"Knock knock", at this moment, the sound of knocking on the window suddenly rang out, startling Lan who was in deep thought.

Familiar midnight, familiar knock on the window. Lan walked to the window and opened it, and a strange green-skinned figure appeared.

"Good evening, Corianm."

Lann was confused. What was Corianm? He didn't even recognize the tree spirit in front of him.

The tree spirit opposite was not familiar with Lan En either. She had no intention of entering the house. She only heard her say, "I am here to convey the will of Lady Esna. Corianm - Lady Esna wants to see you."

Lan tried to make an invitation gesture to let the other party come into the house, but the tree spirit opposite did not move at all, so he did not insist.

"Who is talking to me? Who is 'Corianm'? According to human etiquette, this is not a conversational posture. I thought the relationship between Brokilon Town and you, the Daughters of the Forest, had been eased, otherwise Esna would not have sent a messenger I didn't know to 'convey her will' to me in the middle of the night in this way."

The tree spirit outside the door hesitated for a moment, and seemed to feel that his behavior was a little inappropriate, so he explained: "I am Silsa, and 'Corianm' means 'lion' in the ancient language. I heard your people call you that, and I thought it was a respectful title."

Lan nodded and accepted the explanation: "You see, this gives us a basis for continuing our conversation... By the way, how did you sneak in? I remember that the town was under martial law."

In response to the blind spot that Lann had discovered, Silsa replied, "There are several escape routes facing the forest that are only known to the daughters of the forest and the townspeople. There is almost no defense there."

Lan nodded calmly, but he felt that there was a hidden danger in his heart. He could trust the tree spirit, but he couldn't leave a completely unguarded passage.

"Okay, you said Ms. Esna wanted to see me, so when..."

Lan En had just said half of his words when there was a knock on the door:

"Boom boom boom."

Without waiting for Lan to turn around, Sirsa closed the window with lightning speed.

How can a courier act like an assassin? Is our current relationship really as harmonious as Luca described?

Lann looked suspicious and shouted, "Come in."

House pushed the door open and the servant's eyes were red. He first bowed to Lann, and then stood there a little uncomfortably.

Lan gave him a strange look. This guy's condition was very strange. It didn't seem like anything serious had happened. Was this a personal disaster?

He felt that there was still movement from Silsa outside the window, and the tree spirit had not gone far. He was about to hint to House not to say anything confidential and to discuss it tomorrow, but he saw the servant suddenly kneel down with a plop and burst into tears.

Lan's face twitched, and he sat back in his chair, quietly waiting for the servant to dry his tears.

Silsa, who was lying outside the window and listening, was confused. What was the lord of Brochilon Town doing?

After waiting for about ten breaths, House finally stopped crying. He sincerely apologized to Lann: "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'm so rude, Lord Earl."

Lann frowned and said, "You kneeled as soon as you came in. I guess you are in trouble. Crying is the most useless thing to do when facing trouble. I hope what you say next is worth my wait."

House lowered his head and explained, "I definitely don't dare to cause you trouble at this time. The pain just now was because I couldn't suppress the sadness in my heart. I knelt down only because of what I am going to say next. I want to ask you--"

House leaned down, but his voice was loud: "I would like to ask you to give me the 'Lion-Headed Silver Sword'!"

Lane raised an eyebrow and waited for House to continue.

House looked at the Earl and found that he did not refute. There was even encouragement in his eyes. His speech became smoother: "Earl, I don't want to be under Mr. Ens anymore. Of course, Mr. Ens is knowledgeable and treats me well. But I want to be like Ace and continue to protect you with a sword!"

Lan thought for a while and said, "But you have talent in this area. You should also know that it is easier for you to continue on your current path. The role you can play in the future may be more powerful than Ace."

House lowered his head again: "I dare not disobey the path you arranged."

Lan looked at House who didn't dare to refute him, and suddenly laughed: "Go on, you must have other reasons. I allow you to finish it."

House was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Sward is gone..."

Lan was silent.

House continued, "In his last moments, he asked us to protect the princess and leave first, but he stayed behind. And in the past year, I have been blaming him and rejecting him in my heart. I watched him holding the sword in pain alone, and forgot the friendship we had when we fought together in the past."

"He was ready to die. I know Ace was also ready to die. I was the only one who was timid at that moment. I had to run away with the princess in my arms, but I was timid in my heart. I can't forgive myself for being so cowardly at that time!"

House said loudly: "Sward is gone, but I can't just assume he's gone. His will needs someone to inherit it. I miss the days when the three of us followed you with swords in hand. But now it's not enough to have just Ace by your side. You still need a sword!"

"Ens, Hardy, and the mayor of Brokilon will handle the internal affairs. I want to continue to stay by your side. I swear that I will follow your footsteps and defend your honor with my life!"

The words of the horse herder's son were powerful.

Lann sighed and stood up. He moved his hand slightly and the lion-headed silver sword came into his hand.

"Get up, House, and get down on one knee."

There were too many implications in this sentence. House suddenly panicked: "No... Lord Earl, I am not good enough..."

