It sounded like the "Captain of the Temple Guards" was the most powerful trump card that Roddy had. But after thinking about it, he realized that it was the most "useless" trump card. The so-called "conditions permitting" could only be triggered when the Orcs invaded or the undead attacked. It was impossible for him to do anything else.
Even so, the cavalry and infantry given by the Governor were definitely a generous gift. Including the scouts, the strength that he could use now was a total of 49 cavalry, and there was also a team of infantry as support. For a small lord without a regular army, Roddy's "military strength" was already quite powerful.
And good things came in pairs. The Dukes Of Angmar also promised to give Roddy a lot of resources. Other than the things that he had previously given to Sodelor, Roddy also had full authority to command the Knight of Wellington's "battle plan with Magda".
Other than that, he also received 3000 silver coins, 500 gold coins as a "subsidy", the identity of a lord's "retainer", and the "sharing rights" of the territory's intelligence. In terms of personnel, Roddy had the right to use a family emblem and a handwritten letter from the Duke to directly mobilize all the resources of the Lucifron Family near Gigg Town.
In the past, such a delegation of authority was unheard of. But because of the crisis of the Orcs and Magda, the Dukes Of Angmar acted like "extraordinary times call for extraordinary things". With a wave of his hand, Roddy almost had more authority than some of the Earls!
As a result, although Roddy did not have any title, the Dukes Of Angmar still gave Roddy the authority that was comparable to that of an Earl. Even if it was to repay him for saving his life, but such trust still made Roddy sigh in his heart.
And what made Roddy feel even more gratified was that the topic that Angmar discussed at night was already about starting to strengthen the defense line of the fortress in the territory and start planning defensive measures.
Although winter was approaching and many of the plans could only be carried out next spring, these things were beyond Rody's expectations. This meant that in the lethargic kingdom, there were already people who had 'awakened'.
For this, Roddy felt that this battle was worth it!
*****
28th of September, early morning.
After waking up, Sally, who had changed into a priest's robe, tried to calm her expression. But when she reached out to touch the round bone die, her mouth involuntarily pouted.
"Two years …"
Although she had made up her mind, she could not hide the reluctance in her heart. But Sally also understood that this trip was not a "holiday". Thinking of the oath that Roddy swore to her, she stared blankly in front of the mirror for a long time. Finally, when the bell rang, accompanied by Roddy and her father, she stepped on the carriage to the monastery.
After all, her father was different from her mother. Even if it was words of concern, he would not say it twice. All he could do was to take action silently. Four highly skilled guards were specially assigned to Sally, and a few expensive robes and necklaces that amplified the divinity were secretly stuffed into her luggage. Such things naturally proved that Lord Duke cared about his daughter.
Some carefully selected books were also required to be brought along, most of which were related to the management of the territory. Obviously, this was a hint that Sally had the right to inherit the Duke in the future. Although Sally did not say it out loud, she felt warm in her heart. But when she raised her head, she still had some doubts about why her father was willing to let Roddy see her off. Could it be a sign that …
Some strange thoughts made Sally blush a little, but no one said anything in the carriage. Because of yesterday's discussion, Duke and Roddy's minds were full of arrangements for the next step. When the carriage passed through the street and was about to arrive at the monastery, Roddy, who had been sitting upright for a long time, seemed to remember that Sally was sitting in front of him. He smiled and stretched out his hand to take out a small parchment scroll tied with hemp thread.
"Open it when we are on the road."
Sally silently took the scroll and then put it in her pocket. Angmar looked up at all this, but he did not say anything.
Looking at the monastery that was getting closer and closer, Sally's lips trembled a few times. She wanted to say something, but she did not mention the name "Naifei" because of her father's presence.
After the carriage stopped, they could already see Rubens's convoy lined up neatly in front of the monastery's gate.
For Sally, the process of "sending off" was too simple. After a few words of conversation between Rubens, Benjamin, and the Dukes Of Angmar, the whole convoy was escorted out of the south gate by Duke's convoy and directly embarked on the long journey back to the "Holy Cathedral".
Sitting in the carriage, Sally's eyes were red. She looked at the convoy of Ducal Palace gradually disappearing from her sight, and an indescribable feeling in her heart made her look a little depressed.
The convoy bumped into the distance, and the boring journey had already begun. The cold wind at the end of September blew in through the window, bringing with it a slightly melancholy feeling.
"Don't forget what you promised me."
Sally was still stroking the bone die between her fingers, and sighed softly in her heart.
*****
After the convoy sent off Sally, on the way back, Roddy was distracted for a few times.
It was not because of the next clear goal, nor was it because of the pressure brought by the Orcs or the undead. If he said it out loud, ordinary people might think it was a joke. Roddy was distracted at this time because of … emotional problems.
When it came to emotional problems, no matter how slow Roddy's brain was, in fact, he understood the extent of Sally's attitude towards him. However, in the face of Sally's repeated "confessions", he either ignored it or ignored it. Although he had made a fool out of himself, he actually understood it very well.
But understanding was one thing. Asking him to give an answer to Sally, Roddy really didn't know what to say at the moment.
