In the Middle Ages, people drew cards to be promoted to nobility.

In the blink of an eye, three days have passed.

In the past three days, Lothar stayed at home and took a good rest, clearing away all the fatigue accumulated in the previous few days.

It is worth mentioning that during this period, when many imperial nobles held banquets, they would specially send a servant to the manor where Lothar lived and hand over an invitation letter, as if they had fully accepted Lothar into their family. In the aristocratic circle.

After all, that afternoon, he returned to the manor with a carriage loaded with gold. Anyone who was interested could guess that Lothar was inextricably linked to the sudden end of the rat plague.

Although the extraordinary world is secret to ordinary people, it can only be regarded as a thin veil for some families in the empire that have been passed down for hundreds of thousands of years.

in the garden.

Lothar stood in the middle of the artificial lake.

From time to time, he would wave his sword to block, and the sword light coming from all directions would collide with the sound of gold and iron knocking.

This invisible figure is Cellinina.

After solving the source of the plague, Lothar jumped three levels in a row and finally reached level 30. Although Chelinina tried her best, he still couldn't get out of a few rounds before being taken down.

But if Cellinina didn't use her tricky double sword skills and suppress her speed to less than half.

With superhuman mental power and the blessing of the blood waterfall, Lothar could barely fight her back and forth.

Keng——

A burst of terrifying power came from the cross sword inlaid with the Dragon Core Treasure in Lothar's hand. He took several steps back before he could barely release the huge power transmitted from the blade.

Although Chelinina specializes in agility, strength and agility are always inseparable. Even if it is just a stone flying at an extremely fast speed, it still has the power of a strong bow and crossbow.

At this time.

Lothar, however, seemed to have eyes on his back. He slashed sideways in a slightly embarrassed manner, blocking the sharp blade from Cellinina just right.

But this time, Lothar was exhausted and panting.

Stop it, no more fighting.

He waved his hand to signal that the sparring was over, and with a casual move, the Dragon Core Noble Phantasm immediately turned into a red gem, which he put away.

He wiped his sweaty forehead, ran to the nearby fountain, picked up a handful of water, and washed his face happily.

Chelinina put the sword blade in her hand back into the scabbard on her waist and said seriously:

Sir, you have made rapid progress in the past few days. It seems that your discussion with Ms. Jeanne has indeed brought you a lot of progress.

Because her back was turned to her, Cellinina didn't notice the embarrassment on Lothar's face.

The way we compete is not what it is now.

He laughed dryly and said: It is indeed very effective. After you are promoted, you can also discuss with her more.

Cellinina nodded solemnly: I will follow your advice.

After Lothar washed his face, he asked casually: According to my current strength, what level of person is equivalent to the two of you two Sicilian wolf clan?

Chelinina thought for a moment and said: In terms of melee strength, you are considered to be at the level of an elite wolf clan. If you use all your means, you can easily defeat an elite wolf clan team.

This is true.

Lothar's level in both offense and defense is pretty good, but his biggest shortcoming is the blue bar.

By the way, I haven't asked you yet, who are the strong men in the Wolf Clan expeditionary force? Are there many?

Cellinina hesitated and asked: What is your definition of strong?

By Hans's standards.

That should be a lot. I remember that there were a total of nineteen families participating in the expedition. Each family led several centurions. The level of these centurions is roughly the same as Hans.

anything else?

There are also stronger centurions. You don't know, except for the clan leader, the highest-level combatants of the Two Sicilian Wolf Clan are the centurions, and the ones below are the 'ten-centurions' It’s what I call the elite wolf clan, and the bottom wolf clan is the bottom wolf clan.”

Four classes?

Chelinina shook her head and said: Strictly speaking, there are three, the patriarch, the chief and the soldiers.

Centurions and horned heads actually belong to the same class. They are not subordinate to each other. Centurions generally only command ten people under their command, so they are considered higher-level horned heads.

At the same time, horn head is just a title. Some horn heads like to be solitary and may not even have anyone under them.

Lothar said solemnly: I understand. After all, it is a family-style organization, which is very different from the regular army.

The wolves rule Italy from behind the scenes. The wolves indirectly control their own territory by supporting agents, or simply pretending to be ordinary people and holding high government positions.

The Wolves don't really have an army.

