As soon as Stephanie finished speaking, Andonara became unhappy.
Sensing the low pressure very keenly, Stephanie immediately turned around and said, "I don't want to separate you from Roland, Anna. It's just that if Roland goes to my territory and takes you away, then the royal city will be in trouble." No one can protect me anymore. Who else can I trust except you two? My dead ex-husband is now a lich, who knows when he will show up again."
This makes sense.
Andonara hesitated for a moment. She wanted to be with Roland more, but Stephanie was her rare friend.
"Then you stay here to protect her." Roland smiled and said: "I can teleport back to see you every few days, and when you are free, you can also go to Mortasos County to find me."
Andonara looked at Roland, then at Stephanie, and finally said, "Okay."
Seeing that she agreed, Stephanie breathed a sigh of relief and smiled happily.
Then Roland handed her all the equipment belonging to Andonara in the system backpack.
An epic little masterpiece made by myself.
It's probably the level of purple equipment.
But these 'purple clothes' made by Roland would be cheap if they were put on the market and sold for less than 300 or 400 gold coins in total.
After leaving the royal city, Roland took the map and directly used the 'Human Cannon' spell to fly to Motassos County, and then found the city of Motassos in the center of the territory.
A big city with a population of one million.
It is surrounded by seven small cities with a population of 100,000 and more than 30 villages.
In France, there are many large cities with a population of one million.
As the eldest princess of France who is most likely to inherit the throne, there is a theory that Stephanie's territory was 'distributed' to Mortassos County.
First of all, this city is very close to the Royal City of France, and the transportation is very convenient. You can go from this city to another city in a day and a half by horse-drawn carriage.
The second reason is that horses are abundant here!
It is one of the five major horse-producing areas in France.
Half of the territory of Motassos County is grassland, and horses are raised in seven small cities and more than 30 villages.
With horses, there are cavalry... In this world, cavalry is the kingly arm of war.
Whether you have cavalry or not, the number and strength of the cavalry determine whether you will be a war of attrition or a war of annihilation.
If there is no cavalry or a country with very weak cavalry, no matter how strong the infantry is, it will be difficult to expand its victory advantage.
The old king of France gave this territory to Stephanie, and he really had the idea of making her his heir.
Roland fell from the sky and entered the city. After walking around for a while, he found that the security of the city was not bad. After walking for three hours, he saw three group fights.
There are not many beggars on the roadside.
It seems that Stephanie manages this place very well.
Roland found the City Lord's Mansion and showed the letter of appointment to the soldier guarding the gate.
Seeing the seal on it and Stephanie's handprint, the gatekeeper immediately invited Roland into the city lord's mansion.
Like other territories, the City Lord's Mansion is essentially a large castle.
There are nearly a hundred elite heavy armored infantry stationed inside, while the cavalry and other units are on standby in the military camp at the rear of the castle.
The main hall of the castle is the meeting hall. There is a high stone seat on the steps. Behind the stone seat is a huge portrait of a woman.
Stephanie, wearing a low-cut long skirt, sat sideways, and could vaguely see a white ditch. She was dignified and noble, with a hint of sex appeal.
This painting is good, it has captured Stephanie's charm to 70%.
Roland had just stood here for a while when a middle-aged man wearing a long black suit and dressed very smartly came over. He bent down to Roland and said, "I heard from the guard that your Excellency has brought the eldest princess." Your Highness’s letter of appointment?”
He took out the letter of appointment again and showed it to the middle-aged butler for a while. The doubts in the middle-aged butler's heart immediately disappeared with the wind.
He bent his waist lower and whispered: "May I ask your name, temporary lord."
"Just call me Roland." Putting the commission back into the system backpack, Roland said: "Help me notify the sheriff, tax collector, interior officer, and all the generals related to local defense to come over. I want to see them... tell them, I will see them here within an hour, and whoever fails to come on time will be dismissed from his post."
The middle-aged housekeeper trembled and immediately withdrew.
Roland slowly walked up to the high platform and sat on the stone seat.
Start browsing the forum.
This was a great way to pass the time, and for Roland, time passed very quickly.
About half an hour later, two people came in.
But they just found a place to sit down by themselves and ignored Roland.
Although Roland knew they were coming, he didn't say anything and continued to browse the forum.
As time goes by, more and more people come in.
After almost an hour, eight people were already sitting in the main hall.
The eight people were sitting around below, whispering, and looking at Roland from time to time, with unruly eyes in their eyes.
Roland waited for a while, and when he saw no one came in again, and the time just came, he exited the forum.
He sat up straight, and the eight people below also saw his movements, but they ignored him and continued to talk to themselves.
