A woman in a gray robe walked out of the wall and slowly came behind Reggie.
The candle illuminated her face. She was the princess of Bayer and the wall-walking witch, Sophia.
She squatted in the prince's castle for several hours, and finally waited for this opportunity. She took a short knife and lightly scratched Reggie's back.
Sophia didn't want to kill Reggie, she wanted to hold Reggie hostage to rescue her brother, Prince Sean.
But her way of doing things is very similar to Jarvan Gusta, they both like to stab before speaking.
She used the tip of the knife to find the joint between Reggie's fifth and sixth vertebrae and stabbed it in. Reggie would be paralyzed immediately, but he could still speak.
He can't escape or resist, but he can still show his desire to survive. It seems that there is no more perfect hostage than this.
Of course, dragging a man who can't walk around may seem like a hassle.
But don't underestimate Princess Sofia. She is completely different from the pampered Prince Sean. Not to mention Reggie, she can even easily run out of the city carrying Jarvan Gusta.
Sophia smiled slightly and whispered: "It's time for you to wake up, Lord."
Just as her wrist was about to exert force, an arrow suddenly flew over, piercing her robe and scratching her shoulder.
Sophia took a few steps back and saw three guards appearing in front of her.
"Stop!" Guard Tyre held a long bow, and the second arrow was already on the string. "I know you are coming, and you are really here!"
Tire's injury has not healed, and the hand holding the crossbow has been shaking. He ran out of the hospital while Imma was not around. His leg was still wearing a splint and bandage. If it weren't for the help of the other two wounded soldiers,
Now, he can't even walk to the lord's castle.
But even so, the appearance of Tyre still caught Sophia off guard. This was not the first time that Sophia had suffered from Tyre. Tyre was like a ghost in her fate, always able to discover her whereabouts. She had warned her
Sarn told him to kill Tyr, but Sarn insisted on showing off in front of Reggie, and instead allowed Tyr to save his life.
The two wounded soldiers beside Tyr drew their long swords. They were recuperating in the hospital with Tyr. Tyr said that the Lord was in danger, and the two wounded soldiers followed him without hesitation.
Reggie also woke up. He stood up, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and stared at Sophia for a long time.
What happened?
This woman looks so familiar.
She also held a knife in her hand.
What does she want to do?
Is it an assassin?
"You are? You are..." Reggie took a long time to recognize this somewhat familiar woman, "You are the liar who pretended to be your mother!"
Sophia didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Although the situation was critical, Reggie's words made her very embarrassed.
"Is your memory of me limited to this?"
"More, more," Reggie pretended to smile calmly, "I also remember that your neighbor's name is Ferrar, his wife's name is Linda, and they have two children in total."
"You remember everything?" Sophia was surprised by Reggie's memory.
"If you can remember it, you won't make a fool of yourself in public that day," Reggie said, his smile gone, "Do you want to kill me?"
"I'm holding the knife, so I don't think I need to ask this question anymore." While speaking, Sophia's eyes remained on Tyre.
Her purpose was to hold Reggie hostage, but at the same time she also wanted to get rid of this nemesis. She saw the sword on Reggie's waist and immediately had a plan in mind.
She would rush to Reggie, use Reggie's body as a cover, and then throw the dagger at Tyr as a flying knife. Then she would snatch Reggie's sword and kidnap him away from here.
This seems to be an impossible task, but Sophia is confident.
Her skills far exceeded everyone's imagination. Let alone three injured guards and a waste lord, even four healthy guards were no match for her. When she took the first step,
Reggie and the guards' scalps were all numb.
They couldn't see Sophia's steps clearly. She was too fast and arrived in front of Reggie in the blink of an eye. She smiled calmly at Reggie and then raised the dagger.
She was sure that Reggie wouldn't resist because Reggie was frightened by her.
She was also sure that the guards did not dare to take action because they were afraid of hurting Reggie.
She held the tip of the knife and aimed it at Tell. She was absolutely sure that the knife would hit Tell between the eyebrows.
But what she didn't expect was that there was someone who was faster than her.
Erwin broke through the door and came behind Reggie in an instant, grabbed Reggie by the collar, threw Reggie aside, and faced Sophia's dagger alone.
This time it was Sophia's turn to be dumbfounded. She had never seen anyone so fast.
She is here to save people, not to fight for her life. Both her life and Prince Sean's life are more valuable than Reggie's life.