Lann placed the sword on House's right shoulder and said, "When you have done enough meritorious service, give me this sword, and it will then move from your right shoulder to your left shoulder. Now, relax your body and mind. I will give you the power of a lion, and you will be able to gain strength from showing mercy and helping others and punishing evil."

Hearing Lane's words, House's pupils suddenly dilated.

A skill point was consumed to open a blank follower panel, and the experience value then jumped slightly to a single digit:

[Follower: House Linewich

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Level: 1

Talent: None

Experience value: 0/1000

HP: 160/160

Mana: None

Inventory: Cavalry Armor, Cavalry Greaves, Cavalry Gloves

Skills: Calm Mind, Elementary Swordsmanship, Advanced Riding

Mission: None]

After the attribute column indicating the success of the contract follower appeared, the system sent a series of prompts:

[Shared follower talent failed]

[Sharing follower skills]

[Skills acquired: Calm mind]

[Matching Demon Hunter Skill: Rage Control]

[Anger Control]: If your current mana is too low, you can use adrenaline to cast magic skills.

"It's yours, House. From now on you are my sword, too."

House raised his hands above his head, holding the lion-headed silver sword, and pleaded: "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Earl. Please allow me to name this sword 'Sward'."

Lann chuckled and said, "It's your freedom now."

Holding the newly acquired sword in his arms, House thanked Lane again and left. The room became silent again.

"Knock knock," the sound of knocking on the window sounded again, the wooden window opened, and Sirsa's complicated face appeared in the moonlight.

"Can I come in?"

Lann made a "please" gesture.

"I've been inviting you to come in. After all, sitting on the window is not the right way to have a conversation. Ellie wasn't as reserved as you before. I also want to ask, where is Ellie?"

Silsa was too reserved to move around the house. She just stood there and looked at the furnishings inside. She answered the question irrelevantly: "That is a powerful warrior."

The dryad pointed at the door, signaling House who had already walked away.

Lan was naturally happy to hear someone praising his subordinates, but he still said modestly: "You haven't seen him yet, nor have you fought him."

"Warriors don't look at appearance, and sometimes they don't even look at swords." Sirsa's eyes were complicated. "The way he spoke to you was as if we were talking to Lady Esna. You are lucky, Corianm."

Lann was very pleased. Although he was not used to the tree spirit calling him "Corianm", he still responded and continued the conversation:

"Where were we just talking about?"

"You asked me when Ms. Esna would like to see you."

Lann clapped his hands together: "Yes, so when was it?"

Silsa replied: "When it is convenient for you."

It's unexpectedly considerate.

Lan thought for a while and said, "That may take two or three days. I just came back here and I still have a lot of things to deal with. You can stay here temporarily. There are still many vacant rooms."

Silsa nodded. Lan's house was indeed quite big.

Two days later, Lann had basically reorganized the troops in the territory. After he came down to comfort and appease the soldiers, the soldiers stayed in place and the refugees were also properly resettled.

During this time, Lann also briefly reviewed his current status:

[Name: Lann Lannister Rhaanron

Gender: Male

Race: Demon Hunter

Level: 20

Talents: Ancient Blood (partially awakened), Magic Aura, Sharpshooter

Experience: 16/1500

HP: 2070/2070

Mana: 2600/2600

Inventory: Slightly

Skills: Muscle Memory (5/5), Precision Blow (5/5), Strength Training (5/5), Immovable (5/5), Undead (1/5), Whirling Sword Dance (1/5), Improved Endurance (5/5), Survival Instinct, Metabolic Control, Gourmet, Griffin School Skills, Rage Control, Magic Sense, Poison Blood, Death Strike, Magic Tide

Followers: Black Wind, Ace, House, Milva

Mission: None]

Lann's level has been raised to level 20. He leveled up by killing enemies crazily after returning to Cintra, and then completed the series of tasks of [City Defense Iron Guard] to make a double jump. Compared with leaving Toussaint, he leveled up three levels in one go.

By comparing with the previous attributes, the upgrade increased health from 10 points per level to 100 points per level, and the mana increased by 200 points per level. Lann estimated that the increase in mana was affected by the 100% increase in [Magic Tide]. The normal demon hunter system should also increase mana by 100 points per level, the same as health.

The three skill points obtained were not used to choose skills, but instead contracts were made to three followers, which respectively obtained the [Archer] talent that enhances archery skills, the [Magic Aura] talent that enhances the range and accuracy of magic attacks, and the general skill [Anger Control].

From this we can conclude that the talents of [Follower] are directly copied, while the skills will be matched to the skills of the Demon Hunter system.

After obtaining the [Archer], Lann also found a craftsman in the town to equip himself with a crossbow. A better quality one would take time to customize. This allowed him to get rid of the dilemma of throwing his sword as a hatchet when he had nothing to do.

The above is Lan’s recent achievement.

Now in front of Lann was the Brokilon Forest. The dryad Sirsa had been waiting by the roadside, accompanied by several servants who were worried about him going into the forest alone.

"Let's go to Duan Canal!"