The end of the knighthood did not let Carl relax, and he was overwhelmed by the clinking of glasses with various nobles, and in the end it was Baron Dias who relieved him, but even then he had the most important thing to do, which was to swear allegiance to the Duke of Rizland in the presence of everyone and sign the contract.

It can be seen with the naked eye that after Carl signed the contract, the messenger's smile is very bright, this time he is considered a meritorious service, although there is no accident that Carl will be loyal to the Duke of Rizland, but when this thing is completed by the messenger himself, the reward will not be less than him.

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"Carl, look at you, you look like a drunk bum!" Pine helped Carl into his bedroom, and the two brothers felt as if they had gone back to their childhood.

"No, the homeless don't have much to drink." Carl shook his head and pushed Pine away with a shudder.

"Oh, these are your gifts." Mrs. Aisha exclaimed when she saw the bedroom full of congratulatory gifts.

"Don't make a fuss, Carl is an earl after all, this is normal!" Baron Dias waved his hand.

"Father, mother, and brother, let's see what gifts we have." Carl was no longer drunk at this time, laughing and walking to the pile of gifts.

"Tea set...... Silverware...... Olive oil...... It's really everything. ”

Karl tinkered, most of the congratulatory gifts were rich, but there was nothing that could catch his eye, but Lady Aisha looked at them with relish, these things were not cheap.

"It's ......" Karl frowned when he suddenly saw a framed painting.

"It was sent by Baron Tórse, it was an oil painting, I remember what his messenger said." Baron Dias still remembers clearly, in fact, he has a little impression of who gave the gifts here.

"The content of the painting ......" The more Carl looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong, the color of the whole painting was very terrifying, bloody red and various dark colors were intertwined, and the good mood was suddenly gone.

"What are these paintings, I draw better than him." Pine glanced at it as if he were in the air, but turned around with a look of disdain.

"Father, do you know what this painting is?" Karl himself couldn't see it, so he had to ask Baron Dias for help, and Baron Dias was much more erudite than him.

"This pattern...... This color ...... It's supposed to be religious, it's just what it's about, I think. Baron Dias also dragged his chin, he always had a familiar feeling, but he couldn't tell.

"It's like a demon." Pine spat casually.

"Demons? Wait, maybe I know what this painting is, it's purgatory! Baron Dias exclaimed suddenly.

"What? Purgatory? Karl's face suddenly darkened, and a terrifying aura rose from his body.

Of course he knew what purgatory was, the place of suffering for evildoers before going to hell, and where the glory of the Lord would not work!

"Baron Tórse, what does he mean?" Karl forcibly suppressed his anger, and Baron Thor was simply provoking him! The point is that he can't take revenge on Baron Thórse for this reason, after all, the other party is just a gift of paintings.

"Hmph, things like ground rats, you know how to play these tricks that can't be put on the table."

Baron Dias was also indignant, after all, he was the patriarch of the Dias family, and insulting Carl was naturally equivalent to a slap in the face.

"Okay Karl, don't take it personally, let's look at the other gifts, didn't Lord Rizland give you a set of armor?

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Mrs. Aisha hurriedly came out to play a round.

"You're right." Carl took a deep breath and forced a smile.

Duke Rizland's gifts were in large boxes, and the servants had already set them up, waiting for Karl to open them.

"Squeak ......"

Carl opened the lid, but the next moment his eyes couldn't leave it anymore!

"It's!"

"Oh my God, this armor is amazing."

Before Karl could say anything, Baron Dias and Lady Aisha couldn't help but admire and marvel at their workmanship.

What catches your eye is a dazzling set of plate armor, and countless structural accessories link the pieces of iron plate together, as if they are invulnerable.

In addition to its ornamental appeal, it's also absolutely unbeatable in combat, and Carl understands that from the first glance.

That iron plate will definitely make everyone who tries to attack him despair, this is much stronger than chain mail, and if you don't say anything, that thick chain mail can be inferior to chain mail.

"And it's inlaid with gold." Karl exclaimed, and he spared it, and many places were whitewashed with gold, making the armor even more eye-catching.

It can be seen that the Duke of Rizlan really attaches great importance to him, and there is no problem at all with such a pair of armor as gifts for other dukes.

