Chapter 5: Be sure to come back
Lady Natalie summoned the servants and placed a floor-to-ceiling mirror in the living room. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info She took scissors and a comb and cut her son's hair with her own hands. Mrs. Natalie looked at herself and her son in the floor-to-ceiling mirror, and at this moment, her heart was very satisfied. She felt that the three-year wait was completely worth it.
During the haircut, Oss didn't talk about his experience, and his own past three years didn't matter more than the present and the future. Therefore, he focused on information about the orcs, the need to improve the fortifications, and the various ways to defend against the orc attack.
Mrs. Natalie listened quietly, mentally taking note of what her son had said. Only when she hears something she really doesn't understand, she will take the initiative to ask. When Victor's butler had finished arranging and returned, Mrs. Natalie asked the old butler to sit in and take notes.
"Little master, even if we build a magic tower, there will be no magicians to control it." When it came to the Magic Tower, Butler Victor reminded him.
"Mother, aren't you a magician?" Oss didn't know why, and he turned his head to look back at his mother.
Lady Natalie paused, kissed Oss on the cheek dotingly, and replied, "Mother is far worse than you, and I am not talented enough to go to Dalaran for further study." The little magic I have now can't keep the magic tower running. ”
Oss was completely ignorant of any of this, and he continued to ask, "Then don't we have a magician in Kurogi?" I seem to remember that the godfather had a lot of magicians and three magic towers. ”
When Mrs. Natalie heard this, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, which made Oss even more puzzled.
"So that the little young master knows that our Black Wood Town is located in the hinterland of the kingdom, and there has been no war for thousands of years." Steward Victor pondered his words and explained, "As for your godfather, Lord Baron, he is the richest and most powerful lord in the kingdom. So...... So, Lord Baron, he ......"
"I'll say it anyway." Lady Natalie continued, "Os, you used to be young, so I'm afraid you can't understand it. Ilara loves face the most, and he also values the dignity and decency of the nobility the most. For the sake of his own identity and status, Stratholme must be the most powerful and well-established town in the entire kingdom in every aspect. In the three years since you left, Ilara has not only increased her funding for Dalaran, but also hired two archmages to reside in Stratholme, where there are now five mage towers. ”
"......I see," Oss was very ashamed of this, he didn't even know his mother's strength, "In that case, with our family's influence, can we hire a great magician?" ”
"Absolutely, I just didn't think it was necessary. We don't have a good relationship with the six council presidents of Dalaran, but Ilara and Kel'thugad have a good relationship, and the great magician hugged you when you were young. As long as we entrust him, we will soon be able to hire magicians to take root in Kurogi Town. ”
"Kel'thugad......" Oss read the name in his heart, and directly chose to divert the topic, "this matter will be postponed, and the matter of hiring a magician will be discussed with my father after I see him." Grandpa Victor, the repair of the fortifications and the recruitment of the militia still need you to help your mother and do a lot of work. ”
Steward Victor looked at Lady Natalie with some embarrassment, because everything Oss said required a large sum of money and the approval of the lord.
Mrs. Natalie naturally had no objection to this, she first pointed to the two space backpacks on the table, and then continued to trim her son's sideburns: "Victor, look at this, and then do as Oss says." ”
Not to mention Victor's butler, after seeing the treasure full of two space backpacks, the sluggish and shocked reaction. Mrs. Natalie had also taken care of her son's hair, and at this time, Os, with neat short blond hair, really looked energetic.
"Are you still satisfied? Just like your father, Heiko will be glad to see you! ”
"Thank you, Mother." Thinking about the confusion about his mother's strength just now, Oss turned to ask about his father's situation, "Mother, I remember that my father is a paladin, right?" In the capital, is the Holy Order being established? Doesn't my father have to go? ”
"You......" Mrs. Natalie rubbed her son's hair, feeling a little sad. Because her son has been missing for three years, he has become a stranger to his family.
"Am I misremembering again?"
"Heiko used to be 'Saint Knight,' a title of order. 'Saint' is because your father believed in the Church of Light, and 'Knight' is the title, and now this title is no longer used. The new Archbishop, indeed, has established a Holy Knights, and I heard that their new power is called the Holy Light. This power and the name, learned from the dwarves, seem to be similar to the light magic of the Church, but not exactly the same, I don't know the specifics. ”
"Dagran Thorrison?"
"yes, that seems to be the right name. Do you remember Uther? It was he who went to explore the dwarven kingdom and visited the dwarven paladin. From there, Uther brought back a new doctrine of Light, as well as the formation structure of the Holy Knights. It seems that because of this, Uther is now revered as the 'Lightbringer'! He is the bridge between the Church of Light and the Dwarven Paladins. ”
Oss was silent, unanswered, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead that was not there.
