Volume 2 The Beginning of the Legend Chapter 42 A Rich Bounty
Russell and Sister Marlene understood the implicit meaning of Baron Albert's letter, both by showing them that he had begun to fulfill their agreement, and by reminding them not to reveal it to outsiders.
Sister Marlene obviously understood what the Baron wanted to express, she quietly put the letter away, and smiled at the two Barons' attendants: "Thank you for sending the Baron's letter, I already know what the Baron wants to say to me, you can go back and report to him!"
The two attendants completed their mission, saluted Sister Marlene and Russell, and quickly left the temple.
Sister Marlene took out the letter from her pocket, shook it in her hand, and said: "It seems that the baron still doesn't believe in us! We can also get a lot of benefits in this agreement, but well, I can also understand the baron's behavior, after all, the consequences of this kind of lying about war exploits are very serious, if the royal family finds out, maybe his barony will be stripped of immediately!"
"I believe that after the squire returns, Baron Albert's anxious heart will be able to calm down a little!" Russell said half-jokingly, looking at Sister Marlene.
As Mother Marlene said, Baron Albert never sent anyone to inquire about the situation after that, probably because the Baron felt that he was too nervous and did something too impulsive.
After this, Russell's life was quiet, there were no bloody battles, and there were no trifles of all kinds to disturb him, and Russell read the church collection every day during this time, adding a lot of knowledge about the world.
Russell also often took Betty to the market to have fun in her free time, and Russell heard from Sister Marlene that after Betty arrived at the Royal Capital Church, she was going to study magic, so this was her last free time, and Russell wanted to leave her with a good memory.
Even Russell took the Divine Servant to Seth Village on a special trip, and asked the Divine Servant to drive the carriage to the temple with Betty's parents, the village chief, and Uncle Buddy.
Betty was so excited to see her loved ones that she hugged her parents on the spot and wept in unison, while the village chief and Uncle Buddy stood behind and watched with relief.
After a while, the village chief told Betty about the recent events in the village, such as the fact that the animal pen in the village had finally been rebuilt, and which family in the village had given birth to a lovely boy.
Betty sat beside them, listening to the stories they told with relish, although they were all trivial things, but this was also Betty's most nostalgic old life.
This day was the day when Betty came to church with the most laughter, her laughter was so pure that Russell felt like he had returned to his days in Seth Village, which was also a memorable memory for Russell, and the amiable villagers and simple life made him unforgettable.
Sister Marlene had complained a little about Russell and brought Betty's family and villagers over without her consent, but when she saw Betty reunited with her parents, Sister Marlene couldn't help but shed tears.
Later, Sister Marlene took it upon herself to leave Betty's family in the temple for a sumptuous dinner, but after the meal, Sister Marlene regretted that the temple could not leave outsiders overnight.
The village chief was very knowledgeable about current affairs, and he knew that staying here would also be a problem for Sister Marlene, so the village chief immediately stood up and shouted to the group to prepare to leave the temple.
Betty's parents also knew that the rules of the church were very strict, so no matter how reluctant they were, they still endured the reluctance in their hearts to say goodbye to their daughter!
Sister Marlene and Russell sent them out of the door, and Betty held her parents for a long time and refused to separate, and finally at the urging of the village chief, Betty's parents reluctantly left.
The carriage driven by the servant had drifted away, and suddenly from the carriage came the village chief's shout, "Betty, you have to take good care of yourself, we will be waiting for you in the village all the time!"
Betty could no longer bear the pain of separation, and threw herself into Sister Marlene's arms and wept bitterly.
Russell stood by Betty's side, and his heart was also difficult to calm down, and he also experienced the pain of separation.
The royal capital is far away from the town of Serra, Betty has been gone for a few years, and I don't know if she will have the opportunity to come back to visit familiar people in the future, just thinking about this, Russell can feel the pain in Betty's heart.
The carriage in the distance had vanished completely, and the people Russell and Betty knew were fading away, and Betty seemed to be aware of this fact, and her sobs slowly became quieter, and then she broke free from Sister Marlene's arms.
Betty wiped her rosy eyes vigorously, forced a smile, and said to Russell and Sister Marlene, "Let's go back together!"
Russell gently touched Betty's head, after so many things, Betty finally grew a little, knew to hide the pain in her heart, and learned to comfort them.
After these days, Russell asked Betty to learn swordsmanship with him in order to relieve her grief, and Sister Marlene was happy to see it.
After all, Betty will also learn martial arts skills in the future, and letting Russell teach her now will allow her to adapt to this lifestyle earlier.
Where did Betty receive such rigorous training, you must know that she was an ordinary country girl a month ago, doing housework and picking wild vegetables is her daily job, and she is completely unskilled at learning to fight.
Russell did not relax the difficulty of teaching Betty because of her status, and Betty would not let her go because she was a woman.
