It wasn't until she entered the twilight forest and breathed in the scent of fresh earth and grass that O'Faryl relaxed, leaning back in her chair and closing her eyes. The original fatigue of the whole body seems to disappear with this breeze, and it is replaced by a relaxed and comfortable comfort.

"Miss O'Faryl, would you like a cup of tea?"

"Thanks, Charlotte. ”

Taking the flower tea handed by Charlotte, Ofaril rubbed her brows, and after the end of the martial arts, as she expected, those nobles who were originally respectful of her immediately crawled over and tried to make friends. And in the next few days, O'Faryl faced all of this scenario. Although the nobles knew very well that their wooing should be moderate, so they did not hold any banquets to invite this young lady to participate, but so many nobles came to the door every day, and the conversation was still the same "I hope you and I can get along amicably and work together towards a brighter future".

Fortunately, O'Faril was accustomed to this kind of interaction between nobles, and she was naturally able to deal with them with ease, and in the next two days, she also gained a lot - not only did she make further contact with two or three respected families within the Bird family, but she also received many gifts from those nobles. In order to curry favor with Ofariel, as well as the high-ranking swordsman sisters, these nobles put a lot of thought into their gifts, ranging from adorable rag dolls to ornate, precious crystal necklaces. Even Charlotte took it with her and got the jewelry given to her by several nobles, and for these things, Charlotte gladly accepted them, anyway, the other party took the initiative to send them to the door, why not?

Of course, the biggest gain is the division of the territory of the Twilight Forest, with the cooperation of Juventus, the two sides only took one morning to solve the scope of the territory, Ofariel divided the golden trade route at the entrance and exit of the Twilight Forest and the two nearby towns into the scope of the Twilight Forest, but did not completely monopolize the entire road, after all, according to Yu Lian's arrangement, they are on the side of the Zack family, and they also have a profit on the gold trade route, and the two sides together are enough to meet the income and expenditure of the Twilight Forest territory, the so-called greed is not enough to swallow the elephant, even if he shows strong combat effectiveness, if he controls the entire gold trade route, then even if the Bird family doesn't say it on the surface, they will definitely be unhappy inside. After all, the two sides are neighbors, and there may be places to support each other in the future, and if the relationship is stiffened, it will not be beneficial to anyone, so Ofariel even took the initiative to give up part of the gold trade route that should have been within the Twilight Forest - after all, from the perspective of the value created, the income generated by the gold trade route they currently control is enough to offset the rest of the part, so if they eat meat themselves, they must always leave some soup for others, right?

And for O'Faryl's approach, Juventus is obviously very welcome, after all, no matter how he says about his position, he is also a member of the Bird family, saying that watching his family's hard-working gold business for a hundred years fall into the hands of outsiders without saying a word, saying that there is no regret at all, that is a lie, and it is not easy to explain to the following, and now that O'Faryl has done this, then Juventus naturally can't ask for it, but he has not been able to gain an inch because of this, after these observations, Juventus has found that the beautiful young lady in front of him, like the eccentric young lord, is a guy who is not easy to deceive, if he has to make an inch, then the next unlucky person will be him, so the two sides immediately made a decision, and even signed a series of issues on the distribution of the entire gold trade route in the territory of the Bird family, and agreed that both parties are not allowed to build new checkpoints on the gold trade route without authorization, and the deal was reached very happily.

After getting the treaty and the map, Offariel's mission was completely over, so she didn't wait any longer, and set off the next day back to the Twilight Forest.

What puzzled O'Faryl was that before leaving, Juventus also gave her a badge of the Bird family, saying that it was a gift from the old patriarch to him, as long as he held this badge, then O'Faryl could order the Bird family to do one thing for her, anything. It was this incident that made O'Faryl a little puzzled, in fact, since she came to the territory of the Bird family, she was mentally prepared to negotiate with the other party's patriarch in person, but to O'Fariel's surprise, the patriarch of the Bird family didn't seem to want to meet him, and he didn't appear during the entire midsummer festival, except for his appearance during the martial ceremony. Juve's explanation for this is that the old patriarch is sick and it is inconvenient to meet people. If this is to say that this is to look down on himself, it is not like deliberately avoiding delay, after all, the problem of the territory is solved so easily, the old patriarch must have nodded, and, judging from the family badge he gave himself at the end, it is obvious that he is not hostile to himself - but Ofaril has no idea that he has done anything worthy of the other party treating him like this.

