Chapter 523： Bernard's Messenger

For the next three days, Narant spends his time practising Dou Qi during the day and practicing magic at night.

And the territory is also very lively these days, the reason is naturally because of the heated kang.

Today, all the serfs in the territory are aware of the heated kang created by the lord and specially prepared for their serfs to spend the winter.

The warmth of this heated kang was something no serf had ever experienced before.

Just put a thick layer of straw on it, and then lie down and cover it with a thin linen quilt, and it will keep you warm all night.

And more importantly, this kang saves firewood very much.

It only needs to be burned for an hour, and the warmth of the kang can last all night.

Compared with the previous fire, as long as it is extinguished, it will lose its warmth immediately, which is a life-saving artifact for the serfs.

With the mobilization of craftsmen in the territory, and the help of these serfs themselves, heated kangs began to be built in their thatched huts.

When these kangs were built, the serfs did not forget who gave them the gift.

Before the first fire, the serfs all brought their families and children to kneel in the direction of the castle, and then shouted three times, "Lord Lord is kind, thank you Lord Lord for your gift!" ’

In this way, in the Storm Territory, the prestige of Lord Narant has reached an unprecedented peak these days.

Both the aborigines and the serfs who have just been captured are grateful to their lords.

They all remember now that it was the Lord that kept them from starving and freezing in winter.

This morning, Narant finished his breakfast refreshed and refreshed. When he arrived at the gate of the inner castle, he found that the snowflakes were flying outside the door, and the vestibule was covered in white snow.

"It's snowing! I don't know how the construction of the heated kang is going!" Seeing the snow all over the ground, Narant was stunned for a moment, but then he didn't have time to appreciate the beautiful scenery, but first worried about the situation of the serfs.

"Sir, I met Mario Civil Officer yesterday. He seems to have said that the construction of the heated kang has been completed, and it will be completed in a day or two at most!" At this time, Thomas, who had just passed by, heard the worried voice of his own adults. , while showing a moved look in his eyes, he also immediately spoke to comfort his adults.

Because things are busy these days, Narant has authorized Mario not to come to the castle to report his daily life, so Narant is not quite clear about the specific progress of the heated kang.

"Oh? Can it be done so many days in advance?" Narant was slightly surprised.

The deadline he gave Mario that day was half a month, and now it has only been eight or nine days. If it can be completed in a day or two, then he can feel at ease.

The snowflakes just started to fall today, and the serfs still had enough firewood to burn in the past two days.

"Sir, your cape!" At this moment, Lilia, the personal maid, returned from the third floor and handed over the cape with a hood.

"Yeah!" Nalanda nodded, put on a cape under Lilia's service, and then stepped out of the gate of the inner castle.

"It's really beautiful!" Don't worry about the territory, Narant is in the mood to enjoy the snowy scenery.

As a southerner, although I have seen snow in my previous life, I have never seen a scene where the ground is covered with white.

So when stepping on this snow and listening to the creaking sound, Narant still felt quite novel.

"My lord, my lord, we are here!" At this moment, Shirley's little girl's voice drifted from not far away.

Narant turned his head to look, but saw Shirley, Vivian and several lucky daughters building a snowman despite the goose feather snow.

The faces of several girls were flushed with cold, but the smiles were extraordinarily bright.

Narant also smiled when he saw this, and walked directly towards several lucky girls.

"Sir!" Narant approached, and the girls immediately stood up and respectfully saluted.

"Well, no need to salute, are you building a snowman?" Narant waved his hand to signal the others not to be too polite, and then looked at a strangely shaped snowman in front of him.

"Yes, my lord, we are building a snowman, do you think it looks good?"

When the girls heard the words, they bowed their heads and became squeamish. Only Xue Li responded excitedly, pointing to the snowman in front of her and shouting proudly.

"Well, it's not bad!" Narant praised against his will, except for the height of the snowman, to be honest, everything else was a mess.

It seemed that the girls wanted to create the appearance of an adult guard, but unfortunately, because their craftsmanship was not skilled enough, their body was extremely bloated, and their feet were like elephant legs.

As for the face, it is even more invisible. The lips, eyes and nose are made of charcoal, especially the lips are a big sausage mouth.

On the contrary, a piece of linen rag is used as a cloak on the back, which is a highlight.

