These days, wives deliver to their door by themselves

"Lord Lord!"

The middle-aged man of the militia captain straightened his back and gave a standard Knox military salute to Earl Manel.

The rest of the militiamen and villagers were busy cleaning up the corpses of the beasts scattered around.

The battle didn't last long. The more difficult monsters were dealt with by the knights, and the rest of the beasts were taken care of by the militia team formed in the village. Therefore, there were not many casualties in the whole battle.

The only unlucky guy who was seriously injured was pierced through the shoulder by the horn of the beast, but Du Wei shouldn't be a big deal when he saw the screams of others still alive and kicking.

Although these guys are a militia formed spontaneously by the village, they were members of the regular army of the Empire two years ago, which is why they are so powerful.

Only after the Empire signed the truce, they disarmed and returned home, and belonged to veterans.

Earl Manel nodded to the militia captain and asked.

"What's the matter with these herds?"

The militia captain replied loudly with a dignified face.

"I do not know either."

“…”

I don't know why the expression is so solemn.

How should I put it, Knox's soldiers are so rigid, they are completely standard soldiers with one command and one action. Although his family's Black Feather Knights are a bit flamboyant, John and the others usually seem to be of the unsmiling type .

Earl Knox later found a few guys with more flexible heads to inquire.

Although Du Wei still wanted to join in the fun, he was chased away by the earl. The earl didn't seem to want him to get too involved with the two children, Emily.

So Du Wei and Emily had to wander around the village with their guards.

This village not far from the Earl's Mansion is not big, and most of the people living in it are homeless retired soldiers. This is the earl's deliberate arrangement.

Firstly, these veterans with rich battlefield experience can be urgently recruited during wartime, and secondly, these veterans can be taken care of nearby.

The empire paid more attention to the care and welfare of soldiers than any other country. That was because of the war, Knox had transformed from a small kingdom into a huge empire that now stands out from the crowd.

More than two-thirds of the empire's territory was paid for by the blood and sweat of the imperial soldiers. Therefore, the soldiers of the Knox Empire were not low in social status. Most of the non-commissioned officers who retired from the army would serve as village chiefs or militia captain etc.

And the men in the empire are also proud to be soldiers, not just because of the good welfare system, but a sense of honor that drives them to join the army.

After all, one's own country has always been invincible, and anyone will feel passionate and want to be a part of this epic.

It's just that the empire no longer fights. When the truce agreement drawn up by His Majesty the Emperor was announced, the whole country was in an uproar.

"Our army is invincible, why should we cease fighting?"

"We can conquer the world, why stop the war?"

Successive years of victories have inflated the imperial soldiers, and they have not tasted the taste of defeat for too long.

These voices of doubt spread all over Knox for a time. Fortunately, the people of Knox were very patriotic, and his emperor uncle was also deeply loved by the people. After a year, the turmoil gradually subsided.

In fact they didn't know that the Empire was in a state of extreme danger.

It is true that the empire's army is strong, but the internal affairs system is far behind the speed of territorial expansion.

Although a lot of resources can be searched for in the land that has been conquered, this strategy of supporting war with war can only take effect in a short period of time. If it encounters a country that is as powerful as the empire, it will be over.

At that time, weak internal affairs will quickly drag down the entire empire, so the emperor's uncle wants to negotiate peace with neighboring countries and adopt a soft policy.

And this strategy is indeed very effective. I don't know what method the emperor's uncle used. The neighboring countries that were hostile to each other two years ago are now gradually developing into an alliance. This is the development of gradual annexation.

"Young Master, Second Miss, do you want some fruit?"

"I have freshly made jerky here."

The villagers in the village are very friendly, especially after learning that Emily next to him is the lord's two daughters, it can be seen that the Manel family is also very popular among the lords in their own territory.

Just walking around the village, the two of them had a lot of snacks in their hands.

And regarding the attack of the herd of beasts, the villagers did not show any expressions of panic, it would be better to say that their faces were filled with smiles as if they were in a celebration, because the fur meat that was automatically delivered to their door made them spend a lot of time. The stress of this winter has been greatly reduced.

Du Wei asked Emily while gnawing on the indescribably delicious jerky.

"It's all like this, shall we continue winter hunting?"

Emily's expression suddenly became a little guilty when she heard it.

"I think it should be over. I'm very sorry to disappoint you."

Du Wei hurriedly waved his hands to explain.

"Wait, I'm not complaining, I actually had a lot of fun this winter hunting."

"Really?"

Emily carefully studied his face.

"really."

This winter hunting, he not only collected a large honeycomb, but also hunted an owl bear, which was much better than the previous year's harvesting of local products and last year's hunting of wild boars.

What's more, this time he personally participated in the charge of the knights, and whenever he recalled the scene just now, he couldn't help but feel the blood rushing up in his heart.

"That way I'm relieved."

