The Original Vampire

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A war horse galloped past, knocking the dew that had accumulated overnight on the flowers and grass by the roadside to the ground.

The knight on the horse looked anxious and whipped the warhorse under him, as if he was still not satisfied with this speed.

But soon, he had to slow down.

Because, a group of sentries appeared in front, and looking at their armor and flags, they were clearly soldiers of the Uman family.

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The horse slowly stopped, and the knight on the horse said loudly to the surrounding Uman family sentry: "I am the deputy commander of the Golden Lion Legion - Knight Louis, may I ask if Earl Uman is nearby?"

The leader of the sentry captain looked at the Lewis Knight for a few times and nodded, "Please come with me."

After a while, the Louis Knights followed the sentry to the Uman family's camp.

Looking around, Louis found that although the order in the camp was still orderly, there was still a trace of fear and confusion on the faces of the soldiers.

Obviously, after the battalion roar, Earl Uman barely managed to gather the chaotic army, but the mental state of this army was not very good, and I am afraid it would not be able to withstand a war.

"Knight Louis, where are you planning to go in such a hurry?"

Earl Uman looked at Knight Louis with a smile, and it seemed that the previous battalion storm had not caused him much trouble.

Knight Louis also put on a friendly smile, stepped forward and said, "Lord Count, I should be the same as your destination."

"Oh?" Earl Uman's eyes flashed, "Where do you think my destination is?"

The smile on the face of Knight Louis became more and more bright, and he said word by word:

"Winter City!"

Earl Uman's pupils shrank slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, and he asked lightly, "Why do you think I will go to Winter City?"

Knight Louis smiled and shook his head: "Lord Count, at this time, let's stop covering up."

Earl Uman nodded and said frankly: "Okay, since this is the case, I will tell the truth. I have an old feud with Viscount Angele. You were the riding teacher of Master Joyce, and we all don't want to see it. Miss Vera inherits the title of Duke of the North, so cooperation is the best choice."

"That's right!" Louis Knight said excitedly,

He stretched out his hand and placed it in front of Earl Uman.

Earl Uman immediately understood, and extended his right hand, holding it tightly with Knight Louis.

An alliance is reached.

Knight Louis immediately suggested: "Lord Count, our top priority now is to control Winter City, and we can't let Vera bring the Golden Lion Legion back to the city!"

Earl Uman also nodded in agreement, but his tone was a little dignified: "I found out that the Golden Lions are fighting with the Dawson family's army. Is the battle over?"

Knight Lewis sighed: "It's over, the Dawson family suffered a fiasco."

Earl Uman suddenly froze and said in a hurried tone: "Then we must get to Winter City as soon as possible! Do you know how many troops are in the city now?"

"There are only 8,000 city defense troops in Winter City, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. How many troops do you have now?"

"Thirty thousand."

"That...it's really tricky..." Knight Louis said with a frown.

When he entered the camp just now, he observed that the army of the Uman family was not in a good state. What's more, Winter City was the first fortified city in the north. If it was really going to be attacked, there would be no short time for 30,000 people alone. Under the grasp of the attack.

"Of course we can't attack!" Earl Uman shook his head and said, "The two of us will enter the city first, find Master Joyce, swear allegiance to him, and ask him to preside over the overall situation as the first heir to the Duke, so that we can control Rin Winter City, put my army in the city."

"Okay! Just do it!"

After the two reached an agreement, they acted immediately.

Earl Uman handed over the army to the family knight as commander, and he and Louis knight led a team of cavalry to the Winter City first.

...

At this time, the Winter City is shrouded in a chilling atmosphere.

The news of Duke St. Hilde's death has been spread to the Roar Castle through carrier pigeons, but in order to avoid causing excessive panic, the news is limited to spread among the nobles, and the civilians in the city are still kept in the dark.

Fortunately, since the beginning of the rebellion at the beginning of the year, Winter City has been under martial law. Therefore, although the security in the city has been strengthened at this time, it has not caused more panic.

After night fell, Winter City was completely quiet.

Because of the strict curfew measures imposed by the city defense army, after 8 p.m., the streets were completely deserted, with only groups of soldiers patrolling.

The thick and heavy city gates had been firmly closed long ago, and all the tall suspension bridges had been pulled up, and the black iron cables as thick as children's arms looked particularly gloomy in the dim light.

The soldiers of the city defense army at night were used to such a cold night. They didn't know the news of Duke St. Hilde's death, so they didn't seem too panicked.

What's more, the tall and sturdy walls of Winter City gave them a strong sense of security. In their opinion, even if the chaotic army surrounded the city, it would not be easy to capture it.

