Kite Fort, the back garden of the eldest princess.

It is the season of spring flowers, the green grass and flowers in the garden, the staggered layout of tall trees and low shrubs makes the changes of light and shadow perfectly integrated with the natural environment, there are roses blooming towards the sun, and there are also delicate orchids that like dark and damp. As a result, the small garden becomes layered and colorful. In the treetops, the gentle singing of larks infuses the beautiful back garden with the vitality of nature.

The sonorous sound of the clash of armor came from far and near, and the singing birds were frightened and spread their wings and flew away, and the natural and harmonious atmosphere of the back garden disappeared with the frightened birds.

"Octavier, 19 years old, is the illegitimate daughter of aristocratic blood, her father is an unknown bard, and her mother is Dorothy, a mercenary of the Fire Lion Mercenary Regiment. Octavier, or Vile for short, was left behind by her mother before she was born, and fled from the Fire Lion Mercenary Regiment, leaving a noble name for her unborn child. Her mother, Dorothy, was stung by a green-tailed scorpion when Vile was 4 years old. Since then, Vile has lived with her maternal grandfather, Celt, the leader of the Fire Lion Mercenary Regiment. She has practiced good swordsmanship, and is especially good at using throwing knives. Two years ago, during the battle to eliminate the goblins, Celtic was killed by the bear goblins, and he intended to train his granddaughter Vile to be his successor, but his accidental death led to infighting among the Fire Lion mercenary group, and Vile and her 4 followers were driven out of the fire lion by other mercenaries and became wandering mercenaries. ”

The emaciated old Wizard Tofven sat in a wooden wheelchair, pushed by an attendant, and followed a female knight wrapped in Mithril armor.

She is about 20 years old, with dark red hair, gray-green eyes, tall and slender, full forehead, high nose bridge, and pretty facial features, but her light brown skin is a little dull, and her whole person is a lot of discoloration, like a female mercenary who has been exposed to the wind and sun.

"The Red Lion Mercenary Regiment is actually a peripheral disguise of the Faceless, Vile and her parents are fictitious, but Octavir's noble bloodline documents are real. More than ten years ago, the Faceless Ones tested and registered a group of wanderers with noble blood through some chapels, and Vile was one of them. As he introduced himself to the red-haired female knight, he motioned for an arcane warrior behind him to take out the bloodline papers.

The red-haired female knight in Mithril armor did not take the parchment scroll from the hands of the Arcane warriors, she crossed her waist with one hand, her fingers twitching between the four leafy silver thorn trees in the garden, and her voice was slightly hoarse, and said, "I remember, it was this ...... This strain...... Or is it this one? Oh, no matter what, dig it up for me!"

Several strong and powerful guards immediately took axes and shovels to cut down the silver wattle tree, which represented good wishes, and dug down the roots.

The soil flew, and the garden of the eldest princess designed by the famous teacher was suddenly destroyed.

Tofer didn't care at all, dusted off the customary dirt, let the attendant behind him drag the wheelchair back a few steps, and continued to introduce to the red-haired female knight: "Vile's four followers are two men and two women, and they are two husband and wife. A 34-year-old warrior named Theodore, nicknamed 'Leather Bag', who ignited the fire of the heart, and used a shield ......"

"The fierce warrior who ignited the fire of the heart, how is he better than Lord Nelson under Victor?" asked the red-haired knight, her eyes lit up, and she asked curiously.

"Uh...... Lord Nelson Randall was instructed by the First Paladin, the Pope personally presided over the remodeling of his body, and once slashed the Silver Knight Hora Ludwig, Theodore is still a little behind him, but Theodore is by no means inferior to the mid-level Bronze Knight, and has very rich experience in mercenary life. He is loyal to His Highness......"

