As usual, even though it was already early summer, the Fairy Tower in the lake was still shrouded in fog. The fog could hide all kinds of malicious gazes and cut off the sight of mortals. In the small valley, it had long become a forbidden area.
Along the corridor leading into the tower, Laing held Suria's little hand. "Has the Lady given any new oracle recently?"
Suria and Laing held hands. The female knight nodded. "The Lady wants me to have your child as soon as possible. Also, the Lady has found the Golden Belt lost in the forest for Her Highness Morgiana through divination. It can also be confirmed that the Holy Grail of Potion must also be in Muxilon."
"Very good." Laing led Suria through the fog. He thought to himself that he still had to work hard to make Suria pregnant as soon as possible. "Has the Lady appeared often recently?"
"We meet about once or twice a week. The Lady would ask me to come to the tower for post-nuptial practice and talk to me." Suria's face was flushed. "She also gave me a lot of things, including a lot of new clothes, shoes, and stockings."
"Mm." Laing did not say much. He just nodded.
When the couple came to the Fairy Tower in the lake, Morgiana, the witch of the Lake Goddess, was already waiting at the entrance of the tower.
Morgiana was wearing a pink mottled dress today. As it was summer, the dress was naturally a low-cut and high-slit style. The Lake Goddess wore a lace shawl and a floral collar on her delicate shoulders and neck. This kind of decoration was more difficult for normal women to control, but Morgiana wore it well. She was full of majesty but also not without a sense of elegance. Under the dress, a pair of jade-like feet were exposed in silver strappy heels. It was a little sharp and a little sacred.
Morgiana saw Laing first. Her eyes lit up and she quickly walked up. Then when she saw Suria, she slowed down. "Laing? Suria? You're here? I've already prepared the dinner. "
"Mm, it's been a while, Morgiana." Laing could tell that Morgiana had specially dressed up. He gave her a playful look.
Morgiana responded with a sharp glance. While Suria wasn't paying attention, she gave Laing a "three".
Laing nodded his head in understanding. He had indeed been away for three weeks.
The dinner started quickly. The appetizer was frozen Kislöw lobster with celery and sweet clover sauce.
The main course was red wine chicken casserole, roasted snails, pan-fried foie gras and roasted Brittany venison.
For dessert, we had strawberry verbena ice cream and scone.
At a round table, Laing, Suria, and Morgiana each sat on one side. Laing took the initiative to ask, "Morgiana, are you feeling better?"
"More or less. Now we need to find the Holy Grail." Morgiana cut the venison with a fork and knife. She answered Laing's question. "When you lead the army to attack Muxilon, I'll also join the battle. I'll sense the location of the Holy Grail."
"I plan to attack Muxilon at this time next year." Laing explained his plan to Morgiana. "When the spring plowing is over next year, we'll immediately recruit an army of knights."
"Which duchies will participate?" Morgiana was obviously interested in this question.
"The duchies of Vanford and Bordero will send their main forces. The duchies of Bastogne and Karkazon will also send an army to listen to me." Laing was determined to win this war. He said seriously, "In addition, the dwarven army of the Angran clan will also assist us. If possible, I even hope to persuade the wood elves to join the war."
There was the sound of high heels clicking on the floor under the round table. Laing immediately realized that Morgiana was not very supportive of his plan. "What's wrong? Morgiana? "
"It's not good to have too many troops, especially the wood elves." Morgiana was obviously still afraid of what she had experienced before. Out of instinct, Morgiana refused to stand on the same side as the wood elves. "My Lake Prophets and I will assist you, but we will not fight with the wood elves."
Behind the silver candlestick, Laing looked at Morgiana through the candlelight. The beautiful eyes of the Lake Goddess were full of determination.
"Morgiana, it's still uncertain whether Laing can persuade the wood elves to join the war." Suria immediately came out to smooth things over. She ate very elegantly and persuaded the two who had different ideas. "Laing, please understand. After all, because of the wood elves' betrayal, Her Highness Morgiana almost died and was sacrificed to the Lord of the Undead."
"Okay." Laing pondered for a moment. To him, the wood elves were the wood elves, and the tree spirits were the tree spirits. The ones who betrayed Morgiana were the tree spirits, and it was the tree spirits led by the Spirit of the Branches, Teresa, who betrayed her.
But from Morgiana's perspective, she did not care so much. Those things in the forest were already on her blacklist.
Laing understood Morgiana. The status of the Lake Goddess in this country was even higher than that of the king. After having unparalleled authority for a long time, it was easy for people to become arrogant and bossy. For example, many directors in Laing's previous life had the nickname "Tyrant of the Set" because some directors had absolute authority on the set. After a long time, even a good-tempered person would easily become like this, let alone Morgiana. Her authority in this country was boundless.
The fact that she could speak so nicely to Laing now was because she respected Laing very much.
"If that's the case, I understand." Laing chose to compromise on this issue. He took the initiative to say, "I won't contact the wood elves to attack Mu Xilon."
"Very well! When the time comes, my team of Holy Grail Guards and the Lake Goddess Prophet that I lead will participate in the battle. " Morgiana was very satisfied with Laing's compromise. Her expression was much better. The Lake Goddess witch continued, "You and Suria can stay here tonight."
"Suria, what do you think?" Laing's heart skipped a beat. He turned to Suria for her opinion.
"Then stay the night." Suria looked at Laing with a faint smile, and then looked at Morgiana. "I think that if you stay, Laing, Her Highness Morgiana will be very happy."
The atmosphere at the table gradually became strange. Laing and Morgiana were a little embarrassed. Suria naturally knew about the relationship between Laing and Morgiana. At the Winter Veil Turkey Banquet, Morgiana naturally took advantage of the situation and signed the "treaty of alliance", reaching a consensus of internal competition and exclusion of outsiders.
