Knight and Wand

Chapter 116 Leisurely Days
When Leon returned to his house, he saw Corvis carefully folding the sword-winged flag in the hall as soon as he entered the house.

Azerien and Lohak, who were still drinking at the long table, put down their glasses immediately with a serious face when they saw their companions come in, stood up from the table with a stern face, and saluted with their hands on their chests.

"Congratulations on your promotion, Lord Leon." The two of them greeted each other in a tacit understanding.

It is reasonable for a knight of a lower order to pay tribute to a knight of a higher order.

The honorific of "Sir" was obviously a bit exaggerated. Leon stepped forward and punched them both on the shoulder in a funny way: "Did you two plan to team up to tease me?"

"What are you talking about, Sir Leon? I think everything will go smoothly. It won't be surprising if you become a baron in less than a year or two. I will also teach Lohak how to greet high-ranking nobles first." Azerien joked, shaking his finger.

"Don't give me that. You've forgotten that you were afraid of being corny at first, and now you're corny to me. Baron or knight, they're just useful titles to me. I'm a commoner with a good family background." Leon sat down among his companions and looked at the flag that Corvis was gently smoothing.

Azerien followed his gaze and couldn't help but sigh, "But Lord Elliver is just as generous as he was back then."

"Of course he is generous. He got a city and the future of his family without spending a single soldier. I guarantee that there will be no other vassal as powerful as me in the Western Continent." Leon relaxed in front of his brother and was not modest.

Different from the aristocratic class threshold such as ordinary knight titles.

The Knights of the Square Banner can be regarded as true nobles.

Generally, a knight who holds this title is either a baron himself or is about to become a baron.

In fact, when Leon first learned that Eliphus promised to add a banner to his side, he thought that the formal ceremony would be held when he went south to conquer Glade County and actually owned the county, and when he would reward his merits.

Otherwise, according to the tradition of the Northern Kingdom that I learned from Balfe, a baron wanted to confer the banner of his knights.

At least it would require special authorization from the king to be in accordance with the law of Orland.

But judging from the attitude of the conversation with Baron Elliver today, perhaps the Thorn Flower Family had far more than just the current title of Baron Farolis in the past, which led to Elliver having no concerns about the procedures and rules for conferring the square flag.

"With this title, I have to take on more obligations and responsibilities, but it also means that I can legally establish an army on this land. We are one step closer to the day when we have the strength to fight our way back to our homeland." Leon sighed.

"Hometown." Hearing this, Lohak's eyes dimmed a little, and he raised his hand to take a sip of beer: "When I have a strong army in the future, I must find the murderer and make those bastards pay the price.

I still remember every one of their faces!"

Leon nodded. Although he was not the original owner and did not have such a strong obsession with the original owner's parents, since he had promised Miss Lola to return to the Holy City, he would naturally try to find the remains of the original owner's parents. And also find the mercenaries who committed blood debts on the day the city was broken.

But the former hope is slim, as the bodies of the victims in Rolandar have probably been buried or burned long ago, making them difficult to find.

But as for the latter, the evil Kantadar and Uriah mercenaries, as long as we are willing to investigate, there is hope that we can find out which troops they belong to.

Leon felt mixed emotions when he thought about this.

He hoped that those bastards who were worse than animals would not die too early on the battlefield of Serian, so that he and his companions could settle the grudge with their own hands.

But I also feel that if those animals are allowed to live too long, I don’t know how much more killing will be committed.

Now we have no more strength left and can only leave the life and death of those thugs to fate for the time being.

"Saint Hilarius has blessed you and me and helped us get through this difficult time. The blood debt will be repaid one day." Azerien touched Lohak's shoulder and comforted him.

Leon's brows were knotted, and his originally heavy mood suddenly felt a little difficult to hold. His companions were right. Ilarial had indeed been protecting them.

Seeing that Corvis had poured him a glass of wine and pushed it towards him, Leon picked it up and took a sip.

As a person who never drank alcohol in his previous life, he is now becoming more and more accustomed to this "wheat juice" with a very low alcohol content.

"Are you still having nightmares now?" Leon asked Lohak.

"Now that I can see my sister by my side every day, I sleep much more peacefully." Lohak shook his head, but raised his hand and patted his strong arms with some doubt: "But let's not talk about nightmares. Now I feel that my body is a little abnormal. Look at my height and muscles. They are growing too fast.

The same goes for strength. When I practiced wrestling with Olivia before, I had to fall down if I couldn't hold on for a moment. Now at least when I'm pressed against the wall, I can still fight back a few times. Is this the price of being possessed by a demon?
I have no memory of what happened back then, but looking back now, why do I feel like I was blessed by the gods?"

