Chapter 631: Secret Covenant
The moonlight was like water, and Andrea followed Victor step by step, less than a meter away, smelling that unique breath, her heart was apprehensive, like a deer crashing, and there was a sense of guilt and excitement for a tryst with her husband and lover behind her back.
Andrea knew that as long as she was within the range of Victor's blindness, she wouldn't anger the other party, and there was no need to follow so closely. However, the aura of His Royal Highness Randall was too attractive for Andrea to care about, and allowed the little woman's feelings that were almost forgotten to grow and spread in her heart, savoring the vividness in it.
At this moment, Victor had no thoughts in his heart, and he forced the other party to go out for a walk, not to fall in love with her.
The problem is Andrea's.
The high-level knight communicates with the Void element, and his own personality is gradually influenced by the Elemental Sea. The Earth Knight is gentle, the Raging Wave Knight is gentle, and the Wind Knight is violent. Wind Knight is the easiest to kill opponents, and in addition to the fighting style of the Wind Knight Knight, the influence of the wind element on character is also an important factor.
In family life, the Grand Knight of the Wind System is notoriously bad-tempered. Men are okay, they can always find a gentle and beautiful female knight as a partner, women are difficult, Andrea and her husband have known each other since childhood, and their relationship is deep, but when she is promoted to silver knight, she resonates uncontrollably with 36 elemental positions, her temper is getting bigger and bigger, and the oppression of her husband is getting heavier and heavier, and the relationship between the two is on the verge of collapse.
Both of Barcelius's highnesses persuaded Andrea to let go and quickly find another knight as a companion, but Andrea was not happy, and her poor husband had to hide from the "tyrant" wife all the time.
Andrea understands that her partnership with her husband has broken down, and only a family marriage relationship exists, and if she suppresses him again, she is afraid that he will turn against her.
"The Moon Elf bloodline is the source of the Wind Knight" is not just a saying. In reality, the Wind Knight and the Moon Elf nobles are actually the same kind, and Andrea should be married to the Moon Elf nobles, which is beneficial to the Wind Knight and the Moon Elf bloodline of the Wimbledon family.
What is hateful is that the little nobles will often be taken away by the big nobles as soon as they manifest the bloodline characteristics of the moon elves, and Andrea, as the countess of Wimbledon, has not even touched the little nobles of the moon elves.
The culmination of the Moon Elve's bloodline is the Sun Elves, who must be male, and must form a natural dominance and attraction to the Moon Elves. It is natural for the elves to accept the rule of the sun elves, but whether it is the human nobles of the moon elf bloodline or the great knights of the wind system, they all resist the blood rule of the sun elves. There is an essential difference between the life characteristics and ideologies of humans and elves, but Andrea can feel the unique breath of the perfect fusion of the wind element and the water element in Victor's body, and the power level is close to the origin of the elemental sea, and it is manifested as the law of life in reality.
This is where His Highness Randall attracted Andrea.
If only this guy belonged to me...... No, I can't follow him anymore..... Andrea, you have a family, a husband, an heir, everything you have is in the Iron Mountain Empire, you and His Royal Highness Randall can't even be lovers...... Now, you have to take the initiative and you can't follow him so stupidly all the time...... Tell him forcefully: I don't want to go for a walk!
"Where are you taking me?"
The charming voice carried the meaning of coquettishness and submission, even Andrea herself was startled, her beautiful face was instantly flushed, and she stomped her feet again and again in shame, obviously she could run the fighting spirit, but she didn't use it, and the girlish feelings that emerged made her intoxicated.
Victor looked back in surprise and saw the countess with a delicate face, as if she was angry and ashamed, and she was unbelievably beautiful.
If Nelson had stumbled upon Andrea's use of the wizard to torture the centaurs, she would have been shot dead on the spot. Victor is stronger than Andrea, coercing her to go out without the slightest guilt. But he didn't expect that Andrea would think that he was going to do something to her like an ordinary lady.
Victor couldn't help but laugh, and he intended to stay away from the prying eyes of the camp guards and find a secluded place to talk to Andrea. Now, he admits that the delicate and shy appearance of the Tempestal Knight is very seductive, and his gaze is gradually becoming playful.
His Royal Highness Randall's smiling expression made Andrea's heart flustered, and her eyes wandered for a while, and she simply stared down at her toes, but her cheeks bulged like rouge.
An ambiguous atmosphere slowly rises in the woods under the moonlight.
