The mage arrives

When Gordon asked about the symbol of the key, Pensa gave the answer: "This is the sacred object of our Aikan people, the pattern of the key of the blue wind."

"The key of the blue wind? Is there any relationship between the sacred object of the Aikan people and the fire key I picked up in the black water swamp?" Gordon thought.

In order to confirm his guess, he made a request to Old Pensa: "Can I have a look at the Blue Wind Key?"

The former patriarch nodded, and the wrinkles on his forehead squeezed together: "Yes, but although I have no problem personally, but to take out the key of the breeze, it needs the consent of the elders and the patriarch."

Gordon had just wiped out the coalition forces of the Salo people, and now he has officially won the allegiance of the Aikan people. He wanted to take a look at the sacred objects of the Aikan people, but no one objected.However, the consent of all the elders and Vinia is required to witness the real body of the sacred object, which also shows that this key is of great significance in the eyes of the Aikan people.

Originally, according to Gordon's intention, it would be fine to let the guardian of the holy object who guards the key of the breeze show it to him for a look.Who knew that the Aikan people actually held a rather grand ceremony for this.

In the square of Qingmai Town, all the men, women and children of the Aikan gathered together.They put up lights and festoons, sang and danced, and Gordon couldn't help but wonder if these people just wanted to take this opportunity to come and celebrate.After all, the threat of the Salo people has disappeared, and after being freed from the fear of death, the Aikan people really need such a chance to vent their emotions.

All the elders of the Aikan people were also present.Unlike ordinary people, they seem to be a bit misunderstood.After receiving the news from Pensa that "The lord wants to take a look at our sacred relics. You are coming to Qingmai Town soon", these elders from various villages rushed to Qingmai Town immediately.After seeing the new lord lord, they greeted Gordon very warmly one by one, telling how much he and the tribe he represented had admiration for the lord lord.

Gordon didn't really mean much, he just wanted to take a look at the Blue Wind Key.And the reason why the Aikan people are so active in expressing their loyalty is because of the strength he showed, for the Aikan people.It was too shocking.

Before, they both hated and feared the tens of thousands of coalition forces gathered by the Salois.Facing the tribe being killed.In the situation where the fields were destroyed, the Aikan people who were not good at fighting only organized the "Three Hundred Warriors" led by Alva as the only means of resistance.It's a pity that these people are useless at all.Only Gordon can provide protection.Actually.If it hadn't been for the suggestion made by the patriarch Venia, who used to be a nobleman of Freyton, I am afraid that the elders would not have realized that there is still a "lord lord" on this peninsula.

When Gordon led more than 600 soldiers to Qingmai Town, although out of trust in the matriarch, the Aikan people gave Gordon a warm welcome, but in their hearts, they still doubted whether the lord had defeated Salomon's abilities.

After all, there are only 600 people in Gordon's hands, which is only smaller than the army of the Aichans themselves.Doubled.And the Aikan people are also incapable of distinguishing what is a truly capable army.What is a half-baked embroidered pillow.

Then, the good news from the front line shocked all Aikan people.

One day marches, one day fights, one day returns.

In three days, Gordon wiped out the powerful enemy lurking on the edge of the swamp and threatening the survival of the Aikan people at all times.

When they just received the news, the people of Aikan still didn't believe it, thinking that the Earl was not good at commanding the war, so they could only use this kind of lie to deceive them.

But when nearly [-] captives were escorted out of the Blackwater Swamp one after another, and the murderous private soldiers of the Freeman family untied the heads from their waists and piled up a pyramid on the outskirts of Qingmai Town Only then did they know that the lord really won.

Although Gordon felt that the practice of cutting off the corpse after killing the enemy was a bit unsightly, it was indeed an effective way to demonstrate force and count military exploits.

The returned soldiers boasted how easy the Battle of Pebble River was, and how powerful the ten ice golems of the lord were, so much so that the Aikan people who were watching had an illusion: those ferocious Salo people, In front of the lord's army, there are just a group of prey waiting to be slaughtered.

But with the comparison, Aikan knew that the Salois were prey, only relative to the powerful army of the lord.Their own army of the Aikan people—the three hundred well-equipped and handsome warriors, suffered a disastrous defeat under the leadership of Alva.

After comparing the two, the Aikan people have become more and more aware of the fact that their tribe is indeed not good at fighting. If they want to survive, their wealth and personal freedom can be guaranteed, they can only rely on the real master of this peninsula - Gordon freeman.

Ever since, Gordon just wanted to take a look at the Key of the Blue Wind, but it turned into a meeting where Elkan Elders took the opportunity to show their loyalty to him.

And Gordon simply followed suit and told them his plan for the Aikan people: still maintain a high degree of autonomy, but in order to protect everyone's property, it is necessary to recruit soldiers, purchase weapons and equipment, and distribute military supplies, so he will start to rule the Aikan people. The Qingmai Town and a dozen other villages have collected taxes.

