Sometimes, it's not that people work hard, but there must be a reward, just like Claire, who searched hard for a long time, spent several days of hard work, and walked every inch of the territory, but still found nothing.

Not to mention the copper and iron ore that I had been thinking about, I didn't find any other useful minerals.

Originally, Claire was still very unbelieving and was going to look for it again, but this time, she was persuaded by the magic apprentices who followed him.

Claire is tall and in good health, so she is naturally comfortable with such a strenuous trip. But the magic apprentices, not to mention the physique of Claire Knight, are not even professionals, a few people were just civilians a few months ago, and they couldn't even afford to eat meat, how could they catch up with Claire's physical fitness.

After a round of shopping, Claire was like no one, and she could come back again, but the magic apprentices seemed to be dying one by one, and said nothing to do.

Given that these magic apprentices were the future backbone of her territory, Claire felt that she couldn't leave them alone, so she went home.

After returning to Tilling, Claire realized that Norman and Malone had arrived with their respective armies.

Seeing that Claire finally returned, Norman joked with a smile.

"Why, our lord has turned into a miner, and he has dug up some good treasures, let everyone take a look. I couldn't see anyone for days, and if you don't come back, they'll have to ask me to find you. ”

Hearing this, Claire could only smile bitterly back.

"It's worrying everyone, I really didn't expect that my territory as big as mine doesn't have a mine, it's really not scientific at all."

Of course, Claire didn't forget to complain.

"If there's a mine here, it's your turn to get it?" Norman scoffed at this.

"Lord Lord, hurry up and have a good rest, tomorrow we should fight, you don't want to move if you don't return to Tilin Town."

Norman didn't really object to Claire staying in Tilling Town, but the army he brought was not Claire's people, and with these people in the territory, Claire must be worried.

"Ahh I'll ask Ma Long about the situation, if he can't let him take the troops to repair for two days, let's go first. ”

Ma Long and the army he brought with him are actually in good overall condition, due to Claire's instructions, their marching speed is not fast, the slow marching speed, coupled with sufficient supplies, even in the face of severe cold, in fact, Ma Long's army has basically not been harmed by the cold weather.

After all, during the day, when the warmest time is rushed, and when the coldest time is camped and rested, if there is a large-scale non-combat attrition on such a march, then the commander can commit suicide.

Therefore, when Claire asked Malone if he needed to repair, Malone immediately said that the army that had been repaired for a day could continue to fight.

Claire was very satisfied with Marlon's answer, after all, there was a magician like Marlon, and there were only a handful of frostbitten people in the army, and most of them were cured by Marlon.

After inquiring about the production of the Rear Reloader, which Claire named Bella 1, Claire decided to let Malone and Norman take the lead and lead the army to Vita Territory first, and he led the Musket Corps to follow.

In addition to the impact of the production schedule of Bella 1, the more reason for this arrangement is that Claire does not want to expose the situation of her musket regiment in the first place, and wants to keep it as the last trump card.

Soon, Marlon and Norman set off with their army.

Although Claire has speculations about the Mitchelson family in her heart, Malone and Norman do not dare to take it lightly, and they are always careful when marching.

But their worries were unfounded, and they didn't find any sign of the enemy intercepting them until they settled down in Emden, close to Vita Territory.

Now, the two of them can rest assured.

When Malone led his army to set up the camp and set up the defenses, Baron Ian's messenger and letter were also delivered, wanting to meet with the commander of the Overwatch Alliance.

Claire was still on the way, a few days away from Emden, and at this moment, Malone didn't want to go to Baron Eden on behalf of Claire, so he passed the news to the other party.

This Baron Eden, as rumored by the Mitchelson family, is very aristocratic, since Claire has not yet come, he is willing to wait patiently, and thoughtfully sent some fine wine to Malone, saying that it is to celebrate the New Year together.

Marlon didn't dare to drink Eden's wine, and he felt great pressure in the face of an opponent like Baron Eden, who had already made a name for himself in the eastern part of the kingdom.

"Drink, what are you afraid of, Baron Eden is a real nobleman, and it is impossible to do such a thing as poisoning wine."

