Chapter 222: The Calm Before the Storm

Lothar teased: "So, you are also stepping on two boats? ”

"Also?"

Hogg said casually, "Ahem, the plague of the seaβ€”it's just a tool to better serve your lords, and although I have to work two jobs, as long as you know my hard work, I'm satisfied." ”

My lord, shall we return next? ”

"Well, by the way, let's see if there are any materials that can be used for this keel."

"I guess it's gone."

Hogg said with a look of regret.

...

It turns out.

Hogg was right.

The remains of the real sea dragon, only to find when I got closer, there were many small holes and cracks left on it, which had been gnawed through and hollowed out in the gnawing of sea creatures day after day.

There are even a lot of small molluscs, crustacean sea creatures living in it.

As for the subspecies sea dragon that just died, the essence was swallowed up by the greedy "Ocean Disaster", and the rest, whether it was used for casting or as fertilizer, was of little use.

I wanted to move it back to be a specimen, but the bones were so brittle that they shattered when I touched them.

Lothar had no choice but to sell it to the system's loot shop for fifty gold Suledus.

The awakening degree of the Dragonborn bloodline has increased again, which is a good thing, and this level of awakening is still within the range that Lothar's spiritual power can bear.

Time flies.

The scourge of the sea climbs from the darkness.

"It's almost there!"

Look up.

The water overhead is glowing with gold.

The morning light illuminated the shallow waters, and Lothar could clearly see the colorful scales of the fish swimming overhead.

The previous feeling of being swallowed up by darkness at any moment was replaced by the expectation of welcoming the light.

Wow –

Lothar walked out of the water.

Jeanne stood on the shore, dressed in silver-white knight's armor, frowning, staring at Lothar.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Lothar, she relaxed slightly: "As a feudal lord of a land, it is really irresponsible to leave his courtiers and subjects without saying a word. ”

Lothar hurriedly sent an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, it's me who is wrong. ”

"Huh."

"It's faster than anyone else to admit your mistakes."

Jeanne looked at a long black silk dress, with a cold temperament. teased: "This is going on a date? Tsk, isn't it time for me to change my name to Countess after a while? ”

Prajna glanced at her and didn't speak.

Jeanne also accepted it when she saw it, so as not to be dragged to the single-handed.

Fighting alone, she is no match for Prajna.

Of course, she can run.

Lothar added: "Jeanne, I should have informed you, but I was afraid of waking you, so I only ordered someone to inform Cools at dawn." ”

"When you use the holy spear, you will wake me up."

Jeanne didn't have a good airway.

"That's not a commendable reason, if you just want to go on a date with Miss Prajna, you don't have to go that far, the top of the Siegfried Tower is enough for the two of you to play."

"Sorry, but really not."

Lothar wanted to say that she was obviously going to do business, and she made an appointment with her, so how could she suffer this kind of criticism?

…

"Let's think about how to deal with Miss Flynn when we go back."

Lothar smiled and didn't panic at all: "It's okay, she shouldn't be awake at this time." ”

Jeanne scoffed, "I'm sorry, it's good that you're confident. But Miss Flynn wakes up late every time it's when you're there. ”

Port Ella in the early morning.

The peasants and soldiers in the harbor were preaching to their former compatriots about the benefits of conversion.

Their days are getting better at a speed that is visible to the naked eye, which is more effective than any propaganda means.

The city guards stood in front of the bulletin board and announced to the crowd that the new lord had introduced: the ban on defecation in public places.

Stepping on the renovated floor tiles, Lothar returned to the mansion.

When I pushed the door back to my room.

The room was empty.

When I looked up, I saw the white-haired girl hanging upside down on the roof, looking at Lothar with a wistful expression.

Lothar couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt in her heart.

"I'm sorry, Fryne, Hogg came to me last night, I was afraid to wake you up..."

He tried to explain.

But Flynn wasn't really stupid enough to say whatever Lothar said, she turned into a little bat and flew out of the window.

Prajna frowned: "Go and chase it." ”

Lothar let out an "um".

Flynn is a loveless, insecure child, and her long life has not brought her enough experience.

It's like a mermaid princess in a fairy tale who will be abducted by a prince.

...

Hiding in the attic, holding a box of chocolate chip cookies, Flynn folded her legs and looked sad.

She tried to eat a chocolate bar, which was hazelnut nut flavored, sweet and crunchy to chew.

But it occurred to me that this thing did not belong to me, but to a wolf princess named Cellinina.

I just borrowed it temporarily, and I felt more and more sad.

Escalator in the attic.

Footsteps sounded.

On Fringilla's face, the tears that were still holding back began to flow.

"I know."

"I know everything."

"In your mind, I'm not important at all."

Footsteps paused.

Coors showed a head with an unnatural smile on his face: "Miss, how can you think that, whether it is me or adults, we regard you as the most important person." ”

Fringira looked at Curles' old albino-like face, and her tears looked more like she had burst the embankment.

The grievances are bad.

Old Coors was depressed for a while, he really took Fryn Gila as his daughter, but Flynn was obviously not the old father's intimate little padded jacket.

"Coors, replace me."

Lothar's voice was a little helpless.

He went to the attic and looked at the white light shining through the small window on the side, and Flynn who had deliberately hidden in the shadows, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

Although he didn't say it.

But in his heart, he actually had a trace of "as for it" at first.

But when she saw Flynn, she was left with only distress.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault, I shouldn't have left you alone in the room."

"Last night, it was Captain Hogg who came looking for me..."

