The next morning, Surdak sat in a chair in the largest conference room on the second floor of the City Hall in Highlandza.

The entire Tarapakan region knows that the Surdak lords do not like to be absent from meetings, and those noble lords who were absent from meetings in the Gamp plane have now been deprived of all their territories and possessions in the Gampo plane, and the nobles who were absent from meetings in Ruit City are now basically driven out of Ruyt.

Now that he was sitting in the position of Archon of Hylanza, the officials in Hylanza City became extremely nervous, and everyone did not know what the new powerful Archon would do to them.

For the name Surdak, many officials in the city of Hylantha are no strangers, and even many people know that he is from the village of Wall in the middle of nowhere, during his service from the pauper to a full knight, he served in the Haylantha guard battalion, and then became a third-class baron under the strong recommendation of the Marquis of Luthor, step by step to the position of earl, married the daughter of the Marquis of Luthor, Miss Hathaway, and reached the peak of his life.

It was such a nobleman who had come out of the commoner class and was now sitting in the highest position in the city of Highlandsa.

Some envy, some admire, some envy, and some hate.

The room was large, but there was only a throne-like chair, and the other nobles had to stand around the stage.

There were so many noble officials who came to this meeting that all whispered conversation immediately as the bronze bell of the bell tower in the nearby square was struck, and the door of the conference room closed with a dull sound.

This room has six high, rounded arched windows on the left and right sides, so the light is not dim.

Surdak nodded to the nobles present, and then said, "Good morning, everyone, I think everyone knows me, I am Surdak!" ”

"Received by Darcy. The appointment of Countess Christie, who is currently the new consul of the city of Highlandza, is the new consul of Darcy . I am saddened by the unexpected assassination of Count Christie, Darcy is my dear friend, we met in Warsaw, and we became friends at the Junior Knight Academy in the city of Highlandza, and I thought she would sit in this position until she grew old, bringing new glory to the Christie family. ”

"But now, it's a pity that she's lying under the tombstone, and although the killer committed suicide on the spot, I'm more concerned about the instigator hiding behind it. I hope that he will always live in the shadows, as humble and discreet as a rat in the sewers, and that I better not let me find out, or I will burn him at the stake with my own hands. ”

"The investigation into Darcy's death will never stop until the truth is revealed."

Surdak paused for a moment, and after the oppressive atmosphere in the hall eased a little, Surdak continued, "Next...... I would like to say that for the appointment of the department, the officials of the various departments of the city of Highlandsa will not be changed for the time being, and I would like to ask Lady Mariana to temporarily take the position of consul of the city of Highlandsa! ”

The officials in the hall were in an uproar, and everyone present had nothing to say about Count Surdak serving as the consul of Hylanza City, after all, his identity and strength were there.

But Marianna. Mrs. Christie, whose first husband was the heir to the Langdon family, is now a widow in name, but she has an inexplicable relationship with Karl of the Casement family, which can be summed up in only one sentence, that is, 'unworthy'.

Karl also knew that the nobles of Highlandsa would not let Lady Mariana become the Archon of Highlandsa.

Even if their children want to inherit the city of Hylanza when they become adults, it is estimated that they will need the full support of Surdak.

Now Surdak suddenly pushed Lady Mariana to the front, and the nobles in the whole hall were stunned, 'Do you just care what we think?' ’

The first to stand up against it was Karl, who did not want to push Mariana out and roast her on the fire, he walked out of the crowd and stood in front of Surdak, and said to him without hesitation: "Dark...... She's a pregnant woman now, how can she possibly have the energy to help you manage Highlandza? ”

Surdak waved his hand at Karl, motioning for him to calm down.

Then he stood up, leaned on his hand from the high back chair, glanced at the officials in the hall, and said confidently:

"I think during the time that Lady Mariana is pregnant, the departments should be able to deal with the troubles of their own departments, she usually just needs to sign, Carl, you must pay attention to sending someone to protect her safety."

