The surface of the Crescent Lake is covered with a thick layer of ice, and when it is covered with snow, it becomes a flat land.

Grand Knight Grover sat on a rock, demonstrating the use of the Holy Seal for Surdak, and of course Grand Knight Grover Holy Seal fell on him, and Surdak could clearly feel the suffocating power.

"The Holy Seal is a short-lived increase in strength?"

Seeing Grand Knight Grover splitting a rock in half, Surdak couldn't help but say.

Grand Knight Grover nodded and explained, "To put it simply, the qi that the warrior perceives will become the fighting qi, and the qi that the knight perceives will form the holy seal. ”

He seemed to have forgotten something, and then suddenly he remembered again, patted his forehead vigorously and said, "Oh! By the way, magicians like to call the qi perceived in our body an attributeless magic element, and use the qi in the body to activate the magic pattern circle to form a short-term increase in ability is the holy seal, and there are many known holy seals, such as the blood holy seal, the justice holy seal, the wisdom holy seal, the command holy seal, etc. Knights, we don't need to learn everything ......"

He paused before he said, "A knight can't be as skilled in magic as a magician, like this......"

"The first thing you have to do is to perceive the existence of qi, and then guide them to exist in your body, flowing endlessly in your body, just like the blood in your body, but your condition, I'm afraid it's different from ordinary knights, you can perceive the magic elements of divine attributes, compared to knights, you are more like a battle priest in a temple, you may have to look for opportunities to break through the second turn at the magic level like magicians, it's not an easy task."

The morning sun rises from among the mountains, a faint frost mist floats on the glacial lake, and the woods on both sides of the glacial lake hang white rime.

Surdak greeted the rising sun, his eyes narrowed slightly, and asked Archknight Grover, "Magical level?" ”

Grand Knight Grover nodded and said: "The magic level is probably your degree of control over the power of the Holy Light, the magician is called elemental affinity, I think there may be some records of this in the library of the Magic Guild, I don't know much about magic, and I can't help you solve your doubts in this regard." ”

Surdak listened very carefully, he felt that the holy seal in the mouth of the Grand Knight of Grover seemed to be no different from the rune language he had learned, both of which could enhance a certain ability of the body in a short time, but it seemed that the effect of the rune language was a little weak......

‘El’

Surdak casually recited a rune word, only to feel a halo appear between his hands, and then gradually merged into his body, and the originally vague shore of the lake became clear at this moment, and it only strengthened his vision a little.

And this magic only lasted for a short time, Surdak asked, "Grand Knight of Grover, is this a holy seal?" ”

Seeing Surdak skillfully utter a jerky spell, and a force enveloped his body, Grand Knight Grover was also slightly stunned, and said, "You actually comprehended the Holy Seal, but the effect seems to be weaker......." ”

"Speaking of which, you have now stepped into the world of the second-turn powerhouse with half a foot, as long as you make a breakthrough in the magic level, you may become the first great knight in Bena Province to master the power of holy light." Grand Knight Grover patted Surdak on the shoulder and said with some excitement.

The two stood side by side on the shore of the lake, and in the distance the gates of Constantinople opened, and a group of cavalry marched out of the city.

The Constructed Knights of Grover are returning to Constantinople, and Surdak is returning to the city with the Constructed Knights.

Except for a section of the northwest side of the city wall that was blown up by a fire and phosphorus bomb, Constantinople was not damaged, and the robbers had no intention of attacking the city, and almost all the citizens of the city had not slept well last night, and the city still looked chaotic during the day.

Some citizens gathered in the square to inquire about the events of the previous night. They saw a pair of cavalry regiments leaving the city one after another, and they knew that something big was about to happen, so they wanted to know the inside information.

When Surdak returned to the hotel, Aphrodite had just gotten up.

She ordered breakfast in the restaurant on the first floor of the hotel, sat elegantly by the window, eating apple pie and drinking milk tea, while looking at the lively street, as if she was not worried about her succubus identity being recognized.

Surdak sat down in the seat across from her, beckoned to the waiter, ordered a wheat cake and broth, and asked Aphrodite with a smile on his tired face, "Aren't you afraid of being spotted by those witchers?" ”

Aphrodite's smile was particularly charming, her black and purple eyes had a kind of seductive charm, although she was wearing a loose long dress, so that people could not see her figure, but her lazy posture, even if she sat in the corner of the restaurant on the first floor, there were still frequent people looking at the corner.

