After leaving the hidden place, Roy made his way to the small courtyard.

It was past eight o'clock in the morning, and the sky was completely bright.

Ice Witch Ace, who has just completed her talent evolution, still needs time to adapt and adjust, compared to the Shadow Witch Lilia, Ace's talent evolution this time mainly lies in the improvement of her affinity for the ice element, and this improvement needs to rely on the bloodline ice sword in her body, which takes a certain amount of time.

Fortunately, there are still 16 hours before the arrival of the Fengyang Festival, and although the time is rushed, it is still a bit more than enough.

Now, the three shadow ravens summoned by Lilia, the shadow witch, are constantly monitoring the Blackstone Collar, and if there is any big movement, Roy's side will be able to know it as soon as possible and react in time.

After knowing the situation under the Star Lake, Roy knew that the probability of the second prince making a move before the Fengyang Festival arrived was extremely low.

Before the crimson rift was opened, even the Ice Witch Ace, who had the strength of the crown, could not reach it, let alone those Golden Knights.

Therefore, between now and 0:00 on the day of the festival is considered a period of relative peace, a brief period of tranquility before the storm.

"Lord Roy, Miss Ace, she ......"

In the small courtyard, in the shadows behind Roy, the body of the shadow witch Lilia condensed out.

Although the slender body has no exaggerated undulations, the hip-leg proportions are stunning and perfect when viewed from the side, especially the thighs wrapped in black tight leather pants, which are full and powerful, reflecting the black matte finish.

"Talent evolution has been successful." Roy nodded at Lilia, the shadow witch who appeared.

As soon as he stepped out of the Hidden Place, he sensed the arrival of Lilia, the Witch of Shadows.

It's not that his bronze perception can detect Lilia, it's that every time Lilia enters his shadow, she gently moves the back of his neck with the power of shadow to remind him.

This way, Roy is very comfortable.

After all, no one wants their shadow to be infiltrated silently.

Of course, even if Lilia didn't use this method, Roy would be able to detect her coming. The talent [Infinite Desire] allows him to "scan" the existence of magic and even other energies within one meter of his body.

Lilia's "semi-elementalization" into the shadows, although it cannot be discerned by the naked eye and cannot be perceived by perception, it cannot hide the scanning of [Infinite Desire].

The talent brought to him by this [Original Sin Rubik's Cube] has an extremely high personality.

Hearing Roy's words, Lilia's heart calmed down.

Although the Ice Witch Ace has left a lot of shadows on her, it is undeniable that Miss Ace is the strongest combat force around Lord Roy today, and she is far from being able to match her who has not yet reached the "crown position".

Although she was a little unwilling in her heart, Lilia knew very well that in the current situation, the stronger the Ice Witch Ace, the more she could protect Lord Roy's safety in the coming crisis.

Today, the Blackstone Collar is her and her sister Vivien's "harbor", and if something happens to Lord Roy and causes the Blackstone Collar to be ruled by other lords in the Empire, then their good life will be gone.

Over the years, having traveled so many places, Lilia had never seen a second nobleman so kind to a witch like Lord Roy.

In the eyes of the world, the witch is a symbol of the devil and evil.

Therefore, no matter what, she must protect the safety of Lord Roy, even if it costs a lot.

It was a promise she had made in her heart when she witnessed Lord Roy remove the pollution from her sister Vivien.

For her sister, and for herself......

"Lilia, I'm going to practice, if they find anything over there, let me know in time."

Roy nodded to Lilia, then turned and walked into the room.

Before the start of the Fengyang Festival, he planned to continue his practice.

Every bit of vindictive spirit is precious.

Although his current strength is inferior to that of the witches, even the weakest fox-eared witch Elena, he will not be presumptuous.

With the two talents of [Infinite Desire] and [Unquenchable Flame], whether it is the combat power of the same level or the speed of strength improvement, it is not comparable to other knights. What's more, he may have more talent in the future.

Give Roy enough time, and his strength will be beyond everyone's imagination!

"I understand, Lord Roy."

Lilia, the Shadow Witch, whispered back as she watched Roy's back gradually obscured by the closed door.

……

The time for breathing is always fleeting.

When there was a slight knock on the door, Roy withdrew from his focused state of practice.

Feeling the fighting qi in his body that had reached 4.28, and the body that had become stronger and faintly beyond the boundaries of the bronze three-star range, his eyes showed a look of joy.

