Twenty Sided Dice

? The child's hair is soft and floppy on his head, and he is not very good at turning his head. He keeps looking around with his big round eyes. It's so small that it shouldn't be able to distinguish things a little further away, right? Like Siegel, he has black hair and black eyes. From him, there is no trace of the demons' physical features. It seems that the traces of Siegel's strange blood have been completely wiped out.

Siegel used Isaac as the child's name: Isaac Squid.

I don't know if it was attracted by the strange aroma of the magic material on the mage, but the little guy can always find the father's position accurately, and stretch out his little hand in this direction. If Siegel didn't grab the outstretched hand, Isaac would soon burst into tears. He has a strange ability to catch the twenty-sided die even when Siegel uses a spell to hide it. He tugged curiously, squeezed twice, and he would return the thing to his father.

Janet was completely occupied and life became extremely busy. She doesn't want a prosthetic handmaid and takes care of her own children. In the beginning, I was always in a hurry, but the next day it was all right. It is rare for Siegel to completely abandon spells and incantations, stay away from the study and spell laboratory, and stay with his family. Looking at Isaac, Siegel just thought he was the most perfect creation in the world.

The little guy is very active, and his hands always like to grab all kinds of things, so Siegel made him some soft leather toys. But his favorite is the raven Balon, who is docile and obedient. Siegel asked the familiar to watch the little guy, and use the soul connection to report changes in the surrounding environment at any time, so that the child can know at the first time whether he is hungry or annoyed. Unexpectedly, the familiar became Isaac's toy. He was always good at pulling the raven's feathers and pinching its belly. Fortunately, Balon's feathers were tough, and the baby's strength couldn't hurt it, so he let him play.

Everyone was busy, Janet solved the problem of food and drink for the children, Siegel was responsible for finding toys, and the servants cleaned up the room, so that Isaac had a warm growing environment. But the happy time that belongs to the family is only a short day. By the third day of the war, Siegel was busy. He had to take over the affairs of Heimland and restore jurisdiction. He was the first to summon the horsewoman Mana. Look at the report she drafted in crooked handwriting. Mana will circle out the knights and knight attendants who performed well in the guard battle, and ask the lord to reward them.

"These people have high and low martial arts, but they have always been loyal in Heimland, and they are all people who talk about honor." The female knight said: It will be very beneficial to the territory to promote them. "

Siegel looked at the list and pointed to several names: "Is Kenji the one with the missing left ear. The guy with the burn on his chin?"

"Yes, he's from Scattertown, a hedge knight. He fought valiantly in the Guard and saved his wounded comrades."

"Who Greener is, I can't remember."

"He came to Myr City after you left. He brought his family, including six lively boys. Because he couldn't pay the nobility registration tax, his father's title could not be extended to him, so he lost his fief. , come to the New World to seek a life." Mana is very clear about the situation of each subordinate. It took a lot of effort for her to remember this.

Siegel put the list aside and stared sharply at the horsewoman until Mana coughed twice with unease. "Do you have any orders, my lord?"

"Why aren't you and Hunk's names on the list?"

"It is already a high honor for the two of us to be named knights and to be able to command the army. Fighting for you is a proper thing, and no other reward is needed."

Siegel shook his head: "Without your names, this piece of paper is wasted paper. Although you are knights, there are knights on top of them. I am only a baron, so I can only promote you to knighthood at present. This situation It will definitely change, don't worry. But if you want to be a jazz, you must pass my test." He took out his wand, chanted a spell, and used illusion on the table to draw a map around Heimland.

"After this war is over, what will happen to the situation in the south. Come and see."

Mana frowned and thought about it carefully, then cleared her throat, and said in a firm tone: "Most of the southern lords are small lords with only one castle, and some only have manors with simple walls instead of city walls. After this battle, the small lords who participated in the war are likely to fall into disrepair. They will be annexed by the Uther family, which is almost intact. I think Uther is likely to shake hands with Viscount Halley of Carmel, and take this opportunity to expand the territory. ."

Mana moved her slender fingers and pointed to the southernmost part of the map: "Baron Brown, as the winner, relied on the remnants of the way to expand his territory several times and become another rising force. Since he is still Uther Uther III's son-in-law, and in this sense Uther will become the greatest lord in the South."

Siegel nodded. "Will it be possible for them to unify the South?"

"Impossible, no one will sit back and watch them win without a fight." Mana waved her hand and said, "I didn't understand it at first, but now that I think about it, the secret order from the Lord to stop the pursuit is very important to the situation. role. Many southern lords kept their armies, and their heirs would band together to resist the annexation of House Uther. For a while, this would be another force, but over time it's hard to tell Will they suffer the same fate as the Confederates?"

Siegel said: "As we straddle the Ore Avenue, what should we do?"

