my armed maid

Chapter 159 Chapter 156: Vixen
The next day, Evelin and Rosalia prepared in front of the palace to return to Linfeng City.

It was said to be reinforcements, but in fact not many people went there this time, and there were only about a dozen people including the accompanying guards and attendants.

However, in terms of combat effectiveness, these few people are worth thousands of troops.

Including the coachman, everyone was a fifth-level transcendent or above. Not to mention, the most powerful among them was naturally the lady standing next to Rosalia at the moment.

She was dressed in white, holding a silver staff in her right hand, wearing a black cloak, and a hat with a veil hanging on her head, making it difficult for people to see her true appearance under the veil.

Although her face was half covered, it could still be seen from her wrinkle-free smooth chin and neck that her skin was well maintained.

If she hadn't known her identity in advance, Evelin would have thought that this lady was about the same age as them.

She is Catherine Labilis, Rosalia's master, the inheritor of the "Silver God of War", and an eighth-level mage who is about to break through the ninth level.

"This trip is also an experience for you."

At this time, Catherine was telling Rosalia, "I am only responsible for quelling the chaos. You can handle the other miscellaneous matters by yourself, right?"

"I can handle it, and I won't let the teacher worry about it." Rosalia nodded.

While he was talking, a loud eagle whistle suddenly came from above his head.

Evelin raised her head, and a monster seven or eight meters long fluttered its wings and fell from the sky. Immediately afterwards, Reinhard stood up from its back.

The monster has a white-feathered eagle head, a jet-black lion body, and a pair of wide wings. It has a wide body and looks strong and fierce.

This is a griffon, one of the few high-level flying monsters that can be tamed. The knight who controls the flying griffin is called a griffin knight.

However, the number of gryphons is rare. The gryphon knights are the rarest, most noble, and the most powerful aerial combat unit in the Roland Empire. Only the Imperial Capital has established the gryphon knights——

Of course, among the rarest aerial combat units in the empire, the Dragon Knight is out of the question.

Dragon knights are unique to the dragon tribe, because only they can sign dragon contracts with dragon monsters.

Because they are too rare and powerful, unlike the Griffin Knights, the Dragon Knights do not have an army organization.

Each dragon knight can form an army alone and control the battlefield with one person's power.

Originally, it was possible for Reinhard to become a Dragon Knight.

However, he was expelled because of his status as an illegitimate son and lost the qualification to sign a contract with the Dragon Clan.

The only other option was to borrow griffins from the Griffin Knights through royal channels.

"Your Highness, are you ready to go?" Reinhard asked loudly.

"Let's go." Rosalia nodded towards Evelin, and several people got into the carriage one after another.

Reinhard also flew into the sky with his griffin, and flew out of the city together with the carriage.

The gryphon's flight speed and endurance are both excellent, but because they have to accommodate the carriage on the ground, the group's travel speed is not particularly fast.

In order to seize the time, the convoy did not choose to take the ordinary official road, but took the shortest shortcut through some dangerous woods and wilderness areas.

Of course, there will also be unexpected situations such as monsters, bandits, or blocked roads.

But under the escort of the eighth-level knight Reinhardt, and the spellcasting of the water mage Rosalia and the earth mage Evelin, they were able to overcome all dangers and terrain obstacles one by one.

Until the evening of the fourth day after departure, the team camped beside a stream.

In the sky, Reinhard looked south, where he could already see the outline of the Linfeng Mountains.

He made the griffon patrol in the air, and then landed after confirming that there was no abnormality around it.

A bonfire has been set up in the camp, and the accompanying cooks are cooking. Rosalia and Evelin are sitting around the bonfire chatting.

"We have arrived at the Linfeng Mountains area, and we will probably arrive at Linfeng City tomorrow."

Reinhard walked over. When Evelin saw him coming, she raised her hand and said hello:

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Reinhardt, why don't you come and sit down?"

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders." Reinhard sat next to Rosalia, "What were you talking about just now?"

"We are talking about Nolen, ah, he is a legendary alchemist in our city."

