There is a strange phenomenon in the upper class of the human kingdom, fierce warriors are generally not valued, and even if they have knight-level combat power, they are still despised by the nobles.

The exception is for those who are famous, powerful and ferocious.

Caligula and Nelson are the best examples. Since receiving the divine inheritance of the Holy Samurai Ron, Aka's personal strength has changed qualitatively, and he is close to the legendary realm, although Turnans can defeat him, it is more difficult. It stands to reason that Caligula can be called His Highness, but no one treats him as His Highness. Nelson's strength was a whole level below Caligula, and he could barely compete with the Gold-tier centaurs, and in the end, it was Aka who came to his aid to earn the title of Centaur Slayer.

However, Lord Nelson is much more famous than Caligula, and the lords of power will pay attention to Lord Nelson Randall's movements, and he is also famous in the church.

Because Nelson killed the Silver Knight Horton Ludwig and served as the commander of the Randall family. Caligula did not have Nelson's record and power, nor did he have the wisdom and means to take charge of himself.

It is generally believed that the Randall family has a shallow background, and except for the bear of the Northland, the family knights and fierce warriors that the Earl of Golden-Eye relies on cannot take it. High lords and high-ranking clergy don't deliberately pay attention to Charlotte, Brandon, or Klaus. Not to mention the three fierce warriors of Marcie, Rogers and Red Wolf, the female warrior Marcie still has the title of "Blood Python", and the other two have no reputation at all and belong to dispensable small roles.

This year's freezing rainy season, Randall's highness is torn between Sylvia, Catherine, and Gillian, and Lord Nelson is still training his mercenaries in Randall. No one noticed that Victor secretly summoned several family knights and fierce warriors to kill the abnormal situation of goblin slaves in the lizard swamp.

Both Rose Manor and Kite Castle know something little known about the Randall family, and they believe that the Randall knights and ferocious warriors, who haven't been seen for a month, are acting as testing material for Victor.

Thanks to the difficulty of traveling during the rainy season and the inconvenience of information transmission, Victor quietly completed the preparations for the expedition to the Endless Forest. But his small actions can hide from Sylvia, but he can't hide from Nicole, the mistress of Silvermoon Manor.

Bertina, the uncrowned king of Silvermoon Manor, has been missing for more than a month, and Lady Nicole is always asked about her whereabouts. Nicole cares about the chubby cutie as well, but she never asks Victor questions, just puts Bertina's personal belongings where he can see them.

I have to say that Nicole's actions are very intimate, and there is a little grievance and small resentment.

Nicole and Victor have been in love with each other for more than ten years and have been silently supporting him behind his back. But after all, she was a knight of the House of York, trained as a knight at Rose Manor, and swore allegiance to Sylvia. Although the two of them are on the same page, there are many things that Victor is inconvenient to explain to Nicole, so as not to put her in a dilemma.

Victor is about to set off on an expedition, and he should have an explanation for Nicole. This is also an explanation for Sylvia and Trisley.

At the end of the rainy season, when the winter snow had not yet fallen, Victor and Nicole set off from the pier in Pinghu Town, and the two of them took a small sailboat to the wooden house on the island in the middle of the lake.

This is not a good time to visit the scenery of Pinghu Lake, if it is a summer night, the lake surface is as smooth as a mirror, several deep pools in the lake reflect the silver moon in the sky, and the light and soft tones of the shallow water area contrast, the lake can see the wonders of boating, and the boat driving around the moon shadow in the pool has a unique romantic atmosphere. Unlike now, when the sky is cloudy, the lake is dark, the air is wet and cold, and a small boat floats alone on the lake, looking very bleak.

There were only two people on this boat, Victor and Nicole, who were sitting side by side on the side of the boat, their small sails holding the wind and pushing the hull of the boat to move flexibly on the waveless lake, as if they were a small sailing ship with life.

Ni leaned on Victor's shoulders, her red lips smiling at the sweet pear vortex, she held her skirt, revealing a pair of slender and well-proportioned calves, and her snow-white slender feet dipped into the icy lake water, intertwining with her lover's limbs.

As long as Victor is around, there is a beautiful scenery everywhere, not to mention that the wooden house on the island in the middle of the lake is a love nest built by her and Victor herself, and the island is also planted with various flowers, Victor named this place "Nicole's Secret Garden".

Sylvia, Trisley, and Gillian once wanted to visit the island, but because of this name, Randall's proud lovers were all interested, so the island in the middle of the lake is a two-person world exclusive to Nicole and Victor.

"Nicole, I don't want to deceive you, I have many secrets, but now is not the time to be honest with you. Victor Mo rubbed Nicole's soft jade hand and whispered.

“...... Well. Nicole wrinkled her nose and hummed faintly.

Victor asked with a surprised expression, "Aren't you curious, my dear?"

"Not curious...... A little angry. Nicole raised her starry eyes and stared at Victor's handsome face, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, and she couldn't help but open her small mouth and gently bite her lover's lips, giggling: "That's fine." ”

Then, she tilted her head sideways and asked, "Charlotte knows all your secrets?"

