I'm in Terra

"Are you still going to go ahead with that stupid plan you had prepared?"

After Gertrude woke up, a strong arm wrapped around her head and held her tightly in his arms. Victoria had actually woken up a long time ago, but considering that it was still vacation time, he took a rare nap.

He knew that Gertrude, who had just escaped the nightmare of death, needed someone to rely on, and now was the best time.

Feeling the firm muscles that had tormented her to death last night, Gertrude rubbed her legs and buried her head in Victoria's arms. "Why should I continue? Although the Voice of the World is quite interesting, it's essentially the same as a bomb. I'd have to be crazy to study that kind of thing on my own territory."

"That's a wise move." Victoria noticed Gertrude's little movement and moved his big hand around her slightly downward. "Since you don't want to continue with the plan, how about helping me with something? I will give you a generous reward that you can't even imagine."

"Reward? That kind of thing doesn't matter at all." Gertrude shuddered slightly and took the initiative to roll over and press on Victoria. "Isn't it just to do those things that you've kept me here? It's my honor to serve you. Why ask for a reward?"

"I like smart people, but clear rewards and punishments are also rules that must be followed." Victoria snorted and held Gertrude's waist. She was indeed a mature woman. Even though she was almost fainted by him last night, she dared to continue to provoke him when she got up this morning.

"Your body hasn't recovered yet. Aren't you afraid you won't be able to get out of bed soon?"

"At worst, you can just take a day off on the pretext of being sick. But aren't you afraid that the little girl will be jealous?" Gertrude's body moved slightly as she had gradually adapted to Victoria's warmth.

"Dorothy won't be jealous. She is irreplaceable by my side." Victoria, who had long recovered, would not let go of the lady who took the initiative to provoke him, and beat her to a pulp on the spot.

This can barely be considered as morning exercise.

Watching the lady retreating into bed, Victoria stretched his muscles and walked into the bathroom, taking a quick shower. Only after he emerged, drying his hair, did Gertrude regain her composure.

"What a scary man! I thought I could control you this morning, but I didn't expect you to still be so energetic."

"Enough of the joking." Victor flicked Gertrude's forehead and slowly put on his tights. Even in daylight, this pitch-black windbreaker would look perfectly at home on Victor. His aura was enough to make any outfit look tasteful.

After putting on his clothes, Victoria stared at Ms. Gertrude on the bed and said seriously, "I want you to give up Leitania and become mine."

Gertrude, who had long since become part of the remnant gang, agreed to Victoria's request without hesitation: "No problem, what do you want me to do?"

"I command a brave and capable legion in Ursus, but the legion is not perfect now. I still lack a team of warlocks that I can trust." Victoria sat on the edge of the bed, playing with a badge belonging to Luxembourg.

Gertrude stared at Victoria beside the bed with her eyes wide open in disbelief. She had originally thought that Victoria was the son of some noble who was out for fun, but she had never expected that he would be such a young man and already a general.

"Are you sure it's a legion?"

"If you want to call a force of more than 20,000 people a squad, I have no objection." Victoria smiled and threw the badge to Gertrude's pillow.

"But you look less than twenty years old." Gertrude confirmed again. Although she didn't know much about the aristocratic system of Ursus, if she simply applied the system of Leithania, a noble who controlled 20,000 soldiers...this was already close to the scale of an elector.

"I just celebrated my coming-of-age ceremony this year," Victoria reaffirmed. "None of this matters. What matters is that my army is currently short of warlocks. I plan to train a dedicated team of warlocks, with a strength of at least one hundred."

Seeing that Victoria's expression was genuine, Gertrude held her forehead and thought, "How far is your territory from Visheim?"

Victoria replied, "Luxembourg is located northeast of Ursus. It would take at least a week to drive here. However, I used a special Originium technique to get here, so the trip took no more than three days."

"Special Originium technique?"

Gertrude's mind flashed with Dorothy's image, and she instantly understood why she was Victoria's irreplaceable right-hand man. A courier who could cross a country in three days was an absolute treasure no matter where she was. Furthermore, Zorn and his caravan were no ordinary figures. In just over a week, they had thoroughly investigated the entire remaining group of Visheimers, something she hadn't been able to accomplish in years.

