A few more hours had passed after Gehr had sent someone back to inform Sylvia that he had arrived at Elybrock with a large army, and by the time the refugees reached the gates of Elybrock, it was already sunset.

Geer said that he was taking over the defense of the city, but in fact he only controlled one of the gates, which was enough to ensure that there was enough time to deal with possible sudden changes.

Eric was not annoyed by Gehr's distrust of assigning his men to occupy the various key points of the city gates, but chatted with Gehr with a smile, and at the same time calmly asked his men to cooperate with Gehr's actions.

The conversation between the two was actually just a one-sided speech by Eric, and Gehr only occasionally responded, and Eric didn't care about Gehr's cold reaction, but just said to himself, making Gehr feel that the new ruler of Eeribrock could talk all day even if he was facing a stone, and he would not be tired.

When Sylvia arrived, the strange conversation finally came to an end, and the two walked out of the city gate side by side to greet the princess.

The two stood side by side, standing out in the crowd, which naturally made others compare Gehr and Eric.

Compared to the more handsome Eric, Gehr's stiffer facial lines made him more in line with the image of a soldier, and due to adequate and planned training, his body looked strong and flexible, which was very oppressive.

And Eric stood beside Gehr, his figure was not inferior to Gehr's, and he was not at all inferior to Gehr's spirit, which can be seen from his deceptive appearance. The amount of power he possesses is definitely not to be ignored.

"Good day, Your Royal Highness Princess. After the subordinates learned about what had happened in Bern. I was very worried about the safety of the king and your highnesses, but I happened to encounter the invasion of these cultists. With his meager strength, he can only guard his homeland, and he is powerless to support the royal capital, so he can only feel guilty in his heart. But fortunately, when my subordinates were anxious about their own incompetence, I was able to meet Her Royal Highness the Princess today, and gave me the opportunity to serve Her Highness and the Anslin family again......"

Looking at Eric's exaggerated performance after seeing Sylvia, Geer could only sigh that there was really what kind of master had what kind of subordinates, and Eric's set was more proficient than the messenger in the morning.

Looking at the expressions of his companions, it looks like they are thinking the same as their own.

Sylvia seemed to be very comfortable with this kind of performance. After dismounting, he picked up Eric, who was kneeling on one knee in front of him, and said a few gentle greetings, but it showed an extraordinary royal demeanor.

Seeing that the aristocratic opening exchange between the two was finally over, Gehr stepped forward to report to Sylvia, and then welcomed Sylvia into the city with Eric.

"Woo!"

"Long live, long live Anslin, long live Haysting!"

......

As soon as you enter the city, you will be greeted by enthusiastic cheers.

I saw that the streets outside the security zone inside the city gate were already full of civilians, and when they saw Sylvia on horseback. Immediately they were excited and cheered, and some people even turned around and ran away to bring the good news to the other residents of Eeribrock, who were still unaware of the situation.

For the people of Elybrock. In a short period of time, it has experienced the ups and downs from the fall to the return to the arms of the principality. The pressure of the invaders is everywhere, the situation in Bern is confusing, and their fortunes are equally precarious. Although Eric has now driven out the rule of the Church of Srakna, the invaders are still entrenched in the nearby Merzai region. The strength is not at all something that this small city with a population of less than 5,000 and a force of less than 1,000 can withstand.

If it weren't for the fact that the city of Merzai still hadn't fallen. The most powerful Haything army in the region still exists, holding back the main force of the invaders, and the people dare not imagine what will happen to them. The short time of the fall was enough to make them understand the ferocity of the invaders, and what made them even more frightened was the more terrible behavior of the invaders brought by the people who fled into the city from time to time, which made the people of Elibrock both resentful and fearful of the invaders, and at the same time very confused about the future, not knowing what the future outcome of the road would be.

Although Eric recaptured Elybrock and drove out the Church of Slarkna, the mood of the people in the city has been tense, as long as the invaders' forces entrenched in Merzai show signs of moving towards Eeriblock, and even a rumor may make the entire city hide in the mountains with their families, and turn the city into a dead city in a short time.

So these days, Eric can only use high-pressure ruling methods to control the city, but this method can only serve a temporary effect, once the people's emotions are accumulated to an uncontrollable state, even if Eric is in control of the army, there will be no help.

These things were revealed by Eric himself in the chat, and he seemed very calm about this, and did not try to hide it at all. His rather sincere and free behavior made Geer have to admit that he is a person who is difficult to dislike.

At this time, the people of Elybrock need a leader, a leader who can convince them wholeheartedly and lead them out of their predicament. Eric is the hero who saves the city, but he can't do it either.

But now it was different, Sylvia's appearance was like a light that dispelled the fog that hung over the hearts of the people of Eeribrok, and gave them a clear goal like a flag.

