Chapter 126 125 I Want a Portrait

Chapter 126 125. I want a portrait

In the palace where only Lu Yu and the Elf King were left, the Elf King finally asked the question he was most concerned about.

"Has the curse of the Silent Mountains really disappeared from now on?"

Lu Yu answered confidently: "That is the special magic that the dragon set for the puppet to protect its resting place. I have communicated with him. The puppet has stopped moving and there will be no more curses in the future."

The Elf King breathed a sigh of relief after getting the answer.

Unlike the elves of the sanctuary, although he is very interested in the secrets that may exist in the depths of the Silent Mountains, he is more concerned about the "Silent Curse" that may endanger the country.

Now that the Silent Mountains, a headache for hundreds of years, have been solved, he can be said to be relieved and focus on other things.

"This dragon named Huogu, how strong is it..."

Lu Yu raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Better than me."

The Elf King was silent for a while, and the only thought in his mind, to regain the Silent Mountains, also disappeared.

"Thank you very much for Sir Lu Yu's assistance. Now, peace has been restored in Soresen."

"I don't know where Sir is going next. Soresen North and East are close to the sea. If you need to go out to sea, we can also contact some crew members who have the courage to explore the secrets outside the sea for you."

Lu Yu smiled and rejected the Elf King's kindness. Hogu and Lulutis had checked that the natural teleportation array next to Vanessa's hut was well protected and could be used as long as magic power was injected.

"In this case, I can only wish Sir a pleasant journey. Thank you again for your help to Soresen. I and the people behind me will not forget who gave us peace at this moment."

"The property of the Devin family will be counted tomorrow, and the conversion of materials only requires the nobles to bid to divide his family. Everything will go smoothly."

Lu Yu nodded and was about to leave the palace.

Before leaving Soresen, he wanted to see another place.

"Sir, please stay. I have something I want you to answer."

The Elf King, who was afraid that Lu Yu would refuse, reminded him, "This matter may have something to do with Aesop."

Lu Yu stopped and turned around slowly.

The Elf King approached Lu Yu, hesitated for a while, and said, "I want to know, in your country, has there ever been a king who particularly loves a child and intends to entrust everything he has to him... Even if the child does not seem to be able to adapt to this cruel game, he still has hope that he will grow up..."

It's very confusing. It seems that the Elf King's thoughts are not well organized. This question seems to be a spur-of-the-moment idea, rather than a long-term thought and intention to throw it out during the meeting.

Lu Yu understood what the Elf King meant.

"From Aesop, I don't think you have any special expectations for him."

The Elf King sighed: "This question is the same for all princes. I can see that you have a good impression of Aesop."

"At first I thought it was a kind of eccentric love, but later I was convinced that you really admired him, perhaps because of his kindness, or perhaps something else."

Lu Yu really wanted to ask the Elf King to explain what "eccentric love" meant.

"You have traveled a lot, you should know that the elves will not show signs of aging until they are old, and their appearance will remain young before that... Unfortunately, I can already feel that my body is far worse than before, and my face has also shown signs of aging."

"The selection of the heir has been put on the agenda."

Lu Yu understood the subtext.

Everyone has a chance for this position, and the Elf King has not particularly favored anyone so far, but is silently making psychological preparations.

As a prince, Aesop, whether he is recognized as promising or completely abandoned by him, cannot escape this vortex.

Rather than saying that this is a king seeking a solution from a traveler who has traveled to many places, it is better to say that this is a father looking for the answer that will keep his children from getting hurt.

Lu Yu was moved, but after recalling it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"My country has a different system from Soresen's, so it's hard to say that it has any reference value... Let me tell you a story. You can take it as a true story, or you can think that it's just a story."

"Legend has it that in a certain country, there was a ruthless man who started from scratch and became a king. He placed the most expectations on his eldest son, hoping that he could take over his foundation and continue the glory of the kingdom."

"However, there are unexpected events in life. The eldest son died of illness, and he also lost the most qualified heir he had painstakingly cultivated. So he poured all his love into his eldest son's child, that is, his grandson."

"Although some people questioned that the future heir of the country had too shallow a foundation and was difficult to convince the public, he still did it."

"So, shortly after his death, his grandson did a series of operations that seemed very confusing to future generations, forcing a more powerful character to rebel, and because this grandson's vision of using people was too "unique", he was successfully seized the throne."

After Lu Yu finished speaking, the Elf King had fallen into deep thought.

According to the age of the elves, the Elf King still has at least two to three hundred years to live. Lu Yu didn't know whether this was because the king realized that he was getting old and began to panic and have wild thoughts, or whether he really intended to use these hundred years to reshape a qualified king to inherit Soresen's foundation.

The only thing he knew was that the solution to this world was not universal.

It is foolish to apply the experience of one country to another.

This answer can and can only be obtained by the Elf King himself, and no one can help.

The Elf King asked Lu Yu because of his special identity as a traveler. After all, he will leave this place.

The Elf King stood there blankly, not noticing Lu Yu's departure.

He murmured many people's names, but kept shaking his head. After shaking his head and nodding, he suddenly woke up, looked at the empty palace, and shivered for no reason.

The Elf King waved his hand violently, and the wall lamps in the dim palace lit up together. The warm yellow, swaying flames made his body cold disappear a lot.

"No matter who it is... at least it can't be a mess when it is handed over to them."

The Elf King called the attendants.

"Let them come to see according to the list, and tell them... I want to talk about the bill on the opening of books again."

Abel's territory is not large, located in a forest southwest of the King's City of Soresen.

When Lu Yu said he wanted to visit Baron Abel's home before leaving, countless nobles had question marks on their heads.

They searched in their minds for a long time before realizing that this Abel was the lackey of Duke Mel back then, and now the lackey of Queen Ramona's camp...

