Travels of the Necromancer

Five days ago, I told Ley and Rhodes my thoughts: still go to Silvermoon Castle to hold the ceremony for Ley to restore his surname, and at the same time invite candidates for the patriarch to come to watch the ceremony.Of course, watching the ceremony is just a superficial statement. At the end of the invitation letter, I wrote a line of small words, telling them that after the ceremony, we will stay in Silvermoon Castle to find out the truth about the series of deaths that have occurred in Silvermoon Castle over the past 50 years. , and put an end to the curse that haunts the castle once and for all.

"In this way, we can directly contact these candidates while holding the ceremony, and maybe we can learn something that is not in the information." Of course, it would be great if I could add a high-level ghost to my collection by the way. better.

"That's a good idea, but isn't five days too tight? I don't even have time to decorate the castle." After I finished speaking, Rhode immediately raised his opinion.

"Five days is just the time for you to decorate the castle. I will send the invitation letter to the candidates two days before the ceremony. Yes, the time is very tight, but it is enough for them to pack and salute, and go to Silvermoon City through the teleportation array Yes." I explained, "Patriarch Frey once said that the most important quality for our family is courage. To assume the responsibility of the patriarch, in addition to courage, one must also have a sense of responsibility and honor to the family. I think everyone knows that what happened in Silvermoon Castle has hurt the family's reputation. No family member with courage, responsibility and honor would hesitate to make a decision, or say "it just happened to be something important" or something. reasons for refusing our invitation."

"What if they really 'just happened to have something important to do'?" Ley seemed to be used to contradicting me.

"Then I can only say that sometimes 'luck' is also an important condition." I responded half-jokingly, "And the people we want to invite have been carefully screened, and they are definitely not fools who only have courage. So, now the only The only problem is that Ley's ritual may have to be greatly simplified."

Of course, Ley and I have already cultivated a tacit understanding in terms of business: "I don't mind this kind of thing."

My words have convinced Ceuta, but Rhodes is still a little worried: "But is it too dangerous for you to go to Silvermoon Castle without guards like this? Although it is rumored that 'she' will not harm the blood of the Roselle family, but Rumors are not necessarily reliable."

"Rod, Ley and I are already experienced mercenaries. Even if there is a high-level vengeful spirit in Silvermoon Castle, it will not be able to threaten us. Moreover, I am also a member of the Roselle family. , although I have irresponsibly abandoned the burden of patriarch, but I still hope to do something for the family."

Finally, Rhodes lost to my "sincere" gaze again and agreed to my plan.

Rhodes gave us the information of [-] people last time, and we screened out seven of them, sent them invitation letters, and finally replied that only Merkel, Alice and Blaise would come.However, living up to my expectations, these three people are the best of all candidates.

Needless to say, Merkel, I believe that he can obtain the title of earl through his own efforts without relying on inheritance.

Alice's experience is the complete opposite of her sweet looks.His mother died young, and although his father had the title of baron, he was addicted to drinking and sex, and refused to allocate a little time for pleasure to manage his own property and territory.As the only daughter, Alice began to take over the management affairs gradually from the age of 12. By the age of 14, she was able to independently manage the fief, run the property, and clean up the mess for her father.Last year, her unreliable father finally died, and she inherited the title of baron.Not dragged down by the guy who can do nothing but cause trouble, Alice not only manages the fief very prosperously, but also doubles the value of the property under her name.

Not only is Alice very talented in management, but she is also excellent in her studies. This year, she has passed the exam for an intermediate water magician.If such a smart and capable woman becomes the first Countess of the Roselle family, I don't think anyone will have any objections.

Blaze's excellence is mainly reflected in his research field.His grades in the academy are excellent except that he just passed the martial arts, but what he is best at is the so-called unpopular alchemy, and his main focus is the most unpopular alchemy, mechanics.To be honest, I don't know much about mechanics, but judging from his ability to be the only student of the tutor who taught this course at the Royal Academy, he is indeed very talented.

After an hour's break, everyone went to the restaurant for lunch, and stayed in the restaurant to taste black tea and dessert after lunch.

"Sorry, the ceremony will be postponed. I just received a letter from Viscount Merkel, saying that he is going to pick up two friends, so he may be late."

