Ryan and Aisha's marriage was decided at the end of the month, but it was not an official wedding, but an engagement.

Although it is only a political marriage, Ryan still hopes to give Aisha a beautiful wedding, not only because of the powerful family behind her, but also because of herself.

Aisha is a good girl, from the public's point of view, marrying Ryan is indeed wronged her, after all, with her identity, qualifications, and appearance, as long as she speaks, the suitors can be ranked from the south to the royal capital.

Don't say that he is a viscount who doesn't have much background, even if he is the heir of an earl or even a marquis, she is worthy of it.

Ryan was indeed lucky to be able to marry her.

Such a girl should not be let down, and she deserves a grand wedding.

The engagement ceremony is at the end of the month, and the time can be said to be very rushed, after all, according to etiquette, the engagement requires a notice period of about forty days, and Ryan now has less than thirty days.

The whole castle is starting to get busy, and the engagement is a big deal for Ryan, and even more so for the territory, because it means that the territory has a mistress.

Ryan also took the time to go to the Viscount of Malton, after all, the two families will be in-laws in the future, and in any case, Ryan should also come to visit his future father-in-law.

As soon as he met Chels, Ryan showed a wry smile and said, "You and my mother really caught me off guard, time is so tight, I really wronged Miss Aisha." ”

Chels didn't seem to hear the complaint in Ryan's words, and said with a smile: "Time is tight, let's just make it simpler, after all, the expedition is imminent, and that is a major matter that is vital to life, so we should prepare well." ”

"Where have you been drafted this time?" Ryan didn't come to ask the teacher, since the other party wanted to pretend to be stupid, he naturally had to change the topic, after all, he was the future father-in-law.

Speaking of business, Chels's face suddenly became serious: "I was drafted to the Western Frontier to command a mixed army. ”

"Westside? That's great, I've been drafted into the Ninth Legion in the West, and it looks like I can fight alongside you again. Ryan was immediately overjoyed, the Western Realm is the main battlefield facing the orcs, and the more reliable allies there are, the better the chances of survival.

"The Ninth Legion?" Chels frowned when he heard this.

Seeing his solemn expression, Ryan couldn't help but say, "What's the matter, is there any problem?" ”

Chels looked around and waved his hand to set up a barrier of fighting energy, isolating the entire room.

Seeing that the other party was so serious, Lane's heart couldn't help but hang, could it be that there was a hole in his errand?

"Lei, a few days ago, news came from the royal capital, this time, not only do we have to face the orcs, His Majesty the King is also going to launch the fourth Kuwait campaign, and the Ninth Legion of the Western Frontier is on the list of transfers!" Chels whispered.

"What?" Ryan suddenly raised his voice, then reacted, and lowered his voice: "Your Majesty, are you crazy, the orcs have already made us breathless, and now we are going to war with the Andes Kingdom, isn't it a joke!" ”

The Kuwait Campaign Lane couldn't be more familiar, he was recruited to participate in the Northern Expedition when he first came to this world, and the main battlefield was in the Kuwait Snow Field, and because it was the third major battle that took place there between the two countries, it was also called the "Third Kuwait Campaign".

And now, it's time to launch the fourth time.

Double-front warfare is taboo at any time, not to mention when facing a strong enemy, this is the way to die, and if you are not careful, you will destroy the country and destroy the species.

Moreover, the orcs are the public enemies of all mankind, and in the war of the orcs, the kingdom of Andes, which is on the same line, is a natural ally of Tistan.

Wouldn't launching the Fourth Kuwait Campaign at this time be a backstab to the allies? At that time, how could Tistan still gain a foothold in the Human Alliance, so he blurted out the phrase "sick".

Chels did not care about the disrespect to the king in his words, and continued: "Ray, this time the situation is different.

The snow plague is a disaster for the orcs, they will lose at least a tenth or even more of their population, which leads to a decline in their overall strength and represents a lack of logistical support.

Just some time ago, the high-level leaders of the Human Alliance had a secret meeting, and they planned to take this opportunity to concentrate all the strength of the human countries and inflict heavy losses on the orcs.

