Lord of Hyranza

All in all, even if you have a family background, if you want to promote your title, forming a private armed force is absolutely essential.

Moreover, having an elite army will also allow noble lords to have more say in the seats of the House of Representatives.

Marquis Luther included Suldak's private armed forces in his army. For Suldak, it was a good first step in terms of noble lords.

Marquis Luther believed that Suldak, who was born as a commoner, had no family background. As a lowly baron, his wealth could not afford the expensive military expenses of private armaments, so he told Suldak that he would not be able to afford the expensive military expenses of private armed forces. During the military process, no matter what kind of difficulties, we can help.

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Nobles are called lords because they own territories and private armed forces.

Before that, Suldak was only the captain of the cavalry squadron of the Hailansa City Guard Battalion stationed in the Badlands, and the Hailansa City Hall commissioned him to form the Badlands Militia Battalion. Suldak was part-time militia The title of battalion commander.

Only when he has a private army of his own can he be said to be a real lord.

From the current point of view, Suldak's title is a bit low, and the territory is not vast enough. The only sulfur mine may not be able to support private troops.

Marquis Luther put down the knife in his hand, and said to Suldak: "If you are worried about military expenses, in the initial stage, you will need to exchange meritorious service for the title in the future. Only when you are promoted to the viscount, can you get more territory. Of course, you can also develop a few mines on my plane, I still have a few undeveloped rich copper mines and iron mines, and the geographical location is not far from the town."

Suldak immediately said: "I am currently constructing my territory, and I will make good preparations when I return to Wall Village."

Mrs. Marian glanced at Marquis Luther, with a look in her gentle eyes that others could not understand.

In the dining room, only the Marquis Luther could understand it. Mrs. Marian hinted to him again: "Young people will have their own ideas. Don't always impose your own ideas on each other. Rebellion often comes from this." '

Marquis Luther stopped talking about promotion to title and mine development. He pondered for a while, then changed the subject and said, "You can recruit some men at the Advanced War College. I know some famous men in Bena City. You can go to their colleges and choose at will, provided that you have to convince those students to join your private army."

"Lord Luther, I don't want those newcomers who just graduated from the academy." Suldak rubbed his nose and rejected Marquis Luther's proposal.

Marquis Luther asked in surprise, "Then what good idea do you have?"

Suldak shared some of his understanding of forming an army: "I want to recruit some veterans who are willing to stay on the battlefield. Many veterans have rich combat experience, but they are forced to return to the countryside because of injuries on the battlefield. They have no life. Skills, so many people's lives are very difficult, and I want to find such veterans."

Marquis Luther glanced at Suldak again, and then he remembered that Suldak had climbed out of the heavy armored infantry battalion step by step, so he had a deeper understanding of these bottom-level veterans, and It seems that he still has some prejudices against the new troops of the academy, which led to his current thoughts.

Marquis Luther said: "But they have not received formal knight training. I think you can form a cavalry regiment or a swordsman regiment. Next spring will be the graduation season of the Advanced War College. Don't miss this good opportunity. Think Come and tell me."

Suldak nodded and said, "Okay, I will think about it carefully."

Marquis Luther then said: "But if you insist on choosing some retired veterans, although I don't agree with this, I can still provide you with some conveniences. I know many lords, veterans who have retired from their army There are always some, I will ask someone to bring these lists to you another day."

It was only then that Suldak realized that the problem that was bothering him could be solved by moving his fingers slightly in front of Marquis Luther.

"That's really great." Surdak said happily.

Marquis Luther signaled to Suldak not to sit up straight every time he spoke, but to relax and eat. He said kindly: "I still have some expectations for you. I hope you can form a new army as soon as possible. Don't miss it." I will be in next year's round defense, and this will be a rare opportunity to train."

Suldak quickly agreed: "I will hurry up and do this."

There was a sound of hurried footsteps at the entrance of the restaurant, and everyone's eyes fell on the entrance of the restaurant. They saw Hathaway and Beatrice walking in from the corridor in exquisite long dresses, followed by four maids , the two entered the dining room, their gazes fell on the mountains of Suldak almost at the same time, they exchanged glances, first they slowed down and walked in front of Marquis Luther, and saluted Marquis Luther, Mrs Marianne and another lady .

Then he turned his eyes to Suldak. At this time, Suldak stood up very politely and looked at Hathaway with gentle eyes. Hathaway lowered her head shyly.

Although it was winter, in the castle, Hathaway was still very bold wearing a low-cut dress with a tight waist, so a deep white groove appeared on the squeezed chest, and the delicate collarbone and long The long neck makes the large area of ​​skin on the chest more dazzling.

Mrs. Marianne nodded to Marquis Luther. At this time, Marquis Luther said to Suldak: "Okay, I still have some business to deal with. Next, I should leave some time for you young people."

