Chapter 93: Art piece!

Baron Guss was still lucky.

Although he didn't see Knight Commander Mel, at least Sheriff Adlai had always been here, so he didn't lose face again.

Not daring to neglect the Baron's invitation, Adlai also dressed up, and then rode his horse to the entrance of the small town.

"Respected Lord Guss, what wind blew you here?"

Completely not mentioning the matter of Knight Commander Mel, Baron Guss raised his chin and said.

"Winter is coming soon, as the Lord of Silver Pine Town, I have to see how the people's preparations for winter are doing..."

Hearing this answer, Adlai's face revealed a look of surprise, not knowing what kind of play this guy was singing again.

Since when does a lord wear a full set of plate armor to inspect his territory?

Moreover, Guss didn't have martial arts at all, even the previous Demon King couldn't make him wear armor, how did a winter make him have a whim? However, this was not an important thing anyway.

Adlai didn't care what Baron Guss came here for, but instead rejoiced that he had finally waited for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Last month, the Demon King gave him a task to find a way to promote silk fabrics woven from cave spider silk to the local lords.

Although Adlai had the heart to show it to the Baron, he was troubled by not finding a suitable opportunity, so this matter had been dragged until now.

Now this opportunity finally came.

In order to fully demonstrate the characteristics and advantages of that product, he also specially changed into a light skirt armor, and then put those white socks that were as long as pants on his legs.

To be honest, he originally thought it would make his knees tremble, but he didn't expect that the seemingly thin fabric was unexpectedly warm? Of course, maybe it was his dense leg hair that was warm.

In short, being able to block the wind was still excellent.

"To have such a kind, good, and generous lord like you is truly the honor of the people of Silver Pine Town for several lifetimes... then respected Baron, may I ask where you want to start the inspection?"

"Granary... I'll look there first." Guss said, but his raised chin unconsciously moved down with his line of sight, his eyes staring straight at Sheriff Adlai's legs.

That is...

Pants?

Seems not.

The silk fabric that clung to the muscle curves perfectly displayed the healthy contours of the legs, without appearing too deliberate and exposed.

The most critical thing is that while displaying muscle lines, this thing also covered up the unsightly leg hair well!

Of course, Guss absolutely wouldn't admit that he was attracted by those legs, he absolutely wouldn't lose to a mere servant in terms of leg muscle lines.

It's just that... uh, pants? Really made him unable to move his eyes.

This is purely an appreciation of strength and beauty!

The Kingdom of Ryan is the hometown of knights.

Although the martial virtue of this hometown of knights is far inferior to hundreds of years ago, overall the people here are still martial.

Even Guss himself.

Although he wasted the extraordinary power in his blood, in order to save face at the banquet, he would still take time to exercise the muscles on his body on weekdays.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to support this set of plate armor.

That's right!

He was just appreciating an art piece! As Adlai expected, when Baron Guss noticed the uniqueness of his attire, his eyes stuck to his legs and couldn't move away.

Although this gaze made people have goosebumps all over, in order to cling to the Demon King's thigh, Adlai could be considered to have gone all out.

"Please follow me."

The group moved toward the granary.

Unlike the past, this time Baron Guss was exceptionally quiet, his eyes wandering around, seemingly thinking about something.

Perhaps realizing that staring at other people's legs all the time was too rude, he tried to put his sight on the surrounding townspeople.

It is noon.

Adventurers are either in the labyrinth or running around in his forest, most of the people left in the town are farmers on his territory.

At present, the preparations these mud-legged people made for winter should be quite sufficient, and they even have time to squat on the side of the road and eat pine nuts.

Baron Guss couldn't help but calculate silently in his heart, whether he could raise the land rent again next year...

But compared to land rent, he was actually more concerned about Adlai's legs... bah! To be precise, it was the pants worn on those legs.

Thinking about land rent, his sight drifted unconsciously to that snow-white color again.

Baron Guss suddenly discovered that he actually quite needed this thing.

On the Saint Celebration Day next month, the eldest son of Grand Duke Campbell intends to hold a grand banquet in Lei Ming City, and has invited all nobles above the rank of baron in the entire Duchy!

Some say that is a paving for the eldest son to inherit the position of Grand Duke.

If that is really the case, he cannot miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Compared to the fief that couldn't be shown off at the banquet, a fashionable pair of pants was obviously more important to him at this moment.

He dared to bet.

Wearing it and appearing at the banquet, he would definitely become the most dazzling existence at the entire banquet! Maybe he could even get the appreciation of the future Grand Duke!

