"Bang bang...... Boom!"

Hayek, the dark horse, ran happily on the gravel road leading to the lonely mountain, and the horseshoe made of armor steel scraps beat the earth rhythmically, like an impassioned warrior's march accompanied by a compact drumbeat.

Aldrich Triss left Eastwood alone, and as expected, suspicious passers-by stared at him, and as the chief knight of the West-Turkish Customs Union, he didn't care about the eyes of friends, rivals, or enemies, and just did what he wanted.

The vassals who had left had returned to the Tris family under the command of the Lonely Mountain Baron, and there was already enough talent reserve to create the family knights.

The reserves of the private bank under his name could not be left untouched, and in order to arm the family's private soldiers to the teeth, Aldrich Triss had to obtain the quartermaster from the Duchy of Maryland, who was in charge of procurement.

To this end, he did not hesitate to dispatch the unfinished second-generation armored float ship, the Flying Speedboat, to the border between the West-Turkey Customs Union and his mother country of Wilseck, and according to the description of his friend Ian McCallane's private letter through secret channels, he politely invited the military celebrity of the Principality of Maryland, who had a large amount of cash in his hands, to his territory.

Hayek was the fastest on his horse, and Aldrich Tris heard a violent pant, and he gently reached for the reins.

The highly spiritual mount immediately understood, and began to slow down its speed and alternating hooves and feet, it had not been running so freely for a long time.

Since following Aldrich Triss into the city, he has hardly had a chance to stretch his rusty body, and the smell of coal burning soot is very uncomfortable for his nose compared to the fresh air of the countryside pasture, and it has taken more than a year to get used to it.

As the speedboat approached the lonely mountain slowly, the slender shuttle-shaped hull glowing with a dazzling silver light, Aldrich Triss squinted his eyes and pondered how to solve the hull painting.

"The Skyfire's camouflage is good, and there may be a chance to make further contact with the temple. It is much better to talk about the conditions of cooperation than to be hostile to each other. Of course, if they ask me to hand over the demigod Lori Helena Thériès, then nothing will be done. ”

Reaching out and rubbing the mane on the black horse's forehead, "I'm very sorry, the guests from afar arrived sooner than I expected, and in order not to disappoint the guests, I had to go first." ”

Hayek raised his neck and hissed a long howl, Aldrich Tris retracted the reins and stuffed most of them into the saddle, and then the Hero's Banner was quietly raised and his body slowly left his mount.

With a pair of flying boots with flapping wings at his feet, Aldrich Triss was on his back with his hands on his back, alongside the dark horse still running.

Glancing sideways at his master, who could catch up with his speed, Hayek's eyes showed disbelief in surprise, and he snorted suddenly, and then saw Aldrich Triss disappear in place, and appeared on the side of the road a hundred meters ahead, still hovering off the ground with his feet still levitated.

Before he knew it, Hayek could not keep up with his master's pace, and he continued to slow down, jogging all the way to Aldrich Tris, lowering his head and letting him rub the black and reddened mane on the nape of his neck.

"I know you know the way, arrive at the old mansion in the lonely mountain before dark, I'll go first. ”

Activating the teleportation technique of the Winged Boots, the Virtue Knight disappeared in an instant, paused for a few moments, calibrated and adjusted the direction, and returned to the family fiefdom earlier than the Flying Boat.

The black horse Hayek's front hooves were raised, and Herod hissed loudly, and then took a brisk step, when suddenly two black shadows slid past him, pointing in a clear direction to the lonely mountain.

Aldrich Triss was immediately warned of the secret connection of spiritual connection, and he became interested in the stalker who could hide his eyes, and immediately took off the thunderhammer he was tied to his belt and threw it behind him without looking.

In the moment of lightning, a black shadow was stopped on the spot by this head-on blow, but it was forcibly saved from death, but this person was already frightened, his body dispersed into black smoke, and he slipped into the dirt with a thud, and he was afraid that he would be hurt more than expected.

The other figure looked at the thunderhammer that flew without wings and automatically returned to Aldrich Triss, sighed, and did not intend to pursue it, but turned around and began to deal with his seriously injured companion without malice.

Unexpectedly, the thunder hammer that had just started digging the dirt and returning reappeared, and even if he sneaked into the shadows, he was hit hard, and his chest sunken body was forced to separate from the shadows, and he couldn't even move his fingers when he lay on the ground.

Aldrich Triss knew by feeling that he had not been able to cut off the stalkers behind him, but his aura had weakened to varying degrees.

"Able to resist the lightning hammer and ignore the flying attack of defense, even if they do not use their divine might, these two people must be the strongest of the human race...... Well, a smell of decay and depravity, could it be the scepter of the Black Knight?

Ignoring the irrelevant Black Knight, Aldrich Triss once again used his winging boots and appeared in the hidden dry dock of the armored floating ship, deep in the lonely, snow-capped mountains.

The sudden appearance of Aldrich Triss immediately aroused the vigilance of the knights of the guards, but the unique thunderhammer immediately made them understand the identity of the comer.

After a little waiting, about a quarter of an hour, the first flying speedboat, which he himself named "Kirov", arrived safely at his own dock, the side door of the main cabin slowly opened, and the towing wire cable turned the door into a passage.

A plainly decorated carriage slowly drove out, and Aldrich Triss saw this scene, secretly remembered it, and instructed Christine, the ship's spirit maiden, to make a series of evaluations of the noble quartermaster of the Duchy of Maryland.