The two ladies left the restaurant holding the arm of Marquis Luther.

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Hathaway raised her white chin slightly, she was slender, her snow-white neck and delicate collarbone made her look like a beautiful white swan.

Her lips were raised slightly, and her blue eyes were fixed on Suldak. Hathaway put her hands behind her back, her tall chest was straightened out, the two of them didn't speak, they just looked at each other silently in the dining room.

Constantly compressing the space between each other, until the two were tightly pressed together, Suldak put his arms around Hathaway's slender waist, held the back of her neck in one hand, and kissed deeply.

It wasn't until the two were a little out of breath that they separated from each other.

Beatrice pushed away Hathaway who was taking the first step, and looked deeply at Suldak with a pair of bold and passionate eyes. Beatrice's round-faced eyes were light brown. She looked at She looked like a wild and bold gypsy girl, always showing two teeth when she smiled, and her skin was another blinding white, somewhat smooth as brocade.

She didn't even wait for Suldak to come up, she directly transformed into a gorgeous butterfly, threw herself into Suldak's arms, and kissed Suldak warmly.

The heat in the restaurant continued to rise, until a row of footsteps came from the door towards the kitchen, and a middle-aged butler came up with a row of cooks holding plates in their hands. Beatrice came from Suldak's Withdrew from his arms, restraining a certain physical impulse, Hathaway and Beatrice sat opposite Suldak, and the three of them made eye contact.

After a while, Hathaway and Beatrice took a sip of the cold rum to ease the atmosphere.

Suldak finished the grouse breast on the dinner plate, and the middle-aged butler added some pie for him. These exquisite delicacies cannot be eaten in Wall Village.

The two ladies didn't seem to have any appetite either, so they just ate two slices of white bread with some jam and drank a little liqueur, and they hurriedly finished their breakfast.

The three of them were not in a hurry to leave the restaurant. The cook standing behind removed the plate, and the butler ordered someone to serve a honey tea mixed with vanilla and lemon.

Holding a warm cup, Hathaway walked to the window of the dining room and opened the heavy curtains. A ray of dazzling sunlight shot into the room, immediately eclipsing the magic wall lamps in the room. Thick snow piled up the courtyard, and a large group of gardeners were clearing the snow in the garden.

The entire Marquis Luther's mansion was a busy scene, each steward was performing their duties, leading a group of maids and servants to clean and decorate the garden.

A group of young people gathered on the training ground in the back courtyard. They were probably members of the younger generation of the Luther family. Several noble ladies were actually standing outside the training ground. They were wearing fur coats and whispering to each other at the edge of the training ground.

Hathaway turned her head and asked Suldak behind her:

"Would you like to see the whole castle?"

"I can't ask for it!"

Suldak replied with a smile.

Chapter 617 The Self in the Mirror

Along the winding staircase of the castle, the sand and stones on the walls on both sides are a little off. There are some oil paintings hanging on the walls, some are portraits of people, there are also some pastoral scenes, moments of the battlefield, etc. Going up a little bit, there are some paintings hanging on the walls. Typical weapons include spears, long-handled axes, and crossbows.

Walking to the top of the tower, you can still see a row of iron and wood longbows and quiver filled with fine steel arrows hanging in the corner of the door.

This tower looks like a watchtower. The spiral staircase spans a distance of 30 meters. The building on the top is round like a mushroom umbrella. When you walk in, you find that it is arranged as a huge bedroom. There is not only a large and soft bed, but also a fireplace for heating, a dressing table and a separate washroom.

There are a total of eight windows in the room, and you can see the surroundings of the castle. Six of the windows are temporarily closed.

Beatrice walked to the dressing table, pushed the wooden window open, and suddenly a fresh cold wind blew in from the outside, the snow on the top of the window eaves fell, hit the window sill, and splashed into the room .

Hathaway walked up, looked at the arrangement in the room, walked to the bed and sat down.

She touched the bed with her hands, and said to Suldak with a smile: "Beatrice and I have lived here for nearly two months. As long as the door below is locked, except for jumping out of the window, you can go out again." There is no other way, we lie here all day, or sit at the window and look out at the scenery."

Suldak walked to the window and looked down. It was about six floors above the ground. Although this height was still dangerous for a swordsman like Hathaway, Suldak pressed his hands Leaning on the window sill, looking at the snow scene outside, he said:

"Beatrice has been here with you?"

"Yes!" replied.

The two ladies huddled together at the window with Suldak, looking outside, the sunlight after the snow was a bit dazzling.

"Actually, what I want to say is that it should be good to live here for a while." Suldak narrowed his eyes, smelled the faint scent of perfume on the two ladies, and said with a smile. "I mean, if I was imprisoned here, I would never consider it a captivity..."

