Listening to Gandalf's words, Gervais nodded, similar to what he thought, before there is no absolute force, no one dares to cross the bottom line between the nobles, and breaking the rules will touch everyone's interests, then all the nobles and nobles will attack it in groups.

"Father, eat some too! This grilled chicken is delicious! Has our kitchen changed its cook? ”

The roast chicken on the table had already been eaten by Gervais, who had just focused on listening to Gandalf talk about Alice, and had not noticed anything unusual.

Now that he listened, Gervais realized that Gandalf had only eaten smoked ham, and had never touched the roast chicken, and half of the chicken had been eaten by himself.

However, the taste of the roast chicken is really good, and he is very skeptical that how Old John, who can make such a delicious roast chicken, can make the smoked ham into a salted fish flavor some time ago.

"Little Gervais, this roast chicken was made by the cook you brought from Rose Castle."

"You're going to start living alone tomorrow, and you can't kill a sheep at such a late hour, so I'll let the kitchen kill a chicken, because I see that you like to eat barbecue at banquets, so I asked your cook to roast it for you."

Gandalf was a little embarrassed, and although Gervais didn't say it himself, he knew that Gervais didn't like bacon and ham, and he didn't like Old John's cooking, so he asked Jimmy to cook it.

"Oh! Father, it's time for you to change cooks! Old John is so old, he should be enjoying life in the country at his age! ”

Knowing that it was Jimmy's roasted chicken, Gervais was not surprised, it was precisely because he was conquered by the taste of Jimmy's roast that he would half-jokingly ask Alice for this cook.

"I also persuaded Old John, but he didn't worry about the food made by others, for fear that I wouldn't be used to it!" Gandalf shook his head at Gervais helplessly.

"He's such a respectable man!"

Gervais nodded.

Gervais's grandfather was a lord, and when Gandalf was a teenager, John Sr. had already become a cook in the Gaelic family.

Gandalf grew up eating food made by Old John, and Gandalf has regarded Old John as an elder, but in the past two years, because Old John is too old, his sense of taste has deteriorated, and the food he makes does not taste very good.

Gandalf didn't dare to tell Old John for fear of breaking Old John's heart, so their family's food has not been delicious for the past two years.

Gervais still understands Gandalf's mood better, just like he grew up eating his grandmother's food when he was a child in his previous life, and he always thought it was delicious.

Until my grandmother grew old day by day, the meals she cooked slowly became more and more salty, but no one in the family dared to tell the old man openly, for fear that she would be sad.

After crossing over here, although Gervais has been complaining in his heart that the food is unpalatable, he has never expressed it in words, and today is the only time he has mentioned it to Gandalf.

The atmosphere in the restaurant became silent because of the talk of Old John, and Gervais saw that Gandalf had a thick melancholy on his face, and it was estimated that Gandalf was worried that Old John would leave him in a few years, so he changed the subject and asked about his own territory.

The affairs of the territory are also the key points that he must understand in advance so that he can plan for the future.

"Father, the next thing I want to know about my territory, what is the winter season?"

Gandalf, who was grieving, heard his son's question, and sure enough, he pulled his mind back, thought for a moment, and replied: "In the winter season, when the first snow falls every year, orc armies will appear in various parts of the continent. ”

"These orc armies will plunder all the way, and only when winter passes and spring arrives will the orcs retreat! For nearly 100 years, orcs have appeared on time every year, without interruption. There are six places in the Duchy of Jean where orcs can appear, and one of them is in the dark forest to the west of your territory. ”

"Father, so my realm is invaded once a year? Where did those orcs come from, and how could they be found in every corner of the continent? And they all appear in the winter season? ”

Gervais was surprised, there was no information about orcs in the memory of the original owner, orcs could appear from every corner of the continent and loot cities, so why did they retreat after looting?

According to his father's description, there are quite a few orcs, and they are fully capable of competing with the human race, and if the orcs do not retreat, the human race will not be as prosperous as it is now.

"Dear Gervais, it is true that your territory is attacked by orcs every year. Father has no way to answer your questions about the rest of you, because I don't know either. Gandalf shook his head slowly at Gervais.

After pondering for a while, Gandalf continued: "The nobles of the whole continent also want to know these answers, once the major principalities under the leadership of the church explored many places where orcs appeared, but found nothing. ”

"They seem to have appeared out of thin air, they can't find any trace of the orc's life, and the orcs appear in the winter every year, and they don't come early, and they don't delay the time to retreat. The old earl also explored the Dark Forest, but found nothing. ”

"But don't worry, you can take refuge in Rose Castle during the winter season. When the winter season passes, the orcs will leave your territory, and you can go back again. While this will result in your province only being able to sow one season's harvest, your province will be as large as a viscount's land. ”

"If you can recruit enough serfs, you'll be richer than any baron."

Gervais was a little speechless, feeling that he would have to run away every year in the future, Gervais was a little unwilling, anyone who had to be driven away from the nest by others every year would feel uncomfortable.