After confirming that Du Wei was really having fun, Emily showed a bright and lovely smile.

"correct."

Du Wei patted his palm lightly and said.

"Next year, let Emily come to my family's winter hunting. I'll take you to see those wood elves and noisy forest elves."

Emily nodded shyly, and Du Wei responded with a happy smile.

I always feel that the atmosphere seems to be very good now!Can he take the opportunity to touch a little hand or something?

At this time John, who had come back from the earl, came up and shouted.

"Young master, the Earl said that the winter hunting has been cancelled, and we will be going back home later... Uh, what's wrong with me?"

Seeing Du Wei staring at him, John scratched his missing hair with a puzzled face.

Du Wei rolled his eyes angrily.

"It's okay, let's go back, by the way, take time to shave your head, it's a pity that you are not a light bulb."

Holding Emily's hand, they ended the journey of two days and one night.

069 Young Master, Your Face Has Been Rounded Recently?

After his winter hunting trip, he chose to return to the Farburn Museum rather than the branch library in the Imperial Capital.

After all, winter is already ready, and taking advantage of the short period of time in between, he wants his family to taste the wild game brought back from winter hunting.

On the night of their return, the chef in the mansion cooked a sumptuous meal of bear meat for them.

Although he had heard people say that the meat of wild bears had a very strong smell, in fact it tasted even more delicious than he imagined. different.

During dinner, Du Wei also learned from Howard that during this period of time, there were also incidents of herds attacking villages in Farwin Territory, and even in other noble territories.

And these territories attacked by the herds of beasts all have one thing in common, that is, these nobles were allocated the territory of the defeated country during the war.

Therefore, the nobles, including Howard, suspected that this was the remnant of the defeated country.

The empire adopts a policy of recruiting and surrendering the nobles and royal families of the defeated countries. In other words, wars in this world seldom kill the nobles.

Basically, after the surrender, the defeated can continue to have the status of nobility as long as they pay a ransom fee, but the rank will be downgraded, such as from the original earl to baron or viscount, and the land ownership will also be taken back by the new royal family.

The nobles who do not want to surrender are directly exiled.

Naturally, there will be some people who are unwilling to be reduced to such an end, so some rebels will emerge every year, but these scattered rebels will not be able to make too much trouble in front of Knox's army.

It's just that this time it's very strange. The rebels didn't see it, but there were groups of crazy beasts.

But this has nothing to do with the ten-year-old him!He didn't want to run into muddy water.

If you don't die, you won't die, and he even makes sense.

The most troublesome thing for him now is what to give Xiaojin when he goes to the imperial capital to escape the winter.

"Sana, what do you think Xiao Jin will like?"

Sana looked at him hesitantly, as if she wanted to say something.

Du Wei asked curiously.

"What's the matter? If you have something to say, just say it. Could it be that something got on my face?"

"No... I want to compare Miss Tia's gift, I think the young master should pay attention to himself first."

"Focus on yourself?"

Du Wei scratched his head wondering what this meant.

Sana put both palms on his cheeks, then rubbed gently and said.

"Master, haven't you noticed that you are fat? Your face has become round."

"...I'm fat? How is this possible? I practice sword every day. How can I gain weight? I'm just baby fat."

It should be normal for him to have baby fat at his age.

Then Sana pinched his stomach again.

"Look, it's getting fat here too... I think the young master really eats too much dessert recently."

...Well, in fact, he noticed it when he took a shower recently, but he couldn't accept this fact in his heart.

"It's all grandpa and grandma's fault!"

Sana "..."

The elders of the nobles are the same as the elders of the common people when they spoil their grandchildren, either buying toys or snacks.

So every time he goes to the branch library, he has endless snacks.

Du Wei thinks this is why he has gained weight recently.

After hesitating for a moment, he asked slowly.

"...Is there any magic or magic to lose weight?"

Sana shook her head.

"I've never heard of such magic or divinity."

"..."

Snapped!

Du Wei rushed out of the door and rushed towards Edith's room.

"Dore A Dream!"

Opening the door of Edith's room, she was chatting with her mother, Mei Ye, about the clothes in the magazine.

It seems that even Edith, who has a cold appearance, will consult Mei Ye, who is a fashionable socialite, about clothing styles.

"...A dream called me?" Edith looked at Du Wei who broke into the door with a confused expression.

Mei Ye frowned and reprimanded him.

"Honey, didn't I tell you that you have to knock on the door and hear the response before you can enter."

Du Wei immediately came across from them, with his hands spread out on the table.

"That kind of thing doesn't matter, mother, have I gained weight recently?"

Mei Ye and Edith looked at each other and said at the same time.

"You just found out now?"

"...Since you have already found out, why didn't you tell me!"

"It's nothing, you're not Miss Qianjin, why do you care about body shape so much?"

Mei Ye trimmed her nails, she really didn't seem to care at all.

Edith shrugged.

"You humans all look alike to me."