"Alright, alright, they're all dead soldiers you've prepared for me. The knightess interrupted Tofowen with a wave of her hand, saying, "Tell me about his wife and children." ”

"Ruth, 30 years old, Theodore's wife, a female swordswoman of the rank of beginner knight, wielding dual swords, proficient in medicine and pharmacy, especially good at conpensating poisons. ”

"Todd, 27 years old, a beginner-level knight-level arcane tracker, proficient in archery, animal taming, trapping, and tracking, a master of survival in the wild, and the best scout hunter of the Faceless. ”

"Penny, 19 years old, is a beginner-knight arcane assassin who specializes in the use of short swords, daggers, and whips, and is proficient in makeup, reconnaissance, stealth, and assassination. When Your Highness is in town, she will definitely be able to use her. ”

Tofowen breathed a sigh of relief, and asked the attendant to present the bloodline document and two parchment scrolls to the red-haired female knight, and said, "Your Highness Princess, here is a list of the shadows of the Faceless, and the other is the recipe for the face-changing potion, and Ruth can prepare the face-changing potion. Please remember that the Makeover Potion is taken every five months, and once you use Dou Qi, the potion will be ineffective. And your peerless beauty will be a huge obstacle for you to experience the life of a mercenary. Of course, His Highness could easily defeat the beginner Silver Knight even if he didn't use his fighting spirit. ”

"Well, you old guy still have some use. ”

The female knight took the three sheepskin scrolls with a big grin, her gray-green eyes turned emerald, like a bottomless pool, her hair faded dark red to reveal the purest white gold, and her slightly rough skin returned to its former white and smooth appearance, but her pretty appearance suddenly became bright and beautiful, and her noble and perfect temperament made the female mercenary become the eldest princess of Roland.

She looked at the recipe of the face-changing potion, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "Why are the ingredients of this recipe so rare and rare? Do you think I, the leader of a down-and-out female mercenary who has been expelled, can afford these medicinal materials?"

"Not only can't you afford it, you can't buy it. ”

The old wizard had a disapproving smile on his face, shook his head, and explained, "After all, you are a golden knight, and the potion materials that cover the golden knight's face are certainly not ordinary. The raw materials for the preparation of the rebellious potion are supplied by the Kite Castle. ”

"You dare to tie me up?"

Roland narrowed his eyes and stared at the old wizard like a saber-toothed beast staring at its prey, and the air around him instantly became cold and damp, murderous and frosty, making people feel like falling into a cold abyss.

The Faceless Secret Dead Soldier and the Knight of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stood still, but their leather armor was covered with a layer of white frost. The deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the second seat of the Faceless One, the silver-ranked earth knight Count Fort stood between Roland and Toferwen, and shook his head firmly at the eldest princess.

"Your Highness Roland, no. ”

Tofowen said indifferently: "This time the church lights up the red beacon, and the mercenaries and rangers of the human kingdom will flock to the Sassan Empire. If there is no army of the Orc King in the northern wilderness, even if Her Royal Highness defeats the Sidon Centaurs, and there are still countless orc bandits to be eliminated in the pioneer territory and hinterland of the Sassan Empire, the next ten years will be a good opportunity for the legendary ranger Octavir to show his skills. ”

"You need a helper, Your Highness Roland August. ”

The vision in the garden disappeared abruptly, and Roland whistled, correcting in a crisp voice, "It's the king of mercenaries, and the legendary female ranger Octavil needs help." ”

Tuoferwen pushed Folt away from the front of him, and said with a smile at Roland, "That list records the shadows of the Faceless, who will provide all assistance to the legendary female ranger Octavier, including passing on information and transporting materials for the transfiguration potion. ”

"Put it away. ”

Roland tossed the three sheepskin scrolls to his personal maid, pointed at her, and said to Tofer, "Arrange an identity for Emily as well." ”

"As you wish, Your Highness the Eldest Princess. The old wizard bowed his head in agreement.

At this moment, one of the guards took a long box from the dirt pit, walked to Roland's side, and presented it to him on his knees.

