By the end of the week, Anna and Achelin had arrived in Stlingenburg as had been agreed, and after lunch a procession of three wagons departed from the castle, as usual with Moreau. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Miss Werther and Miss Teresa were still in the same luxurious carriage in which they came, and for the first time in several days Miss Teresa had left her room. Yulia and Hilda ride in the Earl's carriage painted with the coat of arms of the black dragon. The third carriage was loaded with their armor, weapons, and gifts for the feast. Salian and Acheren rode their best horses, and Anna was of course a nightmare.

They first came to the river port on the edge of the city of Constance, from where they boarded a boat and sailed downstream along the Lynn, and five days later reached the Archdiocese of Fort Konai, where the Rinn turned westward, disembarked at Karl Harbour, and then in two days followed the north-facing road to the Paddle Tinnay, the domain of the Counts of the Palace. The wedding will take place twelve days later, so there is plenty of time. Along the way they can also explore the scenery along the river Lin, and Miss Witte has come to Stlingen by land, so this time it is just right to go back and inspect the water traffic.

The journey was smooth at first, and the waterway of the Lynn from Konstanz to Karl Harbour was unimpeded, but the overland route from Karl Harbour was in trouble, and it turned out that the Archbishop of Fort Koney had set up a new checkpoint on the key mountain road between the Earldom of his fellow palaces, and collected a transit tax from merchants and travelers, and this obvious increase in taxes made the frequent people here very unhappy, so that these people, after petitioning the archbishop to no avail, burned down the pass one night, and destroyed the road in front of the pass with a large number of stones, exactly the night before the Salian passed here。 Because the trail was the only road in the vicinity where horse-drawn carriages could pass, it would have been too late to make a detour, so a large number of passengers were stranded at Fort Koney.

Salian and the others were forced to stay here, and after stopping the carriage on a grassy field by the side of the road for a short rest, Salian went out to inquire about the news. A number of carriages with noble coats of arms were found in nearby Salian, and there must have been many wedding guests who were also blocked in the road.

When he returned from learning what was going on, several of the carriages had black bear-like coats of arms painted on them that caught Salion's attention. Sure enough, it was the convoy of Duke Koenigs in the central forests of the Empire, a good friend of Salion's father and an honest and respectable lord. Salian immediately went to greet the duke.

"What can we do now, Virtuous Nephew Salian! I have brought so many gifts, and it is impossible for me to cross the mountains, and it will be a mistake to delay any longer!" the Duke of Koenigs was visibly uneasy, for he was as old as Salian's father, and was of the same gentle and handsome appearance as his father.

"Uncle, don't be anxious, I just heard that the Archbishop of Fort Koney himself is still in the territory, and he must go to the appointment, so I will definitely arrange for the road to be opened as soon as possible. We'll just have to be patient, it's still a few days away anyway. ”

"Well, I hope so!" said Duke Koenigs, shaking his head slightly.

After they had talked amicably for a while, Salian took his leave and went back because he could not rest assured of his companions, and saw that everyone was safe and sound, but waited impatiently. To liven up the atmosphere, he took Estfaria, Anna, and Achelin to meet the Duke.

"Uncle, I would like to introduce you to a few of my friends, Miss Estfaria Werther of the Werther family of the Burleimen of the Hansie League, Miss Anna von Celine Falst, and Count of the Altmannshofen Empire. ”

Although the duke was preoccupied, he still quipped: "Haha, virtuous nephew, the girl next to you is more beautiful than your father with him, it is really better than a generation!"

He was the most well-connected of the Hohenstlingen family among the princes, and it was heard that he had pursued Salian's mother madly in the past.

Miss Werther, who was good at finding business opportunities, did not want to give up the opportunity at this time, and she did not leave with Anna and Achelin after greeting the Duke and leaving, but continued to chat with the Duke with Salian, and after a period of gossip, she felt that the time had come, and got down to business.

