Chapter 26: Faith
The next day after Anna tried on the armor and was completely satisfied. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Salian immediately said goodbye to Makminus in a hurry under the pretext of going back and still having a mission, but under the repeated pleas of the young man, he promised to come to see him soon, and if he had the opportunity, he would take him out on adventure missions to increase his knowledge.
In this way, in order to avoid the eyes and ears of the Grand Duke Rokenhausen and the Rugel family, after leaving Forlburg, the group followed the normal return route to the west, and after confirming that no one was following them at a certain junction on the north shore of Lake Bodens, they immediately turned back from the path, came to the place where they had landed, refound the "Hidden Er II", and used it to cross Lake Bodens.
Miss Werther felt a little heavy along the way, and did not say much. Miss Anna, on the other hand, was thrilled to get the armor she had always dreamed of. The other two Miss Magicians didn't know the situation at all, and still walked together talking and laughing.
In order to boost morale, Salian invited Miss Werther to Stlingenburg to see his top-of-the-line weapons as well. Even though his opponent's defense is so strong, he still has confidence in himself, and at the same time he wants to pass that confidence on to his partner, Miss Werther.
"Dear Anna, please put away this suit for the time being, I want you to make a splash in the tournament in the Barletinnay, please try to keep a low profile during this time!"
"It's a shame that I want to wear this outfit to Constance!"
"Haha, please bear with me at home for a few days, and we will leave for the Earl's domain next weekend. ”
"Well, I can only show my father first, and he will be happy. ”
"Oh, by the way, please greet the ancient Count for me, and tell him that I will temporarily delegate to him the duties of Inspector Schwartenen and Commander of the Garrison of Constance during our visit, and of course I will leave Moreau behind, and let him rest assured. He just needs to pay more attention during this time. ”
"Well, I know, don't we do this every time we go out, let my dad help us look after the house. ”
So Anna hired a carriage to put her armor and headed straight back to Kitzingen, where they had agreed to leave the castle at Salian the following weekend. Salian will also inform Asherin, and he will go when the time comes. Miss Witt was also going to the Earldom of the Imperial Palace. That's just right, everyone can go on the road together.
After parting with Anna, Salian returned to Stlingenburg with two female guests. I forgot from afar how solemn the buildings on the top of the hill were, especially when night fell. The people below the mountain did not yet know that one day the alliance of a black dragon and a dark wizard lady would make this place a place of terrifying and terrifying legends, although the people involved were now unaware of it, and were jolting on the carriage.
Salian arranged for Miss Werther to rest in the best rooms, and Miss Teresa, who had become the governess and magical advisor of the owner of the castle, had her own room here at once. Next door to Sallian's bedroom, or on the left, because on the right-hand side is Yulia's room. In addition, there will be no shortage of her personal studio, which is exactly the same as Yulia's standards.
After confirming that all conditions were satisfactory, and in the presence of her good friend Estheria, Teresa signed a formal contract with Her Excellency Count Sallian von Hohenstrygen and Imperial Knight. And at the suggestion of Miss Werther, in order to protect Teresa's interests, they signed a mandatory lifetime contract. Salian naturally had no objections, and not only that, but Miss Witt also reminded her good friend that she had put a powerful curse on the signed treaty with the dark magic she was good at, and neither party should break the contract. Otherwise, Miss Teresa did not mention it at the time.
In order to welcome the arrival of the two young ladies and celebrate the signing of the contract at the same time, today's dinner is another feast. Since all of the people in the room were ladies except Salian, the dinner consisted mainly of the delicate food that the girls liked, and most of them were desserts and wines. At the end of the meal, Miss Witte thanked her host for her gentleness and thoughtfulness, and for the sumptuous dinner, and thanked Miss Teresa and herself to Salion.
Then, after the guests returned to their rooms, Salian took Yulia to the basement of the castle to experience some novel games, but they met the curious Miss Hilda at the top of the staircase, and after a bit of hard work, Salian agreed to take her with her, but it must be kept secret, and the daughter naturally agreed to her father. Salian also told Hilda some precautions.
"Little girl, you must know that this room is not actually a simple entertainment room, its essential function should be to torture those female spies, female assassins or female killers who are not good for our family. So, there are some devices that we can't use for the time being, such as the fire element generator used to draw on the body, the electric element generator used to experiment with the body's stress response, or the pear opener used to stretch a certain chamber, etc. ”
"Okay, I know what I know!" the clever girl immediately agreed, but only verbally, of course.
As soon as she entered the room, Hilda was inevitably fascinated by the various magical devices inside. She asked Salian, pointing to the largest tool in the room.
