There was no moon in the starry night, and the stars dotted the sky, and eighteen knights led by Lydia and the two to the mouth of the manor valley.

They were selected from the wandering and rootless free mercenaries, and over the past few months, Liu Ci had not only invested a lot of financial resources, but Lydia and Arnold had spent countless efforts for this cavalry.

The free-spirited independent mercenary has initially become a disciplined soldier under the training of iron and blood.

In this world of magic and cold weapons, the requirements for soldiers are completely different from the era in which Liu Ci lived. The training of individual mecha soldiers in the Great Universe Era is not suitable for the other world, but in the long history of ancient China before the new era, it can also provide Liu Ci with many references.

She told Lydia how to train and how to integrate, and it was up to Lydia and Arnold to do it. As for the results – perhaps tonight is a good time to put them to the test.

Some of them are good at close combat, some are naturally powerful, some are excellent at swordsmanship, and some are good at assassination. When necessary, the eighteen are a tightly knit whole, and sometimes they can be broken into pieces and become eighteen deadly blades!

"This is the first time I've met eighteen of you, and we'll have plenty of opportunities to get along in the future. You give loyalty, and I will reward you with more support than loyalty. Tonight, it's time for you to show your strength...... Tell me about your determination. ”

Liu Ci's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, and the spiritual consciousness of the foundation building monk was released, and everyone felt the indescribable coercion.

The horses were uneasy and whispered, the knights only felt that their minds were agitated, Liu Ci's voice was not loud, and his tone was not intense, but these words seemed to be engraved in their minds!

"Wait for the young lady's dispatch!"

This time, without Lydia's orders, the eighteen spontaneously got down on one knee again.

Liu Ci smiled, although they were temporarily suppressed by her momentum, if they wanted to really subdue this cavalry, it would depend on her personal strength. As she herself said, when everyone gets along in the future, she is still in a hurry.

"Do you dare to be the enemy of the great nobles in the city?"

Liu Ci's eyebrows were slightly raised, and under the starlight, his palm-sized face had an indescribable evil charm and arrogance.

Do you dare to be the enemy of the great nobles?!

Each of these knights has a story that is difficult to tell to outsiders, otherwise how could they have ended up as free mercenaries in the inhospitable region of Amster. Liu Ci's tone was slightly provocative, which undoubtedly made everyone quite dissatisfied.

"Dare!"

In order to live, what dare not do, the ground under their feet is the city of the plateau where freedom and sin are juxtaposed!

"Then go prove it to me and see what progress you have made in the past few months!"

Arnold stepped forward, "My subordinates are willing to take the order!" ”

Liu Ci nodded and handed him a piece of parchment slightly wider than his palm. There are several names written on the quill, and their surnames are different, but the same is that the suffix of the name is very long - the surname represents their family, and the long suffix represents the longevity and glory of the family.

They are all great nobles!

"I don't need them to die, but if it's possible, I don't want to see them present in person in various social occasions in the future, can I do that?"

Arnold was as silent as ever, silently remembering the contents of the parchment in his heart, before nodding solemnly at Liu Ci.

This is the "Arnold" answer, he has always been a swordsman who is not good at words and only answers with actions.

Liu Ci may not trust the eighteen knights raised with a lot of money, but for him and Lydia, they are in the same relationship from the Moroch Mountains.

The blonde and beautiful female captain Lydia and the silent and burly Arnold saluted Liu Ci and remounted their horses with the eighteen knights.

The sound of hooves that should have been stormy was swallowed up by the dense grass, and the black cavalry did not alarm others when they came, and they walked in a low-key manner.

However, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for many.

The dust raised by the black cavalry settled, and the figure completely disappeared from Liu Ci's field of vision, and she slowly walked back to the valley.

The vast plan in the valley now has only a rugged outline, but Liu Ci is willing to pay the price to protect it. Whether it's the palace where she hasn't seen a trace, or the crops that she won't touch before...... These are the familiar and inseparable pasts of her.

When you cultivate to the stage of incarnation, you can break through the void and soar in the day.

In the other world where there is no spaceship and no way back, cultivation is the only choice for Liu Ci to have a chance to return to Earth! And this thriving, under construction manor under her feet is the foundation of her cultivation - whoever wants to move her way, Liu Ci can only let him have no way out!

……

No matter what the people under the canopy are calculating, how they are running for life, the light of the stars will not be shifted by anyone's will.

The sky will be as bright as ever.

The valley under Liu Ci's name is also operating as usual.

Hansen, who was in charge of grazing, drove the cattle out of the valley, and he and two other hired men mounted their horses with rations until they returned until the sun set again today.

The large tracts of grape seedlings on the hillsides need to be carefully cared for, and if you are slackened, the herbivorous insects that are ubiquitous in the grassland will also attack the tender grape seedlings.

Not to mention the tea seedlings, if properly cared for, Liu Ci is expected to harvest a small portion of spring tea next spring. But if not properly managed, there is a high chance that these tea seedlings will not survive.