Speaking of this, Evelin sounded quite proud, “When I first met Nolen, he was just an ordinary alchemist with no name.

“However, I could tell at a glance that he was no ordinary person, so I directly recruited him into the City Lord’s Mansion. He also lived up to our expectations and indeed made impressive achievements.

“Those magical jetpacks and alchemical weapons greatly enhanced Linfeng City’s combat effectiveness, and also made him a legendary alchemist certified by the Alchemy Society.

"I believe that as long as we continue to develop at this pace, Linfeng City will sooner or later become a powerful city-state that is no less powerful than Flamel!"

If there was anything in Linfeng City that she could offer in front of the princess and the cultivation genius, she thought about it and the only one she could think of was Norn, who was also a genius.

Although Yuna also has the potential to become a strong person, after all, it is only a promising future.

Unlike Nolen, who has achieved the achievement of "Legendary Alchemist" and is considered famous.

Therefore, after taking Nolen as the pride of Linfeng City, she was naturally full of praise for him in front of these "outsiders".

As long as the "Legendary Alchemist" brand is mentioned, it may be able to change the stereotype of Linfeng City as "remote and backward" among the people of the Imperial City.

"The eighteen-year-old legendary alchemist has already broken the empire's record. He is indeed very powerful."

Rosalia propped her chin up and listened to Evelin's story with interest, "If I have the chance, I really want to get in touch with him...Does Evelin mind?"

"Hey, why do you mind?" Evelin didn't understand what Rosalia meant and was stunned for a moment.

"Listening to what you said, you should be pretty familiar with each other, right?"

Rosalia showed a teasing smile, "Since he is so important to Linfeng City, and you are similar in age...

"Whether it's from the perspective of the city lord's palace or from a personal perspective, it should be natural for you to be together, right?"

There is nothing difficult to understand. One side wants to recruit capable people to consolidate its rule, and the other side wants to climb up the ladder to gain status and power, and both parties are of the opposite sex at the right age.

Then, of course, the simplest means of transaction is political marriage.

“No, no, no…” Evelin quickly shook her head and said, “I don’t have this kind of relationship with Nolen. Although we are friends, I can’t talk to him.

"Completely opposite to his talent, his emotional intelligence is basically zero. Not only does he not understand amorous feelings, his words are also very venomous. He is not at all as humble, polite, gentle and considerate as Reinhard-senpai. Listen to me..."

As if to cover up her shame, she told several stories about the quarrels between the two of them in the past. In the stories, it was highlighted that Nolen had a foul mouth and strong words.

Isn't this a great conversation... Rosaria and Reinhard thought in unison. The real failure to chat is not a quarrel, but a lack of conversation.

What's more, this is not an important thing. It's a political marriage. Who cares whether the other person is the type you like? Wouldn't it be better to make a choice that is in the overall interest?
Among princes and nobles, there are many examples of husbands and wives having uncoordinated relationships due to political marriages, and each having their own affairs after marriage.

Evelin also seemed to know that "can't chat" was not a sufficient reason. Her speaking speed and tone gradually slowed down, and she finally said:

"...What's more, he already has someone he likes.

"Okay, don't look at me like that! I'll be honest, it's because they don't like me!"

As a result, as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she first told herself that she was depressed. She sat with her head drooped and hugged her legs, watching the bonfire, looking like she was hopeless.

Although it was true that I didn't have any romantic feelings for Nolen at the beginning, at least he was an acquaintance. If it was for the sake of the overall situation, it wouldn't be wrong to aggrieve myself.

Even if there is no love now, we can slowly cultivate it in the future...

But Nolen refused so bluntly, as if he was more wronged than himself.

Am I that unattractive? Damn that guy!
Women are such magical creatures. Although she doesn't like political marriage, to some extent she still wants to thank Nolen.

But if he really rejected her, there would still be a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart.

"How could it be? Evelin is so beautiful."

Rosalia was surprised, "You are still the city lord of Linfeng City. Is there anyone in Linfeng City whose status can match yours?"

"That has nothing to do with status..."