"But according to the news that Uther brought back, the dwarven paladin seems to say that they dwarven paladins have a common mentor of the Holy Light. Hey, what's it called? ”
Oss looked embarrassed, and this time he really broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead.
"I can't remember, the names of the dwarves are so hard to remember. All I remember is that this mentor seems to be revered by the dwarves as 'Children of Light'. Lady Natalie suddenly patted her son on the shoulder again and asked curiously, "By the way, son, aren't you the king of the dwarves?" You should know these things, right? ”
"I ...... I probably ...... You know......"
Mrs. Natalie looked at her son's expression and immediately understood what he meant. She burst out laughing, put her arms around her son again, and recalled, "Ever since you left, Mom has cared very little about things outside. Most of the information I am talking about is intermittent and incomplete, and I don't know if it's true or not. There are many other things that your father doesn't want me to know for fear that I will break my mind. ”
"I'm sorry, Mother, for worrying about me."
"It's all over, my son, you now not only have a responsibility, but also your own hearts and little secrets." Mrs. Natalie scratched her son's nose, "Mommy won't ask, and she won't stop you from doing what you want to do." When you see your father and godfather, ask them. ”
"Yes."
"Mom has only one request, you have to take care of yourself and pay attention to safety." Mrs. Natalie squeezed Os's hand hard, "Definitely, definitely, to come back." ”
"I ......," Oss said yes, but his mother covered his mouth.
"Mom believes in you."
Outside the gate of the Lord's Palace, five sturdy war horses had already hung up their saddle armor and were ready to go. Victor's butler was really startled by the two bags of treasure, and he gasped and almost didn't have a heart attack. Now that he had put away the two bags full of treasures, he no longer doubted what Oss said, and was willing to follow Oss's instructions to arrange the affairs of the territory.
Outside the mansion at the same time, Troy and Trogda, Seth and Marcus, were already waiting here. In addition to their families, a large group of richly dressed men and women also waited here.
Carrying the wooden box on his back, as soon as he followed his mother out of the gate, Oss couldn't help but sigh lightly when he saw this. Without a trace, he came back to see his father and mother and left. But now it seems that the news of his return will inevitably spread.
It is not polite to stand outside the gate of the lord's mansion and receive greetings from a large group of small noble families in Kurogi Town, as well as the families of military officers. But Oss would not invite them into his home for this, and then patiently return the salute to them one by one to express his gratitude. It's just that in the face of all kinds of people in front of him, as well as the constant greetings and doubts in his ears, he really can't ignore it.
"Be quiet!" Victor Butler received a signal from Mrs. Natalie, and he shouted to stop, and the scene immediately became silent.
"My son, Oss Garissus, has just returned from the South and has brought back important information about the war in the South." Mrs. Natalie took her son's hand and announced aloud, "Therefore, he must now rush to Stratholme." Tomorrow, there will be a banquet at the Lord's Palace to celebrate the safe return of my son, and there will be an important announcement. The Garisers family cordially invites you to visit. ”
That's it, and then it's a constant goodbye. Family after family, the complicated etiquette of the human race made Oss busy for a while, and he was extremely uncomfortable.
In the end, when the large and small noble families and officers left, only the last two families remained. They are the father and mother of Troy and Trogda, and the father and mother of Seth and Marcus. It's just that Oss's four friends all shrugged their heads and kept secretly glancing at Oss.
After asking the reason, it turned out that it was because of the treasure given by Os, the amount is too amazing! Neither family will want it, nor will it dare to ask for it. Therefore, as soon as the two families were together, they rebuked their sons and returned the treasure together.
In this way, at the gate of the lord's mansion, the father and mother of Oss and his friends inevitably communicated again. In the end, it was still Mrs. Natalie who was in charge, and each family was rewarded with fifty gold coins.
When the accident finally ended, Mrs. Natalie took the two badges from Victor's butler and handed them to her son: "This is the family badge, and the noble pass. ”
Putting away the two badges, Oss didn't know what else to say for a moment. He hugged his mother heavily, then rolled over his horse. The four Trojans followed suit, each choosing a warhorse.
"Let's go." Lady Natalie patted her horse on the neck and waved goodbye.
At the moment of "Mother's ......", Oss was actually in a trance, as if he saw the scene when he and his teacher said goodbye three hundred years ago, "Mother, take care!" ”
"Drive!" With a gentle pull on the reins, Oss did not dare to hesitate any longer and set off first.
"Drive!" "Drive!" "Drive!" "Drive!"
A group of five people, one in front of four behind, they drove their war horses and trotted towards the north gate of the town. Show the pass, stretch along the only well-built avenue, all the way to the north. The further north you go, the more dense the forests on both sides of the avenue become. But when Oss turned his head to look back, his hometown of Kurogi was out of sight, hidden in the layers of tree barriers.
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