"It's disgusting that they're still carrying the price of food until now."

Sally exhaled softly, trying to calm herself down - but the thought of the nobles who had been working against her made her angry, but it was useless to be angry, and in desperation, she had to open a few letters to divert her attention.

The first few letters were sent by the denomination, because Sally became the duke of the territory and also served as the priest of the sect, so now the "Rosicrucian" attaches great importance to her status, and with the support of Bishop Rubens and Bishop Benjamin, her status is now much higher than that of the "priest". But this identity also gives her a certain responsibility, but she has a lot of things to worry about.

The letter reported in detail the recent strange movements of the "Pit Viper Cross", and Sally couldn't help but sigh after reading it, and said to herself: "What else can the royal family do?" It's hopeless! ”

The "Pit Viper Cross" should have suffered a great loss of vitality after the blow of the last war, but in just three months, it began to operate in various regions again, and even blatantly began to recruit followers in the southeastern territory of the kingdom - if it were not for the secret actions of the "royal family", Sally would not believe that they would dare to be so arrogant!

Balance, balance, the kingdom is in shambles, and you still think about how to take power alone, it's really unreasonable!

The higher her status and the more information she had, the intentions of the top classes of the kingdom became clear—but the more she did, the more disappointed she became... Because as far as the eye can see, the whole kingdom is like the sun that is about to set, and it is as dark as it is about to set.

"Miss, this is news from the east, and they don't seem to intend to give in on the ownership of the Baska mine."

Hearing John mention the "Baska Mine", Sally immediately narrowed her eyes and said in an aggravated tone: "Then continue to fight with them, that was originally within the scope of Evta's territory, and now that I know that there is a mine, I will start bullying me, really when I am muddy?" ”

This is what Sally is most concerned about recently, because someone has found a "Fuser Silver Mine" on the edge of Evta's direct territory, so several big nobles in the next territory are interested in this, and they have the right idea to bully Sally when she is young and weak, and she wants a piece of the pie - and Sally's reason for not letting go is also very simple: Roddy wants to develop his army, and he can't do without these ore raw materials.

It doesn't matter if you suffer a loss, you have to give Roddy something... Not a single point!

"The matter of the mine must be resolved, and if there is any new news, you must tell me as soon as possible."

She waved her hand imposingly.

"Yes, miss."

Sally's methodical handling of information made the butler John sigh, and that serious appearance really had the demeanor of his father, Duke Angmar.

Evetta is really a successor!

But as soon as the thought came to him, a scream scared John so much that he almost sat on the ground...

The duchess, who had been seated, jumped up from her chair as if she had been electrocuted with the last letter, and then began to run around with a flushed face, muttering: "Hurry up and find someone, I want to change my hairstyle, John?" Iron that favorite cloak and get the ingredients for the dinner ready in five days, don't be stunned! ”

"Miss, this is..."

"That bad guy is finally back!"

Sally threw away her ladylike gesture completely, and ran out of the study with a puff of smoke, to the stunned sight of John and the maids.

******

At the same moment, the "bad guy" in Sally's mouth was sitting upright in the middle of the banquet, gossiping with a group of nobles.

It has been eleven days since he walked out of the "Corridor of the Brave", since entering the border of the Karen Kingdom, Luo Di hurriedly sent a few letters to report safety, and now the team is in a hurry, and there is not much rest along the way, until it arrives at the diocese of Bogdor It is not until it arrives at the diocese of Bogdor that it can be regarded as a breath of rest, and rests on the spot for two days.

But even so, Roddy and Sodrore were not idle: visiting Archbishop Benjamin, giving them a staff of their choice, and connecting with each other were things they had to do as "lords".

And today, Benjamin also specially held a "farewell banquet", it stands to reason that this temperature is not suitable for a large banquet, but the archbishop of the diocese is gracious, and Roddy finally did not shirk and went to the banquet with Sodlore.

There were eight archlords in the diocese of Bogdor, and five of them were present, which also proved the solid position of Benjamin in the diocese.

"I thought you would return earlier, but I didn't expect it to be delayed until now," Benjamin sighed: "Today is mainly for you to see you off, the banquet is a little cheesy, but such a gesture still has to be made, after all, this set of rules is in place, and it is not good to be too jumpy." ”

In fact, this is also a kind of political connection and statement, to put it simply, it is to tell others that they are in the same team as Roddy and Sodrol, so that they can have less trouble and more opportunities for cooperation.

Bishop Benjamin, who he hadn't seen for a long time, was now in high spirits and looked a little younger than before. Power is sometimes more useful than magic, and Roddy doesn't think that in his current state, it is not a luxury to move to the "Overlord" in ten years.

