"Ralph is missing?"
"Yes, Master. We've lost contact with him in Eiffta. "
To a loyal man of sacrifice, "losing contact" was self-evident. Count Milnor was not a fool who would rely on luck. "Coincidence" did not exist in his eyes, so he immediately asked, "What mission was he on before he disappeared?"
The butler was more familiar with these matters. He took out a book with a black cover, flipped to one of the pages, and showed it to Duke. "In his last reply, he said that he had successfully asked Viscount Anru to send people to deal with Baron Roddy and Baron Sodelor."
"Who … Roddy and Roddy?"
Count Milnor was stunned for a moment. He almost thought he had heard wrong.
"Baron Roddy, the castellan of Elsen City, and Baron Sodelor, the lord of Paar Territory."
"I remember this name. The kid who ran away from the Vigeri Family is called Sodelor … Yes, that should be the name!"
Milnor remembered every single family that he had personally destroyed. However, he was not sure of the identity of the other party, so he immediately ordered, "Investigate them! Look carefully. I want to see all the information about him and that Roddy guy in five days. "
"Yes, Master."
"No matter who they are, they must pay the price for touching my people …"
Milnor was not a person who would shout when he was agitated. His voice was still calm, but his eyes were much colder. After the quill in his hand was filled with ink again, a few more sentences were added to the unfinished letter.
"Baron Roddy and Baron Sodelor of the Western Territory have secretly obstructed your men. It has been confirmed that one person has died. The follow-up results are still under investigation. Your most loyal Milnor will submit the investigation report as soon as possible …"
*****
While Count Milnor was trying his best to plot against Roddy and Sodelor, the team finally arrived at Hollier City in Eiffta Territory after a long journey of more than 1,000 kilometers.
Along the way, the team did not encounter any more bandits who tried to rob them. In other words, they did not even see a shadow of a person.
It was almost February, but the whole of Efta was still frozen in silence. The snowflakes in the sky were sometimes big and sometimes small, as if they would never stop. Its harm was not as earth-shattering as an earthquake or tsunami, but the damage it caused was no less than that of other natural disasters.
"If it continues for another month, I'm afraid the grain harvest will be severely affected. Aferta is not going to have a good year …"
The villages around Hollier were originally scattered like stars in the sky, but now they were all white, and there were no signs of people living here. Sodelor sighed, his voice filled with worry.
"Stabilizing the price of resources is basically our limit. There's no point in thinking about other things." Roddy brushed off the snow on his cloak and looked at the quiet Houlier City Gate in the distance. He said, "Bring the gifts for Titus and Wellington later. The most important thing is …"
"Let them teach this group of veterans. I understand what you mean."
Although it was said to "teach", in fact, it was to let these soldiers who had reached a sufficient level "change professions." Roddy originally wanted the team to rest in Hollier for a few days before leaving, but Sodelor was a complete "doer" and had no interest in staying in Hollier to socialize. "I'll take them directly to the two knights, and then directly return to Paar territory. If there are no accidents, I'll follow the training plan."
"Okay."
Roddy nodded, and then saw Natha and Kesha walking over with two horses. He raised his eyebrows and wanted to say something, but Akasha spoke first.
"Natha is homesick and preparing to return to Elsa Village. I happen to have nothing to do, so I'll go with her. "
"Ah?"
Roddy was a little dumbfounded. Natha might be homesick, but she would never take the initiative to ask for leave to return. Then …
After being stunned for a moment, he immediately understood the reason: Akasha did not want to go to Hollier with him!
Although she was willing to accept the existence of Sally, this definitely did not mean that she was willing to have any "sisterly" drama with Sally. What a joke, a "harmonious harem" was just a beautiful wish like "world peace." Forcing women who liked the same man to be together … who knew what the result would be?
Hollier was Sally's territory, and Akasha naturally had no interest in finding trouble. At this time, she took Natha and fled together. To put it bluntly, it was "out of sight, out of mind."
But compared to Sally, who was always strong in everything, Akasha was obviously smarter because she knew how to take care of Roddy's emotions. She would rather suffer a little than put him in a difficult position. After thinking this through, Roddy felt that he owed her too much. But he was not good with words, and he stammered for a long time without knowing what to say to comfort her.
"Alright, I didn't like you because of a few sweet words. Here … her motorcade is here to pick you up. We'll go first."
Although she said so, Akasha took a step forward and whispered in Roddy's ear, "You can't stay here for too long. I'll wait for you in Elsa's village. And … there are some things that we can't let her get ahead of us."
Speaking of this, her face inexplicably flushed, and then she closed her eyes and raised her face. Rody, on the other hand, was not stupid. He decisively kissed her. The two of them showed off their affection without caring about the bystanders. This caused Nata's mouth to twitch a few times. The group of veterans sighed and turned their heads, complaining to Sodelor about how long it would take to solve the problem of being single.
