Chapter 178 Recruiting Affairs Officers

Back in Selva, Leon and Olivia who ran out of the house to greet her hugged each other tightly, feeling how much they missed each other.

Although the separation was not long, Leon was still a little intoxicated in the happiness of having someone at home waiting for him.

However, when the hug broke apart, Leon noticed that Olivia's face looked slightly tired.

When he returned to the mansion, before he could get an answer to his concerned greetings, he was hurriedly pulled to the backyard by Olivia with joyful eyes.

Leon looked at her vaguely proud look and was a little confused: "What's the matter? So anxious?"

"Of course it's my result these days, you have to look at it carefully~"

Standing still in the yard, Olivia smiled and pulled out the long sword, holding it in front of her with both hands.

She calmed down slightly, her eyes were serious and her face was solemn.

Suddenly the girl's golden hair was fluttering in the wind.

Leon felt that the magic circulation in his body was slightly sluggish for no reason.

But his attention was quickly attracted by the other person's eyes.

Those green eyes.

Suddenly, he was immersed in a pure golden color from the inside out.

Staring at the girl whose blue eyes turned into golden ones, Leon couldn't help but open his eyes wide.

"Olivia! You succeeded?!"

"Hmm~hum~"

The girl had a serious expression and smiled slightly at Leon's voice of approval.

But the next second, the golden color in his eyes suddenly disappeared like snow melting.

Feeling that the hard-to-gather power returned to chaos, Olivia put down her sword angrily.

"It's not very stable yet and can only last for a while, but I've found the trick." She clenched her fists in encouragement: "When I practice more, I can be by your side next time."

"How is this done?" Leon led her to the side and sat down, and asked curiously.

He now has a little understanding of magic, and he is very aware of how difficult it is for Olivia to master magic caused by the ultra-high density of active magic elements in her body.

Could it be that this little girl is not just a martial arts genius?

If it weren't for the bloodline of the Forbidden Demon Field inherited from our ancestors? Is she actually a very talented magic genius?

"After you left, I missed you very much, but the more I thought about you, the more upset I became that I couldn't go with you."

Olivia held Leon's big hand affectionately, recalled her frustration a while ago, and explained to him: "So the next day I really wanted to try your previous training method that can quickly feel the magic. But since I can't be That magic card actively consumes magic energy, so I had to think of a stupid way. "

"Stupid way?"

"Well, using that, although it's not very efficient, but if I persist every day, my physical strength is not unlimited."

Olivia turned back and looked at the corner of the yard.

She couldn't help but blush slightly as she recalled that during this period, she ignored her manners every day and ran back and forth between the two places in the astonished eyes of passers-by.

Leon followed the girl's wishes.

I saw a thick log that no one could hold, six or seven meters long, lying flat beside the courtyard wall.

He just came in and saw the log, but he just thought it was Irina asking the workers to bring it up to use it as raw material for making something.

"I took my ax and went to the forest to cut down a tree that was heavy enough to bring back. Then I carried it and ran back and forth between Selva and Lonca, from morning till night, until I was completely exhausted. By the time I was very tired. Then, let’s experience the power that seems to have become lighter due to consumption.” Olivia sat upright and said.

"This is probably the method, but it has never been effective. Until two days ago, when I was very tired, I rested at home for a day and practiced sword practice. At that time, I remembered the handsome appearance of you using your long sword to release spells, and I couldn't help it. I fantasized about it, if I could swing my sword like that." She shook Leon's hand in embarrassment. At that time, she became more playful, and even said "Hey ha" to simulate the sound effect. Thinking of this in front of her lover, Really a little shy.

Leon would never find it ridiculous, he only thought she was childish and unexpectedly cute when she was practicing swordplay alone.

After all, if it were placed in her previous life, although the girl had already left the "secondary school" stage, she had just entered the "secondary year of high school", and she should have been at an age where she was having fun.

"At that time, I suddenly felt as if I could direct some 'flows' that were previously uncontrollable into the sword in my hand, so I did it instinctively. After that, my eyes became hot. When I looked in the mirror, I found that my eyes turned into warm and peaceful ones. As golden as Corvis." At this point, the girl raised her eyes brightly.

This little girl is really amazing.

Leon lamented that without the help of the Neti card, without the assistance of Corvis, just relying on a glimmer of inspiration in the right training direction and instinctive exploration, he could resist the negative interference in his bloodline and master it so quickly in a few days. Learn how to control magic

Well, she is indeed my wife.

