C98 Those Who Are Good at Hiding Their Strength will Become Great Men

On the last day of October 1016 in Reiss Empire, the annual recruitment of troops in Silo Province began like a raging fire. Because it was Duke's private army. Therefore, it was not as grand as the empire. According to the usual practice, the recruitment of troops in Duke's Mansion would be the first month of the New Year. It was a good sign. However, what made many people feel strange was that Duke's recruitment this time was one month earlier than usual.

When the official recruitment notice was posted in Duke's Mansion, the entire Silo Province was in an uproar. Even the entire empire was in an uproar.

Because the recruitment request this time was very strange. As long as one was registered in Silo Province, they were qualified to be selected into Duke's private army. And the last point was especially eye-catching.

Yellow people and black people were the priority!

It was obvious that this last rule completely excluded the white people from the conscription team.

Such an exciting piece of news was no less than throwing a heavy bomb in the entire empire. Whether it was the Lower Race or the white man, they had undoubtedly been discussing this issue these few days.

It didn't matter to the white man. After all, they had farmland and land, so whether they served or not was actually not important to them. It was just that some of the children who wanted to enter the upper class of society through the army would be more interested. However, those Lower Race were different.

Originally, the Lower Race was very hesitant about the unexpected action of Silo Province. However, it immediately thought of Baron, who had just arrived at this place with a Lower Race. Presumably, after so many years, the empire had finally begun to slowly fulfill its promise to the Lower Race. And Silo Province was probably a test.

Lee Xiang had been staying in the courtyard for the past two days, thinking about the problem of the Dragon Ball. Unfortunately, he was still unable to find a clue. In the end, he gave up. In addition, after Lena arbitrarily agreed to go with Lee Xiang the last time, Lena was restricted from going out these few days, which also made Lee Xiang tired. Although Ronton didn't say it openly, he still hinted to Kerry that it would be best if he didn't interact with Arthur more often. Therefore, Lee Xiang decided to stay in the prefecture as well. Since the Dragon Ball couldn't be used, He still had to practice his magic. No matter what, He was planning to go to the winery to take a look, but it was because of the conscription. In the end, he gave up on this idea and decided to stay in the residence.

Bill and the others, who were in charge of guarding Lee Xiang, were transferred to Duke because of the conscription work.

What made Lee Xiang curious was that he didn't want to inquire about this matter. Even Ao Bing and his brother, who wanted to go out and watch the show, were asked to stay inside. His purpose was to not give others a feeling that he was concerned about this matter. However, Bill would tell Lee Xiang about the recruitment every day after he returned. This made Lee Xiang feel very strange. In the end, he understood that it might be some kind of hint from Ronton. This made him very vigilant. It was obvious that this grandfather of his. . . He was really starting to doubt him, but he had yet to show it. This proved that the suggestion he had proposed had some side effects. It might even cause a barrier to appear in Ronton's heart, who originally didn't have any thoughts about him. This was definitely a fatal problem.

From Bill, he knew that Duke Ronton was planning to recruit a division formed by Lower Race. It was only five thousand people, but in the end, he changed his mind. He had formed two divisions. In other words, one fifth of Duke Ronton's fifty thousand Lower Race would be from the private army. This was definitely a very bold thing. To be honest, even Lee Xiang admired his grandfather for being old and firm. Because he had originally thought that the most ideal thing would be a division. He did not expect that it would be two divisions. It was obvious that he had a motive for doing so. It wasn't until the third day that Lee Xiang understood Ronton's intention.

It was only by accident that he found out from Bill that these two divisions were not prepared to be used in a proper battle. To put it bluntly, they were only used to be in charge of simple security patrols in Silo Province. The real reason they cooperated with the troops of the empire to guard the border was still his fifty thousand private army. It was also said that some of the soldiers who were preparing to retire today were temporarily postponed for a year. It was obvious that although Duke Ronton had accepted Lee Xiang's suggestion, he still had a backup plan. Lee Xiang was almost certain. The commanders of the two divisions formed by Lower Race were probably all white people. The direct problem that this brought was probably as he had expected. He had been eliminated.

