The bright light of the main castle building passed through the woods and cast on the fallen leaves at the feet, and the candlelight in the horse lamp remained motionless and solidified into a fiery red halo. [Literature]

After a long time, Roy said, "Thank you." This thank you is much more earnest than the previous one.

Mo Ya stared at him intently.

It's been more than a year since she knew Roy, and this is the first time she's seen him face-to-face. The intelligence of the Ministry of Supervision has always been very detailed, but no matter how detailed it is, it is Roy on paper, lifeless.

And Roy in front of him is a living person.

He was seventeen or eighteen years old, and it was the age at which he changed from the youth of youth to the handsomeness of youth. Although his appearance does not quite match the fair-skinned and handsome aesthetics of a noble child, as long as he does not perfunctory you with that dull and confused expression, you will find that his face already has a little mature outline like a knife and an axe, and a pair of blue eyes are also clear and charming.

It's a charm with a hint of wildness.

Thinking back to what he had done, Mo Ya suddenly had an illusion. It seems that what is standing in front of him is not a teenager, but a lonely monster walking in the snowstorm.

It was thin and thin, and seemed to be ready to be swallowed up by wind and snow at any moment. However, it moved forward step by step, through the wind and snow, and over the mountains. Leave a long list of unbelievable footprints in the snow and ice behind you.

And, compared to a year and a half ago, it's grown up. Got a stronger physique, sharper fangs, and more powerful claws. Instead of engulfing it, the wind and snow sharpened it more and more tenaciously.

As a quiet and careful bystander, in this world, perhaps only Mo Ya is the one who has truly witnessed Roy's growth. What she was most interested in knowing now was this Monster. Exactly where will it go.

Pulling her thoughts back, Mo Ya gently stroked the long hair around her ears. smiled slightly: "No thanks, this is the evaluation you deserve." But you know what I'm calling you for, right?"

"Cancel the bet. Roy replied without thinking about it.

He knew very well that the fact that the lord of the county had become a commoner female slave was probably one of the most explosive news in the entire history of the Saint Soran Empire, and once it broke out, it would be a lot of fun.

Although from the perspective just now, the relationship between Moya and Scarlett is not very good, but. As a member of the Imperial nobility. After all, she still has to estimate the face of the entire class. So, whether she wants it or not, she has to solve this matter. That's the purpose of her private conversation with herself.

"Yes," Mo Ya asked as she looked at Roy with more and more appreciation. "Well, would you like to?"

"Nope. Roy flatly refused.

If Scarlett wasn't the county lord, he wouldn't have bothered to make this bet with her. For decades, the children of the aristocracy have been entrenched in the three major training camps from generation to generation, and if they don't take some fierce medicine, I'm afraid that tonight's incident will be over, or it won't be long before they will relapse again. Scarlett is the core medicine in this fierce medicine!

Since they're going to play, you might as well play with them a little bigger. When you want to make trouble, you mess with Lao Tzu. If you suffer a loss, you want to settle things, there are such cheap things in the world.

Even if there is, it has nothing to do with me!

In the face of Roy's refusal, if it were a different person, I am afraid that his face would have changed at that time. However, Mo Ya, who has long known about Roy's character, is not surprised at all. He smiled and said, "Do you know what it means to make a qiē today?"

"I know. Roy nodded. Of course he knew what he was doing, and from the moment he got up from the river under the cliff, he never lost his way!

"I'm guessing you know that, too. You're smart, don't look like a person who can do stupid things......" Mo Ya nodded and said, "However, some things, I'm afraid they will still surprise you." ”...,

"Oh?" Roy said.

Mo Ya asked, "Let's not talk about Scarlett...... Didn't you think that ever since you saved Philip, Her Highness has known that you are still alive? But, after all this time, why hasn't she contacted you?"

Roy was silent and did not speak.

If you change a person, you may guess on the darkest side of your psyche. But Roy won't. He believes in the people he believes, just as he believes in Tom, without reason and without reason.