Regarding this point, the matriarch, Vinya, and many elders have long been mentally prepared.Gordon's conditions were not harsh, so everyone agreed.

After these cumbersome political affairs were dealt with, the holy relic viewing ceremony officially began.

Venia, the matriarch of the Aican people, appeared in the square in a simple slim-fitting robe.Barefoot, she walked from one end of the square to the altar built in the center along a blanket that had already been laid with flower petals.She held a crystal box containing the key of blue wind in her hand.

The material style of the box is almost exactly the same as the box that Gordon found in the stone house deep in the swamp.

Gordon saw a metal key lying quietly in the box. At first glance, there seemed to be nothing unusual.But when Vinya opened the box and took out the key, something changed.

around the body of the female druid.Suddenly, one after another light blue magical spirit lines appeared.They seemed to be alive, surrounding her, weaving one flowing pattern after another.

breeze.Scratched up in the square.

Old Pensa was beside Gordon, and explained slowly: "This key is said to be a magical magic tool from the era of the Netherdulan Magic Empire. Since my grandfather, we Aican people have discovered that we can use this key to Hold a mysterious ceremony with the handle key to pray for good weather and a good harvest for the year."

The wind element can indeed regulate the atmosphere.thereby affecting the climate.

It's just that Gordon doubts whether this small key really has such a great ability.

But even in a world without magic, humans will hold various rituals to pray for a smooth climate.So there is nothing wrong with the Aikan people's approach, and it may even really be able to play some role.

Seeing that the Aikan people have lived a prosperous life all these years, it shows that the climate does take care of them.Maybe this kind of ritual is really useful.

But Gordon's focus is not on these.He knew that the Blue Wind Key of the Aikan people was indeed of the same origin as the Flame Key he found in the Blackwater Swamp.that's enough.

"Fire and wind... don't tell me there are four keys of this kind. The other two are water and earth, representing the four basic elements? Then you can enter Mount Vesula and get Nesser's Ao The treasure left by the magician?"

Gordon feels that this kind of plot similar to "collect all seven dragon balls to summon the dragon" is too old-fashioned?

After experiencing the incident with the Sun Elf Tablet, he would not easily believe that these "quest items" that seemed to point to some precious heritage were really that simple in nature.

"Elder Pensa, can I borrow the key of the blue wind?" Gordon asked.He felt that if possible, it would be best to take both keys back to Sea Cliff Fort.Then study carefully in the underground magic laboratory, maybe you can find some useful information.

However, the Blue Wind Key is a sacred object of the Aikan people after all, even if he is a lord, he can't just take it away.

"This one……"

Just as Gordon expected, Old Pensa showed a embarrassed look: "My lord, personally, I have no problem if you want to lend the key of the blue wind. However, other people in our tribe, I'm afraid I won't think so. After all, this key is a sacred object related to the foundation of our Aikan people."

The key of the blue wind affects the weather, and the weather affects the yield of crops, which in turn affects the lives of the Aikan people.

A perfect chain of logic.

"You are a mage, if you are interested in the Key of the Blue Wind, why not study it in the town? We welcome you to live here forever," Pensa said.

"I'm afraid it won't work." Gordon shook his head.

If he wanted to conduct in-depth research on these magic items, he would definitely have to use a magic laboratory.It is impossible for him to move the entire space under Sea Cliff Fort to Qingmai Town.

At this time, Pensa suggested to Gordon: "Actually, I have a method that has the best of both worlds. Not only can you lend the key of the blue wind as you wish, but it can also further deepen the relationship with us Aikan people."

"what way?"

"You are married to our patriarch, Vinia."

If Gordon was on an ale-drinking binge like everyone else, he'd be spitting all the wine out of his mouth.

He didn't expect the other party to propose such an unexpected method.

"Are you serious?"

Gordon looked at the serious face of the other party, and knew that his question was a bit redundant.

"Of course I'm serious." Pensa gave Gordon a somewhat jerky Ferretton courtesy.It seemed that he was already ready to become a Freyton citizen under Gordon.

Pensa explained to Gordon: "First of all, Vinia is a great beauty, and she is also a lycanthropist with a unique style. For men, she should be very attractive. Marrying her is for you, even if you don't Other interests are also a good choice. Besides, after you become a husband and wife with the matriarch of the Aikan people, wouldn't it just strengthen our tribe's sense of identity with you? At that time, for the Aikan people, you It is no longer an outsider from the great northern country, but our own people. It is so simple, and the method to make the people of Aikan truly return to their hearts is right in front of your eyes. Why bother to let Vinia deal with the captives again? What about the matter?"

Gordon was taken aback.

After he handed over nearly [-] captives to Vinya, the Aikan people knew about it.There are those who oppose it and those who agree, but only the old man in front of him.I can see his real purpose hidden behind: to divide and weaken Vinia's control over the entire Aikan tribe.