Beatrice looked at Suldak with round eyes full of obsession.

At this time, she probably wouldn't refuse Suldak when he carried her to the bed.

Hathaway blushed slightly, and said to the two, "Let's go down and have a look."

The three of them first walked around the high tower where Hathaway was grounded. Beatrice smiled and said, if they had known that the young nobleman whom the Marquis Luther asked Hathaway to meet was Suldak, the two of them would Say nothing and be locked up in that tower for two months.

Walking down the tower, it was still a bit cold outside the castle. The maid who followed hurriedly brought a fox fur cloak and shawl. Even so, when they walked outside the castle, a gust of cold wind blew in front of them, which made Hathaway and Beat Liz held her breath and took a while to get used to it before walking down the stairs.

There is a very exquisite garden in the courtyard behind the castle, and next to the garden is a training ground, and a row of neat stables is built beside the wall of the training ground.

A heavy snow immediately covered the withered and depressed winter scenery with a layer of silver makeup.

Not far away, Mrs. Mabel and her three daughters were walking on the snow in the garden. The two young men surrounded them and showed their hospitality, talking and laughing happily all the way.

Hathaway turned a corner decisively, and walked along the other side of the garden to the pool covered by heavy snow. There were several stone towers at a distance, and the tops of the stone towers were like blooming flowers, which looked like water pans. At this time, the servants have cleaned the tops, and someone sprinkled some grains and grass seeds on them, which attracted many birds to come and eat.

Worried about disturbing the birds that were eating, the three of them stopped fifty yards away from the stone tower.

"What are you usually doing in Wall Village?" Hathaway asked Suldak curiously.

Suldak pondered for a while and said: "Basically, it is about territory construction and the like. I am improving the living environment in Wall Village, which is dry all year round, so I built a reservoir in the upper reaches of the valley. It is very spectacular and basically They solved the irrigation problem of all the wheat fields in Wall Village, and renovated the houses. The houses there are basically thatched houses. Once there is such a heavy snowfall in winter, I don’t know how many houses will have their roofs collapsed. Come down, so we've been renovating the house before winter. Sometimes we'll be over there for a while at the sulfur mines, preparing to redevelop my territory."

"Can I go and have a look?" Hathaway asked with some expectation.

Suldak said without hesitation: "Of course, you are very welcome!"

Hathaway and Beatrice whispered together for a while, seeming to be discussing when it would be more appropriate to go to Wall Village.

After walking for a while, I came to a row of stables beside the wall. The stables at the Marquis Luther's mansion were also very beautifully built. Although they were entirely made of wood, all the wooden boards of the stables were painted with varnish. At this time It was covered with a thick layer of snow, and the two grooms squatted at the door of the forage room next to the stable, cutting grass, and stuffing some beans and wheat bran into the alfalfa hay.

When the grooms saw Hathaway and Beatrice approaching, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Do you want to see my horse?" Hathaway asked Suldak triumphantly like a child who wanted to show off a new toy.

"Okay!" Suldak said cheerfully.

The grooms were very winking, and immediately walked into the stable and brought out Hathaway's horse.

A war horse with green scales all over its body. This kind of high-level war horse is very common on the battlefield. Generally, it is the mount of the knights of the construction. There is also a black-scaled war horse with a purer blood. This kind of blue-scaled horse is a black-scaled horse. The crossbreed horse of the horse and the ancient Bolai horse not only inherits the explosive power and excellent physical strength of the black-scale warhorse, but also has the excellent endurance of the ancient Bolai horse.

This blue-scaled horse was very handsome. Seeing Hathaway, he immediately leaned over intimately, and arched the huge horse's head into her arms.

The so-called blue scales do not mean that there is a layer of blue scales on the body of the war horse, but a layer of fine hair with fine scales on the body.

Looking at the lines on the blue-scaled horse, Suldak couldn't help but think of the scales growing on his arms, and felt a sense of oppression. It's really unlucky to have some scaly patterns.

Thinking of that Master Johannes, Suldak cursed secretly in his heart.

"This is my horse, do you want to ride it around?" Hathaway put her arms around the horse's head and introduced her beloved horse to Suldak, wanting them to get acquainted with it a little bit.

Just as Suldak was about to come over, the green-scaled warhorse exploded all its hairs, let out a long neigh, and stood up against the Suldak, almost knocking Hathaway to the ground.

The groom behind rushed up, desperately grabbed the rein of the green scaled horse, and subdued it.

Hathaway was also taken aback, she didn't understand what happened just now, her beloved horse, who usually has a very good temper, was almost shocked when she saw Suldak.

She glanced at Suldak again. She saw it clearly just now. Suldak stood there without any movement, and was still smiling at herself...

The blue-scale warhorse pawed the ground restlessly, and refused to approach Suldak no matter what.