That's right, the expeditionary force is the largest expedition of the wolf clan in recent years. In previous years, the 'war' between the Yaksi family and the Iskander clan of Albania only had no more than a hundred people at its largest.

Lothar remembered that the Iskander clan seemed to be an important force in the Blood Court.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

If I can persuade them to support...

Lothar frowned and said: Chelinina, the combat record is a historical image intercepted, which puts us back into that time period, but what if we happen to bump into our past 'self'?

During that period of time, Jeanne must have still been the grand leader of the Knights of the Holy Church, and Fringilla was still the high-ranking princess of the royal court.

I don't know that either.

Lothar sighed: It seems that we can only know if we go in and take a look.

If Jeanne could directly restore the strength and identity of the grand leader of the Holy Order Knights, wouldn't it be a piece of cake to deal with the wolf clan's expeditionary force?

In reality, the church may still consider the consequences of losing both sides with the wolf clan, and not dare to start the war lightly.

But the combat record world doesn't really exist, so no one would say anything about Namang's last wave.

Lothar said thoughtfully: By the way, Chelinina, how much worse is your current strength compared to your heyday?

Lothar now has more followers, and he also understands that the strength of these followers in their heyday may not necessarily be at the level of Jing 2.

Some followers, such as Hans, start from level one, and each level up is equivalent to an additional increase in strength.

Some can only be regarded as restoring strength, such as Prajna.

After all, in the game setting, many girls who were born more than ten years ago and antiques who have been around for thousands of years are both six stars, but the strength of the two is obviously not equal.

Chelinina thought about it for a while and replied: If you are talking about the time period in the combat record, my current strength should be similar. If you are referring to the time period when I was summoned by you, my strength should be similar. It should be equivalent to around level 20 of the first level of mastery.”

So you are such a good person!

Lothar pursed her lips. According to her age, Chelinina was still a little guy.

Her strength in her heyday may not necessarily be able to defeat Fringilla.

Although Fringilla is only five-star and has a lazy personality, she still has high potential.

Moreover, people live a long time, even if they are just sleeping, the strength they have accumulated over the years will not be comparable to that of a junior like Chelinina.

Have you figured out when to start?

Cellinina shook her head: I don't know either.

Then tonight.

Lothar suggested.

But.

Ok, deal.

Lothar didn't give Chelinina a but chance. He understood Chelinina's concerns.

Although there are three attempts in the combat record, each failure is equivalent to witnessing the demise of the family in front of one's own eyes. This is by no means an easy and pleasant experience.

But combat records are just combat records.

Lothar hopes that Cellinina can make up for her shortcomings, but she also hopes that Cellinina can distinguish between illusion and reality.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the double-headed eagle emblem on Lothar's chest suddenly became hot.

After the communication was connected, Anna's somewhat tired voice sounded: Come to the Imperial Library, there are some things I want to talk to you about.

Okay, I'll be there right away.

In the big library.

As soon as Lothar came to the door, the heavy bronze door automatically rose.

He glanced at Eve, who was sitting in the lobby on the first floor and looked much cleaner after a rare shower.

Lothar quickly said hello: Good day, Ms. Eve.

Good day.

Eve's voice sounded as thin as a gnat.

She most likely had a stench in the underground palace before, and she had no choice but to take a shower. Her disheveled hair covered most of her face, but if you look closely, you can still see her beautiful appearance. .

I really don't understand. A pretty girl, despite her social fears, can still be so unkempt.

Lothar complained in her heart and asked: Ms. Eve, is Anna on the top floor?

Eve shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.

She pays little attention to other people's affairs and hopes that others will pay as little attention to herself as possible.

No need to ask her, let's go out.

Anna wore a simple red dress and slowly walked down the spiral staircase: Let's talk while we walk.

good.

The two walked out into the street.

Constantinople has seen significantly fewer pedestrians in recent days.

Although the Queen has sent tribunes to various cities to publicize that the disaster is over, the citizens in the city still try to reduce the frequency of going out.

That is to say, the citizens have the confidence not to go out for many days in a row.

The citizens of Constantinople had their own reasons for pride. The emperor and nobles could not care about the civilians and serfs in remote places. Even if it led to rebellion, they could just listen to it as amusement.

But we must care about the citizens of Constantinople living at the foot of the imperial city.