Victor was relieved, he knew that Nicole was not so generous, and it was normal for the big fruit vinegar jar to be angry with Charlotte.

Seeing her lover's expression, Nicole pouted and said, "I also want to train a knight of oaths...... Male. ”

The Knights of Oath is equivalent to the personal assistant of the lord, regardless of gender, and female lords can also have male Knights of the Oath, and they generally do not develop into a lover relationship with each other. The vast majority of lords, as usual, choose only knights of the same gender to serve as their Knights of Oath. The male Knights of Oath will eventually become the vassal lord of the family, while the female Knights of the Oath of the Lord's wife will always integrate into the family as the lord's lover.

Charlotte is more prominent as Randall's favorite concubine, and Victor is a bit reluctant to make her a knight of the oaths, which will anger the Countess Randall. Sophia, the real lady, doesn't matter, but Nicole has always been obsessed, and her relationship with Charlotte is not very good.

Victor knew that Nicole was teasing him, but His Royal Highness Randall followed his heart and said with a cold face, "I won't allow it." ”

The lover was jealous and jealous, and Nicole's heart blossomed, and she smiled coquettishly: "I already have a knight of oaths, and I am still three great beauties...... Lilia, Alina, and Alice are all my Knights of Oath, dear, are you satisfied?"

Victor nodded with a smile while controlling the wind elemental to blow the sails, and said, "Honey, I can tell you some secrets that Charlotte doesn't know. ”

Nicole's eyes lit up and she said happily, "Okay, what's the secret?"

"Emerson and Bertina are actually wizards. ”

"I guessed it all...... Charlotte must be aware of that now, too. Nicole pursed her lips and said coquettishly.

Victor avoided Charlotte's topic and asked with a smile, "What did you guess?"

Nicole put her arms around Victor's neck and whispered, "I now think that Emerson has a strange background, and according to his level of animal taming, any lord will value him, so that he will not end up in the centaur hills and fight among the swamp scouts." His witchcraft is supposed to be related to the transformation of life, not only on animals but also on humans...... Recently, Renault and Shaq had been missing for a while, and when I saw them again, I noticed that their eyes were sparkling, like veteran knights. Normal ferocious warriors have reached this level, at least they have ignited the fire of the mind, but they are not, but they are more powerful than other beginner soul warriors, and they seem to have lost their memories of the past and become very dull...... You took Imerson away quietly, which is enough to show that he is a wizard who cultivates elite guards for his family. ”

Victor smiled silently, and Nicole was firm in her judgment, and continued: "My dear, I will not tell Madame, you yourself choose the right time to explain to her. ”

"As for Bertina...... Nicole frowned and shook her head, "I didn't know she was a wizard, His Majesty the Pope checked her body and soul, and there was no problem at all...... The clergy of Randall are very fond of Bell, and the abbey's vice-admiral Artoria wants to abduct our bell to the church. ”

"Bell's witchcraft abilities are lucky, and there may be others, such as cuteness and longevity...... She is actually Emerson's daughter. I've already investigated this secret, and I have a record in my vault to show you when the time comes. ”

"What, both father and daughter are wizards?" Nicole muttered in disbelief with her red lips half-open.

Victor nodded, and said with a mysterious smile, "Let me tell you another secret that only me, Sylvia, His Majesty the Pope, Turnans, and a very small number of high-ranking clergymen know. ”

Nicole's ears moved, and she said in a coquettish voice, "I'll listen." ”

"Our Father Miller is a man of great power who is even more powerful than the Pope today, and he is on an equal footing with me and Sylvia. Victor said indifferently and reservedly.

"This ...... He...... Why?" Nicole's expression changed and finally she asked with trepidation, "Miller is a Holy Spirit pastor?"

A veteran knight is smart enough to think of the crux of the problem so quickly...... Victor secretly admired, shrugged his shoulders, and said nonchalantly: "Sylvia should not know, and neither do you." ”

Revealing Miller's identity to Nicole is necessary. In Victor's expedition, Miller is secretly contributing, but from another angle, it can also be said that Victor is contributing to Miller. Without Miller's Great Prophecy Technique, it would have been impossible for Victor to run to the distant Endless Forest to find the elemental rune crystals of the ancient alchemists, which would be tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack. Since Victor is ready to run away from home, he will definitely pull Old Man Miller out to bear the wrath and reproach of several ladies.

In addition to Sylvia and Trisley, Nicole is also one of the people who are qualified to know the truth. Otherwise, when the lid is lifted, she will be very sad and even hinder her knightly path.

