It's the middle of autumn and the temperature is at its most pleasant. But the fireplace in one of the bedrooms of the Mayor's castle house was blazing, and the crackling of the wood had been ringing in Baron Hydgwick's bedroom for a whole day.

A day and a night had passed, and Baron Hydgvi was still asleep. Occasionally he would wake up, and a few monophonic words would pop out of his dry, torn lips: "Cold...... Leng ......: "Wait for the servants who are waiting by him to burn the fire vigorously before he falls asleep again."

At first, Amanda, the security chief of Peace Town, accompanied him here for a night, but after a night, this fat man with dark injuries on his body couldn't stand it. At this time, Baron Hejvi was alone with his wife. In such difficult times, this beautiful aristocratic lady reveals the tenacity of a woman's bones. She sat beside Baron Hydgwick, staring deeply at the pale face.

She was waiting for him to wake up.

......

As early as yesterday evening, Amanda, the chief of the guard, found the best doctor in Peace Town, and after the doctor prescribed the decoction to dispel the cold, Amanda was still not at ease, and went to the church to find the old pastor Theon.

The Chief of Guard, Amanda, was shocked by the state of the old priest Theon, in his eyes, the obscure and unfathomable old priest had reached the end of his life. It seems that he is also blind in his eyes. Of course, the old priest Theon did not accept his request and went to the rescue of Baron Hydgwick himself, but the old priest left Amanda with a message: "Let everything be, and the Baron will turn the corner." ”

Go with the flow and turn the tide of safety.

Every word spoken by the old priest was always full of meaning, and when Amanda returned to the garrison and sat in his place, he fell into deep thought.

Amanda wondered if the reason why Baron Hydgwick had suffered such a catastrophe was because he wanted to prevent Hasja and Pisa's wedding, and whether it was because Baron Hydgwick wanted to forcibly break the old priest's prophecy?

Haysja would marry a Yodelman, prophesied by the old priest. However, this prophecy has been shattered. At the wedding scene, Amanda was going to wait for the opportunity to spoil the wedding, but to his surprise, someone helped him do what he wanted to do, and it was so easy to do. Just riding a donkey, he snatched the bride like that......

At that moment, Amanda's heart was shocked and messy. On the one hand, he felt that this should be done by himself, and that what was the punishment for breaking the prophecy compared to his loyalty to Baron Hygivi, and to Miss Hysgar's lifelong happiness?

In his heart, he wished that someone had done this for him, but on the other hand, he didn't want that person to be Zhu Tian.

Amanda was pondering when a guard slowly walked in with a raven in his arms.

"My lord, this is a raven from the north. The guard said.

"Just read it to me. "It's been a night since I closed my eyes, and Amanda just wants to close her eyes and rest for a while.

The letter, painted with fire paint, was opened by the guard, and his voice began to echo in Amanda's office:

"Amanda Yacker, please Captain Alert. With the war raging in the north and the threat north of the Endless Wall looming, the garrison commander of the peaceful town of Amanda Yaker must send five hundred soldiers to the Endless Wall before winter. Odin, Chia, and Arkel can all join the army to fight the threat from the north. Amanda Yaker, the Chief of Guard, was also requested to urge Baron Hajvi Yaker to deliver the military funds in a timely manner. When the guard read this, he pondered for a moment, only to see that there was a small line at the bottom of the letter. He read, "Military order from the General Administration of the Endless Wall." ”

When she heard the last two sentences, Amanda's face darkened significantly. "Military orders?" he said with a sneer. "The population of Heping Town is less than 10,000, and the total number of young and middle-aged people who are eligible for enlistment in the army can be 1,000?

The guard with the letter in his hand pondered for a moment and asked, "My lord, what is the threat north of the Endless Wall?"

"What the hell is the threat? I think it's just an enemy that these hellish guys have fabricated out of thin air to demand military spending!"

"Your Excellency......," the guard reminded in a low voice, as if remembering something, "I heard that the Orcs live north of the Great Wall. ”

"Orcs?" Amanda glanced at him, "Do you know where north of the Endless Wall is?"

"The Endless Forest. ”

"There's another name for the Endless Forest, and that's the Forest of Death! orcs can't grow up in such a dangerous environment on a large scale. Amanda sneered, and continued: "In that ancient war a thousand years ago, all the orcs have been driven into the Endless Forest, and a thousand years have passed, and they will only be weakened, and it is impossible for them to become stronger. And have you heard of any mercenary who came back from an adventure in the Endless Forest said he had seen an orc?"

"My lord, maybe I've seen the orc mercenaries die......

Amanda was speechless at this time, he glared at the guard who could only talk back, sighed, and said, "Give me the letter, you can get out." ”

Holding the vellum envelope in her hand, Amanda focused on the last two sentences of the envelope, and muttered, "Military ......"

Putting the envelope in her arms, Amanda returned to the mayor's castle after not sleeping all night.

Perhaps, this place can no longer be called the mayor's castle, because Amanda knows that the middle-aged man who is full of calculations has left this world.

When he arrived at the Baron's bedroom, Amanda wiped the sweat from the top of her head, he couldn't stand the heat in this bedroom.

