Every year when the first snow falls, Carl likes to have a drink with a few friends in the city of Highlandza, accompanied by the snowflakes scattered outside the window, waiting for winter to come.

There weren't many customers in the bar, mainly because it didn't serve the common people, and the alcohol was a little expensive, and only some young aristocrats would come here for a drink. The two dancing girls leaned against the bar and played with the half-elf owner of the bar, and the dice spun rapidly in the cups, making a crisp sound, and when the dice stopped, someone would cheer from time to time.

Drink whether you win or lose, the half-elf owner in the tavern likes to drink a kind of fruit wine with a sweet taste mixed with tree sap, Carl invited Surdak to drink a glass, it feels like a sugar water with a hint of wine, not difficult to drink, but it is definitely not delicious, but this blended sweet wine is even the characteristic of this tavern.

Of course, the wine girl with both face and figure is also a feature here. As long as you're willing to pay for a glass, the wine girls won't mind taking advantage of it.

Surdak was fond of ale wine, and ate a few salt-soaked nuts when he did, and he couldn't figure out why Carl was so keen to introduce him to his girlfriends.

Just like the previous Miss Brenda who looked down on him a little, Surdak still thinks of her now, and has a little headache.

Karl did not talk about this week's harvest, but only whispered to Surdak that in order to collect evidence of Baron Grenfell's incrimination, Mrs. Christie and Baron Grenfell's wife were very close, and went to Grenfell Manor this week, and during the conversation, Baron Grenfell also inquired about Miss Hoyle.

Surdak then remembered the poor noble lady and asked, "So, Hoyle Manor is now completely deserted?" ”

"Almost, Miss Hoyle doesn't want to go back to the manor anyway, there are many terrible things she doesn't want to recall, and she has been living in the house of Archon Christie for the most recent time, but it is her domain after all, and it is still waiting for her to rebuild anyway, and I hope that after this winter, she will be able to pick herself up again." Carl raised the wine glass in his hand, and couldn't help but sigh at the mention of Miss Hoyle.

As for this noble lady who grew up in a greenhouse, now it is necessary for a knight with outstanding abilities to step up and save her, and many outstanding young men have recently visited the Archship of Christie, hoping to win Miss Hoyle's favor, but it is said that Miss Hoyle is very picky, and she rejects almost all young people who pursue her.

"Hey, do you have any ideas, as long as you marry this Miss Hoyle, it is equivalent to inheriting a baronial title, allowing you to leapfrog from a knight to a nobleman, which is something that almost all knights dream of." Karl put his arm around Surdak's shoulder, leaned his head into his ear and whispered.

Surdak couldn't help but roll his eyes, this guy actually proposed to be a soft rice man himself, and he said it so justifiably.

Not to mention pursuing Miss Hoyle until the dark magic monastic order hidden in the city of Highlanza was completely resolved, Surdak was not even willing to approach anything related to Miss Hoyle, so he shook his head again and again, telling Carl that he had no intention of doing so.

Karl said to Surdak with some regret: "You know...... There are very few knights who can complete this step in the Green Empire, even if they have outstanding merits, if they want to obtain a noble medal, they don't know how much they have to be hindered! Take you as an example, when you are canonized as a knight, if you want to be promoted to a baron through the normal way, you need at least a proposal from the Council Chamber of Highlandsa City, and then enlist more than half of the councillors of the province of Bena to support you, and vote in the council to officially become a nobleman. ”

At this time, Llewellyn took a glass of ale and squeezed between Karl and Surdak.

He smiled and asked Karl and Surdak, "What are you two discussing?" …… Carl, you seem to have been busy lately, haven't the bandits disappeared? Why are you still out of town? ”

After chasing Miss Brenda, Baron Llewellyn became much kinder every time he looked at Surdak, and he even felt that Surdak was his defeated subordinate, and was ruthlessly abandoned by Miss Brenda, Surdak was a little pitiful, and he did not mind standing in the perspective of the victor and expressing his kindness to Surdak.

He touched his glasses with Surdak and Karl, and his face was a little unpleasant with aristocratic arrogance.

The three of them each took a sip of ale, and Karl complained to Baron Llewellyn: "What's the use of hiding! When the rumors passed, the bandits were going to run out and wreak havoc again, leaving behind all sorts of crimes in Highlandsa that would be enough to guillotine them all. ”

Llewellyn, Jonah and Brooke are Carl's best friends, and when the bandit group was in trouble outside the city of Highlandza, the three of them really helped Carl a lot, and they had been looking for news of the bandit group in the south of the city with their knights.

Seeing that Carl still didn't intend to let go of the bandits, Llewellyn reminded him very sensibly: "You usually have to be careful, it is said that this group of bandits is notoriously cruel, you killed twenty-three of them in one go, be careful that they seek revenge on you." ”

Hearing Llewellyn mention this achievement, Karl felt a little weak, after all, it was Surdak's credit.

He glanced at Surdak and saw that Surdak did not react, and even looked at him very cooperatively, and even cast a look of admiration, Karl stubbornly said: "I have been very low-key recently, don't worry, I have made a lot of preparations." ”

Llewellyn didn't expect that the person who gave Karl this feat, it was the Surdak knight.

With a kind smile on his face, he approached Surdak and said, "Surdak, I heard Karl say that you are studying at the Knight Academy now?" ”

"Yes, if you want to mix up a diploma of the Knight Academy, this medal is only a reserve knight, and you may lose your knighthood at any time." Surdak said frankly.

Llewellyn said kindly: "You don't need to worry about this, if you are just a civilian, maybe we don't have a good way to help you get knighthood for the time being, but since you have become a reserve knight, if someone wants to deprive you of this power, we can still help!" ”

He whispered to Surdak with some mystery: "And we will be alumni in the future, let me tell you a secret, I also graduated from the Knight Academy of Highlandza." ”

“……”

What's there to brag about?

Surdak looked at Baron Llewellyn beside him, speechless for a while.

：。 ：m.x