May 30, Hollier City.

It has been a full month since the grand banquet that shocked the entire Ivota territory, and the shock brought by the original "killing chickens and monkeys" has also brought a lot of aftermath during this time...

The lords put away their ambitions, and all sorts of small actions seemed to disappear in an instant—which also caused the tax revenue of the Duke's palace to catch up quite a bit for a while. Not only that, but Angmar's actions on April 30 have now been widely circulated in China and have become another hot topic of discussion after most people's dinner.

He has become a duke who has been "dormant for many years, up and down, and ruthless", and when these adjectives are superimposed on a person, they no longer mean as literally... Many people wonder if the royal family, which is located in the southeast of the kingdom, will have more fears or measures about this?

However, the old man in the Duke's Palace was not interested in quelling or ignoring these rumors at this time.

Angmar was well aware of his physical condition, so now he had only one thing on his mind: paving the way back for the Rusifron family and the Evta Territory.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem..."

A violent cough sounded, Butler John gently stroked Angmar's back, and brought the green potion from the table next to him - the duke's face was pale because of the pain in his lungs, he straightened up slightly, took the potion and drank it all, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "Heh... The potion is running out of effect. ”

"Master, I'll let them make better potions..."

"Forget it, I'm not a pharmacist, but I understand... If you drink this medicine for a long time, it is no different from drinking water, so you have this money left. ”

He waved his hand and instead pointed to the stack of parchment on the table: "Send these to those fortresses, they did a good job of conscription, ahem... The training must be implemented within a month. ”

"Yes, sir. ”

John took the letter, and inexplicably felt that the thin paper was extremely heavy—the Duke of Angmar's life was coming to an end, but he forced himself to write down the parchment by the potion.

It is not the distribution of inheritance, but most of the content is the border defense of the territory, the innovation of the fortress system, the management of internal corruption, the conscription and training plan, and in addition, the economic system construction plan with the "Elsa Village" as the core.

"Everything is ready for Roddy's side?"

"The Wellington knight personally led the team, don't worry, sir. ”

Angmar told him three or four times a day, and John knew that the old man's memory was now confused and declining, but even though he couldn't remember many things clearly, he always remembered to help Roddy...

This is probably the biggest obsession in his heart.

"Don't make a mistake... Don't go wrong..."

Angmar whispered a few words, and then a new letter came from outside, John went to pick it up, and the duke raised his head slightly: "What news?"

"Bishop Rubens has sent a letter, and he says—" John knew that the old duke could not read the handwriting on the letter, so he read it briefly, and concluded, "that Miss Sally has set out for Everta after receiving your letter. ”

"Well... Well..."

Angmar closed her eyes because she was tired, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she was obviously in a good mood.

"One more thing. ”

John continued: "Sir, Lord Rubens said... Because of her outstanding achievements in this battle, the sect thought that she could become the new 'auxiliary bishop' of 'Elson City'. ”

According to the usual standards of the church, the youngest auxiliary bishop must be 22 years old, and the "auxiliary bishop" of a new city often means that he will inevitably become a "bishop" in the future!

Duke Angmar still closed his eyes and nodded: "Rubens is on the throne, and Benjamin's road will be smoother in the future, but Sally may not be able to go to Elson, alas..."

John understood what this sigh meant, and his heart grew more and more depressed.

"By the way, the guards also sent some news that has been sorted out recently, sir, do you want to hear it?"

"Say, if you don't listen to it, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to listen. ”

Angmar leaned back in her armchair, squinting slightly, quietly looking out the window at the green of the back garden.

"It's mostly about the heretics, whose armies are gradually dispersing due to logistical problems, and some of the nobles who secretly nurture them have been identified..."

"Also, there was an outbreak of plague in two villages in the east, but because it was not far from the Rosicrucian, it was quickly brought under control. South-"

"Wait, ahem... You, you said of the plague?"

Angmar's originally soothing expression suddenly became solemn, and he remembered the words that Roddy had unconsciously mentioned in a casual conversation with himself, and waved his hand: "Go and investigate this matter in more detail." ”

John took the order, and the duke's eyes turned into the distance, and he whispered, "It can't be the kind you say..."

May 31, Silent Forest.

Unlike the ever-humid and rainy environment of the Brill Forest, the Silent Forest remained somewhat cool at the beginning of summer, and under these conditions, Roddy's team moved extremely fast through the forest, and in just two days, they arrived at the planned first High Elf Ruins after leaving Elsa's village.