The female knight pointed to the map and said to Siegel decisively: "We should quickly go south and occupy or control Darrow Castle, Enkat Cliff Manor and Thor Forest Castle. In addition to expanding the territory, we can also form a sufficient periphery. Protection. Even if the Uther family wants to trouble us, there is enough time to react."

"However, our strength just happened to protect the homeland. If we attack, we can only occupy one place. But if the lords can go out together, I have the confidence to take these three places."

Siegel nodded, looked at the female knight Mana, and said, "You have been by my side since Macabuda, and now you are able to take charge of yourself. In terms of the sense of responsibility as a lord and general, I am not as good as you, I only But it's just a trick by the Mage. From now on, you will act as my left hand and exercise the responsibility of acting as a lord."

Mana knelt down on one knee and lowered her head deeply: "I will definitely live up to your trust, and I will work for the Heim collar and the squid family for life."

"Now I want you to do two things. The first is to arrange a canonization ceremony, just according to the list you submitted. With Hunk, I will personally canonize the knights tomorrow. The second is to prepare for the attack, except for Darrow Castle. , Enkat's Cliff Manor and Sol Forest Castle, you will also take down the town of Mojache on the edge of the Rift and the Castle of Star Peak next to the Redbird Lake. The dwarf Erint has organized several A mercenary group of 100 people. It will arrive around the day after tomorrow, and that is your strength."

Mana raised her head, "When mercenaries fight, it is easy to have problems with military discipline, and looting and **** may happen. It is also difficult for them to persevere in the battle of siege, and they do not have strong fighting spirit when they encounter setbacks. ."

"You tell these people who will be sealed tomorrow. They will be responsible for leading the mercenaries to fight. After the castle is defeated, except for Daron and Enkat, you will award the other three castles according to their performance, and choose a new city lord. Come. Knowing that this will be their future territory, these people will fight hard and restrain the mercenaries to prevent destruction."

"And what about Darrow Castle and Enkat's Cliffs?"

"That's for you and Humke, but you know that if the Orcs were to run the castle, he'd make a mess there. So Humke stayed in Myr, coordinating the relationship with the Orcs. And You need to pay more attention to the overall situation of the territory, especially when I am researching spells and exercising lord power on my behalf, so I will not send you to be stationed in the castle outside. Fizac will be in charge of both places, and It is said that the cliff manor is very good for old age. You two pay more for Feizak's pension, and the rest of the territorial income is yours."

"Besides that," continued Siegel, "when you have completed your occupation, write in my name to Baron Hugel of Warnet. Let him choose between his allegiance to Uther or me. When Viscount Uther attacked Heimland. His zeal helped us bring victory, Uther will know about this sooner or later, so ask him for his opinion."

Mana nodded, "In this way, our Heim Territory can expand tenfold in size, and because we defeated Uther and still won against the coalition forces, we will become the strongest among the southern lords. "

Siegel agreed: "You're right. Only then will we have enough say. In addition to protecting ourselves, we need to keep the entire South under our influence. Not for the Knox Common Conference. Build a magic tower. The real enemy has not yet shot, you know that there will be battles in the future. But this matter can't be stated clearly, you tell them that all the construction of magic towers in the south must be approved by me, otherwise it will be regarded as an attack on Heim. The challenge of the lord. Don't care if the other lords are dissatisfied, as long as they can execute it is enough."

Mana was silent for a moment, her eyes moved back and forth between the map and Siegel, and finally said: "Lord Lord, you really need to improve your title. It is impossible for a baron to manage such a big place."

"I have considered this," Siegel said. "Write letters to the Starry Royal Family and the Council of Lords of Waterdeep City, respectively, and apply for their nomination. Although this is very disgraceful, I think the two will consider each other's situation and try to win over them. I, so it is more likely to pass my request. But don't worry about this matter, we will talk about it after the site is under control. At that time, the knights and jazz of Heimland may gain a higher status~www.readwn.com ~ Siegel looked at the map, like a chess player carefully calculating the strength in his hands. He carefully studied the blueprint of the magic circle of the Knox Common Club and knew its limit. The influence of Ercheng—the rune wall was designed with the consideration of greatly weakening the transmission effect of spiritual magic. As long as there is no magic tower in the south, Siegel will be safe for the time being.

In this way, he can deal with the North with all his heart, and wait for the action of Waterdeep or the Society of Mages. Knox has suffered a setback at Heimland and may soon have his revenge. But if revenge did not come immediately, it meant that the time for them to start the next move was imminent, and the sorcerers were busy with the final preparations, and they could no longer care about Heimland.

I don't know where they will choose and what form will it take? Siegel turned his attention to the Elf Forest, secretly hoping that Mage Edith could reach the Mage Association safely, and persuaded the people of the Mage Association to concentrate on dealing with the Knox Common Society.

Have hope, but don't pin all your hopes on others. Siegel sends Manna away and starts planning what Heimland needs to do next. (To be continued.)

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