Escorted by the Silver Knight, the convoy traveled for more than three hours and arrived at Winterbolt City.

The entire Earldom of Winter has a population of more than one million, but only about 300,000 people live in the city, and the city is much smaller than Longshande, built on the shore of a lake that meets the Nakhumer River.

It's the beginning of spring, and there's still a little cold wind.

Entering the city, the streets were cleared of snow, and people saw the long motorcade and the accompanying silver knights, all with expressions of awe on their faces.

Through the car window, Rennes watched the city.

This was his first time in Winterbolt City, and Viola had been there many times before, but she couldn't contain her excitement and introduced him to the city that was about to belong to her.

Wren could understand her mood right now, smiled, and interjected from time to time to ask a few questions.

Soon after, the convoy turned west in the city, where a hill that slowly turned upward, like the tip of a dagger, stretched from the city to the lake, and the higher it went, the narrower the sides, and finally formed a huge cliff at the top of the mountain, which was 100 meters above the lake.

On top of the flat cliff stands a quaint and huge castle, which belongs to the successive Earls of Winterthunder, and is called Winterthunder Castle.

On the hillside below the castle are many manor villas, surrounded by greenery and beautiful surroundings. According to Viola, this area is called the Moon Slope, which is equivalent to the Silver Star District of Longshande, and is the residence of the nobles and wealthy in Winterthunder City.

The streets of the Moon Slope were all paved with large stone slabs, and the convoy followed the road upwards until it finally reached Winterbolt Castle at the top of the hill.

The gates of the castle were open, and the convoy drove in.

The wide grass was filled with a crowd of people, led by a middle-aged man dressed in official clothes, about forty years old, with a bloated body and a smile on his face.

"He is Sir Mickenson, the mayor of Winterbolt City, who has been managing the county for two years. Viola whispered in the car.

Behind Mayor Miksen, there were a large number of officials and nobles, each with curiosity and enthusiasm on their faces, as if they were looking forward to the arrival of the new earl.

However, when they saw the Silver Knight, many people's eyes changed.

When the car stopped, Miksen straightened his clothes, personally stepped forward to open the car door, and said loudly: "Your Excellency the Earl, I am Mayor Miksen, and I am finally waiting for your arrival!"

Viola got up and got out of the car, and when people saw her face, there was a gasp in the crowd.

Miksen, who was standing closer, looked even more dull, and was stunned for a few seconds before bowing and saluting, and shouted again with a little stammer: "I've seen the countess!"

"I've seen the countess......"

On the grass of the castle, everyone bowed their heads and saluted.

"Thank you very much. Viola smiled and nodded, and the clear voice reached the ears, which lifted people's spirits, and it was even more refreshing to see her smile.

At this moment, the minds of the men present, whether they are married or not, inevitably become active.

However, before they could think about it, they saw a tall and handsome young man, getting out of the countess's carriage, standing behind her.

Although the two did not seem to be intimate, anyone could guess that the relationship between this man and the countess was not simple.

Some well-informed people immediately guessed the identity of this person.

Mayor Miksen was one of them, and he was about to salute Wren when Viola stopped him with a wave of his hand and said, "Mayor Mikson, please introduce me to you." ”

"Okay, okay. ”

Mickelson's reaction was very fast, and he immediately understood what the countess meant, turned to the person next to him, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, this is the deputy mayor......"

Next, Viola got to know several important people in Winter Thunder City.

Wren followed, not saying a word, like the most loyal of guards.

Still, there were frequent eyes on him and many whispers were heard, nothing more than "Count Glamorgan", "Countess's lover" and the like.

After the welcome ceremony, Miksen left with the crowd.

The Silver Knight took over the defense of the castle, and the housekeeper Abigail began to unload the luggage, and the castle already had dozens of servants, led by an old butler, meet the new countess.

After a busy few hours, everything was finally arranged.

Viola and Wren live in the castle's master's bedroom, a large, luxurious and spacious room, elegantly decorated with two large balconies, one facing the city and overlooking the city, and the other facing the Winterbolt Lake.

Looking into the distance, you can see a large meandering river, into which the water of the lake flows into the river, and the boats laden with goods sail on the river.

In the afternoon, the two sat on the balcony and enjoyed the view of Dongting Lake.

In her castle, Viola confided her thoughts.

As Wren expected, she was ready to transfer Silverstar Records to Winterbolt City, and had already obtained the Duke's consent.

In the future, she will take advantage of the superior water transportation conditions of Winter Thunder City to sell the gramophone to the entire empire, from river to sea, and promote it to the world.

This plan was also endorsed by the long-haired lady.

If all goes well, Winterland will become a city of music and art, the headquarters of the Church of Good Faith will be moved here, and Viola may one day ascend to the throne of the Pope.

