Two days later, the team entered the territory of Hexingen in Salian. The www.biquge.info was a little different from the last time Sebastian visited, and he found that the vegetation cover was higher, especially around the hill where the castle 'Stlingen' was located, and the huge forest that obscured the sky and the sun made the Imperial Count von Riederlingen even think that he might be in the wrong place.

Finally, under the guidance of the Demon Tree, the group finally reached the castle at the top of the hill.

"Oops, dear Sebastian, how did you end up here?!"

"Hehe, I have come here for a formal reason, but how can you, dear Salian, who should have stayed in the library of August's Academy to read, appear in his castle hugging each other?"

Because not only did he see the peerless beauty of the Long-eared tribe who was captured by Salian, but even Miss Lil of François and Miss Chieko of the Far Eastern Islands were actually here, which made Sebastian envious.

"By chance, I went to Mullarsen at the beginning of my vacation. ”

"Alas, our Western continent will one day be turned upside down by you. Hehe, let's explain the money of the intention, I have a gift for you first. Sebastian said, handing Salian a roll of papers that Elouby Girl had given him.

"Oh, what is this, let me see. Duke New Mark smiled and opened the papers, and then burst out laughing.

"Thank you, Sebastian. And please tell Miss Elby that I will remember her mother's benefits. Alright, tell me, what the hell is the matter with you bringing this beautiful cavalry to me?" Salian became more and more curious.

Sebastian didn't answer directly, but said, "I'll introduce you to a few friends first, this is our classmate, Miss Countess Emma von Passau." ”

"Oh, hello, dear Miss Emma, it's a shame that I didn't get to eat your own snacks at your house. ”

"Your Excellency, you are so gracious, I personally admire your ideals and deeds very much, and I hope to contribute to your great cause. ”

"Hey, you've been waiting for a long time, and you've been working so hard, Sebastian, thank you so much. ”

Sebastian bowed slightly, and then continued: "These two are Viscount Marco von Gertz and Miss Ruth von Signauet, they are the main owners of this visit, and they are here to get married?"

"Married, why did your two lords in the south-central region get married, and come to Schwartenen in the southwest of us?"

After the pleasantries, Viscount von Gertz explained the reason for him.

"Your Excellency Duke of New Mark, my marriage to Ruth will affect the rule of the Church in the South-Central District, so we cannot receive the legitimate blessing of the Church there, so I have made a special trip to your place to receive the marriage blessing of His Excellency Bekenrid, Bishop of Constance. ”

"Oh, I see, it's all right, I'll arrange for someone to inform the bishop now, so that he can get ready, and I will arrange the church in the city, please rest here for two days! ”

"Thank you so much, Your Excellency. Marco thanked Salian for helping them.

After a lively dinner, Salian asked Sebastian to stay alone.

"Hehe, I've been thinking about how to find you lately! There's a tricky trouble that I can't do alone, and I have to have your help. ”

"Well, then I'm really here today. What the hell is going on to stump you?"

"Please follow me. ”

Salian took Sebastian to the secret room under the castle, and when he opened the door, Sebastian saw that the long-eared beauty Kevanni was sitting on a chair, her eyes were blank, and she was probably in a hypnotic state that seemed to be asleep, but the strangest thing about the Count of the Empire was that there were vines sticking out of the ground under the girl's skirt, which was different from the noble and beautiful woman she saw during the day.

"What's going on, what happened to the long-eared girl after you captured her?"

"Her body is no longer her own, and her brain has been cut off from the rest of her body by some kind of infernal creature. Salian explained.

"You must want to take her memory, so what's the problem? You're also one of the strongest torturers, and you'd make you think you have to come to me!" Sebastian was surprised by what he saw, but he could guess something.

"Alas...... Needless to say, the problem now is that I can't read her memories very well, and the storage area of her brain is closed by some kind of magic or spell, so I can't do it. And her identity is a core member of the killer group 'Akatsuki Society', and what she knows is very important to me. Of all the control terror knights in the Empire, you Ridlingen have the highest attainment in soul, which is why I need your help. ”

"Hehe, you're so polite. This organization is always against us, and it really should be eliminated completely. Then let me try!" Sebastian replied confidently.

Immediately, he put his hand on the forehead of the long-eared girl and closed his eyes himself.

"It's ...... I've seen this type of thing in my father's experience, and her memories are supposed to have been sealed by a natural magic unique to Three Kings. It shows that her memory is very important, and the other party knows that she may be captured, so he sent a master to set up this protective shell. ”

"So is there any way to crack it?" It would be a shame if she couldn't crack her memory, although this body is also very good, but it always feels like a fly in the ointment.