"So he could be so obsessed with a legendary alchemist that he was even willing to give up marrying the city lord. What is the origin of that vixen?" she asked curiously.

Calling that person a vixen also meant to comfort Evelin, which was called consensus among the small group.

“She is not a vixen…” Evelin showed an embarrassed expression and explained, “She is also my friend, her name is Yuna Aska.

"She has a strong talent for cultivation and a very simple person. Because Nolen saved her life, she is now his personal maid."

"Personal maid?" Rosalia was stunned.

In her expectation, the person who could be compared with the Lord of Linfeng City was probably a cross-city-state organization, such as the Alchemy Society or the daughter of the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce.

It turns out that her opponent is just a maid, so she can't be beaten.

Since she became a maid, it meant that the woman named Yuna was definitely not from a very high background.

Even though she may have some personal strength, it is obviously not as cost-effective as directly marrying a powerful princess and daughter.

Unless your strength reaches the level of a ninth-level powerhouse that can intimidate an opponent, you are just a high-level worker.

But once you have power, you can make countless powerful people use it for yourself, not to mention other benefits.

But Nolen gave up marrying the city lord for a maid. Is this reasonable?
"So, they must be true love." Reinhardt sighed with emotion.

The love between master and slave... This reminded him of his relationship with Rosalia, and he quickly accepted this setting.

Rosalia, on the other hand, was more realistic. She asked again: "So, is he married to that maid?"

"That's not true," Evelin replied.

"Actually speaking, they haven't known each other for a long time. They shouldn't have reached this stage yet, right?"

"Eh--so that's it."

Rosalia blinked and immediately speculated on another possibility——

Since he can become a legendary alchemist, he must not be stupid. There must be a well-thought-out reason behind this seemingly absurd choice.

He may indeed have a disdain for the city lord of Linfeng City, but the fact that he likes the maid is probably just an excuse.

His real purpose is probably to wait for a price, and as he becomes more and more famous and comes into contact with more and more powerful forces, he can then choose a better candidate than the Lord of Linfeng City.

Still eighteen years old, he had plenty of time to wait.

After all, the Roland Empire is a monogamous system, and the status and value of the first spouse are crucial to his future development.

In terms of power, Linfeng City is nothing more than a remote third-rate city-state.

With his ability as a legendary alchemist, he is indeed qualified to choose a better one.

Thinking about it this way, Noren Vishes' ambition seems to be greater than imagined...

Thinking she had guessed Nolen's true thoughts, Rosalia's mind became active.

He is choosing the best marriage partner, so why not himself?
She is Robert's youngest daughter and has been doted on since childhood.

Therefore, unlike what outsiders thought, Robert did not make a marriage contract to her very early.

In addition, she later became a disciple of Catherine Labilis, and with the support of the "Silver God of War", she was able to choose her marriage partner relatively independently——

Of course, this target cannot be just a wild dog on the street, at least it must be a young talent that Robert can recognize.

And she made this choice at the age of 22. Although this age is not too old from the perspective of the lifespan of a transcendent, but looking at the customs of the empire, this is actually the age for late marriage.

So for the past few years, Robert had been urging her to make a decision as soon as possible.

If he can no longer make a choice recently, he will take over the marriage.

This is also the reason why she has had more and more frequent contact with people of the opposite sex of similar age during this period.

As the youngest legendary alchemist in the empire, Nolen's talent naturally exceeded her passing mark.

In this case, just include him in your inspection list.

To be honest, in her impression, alchemists were all middle-aged men who were obsessed with research and unkempt. This was the first time she had come into contact with a powerful alchemist of a similar age to herself.

I don’t know what kind of novel experience it will be to interact with a legendary alchemist compared to a powerful supernatural being?

Thinking of this, a faint smile appeared on her lips, adding a touch of charm to this beautiful face that brought disaster to the country and the people.

Reinhard was sitting next to Rosalia. When he saw her smile, he was intoxicated by her smile, and then his heart suddenly tightened.

He could feel that her smile wasn't for him.

(End of this chapter)