The Original Vampire

There are three, six, nine, and so on.

Nobility is no exception.

There were great nobles, minor nobles, and knights who were nobles but not quite nobles.

This banquet of the Su Duo family is divided into this distinct class.

Marquis Garcia, Marquis Charles, and Vera, these three are the core of a small circle at the banquet.

Countless people squeezed their heads and tried to get together, but they only dared to go up to say hello for a short time, and did not dare to stay for a long time, otherwise, it would be disrespectful and beyond their own power.

Outside the innermost small circle, there is a circle headed by Earl Uman.

Here gathered the three counts, as well as the owner of the banquet, the Su Duo family.

Further out, there are a group of viscounts and barons.

The last circle, the one with the largest number, was the knights including Colin.

In fact, strictly speaking, Colin is also qualified to go to the baron's circle, but now that he has realized that this banquet is not as simple as it seems on the surface, he began to deliberately reduce his sense of existence.

Prepare to be a qualified bystander.

Don't look at Colin's sympathy with Marquis Charles before, but if this Marquis really can't protect himself, then Colin will never let himself be dragged into the water just to pull him.

If it was Vera, then Colin might still think about how to save the beauty with a hero, but that Marquis Charles, who likes to hold hands, cry and perform, hehe, ask yourself for more blessings...

The banquet continued, but the atmosphere seemed to have quietly changed.

The music continued, but the center of the dance floor was already empty.

Even though he was in the outermost circle of the banquet, Colin had already felt that the atmosphere around him had become solemn.

With his enhanced hearing at night, Colin eavesdropped on the discussions of the knights around him.

I don't know since when, everyone has stopped talking about this "victory" that can be called a fluke, but turned the topic to their own losses.

Indeed, the series of defeats commanded by Marquis Charles almost wiped out the 200,000 army in the north.

Of course, half of them were the direct line army of the Saint Hilde family, but the other half were the private armies of the major lords in the north.

In addition, large areas near the front line have been captured by trolls. Even if they have been recaptured now, trolls will not return empty-handed in autumn.

Therefore, this time, the major lords in the north have suffered heavy losses.

For such a heavy loss, there must always be someone responsible for it.

As a result, the topic gradually began to be unfavorable to the Marquis Charles.

Of course, the Saint Hilde family still has a strong presence, and everyone did not dare to speak out and anger, but only complained a few words from the sidelines.

In Colin's view, such complaints can't hurt the foundation of Marquis Charles at all, and at most make his reputation stinky.

It may also make the Saint Hilde family feel guilty for this fiasco, and may compensate the major lords a little later, but it is limited to this.

If Earl Uman wasn't bluffing before, this little gesture should not be the "main course" of this banquet.

So, Colin continued to wait.

Sure enough, Colin then waited for a truly explosive news.

"Have you heard? This time Marquis Garcia led the black cavalry to support the front line, and he didn't get an order from the Duke at all!"

"What do you mean? Are you saying that... Marquis Garcia sent troops privately?"

"That's right! That's why the Marquis won't stop in Ice Rock City, he is waiting for the Duke's order!"

"Oh! He has already sent troops privately, what military orders are he waiting for..."

"Shh! Why are you so loud, courting death!"

...

Colin was speechless for a while. These people seemed to be talking in low voices, but they didn't hide it too much at all.

What's more, he has found that this "grass news" has spread almost all over the banquet.

At this time, he suddenly realized what was going on with this hidden undercurrent.

Undoubtedly, the Marquis of Charles was still the real target of these men.

However, he is the eldest son of the Duke after all, and the prestige of the St. Hilde family is unparalleled in the north. The lords and nobles who have suffered heavy losses are only mad at the Marquis of Charles.

It's different, though, if someone takes the lead.

In fact, this person has already expressed his position!

The first time he saw Marquis Charles after the defeat, he whipped the opponent in front of the crowd.

Before the opening of tonight's banquet, he once again interrupted a performance carefully planned by the Marquis of Charles.

This "he" is naturally the commander-in-chief of the Black Cavalry, the first person in the Northern Army, the Duke's younger brother, Marquis Garcia!

Only when Marquis Garcia clearly showed his dislike for Marquis Charles, the rest of the nobles dared to complain a few words behind.

But originally, it was just a complaint.

However, when everyone learned that Marquis Garcia had dispatched the Black Cavalry without the Duke's order, the situation was different.

Although the Black Cavalry is Marquis Garcia's private army, nominally, it is of course left to the Marquis to mobilize and command.

However, this is the North after all.

The Duke of St. Hilde is the real master here.

What's more, the black cavalry has already left the marquis, shouldn't it be necessary to get the Duke's approval first?

Therefore, this "grass news" that was widely spread at the banquet for some reason faintly revealed a signal.

A red flag—

Marquis Garcia is at odds with Duke St. Hilde!

In fact, a wise person should have been aware of the Duke's fear of his own younger brother since the Duke of St. Hilde hid the Black Cavalry in the snow three years ago.

However, at that time, Marquis Garcia did not disobey his brother's orders.

But now, after the fiasco of Marquis Charles this time, Marquis Garcia finally became dissatisfied with his crony brother and started to resist?

You know, the Black Cavalry is an extremely terrifying army.

Although there are only 50,000 people, no one doubts that in the hands of Marquis Garcia, it can sweep across the northern border.

What's more, due to the series of fiasco of the Marquis of Charles, the military strength in the north has been severely weakened now.

In this way, the Black Cavalry became even more terrifying.

Therefore, this "grape news" will have such a terrifying impact.

Marquis Garcia so repeatedly "humiliated" Marquis Charles, did he really want to teach the younger generation who made mistakes, or did he want to take the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with the Duke of St. Hilde?

Then think of Earl Uman's suggestion, and the undercurrent that is currently surging at the banquet.

Colin suddenly realized that a terrible storm was brewing.

Once formed, it will have a terrifying force sweeping the entire North!

Just as the atmosphere in the banquet became more and more solemn, I saw Knight Kahn Sudo suddenly came to the Marquis of Charles.

He first bowed respectfully, then raised his head and asked righteously:

"Lord Marquis! I would like to ask, should someone be responsible for such a fiasco in the North this time?"

Marquis Charles was stunned on the spot.

Marquis Garcia was expressionless.

The audience was silent.

The storm has officially come!