In early spring and March, everything recovers.

With a burst of cheers, the first lord's mansion of the Valley Knights was successfully completed.

Arter was fully dressed and led the way into his first mansion with brisk steps, the first "mansion" he owned in this era, this building was by no means luxurious, even the slightly wealthy squire's mansion in Sarp Fort was more spacious than Arte's lord's mansion, but it was the most luxurious building in the valley for hundreds of years, and it was also the first mansion of his own since Art came to this world. Of course, the former hunter's hut is too much to count.

This stone-based wooden structure of the mansion, whether it is the lord's hall or the kitchen and the official room, looks bright and clean, Art did not adopt the usual closed architectural style of the era, but opened many lattice windows for light in the newly built mansion, and the whole mansion except for the storeroom and the secret room have windows. This style of architecture was not well received at first, and they felt that such a mansion with windows everywhere had obvious defects in preventing both enemy attacks and bandits. However, Art dismissed everyone's confusion with only one sentence - "If the enemies and bandits have fled to the mansion of the Lord of Wooden Castle, do you still plan to hide in this mansion to survive?" ”

Entering the hall of the lord of the mansion, the first thing that catches your eye is a long wooden table twenty feet long and five feet wide, with several benches on the left and right sides of the long table, and a leather chair brought back from Tarburg on the upper seat of the lord, which is the seat of the owner of Biltenberg, but now it is the exclusive seat of Art. Behind the main chair is a wooden wall with a wolf's head and two crossed broken swords. There are two rooms on the left and right of the lord's hall, which are the lord's office, the storeroom, the kitchen and the large guest room, and there is a wooden ladder to the left side of the entrance to the second floor, which is Ater's private space, except for personal guards and servants, the rest of the people cannot enter without permission.

Atedang first came to the main seat of the long table in the hall, sat down on the leather chair, and then waved his hand to signal his officers and civil stewards to sit on either side.

After everyone sat down, Art looked around at the people at the long table, according to the custom, on Art's right hand was the commander of the army, in order, Otto, Angus, Ron, Bass, Kazak, Tuba, Simon, the commander of the border outpost, Obote, the captain of the patrol team, and Felix, the commander of the guest army, were also present as officers; Art's left hand is the steward of the civil administration, in order of Cooper, Salter, Lawrence, Scott, Bard, Thomas and Lynn, Juventus, Lavin, Gehr, originally as an apostle of God, the parish priest Hamish should also be invited here, but Art and Hamish have reached a tacit agreement that the church and the world do not restrict each other, so Hamish consciously rejected Ather's polite invitation.

The hall of lords is full of Ath's military and civil officials, as well as comrades-in-arms who have lived and died with Ath, and Art wants to share the joy of harvest with them to further unite people's hearts.

Art tapped lightly on the edge of the table, and after everyone was a little quieter, he smiled and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, Emma has already led someone to make food in the kitchen, and you will soon be able to eat a hearty meal." But before I celebrate the completion of my mansion with food, I would like to arrange a recent event with you. ”

"I'm sure you've guessed what I'm trying to say, yes, about marrying Miss Lottie, the only daughter of Baron Galvin, Sapborough."

The crowd chuckled softly.

Art's voice continued: "According to my agreement with Baron Galwin and Miss Lottie, after the lord's mansion is completed, I will go to Sapp to welcome Miss Lottie to the Knight of the Valley to complete the wedding, and now that the mansion is completed, I should also fulfill my promise." ”

"The first thing is to set a date, and yesterday I have consulted with the old butler and Father Hamish, and the date of the wedding is tentatively set for the last day of March, but the final date of the wedding will have to be agreed by Baron Galvin and Miss Lottie."

"The second thing is to invite the people who attend the wedding, not to mention the important lords and armies of our Valley Knights, mainly to invite some distinguished guests from outside to come to the wedding ceremony. This is something to think about. Recently, I drew up a list of invitations, and I would like to read them to you. ”

"First of all, Lord Earl Balwyn and Bishop Orloff, who are furthest to the north; Then there were the Viscounts of Gerruth, the Viscounts of Geraus, and the Viscounts of Pierre, who were stationed in Tiniecs, and then the Barons of Antayas and the Knight of Chloe in Andermattburg, and the distinguished guests from Sapburg were to be decided by Baron Galvins and Miss Lottie. Originally, I also wanted to invite Baron Berion in the south, but now that the south is in turmoil, I'm afraid Baron Berion doesn't have the heart to come to the wedding of a little knight. ”

"What do you think?"

Everyone thought about it for a moment after hearing this, and then Cooper got up and said, "Master, the others are fine, Earl Balwyn and Bishop Orloff are afraid that ~" Cooper stopped talking.

Adam nodded to show that he understood what Cooper meant, and replied, "I know what you mean, Earl Balwyn probably won't attend my wedding, but Bishop Orloff may not come in person, but he should send someone to attend on his behalf." Cooper, whether or not Earl Balwyn and Bishop Orlof will attend such an important event as a wedding, we must extend a sincere invitation to them, whether to attend or not is their business, whether to invite or not is our business, it is a matter of attitude and etiquette. Art sent Cooper to explain that he was flattering.

Cooper understood.

