After an hour......

"Lord Cross, this lord has been taking a bath for too long, has he?

"I also think it's been a bit long......"

At this time, the maid pushed open the door and said to Cross, "Lord Cross Crane, the lord is waiting for you inside, you can come in." The maid glanced at Lancelot again and added, "The lord wants to see you alone, Lord Cross. ”

Cross breathed a sigh of relief, after waiting for so long, he finally didn't wait in vain, and it was not particularly unlucky, he ordered Lancelot beside him, "Wait for me here." ”

Lancelot nodded.

The maid led Cross directly to the second floor of the house, and as soon as he stepped into this floor, he smelled a fresh fragrance, which was a bit like the fragrance of flowers and a bit like the fragrance of grass.

"Your Excellency, our lord is inside. The maid stopped outside a very ordinary room.

Cross nodded to the maid, then pushed the door open, and a scent was stronger than before. And in front of him, a blonde woman sits.

The woman's blond hair hung down on her chest like waves, and her fair and clean face was covered with delicate facial features.

Cross would never have imagined that the lord of Ximu Town would be a woman, or a beautiful and touching woman.

"Your Excellency Cross Klein, you may be seated. ”

Cross sat down opposite the female lordess, separated by at least 5 meters, and between them was a long table with a chessboard and pieces already in place.

"My name is Alyssa, and as you can see, I'm the current lord of Brookwood. ”

"Hello, Lord of Creekwood, Alyssa. ”

"Don't you think it's strange? ”

Cross knew what Alyssa was referring to.

Since the founding of the Quesman Empire, all lords have been male, and the empire does not allow women to become lords. Then, the fact that Alyssa is the lord of Ximu Town naturally seems very strange.

However, Cross didn't dare to answer casually, he knew very well that once his answer displeased Alyssa, he might lose not only the opportunity to negotiate with Brookwood, but even his life, including Lancelot's.

Before answering a question, he needs to think about what the person asking the question wants from him, so he first thinks about what he can give to the questioner.

It took less than a second to think.

Cross replied, "Not strange. At this time, he had fully understood the purpose of Alyssa's question, which was to get Cross to recognize Alyssa's identity as a lord. And that's all Cross can give Alyssa now.

Alyssa smiled, "Come with me for a game of chess, Your Excellency." ”

As soon as Cross entered the room, he knew that the chessboard on the table was not a simple decoration, it was probably Alyssa's temptation, but he didn't expect that the game with Alyssa would come so quickly.

"Okay, you go first. Close didn't know the purpose of the game, so he could only watch Alyssa as he played.

Playing chess is a must-have pastime for Cross at the Imperial Military Academy, and because of his extraordinary chess skills, he will even be challenged by his mentor.

So far, though, he hasn't lost.

Perhaps, today's match with Alyssa will be Close's first defeat, a deliberate defeat for other purposes.

However, after a period of playing, Cross found that Alyssa's chess strength did not seem to be below him, and he even felt that even if he tried his best, he might not be able to win against Alyssa.

"Your Excellency Cross, I have long heard that you are excellent at chess, but I didn't expect to have reached such a realm. You're the best opponent I've ever faced. ”

Cross was shocked, he was clearly at a disadvantage, but Alyssa praised him a lot.

There is only one possibility, and that is that Alyssa's own chess skills have reached the point of being superb, and perhaps, she did not take the game seriously this time.

Cross shook his head slightly and said, "Compared to you, I'm still far behind, and I can't win this game anyway." ”

Alyssa smiled, "Lord Cross, apart from me, you should be the strongest chess player in the empire. ”

Despite Alyssa's words of praise, Cross's mood was not at all good, and he felt Alyssa's amazing insight and excellent military talent from the unfinished chess game.

The idea of trying to win over Alyssa came spontaneously.

"Alyssa, how long have you been playing chess?"

"Hmm...... I don't remember. I'd love to ask you a question more than that, though.

Sir Cross, do you think your current situation is worse than your situation in this game? ”

"Of course, it's the situation in this game. Cross didn't even think about it, and then gave the answer.

But in the next second, he began to wonder, is his current situation really better than the situation in the chess game?

In this game, he has at least so many resources that can be deployed, but in reality, he only has a team of four, and he is only a child. What's more, if his opponents are all the same as Alyssa, then his real situation is not as good as being in the chess game.

Thinking of this, Cross couldn't help but feel a chill, and his whole body trembled unconsciously.

"It is worthy of His Excellency Cross Klein, who still has such self-confidence in such troubled times. ”

Cross, retracting his thoughts, glanced at Alyssa, and he felt more and more that the Lord of Brookwood Town in front of him was unusual. Alyssa's question just now should have other intentions, she wanted to get some information from Cross.

However, Cross didn't have time to delve into Alyssa's true thoughts, and he was now going to take the opportunity to get down to business.

"Alyssa-sama, although the situation in the chess game is slightly worse, in reality my situation is not much better, and it should be similar to you. ”