"Haha, I can already foresee that you will turn the world upside down in the future, so why did you come to me this time? I am not you horror knight, I can't ride a warhorse, I can't hold a spear. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Hehe, dancing knives and guns are just like us professional soldiers. Everyone has their own friends and blood relatives, and I have heard that you have a good relationship with the civil family of the whole empire, and most of your family branches are forest rangers and judges, these people can become the backbone of the empire again, and the state apparatus needs you!"

"Although what you say is very attractive, it is true that the current fragmented empire has no place for us people, but I am no longer young, and my ambition back then has been worn out, and now I just want to take good care of these flowers and plants. ”

That being said, Count Wolfgang's dream remained the same, to work with mountains of papers in a huge office, a dream he still had until last night. He was just not very comfortable with the young man he had just met, and Salian, who was good at reading words, also found this in the tone and expression of the Count of Justice. And he knew that it was impossible to get the representative of this kind of civil official family so easily, so he could only tell him his thoughts for the time being, and when Max became emperor and promulgated a new policy in the future, they would come to him themselves.

"Well, Your Excellency, I have finished eating the delicious food, and then I will take my leave. ”

"Gee, aren't you staying for lunch?"

"No need, I have to rush to Venria as soon as possible!"

In this way, although it did not achieve the best purpose, it is possible that the seed planted in the heart of the Count of Justice may be able to blossom in the future.

After Salian had returned to the group and had a brief meal on the march, they set out on their journey, soon out of the rich valley to the delta where three forested rivers meet, where Kelmintz, the core city of the four sister cities of the Southern Forest, was also a trading partner of the Southwestern Cities League.

Manstel had been here many times, and he had found the magistrate with all his knowledge, and got the party to camp at the city walls.

Despite their terrifying appearance, the army of more than two hundred men was a rare guest in this small city, which greatly boosted the consumption of the city, and Salian supplied many supplies here, and they had a good rest for two days for the rest of their journey.

At the same time, the girls can also release the long-accumulated shopping cravings, although there are no luxuries, there are many local specialties, and all kinds of wooden crafts and food are famous.

After settling down, Manstel introduced the city magistrates to Salian, these small cities of the empire could only huddle together to keep warm because they could not resist the surrounding bandits and tyrannical lords on their own, and the so-called four sister cities of the forest could be seen as a self-defense group with a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and they always interacted with the outside world in unison. This is the middle ground between Schwartenn and Wienria, but the trade route has not been opened up now, so as long as you have a good relationship with Kelminz, it will be very helpful for the future development of trade.

Manstel therefore went to great lengths to get Salian to include it in his sphere of influence, and Salian felt that it would be a good idea, and they discussed the possibility of an alliance with the city-councillor, Mr. Lightner, who was a merchant-born man like Manstel and was known for his quick wit and adaptability. For him, it is better to get an Austrian aid like Salian, and using him to resist the oppression of Ulrich in Vroburg will inevitably lose a certain degree of independence, but the lesser of two evils, rather than being squeezed by Ulrich to nothing, it is better to join Salian's faction, so that although some taxes will be paid, personal safety and freedom of trade will be guaranteed, which is what Manstel told him beforehand.

"Your Excellency the Earl of the Frontier District, in the near future, you will really be able to open up our trade routes here and reduce the city's labor?"

"Of course, in the future, I will introduce an ordinary tax in the Imperial Diet, so that you can replace labor with money, so that it will be convenient for everyone, we will get the funds, and you can do business with peace of mind. ”

"What can you guarantee that?"

"The Count of the Border and the Knights of the Empire!"

"Then I entrust the fate of the Four Sisters to you, please don't disappoint me and Manster!"

"Definitely!"

After the army's supplies and desire to shop were satisfied, they continued their journey, and there were many characters to visit in this small lord-populated region, Salion, and we will detail them all too complicated, and we can only say that he has both failures and successes in the process.

The most noteworthy thing about this period is that he had a good conversation with the Imperial Count Sebastian von Riddlelingen, who was stationed in Freising, the estuary fortress, because of their similar identities and backgrounds, so their values were very similar, and the equally ambitious Imperial Count Ridlingen also had his own ideas.

Let's start by introducing this little southern lord who will become one of the mainstays of the empire in the future. The Imperial Count of Ridlingen in front of Salian is about twenty years old, with dark brown hair typical of the southern Tutonians, because of his relationship with the Terror Knight, his eyes are also beautiful lilac, and he looks stronger than Salion, the Ridlingen family is also a famous control type of horror knight, and the young Imperial Count is known as the "Soul Reager" Sebastian in their southern knight circles.

