May in the north is the most rainy season of the year.
It was clearly noon, but the sky was covered with dark clouds, without a ray of sunlight, and the surrounding environment was as dark as night. Even the most inexperienced traveler knew that a heavy rain was coming.
Colin looked at the dark clouds above his head, and ordered the Logue knight beside him: "This rain is probably not going to be light, let the soldiers set up camp on the spot, and move forward depending on the situation after lunch."
"Yes, Lord Viscount!"
As soon as the Logue knight was ordered to leave, Colin felt a slight chill on his forehead.
The rain has come.
Colin got off his horse and walked towards the carriage next to him.
As soon as he climbed the wooden steps, the car door was opened, and a beautiful face with both anger and joy poked out, and Colin was welcomed into the car.
As soon as the car door was closed, Vera stretched out her white and round arms, hooked Colin's neck, first gave a lingering kiss, and then carefully helped Colin take off his cloak and armor, and then squatted down to help him off. Drop the boots.
Enjoying the tenderness of his newlywed wife, Ke Lin said with a smile: "The rainstorm has arrived, I'm afraid we have to wait here for a while before leaving."
"En, good." Vera nodded obediently, and she didn't know what to think of, her ears suddenly turned red.
It was stormy outside the car, but the car was warm and peaceful inside. Vera was only wearing a knee-length sleeveless thin silk nightgown. Her smooth and straight calves protruded from the bottom of the skirt. There were no shoes on her feet, and her crystal and tender feet were like this Step on the white cashmere blanket.
Her golden hair was casually draped over her shoulders, revealing her fair and slender neck. Because of squatting down, the round buttocks under her nightdress were as plump and attractive as a peach.
As if feeling Ke Lin's fiery gaze, Vera raised her head with a blushing face, and stretched out her hand to push her hair aside, so that the beautiful scenery on her chest could be seen at a glance.
Ke Lin immediately reached out to wrap his arms around his lovely wife's slender waist, and carried her to the soft bed behind the carriage.
The howling wind made the carriage shake slightly.
The bean-sized raindrops crackled on the car window, covering up the ecstasy in the car.
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After a gust of wind and showers, the sky gradually cleared up.
Colin opened the corner of the car curtain and looked at the situation outside.
The fragrant and soft body came up from behind, and Vera put her delicate chin on Colin's shoulder, and said in an extremely lazy tone:
"Colin, are we leaving?"
"Well, we have to get to the Golden Lion Army station as soon as possible, so thank you for your hard work this time."
"It's hard work with you by my side." Vera smiled sweetly and kissed her again.
After some tenderness, Colin walked out of the carriage.
The Logue knight who was guarding not far away immediately came over and reported: "Master Viscount, the envoys of the Morrison family have found us, do you want to see us?"
"The Morrison family? Well, bring him here."
The lords in this world have strict rules when traveling. This is not only to show their status, but also to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.
If you want to pass through the territory of other lords, it is reasonable to send an envoy in advance to inform the local lord of the identity, number of people accompanying, destination and other information. After receiving the information, the local lord can prepare in advance to receive VIPs, or explicitly refuse pass.
But Ke Lin's trip this time obviously wouldn't follow this process, otherwise, when he arrived at the rushing river slowly, it is estimated that the Golden Lion Army would have been flanked by the dwarf army on both sides.
What's more, the soldiers he accompanied this time have obviously exceeded the general travel standards of a lord, and strictly speaking, it should be an expedition.
It is reasonable to say that such an army mobilization must obtain the consent of the Lord of the North, and the Lords along the way will let it go.
But under the current situation, the northern border has long been in chaos, and the dukes of the northern border are already dead. Therefore, Colin did not care about this rule, and did not notify the local lord along the way.
Although their whereabouts would be spotted by the patrolling sentry posts, these sentry posts did not dare to step forward to stop them in the face of the flag of the Black Cavalry Army.
Of course, the lords along the way who got the news would definitely not invite uninvited guests like Colin into the castle.
