Chapter 241, Gathering Reinforcements

Morgiana lived in Ryan's castle. The witch of the lake goddess usually lives in a shallow place, and most of the time she rests in bed. The third floor of the Baron's castle was originally a private living area, and no one except a few people knew about it. Morgiana is hiding here.

The whereabouts of the Lake God Witch in Britannia have always been mysterious. Many expeditionary knights searched for her figure, hoping to get clues to the Holy Grail, but they were destined to find nothing. Morgiana announced through the Saintess Convent that she was attacked and recuperated with serious injuries The great nobles of the kingdom and the Holy Grail Knights all got the news. A special team of about 20 Holy Grail Knights came to Ryan's territory to protect the safety of the Lake God Witch. Ryan let them station at the winery.

What happened to the Lake God Witch aroused the great indignation of the Britannian knights. Many knight-errants vowed to seek revenge from the vampires and dryads. never came back.

In the evening, after Ryan had dinner, he and Veronica walked hand in hand along the vicinity of the castle.

The baron's castle has been repaired very luxuriously and magnificently. The walls of the castle have been repaired and reinforced. On the outer fort, the cannons made by the dwarves are as bright as new. Not only equipped with melee weapons, but also all equipped with hand crossbows.

Sergeants generally live in the outer fort. There is an open space between the outer fort and the inner fort. Now there is a huge stable, which is very luxuriously decorated. It is the residence of the pure-blood elf warhorse Putao. Several serfs sleep with Putao , to ensure that the needs of grapes can be served anytime and anywhere.

It is the greatest honor for serfs to sleep in the same stable with pure-blood elf warhorses.

The armory and the training ground are where the sergeants usually train. They are already professional soldiers in a certain sense. Ryan stipulates that when in the territory, a sergeant is given two days off every ten days. When stationed, one day off is given every ten days, and there is no holiday during wartime, and holidays are allocated separately, and holidays are taken in rotation.

Outside the castle is a huge horse farm. Some horses have been domesticated in the horse farm. Today's training has ended, and some horses are wandering on the horse farm. Among them, the standout one is of course Ryan's mount Grape. This pure-blood elf war horse has a big temper Very soon, it not only wanted a piece of territory that belonged to itself, but also demanded unfettered stocking. Any attempt by serfs to lead it would be brutally rejected.

Perhaps it is also because of this that this proud pure-blood elf warhorse can carry Ryan who is fully armed. After a long battle, the grapes affected by Ryan's psychic power are further evolving, and Ryan is thinking about how to let this horse give to others. mare breeding.

This is hard work. The breeding of pure-blooded elf horses is very troublesome, and even requires the help of wood elves. These elf horses are not ordinary. He tried his best to make Master Grape happy, happy, and then carefully let him pick a mare.

Veronica was wearing a champagne-colored wood elf satin knee-length dress with a black scarf on her chest, a white bow tie on her black-brown shawl and long hair, and a white skirt on her black silk feet. In suede boots, Witch Garland's sweet face was blushing with excitement, she was enjoying a hard-won moment of relaxation: "Speaker Margarita said, not long after, when the teleportation array in my wizard tower tends to When it is stable, she will send a whole class of wizard apprentices to your territory, they can help you fight, help you make magic potions and scrolls, and help you experiment with various types of food."

"When is your wizard tower expected to be completed?" Ryan felt the night wind blowing his hair and clothes. If there is no accident, Winford's reinforcements will arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. This is the last leisure time between them .

"I don't know, only two floors have been built so far. My plan is that the first floor will be used for defense and storage of sundries, the second floor will be used as a storage room and dining room, the third and fourth floors will be laboratories and magic workshops, and the fifth floor will be used for defense and storage of sundries. The seventh and eighth floors are my private areas." Veronica introduced the contents of her wizard tower to Ryan: "This will be the history of the Garland Congresswoman. It is the most luxurious wizard tower built before the age of forty, and on the top floor of the wizard tower, I plan to make an unprecedented giant war machine, but there is no budget yet."

