Chapter 32

When Ed woke up, he found himself lying on a bed. The walls and furniture around him were very familiar with the style of fortress dormitory. However, this is obviously a single room that only officers can enjoy. It seems that he was sent back when he fainted, but he just didn't know how the girls were...

Master? You... are you awake?

As soon as Ed sat up from the bed, Elise opened the door with a basin of hot water. Seeing the awakened master, the little slave quickly put the basin down, threw it on Ed and hugged him and started crying...

OK OK OK Don't cry, how long have I been fainting?

Although Ed has many questions to ask, the priority is to understand the time point, so many things can be guessed without asking.

I've been sleeping for a day! It's noon now, we were sent back by the soldiers yesterday evening. Master, you have never slept for so long. I thought you would never wake up... Woo...

Oh...my Elise, it's only one day. It's really not easy for you to bring me back safely...Where is Helena and Lurui?

Touching Elise's head, Ed asked about the other two. Sister Lurui seemed to be talking to Marshal Carter. Sister Helen was praying in the church, but now she wanted to see her soldiers, and she was crowded with people.

Hearing the news that they were all safe, Ed finally felt relieved. He calmed down and looked at his cute little female slave. Elise was wearing a female military uniform, which was the only type of women's clothing in the fortress. However, it looked much better than those female soldiers on her body. This little thing is really a natural clothes rack.

Master... When your health is well, let's go home quickly. The people in this fortress feel abnormal. Everyone is staring at me, as if they want to eat people. Occasionally, some women look at me, and then they look at me fiercely...

Ed had expected this situation before. After all, it was a military important front line. There were few women, and the beauty was almost extinct. Occasionally, there was a beautiful military prostitute with a dusty smell. There was no temperament at all. Now three such perfect women suddenly came. Of course, those soldiers would react like this. To some extent, for the three beauties, they might not be as safe as being captured by the devil in this fortress.

Haha...you can still see women

Ed remembered that he had almost never seen a female soldier when he came last time

The three of us were the female soldiers Ah. They didn’t treat them, but they looked at me so fiercely, hum!

Ed guessed that those female soldiers should be jealous. There are probably very few women in this world who are not jealous of Elise. This little girl has been staying on the island and only caring for herself. She still doesn't know much about her own charm.

But master, you are very popular here. Many people are here to see you.

Is that right...what Ah?

Ed himself could guess, but he would ask politely. A lot of officers and soldiers, and Marshal Carter also came. He was a very good old man. I used to hear that he was a person who was even more terrifying than a demon. He was just a lie.

Ed thought to himself that it was because you didn't see him on the battlefield Ah, but he didn't say that. It's nothing wrong with allowing the marshal to maintain a good image in others' hearts...

Then there was a middle-aged man who said it was your alchemy teacher. Oh... that was so noisy. He was obviously an adult and was still like a child. However, after checking your body, he said that you would wake up soon after you had nothing to do, and then left. Before leaving, he told me that if you woke up, go to his help to make red tea.

Ed smiled after listening to this passage. It sounds like he is the style of his master. It seems that this cup of black tea must be brewed for him before leaving...

Right, there are other women to come to see you

Other women?

It's Ah, the elf Ah we last time at the slave auction, she was also here, and Master, how did you know Ah? I heard that something happened to you, she hurried over to see you, looking worried... Is there anything you have to do with?

Well... I just happened to meet him, it doesn't matter...

At this time, Ed didn't want to have any more disputes between the opposite sex, but Cynthia was still in the fortress, which she didn't expect. The special super friendly relationship with her was indeed a bit difficult to explain. Let's just get it over and find a way to solve it...

Really? Master, I can't believe in the issue of women. Okay, that elf won't mention it, but there is another young woman who came to see you. You are actually related to someone else's wife... It's so bad...

Young woman?

Upon hearing this news, Ed's tone suddenly became serious. Well, she is a woman in her early 20s. She dressed like a nobleman and looked pretty. She didn't look like a person in this fortress at all. However, she didn't come in and drove away a few officers angrily at the door, as if not very popular. Master, do you know who it is?

