Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 318 The Unexpected Queen

"Yes, let's go find mother first, she will definitely have a way!" Bedoyer's eyes lit up, he quickly put on his clothes, and rode in a carriage to the palace in Gondarne.

Ba Jin straightened up, took out a handkerchief and wiped the saliva off his face, then looked at the other person's back as he disappeared into the darkness. His eyes flickered and he entered Gunda from another path.

……

As the royal city of Derby, Gunda can be said to be a city that never sleeps. Even late at night, the streets are still brightly lit, and even civilians will go to the tavern to drink a glass of cheap beer to soothe the fatigue of the day.

A team of halberd guards patrol the streets, providing law and order for Gunda.

Although petty theft is still common and cannot be eradicated, at least bloodshed can be controlled to a level acceptable to the public.

However, at this moment, the seemingly peaceful capital city was actually surging with undercurrents. Countless little birds were running in the dark and narrow passages, delivering the latest information to all parties.

In the dead of night, the Silver Moon Courtyard was filled with screams.

Intense exercise and an excited spirit would cause a rapid loss of physical strength. After experiencing two fierce battles in which the outnumbered side won over the larger force in just one day, even a strong man would feel listless. However, this definitely did not include the barbarians and horses of Gaoyabao who were as strong as mountains of flesh.

These extremely energetic animals were still watching the excitement with great interest, including Levi.

In an open space in the middle of the courtyard, there were two pillars with a log on top. Three hemp ropes soaked in water hung down from them, each holding a knight and two attendants.

This is not a personal vendetta by the lord, but if he wants to know who are the despicable bugs behind the scenes who want to overthrow the Debe regime, he must first pry information out of these three bastards.

Levi, who had just finished his conversation with Ferro at night, stood in front of all the leaders of Gaoyabao with his hands on his hips, and gave the highest order:
"

We must use all means to pry open the mouths of these guys and let His Majesty Harland know that the Lord of Highcliff Castle has zero tolerance for those who provoke a close relationship between the two.

Anyone who dares to challenge the bottom line of the Debe Lion Knight will be beaten to a bloody pulp.

"

As old people who had followed the lord from the beginning, everyone had already understood the official language: use any means necessary to avoid killing the person, and a zero-tolerance attitude meant that the master was very angry and the consequences would be serious.

Under this guideline.

Zat whipped with a whip dipped in salt water, and the old man Sam was even more vicious. He found a big black dog in heat from somewhere.

Originally, this guy was planning to look for goblins, but considering that Staff Officer Leighton, the logistics manager of High Cliff Castle and the lord's deputy, was a goblin, he had to give up.

The two guys had no psychological burden at all for torturing the criminals who were ordered by the lord. After tossing and turning for a night, the two of them were fine, but the black dog was so tired that it kept panting with its tongue hanging out.

Fighting Qi actually has the ability to strengthen the body, but it is not as outstanding as the "Book of Holy Words" so it is not well-known. However, even if it is not outstanding, it is still several times stronger than ordinary people.

So these three guys were still resisting, allowing themselves to be tortured from behind. It was so painful that they didn't even have the strength to howl, but they still forced themselves not to speak.

"Tell me or not?!" Zat whipped him casually, and the skin and flesh were torn apart instantly.

"Wuwuwu~" The three big men looked at their mouths stuffed with smelly socks and felt like crying but had no tears.

"You are such a stubborn bunch! I really need to teach you a lesson!" Zha Manzi grinned and took out a bamboo jar from his pocket. The jar contained red ants he had picked up from the garden. He never expected that they could come in handy now. He glanced at the lower parts of the men, and the meaning was self-evident.

No matter how terrified they were and how wildly they twisted in the air, they could not change the outcome.

……

"My Lord Marquis, is there anything we can do?" Margaret asked cautiously, looking at the Lord of Highcliff Castle who was sitting with his legs crossed and leisurely enjoying a massage by the maid.

The shrill whimpering sound coming from not far away was really chilling.

