Chapter 1353 The Female Mercenary Meets Again

This is not Hao Ren's first visit to Betsy's manor - but it has indeed been a long time since his last visit. Compared with the last time she left, this manor has not changed much. Its furnishings and layout are still the same as they were at the beginning. It seems that even if she becomes a member of the nobility, Betsy has no idea about purchasing luxury goods and decorating the manor. Things still weren't of much interest. The only change here is the large wine cellar in the basement: the communication equipment and emergency transmission devices that Hao Ren left in the basement are still there. Betsy isolated them into a dark room, and placed them in the dark room. The space outside was expanded (she probably dug a whole circle around the basement of her home), turning it into a huge wine storage warehouse, filled with a dazzling array of fine wines from all over the mainland. The wine inside the cellar was fragrant, from The rats that came out were at least half a catty...

From this point of view, Hao Ren was sure that Betsy was a mercenary in her bones. It was hard to believe how a girl could be so addicted to alcohol... Could it be that she planned to put her drinking capacity first? Train yourself to be invincible, and then take advantage of the drinking opportunity to knock Ofra down?

Hao Ren and his party had dinner in the living room of the manor, and the housekeeper ordered the servants to prepare a comfortable guest room for them. While chatting and eating after the meal, Hao Ren went to the housekeeper and asked about Betsy's business trip: "Where is the Dark Mountain? What happened there?"

Maybe Betsy's mission itself was an open operation, and the housekeeper didn't hide it: "The Dark Mountain Range is southeast of the royal capital. It is a natural barrier that isolates the Black Forest from the fertile plains. To the east of the mountain range is the famous Black Forest— —It used to be the territory of the Elf Empire in the ancient Magic Empire. There are many powerful creatures left in the ancient times in that mountain range, as well as some mysterious relics and magic energy nodes, so it is very dangerous for ordinary people, and there are few people there on weekdays. Go. This time it is said that a powerful burst of energy suddenly appeared in the Dark Mountains. Even the Magicians Association in the Royal Capital clearly observed its fluctuations, so His Majesty the King sent a group of magicians to investigate the matter. To determine if any dangerous ancient creatures or relics suddenly awakened. The mistress is on a guard mission with the Knights this time. She will return after sending the scholars and mages to their destinations."

"Remains of the ancient magic empire?" Hao Ren showed an interested expression, "Does this happen often?"

Although the remaining Firstborn organization on this planet has been cleaned up, and theoretically no other ancient dangerous creatures remain, Hao Ren is still interested in any changes that may occur here: after all, this is the "world-destroying world" of the Dream Plane. It is one of the only ecological planets that survived after the "Disaster". It has left unimaginable ancient heritage on this land. Maybe there are some amazing clues hidden behind some small incident that suddenly pops up.

"This... I'm just a butler, and I don't know much about this kind of thing." The butler looked embarrassed, "I just heard that in places like the Dark Mountains where many ancient magic empire heritages remain, mysterious and strange events often occur. . But then again, these incidents are often caused by ignorant mountain people nearby who spread rumors. They live in isolation, are superstitious and ignorant, and always like to talk about such topics to scare outsiders."

"Oh..." Hao Ren nodded in a long tone, noncommittal to the butler's words.

It seems that we have to wait until Betsy comes back to inquire about the specific situation.

There was no talk that night. The next day, the east gate of the royal city opened. A group of royal knights in bright clothes and angry horses returned to the royal capital. Betsy was among them. After seeing the servants at home who came to deliver the message, she immediately Leave everything to your subordinates and rush home quickly.

Hao Ren, who was waiting in the manor, saw a heroic female knight appear on the avenue. She was riding a tall and strong Kerzen war horse. The horse was covered with bright armor. The emblem of the Horleta royal family was on the horse. One side of the armor hangs down, and the female knight herself is wearing a lightweight half-armor. She wears a sky-blue tabard outside the armor. The tabard is embroidered with a golden dragon eagle and a short sword, which should be the symbols of the knights; behind the female knight , the two retinues of the cavalry were each holding a spear, with a long and narrow flag with a blue background and white edges hanging on the tip of the spear. The flag fluttered in the wind, revealing the family crest on it: a circle of thorns and roses, and in the middle. It's a wolf head.

That's probably Betsy's family crest.

Lily saw Betsy coming on horseback gallantly from a distance, with a happy look on her face, but she still reached out and poked Hao Ren's arm: "Landlord, look at how cool she is! Now it's really possible. A great noble!"

"Well, she is much more majestic than before," Hao Ren crossed his arms with a smile, "But I don't see any aristocratic temperament in her. She looks more like a female bandit who has just come down from the mountain. Well, she is wearing a royal uniform. clothing."

