The tall cedar trees stretched straight to the sky, looking lush even in the cold winter, and the small and narrow leaves spread out in all directions, trying to absorb every ray of sunlight.

As a child, Ilea didn't quite understand why the ancestors who built the castle planted a cedar tree that could be found everywhere in the West, and why not find a more beautiful and special tree.

But at this moment, when she looked up again, she suddenly realized in her heart that this cedar tree was like her family, ordinary but tenacious.

The aristocratic families of the Westlands probably have the same impression of the Arias family.

There are almost no heroes who can be remembered by history among the successive heads of the Arias family, and most of them follow the rules, silently manage their own acres and threes of land, and strive to do a good job in their hands.

He didn't make any big mistakes, and he didn't leave any merits.

The girl's father, Ruth, is one of them, and you could certainly say that they are inactive and unambitious, but this is not a kind of survival wisdom that has kept the Arias family alive to this day.

Now, however, Ilea's presence has shattered that tradition.

She first accepted those lizardmen bandits who had a blood feud with the family for hundreds of years, regardless of her previous suspicions, and let them settle in her own territory, and then stood up when the West encountered a major crisis, and Mao recommended herself to become the commander of the coalition forces, and after successfully slaying the dragon, she also resisted the Figuerola family head-on and challenged the majesty of the Lord of the West......

Everything seems "reckless" and un-Arias at the beginning, but the end result is speechless.

Because of this, the opposition to her in the family has almost disappeared.

But even so, when she announced that she would abandon the faith inherited by her family for nearly a thousand years and become the first lord in the West to convert to the Shuangxiu Religion, it still caused many people to worry.

Some fear that the Cult will continue to expand after forming an army, threatening the rule of the House of Arias in the Greenfields, while others fear retaliation from the Silvermoon Church or being isolated by the other nobles in the West.

Many of the vassals below were also worried about the decrease in income, and after all the peasants in the mining area joined the Shuangxiu Sect, they would implement the precepts of the Shuangxiu Sect and take two days off a week, which would reduce the grain production and reduce the workload of the conscription......

But Miss Rabbit is still standing here under these pressures.

Not only because of the special bond between her and Li Yu, but also because she believes that this is the best choice for the family and all the people.

Perhaps the cedar tree in front of you not only represents ordinariness and tenacity, but also represents strong adaptability, and it is precisely because of this adaptability that it and its people can grow freely in the west without fear of cold.

While the girl was still in a trance, Li Yu had already taken off the outdoor dagger on her waist and carved the patterns of the beach, palm trees, deck chairs and parasols on the bark of the tree.

During the carving, Li Yu noticed that there was actually half a similar pattern on a certain part of the bark.

The reason why I say half is because the painting is slightly out of shape, and it was crossed out later.

Li Yu thought of something and glanced at Miss Rabbit on the side.

It just so happened that the girl was also peeking at him at this time, and the eyes of the two met, and they didn't need any words, Li Yu could understand whose handwriting the half of the painting came from.

On the eve of being besieged by the lizardmen, Ilea had secretly prayed to Saturday, and now the notch on the tree was the one she had left behind.

And today, Li Yu was next to him, and a new pattern was engraved.

This time, though, the pattern finally didn't need to be crossed out again.

As "What a Beautiful Jasmine" sounded again, everyone who came to watch the ceremony was infected by this melodious and magnificent tune.

For people outside of the Shuangxiu Church, this is the first time they have heard this song. Especially today, there are many nobles here, and you can immediately hear the extraordinary.

Whether it is the instrument played or the movement in it, it is not all that is on the continent of Brattis.

And there were no performers in sight, as if they were really coming from the kingdom of God.

At the end of the song, Li Yu announced the girl's Christian name - Victoria.

A red bracelet was then placed on the female lord's left wrist.

"Victoria." Miss Rabbit repeated the name in a low voice, not thinking too much, but thinking it sounded good.

Like other believers, she also took the oath at the end of the ceremony.

He said that he would abide by the precepts of the Shuangxiu Religion and work hard for the common ideal of building a land kingdom of God.

By the time the female lord had finished the last word and looked up again, she had gone from being a Pithian believer to a Saturday believer.

There was a pause for a few seconds before the crowd began to cheer, while the Pisia believers fell silent once again.

Today is undoubtedly an incredibly dark day for them.

They had just witnessed a rout of the Silvermoon Church, and there were also extreme believers who wanted to attack Li Yu, but they didn't even touch the corners of the latter's clothes, so they died and were caught.

The reaction of the nobles was also very small, no matter what they were thinking, they were still believers in the Silvermoon Church at this time, so no one applauded, but when Ilea returned to the stone castle, some people who were more familiar with her briefly congratulated her.

Most of them only had one or two sentences, and the atmosphere at the next luncheon was a little weird, and no one even paid attention to the Lay's potato chips that Miss Rabbit specially asked for from Li Yu. As soon as the banquet was over, all the guests took their leave.

However, this did not affect the good mood of the female lord.

When everyone was almost gone, she brought her eyes to her wrist and looked at her new trinket with joy.

Although there are less than nine cents on 1688, it is a real rarity on the continent of Brattis.

And the silicone is quite comfortable to wear, different from Miss Rabbit's other jewelry, after looking at it for a while, the girl found a new blind spot, and asked Li Yudao, "Why is my color different from others, it is red?" ”

"You're a lord." Li Yu said.

"Then if there are other lords who become believers on Saturday, will you also give them red tokens?" The girl asked again.

"What, do you mind?"

"Hmm...... I don't mind. ”

"Don't worry, only you will have a bracelet of this color." Without waiting for her to finish speaking, Li Yu said, "I can promise you." ”

"Really?" Miss Rabbit didn't know what to think, and the smile on her face became even brighter.

(End of chapter)