"Olivia can't get out of the car. As a person blessed by God, her car door is welded shut..."
With a smile, Aaron woke up.
He watched Olivia go from wavering to firm, and he also planned to assist Lin in developing the 'Light of Redemption'.
Moreover, after returning to the 'Headquarters', he held a thank-you ceremony to himself and sacrificed some of the spirituality and secret transmission of 'Chrysalis'.
"'Chrysalis' is life and change...at the same time, it also has the characteristics of immutability."
Aaron looked at his skin, and with a slight thought, he felt that every hair on his skin became extremely sensitive, and could even capture the subtle flow of gas in the air to judge the movement of various objects within a certain range.
"In addition, using the characteristics of 'Pupa', it should be possible to harden the skin within a certain range...to gain defensive power."
"Of course, you can't defend against close-range musket fire at the low stage... But Olivia didn't die even after being hit so many times at close range. She was only seriously injured, which is enough to prove the problem. Her defense is not bad!"
He looked at his palm and found that between his fingers, there were translucent threads?
"I'm... Spider-Man!"
Aaron growled lowly, raised his hand, and a piece of silk thread shot out, stuck to the clothes on the hanger, and pulled hard.
Snap!
The thread is broken...
Broken...
Broken...
"After all, in the parlance of the dream world, I am still just a mortal who has just begun to awaken to spirituality. If I want to cut monsters with silk threads like Olivia, I still have a long way to go..."
A wry smile appeared on the corner of Aaron's mouth: "And... the spirituality of 'Chrysalis' is also constantly dissipating. I even doubt that even if you use rituals to advance in reality and fix the path, you will still be knocked down..."
"This world is really depressing..."
After he sighed, it didn't take long for him to regain his composure. He called the maid Dai Li to come in, help him dress, and then asked about today's schedule during breakfast.
Basically, as a noble in this era, daily life is very leisurely. It is normal to do nothing all day long and hang out in hunting and banquets.
Occasionally, as a lord, he patrols the territory, or plays the role of a chief judge, handling disputes among the people of the territory, as a pastime.
Compared to other lords, Aaron should be considered a more diligent one.
At this time, the fat bachelor Albert wearing a gray bachelor's robe said: "Lord Baron, you have a visitor today, the Knight of Iman from the Emerald Territory..."
He was Aaron's neighbor and was originally loyal to the Davis family. Later, he surrendered early in the Black Crow War and was able to retain his fiefdom.
Of course, the fiefdom was retained, but this time Theodore's title was released, and he did not have a share.
"Is it the season to visit friends?"
Aaron murmured.
"Actually, it should have started a long time ago, but because of the various sequelae caused by the war, especially the various minor riots in the Shanglu Forest, it has been delayed until now..."
Albert replied softly.
"A bunch of scum, they lost the war, what else do they want?"
Aaron sneered. These opponents included the remnants of the Davis family and the landless nobles.
Unwilling to lose the war, they hid in the mountains and forests and became de facto bandits.
Of course, this is a security issue.
Except for the few direct areas under the Sotos family, the rest is left to the lords of each district.
“What’s the reputation of Iman Knight?”
Aaron thought for a while and asked.
These surrenders and rebels originally had a very good relationship, were closely related by blood, and might even be a family.
There is no guarantee that there will be no cover-up.
In their eyes, it was completely unknown what attitude they would have toward Aaron, a descendant of the Sothos family, the culprit responsible for the failure of the war, and the occupier who had seized their territory.
"Knight Iman is a benevolent lord who possesses powerful martial arts and is also good at teaching students. His disciple Mika achieved good results in the last martial arts competition."
Bachelor Albert said: "And...he is actively releasing goodwill to us."
"So, you think he is a firm convert?"
Aaron's expression was playful.
"Yes, after all, anyone with knowledge can see that the Green Forest now belongs to the Sotos family. As long as you know how to choose interests, you will not go against this general trend... In other words, go against it.
This powerful person will be crushed to death mercilessly."
Albert said.
"Then, I'm looking forward to today's meeting."
Aaron closed his eyes and could feel Albert's even breathing and heartbeat. It was obvious that he should mean what he said.
'Is this also the ability of 'Chrysalis'? I take back my previous judgment. Olivia is a dumber woman than Lin. With this kind of ability, she will be tricked by a group of ordinary people and trust others too much? Or is it a ritual?
After that, you were so spiritually exhausted that you were no longer able to sense these things?'
…
At this time, not far from Blackstone Manor, a convoy was slowly moving forward. The Rangers raised their heads and held a flag with a double-horned ax pattern on it. However, the original blue background was replaced by dark green, which represented
some kind of change.
In the convoy, a carriage suddenly opened its curtains, revealing a beautiful girl's face: "How long until it arrives?"
"Dear Miss Monica, please be patient for the time being. We will definitely be able to arrive before the sun rises to the middle."
A knight rode forward and answered the other person's question softly. He watched as the curtain was lowered and the pretty face disappeared. The expression on his face remained unchanged, but he secretly tightened his grip on the reins.
"The Black Stone Collar is ahead of us. It's polite to stop and rest and let someone go to report the news!"
Knight Iman is a middle-aged man in his forties, with short hair that is half gray, but in good spirits. At this time, he waved his hand and ordered the convoy to stop.
The group of people stopped to rest, some fed the horses, and some drank water.
The young knight from before walked to the river to get water, looked around, then turned and entered a bush.
In the shadows, there was another man dressed as a farmer, but with very delicate and smooth skin, waiting for him.
"See everything!"
The knight spoke first.
"See everything! Mika... I'm glad to meet you. We have always seen your loyalty to the Davis family."
The man smiled, with aristocratic arrogance still remaining in his tone.
"How's the plan going?"
"It's not going well. Although Knight Iman expresses sympathy for the Davis family's experience, he doesn't seem to want to start another war... He has decided to fully support the Sotos family. This time he is going to the Blackstone Territory, and
The meaning of arranging a marriage for Miss Monica..."
There was a hint of pain in Mika's eyes.
"That damn old dog." The man cursed: "And the same damn Aaron Sotos!"
He thought of his previous attempts to incite rebellion among the Blackstone Territory people and overthrow the rule of 'outsiders', but what he had achieved was a shameful failure.
Last winter was originally the best opportunity, but Aaron directly borrowed grain, and then those ignorant servants followed him, and they simply threw their loyalty into the mud!
Then, this year, due to the bumper grain harvest and reduced taxes, those servants did not want to change. They were indeed a bunch of mudbloods who should rot in the mud for the rest of their lives!