From Salted Fish Harbor to White City, about ten days' distance. These ten days, for Gray, were just fleeting. After all, more than a hundred years have passed since a lich accidentally oversleeped.

It's the same ten days, but it's a long nightmare for the black cat. Because it had to face Gray all the time. Or more accurately, in the face of Gray's endless problems.

Standing in the night, Gray looked up at the full moon, and he asked, "Why is the moon different in color every day, sometimes red, sometimes silver, sometimes blue?"

"Originally, there were three colors of the moon, red for blood, silver for luck, and blue for peace. ”

"Is there any basis for this?"

"You ask me, I ask who is going?"

"Did you believe it without proof?" exclaimed Gray in surprise, his tone tinged with disdain.

This made the black cat unusually indignant. It's not scary to carry a fool, it's scary to be that this fool still despises you. It's a terrible experience.

......

Passing by the cemetery, Gray saw the funeral procession crying, so he asked, "What are they crying about?"

"Don't you have to cry when your loved one dies?"

"Why are you crying?"

"Because their relatives have left them forever, and they miss their relatives!"

"Let me help them. With a flick of Gray's finger, the corpse in the coffin suddenly bounced up and turned into a zombie. Frightened, relatives and friends fled in all directions, and the scene was very chaotic.

"Uh...... They don't seem to miss it much. ”

The black cat looked numbly.

......

Seeing a couple of men and women snuggled together, Gray asked, "What are they doing?"

"Fall in love. ”

"What?"

"A prelude to some kind of reproduction. ”

"I see. ”

Turning his head, Gray saw two men snuggled together.

"What about these two?"

"Don't ask, I don't know anything!"

For a young lich, the entire terrestrial world is a novelty, with countless questions to ask at all times.

For a ghost who accompanies a lich, these problems are a complete nightmare. Yes, nightmares. As Gray thought that he was already familiar with the various terms of the human world, he began to go to a deeper level, trying to dissect all the "common sense", analyze the meaning and value of it bit by bit, and understand it with the mind of a lich.

This made the ghost feel like his entire values were about to collapse—even though he didn't have any values to speak of.

Passing through a town, after learning that it was Sunday, Gray insisted that he must pray like a knight and listen to the priest's sermon.

"As a knight, praying is essential. Isn't there 'faith' in my knightly oath?" In order to prove his piety, Gray also took out the paper on which the oath was copied and pointed it out to the others.

Although in fact he is the only "person" who insists on doing so.

Irene agreed. Yes, agreed. Although she was a little hesitant, she finally agreed. The whole army stopped and waited for Gray to pray. I have to say that Ireen is also accommodating enough to this "pious" knight.

So, more than 1,000 people surrounded the entire church.

On that day, only Gray and Ireen came to worship with a black cat. Because no one else can get in. The pastor's voice began to tremble during the sermon.

"What is the point of human faith in the Holy Spirit?"

"The Holy Spirit will bless mankind. ”

"How, exactly, do you use magic?"

"With holy arts. ”

"Are the knights who were slain blessed by the Holy Spirit?"

"Maybe they weren't religious enough, so they weren't blessed. ”

"How do you distinguish piety from ungodliness?"

"For example, whether there is a prayer or not. ”

Originally, the priest wanted to guide him kindly, and then told Gray, "A pious knight like you, don't worry. As a result, Gray said coldly......

"That's too bad, I'm the only one of us who is 'religious'. Won't we fail?"

It's embarrassing.

The priest saw Erin, who was standing behind Gray looking at him coldly, and broke out in a cold sweat, but he didn't dare to answer, but could only laugh awkwardly. This left Gray deep in thought.

"I seem to have discovered a secret about theology. Gray whispered to the black cat.

"Shut up, this secret has been discovered by all. The black cat replied in a whisper.

"Mr. Pastor, the next time I come back, I hope to discuss the topic of holy art with you. I'm more interested in this topic. ”

The pastor hesitated and said, "Actually...... There are churches in many places, and you don't have to come to me. ”

"Why?" Gray's soul fire bent into a question mark again.

There will certainly be no answer to this question.