Roland flicked his fingers, and two huge blue mage hands appeared and clapped gently.
Dong-dong-dong, a sound as heavy as a drum, attracted the attention of eight people.
Roland asked the middle-aged housekeeper standing next to him: "Is everyone here?"
The middle-aged housekeeper was about to speak when a voice suddenly came from below: "They're all here."
Hearing this somewhat rough voice, the middle-aged housekeeper hesitated to speak and took two steps back.
Although Roland did not look at the middle-aged butler, his mental perception was amazing. The middle-aged butler was only three meters away from him, so he immediately noticed something strange about the middle-aged butler.
It looks like there is a ghost!
Roland stared at the man who just spoke.
The other party was wearing a relatively loose aristocratic dress with blue edges and silver bottom. From Roland's point of view, this style of clothing was a bit strange.
But when he took a closer look, he found that the other party's piece of equipment was magic equipment.
Seeing Roland looking at him, the man stood up, bent slightly and said with a smile: "Your Excellency, the new temporary lord, we are all here."
"Then introduce yourself. After all, we are going to be together for a long time, so let's start with me." Roland smiled and said: "I am Roland, the son of gold. This time I accept the entrustment of the eldest princess and have full authority to manage Motasso. All affairs in Si County. Okay, it’s you next.”
"Since the steward has confirmed the appointment letter, we will not read it. We trust the steward's loyalty to the royal family." The standing man touched his stubble and said: "I am the commander of the cavalry regiment, Judson ·France.”
In the name of France
A collateral descendant of the royal family!
Seeing this man announcing his name, the others also stood up and announced their names.
After all eight people introduced themselves, Roland had some idea in his mind.
The three officials related to government affairs had no reaction to Roland's arrival.
Neither happy nor sad.
The remaining five people were obviously unfriendly to Roland. These five people were all in charge of the military.
In particular, Judson and Tuttle Genglanmu, another person in charge of the city guard, seemed to have antagonistic feelings towards Roland.
After hearing this, Roland glanced at the eight of them, and finally said: "You don't have an archery corps here?"
The eldest princess Stephanie has the right to recruit troops. With her ability and character, she will definitely build a complete army.
Archers are extremely useful and cannot be ignored.
At this time, Judson said calmly: "Yes, but the leader of the archery regiment has not been feeling well recently. He has been lying at home to recuperate. He can't even get off the ground. For the time being, I will also hurt the leader of the archery regiment."
All eight people smiled in unison, seemingly looking at something, but Roland always felt that they were laughing at him.
This is the magician's intuition.
"Well, Sir Judson, thank you for your hard work." Roland nodded: "I will visit the commander of the Archery Corps when I have time. Now let's get down to business."
They looked at Roland quietly, and the five men leading the troops still had the faint sarcasm on their faces.
"The eldest princess has entrusted me with the management of all affairs of the territory. Including you!" Roland glanced at a few people and said in a slightly cold tone: "Including the entire territory. From now on, my words will be completely equal to those of the eldest princess. You You must obey.”
Since the other party is in a confrontational mood, Roland will naturally not stick to someone else's cold butt with a hot face.
Besides, before coming here, the eldest princess had already said that if anyone is disobedient, just masturbate without worrying about her.
Stephanie is very clear now.
She could imagine how powerful and rare a magician who could build a floating city in the future would be and was now preparing to do so.
In comparison, the few officials in his own territory are not worth mentioning, no matter how talented they are.
Judson felt Roland's oppression and targeting. He frowned and said, "Even if your order is wrong?"
"Of course." Roland smiled: "Whether the order is correct or not is up to me to decide, not you."
Judson looked a little unhappy.
At this time, City Guard Officer Tuttle slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Boy, don't be too arrogant. Even if the eldest princess asks you to be the temporary lord, we will not agree."
Roland laughed loudly: "When did the eldest princess make a decision that requires your approval? Do you really think you are a member of the royal family?"
These words were a bit heart-wrenching, and Tuttle was immediately speechless.
But he only felt unhappy for a moment, and then smiled again.
He felt that he could not quarrel with this mage pretty boy and his sharp mouth, but the five of them were of the same mind and did not need to act based on the face of the temporary lord.
Even the eldest princess, they felt that together with others, they could slightly influence her will.
Roland looked at Tuttle: "I am the temporary lord. This is already a fact. Whether you accept it or not, it doesn't matter. I don't have any expectations for you anyway. I will replace you at worst."
After a few seconds of silence, murderous intent suddenly filled the air.
Judson gritted his teeth and stared at the temporary lord: "How dare you!"
The other four military attaches leading the troops slapped the table hard and jumped up almost at the same time.