At the end of November, Teresa and Aurora finally got away from the complicated affairs of the Gloria Council. They packed up their things and came to Ryan's territory with only a few official witches and a dozen witch apprentices.
On the one hand, she wanted to avoid the limelight and find some peace. On the other hand, Aurora also wanted to see if she could get enough benefits from Ryan's rise now.
The relationship between wizards and nobles is quite strange. Normally, nobles need wizards to answer their questions about magic, they need wizards to provide extraordinary power and help in war and daily life, and they also need wizards to act as a deterrent.
, and the wizards need the nobles to provide sufficient financial resources and legal status, as well as the power to call the army.
The two complement each other and need each other.
Aurora originally had this plan. She asked her daughter to win over Ryan. In this way, Ryan became their mother and daughter's foreign aid in the Gloria Council. As Ryan's status improved, Theresa would be in Ryan's court.
Occupying an important position, in this way, Aurora and Theresa mother and daughter not only received strong foreign aid, but also took the opportunity to solve their daughter's marriage problem. This was the best of both worlds.
It’s just that the plan couldn’t keep up with the changes. First of all, Ryan’s rise was so fast that Theresa couldn’t keep up with him. It only took him twenty years to rise from a knight errant to the Duke of Britannia! This speed of promotion is simply unimaginable.
Normally, if an ordinary knight wants to become a duke, he must have accumulated at least three hundred years of experience, and he must also have enough luck.
Then came the appearance of Veronica. This witch of Gloria abandoned almost all the fruits of her hard work in the Gloria Council for many years and went directly to Ryan's territory to build the wizard tower regardless of the cost. Aurora thought about it for a long time without thinking.
Understand, where did Veronica get so many gold coins? It is said that in order to build her own wizard tower, Veronica invested more than 10,000 gold crowns. Where did this money come from?
Ryan is so willing to spend money on Veronica?
It was from this time that Aurora began to be dissatisfied with Ryan. If she initially wanted Theresa to get closer to Ryan, then when Aurora got the news and learned that Ryan had become an earl, she did not want Theresa to get closer to him.
Went to find Ryan.
It's a pity that Theresa's temper is exactly the same as Aurora's. Aurora, as the daughter of an imperial noble, eloped for love at all costs. When Theresa also expressed to her mother that she was determined to find Ryan, Aurora
Ruola couldn't object. Her daughter was an adult. She had the right to make choices and the awareness to be responsible for her own choices.
Now, Ryan is not only a Duke, but also a Crown Prince.
When Aurora saw the scene with a standardized aristocratic smile on her face, leading her wife Sulia and a group of subordinates to welcome her, the anger in her heart kept rising on her face, this dead man! He even gave up his daughter.
After seeing him, he actually still has such a business-like attitude.
But what can be done? Now that the status of the two parties has been reversed, more importantly, will Ryan now seek help from Aurora and Theresa because he needs magical answers?
No, Ryan no longer needs to ask for help. As long as he needs it, many people will take the initiative to help him answer questions.
For example, the first choice of the Lake Fairy, Morgiana, the Lake God Witch. Today, Morgiana is wearing a pleated skirt with laurel scent, falling snow and clear lotus. She doesn't even have a smile on her face.
, his expression was very cold, and there was a deep hostility that made Aurora feel uncomfortable.
In terms of level alone, as both are high-level saints, the strength of Aurora and Morgiana will not be much different, but when it comes to real strength, Aurora is definitely not as good as Morgiana. Morgiana is not only the sky element and life
She is a great wizard of the Holy Realm, and is also the first choice of the Fairy in the Lake. She has her own unique magical system, so Morgiana's strength is one level higher than Aurora's.
"Welcome, Teresa, and Ms. Aurora, welcome to my territory." Ryan took the initiative to come up and greet Aurora, while Sulia and others just watched from a distance.
"Ryan, it took you a long time to go to the empire this time." Teresa took the initiative to come up, and the sorceress said to Ryan: "I'm sorry, I was studying the great spell before, and I couldn't separate myself."
"It's okay." Ryan shook his head: "Let's talk while eating."
A grand banquet was held in the Duke's Castle. Except for Veronica, who was in retreat to attack the sanctuary, everyone was present. Everyone expressed a routine welcome to Aurora's arrival. Ryan was chatting with Theresa the whole time.
Discuss the news regarding the Garland Council.
"You mean, Kislev's situation is starting to get worse now?" Ryan asked Teresa while drinking red wine: "Can you describe the specific situation?"
