Imperial Crown

Looking at the face in front of him, Raven was surprised at first, then he smiled softly: "What a coincidence, we meet again."

Because the candidate maid in front of him was the bartender he met on the night he visited the town of Shining Gold - Petty.

Her chestnut hair was no longer tied into a whip, but was scattered on her shoulders. With a confused and panicked look in her eyes, she began to explain anxiously: "Baron, I didn't know it was you. That day I..."

"Don't worry, you didn't do anything wrong." Raven said with a smile: "But why did you come to apply for a maid? What about the tavern?"

Petty lowered her head, with a trace of sadness in her eyes: "After you left that day, my father had a big fight with Pompey and others and smashed most of the tavern."

"Later, after closing, he began to insult me, saying that I was the same as my mother, both..." She bit her tongue gently. He pursed his lips and spoke out the following content with difficulty: "They were all very indecent women. They even beat me and kicked me out."

"He told me that if I couldn't make back the losses of the tavern, he would not allow me to go home. He even gave me a very... very revealing outfit and told me to do a job that suits me and to be with those women standing on the street."

"I didn't want to do that, so I spent one night in the hotel with the change I had. The next day, I saw your notice for recruiting maids."

Raven nodded slowly. He guessed that a guy like old Jones who cared about his reputation would get angry.

Well, in fact, all men would get angry when they encounter such things. Shortness is a man's long-lasting pain, and few men are as short as old Jones. After all, he is a "pacifier".

But venting anger on people close to you, or even on your innocent daughter, without considering interests or family affection, to make up for your pitiful self-esteem, is a bit too unpromising.

"I want a personal maid." Raven said slowly, "You should know what kind of responsibilities this requires."

"Yes, Baron." Petty's face flushed, she looked up and looked directly into Raven's eyes: "The head maid told me that I fully understand the responsibilities."

"Really?" Raven smiled playfully: "You know, once you agree, from today on, you will belong to me completely."

"I am willing..." Petty's voice trembled slightly, with shyness and nervousness: "I am willing to give everything for Baron."

As a lord, Raven is majestic and rich enough; and as a man, Raven is not only humorous, but also very gentlemanly and reliable.

Petty's performance in the tavern that night already made her have some good feelings for Raven. Now that she knows that the baron she is going to serve is him, of course she is more willing.

"Very good." Raven said, "From today on, you are my personal maid."

He glanced at the other three maids: "As for you, each of you go to the head maid to get a reward. If you are willing to stay, you can stay as an ordinary maid; if you are not willing, you can leave on your own."

The three girls could not hide the disappointment in their eyes, but they did not dare to question the baron's decision, and said in unison: "Yes, Lord Baron!"

After the three of them left, Raven smiled a little and waved to Petty: "Come here, let me see."

Petty walked up and stood timidly in front of Raven.

She is indeed very suitable for maid clothes. Her tall figure and plump figure are set off by the tight and attractive clothes.

Since tasting Fleury, Raven has been hungry for more than two months.

Grabbing her soft palm, Raven could clearly feel the other's body temperature rising due to nervousness. He gently kneaded his fingers, pulled slightly, and pulled the soft body into his arms, burying his head in the softness.

Petit said with a little panic: "My lord, it's still... still daytime!"

"Then why can't I see anything?" Raven made a joke, and hugged her up by the waist amidst Petit's exclamation: "Today is a rare day off. As a personal maid, you have to understand your lord's habits."

Raven kicked the door open with a kick, threw the soft and hot body in his arms onto the bed, and pounced on it.

"My lord... this is... my first time..."

"My lord, the curtains...!"

After a hearty battle, Raven sat refreshed at the head of the bed and tasted a mouthful of Angel's Tears.

He turned his head and his eyes fell on Petit on the bed.

The newly promoted maid had just finished her duties and had fallen asleep unable to bear the beating. Her hair was messy and stuck to her face. Her lips were slightly red and swollen, and her eyebrows were still slightly wrinkled.

She lay on her side, half of her body hidden under the thin summer quilt. Her shoulders were round and sexy. From her ribs to her waist, and from her waist to her calves, her flexible curves were fully revealed.

She might not be slender, but her body was very strong due to frequent labor, especially her plump and powerful thighs, which gave Raven a rare enjoyment.

She got up from the bed gently, and the vibration of the bed woke the maid up. Petty opened her eyes: "My lord, let me help you change your clothes."

She wanted to get up, but as soon as her legs moved, she frowned and let out a low cry.