This is the prestige that the Anslin family has accumulated over the decades of rule, as long as the Anslin family is present, the people have the backbone, and Sylvia is exactly what the people need now.

At this time, unless another member of the Anslin royal family appears, Sylvia is the natural leader of the people of Eeribrok.

So as soon as Sylvia appeared, the whole of Elybrock boiled. Especially when the refugees followed into the city, and some of them happened to meet relatives in the city, and the people who survived the disaster immediately hugged each other and cried with joy. And some of them asked for information about their lost relatives from their acquaintances. The result of full hope was bad news, and they were extremely sad. Runny nose in pain.

For a moment, ecstasy and pain, warmth and sorrow were intertwined, and the streets were chaotic.

Anyway. After today's venting, I think the residents' mood will be much more stable.

Under the protection of the soldiers, Sylvia maintained a reserved and undetached standard of etiquette, greeting the surrounding residents and occasionally chatting briefly with some of them, at this time the young princess displayed a highly communicative technique completely different from that of her age.

"Some people are born to sit in that position. ”

Gehr turned his head slightly, and his gaze turned to Eric, who was next to him and one position behind Sylvia, and the nobleman who had not known whether he had muttered the above words intentionally or unintentionally smiled at Gehr.

It usually takes only about 10 minutes to get through. Sylvia and her party walked for more than an hour before they broke away from the crowd and arrived at a complex of buildings in the central area.

In front of them was a rather grand building, with a high, pointed top, full of Philippian architecture.

This building belonged to the former lord of Eeribrok, and the later owner became the deputy head of the Knights Templar, and then it was Eric's residence for the next few days, and now that Sylvia is here, Eric has also taken the initiative to clean up this residence. Let it out.

If the refugees have relatives, they go to their relatives, and those who have nowhere to go will stay temporarily in the specially carved area of the city, so only more than 100 people left who followed Sylvia here, including Gehr and his party.

The church of Toslak was not stupid enough to destroy the grain stored in Eribrock. You must know that one of the important central towns of the Haysting's major grain producing areas last night in Haystur, in this place where the grain has just been harvested, and it has not had time to transport all the grain away. The food stored in Elybrock is enough to supply 200,000 people for a year, so food will not be a problem for Eeribrok in the short term.

The dinner was very well decorated. All kinds of meat and wine are constantly being brought to the table. Let the people who have been sleeping in the jungle for nearly half a month enjoy it well.

In fact, this kind of banquet is not ranked among the real aristocratic banquets, such as the one where Jeanger had to duel with Ursula before, but it was already very good at this difficult time, and all the participants felt very satisfied.

Eric was very intrigued, and knew what these people who had been wandering around for some days needed, and at the dinner he brought only a few remaining local nobles to have a brief exchange with Sylvia, and left soon after the dinner, giving the group plenty of time to rest.

At noon the next day, when Sylvia arrived at the audience room with Ger and them in good spirits, she saw Eric, who had been waiting here for some time, and the local nobles who had met yesterday, who were the first guests to be the first to be visited.

"Good day, Your Highness. This is the roster of 800 men in my subordinate army, please take a look. ”

When Sylvia was in place, Eric stepped forward and gave a half-kneeling salute. "From this day forward, you are the Lord of Elybrock. Unlike yesterday, his words were simple and solemn.

"Your Highness, this is the register of residents, land and assets of Eribrock and the surrounding area, please take a look. Several nobles followed Eric, kneeling, and presented several thick, large books that symbolized all of Elibrock's rights.

Seeing Eric take the lead in handing over all the rights, this kind of crisp performance made Sylvia stunned.

Gehr was also a little stunned by the situation, could it be that Eric was a saint with an open heart and no selfish desires, but after seeing him for the first time, Gehr instinctively told him that there seemed to be something unfathomable hidden under the other party's elegant appearance, so he kept a certain distance from him from him from the beginning.

However, it is difficult to find any reason for such behavior other than to describe it as noble and so on.

Is it really my own mistake?

Gehr wondered.

However, he knew that it was not time to think about it, and now he was standing behind Sylvia, and secretly stabbed the seventeenth princess in the shoulder with his hand.

As soon as Gehr reminded her, Sylvia immediately came to her senses and replied with a smile: "Lords, please take care of your loyalty and dedication to our Anslin family, I wonder what I can do for you?"

Gell motioned for Ida and Clemi brothers to step forward and get the roster for Sylvia.

Eric handed the roster to Ida, who walked to him, and said, "I have a request, please allow me to become your guardian knight, and I swear by my ancestors that from today onwards I will be loyal to Her Highness Sylvia Jean Ansling, fulfill my obligations as a guardian knight, and never cheat!"

At that moment, Gehr saw the same color in Eric's bizarre pair of eyes of different colors.

He finally understood what his intuition was telling him.

It was a burning flame, fueled by almost suffocating ambition. (To be continued......)