The Original Vampire

  Tat-tat-tat…

A warhorse galloped past, knocking all the dew that had accumulated overnight on the flowers and plants on the roadside to the ground.

The knight on the horse had an anxious face and kept whipping the horse underneath him as if he were still dissatisfied with the speed of travel.

But soon, he had to slow down.

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

  Qilulu——

The war horse stopped slowly, and the knight on the horse shouted loudly to the sentries of the Uman family who were surrounding him: “I am the deputy commander of the Golden Lion Army—Knight Louis. Is Count Uman nearby?”

The leader of the sentinel cavalry looked at Knight Louis a few times, nodded, and said, “Please follow me.”

After a while, Knight Louis followed the team of sentinel cavalry to the Uman family’s camp.

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

Obviously, after experiencing the roar of the camp, Earl Uman only managed to gather the rebel army, but the mental state of this army was not good, and I am afraid it would not be able to withstand a big battle.

“Knight Louis, where are you going in such a hurry?”

Earl Uman looked at Knight Louis with a smile, as if the previous incident at Camp Howl did not trouble him much.

  Knight Louis also put on a friendly smile and stepped forward: “Your Majesty, my destination should be the same as yours.” “

  Oh?”Earl Uman’s eyes flashed. “Where do you think my destination is? ?”

The smile on Knight Louis’s face became brighter and brighter, and he said word by word:

“Winter City!”

Count 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. “Your Majesty, at this time, let’s not be secretive anymore.”

Earl Uman nodded and said frankly, “Okay, in that case, I will let me tell you the truth. I have an old grudge with Viscount Angelet. You were Master Joyce’s riding teacher. We both don’t want to see Miss Vera inherit the title of Duke of the North, so cooperation is the best way.”

“That’s right!” Knight Louis said excitedly, stretched out his hand, and placed it in front of Count Uman.

Earl Uman understood immediately and stretched out his right hand, shaking it tightly with Knight Louis.

An alliance is reached.

Knight Louis immediately suggested: “Your Excellency, our top priority now is to control Winter City and not let Vera return to the city with the Golden Lion Army!”

Early Uman also nodded in agreement, but his tone was a little solemn: “We previously found out that the Golden Lion Army is fighting with the Dawson family’s army. Is the battle already over?”

Knight Lewis sighed and said, “It’s over. The Dawson family has been defeated miserably.”

Early Uman suddenly shuddered and said it in a hurried tone. : “Then we must get to Winter City as soon as possible! Do you know how many troops there 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 on hand now?” “

Three Wan.”

“That… is indeed a bit tricky,” Knight Lewis frowned.

When he entered the camp just now, he observed that the Uman family’s army was not in good condition. What’s more, Winter City is the strongest city in the north. If they really want to attack, 30,000 people alone will not be able to do it in a short time. The certainty of an internal attack.

“Of course we can’t attack by force!” Count Uman shook his head. “The two of us went into the city first, found Master Joyce, swore allegiance to him, and asked him to preside over the overall situation as the first heir to the Duke, so that we could control Lin Winter City and put my army into the city.”

“Okay! That’s it!”

After the two reached an agreement, they immediately took action.

Early Uman handed over the army to the family knights to be the commander, and he and Knight Louis led a group of cavalry to Winter City.

  …

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

News of Duke St. Hilde’s death has been conveyed to Roaring Castle via carrier pigeons, but in order to avoid causing excessive panic, the news is only spread among the nobles, and the civilians in the city are still kept in the dark.

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

After night fell, Winter City became completely quiet.

Because the city defense army implemented strict curfew measures, after eight o’clock in the evening, the streets were completely deserted except for groups of patrolling soldiers.

The thick and heavy city gates have long been firmly closed, and the tall suspension bridges have all been pulled up. The black iron ropes, as thick as human arms, look particularly cold in the dim light.

The city defense soldiers who were on duty at night were used to such a lonely night. They didn’t know about Duke St. Hilde’s death yet, so they didn’t appear too panicked.

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

  On the tower of the south city gate, several officers of the city defense army were still quietly playing Gwent, and beside them stood the henchmen responsible for the lookout.