When Claire came to Emden, she behaved very relaxed, took out the wine that Malone had thrown in the corner, and poured it for the two of them herself.

"My lord, that's not good." Ma Long's face was tangled, and his speech was a little slurred. "I'm not saying that I doubt Baron Ian's character, I'm just saying that I'm afraid of what if, what if."

"What if?" Claire picked up the wine glass and drank it all immediately, and Malone was dumbfounded.

"You said that Baron Eden poisoned me, what good is it, can you take in this army in my hands, or can you directly hit Three Rivers City? Since he can't do it, then why should he harm me, multiple enemies for no reason. ”

"Yes." Norman also smiled and picked up his wine glass and took a sip. "Well, yes, it's good wine, it's probably the Mitchelsons' wine from the place where it's called, well, it's famous."

Norman pretended to be chic on the surface, but he still saw Claire drink it after drinking it, and Bart next to him knew it and couldn't help pouting.

Seeing this, Ma Long could only drink with him.

"Oh yes, come and don't be rude, that, Marlon, you arrange a few good hands to fight some magical beasts and send them to that Baron Eden. I've been in Weta for so long, and I definitely haven't eaten anything good, but Emden's monsters are quite famous, and they should be a lot more delicious. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Norman nodded immediately. "I asked my brothers from the mercenary group to go with me, and it is true that I haven't eaten Warcraft meat for a while."

"Okay." Marlon immediately began to make arrangements, and sent a letter to Baron Eden, informing the other party that Claire, the commander on his side, had arrived with a sword.

A whole deer, half a man tall, was roasting on the barbecue grill, and it was Norman who was in charge of the barbecue.

"Let me tell you, this deer still needs to be roasted and eaten to be delicious. Those so-called aristocratic chefs don't understand at all, and the cooking is not delicious at all. ”

"Then do you want to try stir-frying?" Claire looked at Norman with a smile and smiled.

"Stir-fry?" Norman looked at Claire suspiciously. "What a novel way of cooking, I hadn't heard of it before."

"This is a special way of cooking in the hometown of the old magician I knew, probably by heating the dishes with oil, well, after I ate it once, I never forgot about stir-frying." Claire returned to the old magician when she was undecided, and the old magician couldn't see the others anyway, so she was really the best person to carry the black pot.

"Really? If I have the chance, I would also like to see this so-called stir-fry. Before Norman could speak, a hearty male voice appeared at the edge of the woods.

It was Baron Eden who came, and beside him, there were two other people, one of whom was a young man, who was seven or eight points similar to Eden's appearance, and the other person exuded a cold temperament all over his body, and he looked like a master.

Claire immediately felt that the middle-aged man he didn't know was strong, not only because he couldn't see through the strength of the other party, but also because the confident smile on Norman's face stiffened a little when he saw the other party, and then returned to normal.

This action is very light, and if you don't look closely, you won't notice it at all, and it just so happens that Claire is a magician, and she is very serious about the subtle observation of things, so she can find out.

It seems that this middle-aged man who is about the same age as Baron Ethan is estimated to be a high-level professional.

What's wrong with this year, I finally have invincible combat power under the high-level, why did I meet high-level professionals one after another, this is deliberately playing with me.

While complaining, Claire stood up.

"Okay, if I have a chance, I'll cook a stir-fry for Lord Eden. Introduce yourself, Claire Edmond. This is my personal guard mage Marlon, and these two are the leaders of the two mercenary groups I hired, Bart and Norman.

Baron Eden, who has admired his name for a long time, will be fortunate to meet him. ”

As she spoke, Claire stretched out her hand to the middle-aged man at the front.

Claire is not afraid of admitting mistakes, the etiquette between the nobles determines that Baron Eden, who has the highest status, must be in the first place.

Baron Eden smiled and stretched out his hand with a smile.

"I won't introduce myself, I think everyone knows a little bit about me. This is my nephew Vic, and this is one of the masters of my family, Leonard.

