After carefully reading through "Fire Fighting Qi Jue" and confirming that there were no other special difficulties except for potions, Gervais put away "Fire Fighting Qi Jue" and could only wait until there was space before arranging Thomas to purchase medicinal materials.

After preparing this potion, try practicing again.

After putting away the fighting spirit battle, Gervais still sat cross-legged on the ground, and began to concentrate on super-controlling the fighting spirit in his body and constantly wandering through some small air veins. It has been more than half a month since he got the "Secret Technique of Stealth II" from Bernard, although

Gervais has been working hard to practice during this period of time, but the progress has been very slow, and he still has not mastered this secret skill.

Fortunately, although he didn't get started, he still gained a lot. As time went by, Gervais' proficiency in controlling fighting spirit has been greatly improved.

Controlling fighting spirit is like arranging troops. As Gervais becomes more and more proficient, the stimulation and operation speed of fighting spirit have also been greatly improved, which indirectly also improves Gervais's combat ability.

Therefore, even if there was no progress in the practice of secret skills, Gervais was not in a hurry and just spent his time grinding with water, practicing for more than an hour every morning and evening.

There is always not enough time to practice, and it is noon before you know it. The little maid Anna enters the space to wake Gervais up, because the guards arranged by Gervais have rushed back to the castle, which means that Baron Pat has left.

There are still more than ten kilometers to the castle and we will arrive in a while.

Baron Pat's visit has already been informed by a messenger to Gervais, so it is considered very formal. Gervais must give Pat's visit a sufficient welcome.

After being reminded by Anna, Gervais did not delay and quickly returned to the inner castle. He took a pleasant bath in the bathroom and put on a brand new silk dress under the service of Anna's maid. After dressing neatly, he

Wes came downstairs and happened to meet Thomas in the corridor who was looking for him.

"My lord, Baron Pat's team has arrived at Marina Town. I wonder if your Excellency is going to welcome Baron Pat outside the castle or in the front yard?"

For formal visitors, it is common etiquette to greet them in the vestibule. As two nobles of the same title, it is not rude. If they are greeted outside the castle, it means that the host values ​​the visitor.

"Welcome him outside the castle. After all, he is the first visiting noble. It is necessary to make him think that I, Gervais, am a hospitable lord!"

To be honest, when Gervais and Pat interacted for the first time as neighbors, Gervais should have sent the invitation first or visited him. However, Gervais had been busy with matters in the territory and could not take into account the favors of other nobles.

Although Pat's sudden visit this time was a bit unexpected, Gervais also made a gesture to show that he valued Baron Pat.

Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. This sentence can also be described among nobles, especially since their territories are both on the edge of Jones Earldom. Now Jones Earldom is facing a huge threat. Being able to win over a teammate is very important to Gervais.

There's no harm in saying that.

Moreover, there are no merchants in Gervais's territory, not even stores to buy some supplies. All the serfs in the Storm Territory basically go to the small town in Baron Pat's territory to buy things. Gervais has not heard that Baron Pat is deliberately making things difficult.

Your own serfs, such as collecting taxes, raising prices, etc.

"Yes, sir! The little man will make arrangements right away!"

After confirming the welcoming place, Thomas quickly excused himself. This was the first time he helped Gervais welcome guests since he became a butler, so he was in a tense state, thinking that he must make the butler's debut a beautiful one.

Bright, let Gervase's face shine.

"Ana, let's go too!"

After Thomas left, Gervais turned around and glanced at Anna. Anna's little maid was dressed differently today than in the past. She changed into a dress made of silk. Although the style was unremarkable, the silk material and Anna made her look fresh and refined.

Her cute appearance makes Anna look like a noble lady.

In addition to Anna's clothes made of silk, there is another person in the castle who also wears clothes made of silk, and that is Thomas. When he first came to see Gervais, Thomas had already put on new clothes and his hair was taken care of very carefully.

, it was also the first time for Gervais to see Thomas look so much like an aristocratic butler.

When Gervais brought the little maid Anna to the vestibule, guards were standing inside and outside the castle. Each guard had a long sword hanging on his waist and wore leather armor.

These guards were not only fully armed, but also benefited from the training subjects taught to them by Gervais. Each one of them held their heads high and held their chests motionless, with high aura.

"good!"

Looking at the performance of the guards at the gate of the inner fort and on the city wall, Gervais nodded with satisfaction. Not to mention their combat prowess, their appearance alone was on par with the soldiers of those small countries on the earth. They were completely

Different from the little nobles of this world, those guards are not necessarily even neatly dressed.

In order to welcome Pat today, Thomas had ordered people to lay a long red carpet on the ground. The red carpet extended from the inner castle gate to the castle. Gervais walked on the red carpet to the outside of the castle gate.

"grown ups!"

When Gervais arrived outside the castle gate, Thomas was already waiting with a group of servants. Four male servants and two maids stood on both sides of the gate, holding copper basins and white square towels in their hands.

When Thomas saw Gervais arriving, he immediately came behind Gervais, bowed respectfully to Gervais, and said no more.

Gervais responded, and then cast his gaze down the gentle slope of the castle, where a team of carriages and horses had already gathered. It was Baron Pat who was visiting today.

Baron Pat did not ride a horse, but sat in a large and luxurious carriage. It took six horses to pull the carriage. There were mounted guards in front and behind the carriage. These guards were wearing leather armor and chainmail.

, there is a long shield on his back, and the weapons in his hands include long swords and spears. Eight of the swordsmen also have long bows and arrows hanging on their saddles. It can be said that this is an army armed to the teeth.

"It's really annoying to compare people to each other. You have to have so much money to be equipped like this!"

The preciousness of horses in this world is one of Gervais's most profound impressions, but in Baron Pat's motorcade, except for the six horses pulling the carriage, the thirty guards were all riding horses, and no one was walking, which was even more disturbing.

What made Gervais angry was that not only were Pat's men equipped with armor, but even their horses were also equipped with light armor.

The fact that a horse is covered with armor only means two things.

The first thing is that Baron Pat is really rich, and a horse's light armor is not cheaper than a human's equipment.
Chapter completed!