Chapter 383, Warm Snowy Night

In the old world, in the west of Rickland, in the village of Wicked Smile, inside the village chief's big house.

The best house in the village was left to Ryan. The inside of the house has been cleaned and tidy. Three roast chickens are roasting on the fire in the middle of the house. Ryan took off his armor and sat on a wooden chair. With a half-smile on her face, she just watched Veronica cooking three roast chickens, and said to Abel, the demon hunter, who was sitting on the side: "Mr. Abel, long time no see, how are you doing recently? "

"Well said, it's a lie." Abel smiled wryly and shook his head: "I can only say that it's okay. Apart from guaranteeing the maintenance of equipment and the purchase of potions, I can barely eat enough."

"Does it cost so much to repair equipment and buy potions?" Teresa was wearing a black leather jacket with a rosy red hollow.

Blue Beloved, the treasure that Ryan got from under the Relic Hall of the Cathedral of the Justice Church in Brunswick, a pair of enchanted rune firecrackers, which can be filled with magic power.

"In addition, I also need to pay for the repair of the Horn of Taal Fortress. It used to be the witcher branch of Hemgard, but it is very dilapidated now. Jule and I decided to rebuild the Horn of Taal. The fortress will be restored into a branch." Abel continued, and he spread his hands: "Insufficient manpower and insufficient money, we can only take it slowly."

"Well, that's true." Ryan had nothing to say about this, he could only nod.

"Also...thank you, Lord Ryan, your decision has relieved me a lot of stress." Abel set his sights on a few roast chickens, the delicious roast chickens were coated with sauce, and Veronie Ka is manipulating the flames, which is also a test for the witch to herself.

After understanding Ryan's hint, the village chief immediately caught seven or eight big roosters as a reward to Ryan, and Ryan also accepted with a smile, he kept three, and the remaining chickens were given to Rudolph and the others. Wei and the group of knights and followers had fought hard, and it was time to eat some meat.

How much is seven or eight big roosters worth? Even in this season, the price of seven or eight big cocks on the market will not reach a gold mark, but Ryan's doing so not only relieved the heavy psychological burden from the villagers of Wicked Smile Village, but also regarded it as a tribute to Ai Bo. I have an explanation for my hard work, otherwise Ryan will not receive a penny, and the witcher will bear great pressure from the villagers.

"Mr. Abel, are you going back to Hemgard? Then let's go together." Veronica used the flame to roast the chicken. The skill of the Garland Witch is very good. Since she is Ryan's friend, Vero Nika naturally had a pretty face, and she took the initiative to respond. Unlike Teresa, the sorceress was always wary of Abel's identity as a witcher.

"Huh~huh~" At night, it snowed heavily outside the house. Naturally, the ability of a large house in this kind of village to keep out the cold is not as good as that of Ryan's Earl's Castle or Brunswick's Royal Hotel. The cold wind blows outside, and inside the room, Su Liya's servants are working, they have a lot of things to prepare, and Surya is checking for possible loopholes and secret passages in the inner room.

"The roast chicken is ready~" Veronica brought three roasted golden and crispy roast chickens to Ryan and Abel. Abel quickly waved his hand to signal that he didn't want it. Burr: "Don't hold back, you're hurt too."

"Alright then." The witcher no longer refused.

He also needs to eat some meat, which is important for such a powerful professional.

After dinner, there won’t be too many activities for the civilians, because when it’s dark, the civilians will either roll the sheets or go to sleep directly. Candles are not a luxury for the civilians. Can be used for lighting for a long time is not a small expense.

After taking a brief bath, Ryan opened the door of the inner room. Suria had already changed into a white velvet nightdress and was sitting on the bedside reading a book. There was a goose yellow magic lamp hanging on the bed. Seeing Ryan coming in, the female knight Putting down the book: "Have you stopped chatting with that witcher friend of yours?"

Ryan also went to bed,

He held Suria in his arms and kissed her beautiful face: "Abel and I? What's there to talk about, at most it's about recent things, he's Hemgard Man, he's going out with us tomorrow morning."

Suria hugged her husband back. At this time, she felt that she was the happiest woman in the world. The female knight leaned on Ryan's chest, feeling a touch of warmth: "I am not against your contact with the witcher...forget it , I think you have your own ideas, my father just told me to be careful and brief when talking to the witcher."

"Mr. Abel is not a bad person. On the contrary, he is committed to reviving the witcher branch in Hemgard. He said that there is a fortress on the Gray Mountains called the Horn of Taal Fortress. There used to be demon hunters. , He and his companions have taken over there." Ryan gently massaged Suria's legs, and he could feel the female knight's body stiff.

