In the hot water soaking, Merlin closed his eyes slightly, but he was not trying to sleep, but was quietly experiencing the changes in his body.
"The strength has increased a bit, and my body feels a bit more relaxed, but my limbs are a bit sore and limp, as if I've done strenuous exercise, is that what those strange poses are for?"
Merlin gently clenched his fists, veins exposed, he could feel his strength increased some, although not very obvious, and just now the whole body sweating profusely, as if they had done strenuous exercise, but Merlin was clear that he had simply maintained the peculiar posture on the relief before.
Overall, the postures on the relief seemed to make Merlin's body develop in a good direction. Despite not knowing the origin of the relief, there was no reason for Merlin not to continue practicing since it had such a magical effect.
Merlin soaked in the tub for a while, the smell of sweat washed away, then got up, dressed, saw the relief on the writing desk, Merlin pondered for a while, gently stroking the pattern on the relief.
The posture on the relief, Merlin has all remembered in his mind, so the relief is temporarily useless, he will hide it at the head of the bed, open the door to the room and walk downstairs.
Downstairs in front of the dining table, Mei Xue was holding his chin with his left hand and drawing something on the table with his right hand in a bored manner, while the butler was standing by the side. When he saw Merlin coming downstairs, he slightly bowed and said respectfully, "Young Master Merlin, dinner is ready."
"Well, I've kept you all waiting."
Merlin was in a happy mood and therefore had a good appetite, cut off a roast leg of lamb and drank a glass of milk, so he soon banished the chill from his body and felt warm and very comfortable all over.
Merlin slightly lifted the body of the plush coat some, head leaned back in the chair, eyes slightly squinted, can clearly see outside the door as goose feathers of snow drifting in the air.
"It's so cold, and I wonder how Father is doing?"
Mei Xue also finished eating, looking at the snow outside, said with a worried face.
Old Wilson went to the territory to collect taxes, usually just three to five days, counting the time, the old Wilson will soon return.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Suddenly, a sharp knock came from the forbidden door, Merlin and Mei Xue both hurriedly looked towards the gate, so late, who else would come to the ancient castle?
The butler hurriedly went forward to open the door, a cold wind immediately into the house, the cold and bone-chilling wind, Merlin's face changed slightly, he was in the cold wind, actually smelled a strong blood gas.
"Commander Pura? What's wrong with you?"
The butler cried out in surprise, and it turned out that the person standing outside the door was actually the chief of the guards beside old Wilson.
Hearing the butler's alarm, Merlin's mind immediately came up with some memories of Pula, Pula commanded the castle and all the knights in the territory, in addition to the old Wilson, almost the greatest power he has, is the right arm of the old Wilson's side, so even Merlin, have to address Pula as uncle.
"Uncle Pra, what brings you back? Did father come back early too?"
Mei Xue also hurriedly stood up and asked with some excitement.
Pula is with the old Wilson, together with the territory to collect taxes, now since Pula has returned, then the old Wilson should also return.
But Pula shook his head slightly and said in a low voice, "The Baroness has not returned yet."
The hearts of the people sank, could it be that something happened to old Wilson?
"It's cold outside, come in and talk."
The housekeeper hurriedly let Pula enter into the hall, turned around and closed the door tightly. At once, the house seemed much warmer without the cold wind pouring into it.
Merlin then clearly look at Pula's appearance, Pula stout, tiger back, upper body wearing a silver and white light armor, a short chestnut hair is quite loose, covered with patches of white snow.
But at this time Pula, white armor is covered with crimson blood, the hand of the great sword even have a few openings, obviously just after a fierce fight.
"Uncle Prah, what's wrong with you? Where is father?"
Pula grinned and said, "Hey, of course the Baron is fine, but in the process of going to the territory, we encountered a small group of thieves, the Baron commanded us, has killed this group of thieves back. The baron was worried that if the bandits came back, it would pose a threat to the territory, so he asked me to rush back and transfer a hundred heavy armored knights from the castle!"
Merlin heart a slight relief, actually encountered thieves, this is not a trivial matter, but the old Wilson is back from the battlefield, for the fight has long been used to, against thieves, he has more ways.
What's more, the old Wilson has long trained a group of heavy armor knights, a total of one hundred and fifty, counted as the most powerful force within the old Wilson Castle.
"Uncle Pula, the city is still very calm, and the ancient castle does not need so many heavy armored knights to protect, why don't you just transfer all the 150 heavy armored knights to ensure that nothing happens to father and the territory."
Pulla hesitated for a while, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, as Master Merlin said, I will transfer all the 150 knights in heavy armor, Master Merlin also rest assured that those thieves are nothing, when I was under the command of the Baron, I do not know how many Eastern heretics' heads were cut off, what is a mere thief?"
Pula said with a big smile, looking very confident, he was also a soldier under the old Wilson, together with the brutal crusade against the Eastern heretics of the war, and then the old Wilson was awarded a knighthood by the kingdom, it also brought Pula back together.
In contrast to the old Wilson, Pula is a standard soldier, warlike, loyal, decisive, but also cruel, bloody, murderous, in the old castle, many servants are very afraid of Pula commander.
"Uncle Pula, you haven't eaten anything yet, it's so cold, it's hard for you too, there's still half a roast goat left here, you hurry up and eat some."
Pula also did not polite, he ran in the snow all day and night, is indeed hungry, so reached out to grab the table of roast lamb and ate. But Pula also did not delay much time, he quickly went to the old fortress to mobilize a hundred and fifty knights in heavy armor, and then darted out of the old fortress.
Watching the one hundred and fifty heavy-armored knights leave the ancient castle, Merlin's eyebrows did not relax, he looked up to the butler and asked, "It has always been safe outside Blackwater City, how come thieves suddenly appeared recently? And looking at Uncle Prah's appearance, I am afraid that this bandit is not weak, otherwise father would not have asked Uncle Prah to come back and transfer the heavy armored knights."
The butler looked at Merlin and said with some hesitation, "Blackwater City used to be very safe indeed, but recently, for some unknown reason, there has been a fierce band of thieves that have attacked several towns outside Blackwater City, and the knight brigade of the City Defense Corps has been deployed several times, but no trace of the bandits can be seen. But the young master do not worry, the baron has a hundred and fifty heavy armor knights, plus the territory of the knights, against a mere bandit, or no problem."
Merlin nodded gently, with old Wilson in, the territory should not go too wrong.