Lothar briefly recounted the experience of last night, and seeing that Flynn still didn't react to it, she felt like she didn't know what to do for a while.

…

Forced to ask: What should I do if my little girlfriend is angry?

Answer: It is recommended to break up, next question.

Lothar is one of those who answers "suggest breaking up".

He had no choice but to break the jar and stretched out his arm in front of the little vampire with white hair hanging down his ear: "Anyway, I know it's wrong, if you feel angry, I'll give you two sips of my blood." ”

Flynn didn't speak, just nibbled on it.

The pain is not intense.

Lothar didn't struggle either.

Long.

Fringilla looked up.

There was no blood on her lips, and there was only a small amount of clear saliva on Lothar's arms, and two rows of tooth marks.

The little girl burst into tears: "You have to promise me that I will always be the most important one for you." ”

Lothar decisively agreed.

You are all my most important!

"Alright, don't cry, this is not worthy of your name as a blood princess."

Flynn sobbed, trying to stop her crying.

The crying paused, then intensified.

"Can't the Blood Princess cry? Who rules? ”

...

The morning was spent in coaxing little girls.

Thankfully, Lothar didn't have anything on his hands to deal with - Coors was much better at handling internal affairs, like a mainframe computer.

Lothar may also forget some trivia, but neither does Coos.

He's happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

The "good neighbor" next door, Rauf the Impale, did not move for the time being.

The whole of the port of Ella was peaceful and peaceful, and the merchants came and went, paying their taxes with a wry smile in front of the tax collectors led by the tax collector MΓΌller.

Although there are more commercial taxes to pay, the port of Ella can save them most of the distance, and the security problem on the Red Sea has also been greatly improved, so it is more profitable than before.

Hans, with a detachment of hussars patrolling the border, is ready to respond to a surprise attack by his next-door neighbor on a nearby farmstead.

Civilians, freed from the gloom of war, quickly adapted to the new order brought about by Lothar and tried to live in peace.

The tavern in the port has also regained its former bustle and hustle.

Although everyone knows that it is calm before the storm.

Jerusalem.

The two new editions of the book were sent to the printing workshop in the city by the caravan of Ella Harbor.

The two new editions of the book are the follow-up to "The Witcher" and "Song of Winter and Hot Summer", not to make money, but to maintain the popularity of the two books, so that the Gwent card will not be cold.

Not long after the caravan entered the city.

Two witches from Constantinople joined forces and walked towards the palace.

The witch met with the king of Jerusalem as the purple princess of the House of Ducasse.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if you still lack an advisor."

The veiled witch said with a smile.

Baldwin IV frowned, "Nothing to do, but ma'am, what do you want from me?" ”

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I am very good friends with your most trusted courtier, Count Lothar."

"I'm going to set up an office in Jerusalem, and by the way, I want my students to be a mage advisor for you."

Anna pushed the little witch beside her: "Nisaya, say hello to Your Majesty, from today onwards, you will stay by Your Majesty's side." ”

…

Baldwin IV frowned: "Please explain your purpose. ”

Anna said helplessly, "You are really cautious - I hope my students can learn something from you." ”

Baldwin IV was puzzled, "I'm not good at spells. ”

"You are a wise man, and your courtier Lothar has great respect for you."

Baldwin IV chuckled, "But I can't promise to teach this kid anything." ”

Anna touched the little witch's head: "You can teach her to be cautious, smart, and wise enough - she almost lost her life because of her recklessness before." ”

Time is in a hurry.

The new week's gacha did not bring Miss Cellinina to Lothar's side.

The reward is still a building called the Boot Camp, where any recruit who trains will be able to improve their weapon proficiency and combat literacy faster.

This will be of great help in enhancing the combat effectiveness of the peasants and soldiers.

After all, in this era, to train a real elite, it must be calculated at least in years.

Lothar had just finished a meditation and was lying in bed a little tired.

In this meditation, he probably broke a layer of bottleneck, and the scene during meditation changed significantly.

His consciousness rose from the original illusory starry sky to the real reality, broke out of his body, and continued to float into the air until the entire mansion was enveloped in it.

Looking down from the sky, his own aura manifested into a huge black demon dragon, entrenched in the depths of the mansion.

Strong or not necessarily strong.

But the breath is really bluffing, no wonder it can scare an Abyss Lord like thatβ€”speaking of which, I don't know if the Abyss Lord has returned to the Abyss.

In the mansion, there were two clusters of rich blood light, one clear and the other crimson, the former should be Frigila, and the latter was Curles, who was good at the secret art of blood shadow.

The paladin who shone with golden light, as if wearing a layer of golden armor, was naturally Jeanne.

On the other side, the ghostly black figure, like a black figure that can swallow all eyes, is Prajna.

Hans is a wild gray shadow.

Farther away, he could even see a huge oak tree standing beneath the sky, with countless threads of faith linking it.

As for the others.

Except for the soldiers who have been transferred to the system, even ordinary people feel foggy, they can't see anything, and they can't even be a perverted voyeur.

Lothar realized that the reason why he could see those "as they are" should be rooted in the connection between him and his subordinates, or the "bond".

The effect of entering this state is also very gratifying.

His mental power instantly increased by three points.

But as a result, he was like he had stayed up all night for three days in a row, his eyes were blue, his headache was splitting, and he was lying in bed, obviously extremely sleepy, but not the slightest sleepy.

I have doubts in my heart, but I have no one to consult.

Lothar thought about it again and again, but still called Anna's "phone" to explain the situation.

"Huh?"

Anna was confused: "You have been promoted from the Star Spirit Body again?" ”