I've long heard that there is a young talent in Trois-Rivières City, and Baron Claire became a lord at a young age, and he was able to leapfrog the challenge at a weak age, which has long made me curious. When we met today, I was even more handsome and chic, what a hero out of a young man. ”

When Claire introduced, Leonard's eyes locked on Norman, and after hearing Norman's name, he felt that the other party's tense nerves relaxed a lot.

Norman, on the other side, pretended to say hello as if nothing had happened, and continued to roast the deer.

"Baron Eden has an overreputation, I don't have any ability, it's all because of the credit of my father back then, and I got a small piece of territory with his protection, which is nothing. But the prestige of Lord Eden is unknown to no one in the whole eastern part of the kingdom. ”

"Am I that fierce?" Eden laughed and joked, and began to blow each other again. "What do you say about being famous, aren't you also old now, when you are old, it is all the world of your young people. No, I deliberately brought my nephews out to experience, in order to let young people see the world and take over after a while. ”

"Hello, Baron Claire, I have also heard some things about you, uncle said that you have great potential, let me learn from you." Vic followed suit.

Seeing that the two uncles and nephews were blowing each other's business at the beginning, it was going to be endless, and Claire was also helpless.

This aristocratic demeanor and etiquette, everything is good, but it is too cumbersome and complicated, these disgusting words are said so sincerely, and none of them are good people.

After chatting for a while, the few people seemed to be very familiar with each other as if they hadn't seen each other for many years, and the topic began to broaden, discussing various interesting stories about the kingdom.

Baron Eden was like meeting Claire, Claire was naturally not afraid, it was a tradition for nobles to meet before the war, and before in the Ferrol Valley, Claire was aware of it.

So, he took the opportunity of sending the monster to the wild alone with a few henchmen and asked each other to meet.

It was Baron Eden's invitation, so naturally there was no reason not to come.

As a result, this meeting became a barbecue banquet in winter.

Both parties brought fine wine and some precious ingredients, and now that the wine is in their throats, while feasting, the conversation box gradually opens.

As rumored, Baron Eden is knowledgeable and experienced, and people feel uncomfortable chatting about the day, and they can't help but be attracted by the stories and legends he depicts. On Claire's side, Norman has also traveled north and south for many years, experienced exciting adventures everywhere, and there is no shortage of materials.

Claire has had a lot less experience, and is forced to listen to other people's stories most of the time, just like Vic.

It's not that Claire has no stories to tell, there are so many online novels in the previous life of Blue Star, and just taking a hot book is enough to shock everyone.

It's just that Claire doesn't want to, he wants to receive the opportunity to hear some legends and stories about the kingdom, and learn more about the kingdom.

With Baron Eden's family status and Norman's strength, some of the rumors they learned may not really be chasing after the wind, and some information may be really used sometimes.

So, Claire started to make a joke, wanting the two to talk more. It's nothing for the two of them, it's just some stories, accompanied by wine and food, and they are naturally willing to share.

In this way, there is wine and stories, and this banquet is really a joy for the guests.

In the middle of the banquet, the topic went from those kingdom rumors to the men's favorite topics, to beautiful women.

This kind of thing is beautiful, Claire is not very cold, not to mention that the beauties discussed by several people at the beginning of the period are not from his generation, they belong to the beauties of the previous generation, well, these people who belong to Claire's aunt's generation, Claire has no interest in learning about their past.

On the contrary, a few middle-aged men, through the wine, cried out bitterly, what fate did a certain beauty have with herself, and almost had a lover who finally became a family, but the heavens are not beautiful, which has led to the separation of the two places now.

Well, this is the result of Claire's beautification, in fact, after a few middle-aged men drank too much, they YY the beauties of their dreams, and Claire couldn't listen to the bragging cow Claire.

Norman, for example, claimed to be on an adventure with a daughter of the Grand Duke of the East, and was secretly promised to her for life, but he only had that brother-sister affection for the other party, and did not agree.

Claire shook her head while eating barbecue, good guy, you can really blow it, and the duke's daughter, why don't you blow the princess directly.

In the next second, Claire heard the princess.

"It is said that His Majesty's second daughter is not only Bingxue smart, but also very beautiful, just an adult, and Baron Claire is the same age, I don't know if Baron Claire has ideas."