What color is hair?

This...golden, but not pure gold like Sister Helena, but a little yellow... What's wrong, Master Ah, your tone...is a bit scary...

Oh...that, nothing, I don't know what kind of woman it is, I probably don't know...

How can Ed hide the obvious lying behavior of Elise? But of course the little slave will not ask too much. After all, the less relationship between other women and the master, the better. Since the master said he didn't know each other, it means that even if the relationship between the two has been broken, it will be impossible for him to mention it.

By the way, is the manure-eating flower we found before still there?

Hehehe, don't worry, Master, Sister Lurui has been protecting the ground well, now! It's on the table

Sure enough, the small package of flowers was placed on the table. The manure-eating flower is an extremely rare plant in the world, and it is also very practical for women. I finally found one and couldn't just lose it...

Then... it's time for me to get out of bed, Elise... let's go outside with me.

yes!

After getting out of bed, Ed found that it was basically nothing serious. His previous fainting should have been caused by some discomfort in adapting to the power of the demon. Although he was a little embarrassed, fortunately he fainted because he brought them to a safer place. It was a blessing in disguise.

The master and slaves first walked towards the command center where Marshal Carter was. After all, they still had to give priority to seeing the supreme leader. Almost all men on the road stared at Elise with a crazy look. Although Ed, as a person who had served in the same service, could understand, but he was still a little vigilant, and let Elise follow him closely.

Oh! Ed, you woke up Ah?

As soon as I entered the door, Mr. Carter quickly said hello, hahaha, Lucelia has been worried about death here, I told her that you boy would not die because of this little thing.

Ed found that Lu Rui was right next to her, looking at her with joy, and almost rushed over to hug her, but there were some people here. As a princess, she was no longer good at doing that, so she resisted the impulse and nodded and said hello.

Well... the purpose of this trip has been achieved. I will be ready to go back tomorrow, prepare three horses

Wow, so heartless, Ah, I just came back from Ping An and said I would leave, at least stay for a few more days

His Highness Lucelia and Miss Helena must be given priority, and I am not at ease with me, the little slave, to stay here

As soon as Ed finished speaking, everyone's eyes were on Elise, and Carter also looked at this black-haired girl as big as her granddaughter with interest. Oh... It's called Elise, right? I didn't expect that you, a unlucky guy who is not a woman, could actually get such a beautiful little slave when you went to the capital. Hahahaha, as soon as you came back, she kept lying on your bed and cried. No matter how we comforted her, it was useless. And this little thing fascinated those little boys in one night. Alas... It seems that it would be nice to take it back early.

Elise is still not used to facing Carter, the majestic old man, and hid shyly behind Ed, which made many officers and Carter laugh again.

Haha, don't just go to the capital after a group of people retired from the army. By the way... His Highness Lucelia, can you and Elise go to the door first? Lord Carter and I have something to say...

Lu Rui and Elise both realized at the first time that they should have something to talk about, so they both went out consciously, and the eyes of the others became serious. After all, for them, the long-awaited intelligence behind enemy lines has finally arrived...

Sister Lu Rui, his status here seems to be very unusual?

Elise, who was waiting outside the door, started chatting with Lu Rui on his own initiative. It was Ah. I guessed that his identity here should be unusual, but I didn't expect it to be so high. You may not know that the building we are in is the most strict confidential place in the entire empire. Even if I, a princess, would have to sign the marshal himself to a document. He actually came in casually and brought you a female slave...

Then the master's military rank should be very high?

I don’t know, but it shouldn’t be too high. After all, he is still too young. According to the regulations of the empire, no matter how high his military achievements are, he will not be able to get a high rank. However, this is the front line, so many things can be specialized...

What a trouble Ah... No wonder the master is unwilling to join the army and wants to go to the imperial capital. By the way, can Sister Lu Rui live with us after she goes back?

Elise's words stirred Lu Rui's worries again. Haha, sister, I want Ah, too... I can be rescued not because of the princess' identity, but because of Ed's lover. Hum... I'm not as good as Ed's slave like you...

