Master of Thermodynamics

The Duke of Castro has always been a serious old face with a rare smile. He nodded at Renault and said loudly:

"Your Excellency Renault, you are welcome."

Then he looked at Gollum, the smile on his face increased.

"This gentleman should be the Lord'Lucky Gollum', right? I heard Alietty mentioned that Lord Gollum was successfully promoted to an extraordinary person of the wind element when he was adventuring near the Nassau Wetlands."

"Your Excellency Grum, may the power of the wind be with you. Your promotion is a blessing in the human world. I hope you can protect the human sky for a long time..."

The Duke sighed again:

"Unexpectedly, this castle of the Castro family will one day usher in two extraordinary winds at the same time..."

The nobles in the meeting room were in an uproar, and their eyes looked at Renault differently.

As the Duke said, the extraordinary person of the wind system is already a rare figure. Two extraordinary people of the wind system visiting his home at the same time can definitely be regarded as a matter of face. Even the Duke thinks this matter is worth bragging about. .

The Duke's words also made the nobles fully understand that this Lord Renault, who is about to accept the "question", is not only a powerful wind system extraordinary person himself, but also has a wind system extraordinary person as his subordinate.

Can ordinary people afford such a person?

Of course I can't afford it!

Don't talk about ordinary nobles, I'm afraid even the Upaniers have to face it.

This is the reason why the Duke deliberately broke the identity of Grumm. His purpose is to build momentum for Renault to warn some aristocrats who are unpredictable. Otherwise, why should he put his face down and go to the battle to praise Grumm himself?

Faced with so many beautiful words, Gurum just bowed and stood on Renault's side honestly.

The Duke coughed slightly and began to talk about business:

"Your Excellency Renault, I invite you to come this time mainly because I need to consult you about an important matter."

He turned his head to look at a pudgy nobleman, and said solemnly:

"Baron Manisko, if you have any questions, you can consult His Excellency Renault right now. However, as far as I know, His Excellency Renault is an upright and kind gentleman. I hope that you will not speculate about Renault until you have enough evidence. Your Mightiness……"

The subtext in the Duke’s words is very obvious. This Lord Renault is a person I value very much. If you are too aggressive, labor and management will deal with you fiercely!

This old fox has quite a bit of professional ethics. After reaching a partnership with Renault, his buttocks became crooked.

Baron Manisco nodded quickly, barely squeezing a smile on his fat face, showing that he understood, and then he said politely:

"Your Excellency Renault, I think you should have heard of a terrible atrocities. A few days ago, more than 100 knights of the'Nordrad Order' were killed by a gang of thugs."

"When we searched for this tragedy, we found a crossbow arrow in a remote corner of the scene of the atrocities. The shape of this crossbow arrow is quite unique, which left a deep impression on me."

"After Baron Maher was assassinated yesterday, I also participated in the investigation. I accidentally discovered that the crossbow arrows used by your subordinates to kill the assassins are similar to the crossbow arrows we found before... well... highly similar..."

He originally wanted to say "exactly the same", but when he thought of the Duke's "threat", he quickly changed his words, using more cautious words, for fear that the Duke would seize the handle and mess up his plan.

Hearing this, Renault was also a bit speechless.

MMP, the idea is really too memorable, this kind of coincidence can be encountered by Baron Manisco.

Under this northern border, the island guards used crossbow arrows quite a few times, but Baron Manisco hit twice, especially the most critical two, and also caught Renault's fox tail.

Baron Manisco continued:

"Of course, I don't think that the crossbow arrows found at the scene of the atrocities are your Lord Renault's possession, but after repeated comparisons, we did not find any differences."

"Since you have used similar crossbow arrows, you are an expert in identifying this kind of crossbow arrows, so I would like to ask you to help you identify whether you can find the difference from this crossbow arrow."

His implication is obvious. If Renault can't find the difference, it means that the crossbow bolt is an item used by Renault's subordinates. Considering that Renault and his party have passed through that area, Renault will become a major suspect.

If he can't come up with a reasonable explanation, whether it is a Southerner or a Yankee, he will never let him go easily.

Baron Manisco stared at Renault and Grumm carefully, hoping to see some clues on their faces, but to his disappointment, their expressions did not change in any way.

Especially Renault, his face was very calm, even with a hint of relaxation, as if the matter really had nothing to do with him.

Renault smiled and said:

"Baron Manisco, I am willing to help you."

Manisco took a deep look at Renault, turned around and made a gesture to a young man behind him. The young man immediately took out a wooden box from his arms, opened it carefully, and sent it to Renault.

Renault only glanced at it, and he felt a toothache.

It's not your own crossbow arrows to have ghosts!

The metal arrow clusters of the crossbow arrows are pitch black, with a perfect triangle shape, extremely sharp points, and clear water chestnuts on the surface. You can see that it is made of high-quality steel.

Renault also knows that the metal arrow cluster uses an alloy with an iron isotope added, which is made into a blank through a forging process, and then undergoes several machining processes, and finally there is a quenching treatment.

Because the materials and craftsmanship are extremely powerful, the crossbow arrows installed with this kind of arrow cluster have terrible lethality, and can easily penetrate the armor of the black orc within 80 meters.

Gurum on the side poked his head and glanced, his eyes flashed uncontrollably, and his face became a little ugly. This guy has touched the crossbow bolt more times than Renault. He can confirm that this is definitely the crossbow bolt he usually uses.

Baron Manisco keenly noticed the changes in Grumm, and couldn't help showing a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.

There was also a "buzzing" discussion in the conference room. Each of these nobles was very human. They naturally noticed what Baron Manisco had noticed.

Arrietty held her slender hand tightly, hesitated for a moment, she cast a concealed wink at the Duke of Castro from a distance, hoping that the Duke would help Renault with a word.

The Duke immediately noticed the movement of his granddaughter, and he nodded insignificantly. When he was about to speak, he suddenly heard Renault's voice.

"Baron Manisco, I found that the material of the arrow clusters seems to be different. Can I touch the crossbow arrow with my finger to confirm its material?"

"As an extraordinary person, my skin feels more sensitive than ordinary people, and I also have rich experience in metal smelting. The difference that ordinary people can't feel, I can clearly perceive it with the touch."

Baron Manisco hesitated when he heard the words, but before he could speak, the Duke could not wait to speak.

"Your Excellency Renault, of course, you have plenty of time to check carefully. If necessary, you can cut off the arrow cluster and observe its interior. I am very happy to provide related tools..."

Judging from the duke's tone, it seemed that he was the master of the crossbow bolt.

Baron Manisco opened his mouth, wanting to refute the Duke, but he still chose to shut up, because he could not provoke the Duke, nor could he find a reason to refute it.

Renault said with a smile:

"Your Excellency, thank you for your kindness, I don't think it needs to be so cumbersome, I just need to touch it..."

While talking, he stretched out a finger and gently stroked the surface of the arrow cluster.

Immediately Renault closed his eyes and made a serious perception.

After 3 breaths, he opened his eyes and said decisively:

"I can confirm that the texture of the arrow clusters is different!"