Chapter 406

"Viscount Gervas? Does your Grace know him as well?" Solit's face went pale, filled with unease.

"What, is there something special about Gervas? Or do you have a grudge against him?" Duke Lieshi immediately sensed something unusual.

Solit dared not hide anything. "Your Grace, I... I previously schemed against this Gervas..."

Seeing Duke Lieshi's brows furrow, Solit hurriedly explained, "Your Grace, I did not scheme against Gervas out of personal grievance, but for the Second Prince!"

"The Second Prince? What exactly happened?"

Solit did not dare delay, immediately recounting how Gervas had offended the Second Prince.

"Is what you say true?" A figure of Duke Lieshi's stature naturally would not care about such trivial squabbles between juniors.

Therefore, regarding the matter of the Second Prince and the Storm Domain, he had been completely unaware before.

"Your Grace, even if I had a hundred guts, I would not dare deceive you!"

Duke Lieshi nodded. "It is a pity indeed; I had originally thought of bringing him into the family!"

Clearly, Duke Lieshi had summoned Solit to learn more about Gervas and then attempt to win him over.

Although great noble families possess deep foundations, they still need to continuously absorb fresh blood.

Only in this way can a family ensure it remains powerful forever, avoiding being overshadowed by rising stars.

The best method is absorption through marriage alliances.

However, upon learning that Gervas had offended the Second Prince, Duke Lieshi immediately extinguished this thought.

Because the Second Prince is the most crucial layout for the Lieshi family.

If the Second Prince successfully seizes the kingdom's authority, the Lieshi family will automatically become the number one family of the Griffin Kingdom.

Thus, a minor noble who offended the Second Prince is only qualified to be ruthlessly erased, and can no longer be accommodated by the Lieshi family.

Solit immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He was not stupid; when Duke Lieshi asked, he realized the Duke might have taken an interest in Gervas.

And if that were truly the case, his own existence having schemed against Gervas previously would naturally have no good outcome.

But now it seems Duke Lieshi cares very much about the Second Prince's attitude.

His eyes shifted slightly, and a indescribable excitement arose in Solit's heart. He cautiously said, "Your Grace, may I ask, what is wrong with this Gervas? That even you know of him?"

Mil's fame was not surprising to Solit.

But that Gervas had been taken an interest in by a proper Duke was something Solit could not understand.

"Do you not know?"

Know what?

Solit was asked in utter confusion.

Seeing his reaction, Duke Lieshi looked disdainfully at this family scion.

A proper Deputy Commander of the Vanguard Camp, yet he still did not know Gervas's true situation.

"Then do you know who, among the minor nobles in the Vanguard Camp, possesses the greatest strength and the most outstanding military merit?"

Solit certainly knew this. "Your Grace, I know this; it is Baron Mil."

"Fool!" Solit's confident answer earned him a scolding from Duke Lieshi.

This made Solit shiver in fright, not knowing where he had gone wrong.

"You fool, Gervas was clearly under your command for so long, yet you did not know he is the one with the greatest strength and most outstanding military merit in the Vanguard Camp!"

"This... this is impossible..." Solit found it hard to believe.

"Fool, would a proper Duke like me lie to you!"

"Your Grace, I did not mean that; it's just that Baron Mil was previously commended to the entire army twice, and this great battle was also Baron Mil's merit..."

"Although everyone thought this great battle and the previous fights were Mil's merit."

"But do you know that whether it was the Emerald Valley, the wooden fortress at the valley entrance, or this great battle, the one with the most severed heads was that Viscount named Gervas."

"The spear soldiers and those guards who could fight orcs one-on-one were also Gervas's subordinates!"

"Gervas has the most severed heads? The spear soldiers and those guards are Gervas's subordinates? This..." Duke Lieshi's words made Solit's thoughts become chaotic.

Because previously, he had always thought Baron Mil was the one with the most outstanding merit among the group of minor nobles in the Southern Region.

Those spear soldiers and guards were also Mil's subordinates.

And Gervas was merely someone who got lucky, riding on Baron Mil's coattails.

"Now you know! You fool, you still thought of using his severed heads to attach yourself to the Second Prince; you cannot even see through his true background, truly a fool among fools!" Duke Lieshi's shouting showed no mercy.

This made Solit feel unbearable shame, while his heart simultaneously turned to ash.

He was actually so stupid, played around by that Gervas.

Seeing Duke Lieshi's angry appearance, was his future for this life completely ruined?

Just as Solit felt his future was completely dark, Duke Lieshi vented his displeasure and finally continued speaking, "You just said there is another war supervisor from the Southern Region who also wants to deal with that boy?"

"Yes, Your Grace!"

"Very well, go down and maintain contact with that Southern Region war supervisor. Since Gervas has offended the Second Prince, he must not be allowed to show his head under any circumstances."

"In fact, the more excellent he is, the more he needs to be suppressed; do you understand my meaning?"

Solit, whose heart had previously been dead, became extremely excited at this moment. "Your Grace, I know what to do; I will definitely not let that Gervas leave the next Northern Region battlefield alive!"

"Very good! Go! If you need anything, you can come to me!"

The square of Red Shicheng was brightly lit.

The curfew from the previous days due to the war was directly cancelled following this great victory.

And the merchant caravans that had been delayed at the valley entrance in the rear, upon learning of the great victory, flocked here in a swarm.

【58】 After Gervas left the conference hall, he did not return to his own camp, but was dragged by Mil and others to the square of Red Shicheng where the caravans gathered.

After Gervas left the conference hall, he did not return to his own camp but was dragged by Mil and others to the Red Shicheng square where the caravans gathered.

After all, the group had long been eager to relax properly.

Now that the opportunity had finally arrived, they naturally could not let it slip.

And Gervas, the protagonist in their eyes, naturally could not decline.

"Baron Mil!"

"Baron Mil!"

As the party reached the caravan area, greetings for Mil echoed along the way.

If the first two times the group had only heard faint rumors of Mil's reputation,

this time it was truly well known to all.

After all, the battle in which the spearmen and guards defeated the Wolf Knights was simply unforgettable.

Along the way, Mil could only respond to the greeting nobles with polite nods.

In the process, he naturally kept glancing at Gervas.

Seeing this, Gervas naturally wore a smile full of encouragement toward Mil.

Seeing this, Mil calmed down somewhat.