Whether it is the Seiko vibrating plate armor blessed by the emperor himself, the Leonasai sword blessed by the fairy in the lake, or the white wolf cloak blessed by the white wolf war god Urik, they are all divinely blessed weapons. Suria equipped with these at the same time, it is a great burden on the body of the female knight.

Not to mention the gold double-headed eagle wedding ring on her left ring finger.

Sure enough, Ryan could feel the tightness of Suria's back and thigh muscles, which was a sign of fatigue: "Are you tired?"

"It's okay, it's just that it's uncomfortable to wear this set of equipment at the same time at the same time." Suria let Ryan press and use spiritual energy to help her relax her muscles, but she blushed a little.

Even though this man was her husband, the noble-born Surya was inevitably shy.

"Slowly, you will get used to it." Ryan helped his wife massage, and took advantage of it by the way. The man looked at the heavy snow outside the window: "Also, don't take off the ring I gave you at any time."

"Anytime?" Suria changed her position, lying on the pillow and letting Ryan massage her slender waist: "But the lady once asked me to take it off, and I did as well, and she returned it quickly." I'm gone, is it okay?"

That's why the fairy in the lake can easily possess you! My stupid wife! The muscles on Ryan's face twitched a little. He didn't object to the three of them being together. Since Suria agreed that he had no reason to object, what hurt him was that his wife was the most devout believer of the fairies in the lake. The clingy lake goddess Morgiana, unknowingly, has been firmly tied to the camp of the lake fairies, and is still tied tightly.

Forget it, that’s fine, if Ryan wants to become king, he must have the support of the Fairy of the Lake. Ryan dare not say how much the Fairy of the Lake likes him, but at least for now until the future, he and the Fairy of the Lake have the same goals .

Fight against Chaos and prepare for the end of the world.

"What's wrong? Ryan, what are you thinking?" Surya noticed that Ryan was distracted.

"I'm thinking, whether my plan is to attack the Blackstone stronghold occupied by the great necromancer Heinrich Kemmler, or to recover Musilon." Ryan moved the topic away without a trace.

"Why do you suddenly think about this?" Suria's long golden curly hair covered her back, and Ryan ran his fingers through her hair to help her massage: "This involves strategic planning. The power of the duke and the friendship of the dwarves, which will help my personal prestige and advance to the dukedom."

Suria lay on the pillow and thought for a while, then she whispered: "Personally, I would prefer you to attack the Blackstone stronghold, because the great undead wizard Heinrich Kemmler is my father's sworn enemy, and he His existence may also threaten the Duchy of Wenford, if you plan to attack the Blackstone stronghold, father will definitely support you with all your strength."

"Yes, this is a reason." Ryan nodded. Although the female knight's argument was selfish, it was still a very reasonable suggestion. The Duchy of Wenford has been prosperous for many years, and there are more than 4,000 knights on the list! Ryan paid only two hundred knights at his own expense.

"The second reason, Ryan, you have risen too fast. Now you have to let the nobles of the kingdom see your ability and make them feel that you are qualified to continue to advance towards the duke position. If you are so reckless and directly If you attack the Duchy of Connaught or the city of Musillon, then the nobles in the entire kingdom will know that you aspire to become a duke, and this will leave everyone with the impression that a lady's chosen champion is eager to add to her crown." Suria Then he said softly: "Don't forget, you have been in Britannia for seven years, and you have already jumped triple jump. In terms of normal seniority, even if you have a lady's blessing, you are too fast."

Ryan thought about it carefully and felt that it was indeed the case. The baron, the earl, he is now the husband of the marquis.

That's right, since marrying Suria, Ryan has added the title of marquise husband to his title, which is equivalent to raising his earl's title by half a level. Although Suria's title of marquis is somewhat watery ( There are only two villages in the fief), but the title of Marquis is genuine.

Suria prefers the title of Countess, but it doesn't mean she has given up the title of Marquis.

"Also, Ryan, you should start to become a baron." Suria saw that Ryan was silent, knowing that he had listened, but her opinion did not meet Ryan's expectations, and the countess simply continued: "You always It's not good to directly control all your territories."

"Isn't it good to be directly under the jurisdiction?" Ryan heard the words and said with a smile: "I can manage it."

