Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 503: Dumb

It was almost noon when Gral returned to the mansion from White Castle. In the morning, Oban gathered all his subordinates to consult them on the negotiation with Daniel. In the council chamber, almost every knight put forward his own ideas, but they couldn't all want to invade Daniel's territory as much as possible, and hope to get some benefits from it. For example, he had planted his own men in three territories under Allen's jurisdiction, and even attempted to divide up the territory of the young knight.

From beginning to end, Allen did not raise a single objection, which gave the knights an illusion. They became even more fierce until, in the end, Ellen dropped an understatement: "I took down the territory. Anyone can do it. If you can take it down in my hands."

His intention was obvious. If he wanted to split up his territory, then he would have to fight first.

These words caused the knights to shut their mouths. Everyone knew that apart from Ou Ban, the troops in the other territories were not worth mentioning at all. So the knight changed the subject and pointed out that Alan's territory also belonged to Ouban. As a follower, Alan should also listen to Ouban's orders. They wanted to use Orban's power to bypass Allen's obstruction and achieve the goal of encroachment.

At last Orban said calmly, "I promised Sir Alan that he would take down as many as he could in Daniel's territory. Do you want me to be a dishonest villain?"

With such a big hat on their sleeves, the knights finally had nothing to do, and the agenda smoothly entered into the discussion of the negotiation. Alan remained silent in this regard, and even when Grayer suggested delaying the negotiations on Daniel's behalf, he did not object, as if none of this had anything to do with him. Alan remained silent. Gral was more than happy. He tried his best to encourage Ou Ban to analyze from all aspects. In the end, Ou Ban agreed to postpone the negotiation for his own consideration.

After returning to the mansion, Glar heaved a sigh of relief. Although Orban was delayed for only a week, he had at least given Daniel an explanation. Thinking that a million gold coins had been earned just by moving his mouth, Glar laughed proudly.

After drinking a few words of tea, a guard ran into the hall and said to Grar, "Sir, Captain Legu and the others are back."

"You're back?" "What's going on? They shouldn't be back until tomorrow evening. Why are they back now?" Glar frowned.

Lei Gu was the captain of the convoy last night. His return now meant that things were unusual. Grar immediately let him in, and when the guard captain, dressed in a sorry appearance, entered the hall, he did not dare to look at Grar in shame. Seeing the wound on his body and the expression on his face, Lord Viscount's fingers trembled slightly and he asked nervously, "What's going on?"

"Your Excellency, this subordinate did not do his job properly. Last night, we were met with a group of robbers blocking our way. Two carriages were robbed of their goods." Said the captain, lowering his head.

"Two cars … Which two cars?" Grar asked, hoping for one last thing.

The captain looked up at him and said hesitantly, "Yes, it's your two carts of important goods."

Grar felt the world spin, and the pride he had felt earlier vanished. However, the difference was less than a minute, but his state of mind was heaven and earth different. He sat back down on the chair. If those two carts of property were converted into gold coins, they would be around eight million yuan. It was the effort he had accumulated for several years, but it had completely disappeared in one night. Glenn was like a hollowed-out piece of wood. He felt as if his heart was empty and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

A moment later, anger filled the void. He jumped up and kicked the captain. Then he roared, "What do you do? Didn't I arrange for an expert? A Level 17 expert that cost me a thousand gold coins! Why did you lose my things with him in charge?"

"My lord, the other party is too strong. Each of them is at least Level 12 or above. The adventurer you hired took action, but he was still defeated by them. He was even taken away, and his life and death are unknown." The captain said with a sad face.

Grar was speechless.

Even if a Level 17 expert was defeated, he would still be captured. How powerful was the other party? From this point of view, they had already been eyeing him since a long time ago. Thinking back to the previous events, Grar was almost certain that the treasury that had been visited by the thieves, the guards that had used the Blood Boiling Demon Crystal in public the next day, and the cargo that had been stolen last night were all linked together.

This was a well-thought-out serial poison scheme!

"Who exactly is going against me? Who is it?" Cried Glar. Of course, no one could answer that question.

More than eight million was gone for naught, and Glar felt his heart twitch. One had to know that he earned about a million gold a year through proper channels. Now that he had lost eight million dollars and hadn't fainted on the spot, Glar felt that his will was very strong.

