There were only two people left, Victor and Nelson, in the military command hall of Nuoda, and the green sand candle with the thickness of his arm crackled and exploded, and the candle light flickered dimly. It was the effect of the unbroken green sedge leaves being burned, which was a disadvantage of the green sedge candle, but it was accompanied by a scent of grass and trees.

The air in the hall was a little stuffy, and Victor snapped his fingers, and the sudden cyclone extinguished dozens of green candles, plunging the room into darkness. He stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the treasure house below and see my collection." ”

As the two walked through the long corridors of the castle, Victor said with great interest: "I secretly built a mountain fortress, you know, but this is the first time you have visited a mountain fortress. ”

Nelson held the kettle, extinguished a lighting brazier, and took two steps to follow the lord, saying as he walked: "I remember that the ant plague was not over at that time, and the master was summoned by the lady to the Rose Manor, and Jack and I stayed behind in the territory. You also instructed me not to let the secret knights of the House of York find us...... I didn't expect you to secretly build such a large family secret fortress in the depths of the Skylark Mountains. ”

"Why didn't you think of that?" asked Victor with a smile.

"Hehe, you and Mrs. have a deep relationship...... The previous things were all misunderstandings. ”

When the ant tide swept through Randall's territory, Victor asked Lilia to bring a sample of a rock brick to Blackcastle for help, but the York family was also too busy to take care of themselves at that time, and Sylvia had no time to deal with him. When Victor discovered the weakness of the Ant-Tide, he began to adopt guerrilla tactics, specializing in shooting the silver-level Ant-Man leader. At this time, Sylvia sent Trisley and Nicole to the barony to find him.

Confident that he would be able to hold his territory, Victor feared that Sylvia would put him under house arrest because he had not built a castle at the time and was not a legitimate pioneer lord.

The Mountain Fortress is a product of that special period, and it is said that it is used to defend against Ant-Man, but it is actually to prevent the York family from plotting to seize Randall's territory.

Nelson learned about the family's experience, but Victor sighed and said, "It was because of my deep relationship with Sylvia that she learned that the consequences of the mountain fortress were particularly serious. ”

"How can this be?" the lady has entrusted the entire York family to her master...... "Nelson laughed.

The closer the relationship between husband and wife, the more unreasonable it is, and I am afraid that those who are reasonable cannot be regarded as real husband and wife. The Queen of Roses has an extraordinary bearing, but in front of Victor, she is a beautiful and gentle little wife, who enjoys the favor of her husband, and of course will not reason with His Royal Highness Randall.

For a long time, Sylvia sought to increase her husband's prestige and gradually transfer power to him from the House of York. If Sylvia had learned that Victor had been hiding the mountain fortress for so long, she would have lost her temper.

The wrath of the Divine Knight is unbearable for ordinary people.

Victor didn't bother to explain to Nelson and led him down the spiral staircase into the corridor leading to the treasury on the first floor.

It was guarded by soldiers, dressed in dark red six-legged crocodile leather armor, armed with round shields and long-handled scimitars, facing each other, standing motionless like statues.

Beginner Mind Warriors can quickly fall asleep in harsh environments by practicing contemplation, or they can enter a light sleep state through a unique breathing method to cooperate with contemplation, so as to reduce their mental consumption and maintain their combat physical fitness for a long time.

The alchemy militia loaded with the third-level source blood secret method is equivalent to the top beginner soul warriors, they can maintain a standing posture for eight days without eating or drinking.

As Victor and Nelson walked by, the well-proportioned Bloodblood militia bowed their heads. Nelson couldn't help but exclaim, "These psychic warriors are very powerful, and it will take me a little effort to break through their defenses. If it were replaced by Todd, there would be no chance. ”

"Well, what do you want to say?" asked Victor, squinting at him.

"My lord, these psychic warriors are better than Todd, and I am better than these psychic warriors...... You should take me with you. Nelson said hurriedly.

"It's stupid to use special means to create psychic warriors, and this raid requires the force of psychic warriors, and even more importantly, Todd's wisdom and adaptability. ”

"Todd...... Todd forgot about it, but Brandon and Klaus were not official knights yet, and they didn't have much experience marching in the wild. Nelson patted his chest and said, "My lord, I have lit the fire of my heart, and I have the most experience in exploring and dealing with Ant-Man...... How can such a thing as a raid on an ant's nest be without me?"

