Blood tax

Chapter 235 De Larnaire

The ruins of Belomon are really scary. There was not enough food along the way, I couldn’t take a bath for a few days, and I encountered monsters... But I suffered a lot, escaped from the terrible ruins and monster claws, and took a boat across the beautiful After returning to the cool and comfortable home in the peaceful sea, Sonia missed the mysterious and ancient ruins, the shimmering lights in the caves, and the fossils hidden under the soil.

She has fond memories of the novel and exciting adventures of those ten days, and even likes the maggots that taste like small egg rolls.

If you don't encounter monsters and danger to your life, the ruins are really suitable as a honeymoon destination!
The countess opened the door while fantasizing, and came to the study of Countess Elena de La Mole.

"Mom, did you call me?"

This beautiful study room on the second floor smelled faintly of roses, and one could see the large garden downstairs, as well as the Earl's head with much less hair behind the window of the independent office in the middle of the garden.

The countess was wearing a soft dress, her long blond hair was simply tied up and draped over one shoulder.She was flipping through Professor Bell's notes, and she still had the earliest batch of fossils and specimens in her hand. Her glamorous and mature appearance became more and more charming because of her contemplation.Seeing her daughter coming in, she put the notes and specimens aside: "I heard that the little knight will go to Canaan on a mission in mid-August."

Her words were particularly tactful, but in fact Sidious's letter to the Earl's Mansion had already been delivered and placed on the table.

"Yes, he will send birthday wishes and gifts to Miss Villanoy on our behalf!" Sonia became excited when she thought of this, and said happily, "I have prepared a wonderful gift! Let him bring superior."

"..." The Countess looked at her daughter and was silent for two seconds. "Sonia, do you know that obtaining Canaan's entry permit is a particularly difficult thing? This is especially true for the officers of Bayeran."

"Yes, Galadia will help Griffith handle it!" Sonia said confidently.

"Griffith didn't enter the country on business, but accepted a private invitation?" the countess added, looking at her daughter.

"That's right! It's so clever, it saves a lot of declarations and background checks," the Countess said admiringly, "Galadia acts as the inviter and guarantor! It is said that it is very difficult to apply for."

"Sonia..." The countess couldn't continue for a while.

Sonia didn't think there was any problem, and tilted her head curiously: "What's the matter, Mom?"

The Countess looked at her innocent and romantic daughter, hesitated and said, "Do you sometimes have trouble with your brain?"

"Ah, mom, why did you suddenly attack me! I'm the No. 1 grader in Homonwatts!"

Countess Elena de La Moore held her forehead, took out a document from the drawer and pushed it in front of her daughter: "Sonia, look at this."

This is a record and report about the noble family that has cut off its inheritance in the western region - De Ravenel.

"This is?"

"As you can see, the ancient aristocratic surnames, their ancestors had a tear-jerking story with a certain princess-the princess personally begged for her lover's head from the executioner to bury her for love. This family has no heir now , can be rewarded to the vassals and allies of our family, so that a certain young man can obtain at least the status of a senior knight, and even become a baron in the future," the Countess stood up, and put the notes and fossils on the bookcase, "This is One of William's spoils at Verona."

"Can we designate someone to inherit!" Sonia's mood suddenly brightened, "What a nice surname!"

"Yes~ Do you have someone to choose?"

"Not yet."

"Temporarily? Then do you want to give it to the little knight in the long run?" the countess asked while curling her smooth long hair.

"How could it be~" Sonia turned her head away, touched the ends of her drooping hair, and turned back after a while, "Is it okay?"

The countess looked at her and covered her mouth with a chuckle: "It's not impossible, as long as he has gained enough combat achievements and strength. Or..."

"Or?" Sonia immediately tilted her head.

The countess got up gracefully, walked around the desk, came to her daughter, hugged her from behind, and asked in her ear, "Did you encounter some danger in the ruins?"

"Well, there are some."

"Did you lose some sanity and fall into a coma?"

"Ah, how did you know?" Sonia almost jumped up. She hadn't told her family about it yet, but her mother already knew about it.

The Countess put her arms around her: "Professor Bell has been brought back by the little knight's Extraordinary characteristics, what do you think? Sonia, you are sometimes dull, and you are the cutest."

"..."

"And then? In that dangerous, crazy and dark place, the little knight is with you, is there?" the countess asked softly in her daughter's ear, and then bit a small bite on the soft earlobe.

"Ah! It's not good!" Sonia blushed softly, "He's very upright!"

"Hey~ It's boring, why are you like William, hey!" The Countess hugged her daughter disappointedly, and squeezed into a chair with her, "De Ravenel's secret from the little knight in advance, we are talking about business." .