Gordon looked Pensa seriously.This skinny old man with a stooped body and a height that only reached his shoulders, although his appearance was unattractive, was quite a special existence in the entire Aikan tribe.

He attaches great importance to culture, pays attention to collecting documents and materials, and knows a lot of knowledge that should not be known by an old aborigine.He even has an understanding of the history of the Netherdulan magic empire.

Seemingly seeing the information in Gordon's eyes, Pensa smiled and said, "My lord. I'm just an ordinary old man, and I'm about to turn into dust. I don't have any amazing secrets."

Gordon smiled: "Okay, Elder Pensa. But I don't want to mention the matter of marrying Vinia. Maybe it is true as you said. There are many advantages to my marriage with her, but it is difficult to actually implement it. Not an easy thing."

To be honest, he is not very repulsed by such things as political marriage.After all, he is an adult, that kind of perfection, without a trace of blemish, without any conflict of interest.The purest love is not Gordon's pursuit.because of real interests.Going to marry a woman who has no emotional basis - the premise is that the other party's appearance and character meet the requirements, Gordon thinks it's no big deal.

In the history of another world, there are too many such things.For example, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, a middle-aged uncle, married the Queen of Poland who was still a little lolita, united the two countries, and then defeated the Teutonic Knights who were rampant at the time.

In a political marriage, such a wonderful couple can appear. In comparison, Gordon and Vinia can be called right.

Not to mention the history of the earth, even in the world of Telos, political marriages between nobles abound.One of the best was Derrick Anduin, the founding monarch of Freyton back then.After Gordon read the history of the founding of Freyton, he gave the king an evaluation of "opening the harem" and was praised by Dorn.

The reason why Gordon rejected Pensa was only because the suggestion came too suddenly, and he still needed to carefully consider it.And even in a political marriage, it is impossible to ignore the woman's opinion.Viniya is not a noble lady who is raised in a deep boudoir as a diplomatic tool in those noble families, without any autonomy.She is the patriarch of a large tribe of 5 people, and her opinion is very important.

Putting this question aside for the time being, Gordon returned home after looking at the holy relics of the Aican people.

He only took all the Redstone Guards with him, and then left the other Freeman's private army and handed them over to Commander Chuck, who asked him to help take care of the captives and clear up the remaining enemies in the Blackwater Swamp.

Anyway, as long as the backbone of the Redstone Guards is there, and now that there is food for the Aikan people, Gordon can quickly pull up another team.The Aikan people, a tribe that is not good at fighting, are completely exceptional on the Haiwen Peninsula.Most of the other aborigines have considerable fighting and hunting experience, and can easily be trained as qualified soldiers.

After walking north for two days, the uncomfortably wet swampy terrain finally gradually turned into continuous hills and forests.Gordon knew that he was far away from the black water swamp and was about to enter the range of Yunlin New City.

At noon, after a simple lunch of jerky on horseback, Gordon came across a patrol.

Although these soldiers had been recruited and trained, and had not served for a long time, they still recognized Gordon.

"My lord, welcome back!"

Gordon has [-] horses seized from the cavalry of the Aldrich family, but he has no intention of forming a cavalry.He assigned most of his horses to patrols.

Patrol members riding tall horses can demonstrate majesty, demonstrate his authority as the lord of the peninsula, and deter opponents.In addition, if there is any emergency, the patrol team can also rush to the incident site as soon as possible.

The security patrol under his command is probably equivalent to a mounted police force.

Perhaps only a time traveler like Gordon with a very "different" way of thinking would use the precious war horse in such a place.

However, the mounted policeman who was greeting Gordon in front of him obviously hadn't learned how to ride a horse for too long.His legs might have been good for galloping through the jungle before, but it would take a while to learn to handle a horse well.

Gordon looked at the slightly nervous young man and asked, "Why are there only three people in the patrol?"

When Gordon first set up the security patrol team, it was stipulated that when patrolling in the suburbs, five people must be a unit.In a place like the Haven Peninsula, five people are the basic number of people who can deal with most dangers in the wild.

The other party replied: "Report to the lord! Because after you left, a group of pirates harassed the territory, so the butler decided to reduce the number of patrols and the scope of the patrol, and temporarily allocated manpower to defend the Sea Cliff Fort."

The "Master Butler" he was talking about should be Brian.Seeing the awed expression on this young man's face when he mentioned Brian, it shows that during the period after Gordon left, that guy, who was just a guy with a ridiculous brain, has successfully shaped everything except mysterious and profound by virtue of his iron suit. image of.

The appearance of the pirates was also expected by Gordon.After all, the King of Haiwen was born as a pirate, so he must still have some influence among the group of desperadoes on the tidy sea.It is indeed a good choice to attack your own territory while going south. (To be continued..)