"Only God knows. Anyway, it seems to be a good thing for you for the time being." Leon comforted.

He guessed that it might be some kind of influence from the demon's constant tormenting of Lohak's body.

That day, Lohak's body was repeatedly severely injured, and was repeatedly regenerated and restored by the devil's strange power. Perhaps this stimulated the magic element cycle of Lohak's physical growth?
But since Miss Lola didn't care about such trivial matters after the exorcism, it shouldn't be harmful to Lohak.

However, Leon suddenly wanted to try to attach the Boiling Heart to Lohak to see how much the strength of his increasingly powerful partner could be increased, and whether he could reach the strength of Olivia.

Continuing to chat about matters in the territory, Azerien put down his glass and said, "The trading post in the east has been built, and the tavern and inn are almost finished. I will go to the city to purchase supplies tomorrow, and I will also sign some contracts with those trading guilds."

Leon listened. He knew that his partner could handle these negotiation matters.

Suddenly, he remembered that it had been more than half a month, and the old tailor should have made the clothes he ordered. So he told his friend the location of the tailor shop and asked him to bring it back for him when he went there.

"Clothes? Did you buy them last time you went to city? You finally decided to spend money on a dress to dress yourself up?" Azerien changed his mood and said jokingly.

Leon waved his hand: “I didn’t buy it for myself, just remember to bring it back.”

"Oh~~ I see, no wonder recently." Azerien suddenly realized.

Corvis, who was sitting next to him, looked relieved. It seemed that his master would seize the opportunity and had no intention of dragging his feet.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were only four of them in the room, Lohak was even more unruly. He winked and nudged Leon with his elbow, “You guys are progressing really fast. I’ve seen you secretly holding hands with Olivia recently. When are you going to let Uncle Brian have a grandson?

Is it because we are in the way here? Or should Azerien and I stay in the territory for a few days? "

Leon couldn’t hide the elation in his heart, but he was also embarrassed by their teasing eyes. He raised his arms and locked Lohak’s neck fiercely: “You little bastard, don’t say dirty words in front of Olivia.

If she hears this and gets angry and beats you up, I won't stop her. Besides, she's still young, there's still a long way to go for the two of us."

"Guuuu. So you don't deny it?" Lockhak was choked by the lock, and couldn't help feeling genuinely happy. His good brother's major life event was coming to fruition, so he was naturally happy. He also secretly admired himself for having said something that came true at the windmill.

"If you ask me, it's not too early. After July this year, Olivia will be the same age as you, right? When Rolandal was younger, she was almost ready to deliver a baby. Don't delay. She has such a strong constitution, it will be fine if she gives birth earlier.

You are a noble with a promising future. How can you not make your family prosperous from now on?"

Lockhak held his brother's arm, his face straightened, and he urged him in the same tone as his father in the past.

"Okay, instead of humiliating me, why don't you two find a good girl for yourselves first." Leon was secretly happy to hear that, but still pretended to be angry and pushed Lohak's head away.

"No more drinking. I'm going upstairs to read a book. Azerien, don't forget to bring me something back."

Leon turned around and called Corvis to learn magic.

Leon was so angry that his mind was full of random thoughts because of Lohak's nonsense that he felt angry if he didn't read some complicated theories quickly.

This body is young and impetuous. The daily training that has been temporarily stopped to welcome the Fengjun team must be quickly restored tomorrow. The next day.

The nobleman's son packed his bags and left the yard with a few soldiers when he saw Olivia who came to visit the mansion on time.

"Good morning, Azerien, you're going to the city?"

The girl looked up and greeted her friend on horseback.

"Good morning." Azerien nodded. "I'm going to Farolis to do some business."

Olivia looked at the other team, clapped her hands, and asked quickly: "Hey~! Can you help me go to the market in the east of the city and bring back some things?"

"You have something to bring too?" The noble son raised his eyebrows.

".I happened to buy some gifts for you last time I went to the city, but don't tell Leon yet, his gift is a little special." The girl came closer and whispered quietly: "I want to give him a surprise~"

Do you have a surprise too?

Azerien couldn't help but smile, thinking that these two people were really...
Baron Elliver set out early in the morning for the baggage camp east of Selva.

The Baron will stay in the newly built camp for two days to place some personnel and supplies in this logistics transit station before leading the team to the city in the forest.

Leon left the throne for the time being and wanted to go to the big house to visit Lady Adeline who would be staying in Selva temporarily. However, he learned from the maids of the Thorn Flower family that the lady was still resting and had not yet gotten up, so he had to give up.

