I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 311

Chapter 311, Chapter 105 Meeting Gift
The “Black Knight” Castle on the bank of the Lysen River is the ancestral castle of the Landislofen family.
According to historical records, this castle was built hundreds of years ago by an ancestor of the family, who came from the Tyloratea Empire to Peka. At that time, the family name did not have a prefix. As a Knight of the Royal Court, he made great contributions during the war to suppress the Blood Race and the barbarians in the north, and was granted this territory and the title of Baron by the King before building it.
Although it does not have the luxurious and magnificent decorations of other noble castles, as its name suggests, the sturdiness of the Black Knight Castle is famous throughout the kingdom and even the continent. In history, during a rebellion of vassals, the castle was besieged by tens of thousands of enemy troops, and even Lysen was captured by the rebels. However, relying on the sturdiness of the Black Knight Castle, the then lord held out for several years before finally suppressing the rebellion with the help of allied reinforcements.
Verafia’s slender lotus feet landed on the white stone-paved ground. Ig, who was beside her, introduced it to her conscientiously. The girl’s upturned delicate face was tinged with the soft light of fishing fires, and her scorching gold big eyes scanned the castle in front of her.
The Black Rock Castle flew the Landislofen Cross Kite Pattern family crest and flag. The dark, hard stone material was reinforced with high-level magic enchantments. Besides that, there were at least ten Demonic Siege Cannons and Magic Heavy Crossbows that she could see.
“All of them can directly blast away a Saint. However, this castle, it seems, has changed quite a bit…”
The girl blinked her golden eyes slightly and murmured to herself. When she was Lothel, she had also visited this castle, and at that time, she was with Eggesti, who was about the same age as Ig.
However, more than a hundred years have passed, and this castle that seemed like it would never change has changed. What about Eggesti, the Marquis Mays, who held a high position under Lancaster for a hundred years?
Verafia chuckled softly in her heart, full of indifference.
“Young Lady, what did you just say?” Ig, who did not hear clearly what the girl said in her very slender voice, could not help but ask.
“Ah. I just said I didn’t expect your family’s castle to look like this… in terms of defense, it’s much stronger than many I’ve seen.”
Verafia turned her small face towards the young man, and her pretty face bloomed with a smile. “However, I’m a little curious about what it will look like inside, and your father… Hmm, Ig, hurry up and lead the way!”
After saying that, the girl grabbed the young man’s arm and excitedly ran towards the main entrance of the castle.
“Ah. Young Lady, it’s not here, you’ve gone the wrong way!” Ig quickly shouted to the girl.
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As the first meritorious nobleman, the Black Knight Castle was designed as a military fortress from the beginning of its construction. Therefore, in addition to the main fortress building and high towers, it also had a vast training ground for training and assembling soldiers and knights.
“Miss Vera, it’s here.” Ig led the girl into a spacious training ground.
Verafia looked up at her delicate face. Beside Marquis Mays, who was standing in the center wearing a black cloak, was an Ice Dragon Girl holding a Frost Dragon Spear, breathing heavily with her small mouth, and her small face showing excitement.
On the ground around Ophi and Marquis Mays, there were ice frost that had not yet melted, remaining on the stone slabs paved with Gagate white stone, which was as hard as steel. It seemed that she had just trained with Marquis Mays not long ago.
“Sister!” A tender girl’s voice rang out, drawing everyone’s attention to the approaching black-haired young man and the girl beside him in a pure white dress and small boots, with soft golden hair like the bright sunlight, and a pretty, tender face with a curious expression.
“Miss Vera, this is my father.”
While the girl was petting Flarn’s silver little head, as if she had run in front of her, Ig introduced to her, “However, it seems that Flarn and Little Fei arrived a little earlier.”
Verafia then raised her eyes and looked at the middle-aged Marquis standing not far away: “Hmm… are you the Eggesti that Ig mentioned? As a human, you look quite good.”
Marquis Mays had the same black hair as Ig, and his deep blue eyes were much deeper than in her memory. Although Eggesti had been promoted to Saint Rank when he was young, a hundred years had passed. Moreover, he did not need to consume demonic power to maintain his youth like female professionals, so his current appearance was quite different from Eggesti in Verafia’s memory.
Besides that, his almost unfathomable Dou Qi cultivation, even among all the Saint Ranks she had seen when she was Lothel, could be considered top-tier.
Of course, this did not surprise Verafia too much. After all, Eggesti’s talent in swordsmanship and cultivation was essential when she valued him back then. Coupled with decades of immersion among the Saint Ranks, such achievements were only natural.
“It seems Ig has already told you about me.”
Marquis Mays wore a gentle smile. On the surface, he appeared calm and collected, but in reality, he was greatly surprised. Although he had heard that this Miss Phoenix had astonishing beauty before, seeing her in person far exceeded his imagination.
When did this kid Ig get these abilities? A phoenix, who was only spoken of in legends, not only possessed noble blood and powerful strength but also unparalleled beauty in the entire world. How did he trick her to his side?
Marquis Mays involuntarily glanced at Ig beside the girl. The young man hurriedly shook his head at him. “Are you kidding me? I’ve already used all my skills to trick this little phoenix here, where would I have the ability to handle this Young Lady?”
The girl suddenly raised her tender face, took a step forward, and extended her fair and slender little hand: “Um, are you Eggesti… I heard from Ig that you seem to have prepared a gift for me?”
“Gift?”
Marquis Mays was stunned, but seeing Ig frantically signaling to him, he guessed what had happened, so he chuckled and shook his head:
“Of course. Miss Phoenix, if you were not by Ig’s side, I don’t know if this kid could still come back. A mere small gift cannot express my gratitude to you.”
After speaking, Marquis Mays waved his hand, and a storage bracelet with beautiful silver-white colors and exquisite markings fell into the girl’s tender hand.
Verafia fiddled with the bracelet and inspected it. She saw neatly stacked gold coins inside, as well as many valuable materials and medicinal herbs that matched her attributes. The exquisite, porcelain-like small face of the girl couldn’t help but show a happy expression.
Seeing the girl’s reaction, Marquis Mays thought to himself that it was fortunate that he had planned to prepare a meeting gift in advance, otherwise it would have been difficult to resolve the situation.