Every bit of progress in his own strength always makes him feel extremely relieved.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught the yellowing light outside the window, and Roy knew that there was not much time left until the sun set.

"Lord Roy, the festival of Pyoyang is still two hours away, do you need to prepare?"

Red's deep voice came from outside the door.

There was a gentle touch from the back of her neck, and it was the shadow witch Lilia who came into the shadows behind her, and Roy nodded slightly and greeted Lilia.

"You really should prepare, Uncle Red, please go to the hall and wait for me, I'll take care of some things and I'll be over right away."

Roy didn't get up to open the door, he said inside the door.

"Yes, Lord Roy."

Listening to Red's footsteps gradually moving away, Roy suddenly laughed a little, this scene is a little familiar.

The last time Uncle Red came to him to discuss the important matters of the Harvest Festival, he seemed to say the same thing.

I'm sorry, Uncle Red......

Roy silently apologized in his heart.

Although Red already knows the existence of many witches in the Blackstone Territory, he, like most normal people, has a heartfelt resistance and resistance to witches under the influence of the empire and the temple for countless years.

Roy is well aware that a change of opinion is never an overnight thing, and it takes time to precipitate.

As the days pass, I gradually realize that the witch is not a moving natural disaster or a devil, but just a normal girl with special abilities, I believe that Red will slowly accept the existence of the witch from the bottom of his heart.

As for the present, in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, Roy can only try to reduce the number of meetings between Red and the witches.

When Red's footsteps faded away, Roy stood up, patted the dust from his leather robe, and pushed open the door in the direction of the treasure room.

Almost eight hours have passed, and I don't know how the Ice Witch Ace is resting and adapting......

Arriving at the treasure room, the shadow under Roy's feet flowed out of Lilia's body, and she stood in front of the entrance to the hidden place, with no intention of entering.

The afterglow swept over Lilia, who was still standing, and Roy walked into the half-virtual portal.

As soon as his gaze returned to normal, he met a pair of pale silver eyes.

The faint silver light, like the stars in the sky, is beautiful with a cold and lonely height that is difficult to approach.

When the eyes met, a ripple appeared in the pale silver eyes, and it was the appearance of this ripple that made the coldness dissipate a lot and have a temperature.

"Miss Ace, how are you feeling?"

Roy said with a smile on his face.

"Almost." Ace, who had been sitting on the edge of the bed, stood up, her long purple dress spreading out with her movements, expanding and spinning, like a purple flower in full bloom.

"The Fengyang Festival is about to start, would you like to go along?"

Roy said this, with an apologetic look on his face, "I'm sorry, Miss Ace, if you want to go to the Fengyang Festival, you may need to cover up your tracks. ”

"Abundant soil is coming, I'm worried about ......"

"No explanation, I understand." Ace nodded slightly, the expression on her face did not change in the slightest, and she was as cold as ever.

"I'm sorry."

Roy sighed in his heart.

Such a secluded day is really uncomfortable and depressing, and I can't help but feel the urge to flip the table.

But he clearly knows that now, if he wants to face a behemoth like the temple, his strength is still too weak, and no matter how uncomfortable he is, he can only grit his teeth and endure it.

"Let's go, Miss Ace."

Turning to walk out of the Hidden Place, Roy had barely stepped out of the portal when Lilia melted into his shadows.

Roy shook his head slightly in his heart about Lilia's "unwillingness" to meet with Ace, he knew that if he wanted to remove the shadow in Lilia's heart, it was estimated that it would take a certain amount of time to buffer.

Seconds after Roy walked out of the portal, Ace, the Ice Witch, stepped out of it.

Under Roy's gaze, the girl in the purple dress first glanced at the shadows beneath his feet, and then her body began to fade little by little, until it was invisible to the naked eye.

Elementalized ......

This thought came to Roy's mind, and he immediately called softly, "Miss Ace? ”

"I'm here." A voice came from less than half a meter away from his ears, causing Roy's body to subconsciously tighten.

Half a meter sounds like a lot of distance, but after deducting the width of the shoulders, it's actually almost side by side.

And the distance of half a meter is already a distance of "intimate contact" in social interaction.

"It's amazing, elementalized ......"

Perhaps because the difference in strength was too great, at such a close distance, before the Ice Witch Ace spoke, Roy's talent [Infinite Desire] could not accurately lock Ace's position, and could only barely perceive faint signs of energy within one meter of her body.

After a sigh, Roy stepped away and left the treasure room.