So, this time it's not just a war between our Eastern Kingdom and the Orcs, but a race war between humans and the Orcs!

This time, our pressure will be greatly reduced, as long as we resist the first round of the orc's attack, the reinforcements from the western countries will appear on the orc's side through the Kingdom of Kaia, and then it will be time for us to counterattack. ”

Ryan suddenly realized that it was the western countries of the human race who were about to make a move.

Although the orcs are powerful, they are still a little worse in the face of the humans of the entire continent, not to mention that they have also experienced a snow disaster this time, so it is even worse.

It's just that although the human countries have all been born into the Dawning Empire, they have always been in a situation of fighting on their own, and the orcs have not experienced snow disasters in the past, but the countries of the east and west of the human race have never joined forces.

This time, what is the reason for letting a plate of scattered human beings join forces, it is too abnormal.

However, with Ryan's current connections and status, there is no answer to this matter after all, but he now has more doubtful things: "Since this is the case, then the Andis Kingdom is even more of our ally, and starting a war at this time is destroying the alliance, and the consequences are very serious." ”

The Human Alliance is already rare, and if Tistan backstabs an ally at this time, the alliance will become a joke, and it may collapse on the spot.

If the encirclement and suppression of the orcs is delayed, then Tistan will be the sinner of the human race on the whole continent, and the encirclement and suppression of the orcs may become the encirclement and suppression of Tistan, and then the fun will be great.

"His Majesty the King is naturally sure to do this, first of all, the Kingdom of Andes was established by the original slaves of the Dawning Empire, and the alliance has always recognized them, so they were not invited to this alliance meeting at all.

In addition, their style of acting is too barbaric, relying on the special geographical environment to stir up trouble everywhere, and the surrounding countries have been offended all over the place.

Among them, we and they have been cherished for hundreds of years, they still have a part of the territory that has been invaded by us, and His Majesty the King this time is in the name of recovering lost territory, and has taken the initiative to ask the alliance for help, and bear one-third of the military expenses for reinforcements.

So the league turned a blind eye to this, after all, Andes is really unpleasant. Chels knew all about the twists and turns, and quickly answered Ryan's doubts.

Come to think of it, King Constantine II has always been considered a generation of heroes, how could he make these low-level mistakes, since he put it forward, it is naturally foolproof.

But this is a bitter Lane, originally thought that he was fighting the orcs in the west, but now he has to go to the bitter cold land of the north to climb the ice and snow.

It's a hard life!

"Alas, it seems that I am really tied to the north for the rest of my life." Ryan smiled bitterly.

"Don't be too pessimistic, although the north is bitterly cold, but the danger is not as good as the west, after all, the orcs are recognized as the strongest infantry, but there is no one to take care of on the battlefield, you must be more careful, I don't want Aisha to be widowed." Chels said solemnly.

"Don't worry, I will spare my life more than anyone else, and I will definitely triumph smoothly." Ryan is still quite confident in himself, playing Andes, isn't that hand-to-hand?

"It's good if you're sure." Chels actually said that, he still believed in Ryan's ability, otherwise he would not have decided to marry at such a juncture.

He is very optimistic about Ryan, from the first meeting, he just knows that Ryan is not a mediocre person, and the next few years have indeed confirmed his conjecture.

Ryan not only governed the territory thrivingly, but also the title was flying fast, who knows if he can create a miracle again in this battle?

The momentum of development is too strong, if you don't take advantage of the current time to tie Ryan together, the Marton family may not be qualified in the future.

"By the way, is Miss Aisha at home?" Although Ryan hadn't seen Aisha since the last time he had parted ways in the royal capital, they had been in occasional correspondence with each other.

Last year was Aisha's graduation season at the Academy of Magic, and she didn't choose to continue her studies at the academy, so she graduated and went home before last year's New Year's Day, so he asked.

The two of them are about to be tied together, and they are coming, so they naturally have to meet each other if they have the chance.

