Blackstone collar.

"Sigh ......"

The envoys from the imperial capital tightened the reins of their horses, and one of the knights accompanying him beside the richly robed man at the head said loudly:

"Who's the son of Lord Blackstone, Mr. Roy Turumbuel?"

"It's me."

Roy didn't deny it.

He was not surprised that the members of the Special Mission recognized him.

Today, there are few people in the Blackstone Territory and the Iron Mountain Territory who are qualified to drive the war horse, and there should also be a portrait of Roy on the side of the special envoy, so it is normal to recognize his identity.

War horses are different from ordinary horses, and their number is not equal to the number of official knights.

In fact, only those knights who have been promoted to the official rank for a longer time have the financial resources to buy a war horse of their own.

The value of a war horse is expensive, and the daily maintenance is far more delicate than ordinary people imagine, if it is not for the service of the lord, relying on themselves, even if the official knight can afford it, few can raise it well.

After confirming Roy's identity, the man in the envoy in a fancy robe rode out of the horse, came to the front of the team, and said with a smile:

"No, Mr. Roy Tulumbel, you should be called Lord Roy henceforth."

"I am Tula Pazzini, an envoy from the Imperial Capital, who has been ordered by the Imperial House to officially confer the title of Lord on you on behalf of the Imperial Empire, and to appoint you as Lord of the Blackstone Realm."

As he spoke, the envoy Tula Pazzini took out a letter of appointment and a certificate of knighthood from his bosom, both of which were stamped with the special security mark of the Imperial House, and handed them to Roy.

"Congratulations, Lord Roy."

Receiving the letter of appointment and the certificate of knighthood, Roy smiled: "Lord Trouble has worked hard all the way from the imperial capital, please move to the lord's mansion, and I will hold a grand welcome dinner for you in the evening." ”

"We have received Lord Roy's wishes, there is no need for the dinner, we still have urgent matters and need to return to the imperial capital immediately, so we won't bother much." Special Envoy Tula Pazzini stopped: "The things have arrived, the mission is complete, it's time for us to leave." ”

With these words, the envoy Tula Pazzini waved his hand and returned with the special envoy corpus.

As he watched the envoy disappear into the distance, the smile on Roy's face vanished, and his face calmed down.

The performance of the special envoy made him think deeply.

It stands to reason that the envoy should have arrived at Blackstone Territory long ago.

However, they were impartial, and only arrived at the Green Territory north of the Blackstone Territory "belatedly" the day after the Iron Mountain Domain sent the "Declaration of Territory Merger War" to the Blackstone Territory.

With such a coincidence, it is difficult not to wonder if the special envoy also has a certain connection with the second prince.

However, this does not mean that the Imperial House that sent the envoy is from the faction of the second prince.

The Imperial House is essentially a meeting composed of the great nobles at the level of the Imperial Count and above, and the major affairs of the Empire are basically voted and discussed by the Imperial House before they can be finalized.

And the king of the Glow Empire, in essence, is the largest and strongest nobleman in the empire.

The performance of the special envoy can only show that some nobles in the Imperial House have fallen to the faction of the second prince.

In their thoughts, Roy and his party returned to the Blackstone Lord's mansion.

……

As soon as he entered the hall of the Lord's Palace, Roy saw Shanica, the healing witch sitting in the guest seat.

At this moment, she had already taken off the bloated and heavy knight's armor on her body and put on a goose-yellow solid color dress.

The soft fabric hugged her body, outlining the enviable fullness, the long pale blonde hair casually draped over her shoulders, Shanica held a teacup full of hot black tea in one hand, and held a book in the other, reading carefully.

Sensing the sound of approaching footsteps at the door, she turned her head to see that it was Roy, and a bright smile suddenly bloomed on her face, like the first sunny day after the rain, which was breathtaking.

"Master Roy, you're back~"

Shanica put down her teacup and books and stood up, a gesture that made her stand taller and taller.

"I'm back." Roy nodded, sat down on the main seat in the hall, and exhaled softly.

After being promoted to Bronze Horseman, his control over his body has improved a lot, but in his previous life, this is still his first day of riding, although he is not embarrassed to fall, but it is not so comfortable, and his body is bumpy and uncomfortable.

A plain white hand rested on Roy's shoulder, and in the next moment, an indescribable warm current flowed through Roy's body from the place of contact.

In just an instant, Roy felt that his body was exhausted, his mental state was restored to his best state, and not only that, but some old dark wounds in his body were also healed, and the whole person was reborn.

Roy turned his head and looked at Shanica's milky white hand on his shoulder, and his eyes flashed with surprise: "This is ......"

"yes, that's my natural ability - healing." Shanika's eyebrows and eyes were slightly curved: "It can treat the living body in a very short time, not only to heal physical wounds, but also to soothe mental fatigue. ”

"Even if it is a severed limb, as long as it does not take more than half a day, it can be reborn."

"The more serious the injury, the more mana is consumed."

"The disadvantage is that the consumption is relatively large. With my current magic, I can only use it up to four times at a time. ”

Shanica whispered next to Roy's ear, a faint heat brushing through his neck and earlobes, and the soft touch on his back made Roy's body tense.

"Ahem......"

Just then, a slight cough came from the corner of the hall.

The sudden sound made Shanica, who was getting closer and closer to Roy's side face, pause, and then stood up straight and generous, and her eyes swept in the direction where the coughing sound came from.

I saw that in the dark part of the hall, the shadows were like a fluid flowing upstream, constructing two figures of similar height, but with a "little" difference in size.

"Young Master Roy, who are they?"

Shanica said with a smile, but there was no smile in her eyes.

"Ahem......" Roy coughed, stood up from the main seat, and said, "Let me introduce you, the one with black hair and black clothes is Miss Lilia, the Shadow Witch, and next to her is her sister, Miss Vivien, the Witch of Light." ”

"Among them, Miss Lilia, the Shadow Witch, is my collaborator."

"Lilia...... Miss......"

Hearing the suffix "Miss", Shanika's mood suddenly improved, and she smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Shanica, the healing witch." ”

"Yes, Master Roy's secretary."

Roy glanced at Shanica beside him, wanting to ask when she became his "secretary", but feeling Shanica's increasingly smiling gaze, he hesitated for a moment, but still didn't ask.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, the man's sixth sense told him that asking questions was not a good choice at this time.