Although she had never been terrified about this before, after hearing from Marshal Carter that his father had no plans to rescue him for being captured and he was not even concerned about it, Lu Rui was completely disappointed with the royal family. Now she only thought about how to move out of the palace after she went back, and it would be better to live with her mother in a place closer to Ed's house.

Then my sister just came here to live with us. Although it is not as big as the palace, it is still enough for many people to live. Moreover... I am a little uncomfortable if I don’t drink Sister Lu Rui’s milk every day...

You little villain, the last sentence is what you think is

Hehehe, it's all...Ah! Someone is here

At this time, the patrol guards passed by here, and their eyes never left Lu Rui's breasts. Or the beauty of the two beauties made them wonder what to look at, so they just stared at the big breasts and enjoyed it.

Just as Lu Rui was at a loss, the door opened, Ed and Carter walked out at the same time. Looking at Lu Rui who was being seen as rape, Carter glared at the guards, scared them to leave the corridor quickly

That's it, Ed, after returning, he would discuss it with Poret and bring me the words.

I know, I will pay more attention to the church

Well…and Lucelia

Hearing Carter call herself, Lu Rui quickly responded. I will write to your father about your hair color. Don't worry, have a good rest today and prepare to go on the road tomorrow.

Thank you Grandpa Carter...

Speaking of this, Carter touched Lu Rui's head, hey... I was so young at the time, and I have grown so big in the blink of an eye. If my granddaughters were as sensible as you, I wouldn't have to worry too much.

It is probably hard for everyone to imagine that Marshal Carter, a military strongman, would even make trouble for his family. He also found that this legendary man who is more fierce than a demon is essentially just an ordinary old man...

After leaving the command center, Ed decided to go to the church to find Helena, although he was reluctant to go to that church again...

What happened to this...

At this time, the dilapidated wooden chapel was like the Minster Cathedral when Helena first entered the capital. It was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Many of the people were not even soldiers from the fortress. Seeing that they were the citizens and nobles of the supply city in the rear, this...

This Helena really attracts these bees like nectar wherever she goes...

Oh! Ed! You finally woke up Ah?

I saw Ed's comrade Rick greeting him in the crowd. Well... I'm so lucky that I'm not dead at all. Are these people?

Although I generally know the reason, Ed still wants to ask, do you still need to guess? You just come to see the Saint. You really can't do this. Ah, I brought an elf here a few days ago, and this time I brought back three beauties. Oh? Miss Elise and His Highness the Princess are here. I'm sorry... Anyway... Today, this large group of people came over from the fortress city regardless of the danger, just to take a look at Miss Helena Ah. In order to ensure her safety, we can only squeeze Ah here...

Just as he was talking about this, many people looked over in Rick's voice. Many intelligent people squeezed outside seemed to have found a new target after seeing Elise and Lurui, and they all stared at them. Elise was used to the eyes of men, but it was okay. Although Lurui was a princess, she had never been admired by so many men with such eager eyes in the past because of the cursed mole on her neck. She took a few steps back in the past.

Even though we said that, it seems that we only came back yesterday. Why did the news spread so quickly?

You are really the emperor who has been there for a long time and have forgotten what this place is. Not to mention the fortress, even a slightly more beautiful new prostitute came to the brothel in the town behind. It is a big news. You must know that the front line is always the most lacking woman Ah, and the one who lacks more than women is the beauty. Now the brothers under him all say that Lord Ed is the messenger of the goddess, and the ones he brought back were both saints and princesses, and Miss Elise, who is so beautiful, black-haired beauty. They all say that I hope you can come a few more times in the future.

Damn... My position in their hearts is the same as pimping, right? Helena is praying for something Ah, and she has to be in such a broken church

Hearing this, Rick punched him in the head, you are so embarrassed to say Ah, Saint Maiden is praying for you, Ah, I have been kneeling there since the early morning, hey... I really envy you, if I can let a woman like Saint Maiden pray for me once in my life, I will be willing to say Ah even if I faint once a day...

