The crowd dispersed, leaving only the Lord and Anne in a trance.

"Are you alright?" the half-elf looked at him worriedly.

"Didn't I mean to let you find her some of the most brain-dead, retarded knights to read?" Richard pushed Anne into a corner step by step, and looked at her condescendingly, "Little Hoof, have you done it honestly?" ”

"I've found it. The half-elf merchant said pitifully, "At first, I bought a few popular ones on the market, but Elizabeth said that the protagonists were all men who didn't like it very much. But it is very rare for a knight with a woman as the protagonist, and it is only with the help of a caravan with trade that I can collect a copy. ”

"Did you read it to Elizabeth?" asked the lord with a suspicious expression.

"Read. Anne nodded vigorously, "She likes it so much that she has time to listen to it every day, and she doesn't get tired of going back and forth several times, and she can almost memorize it." ”

"Really?"

"Really!" the half-elf furrowed his brow and was very angry, "And hasn't she already sworn allegiance, why don't you believe it!"

"What is the title of the book, I will read it when I have time. ”

"The Witch Knight, the protagonist is the witch Angel, who is not human like Elizabeth, and I guess that's one of the reasons why she likes it so much. ”

"And then?" Richard always felt a bad premonition, and couldn't tell how it came about.

"In the first half of the book, after the witch Angel was crowned, it was a cliché fight and killing, and there was a crush on the lord of allegiance, except that the female author had a good writing and was not much fun. After a pause, Anne continued, "But the ending is very meaningful—the lord she is loyal to is beheaded by the heartbroken Angel with a sword. In the last chapter, the witch sails out to sea alone with her head in her arms, but dies on a small island. ”

"Holy!" Richard shuddered.

"Wait...... Could she have misunderstood the relationship between knights and lords because of this?"

"You're definitely not Annie!" The lord was suddenly so angry that his liver hurt, and he reached out and pinched the cheeks of the half-elf and rubbed them vigorously, "Tell me honestly, who is pretending to be, and what is the purpose of infiltrating the mountain fort!"

............

The winters in the wilderness were unusually cold and silent, and after a few snowfalls, the vast expanse of the land was completely covered in silver.

The magical equipment made by Master Durpon has finally been completed, and a dozen pieces of Flame Thorn armor are not enough, but the fortress center made from the head of the Fire Demon and elemental crystals is very precious.

When the old man visited Sinclair, he picked it up, and after placing it in the basement of the castle, he began to provide a steady stream of reinforcements. Although no results have been seen yet, it is said that after a few hundred years, the walls will be as strong as steel.

At Dupont's request, the tomboy Sinclair officially became the swordsmanship apprentice of the Lord of Alpine Castle.

Richard thought that one was teaching and two were teaching anyway, so he simply pulled the cream boy Higuain into a cattle herding class and let the two of them practice against each other every day.

At first, Higuain was always beaten by Sinclair with a fierce force, but after slowly adapting to it, with solid accumulation, there is currently a slight tendency to turn over into a serf and sing.

During this period, there were several groups of undead who came to attack, but the scale was not as good as the last time, so naturally it could not bring any trouble. It just added a little reserve of undead mana to the mountain fort, allowing the warriors who have mastered the semi-undead to rise to the early thousands.

The actual combat performance of those tiger spirits who had initially comprehended the holy light was extremely amazing, with a divine skill in their left hand and a long sword in their right hand, and the resuscitators were even weaker than wooden targets in front of them.

In fact, not only Alpine Fort, but also Coren also faced intermittent attacks. I've heard that it's also very easy to deal with. When the lord heard this, he sighed for a long time—he felt sorry for the wasted undead magic power.

As for Elizabeth, she had long since returned to the New World Source Blood Pool to soak. It is said that because the losses are too heavy, it will take several months to replenish one's spiritual origin.

Time passed little by little, and the ice on the river began to melt, and the yellow ground sprouted green.

When spring came to the world again, the military headquarters and the noble garden began to shout slogans vigorously. Concentrate the army, organize the logistics, and signal the lords everywhere, ready to "nail the coffin board to the evil Beruni".

This is the first time in history that the Mage Free Federation, Pompeii, the Church of the Light, and San Jose have all contributed to the joint action.

The people were very excited, and the bards sang "the glory of ancient mankind has returned to the world". The streets and alleys are almost empty, and the army is packed with flowers and cheers for an epic victory.

However, according to Lalla, if only Pompeii has a better chance of winning, the ingredients are so complex that they will inevitably fight each other.

In the face of the signs, the lord is no longer the new tender who did not know the rules well, and as soon as Shangfeng issued an order, he honestly led the whole class to help with two shoulders and a head.

Now an old fritter who dominates one side, he has a very thorough understanding of the law – a must for everyone with a strong inclination for violence.

You must know that even nobles of the same level can have differences in strength between each other. It's like a pioneer baron, and those poor people who have worked hard with dozens of subordinates can't be compared to Richard.

Obviously, the requirements of the noble court for the lords of various places cannot be such an illusory "do your best", so in fact, there are fixed standards for each level.

The more the merrier, but at least meet the criteria. This is the real burden that the lords have to face.

Even if it is difficult to even meet the standards, you can pay the money directly, which is called "installation gold". Occasionally, a low knighthood can be beneficial, like now. The pioneer baron pays three hundred gold coins to fulfill his obligation, and if the genuine baron is afraid that it will not be thousands.

This small amount is still in Richard's eyes now, and even Anne did not hesitate to take out the money.

The lord took Vera to Coron, to deal with various affairs, and to catch up with old acquaintances by the way.

The military department had high hopes for him at first, after all, the air cavalry that had supported Cologne not long ago carried a lot of weight. Not to mention that since the mountain castle can fight against the undead alone, its strength is definitely not trivial.

As a result, after waiting and waiting, in the end, the goods actually chose to paddle and asked the servant to send a bag of gold coins.

Although there is nothing to blame on the surface, there is no choice but to suffer this dumb loss, but obviously some people are not ready to swallow their anger.

Soon, the bards got the news from nowhere. He began to play the shamisen in the taverns, mocking the cowardice of the lord of Alpine Castle in a folk tune.

You must know that many people still remember the turmoil caused by Vera's portrait at the beginning, so the rumors quickly became noses and eyes.

"He used to be a hero, but he ran out of courage in a woman's belly. ”