He, Abt Greene, wanted to go higher and farther, to catch up with his friends.

The highness of the Aurett family drove away the Sea Clan with the power of one person, which is something that even the Holy Domain can't do, and the family's evaluation of him is unimaginably high, isn't it worth befriending?

He hadn't left here for two months afterwards, as if His Highness's chariot had been left here to wait for him, wasn't this an opportunity left by Lady Luck for him?

This cold-hearted highness took the initiative to ask him for something, and took the initiative to put the opportunity in his hands, so what was he waiting for?

"Young master, don't forget, he is Auret, and the four major families have not had a day of truce since the founding of the country. ”

"Hmph, if it was someone else, I didn't dare to say it, so I traveled to him for five years and came back, and rewarded those who had helped him richly, I would be willing to gamble on it. ”

Al returned to his quarters, one team of the Iron Guards stood guard outside the door, one team stood guard at the door of the laboratory, and Joshua sat in the lobby studying the Power Armor.

Entering the laboratory, Durrey and Audrey reported to him at the same time, which made Al stunned for a long time.

That female spy is actually back here?

"Ali, prepare the dinner, there are guests in the evening. ”

Al gave the order and went into the lab. As he entered, the dimly lit laboratory lit up with magical lights, illuminating it.

There was a man lying on the floor, restrained by the Heroic Spirit Stand-in like transparent armor, stiff and motionless. The other two Heroic Spirit stand-ins tirelessly pointed their weapons at her.

It was the female spy who stole the severed finger from the orc shaman, Yuna.

"Why did you come back so soon. Also find me here. ”

As soon as the transparent mask on Yuna's face was opened, she began to roar without any ladylike temperament.

"Doesn't our military headquarters have a teleportation array connection? Otherwise, how can we support quickly! You bastard! Is there a second young and promising mage in High Rock City?!"

"I already know your identity!Albenstock of the Iron Bloods! Return my mission items to me!"

The military department is the fangs and claws of the empire, and it is not strange to have army mages to locate and teleport, seeing that they are so anxious, I think I attach great importance to this severed finger.

"You're alone?"

Yuna saw that Al cared about a few people coming from the military headquarters, and the resentment that she had been holding back for a day and couldn't speak and move was vented at this moment, and she sneered coquettishly full of resentment.

"Now that you know you're scared, dare to rob our military headquarters?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't give it to me, I'm just a weak woman anyway, and there will be tall and strong men coming to you when you turn around. ”

The transparent mask snapped shut, blocking all her nonsense.

Al took back the Mithril Adamantite Pendant and the Heart of the Crystal Tree, sealed the severed finger with the wood of the Crystal Tree, put it in the shadow, and went out to eat.

Abt was thrilled to see Al welcoming him with a banquet, and sure enough, he had not mistaken this highness.

During the meal, Abt gushed about his story in the imperial capital and rumors about Al, regardless of etiquette. His Highness did not show affection, but neither did he show boredom.

After cutting the fish pieces for the black cat with shiny fur, he also munched on the food in an extremely rude manner.

The more he did not treat him as an outsider, the happier Abt became.

"Your Highness, how can you be interested in dwarves, I have a friend in the imperial capital, and I still have a few dwarfs in my hands, are you interested?"

Seeing Alpo looking up at him with interest, he hurriedly continued.

"That friend of mine is Hugh, the pride of our Greene family. During the truce with the Orc Empire last year, he took a dwarf village with his hand. There are several dwarfs in his hands. If you need to, I can match you, and I think you and Hugh can be friends too. ”

The Iron Blood Family is a warrior family, and the Green Family is a mage family, although the probability of becoming a mage is a little higher than that of ordinary people, but they have a complete inheritance and knowledge for thousands of years, and the mages they have cultivated are more comprehensive.

Hugh of the Green family, like Lawson, is not an amazingly talented darling like Lawson, he has no ability, but he is extremely intelligent and hardworking, and his combat power is extremely strong. He began to fight early on, accumulating the capital to build the Mage Tower.

This is the path that only a mage of a large family can take, and Al has just begun.

"Abt, just call me Al. "Al didn't show any impoliteness at the dinner table that he was interested in others.

"I may have to stay in High Rock City for a while, and the next stop may be up the border to support, would you like to come with me?"

Al was well aware of Albert's overtures. He is extremely weak in upper class communication, and extremely disadvantageous to him who is withdrawn. What's more, Albert is also from the four major families, and his career should be much better than Aldo, who has just entered the upper class, and it is worth Al's investment in turn.

Don't expect him to become the head of the family, it is enough to have more resource gathering channels and sources of information at critical moments.

Sending off an excited Abt, Al goes to meet the three gnomes.

The dwarf was the source of Albert's merits, and although he was a slave, his treatment was not bad. No nobleman with brains would treat his subordinates who create value and wealth for themselves.

Al is not used to nonsense and gets straight to the point.

"Will you become my lords and pledge your allegiance to me at the cost of your freedom? ”

The three gnomes were no taller than Al's waist, like a pocket-sized villain. Their heads are large and are said to be filled with amazing whimsy. In addition to being good at illusion, he is also very good at studying the engineering passed down from his ancestors, and almost everyone knows it.

Although they were supposed to work every day, they were at least interested in things, but at this time they were given away by Albert like goods, and they lamented in their hearts.

There are many perverts in this world, who like to collect those strange specimens and goods, and various alien races are among them. Because of their rarity and craftsmanship, the price of dwarfs is also extremely high.

At this time, the young nobleman told them that there was a chance to regain their freedom, and he couldn't believe it.

One of them, a dwarf who looked a little older, spoke cautiously and boldly.

"Your Excellency, the nobles of the human race, are you saying that if we pledge our allegiance to you, we will be free?"

"You heard me right, I need your skills and brains. ”

This freedom is not freedom in the broad sense of the word, but the retainers of Arles, the free people of the Empire. It is equivalent to the identity of the household registration. From now on, they can become members of the Eagle Empire without worrying about being captured and sold to those who have strange hobbies.

Even because of his loyalty, he could receive a salary for working for the nobleman in front of him, instead of having no other remuneration except for two modest meals a day as before.

The old dwarf stopped the little dwarf from asking a curious question, fearing that he would anger the nobleman, so he hurriedly replied.

"We do, honorable nobleman. ”

The mortality rate of dwarfs is almost the highest in the world. They were not killed by the enemy, not because of natural predators, and not because of their short lives. On the contrary, they are an extremely long-lived race, no more than a six-hundred-year-old elf or an eight-hundred-year-old dwarf, and can survive two humans.

They always die by accidents, or rather by their own curiosity.

For example, they want to know if the ogre's recipe is in them, and they go to talk to the ogre.