Imperial Crown

Without sending a visiting card in advance, and without Raven’s invitation, Angel’s rash visit was undoubtedly very rude.

But considering that after the Slater family’s transfer order was issued this time, Viscount John led the troops personally, but Angel only sent Judra with 200 rabble to set off, and all the elite troops stayed in Ironforge Territory, which put shamelessness on the surface, this level of rudeness is nothing.

"Baron Angel, long time no see." Outside the Eagle Castle, looking at Angel riding a horse and leading the team, Raven smiled and greeted: "Are you ready to return Eagle Beak Mountain and Thousand Needle Jungle to me?"

While greeting, Raven also examined this "old neighbor".

After more than half a year, Angel's complexion is much worse than before, and he has not fully recovered from the failure of the breakthrough, but his copper bell-like eyes are still bright, with a lion nose and a wide mouth, and a thick beard like a felt carpet.

When he is not angry, he really looks like a generous elder.

Maybe because he had already lost face, or maybe because he had pushed all the responsibility onto his eldest son Judra, Angel did not show any embarrassment: "Brother Donald rented those two plots of land to me personally, but he didn't say he had to pay it back now. Could it be that he was taken care of by the Lord of Light and crawled out of the grave again?"

As he said this, he laughed and said meaningfully: "But if my brother were alive, I'm afraid I wouldn't be the first one to deal with."

Having lived next to the Griffith family for generations, Angel also knew about the curse passed down by the Griffith family. Several generations of family heads and members died on time at the age of 40, and when Donald died, he was only 39 years old.

How come he died not long after Raven came, and Raven inherited the title?

This is too much of a coincidence.

However, Angel had no evidence, and Raven knew that he had no evidence, so he immediately retorted: "I really don't know who Uncle Donald is going to deal with. Why don't you, Baron Angel, go to the kingdom of the Lord of Light and ask Uncle Donald on my behalf?"

The two looked at each other, and sparks almost rubbed out in the air. The atmosphere was so tense that it was almost explosive.

Angel suddenly stretched out his hand and went straight to Raven's shoulder.

But before his hand was fully extended, Volaf's sword had already been pulled out of the scabbard with a clang.

And Angel's hand just knocked off a little non-existent dust on Raven's shoulder, and then gently put it down: "Baron Raven, your guard is still not calm enough."

Volaf's sword was awkwardly raised in the air.

Raven did not speak, but stretched out his hand as Angel did before.

Angel sneered in his heart.

Using the same way to test me, let alone you are a magician, even if you are a knight, you are not a threat to me at all!

However

As Raven uttered a short syllable, a ball of fire suddenly rose from the palm that fell on Angel's shoulder.

Almost subconsciously, Angel mobilized his own earth fighting spirit, and immediately condensed an invisible armor on his shoulder, extinguishing the flames and deflecting Raven's palm.

No, it was not deflected, Raven did not hit it firmly at all, and had retracted his palm before the fighting spirit was activated.

"Did you hear that, Volaf, learn more." Raven said in a gloomy tone: "Look at Baron Angel's guards, that's called professionalism, even if the master dies, they won't move."

"Yes, sir!" Volaf straightened his chest and retracted his sword, and did not forget to look at Angel's guards provocatively.

"You!" Angel's guards changed color.

"Okay, just a little joke." As if nothing had happened, Angel stopped his guards.

His actions just now were mainly to test the quality of Raven's soldiers, not to cause trouble.

Raven did not continue to pester him: "Since you are here, Baron Angel, why don't you have lunch with me and taste the new Angel's Tears?"

Angel's eyes twitched. It was because of the Angel's Tears that he lost face last time. Now, Angel's Tears are banned in the entire Iron Furnace Territory.

"No need. I am old and can't enjoy it like you young people."

"Nowadays, the outside world is so chaotic. As nobles in the border areas, we must repair our weapons. I heard that Baron Raven went deep into the bloody highlands and defeated the famous horse thief 'Sand King' Heleti, and cut off his head with his own hands. He must have a good army."

"I don't know, can you let me see it with my own eyes and learn it?"

Raven smiled secretly. This old man really came for this matter.

Just as Raven thought, the purpose of Angel's visit was to spy on the Eagle Territory.

Earlier, Raven and his party crossed the Eagle's Beak Mountain and returned to Eagle Castle from the Bloody Highlands. The momentum directly alarmed the guards of the Eagle's Beak Mountain Mine. If they hadn't seen Raven's battle flag, they would have almost thought that it was a bandit attack.

Then, the news of Raven's great victory spread from various channels.

Of course, Angel refused to believe it. Raven was just a "little bee". It was lucky for him to become a magician. How could he have the ability to lead troops in battle?

What made Angel speechless the most was that Raven dared to brag that he killed Heleti with his own hands. He was so ignorant that he blew his own cowhide!

But those hundreds of war horses, pack horses, and boxes of spoils could not be faked.

Seeing that the Nord Province was already in turmoil, Angel had to know how far Eagle Territory had developed and what kind of benefits it could gain from this battle.

This also involved how he would handle the relationship between the two families in the future.

"Baron Angel is joking." Raven said indifferently: "I suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Bloody Highlands, and only half a hundred men were left. How could it be worth seeing?"

The "half a hundred men" Raven mentioned refers to the imperial military system.

According to imperial conventions, a legion has about 5,000 people, consisting of ten battalions; each battalion has about 500 people, consisting of three detachments; each detachment can be divided into two hundred men, and a hundred men has about 80 soldiers.