"Daddy, what is this watermill for?"
"Oh, this one, it's so useful! First of all, do you see the five metal rings on the front of it?"
"Well, what's the use of that?"
"Hehe, I'll let Yulia demonstrate it for you. ”
"Okay, okay, Auntie, you heard it, hurry up and show me, I can't wait, there are so many good things here, it will definitely take a lot of time to play them all over!"
Miss Hilda said excitedly to the Elemental Envoy.
She didn't know that Yulia now had the idea of dying in her heart, you know, as an expert in weapons, the owner of this castle is also very interested in other things with technical content, especially these toys related to their strange hobbies, we already know that Salian is a well-known master in the circle. There are almost unimaginable tricks in this room, and it may not be enough time for a month to play them all, she once played here with Salian for a day and a night, and as a result, she couldn't get out of bed for a week. She didn't dare to think about the consequences of playing it all over.
"Haha, my little darling, there are a lot of things to play here, don't be in such a hurry. As long as you are interested, I can teach you slowly, Aunt Yulia has been working hard these days, let's play a few tricks today!" Salian saw the concubine's tearful expression, and his heart was broken, probably.
"Alright, Yulia, I know you're tired too, let's hurry up and get on the waterwheel!"
In order to avoid staining the newly purchased clothes, after a wonderful sound of clothes falling to the ground, Yulia fixed herself to the waterwheel with a blush on her face despite the hot eyes of the two, and of course the fixation of her legs was still supported by Salian's help.
"Oh, I see, this thing plays like this, but where does the water come from down here?"
"Hehe, this is about five hundred meters underground in the castle, and there is an underground undercurrent that communicates with the Lin River, understand?"
"Yes, I see, but wouldn't it be just to play a game by putting so much effort into finding this underground river?"
The father and daughter chatted happily as they watched their maid play a whirling game.
"Clever boy, this is actually a secret waterway, used as a retreat in times of crisis, and usually used as a tool for entertainment. ”
"I understand this, so what is this thing for?"
Hilda asked Salian, pointing to a strange-looking metal tool she had just picked up.
"Oops, that's how this thing works......"
Finally, before Yulia's body reaches its limit, they end the entertainment. Except for a few items of her greatest interest, Hilda only used her tail to help Yulia play a few games, but the little thing with the barb and short spike on the tip turned out to be Yulia's nightmare for the rest of her life. Although Hilda is not yet enjoyable, what can be done, she thinks to herself that the human body is really fragile, especially these delicate girls. It would be nice to have a doll that is both beautiful and strong. Anna, she never thought of it, but luckily Hilda was given the perfect plaything soon after, and Salian was a good father who doted on his children.
The next morning, only Salian had accompanied Miss Witt to breakfast, Yulia and Miss Hilda had not yet gotten up from last night's amusement, and Miss Teresa, who had not come out of her laboratory since Salian had given her the artificial magic crystal she had been thinking about all day and night. After breakfast, Salian invited Miss Witt to his study to sit down and talk about her concerns.
"Dear Estfaria, seeing Max's experiment yesterday has taken a bit of a blow to your confidence, hasn't it?"
"Indeed, I guess that geared crossbow isn't that far off, if not the best in your family?"
"No, this is the best one my family has ever made, there has been no more demanding order since, the real thing I saw the day before yesterday was even more beautiful than what I saw on the drawings, my father's technique is really good. ”
"Well, that's not good news!" Miss Witt was a little surprised by Salian's words.
"Don't worry, Estherfaria, I'm just saying this coggled crossbow is the best, but the arrows it uses are just plain goods. ”
"Hehe, got it, but can I say it's a consumer fraud?"
"Oh, this is a value-added service, the customer didn't order it, maybe my father forgot to remind the Grand Duke at the time. ”
"Well, dear Earl of the Borderland, I hope you won't deceive me as a partner, will you?"
"That's natural, the place I'm going to take you next was originally only for the head of the family and the heir, and I hope you can regain your confidence in me after seeing it. Oh, by the way, you have that thing with you, right?"
"Of course, it's in my ring. Miss Witt caressed her jade ring lovingly, which reminded Salian of Miss Teresa's mysterious ring, but unfortunately she didn't have the time to study it, but fortunately Teresa herself was already in her hands, so there was no need to hurry.
"Okay, let's go, beautiful Estherfaria, please look forward to it!"
With that, Salian stood up and turned a shield with the black dragon coat of arms on the wall, not the quaint sword. Salian thought to himself that he should turn the sword tonight and inspect Miss Witt or Miss Teresa's use of the castle's bathing equipment. Or go and see them all, it is the responsibility and obligation of the owner of the castle, and there is no need to inform the guests.