He used to have a period of 'friendship' with the little witch, Naifei. As time went by, 'friendship' seemed to have finally begun to transition into 'love'. However, one of them was a taciturn otaku while the other was a mischievous little girl who did not know anything about love. The two of them had been like this for a long time but neither of them had broken through. However, just when Rody thought that his love would have a romantic beginning … 'War' had used its cruel hand to give him a bloody slap on the face.
As a young man who originally lived in the 21st century, the so-called "free and easy life", "living among thousands of flowers without touching a single leaf", or "building a big harem" had never occurred to him when he was playing games, not in his life, and not even after he transmigrated to this world.
His thoughts about love were limited to the extremely vague concept of "finding a good girl and living a stable and stable life". However, in this chaotic world, the four words "stable and stable" had completely lost contact with Roddy.
So now, when Sally took the initiative to express her love, Roddy was actually unprepared. He could be decisive in the face of enemies, but in the face of this girl who had gone through a life and death crisis, he could no longer see her as a chess piece, a representative of power, or a simple symbol. He promised her, but he couldn't promise her a stable life. If he rejected her, he really didn't want to lose such a "friend".
Fortunately, Sally chose to leave at such a time, which made Roddy feel "relieved". Even after Sally's team disappeared from his sight, he sighed inwardly that he finally didn't have to worry about love matters anymore.
Even so, as the little virgin Rody walked, he found that his mind was filled with a few inexplicable images. Sally hugging him in the Cobb Forest, pouncing on him on the bed in the Duke's mansion, when she was disguised as a man and looked at him face to face, when he pressed down on her softness in the mining cart, when he was in the Silent Forest...
Roddy shook his head, trying hard to drive away these distracting thoughts. He could always think rationally, but he couldn't help but be shrouded by some indescribable emotions.
He turned his head to look at the slowly receding street outside the carriage window, the leaves fluttering in the rustling autumn wind. His ears were filled with the echoes of metal horseshoes hitting the stone pavement, scenes flashing and replaying in his mind. After being in a daze for a long time, Roddy closed his eyes slightly, finally confirming that the somewhat sad emotion in his mind … seemed to be called "reluctance".
*****
Year 588 of the Elon calendar, countless major events happened in succession in the Eiferta territory. Some of them were unknown to the public: the orcs' attack on the border and the counterattack of the scouts, the daughter of Duke, Sally, was almost killed, Francis was personally killed by his own sister, the undead spy caught in the Ducal Palace, and so on … There were also some that could be described as shocking — the assassination and counter-assassination in front of the monastery, the bloody battle between the heretics and the "Rose Cross" in the city square, the huge ambush against the undead at the West Gate …
The various conflicts and entanglements involving the orcs, the undead, the Rose Cross, the Viper Cross, and the Lucifron family seemed to have come to an end at the end of September. And the scout captain who played a decisive role in all these events also disappeared from the people's sight.
As the weather turned cold, the clamor brought about by these events gradually died down. The civilians stocked up on firewood and food in preparation for the winter, while the soldiers shrunk their bodies in warm clothes, complaining that the weather seemed to be getting colder too quickly.
On the first of October, Roddy handed over the full authority of the scouts and his own Holy Guards to Knight Wellington, who was about to start training them. A group of people simultaneously left Hollier City, heading towards the "Parl Territory" that Baron Sodelor had obtained. A day later, Roddy solemnly saluted Wellington, Sodelor, and his loyal subordinates solemnly. After that, he set foot on the road to Kigg Town alone at a fork in the road.
At the same time, the undead Magda dragged her injured body to the outskirts of Kigg Town with a heart full of anger. Although she did not feel hunger or pain, after maintaining her injured body for a long time, the exhausted Magda finally chose to find a cave that no one would notice and began to sleep, quietly waiting for the arrival of the December Anzadin.
The smell of winter gradually spread over the land. When the dark clouds gradually covered this small town in the north of Hollier City, at the northwest of it, the Forest of Silent Words welcomed two mercenary teams at the same time.
One of the teams came from Kigg Town, with only eight people. Their equipment was crude, and they were tired. At this time, entering the forest was completely helpless. Because of the failure of a summer mission, this team called the "Iron Horse Mercenary Group" no longer had enough funds and food to survive the winter. Now that they entered the forest, they only wanted to catch some animals that had not hidden in their nests for the winter and collect some herbs. They dared to enter the Forest of Silence, which most people dared not set foot in, thanks to a new "Holy Priest" who had recently joined them. Coincidentally, she was Akasha, who had escaped from Hollier City and changed her name.
The other team called "Blood Shield Mercenary Group" was much larger in scale. There were more than fifty people in the team, and none of them were local mercenaries in Eiffta territory. They spoke in a slightly accented language, cursing and swearing as they entered the forest. Although they were noisy most of the time, they were experienced and fierce. The whole team had the ruthlessness of experienced bandits. Although they wore the emblem of a mercenary group, if they took off their clothes, they would probably turn into bandits and do some shady business in the blink of an eye.
The two teams entered the "Forest of Silent Words" one after another. Neither of them knew of the other's existence. The huge forest was still quiet. When the figure carrying the backpack and bow walked into the forest alone, Eiffta territory also welcomed the last heavy rain of late autumn.
The white mist that he exhaled disappeared in the cold curtain of rain. Roddy reached out to pull his cloak, and walked into the forest that contained countless enemies, dangers, wealth, and opportunities.
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