Victor, who possesses such power, needs her, a Leitanian, to help him form a team of warlocks...

Looking at Victoria's handsome young face, Gertrude seemed to understand something: "What are you going to do? I will cooperate with you to the fullest."

"There are four things you need to take care of." Victoria nodded and stated his requirements bluntly: "First, I need one or more experienced warlocks to return to Ursus with me to select suitable candidates to become warlocks. This task will not be too difficult. My territory is prosperous enough, and there are countless infected people willing to become warlocks. The only thing to note is... the person you choose cannot be too patriotic, or at least cannot be a leaker."

Gertrude nodded and casually plucked the strings of the zither beside the bed. "I understand. If you can guarantee unimpeded access, I can do this myself. While I wouldn't call myself a master of Originium, I do have some knowledge of it."

Jiuchi Roulin: 147 Vinegar

"That's not necessary." Although Gertrude's words were somewhat shocking, Victoria could still understand her thoughts to some extent. "Ursus and Letania won't be at odds anytime soon, and I'm not the kind of fool who demands constant loyalty from others. Cherishing your position and expanding your wings is the greatest oath to me."

"It's all up to you."

Gertrude narrowed her eyes and began to act coquettishly towards Victoria. She was quite pleased with Victoria's trust and generosity, but Gertrude was not a fool, nor did she intend to treat Victoria as one.

What kind of leader is so completely unguarded against his subordinates? Either he's an idiot, or he has no desire for power, or... he's so confident that he can control everything that even a rebellion wouldn't affect him in the slightest.

Rather than trying to figure out what kind of person Victoria was, Gertrude was more worried about whether she would be abandoned.

Victor couldn't hide Gertrude's deliberate coquettishness, but he still reached out and stroked the greedy lady. "Once I've decided on the candidates, I'll send them to you through a specially opened channel. Your task is to find a way to train them and cultivate them into qualified sorcerers. In addition, you must also put Visheheim's armaments on the agenda. As a nominal administrator, it's a dereliction of duty for a lord to have no soldiers who can fight."

"I will," Gertrude agreed readily. She would have done so even without Victoria telling her. Previously, the threat from those remaining members of the group had been a thorn in her side, preventing her from making any major moves. Now that the threat was over, her first reaction was to find a way to gather a trustworthy escort.

"I'll leave Zorn and the others with you temporarily to fill in the gaps, but they won't stay in Visheheim for long. Once your team is fully formed, they'll return to Ursus." Victoria ruffled Gertrude's smooth hair, his eyes drifting to the clock beside him. "One last thing. I'll arrange for some people to find and entertain the Sakota from yesterday. I have something to ask her."

"Are you talking about Arturo? I see." Gertrude blinked and followed Victor's gaze to the clock. "Well, it's already this late. I think I should take a break for half a day."

Victoria nodded. "Just don't forget what I said. Don't look for me during the day. I'm going to vacation in Visheim. I'll come to you after nightfall. If there's any emergency, just notify Zorn. He knows how to find me."

As he spoke, Victoria snapped his fingers lightly, and his figure gradually disappeared in front of Gertrude.

Gertrude looked around, completely unaware of Victoria's disappearance. Furthermore, the heads of the remaining members displayed last night and the blood on the floor had all been cleaned up. Aside from the mess on the bed and the badge, she could find no trace of Victoria.

It was as if the so-called liberation was just an intoxicated dream...

Ms. Gertrude picked up the badge and tried to call out softly, "Zorn."

"I'm here." A deep male voice sounded from outside the door, like a door god.

Her heart instantly settled, and a sense of relief returned to Gertrude with Zorn's response. Even though her body was aching, she still wore a confident smile.

"I need to wash up. If you find a maid coming, knock on the door in advance to let me know."

"clear."

In just a few words, Gertrude tasted the unique fragrance of power. Now she was no longer the ridiculous puppet that could be abandoned at any time, but a genuine countess.

Just crawl under Victoria, and a perfect life will begin again!

This feeling... is awesome!!!