Although he was a little uncertain about the old patriarch's thoughts, Ofariel accepted the badge in the end. And in the following formation, she has been thinking about this question, but she has not received an answer. It wasn't until he saw the figure of the castle he knew that Ofaril shook his head, put the doubt in his mind away, took a deep breath, and pulled himself back together. She had already learned from Charlotte that Yulian and the others had returned to the castle, although she didn't know how this maid lady got in touch with the lord who was thousands of miles away, but Ofaril obviously didn't mean to ask, and after these days of getting along, she found more and more that she didn't know more and more.

How many secrets are hidden in that young man's body?

Soon, the carriage stopped at the gate of the twilight castle, and Ofariel got out of the carriage after arranging her clothes, and at that moment she was surprised to find a strange girl standing at the gate of the castle. It wasn't Erin, nor the other maids in the castle, on the contrary, the girl looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing an ancient and mysterious silver armor all over her body, she was standing at the gate of the castle at the moment, her long fiery red hair fluttering in the wind, the girl's body was slender and toned, and her bare limbs also showed a youthful charm, at this moment she was pressing the hilt of the thin sword at her waist, and at the same time staring solemnly ahead, looking like a well-trained soldier.

Who is she? A soldier of a certain country, and what trouble is the adult?

Just when Offariel was puzzled, the red-law girl also saw her figure, and then her eyes lit up, showing a friendly smile, and strode towards Ofariel.

"Welcome back, Miss O'Faryl, is it all right?"

"You are ..............."

Hearing the other party's words, O'Faryl's eyes widened in surprise, she had never seen this girl before, why did the other party seem to be very familiar with her?Moreover, her voice ............ "You are Miss Judy?"

"That's right. ”

With a smile, feeling Ofariel's surprised eyes, Judy smiled a little smugly.

"You've recovered your ..............."

Looking up and down at the girl in front of her, Offariel's mood couldn't help but be a little complicated, she naturally knew the true identity of these spirit warriors under Yu Lian, so she was not surprised by this. However, what surprised Ofaril was the true face of these girls. After all, when they were wandering soul warriors, the huge armor that was nearly two meters high brought a rather heavy sense of oppression to people. And now, with their armor removed, they are only slightly taller than themselves, and this strange gap is really difficult for Ofaril to accept for a while.

However, O'Faryl was also a princess who had seen strong winds and waves before, and this little thing did not shock her to the point of speechlessness, so after a slight sigh, she changed the subject.

"Thanks to the two young ladies, we have no problems with this visit. I wonder what the situation is on your side, Miss Judy?"

"Everything went well. ”

Unlike Ofariel, Judy obviously doesn't like to talk too much about this, after all, Ofariel is an adjutant and is in charge of this aspect of affairs. And she's just a swordsman, and she's not interested in anything else. So, after casually answering O'Faryl's inquiry, she looked behind her, smiling and narrowing her eyes.

"It can be seen that Miss O'Faryl has indeed gained a lot this time. ”

When they left the Twilight Forest, O'Faryl and the others only took two carriages, one for her and Charlotte, and the other for the sisters. But when he returned, there were two more carriages, of course, these two carriages were not for people to ride, but special delivery wagons, which were filled with gifts from the nobles to Ofaril and others, and on the other carriage, the gifts prepared by these nobles for Yuren. Although Yulian did not appear at the Midsummer Festival this time, after seeing the strength shown by several young ladies, these nobles still secretly paid attention, so before Ofaril came back this time, the nobles also specially transported a cart of gifts, saying that it was a gift for this lord, and if they had time in the future, they would also visit the door......... Naturally, Ofaril did not refuse, although in her opinion, most of them were decorations of little practical value, but it was not bad to take them back to decorate the castle.

"But compared to the lord, my gain is nothing. ”

Ofariel was telling the truth, if Yuren really got the source this time, then its value was simply immeasurable, and it was not comparable to these things at all. Judy smiled and nodded, then turned sideways.

"Your Excellency is already waiting for you, please come with me. ”

When Ofariel walked into the study under Judy's guidance, she happened to see Julien sitting on the sofa next to her, fiddling with a small silver-white ball floating in the air with her hands, while frowning, as if thinking about something.

"My lord, I'm back. ”

"Welcome back, Miss O'Fariel. ”

Hearing Ofariel's voice, Yuren raised his head, smiled at the girl in front of him, and then put away the floating ball in his hand.

"I think this trip should have gone well. ”

"Of course, sir. ”

Hearing Yuren's inquiry, Ofariel also showed a confident smile, and then she reached into her arms, took out the treaty and map she had signed earlier, and unfolded it on the desk.

