The black fort was built as a military fortress, and the walls were thick and the windows were few and small, so the light inside the castle was not good. Victor followed the old butler, who was equally meticulous in his costume and gait, as he walked down the long corridor, the walls of which were already lit with thick butter candles, and the figures swayed and danced in the light of the candles, giving people an eerie feeling.

"Knock knock" The sound of neat footsteps came from not far away. Victor's pupils shrank slightly, and he saw a group of sturdy guards walking towards him.

These soldiers, the shortest of whom were over 180 centimeters tall, were draped in heavy chain mail, holding a steel halberd in one hand, and carrying a round shield made of solid wood and covered in metal.

These heavily armed soldiers, passing by Victor and the old butler without squinting, should be a group of castle guards who have gone to change their guards.

Victor visually inspected that the chain mail worn by these guards alone weighed about 50 kilograms, plus the metal halberds held in one hand, a round shield and some other equipment such as helmets, the weight of these soldiers was estimated to be more than 80 kilograms, but seeing the indifferent appearance of these soldiers, he knew that this weight would not affect their combat effectiveness in the slightest.

Humans in this world are generally strong and powerful, and Victor has seen farmers carry 200 kilograms of stone on their backs to build the walls of the town behind the Black Fort. Even Victor himself is more powerful than Zhang Xiaoqiang before the crossing, you must know that Victor can only be regarded as a powerless little nobleman in this world.

If ordinary people are like this, then what will the knights who stand at the peak of human strength be as powerful? And human beings are not the most powerful race in this world, what kind of power will the other orcs, barbarians, elves, dwarves, and even mysterious underground races have?

Although Victor has far more agility than ordinary people, but his strength is insufficient, fortunately, there are many training methods to improve strength and physical strength recorded in the X-3 chip, especially there are many training methods from Chinese martial artists that are said to have incredible effects, which make Victor look forward to it very much.

"Your Excellency Victor, we have arrived. The old butler bowed slightly to Victor. "Allow me to report to the Governor first, and you may go in and meet the Governor. ”

"Please. Victor gestured to the old butler.

"Your Excellency the Baron of Wimbledon, Your Excellency the Governor, requests to see you. The old butler knocked on the oak door in front of him.

The heavy oak door opened, and a well-dressed clerk said to Victor, "Your Excellency the Governor invites Your Excellency Baron in." ”

Victor followed the clerk into the room. This room was much more spacious and luxurious than Victor's room, with smooth and bright ironwood floors on the floor, several famous paintings hanging on the snow-white walls, and two crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, in which a dozen lizard oil candles illuminated the whole room as bright as day.

Soon, Victor saw the Earl of York, who was sitting at his desk eating a snack.

The Earl of York gave Victor the feeling of "round", with a round face, round eyes, a round nose, round hands, a round waist, a round ass... If there is a further impression, it is "white", and the white and round Earl of York is huddled in a wide gold wire armchair in a gorgeous earl's suit, which really gives people an inexplicable sense of joy.

The Earl, who was very happy, said something at this time, but there was no joy in it.

"Baron Victor, in my capacity as the Governor of the Centaur Hills, I ask you to take up your duties in your domain at once!" the Earl of York took the silk scarf handed by a beautiful maid beside him, and wiped the remaining berries from the corner of his mouth.

"Your Excellency Governor, I was wounded in the head during the last bandit attack, and I am still in pain, and I have lost a lot of memories, and I am afraid that I will need to recuperate in the Black Fort for a while before I can perform my duties. Victor said to the Count with a bitter face.

The Earl of York had an expression on his face that he had already known that you were going to say this, and after pouring a mouthful of milk with honey into his mouth, he shouted to Victor in a loud voice: "It has been more than a month since you submitted your inauguration papers, this is a dereliction of duty, a serious dereliction of duty! I don't care what reason you have, I will immediately go to the territory to take office, and I must plant crops in your territory before the end of this season of water, otherwise I will impeach you to the Senate of the Kingdom!"

"Max, send someone to send Lord Baron to his domain early tomorrow morning. So be it!" York slapped the table impatiently and instructed the clerk next to him.

"Your Excellency, you can't do this, there are still murderous bandits roaming in my territory, and now my family guards have not arrived, if I go to the territory, they will definitely kill me in revenge. Victor sneered in his heart, but pretended to be anxious and frightened.

The Earl of York gloated and said, "Your Excellency, as a feudal nobleman, it is our duty to protect the territory against evil, how can you be afraid of danger and retreat, you should recruit troops to exterminate the hateful bandits." Go and put it away, and don't delay the sowing of the season of water. I'll wait for you in the Black Castle to hear back the good news. ”

"Your Excellency is right, but the Kinsor I am carrying have been looted by the bandits, and now I am penniless, how can I recruit an army? Victor said with a bitter face.

"Don't think about it, I won't lend you a copper sol. As soon as he heard that Victor was going to borrow money from him, the Earl of York immediately slammed the table with his little round hand.

"Since the Earl is unwilling to help me, I can only wait for our Wimbledon family guards to come over before I go to exterminate the bandits. If the adults want to impeach me, I will please, and then I will naturally make a case to the Senate. I'll take my leave!" Victor turned to leave.

At this moment, a waiter walked up to York, bowed cautiously, and said, "Master, Madame has arrived!"

The Earl of York struggled to get up from his chair, but after several unsuccessful attempts, he exclaimed angrily: "Get me up, you useless pigs!"

Several attendants hurriedly pulled the Earl of York out of the chair, only to see his whole body rolling in waves, and Victor was a little worried that his fat body could be squeezed out of his body.