In this situation, she couldn't help but have any thoughts. She threw the dagger at Erwin, but Erwin dodged. Sophia turned around and ran away, but Erwin caught up with him and grabbed Sophia's hand with one hand.
collar, the other hand grabbed Sophia's waist and lifted her in the air.
"Well done!" Reggie got up from the ground and applauded Erwin's superb performance. Sophia, who was lifted up in the air, could not make any resistance. She yelled: "Put me down, you idiot."
What a shameless man! You actually attacked a woman from behind, put me down!"
"Don't listen to him Erwin," Reggie shouted loudly, "you are my hero! I will find a rope to tie her up!"
"Put me down! If you are not a beast, let me down!" Sophia was still yelling, but Erwin was completely immune to her verbal attacks. He sneered and said: "You really want to come down, don't you? Okay.
Ah, as you wish!"
He gathered a little strength and threw Sophia hard against the wall with a graceful throw.
Erwin's mastery of techniques is very good. According to his strength, the opponent will not fall to death, but will be knocked unconscious for a short time, which saves trouble afterwards.
But he didn't know Sophia's special identity. The moment Sophia hit the wall, she disappeared without a trace.
Reggie found a rope and asked excitedly: "Where is that woman?"
Before Erwin could recover, he pointed at the wall and said incoherently: "Sir, it's like this. This woman is very agile. As you can see, she is really agile and difficult to deal with. I'm worried about arresting her."
She was going to get into trouble along the way, you know, she was really in trouble, so I threw her against the wall, which would make her temporarily unconscious, and it would save a lot of trouble, and I assure you I definitely didn't.
Lie, I just threw her against the wall..."
Erwin was sweating profusely as he spoke. He knew how poor his expression skills were. Even he couldn't understand what he said, let alone Reggie.
Unexpectedly, Reggie really understood it. From the moment he heard the sentence "falling against the wall", he understood it completely.
Reggie was annoyed and frustrated, but he controlled himself and did not lose his temper to Erwin.
It wasn't his fault in the first place. He didn't know that Sophia was a witch who could walk through walls.
"I'm very sorry, my lord," Erwin said, drawing out his long sword, "I will hunt her down right now!"
Tell said: "Master Commander, I will go with you. I can smell that woman's scent."
The two were about to go out, but were stopped by Reggie.
"Forget it, don't go." It's not that Reggie doesn't want to catch Sophia. An extra princess will give him a bargaining chip, and may even make Bayer give up the war temporarily.
The key is that the chance of catching her is too low. Taylor has difficulty moving. Without his help, Erwin would never be able to find Sophia.
Even if she found it, it would be of no use. If she penetrated the city wall and then passed through the gravel outside the city, even Erwin would be unable to do anything to her.
As long as Sophia wants to escape, almost no one can stop her. If she falls into her trap, she may be in danger.
Seeing that Reggie didn't speak for a long time, the guilty Erwin knelt on one knee, lowered his head and said: "Sir, I failed to protect you, I beg you to punish me!"
The three guards knelt on the ground and said in unison: "I beg you to punish me!"
"It's not your fault," Reggie helped everyone up, "and it's not necessarily a bad thing."
Erwin shook his head and said, "I don't understand what you mean."
Reggie said: "That woman is the princess of Bayer. Her name is Sophia. She is very skilled and can also do witchcraft. You have all seen that she has a chance to kill me, and there are more than one chance.
, but why am I still alive?”
Erwin said solemnly: "God bless you forever, my lord."
"I know God likes me," Reggie said, "but the purpose of her coming here is not for me. A mere viscount is not worth the risk to the princess. She wants to save his brother, Prince Sean, through me. We have been
Serving the prince with delicious food and drinks, now someone finally cares about his life and death."
Erwin suddenly understood and quickly ordered the guards: "Call twenty more guards, go to the dungeon, and be on strict guard!"
Reggie shook his head and said: "You don't need so many people. Just ask Tyr to bring five people. I guess Sophia has been to the dungeon before. The reason why she didn't rescue the prince directly was because of our preparedness."
It's so tight that she can't find a chance to strike. Tell can sense Sophia's whereabouts, and her presence is enough to ensure that the dungeon is safe, and the guards in the dungeon can also protect Tell's safety."
A group of guards arrived quickly. Under the protection of five guards, Tyr went to the dungeon. Erwin also ordered: "No one is allowed to rest tonight, and everyone is protecting the lord."
