Natalie went out early in the morning, and she was so interested in the bustling city of Stormwind that she couldn't get enough of it.

And after Claudia and her sister had just finished their routine morning service of the Holy Light, the voice of the Silver Hand sounded directly in her heart:

"Just now, the world is one step closer to death."

Claudia was shocked and asked, "Why do you say that?" What happened? ”

The Silver Hand continued:

"Every world is composed of the six source forces of light and shadow, order and chaos, life and death, and the source force of this world has just undergone a huge shift."

"Although it is impossible to know what happened, a large part of the source of order and life has just been replaced by death."

Claudia was silent, but the sense of crisis grew stronger and stronger, and at this moment, there was a knock at the door.

When I opened the door, I found that it was Miss Orison, the innkeeper with short red hair, who was standing outside the door, and when she saw Claudia appear, she saluted:

"Honorable Baron, I'm sorry to disturb your rest so early, but at this moment there are nobles downstairs asking to see you."

Aristocrat? How could the most important people come to such a place in person? Even the last time Roderick came to invite him, he sent an attendant from afar to pick him up, except that he really had nowhere to go and never cared about the glory of the nobles, Claudia was the first time she saw a nobleman come to the hotel in person to invite someone.

With a faint question, Claudia replied, "Miss Orison, please ask him to wait for me a while, and I will take care of it soon." ”

When Claudia saw the visitor, she found that it was a middle-aged nobleman dressed in a well-dressed manner with round-rimmed eyes, and she never remembered any dealings with this person.

After a brief salute to each other, the middle-aged nobleman spoke: "Introduce myself, I am a vassal of the Earl of Richville, Viscount Howard Humbert. ”

When Claudia heard the words of the Earl of Richville, a wave of disgust surged over her, and she resisted the discomfort and asked, "So, Viscount Humbert, what is the matter with you?" ”

"So, Lord Earl, who was deeply disturbed by his last offence against you, has entrusted me to transmit to you his letter of apology and the gift of apology."

Apologize? The word was somewhat unexpected to Claudia, when did such a great nobleman speak so well, she took the letter and read it.

In the letter, the Earl of Richville put his posture very low, and his tone was somewhat unusually humble, and put most of the responsibility on Baron Segur, who introduced the girl to him that day, claiming that he was deceived by Baron Ségur, and did not know that the girl was on the mission of refugee Lordaeron, and that he would be responsible for the rest of the refugee resettlement work, and finally begged the girl to accept a small apology gift.

Soon, in Humbert's carriage, Claudia sees the so-called "small" apology gift, a title deed to Stormwind's Old Town, two farmsteads to the Wild West, a small box of jewels, and finally a magical two-handed sword that glows faintly green.

Claudia flatly rejected the gift: "It is too precious, and I have already punished the Earl of Richville for his impudence that morning, and there is no need for such a gift to apologize." ”

Viscount Humbert was obviously mentally prepared for his rejection, and he persuaded: "This is just a small intention of Lord Earl, not only does he not want to have a holiday with you because of the blindness of the villain, but also hopes to gain your friendship with you, Baron." ”

"And then Baron Seberchel your subjects still need to be settled, compared to going to the wilderness, the land near these two farms is long-cultivated mature fields, so that you don't have to worry about the livelihood of your subjects, and you can better serve Your Majesty."

"And this house, Baron, you have been living in a hotel and lose your status, and this house is not far from the palace in the old town, so that your family can be better protected by the guards, and your work will be more convenient."

"As for this two-handed sword, Lord Earl doesn't know martial arts, and it's useless to leave this sword with the earl, only a strong man like you is its best master."

Claudia hesitated for a moment, accepted the title deed, but resolutely rejected the other gifts, and Humbert, seeing that the girl insisted on not accepting it, took out three diamond ornaments:

"That's it, Baron Thurberchel, Lord Earl is about to go to the Western Wilderness, I'm afraid it won't be safe for some bandits to make trouble there recently, I heard that you are a high-ranking member of the Holy Light Church, you can infuse these ornaments with some Holy Light Protection Spells, which is equivalent to exchanging them."

Infused with Holy Light is a unique ability of High Priests and Paladins, and the core crystal of the Ember Bringer has been infused with Holy Light by all the high-ranking members of the Brotherhood of Light. Claudia also uses this technique, because it takes a long time for her to inject the power of the Light again, so it can barely be counted as an exchange.

