Chapter 319 Santis' House

The little girl stuck her head out the door, and looked at the three carriages parked at the door with a nervousness and a nine-point curiosity. The large carriages with the noble emblems were out of place in this neighborhood, but they were better than parked on Sturgeon Street. It is much better. Some people living in Cross Street have been attracted and watched from a distance, but no one dared to get too close: the mighty soldiers in black steel light armor and dark blue medal burqa Standing by the car, the black steel long swords with strange triggers and runes on their waists are daunting, and for the residents of Cross Street, such soldiers must not be provoked.

From the house came the mother's cry: "Pepe! Don't leave the door open! Come back!"

Finally, the little girl reluctantly glanced at the soldier standing near the house. The brave soldier who was firm and resolute noticed the little girl's gaze and nodded to her with a kind smile.

The little girl gave a low exclamation and quickly turned around and ran home.

"The Duke ordered me to return to the capital to recruit a group of mages." In the main room, Santis explained to his parents the reason for his sudden return, "I don't live at home, and I will go to the Duke's mansion on Crown Street later."

The middle-aged couple had already figured out what was going on, and their mood had calmed down, but they still looked at Santis in a finely woven robe in disbelief, as if they couldn't believe that this high-spirited young man was the one who went to the dark. Shanshan, the son who was supposed to suffer outside, couldn't help but look at the person beside Santis, and the mother said, "They are..."

"Hello, ma'am, I am Jibree, a mage apprentice loyal to the Cecil family, and I am Mr. Santis' assistant under the Duke's order."

"Pierce, a guard."

The two officers who graduated from the Military Security Intelligence Bureau introduced themselves according to their identities and character settings, but Santis, who was caught in the middle, was obviously not very suitable for such an atmosphere. The young arcanist quickly broke it a little bit. Stiff Situation: "Where's Myers?"

Miles is his younger brother and the second child of the family.

"Myles has gone to the cobbler," said the father. "There's nothing to do in winter. He's got a job tanning the hides of a nobleman."

Santis nodded - although it is almost impossible for commoners to find jobs in winter outside Cecil's territory, but this is the capital after all, and nobles will need some servants to do things for them in winter. These scattered jobs are a great reward for the poor civilians, so even if these jobs can be paid very little, everyone is rushing to do them.

It's just that the young arcanist's brows furrowed slightly as his eyes swept across the main room of the house.

"Didn't I send money to my house three times?" he frowned. "Even if it's not enough to move to a better neighborhood in Filton, you should repair all the doors and windows and expand the stove...why is it still like this? ?"

Santis' father was a chef in a noble family, and his mother was a herbalist. This family was already a wealthy class among the commoners. In fact, the whole family had the opportunity to move to a better "upscale neighborhood" many years ago, just for the sake of saving money. Santis was sent to the Mage Association, and the family spent all their savings, so they lost the opportunity to move and "promote". The first thing that Cecil did after settling down and earning a steady income was to save up and send it home—according to his estimates,

With Duke Gawain's generosity, he only needed to save two or three years to move his family to Filton Street, where conditions are better. However, when he went home and took a look, he found that the house was still in a dilapidated state. , my parents still wear patched clothes at home, and my father's only good clothes are probably still the "chef clothes" that he wears when he goes to work in the noble house.

What about the money sent home?

Hearing the son's question, the middle-aged husband and wife looked at each other with gloomy expressions, and after two or three seconds of embarrassing silence, the father said, "Originally, the conditions at home will improve... But before winter, your brother was born. an illness."

The mother continued: "The herbs could not cure him, so we took him to the Church of the Holy Light. The pastor of the church said that he was cursed by a cult, and that he was unable to resist those evil forces because of his weak faith in the Lord. ...

"The priest gave him an exorcism ceremony, sprinkled holy water, and finally cured Miles, but because your father believed in the god of business, the priest of the Holy Light Church said that someone in the family believed in the gods and was attacked by cultists Cursing is sin, so you have to pay 'atonement' to get your brother back.

The father shook his head, as if he was full of guilt for his "wrong belief" causing his family to suffer: "The atonement originally required one-third to one-half of the family property. I took away all the belongings in the house, but fortunately, the Earl of Tout, who I served, came forward and said a few good words, and you are still listed in the Mage Association, and the church only reduced a part of the ransom... But it was originally reserved to repair the house before winter. The money is gone."

Santis' face gradually darkened.

He clenched his fists. He, who never knew how to get angry, felt anger for the first time.

