Act 3: Late Summer Events

A scarab beetle slowly climbed up along the smooth surface of the hourglass. The barbs on its feet did nothing on the glass. It took several attempts in a row before it grabbed the wooden support pole of the hourglass and climbed up, but it just As soon as he climbed to the top, he was fiddled with by a white finger. It flapped its wings angrily and made a rustling sound, but helplessly fell back onto the walnut table, spun around twice, turned over and began to repeat its previous actions.

The window is bright, with green leaves hanging from the window sill. Downstairs, Mrs. Camille is pruning the branches of the dwarf rose bushes. The flowerbed in the courtyard is a product left over from the Grudin period, but Mrs. Camille is Anti Tina specially hired a senior aristocratic court counselor from Ampelsel. The lady was not used to the hot climate of Tonigel, but she was full of praise for the character of the noble lady Antitina, thinking that she was a hundred miles away. She is a true demure lady, her etiquette and manners are no less than that of a princess of another country, and it is very likely that she has taken a fancy to such a master, so this proud lady is willing to nod and agree to go to the remote countryside of Firland.

"Brando, you...you really don't blame me, do you?" In the study, Aloz looked at Brando with a rare--it could even be said to be a rare low eyebrow. The snow-white male looked at this scene in surprise. When in his memory had this female tyrannosaurus ever had such a docile side? Among the three major scourges of the Dragon Clan, Aloz will be at the top of the list. If her current appearance were spread, no one would believe him. He felt that this must be an illusion, or the sun outside was too strong today, which dazzled his eyes.

Strangely enough, the temperature has risen instead of falling since the end of summer. Recently, the weather has been getting hotter day by day, as if we have returned to the hottest days of midsummer.

It hasn't rained in almost two weeks.

"Lord, I don't blame Miss Aloz for this, it's my negligence." Medisa said softly at the side.

Brando glanced at the little silver elf princess, and he knew in his heart that this matter was probably the negligence of the little female dragon. She used the star-shaped stone as a stool, and later completely forgot about it when she went to rescue people, and Medissa probably didn't notice either. It actually made Enlek seize the opportunity. Now that Qian disappeared in the explosion, the little female dragon was in panic all day long, but Brando didn't expect that she cared so much about his attitude, which made him feel a little relieved. In fact, he was not worried about Qian. When the star-shaped stone exploded, Milos's myth appeared in time and protected everyone present. The father of the frost giant also confirmed that the mountain girl was not killed in the explosion.

If the word of a god is not enough to trust, then the failure to find the Azure Spear in the ruins later proves the same fact. The question now is where Akane disappeared to. But this is not the main problem. Akane's current strength is that few in Eruin can surpass her, so Brando is not very worried about what happens to the mountain girl. If according to what Milos said, she did not die in the big explosion, it was probably because of some delay. Now the knights and mercenaries sent from the territory and Lantonilan to find people also set out, near the Death Frost Forest. Such a big place,

Now that the explosion is over, I believe news will come back soon.

Although he was still worried about Akane's condition. But it's not enough to get mad about it.

But what really bothered him was - Anlek's death.

Once Enlek dies, the news that he is the Dragon of Darkness cannot be concealed. This matter has always been a hidden danger for him. Now he really wants to know who is the person in charge of Anlek, but it is obviously impossible to find that person out of the vast sea of ​​people. He glanced at the little female dragon with a low eyebrow. The man next to Aloz was also a giant dragon. It was said that he came to capture her and bring her back to the dragon clan. This guy was imprisoned because he was suspected of cheating in the exam. She brought it on herself, but it was indeed pitiful.

He couldn't help but shook his head and replied softly: "Nothing, how long will you go back this time?"

If he remembered correctly. The Dragon Clan's confinement lasts for hundreds of years. If Aloz's crime was too serious and he was imprisoned for hundreds of years, wouldn't it mean that the relationship he had finally established with the Dragon Clan would be in vain.

"It will take about three hundred years." The little female dragon answered sadly at first, but soon became energetic again and replied carelessly: "But it doesn't matter, they can't imprison me, I will be able to escape soon. "

Brando was almost scared to death. He glanced at the white-haired man. Fortunately, the latter looked at the sky, as if he didn't hear anything. He breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know why this guy looked like this, it probably had something to do with the little female dragon. He couldn't help but glared at the latter and said to himself, "If you want to escape from prison, don't say it in public." ah. Even if you are not afraid yourself, what if others think that you and I are colluding? If the Dragon Clan came to raise an army to investigate, it wouldn't matter if Valhalla was ten times stronger than it is now.

Seeing his expression, Aloz immediately rolled his eyes, which meant: "I know, it's true!"

Then the little female dragon murmured for a while and said a few words that were innocuous. In short, the general meaning was, "You can't forget me!" "I'll be back soon!" and so on, and then Only then was he finally taken away by the white-haired man. Then Medissa also left softly, seeming to mention that Veronica wanted to see him. Brando knew that the female army leader was probably in a hurry to return to the empire. This time The mission was successfully completed for her, but strangely, Brando often saw a worried look on the other party's face recently. He nodded in agreement, and soon there were only two people left in the room. personal.

