"Absolutely, this fruit is really amazing!" As soon as he returned to his seat, Rogge received a compliment from Charles, "Rogge, you really have nothing to say about your craft." ”

Brandon and Reinhardt also put aside their opinions on Rogge for the time being at this time and savored the rare delicacy.

Duchess Matilda ate the imitation holy fruit, directly left her two husbands and sat down next to Rogge, and said, "Rogge, I invite you to join my Viper family again, and you can be my chief husband." ”

Rogge glanced at the two men across the table, their eyes bitter but not hostile.

"Lord Matilda, we are not suitable." Rogge refused.

"I'm a lot older than you, but given my long lifespan, it's not an exaggeration to say I'm a girl, I think we're a good fit."

Matilda is two generations older than Charles and is a well-deserved veteran of the empire.

It is true that the years have not left too many marks on the face of this "young girl" in her hundreds, Matilda looks no different from a thirty-year-old woman, but her majestic and noble temperament is much better than that of ordinary people.

Matil Dami is beautiful, but not Rogge's favorite style, and in the face of her offensive, Rogge is unmoved.

"Lord Duke, I already have a place in my heart, so I don't want it."

"And what if I marry you?"

Rogge still shook his head.

Matilda sighed lightly and said, "Alas, it's a pity, such a good man. But even if you agree to me marrying you, I can't bear the two of my family. ”

The Duchess was a very open-minded person, and the disappointment did not last long, and asked: "Rogge, these dishes you make are very suitable for my taste, especially the sacred fruit, can you sign a treaty with my Viper family to train my family's cooks?" ”

"These dishes have a contract with the Bauhinia Family of the Spirit Evoking Holy Country, I'm afraid not, if the Duke likes it, you can communicate with the people of the Bauhinia Family."

"Well, I see, I'll think about it."

When Charles saw that Matilda's marriage proposal could not be successful, he gloated: "Matilda, don't eat the young grass from the old cow, Rogge is an excellent young man, let's leave it to those little girls!" ”

When Matilda heard this, her pace was not hurried or slow, but she walked towards Charles with full oppression, and Charles's heart jumped.

Matilda stood still, reached out and twisted Charles's ear and said, "Xiao Cha, who do you say is the old cow?" If I hadn't held you in and out of that orc army back then, you would have been torn to shreds, and now you think I'm old? ”

"No, you...... You're not old, your ears hurt so much, let go of your hands! ”

"Humph!" Matilda twisted hard at the end, causing the empire's strongest man to scream in pain and return to his seat.

Rogge looked at the two with interest, he couldn't imagine that these two imperial pillars still had such an old past, and it was no wonder that there would be a place for Matilda at Charles's family dinner.

Charles rubbed his ears that were twisted red, and he didn't care about losing the majesty of the emperor, and said to Rogge with a smile: "Rogge, I have two daughters who are quite good-looking, although their personalities are a little flawed, but they are still good people. ”

"This is my third daughter, Charlista, you see......"

Rog waved his hand again and again to refuse, this was the fuse that had bullied Filia, and it was too late for Rogge to hate her.

"Oh, then this is my fourth daughter, Chatfanie, or you ......"

This time, without waiting for Rogge to refuse, Chatfanie stood up first, looked at Rogge with her head tilted and her nostrils, and said proudly: "Father, I will not marry a new viscount!" ”

"That's good." Rogge responded.

"You!" Chatfanie stamped her foot in anger and pointed at Rogge and shouted, "You know, I rejected you first!" ”

"I'm not after you, Your Highness the Fourth Princess." Rogge said lightly.

The third princess, who was familiar with her daughter's character, sat down Chatfanella, restrained her outburst, and complained to Charles: "Old Cha, Rogge obviously has a heart, so don't make trouble here." With so many delicious things, you can't stop your mouth? ”

"Oh, yes, yes! It's my problem, haha! Charles scratched his head and laughed twice, "With Brandon's girl here, it's normal for Rogge to look down on the third and fourth." ”

Listening to Charles's words, Chatfanie's face darkened, and even Charlista, who maintained a false smirk, twitched the corners of her mouth twice.

"Uncle Charles, you're talking a little too much today." Filia said.

"Haha, the empire has such an excellent young man as you, I'm happy today! Come on, come on, everybody raise a glass again! ”

Charles's majesty in front of the people and his enthusiasm and arrogance in private formed a strong contrast, and Rogge couldn't help but whisper to Philia: "Was King Charles like this before?" ”

"Yes, Uncle Charles was very nice, he didn't have a bit of a fight with us, he was just overly enthusiastic at times. Also, he can hear us talking. ”

"Huh?" Rogge and Orfina spoke at the same time, and Orfina breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was good that she didn't say anything bad about Charles just now.

"What about your father, and the Duke of Matilda?" Rogge asked again.

"They can't hear it, Uncle Charles is a man who has stepped into the realm of the Martial God with one foot, and my father is still far from the Duke of Viper."

Charles, at the end of the table, nodded in satisfaction and raised his glass to Rogge and Philia to indicate that he had heard.

