Seven days later. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the gloomy sky, it was drizzling.

In a dark green forest, a black steed with a white snort was walking a little a muddy path.

Holding the reins was a black-robed man, whose slender figure could not be concealed by a wide cloak, as she struggled to steer her horse out of the woods.

This is Sophia, as for Li Lin? Well, on the first night out of the Black Forest, he passed out with a 'high fever'.

Well, that's easy to understand. He himself was injured, plus in order to avoid all kinds of ferocious beasts in the Black Forest, Li Lin in his heart relaxed his mind, plus he was drenched in the rain, it is not normal to be sick or something~~

Sophia, who was pale, pulled her cloak again to prevent the icy rain from hitting Li Lin, who was lying unconscious in her arms.

Even though she was out of the Black Forest, she still watched the sides of the path vigilantly from time to time to prevent possible dangers.

But there is nothing unusual on either side of the path, except for the tall trees and bushes that grow thickly.

It's just that as time goes by, the rain that was originally dripping seems to have a tendency to fall more and more.

At this time, the season has just entered autumn, but the temperature is already extremely cold, and the cold rain on the face makes people feel suffocated.

Soon, Sophia came to an intersection, and after slightly identifying the next direction, according to Li Lin's explanation when he was awake before, when passing through the fork in the road, she tried to look at two wooden road signs on both sides of the path that had become slightly decayed.

The road sign on the left is marked with a few vague letters.

"Crow Manor." She whispered the meaning of the letters, with some excitement on her face, and drove the horse towards the path to the left.

After about an hour of walking on this path as the horses slowly advanced, the forest path, which was still full of trees, weeds, and strange rocks, finally turned into a wide dirt road.

It wasn't long before Sophia saw fireworks rising from a bustling village.

On the high slope behind the village, a large black shadow loomed.

As the distance approached, Sophia, who was born in a big city, couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

She knew that Li Lin was a baron with a fief in the Roman Dynasty, but in her imagination, a small nobleman in a remote area, even if the territory under his command was prosperous, I am afraid that it could not compare to his father~~

However, at this time, Sophia was a little unsure, especially when she saw the group of territorial guards rushing not far away, the thick full-body steel armor, and the neat and uniform team, all showed that the gap between Li Lin and the small nobles in the countryside she imagined was too great.

She finally forgot to look at the hideous fortress that became clearly visible on the hillside, and loudly identified herself to the soldiers who ran over: "I am Sophia, your baron's godsister, and your lord baron is ...... now"

It had been more than a week since Li Lin returned to the manor.

A week ago, Li Lin, known as the Raven Baron, returned to the manor with a serious injury and did not cause much trouble.

Raff and the others had a good blockade of the news, and the residents in the village not far away did not hear the wind at all, if it was not counted~~ Lawrence and the others in Loren City sent their men to inquire the next day.

Obviously, although the Crow Manor is far away from Loren City, the superiors of Loren City have never stopped monitoring him.

In nearly half a year, the entire Crow Manor has completely changed from the outside.

Judging from the current size and practical use of the Crow Manor, it is not so much a manor as a war fortress armed to the teeth.

And it's the kind of one that vaguely feels like you're going to break your teeth at first glance.

Almost all of the money generated during the entire period of the 'Two Realms Trade' was invested in this manor. In fact, it was difficult for the nobles of Loren City to tolerate Li Lin and his group of outsiders continuing to invest in the manor without any return, if it weren't for the current smoke of war in the Roman Kingdom.

Repair the walls and reorganize the armament. The situation of the entire Romance Dynasty is like this, everyone is doing this, and it is understandable. But Li Lin, as the real power baron of the Roman Kingdom, disappeared for half a year, but desperately turned the surroundings of the Crow Manor into a huge construction site, and kept banging and banging day and night~~ In the end, the entire blackcrow manor, which was armed to the teeth, surpassed the fortresses in the vast majority of border areas!

Even if the location of the Crow Manor is remote and strategically unimportant, and trading with the surrounding nobles can bring great benefits, there are still more and more 'questions' from people in Loren City.

If Li Lin doesn't show up for a while at night~~

In the early morning, the newly expanded training ground in the manor was already very lively.

"This is the real strength of the knight!" A group of teenagers and militiamen watched the figure galloping in the center of the playground, and a night watchman skillfully brandished his heavy sword from side to side on horseback, the huge blade of the sword cut through the black lines, cutting the wooden figure as a target into several pieces, attracting the applause of the peasant soldiers standing around.

"People borrow horsepower, and sure enough, the knight profession can only show the strongest strength when riding on horseback." Li Lin, whose face was still a little pale, looked at the skillful movements of the night watchman on horseback and nodded with satisfaction.

Compared to when they first came, the original night watchmen could only be regarded as warriors on horseback at best, but now, they have gradually taken on the appearance of knights.

Think about it, what kind of power will a regular knight with a sharp spear in hand, a two-handed sword in close combat, and a heavy armor be in the battlefield of cold weapons?

It is no wonder that whether it is a Roman kingdom or a free city-state, their main forces are all knights, and ordinary troops, mainly peasants, cannot compete with these war machines that have practiced killing since childhood.

"My lord, what do you think of these recruits," Raff, who seemed to be planning to keep his bald head, licked his lips and asked in a low voice.

Li Lin looked at the peasant soldiers gathered on the side, most of them were young and middle-aged, holding all kinds of weapons in their hands, from farm tools to butcher knives for killing pigs, although they all tried to pretend to be energetic, but the long-term malnutrition still caused these peasant ranks to be very messy.

On the right side of the procession stood dozens of archers dressed in various animal skins, although their bodies were relatively thin, but they had a somewhat thick and developed right arm and sharp eyes that made people frightened, indicating that these should be hunters who made a living from hunting.

As the saying goes, the proximity to the Black Forest, a 'godsend' of wildlife, does not mean that the life of hunters who live by hunting will be very nourishing.