On the King's Road leading to Cook's Territory, a group of more than a dozen horsemen galloped south. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The man headed by info is a burly man, with red hair and blue eyes, a fiery red armor, and a red cloak behind him, like a burning flame, is none other than Andrew Cook, Baron Cook, who is anxious to return home.

To be honest, Baron Cook was very angry at this time. After the Battle of Crystal Lake, Alyssa had already sent a message to Baron Cook, hoping to send the Silver Master back to the territory. But this news was inexplicably delayed for a long time before it was delivered to Baron Cook. When Baron Cook was about to send someone back, he was blocked by others. Without waiting for the master sent by Baron Cook to return to Cook Territory, news came that the dark war between the House of Cook and the Judge of Light was over.

Although Alyssa succeeded in defusing the crisis and dealt a heavy blow to the provocative Judge of Light, Baron Cook knew in his heart that the matter was a conspiracy against the Cook family from beginning to end. If it weren't for Alyssa's unexpected victory, the Cook family would probably have been severely injured and their majesty would have been swept away. Therefore, after preliminarily settling all the matters of the royal capital, Baron Cook rushed back to Cook Territory at full speed with some of his personal guards.

"Neil, how do you feel, can you hold on?" Baron Cook was a little relieved after looking at the spire of Cook Castle from afar, slowed down his horse, and turned to the slightly pale young man behind him.

Although he didn't like this trouble very much, because of Neil's status, Baron Cook still had to show his concern for him.

"Uncle Andrew, I'm fine. Although he was a little overwhelmed by the long journey, Neil tried to maintain his aristocratic demeanor and responded with a smile.

In order to pursue Alyssa, Neil has also made a bloody investment this time. Riding nearly 1,000 miles is definitely an extreme challenge for an aristocratic kid like Neil who hasn't really suffered. Even if there is a mage around him who is assisted by spells, and he is a bronze-level warrior himself, Neil can barely bear it.

However, in front of Baron Cook, no matter how hard it is, Neil can only grit his teeth and hold on. After all, whether or not you can win Alyssa, Baron Cook's vote is very important. If Baron Cook felt that he was too weak to endure hardship, then the matter would be half the story.

"That's good. It's already in Cooktown, so let's take our time. Baron Cook nodded, seemingly unaware of Neil's pain and discomfort, and continued to ride his horse, but at a slower pace. As we approach Cooktown, there are more and more pedestrians on the road, and it is easy to have accidents when we gallop on horseback.

"Uncle Andrew, is there Cook Town ahead? It looks prosperous, no worse than those territories directly under the royal family! In less than a year, a wild land has been managed like this, and the Cook family is worthy of being the first family in the kingdom!" Looking at Cook Town in front of him, Neil drove his horse to catch up with Baron Cook and said in an admiring tone.

As a nobleman, the first thing you learn is how to 'speak'. If you want to please Baron Cook, you can directly praise him for his bravery and martial arts, etc., which is too straightforward, and the effect is not good. But praising the Cook Collar and praising the merits of the Cook family may be able to impress Baron Cook.

"Neil, you're exaggerating. The frontier wasteland is just able to allow the people to survive, and it can be compared to the fiefdom directly under the royal family. Baron Cook waved his hand and responded lightly: "Some time ago, while the main force of the Cook family was serving the country in Snow Dragon Pass, there were fishmen, kobolds, and Terran bandits attacking Cook Collar, killing the people, attacking caravans, and seizing mines, which were very arrogant. That's why I'm in a hurry to come back, and I've worked hard for you along the way. ”

Although his main focus is on his own cultivation and warfare, Baron Cook is also very aware of the tricks in the aristocratic circle. I didn't care about Neil's flattery at all.

"How dare these alien bandits? We must not let them go. As long as you agree, Uncle Andrew, I am willing to lead troops to exterminate them!" Neil said impassionedly.

Neil wasn't bragging. This time he came to Cook Territory, Neil did not come alone, and among his entourage was a bronze mage Jim and a silver warrior to protect Lunn. With the two of them as the leader, if you lead a team, you can also deal with ordinary aliens.

"Neil, you've got a heart. These things have been solved by Alyssa, though. Even if I'm not there, the Cook family is not so easy to bully!" Baron Cook said lightly. Every feudal nobleman's territory is his own forbidden territory, and even if he encounters a problem, unless he can't support it, he won't use external forces at all. Not to mention Neil's strength, which is almost worthless in the eyes of Baron Cook.

"Sister Alyssa is really powerful, and she is worthy of being the most valued disciple of Teacher Marcia at the beginning. Neil hurriedly chimed in, "I'm so happy to see Sister Alyssa again!"

