In the main room on the top floor of Pinghu Fort, the oil charcoal fire jumped in the fireplace, and the room was warm, and Lilia wore a loose thin silk nightdress, bare white and soft feet, and sat in a high-backed chair in the most comfortable but by no means elegant posture, holding a quill in her hand, constantly annotating the documents on the table.

Since the fire of her heart was lit, Lilia moved her office from the town hall to the largest room on the top floor of Pinghu Fort, although the lighting and ventilation conditions in the castle were relatively poor, but the room was spacious enough to be disturbed by idlers, she didn't need to take care of her demeanor here, she could work as she wanted.

The castle was a symbol of family power, and the vast majority of lords would conduct family affairs within the castle. Lilia used to hate the gloomy and oppressive nature of the castle and liked the hustle and bustle of the town hall, but now, she only felt that the town hall was full of people with bad smells, and she began to prefer the quiet and heavy of the castle.

Circling a few questions on a bill, Lilia put down her quill and slid her fingertips down the coffee cup beside her. There was a sudden thud on the oak door, and Lilia looked up and saw that the door was closed, but the room was quiet inside and outside, and the guards and sword-wielding maids outside the door did not enter, and she was suddenly startled, and she pulled out a pure gold short sword from under the table, and immediately relaxed,

Pinghu Fort now has millions of gold coins stored and is heavily guarded and heavily guarded. A veteran knight under Nicole's command led 6 midshipmen and 120 elite soldiers to be stationed inside and outside the castle. Lilia's floor alone has 30 guards and 4 sword-wielding maids.

Ten of these followers are elite guards secretly cultivated by the family, proficient in the Gripen and Blue Wolf skills, and their strength is comparable to that of a beginner knight, led by Kane, an elite guard with veteran qualifications, who is responsible for protecting Lilia. They guarded the staircase, the corridor, and the gate, and no one could enter the room through the corridor without alerting the guards.

...... Except for Victor.

Lilia stepped out of her chair and stepped barefoot on the bright mahogany floor, and into the small bedroom separated by bookshelves, where she found her husband sitting on the edge of the bed. She raised her slender hand and patted her full chest, like a frightened delicate lady, but the corners of her mouth turned upwards in a joyful arc, and her footsteps pounced on Victor lightly, and said in a coquettish voice:

"Honey, you're scaring me...... Why didn't I see you come in?"

However, Victor, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, suddenly disappeared from view, Lilia was caught off guard, her body was in the air with nowhere to borrow, and she was about to fall sideways on the bed, she was able to poke out her toes in mid-air and tap the edge of the bed, and her movements jumped over the bed like gliding, turning and landing on the ground on the other side.

The light in the bedroom was dim, Victor was nowhere to be seen, everything just now seemed to be just an illusion, Lilia concentrated, eliminated the coldness rising in her heart, and walked out of the small bedroom without a footstep, but there was still no one in the living room.

"My dear, you are very confident now, and when you encounter something, you don't call the guards in. ”

A familiar voice came from behind her, and Lilia turned her head to see Victor sitting in his place, looking at her with a smile.

"Damn, why are you scaring me?" she raised her beautiful eyebrows and flew to her husband's side, clenching her fists and making a gesture.

Victor caught the soft pink fist, took the angry and coquettish Lilia into his arms, and teased: "You pretended to be scared first, of course I have to really scare you, otherwise I ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was kissed on the lips by Lilia.

After staying with her husband for a long time, Lilia's eyes were like water, and she asked curiously, "Honey, how did you disappear just now?"

"In the blink of an eye, I go around to the corner of your line of sight, as if invisible. Victor smiled slightly, shrugged his shoulders and said, "I still want to see how my Lilia is panicking and yelling...... It's a pity that you're stronger now, and you're no longer the little bunny you used to be. ”

Recalling that Victor used to play tricks on himself like this, Lilia's heart was warm, and she pursed her red lips and said coquettishly: "I'm still so weak in front of adults...... You have to pity Lilia as you have done before. ”

"Weak...... The strength is indeed weak, and it is the heart that becomes stronger. ”

Young children like to play in tight corners because they instinctively choose the environment they can effectively control. Empty, tall spaces can make people think of their own insignificance, so the prayer halls of churches are generally designed to be very tall, which is behind the fear of people.