Victor admires Andrea's coquettishness, but does not have any superfluous thoughts. The high-ranking knights are immune to aging and disease, and the process of their own life and death is the transformation from "human" to "god", and the complete replacement of human nature by divinity is the moment when they return to the origin of the world. Although the High Knights are able to control their emotions, the human experience is important to them. Andrea falls into a "human state" of self-reverie, seeing herself as a weak and helpless noble lady rather than a powerful Wind Rider.
Just flirt with your eyes and cooperate, you want to take advantage of me...... No way!
The little baron's training told Victor that if they turned a blind eye to the "shyness" of the high-ranking female knights, they would immediately change their faces. He tried to divert Andrea's attention in a more tactful way, and said with a smile, "I'll take you to my camp, where there are two battle priests, and if they learn that the Countess of Wimbledon is raising wizards, what do you think?"
Andrea raised her head, her eyes turned "sadly" at Victor, and then she lowered her head again, bit her lip, and asked in a soft voice:
"What does Your Highness want me to do?"
The more you play the game, the more you play, the more exciting it gets...... Victor resisted the urge to stroke his forehead, and said lightly: "Everyone has stolen goods, it is irrefutable, even if the Duke of Barcelius comes forward to ask Patriarch Friedes to intercede, it is useless......"
“...... I have a husband. ”
"What?" Victor couldn't grasp the countess's brain circuit.
"Because it was His Highness who made a complaint, Patriarch Friedus could not protect me. Andrea plucked up the courage to look directly into Victor's dark golden eyes, half-closed them, and added righteously: "I have a husband...... I will not succumb to your threats. ”
The long and white fingers were wrenched together, and the uneasy body language combined with the tough statement was clearly deliberately irritating me...... Victor's mind was messy, and he didn't know what to say, and after a while, he continued: "You will be stripped of your title and continue to be in charge of the Wimbledon family of the Sasan Empire in a different capacity......"
"It is also possible to be exiled to the south, and His Highness will operate in secret, and then let me serve the centaur hills, and return your ...... Your ......" Andrea's face turned crimson, biting her lip lightly, and she couldn't say any more.
Victor was expressionless and said, "You're thinking too much...... I just wanted to say that as a high-ranking knight, you have more options. ”
"Isn't it? I can't think of anything else Your Highness can get from me but myself?" said Andrea to herself, "Three thousand years ago, His Majesty Ravin Wimbledon revived the Wimbledon family. Now, His Royal Highness Victor Wimbledon is preparing to open up the Great Southern Empire, and it is natural that the Wimbledon family will be reunited. Wimbledon of the Iron Mountain Empire is a vein that His Highness must subdue, but I have been caught by His Highness again......"
Victor shook his head weakly, waved his hand and said, "You go, just because I haven't been here." ”
"What?" Andrea asked, confused.
"You can go back. Victor said a few words and flew towards the Eagle's Nest Mountain.
Andrea's mouth was half open, her slender eyebrows gradually erected, and she stomped her feet hatefully, running vindictively, chasing Victor at a gallop.
After running for a while, Victor stopped, turned around and asked, "What are you still doing with me?"
"...... me. Andrea hesitated and said, "I don't believe that Your Highness will let me go so easily." ”
"That's right, how could I just let you go like this. Victor laughed silently, walked over to Andrea, reached out to lift her graceful chin, and wrapped the other hand around her slender waist, and pulled the countess into his arms with a little force.
Hearing the breath, Andrea was shy and flustered, and exhaled like a brandish warning: "If you dare to kiss me, I will bite you...... Not. ”
The shadows of the two naturally merged together, and after kissing for a long time, Andrea, who was satisfied, gently bit Victor's lips, pushed away his embrace, and sighed with a wistful expression: "I can finally make up my mind now and leave Ekley." ”
Victor touched his lips, shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's just a kiss, I won't give you a companion ring." ”
Andrea handed Victor a charming white eye, then sneered, tilted her head and raised her eyebrows, and said, "Your Highness is so bold. ”
"You're also courageous. Victor shook his head and laughed.
Just having an intimate interaction can be both dangerous and exciting for both parties. Andrea was confident in killing Victor, but she didn't know that Victor's Void Walk could dodge a deadly attack, and unless her mastery of the Elemental Sea was on the same level as Sylvia's, it wouldn't hurt Victor at all.
