Chapter Twenty-Nine: Little Elinor
Not to mention Ed's confusion, since they found the young master, their group divided into two teams and left the woods and set off for the camp, halfway through the Roland knight's team made a small commotion, it seems that their young master has finally woken up.
At this time, it was close to midnight, and all the people were tired, and everyone who arranged the vigil team went to sleep one after another, at this time Ed, Delia and even Andre had already occupied a lot of weight in the hearts of the soldiers, and absolute loyalty could not be talked about, but at least there was no need to worry about soldiers running away in the middle of the night.
There was no word all night, and the Ingir people who had gone away had no intention of returning again, Eddard, who got up early, practiced psionic energy for a while, and the Mind Mark seemed to be concentrating on trying to decipher a trace of mysterious high-level energy plundered from Delia, and he had not actively intervened in the host's daily life for a long time, and the boy then walked out of the tent and said hello to Andre, who was patrolling the camp.
As the sun rose, the camp soon became lively, and the cooks who had already risen to make a fire and cook served everyone a fresh and hearty breakfast, and the team had been well supplied, and Andre had arranged for the Roland knight's team to send some over.
After breakfast, Ed received an invitation to the Roland Knights to once again be helped by his fellow magician, and their young master wanted to thank him in person. Ed couldn't push it, but had to take Delia with him.
When he came to the door, the little fat man he had knocked out and rescued before had already come out with two knights, and the other party officially expressed his gratitude and introduced himself, he is the second son of Eleanor, one of the three archdukes of the Roland Kingdom, his real name is Sean, but everyone calls him Little Eleanor.
His brother failed in his test to become a psionic knight, and the process was also very complicated, potentially involving factional struggles within the family, and Ed was not interested.
Sean, Eleanor, as the only qualified direct heir, must also prove his knighthood on the battlefield according to tradition, so as to be recognized by many psionics who are loyal to his family, and finally become the true heir to the Eleanor family.
Although the family was not optimistic about the crown prince's side this time, he still couldn't wait to participate in the battle to defend the city of Ovare, and was originally staying in the rear supply hub Murray Town to prepare safely, but the day before yesterday suddenly encountered the elite raid of the Ingil army, in the chaos they broke away from the scattered large army, and were pursued all the way by three Ingier psychic knights to this place.
"What, the town of Murray has been attacked, how could it be, we obviously stopped the Ingir people's sneak attack on Fort Amera, and Lord Charlotte, who was watching the guard, had already sent signal soldiers to inform the rear and ask for reinforcements!"
Hearing the news, both Ed and Delia were taken aback.
Hearing this, the expression of the older knight on the side changed, and he blurted out.
"Are you saying that the checkpoint in the west has been attacked by the Ingiers? The group of Ingier knights who suddenly appeared did come from that direction, but we haven't received any news before!" he said and looked at the young master of his family suspiciously, the other party has a higher status than him, and may be able to learn more confidential information.
Little Eleanor also had an inexplicable expression on his face, even he, the heir of the prospective Grand Duke, had not been exposed to the news, it seemed that either several heralds were killed on the road, or there was a deep dark curtain inside the matter.
Delia told the story of how she happened to discover the secret march of the Ingirs, and then helped Ameraburg defend against and kill the intruders, and the few people present were not stupid, and in the process of listening, they thought about the whole thing back and forth, and soon understood the seriousness of the matter.
Ed was even more worried about Charlotte's safety at this time, Roland's side did not receive the news of the attack, so naturally he would not send reinforcements, and it was impossible for her to defend against another enemy attack by relying on her as a pseudo-knight, and the Ingier troops who attacked Murray Town later confirmed that Fort Amera had fallen.
And with Charlotte's character, most of them will not give up the responsibility of guarding and flee alone, could it be that she fell so silently when she was laughing together a few days ago?
Thinking of this, Ed felt a pang of pain in his heart, and Deria noticed that his face was blue, and naturally thought of this, she raised her hand and silently stroked Ed's back, trying to help him calm his agitated mood.
"We will definitely continue to investigate this matter, if we know who betrayed us, the Eleanor family will let him know what the anger of the Grand Duke is!" Although little Eleanor is not very old, he already has the power of some high-ranking people, and said with a cold face.
In any case, it was impossible for Ed to leave Delia and the others to go to Ameraburg to save people immediately, not to mention that it was too late to go now, and the helpless young man had to secretly pray in his heart that the other party was safe and sound, and at this time, little Elinor's statement quickly won his favor.
Ed remembered his previous mistake and felt the need to confess and apologize to him: "Dear Lord Elinor, I'm really sorry for what happened before, I ......"