"Just lie down honestly." Raven turned around and looked at her with a smile: "You will serve me later."

Petty lay back on the bed and covered herself with a thin quilt.

After getting dressed, Raven walked out the door. As soon as he reached the door, he heard Petty ask shyly and nervously: "Sir, have I... done my duty?"

Raven chuckled, turned around and said, "I'm very satisfied."

After saying that, he walked out of the door.

Petty immediately covered herself with a quilt. Although the head maid taught her that sentence, she was able to ask it just now. It was really, really embarrassing!

The time for rest is always short.

Within two days, that is, on the eighth day after Raven arrived in Goldshire, the first batch of goods, one hundred and twenty sets of leather armors, arrived, and the long-prepared recruitment process began.

The test events are still the three that Raven designed before: stone lifting, balance beam, and bow and arrow shooting.

However, in order to select the best among the best, a long-distance race around Goldshire was added. In the end, all 105 people were recruited, and Simon, Link and Goyle were appointed as platoon leaders, and Raven had Three teams of thirty-six people were formed.

Unlike Eagle Town, the citizens of Gold Shine Town do not have to worry about food and clothing. Merely distributing food cannot inspire such great enthusiasm.

Lei Wen followed suit and implemented the military salary plan that had been brewing for a long time - ordinary soldiers were paid one silver coin plus twenty copper coins per month, while his own soldiers were paid three silver coins plus sixty copper coins per month, and three platoons were paid. The salary of the long-term employee will be doubled on this basis.

In order to win people's hearts, Raven handed over the first two months' salary to his own soldiers in front of all the recruits.

It only cost 180 silver coins in total, which is 1.8 gold coins, but it aroused the enthusiasm of all the recruits and veterans, and let them know who was the one who gave them the money.

Being a lord does not require you to do everything yourself. Eric and the three new platoon commanders are enough to do a good job in training. However, in order to strengthen his majesty in the army, Raven still accompanied the team to supervise in the first few days, and even personally ordered a few to be dealt with. A disobedient guy.

Therefore, Raven has been extremely tired these days and needs the "warm service" of her personal maid every morning.

On the morning of the twelfth day after arriving in Goldshire, Raven woke up again to the warm service. He stretched out his hand to touch the soft body, with a smile in his eyes.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door: "Lord Baron, Priest Lux is here to visit."

"Why is she here?" Raven was stunned and patted the girl below him on the shoulder: "Petty, stop."

"Okay, Lord Baron." Patty stood up timidly, with red cheeks and began to change Raven's clothes.

Raven just likes this about her. She is not only obedient, but she still maintains the shyness of a girl even though her whole body has been seen by him.

Seeing the dress in the mirror, Raven said, "I don't want this one, it's still lined with cotton."

"Sir, do you still need to wear armor today?" Petty asked unexpectedly: "You have been at the training ground for three days in a row."

Even so, she still took out the unsightly cotton coat and helped Raven put it on bit by bit.

"Yes, the soldiers in Goldsmith Town have better physical fitness and are smarter, but they also have more ideas and are somewhat disobedient to discipline." Raven said helplessly: "Now I finally understand why General Qi doesn't want anything he says. Town soldiers."

Of course Patty didn't understand this sentence. In fact, she didn't try to understand it, and she never asked. She fulfilled her duties as a personal maid very well.

After putting on the enchanted chain armor and just pushing open the door, Raven was stunned because Lux was waiting at the door of his room.

What she was wearing today was not the priest's robe that she usually wears, but the goose-yellow long skirt that is commonly seen on ordinary girls. It matched her fair and delicate skin, making her whole body seem to be soaked in the light. The braids on the shoulders give off a youthful and sweet atmosphere.

Lux, who was standing at the door, smelled the smell of hormones that had not completely dissipated in the room, and saw Petty's somewhat rosy face. She immediately understood what had just happened in the room. She turned her eyes away slightly and saluted: "Raven." baron."

As she said that, her eyes fell on Petty's face: "Is this...?"

"My personal maid, Petty." Raven introduced: "Petty, this is Priest Lux of the Eagle Town Church."

Petty saluted respectfully: "Priest Lux."

Lux nodded in return and asked: "Baron Raven, you are wearing a suit of armor. Do you have anything important to do?"

"Just to train the newly recruited private soldiers." Raven said: "What business do you have to do here?"

"No, no." Lux shook her head and said, "I just came to Goldshire to buy some daily necessities and stopped by to see you."