What can be done? After bringing Baron Hydgwick out of the ice cellar, he had been chanting cold in a daze except for the time he was asleep. If the fireplace was not burned to its peak, Baron Hygiwick would have had even more terrible nightmares, and he had been frightened by his sudden cry out of the night's dreams when he had been with him in this bedroom last night. As for what Baron Hygivi was shouting in his dream, Amanda didn't hear it very clearly, it was probably the name of a person, and it seemed to be his personal attendant, the middle-aged attendant who always kept his head down and looked respectful...... Hamir, Amanda suddenly remembered the name, he seemed to have heard Baron Hajvi mention it.

By the way, where has Heymir gone? This squire has always been inseparable from the Baron.

Filled with doubts, Amanda went to Baron Haijvi's bedside. "Oh, I'm sorry, dear lady, I scared you. Amanda said. "Please forgive my presumptuousness. ”

This noble lady has always been so solemn and dignified. In Amanda's opinion, she has the best character on the continent. "Sergeant Amanda," she whispered, "need not be so restrained, I haven't had time to thank you yet." You brought back not only my husband, but also my daughter, so that I will always remember the kindness. ”

Amanda's face turned red. "Husband...... Madame," he stumbled," he said...... Actually, neither the Baron nor Miss Hayser were brought back by me. ”

A hint of discoloration suddenly flashed on the noble lady's face. "Then ......," she stopped.

"It's Zhu Tian, well, some people also call him Pique, it's like this, although it's strange, but he does have two names. Amanda felt that there was nothing to hide, and he was happy to take a share of the credit, but he couldn't take all the credit. After all, Baron Hydgwick and Miss Hayser were not fools, and they would tell the noble lady sooner or later.

"I see. The noble lady fell silent, not knowing what she was thinking.

Amanda whispered, "I don't need to find a physician or a priest to see Miss Hayska, she fainted from crying when she returned to the castle last night." It doesn't seem to have woken up at this time. ”

"No need, I've summoned Dumes and Sister Tory back from Josson, and they can take care of Hayska. ”

"Now that I think about it, Mayor Grace is really hateful, and in order to control Miss Hayska, he actually sent two good nuns to the city of Joson, and said in a sanctimonious manner in the name of helping the victims. It's disgusting!"

"It's all gone. The noble lady obviously didn't want to talk about this painful memory. "Chief Amanda, you didn't leave until noon, and you've only been back an hour later, something must have happened, right?"

Of course, there is something. But looking at Baron Hyjvi, who was still in a coma, Amanda swallowed the words in her heart again.

In this kind of matter, the noble lady cannot call the shots. To say it now will only add to the troubles of the noble lady in vain.

"When Baron Hygivi wakes up, please send a servant to me. Amanda decided to write a letter first, to drag on for Baron Hajvi for a while. But just as he said goodbye to the noble lady and was about to walk out of here. A faint voice rang out: "Amanda, come back......"

Hearing a weak voice behind him, Amanda's face welled up with joy, and he returned to Baron Hejvi's bedside. "My lord," he said, looking at the man on the bed with delight, "you're awake!"

"Hmm. Probably having been in the ice cellar for too long, Amanda actually heard a hint of coldness in the baron's tone. "Grace and his son...... What did you do with it. ”

Baron Hydvi felt his throat tighten a little, and it took a long time for him to get used to his current situation. He just looked at Amanda coldly.

"My lord," Amanda glanced at the noble lady beside her, who empathetically left the bed and walked over to the fireplace to add two pieces of firewood. Seeing this, Amanda said to Baron Hydgwick in a deep voice, "They are dead. Both Grace and his son died. ”

Hearing this, the coldness in Haijiwei's eyes gradually disintegrated, and finally, he sighed and said, "Did you kill them directly?"

"No, sir, it's not me. ”

"Oh?" Baron Hajvi looked puzzled, and Amanda explained, "It's Zhu Tian, the blue-hat boy, who threw them in the freezer. ”

The air was silent for more than ten seconds at this moment. Finally, it was Baron Hydgvi who spoke first: "Well, I know, looking at your appearance, there should be something to say to me, right?"

"Your Excellency," Amanda said, pulling a letter from her bosom. "This is a letter from the Endless Wall. You should have left for the north today, but the reality shouldn't allow you to do so. ”

"Let's just say it. ”

"They are asking you for military money," Amanda wondered, "my lord, there is one thing I don't understand, why they are asking you for military money, shouldn't such a thing go to the king?"

After a moment of silence, Baron Haijvi said to him: "Before, a batch of armaments and weapons was lost in my territory, so some people in the north put the blame on my head. I couldn't come up with armaments and weapons, so they naturally asked me to compensate for them with military expenses. ”

"It's infuriating. Amanda frowned. "Your Excellency, ...... Probably how much it will take, maybe I can help you raise some money. ”

The vault has been stolen and the mayor is dead. Amanda knows that Baron Hydgwick is in a tough time right now. Originally, yesterday, he wanted to question Zhu Tianlai, but he had just done you such a big favor, and in the end he was still not embarrassed to speak, thinking about waiting for Baron Hajvi to wake up and settle the account together.

"You can't. There is also pressure from the south, we need at least half a million gold coins. Baron Hajvi uttered an astronomical number.

Amanda opened her mouth, and not a word came out of his mouth anymore.

After struggling for a long time, the hesitation in Baron Haijvi's eyes flickered. He hesitated for several minutes, and at last, he reluctantly said, "There is only one way left, and let's collect taxes! There are two medium-sized cities and one town in my territory. That's about 200,000 to 300,000 people. If the tax is levied at three times the amount and collected three years in advance, it will probably be enough to make up this money. ”