The setting sun gilded the rocky hills on the west side of Glamorgan a beautiful bronze, and the canopy of the oak groves in the distance shimmered as if they had been dyed with gold dust.

"Ma'am. ”

The ghost maid was overjoyed, and floated to the second floor with a glass jar the size of a thermos, and when she saw Charlene curled up in a daze on the sofa, she said excitedly:

"You see, the jam has been made, and it's so beautiful, it's going to be delicious. ”

This is the blueberry jam that the green-haired girl brewed herself under the instruction of the maid.

Fresh blueberries are removed from the flower bed, then wiped off the water from the outside, stored in a transparent glass bottle, with a small amount of granulated sugar and a little salt, sealed and placed in an impermeable environment. Seven days later, it was mashed with a mallet and sealed, and after a week, it became a delicious and sweet blueberry jam, Charlene's current favorite.

In normal times, the green-haired girl might be happy, but after the meeting with Elena today, she was obviously a little absent-minded, and even her appetite disappeared.

“......”

Charlene buried half of her pretty face in her knees, her soft green hair spread on both sides of her calves, and after hearing the sound, she raised her head with difficulty, glanced at the purple blueberry jam, and said lightly:

"Put it there. ”

"Okay. ”

The ghost maid sensed that the hostess was in a low mood, and immediately nodded obediently, placed the blueberry jam on the softly lined coffee table opposite her, and then leaned back and floated back.

"Wait a minute. ”

The green-haired girl stopped the maid who was retreating, and her voice was not loud or small: "Make a cup of strong tea with the earl's favorite cup, he will be back, move quickly." ”

"Yes. ”

The ghost maid covered her apron at the hem with both hands, and her body sank into the wall.

“......”

Charlene didn't continue to speak, got up and walked over to the heavy curtain and stretched out her hand. The curtains quickly receded to either side, revealing a field of floor-to-ceiling windows stained with moisture. Through a thin layer of glass, the green-haired girl saw the courtyard below with studded jack-o-lanterns, holding up a patch of light in the darkness.

Even the stars were gone tonight, and some were just dead black.

Yare, carrying a rapid-fire cannon, quickly appeared in the straight passage of the courtyard. He strode forward as if thinking about something, his brow furrowed, completely oblivious to the jack-o'-lantern that greeted him beside him.

Seeing this scene, the green-haired girl couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.

......

"It's a strange day, the evening is so bright, and there are no stars after the sun sets. ”

The black-haired knight placed the rapid-fire cannon on the weapon rack by the door, muttering about the night as he took off his coat and handed it to the ghost maid standing beside him.

"Maybe tomorrow there will be a storm. ”

Charlene spoke softly at the same time. Noticing that the ghost maid from earlier had floated over with a large porcelain cup, she walked over and took the teacup.

"How's the situation at the Forces nouvelles camp?" she surveyed the other man's expression as she handed over a hot cup of tea.

"It's just the first day, how can it not go well, fortunately, I had the foresight, and I desperately followed to the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army to get this batch of instructors, otherwise I would have to die of exhaustion in the camp alone. ”

The black-haired knight triumphantly took the teacup. I was about to take a refreshing sip, and suddenly I felt that something was wrong. Immediately looked at each other vigilantly:

"Did you put sugar in the strong tea and plan to plot against me?"

"yes, I was just going to plot against you. ”

The green-haired girl frowned aggrievedly, looked at him with a strange look, clasped her arms around her chest, and then turned around and walked back to the sofa to sit down again.

“......”

Yarehu looked at the other party's back suspiciously. Carefully licked the strong tea, and found that it was not poisonous, so he hurriedly smiled and followed:

"Actually, I don't hate sugar at all, but I'm much more sensitive to sweetness than you, and it's a faint sweetness to you. It's a very sweet feeling in my mouth. ”

"Hmph. ”

Charlene felt her lover come over and sit down beside her, the couch sinking deeply.

"What's wrong, it feels like something is wrong with your situation today?"

The black-haired knight took a sip of strong tea, and one arm naturally wrapped around her shoulder, feeling the other party's soft body suddenly stiffen.

"I met Elena this evening. The green-haired girl said with some hesitation.

"What a coincidence...... I saw her this evening, too. Yalei stared at her slightly flickering green eyes, a sharp gaze that reminded him of the precious cat.

"So you already know that?" Charlene looked at him in surprise, her thin lips slightly open, and a nervous and uneasy expression on her face.

"Short spear thing. ”

The black-haired knight drank all the strong tea in the teacup in one go, stretched out his arm to put the porcelain cup on the coffee table, and said calmly:

"After all, a prophecy is a prophecy, you have a bottom in your heart, just watch out for it, if you are suspicious of it all day long, then you can simply retreat to a desert island that no one cares about. ”

Elena was right. ”

The green-haired girl stared into his eyes, spat out a mouthful of sweet fragrance, kissed him on the neck, pursed her lips and smiled, "But it's okay, I can protect you." ”

"Hahaha, I'm so scared. ”

Yalei took her hands, hugged the girl's light body into his arms, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm fine, no matter what kind of short gun it is, wouldn't it be okay to cut its owner in half as soon as we meet?"

