The promise of slow wear for the rest of your life

Anor accepted these rewards with peace of mind, and then when the old king was relieved, he mentioned the third princess Helna, who had admired the demeanor of the dragon knight since she was a child, and when she wanted to meet her, she ignored the flash in the old king's eyes The passing away, as grand as his confession, now he only wants to develop the territory with all his heart, and has no intention of marrying a wife as an excuse for refusing marriage.

And sincerely apologized that he had let down the kindness of the king and the third princess, and he was very disturbed.

As soon as this remark came out, all the officials were in an uproar.

Even the old king's complexion took a turn for the worse, changing from a smiling look to a gloomy look in the blink of an eye.

Arnold seemed not to see the change in the old king's face, and then talked about the poor livelihood of the people in Thorn Ridge.

How impoverished Thorn Ridge is, the old king and his ministers knew it well.

Following his narration, all the ministers couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

Even the old king showed some embarrassment and pity on his face.

In any case, Briar Hill still belongs to the domain of the old king.

Although it was used as a strategic location in the early years, the prosperity is no longer there, and because of the high-level magic curse, the land has become extremely barren, and the population has declined rapidly.

But no matter what it is, it is the land belonging to their Kingdom of Kelan, and the commoners and nobles who have lived on it for generations are also civilians and nobles belonging to their Kingdom of Kelan.

Nowadays, people live a poor life without food every year, but they live a luxurious life in a prosperous country.

Not only have I never thought of helping, but I have never thought of providing some financial changes for him.

Thorn Ridge has been impoverished for nearly a hundred years. Although it is the responsibility of the lord, in the final analysis, there are still reasons for the negligence or even ignorance of the old king who is the lord of the country and the ministers who are the pillars of the country.

And Arnold speaking out about the poverty situation of Thorn Ridge in public at this time is tantamount to tearing off the last fig leaf.

The old king and his ministers all had to face up to the current situation of abject poverty in Thorn Ridge.

In the end, this audience ended with the newly crowned Lord of Thorns (Earl)——Nafes Burt (Arnor), who was crowned with the honor of Dragon Knight, once again received some money, food, and cloth from the old king as a concluding remark.

Arnold, who failed the kindness of the old king and the third princess, was not only not punished, but also received an extra reward.

In this way, it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.

After participating in the earl's canonization ceremony, Anor didn't miss the prosperity of the capital, and directly took the people, money, food and cloth rewarded by the old king and embarked on the return journey.

The nobles living in the capital, knowing that he, a poor nobleman, dared to refuse the appointment of the third princess, all scolded him in their hearts for being ignorant of good and bad.

However, these have nothing to do with Arnold.

The money, food and cloth given by the old king were enough to fill more than a dozen carts.

But the national capital is thousands of miles away from Thorn Ridge.

Therefore, in the eyes of those traveling together, it is obviously unrealistic to rely solely on the 80 people rewarded by the old king to escort these more than ten vehicles to Thorn Ridge safely.

Although it was okay to pass by the counties and counties near the capital, at least there were no bandits.

But when they pass through counties and counties where people's livelihood is relatively poor, they have to be on guard.

Especially in the area close to Thorn Ridge, where bandits are rampant, although all of the 80 of them have a certain fighting power, they dare not take advantage of them.

In addition, as we all know, the Thorn Wasteland is full of ogres and dangerous.

Therefore, the knight commander who was traveling with Arnold persuaded him more than once before they left the border of the capital, and hired a group of powerful guards to accompany him for protection.

It's a pity that Arnold didn't listen to the advice, and took such a small number of 80 people on the road without hesitation.

The knight commander was extremely helpless, but he did not dare to disobey the order of the current master, let alone the order of the king, and lead people to defect from the current master and return to the capital.

The group of people stopped and stopped, and after nearly a hundred days, they finally reached the place where bandits were rampant near Thorn Ridge.

At this point, after walking hundreds of miles, they will be able to reach the area where Thorn Ridge is located.

Up to this point, Arnold still has no intention of hiring someone to go with him.

The knight commander had to shoulder the girder and strictly ordered the knights, 20 entourages and 50 infantry to be vigilant and ready.

When the convoy arrived in a deserted mountain and forest, the surroundings were as expected by the knight commander. A group of armed robbers suddenly appeared, threatening to rob.

The knight commander riding on the horse looked at the hundreds of people who appeared in the mountains and forests, and couldn't help but feel hopeless, feeling that he was about to die.

The current master, who can't even afford the money to hire guards, wants him to hand over the money, food and cloth to avoid disaster, it must be hopeless.

The accompanying dragon was also elusive all day long, and his whereabouts were hard to find.

The knight commander only occasionally saw the dragon appearing with its prey at night, and never saw the dragon once during the day.

It can be seen from this that the dragon is even more hopeless.