Ed was really moved after hearing this. Helena may have been used to kneeling since the early morning, but being looked at by so many hungry perverts has really made her suffer. Moreover, the conditions here are not as good as those of the cathedral in the imperial capital. With her conditions, she is really wronged.

Helena!

Ed and everyone squeezed in. Although the soldiers wanted to see the beauty, Rick and Ed didn't dare to mess with each other and began to give way. Ed! You... are you finally awake?

Helena stood up anxiously after hearing the voice, turned around and was about to rush over to hug her sweetheart, but when she saw the crowds of people at the door, she still resisted the impulse and just nodded and greeted her.

At this time, Ed saw the priest he least wanted to see, so he frowned and said to Helen, "Go back to his place to live first, and prepare to go back to the capital tomorrow."

Oh... I know, that... Father Hal, I'm really troubled you, I'll leave first

Helena thanked the priest before leaving. After hearing the name Hal, Ed suddenly felt unhappy and left the church first, leaving behind everyone and priest with complex expressions. Only Rick seemed to know the reason, and followed him out with helplessness.

Master...What's wrong with you? I feel bad after entering the church

Elise followed behind and asked in confusion. Of course, Helena and Lurui had the same questions, but Ed had no intention of answering at all, so he walked straight forward.

Rick, please help take them back. I have something to do to Teacher Glass

Ed didn't seem to want to bother with this issue too much, so he found an excuse to run to his alchemist teacher, leaving Rick and three beauties who were at a loss again.

Mr. Rick, did I do something wrong? As soon as he entered the church, I became like this

Helena asked with some remorse, Oh! Saint! Don't think so, it has nothing to do with you. In fact, he was unhappy when he saw the priest named Harr.

Father?

The three girls stared at him curiously and asked, which made Rick blush suddenly. After calming down and being excited, Rick began to explain, Alas... It was normal for Ed to not say it. That incident was a very miserable memory for him back then. By the way, Miss Elise, you must have been Ed's female slave for a while. Haven't he told you about this?

No... The master never tells me what happened to him in the past

Rick then spoke as he walked, and the three girls also thought this might be a great opportunity to understand Ed, and they all listened very seriously.

Actually, no one knows what happened before Ed came to the fortress. Anyway, when he was 16 or 17, he was sent here in a slave trader's car, just like most people.

Slave merchant? Ed was once a slave?

I don't know this. Anyway, no one took him seriously at that time, and no one asked more questions. If he had different from other slaves, his temperament was a bit aristocratic, and he felt more like an educated young master, not like a slave who was so poor that he was forced to sell himself.

When the girls heard this, they became even more curious about what kind of origin and experience Ed had in the past, causing him, who was originally a noble, to be sent to this fortress as a slave...

At the beginning, he basically knew nothing, but he knew some noble swords, but he was also a flower-studded sword. He didn't understand bows at all. Generally, people like him would die in battle within a month, but unexpectedly, there were 5 new recruits who survived in three months. He was actually one of them, and his combat skills improved very quickly. Although he had been a deserter several times, he gradually became an elite. Ed...had he been a deserter?

Lu Rui asked incrediblely, Ed's image in her heart is always omnipotent, and he has been a deserter. This is a bit unbelievable.

Your Highness, you probably don’t know. The soldiers who are still alive in the fortress, including me and those who have retired, have basically had the experience of deserters. It is so normal here, but unlike other places, the deserters here will not be executed, but will be sent directly to the front line next time. If you are lucky enough to survive a few times, you will get used to it...

Is that right...I don't know, Ah...I'm sorry to interrupt you, please continue

Oh... I just said... By the way, Ed gradually got used to the battle of the fortress. Then he was arranged to patrol the business road in the rear. He happened to encounter a group of robbers killing people and robbing people. At that time, the robbed caravan was almost dead, but he still saved a pair of businessmen who were doing short-distance business.

Father and daughter?

Well...that father is Father Hal in the church just now, and daughter...you should have met them last night

Is it that woman?

The three girls thought of the blonde young woman who wanted to see Ed but was blocked by someone to not let her in. Yes, it was the woman who was stopped outside by us officers and we were not allowed to let her in. You might be a little strange at that time. A woman who came to see Ed but we didn't let her in...