Pierce and Jibry, who were standing behind him, exchanged glances indifferently.

The two operators silently recorded everything they saw and heard in their hearts, and then Jibry stepped forward and whispered in Santis' ear: "Don't forget our purpose here, Mr. Santis. -The Duke will remember everything that happened here for you."

Santis took a deep breath and looked at his parents firmly: "I'm here to pick you up to take you to Cecil."

"To the Dark Mountains?" Mother was taken aback.

"It's Cecil Land," Santis corrected seriously. "The Dark Mountains are just a place, and Cecil Land is a piece of paradise there. Father, mother, don't believe those superstitious rumors about the Dark Mountains, where the original Desolate indeed, but Duke Cecil has made it a safe, fertile, stable home, where the houses are stronger and warmer than the capital, where every inch of the land is watered with druid potions, the fertile and holy plains Like the best land, Cecil's powerful army makes the entire territory extremely safe - you will surely be better off there than in the capital."

"We've read your description in your letter, is that all true?" Mother looked into Santis' eyes in disbelief, and then said, "But the capital is here..."

"This city is not worthy of nostalgia, it has never regarded its people as its people," Santis felt that his words were useful all of a sudden, "We have no land here, even if there is a house, the church will be ready at any time. You can find a reason to take it away. It's better for the whole family to follow me to Cecil. I am now the lord's advisor, and the lord also asked me to teach in the academy he established. Mother, you can go to the alchemy factory after you go there. There needs a herbalist who can identify various herbal raw materials, father, you can go to the lord's mansion, there needs a chef, Pepe can go to the academy, Miles can go to school, and you can go to the machine shop, follow a A wise master craftsman to learn how to make machines .

The couple, look at me, I look at you. Obviously, it is a very difficult decision for them to make up their minds to leave the place where they have lived for half their lives, but Santis's words still have something to move their hearts, Santis sees this , and immediately continued: "I came back this time to recruit a group of scholars to build the territory on the order of the lord, and also to take over the family members of the group of craftsmen who went to Cecil Land together - those craftsmen have long been I made up my mind to take my family too, so I'm not the only one who made this decision."

"...I'm going to say goodbye to Earl Tout first," Santis' father finally nodded and said, "I can't just leave like this."

Santis' mother gave her husband a surprised look: "Jon?"

"Son is right, we should try life elsewhere," the father gritted his teeth. "Last week . Willing to convert. Honey, I have an uneasy feeling that the atmosphere in the city is changing, and we better get out of here at this opportunity."

The mother, who has been accustomed to obeying her husband's arrangements all her life, bows her head: "...Okay, I will listen to you."

An hour later, after waiting for his younger brother to come home and inform the family of the arrangements, Santis returned to the carriage with the Cecil family emblem hanging there. Turn up a corner and head towards Crown Street in the central area of ​​Wangdu.

"Where should we start?" Jibry, who had never been to the capital, asked Santis humbly for her opinion: although she was eloquent and had received training from the Military Intelligence Agency, in this unfamiliar environment, she I still decided to listen to the experience of the "local snake" first.

"I will write letters to friends I know who are more qualified. The 'Handymen's Association' can hire messengers who can deliver letters anywhere in Saint-Sunil within a day. Another one will be sent later. The messenger goes to the Mage Association and uses the Duke's badge as a certificate to publish the news of the recruitment of Mage. Miss Jibry, please take the Duke's certificate and go to the 'Scholar's Hall' next to the Silver Castle, there is The organization of scholars in the capital, where you can post information to recruit scholars, perhaps they will be interested in the Gondor relics unearthed in Cecil’s territory and the rare animals and plants in the Dark Mountains…”

Santis assigned the tasks one by one, and finally he paused and turned to "Quick Legs" Pierce: "Mr. Pierce, please go to the Craftsmen Association, there is no need for documents, you can spend an Ansu Silver Shield Coin publishes a message about recruiting craftsmen, mainly recruiting rune craftsmen and skilled mechanic masters, and releasing the news according to the remuneration of the 'Magic Technician' in the territory. In addition, it should be noted that the recruited craftsmen will be accepted by Cecil ahead of Training, but even during the apprenticeship, they can get two-thirds of the salary. I believe that Cecil's income as a magician is enough to make many people tempted."

Jibry looked seriously at Santis, who had a calm and well-spoken expression, and suddenly couldn't help laughing: "Mr. Santis, you seem to have changed."

"Is there?" Santis was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Probably I finally understand the meaning of the Duke's sending me here..."

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