should control his eldest son. First control from behind the scenes, and finally Receive Oban's foundation and territory. Add Daniel's territory, then we will have a better start."

"I know my identity very well, and I know the current situation. But Adele, sometimes, some things, you can't always put interests first. Since I promised Auban, I won't go back on it. This is against a checkmate. The most basic morality of a person." Allen lowered his eyes, and his eyes fell on his knees.

Adele shrugged her shoulders and said, "Okay, morality. I'll make a suggestion for the things you men always talk about. You are the leader, of course you have the final say on what to do."

"After meeting Oban, we will go back to Storm City, and we will probably return to Earth once more. Now this place is basically stable, and we need to consolidate and develop it before we can continue to move northward and further expand our territory. I want to take advantage of this time to go back and make preparations for the exchange of goods between the two places. A regular route protected by the Federation must be determined, and there are some business partners. Perhaps Leon can help with this.” Allen smiled.

Adele rolled her eyes and said, "I just hope that guy doesn't lose his life in the surface war."

"No." Allen was full of confidence in Leon.

At this moment, the carriage drove into White Castle and stopped in front of the square. Allen cleared up his mood, arranged his clothes, and got off the carriage. Lucy and Adele followed behind him, and the butler Metz, who had been waiting for a long time, hurried up to greet him: "Master Alan, you are finally here."

Alan nods,

Shen Sheng asked: "How is the count?"

Mace smiled wryly: "The situation is getting worse, hey. We have invited the best doctors, including the master you sent. But the count's condition is still not getting better, and even getting worse every day. The count is in his bedroom, today he wants to Formally make the will. I specially invited a few witnesses, and the only thing left is you."

"Please lead the way."

Lucy's second daughter and the guards were taken to rest in other rooms of the castle, while Allen and Mace walked quickly through the corridors of the inner castle. The sun also looked so pale. In the corridor outside the earl's bedroom, several chairs were temporarily placed for the visiting guests to rest. When Allen arrived, there were already several people sitting outside the corridor.

Among them are the Earl's eldest son Giles, Viscount Graal, the Earl's wife, and relatives such as Ruola. Seeing Alan, Ruola greeted him first. She had an unconcealable tiredness on her face, her hair was not as shiny as before, and her eyes were full of red silk. It seemed that the hard work of taking care of the count these days was all written on her face, Ruola nodded and said: "You are here, brother is waiting for you."

Allen nodded, and Mace had already entered the bedroom to report. After a while, he came out and said softly, "Master Allen, the Earl invites you in."

Hearing this sentence, the people in the corridor had different expressions. Graal lowered his head to hide the hatred in those eyes. Giles looked a little anxious, but his mother looked down and wept. Under the eyes of different meanings, Allen pushed open the bedroom door, and an air mixed with the spicy smell of medicine, a touch of blood and other smells rushed out. This room was lifeless, the eyes of the god of death had already fixed here, and even the air was lifeless.

The bedroom is covered with a dark red carpet, a color that usually looks noble, but now it gives people a sense of heaviness that cannot be ignored. The entry point is a set of sofas for lounging, elegantly decorated with rose patterned wallpaper that continues into the depths of the room. Passing through a group of partitions with an obvious oriental style, Allen first saw a large bed with luxurious gold-plated supports, covered with snow-white trouser sheets, and hung gauze folded on both sides. The Count Aubain was sitting on the bed, making a soft pillow for his back. He seems to be in good spirits today, flipping through a book of poems in one hand, and laying the other hand flat on the edge of the bed. Baggins was giving him an injection, and two maids next to him acted as nurses, changing the bandage on Oban's chest with clean water.

As soon as those bandages that were almost dyed black entered the clear water, they immediately turned into a depressing dark red blood halo, which made Allen feel uncomfortable as if his chest was blocked by something. The bedroom was quiet, and neither Baggins nor the maids moved lightly. Only the earl's heavy breathing sounded, which was like a leaky bellows, and it sounded like the earl was struggling with each group of breaths.

Hearing the movement, the count raised his head. With a forced smile on his paper-like face, Ouban said in a hoarse voice, "You're here, friend."