"Rogge, you're quite sought-after, how do you feel?" Matilda's re-proposal and Charles' marriage to her daughter made Filia curious about Rogge's current state of mind.

"Well, I don't feel anything, if I have to say it, it's not good to be too good and too conspicuous."

"You're kind of floating."

"Haha, just kidding."

Rogge did find it a little troublesome to be too conspicuous, but he was not complacent. Today's achievements are all achieved through his hard work, and he is very down-to-earth and proud.

Just as Rogge was about to ask Felia about the "weakness" of her father, Marquis Brandon, Earl Dick approached the two with a wine glass.

"Rogge, Miss Filia, long time no see."

"Long time no see, Count Dick." Filia said, "It's really surprising that you're here. ”

"Haha, I was originally promoted by Emperor Charles, and now that he has personally removed the title of nobleman, I can naturally have a final meal at this banquet."

"You have been removed from the title of nobility?" Rogge Dao.

"Yes, but that's what I expected. There is such a big thing happening in the trip to the Holy Kingdom of Summoning Spirits, and so many people have died, there must be an explanation. I can still have a life, which is already the limit that King Charles can protect me. ”

"That's true." Filia said.

"Just call me Dick in the future, don't say it, without this noble title, I feel relaxed."

Dick was also born as an orphan, and began as an ordinary soldier, and was given the title of knight after detecting the enemy in advance during a night raid planned by the orcs, avoiding the destruction of a castle.

Dick is very competitive, not only has he made great achievements in leading the army, but he has also reached the level of a high-level martial artist, and he has made meritorious contributions one after another for more than ten years, and his knighthood has become higher and higher, and he was promoted all the way to the earl by Charles.

A new aristocrat like Dick is fundamentally different from a traditional aristocracy, and the relationship between them is naturally not good.

So when something happened to the team led by Dick, he was pushed out by the nobles and became the one who carried the black cauldron.

Emperor Charles knew that the matter of the Holy Kingdom of Spirits had nothing to do with Dick, and Catherine, the "Queen of Blood", personally took care of the matter, and it was the same for whoever went there.

But the war continued, the empire needed to maintain a relatively stable state, the anger of the nobles had to be extinguished, and Dick became a victim.

Dick is old and young, alone, and the fief is also managed by Charles's Dilong family, a title does not matter much to him, but it is a pity that the nobles who have abolished the title can no longer enter the army.

Everyone is very embarrassed about what happened to this affectionate and righteous man, the future was bright, but when he encountered an irreversible disaster for ordinary people, he could only say that his luck was bad.

"Haha, you don't have to be sad for me, it's just a title, I don't care." Dick smiled heartily and continued, "Rogge, I think your adventure group is promising, take me one?" ”

"Well, we're short of reliable manpower." Rogge nodded in agreement.

"Then it's decided, I'll go back to the fiefdom first, there are still some things to deal with, and then I'll come to you."

"We'll be in Odens City until the end of the academy competition, if you have been for a long time, you can come to Holker College to find us."

"Good!"

With the addition of Dick, the strength of Rogge's adventure group has increased again, and a high-ranking martial artist can lead a team alone, let alone a battle-hardened general.

Charles asked Dick to show up at this banquet, which originally meant to let him go to Rogue Adventure Group, but now that the goal has been achieved, the emperor is more enthusiastic, and for a while, the atmosphere of the banquet has reached its peak.

But at the height of the atmosphere, a bloodied warrior pushed open the door of the inner hall, breaking the peace of the banquet.

The warrior staggered into the inner hall, and the quick-eyed Rogge rushed forward to hold him steady, and Orfina dropped the chicken leg and ran over to heal him.

"Emperor Charles, Bian...... Border Attack! An army of 100,000 orcs is besieging Fort Hofra! The warrior insisted on getting down on one knee and bowed to Charles.

Emperor Charles's enthusiastic face disappeared in an instant, became solemn and serious, and said, "Get up and talk about the specific situation." ”

The warrior stood up with Rogge's support and said, "A week ago, the orc army gathered to attack the northwest defense line, and for some reason, our reconnaissance force outside was almost completely wiped out, and only a few pieces of information showed that the number of orcs this time was extraordinary. ”

"Five days ago, the defense line of the northwest fortress group was engaged on all fronts, and according to Duke Erwin's estimate, the size of the orc army was as high as 300,000! There are more troops to follow up! ”

"Three days ago, when we lacked intelligence, the orcs concentrated their forces to attack Fort Hofra, and the defense line was urgent, so we asked for support!"

Emperor Charles's face sank again, and he asked, "How long can Fort Hofra hold out?" ”

"Duke Erwin has mobilized all the available forces on the defensive line to fully support, and according to the soldiers who broke through, they can hold out for a maximum of ten days!"

"Ten days ......," Charles muttered, then ordered.

"Brandon, Matilda, lead your army to the Western Front first!"

"Reinhardt, you personally lead the Dragon Knights to Fort Hofra!"

"Charlesman, pass on my military order, let Marshal Edrash mobilize troops from all over the country to support the northwest, and if Fort Hofra is broken, be sure to block the orc army in front of the defense line of Holke City!"

"Yes!" Brandon and the others took the order.