"This thing is so empty, I really don't like it." Roddy smiled and raised his glass, because it was a banquet held by the monastery, so the glass was full of juice, "But I think those guys don't seem to like me except for you being friendly to me?" ”

This is actually an obvious thing, the three of Luo Di seem to be excluded everywhere in the venue, except for the people from the monastery who are willing to get close to chat a few words, the other dozen or so nobles are almost all in a state of "cold bystanders", and they are chatting hotly.

"Hmm, you did it, right?"

"yes." Roddy nodded, and then suddenly realized: "Oh... I said what's going on, I'm in a hurry, and I'm almost forgetting about it. ”

I don't know that the prophet's hoarding of firewood and grain was arranged half a year ago, and by now, those goods are estimated to have been emptied. Not to mention the effect of "lowering the average price", in terms of actual benefits alone, he has definitely made a lot of money - the exact amount is not yet known, but it is absolutely not a problem to solve the financial problems of Elson City and Parling for two or three years.

From another point of view, he swallowed so many gold coins in one bite, and it was strange that other nobles were not jealous.

Knowing this, Roddy looked around again and understood much more - speaking of which, the hostility of the nobles was not focused on himself, but was generally aimed at Sodrore... The reason is not difficult to guess: the lord of the "Par Lord" in the name of the comptoir is none other than Sodrore.

In the eyes of the aristocracy, the name "Roddy" didn't seem to have much zài feeling, so Sodrol lay down a few shots.

While they were chatting about this topic, Sodrore happened to sit down with a gloomy face on the side, muttering, "What's going on with this group of people?" I wonder if they're drinking some kind of spoilage potion. One by one, the yin and yang are weird... A guy asked me how the territory was going, and I said I hadn't been back to the territory for half a year, but what happened? They called me a hypocrite! What is this? ”

Roddy explained with a wry smile, and Sodrore understood the taste, and complained: "Goddess Siqi is above, no, I have to apply for compensation, I have to change to a better shield." ”

"You can choose it."

Roddy was absolutely generous in this, and after a few idle words with Sodrore, he suddenly looked not far away and stopped for a few seconds, and then asked Benjamin: "Who is the bearded man on the second from the left, and the thin pole with a smirk next to him?" ”

"They? Oh, it's Viscount Anjou and Count Borach, the two 'high lords' of the diocese of Bogdor. Benjamin raised his eyebrows, "Why did you suddenly ask about them?" ”

"Maybe it's not pleasing to the eye, and I've been discussing how to teach me a lesson."

The "environmental acumen" posture is not false, and what the other party says can be heard by Luo Di from afar. But to be honest, Roddy wasn't interested in their little fight, so he smiled and completely ignored the two of them. And Sodrol next to him was also noncommittal, and he didn't even bother to say anything superfluous.

Benjamin has a deep understanding of Roddy's ability, so naturally he doesn't think they can pose any threat to Roddy, but adds: "These two people usually don't give much face to the sect, and this time they are probably coming for you." It's also a coincidence, the territory of the two of them is very close to Ivta, and there was still a bit of friction between them in the past, but recently it seems that they are discussing cooperation, but I don't know exactly what they do. ”

"It's still tossing on a cold day, it's really non-stop."

"Gold coins are the last word, so they don't care if their subordinates live or die. Alas, the nobles are still thinking about making money, but because of this weather, the whole village has become bandits in many places, not to mention robbing food, and some even treat people as food..."

The bishop said a few words about the cold reality behind the glamorous banquet, which made Roddy's heart feel a little heavy inexplicably: at the moment, these drunken nobles did not know that in the near future, the country was about to suffer a catastrophe more terrible than ice, snow and bitter cold...

It didn't take long for the party to end, but Benjamin quietly gave Roddy two books before leaving—to Roddy's surprise... This turned out to be the high-level skill books of Priest of Light, [Crowd Silence] and [Wall of Truth].

[Crowd Silence]

Requirements: Holy Priest Advance to Level 10

Cost: 350 mana

Base cast time: 1. 5 seconds

Effect: Silences one qiē unit within a radius of 15 meters for 3 seconds.

Cool: 10 minutes.

【The Treasure of Truth】

Requirements: Holy Priest Advance to Level 10

Cost: 580 mana

Base cast time: 5 seconds

Effect: Creates a wall that can resist attacks for 1 minute, and the damage absorption value is determined by the spirit value and the cast material.

Cast Material: Scroll of Truth, Magic Crystal.

These two skills are valuable because they are highly valuable in real combat and can be learned right away.

"The staff you gave me yesterday, I guess I can be used as a family heirloom, this is a return gift."

Benjamin smiled at Roddy's puzzled gaze and didn't explain too much - he didn't want to say why... War is coming, and these things at the bottom of the box are really more useful than leaving them for themselves, as they are for Roddy.

Compared with those nobles who only know jealousy, the old bishop who speaks with actions makes Roddy very emotional. However, he was not in the mood to deal with those nobles, when the orcs invaded and the undead approached, humans would always stand in the same trench.

At least... Roddy thinks so.