Safiya replied: "It's okay, it's my child too."

“Oh.”

[Well, I can recognize this "Dragon Mother". After all, she has been protecting and taking care of me since I was an egg.]

De La Serre smiled, the first time he had smiled since Owens' death, and then he explained to Safiya:

"It just said that it recognizes you as its mother."

"Yeah, I knew it, hehe." After saying that, Safiya gently kissed the little dragon Ryan's head.

“Oh.”

[Mmm, it feels so good. I really want to do it again. ]

"I knew that Long was also a womanizer. How obscene."

“Ouch!”

[You know nothing! This is motherly love! ]

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, Safiya. During this time, I need you to take good care of it. I have to arrange the defense."

After that, De La Serre was about to leave and go to the soldiers' rest area at Awang's side to arrange other matters, but was stopped by Safiya.

"Are you worried that Nayantulu of the Khergit Khanate will attack Uxhaul?"

"I'm not worried. I'm sure he will come. He knows I only have a few soldiers."

"What should we do? We can't recruit more soldiers to help us now..." There was a trace of worry on Safiya's face.

“It’s okay, I have arranged for businessman Manide to make money, and I believe there will be results tomorrow night.

When the time comes, I will take this money and go to the tavern to find Chuchu to hire a group of elite soldiers. "

"What? You want to go out again? It's very dangerous outside now!"

"I have to go, I have to protect Uxhall and the three villages, this is what I promised you.

Don't worry, it's still safe here for now. Awang will also stay in the town to take charge of law and order and protect you and the young dragon."

Safiya wanted to say a few more words of advice, but De Lassel hugged her and her baby dragon tightly.

"I will come back safely, I promise."

“Ah…”

[Let go of me now, I’m suffocating, you’re strangling me to death…]

"Hey, dolls should be caught from a young age, how can you say bad words!"

De Lassel was about to pat the young dragon Ryan's tender butt as a lesson, but was stopped by Safiya.

"Baron, you are also a fool who swears all the time. You still have the nerve to say that to others. Okay, you should leave quickly and be careful."

Good man, you are so protective of your child...

After giving the instructions, De La Serre turned and left, hurried to the soldiers' rest area on Awang's side.

At this moment, Awang turned his grief and anger into strength, and he turned his longing for his elder brother Owens into the motivation to move forward.

Right now he is undergoing devilish training to hone his abilities.

"Good fellow, seeing how hard you work, you will soon become a 4th-level senior Kugit archer."

De La Serre muttered to himself as he walked towards Awang.

The perceptive Awang seemed to have noticed it. He turned around and saw that it was the Baron who came. He clasped his fists and bowed respectfully, saying, "Good morning, honorable master."

"Awang, I have to go out of town. Please protect Safiya for the next few days. I also entrust this town of Uxhall to you."

"Please rest assured. Even though there are only me and four new Swadian soldiers, we will still defend this place! I will do my best to protect Safiya!"

Seeing that he had regained his fighting spirit, De La Serre was very pleased and continued:

"Well, if a large army really attacks, you won't be able to resist. Just abandon this place and flee to the capital of the kingdom. I will then go to the kingdom to find you."

"Master, what you just said will never happen!"

Seeing Awang's determined expression, De La Serre said nothing more, patted him on the shoulder to show his approval, and left.

Since he had been to Chuchu's tavern many times before, De Lassel was already familiar with the route, and it was much more convenient for him to travel there and back on horseback.

It took about a day for him to arrive.

Fortunately, Queen Ronnie was in the tavern today, and her personal bodyguards Xiaonan and Xiaojia, as usual, were guarding the door.

Xiao Nan recognized the handsome figure from afar. It was De Lassel again.

"Baron, you are here quite early. We heard that the Kingdom of Swadia and the Khergit Khanate have already gone to war. You should be busy with the war at this time."

The disastrous defeat in the last competition has calmed Xiao Nan's temper a lot, and he speaks in a gentle manner.

"Xiao Nan, I'm here for the war."

"The Queen is in there, please go in and talk to her. I see your horse is very tired, so when you go back, you can switch to ours, it will be faster."

[System prompt: The equipment column is missing an item - an ordinary traveling horse.]

[System prompt: The equipment column has obtained an item - a strong traveling horse.]

After this incident, De La Serre thought that Xiao Nan was not really a bad person. He also had the spirit of honor of a knight, knew shame and then became brave, and was also very generous and frank.

Then, De La Serre expressed his gratitude sincerely. He nodded and said, "Okay, thank you."

The tavern was relatively quiet today, with not many customers. The Queen of Smoking, Ronnie, was lying on a rocking chair at the counter, resting her eyes.

"Tsk, tsk, it's broad daylight, and you're tired just after opening the door?"

Only De La Salle would tell her to twitch, and only he would dare to do so.

Hearing this name, hearing this familiar and magnetic voice, Queen Ronnie quickly woke up and climbed up from the rocking chair.

"Hey, Baron, long time no see. You came here alone. Are you afraid that Safiya will see that you like me? Did you miss me?"

"I want to... No, no, no, I'm here for something."

"What's up?"

"Borrow someone."

"Borrow from whom?"

"Lend your people, your mercenaries."

"That costs money."

"I have no money."

"Then you are not borrowing people, you are borrowing money. Where is the 3,000 dinars from last time?"

“I’ve spent all my money.”

"Good fellow, Baron, you think I'm your money-storage place? Do you think I have an inexhaustible supply?"

The two of them talked very quickly, their brains working very fast.

"Chu Chu, listen to me..."

"I won't listen."

"No, you have to listen."

"I won't listen."

After saying that, Ronnie stood up and prepared to lie back in the rocking chair, but was quickly embraced by De Lassel.

His hand gently stroked the slender waist of Empress Luo Nier, and his movements were quite ambiguous.

"Chuchu, my princess, listen to me."

"Okay... then... then you tell me, let me go first."

Even though she has experienced countless love affairs and teased countless men, there are times when she feels shy.

De La Serre calculated that after deducting the recent food and troop expenses, he would have 500 dinars left. If he added the grape seeds sold by the merchant Manid, it should be 2,000...