"Actually, she wanted to come to see you half a month ago. However, the Holy Maiden summoned her back urgently. The reason is ......." Mo Ya turned her head to look at the crowd of nobles gathered outside the woods to talk about it, and said faintly: "Augustus, you have been promoted to the rank of paladin. ”

Roy's eyes narrowed.

Although as early as when he was a carefree little handyman, he knew that Augustus was already a Knight of the Great Light, and it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to a paladin. But he still didn't expect this day to come so quickly. It was a full year ahead of his prediction!

Augustus is twenty-two years old. Paladin Roy at this age couldn't imagine how the whole world would react when the news was made public.

What he could imagine was that at that moment, the prestige of Augustus and the Golden Dragon Family would immediately break through the highest peak in the history of this family and reach a new peak. Thus undisputedly becoming the first family of this continent, high up and looking down on mortal dust.

"Although I don't want to admit it," Mo Ya sighed, "However, I have to say that Augustus is indeed a genius that is rare in a thousand years. ”

Mo Ya paced two steps and frowned, "In the three hundred years of the Land of Redemption, there are only one hundred and sixty-three people who can be promoted to paladins between the ages of thirty and forty. And only forty-two people can become paladins between the ages of twenty and thirty. The most powerful one, the age of promotion to Paladin is twenty-six years old. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Ya was silent for a long time before she seemed to be relieved, took a deep breath and said, "However, Augustus, he has improved this record by four years.........!"

She turned her head to look at Roy: "When Augustus made an ice-breaking visit to the Holy Virgin Temple on behalf of the Holy See, the Holy Virgin Temple urgently summoned Erethia back. ”

Roy's brow furrowed tightly. Although he didn't know why Moya had moved the conversation from Scarlett to Augustus and then to Elethea, but. At this moment, he couldn't help but be a little worried.

The reason why Eretia joined the Temple of the Virgin in the first place. It is precisely because the Holy Virgin Temple is the only one among the many forces in the human world that can compete with the Holy See. She has a background and strength that is not inferior to the Holy See, with a large number of believers second only to the Holy See, and is equally recognized and protected by the Kingdom of Heaven.

Moreover, the relationship between the Holy Virgin and the Holy See has not been very harmonious.

Although there has never been any conflict between the two sides, the coldness and even vigilance between the two sides is obvious. This is known to the whole land of salvation.

Before, Roy didn't understand why. And the Holy Lady and the Holy See have never publicly accused each other, and they are secretive about each other's contradictions. Until he met Austin. It was only from Austin's mouth that I learned about the conflict between the Holy Virgin and the Holy See because of the [Devil's Apocalypse].

The secret. Perhaps even Edward I did not know, but this did not prevent him from taking advantage of the power of the Holy Virgin Temple, at the beginning of the outbreak of the war, he was furious and forced the Holy See to take the initiative to send peace. Removed the troublesome Templars, and allowed Donald, who was already struggling with the Inspectorate, to back down. ..., and these days, all indications prove that Edward did not waste this opportunity. The authority and control of the imperial family are being strengthened, and the empire is gradually forming a war system with the royal family as the core. And Edward I was also transforming from a puppet to a wise monarch in people's minds.

But now, because of Augustus's ice-breaking visit, the Holy Maiden has urgently summoned Eretia back. What does that mean, Roy just thinks with his toes. I can also understand.

It seems that the temple of the Holy Virgin has changed its attitude because of Augustus's ascension to the Holy Order!

Maybe not everyone in the temple will change their attitude because of Augustus's promotion to the rank of paladin, but at least, there are different voices within it. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let Eretia go back when Augustus visited.

It may seem like a small move, but. In the eyes of the upper echelons, this is an obvious signal of goodwill to the Golden Dragon Family. That proves that the Holy Maiden Hall has a gate that can be entered in a certain way, and they do not refuse to be thousands of miles away, let alone have a good relationship with the Golden Dragon Family.

All the qiē comes down to just two words.

