Chapter 291: Hou Jue Castle Darwin!

Half an hour later, Gervas departed directly.

This time, three members of the flight squad, including Evelan, accompanied him.

In addition, there was Knight Mick.

Originally, Gervas had intended to take Knight Lei Meng along.

But considering he would be away from Storm Territory for several days and that the previous wave of dark creatures was still wandering nearby, it was very necessary for Lei Meng to remain in the territory.

Thus, he chose to bring Mick instead.

Of course, it was not to have Mick protect him, but because once that batch of cavalry was truly purchased, Mick would need to be responsible for bringing them back to Storm Territory.

After flying north for about two and a half hours, Gervas led the Magic Swift Eagle squad to land temporarily.

Before heading north, he needed to meet with Catherine.

Catherine was both surprised and delighted by Gervas's sudden visit.

Upon learning that Gervas's assets were being coveted by the Second Prince, Catherine's willow brows immediately furrowed.

"Gervas, what do you need me to do?" Catherine knew that Gervas coming to find her must have a purpose.

"Catherine, I need you to mention this matter to the Hernand family. Say that the Second Prince is coveting the trade in telescopes. Of course, do so in your own name, after all, you hold half the shares of the telescope!"

"No problem, Gervas. I will have someone send the message to the Hernand family immediately!" Catherine agreed without hesitation.

"Gervas, what about the Magic Fan?"

"The Magic Fan should not need too much worry. I believe that with the Hernand family's word, the Second Prince certainly will not cause further trouble."

Gervas came to Catherine's place precisely for double insurance.

Although he had resolved the issue with Japas, it was inevitable that the Second Prince might send other envoys in a while.

Therefore, since the Second Prince did not want to offend these great families, he would let Catherine help the Hernand family give the Second Prince a word of warning.

After all, half the shares of the telescope belonged to Catherine, so such a warning was entirely reasonable.

With this warning, if the Second Prince made any moves again, it would be robbing the property of the Hernand family's offspring; I believe he would have to weigh the consequences.

As for the Magic Fan, although it lacked the Hernand family's protection, if the Second Prince truly dared to send someone later, Catherine could simply insist that the intruders were targeting the telescope.

Moreover, Gervas believed that as long as the Second Prince was not stupid, since the Hernand family had already given a warning, he certainly would not come to bother again.

At the very least, he would not come to bother again before winning the succession.

After all, the Second Prince certainly was not so short of money that he was just waiting for the Magic Fan to make profits.

"Gervas, is there anything else you need me to do?" Catherine kindly continued to ask.

"There actually is. Could you lend me one of your Violet Earl family badges?"

"The Violet Earl badge?" Catherine was somewhat surprised; this item seemed to have no use.

Gervas did not hide it. "Catherine, I am now going north to purchase some warhorses and cavalry. You know the nature of the kingdom's nobility; minor nobles won't even look at you properly, so I need to borrow your Earl family badge!"

"Of course, I guarantee it will not bring any impact to the Violet family."

"No problem, Gervas. I will have the butler go get it right now!"

Catherine did not suspect Gervas would use the family badge to do anything bad.

So she agreed quite straightforwardly, directly ordering the butler to fetch it from the storeroom.

"Gervas, then have dinner here with me later. I will have the servants prepare it right now!"

While the butler went to fetch the badge, Catherine extended the invitation.

It was already evening; in another hour or two, it would be mealtime.

But unexpectedly, Gervas directly refused.

"Catherine, my time is urgent this time. I cannot waste any time, so please understand!"

Upon hearing this, Catherine's beautiful blue eyes immediately showed disappointment and grievance.

This fellow came to her castle only with great difficulty, yet he was unwilling to stay even for a single dinner.

"Catherine, the northern nobles' auction will be held in three days. Even if I ride the Magic Swift Eagle, I will arrive just in time, so my time is truly urgent!"

"I guarantee that next time I come to Violet Castle, as long as you allow it, I can stay for a few days without any problem!"