"Your Highness, I found it. ”

The box is made of expensive fine gold, decorated with pure elemental crystals and precious stones, and the delicate relief pattern shows the extremely exquisite casting process. Roland took out a strangely shaped key, stuffed it into the lock hole of the adamantite long box, twisted it slightly, and with a click, the lock in the box popped open. She removed the lid of the tin box and pulled out a sheathed sword from inside.

This long sword crocodile skin sheath, red copper swallow, compared to the pure gold sword box containing it, can only be described as shoddy, the only highlight is probably the smooth hilt that has been rubbed, which seems to have a sense of historical vicissitudes.

Roland pulled out his long sword, turned his wrist and shook out a dark blue sword flower, the blade buzzed like a wild bee flapping its wings, and when the sword light returned to calm, the blue light of the blade flowed, showing a circle of threads.

The sword-casting process of the 100-forged steel-clad method is excellent, but it is only a fine iron long sword.

Roland raised his long sword, blew on the blade, and said happily, "That's it, Queen Erin's sword." ”

"This is my great-great-grandfather's sword, and when my mother, Irene, was 17 years old, she wanted to be a ranger, stole it, and ran away from home. Then, she met Ryan, and the two of them traveled together, and after three months as a ranger, she was abducted by Ryan to the Kite Castle and became the queen of Cambys. ”

Three years later, Irene became pregnant, and when she was ten months pregnant, she begged Ryan to bury the sword, along with her dream of being a ranger, in the garden. Ryan buried Erin's sword and planted a silver wattle tree as a marker. ”

Saying that, as he spoke, Roland moved himself, raised his iron sword, and said firmly: "Erin and Ryan can't wake up from their sleep, but their love is still there, and their daughter is still there." Now, I, the daughter of the former King Ryan and the former Queen Irene, Lord Roland August, will use my mother's sword to fulfill the dream of the three of us together, to be a ranger sung by historical facts. ”

Tofowen was silent for a full ten seconds, his mouth leaking, and he sighed indistinctly: "I didn't expect you to remember." ”

"I don't remember, when my mother died, I was 3 years old, I didn't understand anything, she didn't tell me about it, and Ryan didn't say it. Roland shook his head, his eyes sparkling, and whispered.

Foret and Tofer looked at each other and tried to ask, "What about ......that?" Who told Your Highness?"

"Nobody told me, Ryan and Erin didn't tell anyone, it was a little secret between them. The corners of Roland's mouth curled slightly, and he looked at Fort with deep eyes, and asked, "How did this garden come about?"

The deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs thought for a moment and replied, "Back then, when you were not born. One night, Ryan quietly planted four silver wattle trees by himself, praying for the health and longevity of Queen Irene...... Later, we designed this small garden based on these four wishing trees. ”

Roland nodded, holding a long sword in one hand and ruffling his wind-blown hair in the other, and said softly: "When I stormed the Golden Realm and swam in the Elemental Sea, I awakened all my memories, including the one that was not yet born. I heard what she said to Ryan in my mother's belly...... Bury this sword, don't let our children worry about a mother with low blood...... Ryan did so, the one after he fell, I dreamed of him, and he told me that under the silver wattle tree in the back garden, buried my hope......"

Count Forte's face was full of shock, and Tofer Wen muttered feverishly in his eyes: "Victor's theory of spiritual bloodline is correct, the life of an individual is limited, but the consciousness of the group is infinite, and the will of the creator is hidden in the depths of everyone's heart, and the elemental sea is not only the origin of the world, but also the ocean of pan-consciousness...... Therefore, he designed the knight to the bloodline secret method, attaching importance to the tempering of the soul...... I see, I see, the blood of a knight is related to the heart, and it is related to the soul...... It's no wonder that those female apprentice knights who gave birth to the offspring of high-ranking knights have no possibility of promotion, and their souls feed their offspring, and they are ...... wounds that cannot be healed."

Roland held the hilt of the sword, raised his slender willow eyebrows, and said coldly: "Old fellow, should I hate you, or should I be grateful to you?"

