Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1093 Turmoil in the Ice Kingdom

Mrs. Yages has accepted that her future may be filled with endless separations, but she has not yet truly adapted.

So, Lori was really, really happy to see Arig coming back with her children.

Mikhail and Penelope are both excellent children with outstanding talents. I dare not say they will live forever, but they will at least have a long life.

When Mrs. Yages was with them, she never had to worry about turning around and never seeing them again.

She can pamper these two children to her heart's content.

Although Lily is a good child, the habits of a white dragon are too different from those of a human... Lady Agris dared not indulge her at all.

If Lily were to climb onto the roof and tear off the tiles, that's definitely not just an adjective.

Lori leaned back in her chair, thinking smugly... everything's finally ready, it should be fine...

"Lorry! The Icefield Kingdom is at war!" Cheska rushed in. "The Icefield Queen Mother has been dead for half a year, but Queen Rosalind has imprisoned King Alex and kept it a secret until the Ice Church exposed it."

Now, the great nobles are gathering their armies, preparing to rescue the old king, who has been imprisoned by the wicked queen!

Old, old king?
Alex is younger than both Leon and Yuri!

Lori was stunned for a while before she realized that although Alex was quite strong, he was only a very ordinary max-level knight who had been promoted entirely through resources.

It's not that lifespan will be shortened, but people certainly can't stay young forever.

A fully-leveled Grand Knight who advances normally will maintain his physical condition at his strongest stage... If he advances late, he will still look like an old man.

After all, even if he's young and handsome, his physical strength can never be higher if he's not at max level.

But it certainly won't continue to age.

For example, Mrs. Yages has always maintained a state of being in her thirties.

One reason was that she took good care of herself, and the other was that she took a youth potion... It was a top-grade product personally crafted by Lori, one bottle could last for ten years, and there were no side effects, so Lady Yages happily accepted it.

Otherwise, the maximum number of bottles of those youth-enhancing drugs that need to be replenished once a year would be ten.

Eating more afterwards won't help.

But it's not without its advantages; aging will be slower, so your appearance won't match your age.

For Lady Yages, ten years of youth meant absolutely nothing, after all, that potion was really expensive.

It's even more expensive than the resources needed to advance a knight's rank.
Of course, the raw materials Lori used might be more expensive than those ready-made youth potions, but... it's Mrs. Yagris's rule to not ask how much something her son made by hand costs, and to happily accept it.

She knew that her life experience and perspective were not suitable for Lowry at this point, so she simply chose to close her eyes.

When Alexis is out in public, she is never afraid of being exposed because of her youthful appearance, which is also due to Lori's achievements in this area.

He's really good at discovering beauty potions, and he's very famous for it.

Even Alexandra's ability to transform herself so naturally was all thanks to him... After taking the potion, her face shape was slightly altered, her eyebrows were longer, her eyes were straightened and whiter, and her nose was slightly higher.

Alexis's bones were not touched, but her face was completely transformed.

Even when she looks in the mirror, she can't recognize her original appearance.

Otherwise, no matter how ingenious the disguise method, it would be impossible to hide it from the eyes of the high priest who came from the Darkmoon... The methods that have been passed down are basically the methods that the Darkmoon has eliminated.

They can tell whether a person has changed their appearance simply by observing the direction of their facial bones.

Ariges's face is an optimization of her own features... There's no need to worry about some resemblance, after all, it's perfectly normal for women in Gezar to have some similar features.

Perhaps some of the girls in the outside world look more like Pat than Yaligs.

But Lowry never sells these kinds of resources.

For someone with angelic heritage like him, things like youth potions are practically a piece of cake.

Unlike other potions, he doesn't need to painstakingly improve them bit by bit; he can basically get the most perfect product after practicing it ten or so times.

After completing his studies, he never considered it again.

Anyway, there aren't many people in this world worth doing these things for him personally.

He has plenty of money, so there's no need for him to waste time and resources making these things.

Lori genuinely believed that the reason this potion was so rare was that even the archmages capable of creating it had no interest in it.

Money is not considered a resource by high-level alchemists.

A powerful individual capable of ordering goods with resources that would tempt even alchemists... would have absolutely no need for those things.

Just like Lady Yagelis, she only took two bottles of youth potion and then never needed to take them again... Her powerful strength and robust body didn't require any external force.

But not Alex.

