"Yes, young master. Roy exclaimed, "I don't know what Miss Sophia thinks, if I were her, I would definitely not pay attention to that guy." ”

"If you were Sophia, it is estimated that in another thousand years, this manor will not have guests. Dio laughed: "Let's go, let's go back." ”

Roy was dumbfounded, it was the first time he had seen Dio smile so heartily.

The two of them walked to their small courtyard one after the other, and when they were far away, they saw that the gate of the small courtyard was full of people, counting, there were almost more than twenty warriors, Dio was a little surprised, what did Sophia's entourage do here?

The warrior named Tony was also among them, and when he saw Dio coming, he bent down slightly and said softly, "Young Master Theo, Miss is waiting for you inside." ”

"Aren't you a guest?" asked Theo.

Tony was shocked, he was Sophia's old guard, he had been by Sophia's side for almost seven or eight years, and he had seen Dio many times, perhaps because he was amused by Roy just now, Dio's face looked radiant at this moment, and his speech was much more agile than before, and the changes were too great.

"Huh, Tony?"

"Ah...... Young master, that guy is not a guest, and the young lady can't hide from him. Tony smiled wryly and stepped aside, but when Roy was about to follow Dio in, he suddenly reached out and stopped Roy.

Sophia was walking around the courtyard, her face full of displeasure, which was understandable, and she slept soundly and beautifully, and was suddenly woken up by someone, and no one would be happy.

"Dio, where have you been?" Seeing Dio, the displeasure on Sophia's face disappeared immediately, and it was replaced by a faint smile.

"I'm going to see Brigitte and Belle. Theo said.

"Ah......" Sophia was stunned: "You betrayed me?!"

"What's wrong with me?"

"I'll beat them up, and then you're going to be a good man?!" Sophia pointed at Dior's chest in hatred.

"Ahem...... That was not what I meant. Dio felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't know how to explain it.

"Hee-hee...... I'm teasing you. Sophia snorted and laughed: "It's okay, I'll be the villain in this family in the future, I'm not afraid." ”

Dior felt a sudden heaviness in his chest.

"By the way, how are they?" said Sophia, softly.

"It's fine. Dio said: "It seems that Tony didn't dare to make a heavy hand, it is estimated that it will be about the same for a month of cultivation." ”

"You......" Sophia's brows furrowed slightly: "They survived, but your trouble also came." ”

"Trouble?" Dio's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered the conversation between Sophia and Fedez yesterday, he didn't pay attention to it at the time, but now he suddenly understood it, it turned out that Sophia was determined to kill Belier, after all, to protect him.

"Dio, tell you something. Sophia suddenly changed to a solemn look.

"What?"

"There was a not-so-friendly guest from the manor. Sophia said slowly: "From today onwards, you must be careful, you can't get out of this yard, I'll leave them behind to protect you, understand?

"Can't get out of this courtyard, then I'm not a prisoner?" Dior smiled.

"Dio, I'm not kidding. Sophia was a little anxious: "Okay, you can bear with it for a few days, and I will find a way to send him away." ”

"Why don't you get rid of that not-so-friendly guest now?" said Theo.

"I ......" Sophia was asked, and she was silent for a long time before she slowly spoke: "I need his help with something." ”

"What's the matter? Can you tell me about it?" This is the first time Dio has asked Sophia, because he has already moved to kill, in fact, Dio's attack is very strong, others have harmed him, and the time has come to fight back, but now he has to think about the way, time and place, Dio doesn't want to embarrass Sophia, so he needs to know a certain amount of inside information.

"Absolutely. Sophia nodded, then stretched out her hand to grab Dio's arm, and the two of them began to pace slowly along the small courtyard: "It's a matter of the armed merchant group, the armed merchant group I plan to form is composed of more than three hundred samurai, and the samurai have been recruited, those talented samurai and radiant samurai are okay, but ...... Among them were two extreme samurai, which was already beyond the baron's specifications. ”

"What do you mean?" asked Theo, "The baron can't recruit extreme warriors?"

"No, you can't. Sophia smiled bitterly: "Within the scope of the county, there are almost seventy or eighty barons, but no more than ten have their own territory, do you know why my family can have a territory?"

"Why?"

"Because my father was an extreme samurai. Sophia said: "If you want to break through the constraints and become a leader, you must have the corresponding strength. ”

"The Extreme Samurai can have their own territory?" Dior thought it was a little strange, if this was the case, why did the two Extreme Samurai take refuge in Sophia?