Unexpectedly, the little fat man, who was filled with righteous indignation, suddenly spoke and interrupted Ed's words.
"I'm sorry, I woke up a little dazed yesterday, maybe because my neck hit a stone when I fell down with my psionic energy, and I have invited you today, and I would like to formally thank you in the name of the Eleanor family, and you have also gained my most heartfelt friendship, and I hope to become your friend. ”
Accompanied by a thank you speech, the other party showed perfect aristocratic etiquette, although the figure was a little funny, but every move faintly revealed everyone's demeanor, so that Ed, who had never seen these with his own eyes, suddenly felt at a loss.
The two loyal knights on the side also saluted with the young master, and what Ed wanted to say was diverted, and then Delia stepped forward to use magic to help the three of them heal and recover, which was also the main purpose of her visit.
After a busy time, the leaders of the two teams discussed with each other, and found that each other's destination was the same, and Little Eleanor and they were also ready to go back to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and contact the family forces to reorganize the team before making plans, after all, there were heavy loopholes in the defense system, whether it was a traitor on their own side or the infiltration of the enemy, it had a great impact on the safety of the heir, and they had to reformulate the plan.
The two agreed to go on the road together and take care of each other, and at the end of the conversation, Eleanor Jr. squeezed Eddard's eyes while others were not paying attention, and then invited him to stay for the time being to discuss some details.
Ed didn't know what the little fat man had in mind, but from beginning to end, the other party's words and deeds were releasing kindness, and he had no reason to refuse, so he let Delia go back alone first, and stayed in the other party's tent alone.
Little Eleanor also had great respect for his two knight companions, and euphemistically said that he wanted to meet Ed alone, and then asked the two to recuperate from their injuries and prepare for the journey.
When there were only the two of them left, the little fat man suddenly changed his face, took off the noble lord's style, and his chubby hands were crossed on his waist, and he rebuked Ed in a suppressed voice:
"Bold fellow, you actually attacked me in the bushes while I was unprepared, aren't you afraid of the destruction brought about by the wrath of the Grand Duke's family!"
Ed couldn't imagine that little Elinor would leave him behind, and then suddenly change his face and hold him accountable for his previous mistake, but the boy was not a coward, and he was even more uninterested in this kind of practice.
Ed sat up straight, did not deny it, but turned around and snorted disdainfully, his body was ready to activate the spiritual energy, and secretly watched to see if there was an ambush outside the tent, he wanted to see what the Grand Duke's anger was.
However, Eleanor Jr. suddenly changed his mind.
"But I also know that you did it to save me, otherwise the other party will definitely use me as a threat, then it will be miserable, you say yes, so I was covering for you just now, so as not to make everyone look bad! He rubbed his hands together and approached Ed with a shy face, not at all embarrassed by his inconsistency.
Ed is a little confused, what kind of trick is this?
The other party then continued: "Big brother, you are ruthless enough, look at my neck has not recovered yet, if I start a little heavier at that time, I'm afraid my bones will be broken!" The little fat man couldn't see the domineering just now, but spoke in a very aggrieved tone, and he wanted to pull down the collar and point to his neck that was so short that it was invisible to Ed.
"Hmm...... It's really my fault, I shouldn't have done it so hard, it's my body that naturally overreacted, I'm really embarrassed. ”
At this moment, the young man was a little apologetic, he was originally here to apologize, although he didn't know his identity before, but after all, he beat someone, and the shot was quite heavy, not to mention that the other party didn't say it just now, so he was embarrassed for a while, so Ed's momentum weakened unconsciously.
Little Eleanor rolled his eyes, felt that the atmosphere was almost over, and no longer mentioned his injury, but loudly praised Ed for scaring off the three Ingill knights, if he didn't really know that the little fat man was knocked out by himself at that time, Ed thought that he had been pretending to be unconscious and watching the whole process.
This guy can tell the story vividly just by listening to the description of his knight companion afterwards, and the words are full of praise, comparing Ed to the embodiment of justice, and rescuing himself is a fateful encounter, comparable to the knight King Lance who saved the future king Charles I in Death Valley when Roland founded the country.
Hearing this, Ed was not stupid, and finally reacted a little.
This little fat man is indeed worthy of coming out of a big family, and he is all a temptation for himself, and the real purpose is to entrap himself for his own use!
If ordinary people despise him from the outside, and then be intimidated by him with the help of family strength, and then show the confidant side of the good talent, maybe they will be moved to follow him to become a family knight.