He said in a trembling voice, "We must find out who did it! Find out who did it, damn Lei Gu, you should be glad. Fortunately, I don't have anyone on hand right now, otherwise I will definitely kill you. Go and find out now. If you can't find out, I will make you die miserably, I swear!"

"Yes, yes, thank you for your kindness, my lord."

Just as the guard captain was about to leave, Glar stopped him and said, "Remember, don't be too arrogant. Keep a low profile."

After all, those things couldn't be seen. If Ou Ban found out that he actually had more than eight million private belongings on hand, the count would definitely trace their origin. However, he had earned this wealth by betraying the secrets of the Ark Harbor, so Ou Ban couldn't let him know at all.

However, Glar did not know that the one who robbed him was Ou Ban's younger sister. While he was in a rage, Ruola put on a swordsman's uniform that was often worn by knights and came to Ouban's study. Last night, she robbed Glar's belongings and went back to her home, Ruolamei, to sleep. It was not until dawn that she lazily got up from her big bed, which was fragrant and soft.

Then he took a morning bath and had some breakfast before coming to the count's study.

"Judging from your appearance, what happened last night should have gone smoothly?" Ou Ban looked up and smiled at his sister.

Ruola pulled a chair and sat down. "Am I that obvious?"

"It's like you're smeared with honey in your heart. You're just about to laugh out loud."

"Of course I'm happy, brother, you don't know how much that old bastard Glar hid. My people counted it last night. If it was converted into gold coins, it would be around eight million yuan. If you add on the savings that I took away earlier, he has nearly ten million in a secret vault in Ark Harbor! "Of course, I mean from the regular channels." Ruo La clenched her fists and waved her fists, "You can imagine how many secrets he betrayed us with so much money!"

"Grar is a greedy fellow, but I didn't expect his desire to be so great." Ou Ban shook his head. "Then, what are you going to do with his things?"

"I promised Ellen that I would give him 40%. The rest will be used for the military expenses of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine. Of course, the rest is my personal property!"

"Ellen …" Ou Ban sighed. "You pulled him again?"

Jorah nodded and said, "Thanks to him, I could have been in danger last night. That Gral wasn't stupid, and he hired a level 17 adventurer to hide in the carriage. He killed me last night and Alan stopped him and defeated him."

"Jorah, I know you have a good impression of Alan, but I don't think you should let him get involved in the matter with Grar."

"Why, brother? Isn't he your confidant now?" Ruola asked in the blink of an eye.

Oban closed the book in his hand and stood up. "Baron Allen is indeed a genius, but at the same time, he is also a dangerous man. I had to rely on him to deal with people like Daniel, but on the other hand, I had to guard against him. He is an ambitious man, and if he doesn't get further power and wealth from me, he will probably fall out with me. At that time, he will be the enemy that must be cut off! "

The Count's last words were filled with killing intent, causing his back to turn cold.

'"Therefore, it's better for him to know less about things like Grar. Also, Ruo La, you should control your emotions and not like a potential enemy. It's not good for you or me." Ou Ban looked at his sister and said in a deep voice.

Ruo La muttered, "If he likes me, wouldn't he be loyal to you forever?"

"Ruola, you're too naive. A man like him has a world in his heart, so why would he give up the whole world just because of a woman?" Oban sighed and gently stroked Ruo La's head. "Besides, do you think people like him will lack women? No, as long as he gets stronger and stronger, what kind of women do they want? Ruo La, don't waste time on him."

"Waste of time?" "I know what brother is thinking. Isn't he trying to marry me to Marquis Hoy's son?" Ruola swept away Orban's hand and stood up.

"What's wrong with the son of the Marquis? Which one of his status and status isn't worthy of you? Ruola, don't be willful. Everything your brother has done is for you."

"It must be for you!" "If you marry me to the son of the Marquis, won't you and Marquis Hoy be able to establish a relationship and gain his political and military attention and favoritism?" Cried Jorah.

She angrily walked out of the study: "Anyway, I am no longer a child, brother don't randomly manipulate my life!"

Looking at her disappearing back, Ou Ban smiled bitterly and shook his head.