Further, Viola had already chosen the location where the Wizard Tower would be built.

Winterbolt Castle occupies the entire cliff at the top of the Moon Slope, and actually only uses half of the area, and the remaining half is just enough to serve as the base of the Wizard's Tower.

Wren respects Viola's ideals and of course supports them with both hands.

He has long known the character of the half-elf, this is an independent woman, she has her own ideas, her own pursuits, although she also values feelings, but does not put feelings first.

However, this also means that the two are bound to be separated for a while.

"Wren," Viola said softly, looking at her lover affectionately, "for many years to come, I will stay in Winterbolt City, live in Winterbolt Castle, you can make this place your home, no matter where you go, don't forget to go home." ”

The cold wind of early spring blew on his face, but Wren's heart was warm.

He nodded heavily and said seriously, "I'll be back." ”

Viola got up and sat on his lap, snuggled in his arms, the two did not speak again, silently looking at the scenery of Dongting Lake, quietly enjoying the world of the two.

The next night, a grand banquet was held in the castle of Winterthunder.

There was a lot of traffic in front of the castle, and almost all the important people in Winterbolt City, whether they were officials, nobles, or transcendents, received invitations.

This was the first time that the new Earl of Winterting had appeared on a formal occasion, and no one would refuse, and they were all dressed up.

Wren didn't have much interest in this kind of banquet, but for Viola's safety, he still met the guests as her male companion.

In the huge ballroom, crystal lamps illuminate every corner, and servants serve wine and food like a stream of water on long tables.

On the stage on one side of the hall, an invited band plays soothing music.

Hundreds of guests gathered in groups to talk.

As the host, Viola has not rested all night, and under the introduction of Mayor Miksen, she is ready to talk to each guest in person.

With her peerless beauty, even if she was not an earl, the guests, both men and women, were flattered.

Wren secretly observed with the eye of his soul, and with only one banquet, Viola was able to subdue the high society of Winterthunder City, and the first step towards ruling the county was very smooth.

Halfway through the banquet, Wren saw that there was no threat, so he didn't follow Viola closely.

With a plate of food and wine, he walked out onto the terrace outside the hall and admired the Winterbolt Lake at night, eating alone while locking the Sound of Everything to Viola's side.

Below the terrace is a meadow, and a dozen meters beyond is the cliff.

The cliff is very high, at an angle of 90 degrees to the water, and you can hear the sound of the water below, surrounded only by a ring of delicate marble balustrades.

When the servants and guests saw him, they did not come to disturb him.

Wren was happy to do the same.

"Earl of Glamorgan. A voice suddenly came, and Wren turned his head to see a nobleman in a formal suit walking up to the terrace with a red wine.

He was not very old, only in his early thirties, and his appearance was unremarkable, no different from most of the nobles in the hall.

Wren didn't recognize the other party, and glanced at it with the eye of the soul, and immediately frowned slightly.

This man is a high-ranking wizard!

And it is a relatively rare variety wizard, reaching level seven, there are seven demon souls in the soul that can be used for transformation, each demon soul has three or four elements, most of them are secret elements, and they have mastered more than a dozen spells.

The Shapeshifter Wizard belongs to the branch of the Imperial Soul School, which can allow demon souls to possess the body, obtain spell-casting ability, and each time the soul changes, it can superimpose a possessed demon soul to greatly improve its strength.

Their core main soul is the "Transformation Demon", which has the element of "change", and can go one step further and directly transform into the living form of the demon soul.

This changed form can play the role of physical elements, strength, speed, and defense are not weaker than the Demon Soul before his death, and after the superposition of multiple Demon Souls, it is even stronger than the original strength of the Demon Soul.

In a way, Transfiguration Wizards are somewhat similar to Battle Wizards.

Both have strong melee fighting abilities.

The difference is that the battle wizard cannot transform, but can use all the fused demon souls to enhance the human body; the transformation wizard has stronger spell casting ability, flexible application, and can adapt to many combat environments, but after the transformation, he can no longer cast spells in the form of other demon souls, and is restricted.

Seeing Wren frowning, the shapeshifting wizard hurriedly introduced himself: "Your Excellency, the contemptible person is Padgett, the deputy director of the Winterbolt City Judicial Bureau, please forgive me for my presumptuousness. ”

"Padgett?"

Wren snorted inwardly, apparently this was not Padgett himself, but was impersonated by the shapeshifting wizard. He didn't immediately expose it, and asked quietly, "Is there anything wrong with Mr. Padgett?"

Padgett approached and whispered, "I have been entrusted with a message to His Excellency the Earl." ”

"What?"

"I hope the Earl of Glamorgan will be able to understand the general situation and not go to Mordu. Padgett spoke, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.