Act XXXI Another Opportunity I
In Metisa's sight, a line of strangely dressed knights had already caught her attention. The knights stopped on the side of the road, all on their horses and watched, their faces varied, but mostly with a little curiosity.
In the countryside of Toniger, except for the White Lion Guard and Brando's subordinates, it is rare to see such a knight in bright armor. However, even the White Lion Guards do not wear fire emblems on their breastplates, and their armor is not a local style of Eruin.
On the contrary, the armor on their bodies is a dark red color as a whole, and is decorated with more fur and elements. This is typical of the Cruz armor style, and the color of the armor is also due to the fact that the steel produced in the Free Cruz is mixed with more fire elements.
"There's some strange visitors." As soon as Medisa groaned, she understood the identity of the other party.
But at this time, how could Toniger have Cruz's envoys?
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Lorenna lowered her iron gauntlets to shield herself from the sun and looked out at the windmill and vast fields of farmland in the distance. However, her gaze swept over the defence-defended fir castle with a slight contempt - the fir castle had been unrepaired since Gruding's time, and Brando had only used it as a temporary residence and had no plans to repaint it, so the knightess from Cruz could easily see the holes in the ruined castle.
"I didn't expect that the further south we went, there would be such a place in the Eruin countryside. In comparison, we have been to some places in the north of the kingdom, and the scene is far less prosperous today. Doesn't it mean that to the south of Yu Song, there is only a barren wilderness left? ”
She muttered to herself, but was drawn to the championship competition that was taking place nearby. The crowd outside Fir City made him turn around and take a closer look at the knights who were playing.
"The accounts you see are written from a few years ago. It's not surprising that something might change. A female voice replied.
Laurenna didn't turn her head to know whose voice it was—no doubt it was a very characteristic voice. Because in every respect, it is impressive - the unhurried tone is quiet and elegant, and it is unforgettable when you hear it.
It was as if the owner of the voice was saying something like that. It's already been well thought out.
If Brando had been here, he would have recognized the owner of the voice. The lady who was protected by many Cruz knights in the middle was no more than eighteen or nineteen years old from the outside. But there is a mystery and sexiness that does not match his age, and it is Delphine, the daughter of the Chancellor of the Cruz Empire, who has a relationship with him in the Black Forest.
The prime minister's daughter quietly observed the Yiqiē here, her long black hair hung down like satin, and her eyes seemed to be born with a mystery, giving people a calm atmosphere that could not be seen.
She was on horseback, and obviously attracted the most attention, after all, such beauty is rare to be seen not only in Toniguel, but even in the most prosperous areas of Eruin and Cruz. Even the local lords couldn't help but look at her twice, their curiosity stemmed from the fact that there were women in this world who were more beautiful than the lord's fiancée and princess.
However, Delphine wore the robes of a Cruz nobleman. More like a diplomatic envoy, her robes were dyed a deep purple instead of the gold or red that is common in areas where the Temple of Fire is worshipped. Such an outfit speaks more about her identity.
"Miss Delphien. Do you know something? Laurena asked, turning her head.
Delphine nodded, "As far as I know, the Lord Earl was also the lord of this place not long ago. So the change here is likely to be related to him. ”
She replied calmly. It was only at the mention of Brando that there was a slight pause.
Laurenna glanced at the prime minister's daughter, thought for a moment and didn't say anything. She knew that the person she loved in the Black Forest had been killed indirectly by the lord they were going to meet, and she had taken the initiative to go this time, not just to deliver the letter.
The female knight changed the subject and pretended to ask, "Is it him?" I didn't expect this lord to have such an outstanding talent in politics, I heard that he was still very young, right? ”
"Yes, very young. I once had a relationship with the Earl. Delphine said lightly: "But to say that the talent of governance is probably an exaggeration, that Lord Earl has mastered the silver mine of Tonigel, and I heard that a crystal mine has been unearthed recently, and the current one is just a temporary illusion built up by wealth." ”
"I think so, it's just a third-rate game. But it's okay, at least it's lively. The young knight, sitting behind Laurenna, yawned and even looked at the scene in front of him with no interest. But he bothered again, "But it seems that we are lucky enough to have stumbled into these hillbilly celebrations, and perhaps the local lord will be able to entertain us with a sumptuous dinner, and since I left Ampesel, the taste in my mouth has almost become that of weeds." ”
"What weeds, that's wild vegetables." Lorenna gave the guy an angry look.
If it was the other knights in the team, they naturally wouldn't dare to be so presumptuous in front of her, the knight chief. But the person in front of him is the younger brother of the emperor, the eldest son of Prince Barano, and her fiancé.
Originally, there was no place for him in this operation, but this guy still followed all the way under the pretext of protecting her. Martha is above, God knows that she doesn't need this guy's protection at all, as an official knight captain of the Blue Legion of the Firmament, her strength is more than two of this guy.
However, Laurena sighed in the end, as a political marriage, although she didn't have much affection for each other, she didn't have too much bad feelings. Although this guy is a bit bad in nature, he can barely catch the eye compared to some noble children in the royal capital.