“......”

Charlene squinted and lay in his arms, her green eyes flashing, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

"About the prophecy, we can slowly settle it. ”

The black-haired knight buried his face between her hair, sniffed the girl's fragrant hair, and whispered, "But there is a problem in front of me at the moment, maybe, you can help me find a way." ”

"What's the matter?" the green-haired girl hummed lazily as she rested on his chest.

"I brought back a rapid-fire cannon today, did you see that. ”

"I noticed. ”

"Although this weapon is powerful, it needs to be charged, and for a warrior above the third order, this time is enough time for them to avoid shelling in various ways. ”

Yare looked at the rapid-fire cannon placed on the weapon rack. He said lightly: "Therefore, my request to the new army is to form three rows of horizontal formations, aim at the enemy from the top, middle and bottom, and bombard them with an airtight artillery wall. ”

"I think it's good. ”

Charlene opened her eyes, rested her chin on his shoulder, and responded seriously: "As long as the surrounding friendly forces are in place." Such an army has a chance to defeat the Scourge Knights. ”

"That's what I thought, but here's the problem...... What if they need a white-knuckle fight?"

"White-knuckle combat?"

The green-haired girl raised her pretty face in surprise, put her upturned nose on the tip of the opponent's nose, and asked with some confusion: "Doesn't your new army rely on long-range firepower to hurt people, what do you want to do in white-edged combat?"

"Hypothetical ......"

The black-haired knight couldn't help but reach out and pinch her nose, while slowly saying, "The enemy cooperates with cannon fodder like Gen Ling to rush to the front of the new army, or the friendly forces are not supported in time, how can they resist?"

"Don't pinch your nose!"

Charlene suddenly exploded. raised his little eyebrows, opened his mouth and bit his fingers, and then said with a look of course:

"The enemy rushes in front of him, of course he must draw his sword!"

"Draw your sword and abandon the cannon!"

Yalei looked at her fried expression, and said helplessly:

"On the battlefield, once you abandon the cannon, it's hard to pick it up again. Moreover, such an order was given to abandon the artillery. It was also a difficult decision for the commander. ”

"That's ...... too"

The green-haired girl put her face back on his shoulder, and suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind. He said excitedly: "Isn't it okay to put the sword on the rapid-fire cannon?"

"Loading a sword on a rapid-fire cannon?"

The black-haired knight's expression was stunned, and he felt a little reliable inexplicably, and then stood up with his arms around the other party's elastic waist, and lifted her into the air like a rag doll:

"What will you do with it then?

"Who knows...... You just have to find someone to give it a try. ”

Charlene blinked, then slammed a paw into his face. Five dazzling sparks came out: "Don't put me down yet, you bastard!"

"You have a point. ”

Hearing this, Yalei let go, walked quickly to the weapon rack, picked up the five-foot rapid-fire cannon, and pressed a saber above the muzzle. Out of his mind said:

"Isn't that a stab?"

"I'm just talking about it, and I didn't let you actually press your sword to the muzzle. The green-haired girl followed to the weapon rack, crouched down and looked at the rapid-fire cannon, and flattened her lips:

"If this weapon is really made, it can only be used by your new army. ”

"Anyway, let the people from the weapons factory try it tomorrow. The black-haired knight put down his two weapons, clapped his hands, and said happily:

"Maybe that's a good idea. ”

......

In the darkness of the night, the Earl's Court soon fell silent, and the ghost maids finally had their own leisure time, sitting on the rooftops and chatting softly, or dancing in the open.

With a loud bang, the entire Earl's Court trembled, the voices of the maids stopped abruptly, and the ghosts who were still dancing were suddenly stunned by the sound, and they all looked at the source of the explosion.

Outside, it was quiet, and the night had completely deepened, and although there were no stars, there were no dark clouds, but where did the thunder come from?

"What's going on?"

Aree and Charlene immediately appeared in the courtyard as soon as they got dressed, and they looked at the night sky together, but they did not find dark clouds or thunder.

"The sound is coming from the northwest. ”

The black-haired knight looked into the distance distractedly, and suddenly the ground sank:

"Oh no! Miner Goblin!"

"Let's go. ”

The green-haired girl nodded at him.

......

The cave where the miner goblins lived, the north of the river in front of the Earl's Court, and the south of the Nightmare Ruins, were surrounded by mounds, and it would have taken Aree and Charlene a while to find them if they hadn't seen the smoke from afar.

"Hahaha, it's done, it's done!"

"With just a hundred, you can blow up the Nightmare Queen!"

"Maybe we can sell it to Lord Earl. ”

Hundreds of miner goblins stood in front of a completely flattened mound and held hands, jumping happily, their words full of excitement and pride.

"What are you guys doing?"

The two flashed in front of them, one after the other. Glancing at the still steaming ground, the black-haired knight raised his eyebrows and asked:

"You did the explosion?"