After this kiss, Andrea established an initial trust in Victor, took his arm, walked through the woods, and said softly: "I grew up listening to the stories of Draven's ancestors, and the love story between His Majesty Draven and Empress Verrotica made me yearn for it, and I once fantasized that I was Empress Verrotica, married His Majesty Draven, and lived happily ever after." Acryl is a descendant of His Majesty Ravin, and I married him to fulfill some of my fantasies about the Sun Elves. However, Acryle is not His Majesty Draven, and I am not at the level of Empress Verrotica. I'm trying to manipulate him...... We drifted apart, and we were miserable with each other. ”
"Your Highness's kiss fulfilled all my fantasies about the Sun Elves, and helped me to make a break with Eckley. ”
Victor said in a condensed voice, "You love your husband very much. ”
Andrea was silent for a moment, then bowed her head and said, "Yes, we love each other, but I can't control my temper, and every retreat he gives in is a frustration of the knight's faith...... Love shouldn't be an obstacle on the road of knighthood, I have to let go. ”
"I can let go of a love, but I will never let go of the Wimbledons. ”
Andrea gently lifted her hair and said firmly: "Just now, I said that His Highness wants to reunite Wimbledon. Actually, that's my wish. My unwavering belief is to revive the Wimbledon family of the Iron Mountain Empire. After a pause, he smiled sheepishly, "I still want to establish the legitimacy of the Wimbledon line of Iron Mountain...... With His Highness here, it seems that this wish cannot be realized. ”
Cohesion and attraction are orthodoxy. Any minor noble, regardless of their birth or surname, can change their surname to Wimbledon as long as they manifest the Moon Elf bloodline, and their descendants have the opportunity to become Wind Knights. The kingdoms set up the Wimbledon family and claimed to be orthodox in order to absorb the blood of the moon elves and cultivate wind knights. If a Wimbledon family has a monopoly on all the Wind Knights in the human realm, just think about how terrifying it is. Therefore, Wimbledon of the Iron Mountain Empire will be dismembered by the major forces, and Andrea's wish is destined to be impossible to come true. Even Victor can only shout orthodoxy, no one will question his legitimacy, and no one will let the lowly Moon Elf nobles flow into the Kingdom of Gombis.
Victor nodded rightfully and said, "I'm the rightful Wimbledon." ”
Andrea lowered her head and smiled, changed the subject and said, "Your Highness said that I have multiple choices, is it inviting me to the Southern Kingdom? I will not turn my back on Barcelius, nor will I leave the rich Iron Mountain Empire...... Run to the backwoods of the southern kingdom. ”
"Backcountry?"
Compared to the red land that grows twice a year in the northern wilderness, the Southern Kingdom is indeed a poor and remote land, Victor shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said in a deep voice: "We have the Jinshui River and the vast and boundless Southern Continent. ”
Andrea blinked her eyes and asked, "What does Your Highness mean?"
"It's what you think. Victor nodded and smiled meaningfully, "I don't need you to turn your back on Barcelius...... Maybe one day, we will also have to take refuge in the north, who knows? Whether the lord of the north or the lord of the south has another way to retreat, it will not be wrong. ”
The countess was slightly moved, thought for a while, and said softly: "Your Highness should talk about this matter with the two Dukes of Baselius." ”
"It's my business who I talk to. ”
Victor raised his eyebrows and said, "Barcelius, the golden bloodline, they don't need the care of the Gambis Kingdom, but what about you? There are 4 marquis under the command of Barcelius, once there is a change in the north, can the Iron Mountain Royal Family bring all the vassal lords to the southern continent for development?"
"I can guarantee that Iron Mountain Wimbledon will have a place in the Southern Continent. In the same way, if there is a change in the south, and the lord of Cambis moves north to avoid danger, Wimbledon of Iron Mountain will support me within the scope of his ability. ”
Andrea frowned at her slender and straight eyebrows, thought for a moment, held Victor's hand, and said with a smile: "Your Highness's proposal, I can't refuse." For such an important matter, just a kiss, I can't believe the sincerity of His Highness......"
Victor's expression was strange, and his dark gold eyes looked up and down at the stunningly beautiful countess, and his sharp gaze seemed to be able to see through the leather armor on her body.
Andrea's white face once again flew a delicate flush, and said, "Foster marriage...... Only then can I believe what His Highness says. ”
Foster marriage is a tradition of alliance, Andrea put forward this condition, Victor was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Should I doubt your political wisdom now, or doubt your sincerity? Do you believe it or not, with the foster marriage on our side, the church will immediately fully support the Borui Kingdom and the Rand Empire and compete with us head-on?"
"Huh?" Andrea covered her small mouth, her eyes dazed and aggrieved.
Victor smiled and teased: "You took the initiative to ask me for a kiss, I have no reason not to kiss......"
Andrea was ashamed, stomped her feet, and said coquettishly: "Who took the initiative to kiss Suo, obviously you forced me!"