"That's great." Leon secretly envied on the way back.

Looking at Boss Earl's rosy face early in the morning, one can imagine why the boss's wife didn't get up in the morning.

In this strange world, ordinary fields cannot withstand the hard plowing of a martial arts bull like Baron Elliver.

It seems that after experiencing the assassination crisis and shock, the relationship between this couple who have been married for many years may have warmed up a little.

As Leon thought about it, he couldn't help but sigh, wondering when he would be able to truly win the heart of the beauty.

Now, I am still in the stage where I hug beautiful women every day.

I just secretly hold my lover's hand occasionally.

Of course, I am actually content.

If it weren't for my sudden "onslaught" that caught the girl off guard, she would have wanted to establish the relationship step by step.
If Olivia really follows her joke, he will have to defeat her. Leon doesn't know if he has any hope in this life.

You know, this little lion's physique and extraordinary sword skills are still growing.

Especially now that she has her own group of human sandbags to practice with all day long.

Leon couldn't predict how the girl would grow up if she continued like this.

"Keep working hard. Don't stop on the road of martial arts."

Leon endured the restlessness in his head caused by his exuberant energy and returned home to find Olivia to continue being beaten.

Complete one-on-one martial arts training in the morning.

After the lunch break, he listened to the daily public affairs reports from Old Brian and the various managers of the territory in the hall.

There have been far fewer undead attacks this month than last month.

Selva's ample patrol force allows the people to exterminate the zombies that accidentally enter the territory on their own.

The archers who rotated back and forth on schedule have also solved Longka's security problem.

After the workers under the protection of the Farolis soldiers began to enter the forest to open up roads, the forest roads periodically patrolled by the Thorn Flower soldiers were like a line of defense, able to warn of danger in advance.

The most serious incident that happened some time ago was just a corpse of a humanoid ancient soldier, which resulted in several soldiers of the Thorn Flower Family being injured.

Apart from this, the area gradually returned to its former tranquility.

In the afternoon, Leon patrolled the territory and conducted routine inspections of two construction sites in the east.

The outline of the barracks on the riverside in the southeast corner can already be seen. Several barracks that were built first are used by the guards and archers to live in. There are not many soldiers for the time being, and daily fighting and archery training can be carried out in the wild, which does not affect the construction on the site.

The tavern in the east will be open for business soon. Not only does the Thorn Flower Camp need a place of entertainment, but the local people of Selva, where the labor force is gathered, have also long needed a place to relax.

However, we have not yet found poets and musicians to tell stories and sing poems on site, and for now we can only provide a variety of drinks and food, as well as some simple gambling cards that are common in Orlando.

It is not easy to find a bard. In this era, a bard who is not only educated but also able to travel around the country to do this must at least be the son of a wealthy family or the second son of an aristocrat. Selva is still a remote and poor place, so it naturally cannot attract those poets.

After patrolling the territory, he continued to summon the guards, trained them on the pasture, practiced siege and formation coordination, and led everyone to practice horsemanship.

When it got dark, the guards were dismissed and returned to the camp.

Leon had dinner with everyone in the family in the hall, and then studied the martial arts manuscript with Olivia.

Before going to bed, Corvis and I studied the ancient introductory magical theory translated by Miss Lola.

It was not until late at night, after completing a fulfilling day, that Leon extinguished the candle and went to sleep peacefully.

Another day passed.

On the last day before he was to set off with Baron Elliver, Azerien finally returned home.

"This is what you want. It's really not cheap. You have to be willing to buy it for a girl." The noble son put the package on the table and joked, but he didn't say it out loud. He silently sighed that these two people were willing to spend so much.

After inspecting the item, I found it was a dress of unique style, but made of fine materials, and the price was comparable to that of a noble lady's dress.

"Ha~ This is my first time meeting Olivia, and I can't get rid of this obsession in my head. This is definitely suitable for her."

Leon immediately opened the package and took a look. He was very satisfied that the old tailor had indeed understood his draft.

"What's with the socks? Why did you buy Olivia a pair of men's socks? And they're black, how weird.

Or did you wear this yourself? If you need socks, I have a few pairs of pantyhose in my room." Azerien asked curiously.

"Men's socks? Tsk, tsk, tsk, you don't understand. A hundred years from now, there will be truly knowledgeable people who will understand that the great Sir Leon has opened up the forefront of fashion for women."

Leon chuckled at him, covered himself with clothes, turned around and went downstairs happily to find Olivia.

(End of this chapter)