"Your Excellency, I heard that your territory is one of the most beautiful places in the whole empire, known as the Garden State, and the capital city of Schönebeck is a famous alchemy center of the empire, with countless people, in addition to many high-quality mines and rare resources, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with you!

"Oh, Miss Werther, I have told you something because I consider Salian my own nephew, and recently some of the Ruger family have come to the door to cooperate with me, and they want to obtain the right to mine some of my iron and copper mines, but I have not yet promised them. ”

"Yes? There are already many large mines under the Ruger family's name, and their hands are a little too extended. Hehe, we don't ask for mining rights, we just need you to sell us iron ore, copper ore and other resources at a reasonable price!"

"Yes, no problem at all. You're in good luck, Nephew Sarien, this little girlfriend is such a shrewd girl!, and when you're done with the wedding, I'll invite you to my territory, right?"

"Thank you so much, uncle. However, I have another request at the moment, this time we are not only coming to the Imperial Countdom to participate in the wedding banquet, but also to compete with the world-famous warriors at the tournament, and I heard that the Prince Regent has invited many famous samurai from all over the empire and foreign countries to participate in the celebration, which is a very rare opportunity. ”

"Well, this is what you young people like, so is there anything you can help with?"

"I recently purchased a new set of full-cover plate armor and special horse armor for Miss Anna, but I was too short on time to bring it with me without anti-magic processing. Originally, I was going to write to ask for your help after the wedding party, but since I happened to meet you here, I wondered if I could ask you to improve this armor before the conference, so that it would be more advantageous during the tournament, although it was a knight tournament, but there was no guarantee that you would not encounter magic attacks. ”

Contrary to the impression of his elegant appearance, Duke Koenigs was not only a powerful protective horror knight, but also a highly skilled alchemist, especially good at attaching anti-magic coatings and miniature defensive magic arrays to armor, and could be said to be the Empire's number one defense expert. Although Salian's uncle and sister are also famous alchemists, their strength is magic items. Another school of alchemy, led by Duke Kirzen, is good at making magic scrolls and artificial magic crystals, and we will meet characters from this school in the future.

"Hahahaha!" the Duke did not first respond to Salian's request, but turned to Miss Witt and said, "Little girl, aren't you jealous that Salian's nephew is worried about the equipment of other girls in front of you?"

Miss Witte pretended to be very sad, and said in a teary and low voice: "Alas, what can be done, Your Excellency, I am not really the girlfriend of the Earl of the Frontier, the Count is just playing with my feelings. ”

However, under Salian's helpless gaze, she hid her smile and said, "Hehe, even if I am the girlfriend of the Earl of the Border District, I have already been captured by him, and the gift I received from him in the last week is worth much more than Anna's armor!"

"I see, nephew, you are just like your father! What I admire most about him is that he can take care of the harem very well. Okay, no kidding, anyway, I guess it's going to take a while, I happen to have my tools with me, bring the armor, I'll help you transform it now. ”

Salian then bowed and left the Duke with Miss Werther, and soon after he returned alone with the armor he had received from Makminus. Miss Werther, who was satisfied just now, and Miss Anna, the owner of the armor, did not accompany her, it turned out that they had just met one of Miss Werther's best friends, who was also a fashion expert, and was known in the circle as the princess of leather shoes, just as Miss Werther was called the jewel princess, and they had already heated discussions around their favorite topics.

"Virtuous nephew, the workmanship of this suit of armor must belong to the Rokenhausen family, right? The style is up-to-date, the materials are also of the highest quality, a perfect dual-purpose plate armor for war and jousting, and horse armor of the same quality to match it. Oh, and it's still a Nightmare Beast. You've spent a lot of money on that girl!"

