Standing in front of the house on the edge of the aristocratic district where he had lived before, this house that was a bit depressed on the outside was more deserted than the evening half a month ago, before going to the dinner party at the town hall.

"I, the baron, am the last real estate." "It's a little shabby, but it's sturdy, and it's warmer than the tents outside -- though the cold isn't much to you." ”

Pushing his hand through the creaking fence, Ain heard an alert voice in the house.

The voice of Marrington, the faithful old butler.

"Who? Baron Lansnit's private villa is not invited by the baron's sole heir and is not welcome to visitors. ”

Aine heard a hint of fatigue in the old butler's voice, as if the old butler's life was not so easy when he left.

"It's me." Ain took a slight breath and said.

……

After taking out some gold coins and handing them to the old butler, Ain began to introduce Harden and Sam. After listening to Ain's introduction, the old butler Malrington nodded to the two of them. The old butler was surprised that the only son of the old baron, who had not yet reached adulthood, was able to return to Winterfell safely from the White Mountain Range with such a team in the Battle of the Northwest.

Although these two veterans did not know what aristocratic etiquette was, they could still see from Ain's attitude towards the old butler that the old man was very respected by the baron.

After nodding in return, Marrington led the two men to arrange a room, while the mage himself stepped onto a war horse that he had summoned with his summoning mount and headed for the town hall.

The route Al Ain chose this time was not the one he had often chosen before, the route that went around from outside the aristocratic quarters.

This time, Ain chose to traverse the entire aristocratic district, and he could know from the state of those nobles how complete the defeat of White Mountain City was.

Sure enough, it was the worst outcome. Aine couldn't help but sigh too.

Although he has the worst intentions, it does not mean that he wants to see the worst happen - because once he continues according to the history in the previous game, everything will become irreversible in a very short time.

But indeed, even if he has been making a fuss in the war for nearly a month, it has not been turned upside down.

"I'm still too tired......" Aine wasn't frustrated, just thought silently.

……

"Ain."

"Your Excellency, Master Rutherford."

Aine saluted, and then asked first, "White Mountain City, how badly did you lose?" ”

"As you think, as you see......" Rutherford, the master of prophecy, glanced at Ain's face and said expressionlessly, "I really didn't expect ......"

Actually, I should have thought of it a long time ago. Ain thought to himself.

"Bone Dragon." Rutherford seemed to be talking to himself, but this simple word made Iron's mind instantly confused.

Fragment of the Skeleton's Heart—Bone Dragon—Weaver—Magical Rift.

The answer is a little clear, it seems to be because of the starry sky......

"Don't talk about that, Ain, why did you take these civilians and retreat back to Winterfell? I think that castle is the domain of an old knight. Rutherford apparently had some knowledge of the layout of the Northwest defenses, although the exact name may be a little unclear.

Brady added: "Fort Sophie, Sir Jerry Sophie. ”

Al Aine put on a somewhat distressed expression, and then said slowly: "Sir Sophie betrayed his faith, betrayed humanity, became an evil warrior of the 'Flesh Reaper', and tried to transform all the people in Sophie Castle into undead. ”

"What?" Brady's surprise was obviously more violent than that of the Master of Prophecy, "That guy who is already in his forties is actually ...... Anyway, he also once obtained this knighthood from the army, as well as this fief. ”

"That's true."

Rutherford said a little coldly at this time: "This war shows that the kingdom is the epitome of complete decay after winning the June War, and even a nobleman who has won the title of war merit will betray the faith, the country, and the human ......."

Brady was already gritting his teeth a little at this time, and couldn't help but say with a little anger: "Where is this Sophie now?" I will hunt down this traitor to mankind. ”

"I have sent it to the kingdom of the evil gods." Ain's tone was flat, just to try to describe something.

"Three rings, it's almost four rings......" Rutherford, the master of prophecy, only looked at Aine seriously at this time, and then reported his strength, "In a month, I didn't expect you to improve so much?" ”

Ain said with some modesty: "It's not my own improvement, it's more about seeing the battlefield and feeling something, and I also encountered a very dangerous environment, and even the ring you lent me master, was damaged because of it...... Besides, if I talk about arcane attainments, I'm not qualified. ”

"Stupid." Rutherford, the master of prophecy, said a little angrily, "Research is not what you should do now, and I don't know what the magic education of the Fourth Age is talking about, and let these young juniors start studying since they were young, what is the true meaning of arcane art?" Wait, you said the rings were broken? Where did you meet the legend? ”

"In the tunnels. Deep in the White Mountains. Ain looked bitter and made up nonsense, "The tunnel is broken, and there are a bunch of undead creatures living inside, as if Drew knew that we were going to use the tunnel to retreat." After trying to get out, I was attacked by something unknown in the White Mountain Range, because I had a ring, and I barely escaped for my life, and the other three mages were already ......"

"White Mountain ......" Rutherford repeated the word a little, and did not say anything more, because when he was in White Mountain City, he did receive the news of the ring from the direction of White Mountain again, but after turning his attention to it, he did not find anything.

Seeing Rutherford's expression, Aine naturally knew not to discuss this topic again, and then asked again: "Your Excellency, I want to start heading south to the royal capital today. ”

"The royal capital?" Brady was stunned, he didn't know what this baron mage was thinking.

"I think it's time to go to the royal capital to inherit my father's title first, and then find a way to make another war exploit and regain a fief for the family."

Brady was still a little hesitant, but after the Master of Prophecy looked at Ain a little, he said directly: "Let him go, Ain stays here, there is no way to help defend the city, if even the Winterfell City Mystery Lock I have arranged myself can't defend this city, even if he has more methods, it will be in vain." ”