The mage arrives

Xiona was deeply wary of Princess Carol, who was a little too enthusiastic and wanted to match herself and Durlington.Even though the other party always affectionately called herself a younger sister, and gave a lot of gorgeous clothes and precious jewelry.But the girl always felt that there was an ulterior motive behind the other party's kind smile.

Sometimes, annoying things will always take the trouble to entangle.

Seeing Xiona's pretty face, Princess Carol gently hugged the emperor's arm, and said in a sweet voice: "Your Majesty, look, our Countess Xiona seems a little nervous. , sitting side by side with the Silver Knight, no matter what kind of woman she is, I'm afraid her heart will be like a deer..."

Seeing that Tu Lazhen was noncommittal, she pursed her lips and said, "Your Majesty, when I saw Sister Siona staying with Earl Derlington, I always had the feeling that they were a natural pair, as if destined They will come together. And if these two heroes of Ferreton are really united, the folks will be happy to see it. I saw a novel yesterday about Sister Xiona and Earl Durlington who met and fell in love on the battlefield ...Although the content is definitely fictitious, doesn't it also reflect the expectations of the people to a certain extent?"

Princess Carol's enthusiasm for matching Xiona and Durlington was not because she was really keen on being a matchmaker.If Dellington hadn't begged her for help, and the Eisenstein family had provided many benefits with their rising power, she wouldn't have wasted a lot of words.

"Carol, don't you feel tired of mentioning this in my ear every day?" Emperor Freyton smiled and shook his head, changing the subject. "It's an interesting proposition, though."

The emperor seemed to be a little tempted, and Delington nodded to Princess Carol without a trace.The latter responded with a charming smile.

Dellington glanced slightly at the beautiful black-haired girl beside him, feeling proud.

Although Xiona's bloodline is the same as that hateful Gordon Freeman.But now that the mage is dead, Delington doesn't care about this little flaw.

The girl's appearance is outstanding, and compared with Faliya, whom Derlington never forgets, each has its own merits.Even for him who has read countless girls and has picky tastes, Xiona still makes him tempted.

Of course, looks are important.But that's only a secondary consideration in Durrington's selection of a mate.What he really valued about Xiona was her title of "Angel of the Battlefield" and her reputation of being loved by almost all classes in Freyton.

Although he was nominally the number one hero who won the Battle of High Rock City, he killed Xiona who was the Warlord of the Orc War, Ugru Iron Claw.In the minds of the Fereidon people who admired martial arts, he was the real number one hero.

If he can marry Xiona, then his reputation will be even more prosperous, which will affect his future development.Also helps a lot.

Durrington knew.Because of Gordon, Xiona didn't have the slightest liking for her, and could even be said to be extremely disgusting.But it doesn't matter.As long as His Majesty the Emperor speaks and bestows this marriage through the continuous lobbying of Princess Carol, then everything will be fine.

There's no way Xiona could stand against the Emperor, unless she defected to the Empire.

While the dark-haired beauty is a fighter of undeniable strength and talent, she has no family to support her today.Alone and weak.After marrying into the Eisenstein family, Dellington believed that he had countless means to train her to be submissive.

His Majesty the Emperor showed interest in Concubine Carole's proposal. This change made Dellington elated, but made Xiona anxious.She hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, when my father passed away, I was determined to revive the Freeman family. Now is not the time to talk about marriage. Moreover, I am not familiar with Earl Durlington, so the two of us are drawn together by nature. Together, it's not suitable."

"Sister Xiona, it doesn't matter if you don't have a foundation of love, you can cultivate it slowly." Princess Carol patted the back of Xiona's hand affectionately.

Although the other person's gestures were friendly with a smile on his face, Xiona could clearly feel the hypocrisy hidden behind that face.

At this moment, a series of fast and staggered metal footsteps came, interrupting the conversation on the tea table.

Then came a humanoid creature made of sterling silver, called a puppet servant.

The Anduin royal family has not used eunuchs since Chief Court Mage Barrion Lannister successfully made golem servants practical 20 years ago.

Now in the court, golem servants have completely replaced the work of eunuchs.This kind of constructed creature is docile, good at housework, and has no attack power, so it is very safe.The most important thing is that they are more loyal, and they will never have the ambitions and desires that only humans have in their hearts.

After enabling golem servants, the emperor no longer has to worry about the eunuchs in the inner court betraying him as before.And the noble ministers no longer have to worry about the eunuch's dictatorship and chaos.

"What's the matter, Alodora Sai?"

The puppet servant named "Alodora Sai", which means "silver messenger" in the elf language, bowed and saluted.Its mechanical and funny movements made His Majesty the majestic emperor smile.

