From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

As time went by, Kroeber's cheeks slowly calmed down, and the slightly flushed face disappeared, returning to its previous state.

As if realizing his own gaffe, he quickly turned his eyes away from the Grand Duke.

He muttered to himself:

"What the hell, how could I stare at the Grand Duke just now?"

If the Grand Duke really investigates, I'm afraid I will be punished.

Fortunately, the Grand Duke didn't care about these details, which made Kroeber secretly relieved.

On the other hand, Veronica noticed that her "little rose" was too shy to pay attention to her, and she couldn't help but feel more and more interesting in her heart, and the desire to tease the other party became stronger and stronger.

However, there was still business to do at the moment, so she decided to finish the official business at hand first.

In the face of national affairs, teasing the little rose had to be taken care of.

(After all, he became a dragon knight by himself and founded a country. As a founding monarch, this basic quality is still necessary.)

When I opened the second letter, it was a letter from Count Daniel, which said that there was a letter from the border territory.

The content was roughly as follows:

Nobles from all over the country responded to the Grand Duke's call for conscription like a tide. Most of them had already completed the war mobilization work. They only needed to wait for two to three days to gather in the two earldoms in the border area-the Moonlight Mushroom Family and the Golden Rose Family.

At this moment, everyone was waiting for the Grand Duke to issue an order to determine the final gathering place.

When Veronica glanced at Krober, who was standing on her right and pretending to be diligently guarding, she also turned her eyes, as if she was thinking of something.

She waved the feather pen in her hand without hesitation, and quickly and decisively set the gathering place at the Flower Crown City of the Golden Rose Family.

From here, the army will march westward along Rose Avenue, eventually reaching the Hild Fortress and approaching the Moi Forest directly.

Not long after, a military order with detailed records of the marching route and the gathering place appeared on paper.

After carefully checking that it was correct, Veronica put the letter into the envelope.

Then, she reached out and took down an item that looked like a delicate seal hanging around her waist.

With a light "bang" sound, she pressed the seal on the envelope with force.

In an instant, a lifelike fire seal with a golden dragon head engraved on it appeared clearly on the surface of the envelope, symbolizing that it was a handwritten letter written by the Grand Duke.

She put the letter on the table and said to Klober on the right:

"Little Rose..."

Seemingly feeling that this was not a good way to say it, Veronica finally chose a more formal address.

"Sir Krober, send this letter to the butler in the outer castle, and ask him to deliver this letter to the Crown City of the Golden Rose Family."

"Yes!"

Krober accepted the order immediately. He wanted to leave the hall quickly. The atmosphere was too weird. He always felt that some monster was staring at him.

After taking the letter, Krober almost ran all the way out of the throne hall.

But he didn't notice that there was a pair of smiling eyes watching his back.

After leaving the hall, Krober still chose to wear his helmet. Although the Saint Gold Castle was extremely safe, the sense of security after wearing the helmet was definitely not comparable to anything else.

In the outer castle, the butler's room.

"You mean, this is the letter that the Grand Duke asked you to deliver?"

The butler asked the knight in front of him with a surprised look. You know, usually there are only a few personal maids to take care of the Grand Duke's office, and they usually convey the Grand Duke's orders on his behalf.

Klober nodded, pointing to the fire seal with a golden dragon head on the letter:

"Look at this mark, it symbolizes the Grand Duke himself, you have been in the castle for so many years, don't you even know this?"

The butler shook his head, how could he not know, he just didn't know why Klober came to deliver the message.

You have to know that the Dragon Breath Knights are all responsible for important tasks and have their own duties.

On weekdays, they are either busy patrolling around or standing guard at their posts, but this definitely does not include delivering messages!

Now there is such a Dragon Breath Knight responsible for delivering messages, and it is said that he just took office yesterday! How can this not make people feel surprised?

This servant who has been working in the castle for many years has long honed a unique and accurate intuition with his keen insight and long-term accumulated experience.

After all, the Grand Duke also pays great attention to the way of ruling his subordinates. The servants are responsible for the castle's materials, finances, and intelligence, while the Knights are only responsible for military operations such as patrolling and guarding. The Grand Duke will not allow the Knights to get involved in intelligence.

It's not that he doesn't trust the loyalty of the Knights, but he wants to maintain a balance and avoid risks. After all, not everyone comes to Saint Gold Castle with the idea of ​​loyalty to the Grand Duke.

At this moment, facing this somewhat mysterious Dragon Breath Knight and the information behind this matter, he secretly thought in his heart:

"The Grand Duke must value this young man very much, otherwise why would he send him to deliver the letter."

Thinking of this, the butler showed a smile of understanding on his face, as if he had found the key to solving the problem, and he became relaxed and happy.

"Please come this way, Sir Krober, the ravens that deliver letters are kept next to the high tower here. I will select the ravens that usually go back and forth to the Raven Road in Flower Crown City for you."

After that, the butler found a raven from a pile of cages and placed the letter in a feather-covered area between the wings of the raven.

"This!"

Krober was stunned by the scene in front of him. The letter was almost as big as his palm, but the butler stuffed the letter into the position between the wings of the raven and the letter disappeared.

Although the butler could not see Krober's surprised expression through the helmet, he could guess a thing or two from what he said just now.

"Don't be surprised, Sir Krober, this kind of raven is specially cultivated by the Grand Duke. Don't look down on it, but it is actually a low-level magic beast. It is generally blessed by the wind element and flies very fast."

"The same is true for the letter just now. The structure of the raven is different from that of ordinary birds. The feathers under the middle part of its wings are empty, but they are blocked by other feathers.

Put the letter inside, the raven can control the feathers to fix it, and it will not cause the letter to be lost halfway. You can rest assured."

Through the explanation, Krober understood the special features of the raven.

It can be said that the raven has given up its own combat ability and put all its skill points into running away.

And the space behind it can also be used to send letters, making it an excellent messenger.

Watching the raven fly away, Krober said goodbye to the butler and returned to the throne court.

At this time, the Grand Duke had finished his official duties and was sitting in a chair waiting for Krober boredly.

Seeing Krober coming back, Grand Duke Veronica's eyes lit up and signaled Krober to hurry up.

And Krober also walked forward obediently and waited for the Grand Duke's order.

"Well... go to the gate of the inner castle later. The first room on the left is your captain's room. Tell him to integrate the troops and escort me to the Flower Crown City after lunch."

Knowing that he was going to deliver a letter again, Krober nodded expressionlessly. It's better to have something to do than to stand here stupidly.

"Also, you don't have a knight squad directly under you now, so you will serve by my side in the future, acting as a herald, mainly responsible for conveying my orders."

Hearing that he had been promoted, he could only kneel down on one knee according to etiquette to thank his master for his generosity. As for what he was thinking in his heart?

It can only be said that he was indeed not as happy as he showed on the surface now.