The corners of Baron Cook's mouth twitched slightly, and he didn't know how to respond to this kind of topic for a moment. You can only drive the horse forward.

In fact, in terms of all conditions alone, Neil is very good among the many noble children in the royal capital. In terms of family background, Neil is a descendant of the royal family, although because the second prince is the youngest son, the possibility of inheriting the throne is very small, but after the coming-of-age ceremony, there is no problem in obtaining a fief of a barony, and he will also be a real nobleman with a prominent position in the future, and the territory may even be more prosperous than the Cook Domain.

In terms of appearance, Neil is blonde and blue-eyed, with handsome facial features, fair skin, a slender figure, and excellent genes of the royal family. In addition, he has received royal education since he was a child, and his etiquette is not bad, and his treatment of people and things is in line with the aristocratic demeanor. Although it is a little slippery and thick-skinned, it is not surprising that this is a common problem of the aristocracy.

In terms of ability, Neil became a ninth-level warrior at the age of eighteen, although it was the result of many potions and the flesh and blood of demonic beasts, but among the many noble children, it can be regarded as a relatively hard-working one. Even if it can't be compared with Alyssa, who was considered promising by many predecessors, it is not much different.

Based on these conditions, Neil is actually a very good noble child, and he is also the target of many noble girls in the royal capital. If it was an ordinary aristocratic father, he found out that Neil was pursuing his daughter, and he would have urged his daughter to marry and tie up this golden beetle son-in-law.

However, Baron Cook is different from ordinary nobles after all. Although the Cook family, who were distinguished by military merit, also valued the relationship between the nobles, they valued the ability of the individual even more. Neil's performance, while not bad, clearly fell short of the standards that would really make Baron Cook accept.

On the other hand, the situation of the Cook family's generation is somewhat peculiar. Henry's body and Alyssa's talent make the Cook family have a problem with inheritance. In this case, if a son-in-law with a complex background like Neil is accepted, the Cook family may face the risk of losing its inheritance in the future.

In addition, Baron Cook loves Alyssa very much and values Alyssa's feelings very much. For those whom Alyssa doesn't like, Baron Cook won't accept them easily. So even though Neil was very sincere, Baron Cook was lukewarm and unmoved.

As they spoke, the crowd approached Cooktown. At this time, the pedestrians on the road were already crowded. However, after seeing the figure of Baron Cook, the pedestrians on the road got out of the way, stopped on both sides, and bowed to salute, while many people began to cheer from the bottom of their hearts. As the news spread, more and more people gathered on both sides of the road to greet Baron Cook and his party, but no one stood in the middle of the road, hindering Baron Cook and his party.

In the face of the enthusiasm of the lords, Baron Cook was also full of smiles, and while moving forward slowly, he responded to the cheers of the crowd, and even occasionally said hello to the old lords, without the lord's shelf at all. And the guards behind Baron Cook did not relax at all, and still maintained a complete formation, guarding Baron Cook's wings and rear at any time.

Seeing this scene, Neil's originally smiling face stiffened slightly, and he seemed to be a little uncomfortable. And after the mages and warriors behind him glanced at each other, a terrifying cold light flashed in their eyes.

Following Baron Cook all the way back, Neil and the others knew that Baron Cook did not inform Cook Castle in advance of the time of his return, so the scene in front of him could not be arranged by Cook Castle in advance, but the real spontaneous reaction of the people.

It is not uncommon for a lord to be able to make his people give way spontaneously, in fact, the vast majority of local lords have absolute authority in their own territory. Seeing the lord give way on his own is the most basic common sense of the lord.

But the fact that the lords were able to salute respectfully while giving way and spontaneously cheered to attract more people to salute the lords was completely beyond the imagination of Neil and the others. This means that the Cook family not only has absolute authority in this land, but also has great prestige and the heartfelt recognition of the people. The lords did not simply consider the lord to be their ruler, but regarded the Cook family as a guardian, a defender. Once the Cook family launches a call, I am afraid that most of the Cook lords will answer the call and fight for the Cook family.

"The Cook family really has deep roots!" said Master Jim, who followed Neil as he watched the more and more people gather on both sides of the road, and sighed meaninglessly.

"That's why we're here to see it!" Neil replied with a smile. But his eyes were full of shock and jealousy, as well as a hint of hidden greed. For Neil, although the royal fiefdom is fertile, the place is not too large to support the elite private army. If you can use Alyssa's identity to take the foundation of the Cook family, you may not have the opportunity to climb to the highest position in Elson in the future.

At this moment, with a long horn, the outer door of Cook Castle opened, and under the leadership of Alyssa and Henry, Old David and others formed an array, and greeted them with a momentum that was not much inferior to Baron Cook's guard.

"Father, welcome back!"