Victor shrugged his shoulders and said, "Well, as long as you take the initiative to send it to the door, it is impossible for me to refuse Wimbledon of the Iron Mountain lineage." As you said, Sylvia and I and August have the idea of absorbing Wimbledon. If the Northern Lord really wants to go to the Southern Continent to take refuge, I promise to give priority to the Wimbledon line of Iron Mountain. Wait for Gambis to create a great southern empire, and we can only foster marriage. ”
"...... before that. ”
Victor took out an ancient gold coin from the small bag on his waist and threw it into the air, a subtle blue arc flashed, and the tumbling ancient gold coin split into two irregular halves, and the air currents carried them into the palms of Victor and Andrea respectively.
"This is the trophy I captured from Maverick Village, a gold coin from the early days of the Iron Mountain Empire. Victor raised half of the gold coin in his hand and said, "It serves as a token of our secret alliance, and you or your heir can ask me for help with half of the token." As long as your request does not harm my fundamental interests, I will do my best to support it. Similarly, Iron Mountain Wimbledon is required to abide by this secret covenant. ”
"Under the moonlight, I swear by my Moon Elf bloodline, and I should keep my promise, and if I break it, may my Moon Elf blood dissipate. Victor said solemnly.
Andrea clutched the gold coin and said happily, "Okay, I swear ...... here."
"Baby, you don't need to make an oath. ”
Victor said lightly: "I don't break the blood oath, and I don't worry that you will break your promise. ”
Andrea was stunned, the corners of her mouth outlined a sweet smile, she bowed her knees, and said gently: "As you wish, Your Royal Highness Wimbledon." ”
The half-coin token lowered Andrea's mental defenses, and her bright eyes showed admiration, and she walked side by side with Victor in the direction of the camp.
"I'm here to map the terrain of Eagle's Nest Mountain, and to hunt for treasures. ”
"Treasure hunting, are there treasures here?" asked Andrea, holding Victor's arm, and smiling.
"Hmm. Victor nodded, and recounted the story of the battle of Maverick Village. Andrea's beautiful eyes rippled with envy and annoyance: "Siegfried's luck is really good, if there was no kobold leader, who would have thought that there was a vein rich in mythril hidden under the calf village. ”
Victor laughed, "The Misterril Mine has attracted the kobold lords from Eagle's Nest Mountain to Maverick Village, 90 kilometers away. There may not be no Mithril mines around the Eagle's Nest Mountain, at least we found more than twenty pounds of Mithril in the kobolds' treasure pile. ”
When Andrea heard this, her eyes lit up, and she asked, "Your Highness thinks there is an ordinary Mithril mine nearby?"
"Is there a Mithril mine nearby? Can you find it? It depends on your luck and ability. Victor nodded without a trace, and instead asked, "Tomorrow morning, we will go to the Northern Theater of the Eastern Defense Line." How's it going over there?"
Victor left Eagle's Nest with the Battle Priest, and I could stay around for a few more days, catch a dragon-veined kobold, and let Wizard Wood temporarily gain treasure hunting abilities and search for potential Mithril and Adamantite mines nearby...... Andrea secretly rejoiced, and said with a smile, "Since Usein and Orokshia joined forces, we have successfully recovered all the pioneer villages except for Giant Wood Village. It is now certain that the orc leader entrenched in Giant Wood Village is a golden-rank ursa elder. ”
"I'll go to Jumu Village to solve it. ”
Victor nodded, raised his hand, and said, "Andrea, please go back." ”
Andrea looked deeply at Victor, suddenly approached, kissed him on the lips, giggled and flew backwards, and disappeared into the forest in an instant, the laughter of silver bells rippling in the night breeze.
“...... His Highness tastes so good. ”
The Countess of Wimbledon has a blind spot in her thinking, thinking that Victor has a higher status and strength than her, and she needs the help of the other party more. In fact, Victor's layout involves the entire human kingdom, and there are more places where the Iron Mountain Wimbledon is used.
Not to mention, Andrea took the wizard to dig a pit in the Eagle's Nest Mountain to hunt for treasure, saving Victor a lot of effort. The core of the earth can't fly away, as long as the wizard digs it out, Victor will find a suitable opportunity to quietly collect it. Even if there are no remnants of the Alchemy Empire in Eagle's Nest Mountain, the wizard who can read the language of beasts is very valuable.
Only by mastering multiple intelligence channels can the main reinforcements of Gombis not fall into the trap of unpredictable crises.
Victor curled his lips and turned towards Randall's guarded camp.