Lilia moved her office to Pinghu Fort, and she occupied the largest room by herself, indicating that her self-confidence had swelled.

Of course, Lilia ignited a fire in her heart, and it was not easy for a beginner knight to defeat her, like the veteran trainee knight of the 11th Elemental Rank of Resonance was definitely not Lilia's opponent now.

However, Lilia's personal strength has taken a qualitative leap, but she is called self-confidence in Victor's eyes.

"Why are you alone in the room? In a similar emergency, you can't call the guards. Victor said with a serious expression.

Seeing that Lilia was a little unconvinced, he smiled softly again: "Honey, the fire of the soul is also divided into levels. I don't want to hit you, but the spiritual fire you ignited is still at the lowest stage, and the combination of the mind and the external force can initially mobilize the internal potential, but it has not yet achieved the trinity of the soul, the external force and the internal potential, and the operation is flawless. The Psychic Fire reached this level, and a single touch with a gentle movement could instantly burst out with terrifying power, barely reaching the level of a mid-level Bronze Horseman. ”

"My brother is this level of psychic fire?"

"Nelson, no, the fire of his heart has reached its highest level, and it is only one step away from a qualitative change. Victor shook his head with a smile and said: "What is the infinite mind and the limited body? When your spiritual power breaks through the shackles of the body and can be combined with the external goal, every move of the goal, the subtle changes in the mind, external force, and inner potential can be perceived by you, as well as the external sound, terrain, air flow and other information interact with your mind inside and outside, and illuminating the darkness is the highest state." ”

"The spiritual fire of a veteran knight is generally in this realm. If your Psychic Fire reaches the level of a veteran knight, even if you just blink your eyes, the Raging Wind Swordmaster will not be able to suddenly 'disappear' in front of you. ”

Lilia was stunned, and said with some loss: "It turns out that the gap between mortals and knights cannot be bridged at all. ”

Victor nodded and shook his head again, and said, "Different paths lead to different directions of evolution. The knight's psychic fire comes from the balance of the elements, and the psychic fire of ordinary people depends entirely on the power of the mind and bloodline. Above the senior knights, the knight's psychic power communicates with the outside world, embodies the void element, and perceives the elemental changes, while the ordinary person predicts the ...... The accurate way to say it should be foresight. ”

"My brother's fighting instincts. Lilia said. She has never been a vase, and has her own attachment and opinion on power.

Victor nodded at Lilia in appreciation, and Masasei said, "It's easy to confuse the battle intuition that evolved from the danger prediction and the battle intuition that came with the fire of the heart...... Fortunately, the two psychic traits were able to merge and become more acute, representing the pinnacle of the fire of ordinary people's minds. Nelson has reached this state, able to anticipate the enemy's dangerous moves in advance, and his mind is like a mirror reflecting the subtle changes in the enemy's mind, external forces, and internal potential. ”

"If he goes any further, it's to force 'foreknowledge' on an opponent. ”

"Inflict the foreknowledge on an opponent?"

"That's right...... He stood still, his mental will already rushing at the enemy. The opponent thought Nelson would deliver a ferocious straight stab, but it was a false prediction. What's going to happen, you say?"

"Slashed to death by Nelson!" Lilia paused, and asked leisurely, "This is the touch of the heart...... Can I get to that too?"

"Whoever ignites the fire of the heart has the opportunity to master the touch of the heart...... I'm afraid you can't. Victor explained with a smile, "If you want to master the touch of the heart, you must first have a pure heart. ”

Lilia was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she sighed faintly. She used to hold power to please her husband, and now power is an essential part of her life, and if chasing power for the sake of power is naturally not pure, she will stop at the realm of spiritual fire.