"Pine, I can't give this to you."

After all, it was a gift from the Earl, if it was discovered...... Hey. ”

Carl couldn't help but laugh when he saw Pyne, whose eyes were glowing blue, the attraction of this plate armor was absolutely fatal to Pine.

But he didn't plan to send it, after all, as he said, this thing is really not very good when it is loose, and besides, he also likes this set of armor very much, and this thing can make him invincible on the battlefield!

"Ha, I won't covet your suit, I believe it won't be long before the Duke will personally grant me a set!" Of course, Pine will not admit it, but instead boasts about Haikou.

"Hahaha, good, good, I'm sure there will be a day." Carl pretended not to care.

Sure enough, Pyne seemed to be stepping on his tail and was about to say something.

"Alright Pine, your bravery in battle is well known." Baron Dias walked over at the right time, patted Pyne on the shoulder and comforted him.

Carl ignored Pyne, and instead walked to the front of the armor and put the pieces on himself.

Baron Dias saw this scene and stepped forward to help Carl, the plate armor of this era is heavy and cumbersome, and it is a fool's dream to want to wear the whole set of plate armor on his body alone.

"Whoa......

The sound of the parts hitting each other was so pleasant that Carl could even feel the touch of the leather wrapped in the iron plate, the smell was not good, but it made Carl feel refreshed.

After a while, the armor was completely worn on Carl's body, Pine and Lady Aisha were stunned, and even Carl himself was stunned, his own majesty in front of the mirror was not like words, which almost made his whole person change his temperament.

Sure enough, people want to be dressed as Buddhas and golden.

"What is this? Why is there such a thing in the box? Just then, Pine picked up a long chain of things.

Carl looked at it, wasn't it a necklace, but where did Pine get such a thing?

"No, it feels familiar." Carl frowned, recalling that he seemed to have seen this thing.

"Isn't this Natalie's necklace?" Carl suddenly remembered that beautiful face.

"Natalie?" Baron Dias was a little puzzled, he had never heard of this name, and it was not an information age, who would investigate what the princess of the duke's family was called far away.

Carl explained it to them, and that's when they understood.

"It turns out that you have some friendship with the princess and heir of the Duke's family, no wonder you chose to become a vassal of the Duke of Rizland." Pine shrugged.

The fact that Karl chose to become a vassal of the Duke of Rizland in the first place made many people a little puzzled and surprised, after all, the Duke of Rizlan is not the closest Duke to Karl here, and the ability to protect is not the strongest.

Baron Dias's family was also puzzled by this decision, but they chose to believe that Karl didn't ask, and now the truth was revealed.

"Did she fall here and forget?" Karl wondered, this chain is very precious at first glance, and the gems on it are so deep that they can make every noble lady scream, and it just ends up here, is this the child of a rich family?

"Lord Earl, I don't think it was unintentional...... "Just then, Juliana walked in, and she happened to be passing by and heard something inside.

"Who are you? How can you just come in here! Baron Dias glared, this was Carl's bedroom, and it was rude for Juliana to walk in without any warning.

Juliana was taken aback, because Carl's easy-going nature and some special relationship with her had made her forget some of the rules

"Please forgive me for my mistakes......" Juliana turned pale the more she thought about it, biting her lip slightly, looking pitiful.

"Let me introduce, this is my butler at Sylde Manor, because there have been a lot of things recently, so she has come over to help, and my courtiers and I don't talk about so many rules, which is not to blame her." Carl hurriedly cleared the siege.

"Karl, my son, although your current achievements have far surpassed mine, I think I can still give you some advice, maintaining enough majesty is very necessary for an earl, it will make your court better maintained." Baron Dias sighed, his youngest son was like that.

"Yes, yes, I see, by the way, Juliana, what did you mean?" Carl laughed and steered the conversation away.

"Lord Earl, I think this is the ...... Princess Natalie specially left for you"

"Deliberately?"

"Your Excellency, do you remember that Sir Frederick has mentioned many times that at least one earl is worthy of a duke's princess? And whenever Sir Frederick mentioned this, what did Princess Natalie look like? Juliana covered her mouth, she had seen Natalie's performance in those days.