Chapter 420: Adams's Anxiety!

After the messenger withdrew, Gervas finally picked up the letter.

Upon opening it, the contents were precisely about the reasons and consequences of dispatching Gervas to Baron Kale's stronghold.

And this Baron Kale's stronghold was the farthest of all the checkpoints from Winterhold, a full fifty-plus li away.

Naturally, this was personally chosen by the Grand Marshal for Gervas; only far enough away was it safe enough.

Besides that, given the number of Gervas's subordinates, originally another noble should have been arranged to go along.

But the Grand Marshal worried that too many people would only make the orcs target them, so the Grand Marshal discarded this idea.

After all, if Gervas could handle it alone, he wouldn't need help from other minor nobles, and he could still win.

But if help were needed, surely even adding a thousand serf soldiers would be of no use.

"Duke Lieshi?" Gervas hadn't expected that he, such a small viscount, would even have Duke Lieshi move against him.

"Gervas, how is it? What does the letter say?"

Mil and the others had been watching Gervas's expression; seeing him hold the letter with furrowed brows, they couldn't help but ask aloud.

Gervas handed the letter directly to the group.

And after Mil and the others read what the letter said, their eyes all widened.

"Duke Lieshi targeting us? How is that possible... such a great duke, actually targeting us minor nobles like this!"

"Yes! This is too shameless!"

No matter how they thought about it, they never expected a duke to target Gervas.

"Gervas, then what should you do now?" Amidst the shock, everyone couldn't help but look at Gervas with worry.

"What else can I do? Of course, I must follow the orders and head to this Baron Kale's stronghold!"

"But... Gervas, if you go there, won't you get no merit at all?"

"No rush; the orcs won't be driven away that quickly, so there will definitely be plenty of chances for merit later!" Gervas showed no discouragement whatsoever.

Because he vaguely felt that the orcs' direct rout this time was far too suspicious.

Besides his own personal feeling, the System's intelligence for today also provided some information.

The System's exact words were: "After the orcs learn that the grand army has arrived at Winterhold, they will flee at the first sign of the wind, allowing the Kingdom's grand army to taste the pleasure of victory without fighting for the first time.

Of course, the orcs, who usually roar in fury even when heavily wounded, are now cowardly fleeing; whether this is because shadows were left by their previous several defeats,

or whether they have some secret that cannot be revealed, remains unknown for now.

But in any case, the Kingdom's grand army will absolutely not leave Winterhold empty, so today the Kingdom's grand army will successfully retake Winterhold."

Although the message given by the System was vague, Gervas felt it actually foreshadowed something.

Therefore, he believed that the upcoming battle between the Kingdom's grand army and the main orc force might not go as smoothly.

In short, everything still needs to be watched and waited upon.

Since even Gervas said so, Mil and the others naturally had nothing else to say.

Afterwards, the group continued drinking.

Although they had to head to Baron Kale's stronghold early tomorrow morning, Gervas had so few people under him that they could depart at any time without any burden.

And while Gervas was drinking heartily, Adams, having learned that the main orc force was about to attack, wore a face full of excitement.

"Father, this is truly a good opportunity! With Winterhold as our stronghold, if these orcs really dare to come, we can definitely teach them a severe lesson!"

"Who would say otherwise! Adams, Father will reveal a secret to you: to leave more orcs behind when the time comes, the grand army will also dispatch several thousand troops to the surrounding checkpoints this time."

"At that time, they can serve as a surprise force to block the orcs' escape, letting the orcs taste the bitterness of heavy losses as well."

"By the way, you know Gervas, right? He is also in this group. Speaking of which, it is truly strange; for the other interception candidates, those were decided arbitrarily by the minor nobles themselves!"

"Only for Gervas did Duke Lieshi specify that he must be dispatched."

"Although he repeatedly claimed it was because Viscount Gervas's subordinates were strong enough to play a better role in interception, anyone who isn't a fool knows this is just Duke Lieshi's excuse!"

"I really don't understand how that small Viscount Gervas offended Duke Lieshi, making him disregard his dignity to personally target Gervas!"

"Duk... Duke Lieshi targeting Gervas? This..." Adams's face, which had been full of smiles just moments ago, instantly froze; in an instant, only a look of worry remained on his face.

Marquis Marquis Aosiding immediately noticed his eldest son's unusual expression and was stunned. "What's wrong, Adams?"

This reaction looked as if his own eldest son were the one being targeted.

Adams couldn't care less about that. "Father, what happened afterwards? Didn't the Grand Marshal and Duke Hernand help Viscount Gervas?"

"After all, Viscount Gervas established so many merits; sending him out at this time is simply not the treatment a meritorious hero should receive!"

Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding's face was full of suspicion, but he still held back his temper and replied: "Who would say otherwise? Duke Hernand and the Grand Marshal immediately refuted it! They expressed their refusal!"

"However, Duke Lieshi seemed determined; he had another reason that absolutely required Gervas to leave Winterhold, but this reason could only be known by him, the Grand Marshal, and Duke Hernand."

"So, I and the other great nobles could only leave the conference hall, unable to learn the subsequent outcome!"

"Even Father and you couldn't hear the reason?" Adams found it hard to believe.

You should know that his father and the counts were also the backbone of the Kingdom.

If even they couldn't hear the reason, what could that reason be?

"Adams, tell Father, are you very familiar with that Viscount Gervas?" Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding finally seized the opportunity to press further.

Adams now came to his senses, realizing his reaction just now was too extreme.

But he couldn't directly tell his father Gervas's identity. "Father, Viscount Gervas and I are indeed quite familiar now!"

"Because... he also has connections with Lord Harry, um, roughly the same relationship I have with Lord Harry!"

"He also has connections with that Harry? No wonder!" Hou Jue Marquis Marquis Aosiding exclaimed in surprise.

He did not doubt his eldest son's words.

After all, this explanation was reasonable and fitting.

That minor noble Gervas having such extraordinary abilities would be impossible without someone backing him behind the scenes.

He just didn't expect that the one helping him was also that Harry.

So, just who is this Harry, that he should be so capable?

"Father, I wish to go and see Gervas! I want to ask about the specific situation!" Adams, feeling somewhat guilty at this moment, sought an excuse to leave.

Moreover, he was indeed concerned about Gervas, so he wanted to head to Gervas's camp.

"Go ahead! Adams!" Marquis Marquis Aosiding naturally had no objection.

He immediately granted his eldest son's request!