"First of all, I am going to send Felix to do it, the wedding date is tentatively scheduled for the last day of March, and you will return to Sapbourg to-morrow to convey my intention to your father and sister, and please bring back the list of guests invited to Sapsburg with you at that time. In addition, if Lord Galvin and Miss Lottie have any special requests or arrangements for the wedding, please bring them back with you. ”

"The second task is to be done by the cavalry of the Sentinels, and I will personally make some documents inviting you to the wedding, and you will gallop around on horseback to deliver them and my sincerity. Now that it is not safe in all places, there must be no less than two sentry to deliver the letters, and this matter shall be arranged by Ron, and Bishop Orlof and Earl Balwyn must be delivered by you personally, and in a moment I will have Cooper prepare a gift for you to bring to the Bishop and Lord Earl. It's the fifth day of March, and you have to get your invitation delivered within 10 days. Ron stood up and answered.

Art continued: "The third thing is to prepare the supplies needed for the wedding. Lord Galvin is a baron, and he is willing to marry his only daughter to me, so I naturally cannot make Lord Galvin lose his face, and besides, I also want to prepare a slightly grander wedding for Miss Lottie. I'm going to spend 5,000 fennigs for this wedding, and there is plenty of food in the valley right now, but there are very few supplies for the wedding and banquet, so we need to buy a lot from outside. From the candles at the wedding scene to the tent for the guests to rest, the specific list of materials to be purchased will be discussed by Cooper with a few civil stewards, so that your wives can also come up with ideas, and women's minds should always be more meticulous, and when Felix returns from Sapburg, I will listen to Lord Galvin and Miss Lottie if there are any requirements, and after determining the list of goods, the caravan will immediately set off outside to buy the materials needed for the wedding. ”

"The fourth thing is the issue of stability before and after the wedding. This question may not seem like much to do with weddings, but it's my biggest concern. ”

Arte paused.

"Ladies and gentlemen, before this wedding, the whole valley had been quietly growing despite the fact that our armies were fighting everywhere. In troubled times, only dormant rabbits will not be hunted by falcons. However, once this wedding takes place, the whole valley will be exposed to the eyes of the world, and there will definitely be no shortage of red-eyed wolves eyeing the valley, and we must think of these things in advance. ”

Everyone was just happy about the upcoming celebration, but they forgot the hidden danger behind the celebration, especially the commander of the army, who had been fighting outside for the past year, knowing that the world outside had turned into darkness, and this valley was the last paradise in their hearts, and they could not tolerate the evil wolf watching around.

"My lord, we must not let the greedy wolves outside enter the valley! I finally have a land to live in, and if anyone dares to have bad intentions towards the valley, I will be the first to stand up! To everyone's surprise, when Art spoke about the danger that the valley might face after the wedding, the most fierce reaction was not the few commanders of the army, but the usually quiet deputy steward of the garrison, Lynn.

It is not surprising that Lynn was one of the first refugees to enter the valley, he had a wife and a pair of young children, and when he recruited displaced people in the county town of Tignats a year ago, his family did not meet the conditions and was recruited by Arte, and now the Lynn family not only obtained land in the valley and harvested enough food to meet their needs, but he himself was appointed deputy steward by Yat, and enjoyed a full salary every month, such a life that he never dreamed of. As the first "lord" in this valley to benefit the most, he has become one with this valley in just one year.

"Lynn, the master is discussing how to face a possible crisis, what are you excited about?" Cooper sensed that Lynn was a little out of shape, and softly scolded Lynn.

Lynn also sensed that she was a little out of shape, and quickly bowed to Art to apologize, and then sat back on the bench in a huff.

Art was not annoyed by Lynn's gaffe, on the contrary, he nodded at Lynn and encouraged: "Actually, Lynn said it very well, his emotions are a little excited, but his feelings for this valley paradise are sincere. We need such a person, and if every one of our people and soldiers, now or in the future, can have the same emotion of coexistence with the valley as Lynn, then our fists will always be clenched. ”

Everyone nodded, and Lynn was encouraged, her face turned red and her emotions became more agitated, but he didn't lose his temper anymore.

Waiting for everyone's emotions to recover, Yate continued: "I'm talking about the crisis we may face, and as long as we are fully prepared in advance, the crisis can be successfully resolved......

"First, be prepared. During the wedding, all but one squadron remained in the valley to maintain law and order in the valley with the valley guards, and all the rest went to patrol the valley. Those who were still training in the recruit corps were also temporarily incorporated into the corps and patrol teams and border posts to strengthen the army, and were recalled after the wedding. ”

"Second, do a good job of greeting distinguished guests. Banditry is rampant in various places, and it is very likely that the guests will be attacked by bandits when they come to the wedding, and I can't control the other sections, but once the guests enter the county border of Tignats, we have to make sure that there are no bandits along the way. This was also left to the army, and Otto and the sergeant major were in charge of making plans to send troops to patrol the route and to greet the visitors at the county border. ”

"The third is to strictly control the people who enter the valley. Except for the distinguished guests and their families who were invited, the rest of the people were not allowed to enter the valley, and the matter was also left to the army. And the guests who were invited to the wedding should not let them go to the valley field, and if anyone wanted to go, they would say that the road was too far and that wild beasts would infest. ”

"The above three things, Otto and Sergeant Major, you two should discuss an effective plan with the squadron leaders as soon as possible, and then discuss it."

"As for the problems that the valley will face after it is exposed, we will discuss it according to the specific situation at that time. Cooper and the civil stewards were responsible for the wedding, and Otto cooperated with the civil administration on behalf of the army to complete the wedding......"

"Emma, can you bring the food......"