As a baron in peacetime, this was his only chance to show off.

Noticing the Baron's absent-mindedness, Adlai estimated that it was time, so he controlled the speed of his horse and leaned to the Baron's side.

Seeing that the Baron allowed his "presumption," he knew the opportunity had come, so he smiled and opened the conversation, taking the initiative to lead the topic to where the Baron was interested.

"Sir Guss, please forgive me for asking... is there anything about my attire today that makes you feel concerned? No offense, I'm just worried that my appearance makes you feel displeased..."

"Displeased? How could it be? No... uh, I mean, where did you get these pants?" Guss glanced at his legs hurriedly, and pretended to be indifferent and drifted his sight away, "I am the lord here, I have to know what merchants are selling in my territory."

Aristocratic reserve is a very troublesome thing.

Adlai could see that this greedy guy wanted to reach out, but had to pretend to be uninterested and not surprised, and then hinted that he should take the initiative to offer it with both hands.

But it's not the time yet.

The fish has just taken the bait.

Facing the anxious Baron, he continued with a chatty tone.

"These things aren't pants, they are actually socks."

"Socks?"

"That's right, to be precise, they are silk stockings. I bought them from a familiar merchant, according to that merchant, this is a specialty of the southern colonies of the Empire, made from silk through a special process, currently just introduced to the imperial court, and hasn't become popular yet... but I think, with the quality of these products themselves, sweeping the imperial court should just be a matter of time."

"Is that so? Really nice hahahaha... you city people really know how to enjoy, even I haven't seen such novel things."

Guss was already a bit anxious, that hinting look wished it could be written on his face, and he didn't care about aristocratic reserve at all, wishing he could just open his mouth and ask for it.

Adlai of course wouldn't let him say it, after all, that would be too lack of insight, and the effect of the favor would be halved.

Facing Baron Guss's hot gaze, he smiled and followed the flow.

"Rather than enjoying it for myself, it's better to say I was considering it for you, Baron."

"Oh?" Guss's eyebrows raised, almost unable to suppress the corners of his mouth.

Sheriff Adlai continued respectfully.

"As you can see, this kind of noble clothing is not something ordinary citizens can enjoy, the court is its true destination. Especially when I learned from that friend that this thing only appeared in the imperial court, I thought of you for the first time... among all the noble people I know, you are the adult most worthy of it."

Guss: "Hahahaha, overpraised... cough, what do you mean?"

Adlai said with a sincere tone. "Sorry, Baron, I didn't mean to keep you in suspense, in fact, I intended to offer it to you from the beginning. It's just that I was born humble and couldn't find a way to visit, so I had to resort to this... hope my behavior wasn't presumptuous."

Hearing Sheriff Adlai's "heartfelt words," Baron Guss's expression moved slightly.

Perhaps he had always misunderstood this guy.

This guy wasn't as stupid as he imagined, and even... actually quite smart!

"Way? Hahahaha, no need to care about those cumbersome etiquette, Mr. Adlai, etiquette is for outsiders, you are my friend! From today on, you can visit my manor at any time, I look forward to your visit!"

Guss, who laughed loudly, could no longer suppress the raised corners of his mouth, and Adlai, who was riding on the horse, finally revealed a happy smile.

His goal was achieved.

Not only did he beautifully complete the Demon King's task, but he also repaired the relationship with the local lord, which could be described as killing two birds with one stone! "The gift prepared for you is in the office of the sheriff's station, if you don't mind taking a detour, we can go get it now."

"No rush," Baron Guss waved his hand and said with a smile, "It's the same after the business is done, let's go to the granary first."

Adlai nodded with a smile.

"No problem!"

Guss, whose appetite was satisfied, finally stopped putting his gaze on Adlai's legs, and his mind seemed to finally return to his territory.

"By the way, Mr. Adlai."

Seeing that the Baron had something to say, Adlai immediately nodded respectfully.

"What's the matter, my lord?"

Guss pondered for a while, then continued.

"Don't know if you have paid attention to things outside."

Adlai was slightly stunned, and said after a moment of hesitation.

"Are you referring to outside Lei Ming County, or...?"

"Huang Tong Pass," without beating around the bush, Guss narrowed his eyes and looked at the mountains in the northeast, continuing, "I heard that this Catastrophe is different from the past, quite a few terrifying things have surged out of the desert, and the dwarves' situation is not very optimistic."

Huang Tong Pass...

That place is quite far from here.

The Broken Rock Peak adjacent to Lei Ming County is considered the southwest section of the Ten Thousand Swords Mountain, while Huang Tong Pass is in the eastern area.