Claudia did not continue to refuse, in addition to jewelry, whether it is a farm or a house, she urgently needs, even a two-handed sword she currently lacks a hand that she can use, although the silver hand is powerful, but it is also expensive, and it is not suitable for use in many situations, and she is best at using a sword.

"Then, thank you for the kindness of the Earl of Richville, you can bring this box of jewels back first, the rest alone is already more than the value of the three Holy Light Infusions, and you can send someone to pick up the first ornament in four days."

In the end, Viscount Humbert took the box of jewels with him, and Claudia returned to the room with the box containing the two-handed sword and the title deed for the accessories.

Claudia opened them, and found Miss Orison informed again, "Your Excellency Baron, there is an officer waiting for you downstairs. ”

When Claudia came downstairs, an officer in armor was standing downstairs waiting for her, and when he saw Claudia coming, he introduced himself and showed the king's letter of appointment:

"Hello, Baron Seberchel, I am Devin Fadar, a major of the rank of major, and I am currently in the position of His Majesty's aide-de-camp."

"Congratulations, you have also been appointed by His Majesty as one of his lieutenants, with the rank of major, and we will be colleagues in the future."

Claudia took the letter of appointment and read it and put it away, she was a little surprised that she would be given the position of adjutant directly, and saluted Devon, "It's a pleasure to work with you in the future, Major Fadar." ”

Devin returned the salute and laughed, "It's my honor, Major Thurberchel, many people have seen you fight with the Duke from afar that day, and many people admire you. ”

Claudia was a little embarrassed and asked, "When am I going to take office?" ”

"That's right, according to the arrangement, you need to go to the palace tomorrow to report, get your military uniform and other corresponding items, and then there will be other officers to explain some things about the system to you."

"We now add you a total of four adjutants, who will take turns to be on duty during the day and night, and if they are on duty at night, the room next to Your Majesty is the adjutant's rest room, where they can spend the night."

Claudia made a note of it, and then talked to Devin for a short while, and Devin left the hotel.

When she returned to her room, Claudia found her sister looking at her with curiosity on her face, and asked curiously, "What's the matter, Partris, why this expression?" ”

"Sister, do you have a suitor?"

"No, why do you ask?" Claudia was still a little puzzled.

"I've seen what you brought back just now, why did that nobleman give such a valuable gift to your sister just now?"

"Well, it's an exchange." Claudia also remembered the gift she had just received, and opened the box containing the sword.

"Swap?"

"Yes, I promised to infuse one of his trinkets with holy light spells every year for the next three years, but I still took advantage of him."

Claudia had already picked up the two-handed sword and looked closely, this two-handed sword was relatively normal in size, with a pair of emerald gauntlets, and the hilt was inlaid with two huge source red stones, this gem can greatly increase the user's strength, and the sword body was engraved with the name of the sword: fate.

This is a rare magic weapon, in addition to the source redstone that increases strength, the greenish shimmer indicates that there is an additional magic effect, and when Claudia holds this weapon, she can feel that her body seems to be a little lighter.

Partris looked at her sister with some envy: "Sister, I also have to reach the elite level as soon as possible, so that I can help you." ”

"Now Partris you're making a lot of progress, I wasn't at the professional level when I was fourteen." Claudia put away her two-handed sword, she didn't care about her sister's progress, since her sister and herself are of the same bloodline, as long as they train normally, they will naturally reach the elite level as they grow older, thinking of the appointment just now, she then spoke:

"By the way, Paltris, I have just received the king's appointment, and I expect to be busy in the future, and sometimes I will not be able to come back at night."

Partris replied obediently: "Okay, sister, you can just be busy with work, don't worry about me, I will take care of myself." ”

"I'll go to the Cathedral of Light tomorrow to help you ask about your arrangements, but now-" Claudia picked up the deed in her hand, "Let's take a look at our new home first." ”

9 Green Road is a gift from the Earl of Richville, and the Earl's servant left after handing over the house.

It is a small two-story building, plus a total of three basements, very clean, a total of six bedrooms, low-key and elegant, although the area is not large, but the view is excellent, on the balcony on the second floor you can see a small waterfall on the nearby mountain, a small garden at the door and a gardener's neat lawn and full of flowers.

The two sisters liked it almost instantly, and although it was still a little empty for the time being, they had already made up their minds to move in in the afternoon.