In fact, Suldak really wanted to tell Hathaway: I also have a similar pet at home, but it is a little bigger, and I probably have some aura on my body, which surprised the war horse.

Since they couldn't ride a horse, Hathaway and Beatrice took Suldak to look around the Marquis Luther's mansion again, and then asked the butler to arrange a guest room for Suldak. Hathaway He and Beatrice both had the habit of taking a nap, so they let Suldak rest in the guest room, and left two maids to serve Suldak.

Last night, Suldak basically didn't sleep much, and now suddenly there was a warm and comfortable big bed in front of him. After washing his face a little, he took off his leather armor and lay down on the bed to sleep.

Maybe it was too tired, or the bed was too comfortable, and no one disturbed the guest room. When Suerdak woke up and opened the curtains, he found that it was already dusk outside, and he was looking for the sunset along the edge of the sky. Into a sunset.

Suldak was standing at the window in a linen shirt.

When I woke up, I felt full of energy and relaxed...

He stretched, only to feel a burst of joints all over his body.

"Miss ordered us to add some Ningshenhua leaves to the incense burner, so you may sleep a little longer. Miss told you to wake up and let us take you to her place." A maid was behind Suldak said softly.

Suldak turned around and nodded to the maid.

Of course he knows Ningshenhua, this magical herb is the main ingredient in the preparation of spiritual power potion, it is basically difficult to buy in the magic market now, and it is even more difficult to find a bottle of spiritual power potion. He did not expect that when he was sleeping, Heather Wei actually used the leaves of Ningshen flower as incense, which is really low-key luxury.

He walked to the hanger, intending to put on the affordable salamander leather armor, when he saw a maid walking over with a wooden tray, on which was a stack of neatly folded lake blue dresses.

The maid stood in front of Suldak and whispered: "This is the gown that was made for you by the senior tailor Jilini and the seamstress when you fell asleep. You should try it first. Master Jilini is still waiting outside. If something doesn’t fit, it can be corrected right away.”

Suldak didn't expect that he would rush to make a dress after only sleeping. It seemed that he was completely approved by Marquis Luther.

Putting on the exquisite lake blue gown with dark lines, the aristocratic temperament on Suldak's body suddenly improved a lot. He walked in front of the mirror and saw the handsome and straight knight in the mirror. Suddenly, he felt a little uncomfortable. Know yourself……

Chapter 618

Affected by the season, many industries have temporarily suspended their operations, and many nobles have withdrawn from the tedious family affairs and started to socialize a lot. In winter, the city of Bena is full of various dances, concerts, operas, salons, winter festivals, etc. hunting and so on.

Aristocrats tend to focus on communicating with each other during this time, deepening their relationship with each other, and even talking about marriages, various forms of cooperative alliances, etc. The biggest topic this year is whether the Benar Legion led by Duke Newman is still alive or not. There is no need to continue to stick to Handanar County on the Warsaw plane. Due to the war on the Warsaw plane, the Bena province needs to transport a large amount of supplies to Warsaw every month. Half of the elite troops in the Bena province are pinned down on the Warsaw plane. As a result, some private small planes of the local lords in Bena Province are frequently in emergency.

Due to frequent wars on the private plane of the local lords of Bena Province, Duke Ryan lost a large number of supporters in the imperial capital. , began to discuss the plan for the whole year next year.

The main battle faction in Bena Province now occupies the absolute right to speak in the House of Representatives. Due to the victory of the Maca Plane War, it gave the lords of Bena Province great confidence. Today, the enthusiasm for war is unprecedentedly high, but a large part of the nobles insist that The most powerful troops in Bena Province should not be kept in Warsaw. Even if some resources are lost, the main force should be withdrawn from the Warsaw plane.

Although the Boothman family is a veteran aristocratic family in the Green Empire, what good will happen if they offend the royal family members? Although Prince James did not appear in public, the South Wind Legion and the Royal Knights withdrew everything against Booth in private. The support of the Man family means that for a long time in the future, the Busman family will not receive any other support from the Warsaw plane except for inviting the private troops of some small and medium lords to enter the Warsaw plane.

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The Marquess of Luther House hosts several balls each winter.

As the aristocratic lord of the main battle faction in the province of Bena, and also a member of the House of Representatives of the city of Bena, the ball held by the Marquis of Luthor’s House gathered the top group of nobles in the city of Bena. After nightfall, many invited nobles rode magic The caravan comes dressed up.

The courtyard square in front of the castle was full of gorgeous magic caravans. At this time, there were still many magic caravans entering the residence of Marquess Luther. The two butlers were responsible for coordinating the parking of the magic caravans and the dinner of related personnel.

There are guards all around the manor, and only the invitation letter from Marquis Luther's mansion can be entered.