She knew that even if she moved the people behind her out, they couldn't save her now. It would be better to follow the Lion Hunting Knight, maybe she could still be safe.

Even the prostitute who was caught together lost her arrogance in Red Velvet and huddled in the corner like a quail, afraid of attracting other people's attention.

They knew that the other party was a real big shot and they could not afford to offend him.

"What you have to do now is to stay here quietly until this matter is over." Levi said calmly.

Although the brothel's madam was suspected of watching the show from the side, the lord was not petty enough to make trouble for it.

Even those three guys would not have suffered such torture if they had just beaten Sam. The real reason was that after Sam brought up the name of High Cliff Castle, they cursed the Lord of High Cliff Castle in public, and the Lord knew about it.

Whether it was to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys or something else, their fate was doomed from the beginning.

"My Lord Marquis, to be honest, Red Velvet was opened by Her Majesty the Queen, and I was once her maid. Now that such a big incident has happened, the Queen will definitely be dragged into it." Margaret thought for a long time and finally told her identity honestly.

"You are very smart and know how to judge the situation." Levi drew out his sword and cut the rope that bound the hands of the still charming woman before she could react.

Margaret was startled by the sword blade that brushed past her skin. She wanted to open her mouth and curse, but she realized that her life was in someone else's hands.

"It's just a trivial and despicable trick." Margaret said sincerely.

"What do you think Her Majesty the Queen will do about this?" Levi picked up a relatively plump strawberry and threw it into his mouth, asking casually.

To be honest, his goal from the beginning was to use this opportunity to involve the prince and cause trouble for King Harland.

If the other party wants to calm things down, then he can only meet some of his insignificant conditions.

Otherwise, you can only choose to give up a prince.

I really hadn't thought about the queen, but I didn't expect that a brothel owner I just randomly captured turned out to be the queen's person.

After being enlightened by the old fox Ferro, the lord has realized that he is no longer the unskilled pioneer baron who went out to the wilderness to work alone.

In terms of strength, he is no less powerful than a legendary warrior. In fact, after another round of improvement, it is unknown how much his strength has increased. He is still the only remaining dragon knight.

He has a strong army under his command. Although the number of people is still small, it is more than enough to fight a guerrilla war to tie down tens of thousands of people.

Therefore, his every word and action has unconsciously taken on weight, and no one can easily ignore it. "To be honest, I don't know about this." Margaret said sincerely, "Her Majesty's heart is as unpredictable as the weather on the sea, sometimes it is calm, and sometimes it is turbulent."

Levi sneered twice. This kind of nonsense can only fool a three-year-old child.

How could a man who had been hanging around in a brothel for many years and turned it into an intelligence organization not be able to figure out the queen's thoughts?
But he was too lazy to press the issue. After all, the worst that could happen would be a change from three people playing Landlord to four people playing Mahjong. He would just deal with it as the time came.

He is the banker anyway.

Silent all night.

……

Early the next morning, just as a ray of dawn appeared in the sky, the Lord of Highcliff Castle was summoned in person by Queen Celith.

The person who came was a palace waiter in a formal dress with a pair of small eyes. If he hadn't explained it himself, the lord would have almost thought that he had developed the amazing ability to see through the world without opening his eyes.

"Can't you wait until I wake up before coming?" The lord was still sleepy and was getting dressed with the help of his maid, so he couldn't help feeling a little resentful.

"My lord, please forgive our rudeness." Little Eyes whispered, "It was Queen Ceris who asked me to bring you to see her first."

Queen Cerise...

Levi tried hard to recall the information about the royal family members that he had memorized from Ferro last night. It was mainly due to the hard work of King Harland that the current members of the Derby royal family are all gathered together.

Cerise Augustus married King Derby more than ten years ago and became Queen Derby. She now has two sons and two daughters.

She is the elder sister of the Kingdom's Radiant Knight and the eldest daughter of the Sea Dragon family.

The Sea Dragon Family is the Augustus Family. Their family emblem is a hovering silver sea dragon, symbolizing the power and wisdom of the ocean and the majesty of the family.