Why did she do something bad?

Elise interrupted curiously, because the young woman last night was indeed very beautiful. Although she could not compare with the three of them, she was considered a peerless beauty in this fortress. However, judging from the attitude of the soldiers who were in the army last night, the woman seemed very hated.

You can tell this. In short, Ed saved the father and daughter at that time. You also saw that daughter. She looked pretty good, so she fell in love with Ed... After all, she was the savior. Father Hal also agreed very much at the time. They had a good relationship at that time. They were completely a couple who were in love normally. Logically speaking, they would get married when Ed retired.

Really?

After hearing this, Lu Rui and Helena almost asked loudly like Elise. If they hadn't considered the identity issue that could not reveal their relationship with Ed, they would have really grabbed Rick's collar and asked.

Well... I don't want to mention that woman's name anymore. Anyway, many men liked her very much, including the son of the lord of the Fortress City

Fortress City?

Oh, you were kidnapped directly into the forest by the portal, so I don’t know... Fortress City is the city closest to here at the entrance of the canyon. The reason why it is called Fortress City is built for the supply of steel wall fortresses. We spend most of our rest time in that city.

The son of the city lord...what should the master do if he likes that woman?

Isn't this obvious? I'll steal the woman. At first, it was said that the woman refused the city lord's son and said she liked Ed, but once Ed followed a team to the forest to perform a medium- and long-term mission, but she didn't come back for a month. As a result, after finally escaping from death, she found that the bitch was already engaged to the city lord's son on his back...

This... is too much. When they are fighting hard on the front line, they will snatch their women!

Helena was so angry that she looked angry when she heard this

That's what I said, but Ed was just a cannon fodder at that time, and that man was the son of the city lord. You can guess that no one would talk to Ed. Of course, Ed was also very angry and went straight to the pair of dogs and women, and confronted each other in public.

Then what happened?

Haha, I only knew at that time if people are shameless. In fact, according to the rules in the fortress, if someone robs someone else while they are on the front line, they will be severely punished. But the woman didn't know what the benefits she had, and she actually said that she had no relationship with Ed in the past and had always been a lover with the city lord's son.

How could it be...then...father Hal? He is Ah, the father, and Ed is also the savior of their father and daughter. Is that just letting his daughter talk nonsense?

What you are talking about is the key. Originally, this matter was not small at that time, and the commander who handled it was also in a difficult situation. After all, on the one hand, he was the son of the city lord, and on the other hand, he was a soldier who had just returned from the front line. It was not easy to count a girl's words, so he needed other people's words to prove it.

Others?

At that time, two people ran out to help the city lord's son prove that the woman had no relationship with Ed. One of them was Father Hal, and the other was a comrade who had been on the front line with Ed...

……

The girls were not talking because no one believed that those people could really mess up so much...

Of course, no one on Ed's side had testified for him, because the few good relationships with him, such as me, were sent to leave the fortress to perform missions. Later, the woman married the city lord's son successfully, and Ed was imprisoned for a while because of intentional trouble.

Why…Why did Father Hal and that soldier lie to Ed Ah?

Lu Rui couldn't help but ask loudly, why else... I'll collect the money, don't forget that Hal is a businessman, but I didn't expect that he would even ignore the favor of saving his life for money. That woman thought about it and was just a person who was greedy for glory. Ed and her relationship could not be as good as the financial resources of the city lord's son...

What about the master later? Didn’t he take revenge?

You can think of how he felt at that time. His beloved woman and other men were holding a wedding, but he was framed and imprisoned in prison. But what made him even more angry was that his comrade-in-arms who had been through life and death would actually do perjury for money. So... After he was released from prison, the first thing he did was to find the comrade-in-arms who had perjury at that time, but what he didn't expect was...

Rick's words were expected this time, but in the end he had a turning point. Didn't expect anything Ah?