Moreover, as far as the captain of the knight knew, although the dragon knight was famous far and wide, there had to be a real dragon appearing to act as a deterrent.

If it's just empty talk, it's basically useless.

No, even if he reported to the bandits in front of him that his current owner was the Dragon Knight, these bandits would not be afraid at all.

There were even people laughing wildly and shouting, wanting to see the real dragon.

Seeing them being so arrogant, the knight commander couldn't help feeling even more desperate.

Seeing that the battle is about to start.

At this moment, Arnold, who was sitting in the wildebeest carriage, suddenly opened the curtain and stood up.

At the same time, a large shadow suddenly fell in the sky, and the strong wind came suddenly, blowing the trees in the forest toppled, and the two confronting people couldn't stand still.

Before the giant dragon hovering in the air landed, Longwei arrived first.

All the creatures on the scene who felt the oppression of the dragon's majesty, whether it was the robbers, the soldiers who confronted them, or the wildebeest pulling the cart, were all so frightened that they fell to the ground.

In a blink of an eye, only Arnold was left standing firmly on the field.

The hundreds of robbers around, as well as the knight commander with fair force, were all crushed to the ground by the dragon's might.

Even if the giant dragon Orgus fell to the ground, turned into a human form, and restrained the dragon's power.

The people lying on the ground were still so frightened that their hands and feet were weak and their bodies were stiff, and they couldn't move for a while.

Arnold took this opportunity, took out the slave rings he had prepared in advance, handed them to the knight commander, and ordered him to lead people to put them around the bandits' necks one by one.

The slave ring is a magic item that only magicians can use.

Except for the magician who activates the prop, neither outsiders nor the wearer can remove it, let alone violently.

Because once the slave ring is taken violently, the self-explosion magic circle on the ring will be triggered, causing the slave ring to self-explode, and the head and body of the wearer will be separated from the explosion.

Because it is a magic tool, it is expensive.

Ordinary people can't afford it at all, and they can't use it.

Not to mention that, once you buy it, you can buy hundreds of it.

The knight commander, who had already been oppressed by the dragon's power many times, secretly lamented that Anol's move was really a big deal, and couldn't help but hurriedly gritted his teeth and stood up, following what he said.

It took a while to finish all this, and Anol walked up to Algus and talked to him in surprise.

"Orgus, it's really time for you to come back. Although you may have saved me by accident, I'm still very grateful to you."

Olgus, who wanted to question him aloud: "..."

Anol had long been used to his reticence, so he paused for a moment, seeing that he was silent, he continued speaking naturally.

He turned to look at the prey that Orgus had brought back, and said: "The meat quality of these black ice pythons is just suitable for roasting with the fresh ingredients I just made. Orgus, please wait a moment , I'll start grilling python meat for you right now."

After saying that, Arnold didn't wait for Orgus to respond, he pulled out the saber he was carrying and walked towards the prey.

Skinning, cramping, meat and deboning, Arnold is very skilled in doing these.

So, in a short while, he dismembered those giant pythons.

At this time, it is the end of spring and the beginning of summer.

The scorching sun was in the sky and the temperature remained high.

Anol only worked for a moment, and then broke out in hot sweat.

Coupled with the fact that he was still wearing a big black cloak, the sweat was dripping out desperately.

Then Arnold, who was busy with the barbecue, had to sit in front of the steaming fire while constantly raising his hands to wipe away the hot sweat that was about to flow into his eyes.

Seeing this situation, Olgus forgave his offense consciously and generously (using?) for the sake of his hard work.

The aroma of barbecue spread out in no time.

The robbers who had lost their freedom kept silent one by one. Even though their stomachs were rumbling and their stomachs were rumbling loudly, no one dared to try to snatch food from the dragon's mouth.

As with robbers, so with soldiers.

After the knight commander Semied put the last slave ring around the neck of the only remaining bandit, he asked the soldiers who had regained their mobility to take out dry food to satisfy their hunger.

Seeing this, the robbers, or rather the slaves, couldn't help feeling even more hungry.

The stomachs of hundreds of people gurgled together, the momentum was extraordinary, and it was also very disturbing.

Anol's eyes were speechless, and he took the time to glance at them, and then ordered the knight commander to give them some dry food to satisfy their hunger.

After getting the food, the resentment in the eyes of the slaves immediately dissipated.

Not only that, there were even some slaves who showed a particularly obvious expression of gratitude on their faces.

Arnold was busy concentrating on the barbecue, so he didn't notice this in time.

The knight commander Semied noticed it, and couldn't help but feel that the current master is a master at buying people's hearts.

After a meal of barbecue, Olgus would not be satisfied until night fell.

After eating and drinking, Orgus left.

As for where he went, Arnold didn't know, and he didn't want to get to the bottom of it.

It was only at this time that Arnold, who had been roasting the meat for a long time, had time to deal with the slaves. :) :)