The Sun King's Evidence

PS: I’ll add another chapter today, but it may not be there tomorrow.

The two discussed recent events, and Ryan asked about Oliver's group.

"I have arranged everything they said. I have helped Gray Blade cancel their mercenary group in the mercenary union, helped Blood Ax solve their possible downgrade problem, and paid most of the compensation, Wilt They are currently renting a farmer's longhouse with the remaining dozen or so people and plan to spend the Winter Veil Festival in this city and wait until spring before considering going elsewhere." Teresa took out a contract and handed it over into Ryan's hands: "This is their mercenary contract. I have verified it and signed it."

"Then this." Teresa took out a bag of gold coins and handed it to Ryan: "This is the money Oliver gave us. I didn't ask for my share. I got your share for you. .”

"You don't want your share? This is not like you." Ryan took the money bag and weighed it. There were at least one or two hundred gold coins. The White Wolf Knight calmly collected the money.

He knew that the two businessmen, Oliver and Mats, had suffered heavy losses during this trip. Taking the money from them at this time was a big blow to them, but Ryan took the money with peace of mind and without any psychological burden.

The reason is simple. If Theresa's spells hadn't defeated the Beastmen warband time and time again, and if Theresa and Ryan hadn't personally cut off the rear to deal with the Doomsday Bull, this group of people would have become a delicious meal in the Beastmen's belly.

For Ryan, his fight against the Doomsday Bull was of course based on Ulric's oracle, but from another perspective, he also contributed to the retreat of the merchants.

"Then, I have met with Albert Baker, Earl of Miljödenhaven. This is a middle-aged man about forty years old. His title of Earl of Miljödenhaven was from before the Great Holy War. The Nordland has been passed down to this day, so he is an actual earl, not a feudal lord of the Nord Kingdom. Albert Baker is characterized by being like a tax collector, and there are especially many women. It is said that there are female courtiers in his castle. There are as many as a dozen of them, and there are several people living in the outer room outside." Teresa took out another document and handed it to Ryan: "This is a nobleman different from Velarde. Not from a fighting background, he prefers to study the taxation of port terminals instead of fighting, and is content with his quiet rule. Under his policy of seeking stability, Miljödenhaven has enjoyed long-term prosperity."

"So this is a lord who prefers internal affairs?" Ryan touched his chin. After several days of outdoor activities, thin stubble had grown on his chin.

"Judging from the current intelligence, this is indeed the case. Albert Baker is not incapable of fighting, but most of the military operations he has carried out in recent years have been to eliminate bandits and beastman tribes. He rarely goes to the battlefield in person, preferring to appoint himself Although it is rare, when he goes into battle in person, he will be fully armed and ride a mixed elf horse to the front line, using a lance to fight against the enemy." Teresa described herself as black jade. With her long hair tucked behind her ears, the woman was half-leaning on Ryan's shoulder, with a lazy look on her face. She had a unique and charming charm that ordinary people could not see. Waves of light fragrance of lavender entered the man's sense of smell.

"Also, this is the list of knights in this town. There are two kingdom knights and five knights errant stationed in Mjordenhaven. Their lists are all here. I didn't find any particularly famous or powerful people, not even one. They are members of the Knights." Seeing that Ryan did not avoid it subconsciously, Teresa felt happy, and her tone became more cheerful: "So from the current point of view, we will not stay here for long, and we should not have too much trouble with them. There is a need for more contact.”

"Well, you're right." Ryan looked calm on the surface, but in fact he was secretly surprised. He was not surprised that Teresa relied on him, but was surprised by her ability to collect intelligence and arrange various affairs. .

"This is the tax information of this city. This city can pay taxes of more than 3,000 gold coins to their lords a year. Mjordenhaven has a registered population of more than 3,000 households. As the largest port city on the west coast of the Kingdom of Nord, it is the largest The mobilization amount is five hundred standing troops and two thousand conscripts."

It only took one day to collect all the information on the entire city. As expected, the women from Jialan can be said to be good at dancing. If it was Ryan, even if he was a knight of the kingdom, it would take at least three days to do this.

"..." Ryan gently pushed away the sorceress who was leaning on his shoulder, and stood up from the soft sofa. Seeing him stand up, the sorceress also stood up subconsciously, followed him, and gently He asked: "What's wrong?"

"Thinking about it carefully, I think this mission is really a failure." Ryan shook his head with a wry smile: "I set off from Winter City to say goodbye to my adoptive father, and it has been ten days now. Not only has there been no gain, but it has also been a drag. Did you know that the Doomsday Bull led his war gang to find us after being notified by Belt?"

"But it's not your fault. Chasing evil is what we should do. If we don't chase Belt, wouldn't he do these things?" Theresa walked behind Ryan and expressed her point of view. : "The effect of the Fallen Hunter is like a snowball. If we don't respond early, it will become more and more destructive. At least our efforts have forced him to escape from Nord. At least we have eliminated two Beastmen and Beastmasters during the journey. .”

