When the carnival was finally over, Duke didn't drink to the end, but left the building early, letting the drunkards drink themselves. The main reason is that those dead dwarves are too good to drink, and with such a short stature, Duke is curious about how to put these wines.

Duke came to the top of the castle alone, looking up at this pure sky, maybe tonight was not only a relaxation for ordinary residents, but also a kind of relaxation for Duke. He has been in this world for half a year, and for the first time, he has temporarily relieved the crisis that could be broken at any time.

The night of this world, because it has not experienced industrial pollution, is much purer than that of earth, and Duke has the leisure to appreciate it for the first time.

"My lord, do you like to see the night sky too?"

A childish female voice came from behind, and Nicole didn't know when she came to the top of the castle.

"No, I can finally relax a little bit today, so I came up to relax. ”

Nicole boldly walked to Duke's side at this time, then looked at the sky and said, "Actually, I like to look at the night sky, because only when it is hidden by the night, I will feel a little safe." ”

"Because the Holy See claims to be bright?" Duke replied with a smile.

"Probably. Nicole replied lightly, but she quickly turned to Duke and said, "But my lord, I prefer sunlight now, because only sunlight can bring vitality and warmth." More importantly, I don't need to hide in the dark at Stormfort. ”

"Your magical gifts are natural elements that are destined to be of the darkness by nature. And Nicole, you also have to understand that the Holy See does not represent light, if one day history tells you that this period of the Holy See's rule is called a dark period, will you still feel that you are dark, and it is in the light?"

After Nicole heard Duke's words, she stared at Duke with her big eyes, her face was full of incredulity, she couldn't imagine why Duke would say this, would the rule of the Holy See really be judged by history as a dark period?

However, after Nicole was surprised, a sweet smile appeared on her face and replied, "Lord Lord, in fact, since I came to Stormcastle for a while, I haven't thought of myself as dark. Just as you said that science is the truth, I want to prove that witches are not evil, and that we are magicians!"

Duke was a little surprised by Nicole's words, after all, this little girl has been a submissive image since the day she came to Stormcastle. Duke once gave her a lot of encouragement, that is, she hoped that one day she could regain her self-confidence, and it was not comfortable to live in low self-esteem forever.

Unexpectedly, Nicole has finally come out now, and she also has the courage to prove herself, instead of relying on her own encouragement. So at this time, Duke put his hand on her head, patted her little head and said, "Yes, my consciousness has improved, and I believe that you will do it one day." ”

"Well, I'll do it!" Nicole nodded heavily, her eyes smiling into crescent moons. She liked this kind of time alone with the lord, because only at this time, the lord would not look like a noble man, but would encourage herself like a big brother next door, and even pat himself on the forehead.

Nicole didn't know how to describe the feeling, as if she hadn't felt this brother-like feeling since she left home. It's just that the lord is too busy, and there is too little free time like this, and many times Nicole only dares to watch from afar, and does not have the courage to disturb as much as she does now.

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Stormfort's "Spring Party" ends with the dawn of the night, and after a night of revelry, most of the tens of thousands of residents of the fort leave to return to their homes and territories to prepare for the new year's work.

As the residents left, Storm Fort was emptied in an instant, and Duke began to lead his soldiers to demolish the shantytowns in the valley inside the fort. Although he had already figured out how to dispose of the filth, there were so many people gathered in the valley of the fort, and it was still a mess. The valley must be cleared before the weather warms up completely.

At the same time, the construction of the new Storm City, Duke also asked to speed up the construction period, the residential buildings can be slowed down, and the city wall must be guaranteed to be built before the next winter, so that in case the ice demon attacks, it can also give the people enough protection.

Because Duke has decided to transform the valley inside the castle into the largest scientific research base of this era. In the future, all kinds of laboratories and academies will be moved to Storm Castle to enjoy the strictest security, and there is no need to worry about the attack of the Ice Demon Sea Clan, which will become the core interest of Storm Castle.

It's just that now Storm Castle is short of manpower, and the construction of a new city has almost used all the power of Storm Castle, and the valley in the fort can only be cleaned up in the early stage, and if you want to build it into a large-scale scientific research base, you still need to wait for Storm Castle to have enough spare power to free up.

On the other side, the defense of Storm Castle was still not relaxed, and almost half of the cavalry was released as sentinels to reconnoiter the situation in the Monster Valley. Make sure that these monsters will not spread out and pass by when Storm Castle is at its most relaxed, otherwise these people who have just been out of the city for a short time will suffer heavy casualties.

The result is still satisfactory to Duke, the monster valley fell into a silence, not to mention the monster army gathered, and even the ice demon in the outer areas can not be seen, it seems that this time the winter crisis of the storm castle should be lucky, and the storm castle will usher in about eight months of respite for full development.

Duke believes that in these eight months, Stormcastle will definitely change dramatically. At that time, as long as the gates of hell are not opened and the terrifying hell legion appears, the ice demon's attack should be able to resist on its own.

In addition to the good news from Stormcastle, there was also good news for the Francoian Empire. Also because of the arrival of spring, the ice on the Rhine River began to melt, and the army and supplies of the Milan Empire no longer crossed the Rhine directly from the ice as before, and the pressure on logistics and transportation increased sharply.

And the battle line is also in a state of anxiety, and the Milan Empire no longer has the advantage of the original blitzkrieg. Judging from past experience, the Milan Empire will soon retreat, and the war that almost brought the French Empire to ruin is about to come to an end.

Just when Duke planned to take advantage of this rare period of "peace" to relax and live a life of gentleness that an aristocrat should have. The Sea Clan, who had not been seen for a long time, came to Storm Castle, but what they brought was not the good news that the route was opened, but the Sea Clan tribe where Fasqi belonged was attacked fiercely, and the entire sea chart plan came to a standstill.