For hundreds of years, jumping around as a lackey is not really a role worth remembering.

Speaking of Abel, the only words that can quickly come to their minds are "opportunistic" and "flattering".

A seventh-level magician who solved the curse of the Silent Mountains and brought a dragon to Soresen, specifically asked to go to the home of such a person, which is really imaginative.

Considering that Baron Abel's youngest lover is still a bit pretty, it is inevitable that some people will think of things in a strange way.

Baron Abel, who has no idea when he has had contact with Lu Yu, is confused.

He knew that the dragon had descended from the sky, but with his title, he was not qualified to watch closely. He only knew a little about the content of yesterday's court meeting through other people.

After being reminded by the Elf King and Ramona to receive Lu Yu well, Abel did not dare to neglect it. After learning that Lu Yu had arrived, he personally led the servants to greet him.

Although he felt very distressed, Abel still let the lover who was rumored to be well-dressed in the streets and alleys and had been favored by Lu Yu to dress up carefully and show up behind him.

However, Lu Yu's performance disappointed Abel.

The seventh-level magician did not focus on his little lover for even a second. What he saw most was the dragon girl and the black fog beside him.

The unremarkable courtyard and house were described by Abel as an "elegant residence" with the characteristics of Thoresen.

Abel was very worried that Lu Yu would be disappointed after the tour and do something in an unstable mood, so he could only perform the role of a tour guide to the end, praising the inconspicuous places to the sky. If the circus clown saw his dancing expression, he would call him an expert.

However, even so, along the way, Lu Yu still responded to his introduction with a polite but awkward smile, and no matter what the scenery was, he could not arouse the slightest interest in him.

Abel was confused and crazy.

He didn't know what such a powerful person was looking for, inexplicably naming him and asking to visit his home?

He didn't want women.

He offered to give him some rare collections, but he didn't want them.

Then what did he want?

What was there to gain from his own home?

After entering the mansion, before Abel had time to praise his decoration and home furnishings, he heard a strange proposal that almost made his brain unable to turn around and threw him off the track.

"My friend and I would like to visit your roof."

"Ah... this..."

Abel was very curious about what this problem was. In Lu Yu's country, do you have to sit on the roof when you visit someone else's house?

Just as Abel led Lu Yu to the roof, Abel's eldest daughter and youngest daughter appeared on the top of the stairs.

"Is this your granddaughter or daughter?"

When Abel heard Lu Yu mention his daughter, he immediately became alert, but then, as if he had figured out something, his tone became unusually brisk.

"Daughter, this is Adeline, this is Mandy." Abel deliberately put on a stern face and ordered, "Why don't you come over and salute Sir Lu Yu?"

The good aristocratic education made the two female elves quickly salute, and then looked at Lu Yu curiously.

Seeing that Lu Yu couldn't stop, Abel suddenly felt that everything made sense.

"So you're here for my daughter."

He didn't urge him, but smiled and asked Adeline and Mandy to introduce themselves.

Adeline and Mandy looked quite similar. Lu Yu stared at them for a long time before asking curiously, "I wonder if Sir Abel has drawn portraits for each of your children?"

"Of course, there is a portrait for each child in the Abel family."

Lu Yu nodded slightly and asked, "Please don't refuse, Sir. When I leave, I hope to take away a portrait of one of your daughters."

Abel was overjoyed. He tried to suppress the smile on his face and said calmly, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate..."

"For this, I am willing to give you an unexpected surprise."

Abel said seriously, "I will try my best to convince them."

Looking at Abel leading them to the roof, Sigrid clenched her fists.

Lulutis stretched out her tentacles to comfort her: "No need, he has already missed the most precious thing in the world."

With the help of magic, everyone easily floated to the roof, where they could see the surrounding forest, but it was like an isolated island in the sea, which seemed so abrupt.

Standing on the roof, Lu Yu looked around and then listened.

The sound of the maids walking in the house and the rustling discussions drifted into his ears little by little.

Abel didn't quite understand why Lu Yu and his friends came here, and after they came up, it was obvious that everyone had a thoughtful expression.

Is there any treasure on the roof of their house?

After wandering around the roof for a while, everyone ran down again without saying a word, which made Abel confused. He was already thinking about whether to send someone to dismantle the roof and explore after Lu Yu left.

"Baron Abel, don't misunderstand, we just had a sudden idea and wanted to follow the records of an extraordinary person and feel her heart."

The inexplicable words really made Abel confused.

He felt like a clown, and after a round, he couldn't keep up with the thinking of Lu Yu and others.

But it doesn't matter, Lu Yu's portrait was confirmed.

A total of four portraits were taken out by Abel and placed in front of Lu Yu.

Upstairs, Abel's four daughters nervously lay near the guardrail, peeking at the development of the situation in the hall.

None of them remembered when they met Lu Yu, so Lu Yu couldn't forget it, and asked for a portrait in front of Soresen and other nobles.

However, Lu Yu's reputation as a seventh-level magician is very loud. It seems romantic to be boldly confessed to by such a person?

With a little expectation and a little trepidation, countless eyes in the Abel family were staring at Lu Yu.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yu just glanced at the portraits on the table and blurted out in confusion: "Sir Abel, are these all the portraits?"

This question caught Abel off guard, and he was stunned for several seconds before he came back to his senses.

"Yes... yes."

"But there is no portrait I want here."

"Impossible, all my daughters are here, could it be that Sir Lu Yu recognized the wrong one? Maybe you should look for it among your granddaughters?"

Lu Yu chuckled and said, "I remembered it wrongly. Indeed, she is not your daughter anymore."

"After all, Vanessa did not recognize you as her father and this family until the end."