Therefore, Russell did not relax on her in the slightest, but kept training Betty very seriously, and personally tested Betty's training results from time to time.
After receiving such rigorous training from Russell, Betty threw herself on the bed at night.
She didn't have the time or energy to lament her parting with her family, and then fell into a deep sleep.
However, what makes Russell happy is that even though Betty has been trained so harshly, she has no complaints about it, and she is very serious about completing the tasks assigned to her by Russell, and when she confronts Russell, she will always be injured inadvertently, but she does not cry suddenly as before, but gets up and continues to accept Russell's teachings.
Russell saw all these things, and it seemed that Betty had indeed listened to his advice, understood that she was no longer a country girl, and knew the burden on her back.
Betty's conversion was a good thing, but it was also a very painful process, and it was her ordeal that she could become a qualified high-level reserve member of the church.
Russell will definitely leave this world in the end, so this matter is the best he can do, as long as Betty can live well alone, he can return to his own world without the slightest nostalgia.
The days passed in such a tired professor, and the time for Betty to set off was getting closer and closer, and the day before Betty was expected to leave, the royal family's bounty was finally transported from the royal capital.
This situation surprised Russell, who did not expect that the royal family's team to transport the bounty would be faster than the army of the Church's Guardian Knights, which made Russell wonder if the Guardian Knights had encountered something unexpected on the way.
On this day, Baron Albert himself came, and he commanded his servants to secretly carry the royal bounty through the back door of the temple, and then he pretended to pray to the goddess, and entered the door of the temple in disguise.
The baron repelled all the attendants, Sister Marlene had all the clergy retreat, and only Russell, Baron Albert, and Sister Marlene sat together in the large hall.
Baron Albert saw that all the unrelated people had left the hall, so he whispered to the two opposites: "The royal bounty has arrived here, and I have sent half of the bounty to the temple according to our agreement."
There is also a letter of introduction from His Excellency Russell to participate in the selection of the Guardian Knight, the badge of the knighthood, and the certificate of the noble title recognized by the kingdom, all of which are here, and the things I promised you have been completed, and I hope you will keep our agreement!"
Seeing this, Sister Marlene smiled and said, "Baron Albert is really a gentleman who keeps his promises, and he will definitely fulfill the agreement he promises, and it is a pleasure to cooperate with you!"
Baron Albert laughed and said, "Sister Marlene, you don't need to call me Baron anymore, I have been promoted by the royal family to become the Viscount of the Kingdom! Haha, the goal that my family has been striving for for for generations has finally been achieved in my generation!"
Russell and Sister Marlene could only say some congratulations and other compliments when they heard this, after all, Baron Albert's purpose was to promote the title, and both parties got the results they wanted, which was also a good thing enough to celebrate!
"There is one more thing I want to tell Your Excellency Russell!" Viscount Albert suddenly said, "My aunt is very grateful to His Excellency Russell for lending a helping hand in her critical moment, she said that the military exploits you provided really saved her and allowed her to regain her rightful rights, she remembered your kindness, and my aunt said that if you want to go to the royal capital, you can immediately ask her for help if you have any difficulties." ”
When Russell heard this, he immediately smiled and replied, "Please thank your aunt for your kindness for me!"
It's just that Russell's heart is not as happy as his face, he never wanted to leave his impression in front of the royal family, but the current situation is not as good as he wants, it seems that his name has been known by the royal family!
Viscount Albert had also finished what he had to say at this time, he didn't come to the temple to pray to the goddess, and besides, he was just a hidden believer of the goddess of grains, and he didn't care about such a trivial matter as praying at all.
So Viscount Albert immediately said goodbye to Sister Marlene and Russell, and then left the place in a hurry, but he had a lot to attend to, and he did not have time to receive the celebrations of the other nobles.
After Sister Marlene watched the viscount leave, she looked back at Russell and said, "Your Excellency Russell, let's see how much the royal family's bounty is, right?"
After a while, the two of them came to the door of the temple's treasure house, and Sister Marlene took out a key and opened the door, and the two entered the treasure house side by side.
As soon as Russell entered the treasury, he was almost blinded by the glittering gold and silver coins, and a mountain of gold and silver was placed in front of them, making one want to jump into the mountain and never come out again.
Sister Marlene was also shocked, she had never seen so much money piled up here, and the bounty here was worth several years of the temple's income.
Sister Marlene pointed to the far corner and said, "That is the original wealth of our temple!"
Russell turned his head and saw that there was only a small pile of silver and copper coins, and there were many pure gems in them, which were very valuable, but no one in this town would buy them.
Sister Marlene looked at Russell with a smile, "Looks like we're going to need to spend a long time tapping the storehouse's treasures!"
With that, Sister Marlene took the lead and began to count her belongings.