The cold and charming sorceress nodded lightly. She had indeed not seen Ryan for a long time. Theresa let her long black hair fall down her shoulders. Her face was a little red. When she heard Ryan's inquiry, she whispered
: "The Norscans and Kurgans are back, and just as we were leaving the Gloria Council, Kislev
Marshal Voroshilov of the Bear Cavalry and Marshal Alexandrovich of the Kislev Shooting Army are leading more than 10,000 Kislev troops to fight the Norscan tribe north of the Linsk River. Her Majesty Katalin made it clear
Rejecting our support, she stubbornly believed that Kislev's own strength alone was enough to deal with the enemy."
"Normally, most Mrs. Keesler will never leave their land in their lifetime. Many of them always think that the Czarina is the master and center of the world." Ryan shook his head, Czarina Katalin and his father Bao
Unlike Lys-Bokhar, Katalin rarely leaves her ice palace in Kislev City, nor does she often visit the front line in person, nor does she like to patrol the territory. Like most Gloria witches, she likes to work with people the most.
Come and do your own research.
"Katalin's strength is not as good as mother." Teresa gave Ryan a wink and returned to her territory. The sorceress felt quite happy. Considering that she had been separated from Ryan for a long time, Sulia took the initiative to let her sit down.
Next to Ryan, he was responsible for entertaining the guests: "I want you to know, Ryan, I spent a lot of effort to get my mother to agree to come here to celebrate the Winter Curtain Festival."
"Hehehe~" Ryan's face looked half-smiling: "Oh, really? Then the female elders and female congressmen of the Gloria Council are so flattering, how can I express my sincerity?"
"Just keep it in your mind." Teresa said calmly: "If we are in trouble, you have to help us, or at least support us."
"That depends on the situation." Ryan nodded slightly and said seriously: "Teresa, I am different now than before."
After Ryan finished speaking, Teresa didn't have time to answer. Aurora took over. The Holy Witch held the wine glass and said in a very strange tone: "So I said, daughter, men become bad when they have money and power.
, is not trustworthy at all. If he comes to your wizard tower to find you in the future, you can tell him to get out on the spot."
"Mother~" Teresa said helplessly. The sorceress didn't know what was going on. Why was her mother constantly at odds with her man?
"Otherwise? Ryan, let me ask you, if one day we encounter trouble, will you be willing to speak for us?" Aurora asked Ryan unceremoniously.
Ryan frowned upon hearing this, this was asking for favors.
"Ms. Aurora, I would like to ask, Ryan's brother Fulgrim has a hussar general of Kislev, Felix the Steel, under his command. You have known that he was exiled more than once, but why have I never listened?
He said that you took the initiative to intercede for him, Her Majesty the Czarina Katalin." Orica, who was standing behind Ryan, suddenly spoke. The dark elf smiled sweetly: "How many dishes did the female elder eat today? She is so drunk.
so?"
The tit-for-tat words suddenly silenced the banquet.
"Why can an elf appear here?" Aurora held the wine glass, her silver eyes burning with anger, staring at Ryan's personal maid.
"How many times have you provided help to the master, so you know how to ask for favors? Has the master never repaid you, or has he accepted your benefits and never repaid you?" Olika's face showed a sunny smile, her delicate and small face
Full of vitality under the candlelight at the banquet, the dark elves today
Tian is wearing a white woolen sweater paired with a black winter coat, and a straight skirt. Her beautiful legs wrapped in white pantyhose under the skirt look extremely pink, and she wears a pair of black pointed high-heeled short boots on her stocking feet: "
Did the master not pay you? Or did he not reward your precious daughter?"
The dark elf's words made the entire banquet smell like gunpowder.
"Olica, don't talk like that!" Sulia also took the initiative to speak. She first stopped the dark elf from talking, and then took the initiative to apologize to Aurora: "I'm sorry, Ms. Aurora."
Before Aurora could answer, Ryan finally spoke: "Aurora, and dear Theresa, if you are in trouble, you are always welcome to stay here, but the Gloria Council is not under my jurisdiction.
, I am not the emperor of the empire or the chief wizard of the imperial royal family."
"Then I hope you will keep your promise." Aurora snorted first, and then sighed softly: "Thank you for your hospitality. I come all the way. I'm a little tired. I'm going to rest first."
As Aurora left, the banquet scene returned to a fiery atmosphere.
"Sorry, Ryan, mother has been under a lot of pressure recently." Teresa found an opportunity to explain to Ryan: "The Garland Council has been under great pressure both inside and outside during this period. The entire council has been suppressed as a whole, and mother is the focus of the Speaker's attack.
Object."
"I understand." Ryan nodded slightly and sighed softly: "But I hope Ms. Aurora can understand that before, my words only represented myself. Now I not only represent myself, I also represent a country and the lake."
It is the will of the lady, her request is for me to interfere in the internal affairs of the empire, I cannot do this, I have to be responsible for my people."