"According to our agreement, the final scope of the territory agreed with the Byrd family is like this......... The gold trade routes in Emerald Town, Moonlight Town, and the Qingliu Valley are already ours, and I think that in a few days, the Bird family may have to withdraw their members stationed there, my lord, we should seize the time and arrange our own people in as soon as possible. ”

"I'll think about it, you don't need to worry about that. ”

For this issue, Yu Lian naturally had already prepared, and the officials who collected the tax could be recruited from the local area, and then he would send Custer and others to collect it. As guards who originally belonged to the Bird family, they can also be said to be local land snakes, and they should be very familiar with the situation there. Moreover, after all, the Twilight Forest is isolated from the outside world, and it needs someone to contact and pass on the news, and these people are naturally the best choice. Of course, just in case, Yulian will also send his own spirit warriors to accompany them, after all, they have now recovered the strength of knights, even if they move their little fingers, they can deal with those guys, and in terms of safety, they naturally don't need to be careful. However............... "The Bird family is really willing to spend the capital." ”

Looking at the map in front of him, Yu Lian frowned, he could naturally see the value and status of these three towns in business, the Bird family was actually equivalent to handing over half of their net worth by doing this, would they really be so happy?

"How did you convince them?"

"It's a strange thing to say. ”

Saying this, Offariel did not hide anything, and soon, she told Yuren everything that had happened to her.

"In fact, at the beginning of the departure, I thought that this negotiation would be very difficult, but in fact, apart from some minor troubles that we could expect, it was surprisingly smooth, and the patriarch of the Bird family seemed to have made a decision from the beginning, and he did not come forward in person, but he agreed to all of our requests. There is no objection to even those somewhat out-of-the-ordinary demands......... Because of this, everything went very smoothly during the negotiation process, especially after the two young ladies showed their strength, and there was no resistance............

Listening to O'Fariel's report, Yuren raised his eyebrows and stared at the treaty in front of him silently, and he didn't raise his head until O'Faryl's report was finished.

"So, the key to the matter lies with this patriarch? What do you think? Could he be a old man, who can't even speak when he sees you, and can't walk on his legs?"

"I don't think so. ”

In the face of Yulian's quip, Ofaril showed a helpless smile.

"Actually, frankly, I don't know what the patriarch was thinking, and before I left, he sent for someone to give me a badge, saying that in the future, with this badge, I can order the members of their family to do one thing, anything......... Frankly, I don't really know why. ”

"In that case, don't think about it for now. ”

Looking at Ofariel's somewhat dazed and confused eyes, Yulian could guess that this was mostly related to her life, but this was not a difficult thing for Yulen, since he dared to send Ofariel to appear in the light, he naturally had his way to deal with it. There must be a reason why the patriarch of the Bird family looks at Ofariel so differently, but this is not a big problem for Yulen, he is quite confident in Ofariel's ability, since the other party does not have anything particularly suspicious, so it is better to leave it alone for the time being.

"So, my lord, how is your progress over there?"

After reporting her situation, Ofariel immediately asked eagerly, no wonder she was so anxious, you know, that is the source! A territory, no, whether a country can prosper depends entirely on it! Compared with the source, the few pieces of small town gold trade routes and other things she got are not enough to see at all.

"This ..............."

Unexpectedly, in the face of Offariel's inquiry, Yulian was rarely a little embarrassed, he coughed, and then spoke.

"I've got the source. ”

"Great............"

Hearing this, Ofaril breathed a long sigh of relief, although she had long known that Yulian personally went out and returned safely, naturally everything went well, but after all, this was a big deal, and she was still a little worried before she was confirmed by the other party in person.

"So, sir, what are you going to do?"

"This ..............."

Yulian pursed his lips and smiled strangely.

"Of course it is. But the question is, how to use it......... I don't know. ”

“.................................”

“....................................”

“.................. My lord?"

"Don't worry. ”

Looking at Ofaryl, whose face was complicated, Yulian put away his original embarrassment at this moment, and re-revealed his signature elegant smile.

"I have my own plan, wait until midnight, and come to the lobby on the first floor to find me. ”

Hearing Yulian's answer, Ofariel naturally didn't say anything more, although she wanted to know what secrets Yulian was hiding, but since the other party didn't plan to say it at the moment, Ofariel naturally wouldn't ask more. So she nodded, and then turned to leave—speaking of which, Irene's little fellow was still waiting for herself, she hadn't seen her in a while, and I wonder if she had grown now.

Watching Ofariel's back disappear, Yulian smiled wryly and shook his head, then he turned to the other side and spoke.

