Lord Highlander

Dusk always comes early in winter, and the afterglow of the setting sun stretches the shadow of the city very long.

Suldak was riding on horseback, leaving a long shadow on the street.

Pedestrians coming and going on the street would look at him occasionally, but no one paid too much attention to him. Everyone was used to seeing young knights like him on horseback.

The fence was built so high that even if he was riding on horseback, he couldn't see the scenery inside the yard.

The walls of the courtyard are covered with creeper vines, and these vines have dried up in winter, and only after spring will these vines sprout.

There is still some residual snow piled up on the street, but the weather is not that cold.

Suldak was a little hungry. This area is a large area of ​​noble residences, and there are no restaurants or food stalls around. He opened a linen bag hanging on the saddle, which contained a few dry baked wheat cakes. .

He didn't know when it started, but he felt that this kind of dry wheat cake must be served with broth to be swallowed.

Life is constantly changing, and the stomach is constantly changing...

In the past, even chestnut rice and miscellaneous grain porridge could be eaten deliciously and sweetly. Now even white bread has to cut off the outer layer of crust and spread butter and jam before it can be served on the table.

He took off the water bag that was almost frozen into an ice lump, took a sip of the cold water, and immediately felt a lot more awake.

Suldak originally planned to walk around the aristocratic neighborhood along the river to see the manors and castles here, but he didn't expect that the aristocratic neighborhood of Bena City was so big, and it was almost evening after walking around.

Under the golden setting sun, Suldak arrived at the gate of Marquis Luther's mansion.

...

Before he got to the gatehouse and reported his name to the guard guarding the gate, a magic caravan quickly drove towards this side from the street corner, and two black horses spouted two balls of white steam as they galloped.

The coachman was almost squatting on the bed, holding a soft long whip in his hand, and the Luther family crest was very prominent on the carriage.

Seeing the magic caravan approaching quickly, Sulda pulled the reins of the war horse and leaned towards the side of the street.

When the magic caravan passed by Suldak, the driver suddenly grabbed the handbrake, and the four wheels almost stopped turning completely. Dazzling sparks came out from the friction of the axles, and the two healthy horses pulling the magic caravan also gave a long shot. With a long neigh, people almost stood up on the spot.

Suldak was also taken aback by this sudden situation.

He looked to the coachman in front of the enchanted caravan, who was seated in the driver's seat, taking off his hat and saluting him.

The door of the carriage was suddenly pushed open from the inside, and Beatrice jumped out of the carriage first, holding a fluffy long skirt in both hands, and ran towards Suldak with an excited expression on her face.

Suldak didn't expect that he would see Beatrice just at this time, and he quickly leaned over and hugged Beatrice's slender waist, who was throwing her skirt up, and picked her up with a light lift of one arm. Get on the horse and let her sit in the saddle.

No words can express Beatrice's mood.

She tightly hooked Surdak's neck with her hands, and pressed her hot lips like rose petals on his face.

"Dark, why are you here? Didn't the letter say that you are still on the Northern Expedition?"

asked Beatrice.

"The Northern Expedition is over, this time I happened to be passing through Bena City..."

Suldak put his arms around Beatrice and looked into the carriage. Hathaway held the door with both hands and looked at him with a smile on her head.

Pulling the rein, she leaned over to the car door, leaned over and kissed her smooth forehead.

"Hi, honey, how are you doing recently?" Suldak asked softly in Hathaway's ear.

"You're here, it feels like the sky has turned blue..."

Hathaway clasped her hands on her chest, and replied a little fascinated.

With Beatrice in his arms, Suldak followed the carriage of the magic caravan on horseback, walked and chatted with Hathaway in the carriage, and entered the Marquis Luthor's mansion.

The servants who met the Marquis Mansion along the way stopped what they were doing and saluted him.

It wasn't until the magic caravan arrived at the steps under the castle that Suldak quickly jumped off the horse with Beatrice in his arms, walked to the front of the carriage, and helped Hathaway open the door.