Chels said with a smile: "Of course, she is soaking in the study now, you know, she loves to read very much, and she doesn't like to be disturbed during the period, so I didn't notify her that you came, don't be surprised." ”

Ryan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "You are serious, I am also a person who likes to read, and I also don't like to be disturbed by others, but I just have some regrets, after all, it has been almost a year since the king was separated last time." ”

"Hahaha, others can't bother, if it were you, I don't think Aisha would be angry." Chels winked at Ryan, and said in a non-serious way.

"Huh?"

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Chels's study was, of course, one of the most secret places in the entire castle, and the old butler took Ryan to his place before retiring.

Ryan stood in front of the closed study door, hesitated for a moment, and finally raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door.

Aisha, who was immersed in the sea of books, frowned slightly, but still put down the book in her hand, stood up and opened the door.

The door opened, and the moment she saw Ryan, Aisha was visibly stunned.

The two looked at each other, and the atmosphere became a little subtle for a while.

After a long time, it was Lane who broke the deadlock and said, "Long time no see, Miss Aisha, congratulations on your successful graduation from the Academy of Magic." ”

Looking at Ryan's gentle smiling face, Aisha's face inadvertently added a hint of ruddy, she stroked the hair of her sideburns a little cramped, and whispered, "Thank you." ”

"I've come to see Your Excellency the Viscount for something, and I'll come to see you by the way, I hope it doesn't disturb you."

Aisha hurriedly shook her head and said, "No, no, I'm just reading a book." ”

"Reading is more like being quiet, isn't it? However, since the mistake has been made, please give me a chance to make amends, can you invite the young lady out to play? Gentleman Ryan invited.

"Ah, now?" Aisha was stunned, but she finally agreed.

The two walked on the street together, because this year's winter is even colder, and there are still snowflakes, so there is no one on the street, otherwise the return rate must be super high.

This is not the first time they have been alone with each other, and they often went shopping and chatted together in Wangdu before, but I don't know why, both of them feel a little strange in their hearts, but they can't say why.

At this time, the man needs to stand up, Ryan took the initiative to provoke the topic, the two were already chatting, and the two of them couldn't stop talking.

The more communication there is, the less rustiness there is, and the shoulders of the two people are getting closer and closer, almost close together.

Smelling the faint fragrance emanating from the girl's body, Ryan's heart was a little nervous, and he tentatively touched Aisha's little hand, and Aisha immediately retracted her hand behind her as if she had been electrocuted.

A pretty face was also dyed with a layer of red, and she didn't know why, she didn't feel anything when the two of them met inadvertently before, but why did she feel so ...... today Subtle?

Seeing that the other party reacted so much, Ryan felt a little annoyed for a while, after all, the relationship between the two has not reached that point, and it should be gradual.

But when he caught a glimpse of Aisha's face out of the corner of his eye, his heart beat inexplicably.

Aisha was originally born to captivate the country and the city, and now, her face like mutton fat jade is a little crimson, and she bows her head slightly, which has a different kind of beauty.

Rao is Ryan is concentration is good, and he can't help but look straight in the eyes.

He secretly thought: "Anyway, the matter has been decided, my wife, what is holding hands?" ”

Ryan gritted his teeth, stretched out his big rough hand, and held Aisha's jade hand tightly behind her.

His sudden attack startled Aisha, and she felt the warmth coming from her hand, and Aisha's heart suddenly "thumped" like a deer crashing.

Her face also turned rosy at a speed visible to the naked eye, and she struggled slightly, but Ryan held it so tightly that she couldn't break free at all.

The two looked at each other again, and Aisha saw the determination and a hint of nervousness in Ryan's eyes, and she slowly stopped struggling, only to feel her face a little hot.

Seeing that she acquiesced to her movements, Ryan's tense body finally eased, although he looked calm, but his heart was still quite nervous, after all, the two had no emotional foundation at all, if the other party directly shook off his hand, it would still be quite embarrassing.

Fortunately, Aisha gave face, so that Lord Ryan successfully saved face.

The two walked down the street hand in hand, and after a moment of silence, they resumed the conversation again.

It wasn't until nightfall that Ryan took Aisha back, after all, the two were not married, so they still had to pay attention to the impact.

A few days later, Ryan took his leave and left, and the distance between the two became farther apart, but the hearts seemed to be closer.

…… (End of chapter)