Just as the young count was in earnest of his imagination, with the turn of the shield, a floor tile in the middle of the study was raised, and then a staircase appeared in front of Miss Werther. Miss Witt asked Sallian before going inside.
"Count, aren't you worried that I'm seeing too much?"
"It's not the classical era anymore, we ancient families should get rid of those pedantic and conservative habits, come with me, you will find that I am honest with my partners!"
"Hehe, you are really a model of knights in the new era, I will not see those things that I shouldn't know, please rest assured. ”
"I just like smart customers, it would be better if she was a young and beautiful girl, haha!"
They talked and laughed as they walked down a corridor hung with magic lamps, and when Miss Witt counted about three hundred paces, they came across a metal gate, which, unlike the castle armory, had no elaborate coats of arms and was extremely plain. Miss Witt saw Sallian struggling to push the door with both hands, and it looked like it could be opened with brute force alone. Actually, no, since Salian's great-grandfather worshiped the Imperial Sword Divine Stream, he remodeled this gate in order to better protect the family's secrets, and only those who practiced both the control-type horror secret art and the Imperial Sword Divine Stream could push open this unlocked door, and his thoughts may also contain the idea of urging future generations to study and practice hard.
After Salian pushed the gate back up from the other side, there were only two ordinary wooden doors left in front of him, and he said to Miss Witt, "What you see next is the core power of this family, please feel the roar of the dark dragon, hahahaha!" Miss Witt felt a strong middle two aura, and couldn't help but feel a little funny, still a little young, our Earl of the Border.
Miss Witt bowed and followed Salian to the first door, the mysterious weapons showroom. Miss Werther was immediately fascinated by the many magical weapons inside, and she couldn't help but walk over and admire the exquisite weapons in the display case, completely ignoring her usual ladylike image. Of course, what attracted her the most was the beautiful magic gun on the table, and after browsing all the weapons in the display case, she said to Salian while playing with the magic gun.
"Wow, dear Earl, if I were to give half of what is here as a dowry, I would at once agree to marry you. ”
"Hahaha, you have such a big appetite! It's a pity that I'm too stingy to be committed to me. But I can give you one of the things here, I remember promising you the day before yesterday, and I want to repay you for your help when you signed the contract yesterday. ”
"Hehe, it's really disappointing to only get one treasure, Earl, you're so honest!"
Salian and Miss Witte looked at each other and smiled, and then said to her.
"I gave you a Castilian left-handed shortsword when I was in the 'Iron Shield' workshop, so you lack a right-handed longsword to match it now, and you are also a disciple of the Imperial Sword Divine Stream, I don't think you will refuse such a thing. ”
As he spoke, Salian pulled out a sword hilt from a crystal display case. Yes, you read that right, Salian had only a one-piece sword handle, handguards, and counterweights, no blades, and it was decorated with gold, silver, and diamonds to look like a dragon.
"Oh, Earl, I noticed it as soon as I came in, although it was so gorgeous, but there was no sword leaf, this must be a magic weapon, right?"
"I'm not too surprised that you do. This magic beam sword is my family's latest proud work, I haven't even named it yet, but I and my sister Evangeline spent half a year carefully designed and personally created an epoch-making work, relying on Evangeline's latest invention of the miniature magic energy extraction device, without relying on any strength of the user itself, it can have amazing energy like those traditional magic weapons, exerting far more lethality than physical weapons!"
"Oh, I thought it was a special weapon for those magic swordsmen, but it turns out that your family has relied on the latest technology to break through the limitations of professions and create this weapon. Congratulations, Count, you have opened a new field of weapons!"
"Hahahaha, in order to boost your confidence in our dark dragon, let me demonstrate it to you!"
As he spoke, Salian took out a magic crystal from the drawer under the display case, and placed it on the back of the hilt where it should be a counterweight, looking like a crystal weight ball with no sense of disobedience. Then Salian pressed a certain mechanism with the hilt of his sword, and with a "buzz", a strong beam of magic instantly erupted from the jack of the gauntlet, forming the shape of a sword blade.
"Count, the magic swordsmen rely on their own magical power to control the shape of their weapons, and you can't use magic, how do you do it?"
"Hehe, this is relying on the magnetic field formed by the miniature electric magic array placed at both ends of the gauntlet to restrain the magic power, if you change the arrangement of the electric magic array, you can also change the shape of the beam. ”
As he spoke, Salian pressed something on the hilt of his sword, and the beam sword immediately turned into a beam curved blade saber.
"Wow, I see, I'm already fond of this weapon, my dear earl. ”