The young knight shrugged: "Well, you have the final say. He looked around, and said, "But I don't know if there is a legendary bonfire party at night, think about it, maybe there will be enthusiastic mountain girls who are looking up and down." ”
"It's exciting," he said, turning back and raising his voice, "You say yes, Laurena?" ”
The knight replied coldly, "That's enough." Filas. Don't cause trouble. No one here cares who your heir is, you'd better know who your lord is. ”
Her tone is not good, and it is clear that this guy has caused her a lot of trouble along the way. But Laurena is also well aware. His own words may not be binding on the other party, but fortunately, it is only Eruin here, not in the territory of Cruz. In this small kingdom. The local lords must have at best expressed their grievances in verbal protest.
"Of course I know, the Earl is famous in Ampesel this time, and we have suffered a big loss, didn't Duke Hanaba and Grand Duke Noshke both say, we Cruz people have not lost such a big person in the past hundred years, such a 'great favor' Cruz people will naturally remember ......"
Filas was talking about it, when he suddenly saw Laurenna staring at him coldly, and quickly shuddered: "Okay, I understand...... For the sake of Lord Veronica's face. I'm not going to bother him. Although I also promised Faina's little girl...... Okay, okay, I see, I listen to you. Dear Miss Laurenna. ”
"Firas. If it weren't for your father's sake, I really didn't want to marry you. The knight replied coldly.
"I know. I know! I won't talk about it, can't you? The young knight hastened to calm his fiancée's anger, at least he knew that it was his honor to marry the daughter of the duke, the genius of the royal capital.
Thinking that the source of trouble in the party had finally died down for a moment, the knight turned back to find the local lord. But before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the other party whistle a long time behind her.
"Lorena, look over there!" Firas whistled and suddenly shouted excitedly.
Normally, when this eldest young master is elated, nothing good will happen. Sure enough, Lorena looked back and saw it
But Laurena had just turned around, and before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard a long whistle from Firas. A large group of people were walking along the avenue with a little girl in their arms.
However, she had to admire her fiancé's eyes, because it was indeed a rare beauty, the girl was only sixteen or seventeen years old, just like many country girls who pulled up their hair to reveal a smooth forehead for the convenience of work, but the other party was wearing a thick merchant leather suit, which was very common in the southern part of Eruin, and stood in the crowd to look very unique, giving people a bright feeling.
"Firas, don't mess with anyone." Laurenna knows that her fiancé actually cares about herself, but her active temperament makes this guy always can't help but mess with flowers, but it is only limited to verbal advantages.
This guy once suffered a lot from a certain daughter, but he didn't have the slightest hint of learning a lesson.
Her words obviously didn't have any effect, for Firas was already fully in spirit. He whistled so loudly, he had never seen such a wonderful girl somewhere since he had left the Empire, and he had traveled so much—except, of course, his fiancée and the daughter of the untouchable Prime Minister of the Empire.
Naturally, the son of the young prince from the Cruz Empire saw Roman, and the merchant, after having managed to salvage a few pieces of barbecue from the kitchen, ran out to find that Brando's shadow was gone, so she simply continued to peddle ales along the street.
Due to his years of appearance, almost most of the Fir Lords knew the fiancée of the very gracious lord. No one dared to take advantage of her, but he smiled and bought the ale in her hand—it was also a privilege to be able to drink the ale sold by the lord's wife herself.
However, Roman twisted an empty basin in one hand, and held the banner of the silver elf princess who had been deceived from it in the other, and talked happily with the people around him, apparently noticing the knights of the Cruz people here.
Of course, she is not to blame for this. After all, in this lively season, there are riders and honor guards dressed in festive costumes everywhere, and for the average lord, not many people can tell the difference between the Cruz armor and Eruin's own standard armor.
For our merchant lady, of course, it is even more indistinguishable.
Anyway, they were all dressed like tin cans, and they didn't have elven pointed ears, so they all looked the same, didn't they? Besides, who would have thought that the knights of the Cruz would appear in this remote place?
It wasn't until a shadow appeared in front of her, as if it was obscuring the sun, that Roman raised his head slightly stunned and saw the high-headed Knight of Cruz standing in front of him.
Filas drove his horse to Roman, and he tightened the reins with one hand and turned the horse. It was so beautiful that several knights from other regions around him applauded, and Firas himself was of course very satisfied, and he always had the impression that it was enough to deter a few of the hillbillies of Eruin.
"Beautiful lady, is it an honor to learn your name?"
He looked up, wanting to see the look of adoration he had imagined. He has been playing such tricks in the alfalfa field and often along the way, and he has long been familiar with it, and he has steadily earned a lot of applause and eyeballs every time. But this time, Firas found himself doomed to disappointment.
For he narrowed his eyes, and found that the group of hillbillies in front of him of Eruin were not worshipping—they were looking at him with a look that resembled that of a fool.
The look seemed to say--this hillbilly from there?