Hearing the explanation, Catherine's grievance in her heart decreased considerably.

But her face still bore frost. "Who would want you to stay? If this gets out, how could I face people?"

"Uh! Alright! Then having a meal together at that time should be okay!"

Gervas was somewhat speechless; it turned out women in the Fantasy World also liked double standards.

She staying in his castle was fine, but him staying in her castle was not; what kind of logic was that?

Just at this moment, the castle butler returned.

Catherine directly handed a exquisite gold badge to Gervas.

"Thank you, Catherine. Then I will depart!" Gervas was impatient.

"Mm!" Catherine nodded with a calm expression, then accompanied Gervas to the front courtyard.

Just as Gervas was preparing to take off on the Magic Swift Eagle, Catherine could not help but say again, "Gervas! Be careful!"

"I know!"

Immediately, Gervas rode the Magic Swift Eagle and swept directly into the high sky.

Catherine gazed blankly at the sky where Gervas's figure had already disappeared.

For the next three days, Gervas and his subordinates spent their time traveling.

They only landed during rest periods, which was also when they confirmed direction and position.

Thus, on the evening of the third day, Gervas and his party finally saw Newt City.

Behind Newt City stood a magnificent castle rising from the mountain range: it was Hou Jue Castle Darwin.

This was the destination for Gervas and his companions on this journey.

Outside the city, Gervas exchanged Moon-Chaser for the Demon Swift Eagles he had brought.

He then led his subordinates down to a cliffside platform on the flank of the Darwin Hou Jue Castle.

This was because Gervas had clearly seen earlier that several flying magical beasts had landed there as well.

With a rustling sound, the Demon Swift Eagles landed steadily on the spacious platform.

Seeing this, the servants beside the platform quickly stepped forward to help hold the reins, while other servants brought up wooden steps.

Gervas stepped over his foot and could walk elegantly onto the ground via the wooden steps.

Once standing firm, Gervas glanced around and realized that this northern region was indeed an old domain of the Empire.

He saw that more than a dozen flying magical beasts were already parked in the large cages beside the platform.

Among them, although the Demon Swift Eagles made up the vast majority, there were also two third-tier griffins and one second-tier magical beast that looked like an owl.

These were obviously mounts belonging to nobles; such creatures were barely seen in the Southern Regions.

"Honored guest, welcome to Darwin Hou Jue Castle. May I ask which family you are from? I need to register you, and then I will lead you to the castle to rest temporarily."

Although Gervas and his party were dusty from travel, and their attire was not as glamorous as the great nobles he had seen in the past.

Yet, just these five Demon Swift Eagles already demonstrated the strength of Gervas and his party.

After all, nobles who could use flying magical beasts as mounts were a minority.

And this young man before them, whose several subordinates were also riding Demon Swift Eagles, clearly was no simple person.

"My name is Gervas, from the Violet Earl Family of the South!" Gervas handed over the golden badge of the Violet Family.

"The South? An Earl Family?" the steward servant was stunned.

"What's wrong? Does this auction banquet have some identity restriction?" Gervas frowned.

"No, no, no, certainly not, honored guest, do not misunderstand. It is just that you have traveled all the way from the South, which truly exceeded my expectations. Thank you for coming despite the hardships; this is an honor for our Darwin Hou Jue Castle!"

Afterwards, the steward servant registered the name "Violet Family" written on the back of the badge; naturally, the name registered was Gervas.

As for whether Gervas was truly a person of the Violet Family, that did not need to be investigated.

Especially at such an auction banquet, only the badge was recognized.

If it were those private banquets, an invitation would be required for verification, which could also prevent those with ulterior motives from sneaking in.

But Gervas's demeanor was too imposing; the five Demon Swift Eagles were like five Maybachs from his previous life, ruling out the possibility of fraudsters.

And just now, the real reason the servant was stunned was actually Gervas's identity as an Earl Family member.

Because among Earl Families, those with such a demeanor were still relatively rare.