Warhammer Throne Chapter 53: , Post-mortem analysis (5000 words

The two discussed what had happened recently, and Ryan asked about Oliver and his party.

"I have arranged all of their words. I have helped Gray Blade write off their mercenary group in the mercenary guild, helped Blood Axe solve their possible downgrading problem, and paid most of the rewards, Wilt They are currently renting a farmer's longhouse with the remaining a dozen people, planning to spend the Winter Veil in this city, and wait until the beginning of spring before considering going elsewhere." Teresa took out a contract and handed it over. In Ryan's hands: "This is their mercenary contract. I have verified it and signed it."

"Then this." Teresa took out a bag of gold coins and delivered them to Ryan's hands: "This is the money Oliver gave us. I didn't want my share. I brought your share for you. ."

"You didn't want the share? It's not like you are." Ryan took the purse and weighed it. At least one or two hundred gold coins were collected. The White Wolf Knight calmly collected the money.

He knew that the two businessmen, Oliver and Matz, had suffered heavy losses during this journey. At this time, taking their money was a big blow to them, but Ryan took the money with peace of mind and did not have any psychological burden.

The reason is simple. If it weren't for Teresa's spells to repel the Beastman war gang again and again, if it weren't for Teresa and Ryan to deal with the Doomsday Bull personally after breaking off, this group would have become a delicious meal in the belly of the Beastmen.

For Ryan, his dealing with the Doomsday Bull was of course based on Urik's oracle, but from another perspective, he also contributed to the merchant's retreat.

"Then I have already met Albert Baker, Earl of Milodden Haven. This is a middle-aged man in his forties. His title of Earl of Milodd Haven was established before the Great Holy War. Nord leads the inheritance to the present, so he is the real earl, not the lord of the Nord Kingdom. Albert Baker is characterized as a tax collector, and there are many women. It is said that there are female courtiers in his castle. There are as many as a dozen of them, and there are still several people in the outer room." Teresa took out another document and handed it to Ryan: "This is a nobleman different from Willard. He did not come from a war battle. Compared to fighting, he prefers to study the taxation of ports and docks, and is satisfied with his quiet rule. Under his stability policy, Milloddenhaven has prospered for a long time."

"So this is a lord who is inclined to internal affairs?" Ryan touched his chin. After a few days of field activities, thin stubble had grown on his chin.

"Judging from the current intelligence, it is true. Albert Baker is not incommunicado. However, most of the military operations he has carried out over the years have been to eliminate robbers and orc tribes. He seldom goes to the battlefield in person and prefers to appoint himself. The Cavaliers lead the team, although the situation is very rare, but when he personally goes into battle, he will ride a half-blood elf war horse to the front line in full gear and use a lance against the enemy." Teresa treats herself like a black jade After her long hair was pulled up to her ears, the woman half leaned on Ryan's shoulders, her expression lazy, she had a charming style that ordinary people could not see, bursts of lavender scented into the man's sense of smell.

"Also, this is the list of knights in this town. There are two kingdom knights and five ranger knights stationed in Mjorden Haven. Their lists are all here. I have not found any particularly famous or powerful characters, not even one. This is a member of the Knights." Teresa saw Ryan did not subconsciously avoid hiding, she was happy, and her tone was even more cheerful: "So for now, we will not stay here for long. The need for more contact."

"Well, you are right." On the surface, Ryan was silent, but he was secretly surprised in his heart. He was not surprised at Teresa relying on herself, but at her ability to gather intelligence and arrange various affairs. .

"This is the tax information of this city. This city can pay more than 3,000 gold coins in taxes to their lords a year. The registered population of Mijolden Haven exceeds 3,000 households. As the largest port city on the west coast of the Nord Kingdom, the largest The mobilization amount is five hundred standing troops and two thousand conscripts."

It only took one day to collect all the information of the entire city. Sure enough, the women who came out of Jialan could be called long-sleeved good dancers. If it was Ryan, even if he was a kingdom knight, it would take at least three days to do this.

"..." Ryan gently pushed away the female warlock leaning on his shoulders and stood up from the soft sofa. Seeing him stand up, the female warlock also stood up subconsciously, following behind him, gently Asked: "What's wrong?"

"Think about it carefully, I think this mission really failed." Ryan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I set off from Wintertime City to bid farewell to my adoptive father. It has been a ten-day day. Not only is there no gain, but it is also a drag. With Oliver and the others, do you know? The Doomsday Bull was notified by Belt, and led his own war gang to take the initiative to find us."

"But it's not your fault. Chasing evil is what we should do. If we don't chase Belt, he won't do these things?" Teresa walked behind Ryan and expressed her opinion. "The effect of the fallen hunter is like a snowball. If we don't react early, it will become more and more destructive. At least our efforts have forced him to escape from Nord. At least we have eliminated two Beastmen and Beastmasters during the journey. ."