"In this case, you might as well stay a little longer, make a list of the things you want to buy, and let my men handle it." Raven said with a smile: "Besides, there are also Angel Tears here, you can use them at any time."

Hearing Angel's Tears, Lux's eyes lit up: "That would be great...but, I have another unmerciful request."

"There is no need to be so polite between the two of us." Raven said, "No matter what you want, anything is fine."

Lux said: "Then please call me Lux. It's tiring to use honorifics all the time."

"Of course, but that's not fair." Raven said easily: "Then please Miss Lux also call me Raven."

"Okay." There was a smile in Lux's sapphire eyes: "Raven, if possible, can you let me see how you train soldiers? I'm actually very curious about what a baron does every day. "

"It might be very hard, Lux..." Raven said after swallowing the priest who reached his mouth, "That's not an easy job."

Lux showed a bright smile: "I am also a second-level magician. Don't think of me as a weak little girl."

"Okay, then come with me."

Raven and Lux ​​walked out of the government hall side by side and walked northeast of Goldshire.

"Baron Raven, you are still single. Isn't it... too early to hire a personal maid now?" Lux asked seemingly casually.

"But I am a man." Raven patted his shoulder with a smile on his face: "And I am strong. As far as I know, the Holy See does not overly promote abstinence."

"But you are also a lord after all, and you shouldn't waste your energy on other things." Lux suddenly said with her big eyes flashing: "Besides, you will always have a wife in the future."

After saying this, Raven suddenly stopped and a three-dimensional face approached Lux.

"Yeah!" Lux was startled: "Raven, what are you doing?"

"I'm looking at what my future wife should look like." Raven said in a long voice: "Will she be as beautiful as Miss Lux?"

"S-stop talking nonsense..." Lux lowered her head and opened and closed her lips shyly: "I'm a priest!"

She felt that her heartbeat had never been so fast.

"Hey, I'm just teasing you." After teasing Lux, Raven was in a good mood: "I hope the Lord of Light won't blame me."

"Raven!" A trace of embarrassment flashed across Lux's face. When she looked up, she found that Raven had already walked ahead, and quickly followed her.

The day passed quickly.

That night, Lux and Raven returned to the government hall.

The latter went to the bedroom to take off his armor and change clothes, while the former sat at the dining table, resting his chin on one hand, quietly thinking about everything that happened today.

They went to the northwest of Goldsmith Town, where a temporary training ground was located. There were two rows of temporary dormitories next to it. They heard that construction of a real barracks had begun in Eagle Town.

As soon as he entered the training ground, Raven seemed to be a different person, the smile on his face disappeared, and a sense of majesty and murderous intent filled the air, making every private soldier who saw him stay silent.

That is an aura that only a few high-ranking people possess, such as Marquis Anthony Edwards of the Royal Capital.

Raven did not have to cool down alone in the military camp like many nobles, bringing maids and fruits with him. Like all soldiers, he stood under the scorching sun, but he thoughtfully let Lux stand in the shadows.

The training process was boring. It was nothing more than standing up straight, lining up, turning left, and turning right. However, Lux watched with gusto. She found that the eyes of the trained soldiers were changing.

She even saw a few guys who had whistled at her before, but now they were completely blind and only followed orders.

She soon discovered the reason, or one of the reasons, for this transformation.

A brown-haired guy whispered a joke and laughed at Eric's appearance, and then Eric slapped him on the back ten times in front of everyone.

Then Raven took out a potion and drank it in front of everyone. After the wound on his back was closed, he immediately returned to the team for training. The man immediately became honest and looked at Eric with a bright look. With some resentment, he looked at Raven but full of gratitude.

Lux was shocked. That was a healing potion worth five gold coins. Raven was so generous to his soldiers!

Of course she didn't know that the potion came from the healing potion Raven obtained from Donald that could be continuously replenished automatically.

Raven has also conducted experiments on this bottle of potion. It can automatically generate a bottle about every five days. However, once the potion leaves the bottle, no matter how it is stored, its effect will be lost within six hours, and the idea of ​​storing and selling it is ruined. , it can only be used for occasional emergencies.

At noon, Raven ate the same lunch as the private soldiers below - black bread as hard as a stone, paired with a pot of unlimited vegetable stew.

Moreover, Raven also took Lux into consideration and specially arranged a small stove for her, but she refused. This move also won her the favor of many private soldiers.