At this moment, the two of them had walked to the door of the treasure house at the end of the corridor, and Victor did not respond to Nelson's self-recommendation, motioned to the source blood militia guards to open the door, turned his head and smiled: "Come in and have a look." ”

The treasure trove of the mountain fortress was the same size as the military command hall on the second floor, and the treasure chests that had been neatly stacked had all been turned over by the dragon maid, and the treasures inside were mixed into four small piles, the height of a writing desk and the size of a double bed. The soft light of fluorescent stone illuminates gold nuggets, silver ingots, mythril, adamantite gold, and thorium, as well as zircon, various elemental crystals, gemstones, as well as armor and weapons, reflecting dazzling brilliance.

The dragon maids were sleeping soundly on their own treasures, and apart from the four of them, there were no other creatures in the treasury, not even ants.

The dragon's guardian realm is like a sieve, and weak creatures such as insects, snakes, and rats are killed immediately when they enter the realm; cats, dogs, jackals, and other animals choose to stay away due to the oppression of the dragon; powerful beasts are surrounded and intercepted by the dragon's slaves, and they generally cannot enter the guardian realm, but if the outside creatures can invade the edge of the realm, they will wake up immediately.

In the Wurmon form, the Dragon Maid's guardian realm is only a hundred meters away, but Alexta, who is of the red dragon bloodline, occupies the largest treasure pile and is at the front of the middle of the hall, and her guardian realm covers the front hall and the gate.

Because it was the master who came in, the dragon maids did not wake up from their slumber, but slept more deeply. As for Nelson, they already regarded this powerful and dangerous human being as a slave to the king, and the Guardian Realm did not reject him.

Victor walked up to the pile of treasure, looked at the dragon maid Leila who was curled up on it, and asked, "She's beautiful, isn't she?"

Nelson, who was one step away from the Golden Order, could understand that the "beauty" he meant by his master meant the beauty of the life level, and ordinary people were afraid that they would be confused by the beauty of the dragon maid. He had seen several high-ranking female knights, and their beauty was inviolable, even if they and their masters were self-sufficient, they would not let others feel their charming and bewitching side. The beauty of the dragon maid was extremely vivid, and Nelson had never seen such a seductive beauty of the opposite sex, but his mental intuition could touch the unrivaled power of the dragon guardian realm.

Nelson was silent for a while, then said solemnly, "It's terrifying. ”

"Beautiful and terrifying creatures. Victor nodded, stretched out his fingers, brushed Leila's fair and smooth cheeks, turned around, and said lightly: "So, their opponents are equally terrifying...... You said earlier, how can you be missing from the task of raiding the ant nest, but I have four dragon maids, and there is only one Lord Nelson, and I can sacrifice them, but not you. ”

Nelson took a step forward and excused, "But, Lady Charlotte and Brandon, didn't you bring them with you? ”

"They answered my call, and I created opportunities for them to grow. Victor shook his head, took out a long sword made of Thursilver and pure gold from the treasure pile, handed it to Nelson, and said, "At the beginning, you and Charlotte's brother faced off in the forest, and without the Thorsilver Ant-Man Armor I gave you, you would have been killed by the knights of Jinxi Town......; And Nicole, who went into the Black Forest alone to hunt down the old ogre, and if it weren't for our timely rescue, she would hardly have survived. ”

"To gain the favor of the power of fate is to accept the test of fate. Charlotte, Brandon, their potential and qualifications are average...... Frankly, they don't qualify as followers of the Raging Wind Swordmaster. I can only distribute the favor of the forces of fate to give them a seat at the Round Table and enjoy the power and status of the Randall family, and they must deserve this honor. ”

Victor smiled slightly, and said: "You and Nicole don't need it, you have already made efforts, as long as you maintain your current state of mind, when the people under the rule of the Randall family continue to increase, and the size of the army exceeds 100,000, you and Nicole have a great chance to break through to the gold realm." ”

Nelson gripped the hilt of his sword, and the blue-purple blade hummed like a bee's wings, then stopped vibrating again. He knelt on one knee, his sword on the ground, and said sincerely: "My lord, I have not thought about what you said, I only follow in your footsteps. ”

Victor bent down to support Nelson's arm, made him stand up, and said with a smile: "Lord, I am convinced of your loyalty, but I can't help but think about what you haven't thought about. ”

"This raid on the ant nest, I am not sure of destroying the ant queen, the main purpose of this trip is to reconnoiter the enemy, and by the way, to create some trouble for the Ant-Man army. Defending the Centaur Hills and Randall is my goal. I need you and Nicole to prepare for battle in the rear, but I'm most worried about a fire in the backyard. ”

Nelson touched the back of his head, looking very confused, and asked, "The backyard?