On the city tower at the South City Gate, several officers of the city defense army were still quietly playing the Quint card, next to the confidant who was in charge of watching the wind.

But suddenly, the police whistle at the top of the city rang suddenly, scaring several officers to pack up the card game in a hurry, then picked up their weapons and rushed out.

"What's the matter?" the officer asked breathlessly.

The soldier pointed to the bottom of the city, where there was the sound of hurried horse hooves, and then saw dozens of shadowy cavalrymen holding torches and coming towards the city gate.

When the cavalry team came under the high city wall, a familiar voice came up:

"I am the deputy commander of the Golden Lions, Knight Louis, please open the city gate!"

The officer in charge of the night obviously recognized the voice of Knight Louis, and shouted down:

"Sorry, Lord Louis! Lord Duke has a life, and it is strictly forbidden to open the gate of Winter City at night, so I will put down a hanging basket to pick you up."

"Two! I have Earl Uman by my side!"

Because when Earl Uman surrendered to the Golden Lion Legion, Knight Nelson sent someone to report to Winter City, and also sent the heads of Penny and Lawrence, so at this time Earl Uman was in the city defense army officer. In his eyes, he is no longer a traitor.

However, if Earl Uman came alone, the officer might not be willing to let him go. After all, this guy has a history of betrayal, and he must first report to his superiors before making a decision.

However, because Knight Louis was personally accompanied, the officer did not suspect him, so he ordered the two hanging baskets to be dropped and picked up Knight Louis and Earl Uman.

After entering the city, the two did not stop at the tower, and immediately rushed to the Lion's Roar Fort.

After entering the castle, he was told that Master Joyce had fallen asleep.

Knight Louis was a little impatient, and even asked the housekeeper Delinden if he could wake up Master Joyce.

But the butler shook his head indifferently, indicating that he would wait until tomorrow.

The two were helpless and had to go to the guest room to rest under the guidance of the attendant.

The night was dark, but Knight Louis couldn't fall asleep, and when he was upset, he simply got up and wandered. Then I found that the lights in Earl Uman's room were still on, and it was obvious that the Earl was not sleeping either.

So, Knight Louis knocked on the door of Earl Uman.

Earl Uman welcomed him in, poured two glasses of water, handed one of them to Knight Louis, and then asked, "Do you know who Steward Delinden supports?"

Knight Louis took a sip of water and said hesitantly, "It should be Joyce. After all, Vera was sent by Duke St. Hilde to Yeville to study arcane arts a long time ago, and she should not have much friendship with the housekeeper."

"Maybe." Earl Uman calmed down at this moment, and suddenly felt that his plan with Knight Louis was still a little rough.

After thinking for a while, Earl Uman said with consideration, "I think we can go to see Master Joyce tomorrow in no hurry."

"Why?" Knight Louis got up from his chair in a hurry.

He thought that Earl Uman was afraid, and quickly persuaded: "It's already at this point, it's too late for you to regret it!"

Earl Uman stretched out his hand and pressed down, signaling Knight Louis to take it easy, and then said solemnly: "The incompatibility of the butler made me realize that the previous plan was a bit rough, and we must first understand the situation in the city.

For example, who dominates the current order of Winter City? Who controls the city defense army? What is their attitude?

Plus, there's the church...I don't remember the Northland Diocese just getting a new archbishop? Do you know this person? "

Knight Louis shook his head irritably and said, "If you have enough time, of course you can do this, but don't forget that the Golden Lions are retreating. Once we can't take control of Winter City as soon as possible, it's up to you outside the city. Can that army really stop the Golden Lion Army?"

"You misunderstood me..." Earl Uman just wanted to explain, but suddenly stopped.

Knight Louis was in doubt when he heard light footsteps coming from outside the door.

dong dong dong!

The two looked at each other vigilantly, and then Earl Uman stepped forward to open the door.

"Steward Delinden! What's the matter with you so late?"

The old butler of the Saint Hilde family stood outside the door with a blank face, smiled slightly when he saw Earl Uman, and said, "Are you two still asleep? I just have something I want to show you."

"Oh?" Earl Uman raised his brows and said quickly, "Come in."

Butler Delinden walked into the room, nodded to Knight Louis, and said with a smile, "Knight Louis, you are here too."

Then he took out a roll of parchment from his pocket and said lightly:

"The Duke of St. Hilde made a will, two, would you like to see it?"

"will?!"

Earl Uman and Knight Louis suddenly couldn't help exclaiming, their eyes fixed on the parchment scroll in the hands of the old butler, unable to move it away.