Victor hurried back to Gangbis to find out what was going on with Sofia about the Grero goat, and didn't want to stay in Neville to delay the time. The next morning, when he saw Natalia off, he informed the church and the Rock Castle that he intended to travel lightly and on foot in the snow to the county of de Caescher, and in two months he would complete the rest of the work.

The high-ranking paladin, Dimat and King Rex, wondered why Victor suddenly changed his mind, but they didn't ask why, but cooperated with him in making preparations before he started.

Victor chose Caligula, Renault, and Shak to accompany him, while the rest of the guards and attendants all remained at the Earl's Manor. The Church's Reverend Dimatt and Dane brought 2 Ruling Warriors and 1 3rd Class Battle Priest, the Knight Conrad of the Augustta family selected 2 Knight Warriors of the Kite Castle, and the two Secret Knights of the House of York each brought 1 Arcane Warrior, plus the liaison officer Enchino and 2 guides arranged by King Rex, to form a team of 19 people, and left the bustling Kgazton that afternoon to embark on a journey to the south of Neville.

It was a snow month, and the mountains were covered with heavy snow, and the outside temperature dropped below zero. Although there are roads in the kingdom of Neville, unlike the one in Gombis, there are posts along the main road every 40 kilometers, and people are regularly sent to clear the snow on the main road. Especially in the central and southern parts of Neville, the towns and cottages are scattered and isolated from each other, there is almost no sign of pedestrians, the snow is up to the calves, the roads are slippery and difficult to navigate, and the bad weather conditions make it very difficult to even hunt and camp, and make fires for cooking.

Fortunately, there are no ordinary people in the team, even the two priests have undergone body remodeling, and their personal strength is not inferior to the arcane warriors of the Rose Manor, and there is no problem at all in walking more than 100 kilometers every day.

Everyone simply took the method of extreme marching, day and night, without eating or sleeping, eating a piece of brown candy when hungry, drinking snow water when thirsty, until they walked to the towns and villages, and then stopped to rest, ate and drank enough, slept for a while, and when they had recovered their strength, they continued to hurry.

Although the extreme march was arduous, it was nothing to Victor and the others, and they were even in the mood to enjoy the snow along the way and kill the beasts and monsters they encountered. Of course, the priest was taken care of, and the tall Caligula carried a wicker chair on his back, and the two priests took turns to sit on it, and they walked only half the way of the others. The benefits of this are also obvious: when someone is tired of walking, the priest throws a recovery technique and immediately becomes energetic, and because of the disordered work and rest, he can't sleep, and after a tranquilizer, he immediately falls into a deep sleep.

The gap in strength between ordinary people and transcendents creates a shortcoming effect, and the presence of the priest shortens this gap, allowing the arcane warriors to keep up with the knights. It can be said that the priest's divine ability determines the lower limit of a team's overall strength. Without the priest to accompany him, the two alchemy militiamen, Renault and Shak, would also seriously slow down Victor.

Thirteen days later, Victor arrived in the county of Decaeser and met Lady Dolly at the castle of the Decaeser family.

The countess wore a beautifully shaped Mithril armor, a long sword hanging from her waist, and a simple and neat ponytail on her shawl hair, which changed from her cold and enchanting appearance in the past, showing the sassy and heroic posture of a high-ranking female knight.

"Victor, I'm sorry, the county is busy, I just participated in the Sword Mantis Knights' hunt for Wind Fangs, and I haven't had time to change my clothes yet. ”

Lady Dolly handed the sword and helmet to the attendants, motioned for them to stand back, turned around, and said happily, "I didn't expect you to visit the territory of the Dekaizer family in Xueyue, nor did I expect you to come so quickly...... Let's sit down and talk. ”

Victor leaned down slightly, greeted the countess, sat down on the solid wood chair, and said, "In seven months, Edward will marry Angelina, and Catherine and I need to reserve enough time to prepare for the wedding celebration of the king and queen." ”

This was an excuse for Victor to change his itinerary in advance, but Lady Dolly said with a smile: "I heard that Sophia went deep into the dwarven pit in the Arrett Plateau, hunted a monster, and made a pact with the mountain tribes for the human kingdom. She's almost to Gambis now, isn't she?"