Aphrodite wrinkled her nose and said a little willfully: "The witchers are busy going to the jungle to catch those who are trying to escape from the city of Constantine, and now no one will notice me, and besides, I am not without concealment, have you ever seen a succubus with no horns on its head, no wings and no tail behind it?" ”

If all goes well, Surdak planned to leave Constantinople after breakfast, so he didn't care too much, but just smiled at the succubus and said, "Of course, isn't this beautiful lady in front of you ......?" ”

Aphrodite lowered her head to eat the last apple pie, wiped her fingers, and asked, "Was it okay last night?" ”

Surdak sighed and said, "Being identified and doing a whole night of treatment in the back, now I just want to lie in bed and get a good night's sleep." ”

At this time, the waiter brought Surdak's portion of scones and broth, and Surdak gobbled up the food into his empty stomach, and before he could eat the last bit of wheat cake, the hotel hall was hurriedly pushed away by a team of knights, and several seriously wounded were lying on stretchers, and were carried by these knights to the hall on the first floor of the hotel, and some people kept probing their heads to look at the restaurant, but those knights were not embarrassed to rush in at the first time.

Aphrodite pursed her lips and smiled, covered her lips with her hand and said, "It seems that you can't sleep anymore, so I won't bother you to work!" ”

Surdak touched his somewhat heavy forehead, and at this moment, he even had the urge to lie down on the chair in the dining room and fall asleep.

The knights, at least superficially polite, did not rush into the dining-room, but waited anxiously in the lobby of the inn, looking expectantly in this direction.

Surdak knew that he couldn't avoid this, so he had to call the waiter who came to the side, and asked him to inform the hotel hall manager to arrange rooms for these wounded, and they couldn't lie in the hall of the hotel, there were so many stretchers in the hall, who would dare to come to stay!

The hotel lobby manager seemed to be aware of the problem, and immediately arranged the wounded to a room on the first floor after being alerted by Surdak.

At this time, Surdak had finished his breakfast in a hurry, and Aphrodite went upstairs without looking back to continue sleeping, but Surdak still had to endure a strong sleepiness to treat those who had been wounded in the battle last night.

At this time, the people who came over to greet Surdak also knew Surdak.

It was Lady Annabella's son, Iman. Baron Owen, who helped Surdak get the purchase order from the firearms workshop, saw that he was also haggard, and there were some blood stains on the leather armor on his body, and when he saw Surdak coming out of the restaurant, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Long time no see, Iman!" Surdak greeted him.

The two embraced.

Iman. Owen didn't say the request at the first time, but greeted him: "Long time no see, Surdak, I didn't expect you to be in Constantinople at this time, you are here to talk about the sulfur mine business?" ”

Surdak smiled and said, "Actually, I have purchased some standard full-cover armor from the trading house in Constantinople, and I have recently been preparing to gradually move into a cavalry battalion. ”

Iman. Owen didn't expect Surdak to actually purchase armor, and said in surprise: "Our family's trading house just happens to have this business. ”

Then he said, "Well, I'm in a little trouble now, and I heard that you can help, so I ran here to find you!" ”

Surdak saw several knights carrying the stretchers in the hall into the rooms of the hotel, and asked him, "You mean the wounded?" ”

Iman. Owen nodded a little embarrassed, as a nobleman of the Owen family, he didn't seem to have begged much, and he looked a little embarrassed in front of Surdak at this time.

Surdak barely stopped, walked directly to a stretcher, looked at the wounded lying on the stretcher, and said as he looked:

"I'll check first, each seriously injured person needs a first-level demonic beast head, and the lightly injured can be treated directly!"

He followed the stretcher, and saw that the wounded looked like they were all wounded, and the wounds looked even more terrible, presumably from the fire scale bomb.

Iman. Owen followed behind Surdak with a grateful face and said, "I'm ready for the monster head!" ”

Surdak vs. Iman. Owen nodded and said, "Then cure it, I can only do my best......"

To be able to lie on a stretcher and be carried directly to the hotel, it was indeed some seriously injured people. Owen's side was very well prepared, and directly carried the two large demon sealing boxes into the room, and after opening the boxes, they were full of demonic beast heads.

Surdak decisively blessed himself with the blessing of the 'True Eye' of the 'Divine Blessed Body', and then cheered up and began to continue the treatment work. Owen chatted a few words.

In the process of chatting, I learned that these wounded were all master craftsmen in the firearms workshop, and they were all senior craftsmen who had the recipe for the production process of fire scale bullets in their hands, and in the process of treatment, two of the seriously injured died directly on the stretcher, and Surdak covered their heads with linen.

Busy until noon, Surdak sat in the rest area of the hotel lobby with a near-collapse of his body, and finally completed all the treatment.

Iman. Owen placed a light blue potion on the square table in front of Surdak.

Surdak asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

"Spiritual potions, it is said that they can restore mental strength extremely quickly and relieve excessive fatigue!" Iman. Owen explained, his eyes full of gratitude.

Surdak didn't hesitate, and directly unscrewed the lid and poured it into his stomach.

He drank this thing on the maca plane, which can enhance his mental power, and now his spiritual power is on the verge of exhaustion, drink a bottle of spiritual power potion, and draw the rune word 'Ace' in front of him, this rune can improve the recovery of mental power in a short time.

Seeing the Holy Seal on Surdak's body, Iman. The admiration in Irving's eyes was even more obvious.