So during the waiting time, Ley and I told some anecdotes about the adventures of the mercenaries at the request of everyone.After some exchanges, we became acquainted with each other a lot and the atmosphere warmed up.Alice is gentle and demure, Catherine has a straightforward personality, I haven't seen if Blaize is really cowardly, but he is indeed a little shy.

Catherine is keen on martial arts, and after we finished talking about our adventures, we discussed it with Rye.In the meantime, Blaise interjected: "I didn't expect Miss Catherine to be so good at martial arts."

Hearing this, Catherine raised her eyebrows: "Why, do you, like those elders, think that an elegant noble lady should spend most of her life choosing clothes and jewelry?"

"No, that's not what I meant. My martial arts skills are very poor, so I admire people with good martial arts skills. Miss Catherine managed to achieve such good results under the pressure of her family, which made me even more ashamed of myself while admiring her. Blaise explained hastily.However, you can explain it, why are you blushing!

Therefore, Catherine couldn't help laughing and said, "You are an interesting person."

This sentence made Blaise's face flush even more, like a ripe tomato, and now even Alice covered her mouth and chuckled.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and I stood up and said, "I think Viscount Merkel has arrived."

Then when everyone's eyes turned to the door, he said to him in a voice that only Ley could hear: "Be careful, there is an annoying light breath."

The servant opened the door of the restaurant, and it was indeed Merkel standing at the door of the restaurant, but he did not come in immediately, but made a "please" gesture.

White robes, golden piping, and the badge of the Temple of Light on the left chest. The young man who stepped into the restaurant first was very handsome, wearing the standard uniform of the priests of the temple.The main body of the emblem of the Temple of Light is a golden sun wheel that symbolizes the God of Light. The crossed wand and sword below symbolize the determination of the Temple to defend the light. The surrounding olive branches symbolize various virtues such as wisdom, kindness, tolerance, etc., and are also a sign of the badge owner's level .Judging from the number of leaves on the olive branch, this young priest's rank is not low.

Following him was a tall and handsome knight, wearing silver-white light cavalry armor, and the left chest of the armor was also printed with the emblem of the temple.Obviously, this is a real knight of light.

The last one to walk in was our Viscount Merkel.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting." As soon as he entered the door, he sincerely apologized, and then began to introduce his friend, "Let me introduce, this is the inspecting priest of the Versailles Empire, Your Excellency Erwin, this It is Mr. Oskar who is responsible for protecting His Excellency Erwin's safety."

"Welcome to both of you, it is my honor to have you here." I smiled.Others also saluted.

"Now that everyone is here, I think the ceremony can begin." I said to the servant standing beside me.Then we left the restaurant and went to the lobby.

Everything for the ceremony has been prepared, and the hall has been solemnly decorated by the servants.We did not invite priests for this ceremony. Although Merkel brought a priest, he is not suitable to preside over this ceremony.So I still ask Merkel to preside over the ceremony of restoring Ley's surname as an elder.

The first part of the ritual is the test of blood magic.I have used blood magic a long time ago, and of course there will be no problem, so the blood of me and Ley were perfectly fused together under the witness of everyone.

The second part is the oath. There is no special ceremony for restoring the surname. This part refers to the adult oath of the nobles.Merkel held the family tree and family motto of the Rosell family in her hand, and asked solemnly: "Ley, under the witness of everyone here, under the watchful eyes of the ancestors, can you guarantee that you will take on the responsibility of being Rosell?" Is it the responsibility of being a member of the Er family, to defend the honor of the family to the death?"

"Yes, I promise." Lai knelt on one knee in the middle of the hall and replied solemnly.

"Then, as the elder of the Russell family, I announce that you will restore your surname. From today onwards, you will be Ley Russell." After speaking, Merkel opened the genealogy tree, and used a quill pen stained with magic ink to draw Next to Kate Russell write the name Ley Russell.There was a flash of light as he wrote the last letter, and the name entered the family tree.Unless one day it is expelled from the family, the name cannot be erased from the family tree by any means.

At this time, I stepped forward, helped Lai up, put the family crest on him with my own hands, and hugged him.

"Welcome home, my brother." I stood here hugging Ley and saying it for Kate.

I could feel Ley's body trembling slightly, and it was only a moment later that I heard him whisper, "Yes, I'm back. I'm back, brother."