Chapter Twenty-Three: A Wave of Unsettled Waves Rises Again
Lake Sugvar, once beautiful and pleasant, no longer exists, and the walking dead that have completely turned into corpses are everywhere, and the breath escaping from the bombed-up flesh altar forms a large red mist, although it does not have much effect on people, but the smell is extremely disgusting, and it will take a lot of time to restore it, even if the power of the magic world is used, the only thing to be thankful for is that the demonic plants that have lost the guidance of those evil god believers are far less powerful than before, and it must not take long to be dealt with by the warriors。 Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
The carriage with golden-red lines and precious stones deliberately avoided Lake Sugvar, and the scene of a large number of demonized roses floating may make Hisali can't help but release powerful magic inside, after learning the news of her return, the Duke of Chelfer immediately sent someone to pick her up, considering that Hisali returned with a few companions, the Duke specially instructed his subordinates to prepare a carriage with a relatively spacious interior.
Fu pulled the curtain open with her cheeks and looked out the window, the picture of corpses everywhere made her subconsciously close the curtain, among the five people, she was the most at a loss, as a commoner, it was the first time for her to ride in such a luxurious carriage, and then look at the four people next to her who had already turned out their noble dresses from their bags and changed into them, in contrast, although Fu was wearing the dress that Hisali bought for her, her temperament was like Cinderella.
"That's the territory of the Cherfer family, look at these patrol soldiers with family crests on their chests, don't you have the military power here?" asked Christina in some surprise, as nobles they have already hung their family crests, and the one on Hisali's chest is exactly the same as the chest of those soldiers, which means that these soldiers belong to the Cherfer family.
Since ancient times, it is very dangerous for the aristocracy to hold military power, and there are many originally very stable countries that have been divided due to the expansion of aristocratic ambitions, and the only way to put an end to this phenomenon is to limit the rights of the aristocracy and completely abolish the aristocratic system, which is basically impossible to do in the royal state, but it is quite easy to deprive them of military power, and the phenomenon of aristocratic division of the country can be avoided to the greatest extent.
"Ah, yes, look at how good our family's warriors are. ”
Hisari smiled and waved as she looked at the patrol soldiers who kept staring at her respectfully, which made them very energetic, and one of them even stood with his head held high in a very exaggerated posture, as if to let Hisari know that he was standing guard seriously, but after a few seconds he was reprimanded by the crying and laughing commander.
"It's unbelievable that our family doesn't have such a right. ”
"Our family is too... ”
The envious and jealous eyes of her companions made Hisali a little embarrassed, she knew that the aristocracy of the Saran Empire was indeed a bit maverick, which was reflected in many ways, such as even slaves could become nobles through military exploits, such as the nobles' territory was very small, and for example, every able-bodied nobleman who reached the age of 18 had to serve on the border for three years, and Hisali was in school so she could only fulfill this obligation after graduation according to the law, and the eight-year system of the Elsa School of Magic and Wizardry was calculated to be only two years away from this day.
"This is the system of our Saran Empire, the nobles have the vast majority of rights in their own territory, but have you noticed that the territory of the nobles on our side is not large, this is how Your Majesty restricts us, the army is not strong when the land is so small, and the obligations that our nobles need to fulfill are much more than those of other countries. Hisali explained that every country is different, and it would be a hooligan to not want to fulfill the same obligations and not to submit to the same constraints, but also to enjoy the same rights.
The carriage slowly stopped while everyone was chatting and fartizing, the beautifully decorated wooden door was opened, and two elegant men in black dresses stood on both sides and bent down to signal everyone to get off, they raised their heads with a hint of a smile, and said in a humble and neat voice: "Eldest Miss Gui'an, the Duke was very surprised after learning the news of the eldest lady's return, he personally came here to wait, the reception banquet has been prepared, and I respectfully invite the eldest lady and all the distinguished young ladies to get off." ”
Something seems to be wrong...
"I have worked hard for you, and may the glory of your ancestors shine on you. Although there was a strong sense of disobedience in her heart, there was nothing unusual in Hisari's expression, as when she came back in the past, she blessed the man who led her down and stepped out of the carriage, she had no rules in the academy but it was different here, every action had to conform to aristocratic etiquette, even Shy tried to learn Hisari's posture, and the Cherfer nobles, who knew in advance that she was from a commoner's background, did not have any opinions about Hirsh, on the contrary, they had great respect for this high-achieving student of the Elsa School of Magic and Magic, and most of the magicians were respected wherever they went, even among the nobles。
The place where the carriage stopped was the entrance of Circl Castle, the golden rose pattern that symbolized the Cherver family shone on the castle in the sunlight, and the mysterious magic runes on the wall made of Mithril and marble were visible, and the defensive magic used to deal with the cultists of the evil gods was the core of this castle, such an expensive building material could only be used by wealthy families to build the city walls, even if it was just the money needed to surround the castle, it was not affordable for ordinary nobles.
Duke Cerfer stood in front of the castle with all the family leaders to greet Hisali, he was now nearly fifty years old but looked like he was in his thirties, he was dressed in a gold-trimmed black robe to highlight his noble temperament, but his eyes did not feel unapproachable, the fly in the ointment was the empty cuff of his right arm, the blindfolded left eye and the hideous scar through his left eye, which was the mark he left on the battlefield and the most glorious medal for him.
"Father, I'm back. Hisali stepped forward and gave a salute, and the duke immediately nodded, even if the relationship between the two parties is father and daughter, they must follow the etiquette of the nobility on this occasion, which Fu is a little unaccustomed to, every time she goes home, her parents will come to the door to greet her, and then the three of them are a bear hug and shhh
"It's okay, you finally came back once, but you encountered such a thing, I wanted to write to inform you that I would come back after a while, but unfortunately it was too late to find out about the enemy, and even the magic carrier pigeon couldn't be sent. Duke Cerfer's words were full of fear, Hisali was his only child, and he couldn't believe it if something happened.
"This... Hisali was shocked by her father's words, so the letter sent to the academy was not written by the family, so who could it be? Hisali felt as if she was caught in a vortex of unknowns, no, to be exact, the whole world was caught in a terrible vortex, and the cultists of the evil gods were bouncing around, and this may be just a prelude.
"What's wrong with you, Hisali?" Duke Cerver noticed that something was wrong with his daughter, and when he looked up, he found that his daughter's companions were also a little abnormal, and he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, as if there was nothing wrong with his words before.
"No, it's nothing, let's go inside. Hisali whispered, and she walked toward the castle surrounded by the crowd.