At the junction of the southern and eastern borders of Longinus, there is an ancient castle. Founded during the reign of the Fourth Grand Duke, it was once one of the most prosperous frontier trading cities of its time, but the aggressive and greedy blood of the Dragon-Vein Warlocks in the veins of the Dragon-Vein Warlock led to wars one after another. For more than eighty years, from the fourth to the seventh Grand Duke, Longinus expanded several hundred miles to the southeast of the castle.

And after the loss of trade at the border, the castle ushered in a peaceful day that was not loved. With the erosion of time, there are now only some villages and barren flat land around the castle. But since the arrival of the huge convoy last month, the villagers have embraced the castle's revival and new name.

Lorenchun, the name of a ferocious she-dragon, is now worn on the head of the black and yellow castle. The bluestone bars that formed the castle had long since turned dull and black under the scorching sun and the infestation of March, but it was not very accurate to say now, because it had just snowed here yesterday. The Quid are no strangers to the emissaries of the Frost Maiden Yusel, but the Dragoninus are a completely different story. Snowfall is not very common in the Golden Corridor, and the unlucky can never even see the crystallization of water in their lifetime.

"Hell, I've never seen a snow like this. Garr cherished a pile of snow in front of him, and complained to his companion with the chagrin of a bull that had not had enough grass. He grabbed it wistfully, crumpled it into a ball, and raised it to bite like a treasure to the gods.

"Bah!" But the warrior immediately spat out the snow in disgust, until the warm saliva was gone, and his tongue could taste the folds up and down his mouth. "It's soft like a ball of cotton, and it doesn't smell cold at all. ”

"Do you think the Frost Whip can swing from the ice fields to this point?" said Riga fastened the octagonal infantry helmet on his head, and struck the thick oak shield covered with thin iron with his axe. It sounded like a hunger sound coming from the dragon's belly. "Lift your spirits!" the Quaid yelled as he vented his frustration. "Today there will be a group of dragon enus nobles coming to see the Marquis of Rose here at Lorenchun Castle, so cheer me up!

"Looks like this is the fourth wave, isn't it?" Gal rubbed his palms wet from the melting snow behind his buttocks, muttering a little disdainfully. "There are more nobles than a madman in Longinus. ”

"And it's fatter than a squirrel. Seradiel, whose ears were hidden in the long cyan cloak, coughed uncomfortably, and glanced at the knight who was dining not far away. He was dissatisfied with the attitude of the Dragoninus towards the four and a half people, but finally announced the arrival of the nobles in a deep voice. Half-elves have sharper hearing and eyesight than others. So he heard the sound of the horse's hooves like a drum beating early on.

It took half a dozen nobles and guards to appear in the sentinel's field of vision like a red sunrise, and the two dragoninus, trembling in a quilt on the heights, hurriedly blew their horns.

Although the Quaids, accustomed to the cold winds, woke up earlier, it was not only the Quaids and half-men who were ready to appear behind the gates of Lorenchun, but also a large number of wandering knights who had sworn allegiance to the female consul and rushed here out of breath, just because they might make a good impression in front of the new marquis.

The Harrisons swept through the lands like hungry locusts, killing the nobles who desperately resisted. Hang the merchant peasants who are unwilling to cooperate. While leaving the ruined situation of the female archon Olivia, it also left a large area of unclaimed land. It was these barren lands that drove countless wandering knights to Lorenchun. Because as long as he obtained a fief from the new ruler of the two realms, the knight could establish his own family and join the ranks of the nobility step by step.

The old guys in the Dragon Vein Warlock know the laws of hell better than anyone else, so they allow the two sisters to fight each other. After all, the strong will eventually devour the weak. The marquisess had to build an army of subordinates in order to survive, so with the acquiescence and arrangement of the knights of Mondstadt, the new team included more than fifty knights, and most of them were loyalists.

"Your Excellency the Great Marquis, you are as beautiful and wise as the tears of the dragon god. "No amount of shining dragon scales are as bright as yours!" Like the noble lords who had preceded them, the 'vampires' who hurried to Lorenchun praised the female consul, and even the modifiers that were so lengthy that they could last a few prayers were roughly the same.

"Stop, faithful servants of the dragon god. In the end, it was Olivia who couldn't help but interrupt their words that were more tactful and slender than the Fabrek River. "As my vassal. It seems that you should say something more responsible. For example, feeding a crowd of hungry people outside or catching thieves on the go. ”

When it came to government affairs, the lords began to complain again. For example, the Harrisons plundered the villages under their rule, and the thieves patronized the warehouses with surplus grain. Even the nearby knight's family went to his little castle to fight autumn breezes.

In fact, what happened in the halls of the castle had little to do with the Quaids, and the Mondstadt Knights, who had long been annoyed with the chaos, chose to send them out to rid the lands of the two realms of bandits and bandits. In the beginning, the wandering knights earned to do this kind of work, but the marquiss was afraid that they would bring more disturbances to the people, after all, these half-mercenaries were sometimes more ferocious than the scavenging hyenas.

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"O Hirag, this fertile land should not be wasted. "Riding a well-fed sturdy Lucius fast-paced horse. Like a sharp sword, Riga cut through the abandoned farmland and quickly pursued the 'young' thieves who had fled like hare in front of them. The Quaid holds the reins of his horse in one hand. Two long, stout legs clamped the horse's belly, and the other free hand raised the tomahawk high. Make yourself look more vicious.

"Kill the damned dragon enus farmers up ahead!" said Garl, his long flaxen braids rippling as he easily parted the north wind howling across the field.

"No, honorable Quaid warriors. The Countess should be glad to see you bring back a dozen sturdy slaves. The interpreter of Long Yinus, who had finally managed to keep up with the team, stammered and persuaded in stiff Queide. "The Ruling Lords have hundreds of pits and vast tracts of land waiting to be started. ”

"What does this matter to us? We're just mercenaries who kill people. ”

"Steel coins!" the interpreter blinked vigorously in the wind. "The Marquis will definitely pay you the steel coins. I promise, in the name of the dragon god and the family. (To be continued)

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