Because Duke Ronton had not talked to him about this matter in the past few days. The whole thing was done by his uncle, Smith. Although Bill had told Lee Xiang some news that didn't hurt him, it made Lee Xiang feel even more uncomfortable.

In other words, he might have come up with an idea. But in the end, all the good people were made by his uncle, Smith! And he, Lee Xiang, might not even be able to drink the last bowl of soup. He had been waiting for Ronton to come and find him, but it seemed like he had completely forgotten about him. It was just a golden signboard to attract Lower Race to join the army.

Lee Xiang had been staying in his courtyard for the past few days, watching over the few pots of flowers and plants in the courtyard with interest. This was the first thing he did when he came to the Duke's Mansion. To him, although the flowers and plants could make him lose his will to play with, But it could also make people feel good. The most important thing was when he was agitated and uneasy. He could use this to get rid of the inexplicable troubles in his heart. Of course, the other thing was that he clearly knew that he appeared to be showing off a little in many situations. This was not good. It was very easy to arouse the vigilance of others.

Those who were good at hiding their strength would become great! He understood the meaning of this sentence very well.

Thus, although he was still thinking about these things in his heart, he could not show it. Of course, what he was most concerned about right now was the few seeds that Ao Guang had brought back a few days ago.

Luckily, although Lee Xiang's magic had not improved much recently, he had studied magic potions very well. Especially with Ao Bing's guidance, he had gained a lot during this period of time.

Therefore, with the help of Ao Bing and Lee Xiang's magic potions, these few seeds germinated the next day. This did not only surprise Lee Xiang. He even forgot about other things because of this.

"Young master!" A crisp voice woke Lee Xiang, who was focusing his attention, up. He immediately knew that it was his only maidservant, Beier. Speaking of this, he still needed to thank Ronton. Originally, the servants in his courtyard were all men. Moreover, they were all yellow people like him. Later, for some reason, they specially bought a yellow girl for him. She was also Looh Beier. Speaking of this girl, Although her appearance was not very shocking, it was better than her cute appearance. The most important thing was that she wasn't that old either. Strictly speaking, she wasn't much younger than Lee Xiang.

Originally, Lee Xiang didn't need any maidservants. However, when he first saw this girl with the same skin color as him, he really liked her. Of course, it wasn't the type of love between men and women. It was purely the feeling of cuteness, like the feeling of a next-door little sister. Thus, he didn't refuse.

And this Beier honestly did not disappoint Lee Xiang either. Not only was she considerate, but she was also very considerate. Most importantly, she seemed to be able to read people's minds. Lee Xiang had spent most of his time chatting with her when he did not practice magic for the past few days. Looh Beier was a little shy when she first saw Lee Xiang. However, after the two of them got along, Lee Xiang did not put on airs at all. It was very natural for him to do so.

From Looh Beier, he found out that their family was in Bael City. Because they were born in Bael City, they had chosen this homophone when they gave their names. Strictly speaking, their family background was not bad. In fact, his family background wasn't bad either. In fact, his family background was considered average among the Lower Race. However, for some reason, he had actually come to the Duke's Mansion to be a servant. Later on, when Lee Xiang was chatting with her, she found out. It turned out that the mother of this girl had always been a servant of a noble family in Silo Province. In other words, their family probably made a living by doing so. Thinking about the special situation in Silo Province, it wasn't strange for a white man to have a servant with a Lower Race in his family. However, for the upper class of the Duke's Mansion, the existence of a servant with a Lower Race was a little strange.

Lee Xiang slightly nodded his head and smiled. At the same time, he stood up.

"Young master, why aren't you going out for a walk today? It's so lively outside!" Looh Beier walked to Lee Xiang's side and casually took a pair of scissors that were used to cut flowers and plants.

Lee Xiang laughed. Of course he knew what this girl meant by lively. It seemed that it was because the conscription had come to an end. Therefore, it was not strange for Beier City to be lively these few days.

