Gresham can never be the subject of a banquet. He may be able to affect everyone's mood a little, but after a while of eating, drinking, talking and laughing, everyone will not mention him again.

"The first snow of the winter is just around the corner. My old leg told me it should be five days later. As Old Man Kiprin raised his glass, everyone fell silent and listened to him. "Today we have three more buddies than in previous years, Didlett, Feige and Eddie, all good boys. You should have a few drinks for this to get to know each other and form friendships. Of course, I won't dwell on that. I'm not any younger than you, and I'll have to sleep in a while, so I'll talk about tomorrow while I'm awake. ”

"Didlet, your teacher, Bishop Nathaniel, has ordered you to return as soon as possible, with a new assignment for you. He left a horse in the stable, saying you know where to look for him. ”

The female elf nodded: "Then I'll leave early tomorrow morning, and I'll take the trouble to prepare some supplies for the road." ”

"Ramsden, I'll leave the supply to you. Tomorrow you'll have to prepare a cart and go to Collingwood Town for the winter with Tron and Wu Mama. You book an extra room this year for ...... A month. The old man turned his head to look at Feiqi, and then said, "Tonight is the last rest, and from tomorrow you will have to go through the class of the enhancement ritual, and prepare yourself physically and mentally. The ceremony begins after three days, and the ceremony lasts for most of the day so that it can end before the snow falls. ”

"Once you've completed the ritual, you'll officially be a member of the stronghold, and Eddie can go back to life. You'll stop by Collingwood and Ramsden will prepare your stuff for the long trip and hire a trustworthy escort for you. ”

"Yes, there are guards. Feige nodded: "Eddie has been taking care of me all the way, and I must be safe when I go back." ”

"What about the rest, Kele, you come and help me make the final preparations for the enhancement ceremony, Giles check the fortress and the surrounding places, we have to have a good time this winter. The old man shook his glass: "Roast your feet by the fire, listen to the sound of boiling water, and enjoy your leisure with your dear friends—I hope we all spend those snowy days like this." Blessed by the goddess, happy and healthy. ”

"Blessed by the Goddess, happy and healthy. Everyone raised their glasses and prayed together.

Fei Qi comfortably nibbled on a meal of turnips, finally filling the regret caused by eating less vegetables to a certain extent. After all, it is certain that the standard of living has dropped dramatically in this world, and there are many fewer sources of food and cooking methods than before. In particular, there is also the saying that "the food underground has been cursed by the devil", so that this vast and sparsely populated world, and there are obviously potatoes and sweet potatoes, has not yet fully solved the problem of food and clothing.

There must be something wrong with this, Feige pondered as he muttered on the potato fans. According to the memory of the fork in the road, the devil did not curse, so potatoes, sweet potatoes, and radishes did not need to be "purified". Grow and eat your own food, not only to solve the food problem, but more importantly, to make the Ice Peak Fortress have stronger independence.

The problem with the fortress is that there are few people, there is a lot of food, and there is no one to farm – and of course there is not much place to farm. Then it had to rely entirely on the food supply of the church. In the past, this kind of attachment was not a problem, but Gresham Gary had become the superior of the Ice Peak Fortress, and he had already made his first year of junior high school, and Feige could not be expected not to be fifteen. In any case, it would be best if the fortress could not be afraid of him finding a reason to withhold money and food.

Self-reliance, hard work, from self-sufficiency to prosperity and strength. The goal of prosperity and prosperity in the latter is a bit too far, but the previous ones are correct. Feige eats a plate of minced vermicelli and begins to wonder where to get some raw potatoes.

"The story is not finished, and this is my biggest regret. Can you tell me that the 100,000 arrows were found on time?"

Under the influence of alcohol, Didlet's face was a little red, and her eyes narrowed like a dangerous cat. This elven paladin is a great companion and deserves to give her the back, but it's another thing to hug her head-on and develop a deeper relationship. Feige didn't think about this aspect of things, but he still used other people's bodies, and some psychological obstacles couldn't be overcome. Besides, Didriet was just not strong enough to drink, and did not develop the expression of friendship and affection. Well, alcohol wasn't just for her, and Feige felt like she was thinking a little too much.

"Do you think I'm going to be a spoiler bad guy?" Feige shook his finger and said, "No, I won't tell you in advance." But you know I'm right here, and you can write to me. Once I have your address, I'll send you the rest of the story if I have time. ”

"That's right...... It's okay, but it's too much trouble. I probably have to follow the teacher everywhere, so I don't have a fixed address. Didrite propped her chin on one finger and tilted her head slightly for a moment, "I know a poet, and I asked him to come to you." He writes very quickly, which also saves you time. ”

The real way to save time is to forget about it...... But when you think about it, Didrite is not from the Ice Peak Fortress, she is a girl, in the cold wind of late autumn, she accompanies a group of people out to catch monsters, wields heavy swords and griffins hand-to-hand combat. What's wrong with her wanting to hear the story when she's so helpful?

"Okay, let him come to me. I don't have anywhere else to go, it's at Icepeak Fortress. ”

The elf girl walked away happily, still holding Midnight. The little black cat struggles, but presumably has to look for an opportunity to escape from her - Feige throws a "I can't beat it, I can't help it" look. He didn't have time around for long, and Eddie came over. Since the beginning of the banquet, Eddie has been staring at Feiqi, and that gaze is not like a servant staring at the master: "Young Master, are you okay?"

