After sitting at the desk for a few minutes, the butler John respectfully came to ask Roddy to attend the luncheon, this kind of thing is a great honor for ordinary people, but Roddy is in a bad mood because of his worries about the future of the kingdom, and there is no smile at all when he follows John to the restaurant, and anyone can see the melancholy between his eyebrows, which makes the butler's heart secretly tighten: How can this young man who saved the old man still look so depressed? Isn't the battle all over?

No one knew what Roddy was worried about, but when he entered the restaurant along the richly decorated corridor, he was greeted by the warm atmosphere that is characteristic of peacetime... Although there have been one bloody and violent incident after another recently, when everything subsides, no one will regard such incidents as a "catastrophe", but only think that they are just "small winds and small waves".

Rubens greeting him, Angmar smiling at his beard, two knights in a military suit full of vigilance, Sally in a tuxedo - even Sodrore, Ruger and Carter sitting with him, they didn't realize what kind of storm the country was going to face next... Because everything is beyond their imagination.

"Whew..."

Roddy exhaled, but he also knew that all his plans could not be accomplished overnight, so when he adjusted to this state, he finally smiled politely, bowed peacefully, and sat down, participating in the luncheon in the most peaceful manner.

After a few days, the atmosphere of the luncheon was very different from the last time, the main reason was that Rubens's attitude towards Roddy was no longer cold and disdainful - Roddy also admired the overseer who could afford to let go, although the old man's attitude was no longer reserved, but he did not mean to flatter or flatter, but completely treated Roddy as a "friend" worthy of recognition.

If nothing else, Rubens will be on his way back to the Temple tomorrow, which means that Sally will also leave the city with the Overlord and will not return until two years later.

Under such a premise, no one at the wine table mentioned what happened yesterday, they all drank and ate with a friendly spirit, and said something to make Miss Sally pay attention to her body or take care, at first the duchess's daughter smiled and replied, but when her father Angmar opened her mouth to admonish, Sally finally shed tears - after all, after so many years, her father's health has just improved, and she is about to leave home, and the reluctance in her heart is still difficult to hide.

"If you can, write to here. ”

Luo Di is not easy to say anything else, remembering that when he was in college, he had to call home every two days, and he couldn't help but feel the inconvenience of communication in this era.

In addition to these, the meal was eaten steadily, and then Angmar led a group of people directly to the rear of the Duke's Palace, and directly lined up the scouts, and conducted a brief but solemn "investiture ceremony" under the witness of Rubens - although there were no other bystanders, all the scouts... Even with Roddy, he knew that it would be more of a glory to have a "Rosicrucian" overseer by his side than for the commoners who couldn't read a few words.

The sword flicked on Sodrore's shoulder, and the Duke of Angmar conferred the title of "Baron" on the descendant of the fallen nobleman, and solemnly conferred on Sodrore a territory belonging to the Roussiflon family. In addition, more than 40 additional subordinates were allocated, as well as enough armament for 50 people, 5,000 finely minted silver coins and some food supplies, etc., needless to say, this is all "preferential treatment" for Luo Di's face, and Luo Di also sighed in his heart that this old duke's methods of dealing with people are indeed clever.

The scouts of Nolan were removed from their original positions and incorporated directly into Baron Sodrore's domain, becoming the first army - as for whether Sodrore gave them knights or continued to serve as guards, it was his own business.

After such a ceremony, Sodrore had a brief chat with Roddy, his attitude was not very happy or excited, obviously still a little knotted with Roddy for shirking the title, but after Roddy said a few words to him, the new baron raised his eyebrows, and immediately called Ruger and the others to find Wellington.

Sally was escorted back to the room by Titus, and when they were almost gone, the lively atmosphere that had been maintained at the dinner table was much clearer between Roddy, Rubens, and Angmar, and the faces of the two old men, who had always been smiling, sank slightly, and it was clear that they both had something to say.

The study spoke. ”

Angmar led Roddy and Rubens directly into the study, which meant that Roddy had the duke's final approval—but he was not excited at this point, for after the servants had withdrawn, he saw the two pieces of parchment given to him by the Overlord.