Victor sighed, frowned, and said, "That's what bothered me...... Her style of doing things is becoming more and more radical and adventurous. ”

"Sophia's success today is related to her character. Mrs. Dolly nodded, looked at Victor again, her eyes were soft, and she pursed her lips and smiled, "She has a lover like you...... Luck is also the envy of the Silver Lady Knight. ”

Sophia is a half-golden Knight of the Furious Waves, and the attraction of the elemental sea to her is very strong, and every time she mobilizes the Void element, it is possible to take the final step. Things like going deep into dwarf pits and fighting monsters can have unpredictable consequences for her. However, Sophia didn't do anything, and soon she could feel the call of the elemental sea, and she would also attack the gold realm in advance. So she needs to be constantly busy, so that she doesn't have time to think about the secrets of the origin of the world. Sophia betrays Queen Cambis and fights with the Kite Castle, refuses the solicitation of the Borui Kingdom and fights with the Southwind Chamber of Commerce, and goes on a rampage all the way, stirring up the wind and rain, and her stubborn character is one thing, but there is also the element of the Elemental Sea.

To put it simply, Sophia must have something to do, nothing to do, once she is free, she wants to hit the elemental sea, and love life can regulate her body and mind, and it would be great if she could have offspring with Victor and experience the joy of being a mother.

In fact, there was no turning back for all the transcendent knights, and in Lady Dolly's opinion, His Highness Randall was anxious to go back and comfort his wife.

Victor is really worried about Sophia, in addition to the difficulty of parting with the husband and wife between the two, Sophia is also his important partner. Her current focus is on forming the Golden Regiment, and she has temporarily monopolized the barbarian trade, and if something goes wrong with her, the entire Golden Regiment's strategy will suffer a serious setback.

"Either way, I'm grateful for your presence. ”

Mrs. Dolly raised her hand, untied the ribbon from her ponytail, let her long hair loose, and said, "There are more than 20,000 people gathered here, and I must place them as soon as possible...... I need your help in surveying the settlements of the county of Decaiser. ”

"Dear lady, I am glad to serve you. Victor stood up, bowed gracefully, and said confidently, "A month is enough." ”

Mrs. Dolly got up and returned the knightly salute, the corners of her mouth turned up, outlined a bright smile, and asked softly, "So...... Your Highness Randall, how can I repay you?"

Ignoring the countess's teasing, Victor sat back in his seat and said, "Tell me what is convenient for me to tell me." ”

"Of course. ”

Lady Dolly nodded, and after a moment of silence, she said, "Neville has offered a bounty on gold-level gnolls, and more than 7,000 mercenary rangers have poured into the county of Dekaiser. They can't deal with wind teeth, but they can act as eyes, ears, and mouths. And I hope they can stay here and become the spear and sword of the De Kaiser family. Therefore, the Dekaeser family has issued many missions to clear out monsters and tame the wildlings. ”

The lord controls his territory through towns, roads, sentry posts, villages, armies, and letter crows, and the soldiers stationed at the sentry receive the letter crows from the lord and can convey the will of the lord to nearby villages in only half a day's work. Villagers can also safely travel between villages and towns through sentry posts and roads. Once this system is perfected, even the villages farthest from the central town will be controlled by the liege.

The terrain of the Naville Mountains is complex, especially the lords in the central and southern parts of the country do not have the conditions to fully control the territory, some cottages are very far away from the lord's town, and it may take dozens of days for the camel antelope caravan to go back and forth, and the people outside can't get in, and the people inside can't get out, and the leader of the cottage has the greatest right to speak. They cover the sky with one hand, and they can distort the will of the lord and convey false information to the lord, saying whatever they say. The lords were unable to verify the authenticity of the information, so they could only remain semi-autonomous.

Such mountain people are called wild people. The cottages of the county of Decaeser are all savage cottages.