Adlai asked hesitantly.

"Does this have anything to do with us?"

"Hard to say if it has anything to do with it," Guss shrugged his shoulders and continued, "Although no matter how the sand of the Dimensional Desert blows, it won't blow here, but the refugees who have lost their land are different... they will ravage the entire continent like cockroaches, appearing in any place you can't imagine. I need you to step up patrols, at least don't let Silver Pine Town be affected by them."

Adlai nodded seriously.

"Understood."

Looking at the nervous expression on his friend's face, Baron Guss laughed to ease the atmosphere.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just reminding you casually... if something really happens, you can directly mobilize the farmers under my hand, no need to be polite."

Looking at that radiant smile, Adlai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you for your support... I will definitely do my best to ensure the safety of your territory."

"Hahahaha!" Guss laughed heartily, just like facing an old friend he had known for many years, "Work hard, I look forward to your performance!"

The issue of the mobilization ratio of conscripts has always been one of the long-standing legacy problems in the history of the Kingdom of Ryan between local lords and the Governor's Office of the Duchy's direct territory.

Adlai also didn't expect that he just offered a few pairs of silk stockings, and not only repaired the relationship with the Baron, but also made the latter pat his shoulder and call him brother, and even made concessions on the most sensitive issue of the conscript mobilization ratio.

Generally speaking, these lords would rather raise more private soldiers themselves than hand over such things to the sheriff's station.

Unable to hide the excitement in his heart, Adlai wished he could immediately tell the Demon King the good news.

Accompanying Baron Guss around Silver Pine Town for an afternoon, after sending the Baron away, he took advantage of the fact that the sky hadn't completely darkened and rushed to the church without stopping.

Coincidentally, the Demon King happened to be listening to Father Mate's report in the church cellar.

After receiving the Demon King's permission to meet, he couldn't wait to enter the cellar and tell the former everything that happened in the afternoon.

It's just that what Adlai didn't expect was that it wasn't just Baron Guss, even the Demon King's gaze had been staring at his legs...

What is the situation? "I understand the basic situation," Luo Yan coughed lightly, interrupting Adlai's endless description, and continued with a strange expression, "But I don't understand, why is this thing worn on your legs..."

Adlai was stunned, and said incomprehensibly.

"This is of course to show Baron Guss... is there any problem?"

Luo Yan didn't know what expression to make.

"It's not whether there is a problem, didn't you notice that this thing... isn't for men to wear?"

"Not for men to wear?" Adlai looked at the Demon King in disbelief, rarely using a rhetorical question, "Could it be for women to wear?"

Otherwise? Luo Yan didn't speak, just gave him a look to understand for himself.

After all, some things are really not suitable for words given his status.

However, what Luo Yan didn't expect was that he, the one who brought the goods, wasn't excited yet, but Adlai was excited.

"How is this possible? Women? Demon King, I don't mean to offend... but please dispel this crazy idea! A woman's legs are just a pile of fat, completely unable to set off the beauty of the art piece you bestowed upon me—no, just thinking about it is blasphemy!"

At least he couldn't imagine how ugly it would be if this thing were worn on his wife's legs! Bah—! He shouldn't have imagined it!

Luo Yan stared at this guy who had gone into magic, wanted to refute but couldn't find a suitable example for a while, and could only look left and right and say.

"Your speech has a big problem, there are also some female knights on the front line—"

He was used to political correctness in the Demon Capital, but the compatriots on the surface didn't seem to eat his set at all.

"Front line? Are you talking about the front line of the Empire?! Well, there are indeed some unlucky families there who can't find male heirs, and can only hand over the artifacts bestowed by Saint Xisi to women... but this doesn't change anything!"

"Or I correct my point of view, regardless of gender, only those with real strength are worthy of wearing silk stockings! Just like artifacts, people without muscles are not worthy of wearing them at all!"

Adlai's spirit was exceptionally high, not like his usual self at all.

However, when saying this, he still remembered his identity and position, and quickly added a sentence after these words.

"Of course, except for you—"

"I won't wear it, no need to exclude me."

Looking at Adlai who rarely insisted on his own opinion, Luo Yan sighed.

"Forget it, as long as you are happy."

He originally wanted to say this is the evil path.

But after thinking about it carefully, the Kingdom of Ryan is the hometown of knights, and it's not bad to open the market from those martial nobles first.

And Adlai's point of view cannot be said to be completely unreasonable.

At least, this guy is much more normal than those idiots in his territory who put black silk on their heads and want to collide head-on with him all day long.

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