"Then can you manage it in the future? Ryan, my husband, you always like to do things yourself. You can do this when you are a baron, and you can do this when you are an earl, but what about the future? If you become a duke, a king , Why do you have to do everything by yourself? For example, Hux, Olivier, Armand, they are all very capable people, but they have no chance to play. Hux is an excellent talent who graduated from Imperial College. Your subordinates are only responsible for training infantry regiments. Olivier is an excellent knight recommended by the Duke of Marienburg. You only let him deal with bandits, and Armand, His Excellency Armand is a Holy Grail Knight. He can never be you forever And that Lucien, a knight who graduated from Winford College, is very talented, and his father specially entrusted him to you, and he has not been reused so far." Suria stroked Ryan's face: " Get ready early so you won’t be unavailable when you need it in the future.”

Ryan sighed: "My wife, it's my luck to marry you, Yuli's misfortune!"

"Brother's misfortune? Ryan, what are you talking about?" Su Liya's heart was sweet when she heard the first half of the sentence, but she was a little strange after hearing the second half of the sentence.

"Your wisdom, being Francois' heir is not a problem at all." Ryan also lay down, hugged Suria in his arms, and joked: "Yuli doesn't have this level, he seems to be about to start the Holy Grail test Practiced."

"You are not allowed to talk about brother! Brother is just cold and obsessed with chivalry. There are some things that he really doesn't understand, but he doesn't want to spend time thinking about them!" Suria pinched Ryan's waist angrily. : "Father was the same when he was young. He didn't start to calm down until he completed the Holy Grail Road and came back to inherit the duke title... When he was young, my father even went to duel with other knights for a dancing girl!"

"Oh oh oh! Tell me in detail!" Ryan said with a smirk. Can't imagine that the old man who is full of wisdom and elegant demeanor has such a past?

"Ah! Ryan, you bastard!" Suria realized that she had said something she shouldn't have said, and the female knight blushed, "It's time to rest."

"Yeah, it's time to rest." Ryan gently untied the waist belt of Suria's white nightdress.

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Two days later, Cyric led, Hemgart.

In the snowstorm, Ryan and his party arrived at the foot of the Gray Mountains. In the distance, amidst the clouds and mist, a magnificent city built on the mountainside has come into view.

Hemgart is a very important trading town in Reikland. It is both a city and a fortress. The permanent residents of the whole city are about 3,800 people. The empire stationed thousands of troops here, guarding the axe. Bite the pass, deal with frequent bandits and greenskins, and also guard against a possible invasion of Brittania.

The entire fortress city is composed of three walls. These walls are carved out of the mountainside made of granite. The city is located in the air from a distance. There is also a wall extending from the city to the other side of the valley. No stowaway can smuggle there. Tall walls and a single gate.

"The ruler of Hemgard is Earl Reinhard von Mackensen. His earl title is rather special. He is the earl of the border, half a rank higher than the ordinary earl. The emperor granted him relatively independent financial and military power, but If he can't keep Hemgart, the frontier earl may be replaced at any time." Rudolph introduced to Ryan: "Hemgart said that there are only 3,800 permanent residents, but in fact the permanent population should be five. More than a thousand, and the floating population can reach more than 10,000. This city has always been rich in taxes, but the military pressure is also very heavy. Didn’t the Battle of Hermgart just broke out a few days ago.”

Ryan shrugged, he watched the battle, and Emperor Karl relied on a perfect side charge to finally crush the army of the Duke of Palaion, Casvann.

"Hemgart has more than a thousand troops, the most famous of which is the Mackenson Musketeers. The more than 300 musketeers are all good, fighting against the greenskins, bandits, and beastman tribes of the Gray Mountains all the year round. Wagner also explained: "This musketeer team is equipped with the best long-barreled firearms produced by the Nuer Military Factory."

A group of people gradually approached Hemgart, as usual, saw the crest of the Rick Guard Knights, the guards did not dare to neglect, and immediately waved their hands to let them go.

Not long after entering the town, a group of hawking dwarves caught Ryan's attention.

"All kinds of iron gloves, shields, pickaxes, and axes are on sale! All kinds of two-handed axes, two-handed hammers, and handguns are on sale! All kinds of dwarf gauntlets, dwarf helmets, and dwarf plate armor are made to order!" The bazaar of Hemgat is a famous frontier trade fair, selling wine and brandy from Brittany, fine cloth and high-quality war horses here, and dwarven merchants sell iron Ingots, lead ingots, silver ingots, and weapons made by the dwarves, and of course the Reikland merchants who sold Imperial stout and grain.

"Hey, isn't that???"