On the other side, Victoria returned to the hotel room. Dorothy had already packed a special breakfast and was waiting for Victoria to enjoy it together.

"Good morning, Tao."

Dorothy sniffed lightly and rolled her eyes in disgust: "You smell so bad. Go take a shower first, or you won't be allowed to touch me today."

Victoria laughed in silence and went back to the bathroom to take another shower. When he came out after drying his hair, Dorothy had already finished her breakfast and was looking at him with a smile.

Victoria understood, threw away the towel, and then gently took Dorothy into his arms. The lovely girl picked up the exquisite food in her hand and carefully handed it to Victoria's mouth: "Ah~~~"

Victoria opened his mouth wide and swallowed the breakfast in one gulp. Then he inadvertently licked Dorothy's fingers, licking off all the residue on her hands.

Dorothy pouted and continued to pick up new pastries. Victoria followed suit, enjoying the unique delicacy of Leithnia while playing with Dorothy's delicate hands.

Soon, Dorothy finished feeding them breakfast, and the two of them hugged each other and lay back on the soft big bed.

"Where are you going today?" Victoria ruffled A Tao's hair and gave the initiative to the girl.

"Is there no concert today?" Dorothy tilted her head, thinking carefully. "How about we go for a walk around after lunch? It's a bit embarrassing to say this, but the architecture in Visheim is certainly more beautiful than ours. Maybe a stroll around will give us some good inspiration."

"Then we can consider hiring an architect here and find a way to get the land in Checheng to make a model." Victoria smiled and continued Dorothy's idea. "But why go shopping after lunch? It seems like it's just after eight o'clock now?"

Before she finished her words, Dorothy's soft body pressed on Victoria, pressing the dazed boy firmly on the big bed.

Gazing into the eyes of her lover, Dorothy snorted softly, "Do you really think I won't be jealous? I finally get to spend a vacation, and there are countesses and female musicians, and there are cheating vixens everywhere. I don't care about other things, but you must make it up to me this morning."

How to compensate?

Victoria opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn't ask. He wasn't the Auspicious male protagonist who turned a blind eye to everything. How could anyone avoid the girl's fiery gaze? And how could he even want to avoid it?

It seems that there is no way to find Arturo today. I hope I can get something from Gertrude.

PS: I have finished the new DLC of RPG, and I achieved 135 consecutive hits. As for 245... I can only say that it is a bit difficult.

Bro, bro, is there something wrong with the way you hit it, bro?

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 148 The sound of passing by

"I'm sorry, but I couldn't find any trace of Arturo."

After nightfall, Victoria quietly appeared in Gertrude's bedroom alone, and the latter knelt on the ground preparedly.

He prostrated himself without looking away.

Finding Arturo's whereabouts was the first mission Victoria gave her, but she failed to complete it...

"According to eyewitnesses, Arturo left town the day the concert ended. My men searched Visheheim thoroughly but couldn't find any trace of her. But don't worry, the nearest town is quite far from Visheheim; it would take over a week to walk there. If Arturo was leaving, she would have been traveling with a caravan or convoy."

Victor didn't answer, sitting in the bedroom's only chair, stroking his chin with a leisurely look. Gertrude's pace was within his acceptable range, so it was understandable that he couldn't find Arturo on the first day.

But...Victori was not thinking about such trivial matters, but something else.

"Are you testing me, motherf*ck?"

Gertrude shuddered and lowered her head even lower, but from Victoria's perspective, he could clearly see her tail wagging in excitement.

Yes, this failure could be considered a small test for Gertrude. She could certainly mobilize all forces to search for Arturo for Victori, but that would be too high-profile and not in line with the development goals Victori had set for her.

So she took it upon herself to control the number of people sent and found a suitable excuse.

However, a test is a test, and failure to do a good job is failure to do a good job. The moment Gertrude made the decision to test, she was also prepared to accept punishment.

"Please calm down, Lord Victoria~~~"

The plump countess raised her head with a seductive look, then knelt on the ground and crawled step by step to the young man. Her delicate face was shrouded in tears, and the meaning in her eyes was self-evident.