"Look at you guys. I'll treat you to a drink when we go to Paar Territory. Then we'll have to rely on our own abilities. Do you hear me?"
"Okay!"
"Long live the commander!"
"Commander, when are you going to find a wife? Is it — "
"Smack!"
"Stop talking nonsense. Go, go, go! Line up! Let's go! "
Roddy and Akasha didn't know whether to laugh or cry as they watched the group of silly barbarians leave with Sodelor. The little priest didn't continue to linger. She took a deep breath, as if she wanted to remember the smell on Roddy's body. Then, she simply turned around and left, pulling Natha along with her on another road …
Only Roddy and his large luggage were left on the main road. Oh, there was also the soul-ugly "Train King" not far away, and the silly Nokia who was still sleeping with its eyes closed.
Including the Needle Tail Sand Cone in Elsen City, the appearance of Roddy's "Three Fools" magic pets was really a pain in the ass …
He had just ordered the two fools to stay outside the city when the Ducal Palace's entourage arrived in front of him. After the spacious and comfortable carriage slowly came to a stop, Butler John came forward to greet them politely. His eyes were well-behaved, and he didn't look into the distance, nor did he ask about the whereabouts of the others.
Roddy looked at the entourage and asked curiously, "Lord Duke didn't come?"
After all, they were outside, and Roddy felt that it was necessary to address him respectfully.
"Miss … Uh, Miss said she's waiting for you at the mansion."
John's expression was not very natural.
"Oh? Okay. "
Rody was a little surprised but he did not have much of a reaction. He stepped into the spacious and comfortable carriage. However, the moment the wooden carriage door was closed, a figure pounced on him from the side and threw him onto the seat of the box.
His nostrils were filled with a familiar fragrance. Sally's soft body was tightly pressed against his chest. Her figure wasn't as voluptuous and bouncy as Akasha's, and she wasn't as gentle as Akasha's when she hugged him … However, her youthful aura was incomparable.
However, the hand that was hugging Roddy's neck … seemed to be a little too forceful.
"Who asked you to call Duke! Don't call my name. Are you deliberately being so distant? You've been out for so long, have you already forgotten me? Ah? I saw you kissing her from afar! You scoundrel! Ugh — "
Before she could finish her words, she bit down on Roddy's neck. Roddy cried out, but Sally was obviously jealous. She didn't let go at all and bit him like a puppy …
"Harmony in the harem" is really bullshit!
Roddy roared again in his heart.
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, I've been rushing all the way here … Other than resting at Benjamin's place for a day, I haven't stopped at all — Ouch!"
In fact, Sally's bite was not painful, but if he didn't admit defeat at this time, he would be looking for trouble. After Roddy begged for mercy, Sally finally let go.
However, when she looked up, she realized that she was riding on Rody's waist. This caused Sally's cheeks to immediately turn bright red as if they were on fire. But after the two of them established their relationship, she was no longer as thin-skinned as before. At this moment, in the dark and enclosed space of the carriage, Sally's courage grew a lot — So not only did she not get up, but she directly leaned down and directly blocked Roddy's mouth with her fragrant lips …
He just kissed Akasha, and now he kissed Sally. This kind of thing was really something that Roddy didn't even dare to dream about in the past, but now it was so natural …
What a happy trouble!
But before he could have any smug thoughts, Sally reached out and pinched his face with all her might. "You can be smug all you want! Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking! Hmph! "
Hiss … These two girls are not stupid.
Don't be fooled by Sally's behavior. In fact, this kind of deliberate "coquettishness" was completely a kind of emotional catharsis. Otherwise, she would have burst into tears long ago — Her feelings for Roddy were more "attachment" and "dependence." So she simply sat on Roddy's lap like a little lion declaring its territory. Even when the carriage stopped, she was unwilling to get off.
That kind of longing after a long separation was not something that could be completely eliminated by a dozen minutes of chatting.
"Look at you, your voice is going to be hoarse if you continue talking. Go to the study and drink some water, okay? Be obedient. "
The female Duke, who was usually very domineering, was now hanging on his body like a koala bear. Roddy tried his best to persuade her to get off. After tidying up his clothes for a long time, they got off the carriage one after another.
In front of outsiders, Sally naturally had to maintain her manners, but after entering the study and closing the door, she returned to her "original" self and continued to stick to Roddy's body, recounting the little things that happened in the past few months.
Which Viscount was bullied by me? Which Baron was blind enough to pursue me every day? How much did the food price in Hollier City fluctuate …
Sally talked for a full three hours. When she was tired, she leaned on Roddy's shoulder and continued to whisper. In the end, she stopped talking. When Roddy looked down, he found that she had fallen asleep.
Looking at the face that had lost a lot of weight, Roddy kissed her forehead and then gently carried her to the bed in the bedroom.
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