I've mastered the touch of the heart, will Victor love me a little more? No, as long as I'm trying to please Victor, I still can't improve my spiritual realm...... When Lilia thought of this, she didn't dare to look into Victor's eyes again.

Is this "empathy"?

Victor saw Lilia's eyes dodgy, with shame and unease, and he knew her mind well, but at the same time felt a little funny.

Lilia is now more interested in power than love for him, but Victor is comfortable accepting it. The status of the two is not equal, he can't give Lilia a happy marriage, to put it bluntly, Victor doesn't care how much Lilia loves him, what he wants is loyalty first, and ability secondly, love is more like a gift. It is precisely because of this affection that Lilia can hold power, so how can she be disloyal to Victor?

Lilia's guilt made Victor feel a little ashamed, and said softly with relief, "My dear, there are many forms of Touch of the Heart, and the Touch of the Heart that Nelson pursues is not the most powerful one. I knew there was a touch of the heart that would be perfect for you. ”

Lilia's eyes lit up and she asked, "What about ...... Was it helpful to you?"

"Baby, I never doubted that you have always been the greatest help to me, more than Nelson. Victor said seriously.

Hearing her husband's affirmation, Lilia suddenly smiled, and said softly, "My dear, I listen to you." What kind of psychic touch are you talking about?"

"A few more pairs of eyes and ears. Victor said mysteriously.

The clever Lilia blinked, and immediately understood what Victor meant, and said hesitantly: "Those four sword-wielding maids are from the Rose Manor, and they are not very close to me...... The elite guards of the family are all men, so I can't let a few men act as my guards, ......can I?"

With power comes power, and Lilia has power, but she doesn't have her own henchmen yet. The sword-wielding maids cultivated by the Rose Manor can only be used, and there is always a layer between them and Lilia, and it is not suitable for them to act as Lilia's guards. The alchemy militia loyalty is absolute loyalty, but they are too dull to entrust them with many delicate tasks. On the other hand, Victor had several men serve as Lilia's personal guards, which was an insult to the Earl of Goldeneye's personal maids.

Victor bowed his head and said, "Marcy, I have a lot of use, and I can't give it back to you." Mercury Manor has recently accepted a group of high-quality girls, and you take the time to select ten of them and train them according to the method of sword-wielding maids. All the resources they need are covered by me, including the place to reshape the body, and I can also give you 5 per year. In addition, you can get a fixed share of the year-end dividends of the Golden Regiment, which will serve as a source of funds for your training of the guards, and is guaranteed to be no less than 6,000 gold soles. If it's less than 6,000, it can be made up from my private vault. ”

Lilia was overjoyed, hugged Victor's fragrant kiss, and said with crooked eyebrows: "Victor, you are so good to me...... and then frowned and said: "My guard should have a title...... What's it called?"

Victor enthusiastically gives Lilia an idea, "Shadow of Lilia ......"

"Don't! It's a shame......"

"Claws of the Bear?"

"Hehe...... dear, I'm not looking for your help in naming it. ”

Victor lay down on the bed and said weakly, "Okay, you can do it yourself, as long as you like." ”

Lilia thought for a while, and then suddenly said, "The snake demon...... My dear, what do you think of the title 'Basilisen'?"

The basilisk is a terrifying monster in lore, and their gaze has a lethal effect, but in reality, the basilisk can only be regarded as a large beast at the level of a spotted tiger, and it is a species that can be domesticated. Lilia's name for her guards, 'Basilisan', is both unassuming and full of anticipation, hoping that they will be transcendent, or be able to become transcendent.

"Not bad...... I mean, pretty good. Victor said casually, propped up his body with one arm, frowned and asked, "My dear, is there anything unusual about Old Man Miller during this time when I am not at home?"

“...... Does he often ask you for advice on the secret method I designed for you and Alina?"