"What shall I call you? ”

"My name is Leo Potter, the Kislev Crem Guard, the Ice Queen's direct subordinate. ”

The Kingdom Knight said, clearly emphasizing the second half of the sentence, and Rod listened, but pretended not to care. Continuing to ask—

"Potter Knight, what castles have you been to so far?"

"Fort Watch, Fort Midwinter, Fort Snowrock, Cracked Rock Fort, Ring Fort, Fort Heidelberg, and you, Fort Blackhammer. ”

The knight replied. He was half-reclining on a wooden chair and looked around at everything in the hall. Obviously, the environment here is not at all as good as his house in Kislev. The simple arrangement, the windows are not decorated with high-end fabrics and curtains, the floor is not even carpeted, it is a smooth bluestone slab, which has been used for many years so that it can be worn to reflect the human figure, and the fireplace is simply a groove dug in it, which is filled with charcoal, and the fire provides warmth for the whole room.

"Have they all sent troops?"

Rod continued.

"That's of course, it's the Queen's order. ”

The knight returned with his head held high, proudly.

"Well, I mean, it's winter, and it's the middle of winter, and it's actually very inconvenient for the troops to go out at this time. ”

Rod replied. I poured myself a glass of warm wine. This is a dwarven spirit brought from Dulong City, and it looks like goat's milk, but the taste is very different from goat's milk.

"I said it, it's the Queen's order. ”

The knight replied coldly.

Rod shoved the drink in front of him and motioned for him to try it.

The Potter Knight didn't even look at it, so he picked up the cup and took a sip, but in the next second, the Kingdom Knight couldn't stand it anymore, his face was very ugly, as if he had been fed toilet water, he clutched his throat, and vomited out the remaining wine in his mouth.

"What's wrong? Potter Knight?"

Rod asked with "concern".

"What kind of wine is this? It's even hotter than the strongest vodka!"

The knight clutched his throat and searched the room for water.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, it's Dwarven Fire Spirit. It's true that it's a bit heavier, and the alcohol content is higher than what we usually drink. I heard that in the darkest of times, the dwarves used it as fuel to burn down the mines to stop the nezumen from invading......"

Rod said with a smile.

"Water! Where's the water?"

The knight of the kingdom didn't bother to listen to Rod's explanation, and he felt his throat burn.

"Jim, pour our guests a glass of cold water. He needed to take a break. ”

Rod shouted. After a while, the servant brought a jug of cold water from behind the door. Potter, too, grabbed the kettle and drank it without even looking at it.

"For now, Potter Knight, Jim will take you to your room, rest here for the night, and then hit the road tomorrow. I will carry out the Queen's request. ”

Rhodes said.

The drunken knight in front of him was tasteless, he just wanted to go back to his room and drink two more jugs of water to relieve the burning pain in his throat and stomach.

However, as soon as he went out, he was frightened by a huge shadow. Ursock the Giant Bear was standing in the doorway, staring at him with blood-red eyes.

The knight of the kingdom turned pale with fright. He stood motionless in the doorway, and although he was a knight of the kingdom, he had never seen such a large bear in his life...... Even when the white bear sits, he is taller than him, let alone enough to crush him when he stands up.

The Queen's knight stood in the doorway, and Ursock the White Bear came up to him, sniffing the knight with his black nostrils, and then opened his bloody mouth, pretending to bite his head.

The knight was so frightened that he hurriedly called Rod's name......

"Lord, save me, save me, save my ......"

Potter cried as Rod walked out slowly. First he stared at the poor knight, and then asked curiously—

"What's wrong? Potter?"

"What is, what is this?"

The knight was so frightened that his legs trembled, and his voice was a little choppy. You must know the size of Spirit Bear, even the strongest beastman, but that's it. It can reach more than four meters when it stands up, and is a complete beast.

"Bear, white bear, my companion. ”

Rod smiled. Then he slowly walked up to the knight, put one hand on Ursock's back, and gently stroked the white bear.

"Let it go away...... Let it go away...... Fast...... Please......"

The knight of the kingdom pleaded, and the arrogance and contempt of the moment were now completely forgotten. Ursok's saliva dripped on his head, but he still stood up straight, not daring to move half a step.

Only then did Rod pat the white bear on the back and let it walk away. Ursok looked a little reluctant and walked away, and he let out a low roar as if to say--the game is over so soon?, and thought it would be a little longer......

......

"My lord, are you really planning to send troops to participate in this chaos? ”

The next day, after the Queen's knights had left, Murros, the butler, expressed his concern to Rhodes. Snowflakes fell on them, and in the distance, the knight of the kingdom, Potter, gradually disappeared, and his figure turned into a small black dot between heaven and earth.

"Alas, it is precisely because of the complexity of the situation that it is necessary to participate. This riot in Erlengrad was no ordinary riot, and the city magistrate tied up the queen's people for an unprecedented time. The nobles are determined to rebel against the Ice Queen's rule, which is a big deal. It's not just vampires making trouble. If we don't participate, we won't be able to escape the Snow Queen's accountability. ”

"Then let her be held accountable, in the cold winter, I don't believe that all the lords are willing to send troops to cooperate with her actions. ”

Muros was sullen.

"Muros, my old fellow, I know you don't like that old woman, in fact I don't like either, Dennis was forcibly taken to the Kislev Academy of Magic by her, but there is no way now, we are just one of the many castle lords in Kislev, and there are many castle territories like Black Hammer in the entire territory of Kislev, and we can't disobey the orders of the Frost Queen, at least not yet. We can't refute all her demands. You're not going to betray me if I say that, are you?"

After Rhodes finished analyzing, he made another joke to ease the atmosphere.

"What do you say? Of course I won't betray you, Rod. You're the ...... I grew up watching."

When no one was around, Muros finally showed the closeness of his friends. His identity is so special in Black Hammer Castle, he is not only Rod's butler, but also Rod's elder, and Rod's close friend...... If he couldn't be trusted, Rhodes knew he had no one to trust.