Benefits and strength!

"I think you know what this means to you now, to Elethea, to His Majesty Edward I, and even to the royal family. ”

Mo Ya said, looking at a flying lantern insect in the forest. This small flying insect unique to the Salvation Continent is using its belly with small burr feet to carry a lantern flower, shining, slowly passing a pale yellow light from the black, and finally flying into a tree and disappearing.

She turned to Roy and said, "Of course, that includes me. ”

Roy nodded.

He knew that Augustus' breakthrough to the Holy Rank would mean another reshuffle of power. Even the Holy Maiden Temple has made a gesture of opening the door to him, so naturally there will be turmoil in the aristocratic circle of the empire.

Whether it's Ellethia, Edward I, or the Minister of Inspectorate, who is on the same side as the royal family, there will be tremendous pressure. And he, a small civilian who provokes annoyance and has no power, is naturally the best target for some people. Openly and secretly, I don't know how many people want their own lives!

"It's good if you understand," Mo Ya said to Roy, "I guess, you who originally had the identity of the hero of Edding City and the student of the first training camp should think that even if your identity is exposed after today, it will be nothing." You've been mentally prepared for such a big fight, but now ......"

Mo Ya paused, sighed and said, "It's not the worst"

"What's worse?" Roy asked.

To be honest, he was worried about Arethia's promotion to Paladin, but he didn't feel that it affected him.

Although the threat he faces in the future will definitely be much greater than before, he is not the little handyman who has no ability to protect himself at the beginning. In terms of strength, he has been promoted to a mage, and he also has the spatial passage to the other side of the Broken Sky Mountain Range. If you can't beat it, at least you can run.

No matter how powerful the Holy See and the Golden Dragon Family were, could they still stretch out their hands across the Broken Sky Mountain Range?

Moreover, on identity. In terms of the current environment, it is impossible for the Golden Dragon Family to be like it was back then. Execute him with a casual word.

Roy knew very well that he was just a humble little handyman back then. They tried to kill themselves in order to nip all the qiē in the bud, so that the guardian knight canonized by Eretia would be buried before they could see the light of day. Things won't spread, and it won't be long before things settle down.

And now, he has come out of a desperate situation alive. He is the hero of the Battle of Meiding, and he is also a student of the first training camp. Even if they really want to kill themselves with a knife, at least there is no reason to do it to themselves at this time. ..., however, to his surprise.......

Mo Ya turned her head to glance at Scarlett and the others outside the forest, and said, "What's worse. The slave girl you just got today. She is the granddaughter of the Golden Dragon Matriarch and the cousin of Augustus......"

Roy was startled.

"Augustus's....cousin?" he turned to look at Scarlett outside the woods, dumbfounded. Just now I was thinking that the other party had no reason to do it to myself soon, but now ...... That's a good reason.

"Know you're scared?" Moya looked at Roy.

Roy nodded quickly. However, what does Mo Ya think. I felt that the look on this kid's face was a little more happy and excited. The so-called fear is just perfunctory.

Mo Ya lowered her face and asked, "Now, do you still think it is possible for you to make Scarlett your slave girl?"

Roy thought for a moment and shook his head reluctantly.

Mo Ya's eyes flashed: "So, you agree to cancel the bet?"

Roy looked surprised: "Of course not. ”

Mo Ya held her breath in her chest, almost not relieving. She looked at Roy with a strange expression, as if she couldn't believe her ears.

"You know she can't ......"

"I knew I couldn't take her away. It's impossible for her to truly serve me like a slave girl," Mo Ya could not finish her words when she was interrupted by Roy.

He said leisurely: "However, the reality is one thing, and the identity bet is another, as long as I don't cancel the bet." Even if she is the granddaughter of the Golden Dragon family, she is still a slave girl. ”

"You're not afraid of the Golden Dragon Family......." Mo Ya frowned, as if seeing a madman.

"If they want to kill me, just like last time....... Roy said lightly: "Then if I cancel the bet, they won't kill me?"