Hathaway held Suldak and Beatrice in her arms, and walked up the steps of the castle.

Only then did a row of servants quickly walk out of the castle, and the gate in the center of the castle was also pushed open.

What surprised Suldak was that Marquis Luther was standing on the high platform in the hall with Mrs. Marian on his arm.

Marquis Luther was in good spirits. He stared at Suldak with piercing eyes and watched him walk down the stage. Then he came down to meet him, stood in front of Suldak, and patted him on the shoulder. clap, said happily:

"I didn't expect Chester to bring you back this time. I heard that you did a good job in Dodan Town."

"Master Marquis, Lady Marianne!"

Suldak saluted as a knight.

Madam Marian showed a gentle smile and nodded slightly to Suldak.

"I'll go to the kitchen to arrange dinner." Mrs. Marianne said to everyone, and then winked at Hathaway and Beatrice.

Hathaway stared wide-eyed, pretending not to understand what Madam Marianne meant, she held Suldak's arm and refused to leave.

Marquis Luther could only cough lightly, and said to his daughter, "Hathaway, bring Suldak, I have something to say to him."

"Can I listen in?" Hathaway still refused to leave, begging to her father.

Marquis Luther shook his head slightly.

Mrs. Marian came over in person and pulled away Hathaway who refused to leave, and Beatrice could only obediently follow behind.

...

Marquis Luther waved to Suldak, turned and walked out of the hall on the first floor, and walked into a corridor along the side door.

Suldak followed quickly.

Passing through a long corridor, beside the porch passing along the way, stood several guards holding halberds.

When he came to a council hall in the castle, various maps were hung on the wall, and there were five sand tables in the center of the hall. Surdak recognized at a glance that the sand table in the middle was the map of Bena Province. He first I recognized the city of Bena, and then found the city of Hailansa on the sand table.

The next sand table is the occupied area of ​​the Bailin plane, and the surrounding unknown areas are covered with black cloth.

Marquis Luther stood in front of a sand table and said gently: "Since Chester can bring you to Bena City, it means that your strength has allowed you to complete such a dangerous task."

"I just broke through the second round half a month ago." Suldak said.

Marquis Luther was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect Suldak to become a second-rank fighter so soon, and then he said, "Chester is quite well informed!"

Suldak said: "At first he didn't know that he rushed to Dodan Town to borrow two of my subordinates to accompany him on the mission. I heard that he was going to enter the Ganbu plane to perform the mission. Personal strength, and it just so happens that my level has been promoted..."

"It's actually like this, but...in principle, I object to your participation in this operation." Marquis Luther stood in front of the sand table and said to Suldak very solemnly: "However, whether to participate in this mission depends on whether you participate in this mission." You decide."

"What happened?" Suldak asked very curiously.

Marquis Luther circled the sand table with a strange terrain, and then said:

"This is the terrain of the Ganbu plane. In this operation, you will enter the Ganbu plane from the portal in the teleportation hall of Bena City. The magician who will bring you into the Ganbu plane is from the Starr's Union and is also our main combat faction." Break into the intelligence personnel around McDonnell."

He stopped in his tracks and changed the subject:

"However, we are not yet sure whether the temporary portal that the intelligence officer built on the opposite side is really safe, so there is a lot of risk in this mission."

Before Suldak could speak, Marquis Luther continued:

"And I think that magician from the Stargazer's Guild is likely to be a double agent. He will not only disclose the information there to us, but also our information to the other side."

"Now the House of Representatives is divided into two factions. The main combat faction wants to take this opportunity to take back this plane. As one of them, I naturally cannot object, but this action can be said to be extremely risky. You must be fully prepared."

Suldak exclaimed: "It's still like this?"

Marquis Luther nodded and stood in front of the sand table: "Well, this operation is to enter the dry cloth plane to capture McDonnell back, and also to see if there is a chance to repair the destroyed portal."