The Augustus family rules the entire East Territory, and the queen's father is the Duke of Finn of the East Territory.

According to rumors, if the queen did not have the support of the entire Hailong family, she would have been deposed by King Harland long ago.

He was actually very confused as to why it was the queen who approached him first.

"Okay, lead the way."

Levi followed Little Eyes into the palace in a carriage pulled by two unknown magical beasts.

However, it is more like another castle than a palace. The marble walls alone are twenty to thirty blades high.

Once you have completely entered the interior, a magnificent palace appears before your eyes.

The main building of the palace is made of pure white stone, and the surface is carved with various exquisite ancient patterns. Even after being washed away by time, it has not been weathered much.

On the top of the palace stood a magnificent Gothic spire, and on the top of the tallest spire floated a huge round vertical pupil. As the two came in, Levi always felt that someone was looking at him.

In front of the main entrance of the palace is a huge fountain. The water columns in the fountain form various strange shapes in the air, sometimes turning into flying birds, sometimes turning into feathered fish. In the center of the fountain is a male statue. He holds a long sword in his hand and wears a crown on his head, looking majestically into the distance.

This was the first king who founded Derby. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes, but his reputation was not very good. Scholars recorded him in history books as a usurper.

The two walked along the gravel path again and entered the gate of a palace.

The ceiling of the hall was soaring into the sky, at least several dozen feet high. When you looked up, you could immediately feel how small you were. It was supported by eight sturdy marble pillars, each of which was carved with intricate patterns that looked lifelike.

The floor was covered with a crimson carpet embroidered with golden patterns. One could hardly hear the footsteps when walking on it, as if walking in the clouds.

Little Eyes stopped in the hall and said respectfully, "Sir, let him take you in next."

"Please follow me, my lord. The queen is waiting for you." The waiter who led the way was wearing a silver-white robe with intricate star patterns embroidered on the hem. His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of disturbing the sleeping dragon.

Levi followed the waiter into the human-powered elevator and then walked through a long corridor. The marble walls on both sides were inlaid with glowing crystals, which lit up one after another with their footsteps and slowly went out after they passed.

When turning the seventh corner, the usher stopped in front of a particularly exquisite double-door door with fish-wood carvings and pushed open the door for the lord.

This is a very large main hall with various magnificent high-back sofas in the middle, thick wool blankets on the floor, and at the end of the line of sight is a balcony overlooking Gonda.

There was already someone sitting on the high-back sofa facing the door.

"Good day, Mr. Levi." The other party stood up and walked over, speaking first.

Levi also touched his chest and greeted him, while looking at the queen.

This was the first time he saw the Queen of Derby - Cerise looked only about thirty years old, with long blue hair flowing like a waterfall, as beautiful as the blue sea in the morning light.

Her skin was white, like the finest porcelain, smooth and flawless, revealing her noble lineage and superior living conditions.

Her face is beautiful and proud, almost suffocating. She has a well-proportioned figure and elegant curves. Whether she is wearing a gorgeous court dress or wartime armor, she can show different styles.

But today she happened to be wearing a white sheer long dress, and even under the perfect light of the morning sun at this moment, some beautiful parts of her figure were even more prominent.

The Lord forced himself to focus his gaze on the other person's unforgettable face.

In her heart, she was full of admiration for King Haaland, who was truly a man of great stature as he could ignore such a beauty that was unimaginable to ordinary people in the harem.

"Please feel free to do as you please, Lord Levi." The other party spoke again, his voice soft but with the majesty of a king.

The two of them sat down together. The other person happened to be sitting on a high-back sofa opposite the balcony. In the morning light, the lord was almost clearly visible.

"Damn it." The lord's heart was in turmoil, and he wondered secretly, is the queen so dissolute in her daily life, or is she using this to test him, an old cadre?
It is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul. This queen has a pair of emerald eyes that often sparkle with the light of power.

When was the last time I saw this look? Well, it seemed to be when I looked in the mirror in the morning.

To be honest, everything that has happened since entering this main hall has surprised the Lord.

(End of this chapter)