Victor's water projects and new farming and pastoralism could transform the natural environment, connect the settlements in the mountains, and solve the real problems of the Neville lords at their roots. But this will take a long process, during which the Wild Cottage may act like a monster and hinder the construction of new farming and pasture in the territory. Moreover, each Wild Cottage is a natural settlement, and Lady Dolly certainly cannot let these Wild Folk go any longer.

If the name is not right, it will not be good, and the lord will directly send troops to attack the wild people's cottage, and the clergy of the church must intervene. The siege of the Golden Rank Gnolls gave the lord and the church a wonderful excuse. The Kingdom of Neville offers a bounty for Wind Fang, and Lady Dolly recruits ranger mercenaries to clear the territory of monsters, exercising the lord's duty of protection. The conflict between the ranger mercenaries and the wild people in the village is decided by the lord. The result of the ruling must be that the leader of the wild people died and surrendered, and the lord's army entered the wild people's cottage, destroyed the closed power structure of the cottage, and scattered the wild people.

Eventually, the wildlings, mercenaries, rangers, and freedfolk hired were boiled into a pot of porridge by the countess, which was able to absorb and grow the De Kaiser family.

That's why Victor ordered Warhammer Camp No. 4 to evacuate. The Dekaiser family will not let go of even a savage cottage.

Eight years ago, Victor pioneered Randall, and the first thing he faced was the free private land, large and small. He directly ordered Nelson to break through several camp camps, killing more than 200 people. But until the eve of the ant colony sweeping through Randall's territory, Victor has never been able to completely solve the problem of the homeless.

In contrast, Lady Dolly's methods are more clever and ingenious. However, the Dekaeser family had the full support of the church and the kingdom, while the Randall family at that time had nothing but the simplest and most brutal methods.

Victor was concerned and nodded with emotion: "When I first opened up the territory, I also encountered the same problem. ”

Viscount Randall is now the object of attention and research by major forces, and his past has been revealed. Mrs. Dolly heard about the difficulties he had gone through, smiled and said:

"Victor, you are a natural wise person, and you should be able to see that the Dekaiser family is ready to trade with the Rand Empire. The mountain people of Naville have a habit of robbing people and goods, and if I don't tame them, I can't guarantee the safety of the camel caravan, and I can't guarantee the progress of water conservancy projects and new farming and animal husbandry. ”

Victor nodded and asked, "You have a connection with Neowest?"

"There is a connection, but it has nothing to do with you. ”

Mrs. Dolly shook her head and said, "Your identity is too sensitive, I don't have the strength to facilitate your meeting, and I can't guarantee anything." However, if you want to meet with Neowest, I can pass on a message for you, but you can't meet openly in my territory. At least, can't let me know. ”

Victor shook his head and chuckled, "I'm not going to meet with him. ”

Mrs. Dolly was silent for a few seconds, then spoke, "Listen, Victor. You are now famous, like the Golden Knight, the Church keeps an eye on your movements, and the Families can know your whereabouts only by passing through the Cathedral...... Neowest knows that you are currently in the county of De Kaiser. ”

Victor blinked, raised an eyebrow and asked, "So what?"

Lady Dolly said sincerely, "With your current position, no one can make decisions for you. But the more influence you have, the more you can do to Neowest. The three patriarchs of the Holy See and the Knights of Radiance all want Cambes to reconcile with the Neowesters, and we Neville do not want to offend the Auguste family, and it is difficult for us to refuse the advice of the Holy See...... We remain neutral on this issue. However, Neowest is one of the three legendary knights after all, and he wants to infiltrate the county of Decaeser, and I have no power to stop him. Hope you understand. ”

"Understandable...... The neutrality of the De Kaiser family is also what I want. ”

Victor smiled, stood up and saluted, and said politely: "I will start surveying the terrain of the county of Dekaiser tomorrow, and I will go back and rest first." ”

"Your Excellency. Mrs. Dolly stood up and returned the salute with a smile on her face.

"Lost company. Victor nodded, turned and walked out the door.

Watching Victor's slender and straight back disappear outside the door, Lady Dolly sighed secretly.

Eight years ago, this young and handsome viscount was still busy dealing with a few exiles, but now he can determine the political landscape of the kingdoms, and is one of the top figures of our time.

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