After the study became quiet, Brando looked out the window again.

There is a row of bushes separated from the flowerbed. Next to the stable, Kuran is watching the servant grooming the two tall Anlekes. The dappled sunlight shines through the dense branches of the oak tree and falls on the gray military uniform of the old swordsman. It made him look like a retired old colonel, but the news that the princess planned to take action against Jean Denel could not be hidden from the people below Brando. Brando knew that Kuran might already know something, although He didn't say anything, but he seemed a little frustrated. After all, on the one hand, he was loyal to the kingdom, and on the other hand, he was his old master. His current position in the castle is getting closer and closer to that of an old butler, and Brando is also able to tolerate the old swordsman's temperament. On the one hand, it is because of his grandfather's relationship, and on the other hand, he himself is actually more knowledgeable. Think of Kuran as Tonigel's guest, not his subordinate.

Farther away are the white walls of Fir Castle. It is covered with ivy and looks green. There is a staircase leading to the walkway on the city wall, where there are several patrolling guards. There are parapets and crenellations outside the walkway. These defense facilities are connected to towering arrows at the corners. tower. The bright helmet of the crossbowman was shining at the door of the arrow tower. A crossbowman seemed to be leaning on the door frame and bragging with his colleagues.

Outside the city wall is a main street in Fir City, but the huts and shacks on both sides of the street have now been demolished. More sturdier and more beautiful permanent buildings made of wood and stone were built. After the stone slabs were re-paved, the shabby scene was no longer the same. Now, the white streets are full of people, as small as ants. Further away, there are only patches of red roofs, intertwined with the crowns of trees, like clumps of parsley in the city.

Brando looked at this scene, and the annoyance in his heart finally dissipated a little. A sense of accomplishment gradually arose, if Fir City was indeed a shabby rural place a year ago. But now at least it has a real city feel. At least he has been to Bunosong and Magitan. Compared with these big cities in the south, Fir City is already on par with, and even richer in urban appearance, and these changes have not happened even in the game. There have been. It was brought by him himself. Of course, he also understood that it was not him who actually made all of this with his own hands, but Antitina and Roman—to be precise, a certain businesswoman who acted a bit erratically occupied this heavy credit. a more important position.

It was she who came up with the entire revival plan herself. Then he personally brought Tony Geer today's prosperous business. Nowadays, the link from Port Gris to Ampelsel connects the entire north. Countless merchant ships sail on this channel every day. Under the care of Shining Scale Naga, this channel has become the center of the entire Eruin in the past six months. One of the safest waterways because of its reputation among various chambers of commerce. His agreement with the Queen of Cold Dew has not yet revealed its significance in military and political terms, but the businessmen have already been the first to smell the opportunities. This is not surprising, because they are a group of people with the most sensitive sense of smell in human history.

A steady stream of goods is being transported to the Fir Territory through this channel today, and then transferred from Fir City to the Ring of Trade Winds. There is no need to worry that these goods will not find their way to go. The Black Forest is a truly fertile land waiting to be developed. In just these two months, the students and subordinates recalled by Master Beilu from various places have explored two or three mineral deposits in the forest, including silver, gold, copper and even mithril. There are also the best forest farms there. Countless prey, various precious plants, fertile soil deposited by thousands of years of humus. In the past, this forest stopped pioneers due to its harsh environment and terrifying monsters. But now, the fire of order in the center of the Ring of Trade Winds has been ignited. With the entire Kalanga Mountains as the center, order is becoming stable again. , the druids and tree elves also joined Brando's chariot, opening the last door for the Eruin people.

The materials shipped from the entire north are accelerating to turn these buried wealth into reality. The merchant ships gathering at the port are carrying them back from the original route, and then turning them into the manpower, technology and magic that Brando urgently needs. industrial resources. This is like a channel flowing with gold, and now everyone on this channel has benefited from it. As long as they have a little strength or wisdom, he can get what he wants from it, because they have a generous person. The fiancée of the lord.

All this is Roman's credit. Although this somewhat confused businesswoman may not be able to arrange the entire Tonigel's spring and autumn planting festivals in an orderly manner without Antitina, at least the current prosperous business scene and the city's The hotels that were always overcrowded and filled with merchants, and the cloudy shadows of sails in the port were all negotiated by her one after another. From the earliest days when I had nothing, to convincing the Chamber of Commerce of my trust with empty words, from a sailing ship arriving in Port Gris, to leaving loaded with goods, this little girl who usually seemed a bit unconventional did it all in person, and made everything Done.

Brando himself rarely cared about this aspect, but he suddenly felt that he was very lucky, because it seemed like all of this suddenly appeared in front of him. He didn't have to worry at all, the business lady had already arranged everything for him. Now everything in Tonigel is on track. Others thought that he would have to wait until he got the land in Gendenel before he could develop his ambitions, but little did they know that Eruin's future had already been laid out in front of him.

The little girl who had been by his side from the beginning drew the most important blueprint for him.