At the end of the day, Lux had a more three-dimensional impression of Raven, and she also had a deep understanding of Raven's hard work.

The summer sun was fierce, the ground at the training ground was baked dry and hard, the air close to the ground was baked and distorted, and the private soldiers were sweating profusely.

Even Lux felt exhausted after the day, let alone Raven who was wearing heavy chain armor.

But he never cried out that he was tired, nor did he show any sign of fatigue. His steel-like will was simply impressive.

The sound of light footsteps came, and Lux ​​looked up, only to see Raven put on a pair of casual and loose clothes and sitting opposite her: "After waiting for a long time, I wiped my body a little, the smell of sweat on my body It’s just too heavy.”

As he spoke, he picked up the bottle of Angel's Tears and poured a glass of wine for Lux.

"Let me do it." Lux's white fingers touched the bottle and touched Raven's fingers. She retracted her fingers slightly, but did not let go of the bottle.

"Okay." Raven took back his hand and looked at the beauty in front of him and poured himself a glass of wine: "How do you feel after a day today?"

"It's really hard." Lux sighed: "If it were me, I might not be able to hold on for a day. It's so tiring, and I really need someone to serve me."

"So, you don't mind me having a personal maid?" Raven raised his eyebrows.

"This..." Lux lowered her head: "How many maids you have, what does it have to do with me."

Looking at her shy look, Raven laughed.

Hearing this laughter, Lux knew that Raven was teasing her again, and couldn't help pouting: "I wanted to help you, but now... forget it!"

Raven was stunned for a moment: "Any news about the mage potion?"

The Church of Light has always been a big seller of God's potion-of course, in their words, it is "a return of value for the generous donations of devout believers."

Before leaving the town of Shining Gold, Raven asked Lux ​​and got the exact price of the second-level mage potion from her. At the same time, he also knew that it can't be bought with money alone.

Lux pursed her lips: "Huh, there is no more now."

"Alas..." Raven suddenly sighed: "If that's the case, then fate has not connected my path with the path of the mage."

Lux didn't respond, and angrily turned her eyes to the side.

"The Griffith family is cursed by their bloodline. For hundreds of years, no one has lived past the age of 40. I originally thought that if I embarked on the path of a mage, I could unlock the secret of this curse and remove the lingering shackles that weigh on our people."

Speaking of this, Raven sighed faintly: "Now it seems that I am destined to not be able to cross this hurdle. I don't know if my cursed bloodline should be passed down."

Hearing what Raven said, Lux's heart softened immediately, and her fingers were wrapped around the ends of her braids: "Actually... there is a way."

"Really?" Raven's eyes lit up.

"I knew you were just kidding me again!" Lux pouted, but she also knew that what Raven said was true, so she told the truth: "I received a reply from Bishop Thomas, in which he said that he could give me a quota of second-level magician's divine potion, but the donation amount of 2,000 gold coins must not be less, and it can only be kept until the end of the month at the latest."

The Holy See has the right to use the Empire's post station system, and they all use the best level. It takes ten days to go from Eagle Town to Mon'en City and back. It is estimated that they have to gallop to shorten the journey of one month to one third.

"This..." Raven frowned.

Lux asked, "Is there any problem?"

"I don't have that much gold coins at the moment." Raven said helplessly, "Although I got a sum of money before, a considerable part of it was used for the construction of Eagle Town. Now I can only use 1,000 gold coins at most. Can you give me another month's grace? By then, the next payment will be in my account, and it should be almost enough."

"I'm afraid it's difficult." Lux shook her head, and the flowing golden hair on her forehead became messy: "I don't have any personal relationship with Bishop Thomas. Even this time, he agreed only for my teacher's sake."

Raven frowned deeply. If he missed this opportunity, it would be difficult to get this potion before the Nord Province became chaotic.

Seeing his sad look, Lux said, "Actually... 1,000 gold coins, I can lend it to you first."

"What?" Raven suspected that he had heard wrongly: "1,000 gold coins, that's not a small amount, Lux, you must not do anything that violates the rules of the church!"

"What are you thinking?" Lux said angrily: "I won't embezzle the tithe, and even if I do, it won't be as much as 1,000 gold coins."

Raven touched his nose awkwardly: "I think too much, but where did you get so much money?"

"You don't need to worry about this, Baron." Lux said with a little pride and mystery unique to girls: "Anyway, this money comes from a legitimate source."

A mischievous light flashed in her eyes:

"But if you want these 1,000 gold coins, you need to agree to one condition of mine."

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