Following. Storm.

The crowd had no sleep all night. The bodies of the mercenaries were temporarily placed in a small cave, ready to be handed over to the local militia to dispose of. The girl did not forget to take the dimensional bags from the two mages who accompanied the group. The items in the Dimension Bag are not valuable, and are mainly various travel items, including emergency dry food and spare clothing, etc.

Burns carefully cleaned the blood from his leather armor. Linna also found a suitable dress from Amy's luggage to change into. This Amy's dress is a little too small for Linna, but it shows the latter's tall figure even more.

Lin Na originally wanted the girl to change into a warrior's costume, but the girl didn't want to put away her bright world - this parasol was too weird to match the clothes and armor that belonged to the warriors. In the end, the girl still picked out the same white civilian clothes from her dimensional bag as yesterday, and changed the sandals into small brown leather shoes just for the convenience of walking.

[You must have prepared so many clothes because you have to consume one for every fight. Here's Xiaowei's comment on this.

Considering that Adele and the other three will have to get along with her for a long time, and after a long time, it is inevitable that flaws will be exposed, and the girl told the three of them the secret of her "one body and two souls".

Of course...... The three of them were only told that the Baroness "had split her soul into two because of the failure of the spell experiment, and that the other soul could use the power of the Mystic Ritual", and they did not know that the girl was Victoria Douglas, not to mention that the girl was from another world. In fact, even Lin Na didn't know that the girl was from another world.

To the girl's surprise, the three of them naturally accepted this fact. The girl and Lin Na had already given them too much shock, and they were already a little numb.

[Is this really good?] Xiaowei was a little worried.

"They've seen me use Flaming Wings," the girl pointed out, "Adele is a mage, and she must be quick to realize that this is not arcane. Instead of making her suspicious, it is better to tell it calmly. 】

[Then why not just tell them the name Victoria Douglas?] 】

[After a while, of course, as a reward for their loyalty.] 】

【You......】Xiaowei is helpless.

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The town of Ansel. The mayor's house.

It is a spacious, chic two-story wooden building. The old mayor rarely received guests at home, but today ...... The most important people of the town gathered here.

Elijah, the old mayor, Anton, the deputy mayor and captain of the soldiers, and the owners of the two farms: Lady Amanda, Mr. Logan, and ...... The owner of the lumberyards and mines, and the top three wealthy merchants in the principality, Mr. Mason.

The town of Ansel has long been a direct domain of Duke Hywell. Given that the Duke himself did not like to meddle in day-to-day affairs, it was these five men who held the real power in the town of Ansel. The relationship between the five of them is not good on weekdays, and there are even some grievances between Mrs. Amanda and Mr. Logan. But now, the five of them sat together very tacitly.

A year ago, when the Duke renovated the dilapidated castle outside the town, the townsfolk knew they were going to have a new baron. But everyone thinks...... The new baron must be Mr. Mason. Mr. Mason was originally an imperial nobleman. His shrewd business acumen has brought this unchanged town to life. It is even thought that the castle was renovated for Mr. Mason. But the result?

The duke directly ordered to directly crown a "distant relative abroad" who no one knew as Baron Ansel! Until now, the people of Anseltown did not even know the name and appearance of this baron.

"Brother Mason," said Anton Weng, the militia captain, a middle-aged man with some fortune, "you don't have to say anything. This is the Duke, isn't it! Baron of Ansel, who else but you? ”

When Anton was young, he made great achievements in the army, but later gave up his military position because he fell in love with a woman from Ansel, and lived an ordinary life with peace of mind. He was straightforward, but he was not afraid of offending the Duke.

"Mason," sighed the white-haired old mayor, "we are all surprised! None of us thought it would end like this. Lord Duke, he has always been fair...... But this time...... Alas! He was reluctant to blame Duke Hywell, but the Duke's decision really disappointed him.

"We have all the credit for your work," said Mr. Logan, the farmer, in his shrill voice, "and it seems to me that we have united the townspeople to ask the Duke for his life...... Let him take back his fate. The Duke will agree. ”

"What kind of person is the Duke, how can we get him back to his fate?" Mrs. Amanda has always been at odds with Mr. Logan, and regardless of whether what the other party said is reasonable or not, she habitually objected first, "But this matter is indeed a bad thing for the Duke." If he gives the castle to someone else...... It's time to compensate Brother Mason. ”

Everyone was indignant, and every word you said to me meant that Mason couldn't sit back and watch the new baron take office. And Mr. Mason himself...... But he barely said a word, just brushed his black goatee from time to time. Needless to say, he had already heard a lot of discussions on the streets.

"Brother Mason?" Seeing that Mason didn't say anything, everyone slowly quieted down.

"I'm grateful that you're willing to stand up for me," said Mr. Mason, "but...... After all, Lord Duke is our lord. He gave his land to anyone, and we have no right to interfere. ”

"But......" everyone was in a hurry. Did Mr. Mason just give up?

"If the consul is elected, I will not stop there," said Mr. Mason, laughing, "but the title is different. The title is hereditary, and today I am a baron, my son, my grandson...... They are all barons who rule this land, and they can be passed down for a long time. ”

"What are you talking about?" Anton was puzzled.

"You say, Lord Duke, do you have any heirs?" Mr. Mason smiled.

"He has two daughters...... Yes! Anton suddenly understood.

"Her Highness Albina and Her Highness Katerina have changed their surnames to 'Greccia,'" said Mr. Mason, "The two princesses are the flesh and blood of Your Majesty, and they continue the blood of the Empire!" ”

The room was silent for a moment.

When the queen and the emperor were married for several years, they finally gave birth to twins, but someone secretly caused an accident with the intention of killing the two baby girls in swaddling clothes...... To be on the safe side, Duke Hywell quietly adopted two children. The major nobles who caused the incident thought that the two were dead, relaxed their vigilance, and were finally wiped out by the emperor in a few years. Only then did people know that the only two daughters of Duke Hywell were the two little princesses of the empire.

"Her Royal Highness Albina and Her Highness Katerina have returned to their biological parents, but the Duchess and Duchess have no children," Mason sighed, "If this continues, the heir of the empire will not worry, and the Duchy of Yangyan City will have no successor!" You say, "What would you do if you were a duke?" ”

Everyone's hearts were bright.

"We don't even know the name of the new baron, but we already know that he is a distant relative of the Duke," said Mr. Mason, "and I am afraid that his surname will be 'Hywell.'" After a hundred years, the Duchy will definitely pass into his hands. When we protest at this time, we are really going to brush the tiger whiskers of the 'two' dukes. ”

"Now?" Mrs. Amanda's eyes lit up.

"Naturally, prepare well and welcome the future Duke," said Mr. Mason, smiling, "as long as he is amused...... After he became a duke, who is the baron here, so do you need to ask? Even if I was old at that time, I could finally give it to my son. ”

The atmosphere of the room instantly became relaxed. Mr. Mason's speculation is reasonable, and everyone can't help but believe it. Anton, Mrs. Amanda, and Mr. Logan, all of whom have unmarried daughters, can't help but feel a little moved when they hear the news.

"If my daughter marries the new baron, she may be the duchess of the future." Everyone thought.

"Let's discuss how to welcome the new baron." Mr. Mason said with a smile. He didn't tell anyone else, he just made one of a few guesses. Lord Hywell, who has always been known for his impartiality, suddenly inexplicably made a foreigner a baron, and there are too many possibilities. But no matter how rich his imagination was, he would never be able to guess the truth behind it.