"But this is not enough, far from enough. The only basis for success is to catch or kill Belt, not to make up the numbers with these meaningless things." Ryan shook his head: "Our actions were slow at the beginning. If We were not held back by the beastman warband in Meen Forest, and we have a good chance of catching up with Belt in Kalzenhaven."

"You are right, we were too passive. This may be my fault." Teresa finally admitted her mistake generously: "I should have joined you from the beginning, instead of feeling angry and thinking that I must be better than you. It's better to choose to separate. Blood Ax ensures my safety, but it slows down our pace."

"Ha." Ryan sneered. He never expected those mercenaries to help. As for those wandering knights? Judging from what Ike does, this kid is more like a philistine mercenary, and also like a speculative and versatile bandit leader. He never thinks that Ike is a knight. He mostly gets along with high-level mercenaries. way to get along with him.

Moreover, he had recorded the account that he had coerced.

Ryan once had an extremely vicious idea in his mind.

If during the encounter in the Meen Forest, he had chosen to abandon the sorceress and mercenary group, let them hold the beastmen, and then rushed to the port overnight, he would have been able to block Belt in all likelihood.

But he quickly threw this idea out of his head.

First of all, he is a knight. As a white wolf knight, if he does not abide by the eight virtues, he will be no different from those wandering knights who are greedy for money.

Secondly, as the son of that person, he had unparalleled pride in his bones, and he would not bother to do such a despicable act unless absolutely necessary.

Just then I thought about it, the Blood Ax Mercenary Group has gone from a full strength of fifty to only a dozen people now. They have also made terrible sacrifices to protect Theresa. It is not easy to continue to say the next words, and Now that Teresa had realized her mistake, he couldn't dwell on this issue anymore, so the man stretched out his hand and pressed the woman's shoulder: "Sit down and talk."

"It's you when you stand up, and it's you when you sit down." Teresa smiled brightly, like a plum blossom blooming in the middle of winter.

Ryan had the illusion that the entire room was lit up by her smile.

This smile is intoxicating.

Emmm... In a moment, Ryan had the urge to "take the little head to command the big head", and his old face turned a little red.

So the two of them returned to the sofa. The difference from before was that Teresa simply kicked off her high heels and sat on the sofa with her legs bent. Her slender red eyes looked at the man first, and then at herself. Suddenly He smiled and said, "This is the first time I sit on the same sofa with a man like this."

"Uh... just don't think I'm taking advantage of you." Ryan replied casually, feeling a little embarrassed.

"No... I've always felt that we don't need to be so open to each other." Teresa stretched out her green-white fingers painted with cardamom nail polish and tapped Ryan's palm: "You always feel that I deliberately put on a show. A cold look, that is in front of outsiders, we are people who can trust each other with our lives, I am not a woman who minds this, why are you embarrassed as a man? "

Ryan thought to himself, that seems to be the case. Congresswoman Gloria herself doesn't mind. Why is he embarrassed, and he doesn't suffer any loss.

So the White Wolf Knight, who had been cautiously peeking at the woman's beautiful figure and beautiful face, gradually became more and more bold and bold.

Women have amazing insights into where men look, but Teresa doesn't care.

What Ryan didn't know was that Teresa was of course a normal woman. After her menstruation ended, changes in her menstrual cycle would naturally trigger emotional changes in her.

In short, she prefers to be closer to men these days.

As for which men are worth getting close to...need to say this?

After making an appointment to have dinner together in the evening, Theresa spent an hour doing makeup, and then spent another half an hour choosing clothes. Under Dietlinde's guidance, Theresa carefully recalled Ryan's preferences. , and finally chose this outfit.

Sure enough, Teresa felt very satisfied when faced with the man's unstoppable gaze. She had always been confident in her beauty.

Hmm~ What am I thinking about?

The woman's face was like a ripe apple, suddenly turning crimson.

She began to understand her feelings for the man in front of her.

"Why is your face suddenly red?" Ryan didn't know what the woman was thinking, but he knew that he couldn't interrupt at this time, so he waited patiently for a while before speaking.

"No, it's nothing. By the way, do you still remember the female mercenary who took care of me during the journey, Emilia?" After clarifying her thoughts, the sorceress let go of the burden, and she turned towards the man again. He came closer, almost half of his body was leaning on Ryan: "Don't you think it's a little strange?"

"What's weird?" Ryan felt a little uncomfortable.

"Why do you think this teenage girl who walks alone seems so clumsy at taking care of menstruation?" Teresa just wanted to change the subject.