If outsiders were to casually comment on a countess canonized by the royal family, it would at least be a blood-splattered five-step conflict. But Hao Ren and Betsy didn't talk about this. Not only did they bring friends who were familiar with the other world, but they also Comrades who have been through life and death, coupled with Betsy's carefree mercenary temperament, the content of the two people's emails is as sandy as the Sahara, and casual nonsense is the main form of communication between the two...

While she was talking, Betsy had already rode her horse to the gate of the manor. She tightened the reins of the horse and made Kerzen's horse slow down to a trot and turn in a circle in front of Hao Ren. Then she turned over and dismounted beautifully, and jumped in two steps. Three old friends came forward and raised their hands to high-five them one by one: "Hey! I thought you were going to forget this little place of mine!"

Vivian was not used to such a warm greeting, because it always reminded her of that crazy little bat spirit (in fact, Betsy and Hessiana should have a common language), but she still hit Betsy Putting his hands down, with a smile on his face: "How could it be - we are just busy running around the universe, don't we usually send you photos and short videos?"

"Yes, yes, you are busy with big things," Betsy waved her arms carelessly, "I really envy you, every day is like a Hollywood blockbuster, what and what did you send last time... Khloe Right? My blood is boiling just looking at it, it’s so fucking epic!”

The two retinue cavalry behind Betsy were listening with blank faces while carrying flagpoles and spears. They had no idea what their lord was saying, but they still felt that they should be in awe - this was the new legendary hero in front of her. Which epic adventure is most likely...

Hao Ren couldn't help but laugh when he saw Betsy's eagerness to try, and couldn't help but tease: "Then why don't you quit your job and come work for me? Continue to save the world with my team?"

"Forget it, forget it, I just said it casually," Betsy waved her hands repeatedly, "The risk factor of your job is too high. If I really die, I will pity this manor and real estate. I quite like the life in front of me. Besides, Having said that, I am not an idle member now. I am the branch leader of the Royal Knights, with 1,800 knights under me. Moreover, I am also responsible for instructing the martial arts of two noble children, so I am extremely busy. "

As they talked, they walked towards the manor. Now they had arrived in front of the main house. Betsy's horses and weapons were placed by two servants, and she opened the door with her own hands: "Ah, I haven't been back for several days. , it’s better to be at home.”

Hao Ren looked at Betsy curiously: "I heard that you ran to join the Knights because you couldn't stand the aristocratic life?"

"On the one hand," Betsy shrugged, "the life of an aristocrat is very boring, especially for a female aristocrat like me who has no fiefdom but only a title, real estate and annuity. Then there is nothing to do. Usually I can only hang out with a bunch of aristocratic ladies. Bragging X, but I still don’t understand what they are bragging about, and they don’t understand what I am saying. The communication is like TM Contact of the Third Kind, so why not find something to do. At the same time, I joined the Knights and there is another An important reason——"

She paused deliberately when she said this, and Lily asked cooperatively: "What's the reason?"

"Fief, there is no fief," Betsy spread her hands, "I am a decorated noble, but not an inherited real noble. Without military merit, there is no fief. Joining the Knights will solve the problem. Holley The Tower Kingdom is very serious in this regard. It’s not like just having a noble name can lead to vast hectares of fertile land. You have to work hard to earn it, and my goal is very ambitious!”

"You think long-term," Hao Ren was immediately impressed by Betsy. He didn't expect that this female mercenary was actually quite motivated after becoming a noble, but he then teased, " But there should be another reason besides this - after joining the Knights, did you meet Marshal Ofra often?"

Betsy immediately coughed twice, but she immediately accepted Hao Ren's rant with her face and proudly puffed out her chest: "That's - do you think I'm very handsome now? Isn't it a bit of a charm?" Pull the marshal’s shadow!”

Hao Ren knew what was going on with Betsy's change in style, and he was still moving closer to Ofra...

However, he was not interested in discussing her orientation with this girl, but directly brought up the business: "We are here to discuss something, and we need the help of you and Marshal Ofra on this matter."

When it comes to business matters, Betsy can still become serious immediately - and it seems that the experience of serving in the Knights has changed her personality to some extent, making her appear much more mature and stable than before. She removed her armor with the help of two attendants, and then sat in front of Hao Ren: "I have read the message you sent before. Are you going to organize a group of Dream Plane survivors to cross the wall of reality? Things have progressed to this. One step ahead?"

"That's right," Hao Ren nodded, "This matter requires the cooperation of Holleta at the national level."