"Don't worry, come one by one." The first floor of the Veronica Wizard Tower covers an area of ​​more than 150 square meters. With 50,000 kronor of gold coins from the gods, Veronica really doesn't have the ability to build such a luxurious wizard tower. You must know that the floor area of ​​an ordinary wizard tower is usually only 50 to 80 square meters.

"It's no wonder Teresa was so jealous after seeing your wizard tower, and she spoke in a weird way. She is currently asking her mother to borrow money, and she also plans to borrow part of it from a merchant in Marienburg to build a tower. It won’t lose to your wizard tower.” Ryan wanted to laugh when he remembered how the sorceress visited Veronica’s wizard tower.

That's called Chiguoguo's jealousy.

The two walked along the road, passing the Chinon River and walking along the river. The rushing water slapped the banks and rocks, the wind was strong by the river, and the road was very quiet. At night, except for villages and towns, most places are quiet.

"I'm in trouble, Veronica." Walking to a secluded place, Ryan motioned for the two to stop. The baron frowned with deep distress on his face: "Her Highness Morgiana's serious injury made the The kingdom has lost a person who can unite the power of all dukes, although she has given power to me, but"

"But no one cares about you, my dear." Veronica smiled coquettishly, her beautiful almond eyes filled with smiles, and she helped Ryan tidy up his hair that was blown by the wind.

Morgiana's serious injury caused a little uneasiness in the kingdom. Since she was not seriously injured, she did not have much impact on the whole, and stabilized the morale of the army and the hearts of the people. At least the Holy Grail Knights and the nobles knew that she was hiding in a certain place. A place to rest.

But there was a problem here. The serious injury of the Lake God Witch made the kingdom lack a person who could integrate the nobles of the whole kingdom to fight against the invasion of the vampire army.

Morgiana did delegate her power to Ryan, and cut off a strand of her blond hair as a token, but when Ryan tried to contact the dukes, he was resisted by most of the nobles, because no matter what , The Witch of the Lake God is the Witch of the Lake God, and Ryan is Ryan. As a Baron, he cannot command the Duke. This is the difference in secular status.

The baron cannot be hereditary, and in the eyes of the great nobles, the baron is almost meaningless.

Facing the lady's God's Chosen champion, Ryan, who has a great reputation and limelight, the dukes will certainly not be particularly tough. They first emphasize their own difficulties, losses in the Chivalry War, and the many threats they have faced recently, and then their tone Euphemistically expressing that it’s not that we don’t want to help, it’s really helpless. Some dukes sent several carts of black bread, some dukes sent dozens of miscellaneous soldiers, and some dukes said that they were busy with military affairs, and then sent a few Ten to one hundred gold crowns range.

These things are a drop in the bucket for aiding Bordereau, but they are not good enough.

Ryan is very helpless about this, and it is true that the baron is not hereditary. This title can be regarded as the lowest level of the great nobility and the highest level of the knight class. He is just an agent, not the lake god and witch herself, and he is just a baron. The dukes can understand He is already looking at his outstanding military exploits and reputation.

Only François, Duke of Winford and Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, expressed their support for him. The Duke himself led more than 2,000 reinforcements on the way, arriving tomorrow at the earliest, and the day after tomorrow at the latest.

Berhemond's army is led by Callard, Earl of Galament, about a thousand people, and they are still on the road. They will go directly to the front line.

It was almost dusk, and the river was flowing continuously. Due to the influence of the fairy tower in the lake, the water in the small river was very clear, and you could see fish and some plankton in the river. Ryan was not too surprised by this incident. , he is just a baron, and his secular status is relatively low. The dukes just let him touch a soft nail, and it doesn't mean they don't want to give him face.

"Don't worry, my dear, if you are in the Empire or Nord, you must have a bad nose, maybe they even drive out your envoy directly." Veronica and Ryan walked side by side: "You It’s good to be able to do this, don’t forget, you’ve only been in this country for two years.”

"Besides, your future wife is a marquise, dear." Veronica moved her long black silk legs, her tone was sour: "She is so beautiful, and her family background is so good, she is so enviable. "

"So do you like Suria?" Ryan asked casually, and he signaled that the two of them could return to the castle.