Everything went smoothly, because of the large number of team members, there were almost no monsters blocking in front of them along the way, except for the fatigue of the journey, the atmosphere of the soldiers in the team was very relaxed - and the more than eighty "charging crystals" found in the first ruins also made Luo Di slightly relieved.

Although the task is only a quarter of the way through, such a discovery finally makes Roddy have a bottom in his heart: the position given by Camilla is no problem, and if he continues to look like this, he will definitely be able to complete the task.

"There's another piece over here!"

"There's one over here, too - let the sappers come over!"

The shouts of the soldiers kept coming, apparently more scattered hedrons, and Roddy reached out in the middle of the ruins to pick up a well-preserved stone slab under his feet, his fingertips running over the traces of words on it...

"Arsenal. ”

Although the town has disappeared into the long river of history, the traces it left still show that it once served as a "military town". However, what puzzled Roddy was that according to Camilla's reasoning, if there had been no explosion here, it would have left more than 200 crystals.

There was a faint doubt in his heart, but Luo Di didn't take it too seriously, after all, in seven hundred years, anything could happen here, and nothing could be determined.

Turning his head, Luo Di found that the little priest beside him had a stiff gaze and a very pale face, so he asked, "Akasha, is you not feeling well?"

"I... I was a little scared. ”

I didn't want to admit such a thing, but in front of Roddy, Akasha couldn't hide her emotions after all... Once in the ruins of Wagra City, she has an instinctive fear of similar circumstances - although she is now in excellent condition and much stronger than she used to be, there is always a fear of "repeating the mistakes of the past".

"But... It's okay, I'll just get used to it. ”

Roddy knew what she was afraid of, and although he didn't say anything, he led the team out of the ruins as soon as they completed the first phase of the collection.

This "good start" seemed to bode well for the soldiers to be smiling and mostly cheerful when it came time to camp at night—but Roddy, who sat at the campfire, was never happy.

All this time, he has been trying to force himself to focus on other things, in order to forget the scene of the quarrel with Sally... However, now, he found that the more he wanted to forget, and when he was quiet, the picture always appeared in front of him, and he felt indescribable in his heart... Remorse.

Roddy regretted it.

He regretted not explaining it to Sally, and regretted that he had just walked away because of the helpless annoyance in his heart.

It was only then that Roddy realized... His feelings for Sally are actually not as cold as they appear on the surface.

He didn't know what "love" was, but when he regretted his words and actions to Sally all the time, Roddy knew that he undoubtedly liked her.

But what's the use of confirming all this now?

He inexplicably remembered the classic lines in "Journey to the West", looking at the soldiers around him singing and laughing, but his heart was sad.

The fire in the camp gradually dimmed, and Roddy heard footsteps beside him, and when he looked up, he saw that it was Nata-

"It's not like you're on night today, are you?"

Nata shook her head, then brought her quiver to Roddy: "I made the arrow." ”

This is what it means to let Roddy "accept" and "explain".

Even if she became Roddy's student, Nata rarely took the initiative to speak, and at this time, such an initiative surprised Roddy. He tried to sort out his emotions, and began to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of these arrows in earnest, and then talked about his experience in making arrows. Nata sat and listened, nodding or occasionally whispering questions, and after about an hour, she returned to her tent with her quiver, leaving Roddy, a somewhat sleepy and ready to sleep.

Stepping into the shadows, Nata looked back at the figure who was fiddling with the campfire... Exhaled softly.

Nata, who is not good at words, is more sensitive to Roddy's changes than anyone else, although she doesn't understand what happened, but after seeing Roddy being tortured by painful emotions continuously, she finally decides... Use the most "clumsy" way to divert Roddy's attention to ease his tight heartstrings.

Roddy didn't know that the apprentice beside him was paying close attention to him, and the smooth actions of the past few days had calmed his heart a little, and in the middle of the night he naturally felt sleepy, he got up to extinguish the campfire, turned around and was about to open his tent, only to find Akasha standing next to him.

"How?"

Roddy thought she had something to say, but then found that she was holding... Is it a bed?

[Originally, it was a good two more.,As a result, I was called by my parents to be a porter in the afternoon.,Now I'm finishing the first chapter and starting to write the second chapter.,But it's estimated that I can't write it tonight.,Tomorrow it's definitely two more to make up... I'm sorry]