The midday sun was so dazzling that Hardy had to squint.

The two figures walked slowly on the dirt road, watching their figures gradually fade away, gradually becoming smaller, and even blurred, Hardy's heart was a little sad.

It's clear that he's just an impostor, but he can also feel the feelings of these two people for him.

Ryan, in particular, really treats himself like a brother.

After the figures of the two disappeared completely, Hardy slowly walked home.

Back inside the manor, he discovers that Sophie has also returned.

This woman looks more and more moisturized, her skin is white and red, as smooth and delicate as a baby.

"Where did you just go?" Hardy asked curiously, "Don't send Ryan either!" ”

Sophie shook her head and said, "No, the mother sends her child on a long journey, which will only bring sadness." It's your business, and it needs to be put on the agenda! ”

Hardy was a little puzzled: "You mean?" ”

"Didn't you get knighthood?" Sophie walked over to Hardy and sat down: "When is it time to take over your territory!" ”

"You know that?"

"It's not a secret thing, anyone who cares a little bit about you can find out."

"Then you should also know that I was ambushed by Edward before, and I still pulled Ryan over to help solve the matter." Hardy smiled and said: "I'm very afraid of death, those mountain people are actually quite troublesome, and I don't want to deal with them if I don't have enough reserves." ”

Sophie covered her mouth and smiled: "You are too cautious." ”

She knows very well that Hardy is actually very strong in combat.

In a normal one-on-one situation, if Sophie does not use the succubus's natal magic, and wants to use pure physical attacks against him, she will have to work hard to take it down.

If Hardy becomes a Nightmare Knight again, his strength will skyrocket.

Of course, the current Hardy is still a long way from Sophie's level, but it should be enough to deal with those mountain people.

"It's better to be cautious." Hardy smiled.

"Then I can't help you!" Sophie sighed.

Hardy gave her an inquiring expression.

"I'm going back to the Demon Realm. If it's fast, you can come back in two months, and if it's slow, it will take about half a year. Sophie snuggled her head on Hardy's shoulder, and her tone was soft, as if she was afraid that the man would be angry: "Don't tell Ryan about this in the future." ”

Hardy turned his head in surprise and asked, "Why?" ”

Although he and Sophie have developed a little fast, Hardy is not the kind of person who is ruthless, he treats the other party as his own woman.

As a result, the other party said that she was going back to the demon clan.

Just after I had a little feeling, I was poured cold water.

Sophie whispered, "I have a lot of assets in the Demon Realm, and I have to get them for you." ”

"I don't need to."

"But I need it too." Sophie's voice was full of sweetness: "Don't look at me in the human world, but in the demon world, there are a lot of coins and good things. ”

In fact, Linde's family is not poor, and they don't have to worry about food and clothing, but they don't have as much money as Hardy's family, and their status is not as high as Karina's family.

Hardy snorted: "Do you really want to go back?" ”

Sophie nodded.

"We haven't been together for a few days." Hardy sighed: "If we are separated for a long time, it is estimated that it will have a great impact on our relationship. ”

Sophie smiled, and the flowers trembled: "Honey, you may be indifferent to me, but I won't. Besides, you underestimate the succubus too much, I have a thousand ways to snatch your heart back from others. ”

With that, she kissed Hardy's face.

"Just wait for me at home. If you encounter something you can't bear, hide first, and wait until I come back, okay? ”

Sophie left Hardy's house, walking fast and chic, and didn't even forget to give a kiss.

Standing on the balcony on the second floor, quietly watching Sophie leave, Hardy actually knew that the other party must have something unspeakable to hide, so he would leave without warning.

Something that even a powerful succubus can't control is something that he, a young eagle who has begun to learn to 'fly', can interfere with.

can only wait for the other party to come back.

In the days that followed, Hardy lived a very healthy life.

In the morning, he practiced the fire phoenix swordsmanship, felt the basic theory of magic in the afternoon, and turned into a nightmare knight in the evening, running through the mountains and forests of the river and stream, and exercising his knight and magic control ability.

Among them, the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique is really powerful, and after just a few mornings of exercise, Hardy feels that his body is a little lighter.

If you continue to exercise, you will soon improve your fitness.

But Sophie also said that although everyone can practice the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique, only the royal members of the Demon Realm can practice it to the highest apex.

This also includes the Linde family.

But even so, the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique is still an extremely useful swordsmanship for ordinary people.

Then, Jack returned.

Brought three people to the manor.

A teenager looks a bit like Jack, but his body is very thin and he doesn't seem to have enough to eat.

When he saw Hardy, he leaned over and whispered, "Link is glad to meet his master, and from today onwards, I will do my best to serve his master." ”

Hardy nodded to the boy, then looked at the other two.

Both of them are wearing old leather armor, and their faces are full of vicissitudes, quite a half-life smell of wind and frost,

One of them stepped forward, bent over and saluted, "Nice to meet you, employer." I'm Grimm, a gunsmith. ”

The other was a strong man, with a shield on his back, in addition to a one-handed sword standing on his belt.

The strong man had darker skin, but he was definitely not a gray-skinned orc, and he grinned, "Employer, I'm Perrault, a shield warrior. How much are you going to pay to hire us? ”

Hardy's gaze scanned between the two mercenaries for a moment, then asked, "Do you both know each other?" ”

"Of course."

The gunsmith's expression was a little arrogant: "Listen to your butler, you already have the status of a knight, so we are willing to follow you." ”

Most of the mercenaries looked down on ordinary people, and ordinary wealthy merchants were not in their eyes, but they groveled to the nobility.

Hardy had already understood that the two men would not have accepted the hire if they hadn't listened to the butler about their new identities.

And these two people looked a little unconvinced.

"How much?" With a wave of his right hand, a pitch-black long sword appeared in his palm: "Let's try it and find out." ”

Seeing Hadi's magic sword, the expressions of the two mercenaries were a little solemn.

Gunsmith Green tugged at the messy beard on his chin and said, "Employer, you're also a professional?" How many years have you been transferring? ”

"Compete and compete, how many years have you cared about me?"

Hardy smirked and bullied.

The gunsmith hurried into battle.

Just a few moves later, he was forced back by Hardy.

Seeing this, the shield warrior hurriedly shouted: "I actually sneak attacked, and I will also come to help." ”

Then Hardy waved his left hand at him, and a small tornado suddenly appeared, rolling the shield warrior up several meters and throwing it aside.

Then, taking advantage of the gunman's inattention, he rushed up, sold a feint, and then kicked it back again and again, with an ugly face.

It's not that I feel insulted, but the gunman's stomach hurts terribly.

"It's okay, it's enough to train ordinary soldiers."