For example, the "Iron Legion" is completely reorganized according to the imperial military system.

However, when it comes to each lord, it is completely different. For example, Viscount John's elite has about 300 people, which is the size of two detachments, but he calls himself the "Snow Maple Legion".

Baron Angel's elite 100 men are slightly larger than a hundred-man team, and can also be called the "Iron Furnace Legion".

It's just a nice name.

"Quality is more important than quantity." Angel said, "Baron Raven, don't refuse."

"Since Baron Angel has said so..." Raven pondered for a moment, and shouted, "Volaf, go and inform Eric to gather and exercise!"

"Yes, Baron!" After glancing at the guards behind Angel, Volaf immediately rode towards the military camp.

"Please." Raven extended his hand to lead the way.

The road was not long. When he arrived at the military camp, even though Angel had been prepared, he was still shocked by the appearance of the personal guards!

The team had only 30 people, but the neatness of the ranks was the only one he had ever seen in his life. Even the Iron Furnace Legion he had trained himself could not compare with it.

They stood there, each wearing a full set of heavy chain mail and plate armor, standing straight like a statue, and the most eye-catching thing was their faces - covered with devilish masks!

These masks were ordered from Baron Roger long before they set out for the Bloody Highlands, but before they arrived, Raven had to set off.

Originally a small trick to boost morale, but now worn on the faces of the personal soldiers who fought out of the battlefield, it is no longer simply relying on the hideous appearance to deceive the enemy.

Their inner nature is far more fierce than the mask!

There was a sound of sucking in cold air behind Angel, obviously frightened by the murderous spirit of the personal guards, and even Angel himself had a gloomy face.

He didn't know that Raven had strengthened these soldiers, but his intuition told him that if these thirty people rushed forward, even if he was only one step away from the fourth level, he would have to pay a price to deal with them!

What's more, there is Eric.

The iron warrior walked up to him step by step, pounding his chest and saluting to Raven: "Lord Baron!"

Angel's eyes narrowed.

The enchanted armor on Eric's body, judging from the material alone, is probably of the second-level level, and Eric's temperament is even more different from before!

When he was with Donald, Eric was like a rusty shield, solid and steady, but lacking vitality and enterprising spirit, as if he would be dragged into the grave by Donald at any time.

But now Eric has become a giant sword as wide as a door panel, which can attack or defend, heavy, tough, sharp and powerful!

This made Angel refresh his mind again.

With Eric leading this team, even he himself might die on the spot.

It is not unfair for Heleti, a horse thief, to die in the hands of such a team!

But at the same time, this also made Angel more disdainful of Raven - with such a team, there was still such a heavy loss in the battle. His military talent was simply negative. If it weren't for Eric, Raven might not have come back at all.

"Well done." Raven was also very satisfied with the military appearance of his personal soldiers. He turned his head and looked at Angel: "Baron Angel, you are a senior and have more combat experience than me. Since you are here, do you want to guide my soldiers?"

Raven's eyes passed over Angel's shoulder and fell on the guards behind him: "I will send ten people here to practice with your guards. What do you think?"

"No need." Angel suppressed the twitch of his mouth: "I have seen Baron Raven's military appearance, so I won't stay any longer."

In fact, even if Raven didn't say it, he also had this item in his plan, but the performance of this group of soldiers has exceeded his expectations. He doesn't want to do this humiliating thing a second time.

With his mouth slightly lowered, Angel said:

"I wish Baron Raven good luck in military affairs!"

Raven smiled: "Thank you for your kindness. I am not greedy. I just want to be more "prosperous" than Judra."

Angel's face darkened: "Goodbye!"

After that, he turned his horse's head and was about to leave.

At this moment, Eric shouted: "Send Baron Angel!"

Swish-swish-swish--

A sound of sharp blades coming out of their sheaths sounded. Angel looked back and saw that Raven's private soldiers on the training ground all drew their weapons.

Although they were different in shape, they all emitted a faint blue glow, which was even more dazzling against the bright armor!

Raven's elite were all equipped with enchanted weapons! ?

Angel's eyebrows twitched slightly, and he squeezed his legs hard on the horse's belly and left.

"It's just a mere Angel, there's no need to make such a big scene, right?" Raven looked at Eric and smiled helplessly.

"Hehe, this old guy used to be arrogant before. He was like this when Lord Donald was still here, which made people angry." Eric smiled innocently and asked nervously: "Lord Baron, have I caused trouble?"

"That's not the case." Raven shook his head and looked at his heroic and proud personal soldiers, and a trace of sadness rose in his heart.

"Alas-"

A single enchanted weapon is nothing, but these thirty pieces put together can really be said to be shining. If he said they were not elite, he himself would not believe it!

But Raven himself is weak and his status is only a baron. If he really joins the battle and is assigned a vanguard position, it will not be very pleasant.

He must find a way to cover up this enchanted light.

"What should I do..."

Raven walked towards Eagle Castle with great hesitation, but in the end there was still no way-he couldn't hide the enchanted weapon just to hide his incompetence, right?

That's not hiding one's weakness, it's really stupid.

He hasn't forgotten Anno's prediction. No matter how cautious he is in dealing with the card of "Death", it's not too much.

As soon as he returned to Eagle Castle, Jenny came towards him and saluted respectfully to Raven: "Baron, Miss Nancy invites you to have lunch with us."

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