Stanley admired Sorens'' character very much. Gesack canonized a lord of his own in Tieshan town and forced him to cut off a piece of land. The whole canonization ceremony was a complete humiliation to Sorens.


    But at the ceremony, Sorens did not show any dissatisfaction, and once again invited Stanley and Manda to the banquet after the ceremony.


    This is a banquet between nobles. It would hurt your feelings to refuse it again. That night, they came to Sorens'' castle for dinner and said some unimportant polite words. They were ready to continue to test Sorens'' bottom line.


    Manda spoke first: "Viscount, my territory is separated from my manor by two villages. I''m afraid it''s a little inconvenient."


    Sorens said silently for a moment, "those two villages belong to Baron Madsen. If you really need them, I can exchange my land with Baron Madsen and give them to you."


    This tolerance and tolerance made Manda stunned, which was quite different from the Sorens Manda was familiar with. Fortunately, Manda knew the advance and retreat, and he didn''t want to continue to blackmail Sorens''s land.


    "Your Excellency, you misunderstood me. You know, the boundary of my manor is a mountain. One hillside belongs to me. Behind the hillside is an ownerless land. I want to exchange my fief for that land."


    "That ownerless land?" Sorens was stunned. Unexpectedly, Manda wanted to exchange the fertile southeast land for that wasteland.


    Although the ownerless land is vast, it has nothing but forests and wastelands. Besides, there are monsters growing there. Didn''t Pedros tell him about it?


    This may still be a test. Sorens smiled and said, "the ownerless land is given to you. Bounded by the villages near the wasteland, the hill and the surrounding grassland belong to you, and your fief still belongs to you."


    Manda shook her head and said, "I believe in fairness. The land is so broad that I have taken advantage of it in exchange for a fief. Your generosity will make me feel uneasy."


    After several concessions, Sorens accepted Manda''s suggestion. He knew Manda wanted to connect his territory and take the opportunity to do something he didn''t want others to know, but Sorens couldn''t stop it now and didn''t want to stop it. He simply pushed the boat along the river and saved a piece of fertile land.


    "But this matter needs the testimony of viscount Stanley. If count gassac doesn''t know the inside story, he thinks I deliberately gave you a desolate fief."


    Stanley was really worried. Gaisack repeatedly told him that it belonged to him, and Manda''s move might cause the count''s disgust.


    But on second thought, a little disgust is not a bad thing. If the count hated Manda, he wouldn''t be in a hurry to meet Manda.


    The atmosphere of the banquet eased a little. Stanley took the opportunity to put forward the next request: "Your Majesty wants to further disintegrate the power of the divine Punisher. This great and sacred mission can not be completed by the count alone. We need more support, not just financial and material support. What the count needs most is the army."


    The words were not euphemistic, and Sorens naturally understood the meaning.


    "I''m planning to send troops to the war, but I still need to discuss this matter with several barons. My health is a little bad and I''m not suitable for leading the war. At present, the most suitable candidate for leading the army..."


    While talking, Sorens found that everyone''s eyes focused on the window, and snowflakes fell silently in the breeze.


    "The first snow of winter," Sorens smiled and raised his glass. "We should have a drink for this special day!"


    "It''s time for a drink!" Stanley raised his glass. "For this beautiful snow night."


    "Yes, it''s snowing," agreed Manda. He picked up his glass and drank it, then shook his body and stood up. "I''m a little drunk. Maybe I''m too tired recently. If you don''t mind, I''d like to leave."


    Sorens pretended to be concerned and asked, "you haven''t had a few drinks. You may have contracted a disease. There is a doctor in my castle. Let him diagnose and treat you first."


    "Don''t bother, I just want to have a rest."


    "I''ll have you sent back."


    "You''re really welcome. Thank you for your hospitality."


    Manda got up and left, and Stanley left with her. After leaving the castle, Manda personally drove the carriage through the wind and snow.


    On the way, Stanley whispered, "did you notice anything unusual? Does Sorens want to do something to us?"


    Manda shook her head and said, "it has nothing to do with him. It''s my manor in trouble."


    Stanley is very puzzled. Besides Sorens, who else dares to trouble Manda at this time?


    "It''s monsters," Manda explained. "There are monsters in that ownerless land. They attack my manor every snowy night."


    Stanley was stunned and said, "then why do you want to exchange the land for that place?"


    "Don''t you think it''s interesting? The monster may have hidden treasures."


    Stanley frowned and said, "maybe we have different understanding of monsters. I met monsters when I was just promoted to the second level. I almost died. I have seen many people stronger than me die at the hands of monsters."


    After Stanley said this, Manda became more nervous. Fortunately, Ogg took precautions in advance. He built a row of wooden houses on the hillside, like a wooden wall, which should be able to resist for a while.


    When he arrived at the manor, the servants were in chaos. Silva managed to maintain order with a whip. When he saw Manda coming back, he rushed forward: "Sir, there are monsters on the mountain, and all those who can fight have gone to fight."


    When Stanley heard the speech, he immediately jumped out of the carriage, used his skills and called ten living corpses hidden in the manor.


    "Tell the white ducks to leave, and the first-class believers to stay away. Don''t die in vain. I smell a heavy smell of wine in your master''s house. Is Millo in your manor?"


    Manda nodded and said, "he''s in the cellar on the first floor."


    "You are a lucky man. If I can''t stop the monster, take all the people and retreat to the main house immediately!"


    ……


    Sorens took his glass and stood on the tower of the castle, quietly enjoying the snow. Old Cantor came forward and said, "I''ve prepared the assassins. We can start at any time just waiting for your order."


    Sorens smiled, "you want to kill Lord munchke?"


    Old Cantor said, "if the time is right, I want to kill Stanley together. Even if gassack gets angry, we can push it on the monster."


    I really deserve to be Sorens''s courtier. Whenever I have the opportunity to kill with a knife, I''m never willing to miss it.


    Sorens shook his head and said, "Stanley is a fourth-order believer. None of us is his opponent. Now is not the right time. Let the monster try munchke first."


    "But if you miss this opportunity..."


    Sorens smiled: "there will be another time. Stanley won''t stay here all the time, and the monster won''t appear only once. Munchke dug his own grave. He insisted on turning it into his fief, and his tombstone will be erected there soon."