Mo Ya shook her head and said, "Of course not." ”

"Isn't that the end of it?" Roy laughed, "and I'll be happy if there's anything that can block them." ”

As he spoke, he stared at Mo Ya intently, and the corners of his mouth hooked a strange arc: "To be honest, aren't you telling me this, don't you just want me to do this?"

Mo Ya was stunned: "What do you mean?"

"Actually, if you don't tell me about her relationship with Augustus, and only mention the royal family and Her Royal Highness Eretia, I'm afraid I will really have to cancel the bet. After all, she is the cousin of Her Royal Highness Erethia and a member of the royal family," Roy said with a smile, "However, since you have beaten her as soon as you came forward, and called me here again, to tell me about the current situation of Her Royal Highness Princess and the relationship between Scarlett and the Golden Dragon Family, then ......."

With Roy's words, the confusion on Mo Ya's face gradually disappeared. By the end, Roy couldn't help but laugh and tremble.

Roy stopped and didn't continue.

The two looked at each other with a smile on their faces, like two foxes who had stolen chickens.

"Actually, what you did today has invisibly done Elesia a favor. After a long time, Mo Ya smiled and said: "I don't know how the Golden Dragon Family and the Holy See will use to obtain the cooperation of the Holy Maiden Temple, but I know that after you win Scarlett today, the Golden Dragon Family will be very aggrieved." ”

The corners of her mouth hooked up a hint of a playful smile: "Whether it is to talk about cooperation with the Holy Maiden Temple, propose marriage, or want to announce something to the world, they must first help their granddaughter get rid of slavery." Otherwise, with such a big slap mark on their faces, what they do is just a shameful laugh, and with their pride, it is categorically unacceptable. ”

"But ......," Mo Ya said, her face gradually becoming stern, "you should also know what kind of pressure you will face after today." You are equivalent to carrying the current pressure of Her Royal Highness the princess and even the royal family on your shoulders...... Do you understand?", "I understand. Roy said calmly.

Although the pressure was much heavier than he had expected, he didn't care. A year and a half later, it was the Imperial Capital Knight Tournament. Whatever he looks like at that time, he must participate. From a long time ago, he had seen that day as the end of his life.

What else is there to fear for a man who has only a year and a half to live?

Besides, now he has no qualifications to choose to be conservative and roundabout, which is originally a straight path. He can only kill all the way to the end in the most ferocious way.

Mo Ya stared at him for a long time, and said slowly: "Although it is verbose, however, I have to remind you that in the future, you will not only face the pressure of the Golden Dragon Family and some people within the empire, but also the pressure of this war........."

Saying that, Mo Ya talked about the current situation of Lulian and the purpose of his coming to see Archduke Adolf, and finally said: "His Majesty Edward's current situation is like sitting in a volcanic crater, today's incident may make the cooperation between the Golden Dragon Family and the Holy Maiden Temple pause for a while, however, any problem in Lulian's battle situation will trigger a more ferocious counterattack by some people, this is a big whirlpool, once it is involved, the result may be shattered." ”

She finally asked seriously, "Are you sure you understand?"

"I understand. "Roy is still calm.

Mo Ya quietly stared at the young man in front of her. Although she didn't know what kind of belief was supporting him, she had to admit that Roy at this moment was really heartwarming. Compared to him, the children of the nobles outside who were gorgeously dressed and pretended to be like a group of little children who were still suckling!

She stepped forward and gave Roy a gentle hug.

"I like you. She laughs.

"Thank you. Roy looked shy.

"You can't be my guardian knight, but you can be my brother," Mo Ya let go of Roy and said lightly, "We won't watch you go through the pressure alone." After a while, I will tell everyone outside the news of this, and in the future, whoever wants to move you, you must think about it first, and the consequences of being an enemy of the Ministry of Supervision ......"

Speaking of this, Mo Ya raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Let's go out. ”

"Okay, sister. Roy lowered his eyebrows and looked honest

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