All eyes were on the man standing on the high platform, Baron Albert.

It seemed that Baron Albert enjoyed the sensation of being in the limelight, and he stood on the high platform and enjoyed the gaze of the crowd for a long time without speaking.

It was only when the aristocrats on the field were a little anxious that he began his speech.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome you to my banquet venue!

I am bringing you together today not only to enjoy an enjoyable evening, but also to make an important announcement.

It is I, Baron Albert, who will lead my brave soldiers in the early morning of the day after tomorrow to defeat the orc thieves who hide in the mountains and plague the civilians!"

When the nobles on the field heard that Baron Albert was going to personally lead his troops to encircle and suppress the orc thieves, they couldn't help but start to make an uproar, and everyone was talking about this appalling matter in whispers.

Baron Albert seemed to enjoy the sensation of being so surprised, and he stood on the high platform with a smug smile, clapped his hands to stop the discussion among themselves, and continued to talk about his plans,

"Everyone has heard that despite some setbacks in the Albert family recently, my family is still favored by the royal family, and my aunt sent me the news a few days ago that as long as we can annihilate the orc thieves this time, you may have to change my name!"

When the nobles on the field heard this, they immediately began to discuss this shocking matter.

Baron Albert himself didn't say it directly, but judging from the meaning of his words, it is very likely that his title will be promoted to another rank and become the viscount of the kingdom!

This news did not correspond to the previous rumors at all, didn't it mean that Baron Albert's aunt had fallen out of favor?

Russell and Sister Marlene stood behind, and Russell felt a little helpless when he saw that the baron had revealed such a big secret.

After all, according to Russell's character, he would never tell irrelevant people the news of his going to send troops before the war.

Although the people here will hardly be in cahoots with the orc thieves, this important military situation cannot be casually told to unrelated people!

Sister Marlene seemed to sense that something was wrong, and she said thoughtfully: "There must be many hidden hidden clues in this upcoming war, and it took several days for Baron Albert to tell us the final result of this decision.

Maybe this decision also involves the baron's aunt, or even the struggle between the royal family, I always feel that the relationship is very chaotic, Lord Russell, we still have to be careful, if we make a mistake, then the consequences must be unimaginable. ”

Russell now fully understands what Sister Marlene meant,

"According to you, nun, could it be that the baron's aunt instructed him to send troops against the thieves, so that she could make a big deal about her exploits and increase her influence in the royal family?

Sister Marlene lowered her head and pondered: "Regardless of whether the plan guessed by the two of us is true, this is not something we should be involved in, if the baron's aunt needs the baron to match her, probably because she has been driven to the point of no return, let's just do our own thing and don't intersect with them too much." ”

"You're right, Sister Marlene!" Russell nodded and agreed to Sister Marlene's proposal, according to his current power, he is not an opponent of the royal family at all, and his ultimate goal is to return to his own world, where the power struggle has nothing to do with him.

After Baron Albert finished telling the heavy news, he stepped down from the high platform and talked and laughed with several lords of the next city.

As for the remaining nobles with less titles and powers, they no longer enjoyed food or danced, but gathered together to discuss it enthusiastically, and this expedition was a rare opportunity for them.

Russell and Sister Marlene were the invisible people of the banquet, most of the nobles did not know Russell, and they knew that Sister Marlene was an unapproachable lady, so almost no one would disturb their purity.

Russell, under the leadership of Sister Marlene, ate all the food at this banquet, after all, it was rare that someone would invite them to dinner, and Russell would not waste this opportunity to enjoy the food.

Russell didn't expect that Sister Marlene also had a lot of research on food, she only ate a little bit of a food every time, but she could tell the advantages and disadvantages of the dish, which made Russell admire and wonder how much knowledge Sister Marlene was proficient in.

Sister Marlene smiled at this question and said that she would not give advice.

The pleasure was always so short-lived, and Russell felt that it was not long before the banquet came to an end, and the guests gradually dispersed, and the servants stood together to clean up the banquet venue.

"Brother Russell, Sister Marlene, I'm back on time!" Betty's voice suddenly came, and Russell looked back, and sure enough, Betty ran to them with her skirt in her hand.

"Betty is really sensible, you don't need your brother to look for you, you just took the initiative to come back, it's very good!"

Russell crouched beside Betty to encourage her and gently touched her head.

Betty smiled with a slightly red face, opened her eyes and said to Russell, "Brother Russell, sister, they are very good to me, and she even took me to her garden to have a look!"

