It's not that Ryan hasn't tried to recruit Ester before, the half-elf is always very arrogant, he said that he must be a knight.
Ryan can't give the position of the ranger knight casually. The half-elf's strength has not been able to convince the public, nor has it made much credit. It is easy to cause dissatisfaction with other knights, especially Ester is still a long-range. , Breton knights all advocated that a devout lady believer is to fight in close combat. Riding a gun and killing an enemy with a sword is the best reward for a lady.
So in the case of no agreement, Ryan's solicitation of Ester naturally fell through.
As a result, Ester and his half-elf partner now came to ask for acceptance, which made Ryan very interesting.
Why is it stubborn and respectful?
"Can I speak in another place, my baron?" Estelle was a little embarrassed, obviously he could see the doubt and joking in Ryan's eyes.
"Okay, let's go to the meeting room on the second floor to talk, Olica? Prepare some delicious food, don't let my friend be wronged." Lane told the Dark Spirit maid to prepare some drinks and food.
Five minutes later, in the meeting room on the second floor, two half-elves, Ester and Dyce, were seated. Olica poured a glass of wine for each of them, and served white bread and roasted bacon: "Please Slow use."
"Thank you!" Ester felt that he had a good relationship with Ryan. He used a silver fork to fork the bacon and ate it with white bread. His friend Dyce also learned something.
It started to rain outside the castle again. The rain hit the wooden windows and made a bang. The cold air blew into the reception room. The fireplace burned very vigorously. The castle felt like home under Ryan's serious management. , The baron himself sat on the main seat, waiting for the half-elf's answer.
"It's like this, Ryan." After being silent for a while, Ester finally said with a wry smile: "You should also know that last winter, there was a war in the forest. A tragic war?"
"Yes, I know." Ryan said that he understood, and he spread his hands to indicate that he fully understands.
"Dys and I participated in this war. We joined this war as a solo ranger." Estelle was a little angry when he talked about this, and he angrily recursed behind him. The bow was untied and placed on the ground, expressing to Ryan that he was not malicious.
When Dess saw this, he also took down the compound bow behind him. This compound bow was filled with the power of starfire. Under the action of magic, it could shoot straight arrows, and it could also shoot a starfire explosion arrow penetrating the tree trunk: "Hello , Lord Lane, I'm Days, a former ranger. I serve the Woodland Council and serve the Wood Elves' Woodland Lords. As you can see, Estelle and I are good friends who grew up together. ."
"Well, I understand, then? Since you serve the Woodland Council, why do you come to my territory to seek shelter?" Ryan raised his palm and motioned to Esterel and his little partner to continue.
"As you know, Ryan, whether it is wood elves or high elves, the attitude towards our half elves is not good. They will always think of us when they need us, and treat us as outsiders when they don't need it. , We are elves when we can serve the woodland lords, and we are humans when we can't create value." Estel sighed: "In this war, I fought desperately with Dess, and together we killed a wild orc hiss. It's called Shaman. According to the agreement between us and the Woodland Council, with such spoils, the Woodland Council should have a place for us."
"The Woodland Council must have eaten its promise back." Lane understood what those wood elves thought.
"That's it." The ranger Deiss also sighed. Because of his hood and face towel, Ryan couldn't see his expression: "I have been doing the hardest work ever since I worked as a ranger to the Woodland Council. Do the dirtiest and most tiring work. I can stay in a tree for three days in order to assassinate a beastman leader. The dryads that the elves can't bear to do it are me, but I have made so many contributions. After that, they didn't even give me the treatment of a standard ranger."
"So after the Woodland Council broke our words, I had a big quarrel with Deiss and the elders of the Woodland Council." Ester added, "It seems that we killed the Beastman for the sake of the shaman. Your Majesty the King of the Forest and the Queen of the Forest did not punish us, but we couldn't stay in the forest anymore, so I thought of you."
"So I'm still a backup." Ryan murmured.
