In the next ten days, the mountains were blocked by heavy snow and roads were difficult to travel. The town of Fengling, located in a mountain valley, was almost isolated from the outside world. Although the church's crows and paladins were still delivering letters, Victor, in the name of rest and recovery,

No questions asked.

During the war, the lords of various kingdoms worked together to fight against the Centaur army. After the war was won, the close comrades-in-arms relationship came to an end, and all forces were gearing up to compete for interests. In particular, the throne of the Sasan Empire was unresolved. Who would sit now?

Whoever ascends the throne will have the say in allocating the new territory, which is vast and richer than the empire itself. The two royal families of Basileus and Frederick have no way to retreat, and the kingdoms want to watch the show at this time.

Be extra careful, as you may be dragged into a pit if you are not careful.

Looking at the bigger picture, the battle for the throne of the Sasan Empire is actually another confrontation between the secular government and the church's theocracy. No one can be immune, and both sides have to find a new balance point. Their highnesses must act step by step and cannot express their stance easily.

His Royal Highness Randall, a strong man from the Sanctuary, has made extraordinary achievements in this war and has a very high reputation. The two parties are still in the trial stage and have a tacit understanding not to disturb him.

The Kingdom of Gambis is also in great trouble. Although Roland handed over the command of the Knights of Glory to Marquis Goron in advance, the younger generation of knights in Blinol City are the staunchest supporters of the eldest princess. Roland meant to fall,

They are bound to get to the bottom of things and bring huge twists and turns to the political situation in Gambis. Marquis Gron and Regent Williams need time to reorganize the structure of the Velociraptor Knights and the Praetorian Guards to control possible turmoil.

in the smallest range.

Putting aside the issue of the death of His Highness Augustus, the main reinforcements of Gombis fought a tough battle on the eastern defense line of the Sasan Empire, thwarting the Centaur counterattack and protecting the people in the eastern hinterland of Sasan. Lord Sasan

Both the government and the church also gave generous rewards, moved hundreds of thousands of refugees to Gombis, and guaranteed food supplies for more than three years.

By absorbing this population, Gombis's southern expansion strategy can be accelerated.

Of course, the Sasanian Empire now needs to organize a large number of people to open up new territories, but they will not be able to intercept the remaining more than 100,000 refugees waiting to be relocated.

Earl Golden Eyes is based in Fengling Town in the west of Sasan. When spring comes, he will see with his own eyes the remaining refugees migrating southward through the Ghost Forest development point.

With no one to disturb him and a beautiful woman by his side, Victor was happy and at ease.

Andrea had something to do. She spent all day thinking about how to compete with Charlotte and win over her lover.

In terms of bloodline strength, status, and beauty, Andrea has the upper hand, but in terms of gentleness, she is far behind Charlotte, and she is not on the same level at all.

Although Charlotte has a soft temper, it all depends on who she is dealing with and what she is dealing with. Andrea wanted to occupy Victor by herself, which offended her instinct. She used several clever tricks to defeat the proud countess one after another.

Andrea used the spiritual power of a high-level knight to oppress Charlotte, trying to get her to give in. But after all, Charlotte is a senior female knight who has resonated with 24 elements. Her body and mind are integrated and her will is strong. Andrea

Not only did the threat have no effect, Charlotte also took the opportunity to complain to the master in a very clever way, regaining her rightful position and blocking the countess from the bedroom door.

Andrea has never experienced this kind of thing. She and her husband are in a foster marriage relationship. Marriage and love are natural, and she is on the stronger side. She also enjoys the pleasure of being pursued when courting. Victor does not want to take advantage of her.

He is also an extraordinary person with an affinity for the wind element. He can completely eliminate the arrogance of the female knight of the wind with just one look. How could he just sit back and watch her use her extraordinary power to oppress his beloved concubine?

However, Andrea has a strong support group behind her, and the court ladies of the Basilius royal family advise her. She changed her cold and arrogant acting style, and she and Charlotte laughed and behaved intimately. They openly treated each other as sisters, but secretly

He also made full use of his home court advantage and caused a lot of trouble for his love rival.

For example, if Charlotte goes to the wine cellar in Fengling Town to get a bottle of fine wine, the servant in charge of the wine cellar will have to look for it for a long time. By the time Charlotte brings the wine back to the castle, Andrea has already locked the door of the master bedroom.

Victor finally understood that Charlotte was really jealous, while Andrea was enjoying the drama of inviting pets.

The happy time is always short-lived, and the troubles from the outside world finally came to His Highness Randall.

On this day, Victor and the girlish Countess Wimbledon were setting up a snowman outside. Nelson came over and reported: "My lord, Baron Margaret Wellington wants to see you."

"She's the only one? Didn't the royal family of Cambys send a special envoy?" Victor put a prosthetic nose on the snowman's face and asked calmly.

"...There are no royal envoys." Nelson shook his head and added: "Baron Wellington only has two knights accompanying him. I recognize them...they are all knights of the Wellington family."

Victor nodded, turned to the rosy-cheeked Andrea, smiled and said, "My dear, I have to excuse you for a while."

Andrea rolled her bright eyes, took Victor's arm, and said with a bit of coquettishness: "Your Highness, I want to go with you...Miss Wellington fought side by side with me. I haven't seen her for a long time.