Russell looked over Betty's forehead and saw that Baron Albert's daughter was watching them, and waved goodbye in Betty's direction.

"Goodbye!" Betty looked back at the baron's daughter and waved goodbye to her friends, who she had only known for a short time, and then followed Russell to the castle gates.

After waiting a little longer, the coachman finally saw the nun, and hurried the carriage to stop at the gate of the castle.

Russell walked in front and suddenly laughed out loud, this strange behavior made Sister Marlene feel a little strange,

"Lord Russell, why are you laughing all of a sudden? Is there anything funny?"

Russell looked at Betty with a smile and said, "What I'm laughing at is that no matter how scheming the parents of the children are, their children often have an innocent and kind nature, and I don't know why human beings lose their pure nature once they grow up." ”

Sister Marlene pondered for a while, then shook her head and said to Russell, "Your Excellency Russell, the question you asked me is so profound that only the Goddess of Grains can answer your doubts, right?"

Russell smiled and said, "Sister Marlene, I'm just talking to myself, not asking you for an answer! I'm just a mortal sentimentality, you don't have to take this matter to heart!"

Sister Marlene looked back at the majestic castle and suddenly remembered a question and asked, "Your Excellency Russell, I also want to ask you a question, I wonder if you would like to tell me your answer?"

"Speak. ”

"Your Excellency Russell, you told me that you were a traveler from afar, but I was not too surprised to find out today that you saw this towering castle, you must have been born into a very wealthy family!

Don't worry, I'm not asking you about the details, I'm just trying to ask what you think of the Albert family?"

Russell pondered for a while, but still looked up at the starry sky and said: "It's just a family that has been inherited for a hundred years, and doesn't know how to change and cherish everything in front of it. ”

Sister Marlene looked at Russell for a long time when she heard this, and it made Russell a little creepy.

"Sister Marlene, why are you looking at me like that, did I say something that angers you?"

Sister Marlene didn't answer Russell's question directly, just stared at Russell and muttered, "Sure enough, the two of you are very similar, maybe you are the one who can change your fate!"

Russell was a little confused by this, and Sister Marlene became like this again, and began to speak some confusing words of the gods.

After this, Sister Marlene stopped talking to Russell, even when she sat in the carriage with Russell, she no longer spoke, but just lowered her head and pondered, not knowing what she was thinking, which made Betty look at Russell from time to time, thinking that Russell had angered the nun in her absence.

When she returned to church, Sister Marlene did not speak to Russell and Betty, but got out of the carriage and walked straight to her room.

Russell didn't know what was going on with the nun, so he had to ask Betty to get some rest, and he went back to his room, and after a day's work, Russell fell asleep without thinking too much.

But when Russell met Sister Marlene the next day, she returned to her usual amiable appearance, which made Russell feel even more weird, he still felt that something was wrong, could it be that Sister Marlene had hidden something from him yesterday.

But no matter how Russell asked her about yesterday, Sister Marlene kept silent.

Russell saw that her tone was too strong, and he gave up his intention to keep questioning her.

For the next few days, Russell lived very comfortably, and every day except for eating and sleeping, he spent reading books in the church's collection and practicing combat skills.

It didn't take long for the time to go out, and this morning, Russell, who had slept well, put on his carefully purchased equipment and rode a war horse raised in the church to wait for Sister Marlene in the church square, while Betty stayed in the church because she was too young.

Even though Betty revealed that she wanted to follow her back to the village, Russell immediately rejected Betty's wish, after all, swords on the battlefield are not long-sighted, and Russell would feel very guilty if she hurt her!

Russell waited for a long time, and suddenly spotted a figure on horseback in the far side of the square.

When you look closely, it looks like a woman on horseback.

When the woman walked to Russell's side, Russell realized that this person was Sister Marlene whom he was waiting for, and saw that she had put on protective armor and her hair was tied up.

Sister Marlene smiled slightly when she saw Russell's surprised appearance, she stroked the hair in her ear and joked: "Your Excellency Russell, what's wrong with you? Why are you so surprised when I change my clothes?"

Russell shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Sister Marlene that you can also ride a horse, and you also put on armor and pick up weapons, which is not like the kind nuns in the past." ”

Sister Marlene stroked the restless horse and said, "I once learned how to fight in hand-to-hand combat when I was in the general meeting, and there are combat nuns in the church, if they encounter enemies, they will not be more merciful than the knights of the cathars!"

Russell had no choice but to sigh in amazement, he was really lonely, he didn't expect that there were not only some delicate clergy in the church, but also very powerful warriors.