"Apart from anything else, I am an elite ranger, and I'm very close to the legend, just a little bit, Dess is a legendary mid-level ranger, his bow and arrow throw range can reach three hundred Meters, I'm a bit worse. It's no problem to shoot through the plate armor at 240 meters. You just need to arrange a place for us and give us a better treatment than the sergeant." Ester was in Lane for the first time. In front of him, he said in a low voice, "We have nowhere to go for the time being."
"Don't you have any savings?" Unexpectedly, Ryan did not agree. On the contrary, the Baron continued to ask questions.
These half-elves are too arrogant, take themselves too seriously, really think they are irreplaceable characters? Ryan is going to hit them today.
"This" Ester didn't expect things to develop like this. He hesitated for a while, the expression on his face turned red and white, and then he lowered his head and said the truth: "In the forest we rarely use currency. There is really not much savings. I still have a batch of goods in my hands. Maybe I can sell some money, but Dess and I don't want to live a life of displacement and horseback anymore. We are fed up with that kind of life. So, please, Ryan, my friend, just take us in. If it doesn't work, we can also squeeze a house. The salary of the leader is also acceptable."
"Yes, Lord Ryan, please, there are many people in the forest who don't like us, but if you take us in, even the most demanding woodland lord will not say anything." Deiss also pleaded.
The two half-elves were placed low enough, and Ryan finally nodded when he saw this: "Okay, you will be my sergeant from today. I will arrange a new two-story house for you to live in, Esther You are in charge of training the crossbowmen of the Jean Archer Company for me, and teach them how to load, aim and pull the trigger. Mr. Deiss, you can work harder and help me detect the Bergerac thieves in the Sharon Forest. The movement of the regiment."
"Yes!"
Starting today, the two half-elves have made their homes in the Baron Jean. As Ryan expected, the wood elves didn't say anything after learning about it. On the contrary, the woodland lords Bilodis and Dalina brought some food. Condolences to the two half-elves: "Your Excellency Ryan, trouble you, you also understand that their position in the forest is very embarrassing and difficult to deal with."
"That's what Esley did to his hero?" Ryan said unceremoniously.
"Your Excellency Ryan, Esley is not what you imagined." Dai Linna tried to explain to Ryan: "Esley is divided into twelve territories. Not all the local dryads in all the territories welcome the elves to share. To live, not all territories are willing to trade with humans. In fact, even if the elves have settled in Essolorun for thousands of years, many native tree elves in the forest still don't welcome us. The woodland lords treat half-elves Some people think that half-elves are our people, while others think that half-elves are a vicious creature and curse and should be destroyed."
This is also normal. Ryan has to admit that what Dalena said is reasonable. Just like the Duke of Montfort in Brittany, there are great nobles who hate all creatures except humans, and there are great nobles like himself who are willing to hire dwarves. There can also be many opinions inside the wood elves, whether they are willing to accept half elves is their own freedom, and it is also the freedom of wood elves.
"I see."
Time entered December, and sure enough, there was action on the king's side.
In the master room, Ryan, Sulia, Katzenberg, Veronica, and Teresa are sitting. They are discussing the information they have just received, while Olica is standing behind Ryan.
Ryan sat on the main seat, and the female knight sat on his right hand very very naturally. Today's Su Liya is wearing a pure white pearl split high-neck ribbed dress, showing her noble and elegant moving temperament. Her long golden curly hair hung from her shoulders, her long legs were hidden by the skirt, and only a pair of white strappy high heels and a matte instep wrapped in gray stockings could be seen.
The female knight sat next to Ryan in this way, and then said directly in a negotiating tone: "The king's order has been passed by the messenger on the way to Jeanne, and it will arrive in the afternoon."
Whether it was Veronica or Katzenberg, they both cast awe and respect towards Su Liya. In fact, there are many gossips indicating that Su Liya's becoming Ryan's wife is already a certainty.
Of course, Katzenberg definitely supports the Marquise Sulia. This housekeeper is from Winford College. He has a strong Winford color. Of course, he would like to see his own lady and Ryan combine.
And for Veronica too, the witch knew very well that it was absolutely impossible to become Ryan's wife based on her birth and Ryan's identity, so the witch also respected Sulia very much, because in In getting along, the generous, gentle, and non-jealous attitude of the Marquise Suria left a deep impression on Veronica, and the witch can guarantee that she can continue to stay in the living space next to Ryan.