When she heard that Laing was coming today, Morgiana naturally spent a lot of time dressing up. This was something that the smart Suria also noticed.
In order to not make the atmosphere more awkward, Laing changed the topic. He put the silver knife and fork on the plate and asked, "By the way, you said that you have something important to tell me. What is it?"
"… Wait a moment." Morgiana stood up and walked out.
Laing and Suria looked at each other in confusion.
After a while, Morgiana came back with a roll of parchment. The Lake Goddess witch handed the parchment to Laing. "Take a look, Laing. This is the request that Richard sent to me."
Laing took the parchment and carefully read it.
Richard sent a diplomatic note to the Empire with the authority of the King. In the name of the alliance, he was ready to borrow a legion of about 5,000 people from the Empire. The legion was equipped with a large number of heavy firearms, consisting of some dwarves and some elite infantry.
This legion was called the "Pyrotechnic Academy." It was led by the famous General Dietrich of the Empire and his deputy, Boris Von Zhukov. This legion was equipped with a large number of firearms used to conquer cities, including cannons, hellstorm rocket launchers, and mortar cannons. At the same time, there were several elite infantry units from Nur and a firearms battalion. In addition, there was a group of dwarven butchers accompanying them.
Richard hoped that Brittany would borrow this army to help Lauren attack Musillon. After that, he would pay a large sum of money as a gesture of goodwill to the Empire.
In other words, this was a mercenary army, but Richard was using the name of the alliance.
"Ryan." Sulia took the parchment and glanced at it. She then looked at her husband worriedly.
"Hahahaha!" Laing didn't care. He laughed loudly and shook his head. "It seems that after I did this, the nobles of the kingdom also learned my tricks."
Morgiana sat down and said hesitantly, "Laing, what I want to say is, I can't refuse this request, because …"
"Because I've done it before, right?" Laing didn't seem to care at all. He smiled and said, "No problem, you can approve it."
"If I don't even have this much confidence, then what right do I have to compete for the throne?"
After getting a clear answer from Laing, Morgiana breathed a sigh of relief. The Lake Goddess' face bloomed with a smile. "That's good. If nothing unexpected happens, Lauren will gather the army of knights to attack Musillon again next year."
The female knight's face was full of pride. This was the hero in her heart, her husband, the champion of the Chosen of the Lake Goddess, Laing Macado.
After dinner, Laing, Suria, and Morgiana went for a walk in the valley.
In the summer, the air gradually became dry and hot. The plants in the valley flourished. Even with the cover of the thick fog, the night wind still blew in their faces.
Laing reported the series of events on the trip to Estalia to Morgiana and Suria. There were many interesting things on the trip, especially the matter of Alfred Frey. His words caused Suria and Morgiana to cover their mouths and laugh.
Morgiana also held Laing's arm like Suria. The Lake Goddess closed her eyes. She really liked to stay with Laing. Not only did he have a clean aura that made spellcasters feel extremely comfortable, but more importantly, being with Laing made her feel happy and relaxed. Of course, there was also skin to skin contact.
Well, it would be better if Suria didn't come, Morgiana thought.
"Speaking of which, Suria, Morgiana, there really is a story of a waitress successfully marrying into a rich family, and it appeared right in front of you. Didn't you just say that the deputy general of the Pyrotechnic Academy is called Boris Von Zhukov?" Laing suddenly thought of something interesting. He relaxed a little and said, "Do you know the background of this person?"
Morgiana was not very interested in the Empire's affairs and did not know much about it. The Lake Goddess shook her head.
Suria knew a lot because of the good relationship between Laing and the Empire. The female knight thought for a moment and said, "Wait, Von Zhukov? What's his relationship with Volfen Elector and Grand Duke Wamir von Zhukov? "
"They are father and son." Laing smiled and said, "Boris Von Zhukov is Wamir von Zhukov's illegitimate son, and his mother is a waitress in the Brunswick Royal Hotel."
This was indeed a very interesting classic Cinderella story, which had been written and sung by countless bards many times.
More than thirty years ago, Wamir von Zhukov, who was still a Grand Teacher of the Bull Knights, went to Brunswick, the capital of the Empire to report on his work. There, he met a beautiful waitress, Anastasia, who was the waitress of the Brunswick Royal State Hotel.
The fruit of their love was Boris Von Zhukov, who was also the only one of Wamir's ten illegitimate children who was recognized and could use the Von Zhukov family name.
In addition, Wamir had many lovers, including a Gallan Witch and a Kislöw ambassador to the Auster Territory. These were all public affairs, and there might be more that were not public.
Other than that, Wamir was also married. His wife's name was Ivana. This marriage was a typical political marriage, but just like the political marriage between Suria and Laing, the relationship between the couple was not bad. Ivana also gave birth to two sons, Oleg von Zhukov and Wassily von Zhukov.
Oleg von Zhukov had met Laing a few times. They got along quite well and wrote letters to each other.
With Anastasia's success as an example, Laing did not have any intention of looking down on the waitresses' dreams. He just continued the story, "Obviously, even if he was recognized, Boris von Zhukov could not have the right to inherit. In fact, when he was not yet an adult, Wamir sent him to the Nur Artillery Academy to study. With his excellent grades, this illegitimate child quickly became an official soldier of the Nur Empire, then a mercenary, and finally a deputy general of a legion. It only took him a dozen years."
"A brave and good general. If Laing's army of knights can cooperate well with this army, there might be a chance to take down Mu Xilong." Morgiana was still thinking about Mu Xilong.
"That's right." Laing nodded calmly. Therefore, he decided to send troops to Mu Xilong next year.
The young count suddenly felt that the current situation was very similar to the history he read in his previous life.
That was the ancient agreement.
The one who entered first would be the king!
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