  But suddenly, the police whistle at the top of the city sounded, which frightened several officers into hurriedly cleaning up their cards, then picking up their weapons and rushing out.

  ”What’s wrong?” the officer asked breathlessly.

  The soldier pointed to the bottom of the city, where the rapid sound of horse hooves could be heard, and then he saw dozens of shadowy cavalry approaching the city gate holding torches.

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

“I am the deputy commander of the Golden Lion Army, Knight Louis. Please open the city gate!”

The officer in charge of the night obviously recognized Knight Louis. He shouted loudly:

  ”I’m sorry, Lord Louis! Your Majesty the Duke is strictly prohibited from opening the gate of Winter City at night, so I will put down a hanging basket to pick you up.” “

  Two! There are two more with me. There is Earl Uman!”

  Because when Earl Uman surrendered to the Golden Lion Army, Knight Nelson sent someone to report to Winter City and also sent the heads of Penny and Lawrence, so at this time, Uman Earl Mann is no longer a traitor in the eyes of the city defense officers.

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

  But because Knight Louis was personally accompanying him, the officer did not doubt his presence, and ordered two hanging baskets to be lowered, and Knight Louis and Count Uman were picked up.

After entering the city, the two of them did not stop at the tower and immediately rushed to the Lion’s Roar Castle.

After entering the castle, they were told that Master Joyce had gone to bed.

Knight Louis was a little anxious and actually asked the butler, Drinden, if he could wake up Master Joyce.

But the housekeeper shook his head indifferently, indicating that everything would wait until tomorrow.

The two had no choice but to go to the guest room to rest under the leadership of the attendant.

The night was dark, but Knight Louis tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep. Distraught, he simply got up and wandered around. Then I found that the light in Earl Uman’s room was still on, and it was obvious that Earl was not sleeping either.

So, Knight Louis knocked on Count Uman’s door.

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

  Knight Louis took a sip of water and said hesitantly: “It should be Joyce. After all, Vera was sent to Jewell by Duke St. Hilde to learn arcana very early. She probably doesn’t have much friendship with the housekeeper.” “

Maybe.” Count Uman was also calm now. After coming down, I suddenly felt that after thinking about it carefully, my plan with Knight Louis was still a bit rough.

  After thinking for a moment, Count Uman said thoughtfully: “I think we can go to see Master Joyce in no hurry tomorrow.” “

  Why?”Knight Louis stood up from his chair in a hurry.

He thought that Earl Uman was scared and quickly advised, “It has reached this point, and it is too late for you to regret it!”

Early Uman reached down and signaled Knight Louis to calm down, and then said in a deep voice, “Butler, the lack of cooperation made me realize that the previous plan was a bit too rough. We must first find out the situation in the city.

For example, who is leading the current order in Winter City? Who is in control of the city defense army? What is their attitude? What?

In addition, there is the church… I remember that the Northern Diocese just changed to a new archbishop. Do you know this person?”

  But Knight Louis shook his head irritably: “If you have enough time, of course you can do this. However, don’t forget that the Golden Lion Army is retreating. Once we cannot control Winter City as soon as possible, can your army outside the city really be able to stop the Golden Lion Army?” “

  You misunderstood. What I meant…” Earl Uman was about to explain but suddenly stopped.

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

Boom, boom, boom!

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

  ”Butler Drinden! You’re so late, what’s wrong?”

  The old butler of the St. Hilde family stood outside the door expressionlessly. After seeing Count Uman, he smiled slightly and said, “You two haven’t finished yet.” Do you want to sleep? It just so happens that I have something I want to show you.”

“Oh?” Count Uman raised his eyebrows and said quickly, “Please come in.”

  Butler Drinden walked into the room and nodded to Louis Knight. He nodded and said with a smile: “Knight Louis, you are here too.”

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

  ”Duke St. Hilde once made a will. You two, would like to take a look. “?”

  ”Will?!”

  Count Uman and Knight Louis couldn’t help but exclaim. Their eyes were fixed on the parchment in the old butler’s hand, and they could no longer move away.