Plants also have their own familiar growing environment, and in order to grow varieties that no one originally planted in the plateau and mountainous areas, in addition to Liu Ci's "technical guidance", the employees of the estate must pay more than others.

After listening to the old butler James report the recent progress one by one, the time of the little half day slipped away unconsciously.

"Arrange some more rooms as soon as possible, prepare all the daily necessities, and keep up with the purchase of the kitchen, and a group of people will soon be stationed in the villa."

"Can I ask you, how many people there are, and what is their status ......and treatment?"

"There are twenty people for the time being, and they will be the private soldiers of the villa in the future, and you will be treated for consideration."

"Yes, miss."

A good butler, like James, always knows how to get to the point. As for why twenty people suddenly appeared, he didn't need to ask, thinking about the tens of thousands of gold coins that didn't know where to go, James knew it.

The manor finally has its own armed forces! James was in good spirits and ran to arrange a place for the Black Cavalry, whether in Rhine City or Emster, the fist is the boss, although there are only twenty people, it is better than no defense.

Unlike the half-sized baby soldiers trained by Liu Ci himself, the twenty people who are about to come are already a very mature guard force, and the old housekeeper is happy from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing that James was in good spirits and ran away, Liu Ci didn't plan to tell his old and strong housekeeper what the twenty people who were going to move in were doing now.

Some things can only be done quietly, but they can't be shown off on their lips, and the arrogant and dazzling Liu Ci is helpless about this.

Liu Ci had always thought that it would take several days for things to be done, but just two days later, Stull ran back from the city and went straight to the valley.

"Aren't you busy reviving the store, how can you have time to go out of the city?"

Liu Ci asked people to chisel stone tables and stone chairs and place them in the small bamboo forest that gradually turned green, when the cultivation was tired and there was no trivial matter, May was approaching, the temperature in Emster was suitable, cooking a pot of tea, tasting a few pieces of dessert carefully made by the chef, and the life was not too comfortable.

Under the irrigation of the spring water in the lotus pond space, the bamboo forest planted last year has new bamboo strips, and Liu Ci pondered that he could also make a batch of paper. This year's yellow table paper production is destined to be not high, it is estimated that it is only enough for Liu Ci to practice usually, and if you want to accumulate some rune paper, you can only wait for the next year.

Fast horses, Stuart is not much better than a sheepdog who helps herd all day.

The horse he was led down drank a full tank of water before he eased up, and Stuart thought that under the teacup used by Liu Ci, he asked someone to bring him a large water cup, and poured two cups of water regardless of the image before panting:

"Boss, the city has been very lively for the past two days!"

The bamboo shadow was slanted, and the mottled light fell on Liu Ci, and she was lazy: "Oh? Tell me about it. ”

"Several nobles in the city have had an accident...... It's weird, boss. Stull said as he secretly observed Liu Ci's expression.

What about Liu Ci? There is no weakness at all, and there is no emotion exposed. Several nobles who colluded with each other, the identity list was originally given to her quietly by Wei Yi behind someone's back, and since Stull didn't know, Liu Ci didn't plan to tell him for the time being.

However, the smiling young man who was valued by Liu Ci was obviously not stupid.

As soon as the owner of the new city was changed, someone was making trouble offstage, and in his opinion, Liu Ci was very suspicious. Anyway, it's not the first time that the boss of his own family has attacked the big nobles, and the nobles in the city have had accidents one after another in the past two days, and the first thing Stull suspects is Liu Ci.

Liu Ci didn't see Stull's inquiring gaze, he was in a rather happy mood, and asked in a gossipy tone, "Who has had an accident?" Tell me about it, the mountain dwelling is boring, just to pass the time. ”

Stuart was half-convinced, Liu Ci's expression was really calm, he could only press the doubts in his heart, and tell Liu Ci about the excitement of the city in the past two days:

"The night before yesterday, an earl had his ear cut off at home, and yesterday evening, another baron and his wife came out of the shop and fell down the steps, and were crushed by a carriage that suddenly rushed out and broke his leg...... There was another person who was assassinated on the street this morning, and the owner of the new city arrested the murderer within a time limit, but the identity of the murderer was not even dug up from Mrs. Betty, so it seems that it is difficult to solve the case within a time limit! ”

Lady Betty must have known something, some of the Eighteen Knights had been hanging out in her mercenary tavern in the first place, but the shrewd proprietress certainly wouldn't have bothered herself.

The newly appointed city lord, Mrs. Soort probably guessed that it was herself, and her new power must also take a position on this vicious and incident - she can only say that she can only say that she will arrest the murderer within a time limit, and the nobles who happened are all involved with her ex-husband, and Mrs. Soort may also thank Liu Ci for cleaning them up.

If you can succeed this time, you will still win by surprise. They probably didn't think that they had the courage and strength to retaliate decisively, and a few nobles stumbled, and the strength of the nobles should not be underestimated after all.

- I don't know what happened to the casualties of the Eighteen Knights?

Liu Ci lowered his head and silently calculated the gains and losses.