Gravel handed Renault's father's letter to Renault and looked at him with piercing eyes. "Read it and tell me what you think. ”

Renaud frowned: What is there to read? The letter was short, full of etiquette and formulaic expressions, and it was just a little more polite than a formal official letter.

The count's father, in a vigorous and powerful script, began the letter by introducing himself, and then expressing his "reverence and admiration" for the Church of the Goddess who managed the Ice Peak Fortress. The next thing is to give money, interest, support the work of the fortress, and then euphemistically express the idea that I hope everyone will take care of their son.

"I'm sorry, I don't see anything special. Renault shook his head, then added, "Except that I think I should write back to express my gratitude and amend." ”

"The reply is the right thing to do. The old man nodded, but did not smile kindly. He stretched out his dry, somewhat trembling fingers and dotted on the letterhead, "Read this." ”

"Oh...... I implore you to nurture your dog, Renaud Hall, to become a qualified warrior under the glory of the goddess. He will serve under the throne, and there will be five hundred gold coins of the annuity of the Todd Manor for installation and maintenance......" Renault raised his head and stared at the old man: "Is there a problem with this sentence?"

"This is the place of exile, a place to say goodbye to the past, but Ling Zun wants you to remain Renault Hall. Gravel took the letter and placed it a foot away from the candlestick. "Every qualified warrior here will be given the word Frozen as a surname, which means that he has broken with his past self. So, you'll be Reynolds Ice, not Hale. ”

Renaud scratched his head, he didn't care if the surname of his body was Hall or Ice, it wasn't the original "Yan" anyway. "Probably...... Maybe my father doesn't know much about the rules here in Ice Peak Fortress, right?"

The old man shook his head and patted Renault lightly on the shoulder: "The Hall family has two titles, the Royal Earl and the Templar. Your family became hereditary counts due to the military exploits of their predecessors, but the word royal comes from your grandmother, who was the princess of the Levi Central Empire, which makes your family's bloodline related to the imperial family. She was the only daughter of the three children of His Majesty Emperor Butch Leighton III, and her status was so noble that she brought the word royal. ”

Renault couldn't answer, so he had to nod his head and answer with an "um".

"Counts are common, and the word royal is not uncommon, but the title of Templar is rarely seen among the secular nobility, right? The knights of the Church, that is, the Paladins, their weapons and armor, their life and training, must be managed by the Church. As a result, they could no longer acquire land in the kingdom. Not to mention a hereditary count, not even a baron, or a half-joking brigady."

"Paladins, including Templar titles, are not hereditary. But there are three exceptions to the empire, and the Hall family is one of them. Your family has a very close relationship with the church, and he won't be unaware of the rules of these fortresses in the Sunset Mountains. In fact, part of our daily maintenance costs come from the Templar family. ”

Renaud's mouth opened wide in surprise: he knew these things for the first time. In the past, Renault only knew about alchemy, dealing with the devil, self-destruction, rebellion and cunning, and did not care at all, let alone study these political things. If Renaud had learned a little in the past, he would not have done the act of giving medicine to the duke's son and chemically castrating him.

"Your father deliberately misassociated the name Renault Hall with an annuity, implying that he wanted to keep your family name so that you could one day return to the family. I remember you were the second son of the Earl, and you also had an older brother, a younger brother, and two younger sisters, didn't you?"

Renault nodded. No matter how rebellious and rebellious he is, there are still members of the family who know.

"To tell you the truth: the absence of you in your family does not affect the inheritance and continuation. The old man did not take his hand off Renault's shoulder, but squeezed it tighter: "I think about it, the only reason your father let you keep your surname should be to know that you did not make a mistake and should not have been exiled." But he can't prove it, and he can't clear your name for the time being, so you can only save your life through exile. ”

And such a thing?

Taking over this body also takes over the past it represents, but in Renault's memory, there is nothing directly related to "chemical castration". It is true that he had a close relationship with the son of the Grand Duke and shared alchemical potions, but he did not have the memory of the castration potions. From simple to difficult, he knows fifty-five formulas, and none of them have any effect or side effects that are cut off.

Renault struggled to recall the events about the Hall family, hoping to find evidence to support Gravel's views. Emotionally, Yan Rui has his own sustenance and does not want to have a deep connection with Renault's family. The Hall family is like a foster family that he suddenly entered for him, and the sense of rejection is the instinctive reaction. He even liked the beginning of the exile after the crossing, as if it were some kind of "freedom". This emotion, combined with the memories lost due to the merger of drugs and souls, caused Renault to think of anything useful

"I ...... I don't understand something. Is there anyone coercing the Earl?"

"Coercion...... Child, I am not a god, I can't see things that far away, and I can't see through time. All I can do is analyze. Gravel said he could not give an answer, but had some ideas: "When I saw this letter, I was very surprised. Icepeak Fortress is the most dangerous place in the entire Sunset Mountains, especially in the coming winter days. If you are to be exiled, the Kaigawa Fortress is actually more comfortable. So the key question is: who proposed to bring you here in the first place?"

"It's the Earl. "Renault still has memories of this. "It was one night when he came back from outside, pointed at me at the table, and said, 'Pack your things and go to the Ice Peak Fortress in the Sunset Mountains. You can't stay at home anymore. It seems that he never mentioned the word exile. By the way, I could have been here two months ago, right...... I was invited to play all the way, and I was separated not long ago. ”

"It looks like you've figured things out, but remember not to be fooled by appearances. ”