Chapter 656 Meeting old relatives again
Matt thought for a moment and asked, "Sir Mario, have you ever trafficked such a delicious wine to the northern continent."
As a shrewd businessman, Mario would not let go of this opportunity. But precious things sometimes cannot be circulated like ordinary goods. So, he said frankly: "Count Art, this wine from the southern island is delicious, but the yield is very low. If there is a disaster year, the grape production will be greatly reduced, and there may be no harvest. This wine was once banned from the island. The wine you are drinking now is the wine I specially saved last year. I am afraid I will not have the chance to get it this year."
Mario said with tears on his face.
After hearing this, Art suddenly realized. He immediately raised the wine glass on the table and said to Mario: "I didn't expect that I could taste such a delicious wine in my life. Mr. Mario, thank you for your hospitality!" Asylum, I'm afraid it has long been turned into a ruin - "
"Yes--"
After a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere in the room began to become more relaxed~
At this time, a man wearing a yellow satin robe and a raw silk jacket asked: "Count Art, you said you are a Lombard, is this true or false?"
After the man said this, everyone sitting down put down their wine glasses and looked at Art expectantly.
"Well, look at my memory, I forgot about this matter." Art picked up the wine glass and took a sip, breathed a sigh of relief, and continued: "You are right, Lord Glenn, I am indeed a Lombard. You learned from the wandering poet Most of the stories I heard here are true. "That place, Solenberg," Art pointed his index finger to the south, "used to be the territory of my father, Wood Wells. I believe all of you, sir, have been in business for many years and have extensive knowledge, and you should know that Solenberg was previously called Wellsburg~"
"This~ He is right. A few years ago, Sauronburg did belong to a family called Wells." Half of the focus is on territorial management, and the prosperity of Sauronburg today is definitely far beyond what Lavati can match. "
"Hearing what Earl Art said, I suddenly remembered something. A few years ago, a caravan under my trading company was bitten by a group of bandits after leaving Wellsburg. When passing by the edge of a dense forest, the group of bastards suddenly rushed out and killed the caravan's guards and servants.
The horsemen beheaded them all, then robbed the goods and headed east. I immediately asked the upright Mr. Wood to help me get the property back. Within two days, he sent the property to Lavati. Afterwards, I sent someone to investigate, and it turned out that those robbers were impersonated by that bastard Walder Burley. But because of his identity, I didn’t dare to report the matter~"
..—Yes, that bastard Wadbury’s ancestors started out as bandits. There is no merchant in Lavati who has not been robbed by him～
Everyone looked at me and said something, and we gathered around to watch this topic for a long time.
Looking at the Lavati merchants and nobles present recalling those old events, including some old friends who had some friendship with Art's father, Art suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.
After a while, the man in the yellow satin robe continued to ask: "Excuse me, Earl Art, is Baron Wood Wells still there?"
This sentence hit Art like a heavy punch, evoking painful memories that had been buried in his heart for many years.
"I'm sorry, Lord Glenn, my father died with hatred a few years ago." Art said this with pain on his face.
When hearing this unfortunate news, everyone was speechless for a moment.
Crack!
Suddenly In the meantime, the businessman named Glenn slapped the table hard. "Needless to say! Mr. Wood Wells must have died in depression because his family's territory was invaded by that bastard Walder Burley!"
Looking at the indignant expression of this passionate businessman, Art felt that this person seemed familiar. Looking down at the man's angry expression, he saw that the right hand slapped on the table was missing half of his little finger. The power ring on his thumb was as shiny as new, but Art felt a little familiar. Although the scar at the corner of this man's eye is no longer obvious, people who have experienced battles know that it may have been left on the battlefield~
"Your name is not Glenn at all!"
Art suddenly stood up and pointed at the businessman named Glenn.
Ron, who was standing aside, immediately took two steps and drew his sword, waiting for Art's order.
Angus suddenly stood up when he saw this, ready to draw his sword at any time.
At this time, the guards outside the door had also heard the sound and rushed in. For a while, the atmosphere in the room was tense to the freezing point. Except for the businessman who called himself Glenn, his expression remained unchanged, and everyone else here didn't even dare to take a breath.
Glenn glanced at the guards behind him, and then his eyes fell on Art. Then he slowly pushed the chair behind him, walked around the two shivering women squatting on the ground beside him, and walked straight towards Art.
· Ron saw this man walking towards Art without changing his expression, and immediately took a step to block Art. The guards in the room also followed Glenn a few steps forward.