"Yes, we need to rely on the strength of the two of us to give it a try, but if we can't succeed in combining all our skills, then there is no way to do it for the time being. ”

"Well, let's try! It doesn't matter if it doesn't work, even if we don't go to the 'Akatsuki Society', these people will take the initiative to stand in front of us one day. ”

"Okay, then let's get started, you just need to be ...... like this"

Ten minutes later, both of them were on their knees.

"Haha, Salian, although I haven't completely broken the seal, but with your help, I have read some secrets, if we want to destroy the center of this organization, we will have to go to the Three Kings Island. ”

"Oh! I must go there, just wait for an opportunity. ”

The next day, Salian took the guests on a tour of his own territory and had a friendly exchange in the jousting arena, where the cat-eared girl Aphroa became the most active person, and she benefited from a series of battles with a number of terrifying knights of different characteristics. And it doesn't seem to be a novice halfway to the house at all.

It has to be said that she is highly talented and hard working, and on the other hand, the master Yaza hired by Salian to teach her is also indispensable, and this person has passed on all his skills to Aphroya.

"Salian, in addition to yourself, your lieutenant is also very strong, I think Miss Aphroya has about thirty percent of your strength. ”

This is the secret shadow warrior of Duke New Mark, and naturally the stronger the better. And Salian was also full of praise for Sebastian's two newly recruited members of the "Knights of the Soul".

In the afternoon, while Sallian and Morrow were working on official documents in their study, they received a secret letter from Miss Evengerine in the North. He had written to his sister the other day, and now the reply has finally arrived.

Elder brother,

We are ready to receive the personnel, and Sister Lorana Ise will send a ship to meet them at the mouth of the Lim, and please escort them to the special port of the Han Shea League at the mouth of the Lim by the 20th of this month.

In addition, the Knights of the Brotherhood of the Sword Monks had sent an emissary to Bellerin a few days ago, and they wanted to further ally ourselves with our Principality of New Mark, and were willing to accept a member of the House of Hohenstringen as the next Grand Master. I have sent messengers back to wait for news. Leave it to my brother to decide.

"Well, in this way, the talent gap can be filled, as for the treasure of the 'Knights of St. Martin' in Li'er's hands, hehe, it will be mine one day. And the Knights of the Sword, do you want to take this hot potato, and wouldn't it be better to let them fend for themselves?"

Salian muttered to himself as he read the letter, and then spoke to Moreau, who was standing beside him.

"Uncle Morrow, do you have any thoughts on the visit of the Knights of the Sword?"

"Hehe, they are under increasing pressure now, especially since the Kingdom of Gniezno has recently formed an alliance with its neighbor to the east, the Half-Giant Kingdom, and the Knights are even more silent. ”

Speaking of the situation in the northeast of the western continent, it can be regarded as a hot spot in the near future. The Half-Giant Kingdom was originally located between the Kingdom of Gniezno and the territory of the Half-Orcs, and it is said that they were a sub-human race formed by the mixing of giants and humans in ancient times, and were close to the culture of the Half-Beasts, and accepted the teachings of the Dongyi Sect hundreds of years ago.

The so-called Dongyi Sect is the state religion of the Fulu Empire in the southeast of the mainland, which is of the same origin as the Orthodox Church in the west of the mainland, but now it is completely separated and led by the Patriarch. The Half-Giants were once ruled by the Order of the Sword for a while, and with the decline of the Order they gained their independence.

Now, in order to increase their strength, the half-giants have formed a national alliance with the Kingdom of Gniezno, so that they can shake the Sword Knights in the west, erode the territory of the half-orcs in the east, and even compete with the Laplanders of the Northern Court Kingdom, who are good at war in the far north. Although the newly formed Alliance Kingdom has a small population, it has already jumped to the first place in the continent in terms of area, which is nominally larger than the entire Divine Grace Empire. The biggest event of the year on the Western Continent was the establishment of the Mullasen Kingdom in the southwest and the formation of the Alliance Kingdom in the northeast.

Although the half-giants only have thin giant blood, compared to ordinary humans, their average height of more than two meters has far exceeded that of ordinary people, and their physical functions are extremely strong, and their elite slingers are famous all over the world, such ancient soldiers that have long been extinct among ordinary people are still prevalent among half-giants. Because a trained strong demi-giant can use a catapult belt to throw heavy rough stones up to 300 meters away, and the lethality is amazing.

An army of half-giant slingers, the dragon knights of Gniezno, and the Pegasus knights is a small but powerful force that no one can underestimate. The Knights of the Sword saw this and wanted to introduce the power of the New Mark Principality to strengthen the defense in the east.