"Father, what about the other lords? Why have there never been orcs in the Gaellands? ”

"Orcs can't cross the Withered Leaf River, the Withered Leaf River is turbulent, and it won't freeze in the winter season, and there is only one bridge to cross the Withered Leaf River from your territory."

"Every year during the winter season, Lord Earl sends the most elite Rosenknights of Rose Castle to guard the bridge. The Order of the Rose has a thousand apprentice knights and two hundred bronze knights, as well as ten silver knights. ”

"And every year, five vassals and nobles rotate to assist the Rose Knights in garrison. So no orc has ever been able to cross the River of Dead Leaves. ”

Gandalf, as an old nobleman, naturally knew a lot about the situation, and told Gervais in detail at the moment.

"There are only two territories in the Jones County across the Withered Leaf River, one is Barony Pat, and the other is yours."

"It turns out that there is another unlucky guy who is just like himself!"

Gervais laughed bitterly, and decided to take the time to visit the unlucky nobleman who was as unlucky as he was. It seems that the affairs of the orcs are basically unsolvable, and they can either run away or fight.

Gervais still wants to know a little more about the strength of the orcs, and then think about it in the long run.

"Father, how is the combat strength of the orcs, I seem to have heard at the banquet that a viscount in my territory was once killed."

"Orcs are very strong, and there are many races, some of which are weaker, and ordinary people can match them. But there are some races that only the Bronze Knight can deal with, and in the face of the Title Knight, the threat of orcs is not great, and the Jones Earl has only appeared once with an orc comparable to the Silver Knight. ”

Gandalf thought for a moment, he knew that he was unwilling when he saw Gervais's expression, so he told Gervais in detail about the strength of the orcs, so that he did not dare to take chances.

"But there were so many of them that Viscount Majoll was suddenly preparing to garrison his castle in the winter season one year for some unknown reason, he recruited a large number of soldiers, stockpiled enough food to survive the winter season, and in order to boost morale, he only let the people take refuge across the Withered Leaf River, while all his family members stayed in the castle."

"But unfortunately, Viscount Majoor's castle was eventually breached by the orcs, and Viscount Majoor, including his family, and all the guards were all killed by the orcs!"

"Later, the old earl took back the viscounty of Major, but since the death of the viscount of Majoor, the commoners are afraid of it and dare not go there to live, and the territory is slowly abandoned, and now the entire viscount is probably less than two thousand people, which is only equivalent to one-fifth of the population of the Gael, they are basically serfs, unable to escape, and only when the winter season comes, can they cross the withered leaves river to take refuge."

"So, Gervais, you must remember that Viscount Majoel told us with his blood that you must not try to stop the orcs in your territory, you can go to Rose Castle, or to Father. No one will laugh at you for that! ”

At the end of his speech, Gandalf's tone became solemn, although he knew that Gervais had always been timid and cowardly, but he was also worried that Gervais would suddenly become a lord, be blinded by power, and misestimate his strength.

"Don't worry, father, I won't do stupid things!"

Seeing Gandalf's solemn tone, Gervais knew that he was worried that he would be brainless.

But Gandalf's worries are unnecessary, for Gervais, he lives in the era of the information explosion on the earth, and his own experience may not be much, but there are a lot of lessons from the past seen on the Internet, and of course he will be more cautious in doing things.

"I'm glad you're up, Gervais, you've grown up!"

Gervais replied very crisply and confidently, without the cowardly appearance of the past, which only showed that Gervais had grown up, which made Gandalf feel gratified.

Among Gandalf's three children, only Gervais worries him the most, because Gervais is not as talented in cultivation as his brother and sister, and his personality is also introverted and cowardly.

Now, Gervais is about to become a nobleman with a territory, and as long as he runs it well, the Gaels will grow stronger and stronger.

The conversation between the two came to an end, and the food on the table was almost eaten by them, Gandalf still didn't eat the roast chicken in the end, and Gervais knew that even if he tried to persuade him, it would be useless, so he didn't say much, this is fatherly love.

Gandalf put down his knife and fork, took a towel and wiped his hands, and suddenly saw Gervais's jade box, so he asked Gervais, "Little Gervais." Do you know what kind of plants are suitable for growing this elven worm that Lord Earl gave you? ”

"Huh?"

Gervais still had half a chicken wing not swallowed, and was hanging on his lips, and was a little stunned when Gandalf asked this, what kind of plant is suitable for planting?

Gervais reacted immediately, presumably thinking that Gandalf thought that Alice had given him an ordinary green elf bug.

So, after swallowing the chicken wings, he replied, "Father, Alice gave me a royal blue elf worm!" ”

"Oh! Little Gervais, I'm a little jealous of you! ”

Gandalf laughed and quipped, and smiled very happily, he was very relieved that Gervais would definitely achieve more than him in this life if he worked hard.