"Come in. ”

As he spoke, the door opened slightly, and Charlotte walked into the room, uncharacteristically not smiling, on the contrary, there was a faint sadness between her brows.

"Are you ready? Charlotte?"

"All set, sir. ”

At this time, Charlotte has completely lost the spirit of peace, but Yulian is not surprised by this, because he knows very well why Charlotte became like this.

Everything starts from this land.

In that distant, chaotic era, it was not a castle, but a church of the Church of Holy Grace, where an archbishop lived. And at that time, the bishop was also one of the strongest men in the land, commanding his armies and fighting to restore peace to the entire continent, and at that time, under his command, the Knights of Grace were invincible. They have even reclaimed almost half of the continent, returning them to the light of glory and peace.

And at this moment, something unusual suddenly happened.

Many countries and forces that have been rescued from the war by the Church of Grace have received a strange request from the Church of Grace - they need some young, beautiful, and powerful maidens to go to the Church of Grace to serve as the handmaidens of Holy Mana, and gain more powerful power to end the war as soon as possible. In the face of this request of the Church of Holy Grace, various countries and forces were a little undecided, but in the end, perhaps for political reasons, perhaps out of concern for the entire continent, or perhaps because they were forced to be helpless, they finally agreed to the request of the Church of Holy Grace and sent the most powerful, intelligent, and beautiful girl around them to the Church of Holy Grace in order to obtain the status of the holy woman of "Holy Mana".

However, unexpectedly, when the maidens were gathered and entered the Church of Grace, they did not see anyone, but at the same time as they entered the church, a huge, powerful bondage barrier was activated, trapping them in it. Then the most respected bishop of the Church of Grace appeared and announced to the maidens the cruel fact that they were to kill each other in this church, and that only those who survived the victory would be qualified to be the sons of the holy Mana. Otherwise, they will never be able to leave this place until they die.

The girls were stunned by this cruel declaration, they never imagined that the Church of Holy Grace, which had saved their country and their families from chaos and destruction, would be transformed into a bloody and terrible demon. However, at this point, they have no other choice.

At first, the girls try to escape from this haunted place in unison, but soon they find that this is in vain, and as the breath of despair spreads, darkness and evil begin to grow. The spirits of the girls also collapsed, and finally, in this dark church, they raised their weapons to their former companions and friends.

A brutal slaughter begins and never ends............ Charlotte was one of them, joining as a member of the Alchemist Guild, and although she was not as strong as Judy, she also had her own special way of fighting - using poison.

As an alchemist, Charlotte was naturally familiar with all kinds of poisons and medicines, and when the brutal killing feast began, Charlotte was forced to apply what she had learned to something she had never thought of in order to survive - killing. The poison she created can easily penetrate the protective aura of those knights, and can even take the lives of the other party silently, and because of this, Charlotte has also become one of the few members of these girls who can survive to the end, but even so, the girl still has not been able to escape the shadow of death, after accidentally killing her best friend, Charlotte swallowed the poison she created, trying to seek relief with death.

But they didn't expect that under the entire church, a powerful necromancy had been carved, and the souls of these girls did not return to Mana's arms after death, on the contrary, their souls were bound by this evil necromancy and were forever trapped in this land. And this is the real purpose of the archbishop, in fact, he has been transformed into a terrible necromancer decades ago, in order to conquer this land, he needs strong, young and pure souls, so this is the trap laid, in the name of the Church of Grace, to lure these maidens to his lair, trying to trap their souls in this world forever, to make their most loyal, powerful, and terrible servants.

Unfortunately, things don't always go as expected, and before the ritual is over, the archbishop is killed, and his killers come to the cursed land years later and make their own pact with the souls who are bound and cursed in agony.

In fact, at that time, Charlotte had already discovered that under the entire church, there was a device used to drive the source to work, and it was this device that supported the operation of the binding enchantment and the circle in the first place. Although Charlotte also tried to find the device to destroy it, it ended in failure. Of course, the fact that the device had relied on nothing more than the power that the archbishop had extracted from the source, not the source itself, was not a problem for Charlotte. In ancient times, the use and development of the source was far more advanced than it is now, and in fact, the method of dividing the source and removing it was also learned from Charlotte that Yuren mastered.

Because of this, when she heard that Julien was going to retrieve the source, Charlotte told him about it, and although she didn't have a good impression of the device, Charlotte also knew that now was not the time to act on her own likes and dislikes.

Looking at Charlotte's slightly sad face, Yulen shrugged his shoulders and said nothing, he stood up and walked over to Charlotte, reached out and stroked her hair.

"So, let's get moving. ”

Then he spoke.

(To be continued)