"But this is not enough, far from enough. The only basis for success is to capture or kill Belt, rather than to make up the number with these meaningless things." Ryan shook his head: "Our actions at the beginning are slow, if In Mein Forest, we were not held back by the Beastman war gang. We have a good chance of catching up with Belt in Kalzenhaven."

"You are right, we are too passive, it may be my fault." Teresa finally admitted her mistakes generously: "I should join you in the beginning, instead of feeling angry that I must do better than you. I chose to separate. The blood axe guaranteed my safety, but it dragged us down."

"Heh." Ryan sneered. He never expected those mercenaries to help. As for the wandering knights? Judging from what Ike did, this kid is more like a mercenary, and like a speculative, exquisite bandit leader. He never thinks Ike is a knight, he is more like getting along with high-level mercenaries. Way to get along with him.

Moreover, he has taken down the account that he was intimidated by him.

Ryan once had an extremely vicious idea in his mind.

If during the encounter in Mein Forest, he chose to drop the female warlock and mercenary group, let them hold the Beastmen, and then rush to the port overnight, he will be able to block Pelt in all likelihood.

But he quickly threw the idea out of his head.

First of all, he is a knight. As a white wolf knight, if he does not observe the eight virtues, he will be no different from those wandering knights who see money and **** for profit.

Secondly, as the heir of that person, his bones have unmatched pride, and he is not a last resort, and he does not bother to do this kind of abuse.

Just after another thought, the blood axe mercenary group has only a dozen people left from its full ranks of fifty. They have also made terrible sacrifices to protect Teresa. It is not easy to continue to say what follows. Now that Teresa has recognized her mistake, he can no longer struggle with this issue, so the man stretched out his hand and pressed the woman's shoulder: "Sit down and talk."

"You stand up, and you sit down." Teresa smiled brightly, like plum blossoms in full bloom in winter.

Ryan had an illusion that the entire room was illuminated by her smile.

This smile is fascinating.

Emmm... In an instant, Ryan had the urge to "command the big head" and his old face turned a little red.

So the two of them returned to the sofa. Unlike before, Teresa simply kicked off the high heels and sat on the sofa with her legs bent. Her slender Danfeng eyes first looked at the man and then at herself. Suddenly He smiled and said, "This is the first time I'm sitting on the same sofa with a man like this."

"Uh...you don't think I take advantage of you." Ryan replied casually, a little embarrassed.

"No... I always felt that we don't need to see each other like that." Teresa stretched out her white fingers coated with cardamom nail polish, and tapped Ryan's palm lightly: "You always feel that I deliberately pose With a cold appearance, that is in front of outsiders. We can trust each other for our lives. I don't mind this as a woman. Why are you a man embarrassed?"

Ryan thought that it was the same. The Congresswoman Jialan didn't mind herself. He was embarrassed, and he didn't suffer.

As a result, the white wolf knight, who had carefully peeked at the beautiful figure and beautiful face of the woman before, gradually became presumptuous and bold.

The woman's insight into the man's gaze is amazing, but Teresa doesn't care.

What Ryan didn't know was that Teresa was of course a normal woman. After her menstrual period, she would naturally change her emotions due to changes in her menstrual cycle.

In short, she is also more willing to get closer to men these days.

As for which men are worth getting close to...does that still need to be said?

After making an appointment for dinner in the evening, Teresa spent an hour dedicated to putting on makeup, and then spent another half an hour picking out clothes. Under Dietlind's guidance, Teresa carefully recalled Ryan's preferences. , Finally chose this dress.

Sure enough, Teresa felt very satisfied in the face of the man's unstoppable gaze. She had always been confident in her beauty.

Hmm, what am I thinking about?

The woman's face was like a ripe apple, suddenly flushed.

She began to understand how she felt for the man in front of her.

"Why is my face suddenly red?" Ryan didn't know what the woman was thinking, but he knew that he couldn't interrupt at this time, so he waited patiently for a while before speaking.

"No, nothing, by the way, do you remember the female mercenary who took care of me during the journey, Emilia?" After figuring out her thoughts, the female warlock let go of her baggage, and she turned to the man again He got closer, almost half of his body leaned against Ryan: "Don't you think it's a bit strange?"

"What's weird?" Ryan was a little uncomfortable.

"You said this teenage girl who came out to walk alone, why is she clumsy in taking care of menstrual affairs?" Teresa just wanted to change the subject.