So Ryan was very painful to discover that from his knights to his steward and tax officer, and even Veronica, they seemed to have been conquered by the female knight and acquiesced in the relationship between the two, only Teresa. She hadn't figured out the situation yet, she had tried to sit next to Ryan before, only to find that she was preempted by the female knight, and she still looked at Su Liya with annoyed and unwilling eyes.
Perhaps in the Baron Jean, she is the only one who has not figured out what is going on.
"Ryan, even my father has to consider the consequences of rejecting the king's order, but you must not go to the desert. The expeditionary army that went to the desert last time is like the world has evaporated. No one has seen them again, and you and The trade of wood elves, the dwarf blacksmith workshops you built are all based on your personal charm and prestige. The king has no right to let you pass it out. This time, Father, Lord Bohemond, and Lord Boderek Will be on your side!" The female knight brought this news, and she was a little uneasy: "Nevertheless, the effect of defying the king's order is still bad. You must be psychologically prepared."
"It's okay, I have a way to deal with it." Ryan said lightly, and it seemed that the Baron was not in a hurry at all.
"Ryan, what would you do?" Su Liya asked. The female knight cared about Ryan very much. Her tone was even anxious: "It's not wrong that you are the lady's champion of choice, but the king's order can't fault it."
"This question is not difficult at all, Sulia, when the king's special envoy comes in the afternoon, you will accompany me to see him, then you will know what I will do." Ryan nodded confidently and ended the issue. .
In the afternoon, the messenger of the kingdom came, and the baron took all his subordinates to receive the king's order in the castle hall.
Ryan, the messenger who came to announce the King's Order, knew that he was the father of the late Marquis of Anche in the Chivalry War, Bonova Desmond, Earl of Gantt.
The king's envoy raised his chin, with hot air in his nostrils, and said impatiently: "Baron Jean Ryan Macado? Please come out and accept the king's appointment!"
Ryan no longer spoke, he lowered his head, walked in front of Bonova, knelt down on one knee, and said he was listening.
"Now order Baron Jean and Ryan Macado to immediately stop trading activities with the wood elves, immediately stop the operation of the dwarf blacksmith workshop, expel these dwarf refugees from the country, immediately stop the operation of the hospital, and be received by the king's envoy, and immediately stop using it. With the power of the baron, immediately set off for the capital, waiting for the next dispatch!"
"There is another important order. The king intends to form an expeditionary force in the Nicohara Desert. It is scheduled to depart on the 5th of next month. Ryan Macado will become the general of the expeditionary army. Please prepare for it and set off immediately. !"
Two consecutive king orders were issued, one was more anxious than the other, and the king ordered Ryan to leave immediately.
After reading the two volumes of the King's Order, Count Bonova looked at Ryan with hatred. To this day, he still feels that Ryan caused the death of his son, so he deliberately prolonged his voice, and then shouted angrily: "Ryan! Do not accept the king's order!"
"I won't accept the king's order, my earl." Ryan didn't accept the two rolls of parchment at all. The baron directly reached out and opened the two rolls of parchment, letting them fall on the ground.
The atmosphere in the castle hall was stagnant, and both Ryan's subordinates and the female knight Su Liya who came to watch were all watching Ryan's actions unbelievably.
"What are you doing?!" Bonova pointed to Ryan's nose, and he snarled at the baron incredulously: "Do you know what you are doing? You are like a rebellion! Even if you are a lady's champion, you can't Do you want to rebel?"
"Now, immediately, pick up the king's order for me, and beg me, and I can treat it as if this didn't happen." Bonova sneered a few times: "If you don't want to be declared rebellious, hurry up, my baron, you Time is running out."
Ryan also laughed. Instead, he stood up: "I won't do this because someone disagrees."
"Someone disagrees? Who is it? Who disagrees?" Bonova sneered again and again, the king's messenger and Baron Jean tit-for-tat: "This is Bretania, who can oppose the king?"