"Haha, in fact, this armor didn't cost anything, and I got it for free from Maxinus, the heir of the Rokenhausen family, by chance. ”

"It must cost something else if it doesn't cost money, right? Haha, I won't ask, you can do me a favor here, and it will be done in a while." ”

"Of course. ”

Seeing that the traveling carriage was immediately transformed into an alchemy workshop, Duke Koenigs brought out a whole set of wonderful equipment. First, the Duke used an ingenious tool to dismantle the armor into eight pieces, and in this way it was broken down into individual pieces. Then, under the Duke's direction, Salian wiped all the parts clean. The Duke used a brush to coat all the parts with an anti-magic primer inside and out, and then Sallian used Heaven and Earth Conversion to lift each piece individually, so that he could not touch the undried plate armor with both hands, and at the same time used a magic dryer to dry them all and give them to the Duke.

The Duke then methodically carved an elaborate defensive magic array on these parts according to the process, and after each completed piece, Salian used the Heaven and Earth Transformation Method to lift the armor again, sprayed the glossy paint with a magic spray, and finally another round of drying, put the finished parts aside, and reassembled them later. Of course, matting paint can also be sprayed at this time, but Salian painted Anna's armor to a dazzling state to his liking. An hour later, the processing was complete, and a new set of physical magic double-resistance plates was introduced. This lacquering technique will surely amaze even the famous people of Kawaguchi who have made it a makeover.

"Haha, it's perfect, Nephew Sarian!According to my own estimates, the magic defense of this plate armor can reach the level of four stars, and you should know the reason why I asked you to stay and help. ”

"Did you take a fancy to our control-type Terror Knight's attainments in the Heaven and Earth Transformation Method?"

"Yes, your father and I worked together in this way, with your help, we can greatly improve the work efficiency, and the quality of the craftsmanship is also better, this armor is the best work I have completed recently. I want to thank you!"

"Oh, how embarrassing is this, I can't do it without your guidance!"

When Salian had taken the armor back, Anna couldn't hide her joy and showed off in front of Miss Witt and her new acquaintance, Miss Lorena Iss-Schönek from the Lyubikai of the Hansie League.

Miss Schöneke was also a clever and clever figure, dressed in an elegant snow-white dress, no less beautiful than the two girls around her, her pink hair neatly tied with a silver headband, and her bright talking turquoise eyes were more heartwarming than sweet words, and she and Miss Werther were called "Hansie Twin Walls". Now the daughters of the merchant families are no worse temperament than the noble ladies, and they are all the best educated and most carefully cultivated. The two of them complimented on Anna's new armor, and Miss Witt introduced Miss Schönek to Salion.

The free city of the empire, Liubikai, is the core city of the Hanxie League, and it can even be regarded as the capital of the Hanxie League, but unfortunately it declined in the last century for various reasons, but it is still extremely powerful, with a huge merchant fleet and a supporting strong escort fleet, the Schöneke family is the second most wealthy family in the Hanxie League after the Werther family. Miss Werther and Miss Schönecke have been allies and rivals since childhood. This time, she happened to end her business in Karl Harbour and went north to attend the wedding of Viscount Charles, but she was also blocked on the road.

"Your Excellency the Earl of the Frontier District, my Leubikai City is close to your new mark territory, we should be good neighbors, I heard Estfaria say that you gave her a port, and I want a piece of the pie?"

As she spoke, the lively girl lifted the corner of her skirt and curtsy it, revealing her slender white calves and perfectly shaped ankles, and it was evident that she was very confident in this part of herself. Salian also noticed that the small leather shoes she was wearing seemed to be low-key and ordinary, but Salian found that the pattern on the leather was a special scale, and he had read the Encyclopedia of Aquatic Life (Popular Edition), which was probably some kind of extremely rare magic fish leather found in the depths of the ocean.

"Haha, Estherfaria, you have such beautiful friends! ”

After rolling his eyes, Salian turned and saluted Miss Schönek.

"Miss Schönek, since Estaffalia told you this, she must have wanted to bring you with her, and I have no problem at all. ”

"Thank you so much, Your Excellency the Earl of the Border District, you can call me Lorana Esi, and my family's merchant ships and fleet will be at your service in the future!"