Next, in the surrounding houses of his small courtyard, he found the healing witch Shanica, the witch of light, Vivien, and the fox ear, oh no, the magic witch Elena.

Regarding the last title, Roy didn't want to change it, but he couldn't stand Elena's cute and cute little expression of staring at him and grinding his teeth hard, so he could only choose to compromise in the end.

After the witches gathered in Roy's courtyard, Roy apologized to the phantom witch Elena that if she wanted to go to the celebration, she had to put on a hooded robe, put on a mask, and let the Ice Witch Ace take it.

To this, Elena readily agreed.

The attraction of the Fengyang Festival to the witches was much greater than Roy had expected.

From the slightly shining eyes of the witches, Roy could tell that they were very, very eager to participate in this Fengyang celebration.

With a little thought, Roy understood why.

Witches are not born to be witches, they are ordinary little girls when they are young, but as they grow up, they suddenly "awaken" and become witches, and since then, they are either captured by the temple and become service witches, or, they are wandering around the world, and are always chased and killed by the Divine Punishment Knight.

Whether it is a service witch or a wandering witch, the most lively festival of the year that they can participate in with their families when they are young, the Fengyang Festival, has nothing to do with them since then.

The life of the service witch is controlled by the witch controller in the lord's hands, and she is either on a mission or "imprisoned" in a certain room. For safety reasons, the lords will not allow the service witches to participate in a major festival like the Pyoyang Festival, which is attended by the whole people.

And the wandering witches are even more miserable, they don't dare to stay in one place longer, because once they leak their traces and are caught up by the Divine Punishment Knight, what awaits them will be a fateful fate.

Abundance Festival...... In the minds of the people of this world, it is like a festival like the Spring Festival of the Blue Star Huaguo......

After so many years, I can finally have another chance to participate without worrying, how can the witches not be moved?

Even Ace, the Ice Witch who was in a state of "elementalization", had a sparkle in her eyes.

After explaining to the five witches, Roy came to the hall to find Red, who had been waiting for a while.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Uncle Red."

Roy strode into the hall, "It's almost time, let's go now." ”

"Yes, Lord Roy!"

Red responded.

Looking at the heroic young man in front of him, Red's eyes were a little trance-like.

A year ago, Young Master Roy was just a "child" who didn't know anything behind Lord Lord, but now, he is the pillar of the two territories of the Black Stone Domain and the Iron Mountain Domain, and the head of the Turumbuir family.

Lord Jace, have you seen that Young Master Roy's current demeanor has slowly surpassed you......

With emotion in his heart, Red firmly followed Roy's footsteps.

……

This year's celebration of abundance in the Black Stone Collar was held in the main square in the center of the Black Stone Collar.

It was a huge square paved with rubble large enough to accommodate thousands of people at once.

There was still an hour before the official start of the celebration at 6 p.m., but the square was already full of people at the moment.

The Blackstone Leader, as well as the people who had come from the Iron Mountain Territory, gathered here.

The sound of "gurgling" hot soup came from the edge of the square, and it was a thick soup made by many maids and peasant girls.

The thick white broth contains large pieces of meat in addition to the usual vegetables.

In addition, there are rows of wooden tables on the side, and there are dishes that have already been cooked.

White bread, fresh fruits, and more...... The precious food that these lords have been reluctant to eat for a whole year is now full.

On the day of the Fengyang Festival, even the most stingy people on weekdays will become generous.

Not all of this food was provided by the lord's mansion, and some of it was brought by the lords themselves to share with everyone.

Around the main square, there are also a number of knights who are still heavily armed and patrolled under Red's orders, maintaining discipline.

For them, the more big the scene, the more they can't let their guard down.

When Roy came to the entrance of the main square, he was also surprised by the scene.

In fact, in the country of Blue Star in his previous life, such a lively Spring Festival is also very rare.

With the development of the times and the progress of science and technology, human feelings have begun to be shallow, and the taste of the New Year has become less and less.

Now, seeing the lively scene that only exists in his childhood memories, even Roy can't help but feel a little trance, and the smile on his face is getting brighter and brighter.

Shanica, Lilia, Ace, Vivien, Elena......

And Red, and the many knights and lords who depend on him for their survival.

Unconsciously, I have so many ties in this world.

This is already my home......

Recommend a book: "You don't follow the routine at all, do you"

[Recommended words]: "As long as you can clear the customs, you don't care if I follow the routine." ”

(End of chapter)