"No need!" Reggie waved his hand and said, "You alone are enough. Send these two wounded soldiers back to the hospital. When they are discharged, remember to award them with awards and let the guards have a good night's sleep. Tomorrow they will
There is still much to do.”
Tomorrow, Broken Snow City will produce the first batch of gunpowder. If Sophia is still wandering around the city, the situation will become very dangerous.
Although he almost died, it was really a good sign. The prince finally showed his worth, and the guards began to care about their lord.
Sophia came to rescue Sean, proving that the war is coming, and everything that follows must not go wrong.
Erwin leaned over and saluted: "Sir, I will protect you every step of the way."
"Very good, uh..." Reggie hesitated, "Do we really want to stay together?"
Although the friendship between men is pure and noble, sometimes it is necessary to keep a little space and distance.
For example, when sleeping.
There is only one bed in the lord's bedroom.
Reggie looked at Erwin silently, and Erwin said sensibly that he didn't need to rest.
Problem solved, Reggie went to sleep and Erwin stood guard.
An hour later, Reggie didn't fall asleep.
It is really difficult to fall asleep when a man is standing next to the bed, watching every detail on the bed.
Reggie made a suggestion and asked Erwin to build a floor bunk.
At first, Erwin refused.
But Reggie told him that tomorrow's task was very difficult and he had to maintain sufficient physical strength.
Erwin accepted Reggie's suggestion, took a blanket, and slept on the ground.
After another hour, Reggie asked: "Erwin, are you asleep?"
"Not yet, my lord."
"It's so cold at night. Are you cold, Erwin?"
"I'm fine, sir. It's indeed quite cold."
"It's not as good as us..."
"Actually, it's not that cold, sir."
"I mean, why don't we add some firewood."
At dawn, Reggie had just fallen asleep, but was woken up by a scream.
Reggie opened his eyes and saw Erwin holding Shirley's neck with a long sword.
Shirley was shaking with fear, and some unknown liquid flowed down her ankles to the ground.
Reggie looked at Erwin first and whispered: "Relax, relax."
Erwin put away his sword, rubbed his eyes, and gasped: "I'm sorry, sir, I was too asleep just now, and I couldn't control myself after hearing the footsteps."
"It's okay, relax," Reggie turned to look at Shirley and said cautiously, "Good girl, don't cry, it's okay, it's all over. You can cry if you want. Try to make a sound, okay? You're scary like this.
, I almost suffocated just looking at it.”
Shirley calmed down for a long time, and finally could speak normally: "The Grand Scholar is here, and he said that the first batch of yellow stones has been released."
"You have brought very good news. Now go change your clothes and clean up the... water on the ground."
Although he was very tired, Reggie couldn't hide his joy. He immediately put on his clothes and followed the grand maester to the kiln.
The first batch of sulfur produced was very pure, but it was just a little finely crushed. Because it lacked a lot of impurities, it did not form beautiful crystals like natural sulfur.
The bachelor exclaimed: "Although it is not the best yellow stone, it is worth at least thirty silver coins per pound. A total of 1,300 pounds were produced last night, my lord!"
Higher purity actually affects the value of sulfur, which makes Reggie a little helpless.
But that doesn't matter, Reggie doesn't want the sulfur to become a decoration.
"My great maester, you may not know that these yellow stones are more precious than the best ones."
In Jinguang City, no one would have thought that these ubiquitous slags would turn into such precious yellow stone. Carbon is also used in iron-making, but they use a higher temperature. All the sulfur in the ore turns into sulfur dioxide gas, and the remaining
The slag has become waste that has nowhere to be discarded.
The power of technology is so miraculous that it allows you to let wealth slip through your fingers without knowing it. If the iron dealers in Cotai City knew that they gave up expensive yellow stone and chose cheap pig iron, they would only
Afraid that they would cry blind in an instant.
"Transport all the yellow stones to the processing factory and let all the craftsmen regain their freedom. I will pay you the corresponding compensation," Reggie said with a smile, "Grand Bachelor, you won't refuse my request, right?"
Although he was reluctant, Bachelo agreed.
In addition, Reggie asked Batchelor to pay all workers one month's salary, which made Batchelor a little confused.
"Sir, they only worked for one day, you don't need..."
"This is the generosity that a lord should have," Reggie said with a smile. "Today will be the day to pay wages every month from now on. I think my generosity will allow you to help me hire more workers."