"What was found on the undead assassin was a secret letter. ”

Rubens sat on the armchair beside him, his face solemn as he spoke, sighing, the wrinkles on his face seemed to be a little deeper, "The temple guards cooperate with the city defense army, and they can't even catch up with that guy's shadow, and I don't even know what that guy's name is, it's really..."

It was indeed frustrating to feel helpless in the face of such a strong enemy, but Roddy didn't say much, just nodded, and silently looked at the contents of the deciphered secret letter on the parchment.

"By the way, he left something behind, and I think you should be able to use it. ”

Angmar next to him reached out and brought a box, opened it with a "click", and Roddy, who was deciphering the parchment, raised his eyes and looked at it, there was a short bow, a ring and a bracer inside, needless to say, it must have been left by Magda the [Blightcaster] - if it had been placed before, Roddy would definitely rush up to check the attributes of these equipment as soon as possible, but at this time, he frowned because of the content on the secret letter, his eyes swept these powerful equipment, and he continued to read the letter quietly.

Duke Angmar raised his eyebrows slightly, inexplicably... Roddy seemed to become more restrained and calm.

Rubens was silent beside him, to be honest, he was also worried about encountering such a level of undead, others saw that he had won, but the undead lined up such a powerful assassin to assassinate the great lord, the meaning behind this is difficult to figure out, and this kind of news reported back to the "temple" may cause a lot of waves.

And when he turned his gaze to Roddy in front of him, that worry turned into a little appreciation... For people with skills, strength and brains, he himself is very happy to make friends, but Roddy just politely declined the invitation to join the sect at the dinner table, and Rubens naturally felt a little regretful.

The three of them were silent thoughtfully, Roddy never spoke, the short bow that exuded a dark blue was lying quietly in the box, and after two or three minutes of time had passed, Roddy opened his mouth to break the stagnation.

"Got a general idea of some information... Overall, the next Holier City is safe. ”

His gaze was not raised, his head was lowered when he spoke, his voice was calm, but it was also a little tired, perhaps because of a previous injury, or... It's the psychological pressure that others can't understand.

"He's not coming back?"

This was a concern for Rubens, who had left two priests and two teams of Temple guards to assist the Duke in his defenses, knowing that it would probably be useless if that kind of enemy came to the door again, but it was an attitude after all.

"There's no ability to assassinate when he comes back, and the Ranger has his arm gone, so it's basically a waste, and now he can't do anything. ”

Roddy shook his head, but then shook the parchment in his hand, "But that doesn't mean he won't come back... The undead's ability to recover is very slow, and if he takes a break like this for ten years by normal means, it would be light, but if there is a pharmacist or something to help..."

"Pharmacist, can you still repair your limbs?"

Both Angmar and Rubens found it strange that the undead were inherently unorthodox, and that it sounded strange that they could be replaced with a new one if they had their arms removed.

"If it's a high-level apothecary, I'm afraid it's not difficult, maybe it will take three months to six months to recover, and the worse news now is that he is likely to have the help of such an apothecary in the territory of Ivta. ”

Then he briefly introduced the identities of Derby, Magda and Ansadine, and as he spoke, a bold plan gradually emerged in his mind...

"So that means the search should be focused on Kieg right now?

Angmar was halfway through speaking, but her eyes narrowed and fell silent.

Rubens next to him also had an ugly face, and to ordinary people, it seemed as if the Duke had nowhere to hide as long as he sent someone to search, but in reality, these two old men could see clearly... Even if Magda and the man named Ansatin were to move under their noses, they would probably not be able to detect anything with all their efforts!

Kiger Town belongs to the Viscount of Tranca, and the Duke has no right to directly send troops to search, if he breaks in to strengthen the surveillance, not to mention how the Viscount can negotiate there, how can a powerful undead like Magda, who can escape from the city even if he loses half of his body, be stupid enough to be exposed and discovered?

Ordering Viscount Tranca to spy on him is even more unreliable.

In this era, the great lords only had the "right to tax" and "the right to levy" to the nobles under their subordinates, and it was better to expect Magda to crash into Ansatine and die if he counted on these nobles to do things for him!

Thinking of this, even the high-ranking Angmar couldn't help but sigh... I am completely passive and seem to be out of danger, but with such a threat, who can sleep peacefully?