"What's the matter?"

"Well, it's like this," the Countess raised her head and thought for a while, "Your brother is old and has a marriage, so and so~"

……

At the gala on the last night of Qiming Town, maybe it was because of the singing, maybe it was moved by the crying Roland, or maybe it was other reasons, Griffith felt a strong and strange touch.It was as if someone reached out to him, but it was ethereal and far away.

He stood up and looked around, but saw nothing.This kind of lost trance is like leaving a treasure nearby, but I don't know where it is.

Then, he noticed a silver flash and movement in the alley not far from the venue, and wanted to go there to check, but the extremely strong premonition of danger stopped him.In the dark, he has a feeling that as long as he explores there, everything will change, and the terrible danger and future lie dormant in that shadow.

He didn't dare to be careless, and pulled Roland, who was crying and almost rolling on the ground, to go together.However, when he got there, he found nothing.

The two sentinels on the perimeter had left their posts with no recollection of what had happened.Griffith vigilantly asked Roland to investigate, but the brave man walked around the scene and found a reason to send him away.

After returning to the Earl's Mansion in Bayerand from the ruins of Belomon, Sonia was called by the countess to do a few days of quarantine observation.According to her, a holy artifact will be prepared for the increasingly powerful Griffith in the near future.

Therefore, during this period of time, there is no need to accompany the Countess to attend dinners and dances, and there are no tasks. Apart from homework and training, Griffith spends most of his day practicing shooting, or spending time in the library with Secretary Sauron. Pass.

The bookshelves here are as tall as the cliffs on the seaside of Bayeland, with various monographs and reports, the latest novels and poetry collections, and the editors of the publishing house will deliver the newly published books every Friday.There is also intelligence collected from all over the world.The explorers of Byerland sent reports from the far south, graciously reporting to the Earl's family their discoveries in remote jungles and ruins, asking for some financial support, or sending Byeran soldiers to beat up the locals.

One of the reports from Odessa Territory caught Griffith's attention.

According to reports from the chief and commander of the counties, a much-loved saint appeared in the northern border of the kingdom.She mainly traveled around the Odessa region, and also visited the Sevasto region for a while.

She is called the girl of Anjou. She is about 16 years old. She is a believer in the Holy Light. She often wears a hood. The beauty, elegance and holiness revealed like the tip of the iceberg make all good words pale, nobles and Commoners love her.Every time the saint went to a place, the local farmers would flock to the house where she stayed, and take all the things she touched home and treasure them.

News of her suddenly flooded the local papers, along with an intensified frontier armed conflict between the northern frontier towns and orc tribes.

The residents of the frontier followed the banner of the Maiden of Anjou and drove out the orcs who continued to harass them.The society and streets of Odessa recounted her bravery and miracles.

Borderlands, saintess?Hasn't the Church of the Holy Light already abolished the saint selection system?Orcs, why are orcs starting to conflict with us again?Griffith tapped on the table and fell into thought.

The power of the orcs is distributed in the north and east, forming an arc around the land of Bayelan.This is a holy alliance composed of hundreds of tribes, sometimes loose, sometimes united, engaged in a continuous war with Bayelan.

Griffith's war on the Eastern Front was against them.After the war on the Eastern Front subsided, he hadn't heard of the border conflict between Bayeran and the Orc Alliance until this information appeared in front of him.

The news of the battle had been carefully concealed before, but at this moment it appeared together with the saint.coincidence?

After the Raven incident, Griffith learned that the new canon after the reform of the Holy See of Light had abolished the saint selection system in 1427.This reform should be the result of consultations between the forces of various factions, and the Holy See of the Holy Light has made a certain degree of concession for some reasons.

The Holy See of the Holy Light is very powerful in Odessa, and the local area is a region more independent than Verona, controlled by the Grand Duke of Odessa.People from all walks of life in Baiyelan must not be happy to see the news of this saint.

At this time, the postman came to the library, interrupted his train of thought, and delivered a stack of letters.

It's a promotion order and a dossier.

"To Reserve Assault Squadron Captain Griffiths:
"In view of your extraordinary courage and excellent commanding ability in the battle of Ruiwen, the Reserve Army Command will promote you to the third-level assault squadron leader from now on, and the affiliation will not be adjusted. Please report to me immediately after receiving the promotion order. Reporting from His Excellency Commander Heinz Wilhelm.

"Attached herewith is the squadron establishment and personnel situation..."

　I made a mistake, this should be Chapter 1, forget it, it doesn’t affect much anyway

　　
　
(End of this chapter)