Therefore, this Earl of Morrison was the first lord to invite Colin.
"Respected Lord Viscount, welcome to Morrison Land! Lord Earl ordered me to come, and invite you and your lady to be guests at Phoenix Butterfly Castle!"
After the Morrison family envoy finished speaking, he handed over an invitation card respectfully.
Colin took it and glanced at it, feeling a little hesitant.
He didn't want to delay time along the way, but facing the Morrison family who took the initiative to invite, he felt that it was inappropriate to directly refuse.
First of all, this is an earl family, which has enough value to win over.
Secondly, the current Earl Morrison had dealt with Colin before, and Colin had a good impression of him.
Moreover, the Morrison family is still a die-hard loyalist of the St. Hilde family, so maybe they can get a powerful boost from going to the Swallow Butterfly Castle this time.
What's more, after this heavy rain, the ground is wet and slippery, and the cavalry can't advance at full speed. Why don't we go to the Swallow Butterfly Fort to rest for the night and set off tomorrow.
Thinking of this, Colin nodded and accepted the other party's invitation: "It is my honor to be a guest of the Morrison family!"
Under Colin's order, the Black Cavalry began to turn.
After walking for about half an hour, I saw the outline of a city.
That was Huayu City under the Morrison family.
This city has been run by the Morrison family for more than 300 years. After several repairs and expansions, it has become one of the largest cities in the central part of the North.
Huayu City is famous for its flowers, especially the unique black tulips here, which once set off a wave of frenzy in the Glorious Empire.
At the craziest time, the price of one black tulip was enough to arm a hundred-man infantry company.
But this kind of madness also put the Morrison family on the cusp. Countless greedy and coveted eyes made this family not known for its force almost suffer a catastrophe.
Fortunately, Earl Morrison was sober enough at the time, and immediately disclosed the cultivation method of black tulips, which caused the price to plummet. Although the Morrison family lost a cash cow, it also avoided the danger of overthrow.
Bachelor Dawn, who was riding side by side with Colin, suddenly smiled and said, "Master Viscount, do you know that this Earl Morrison also asked the Duke of St. Hilde to marry Miss Vera."
"Oh?" Colin was stunned for a moment, "Then the reason why the Duke delayed seeing my envoy was because he hesitated between me and Earl Morrison?"
Bachelor Dwayne shrugged his shoulders: "I don't know about that. Sometimes I can't figure out what the Duke thinks. However, I guess Earl Morrison will definitely ask Miss Vera for help later."
"What can I help you with?" Colin was suddenly wary.
"Help him marry a daughter of St. Hilde's family. Of course, St. Hilde's first daughter is gone, but there are collaterals."
Only then did Colin feel relieved, and said with a smile, "This shouldn't be a big problem."
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Vera poked her head out and explained softly:
"Colin, the Morrison family has always liked to marry with the St. Hilde family. In recent years, almost every generation of Earl Morrison's wife is from the St. Hilde family."
Ke Lin suddenly laughed a little: "What are they doing, do they want to improve the blood?"
Bachelor Dawn's eyes flickered: "Yes. Who doesn't want a paladin to be born in their family. However, it seems that none of those who have tried to improve their bloodline by marrying a noble daughter of a paladin family have been successful.
More than a thousand years have passed, and the paladin families of the Glorious Empire have only decreased, not increased.
Therefore, most families have given up this extravagant hope now, and daughters of paladin families are not as sought after as before.
It's just that the Morrison family doesn't seem to give up yet.
Maybe they think that noble blood can be cultivated artificially like precious tulips. "
Colin looked at the smirk on Maester Dwayne's face, and suddenly became interested.
What kind of secret is hidden in the blood of the paladin
And what did the Morrison family research
While speaking, Huayu City was already in sight.
Earl Morrison in full attire was standing in front of the city gate. After seeing Colin and his party, he immediately stepped forward to greet him.
"Honorable Viscount Angelet, Madam Viscount, welcome to Huayu City!"
(end of this chapter)