“...... It was Lady Sylvia's wrath. ”

Victor shook his head and smiled, pulled out a pair of six-legged alligator leather armor from the bottom of the treasure pile, and all kinds of treasures flowed to the ground, lying on the top of the dragon maid Lyra turned over, re-stabilized the collapsed treasure pile, and continued to sleep soundly.

The rattan leather armor she used as a cushion was already a flat one, and with a slight shake from Victor, the deformed leather armor returned to its original state.

"The appearance of this leather armor is the same as that of ordinary six-legged alligator leather armor, and the rattan silk and worm skin lining inside have been fused with Ser silver, and the defensive performance is far superior to that of the six-legged alligator leather armor, but it is not as good as the real Ser Silver leather armor. For this expedition, each member of the expedition was equipped with this leather armor doped with Thorium. Aside from being light and durable, I don't want to expose the secrets of Thorsilver. Victor passed the leather armor to Nelson and said.

Nelson twisted the Thur Silver Leather Armor into a strand with force, and then watched it return to its form, and said with a smile: "Thur Silver is a good thing. ”

Victor bowed, "Thorium is worth more than rock bricks, and the Centaur Hills need more time to stock up on Softsilver ore...... You see, there are also Mithril Nails and Adamantite Bars, which I exchanged with the Chebman family from the Mithril in the silver mine to the east. ”

Nelson's eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "That silver mine that you ordered to be sealed is the Mithril Mine?"

The corners of Victor's mouth pulled out a bitter smile, and he sighed and said, "I was like a thief when I defended Sylvia...... She must have been very angry and angry with me when she learned the secrets of the Mountain Fortress's Mithril and Thorium, as well as the Wizard of Emerson, the Dragon Maid, and the Dragon Lizard War Beast. If I'm in the Centaur Hills, everything is fine, but if I'm not here, who will bear her wrath?"

Nelson thought for a long time, then suddenly shuddered, pointed to his nose, and said, "My lord, you mean to let me bear the wrath of Madame?"

Victor laughed, pressed the Lord's shoulder, and said with relief: "Don't worry, after all, the bear of the Northland is a fierce warrior who has half a foot in the golden realm, and Sylvia will always tell some affection. Even if I love to be punished, you and Nicole together can afford it. If you leave Randall with me, Nicole and Lilia will be out of luck...... With a glance at Sylvia, Lilia will spit out all the hillfolk strongholds and Mercury Manor I run, Trisley will take over Silvermoon Manor, and Nicole will be driven to Rose Castle. ”

Finally, he added, "When we return, your position as commander of the mercenary army will be gone." ”

Nelson's face changed, and he muttered, "Your Highness, Madame is your wife, what does it matter......

It really doesn't matter, but without the authority of the Legion Commander and the Lord's Wife, it will hinder your and Nicole's promotion...... Victor was funny and angry, and he hated that iron could not be made of steel, and said with a straight face: "You stay, this is an order!"

"Yes!"

Nelson straightened up, clenched his right hand into his left chest and gave a standard military salute.

Victor nodded with satisfaction, and said in a softened tone: "This expedition, I estimate that it will be two or three years at the earliest. You can at least add me another one and a half standard legions, and I can mobilize some troops from the mountain strongholds. I will draw up the training strategy for the mercenary army against the ant tide in advance, but it will also be modified according to the actual situation. When I send back the information from the letter crow, Lady Sylvia will make corresponding arrangements, and you will actively participate in the tactical and strategic development of the Rose Manor, and cooperate with the military deployment of the Lady. ”

"As you wish, my lord. Nelson leaned over slightly, and said expectantly, "Lady Nicole must agree to expand the mercenary corps...... Look at this, you better tell her yourself. Lady Sylvia is probably not the only one who will be angry. ”

Victor rubbed his tangled eyebrows, he didn't know that Nicole was not a fuel-efficient lamp, but telling Nicole in advance about this matter was tantamount to telling Sylvia.

"Well, I'll talk to Lady Nicole...... You're not allowed to give out anything to anyone!"

Nelson scratched the back of his head, a confused expression. "I don't know anything. ”