As he was leaving, the pastor gave Gray a Bible and told him, "The Holy Spirit is above." Theology never ends, in fact, as a servant of God, I don't know much, if you have any questions, you can find the answer from the book yourself, or ask other pastors. Million...... Don't come to me. ”

"Mr. Reverend is such a humble man. Gray sighed heartily.

"Cut. "This cut was made by the black cat who was trapped behind Gray with two legs forked.

As soon as I stepped out of the church, the door slammed shut. It was closed so quickly that it was even locked.

Gray looked back blankly, and the question mark was almost bent into a lollipop.

For ten days, Gray spent most of his time asking why. Of course, the main victim must be the black cat. After all, Gray wasn't brave enough to talk nonsense to everyone.

For the same ten days, Irene's main focus was on "preparation".

Aside from rushing and little sleep, she spends most of her time in meetings, writing letters, and negotiating.

"According to custom, the king will personally preside over the festival, and he will not leave the capital until the end of the month. This is our deadline. ”

With an army of only 1,000 men, a third of Count Caspar's command, such a force is certainly not enough in front of the king. Even when it was learned that Count Casper was willing to surrender only a third of his troops, the vast majority of the team had a sense of despair. Because, in the past, they have thought of countless ways, but none of them have gained more support. This 1,000 troops is most likely all the troops they can get before the final showdown.

However, as the heir of the Belsil family, Irene obviously didn't think so. With this thousand troops, she has a greater use.

The allegiance of Count Caspar was written in letters, sent to all corners of the duchy, and placed on the tables of the nobles of all sides. Along the way, she began to use this thousand troops to force the weak nobles to take a stand, and then unite with the small nobles to force the bigger nobles to take a stand.

"If Baron Idor is willing to support us, then I promise to double his realm when I take the title of duke. ”

......

"Tell your host that he only has an hour to think about it. If he refuses to recognize me as the sole heir of the Duke of Beshir, then my knight, will hang his head on a spear. ”

......

"Yes, you're right. It is likely that I will not be able to inherit the Duchy of Besil in the end. But if you refuse to surrender to me, you will not see the sun tomorrow. Even if you escape, I will have my knights storm your territory, plunder your estates, and then distribute your wealth and weapons to civilians who are willing to submit to me. ”

......

"If Your Excellency the Viscount is not willing to accept a new agreement between you and me, then I don't mind changing to a new negotiator. For example, your younger brother. As far as I know, he is very interested in inheriting your legacy. ”

After each compromise, Irene would reward her with some gold coins to show her generosity and wealth. Of course, she will never forget to leave a little meaningful blood stain on the gold coin.

Every time an opponent is tough, Irene will order Gray to uproot a tree with his bare hands, or defeat a knight to intimidate.

The girl who was only seventeen years old showed extraordinary sophistication.

"Is this really a woman?" asked Paz.

The few remaining knights of the lineage, except for the injured ones, were all used as fast horses. Even the mercenaries under Hall and Paz were sent out.

If Paz hadn't been injured, he would probably have been sent out.

Understaffed, Irene ended up leaving Gray alone. A liege with only one escort leads the soldiers provided by another lord who may defect at any time. This is something that would be almost impossible to happen in normal times.

Now, though, it's not usual. And, after all the horrific things Gray has done, probably no one will want to do anything to the people he protects.

Along the way, in order to intimidate the small nobles, Gray has been ordered to uproot six large trees, defeat three knights, and carry two stone mills under the stunned gaze of everyone......

And so, it rolled like snowflakes. When the team arrived in White City ten days later, it had grown from 1,000 people to 3,000.

Say too much, say less and say less. In any case, at least at the level of Count Casper's men. At the same time, Gray's fame spread rapidly, fueled by Irene's deliberate efforts.

Ten days later, a white, bird-scented city appeared in front of Gray.

Layers of houses, endless plains, vast farmland, fertile land, a dense network of rivers run through it, and arched bridges are erected all over the city, and there is an endless flow of people. There's a feeling of being in all directions unlike any town you've come across before.

Without a doubt, this is the most prosperous human city Gray has ever seen. So much so that just one glance stunned Gray, who was used to the "country place" underground.