With the sound of creaking wheels rolling on the ground, a wooden cart carrying seven Goblin Elders rushed in front of them, and suddenly stopped, and the seven bearded old goblins who were mopping the floor said in turn:

"Your Excellency, Lord Count, you have come just in time. ”

"We found out. No, it should have been the invention of a very powerful mixture. ”

"Just match the magic stone with mica stone, flint, and flame crystal...... These materials are mixed in a certain proportion. ”

"It can explode after a violent collision!

"It only takes a hundred to blow up the Nightmare Queen. ”

"We just tried one and blew it up. ”

"You must have liked it, Lord Count. ”

“......”

The black-haired knight raised an eyebrow, his gaze crossed the faces of the goblin elders, and he muttered intently:

"Magic stone with mica stone, flint, flame crystal...... These are all super expensive alchemy materials...... I'm not looking into your recipe, but how many ounces of magic stones do I need to consume to create an explosion of the same power?"

"Ounces?"

The seven goblin elders shook their heads and gestured with their hands. In unison, he shouted, "At least a pound, and the highest level of redstone." ”

"Hiss——!"

Yare immediately took a breath and looked at the area of the explosion, which was not very large, but just loud.

Spend so much money, just listen to it?

He immediately had a deep understanding of the level of defeat of this group of miner goblins, this is a mineral in his own territory, and he immediately became angry. It's time to criticize them.

"Yare. ”

The green-haired girl tugged at the placket of his clothes from behind and said seriously, "Maybe it's useful...... Can scare people. ”

"Scare?"

The black-haired knight rolled his eyes. Thinking of his performance when he heard the explosion, he immediately nodded convincingly, and said to the miner goblin:

"This thing you're making isn't really powerful...... It's just a sound. ”

As he spoke, he swung out a cloud of black flame with his backhand, instantly flattening another higher mound.

“......”

He looked at the clearing he had blown up, and thought about the mound that had just been blown up by Yalei. The goblin elders' originally green faces suddenly turned greener, and one by one they sighed and came together, jumping to their feet and muttering:

"I knew this experiment wasn't reliable!"

"This invention doesn't make any sense. ”

"Not only is it less powerful, but it also wastes ore. ”

"Consumed so much precious ore, but only loud. What a shame on us miner goblins. ”

"Even if there are a hundred, you can't blow up the Nightmare Queen. ”

"It's useless to blow up a mound. ”

"The Earl doesn't like it. ”

Seeing that their mood suddenly dropped, the black-haired knight said appropriately:

"But there's room for improvement, and if you can make the explosions louder and a little more powerful, I'm willing to buy them. ”

“......”

The goblin elders, who were still complaining, immediately fell silent, and the last elder stood up, stroked his beard excitedly, and asked cautiously:

"Are you really willing to buy?"

"As I just said, if it's more powerful and louder, I'll buy it. ”

Ya Lei nodded, suddenly thinking of the ridiculously expensive raw materials for this thing, and hurriedly added: "But the number doesn't need to be too much, just a dozen." ”

"Great! The experiment is still in the right direction. ”

"This invention is significant!"

"It's a little less powerful, but it's very powerful!"

"It was good to have a loud bang after the collision. ”

"You can't kill the Nightmare Queen, but you can scare her to death. ”

"One is so loud, and ten of them explode together, maybe it can really scare a lot of monsters to death. ”

"Lord Earl is willing to buy it!"

The seven goblin elders gathered together and muttered for a moment, and then the goblin elder, led by the leader, stood up and said nervously: "Lord Earl, we don't want money, we want to exchange this weapon for something else." ”

"Don't want money, that's easy to say!" The black-haired chivalry was suddenly invigorated, as a poor bastard with negative equity, it is natural to save a little is a little.

"We want to get a new mine in Celtic. It plucked up its courage and said.

"No problem, make thirty of these weapons and give them to me, and I'll allow you to mine in Celt, but it's not my private domain, so you'll have to go through the formalities......"

Arei pondered for a moment, then raised five fingers:

"Since the minerals you mine don't go to the market, I'll have to levy a high tax, so you can just hand over half of the minerals. ”

"Half, too much, too much!" the Goblin Elders shook their heads, saying they couldn't accept such a high tax rate.

"The tax rate is not high at all, and I repeat, it is not my private territory, and the tax of 50% is already very low. ”

The black-haired knight looked at them with great seriousness, and suddenly realized that his new army lacked engineering teams and logistics, and these miner goblins were not the best engineering teams and logistics!

"Unless...... You are willing to contribute something to the Empire. He immediately changed his words and said with a smile.

"Contribution?"

The Goblin Elders looked at each other, wondering what they could do other than mining.

"Joining my war with the Highland Kingdoms, transporting supplies for my army, and building some simple fortifications shouldn't be difficult for you?"

The black-haired knight put on an extremely kind face and said with a smile:

"If you want, you can reduce the tax rate by 10%. ”

"Twenty percent!"

The seven Goblin Elders raised two fingers at the same time and roared menacingly.

"Don't even think about it, at most you will get a discount of 10%!"

"Half of them!"

"That's impossible! He flatly refused.

"Then Issei ......"

The goblins eventually compromised, and for them, the world was the biggest, and the mine was the biggest. (To be continued.) )