The Construct Body Activation Technique, which gives alchemy mechanical creations a basic spiritual intelligence, is a high-level arcane art above the Seven Rings, and even if Aldrich Tris has a spellcasting source and does not have a complete caster level, the Virtue Knight of the Warrior main class cannot activate the airship.

He used a clever method to make the tower spirit of the Cold Mountain Mage Tower copy a weakened version of the doppelganger, upload it to the basic modules such as memory, calculation, and coordination, and install it in the main control room of the Kirov airship.

The door of the carriage quietly opened, and a quartermaster in military uniform walked out quickly, wearing a large-brimmed hat with sideburns pressed on his head, and carrying a bulging black briefcase in his hand, which was estimated to be a gold coupon redeemed by the Temple of the Friends of the Merchant.

"Welcome to the territory of the Tris family, guests from the Duchy of Maryland...... Well, how about you?"

The man looked up and reached out to remove his hat, revealing a face that Aldrich Triss was all too familiar to, clearly Ian McCallane, one of the former members of the Knights of the Lucky Coins.

The two friends and comrades-in-arms who had been separated for a long time hugged warmly, and after letting go of their hands, they looked at each other, and they both saw that each other had grown to varying degrees.

Ian McCallane's eyes were fixed on the Thunderhammer that the Grand Master was tied to his belt, but Aldrich Triss looked into his friend's eyes with emotion.

"Nothing has changed!After a battle with Marsden Weil, the Stonewall General, on the border of the Duchy of Virginy, I thought he would give you the Medal of Warrior, but you retreated, taking with you the heads of more than a hundred orcs. It is estimated that this military exploit has allowed you to gain a firm foothold in the military circles, well...... You also got the position of quartermaster in charge of procurement, and your family has also made a lot of efforts in it, right?"

"That's right! Whether this is your gut speculation, or the result of intelligence analysis collected and aggregated through different means, I can't help but be shocked. ”

Ian McCallane withdrew his lingering gaze at Thunderhammer and looked up at His Excellency the former Grand Master, and couldn't help but be surprised by the clarity of his eyes.

After going through so many things, he can still maintain the purity of his heart, and the path of virtue may also have its unique side, but it is rumored that Triss is a little different from the traditional white knight, not only the source is deeper, but the path he walks is not full of thorns, especially after becoming the Grand Knight of the Eight Virtues, the complete cycle makes the strict precepts and rules no longer become shackles.

Perhaps this is the secret of Aldrich Triss's ability to step on the pinnacle at the age of less than 30, stepping on the foundation of the predecessors of the past and forging a unique and new path of virtue.

The Way of Chivalry has a new iconic character, and for most knights who have been corrupted by money and gradually fallen into the dark realm, it is definitely the light of salvation that saves their lives from doom.

Aldrich Triss already has the qualifications to give chivalry more to it, and it is a mission that he will inevitably fulfill, but he is not yet aware of the burden on his shoulders.

The Knight Group, which is in decline and in decline, needs a strong figure to step up, which is related to the interests of the entire class. Compared to this, the purchase of winter clothes for the regiments stationed at the border is no longer an important matter.

In addition, Aldrich Triss, who kept his promise, confidently invited the quartermaster in charge of procurement to the family domain halfway, which was enough to prove that he could eat the order of the Principality of Maryland in one bite.

If you add to this the friendship that the two have accumulated in the burning flames of war, Ian McCallane will not worry about the quality of 50,000 woolen coats at all, and the days to come will be long!

Aldrich Triss was invited to his personal carriage and led by the knight of the guard from the dry dock where the airship was built and maintained. Before leaving, Ian McCallane faintly saw other airships under construction a little further away, and although they only had a basic frame, the key keels had already been laid.

"In the past, the Grand Master of the Knights of the Lucky Gold Coin Movement is said to have received financial support from the Temple. I didn't expect his heart to be so amazing, with an armored floating fleet that completely belonged to him, and a blue sky in his chest. I'm afraid that in a safe corner, the small pond-like West Turkish Customs Union will not be able to accommodate this young whale yearning for the sea!"

As if sensing Ian McCallane's thoughts, Aldrich Triss changed the subject, talking about the new weapons produced in his arsenal and the various feedback after being put into actual combat, he wanted to get confirmation from the mouth of one of the commanders of the Battle of Manassas.

Speaking of the costly Arcane muskets and mortars that hit targets hiding in the trenches, Ian McCallane was as eloquent as Aldrich Triss had expected.

"Is the military top brass of the Principality of Maryland interested in purchasing these new weapons?"

The quartermaster in charge of procurement nodded slightly, and then shook his head again: "The old guys are a little conservative, and it seems that they want to see at least one victory with new weapons before they agree to buy them." ”

"In the battle of the Benniu River, I was a little rash and did not fully exert the power of the new weapon, and it is natural for the military top brass to hesitate and waver...... By the way, the effects of the elemental tide are starting to appear, the caster group is rapidly expanding, and there are many alchemists who imitate arcane muskets, so you have to be careful. ”

Aldrich Triss disagreed, "Without a considerable level of industrialization, without a deep enough industrial chain, how can an alchemist like a handicraft workshop, even if he is a master with a unique title, compare with the assembly line operation of a military factory under my name?"