Anne left Alpine Fort with the mercenaries of the Comptoir, promising to bring people back as soon as possible to establish trade links.

Soon after, bards began to tell the same story in the taverns of Cologne, a long narrative poem about how a pioneer nobleman named Richard used force and cunning to defeat the natives of the wilderness.

If Richard had heard it himself, he would have been surprised to find that the background had been completely blurred, and that the dwarves and iron ore had been changed to friends and land. But the content of the war is very restored, what "Zhi Richard skillfully uses bloodthirsty techniques", or "Baron Yong shows his might in the rain", living out is a true portrayal of his own experience.

It is not difficult for those who are interested to see that many bards suddenly start singing the same content together, and there must be someone behind them.

But the development was a favorite topic of the people of Cologne, and the story was made up so vividly and interestingly that soon it became known in the streets and alleys that there was such a wise and brave baron in the wilderness who had just won a great victory, and his barbarians and centaurs had become the objects of conversation after dinner.

Richard waited for a few days in Alpine Castle and did not wait for Anne, but instead waited for Sauron, the head of the noble garden.

He was also an old acquaintance of Richard, and when he first arrived in Cologne City, he also opened a loan of 1,000 gold coins to the lord, without which Gunther would still be in the gladiatorial arena now.

At this moment, he was sitting in the saddle in a plain green robe, surrounded by twenty or thirty knights and servants in uniform, and took the initiative to stop at a distance from the mountain fort, so as not to irritate the vigilant sentinels.

The lord was training with the guards.

After the level was raised, whether it was a barbarian or a centaur, his physical attributes gradually tended to be exaggerated, and it was difficult for ordinary training to work again, so he ingeniously engaged in extreme loading.

The barbarians, who were now running around the hills, were clad in armor, and each of them was carrying a thick log, and Sauron's servants were stunned to see him. Some of them have a good fighting spirit, and their explosive power during battle is actually quite considerable, but they can't do it for such a long time and high load anyway.

Because this is the purest form of physical power.

"Long time no see, sir. The lord raised his hand at Sauron.

He is said to be a mage, and generally speaking, mages do not choose to travel on horseback, at least in a carriage. However, Sauron may have served in the army, and his habits were obviously relatively casual and not so particular.

"Richard, I don't know how many times I've heard your name lately. Sauron turned and dismounted, and came from front of him with his scar.

Richard opened his hands and hugged him gently, then parted again, "My name?"

"You've become famous, and now the bards of Coron are singing your story. ”

Sauron, this old guy, should have been very handsome when he was young, the kind that could mix rice with his face alone. Even if he is full of hair now, he can still find some remnants of handsomeness between his eyebrows.

It's a pity that his temperament is a little out of place with this handsomeness.

Sauron, like Richard, was born out of wedlock, and after becoming a mage, he entered the army and relied on his military exploits to gain nobility. The complex experience brings a complex temperament, the fireworks of the market, the bookish atmosphere of the mage, the words of the master and the pampering of the nobles are mixed together, and the words that I want to describe are - senior old fritters.

He squeezed his eyes at Richard and said, "After a while, it will be time for a midshipman who has not cut the swallowtail flag to take the initiative to join you." ”

Richard thought for a moment, and it was not difficult to guess that it was Anne who was building momentum for him.

This is indeed his negligence, and the right to speak and reputation must be in his own hands as much as possible. The lord has experienced the information age, but he didn't expect that someone else would have to fill in the gaps in this area.

"I don't want to cut their tails. Richard rolled his eyes.

Most of the apprentice knights were the second sons of small aristocratic families, and they used two more flags and two more swallowtails than the actual knights. If the following lord is willing to cut off the swallowtail for them, it means becoming a formal knight, and where can the poor place of Alpine Fort afford fiefs and annuities.

"My good lord, are you passing by or have you made a special trip?"

"Specially, to be precise, exclusively for you. Sauron's well-trimmed beard turned slightly upturned along with the corners of his mouth.

"For me?" Richard pointed to his nose, his first reaction was the interest-free loan, "I don't think my debt is due, right?"

"Certainly not for debt collection. I've brought some precious ingredients, why don't we talk while we eat?" As Sauron spoke, the servant behind him held up a large leather bag and gestured to Richard, unable to see what was inside, but what seemed to be a living creature.

"Okay. Richard happened to be holding back his stomach and wanted to ask.

Civilians want a sheltered house, but the self-proclaimed characters like wild fun, which is standard idle in the eyes of the lord. The Centaur Rangers and Sauron's Servant Knights pulled the cordon to make sure that the beautiful treasure by the river was not disturbed.

Surrounded by clumps of white bitter wattle flowers, the small white flowers grew luxuriantly due to the fact that Hum had been using the spell of soil fertility everywhere lately. Through the gaps between the flowers and grass leaves, you can see the clear water flowing quietly not far away, and the sun shining on it.

The servants methodically laid down the carpets, lit bonfires, set up the boards, took out the gold and silver utensils, knives and forks and placed them in order, and picked some wild flowers for decoration.

They began to boil the tea, first placing the copper pot in a charcoal fire and burning it violently, and then pouring the water into it along with the tea. The water began to boil violently in an instant, and the originally dry tea leaves spread out, and the aroma was permeated.

Richard sat cross-legged on the carpet and took the cup handed to him by the servant, took a sip of his gargle, and spat it on the tray.

"Seafood from the south, if you want to transport it here and keep it alive, you need to be accompanied by at least two low-level mages. Sauron pointed to the leather bag in the servant's hand, "Just for a bite to eat, this is the most extravagant delicacy in the city of Coron today." ”

The servant opened his pocket to reveal a large squid tangled with his eight legs.

Richard was depressed, he thought there was something rare to eat, but he didn't expect that the delicacy in Sauron's mouth was sizzling squid.

"The outer layer of skin has to be peeled off...... Forget it, let me go. He took the knife and the squid, which he knew by heart, and whose movements were much more capable than those of a servant.

"I forgot that you were from the Southern Province. ”

Richard didn't bother to correct that not every city in Sauron's southern province was coastal, in fact, as long as it was three to five days away from the coastline, fresh seafood would quickly turn into expensive ingredients that had nothing to do with the common people.

In the distance, a black shadow suddenly flew towards them like a grass flyer, and it was Qiqiu who was on all fours. It was very smart, and it didn't take long for it to get into the habit of looking for Richard when it was indecided.

"Little, why are you bothering me again? The lord took the moment to reach out and pinch its soft fat belly.

"Chiqiu. Chichu shoved a tooth-stained nut into Richard's hand and looked at it with a blank eye. Richard took it and crushed it with two fingers, throwing the fragrant and crispy kernel into his mouth and chewing it with a loud sound. Qiqiu saw that there were only a few inedible hard shells left in front of him, and suddenly began to lie on the ground and roll around.

"What a cute little thing. Sauron's attention was drawn as well.