Age of Empires From Scratch

Although Earl Stewart was very enthusiastic, as if David was his half-brother who had been separated for many years and finally reunited today.

But David couldn't be happy at all. He always felt that he had inexplicably become Earl Stewart's life confidant, more like scolding him.

Returning an awkward yet polite smile, David and Earl Stewart had a brief chat, asked about the content of the party, and accepted the other party's invitation.

But then David declined the invitation to be a guest at Earl Stewart's house, and sent the Earl out of the hotel himself.

Glancing at the carriage the Earl boarded, David stood there and took a few glances, then immediately turned and returned to the hotel.

Newton had gone back to his room to rest, and put the Hammer of Judgment in the living room so that David would not have to knock on his door when he needed it.

Sharon was waiting for him to come back, probably wanting to ask David some questions.

As a result, David just waved his hand to her, signaling her not to speak yet, and then, under Sharon's gaze, sat on the chair by the window, and at the same time took out an electronic device from the bag on his back waist, and connected it to the Headphones stuffed into ears.

...

Sharon blinked and looked around, and immediately realized what David was doing. What David had in his hand was the receiving device of the bug. Sharon was not surprised that David could get this thing. She was just curious when David was? And where is the bug installed?

carriage?

David nodded, and Sharon walked to the door of the room, leaning against the wall and guarding her shoulders.

David, who had already adjusted the signal band, listened carefully to the sound from the earphones. He was not sure that he could hear what he wanted to know. But idleness is idleness. What if I get lucky and hear some useful information? Especially when David noticed that Earl Stewart was not alone in the carriage.

After a period of silence, conversations began to appear in the earphones...

You should insist on inviting that young man. It's different from what you said. A man in a clean dress sat opposite Earl Sutton Stewart. Under the cover of a gorgeous dress, it is easy for people to ignore its existence: You should understand that this person is a very good pawn.

You take it for granted. With that young man's character, it's not that I will continue to insist on the invitation, so I will agree. Earl Sutton-Stewart closed his eyes as if he was resting, and didn't even look at the man opposite: I have seen many young people like this, you have to trust my judgment. If it wasn’t for you, I would even wait a few more days to find him, and I wouldn’t invite him to the party in a few days.”

I believe in your judgment. I have seen many vivid examples over the years. Your judgment of people is always so accurate.

So, what are you worried about? Are you afraid that someone will take the credit first? Earl Stewart opened his eyes slightly, and looked at the man in front of him: Don't worry at all, Bellam. Those of your companions are unlikely to succeed of.

Bellam didn't make a sound, but a momentary abnormality appeared on his face.

Earl Stewart was keenly aware of this abnormal reaction, and the expression he didn't care about disappeared instantly, and he warned the other party in a solemn and serious tone: I don't want to say similar things again, go back and tell your companions, The Kingdom of Tilan is not the Kingdom of Holy Gunter, this is not a place where you can act recklessly.

... Bellam didn't continue to say anything, despite Earl Stewart's dissatisfaction.

After Earl Stuart realized that it was useless to say more, he just hummed heavily, closed his eyes and fell asleep again, and prepared to recover more energy that was consumed too much last night...

David opened his eyes, took off the earphones, turned off the receiver, and put the receiver away properly.

After David finished these things, Sharon walked up to David and took a chair to sit opposite him: What?

Out of reception range.

Are you actually going to test the receiving range in the morning? Sharon suddenly realized why David got up so early.

Yes. David got up early in the morning, just to try to find out where he could receive the bug signal from the earl's house.

... Sharon was suddenly curious, how many bugs did David install?

Two. David raised his hand and made a '(＾－＾)V': One on the carriage, one on the dining table.

Sharon nodded. She didn't ask why the bug was installed on the carriage. When she found out that the carriage had a strong sound insulation effect yesterday, she also thought that the carriage was very suitable for talking about private matters.

Moreover, the carriage can move non-stop, avoiding people lurking nearby, further reducing the possibility of being overheard. However, no matter how cautious Earl Stewart was, he would never have imagined that someone would be able to eavesdrop on his conversation with the help of advanced technological products from another world.