Ridlingen is also a family of military commanders, even according to the strictest heraldic definitions, they are a family that has been passed down from generation to generation for 800 years. Especially during the Second Dynasty, one of Ridlingen's ancestors was a Knight of the Dread King, who followed the emperor on his expedition south to Itkanlia and conquered several strong fortresses for the empire.

Because of these achievements, the Ridlingen family was given a fiefdom by the emperor at the time and was also given a sword, which was the famous magic sword "Iltrosa". The White Lion Emperor, who founded the Second Dynasty, ordered his best alchemists, blacksmiths, and magicians to create seven top-notch magical weapons using precious materials and combining them with the most advanced technology of the time. These weapons are rumored to be able to activate magical properties without the need for the user's power, similar to the magic sword that Salian recently created using modern magic technology, which was given to Estherfaria. But how he did it hundreds of years ago, Salian has been puzzled.

The sword was now hanging in front of Salian, strictly on the wall of one of Freising's parlors, and Salian, who was sitting opposite, spotted the legendary weapon as soon as he entered, for his ornate and elegant form would appear in various weapon encyclopedia and magazines. Salian had coveted these famous weapons for a long time, and he felt that it was a great pity that his family had not made great achievements during the Second Dynasty.

The White Lion Emperor gave five of the seven heirloom treasures to his subordinates, and the other two were stored as the secret treasures of the dynasty in the core of the empire, and were only used when necessary. Only three of them are still in the world, and in addition to the "Iltrosa", there are also two weapons given by the White Lion Emperor who are still in the hands of their masters. The remaining four have been lost and have become true legends.

"Dear Earl of the Frontier, I heard that you are an expert in making weapons, you must know this ancient magic weapon from my family's ancestors!"

"'Iltrosa', one of the seven artifacts of the Empire, how could I not know it, this represents the glorious past of your family!"

"As soon as I saw you, let you meet the guardian of our family!"

"Oh, what kind of person is that?" asked Salian curiously.

Just then, he heard a deep, deep voice with a strong ancient accent.

"Hello kids, I'm the magic sword 'Iltrosa', yes, the sword you see in front of you. “

"Haha, I finally know, why you don't need external force to exert your power, it turns out that you are a magician yourself!"

"Yes, little friend, you are very smart. “

But the main purpose of the day was not to chat with a centuries-old magic sword, and they would get back to business in a few moments.

"For us to unite the Knights of the Dread, empty checks and pale promises are not enough, dear Count of the Borderlands. ”

"Yes, but all I can get my hands on now is a vision for the future, do you have any suggestions?"

"I think the best way to get them involved in building the empire is to build an organization that has the money to contribute and the power to do it, so that they can all move the whole thing forward. ”

Salian was surprised and said, "That makes sense, that's really good! In this way, the one who pays can supervise the contribution, and the one who contributes will do his best for the future position." ”

"Haha, the Earl of the Border District is really smart, and it is right to negotiate with you, there are not many people in our empire who have such ideals, and I myself am waiting for an opportunity due to my strength!"

"I understand, and I would recommend you to be the head of this organization. Oh, by the way, there are 5,000 Gurpiah gold coins here, you can use the funds for the activities! Help the small lords in need and build a reliable network, and win them over to our advantage!"

"Hehe, so in what name should I carry out the activity?"

Sally thought for a moment, and he thought of the two secret organizations he had recently encountered, one was a typical group of killers, and the other was a small group of rare feminists. He felt that there should be a mysterious force behind him that made people look unfathomable, so he said to Sebastian.

"Dear Count of the Reedlingen Empire, tell our comrades that we have received permission from the Pope, that is, His Holiness has officially agreed that the most pious knights of the Empire will be able to establish a new order of knights to spread the Gospel. "Of course, getting permission or something, that's a matter for later.

"Oh, good idea, in order to make our 'God-blessed Tutonian Empire' regain the favor of the gods, the knightly class of our empire has the right to have its own core organization, in order to correct all the mistakes that are happening in the empire, it is necessary to break the current government structure and establish a new leadership body, and at the same time, the old three knight orders should be completely abolished, they have been completely corrupted!"

"You fully understand, Imperial Count, but I want this order to be well-organized, with clear restrictions and regulations, so find some key members first! ”

"Well, the secrecy of the core organization is really necessary, and I think there will be a lot of people who don't want to see our success. “

"That's natural, so Imperial Earl, you have to select talents well!"