Chapter 374 Plague

May 30th, Holy City.

It has been a full month since the grand banquet that shocked the entire Efta territory, and the shock brought about by "killing chickens to warn monkeys" at the beginning has also brought many aftermaths during this time...

The lords put away their ambitions, and all kinds of small actions seemed to disappear in an instant-this also caused the tax revenue of the Duke's Mansion to catch up a lot within a period of time. Not only that, what Angmar did on April 30 has now been widely circulated in China, and it has become another hot topic for most people to discuss after dinner.

He has become a duke who "has been dormant for many years, ups and downs, and ruthless" in the eyes of everyone. When these adjectives are superimposed on a person, what they represent is no longer as simple as the literal meaning... a lot People guess, will the royal family in the southeast of the kingdom have more fears or measures?

However, the old man in the Duke's mansion was not interested in calming down or paying attention to these rumors at this time.

Angmar is very aware of his physical condition, so now he has only one thing in mind: paving the way for the Lucifron family and the Efta territory.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

A violent cough sounded, John Butler gently stroked Angmar's back, and brought a green potion from the table beside him—the Duke's face was pale due to the pain in his lungs, he straightened up slightly, and after taking the potion After gulping it down, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Oh, this potion is almost useless."

"Master, I asked them to make better potions..."

"Forget it, I'm not a pharmacist, but I also understand... This kind of medicine is no different from drinking water after drinking for a long time. Let's save this little money."

He waved his hand, then pointed to a stack of parchment on the table: "Send these to those fortresses, they have done a good job of conscription, ahem... the training must be implemented within a month."

"Yes, sir."

John took the letter, and inexplicably felt that the flimsy paper was extremely heavy—the life of the Duke of Angmar was about to come to an end, but he forcibly relied on the potion to support him, and dictated to himself to write down the parchment.

It is not the distribution of inheritance, most of the contents are the border defense of the territory, the innovation of the fortress system, the governance of the internal government, the conscription and training plan, and other than that, it is based on "Air Shasha Village" as the core economic system construction plan.

"Is everything ready for Rody's side?"

"The Knight of Wellington personally led the team, sir, don't worry.

"

Angmar had to tell him about this matter three or four times a day. John knew that the old man's memory had shown signs of confusion and decline, but even though he couldn't remember many things clearly, he still remembered the matter of helping Rody...

This is probably the biggest obsession in his heart.

"Don't make a mistake... Don't make a mistake..."

Angmar murmured a few words in a low voice. At this moment, someone outside sent a new letter, and John went to pick it up. The Duke raised his head slightly: "What news?"

"Bishop Rubens sent a letter, he said..." John knew that the old duke couldn't read the handwriting on the letter, so he briefly read it and concluded: "It is said that Miss Sally received your letter. Already departing for Efta."

"well…"

Angmar closed her eyes due to fatigue, but the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, obviously in a good mood.

"One more thing."

John continued: "My lord, Lord Rubens said... because of her outstanding achievements in this battle, the sect believes that she can become the new 'auxiliary bishop of Elson City,'"

This kind of promotion speed is quite "unconventional". According to the church's consistent standards, the youngest auxiliary bishop must be 2 years old, and an "auxiliary bishop" in a new city often means that he will inevitably become a "bishop" in the future.

The Duke of Angmar still closed his eyes and nodded: "Rubens is in charge, and Benjamin's road will be smoother in the future, but I'm afraid Sally won't be able to go to Erson, alas..."

John understood what this sigh meant, and felt more and more oppressed in his heart.

"By the way, the guards also sent some recent news. Master, do you want to hear it?"

"Speak, if you don't listen, I'm afraid you won't have a chance to listen."

Angmar leaned back on the armchair, squinting her eyes slightly, quietly looking at the green of the back garden outside the window.

"Mostly it's about the movement of those heretics. The army they gathered gradually retreated due to logistical problems, and some nobles who secretly supported them were identified on the list..."

"Also, the plague broke out in two villages in the east, but because it is not far from the Rosary Cross Temple, it was quickly brought under control. The south—"

"Wait, cough cough cough...you, you mean the plague?"

Angmar's originally soothing expression suddenly became serious. He remembered what Rody had unconsciously mentioned in a chat with himself, and waved his hand: "Go and investigate this matter in detail."

John took the order to go, the Duke cast his eyes into the distance, and whispered: "It can't be the kind you said..."

On May 31st, Silent Whispering Forest.

Different from the perpetually humid and rainy environment of Brill Forest, the Silent Whispering Forest in early summer remained cool to a certain extent, and under such conditions, Rody's team moved extremely fast in the forest, and it took only two days. After leaving Elsa Village, he arrived at the planned first High Elf ruin.