This is not just a tradition left over from the days of the old republic.

It is also because of the development of industry and commerce that the citizens in this city also have huge power in their hands.

For example, some wealthy businessmen are not nobles, but their strength is not much worse than that of some nobles.

Of course, the citizen class here only refers to some decent people, and also includes some senior craftsmen affiliated with guilds.

The lowest level handicraftsmen, especially the tenant farmers without civil rights who came to work as migrant workers, and the foreigners who admired the imperial civilization and enriched themselves, were not among them.

It is actually very difficult for them to find a serious job in Constantinople.

For example, in monopoly guilds such as the Masons' Guild, outside masons cannot operate here unless they are affiliated with the guild, but the entry threshold of the guild is obviously not something that ordinary masons can achieve.

In Constantinople, even the beggar class had its own circle.

Outsiders who come here can generally only work as part-time workers in industries that are not monopolized by guilds. They can accumulate very little savings. Even if there is still the risk of contracting the plague, they have to go out to find work.

Meow~

A sudden meow attracted Lothar's attention.

He raised his head and looked at the cats flying over the eaves and walls, gathering together on the roof, and said with some confusion: In the past few days, it has become popular to keep cats in Constantinople.

Yes, to deal with those rats.

Anna rubbed her eyebrows: Even the Brachna Palace has started to raise cats. This is not a bad thing at all.

indeed.

Lothar thought of the reasons for the Black Death pandemic in previous lives. One of the reasons was that people in the late Middle Ages regarded cats as the pets of evil witches or the incarnation of the devil, and massacred them or even held grand ceremonies to kill them.

This caused the rats to lose their natural predators and their numbers soared.

The real historical Sun King of France, Louis XIV, once personally lit a fire to burn a dead cat in a ceremony.

This king, who reigned for seventy-two years, was a devout believer. It is said that he only took seven baths in his life, and his body was always smelly. He was also the financial backer behind the invention of perfume.

Ironically, a large part of the reason why the Sun King did not bathe was due to the belief that bathing would open the pores and make him susceptible to the Black Death.

Having fewer rats is always good for people.

It's a pity that these cats are no match for the plague rats.

Anna was silent for a while and whispered: Losa, these days, I have been trying to summon Liena's soul.

Nothing?

Um.

Lothar was surprised: Doesn't this mean she's not dead?

I don't know, I hope so.

Anna forced herself to smile.

Not everyone will become a ghost after death, and not everyone is qualified to become an evil spirit.

In fact, it is quite rare to be able to exist in a spiritual body like the Seleucid King, which is equivalent to an evil spirit that extends life in disguise.

But as a caster with extremely powerful mental power, Liena is obviously qualified to become a ghost.

Anna's tone was a little solemn: If she is still alive, there is no reason not to come back to me. Therefore, I suspect that either her soul was destroyed, or that the woman swallowed her soul and took over her body.

Are you talking about that crazy witch?

Lothar frowned: But we watched her soul being crushed, so what could she do to occupy Liena's body?

When it comes to the soul, he still trusts the expert Prajna.

Anna shook her head and said: You also saw that woman's body. She is probably an ancient god left over from the mythical era. It is normal for her to have something magical about her.

That's true.

Lothar thought thoughtfully: So now we have to go back to the underground palace to investigate?

Anna shook her head and said: No need, I have gone back many times in the past few days, but every time I returned without success, and I didn't find Liena's body. I asked you to come out this time because I was entrusted by someone.

She took out an invitation and handed it to Lothar.

This is?

General Nikephorus of the Vasiliakos family invites you to a banquet. He is the military general of Thessalonica and one of the most powerful lords in the empire.

What does he want from me?

Lothar frowned.

He knew that Thessalonica was actually Thessalonica. This territory was a wealthy territory in the Eastern Empire, second only to Constantinople, and its industry and commerce were very prosperous.

The fact that General Nikephorus can own this place as a fief shows his status in the aristocratic circle of the Eastern Empire.

I am not sure as well.

Forget it then.

Anna shook her head and said: Don't refuse in a hurry. I know you don't like to participate in such occasions, but don't you want to organize a merchant fleet in the Mediterranean? General Nikephorus's power in the Mediterranean business circle He is very strong, and it will be good for you to have a good relationship with him.

Since you said so, then I'll go talk to him.