Looh Beier clearly saw through Lee Xiang's meaning and hurriedly explained, "It is not what you think. When I went to buy wine for Uncle Ao Guang today, I discovered another matter that was even more sensational than conscription. . . "

Lee Xiang was slightly stunned. He knew very well that Looh Beier bought wine for Brother Ao Guang. Almost every day, she would go to the wine house that he had been to before. He had tacitly approved of this. However, he could not think of anything more exciting than the recruitment of the Lower Race these few days.

"What is it?" Lee Xiang asked with great interest.

"I finally saw Holy Maiden in the church today. " Looh Beier moved her head to Lee Xiang's side and whispered.

"Holy Maiden?" Lee Xiang was slightly moved. He knew that within these few days, the church would hold a huge prayer ceremony to welcome the grandest day of God's grace on this continent. Arthur had invited him in advance, and had told him that there would be people of the church's weight coming to support him. He had originally thought that the person of this weight would be someone from the Cardinals, or even the Bishop. He did not expect it to be Holy Maiden? This made him feel a little strange. After all, although Holy Maiden had a higher status, she was still just the supervisor of a group of female cultivators. Strictly speaking, her position was never as high as the archbishop's.

"Yes, you can go out now. You can also see that she just happened to be entering the city. Many people are welcoming her along the way! Furthermore, she is accompanied by a Arch-Cardinal and is escorted by a Holy Knight of the Church. . . " Looh Beier nodded. At this point, Looh Beier sighed slightly. She continued, "This saintess is really beautiful. I can be sure that I have grown so big. She is one of the most beautiful women I have ever seen. . . "

Lee Xiang smiled. Since she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. . . She added another one. This was obviously a little wordy. However, it was obvious that this girl had seen a woman as beautiful and moving as Holy Maiden in the past. Since a woman could be praised by another woman like this, it was obvious that there was something extraordinary about her. And since it was Holy Maiden of the Holy Church, then it was only natural that she was beautiful. Thinking about what Ao Bing had told him about the nun, Lee Xiang secretly sighed. She was just a pitiful woman.

"But according to what I know, you don't believe in the Church, do you? Why are you so interested in Holy Maiden?" Lee Xiang did not take it to heart and asked with a smile.

"I don't believe it. . . " Looh Beier pouted her small mouth but her expression was very strange as she said,. . . "But this Holy Maiden is different from all the Holy Maiden in the previous Holy Church because she is the same as us. She is also a yellow person! So now the entire Bael City and even the entire Silo Province are probably discussing this problem. . . "

"What?" Lee Xiang's facial expression changed, and he cried out involuntarily.

This was too much of a coincidence!

Lee Xiang could almost figure out why they had come all the way here with such great fanfare. Why had they caused such a huge commotion? Moreover, along the way, there was an Arch-Cardinal and the Holy Knights of the Holy Church. Perhaps there was even a Divine Master of the Holy Church among them? It was very obvious. It was because Holy Maiden was a Lower Race! According to what Lee Xiang knew, in the history of the Holy Church, It was true that there had never been a Lower Race before Holy Maiden, so Lee Xiang definitely had a reason to believe it. To a certain extent, it was not a coincidence that the Lower Race, Holy Maiden, had come to Silo Province at the same time as his Lower Race, Baron. Strictly speaking, it should have the same meaning. The only difference was that he was in the control of the empire, while Holy Maiden was in the control of the Church.

Thinking of this, Lee Xiang could not help but feel a sense of appreciation towards Holy Maiden.

Thinking about the grand prayer ceremony that was about to arrive and the upcoming God's Grace Day, the Church seemed to be a little impatient to wait here.

Holy Maiden should be the heavyweight of the Holy Church that Arthur had mentioned earlier. However, there was still about a month before the Grace Day. Would she be a little early now? Lee Xiang thought for a moment and immediately thought of the possibility that it was because of Duke Ronton's wanton recruitment of Lower Race. So they had no choice but to come early.