Act 333 Xia Ye (I)

The two sisters, Ling and Lian, sat on chairs, using wooden knives and forks to focus on the barbecue and bread on the plate in front of them, making a squeaking sound. Both sisters had a very cute white milk mark on their lips, and the milk cups were put aside.

Sloma is a relatively large town close to the Butchi region. This small town on the border of the Black Forest has long been home to a large number of adventurers and merchants doing business in the Black Forest. It is the border between Madara and Eruin. One of the largest settlements and markets in the world. Of course, this is usually a no-nonsense area. The owner of the town is a mercenary group. Here, as long as it is not an open battle, all conspiracies and tricks are allowed.

Of course, these little tricks were not taken seriously by Brando. After secretly dealing with three short-sighted thieves who tried to attack Ling and Lian, and two thieves who tried to covet his wallet, they sat down safely. In this hotel, of course, the two sisters knew nothing about it.

This place is very close to both the Ring of the Trade Winds and Butch. To the north is the southern foothills of Tosancade Forest and the Silman River Valley, and to the west is the gentle slope of the Grahar Mountains—— Brando remembered that before the summer came, he once took Freya into the Grahar Mountains. The twilight forest he saw when he looked east on the cliff was actually the one they were in now. This forest is called 'Summer Woodland'.

This forest is the easternmost point of the Black Forest Zone in the Ring of Trade Winds. Further east is the Butchi Mountains that connects to Madara, which is where they passed before.

This forest can be said to be part of the Black Forest, but it can also be said to be the edge of the Black Forest. There are often opportunities hidden in these inaccessible places that ordinary people cannot imagine. The monsters, mineral deposits in the forest, as well as the treasures and relics left by the predecessors may represent a windfall. For this reason, over time this place became a gathering place for adventurers and desperadoes from the south of Eruin.

Brando even knew the adventurers and mercenaries gathered in Tonigel. Their autumn and summer routes include this place. Every spring they will start from Tonigel and come here through the Tosankad Forest to take risks, seek commissions or just find something to do. After entering autumn, before winter begins. Only then will they leave this place and return to Tonig●√●√ to spend the long winter.

However, since the original lord of the Fir Territory was killed by him, the order of Tony Geer has been cleared. Except for some law-abiding adventurers, the original desperadoes and mercenaries have been driven out of Toni Gere. Some went to the Silman area, and some went to Chablis, but no matter which way, there were more and more outsiders staying in Maros for the winter.

That's why there is such a lively scene right now. If it was before the Year of the Sword. This small town is relatively deserted and depressed at this time of year.

Mercenaries and adventurers, the well-known desperadoes in Warnd Continent, are some of the poorest people in the world, but they are also some of the richest. Their money comes and goes quickly. Because no one knows when they will die, carpe diem becomes the creed of this kind of people. The spending habits of spending money have driven local commercial activities, which is why the businessmen gathered here, but there are also many types of commercial activities. Among them are many women who are in the flesh business.

Directly opposite the hotel, Brando saw several scantily clad prostitutes soliciting customers. And most of their customers are not very particular people. Some people openly flirted on the street. When Brando saw a guy put his hand under one of the women's clothes, he finally couldn't help but frown, stood up and closed the window.

Next, after throwing a guy who yelled and threatened him to open the window from the hall to the street outside, Brando clapped his hands and sat down again. He saw that the faces of the two sisters in front of him were a little red.

Ling's expression was slightly calmer. And Lian's face was completely like a ripe apple.

"Don't worry about those people, they are just a bunch of human scum."

"Yes, Mr. Brando." The little girl stammered.

"Eat more, you have to drink all the milk." Seeing the disgusted looks on the faces of the two sisters, Brando couldn't help but smile: "The barbecue sauce here is special. You can't get such authentic food in Chablis to the north. The taste is amazing. The ingredients in the dark forest are very rare outside. The next meal will have to go to Tonigel to eat such rich food, and you will have to eat dried meat on the way."

Lian couldn't help but stick out her tongue when she heard this. The dried meat used as dry food on the road was dry and salty, like firewood that had overturned the salt shaker. Of course, it looked that way.

But no matter what, it is much better than the two sisters who are often hungry, and at least they don't have to be frightened around this adult.

