Gillian has been trapped in Victor's makeshift camp for seven days.

Overall, Gillian is doing quite well these days, and Victor has ordered someone to expand the wooden house for her, build a few simple pieces of furniture, and even find a broken bronze mirror. Although these things are very rudimentary, in the current situation, they are enough to reflect Victor's demeanor. In particular, Victor brought her a modified set of leather armor, and Gillian finally changed out of the short skirt that made her uncomfortable. Thinking of Victor's regretful eyes after changing into leather armor, Gilly was secretly proud in peace of mind.

Gillian didn't care if she slept in a shack or a cabin, she wasn't a delicate aristocratic lady. As the first heir to the Earl of Chebman and a powerful Silver Knight, Victor gave her the treatment commensurate with her status within his ability, which was the reason why Gillian was satisfied. In addition, Victor did not restrict her freedom, and what really tied Gillian was the suit of armor and long sword that was thrown in the lake.

"Your name is Shak, isn't it? When will your family get my equipment back? After eating a whole plate of wild fruits, Gillian asked lazily as she put her long legs on the table.

"I don't know. Shak replied indifferently.

Gillian felt a little depressed, she had to ask the same question many times a day, and each time she got the same answer.

Ten days ago, Gillian had just stepped into the Silver Rank and became the fourth Grand Knight of the family. Equipped with the Mithril armor and longsword that Count Chebman had prepared for her, Gillian couldn't wait to find a few Ant-Men to try her sword, only to encounter a lone Ant-Man. Unexpectedly, the ant-man turned out to be a silver-level monster, after a fierce battle, the unarmed silver-level ant-man was hit hard, and fled to Victor Ling, Gillian chased closely, but met another silver-level Ant-Man, and this time it was Gillian's turn to flee for his life. After that, she was lucky to be rescued by Victor, and this is what happened next.

Gillian was frustrated that her beloved armor and sword had been thrown into the lake before they could be heated, and she would never leave without retrieving them. But she also knew that Victor was not unwilling to help her salvage her equipment, and it was not an easy task to salvage heavy armor and Mithril longsword from the lake. This requires boats and 20-metre ropes, and crucially someone who can dive to the murky bottom of the lake to find and tie up the equipment, which only a knight can do. And Victor does not have these conditions.

Speaking of which, this is also to blame for Gillian herself, because she was worried that the equipment would be found by the silver-level Ant-Man, she forcibly ran the depleted Dou Qi and threw the equipment far into the lake, which not only caused trouble for salvage, but she herself also fell into a weak state due to the excessive use of Dou Qi, and she couldn't recover at all without more than ten days of work.

Victor was also very depressed, the eldest lady of the Chebman family was not leaving, he had to postpone the plan to clear out the Ant-Man, which was nothing, and the hunt for the Ant-Man leader was also forced to be suspended, and two Ant-Man leaders had already left the territory from under his nose. In this regard, Victor is distressed, although Gillian is a rare beauty, her beauty is obviously not comparable to the value of the silver ant-man.

So, when Victor saw Gillian resting her two long legs on the dining table in the camp, he said angrily, "Miss Chebman, please pay attention to your manners, this is not your bedroom. ”

Glancing at Victor, who had just returned, Gillian said lightly, "Why didn't you say that when I was wearing a short skirt?"

"At that time, we didn't know each other. I will never take the liberty of correcting the manners of a strange lady, which is the basic quality of nobility. Victor straightened his collar and said sincerely.

"Alright, don't talk about these useless things. Scoop up my gear, I'll strip it off and show you. Gillian didn't care about Victor's cheekiness, she said boldly.

"I've seen it and touched it. Victor secretly scolded, but said: "The raft has been built, my men are making hemp rope, and in three days' work, they can start salvage." Now the question is, when will you recover?"

"At least five more days. Gillian said with annoyance.

Victor smiled and nodded, as long as he wanted, those equipment could be salvaged at any time, but the aura of the Ant-Man leader would only be eliminated after soaking in the lake for at least ten days, and even if it was salvaged, the equipment would be tracked by the ant colony. Not to mention that Gillian's strength has been greatly damaged, even if she is in good condition, it is impossible for her to return to the Earl of Chebman safely with her equipment, and Victor doesn't want to save her again.

In fact, Victor can shorten this process to three days, but he will never expose the method of dealing with Ant-Man's scent in front of Gillian. This method is very simple, but it is priceless, not to mention the eldest lady of the Chebman family, even if it is Sylvia, Victor will not leak it. He wants to build a unique personal guard.

Victor decides to let the eldest lady of the Chebman family rely on him for a few more days, and although 3 to 5 Ant-Man leaders will slip out of his hands, the force represented by Gillian is worth Victor's actions.

"Miss Chebman, let's talk about something else. Victor smiled elegantly.

Gillian immediately sat up straight and said vigilantly, "What do you want to talk about?" ”

Victor almost choked on saliva, rubbed his eyebrows, and said, "Miss Chebman, your beauty really makes my heart move, but I won't take advantage of others. ”

"Well, what do you want to talk about?" said Gillian as she relaxed, nonchalantly.

"You've been stealing my Mithril mines. Victor knocked on the table and whispered.

Gillian is like a fried cat, squinting her beautiful phoenix eyes, but her eyes are as cold as a sword, but Victor's dark eyes are as deep and unfathomable as the night sky, and after looking at each other for a moment, she said deflatedly: "I don't deny it, but in this ant plague, our Chebman family has preserved your purple cane forest, do you admit it?"