Before and after Ed thought clearly, he put away the residual trace of contempt in his heart, and dealt with the verbal offensive of Little Eleanor in a serious manner, pushing all the things he rescued on the other party's own good fortune, never talking about great goals such as achieving great things together, and keeping his own defense watertight.
Little Elinor chatted for a while, and felt from the atmosphere that his purpose had been seen through, and he was not discouraged.
He learned the art of mastery from his father since he was a child, and he knew from his peers that although Ed was young, he was brave and resourceful, and he was a promising star worth wooing, so he immediately came up with a set of strategies to try to win him over to help him.
Although Ed was not successful in winning over this time, the friendship between them has strengthened a lot, and if there is a chance in the future, you can still try to use the power of this young psyker, today is just a seed, maybe one day the fruit will be harvested, and a certain amount of effort is necessary before that.
In the end, little Elinor insisted on giving Ed something in return, but the young man was willing to take the bait, he felt that he had nothing to lack at this time, the psionic cultivation method was there, and the strength was growing steadily, so there was no need to fight like the adventure of Ameraburg, just find an opportunity to harvest it on the side of the consumable psionic group, it is impossible to let the other party kill some people for him, and in terms of weapons, he also has two rare grades, and the more advanced legendary level may not be so easy to get.
Ed knows enough, and he really can't think of what he urgently needs, the only thing that bothers him is that he has to rely on consumables every time he fights without going through that enlightenment ceremony, but this is not a secret that can be told to ordinary people, and only a few people such as Di Liya know about it.
Resolutely rejecting little Eleanor's hospitality, Ed left in a hurry, leaving the little fat man more and more optimistic about his future.
Many examples of great achievers since ancient times have shown that the less greed there is, the more courageous and diligent they can be on the path of spiritual energy, but in the same way, it is more difficult for people with pure hearts and few desires to control it.
Little Eleanor listened to his neck and looked at the young man who walked out of the camp, watched him leave, but when he came back to his senses, he found that there was still a faint pain in the back of his neck, and muttered that he would send his men to find someone who knew how to massage him, not mentioning it for the time being.
Ed returned to his camp, Deria had already told André the news he had gotten, and when he heard that the supply hub of Ovareh City had been attacked by Ingier's men, André urged everyone to go on the road as much as possible, and after informing Little Elinor's team, everyone set out on the road to Hill Castle again.
Andre still stepped up the training of soldiers while hurrying, and Eleanor and others did not think so, no matter how well trained the soldiers were, they could not get rid of the fate of cannon fodder, they rarely paid attention to these ordinary people at all, and they were not interested in excessive contact.
On the contrary, he is very interested in Eddard the psyker and Delia the magician, and they often visit to exchange feelings.
Days passed uneventfully, and along the way you could see the crowds gradually increasing, with horsemen hurrying with tired soldiers, merchants with war money driving a continuous caravan of horses, and ordinary civilians fleeing along both sides of the road with their families and mouths.
Delia led the civilians to pray every day, to help the injured passers-by as much as she could, and also recruited some wanderers in the troubled times to join the team along the way, Andre worked hard to train, and tried his best to build this team of less than 1,000 people into an elite army, and they all expected everyone under the glorious leadership of Delia to burst into a dazzling light on the battlefield and surprise the world.
The soldiers were convinced of this, and the most fanatical of them spontaneously gave their ranks a name "Virya", with Delia as their spiritual leader, and her speeches on resisting and overthrowing a violent dictatorship and quelling the war were compiled into rudimentary doctrinal forms, each of whom had a common secret and strived to move forward towards the hope that Delia bringed.
Ed watched this team grow up slowly, and witnessed the maturity of Delia's transformation, Andre became more and more proficient in governing the army, but he was not idle, the progress of the mental engraving and analysis of energy seemed to be far away, his own spiritual energy was still increasing at a high speed, and the materials borrowed from another world in martial arts have also become much more proficient, and he used the extra time to read the other knowledge carried by the engraving, and compared with the class composition of this world, he also had some of his own experience.
World Fit rose very slowly, around 13 to 14 percent, and Ed decided to leave it alone for a short time.
His own ** is still at the beginning of the bronze level, and after the spiritual energy is activated, it is also at this level, and there should be a higher level on it, but how to reach it is still an unknown question.
There is only one "panoramic insight" of special abilities, and I have asked little Eleanor about them on the side, and it seems that very few knights have obtained similar unique abilities, and very few people who have them will not tell others casually.
Before you know it, the two teams have arrived near their destination, Hill Castle, the headquarters of the rebels where Charles, the crown prince of the Roland Kingdom, is located, and what method can Delia use to achieve her goal.