Elise couldn't help asking curiously again. Unexpectedly, as soon as he went to the military house to find someone, he found that the perjury was poisoned to death in the room. Because the time was so coincidental, and Ed was also the one with the most motive for murder, so the army directly confirmed that it was the person Ed killed.

The girls took a breath when they heard this, but they held back nothing. Of course, killing comrades was a serious crime, and Ed was sentenced to death for this. However, he chose to be a scout in the forest. After living for a year, he could be exempted from all punishments. Later, you should know that Ed survived beyond everyone's expectations and became a precious source of intelligence.

Later, Marshal Carter personally investigated what happened that year and learned that the person who perjured the person at that time was actually killed by the city lord's son to silence the eloquence. He also guessed that Ed would definitely go to find him as soon as he was released from prison, and he could also frame Ed. Later, after investigation, Ed's crimes were cleared.

What about the woman and the son of the city lord? Haven’t you been punished?

Unfortunately, the lord of Fortress City had a good relationship with the marshal, so he tried his best to plead for his son. The marshal could not have had a fight with the lord behind him just because of a soldier, so he just made up for this matter.

By the way, didn’t the owner stayed in the forest for three years? Why didn’t anyone else go to Ah?

Miss Elise Ah, you were rescued by Ed at the safest time, so you may not know how terrifying that forest is. The fortress has been established for more than 60 years, and there are only 18 scouts who can survive for a year. Most of the other bodies cannot be found. So at that time, the marshal and the senior officials almost begged Ed to continue working after serving for a year, because no one could do it. And he actually agreed to continue to be a scout for more than two years. It was not until one disappeared for three months and returned with injuries. He decided to retire.

The girls all knew that Ed was caught by the demon and transformed his body. Helena guessed that Ed was not because of fear of death. After all, he had been a forest scout for three years, so he must have long since taken his life seriously. The real reason for retiring was that he was afraid that he would continue to stay in that forest full of demonic energy, and the power of the demon king in his body would not be able to suppress it...

Thinking of this, Helena suddenly felt that her feelings for Ed were not only admiration, but also a kind of respect. After experiencing that setback, she could still stick to herself in the face of the temptation of the power of the demon king. Helena felt that she had really found a man worthy of entrusting.

Why did that Hal later become Father Ah?

I don't know, but I heard that I originally hoped to be able to facilitate my business by relying on the daughter who married into a wealthy family, but it seemed that the business was getting worse and worse. I suddenly sold all my property a year ago and joined the church with the priest at that time. Then, half a year ago, the old priest passed away, and he became the only priest in the small church.

Helena couldn't help but sigh when she heard this. Hal gave her the impression that she didn't have the cunning or shamelessness of a businessman. If the stories Rick told were true, I'm afraid that he would be retribution when he was doing business, so he sold his property and joined the church to gain spiritual salvation...

But if Ed did not forgive their father and daughter, his conscience would never be forgiven.

Then why did that woman come to see her master Ah last night?

Lu Rui was curious about the woman's actions yesterday. Humph! The guy and the woman were afraid that Ed would take revenge on them, so she must have wanted to come over to do something to harm Ed while she was sleeping. This is also the reason why we didn't let her in. To be honest, if she hadn't had the identity of a city lord's daughter-in-law, she would have killed her long ago!

When we talked about this, everyone also arrived at the place where they lived. Because all three of them were girls, Rick couldn't stay there, so he quickly said goodbye and left, leaving three girls behind waiting for Ed to come back.

The woman from last night...I don't feel like she is here to harm her master

Maybe the atmosphere was a bit dull, Elise suddenly talked about that woman again, Well... I think so too. Judging from her expression, the relationship with Ed seemed quite complicated, but thinking about what she had done, I was not sure about anything.

Alas... She almost became Ed's wife, but we didn't even know the name, but we probably won't have any interaction with her in the future.

It would be better not to have it, and I am very grateful to her. If she hadn't betrayed her, I wouldn't have met her.

OK OK, don't discuss this matter anymore, and don't mention it in front of Ed. Anyway, just treat it as a story, we can just know it

What Helena said was also approved by the other two women, there was no need to touch Ed's old wounds anymore