Just when the officials looked confused...... Not knowing how to refute Surdak's decision, Surdak took out a requisition order from his magic belt bag and said, "As for me...... I have already accepted the dispatch of the Bednar military department, and I will go to the Warsaw plane in the near future! ”

The hall was full of whispers again, and the voice was full of lightness, joy, exclamation, and other emotions.

Everyone knows what the conscription order represents, and the expedition to the Warsaw plane is not something to celebrate, and many noble lords avoid it.

In the aristocratic circle of the city of Highlandza, Mondstadt. Count Goss is the best example of this, he has been in the Warsaw plane for eight years, and now not only is the family's lord army completely depleted, but the Goss family is also in decline.

However, this kind of requisition order also has some protective policies for the noble lords.

Once the military department of Bena Province issued a requisition order to a noble lord, it means that the noble lord will make certain sacrifices for the benefit of Bena Province, and during this period, Bena Province will also ensure that the power and property of this noble lord are not enough for other nobles to encroach upon.

It's just that the officials of Hylanza didn't expect that after Surdak became the consul of Hylanza City, he didn't handle a single official business, and he had to lead the main army to the Warsaw plane to participate in the plane war, and the officials didn't know whether it was lucky or unfortunate for Hylanza.

Surdak clapped his hands to draw everyone's attention, and then continued: "For the rest of the period, the departments will continue to perform their duties as is customary, and if there is a dispute, and it is not up to Madame Mariana to decide, small matters can be written to me, and major matters can be brought to a meeting of the Provincial Chamber of Deputies of Bena Province to be resolved." ”

"I only have one request, during my absence, I don't want to see the economy of the city of Hylanza regress, I don't want to see the city's resident population show a reverse growth, the basic requirement is that the economy and population at least maintain the status quo, I hope you can show me your ability."

Surdak stayed only half a day at the town hall before riding out of the city of Highlandza.

……

When the Demonic Warhorse passed through the street and came to the drawbridge at the city gate, Surdak heard someone shouting above him, the voice was clear and clean, and when he looked up, he saw that little Peter was standing on the high wall of the city gate, holding the flag planted in the battlement with one hand, and waving vigorously at him.

It seems that the farewell in the morning did not satisfy little Peter, who had been waiting at the city gate on the wall.

Surda carried the reins of the demonic warhorse, and the warhorse kept stepping on the plank under his feet, and only stopped after turning in a circle.

"Take good care of grandma and mom ......"

Surdak waved his hand vigorously at the top of the wall, and the demonic warhorse neighed before heading away.

I couldn't hear the immature call in my ears, only the whirring of the wind......

……

In the castle of Ruyt, Beatrice sat alone on the high lookout, feeling a little depressed about her stomach, although Hathaway had left all the opportunities to herself this summer, and was almost drowning in the waves, but her flat belly was still not improving.

She stroked the vest line on her lower abdomen, and in addition to the sadness of parting, her heart was filled with a faint loss.

On the round face, the smile looked so reluctant.

The lookout was a little windy, but it was just enough to get a good view of everything in the parade square in front of the castle, where a group of knights stood in the square.

Hathaway walked up the stairs, hugged her from behind, and put her pretty face on her soft shoulders.

The two looked out over the noisy square in front of the castle. Decker will lead the cavalry regiment by land to the city of Bena, and Surdak will make the final mobilization in the square before departing.

It seems that the inhabitants of Ruyt have become accustomed to such frequent wars, and that the last two victories in the wars have brought Ruyt an unprecedented prosperity.

Everyone was expecting greater victories from the lord army, and recently even the recruitment of Ruyt City has been increasing in steps.

As the commander of the cavalry regiment, Carrie. Decker needs to travel overland to Bena City with the Lords' Army Cavalry, while Surdak leads the Constructed Knights to Bena City in a magical airship.

Regarding the unequal treatment between cavalry and constructed knights, as the head of the Knights, Callie. Decker was dissatisfied.