But Ryan suddenly thought of something, and then showed a mysterious smile: "Yes! A girl who lives independently in the wild, a woman who has been a mercenary for many years, is proficient in cooking and medicine, is also literate and proficient in arithmetic, how can Maybe he is so incompetent in taking care of others? So, if you think about it carefully, what might be the reason?"

"Two possibilities. First, she is afraid of me and she is afraid that I will be harmful to her. Then either she has magical talent and she is afraid that I will take her to Sky Castle to be a wizard apprentice, or she has a special physique and is afraid I'll use her for experiments." Teresa raised her first finger first.

Ryan stretched out his hand and pressed down the fingers: "This is illogical. As a businessman's daughter, she is on the run. It is impossible for her to be afraid of becoming a wizard apprentice like those noble daughters. How can she get your protection?" For her, it was a dream come true. Similarly, a special physique was possible, but the probability of this situation was too low. She had been operating with these mercenaries for two years. If she had a special physique, there was no reason for the mercenaries not to discover it. Originally, a woman was She is very conspicuous among the mercenary group, and if she still has a special physique, she will definitely not be around for a long time."

The slender green-green fingers briefly touched the man's rough hand, and Teresa shook subconsciously, but did not break away.

Because it didn't feel bad, she could feel the wonderful touch caused by the intersection of the magic in her body and Ryan's energy.

The two energies are attracting each other.

"Then the second possibility is that this girl has a secret that she doesn't want others to know." Teresa stretched out a second finger: "Do you still remember the time when we finally separated at the gate of the mountain fortress?"

"Well, remember, you let me come back alive, I promised, and I did it." Ryan withdrew his hand and crossed his arms.

"That's not what I'm talking about, you know? Before you came, I asked Oliver and Wilt to escape for their lives, and I would stay alone to face the beastmen war gang, but at this time, Emilia did not leave... "Teresa told Ryan about the sword given to her by the female mercenary.

"Gift? After the matter is over, will her sword be with you now?" Ryan touched his chin.

"No, after the matter was over, she never mentioned the gift of the sword again." Teresa shook her head. She changed her position, shifted her body sideways, leaned on the sofa, and displayed her beautiful legs directly in front of Ryan. : "This shows that this sword is very important to her. What she said about this sword being her family heirloom is completely credible, so it means that she herself has a secret."

"Yes! She has a secret, and it's a shocking secret!" Ryan said very seriously, but the smile in his eyes became more and more obvious.

"Is she a demon?! Or an undead?!" Teresa was very surprised: "It's impossible, right? If that's the case, there's no way I can't feel it."

"None of them are right." Ryan stretched out his index finger and shook it, and then said seriously: "The real answer is that she is very beautiful, and she is no worse than you."

"Impossible! I haven't seen her face... Wait, you mean?!" Councilor Garland was about to retort, but she immediately understood what Ryan meant.

"Her appearance is very likely to bring her trouble!" Ryan pinched his chin with his hand: "She seems to have used makeup and other means. Her skills are very high. Ordinary mercenaries can't see it. Even if they can see it, Because she is indispensable, I will do my best to help her keep the secret, but outsiders are naturally different, and her appearance may bring her trouble!"

"Then it all makes sense." Most of Teresa's doubts were put aside, but then a new question arose: "How do you know? And...she is really beautiful?"

"Because when I was looking for someone, I carefully observed and identified them." Ryan stared into the sorceress's eyes: "Beauty often brings trouble to people, especially between women. Jealousy often brings people into trouble. She’s beyond recognition, she doesn’t want to offend you, am I right?”

Teresa was speechless. Jealousy between women is indeed difficult to explain.

Forget it, what do those low-level people do? All I need is for Ryan to believe that I'm not that kind of person, Theresa thought, and in order to avoid a possible argument, she tried to change the subject.

"... Speaking of which, Ryan, that sword of yours... is also your family heirloom?" The sorceress suddenly brought up a topic that she had always been interested in.

Because at any time, Ryan would carry this sword behind his back. Even if the two of them were chatting on the sofa during dinner tonight, Ryan would just put the sword on the big wooden table within reach.

"...You want to know so much?" A smile flashed in Ryan's eyes.

"Is there a reason why you can't tell me?" For some reason, Teresa looked at the man like this. She secretly felt dissatisfied. She didn't like the fact that Ryan had many secrets in front of her. She wanted to know more about this man.

"This sword?" Ryan stretched out his hand toward the wooden table. Using his spiritual power, the one-handed sword rose into the air and flew into Ryan's hand.

Zero level magic, the hand of the mage.

"Yes, this sword, can you tell me more about it?" The sorceress's eyes were as bright as the bright moonlight. She immediately turned over and sat up, wanting to hear Ryan's secret.

"Oh, I'll tell you when I get the chance someday." Ryan shook his head: "The relationship between us is not good enough to talk about this matter."

"You just need to know that this sword is the only thing my father left me."

If you think about it when you see the title, just face the wall!