He couldn't help but look at Roman. The business lady was retracting her onion-like fingers, holding her face, her dark eyes widening. Watched with interest as the scarab climbed up again. When it climbed to the top again, she tried hard to get it down again. She repeated this several times, as if she never got tired of it. The business lady wore an aristocratic dress, but she sat on a long-backed chair with her back hooked, making the dress wrinkled, and rolled up her sleeves. She successfully wore the lady's attire like a country girl.

If Mrs. Camille saw her like this, she would probably sigh and shake her head again. In fact, Brando knew that she once thought that Antitina was his fiancée, but fortunately, the staff lady went to resolve the misunderstanding in person. He still remembers Mrs. Camille's strange look in her eyes. Although Brando was not afraid at all even when facing a real god, the surprised look on the old lady's face still made him retreat and escape. It is said that it should be his in this world. For the first time, he gave up without a fight.

Brando and the businesswoman sat side by side because they were sitting so close. He could almost feel the other person's body temperature, and there was a faint fragrance of a girl floating on his nose. He was a little distracted, as if thinking about something, and subconsciously put his hand around Roman's waist. The merchant lady's waist was light and thin, and she could hold it in her hand. She seemed to feel Brando's sudden emotion, and turned back to look at him. He smiled slightly, not revealing it, but kicked his feet very comfortably, and then turned back to play with the poor beetle.

Brando was thinking about some messy things in his mind, but suddenly realized that although Roman liked to care about the whereabouts of every copper when dealing with businessmen. But she is not stingy with the money in her hands. In fact, except when she is seriously discussing a business, she is incredibly generous to everyone. He turned around and asked this question. The business lady was plucking the scarab beetle off the hourglass for who knows how many times, and she answered matter-of-factly:

"Business talks are like going to war. You have to count every penny, but when it comes to investing, you have to take a longer-term view. You won't get good results by fussing over small things."

Brando was startled and seemed a little surprised: "Who told you this? Was it your aunt?"

"That's not true. Auntie doesn't do business. I came up with it myself. How about it? Isn't it great?"

Brando could only sigh, this is probably the so-called talent. However, Roman's eyes flickered for a moment, and he was just feeling proud, but suddenly felt a little disappointed: "Speaking of which, I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. Brando, you said you would help me find my aunt, but there is no news yet."

It's okay that Roman didn't say it. Brando's face burned badly when he said that. There was no news. He simply didn't bother to look for it. In fact, before Roman mentioned this, he almost forgot about such a person. After all, Aunt Jenny was like Brando's family in this world to him. There was always a barrier, and he felt that Like the characters in the background, although he asked people to inquire about Buqi, he only mentioned it like this. In fact, he didn't even tell Antitina. Later, Buchi responded with news, saying that there were no clues, and the matter was dropped from then on.

After all, he had too many things to do. Half a year ago, he almost devoted himself to pulling Eruin back from the track of certain destruction. Time was so tight that he was so nervous that he almost didn't even have time to breathe. , let alone find someone.

But now that he thought about it, thinking about what Roman had done for him, he felt so ashamed when he looked at the businesswoman's face that showed no scheming in front of him.

"There will be news soon. Eruin is so big, and your aunt must be looking for your whereabouts everywhere. Now that you are so famous, we can find her as long as we pay a little attention." He pinched Roman's face comforted.

Roman chuckled, narrowing his eyes and smiling like a little fox.

"Giggle, Brando, you feel guilty."

"Ahem," Brando's face turned red immediately. He almost forgot that although this businesswoman had no intentions, her intuition was terrifyingly sensitive. And the most important thing is that she really didn't save him any face at all. He couldn't help but look at this guy angrily. But unexpectedly, the latter raised his head seriously, shook his head vigorously and said: "Actually, it's nothing. Brando has a great goal, and Roman also has a great goal. When I talked about my goal before, then I'm afraid even Freya will giggle, but only Brando believes that I can do it, you have never laughed at me - "

"Brando can tolerate Roman's goals, so Roman can also tolerate Brando's goals."

"Brando, you know, my aunt said that mortal ideals are like the stars on a summer night. They seem out of reach and dazzling, but in fact, if we dare to reach out, we will definitely catch the starlight in our hands, because The starry summer night belongs to everyone who looks up at the stars."

Brando stared at Roman's eyes blankly, as if those bright eyes really reflected the bright starry sky of Butchi's night. He once thought that this little girl who was not very popular had been following him since Butchi. The things she does are just based on her preferences, because this is like Roman's character. She always doesn't ask right from wrong when it comes to people close to her. But he never thought that she really always believed that he could do it, just like what she said - those are the stars in the summer night sky, but as long as you reach out and grab them, you will definitely catch the great starlight in your hands. .

Even if the star he wants is the most dazzling one in the night sky.

"Do you know what I want to do, little Roman?" he asked suddenly.

Roman nodded seriously and answered word by word.

"I know, Brando, you want to marry Her Royal Highness Princess Griffin and become the true King of Eruin."

"puff--"

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