Have you heard any useful information?

The Earl is cooperating with some people.

David suspected that the man named Bellam was sent by the temple. These people in the temple seemed to want to make trouble in the Kingdom of Tilan.

It is not difficult to guess what happened specifically. The Kingdom of Tilan is the only country in the human kingdom that does not respect the Temple. It is not surprising that the Temple wants to radiate its influence into this country. It is a very normal choice to cooperate with the dignitaries of the Kingdom of Tilan.

After recounting what she heard, Sharon also gave a guess similar to that of David: Besides, this person named Bellam seems to be following us...Why is he following us?

What's so strange about this? It's not difficult to understand that the situation cannot be opened in the capital of the Kingdom of Tilan, and it's not difficult to try to change the direction. Through the news heard this time, David felt that the appearance of the assassin was not worth it. Surprised.

Since the Temple can send people to cooperate with the dignitaries of King Tilan, it can also cooperate with the dignitaries of Iron Tree Fort. The assassin may have been sent by a certain nobleman in Iron Tree Fort to deal with David. I thought it was just a small favor, but I didn't expect that I would kick David's iron plate.

Who is the instigator behind the scenes? The Forrest family is the most suspected.

Occupy the relatively remote areas of the Kingdom of Tilan first, and then influence the capital through various places. This time, the man named Bellam seemed to want to list his Winter Village as an occupyable area: From the conversation between these two people, we can know that the people sent by the Temple to Tilan Kingdom have many internal contradictions.

Sharon also noticed this situation, but she didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing for David?

Of course it's a good thing. If it weren't for this situation, how could the Lord Earl come to us so soon? Obviously, the Earl's attitude towards the two of them has undergone a huge change, from two new toys, to It has become a target that needs to be attacked in order to maintain a relationship with a partner.

The key to the transformation was that Bellam.

This change in role positioning also gave David room for maneuver: If I guess correctly, at this party, Earl Stewart is likely to actively promote the upgrade of Cold Winter Village to Cold Winter Town.

Well, it will also make you a Baron.

This, it shouldn't be...

The earl likes to play with people's hearts, and he must understand the truth that you can't put all the chips up at once. Giving benefits bit by bit, it is easier to build a long-term relationship than paying all at once, and it will also help you implement various things in the future. plan.

By the way, did you anticipate this situation? After discussing with David for a while, Sharon suddenly realized one thing: Otherwise, how could the bug be installed in advance?

How is it possible? I don't know how to predict spells. Fording joked that he was a prophet, and Varian even believed his identity as a prophet, but David's prophet can only be used in those familiar worlds, which does not include here : Just for the sake of safety, I installed two bugs at random.

He felt that it would not be troublesome to install two bugs, and he might be able to get more information about Earl Stewart. You can make some preparations in advance to deal with various situations that may arise.

Information like what I heard today is a pure windfall.

You're lucky.

I've always been lucky. David nodded, accepting Sharon's compliment frankly.

After all, not just anyone can live two lives. In the second life, he can still get golden fingers, get help from various familiar characters in the previous life, and also master the mysterious power that he could only feel in the game.

If you feel that you are unlucky, how can you be considered lucky?

It must be at least SSS level.

Yes, yes, that's right. After Sharon echoed a few times, she seriously thought about what kind of impact the information she heard today would have on Cold Winter Village.

Going further, what impact will it bring to yourself? She lives in Cold Winter Village, and she will continue to live in Cold Winter Village for quite some time in the future.

Sharon is very different from the others, that is, she cannot return to her own world at any time, so she attaches great importance to the situation in Winter Village.

Thinking about it, she suddenly thought of a problem that she had ignored: It seemed that since the appearance of Earl Stuart, her identity had been misunderstood in a muddle.

Because of her dislike for the earl, she has never explained to the earl that her relationship with David is not what he thought.

It seems to be a loss, but it seems that there is nothing to lose?