But Ryan suddenly thought of something, and then showed a mysterious smile: "Yes! A girl who lives independently in the wild, a woman who has been a mercenary for many years, is proficient in cooking and medicine, and literate and proficient in arithmetic, how? May be so ineffective in caring for people? So, if you think about it, what might be the reason?"

"There are two possibilities. First, she is afraid of me, she is afraid that I will be disadvantageous to her, then either she has magical talent in her body, she is afraid that I will take her to the sky fort as a wizard apprentice, or she has a special physique and is afraid I will experiment with her." Teresa raised her first finger first.

Ryan stretched out his hand and pressed down the fingers: "This is illogical. As the daughter of a businessman, she is on the run. She can't be as afraid of becoming an apprentice wizard like those daughters of nobles. She can get your protection. She couldn't ask for it. Similarly, special physique is possible, but the probability of this situation is too low. She followed these mercenaries for two years. If there is a special physique, those mercenaries have no reason not to find out. Originally a woman was there. The mercenary group is very eye-catching. If there is a special physique, she will definitely stay here soon."

There was a short touch of the thin, green fingers and the rough hands of the man, Teresa shook subconsciously, but did not break free.

Because it didn't feel bad, she could feel the wonderful tactile sensation produced by the intersection of the magic in her body and the energy in Ryan's body.

The two energies are attracting each other.

"Then it is the second possibility. This girl has a secret, she doesn't want others to know it." Teresa stretched out a second finger: "Remember the time when we finally separated at the entrance of the Alpine Fortress?"

"Well, remember, you let me come back alive, I promised, and I did it too." Ryan retracted his hand and folded his arms around his chest.

"I'm not talking about this, do you know? Before you come, I let Oliver and Wilt escape for their lives. I will stay alone to face the Beastman war gang, but at this time, Emilia did not leave..." Teresa told Ryan about the female mercenary giving her sword to herself.

"Gift? After the matter is over, is her sword with you now?" Ryan touched his chin.

"No, after the matter was over, she didn't mention any more swords." Teresa shook her head. She changed her posture, shifting her body sideways, leaning on the sofa, and showing her beautiful legs directly in front of Ryan. "This shows that this sword is very important to her. She said that this sword is her heirloom is completely credible, so she has a secret."

"Yes! She has a secret, and it's still a big secret!" Ryan said very seriously, but the smile in his eyes became more and more obvious.

"Is she a demon?! Or an undead?!" Teresa was strange: "Is it impossible? If this is the case, I can't feel it."

"None." Ryan stretched out his index finger and shook it, and then said pretentiously: "The real answer is that she is very beautiful, and it's not that different from yours."

"Impossible! I haven't seen her face...wait, you mean?!" Representative Garland just wanted to refute, but she immediately understood what Ryan meant.

"Her appearance, it is very likely to cause her trouble!" Ryan pinched his chin: "She seems to use makeup and other means. She is very skilled. Ordinary mercenaries can't see it, even if she sees it. Because of her indispensability, she will do her best to help her keep secrets, but outsiders are naturally different, and her appearance is likely to cause her trouble!"

"Then all this makes sense." Teresa's doubts were more than half relieved, but then a new question arose: "How did you know? And... she is really beautiful?"

"Because when I was looking for someone, I carefully observed and identified it." Ryan stared into the eyes of the sorcerer: "Beauty often brings trouble to people, especially between women. Jealousy often makes people. Out of recognition, she doesn't want to provoke you, am I right?"

Teresa was speechless, and the jealousy between women was really hard to explain.

Forget it, what do those inferior people do? It is enough for Ryan to believe that I am not that kind of person, Teresa thought, in order to avoid possible quarrels, she tried to change the subject.

"...Speaking of which, Ryan, your sword... is also your heirloom?" The sorcerer suddenly mentioned a topic she had always been interested in.

Because at any time, Ryan would carry the sword behind his back, even if he had dinner with two people sitting on the sofa and chatting tonight, Ryan would just put the sword on a large wooden table within reach.

"...Want to know that?" Ryan's eyes flashed with a smile.

"Can you tell me a reason?" Not knowing why, Teresa looked at the man like this. She felt dissatisfied secretly in her heart. She didn't like the way Ryan still had many secrets in front of her. She wanted to know more about this man.

"This sword?" Ryan stretched out his hand toward the wooden table, using his psychic energy, the one-handed long sword soared into the sky and flew into Ryan's hand.

Zero-level trick, the hand of the master.

"Yes, this sword, can you elaborate on it?" The sorcerer's eyes were as bright as moonlight, and she immediately turned over and sat up, wanting to hear Len's secret.

"Heh, let me tell you someday if I have a chance." Ryan shook his head: "The relationship between us is not enough to talk about it."

"You just need to know that this sword is the only thing my father left for me."