"From now on, she shouldn't bully me. If she bullies me, my big knight, you have to speak for me. I'm just a poor little witch. I don't have a Holy Grail knight who is a duke as a father, and I don't have a father." I don't have a high status." Veronica quickly put on a pitiful look.

"As long as you don't make trouble, I am most worried about you, my great witch, Olika is a quiet person, Emilia and Suria have a very good relationship, Teresa forgets to mention her , I am most worried about you." Ryan squinted at Witch Jialan: "Suria's character will not take the initiative to provoke you, but you"

"No." Veronica shook her head gently: "It's hard to get to this point, you understand, Ryan."

"That's good."

When the two returned to the castle, the topic continued. In the master bedroom on the third floor, Veronica relaxedly unzipped the boots and replaced them with slippers, and at the same time continued to talk to Ryan: "Actually, I think all of you There is another reason why the Duke is reluctant to send troops to aid the Duke of Bordero, and it is not because of you."

"The vampire's conflict is not like a personal conflict. It is a threat to the entire kingdom." Ryan frowned. He also changed into his slippers and sat opposite Veronica: "What do you want to say?"

"What I want to say is that Boderick de Boldero, Duke of Boldeiro, is the prince of Sea God Mananen and the Grand Leader of the Sea God Knights." Veronica said softly: "He is a bifaith .”

"Yes, this may be an important reason." Ryan nodded appreciatively, and he touched his chin: "This is arrogance and prejudice, yes, that's right, the dukes have long been dissatisfied with the Duke of Boldro. Why can he enjoy the favor of Sea God Mananen all by himself, and still have the chance to become a Holy Grail Knight?"

"And don't forget, my great knight, Bodleix has the best port in the entire kingdom, but there is also a port in the north that is not inferior to Bodleix, and that is the giant lighthouse castle in Le Angoulang , the current king is Richard, Duke of Le Angoulan, so do you know why Richard has been slow to stop the army?" Veronica smiled coquettishly.

"The number of the vampire army has expanded to 20,000. The Duke of Boldero is currently leading a team of 7,000 males, including 2,000 knights. The army is stationed at Turis Castle on the Grace Murray River near Boldrow. , This is almost 70% of the troops of the Principality of Boldro." Ryan took out the map, and he frowned: "The two armies are almost separated by a river. I don't know why the main target of the vampires is Bold Ro, but"

"Don't forget, Ryan, the vampires lost an entire banner team of blood knights when they attacked your territory." Veronica stretched out her small hand and tapped inside the Sharon Forest: "They're scared."

Witch Jialan pulled her long hair behind her ears, and her long wood elf gemstone earrings swayed slightly with her movements, making her look even more charming: "The vampires are afraid, since the entire Blood Knight Banner can attack If your territory disappears, then it is useless if you send more? A blood knight needs hundreds of years of tempering, and the blood red duke can't afford to lose, so he will choose waves that look easier to deal with and are closer. Dero started, because Bodleix, the capital of Porderoux, is only more than a hundred kilometers away from Mousillon."

Ryan nodded slowly. He must participate in this war. Defending Bordeaux is not only to help Duke Boderick, but more importantly, to protect himself.

But before that, he had to wait for Francois to arrive to discuss and formulate a specific plan.

In the afternoon of the next day, Duke Winford led more than 800 knights and more than 2,000 troops to the Baron of Jean. Soldiers, all serfs, a few sergeants, not a single knight.

In the meeting room of the baronial castle, Francois brought his own pair of children and a tall, handsome knight with a goatee. He was holding a cross helmet with a shining unicorn statue on the top, and a white cloak And the bright silver unicorn armor made him stand out. He looked less than forty years old, and his eyes were cold and sharp, which distorted his original elegant face. Ryan asked curiously: "This yes"

"He is my cousin, Sir Gerald." Francois first introduced to Ryan, and then said to Gerald: "Ryan, Ryan Malcador, needless to say, we will be a family from now on people."

"Hello, Gerald."

"Hello, Ryan." Gerald shook hands with Ryan, and he squeezed out a smile, and it was obvious that he was not used to laughing.

"Okay, let's discuss the war"

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