He looked at Baggins: "Master, I want to talk to Allen alone."

Baggins nodded, waved to let the two maids go down with the things first, and then came to Allen's side and said softly: "I just gave him an injection to refresh himself. But don't talk for too long, the Earl still wants to Making a will, that would consume a lot of his energy."

"I know."

When everyone got down, Allen walked to the bed, moved a chair and sat down. Aubain stretched out his hand towards him, and the earl's palm was trembling slightly, like the old man eroded by the wind. Allen sighed softly in his heart, stretched out his hands and held them with the Earl. Oban smiled and said: "I am proud of making friends all over the world, and I have a wide network of contacts, covering half of the empire. Although the territory is located in the south, far away from the political and commercial prosperity of the North. But I believe that one day I will also be in the Above the royal family, my Ridley family will eventually become a famous family of the empire."

Speaking of this, Oban smiled wryly: "But all of this, after all, disappears like bubbles in the sun."

Looking at the emaciated Earl on the bed, Alan felt a little sentimental in his heart. It is true that Oban has made little achievements in personal force, but he can be regarded as ambitious. But now, full of ambitions, but can only be gradually depressed under the torment of illness, it is indeed admirable to say.

"After I die, the two Earls of Reckerd and Kent will definitely take the opportunity to attack. These two guys are nothing to worry about in the past. But Giles is still too young, if you use force to justify it, but after all, you are just a girl. Moreover, the Marquis of the Iron Gun has already heard back, and Huo Yi said that he will get the marriage done as soon as possible. Once Ruola leaves, Gilles will be unable to support himself. There is also Graal, who I planned to deal with after ending Daniel's war. But Now, I can't do that. However, keeping him by Gilles' side is always a hidden danger." Auban shook his head and sighed, and it was not difficult to hear the internal and external troubles of the territory from his words.

Originally, Oban had already made arrangements for these issues, but unfortunately his time was running out, and many plans were simply too late to be implemented.

Allen patted the back of his hand and said, "I will try my best to help Earl Giles."

Hearing what he said, Auban squeezed out a smile: "Sir Alan, I have known who you are since the day you joined me. The dragon once told me to beware of you, because you are an ambitious person. One day when your ambition can no longer be tolerated here, maybe I will also become the object of your conquest. So I have some arrangements, which were originally reserved for you. Unexpectedly, now you are the only person I can entrust. "

"If you want to further develop, Rein is an important bridge for you. But you can't trust him too much. My suggestion is to maintain an appropriate interest relationship with Rein, which is conducive to the development of your career." Oban Seriously said: "With your ability, the hereditary earl is no problem. I think the marquis of the empire is your real goal. If you can step into the holy realm, then the empire may usher in a fifth duke."

Allen also declined to comment, just laughed it off. Oban has overestimated his ambition as much as possible, but Oban doesn't know the origin of his identity, so he doesn't know the blueprint in Allen's mind. The Balegon Empire is just a phased goal.

Oban wanted to prop up his body, but Allen quickly helped him up. He smiled and said, "If you can come today, I'm in better spirits, so let's make the will. Alan, please go outside and call the relevant people in."

After a while, the relevant people designated by Orban walked into the bedroom one after another. In addition to those people in the corridor before, there was another clerk. Allen naturally gave up the position by the bed to the clerk so that he could record easily. The count's wife flung herself on the edge of the bed on the other side of Aubain, already holding the count's hand and weeping.

Oban wiped away the tears on her face, and said softly: "I invite everyone to come today to testify for me. I am no longer able to do it, so I have to make arrangements for the future while I can still talk. Every decision I said was carefully considered, and there was no influence of other third-party factors. Therefore, after my death, this will must be implemented and implemented. If anyone violates it, I will entrust Sir Allen to punish him severely. Allen Sir will be the witness and protector of this will, and I grant him the right to maintain the smooth execution of this will. If necessary, force can be used. This is the first clause of the will!"

Everyone looked at Alan in unison, no one expected that Auban trusted Alan so much.