Foret suddenly realized that Roland liked Tofowen the most when he was a child, and she was promoted to Golden Knight to recover all her memories, no wonder she was no longer close to Tofowen. However, although Roland held the sword of the former queen Irene, he did not show his murderous intentions to the old wizard. Foret took half a step forward and said pleadingly, "Your Highness......"

"Everybody is going to have a choice. ”

The old wizard spun the wheel with difficulty, squeezed Count Forte away from interceding for him, looked directly at Roland and said, "Everyone has to bear the consequences of their choices...... The scariest thing is that there is no choice. Aristocrats will always have more choices than commoners, transcendents will always have more choices than mortals, and masters will always have more choices than vassals. Queen Irene chose to give birth to a child for Lane, and I have no right to beak and a clear conscience. ”

"Your Highness wants to kill me to vent my anger, I can only suffer death, but the sacrifice of the queen can only blame Ryan for falling in love with an ordinary noblewoman. ”

Tofowen sighed deeply, shook his head and said: "Child, my time is short, this is probably the last time we will meet, please listen to my advice, never fall in love with mortals...... This is destined to be a tragedy. ”

Roland snorted, tucked the sword back into its scabbard, and tossed it to a faceless arcane warrior, "Give this sword to Octavir's stand-in and ask her to take it to the Bronze Halberd City of the Assan Empire, and when the time comes, I will look for them." ”

Tofuwen showed a complicated smile, reluctant, relieved, nodded, and admonished: "The orc war is very dangerous, Your Highness must protect yourself." Also, don't bother Neowest, you're not his match yet...... His Royal Highness suddenly disappeared at the right time, and Victor must be suspicious of Neowest, so unless Neowest agrees to Victor's original request and declares the end of the Rand Empire, His Royal Highness Randall will never let go of the Neowest family in order to clear his suspicions...... Neowest has lost his identity as the sovereign, and when he arrives in the Southern Continent, are you afraid that he won't have a chance to clean him up?"

"Also, this orc war is also a great opportunity for us in Gambis, the longer the war stalemates, the greater the losses of the Sassan Empire, and the more eager the lords of the human kingdom are to obtain the land on the south bank of the Jinshui River. When Cambis begins to cross the river to the south, knights, nobles, rangers, and mercenaries will flood into our Cambys. We Augustus will create a great empire that spans the waters of the Golden River! How could such a great feat be without the legendary Ranger Octavier? Uncovering the mysteries of the Southern Continent is certainly more interesting than fighting the orcs in the northern wilderness. ”

Roland tilted his head, looked at the old man who was foaming at the mouth, and said with a shallow smile: "Are you afraid that I won't come back?"

Tofowen closed his mouth, and after a while, he shook his head and smiled: "I'm not afraid now...... You have August's blood in you, and your great-grandfather took me as an adopted son, and if he didn't care about August, how could I care? Your grandfather cared about August, and your father cared about August, and you wouldn't care...... Didn't the Elemental Sea already tell you?"

"...... Roland, I'm just a little reluctant to give you up. Tofer said in a low and sad voice, and raised his sleeve to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Roland had mixed feelings, and the hard-hearted Chief of the Faceless Ones was loyal to her vein, August, and devoted his life to Augustus.

He had no wife and no children, and regarded me as the jewel of his palm, and I was the only one who could come and go in and out of the Faceless Man's laboratory at will, except for the king of Auguste, and even if I was mischievous and knocked over his test bed, I never blamed me, but patiently comforted me...... Perhaps it was the love of his parents that touched him...... Now, he is just an old man in his last years.

Roland thought secretly, stepped forward and knelt in front of the wheelchair, just like when he was a child, gently hugged the dying old wizard, stood up, and kissed him lightly on the forehead.

"Thank you, Grandpa Toferwen, I'm gone, take care. ”

Leaving behind the tearful Tofowen, the eldest princess Roland August put on her helmet and ordered: "Let's go, go to the Minsk fortress assembly site." ”