He was actually quite talented and worked hard when he was young, but unfortunately, after ascending the throne, he only encountered one huge pitfall after another. It was so pitiful that Lowry couldn't even be bothered to settle old scores with him.

However, in Lowry's memory, Alex was still the same flamboyant guy from before.

Although his intentions were impure, he still had some merit to use his good looks to his advantage.

Even without the prince's aura, Alex is still a true Northern heartthrob.

The tough and handsome type.

He's already an old man!
The complicated relationship between Rosalind and Alex should have been an exceptionally exciting drama.

But suddenly it turned into a power struggle between an old lady and an old man... The hundred-year-old king and queen only started to fight each other after the queen mother who was above them died... Hiss?

Why does this feel so familiar?

Oh, His Majesty's 'loyal minister' now has the most important goal of taking the queen's crown...

Gee!

Really blind.

Lowry raised her hand: "Then, what does that have to do with us?"
"Even if a dog's brains are destroyed on the ice plains, it won't affect us here."

“Originally, it wouldn’t have mattered.” Chesca glanced at him cautiously. “However, His Majesty Leon transferred the Grand Knight stationed on the Great Cliff.”

"Hmm?" Lori had a vague sense of foreboding. "Who?"

“It’s that same high knight who escorted Rosalind to her wedding back then. He’s been transferred to join this condolence mission.” Chesca pursed her lips. “He’s not young anymore. After this mission, he definitely won’t be coming back.”

Logically, the capital should send a new commander, but…

Lowry lowered his crossed legs and gripped the edge of his steel desk with both hands: "Speak..."

“In the years that followed, His Majesty Leon was purging disloyal individuals from within the guard,” Chesca said softly. “So it was difficult to send men to the Great Cliffs, which didn’t really need outside help.”

Lowry's eyes widened slightly: "What do you mean by 'foreign aid'? That's his border!"

“His Majesty Leon said that it would be more appropriate for your own people to be stationed there rather than having Hamilton send someone over.” Chesca took a slight step back. “Therefore, he decided to appoint Mal and Comran as the commander and deputy commander of the Great Cliffs, respectively.”

Hmm... the knights they brought along are a good supplement.

No new people will be sent from the capital.

“Sometimes I really wonder if Leon’s brains are any different from a male lion’s.” Lowry grinned menacingly, the edge of the steel desk curving upwards, eight finger marks clearly visible. “I’ll go to the capital and open it up to take a look!”

Chesca thought for a moment, then decided to finish relaying the news from the capital: "Yuri said that you've been trying to earn merit for Mar and Comran, and you're indebted to them."

This is perfect, a win-win situation.

"What a load of crap, the best of both worlds!" Lowry was furious. "The equipment and defensive arrays on that cliff haven't been updated in forty years!"
The last renovation was done with me and my teacher, Alsalan!

“Basic resources will be fully provided, calculated based on… doubling the number of Knights of the Azure Maple Territory.” Chesca took two more steps back before finishing his sentence.

Lowry finally realized: "You want to do this too?"

“Although Mar and Comran’s subordinates are quite good, and have barely passed the intermediate level, it’s time for a replacement,” Chesca said sincerely. “Even if there are still a few high-ranking knights, you know how much damage such a large-scale replacement would do to the Knights Order.”

In particular, they were both the kind of commanders with an imposing presence.

Furthermore, even a fully-leveled knight's glory lasts only a hundred years.

This batch of new recruits should also be their last.

But even now, our Green Maple Territory isn't finding many good knight prospective members.

How many people who follow the path of chivalry are content with modest wealth and simply want to live a routine life?

Who wouldn't want to establish their own family and become a true nobleman?
It's already quite remarkable that the previous batch of knights managed to hold out until now before starting to withdraw from the combat ranks.

But that was by chance and luck, thanks to Lowry's countless supplies.

Their growth coincided with Lowry's exploration of magic and artifact crafting.

Those abundant potions were the result of Lowry's diligent study and practice... Moreover, he had no interest in selling potions, and basically gave them away to the knights of his territory at half price.

Moreover, the so-called selling is still done with territory contribution points as currency. As long as they work hard and patrol diligently, the knights can basically meet their needs.

But these new knight apprentices simply cannot obtain such abundant resources.

Of course, as long as there are contribution points, the territory will definitely be allocated.

However... the ones made by apprentices and low-level mages are on a completely different level from those made by Lori.

The former can only be described as qualified, while the latter is a score of 95.

(End of this chapter)