Victor won't say anything more, leaving the rest up for Nicole to make up for herself, changing the subject and saying, "Let's talk about something else." ”

Touching the clear and deep dark golden eyes, Nicole broke free from the confusion, realizing that Father Miller's affairs were not something she could think about now, and she ran a fighting spirit, pressed her impetuous mood, and smiled: "Okay." ”

Victor groaned a little and said, "Ten days ago, I met Sophia in the city of Blinor, and from her I learned that the Sassanian Empire had opened up new territories, planted green barley, and reaped a bumper harvest for two years in a row...... We must admit that the northern lords are blessed with a unique environment that our southern lords cannot reach. If this continues, even if we cross the Jinshui River and establish the Gambis Empire, sooner or later we will be marginalized and difficult to compete with the Northern Lords. ”

Nicole blinked, raised her chin, and said proudly: "But we have His Highness Randall, and we have the secret method of spiritual bloodline." ”

Victor shook his head and smiled: "In the long run, the Soul and Blood Secret Method cannot solve the problem of the imbalance between the north and the south, and the flow of talents and bloodlines to the north...... The most valuable secret method must be able to be popularized, but no matter how clever the secret method is, there will be a day when the secret is leaked, you see that the church is not in a hurry to spy on the secret method of the soul and bloodline, they believe that they can get any secret method, and the time is just a little later. ”

"Actually, my study of the Soul Blood Secret Method to reveal the mysteries of the laws of the world is of great significance to transcendents above the Legend level. Victor lifted Nicole's graceful chin and smiled, "Honey, you're a little bit short." ”

Nicole sighed a little frustratedly and said sullenly, "I know I'm far behind......"

Victor didn't comfort Nicole, just nodded, and said instead: "I talked to Sophia, and asked her to come forward to sign a grain futures trade with the Sassan Empire that has never existed before, and use the huge debt owed to us by the Sassan royal family as a guarantee to buy a fixed amount of green barley for five years at the current grain price, and give priority to supplying the Gambis Kingdom." These grain futures are owned by Centaur Hill and are entrusted to the Wimbledon Chamber of Commerce to operate and sell...... Five years later, Sophia would hand over the Chamber of Commerce to Sauron. ”

Nicole had heard about the trade form of futures from Victor, and she asked in surprise, "Honey, the price of grain will get cheaper and cheaper, won't you lose money by ordering grain futures from Lord Sarsan now?"

Under normal circumstances, grain futures at current prices are bound to incur losses, but in the event of a full-scale war, the opposite is true. Victor asked Sophia to talk to the Sassarians about grain futures, also in order to stimulate food production and prepare for a possible war.

"The losses are limited, and we have a lot of money. Victor smiled and said, "Only with a stable supply of food can the mercenary corps be expanded, haven't you been clamoring to expand the size of the Randall mercenary corps? ”

"But...... That costs a lot of money. Nicole bit her red lip and shook her head and said, "I don't think it's necessary." ”

Victor looked at the black lake, frowned, and said, "My dear, everything has an external and internal connection, visible or invisible, but the connection of things cannot be separated...... In terms of bloodline, Barcelius is more noble than Testier, but the Testier family has a legend, two new highnesses, and the Barcelius family only needs Oroccia to become a legend, and the Duke of Barcelius has not been able to go any further, giving up the throne to the declining Frederick family. Duke Gripen must have been very aggrieved in his heart, but in the face of a behemoth like the church, they were helpless. ”

"The world belongs to the lord, and the divine right belongs to the church. A scattered lord can't fight the church at all, and we can't even have the secret method of spiritual bloodline...... Guess whose hands the lord's mercenary legion will fall into?" asked Victor leisurely.

Nicole was shocked and angry, "The church dares to meddle with our mercenary army?"

"Of course, they don't dare to meddle with the mercenary corps of the Centaur Hills...... What about the viscounts and barons under the counts? Their clan knights are only enough to lead the vassals, and the mercenary legions rely on the Church's battle priests and paladins. The Church controls a portion of the lord's mercenary corps in every kingdom, and how great is the power they wield? How can we take the favor of the power of fate from the Church? It is no accident that Pope Clement supports the lords in opening liberal schools and forming mercenary corps. Victor shook his head.

Nicole couldn't help but fall into deep thought, and after a while, she heard Victor say:

"Standardization is the key to breaking the game!"

"The Soul Blood Secret Method can enhance the centripetal force of the family, but the standardization of output is more important. It is impossible for us to directly interfere in the family affairs of external lords, but the standardization of logistics, armaments, and legions that we export can extend our influence and form a military closed loop, which is worthy of the prestige that the royal family and descendants should have. ”

Victor and Nicole clasped their fingers and said seriously: "My dear, I have laid the foundation of standardization in Randall, and the workshops in each administrative village belong to a part of the standardization process. You have to leave a strong mark on the history of standardization, and I believe this is very important for your future. The largest mercenary army in the Centaur Hills can help you defeat your competitors from within and become the leader of the military standardization of the Centaur Hills. ”

Nicole's eyes were clear, but her heart was as sweet as honey, and she said coquettishly: "Honey, you have to help me." ”

The little sailboat went straight to the beach of the island, and Victor picked up Nicole's slender waist and long legs, jumped on the ground barefoot, hugged his beautiful and gentle lover, and laughed as he walked: "Of course I want to help you...... In the past two days, we have been discussing the implementation of the standardized implementation plan in Nicole's Secret Garden."