After recording Prius's treatment on paper, Roland put down the quill pen and rubbed his sore neck.

A nightingale's voice rang in my ears, "Your Highness, do you need me to help you relax?"

"There are more than thirty people to deal with, let's wait a minute. Roland smiled and shook his head, lifting the bell on the table and shaking it a few times. The sooner he finishes these chores, the sooner he can start the work of popularizing education in the border towns. And Anna's exploration of new abilities also makes him look forward to it.

Brought into the parlor by the guards, a tall knight was handsome at first glance, not much more than Carter, who had the face of a male god. Of course, this handsomeness is a deduction in Roland's eyes. He glanced at the list, "Philin Silter?" Unlike the others, there was a note after the other person's name, and he also read it aloud, "Master of the Lion Knights, Dawn and Dawn, First Knight of the West...... You've got a lot of titles. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Filmin got down on one knee.

"I thought people like the regimental commander and the first knight would lead the charge on the battlefield," Roland raised an eyebrow, "how did you survive?"

"I hid behind. "As long as the horse's stride is controlled and it looks like it's sprinting with all its might, the horse's speed doesn't actually increase much." ”

Such a straightforward answer surprised Roland, who had expected that the other party would find some excuse to hide the fact that he was afraid of battle and had escaped. It didn't seem to be as simple as he thought it was.

Sure enough, Filin quickly continued: "On the morning of the third day of your pursuit, the day the Duke was defeated, I followed him all the time, trying to find an opportunity to kill him. Unfortunately, his guards were numerous and very close, so I couldn't find a suitable next hand. It's good that your troops killed him," said the knight, bowing his head deeply, "My Royal Highness, I am grateful for this, and I am free to send me wherever I am needed." ”

The last sentence can be seen as an oath of allegiance, and Roland was stunned for a moment before he spoke: "You stand up first." Tell me, what's going on?"

"Yes," he said, getting up, "my wife, Irene, was originally a commoner woman who worked at the Long Song Fortress Theater. We met by chance and fell in love. I wanted to marry her, but my father and mother were not in favor of the wedding, so I moved out of the territory and rented a room on a farm near the fortress, where the wedding took place. Soon after getting married, Erin finally got her first official performance. The knight's voice was a little low, "I didn't expect the Duke to watch that play and fall in love with her." It wasn't long before he broke into the house and raped Erin while I was out on a mission. ”

"It was a long time before I learned about it from her, and I wanted to ask the Duke for an explanation, but Irene fell down on her knees and begged me not to be reckless. I also know that if I do it in person, not to mention the chances of success, even if I kill him, I won't be able to escape from the guards, and Erin ...... It is likely to be targeted for revenge by Duke Lane's heir. So I endured it until he made his way to the border town. ”

"Although I couldn't take revenge myself, Erin was finally able to sleep peacefully without having to worry about someone breaking into her room at night, and I was freed from this heavy baggage. So allow me to thank you again. ”

"I see. Roland tapped the table with a quill pen, a signal he had agreed with the nightingale to check whether the other party was lying. Soon he felt the nightingale's finger pinch on his left shoulder blade, which meant that the other party's account was true...... It's just that this pinch is a little harder, which makes Roland grin. "Are you literate, can you read and write?"

"Uh......" Filmin was stunned, as if he hadn't kept up with the prince's train of thought, "I will." ”

"Then I will pronounce my sentence now," Roland repeated the words he had repeated many times, "...... What are your options?"

"Your Highness, don't you need me to fight for you? Whether it's a solo duel or a group battle, I'm—"

"No, I don't need to," Roland interrupted, "I don't have nobles in my army, and I won't recruit nobles in the future. They are an army made up entirely of people. And you won't have the chance to take up arms again. ”

"Yes...... Is that so?" Filin was silent for a long time before nodding, "I see, in that case, I chose to become a teacher. ”

"Wise choice. Teachers have access to housing and are well paid. I'll send someone to get your wife back and live here well." Roland made a gesture for the knight to leave.

"Wait, Your Highness, with all due respect," he hesitated, "do you say the same to the other knights, and if they can't become teachers, they'll have to work in the mines for twenty years?"

"That's right. ”

“...... Your Highness, I have a subordinate named Haron, an experienced old knight, but he is illiterate. Can I trade the golden dragon for his penalty of not being sent to the mines?"

"Of course not," said Roland, spreading his hands, "if money can atone for your crimes, I'll let you go at the fortress." ”

"But he was almost fifty years old, and the kind of work that did not see the light of day would destroy his body. ”

"I don't have the physical strength to mine but I have the strength to attack the border town?" And my mine is not a black coal kiln, not only does it have a steam engine to help transport ore and pump water, but also the employees have a fixed holiday, is it okay? Roland picked up the bell and prepared to call the next one in.

"Your Highness!" Filin gritted his teeth and knelt down again, "I have a treasure map handed down from my family, it is at least four hundred years old, and I am willing to trade him for Haron's freedom." ”

"Four hundred years of treasure map...... "Prince frowned, "are you sure it wasn't your ancestors who drew it with charcoal to make their descendants happy?"

"No, it's not a trace of charcoal or ink," he shook his head slightly, as if recalling the drawing, "I can't tell what it was drawn from, the lines are very delicate, smooth and supple to the touch, it has been in the basement for decades, and the graphics and text have not faded in any way." My father said it had been passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors. The location of the treasure it describes is deep in the Hidden Forest to the northwest, but it is already a wild place, and ordinary people cannot set foot in it. ”

Roland tapped the table with a quill again, and the nightingale was still on the left.

"Well, even if what you say is true, this treasure map must be hidden in the basement of Silt's house. You've given up your inheritance, and I'm afraid they'll not be happy to see you again. ”

"That's true," said Film, nodding, "but I have memorized the contents of the drawings completely, and I can roughly depict the patterns and words on them. ”

"Then draw it and see," Roland pushed the pen and paper to the table, "and if it's true, I can make an exception to grant your request." ”

"Your Highness is merciful. He walked over to the table and began to draw a treasure map.

In fact, Dawn Morning Filyn Silt was not only a good fighter, but also a talent for painting and calligraphy. Soon, a rough topographic map appeared in front of Roland.

The range shown in the figure is behind the Desperate Mountains, the mountains from small to large occupy the lower right corner of the whole paper, an equilateral triangle is drawn in the center of the drawing, and three acute angles connect the three locations, one of which falls at the end of the foot of the mountain on the northern slope, and the other point is in the Hidden Forest, marked by a six-pointed star, presumably the so-called treasure spot.

But Roland's attention was drawn entirely to the apex of the triangle, which was located in the middle of the wilderness, represented by a zigzag hill with the words "Tachira" written on it. (To be continued.) )