Victor was silent for a moment, then nodded: "Although this kind of statement is very unpleasant to me, it is a fact. ”

Gillian raised her eyebrows, she thought that she would be refuted by Victor, and was ready to debate with him about it, but she was not confident enough and was ready to cheat, but she didn't expect Victor to admit her statement. The young lord's bearing surprised Gillian so much that she couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

Victor laughed and said, "Beautiful young lady, you look at me like this, it makes me very embarrassed, I already have a wife." ”

"That's a shame. ”

Gillian licked her sexy lips, and a look of regret appeared on her gorgeous face, in the marriage moral system of human aristocracy, it is advocated that noble women should remain pure before marriage, and when she gives birth to an heir for her husband, she can have a relatively free private life. This is mainly because the first child of an aristocratic woman has the highest blood talent, while an aristocratic girl is more susceptible to temptation when she first opens up. But Gillian is not among them, as the heir to the earl's title, her partner can only choose among the children of the small family, as a great nobleman and a great knight, Gillian can find a few lovers if she wants, but she is obsessed with the growth of power and wealth, and has little interest in lust.

However, Victor is Gillian's ideal marriage partner, the family is weak, the blood is noble, young and handsome, and the life span is long, the only drawback is that it is difficult to give birth, but as long as you come a few more times, there will always be offspring. Count Chebman had hoped to take Victor in and rearrange his identity if he had no way out, and make him Gillian's companion. However, no one expected that Sophia and Sylvia teamed up to stage a dazzling drama, and Victor's crisis was solved, and Count Chebman regretted it.

Gillian doesn't rule out having something to do with Victor, it's just that Victor has Sylvia as a backer, which is no longer something that others can covet, not to mention that he is still a terrible silver-level shooter. Gillian has a strong personality but doesn't want to be a rival to Sylvia, and she can only express regrets.

If Victor knew what Gillian thought of him, he would be annoyed and angry, and he would not want her to understand what a real man was, of course, Victor did not have the ability to read minds, and he just wanted to have a good talk with the eldest lady of the Chebman family now.

"I'm sure I'm going to get it back. Now, I just want to know, do you Chebman family still want Mithril?"

Gillian first nodded in approval, and after listening to the second half of Victor's words, her eyes suddenly widened, "What do you mean?"

"I've made it clear, if you Chebman still need Mithril, I can sell it to you. Victor chuckled.

Gillian looked Victor in the eye and asked in a deep voice, "Is this what Lady Rose meant?"

"What does this have to do with her? No one knows anything about the Mithril Mine except the two of us. Victor said displeasedly.

"How dare you betray the Rose Queen!?" said Gilly, pointing to Victor's nose in shock.

Victor snorted coldly, "Miss Chebman, this is my domain, and I am not a vassal of the House of York! ”

"What? you can't be so naïve, do you, but my father thinks you're a clever young lord. Gillian said.

"Yes, you are now a viscount, and the bottleneck of development has been opened. But the imprint on your body is destined to be the lord of the York family, and even if there are knights who come to you, they will come for the Yorks. Moreover, the main source of income for your territory, the purple cane wine, is completely in the hands of the Yorks, and your territory is also in the sphere of influence of the Yorks, if the Yorks completely digest the hills and eventually establish a principality or kingdom, no matter how far you develop the territory, you will inevitably become a part of the Yorks. It's like the relationship between a lord and a king. ”

Victor laughed dumbly, he admitted that what Gillian said was very reasonable, this is the price of taking sides, but he is no longer the original guard dog, as Sylvia said, the lord needs to have power, he must choose a side, and there is no difference between being the lord of the Auguste family and being the lord of the York family. However, the queen was full of malice towards herself, and the Archduke's henchmen were her mortal enemies, and the Yorks and herself were in the same hills, sharing common interests and enemies, which was the basis of the cooperation between the two sides. Victor even wants to help the York family become stronger, but he does not intend to blindly follow the York family, his potential is far beyond any family, and his focus is no longer limited to one territory, one kingdom, but the entire human kingdom.

"So what? not to mention my territory, even you Chebman will benefit from the House of York. Now, all you have to tell me, Mithril do you want it?" asked Victor with a smile.

Victor's confident smile made Gillian a little dizzy, she quickly glanced at the guards around her, thoughtfully, and finally said, "What conditions?"

"I heard that your Chebman family has three salt mines, a high-quality pure gold mine, and rich sisal and flax resources. My terms are simple, Mithril will be sold to you at the market price, and your resources will be sold to me at the market price. Victor said.

"That's not going to work, the royal family won't be happy with us selling these supplies. Gillian shook her head.

Victor is most worried about this situation, everyone knows the game between the center of the kingdom and the Ping Domain, and the Chebman family, as the lord of the southern part of the kingdom, naturally does not want to offend the lord. He pondered for a moment and said, "The kingdom can't stop the trade of the freedmen, can it?"

"You mean...... Another problem is that if we take such a big risk to trade with you, it will definitely not work to buy Mithril at the market price, and our materials must increase by 20% on the market price. ”

Victor sneered in his heart, the Chebman family is really greedy, Mithril has a price, it can be bought with money at all, and in the case of limited land, the elemental friendly Mithril equipment is an important material to attract knights.

"The Chebman family was known for their thrift. But you have been in business for hundreds of years, and you have accumulated more wealth than many hundred-year-old families, do you know why?" Victor did not wait for Gillian to answer, and said: "If you take advantage of everything, you will be so poor that you have no friends." ”

Gillian raised her eyebrows and stared fiercely at Victor, but finally relented, "Okay, just do as you say." ”

Victor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Before trading, you have to return the Mithril you stole earlier to me at a discount, about 150,000 gold soles, everyone is so familiar, I will charge you 100,000 gold soles." ”

"What?!100,000 gold soles!No money! If you want someone, I'm here!"