By the way, the snowman is holding an upside-down broom, which should be used as a weapon.

"Very good, if you like it, sir, this is made by me and Sister Vivian, Sister Catherine, and Vinnie and Bessette for you. We were worried about making you too ugly. You don't like it, sir!"

"..." Narant.

Is this me, sir?

Narant suddenly had the urge to vomit three liters of blood, and wanted to cut off the food that Shirley had recovered two days ago.

Even the low-end version of the master shouldn't have a sausage mouth, elephant legs!

tap! tap!

However, just when Narant wanted to express his opinion, there was the sound of hooves at the gate of the castle.

"My lord, there is a messenger sent by the count!"

At the same time, the guards at the gate also quickly reported.

"Messenger?" Narant turned his head to look, and saw that two knights in capes had entered the castle gate. Under their capes were the guards' burqas of the Tulip Family.

Seeing this, Narant immediately waved and said hello to the girls, and then walked towards the two knights.

"I have seen Lord Narant, we were dispatched by Lord Earl to send you a letter!"

When the two knights saw Narant coming, they immediately greeted him respectfully, and then raised the envelope in their hands and handed it over!

"Well! It's hard work!" Narante nodded and took the envelope, "You take two messengers to rest!"

It seemed that the two of them came day and night, and frost had formed on their faces.

After the guards took the messenger away, Narant returned directly to the hall of the inner fort with the envelope.

"I still sent envelopes at this time, did something major happen?"

With curiosity, Narant directly opened the envelope, and the contents of the letter really surprised him.

It is about the big events that happened in the Northern Principality during this time.

"Field's second son killed his brother, and then forced Field to abdicate and inherit the throne himself. This... This is exactly the same as the second prince usurping the throne in the palace last time!"

"It seems that this church really wants to enslave the entire Glory Continent, and even kill its own collaborators!"

Just a brief look at the events described in the letter, Narant knew that the initiator of this matter must also be the church.

Originally, he thought that since the Northern Principality cooperated with the church, the two would definitely be allied with each other in a short period of time.

Even if the church really wants to establish a country dominated by theocracy, it will only start after the great enemy of the Onyx Principality is resolved.

But now he may have overestimated the patience of the church. Obviously, this plan to usurp the throne must have been calculated before the autumn march, and it will still be carried out in the Northern Principality and the Onyx Principality at the same time.

In this way, if the kings of both duchies are taken down at the same time, their plan is half.

Especially if Narant didn't intervene in this year's autumn expedition, both the Onyx Principality and the Northern Principality would probably be out of their minds.

And in such a weak situation, the king was calculated again, and within a few years, the entire Glory Continent would fall into their hands.

"It's really a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone!" Narant couldn't help but feel fear for the church's insidiousness and foresight.

Fortunately, because of his appearance, the single seedling of the Agate Principality was temporarily preserved.

Of course, the current situation is not optimistic.

Because the envelope also mentioned the decree of the new king of the Northern Principality, allowing the church to open all over the noble territory of the Northern Principality.

As for the means of the church, Narant is even more aware than other counts.

In such a world where serfs and civilians have been oppressed for a long time, as long as the church shows a little goodwill towards the civilians, it can directly obtain the support of all the serfs and civilians in the northern principality At that time, with the overwhelming public opinion, I am afraid Nothing can stop the church from attacking.

Of course, if the church is really good for commoners and serfs, then that's not a bad thing.

But the problem is that the church has bad intentions. They pretend to be messengers of gods to help the suffering, but in the end they want to squeeze all living beings even more, and take the entire continent's race to be swallowed by the dark creatures.

Although Bernard and the great nobles did not know the background of the church, they actually sensed the crisis, so they sent letters to the vassals.

The meaning is obvious, that is, to warn the vassals to put away and enjoy themselves, and the crisis is likely to come in the near future, so that all the vassals are ready to deal with it.

"The strength of the church is too powerful!" After reading the letter, Narant couldn't help frowning.

If it is only three thousand Holy Knights, then it is better to say, at least with the strength of the Agate Principality, it should still be able to resist one or two.

But the church is from the Holy Continent. If they still have reinforcements, such as a large number of magicians or more high-end combat power, then the Onyx Principality is in danger.