Everything went smoothly, because there were so many team members, there were hardly any monsters in front of them on the way, except for the exhaustion during the journey, the atmosphere of the soldiers in the team was very relaxed—and more than 80 soldiers were found in the first ruins. A piece of "charged spar" also made Rody slightly relieved.

Although only a quarter of the mission was completed, such a discovery finally gave Rody a bottom line: the position given by Camilla is no problem, if you continue to search like this, you will definitely be able to complete the mission.

"There's another piece here"

"It's over here too—let the sappers come over"

The shouts of the soldiers kept coming from all around. It was obvious that more scattered crystals were found. Rody reached out in the middle of the ruins and picked up a well-preserved stone slab under his feet. His fingertips traced the traces of writing on it...

"Arsenal."

Although the town has disappeared in the long river of history, the traces left by it still illustrate the function of this place as a "military important town". However, what puzzled Rody was: According to Camilla's deduction, if there hadn't been an explosion here, the spar it left must have exceeded two hundred pieces.

A faint doubt appeared in his heart, but Rody didn't take it too seriously. After all, in seven hundred years, anything can happen here, and nothing can be certain.

Turning his head, Rody found that the young priest's eyes were a little stiff and his face was pale, so he asked, "Akasha, are you feeling unwell?"

"I... I'm a little scared."

I didn't want to admit such a thing at first, but in front of Rody, Akasha couldn't hide her emotions after all... She who had fallen into the secret room of the ruins of Wagla City had an instinctive fear of similar environments—although she is in excellent condition now, her strength It is also much stronger than before, but there is always a fear of "repeating the same mistakes" in my heart.

"But...it's okay, I'll just get used to it."

Rody knew what she was afraid of. Although he didn't say anything, he led the team to evacuate the ruins immediately after completing the first stage of collection.

Such a "good start" seems to indicate a good omen. When camping at night, the soldiers are generally smiling, and most of the conversations reveal cheerful emotions—but Roddy, who is sitting in front of the campfire, is always in a bad mood. .

After this period of time, he has been trying to force himself to focus on other things, the ultimate goal is to forget the scenes of the fight with Sally... However, now, he finds that he wants to forget more, when he calms down, the scene It always appeared in front of his eyes, causing him to suffer indescribable... regret.

Roddy regretted it.

He regretted not explaining clearly to Sally, and regretted that he just walked away because of the helpless boredom in his heart.

It was only then that Rody realized...his feelings for Sally were not as indifferent as they appeared on the surface.

He didn't know what the so-called "love" was, but when he regretted his words and deeds to Sally all the time, Rody knew that he undoubtedly liked her.

But what is the use of confirming all this now?

He inexplicably remembered the classic line in "A Chinese Journey to the West". He looked at the soldiers singing and laughing around him, but his heart was filled with sadness.

The fire in the camp gradually dimmed. Rody heard footsteps coming from beside him. When he raised his head, he found that it was Nata——

"You're not on duty today, are you?"

Nata shook her head, then brought her quiver in front of Rody: "I made the arrow."

This is what it means to ask Roddy to "accept" and "explain".

Even if she became Luo Di's student, Nata seldom took the initiative to speak, so Luo Di was a little surprised by being so active at this time. He tried his best to sort out his emotions, seriously began to analyze the pros and cons of these arrows, and then talked about his experience in making arrows. Nata just sat and listened like this, nodding or occasionally asking questions in a low voice. After about an hour, she returned to her tent with her quiver, leaving behind Roddy who was a little sleepy and ready to sleep.

Stepping into the shadows, Nata looked back at the figure who was poking the bonfire... and exhaled lightly.

Nata, who is not good at words, is more sensitive to Roddy's changes than anyone else. Although she doesn't understand what happened, but after seeing Roddy tortured by painful emotions, she finally decided to use the most "clumsy" way to transfer Roddy. focus, to ease his tense heartstrings.

Luo Di didn't know that the apprentice beside him was watching him coldly and warmly. The smooth actions these past few days made him feel a little calmer. In the middle of the night, he naturally felt sleepy. He got up and put out the campfire, and turned around to open his tent, only to find Akasha standing beside her.

"how?"

Roddy thought she had something to say, but then found that what she was holding in her hand... was a bed?

【It was supposed to be two more, but in the afternoon, I was called by my parents to be a porter. Now that I finished the first chapter, I started to write the second chapter, but I guess I won’t be able to write it tonight. I will definitely finish the two tomorrow... Really Feel sorry】