It's a pity that my sister insists on going back to Llantonilan, and she also wants to go back to see the monastery and her friends. Otherwise, it seems that it would be good to stay in Llantonigal.

In addition to the mouth-watering roast venison, the main meal also includes a kind of curved croissant, which is also a local specialty. It is flavored with several berries from the black forest. It is deeply loved by the two sisters, even the usually taciturn Ling is eating it. After taking a sip, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

After the meal, Brando ordered fruits for dessert for the two sisters. The wooden tray was filled with grapes and wild strawberries. These fruits were actually the most expensive part of the meal - they were produced in Lantoni. The grapes in the lowland manor along the coast of Lanzhou have to be stored in magical cellars before they can be adapted to long-distance transportation. The merchants put partitions in the wooden boxes, pad them with layers of straw, then put the magically preserved grapes, and then covered them with straw. , finally nailed the wooden planks, and traveled hundreds of miles to get here. The grapes that can be seen everywhere in the Lantoniland lowlands are more expensive than gold here.

Lian is relatively knowledgeable and has a strong memory, so she vaguely guessed the value of these precious fruits, which not only made her feel slightly uneasy. Eating the same weight of gold in one meal simply made the sisters, who had been living in poverty, feel a little guilty.

But Brando didn't care about this. From Naoyao to Bodo and then to Malos, the three of them slept in the open air. Although with his current strength, it doesn't matter what he eats, the two little girls are still in the stage of growing up. In terms of human age, they are no more than eleven years old at most. It is the time when they need to supplement their nutrition. There are no conditions in the wilderness. After finally reaching a foothold, it is natural to reward yourself with more rewards.

These two sisters are Bai's children, but they are also relatives of Metisa. In Brando's view, these two cute and strong little girls should have been born to enjoy a life of luxury like princesses, but the reality makes them struggle. In the difficult situation, but even so, they still did not give up optimistic hope, but embarked on the road to find their mother without hesitation.

From Lantonilan to Madara, during the thousands of miles, they not only protected themselves well, but also studied while traveling. With this perseverance, it is hard not to like them.

What's more, this little money is actually nothing to Brando. Not to mention that the huge wealth of Valhalla and Firland belongs to him, and even the annuity of Earl Denel, he can't use it up at all.

The only thing that surprised Brando was that these fresh magic cellar grapes were more expensive outside Lantonilan than the red wine produced by the local manor in previous years. They were precious ingredients that could only be seen on the tables of nobles, and he didn't To expect to see something like this in this border town is not just due to its value and price.

Because this also involves the local consumption power, Brando can't help but wonder, is it possible that after more than two years in Tonigel, the small place of Maros has prospered to such a situation, and every small hotel is always ready. Will you receive noble guests?

But Brando's question was quickly answered. A young man appeared in front of him holding a wine glass. The silk robe on his body and the emblem on his mink hat all showed that he was a child of the aristocracy. However, Brando noticed that the other party's behavior was slightly inappropriate - although he himself was not a serious nobleman, he was the best in the kingdoms of Her Royal Highness the Princess, Overwell, and Nymesis. The nobles around him have been influenced by his ears and eyes, and they have finally cultivated to the point where they have never eaten pork - observation alone is enough to tell whether a nobleman really has the background.

Although Brando himself feels that this ability is of no use.

He guessed that this young man might be a child of some emerging noble families in Eruin.

Since the war between Ampelsel and Gendenel, the structure of the nobility in the kingdom has undergone great changes. Those nobles who were persecuted during the Frost Rebellion have been rehabilitated, although some of them may not have been members of the royal party originally. However, because there were too many vacancies during the two wars, and because Her Royal Highness the Princess re-canonized a group of meritorious nobles after the war, new nobles still sprung up from the ground like mushrooms after rain.

The typical feature of these new nobles is that they have no fiefdoms, or the fiefdoms are very small and have no real power, but they are often close to the royal family or Her Royal Highness, or have real power, although Eruin has not yet been called a 'government' or ' The imperial court's ruling body, but under his more or less influence, a bureaucracy around Princess Grifiine and Haruze is gradually forming. These people will constitute Eruin's new political system in the future. Ecology, they will no longer be princes, but ministers of kings and kingdoms.

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