"Even if you don't come, I'm going to visit Lady Annabella." Surdak said: "Hathaway wrote a letter to Lady Annabella and asked me to hand it over to Lady Annabella. ”

Iman. Owen looked at Surdak with some dumbness and asked in surprise, "Do you know Hathaway?" ”

Surdak sat up straight and faced Iman. Owen said, "Three weeks ago, Hathaway accepted my marriage proposal! ”

Iman. Owen was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time, he stared at Surdak for a long time before he said, "...... Oh my God, I didn't hear anything about all this, it turned out that we were actually relatives. ”

However, he didn't dwell on this matter, but just beckoned to the waiter in the hotel and asked them to bring two drinks.

Iman. Owen didn't rush to leave, and the two chatted about what was happening in the city of Bednar with a golden cider, including the details of Surdak's proposal to Hathaway at the ball and Surdak's creation of a cavalry battalion.

Iman. Owen said with some regret: "You should see your mother or me first, maybe you don't have to pay so many gold coins to buy those full-covered armor, although this money can't be exempted, after all, it involves the interests of everyone in the Owen family, but it's okay to make a discount, you should still need some other materials, right?" ”

"It's almost all purchased!" Surdak said.

Iman. Owen said enthusiastically: "That's okay, I'm very familiar with the person in charge of the trading bank, and when you are rested, I will go to the trading house with you to ask him for a discount, and then return the magic crystals you have taken!" ”

Surdak waved his hand and said, "Actually, it's not necessary at all, I still want to continue to cooperate with the firm, if I keep taking advantage of the Owen family, how can I continue to trade in the future...... By the way, where did the group of robbers who attacked Constantinople come from, is there any news? ”

"It's not that damn group of Tabei hillbillies, Lord McDonnell finally couldn't help it, actually exposed the fox's tail, and began to brazenly rob the resources of the surrounding cities, this time when he came to Constantinople, it was considered to have hit the iron plate." Iman. Owen said with a cold smile.

"You know?"

Surdak didn't expect the Owen family to find out the mastermind behind it so quickly, and the name Lord McDonnell sounded familiar to him, as if the mastermind of the hidden hunters who sent hidden hunters to kidnap Lady Dorothy in Bednar City was this lord.

Iman. Owen nodded, took a sip of golden cider, and said to Surdak in a low voice: "Of course, there is no bandit group within the territory of Bena Province that can make such a big move, we have caught some bandits, and the guard camp has already pried open their mouths, they are all from the north of the tower." ”

After that, he told Surdak about the situation in Bena province:

"Everyone knows that the Marquis of MacDonnell is the great lord of the northern region of Talapakant, and this time Duke Newman went to the Warsaw plane he is a staunch supporter, but when he sent troops into the Warsaw plane, the Bena army did not have an army in the north of Talapan, at that time the Gampo plane was engaged in a small counterinsurgency, and now the main army of the Duke of Newman is stranded in the Warsaw plane, this MacDonnell lord applied to the Bena province for the autonomy of the Tarapakant region, but this proposal was rejected by the House of Representatives."

"In the past year, the Tabei region has not made any contribution to the dimensional war, and they occupy the portal of the Ganbu plane, and in the early stage, they only used gold coins to purchase various resources in the province, and now they are openly showing their fangs to the surrounding cities, like robbers, if it weren't for our Constructed Knights who happened to rush back at this time, last night's robbery of the firearms workshop is likely to allow them to succeed."

Unexpectedly, the lords in Bena Province are also full of contradictions, and without Duke Newman sitting in Bena City, these lords are obviously a little unable to suppress it.

Surdak thought of the House of Representatives of Bena Province and asked Iman, "What is the countermeasure of the House of Representatives of Bena Province?" ”

Iman shook his head and said, "It's not possible that soon, what happened here has been reported, and the resolution of Bednar City will take at least a few days to be delivered, and of course we Constantinoples will have to take a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye." Twenty cavalry regiments had already gone out of the city to encircle and suppress the robbers, and there was a small group of magicians, and if they were to be wiped out in the mountains, they would only be blamed for the bad luck of these 'robbers' for provoking the wrong people. ”

Surdak couldn't help but ask again: "Well, Marquis Owen is not afraid that the conflict will continue to intensify?" ”

Iman also said very stiffly: "What does it matter...... We are just a group of innocent people who are persecuted, hoping that Duke Newman will return from Warsaw as soon as possible, and that the province of Pena is now rotten to the point of not being able to do so. ”

It seems that the pursuit of these 'robbers' was a unanimous decision of the upper echelons of the Constantinople nobility.

However, this is enough to show that the Owen family's control of Constantinople is at least much higher than that of the Christie family in Highlandza.

Note: (Lady Annabella, sister of the Marquis de Luthor, married Marquis of Owen of Constantinople, Iman. Owen is the son of Lady Annabella and Marquis Owen)