Victoria coldly observed Gertrude's affectionate gaze, then grabbed her hair. Her deliberate cuteness couldn't be hidden from Victoria's eyes, and the playfulness hidden in her apology was easily caught by him.

"It seems like you prefer something a little wilder, so I'll satisfy you."

No longer as gentle as a lover, Victoria pulled Gertrude, telling her the truth about who was the master and who was the servant. In the intense pain, Gertrude silently opened her cherry mouth like a fish that has been deprived of oxygen.

Victor had never expected that this clever and vicious lady actually had masochistic tendencies. However, this was not a bad thing for Victor, but rather made it easier for him to control Gertrude.

Having said that, there must be due punishment, and Gertrude must be made aware of the price of incompetence.

After washing himself, Victori did not spend the night in the Count's boudoir, but went straight back to the hotel. Finding a few Leitanian sorcerers willing to come to Ursus was not easy, and Victori actually had a better target in mind—Arturo or Rhodes Island.

If it were simply a matter of finding infected individuals suitable for becoming sorcerer candidates, it wouldn't require much manpower. A few experienced sorcerers would be more than capable of handling the task. However, the subsequent training would require Gertrude's careful attention. After all, a reserve team of several dozen would be quite conspicuous in Visheheim. At the very least, she would have to devise a method to place these individuals in place.

The gap in power between Ursus and Yan was significant, and Yan was the invaded party, so neither side was likely to slow down the pace of the war and would certainly seek a quick victory. Victoria didn't have much time left.

After returning to the hotel, Victoria hugged Dorothy and had a good sleep. He believed Gertrude's judgment that Arturo should have just left Visheim temporarily to avoid being seen, and she should not have set out for other cities.

Sure enough, at noon the next day, Victori received news from Zorn that they had found Arturo in a small town near Vischenheim, and that he seemed to be teaching a child how to play.

Victor stopped Gertrude from taking any further steps and decided to go alone to find this mysterious and beautiful woman.

"Even I can't go?" Dorothy, who was holding Victoria's big hands, blinked and looked at Victoria with some curiosity.

Victoria shook his head. "Her Originium skills are very special. The more people there are, the more problems there are. I think it's best for me to go to her alone."

"I understand." Dorothy nodded. She remembered the scene of the previous concert. The ability to make everyone intoxicated was indeed difficult to deal with.

After a quick packing, Victori headed alone to the location Zorn had marked. However, he never expected that upon arriving, he would only find the agents sleeping against the wall. Arturo was nowhere to be seen.

He was tricked.

Victori woke up his sleeping men, but his sight was directed to the other side. He had already regarded Arturo as a cunning opponent, but the other party's alertness was still beyond Victori's expectations.

Not only did she sense the snakes' tracking, she even subtly controlled them. If nothing unexpected happened, Arturo should have left Visheheim by now. Wandering in the wilderness would be a challenge for most people, but for Arturo, it was a trivial matter.

"Next time we meet, I won't give you a chance to escape."

After taking his subordinates to Bai Ke's house to confirm, Victor had to temporarily give up the plan of looking for Arturo.

At the same time, in the deserted wilderness, an elf-like girl seemed to have noticed something and put down the wild flowers in her hand with a smile.

"Although I'm very interested in you, unfortunately, I have things I must complete. If fate allows, I'll accept your invitation the next time we meet... Of course, that assumes there will be a next time."

The flower withered as it left the girl's palm, but her determined steps never faltered. Before responding to the young man's invitation, she had to fulfill another promise.

PS: I’ve been feeling really sluggish lately, probably because the New Year is approaching. I have no motivation to write every day.

Every day when I wake up, my mind is filled with the game of slacking off, and I feel like I’m hopeless.

qaq

Jiligurulu, Wadawada? Tanosi~~~

Wine Pool and Meat Forest: 149 Selection

卢森堡

Barracks

Tallulah, who had not been seen for a long time, put on the black and white dress that represented death and fire again, and the two people following her were familiar to all soldiers.

The commander of the Battle Battalion, the so-called "battle maniac" Hunter Bee Shura, was a prominent figure in the military. After Victor brought the martial arts practice to Luxembourg, Hunter Bee became the officer with the most martial arts championships, bar none.