Leon rubbed the girl's hair proudly.

He stood up and came to the wall. Out of curiosity, he bent down and tried to weigh the huge weight.

When he raised his hands, they were indeed very heavy.

Gritting his teeth and frowning, Leon adjusted his breathing, lifted it up with both arms, and put it on his shoulders with a bang, making his knees bend.

Good guy, Olivia’s strength has grown so big without even realizing it! ?

It seems that he can also carry it but like Olivia, carrying it from Selva to Ronca and back again?

Well, he admitted that even activating the Boiling Heart was difficult enough.

Let alone several days in a row. If it weren't for Corvis to mend the magic, he would definitely die of exhaustion halfway through.

He threw the heavy log to the ground with a lift of his shoulders.

--boom!

Dust rises.

Leon raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

With Olivia's current growth rate, if he didn't use magic, he might not be able to beat his wife in this life.

At the dinner party in the hall that night, everyone who came back announced their decision to move to the forest city at the long table.

The local servants at home did not feel too scared. At this time, the armies, civilians, and businessmen coming and going from the north to the south had already made it known to everyone that the nightmare forest curse had dissipated.

Although Olivia was a little reluctant to leave Selva where she grew up, she was not saying goodbye to this place forever. Avalon Castle was actually not far from Selva, and you could go back and forth on horseback in one day.

The next day, the entire mansion was busy sorting and packing important furniture and sundries.

Except for Old Brian, who still needs to stay in Selva Barracks to manage the army, he will not accompany him for the time being. Everyone else will move to Avalon Castle together.

Taking advantage of the busy schedule at home, Leon took the time to come to Selvadon's hotel, visited the knight errant, and invited him to bring Miss Margarina to tonight's banquet.

He heard that when Larian came to visit those ladies a few days ago, he had informed Elena that he planned to set off again and embark on a journey to the Holy Court Kingdom.

It was only because of Elena's persistence that the other party decided to wait until she came back before saying goodbye in person.

Leon understood that after this period of observation, the knight errant seemed to feel relieved about Martha and their future lives.

But he didn't want to simply let him go. Before the elopement knight left, Leon wanted to make a final effort to retain him.

Previously, he was just a Selva knight, so naturally he couldn't offer any decent conditions for recruitment. He was really short of money to build an army and recruit soldiers.

But things are different now. As Baron of Avalon, the scope of his territory has increased hundreds of times, and he has plenty of bargaining chips to recruit talents.

As for the war and hostility between Orland and Cantadar, in fact, the nobles and knights of this era generally did not pay much attention to the country, especially Larian's hometown was far south of Cantadar.

What's more, the Kantadar people and the Orlanders are not ethnically distinct in the strict sense. Although they speak different languages, they are essentially the same Ferru people.

Moreover, Leon is now more eager to recruit Larian because of his opponent's identity as a Kantardar. Taking into account the opponent's character and character, he is now prepared with a very promising argument to retain the opponent.

At the banquet, Leon specially arranged for Martha and the others to sit close to Miss Margarina, which could be regarded as playing the friendship card for Larian and his party in terms of atmosphere.

After the banquet started, Larian learned of Leon's current identity. He was surprised and solemnly saluted: "It turns out that you have become a distinguished baron. I apologize for being rude."

Leon waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since we are friends, we don't need to be so respectful. Besides, inviting you to the banquet tonight is actually to ask for something."

Larian naturally thought it was a commission to eradicate monsters.

"Have you encountered any trouble in your territory? Don't worry, it is the duty of us knights errant to slay demons." The young knight, full of ancient chivalrous spirit, said with his chest raised and his head held high.

"You misunderstood. No demons have been found in my territory yet, but there is no guarantee. I wonder if you know that the forest in the south is actually a 'cursed place' that has existed for thousands of years. I don't know how much safety is hidden in it. Hidden danger.”

Leon shook his head: "Of course, that's not all I want to say today."

He raised his hand and signaled to the other party, "As Baron of Avalon, I would like to hire you, Lord Larian, to serve my territory. Are you willing?"

Larian was stunned: ".Hire?"

Margarina, who was chatting quietly with Martha and others next to her friend, turned her head and looked over because of the conversation between Leon and Larian. The worries about her friend's own safety some time ago came to her mind again.

"That's right, you must be aware of the conflict between Olander and Cantadar, right?" Leon asked.

Larian nodded: "I have heard about it during my time here, and I have also seen the huge army passing through this place. But this makes me even more confused. Lord Leon, since you know that I am from Kantadar, Why would you want to recruit knights from an enemy country?"