But after all, the capacity of the magic airship is limited, and the magic airships in the province are currently uniformly deployed by the military department, and most of the magic airships are transporting heavy infantry regiments, and the cavalry regiments have no chance at all.

Looking at the parade ground with a group of cavalry carrying their bags towards the city gate, Jiali. Decker gave Surdak a military salute and left Ruyt, following behind the last cavalry.

Before leaving, he also gave Samira a look of encouragement.

……

There were only five hundred constructed knights and thirty young mages left in the square, as well as Nika's medical team.

These are the elite units of the Surdak Lords' Army, and these people will travel with Surdak to the city of Bena in a magical airship.

The people around the square have not dispersed, everyone is watching the Constructed Knights, fantasizing that one day they can become a Constructed Knight, it can be said that the men of the Green Empire have a dream of Constructed Knights in their hearts.

The younger people preferred to watch Nika's medical team, and the nature-believing maids wore white dresses, and although not all of them were beautiful enough, they were better than neatly dressed and at least above the passing line.

Even the young mages were secretly observing the medical team, eager to see a cure beyond water magic and holy light.

The cavalry withdrew, and all that remained in the parade square was horse manure and eggs.

As the summer draws to a close, the city's inhabitants prepare for the harvest festival, every main street in Ruit is covered with ribbons, and merchants are preparing vats of wine and plenty of food.

And now the horn of the expedition is ringing throughout the city, and everyone is starting to look forward to the next victory.

Compared with the optimism of the ordinary people, the nobles in the city are much more sober, mainly because they all know that this time the lord army will go to the Warsaw plane, the Warsaw that will be completely forgotten by almost the entire Grimm Empire.

"Let's go, the magic airship is still waiting for us at the airport docks! We go to the city of Bena. ”

Surdak said to Samira, Gulitem, and Nika.

A team of knights in costume opened the way in front, and the people on the street pushed away to both sides of the road, these demonic warhorses were covered in this dark red hard armor, and each horse looked unusually superb, and the hooves of the horses trampled on the stone road, making a crisp kicking sound.

Wherever Surdak went, the cheers of the people could be heard all around.

This time, the officials of Ruit City were still waiting at the airport dock to see off the Suldaq consul.

When Surdak saw the bearded Edgar standing in the crowd, he immediately beckoned him to his side, and the group stopped at the gate of the airport dock.

"You must help me take good care of Ruit City, there must be no more necromancer kind of chaos, if there is anything that can't be solved, go to Thea, she has a special way to contact me, even if I am in the Warsaw plane, there will be a way to solve it!" Surdak whispered in Edgar's ear.

"Got it, Commander!" Said the bearded Edgar.

Surdak patted the bearded man on the shoulder and said his final goodbyes to the officials of Ruyt City before entering the tower of the airport dock.

Today, the airport tower of Ruit City is almost at the same height as the hanging garden on the city wall, and according to Baron Martino's urban blueprint, this airport tower is likely to be replaced by the hanging garden stop in the future.

Surdak was about to walk up the street, when she suddenly saw Naomi coming out of the shadows at the corner of the stairs, her steps were a little unnatural, and she was carrying an oversized and worn backpack behind her, perhaps because many of the constructed knights knew her, and she walked directly in front of Surdak.

"Naomi...... What are you doing here? Surdak asked the necromancer.

Samira, who was waiting in front of her, was not surprised at all when she saw Naomi, apparently she knew that Naomi was here.

An ugly smile appeared on Naomi's somewhat stiff face, and said: "I thought about it for a while, let's go with you, otherwise I may be discovered by the knights in the city one day, and it will be even more troublesome if I want to move, and now the entire Ruit City is not so friendly to necromancers, it is better to follow your land lord army to live in a different environment." ”

"You're joining us?" Surdak asked in surprise.

Naomi said in her unique husky voice, "What else...... I've said it so bluntly, won't you take the initiative to invite me? ”

"You're welcome to join our team...... Naomi! ”

(End of chapter)