Looking at the long sword in Ron's hand, Glenn didn't show the slightest fear on his face. Instead, he placed his fingers on the sword blade and flicked it, feeling the coldness emanating from the sword~
"It is indeed a good sword!"
Ron was a little confused by the unusual behavior of the businessman in front of him, but Art did not give the order, so he did not attack the guy in front of him.
But the moment the businessman stretched out his hand, Ron noticed that the tiger's mouth between the thumb and index finger was covered with thick calluses. Moreover, this man has broad hands, rough skin, and amazing bones. He is by no means as simple as an ordinary businessman.
After the two looked at each other for a moment, Ron felt a hand on his shoulder from behind~
"Master~" Ron looked back.
Matt gently pushed Ron away and faced the fearless businessman in front of him.
Looking at the power ring in the opponent's hand, Art asked: "May I ask where this thing in Lord Glenn's hand came from?
Glenn took off the ring, held it in both hands, and suddenly said excitedly: "Back to your lord, this ring belongs to the leading knight under the name of Baron Wood Wells of Wellsburg!"
"Wellsburg? Wood Wells?" Hearing these words, Art was inexplicably excited.
"Yes, Lord Earl, I am Rocky Andre Salle, one of your father's leading cavalry! After all these years, I finally found you!"
After that, the man who called himself Rocky Andre Salle fell to his knees with a plop, crying bitterly, "Rocky Andre Salle?" Art muttered this familiar name in his mouth, constantly searching for all the memories about this person in his mind.
As the Baron of Wellsburg, Art's father had five knights in his name. Among them were two Nei Neifu knights and three leading knights. In addition to Christopher, who led his tribe to live in seclusion in the northern valley of Lombardy to avoid vendetta, one of the inner knights was brutally murdered by Walder Burley's private soldiers when Wellsburg was captured. Except for the guy who called himself Rocky, the remaining three leading knights had participated in the Crusades with Wood Wells. One of them died in battle, and the other was later caught by people sent by Ward Burley while covering the escape of Art and his son and burned alive. This knight named Rocky was responsible for the city defense in Wellsburg.
On that day, when Wellsburg was occupied by Ward Burley's private soldiers, Rocky Andre Salle, the leading knight in charge of city defense, was leading troops to inspect the military villages and fortresses around Wellsburg. When he returned, Wellsburg had been occupied by Ward Burley, and Art and his son were missing.
Lodge once tried to assemble young and strong soldiers from the territories around Wellsburg to recapture Wellsburg, but the strength of the two sides was greatly disparity. During the siege, Lodge was shot in the chest by a crossbow and almost died. Later, he was rescued by his subordinates at the risk of death. After several months of convalescence, he finally saved his life.
Later, Rocky Andre Salle sent people many times to inquire about the Wells father and son, but to no avail. In desperation, he could only bring the remnants of the Wells family to Lavati, and started working as a businessman incognito.
Due to Lavati's strong business atmosphere and unique city-state autonomy, the shops established by Lodge quickly grew in size, and Lodge once became a pivotal figure in Lavati's commercial guild. However, Art and his son lived in seclusion in the mountains and had little contact with the outside world. Lodge was never able to find any trace of the two of them.
In addition, after learning that Walder Burley had framed the Wells family, Lodge tried to send someone to assassinate Walder Burley. However, due to this man's cunning and cunning, coupled with the tight protection around him, the people sent by Rocky never succeeded.
Hym Despite this, Rocky has never given up looking for Art and his son over the years. Moreover, in order to facilitate future uprisings, Lodge has placed a large number of informants in Solonborg through business contacts over the years.
A few years later, Rocky, who thought he would never be able to find Art and his son again, was rekindled by a piece of news from Sauronburg.
That day, news came from a shop in Sollonburg that the butler of the Wells family who had colluded with Ward Burley had his throat slit at home. Also killed along with the butler was his young pregnant wife.
Hounding the news, Rocky was shocked, and suddenly thought that this might be the work of Art and his son.
The story that the butler of the Wells family colluded with Walder Burley to frame Art and his son spread like wildfire after Wellsburg fell into the hands of Walder Burley. Rocky also tried to send someone to kill the housekeeper, but the timid guy rarely went out and hired many guards at a high price to stay by his side at all times, making it difficult to approach him.
But the murder of the housekeeper was obviously done by someone who was extremely familiar with everything inside Solonborg. After that, Rocky regained hope and continued to intensify his efforts to find Art and his son.
Until the story of "The Revenge of the Landless Baron of Wellsburg" spread throughout Lombardy, Rocky Andre Saller was certain that the Welles father and son must still be alive.