Chapter 37: Bell Tower Meeting

Xiao Chen stood on the top of the bell tower, watching the city guards downstairs gather here. They closed several roads that the bell tower passed through other places, but did not get too close. After he left the hut, he was here waiting for the response of Marquis Baldini.
About an hour later, a horse-drawn carriage approached here in the distance and stopped all the way to the bell tower. Six people got off the carriage. Four of the warriors were dressed, one was a mage, and the last was Marquis Baldini. One of the warriors was carrying the double swords, which was the previous Marco.
But to Xiao Chen's surprise, the six people discussed below for a while. The Marquis did not choose Marco to follow him, but asked a middle-aged man in his forties to go upstairs with the mage.
But at this time Xiao Chen said on the top: "Marquis Baldini, my note says that you must go upstairs alone. The guards around you should stay below, otherwise I refuse to carry on the conversation."
He held out a hand and held a paper roll. The bell tower was about five or six floors high. From the bottom to the top, people underneath could clearly see his movements.
"This is a teleportation scroll. If I see other people coming in, it means you have no sincerity. I still take the time to destroy the city defense barriers, so I can teleport away."
The Marquis Baldini felt that the man above was somewhat familiar, but he did not see that look. He said: "I haven't seen you, how do you know you are not an assassin."
"If we can cooperate, I will not hurt you naturally. If you choose to be hostile, you do n’t have to come up now. If you want to sell for price, then we can talk about the details. Oh, you do n’t mind what secrets you hear. It ’s okay to talk like that. "
After finishing this sentence, Xiao Chen quietly waited for the other party ’s reply. For him, this was the advantage of the bell tower. The bell tower opened the distance between the two parties and gave him enough buffer time. Even if the other party would take any action, he would Can see in the eyes, have time to respond in a timely manner.
The following people discussed for a while, and Marquis Baldini replied: "As the master of a city, I must be responsible for the safety of the entire city. I cannot easily enter the dangerous situation. This has nothing to do with courage, it is only related to responsibility.
Although your request is a bit excessive, I can take a step back now. I will send my lieutenant Garriott to talk on my behalf. He will go upstairs alone. Garriott is the person I trust most and can make many decisions on my behalf. , Even if there is anything uncertain, he can always come down to ask my opinion.
This is my final bottom line. If you do n’t agree, then we have nothing to talk about. "
Xiao Chen thought about it for a while, but the other party's request was justified. If it is himself, he should not easily promise others to enter the dangerous situation alone.
"Okay, then I'm waiting for you on top. Don't bring weapons, I hope this is a friendly meeting," he said.
He saw the middle-aged man who originally planned to accompany the marquis, released the saber on his side, and then walked up alone.
"I feel that the attitude of Marquis Baldini is not very clear." Master Chena's voice came from Xiao Chen's soul.
"I also noticed. However, as long as he can determine his position, it is not in vain. They have found a position and began to sneak into the city defense enclave center. We are not without a fight back now."
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During the conversation between Xiao Chen and Master Kona, footsteps sounded from the staircase downstairs. The middle-aged man named Garriott walked upstairs.
The top floor of this bell tower is not small, it looks like a square space with more than ten square meters. The iron spiral staircase opens from the middle, forming a circular cavity in the middle of the room, and there is a circle of iron fence on the edge of the cavity.
Xiao Chen leaned on the window sill on the side of the clock tower and watched Garriott walk up a little bit. From a close distance, this man is older than he looks from afar. His skin is rough, and there are many wrinkles on the corners of his forehead, which are full of wind and frost. But his eyes were very dignified. As soon as he reached the top floor, he looked up and down Xiao Chen, as if he wanted to see him through.
"Partin? It must be a pseudonym. Your appearance is also fake." Garriott said.
Xiao Chendao: "Mr. Garriott, this is not important, as long as I can represent the Tower of China. I don't know what your attitude is?"
"Well, Patin, or whatever. Marquis Baldini wants to know, if he puts the city in your hands without resistance, what can he get?" Galliot asked.
"First of all, he will gain a corresponding position in the system of China Tower. Although he will no longer be a ruler, but our management of the land under governance will require the participation of important local figures to negotiate, he will have His own voice. Secondly, his property will be guaranteed the most, and we are willing to provide an extra reward. Finally, as the first important official of the Kingdom to cooperate with us, he will become a benchmark and a symbol, His reputation will continue to spread throughout the continent with our expansion, and finally remain in history. "
"That's all you give a marquise?" Garriott's expression was strange, and he seemed to hear something funny.
"What the Marquis Baldini needs can be stated clearly. These conditions are not indisputable," Xiao Chen said.
"I heard there are no nobles in your territory?" Garriott asked.
"Yes."
"No wonder you don't understand what the noble wants." Garriott sighed. "The Marquis Baldini, or any other marquis, the most wanted is to be a duke, have more territory, more Soldiers and more wealth, and then pass on these things, let his sons, sons of sons, and descendants of generations inherit these powers. This is what the nobles value most. And what you say, except wealth Other than that, it means nothing to him. "
"Is this what you want to replace the Marquis Baldini?"
"No." Garriott smiled strangely: "Marquis Baldini no longer needs these. Because we can't give you anything we can give!"
His voice had not fallen, his body rushed towards Xiao Chen like a cannonball. Just in midair, green scales appeared on his arms. These scales started from the upper arm and extended to his palm, and his fingers also changed It became an extremely sharp claw at the top.
Xiao Chen hurriedly fled back to evade, and summoned the ice shield to block in front of him, but the ice shield, which looked very thick, was smashed by the claws.
"Imperial!" Shouted Master Kona.