"No offense, but even though I ran away from Kantadar with Margarina, I really can't fight against my hometown for money." The knight errant shook his head.

Leon quickly clarified: "No, I want to hire you, and of course I don't intend for you to conquer your home country.

And in fact, the war against Kantadar, which I am loyal to the Thornflower Family, has ended long ago. Now the Thornflower Family rules the 'Glade County' south of the forest. "

Leon sighed and continued to explain: "Because of this, after being granted the title of Baron, my companions and I obtained a lot of fief territory in Glade County, but this brought foreseeable troubles.

As you can see, I am a noble of Orland, and before I became a noble, I was actually a Therian. "

When Larian heard this, his brows moved slightly.

Although he didn't know much about the war that broke out in the north of Kantadar and Orland, when he was in the south, he also heard that King Aviut had summoned an unprecedented large army to invade the "thousand-year-old country" Serian in the east. .

The king's summons was even sent to his home, but as one of the few knights-errant in the world who still follows the ancient precepts and has not given up the oath of chivalry, he prefers to punish evil and eliminate demons everywhere, and has no intention of participating in the expeditions of secular nobles.

Leon nodded to the daughter of Lord Cantadar who was sitting not far away, and looked at Larian and continued to talk about his difficulties: "Now, as a foreign lord, except for Lady Veresa, I can't find more staff who know Cantadar.

Even if I can recruit locals in Glade County, I really can't trust them in a short time, which makes me very distressed."

Leon changed the subject and said to Larian: "I'm not afraid to tell you that I, Sir Lohak, and Sir Azerien are actually all the people in the Cantadar army's attack on Rolandar City. We are the survivors of the massacre. We three were once slaves of your motherland. We went through many hardships before we escaped from the hands of the Kantadar mercenaries. "

Larian heard this and stood up awkwardly. He apologized with regret: "I am deeply ashamed of the atrocities committed by King Aviut and those mercenaries."

In fact, the large number of "mercenaries" who are half soldiers and half bandits in Kantadar are also a headache for the Kantadar nobles when there is no war. Larian's knife has also been stained with the blood of many mercenaries who occupy the mountains and do evil.

"Please sit down, Larian, you are a noble man. I will not vent my hatred on you. Similarly, I don't want this hatred to be imposed on any innocent people under my rule now."

Lorhak, who was standing aside, listened to Leon's words, and his mind flashed back to the Kantadar village that was massacred when he fled, and the father and daughter who died tragically in the atrocities. He felt depressed and drank a sip of wine with mixed feelings.

Having said this, Leon believed that Larian also understood his purpose: "I mentioned my experience just to tell you that if I have a knight like you who has good conduct, Kantadar, as an advisor and assistant, I can definitely avoid unnecessary conflicts between my people and the locals of Glade County in the future."

After explaining the purpose of recruiting the other party, Leon did not forget to make a practical promise.

"Please rest assured, if you are willing to serve me, I will definitely not be stingy with your salary. If you join the banner of Pendragon as you wish, I can even give you a fief from my territory so that you can settle down with Miss Margarina with peace of mind. What's more, "

Leon looked at Larian's partner and advised: "Even if you don't consider the people of Glade County, forgive me for being frank, your trip to Dineshien is still a long way, and it is always risky for Miss Margarina to travel with you. Since you have entrusted Ms. Martha and the others to me with confidence, why don't you just stay and settle down together? I can promise that even if people from the Salain and Falcon families come to find you in the future, I will definitely protect you two."

Seeing that Larian was still frowning and hesitating, Leon understood his last concern and then made a promise.

"Please rest assured. I don't plan to call you to fight for me in Kantadar in the future. I just want to use your power to maintain the security and order of Glade County. Besides, the forest south of here has not been developed yet. There may be many evil beasts hidden in the depths. We need a ranger like you to eradicate the evil for the people." Listening to Leon's sincere words, Larian fell into thought. Although Margarina beside him did not speak, her eyes inevitably showed some expectation. Although she didn't mind wandering around the world with Larian, it would certainly be better if she could have a stable and undisturbed life under the rule of the famous Baron Orland. Especially when she thought that her always warm-hearted lover would have the help of the lord's army when he went out to fight monsters in the future, without having to take risks alone, the girl was even more moved. 100,000 collections! Spread flowersヽ(°▽°)ノ, really, when I was writing and playing with pictures, I didn't even dare to think about it, alas