As the time approached, Allen's work was handed over to others.

In terms of the bay, he has basically let others manage it, and other things are basically clear.

"I'm not sure if the mages will be able to see through the disguises of those people, but I think they're at least better than the average soldier. ”

Looking at the sleeping thorns on the bed, Alan said without looking back, "I have hired ten official mages to protect the safety of the castle, and there should be no accidents." ”

"Ten mages?" asked Katerina, who was tall and blond, "Are the mages easy to hire?"

"Not really. Eren shook his head, thinking about the ten generally silent cloaked monsters, and added, "It's just that I'm still well-known among them, so it's easy to hire." ”

The deal with Bauer was completed, and the alchemists' salaries were settled, Alan didn't know how quickly they passed on the news, but apparently the mages in the bay knew that they had a group of peers who had made a fortune in the lord, so as soon as the information about his desire to hire mages was revealed, many mages took the initiative to sign up.

Alan felt that they were not only here for the salary of 5 gold coins per month, but also for other possible opportunities to make money;

"Raphael said they have no problem with their character, but hopefully, I don't think you yourself will lose your vigilance. He instructed.

"Go with confidence. Seeing his uneasy look, Katerina couldn't help patting him on the shoulder, feeling that the atmosphere was a little heavy, so she jokingly said, "To be honest, it's useless for you to stay here." ”

“... That's true. Alan did not refute her, but said seriously: "A lord who does everything himself is not a qualified lord, the lord only needs to assign the work, and his own subordinates will do it for him." ”

There seemed to be some truth to what he said, but Katerina scoffed.

"Stop making excuses for your carelessness. She said, "I have never heard of a lord who did not stay honestly in his territory, but ran around." ”

"This is a management method that is ahead of its time. Alan defended himself, but Katerina turned her head uninterested, so he pursed his lips and changed the subject: "What kind of master are you, don't you believe it yet?"

"There may have been some kind of accident. Katerina frowned and said, "Duolun City is not very far from here, and it doesn't take too long to go back and forth. ”

Looking at the brown-haired woman on the bed, who had obviously lost weight, Alan said, "I don't think I should call Raphael to take a look at her? That guy is a very powerful mage, he should be able to see something." ”

When talking to Raphael about the release of spells, Alan had talked about the situation here, and Raphael said at the time that he could try it, but because he would think that the master might be about to arrive, it was a bit bad to let Raphael see it, so he endured it until now.

However, Katerina shook her head, she looked at Alan without saying anything, and finally said what she thought in her heart: "The mage is not credible. ”

Looking at the expression, it seems that she has a prejudice against the mage?

"Why?" asked Allen, curiously.

Katerina frowned and said: "On the one hand, they avoid the appearance of the stars and disasters, but on the other hand, they continue to secretly move around the stars, making a little noise from time to time, and fools can see that they have bad intentions. ”

Katerina is not a simple mercenary, which is one of the reasons why Eren can be friends with her.

For mages and knights, Katerina seems to know very well, when Alan was a trainee knight, she could chat with him to enlighten the knight, now that Alan has become a mage, she can also put forward some of her own opinions on the function and status quo of spells, plus the mysterious and unpredictable is obviously not like ordinary mercenaries, and even the skills of secret mercenaries, it is difficult for Alan not to doubt who she is?

Is his real identity really just a mercenary from the slums?

Because she knows Tyron very well, Eren sometimes wonders if Katerina will be the blood knight of old Tyron, but some of Katerina's abilities don't look like a blood knight...

These are all questions that he has been puzzled with for a long time, but Alan didn't ask anything, because he asked many times without getting a result, and it is probably the same now.

So instead of asking Katerina how she learned about some of the mages' actions, he retorted to what she meant.

"There's nothing out of the ordinary, isn't it? After all, not all mages can honestly stay in the nest for the rest of their lives, and that probably turns them into fools. ”

"It's true that not all mages are so honest," Katerina nodded, "but..."

As soon as she said the next words, she suddenly closed her mouth, and Alan felt a little inexplicable.

"What are you going to lose your appetite for?"

"Someone is coming. Katerina said, gesturing out the window under Alan's quizzing gaze.

Alan followed his finger and looked past the window, where there was no one in the courtyard outside except for the bare old locust tree.

"Where's the person?" asked Allen, but before Katerina could answer, he had already spotted the person she was referring to, which was Raphael who had come out of the kitchen door!

"You—" He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Katerina, a little shocked by her perception

"You can detect it from so far away?"

The kitchen must be at least a hundred meters away from the second floor of this castle, and at such a distance, can you still detect people's footsteps?

It's the equivalent of hearing a subtle noise on one side of the football field on the other, isn't it?

He really couldn't believe that the acquaintance in front of him would have this ability, Katerina is very powerful, but when did she become so powerful?

"Don't get me wrong, I just sprinkled some odd powder on him. Facing Allen's incredulous gaze, Katerina Ha smiled and patted Allen's shoulder: "This powder is very useful, normal people can't detect it, you can only smell it after applying some special ointment on your nose, do you want to have some?"

"Strange powder?" Alan was relieved, he had heard of such a thing as strange powder, but it was learned a long time ago when he was learning about mercenaries, and Katerina didn't mention it, he almost forgot about it.

"I probably won't need it for a while, but I'm interested in the recipe for it..."

"I'm interested, I can give you the recipe, mercenaries who have been mixed for a long time will do this..."

The two chatted casually, seemingly the same as before, but subconsciously avoided some sensitive topics.

Alan didn't know why Katerina was so wary of mages, but he didn't get to the bottom of it, because he felt that if it was something important, he would mention it to Katerina if he didn't ask, and if it wasn't important, or something that Katerina herself didn't dare to be sure about, then asking it clearly would only add to the depression, and it would have no effect other than making him suspicious for no reason.

However, he was not in a hurry to leave, Raphael may have come to look for him, but it is also possible that he just came out to breathe a sigh of relief, and there is no need to go out to see him now.

"By the way," Eren interrupted Katerina with a sudden voice, as she recounted some of their rescue operations in the Roland Empire.

"What's wrong?"

"A question suddenly came to mind. ”

Alan said, looked at Katerina, then at the woman on the bed, and asked thoughtfully, "She is so motionless, how should she eat?"