"Oh dear, you're still so frugal, I told you long ago to replace this chair. Why do you still keep it. A soft voice came from the gate.

I saw two women walk in at the door, the first lady was wearing a red tunic dress, a golden hair was coiled on her head in the style of a noble lady's bun, she had a fair complexion, a slender waist, high breasts, and round buttocks. The eyes are full of flirtatiousness, and this glamorous lady is the Countess of York.

Another woman was wearing a delicate women's leather armor, tall, 1.8 meters long, slender legs wrapped in tight breeches looked vigorous and powerful, holding a sheathed sword in her hand, the bridge of the nose was high, the eyes were sharp, and her bright face revealed a vigorous heroic spirit. She was supposed to be the countess's bodyguard.

"Sylvia, why are you here. A flattering smile appeared on York's round face.

"You've got guests here. Who is this handsome young man?" Sylvia ignored York's flattery, and her eyes lit up when she saw the handsome Victor.

"Honorable Madam, even the asters of the Moon of Fire will be tarnished in front of your beauty, I am Victor of the Wimbledon family, and it is my honor to meet you. Victor stepped forward and saluted the countess.

"It turns out that you are Baron Victor, I didn't expect you to be so young. Sylvia looked at Victor with a smile. "I heard that you were attacked by bandits and injured, how are you now?"

"Well, ma'am, I am discussing with Baron Victor about his inauguration in the Territory. York coughed, interrupting his wife's warm greeting to Victor.

"Oh, what's going on?" asked the Countess to the clerk at the Earl of York.

The clerk did not dare to slack off, and told the Countess in detail what had just been said to the Countess what had just been said between the Earl of York and Victor.

"Dear Embisher, Sophia is a friend of mine who has known me for many years, is there anything you can do to help poor Victor?" the countess began to make a request to her husband.

"Madam, it's not that I'm unkind, and as the governor here, I can't openly challenge the laws of the lord. What's more, the Government Council asked the lords of the Centaur Hills to complete the task of sowing seeds before the end of this year's water season, and I really can't help it. York shook his head with a wry smile.

"Then send a knight to purge the remnants of the bandits in that territory. Sylvia looked at York coldly, as if she was very dissatisfied with her husband's shirk.

"The bandits have all hidden, and they have been surrounded several times without catching any trace of them. Now that gnolls and goblins are harassing the peasants, and we have heard that ogres have been found, our knights are too busy to catch a few fleeing bandits. York took out a silk scarf and wiped the cold sweat from his head.

"My lord, there's another way. The clerk suggested to the Earl, "Lord Victor, the main confusion is that there are bandits roaming his territory, and the Baron's guards have not yet been recruited, so it is indeed a great risk to take up his post now. So I propose to exchange a piece of territory for adults. ”

"According to the laws of the kingdom, the ownership of the territory of the pioneer territory can be freely exchanged once, and if the barons exchange their own territory with other baronies, they will not have to face the bandits without an escort. The replacement documents need to be passed to the Senate for the record, and this time of time naturally cannot be regarded as the baron's overdue, and His Excellency Victor can also use this time to recruit guards and lords. The Governor will not be held accountable by the Prime Minister. ”

"Okay, who's going to swap lands with the baron?" asked York, slapping the table.

"Your Majesty, your brother, Lord Viscount Fred York, has carved out a viscount in the southwestern part of the hills, has built a castle, and has just received a hereditary instrument approved by the Senate. You can ask him if he would like to. The clerk advised.

"Victor, what do you think of this proposal?" said York, patting his belly contentedly and looking at Victor like a greedy fat badger looking at a poor quail.

"However, the Kinsol I brought with me was looted by bandits, and now I have no funds to recruit guards and lords. Victor said lightly, he sighed to himself about this performance among the nobles.

"I'll lend you, twenty thousand, no, ten thousand gold soles, you just sign this. York gritted his teeth as he took out a document and handed it to the clerk on the side, motioning for the clerk to hand it to Victor.

"Excuse me, I have a ring from the elves here, well, an heirloom left to me by my mother. I am willing to transfer it to Lord Earl at a low price of 100,000 gold soles. Victor took a turquoise ring from his finger and casually threw it on the paperwork.

The elves have long been away from the human world for thousands of years, and every piece of jewelry handed down by this race that pursues perfection and advocates art is sought after by the human nobles, and a ring of the elves is worth at least 300,000 gold soles in the royal capital.

"Quick, show it to me!" Sure enough, the Earl of York shouted impatiently to the squire who was holding the paper and the ring, and when he saw Sylvia staring at him coldly, he handed the ring to his wife.

"Isn't this the same ring that has only become popular in the royal capital in recent months, and it is said to be a new model designed by jewelry designer Benjamin in the style of the elves. I also happen to have a couple of matching rings set with blue diamonds, each worth 3,000 gold soles. Sylvia said to Victor with a smile on her white jade hand, holding the ring in her hand.

"The Countess is really discerning, Master Benjamin, and it is by borrowing from my ancestral ring that she has designed a new ring in the style of an elf. Victor smiled at the countess, the blood of the moon elf made Victor's temperament light and elegant, making his smile full of charming charm, the tall female guard was slightly stunned, two red clouds flew on her cheeks, and she quietly lowered her head.

Watching Victor talk nonsense in a serious book, Sylvia's bright eyes showed a hint of appreciation.

"50,000 gold sol, Baron Victor, I will have a dinner for you at Rose Manor tonight to celebrate your recovery. I will send someone to pick you up, so please be sure to come. Sylvia's watery eyes glanced at Victor and extended an invitation to Victor.

"As you wish, beautiful lady. Victor bowed gracefully to Sylvia.