"Good and bad. Just like I said to Di Li just now: Where else can I be but Ice Peak Fortress?" Fei Qi raised his head and ate a piece of ham, rubbed his somewhat swollen stomach, and rubbed his mouth rudely: "Actually, my state is not bad, but I need to make a lot of changes. Eddie, do you care about me?"

"Yes. Eddie actually admitted directly, completely beyond Feige's expectations. "Young Master, I'm glad to see you like this. In the past, you laughed and indulged in front of people, and when you came home, you died in agony. Now your body has improved, and the alchemy poison has been stopped. And it's true that you are angry or happy. It's really better than fake. ”

"Yo, I didn't expect Eddie to have the potential to become a philosopher!" Feige clapped vigorously, and then said, "Okay, since you care about me, then I sincerely hope that you will live a happy life." There is a chance to read, in this world, serving the goddess is more promising than serving the noble young master. ”

"I think the eldest young master is okay, he is a polite knight, I should be transferred to him when I go back this time. ”

Knights are used to kill, and being polite is either a pretense or a weakness. The most promising person in the Hall family is actually me, but everyone has no vision!"

Eddie's eyes widened as he looked at Feige, trying to find evidence of drunkenness in the young master's face. However, Feige is sober, and his tone is confident and sincere, a little proud at best, but there is no trace of self-deception. Eddie wants to ask more clearly, but Feige leaves the party early, citing the fact that he needs to rest from his fatigue from going out on an adventure.

He had just been resurrected, and he was in the best shape of his body, so he walked steadily, so how could he be tired?Fitch did not go back to the room, but went straight to the old man Kiplin's room, knocked on the door, and then pushed the door straight in.

The old man had not yet rested, and was holding a book under the candlestick and looking at it intently. Feiqi smashed the paper ball on his head with a spell, and said with a smile, "Lord Snowowl, I'm a little nervous, I want to start learning about the enhancement ritual tonight, okay?"

"Well, that's a good thing. I've prepared it for you, and that's the paper that's pressed under the inkwell. Old man Kiplin grabbed the ball of paper above his head and threw it lightly, throwing it back to the high table in the doorway. It was much more difficult to throw a paper ball accurately than throwing a throwing knife or something, and Feige's sycophants immediately rushed up like a tide.

"Okay, I'm going to believe it if I keep talking!" the old man smiled, obviously in a good mood: "The enhancement ritual is not difficult, with the ability you have shown, it will not be a problem to master it." ”

"Although I have made a lot of mistakes before, trying to learn alchemy is not one of them. Feige picked up the scroll of the Enhancement Ritual and took a quick look at it. He saw that beside the quaint and old words, there were many new additions, still full of ink. Apparently, Master Kiprin had gone to great lengths to modify the ritual.

"The training time was still too short and had to be modified to make the ceremony go smoothly. Luckily, you're progressing a lot better than I thought, so don't worry too much about the ritual. Oh, and if you have the energy, you should get quite a bit out of researching the differences between the two enhancement rituals. ”

"Seeing that you are so confident, I will definitely dig deeper!" Feige shook the scroll, said goodbye, and left.

At some point, Midnight managed to get rid of Didrite and escape triumphantly from a banquet where it couldn't eat anything. It and Feige are reunited on the stairs and go to the library together. Feiqi has to read books every day, and some spell research requires looking through the Silver Seal Spell Book, so it's better to do this kind of thing privately. So, he had a bed in the library where he spent many of his evenings.

"The enhancement ceremony is going to be in three days, and to be honest I was a little nervous. When Feige sat cross-legged, he lay on his lap at midnight and slightly arched his back for him to touch. "Did you know that mood can affect study efficiency, so let's do something fun first!"

He set the scroll aside and stretched out his hand with his palm up. "When faced with a contract demon, the contract does not necessarily need to be on paper, as long as both parties agree to it, the verbal form can also produce the devil contract. Sure enough, I was right......"

As he spoke, a dark brown silver-rimmed scroll slowly emerged in the palm of his hand. The scroll is beautifully decorated, with gold wire tassels on the shaft. Open the scroll and the two parties who have signed the contract are the Quasi-Inspector of the Church of the Goddess of Truth and Thunder, Paladin Gresham Gary, and the Hell Pact Demon Fege Hale, who represents the Icepeak Fortress.

"What a simple contract it would have been for a griffin's head to double the supply!" Fei Qi looked at the words on the contract, and the ability of the contract demon came into play, and all the changes in this contract appeared in his heart. "Gresham, although your actions are in accordance with the administrative procedures of the Church, have you been agreed to by the other party to the contract? Moreover, you still broke the contract on the thirteenth day, unfortunately, by that time the griffin was already dead. In other words, the devil did his job, and the paladin paid the bill. ”

"Now, what you owe is an apology and some supplies, not worth much. If you can realize your mistake and make amends it right away, this contract won't do any harm. Or wait until the spring, and you reissue the order, collect the griffin's head, and send supplies, and I can't do anything with you. But ......" Feige hesitated a little, so that he could think clearly about the use of devilish methods.

"But if you keep defaulting, then the debt to the devil will increase rapidly. The golden spike and silver-rimmed scroll, the paladin's devil's contract, are rare in the whole of Hell - Gresham, you are not cheap at all. ”