"I will try to persuade mother more." Teresa whispered: "Mother... she is used to the previous attitude, and she has always been a little unable to change."
"It's okay, she is my mother-in-law." Ryan joked in a low voice: "She gave me her most precious thing, so naturally she is dissatisfied with me."
"Okay, you guy, you took advantage and acted like a good boy!" Teresa's cool face turned red. She seemed to have remembered something, and then said: "Ryan, I bought a good thing, wait for me."
Check out the Wizard Tower!"
"Good stuff?" Ryan became interested: "What stuff?"
"It's a life-size unicorn doll. It's plush and has four legs." Teresa gestured to her new toy: "I bought it from an auction held by Oster."
"No need to wait, let's set off now." Ryan seemed to have thought of something.
"Aren't you going to continue the banquet?" Teresa gave Ryan a roll of her eyes.
"In a few days, there will be an investiture ceremony, and there will be a banquet by then." Ryan stood up: "Now, let us take a look at your stuffed toy first!"
"Okay~"
…………I am the dividing line of unicorn toys…………
A few days later, the knighthood investiture ceremony before the Winter Veil Festival officially opened outside Lane's Duke's Castle in Zeon City.
Under the warm winter sun, about eight hundred Old Guardsmen lined up in several rows. They all wore standard Old Guard uniforms, half-body plate armor made by dwarves, shirts, jackets and trousers, and tall bearskin trousers.
The hat is decorated with colorful feathers, red and blue epaulettes, golden tassels, brand-new clothes and hats of the same color, plus dazzling embroidery and glittering quills, and the flowers are so beautiful.
Serfs gathered from all directions, almost all the citizens in the city came. They gathered together to look at the appearance of the Old Guards. At this time, both serfs and free people had red eyes.
, excited, they kept crowding, trying to catch a glimpse of the Old Guard.
There must be something big announced today!
Even the Old Guards themselves were upset.
They were once serfs who joined the army with dreams in mind. Following the rise of Ryan, these serf-born soldiers also experienced many wars and have long since become real elites in the midst of blood and fire.
This time we went to support Nuer. In the Battle of Nuer, the Old Guards also made military exploits. The Nuer City Council bought generous gifts for the Old Guards. Not only did everyone receive full military pay,
There is also a large bounty, and now His Excellency the Duke has gathered them together again, obviously to reward them based on their merits!
Everyone is full of expectations.
While everyone was talking about it, someone from the crowd suddenly shouted: "The Duke and the Lady are here!"
The chirping sounds in the entire Duke's Castle suddenly disappeared. All the Old Guards straightened their backs and stood in solemn silence. His Excellency Duke Lane and Duchess Sulia appeared in front of the castle gate together, taking steady steps.
, walked out with dignity.
Today, Ryan is wearing a standard dress of the Duke of Brittany, with the family crest on his shoulder shining brightly in the sun, and right behind him, the tax collector Gasparton and the clerk Vincent
, Grand Butler Katzenberg, Baron Devin Hex, Baron Merovingian Armand, Baron Richard Olivier, Baron Lops of Watts, Baron Juan of Biocari, Baron Lucien of the Spire Palace
Alfred and Alfred, the person in charge of the Freya Ancient Church District, filed out.
In addition, Morgiana, the Witch of the Lake, Francois, Duke of Winford, Berhemond, Duke of Bastogne, and Boderick, Duke of Bordeaux, all arrived, and they all came to watch the ceremony.
Ryan coughed twice. His Excellency the Duke has been invincible in recent years. His majesty and powerful strength made everyone feel suffocated. No one dared to make any sound in the open space in front of the castle. Thousands of people
The citizens all held their breaths, waiting for Ryan's announcement.
"I declare that the investiture ceremony of the Old Guards has officially begun!" Ryan looked around at the group of Old Guards in the audience with his blue eyes, and he said loudly: "Bring that one up!"
Several Holy Grail knights carried several large and exquisite iron boxes and placed them next to Ryan.
"My soldiers, today, thirty old guards will be officially awarded the title of knight!"
"Wow~" As soon as Ryan said this, the whole scene was like boiling water, and it exploded! People were like a batch of gunpowder bombs thrown into the haystack, and they crackled instantly, burning into the sky;
The violent storm hit the sea surface, suddenly surging and rolling up huge waves.
Your Excellency, the Duke, do you really want to grant knighthoods to us lowly serfs?!
The noise in the whole scene was like the sea water, with each wave getting louder than the other. Even the Old Guards were so shocked that they opened their mouths wide.
Knight title! Real knight title!
Then...then he will become a real noble lord?!
"Now, please ask the old guard whose name was read to come on stage." Ryan didn't pause at all. He took the list from Sulia's hand.
"The first person to receive the title of knight was from the Chalon Forest..."