"Your Majesty, Earl Julian, the lord of the City of Clear Water in Far Frost Province, has sent a message. According to him, Baron Gordon Freeman is still alive and has returned to City of Clear Water."

"what!"

His Majesty Trajan Anduin, who was majestic and always calm, was also shocked by the news and stood up at this time.

"impossible!"

Dellington's face turned pale, and he subconsciously exclaimed, before realizing his gaffe, he restrained himself quickly.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you can finally let go of the regrets in your heart."

Queen Elizabeth, who had been keeping quiet all this time, said with a smile.

Princess Carol glanced at the queen, secretly thought that she was still a little tender, and didn't speak immediately.However, she immediately echoed, "Yes, congratulations Your Majesty. Ferreton has another outstanding young man."

But Xiona, who had always been thinking about Gordon, was the most indifferent among all of them at this time.A warm smile curled up on the girl's lips, and she said to herself, "This is my brother. He will never let me down."

In the face of such explosive news, Princess Carol will not mention Xiona and Durlington's marriage unwisely.She gave the Silver Knight a look, signaling him to stay calm.

Dellington nodded knowingly. He was calm on the surface, but his heart was agitated, like a boat struggling in a storm.

Gordon Freeman was the only one who survived among those who participated in the High Rock City Military Conference.He knew all the truth about that battle...

Thinking that his secret might be exposed by Gordon, Dellington felt a lingering sense of fear.

"Calm down, calm down!" the Silver Knight hinted to himself, "So what if the mage is still alive? Now the advantage is on my side. I have seized the opportunity and created an established fact. I repelled the orc army for Freyton A hero, recognized by His Majesty the Emperor, recognized by the three major churches, recognized by the nobles and the people! This is enough, even if Gordon tells all the truth, no one will believe it!"

Thinking of this, Dellington regained his composure and confidence.

What's more, now that Grand Duke Rob Antello is dead, Gordon has lost his biggest backer, while the Eisenstein family is taking advantage of the situation to rise rapidly.Under such circumstances, how does Gordon Freeman fight against himself?

"Very good, very good. When I thought that the mage died in the floating fortress, I felt a little regretful because it was impossible to clean him up with my own hands. But now that Gordon Freeman is not dead, then I I don't mind taking action myself to let him, the man who 'resurrected from the dead', die again and again."

His Majesty Anduin was in a good mood when he heard the news that Gordon was still alive. He didn't stay in Anxialin Palace to drink tea, but quickly returned to the palace, and drafted an edict to let the mage quickly set off for the imperial capital.He couldn't wait to meet Gordon.

Xiona happily returned to her temporary residence, and told the good news to Yilei and Yilian, the little maids who came with her to the imperial capital to serve her daily life, and to help her, who was blind to the situation in the imperial capital. Little girl, Ms. Bishop who manages the relationship with the nobles.

As for Dellington, after returning to his residence, he immediately sent a message to Clear Water City.

Schlieffen, the seven-ring mind master who has been working for the Eisenstein family and once served as the teacher of Derlington's sister Ephraim, and Sir Anthony Anduin, the Anduin royal housekeeper who recently joined the Eisenstein family, It happened to be in Clear Water City at this time.

They followed the order of the royal family to recover the non-hereditary property of the Antaello family.

Rob Antello's grand duke title is hereditary, and after his death, Faria became the grand duchess.However, although the title is still there, the strength of the Antaello family has been greatly weakened.

First of all, Faria's personal strength and connections are far from being comparable to her father.The reason why the Antaello family can stand up to the Baratheon family and the Stryker family with such a small population and rank among the three nobles of the empire is because of the great strength of Rob Antaello himself. , and a close relationship with many magical organizations.

Aristocrats such as the Antaello family, who are purely supported by a strong man, will naturally deteriorate greatly after the strong man dies.

In addition, in order to prevent the aristocrats in Freyton from growing bigger and affecting the rule of the Anduin royal family, as early as 300 years ago, the emperor at that time forcibly passed a land reform bill.The land owned by nobles is divided into hereditary land and non-hereditary land.

The nobles wanted to obtain hereditary land, and the conditions were very harsh.Rather than hereditary land, after the death of the head of the family, it must be converted into money and recovered by the royal family.This method effectively restrained the big nobles from annexing the land of the small nobles and yeoman farmers, which was extremely beneficial to the Anduin royal family.As for the nobles who suffered a great loss, although they were dissatisfied at the beginning of the promulgation of the bill, and even launched several rebellions, they were all suppressed in the end. (To be continued..)