"Not really. Sophia shook her head: "Raising one's title and expanding one's territory all require strength to support, but having strength does not necessarily make you a noble." ”

"Understood, bloodline. Dio laughed, "Even if I become a holy warrior one day, I can't become a nobleman, I can only be your retinue." ”

"Holy Warrior, Dio, you are too modest, why don't you say that you have become a divine warrior who dies with heaven and earth?" Sophia glanced at Dio angrily: "Don't joke, what I'm talking about is serious!"

"Okay, okay, you go on. ”

"In order to maintain the stability of the territory, this is an unwritten rule. Sophia said: "If a barony recruits extreme warriors privately, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the earl, he will not allow the barons in the realm to have the strength that threatens his position, in fact...... Those two Extreme Samurai were hired by me from the armed merchant group of the Earl's Court. ”

"You really have a lot of guts......," said Dio, dumbfounded, knowing that it would arouse the vigilance and hostility of the Earl, and to spend a lot of money to hire a strong man, which was a bit foolish.

"Of course I won't put their names on the list of armed caravan guards. Sophia said, "They are my collaborators, and we are managing this business group together. ”

"You can't hide it from the wise. ”

"But they couldn't find fault with me. Sophia said.

"Now that you're sure, what else do you need Jim to help you with?"

"Although the Earl cannot find fault with me, he can make things difficult for me in other ways, for example, by delaying the signing of the treaty with me under various pretexts. Sophia said: "Without a permit, my armed merchant group will not be able to go out, but can only go around in the barony, Jim and the Countess are cousins, if he can help me intercede, he should be able to ask for the Earl's understanding." Moreover, because of the countess, Jim has a very good network in the county, and he will also need his help in the business of the merchant group in the future. ”

"Then why doesn't he have a territory of his own?"

"How do you know?" Sophia was stunned for a moment, then explained, "He's not qualified, hehe...... He couldn't sense the source power at all, and his body was almost ...... because of his inappropriate life Where is such a person qualified to become a barony. ”

"So, you need his help not only now, but in the future?" asked Theo.

"That's right. Sophia smiled wryly again.

"I see. Dio sighed.

"Dio, you must be obedient, you must never run out, understand?" Sophia said very seriously, as for the reason, she didn't seem to want to tell Dio clearly.

"Don't worry. Dio nodded.

"That's good. Sophia smiled: "I'll leave for a while, and I'll come to see you at noon." ”

"You're busy. Theo said.

Sophia turned around and walked quickly towards the courtyard gate, and then Sophia's low voice came from outside, as if she was instructing Tony and the others.

Dio walked towards his room with his head down, and suddenly noticed something in front of him, and looked up sharply, and saw Vasily standing there quietly.

"I just heard your conversation. Vasily said softly.

"It's not a good habit to eavesdrop on other people's conversations. Dio smiled.

"She was wrong. Vasily said.

"What?" Dior didn't understand.

"Do you know what Sophia said about the nobility in my eyes?" Vasily smiled contemptuously.

"What is it?"

"Dung. Vasily's voice was low, but it was filled with a chilling aura, as if he was preparing for a decisive battle with an opponent he couldn't see in front of him: "There are no nobles in the Chriss Plains at all, only some poor worms who rack their brains over trivial things, if you go out, to the Moon Shadow Empire, or to the Sky City, you will know what kind of existence the real nobles are, they are not honored because of their titles, but because they are proud of their supreme power." ”

"The people here...... Certainly not as good as you. Dio laughed.

"I don't mean to denigrate Sophia. Vasily said slowly: "I only hope that you will not be blinded by what you have seen, heard, and experienced now, if you own a mountain of gold, and you will feel very sad and ridiculous when you see several people fighting for a few gold coins, or even desperately, if the whole world is trembling under your feet, then is there any point in the entanglement of interests, connections, status, etc. that Sophia just mentioned?"

Dio was silent.

"Dio, don't waste your energy on such a trivial matter, it's not worth it, and don't try to help Sophia become the rightful first heir, you can't afford to waste your time, and when you get to my point, you will know how precious time is. Vasily stared at Dio: "Your path is not here, strength is the root of everything." ”

"I see. Dio whispered, "Thank you." ”

"Actually, Sophia's talent is very good, if she can put all her energy into cultivation, she ...... It's a pity!" Vasily sighed.