She got it."

She expanded the intrigue to include Margaret. Victor was secretly amused. After thinking about it, he still felt that he should take Andrea to meet the eldest lady of the Wellington family. After all, he and Andrea were now

It is a legal partnership, and Andrea also needs the nobles of Cambys to recognize this.

"Please...you are the master of Fengling Town." Victor raised his hand to invite.

Andrea held Victor's hand, and regardless of whether Nelson who was walking in front could hear it, she put her red lips close to Victor's ear and whispered: "Your Highness is my master."

Victor's heart was shaken, Andrea became more and more indulgent, always thinking about tempting him, even flirting with her gentle private words.

"...There is progress." Victor lowered his head and teased.

The countess of Wimbledon, who fell in love, suddenly arched her eyebrows, covered her mouth and snickered.

Back at Wind Chime Castle, Victor and Andrea changed their clothes, walked into the reception room side by side, and met Margaret Wellington.

The two parties exchanged polite greetings. Margaret looked at Andrea, who was sitting next to Victor, and asked coldly: "Are you partners now?"

Her way of speaking is still so cold and direct, but her clear and pure eyes will not make anyone feel embarrassed by her words.

Andrea held one of Victor's arms in her arms, cleverly displayed the mithril ring on her finger, and said with a provocative smile: "Sister Wellington, you are right. I

We have become partners with His Highness Randall."

How about it? Be jealous of me... Andrea conveyed her pride to Margaret with her eyes.

Margaret and Victor obviously had no ambiguous relationship, but Andrea deliberately treated her as a love rival. She was obviously addicted to the game of favor and established an imaginary rival for herself.

The frosty Margaret actually thought about it and said seriously: "I do feel a little jealous."

Andrea suddenly wrinkled her slender eyebrows, not knowing how to answer the question.

These two high-level female knights are both top-notch... Victor resisted the urge to cover his face and asked Margaret: "You came here specifically to see me, what's the matter?"

The ice beauty looked into Victor's eyes and asked calmly: "Does Your Highness agree that your partner will listen to what I am going to say next?"

The former Countess of Wimbledon would have just snorted coldly, stood up and left the room. Andrea kissed Victor gently on the lips and said with a sweet smile: "My dear, I'm going to prepare the dinner to welcome Victor."

Baron Wingtong visits our Chime Castle."

After saying that, she walked out of the room gracefully, and before going out, she turned back and gave Victor a charming smile.

"Say it, I'm listening." Victor leaned on the sofa and raised his hand to Margaret.

Margaret asked expressionlessly: "Where is Her Royal Highness Princess Auguste?"

This was not a question, and it was not Margaret's turn to question Victor. Her question was obviously a request from Kite Castle, asking Victor to give a formal explanation on Roland's matter.

Victor sighed deeply in his heart, walked to the window with his hands behind his hands, looked out at the snowy scene outside the castle, and asked, "Why did you come to Fengling Town?"

"They all declined and did not dare to come to see you. Only I will come." Margaret replied from behind Victor.

"Where's Gillian? Does she know about Roland's death?"

"She doesn't know...she is currently busy checking the accounts with Emperor Frederick's eldest son."

Kite Castle did not involve Gillian in this matter, which reflected its attitude of controlling influence.

Victor was silent for a moment and said, "His Royal Highness Goron should have a letter for me."

Margaret stepped forward and handed over a letter.

Victor opened the letter and read it quickly. The letter only said that Marquis Goron led the Velociraptor Knights and the knight generals of the Royal Guards to conduct a month-long winter hunting training in the Minsk Mountains. The winter hunting has now been completed.

End. In addition, King Edward and Queen Anna invited the five major lords of the kingdom to attend the winter banquet at Kite Castle.

Margaret said softly: "His Royal Highness Goron's special envoy asked me to tell His Highness Randall that Regent Williams successfully broke into the peak field ten days ago and was promoted to the Golden Knight. His Highness Williams August

I am in a stable state and it is not convenient to write to you."

Victor was not surprised and said in a deep voice: "Please bring that piece of legendary centaur leather back to the Kite Castle as...a congratulatory gift from His Highness Roland and I to present to His Highness Williams August."

"Where is His Highness Roland Auguste?" Margaret asked persistently.

After a long time, Victor said with indifferent eyes:

"His Royal Highness Roland August mobilized the void element beyond the limit in order to save my life, and unfortunately fell into the Wharton Prairie... I, Stormrage Sword Saint Victor Wyn Randall, Gombis's

The earl lord, the guardian of the kingdom, will definitely replace His Royal Highness Roland August, protect the August royal family and maintain the legitimacy of its blood until August has a new guardian."

The declarations and oaths of the Stormrage Sword Master were carried by the wind into the church in Fengling Town. Immediately, the bell rang, and dozens of red-eyed messenger crows flew out of the crow tower. The well-prepared paladins rode horned wolves and left the church's animal pen.

Rush into the vast snowfield and bring the self-declaration and oath of the Stormrage Sword Master to the human kingdom.

Margaret bowed and resigned. Even with the promise of the strong man from the sanctuary, her expression did not fluctuate at all, as if she had expected it before she came.
Chapter completed!