Chapter 226：

"The room in the deepest part of the dungeon is one of the entrances to a secret underground passage. The tunnel leads directly to the outside of Center City. It was dug by the Ferdinand family to prevent accidents. I ran out through the underground passage."

In Earl Parker's castle, Viscount Henry described in detail how he escaped from trouble.

Paul took a piece of paper full of petite characters and looked at it carefully. According to Viscount Henry, it was a letter written by his brother. The handwriting on it was a bit scribbled, as if the writer had written it in a hurry.

Underground passages are not uncommon. It is the instinct of every lord to prepare more roads for himself. There is also a tunnel in the castle of Huxin Town that is not known to outsiders.

As for the content of the letter, it described a terrible thing: Earl Malzkent controlled Duke Ferdinand—that is, the writer himself. Under his persecution, the Duke had to pass the title to him in public. And Maltz`Kent is planning to betray the Aldo Kingdom, and take advantage of the main force of the king's army going south to the opposing Giles rebels to stand on their own in the northwest.

As for how the duke was controlled, the words in the letter made Paul's eyelids twitch.

"Disgusting bugs", "magic", "witchcraft"...

The duke used a series of words that looked like gibberish to outsiders, but Paul, who had had close contact with wizards, knew that it might be true.

"Henry, I have regained a little bit of control of my brain now, and I struggled to write this letter. I can't do it anyway. His evil witchcraft has drained my energy. I hope you can help me when you see it." I will take revenge and save the Ferdinand family. Now the traitor Maltz has secretly monitored every member of our family, and I will find a way to help you get rid of his surveillance..."

The end of the letter was written like this. Paul fell into deep thought, thinking of the mysterious mage organization "Arcania" he knew before. Could they be related to Maltzkent's conspiracy?

"Although it's somewhat scribbled, it can be confirmed that this letter was indeed written by the Duke himself. I can recognize his handwriting."

Seeing Paul lost in thought, Earl Parker thought he was doubting the authenticity of the letter.

"I bet my reputation and the reputation of my family, this letter is true, and everything I said is true."

Henry immediately swears and swears.

Paul looked up and asked, "Do you two have any plans? What can we do?"

"Of course I want to raise troops to attack that **** immediately..."

Just as Viscount Henry was about to rush to speak, he was stopped by Earl Parker.

"This matter needs a long-term plan. We can't act rashly for the time being. The Kent family itself is powerful, and now the Duke is under their control. Of course, it is inevitable to fight head-on. That guy Maltz Kent is not our union. A person who will obediently restrain his hands when he sends out a notice."

Although he had some doubts about the "witchcraft" in the letter, there was no doubt that Duke Ferdinand had to obey Kent.

When the Duke appointed Kent as heir at the birthday party, he became suspicious. Under normal circumstances, the title would not fall into the hands of the Kent family. No.

Price Parker planned to confront Maltz Kent, because there was a rift between his family and the Kent family before, of course, secretly.

Paul mused, "Uh...I think..."

"Earl Greiman!"

Earl Parker put on a serious expression on his face, "You don't have any hopes for that guy in Kent, do you? Have you forgotten the conflict between your two families last year? I don't need to guess to know that guy will definitely raise something against you. You have made a lot of excessive demands, not only you, but many lords in the Northwest Gulf have suffered greatly from it."

Last year, the Greimans and the Kents were very tense and almost fought. Although they didn't announce the reason to the public, the lords probably guessed what was going on. Arda made a lot of money, and the Earl of Kent was jealous. That's who he is anyway.

Earl Parker continued: "Hmph! When he becomes a duke, will he have our good fruit to eat? What's more serious is that he will launch a rebellion. We are all the servants of His Majesty the king. Is he allowed to make such a rebellion? ?”

"To be honest, we have already talked to several lords. They all hate the traitor Maltzkent very much. We are ready to join forces to deal with him."

The old earl stared at Paul with piercing eyes and asked, "Earl Greiman, Earl Garnard, what do you two mean?"

Damn it, Paul groaned secretly in his heart, it seemed that he had to choose a team, and these two groups of people were right next to his territory, so it was impossible to stay out of it now.

"What are your plans?"

He whispered to Myron who was sitting beside him.

"Of course they dealt with Maltzkent with Earl Parker. Did you forget the Kent family blackmailed us last year?"

"Well, UU Reading I thought so too, but..."

Paul turned to Price Parker and asked loudly, "Master Parker, how many lords have you summoned?"

Earl Parker smiled slightly, he could see the doubts in Paul's heart.

"Paul, our strength is definitely considerable. But I also understand your worries. How about this, I will invite everyone to discuss the big issues in a few days, you can go back first, and come back at that time, of course, You can also stay with me for a few days until everyone comes over."

It seems that Earl Parker is quite confident.

"Then let's come back in a few days. Myron and I also hate Maltzkent. If you can really gather a strong force, I will definitely participate."

"Okay, that's it, I'll let you know when the time comes."

After discussing business matters, everyone began to enjoy dinner. After eating, Paul and Myron left and went back to the guest room to rest.

Viscount Henry stayed behind, and he asked Earl Parker cautiously: "My lord, how much help these two people have given us, I have heard that the strength of the Greiman family has always been weak, while the Garnard family has just experienced almost all of them last year. Rebellion of vassals."

"Hehe." Duke Parker twirled his beard.

"Henry, you can't look at it with old eyes. Regardless of Bairding for now, Arda is not what it used to be. The pirates in the Northwest Gulf were wiped out by the Gryman family, although the bandit leader Edward disappeared. , The timing of pirates without a leader is not something that can be easily achieved by an earldom. Moreover, the Berdin's rebellion was also quelled with the help of the Greiman family. You must know that there are many knights under those rebels. .”

"I believe it would be beneficial to have them in our program."