When the beautiful girl came, the blond knight next to him glanced up and looked at the girl from head to toe.
His eyes turned around again on the smiling middle-aged wealthy businessman's face, and then he lowered his eyes, and the hair scattered in front of his eyes covered up the meaningful look in his eyes.
"I wonder if my little girl is honored to be His Highness's concubine?"
Just after taking a sip of wine, his Highness's severe coughing sound came from his ears.
It seemed that he was shocked and choked badly by the words of the middle-aged wealthy businessman.
Kaihos put down the glass, turned around, and reached out and patted the back of Garlan, who was still coughing.
Garlan looked at him, coughing to the point where a little water splattered from the corners of his eyes.
The knight smiled at his master, and while stroking the boy's back, he raised his hand and wiped away the tears from the corner of the boy's eyes with a handkerchief.
Probably infected by the calm demeanor of the knight, Gallan calmed down a little too.
Kaijos nodded slightly to him, then turned back and continued to eat with a nonchalant expression on his face.
Garlan waved to the middle-aged man.
He said, "I'm sorry, but I appreciate your kindness."
"What? Your Highness, isn't my little girl in your eyes? Or do you think she's older than you? If so, I have a daughter who just turned fourteen this year... "
"No, not so."
Wait a minute, fourteen or something is a crime.
"Your daughter is very beautiful, but I personally don't have that kind of thought yet."
"Why? Your Highness, you will soon become an adult, and it is not in line with your noble status to have no one to serve you now. My daughter does not have any requirements. As long as she can serve you, even if she is a nameless maid willingly."
The middle-aged wealthy businessman who wanted to shove his daughter over was too enthusiastic, and Garlan couldn't resist it for a while.
"No... Well, I don't think I'll think about taking a concubine until I'm married, it's not good for my future wife... "
The middle-aged man laughed hahaha.
"His Royal Highness, you really are, what are women, they are only dependent on men to survive, and they live by the eyes of men."
He didn't care, he said it as a matter of course.
"How many women a man wants is not something they can control. If they don't obey, they have to teach them a lesson. You see, a businessman like me has dozens of concubines. If you don't have hundreds of concubines, why not? Can you show your identity? A woman, it's just a thing to please men."
Garlan frowned invisibly.
He felt that the man had gone too far.
At this moment, a low hum with disdain and contempt suddenly came from his ear.
He subconsciously turned his head to follow the sound, looked around, and was surrounded by maids who bowed their heads docilely and served everyone. He didn't find the one who snorted.
And Kaihos next to him looked like he didn't care about the conversation between them at all, and ate the delicious food attentively.
The fat boy Tal on the outside was staring angrily at the middle-aged man and his daughter.
As soon as the beautiful girl came out, Tarr's eyes lit up and he stared at the girl non-stop. As a result, when he heard that the middle-aged wealthy businessman wanted to present this girl to His Highness, Tarr's eyes changed instantly.
From the beginning of his admiration and admiration, he became critical. Suddenly, he looked at the beautiful girl and disliked it.
Bah, you are a woman who is not as good-looking as my Highness, but you have the audacity to try to climb up to His Highness.
Shameless!
Little fat Tal groaned in his heart.
As soon as Garlan refused, he was happy.
Well, my Highness has high vision, so I don't look down on you—
Tarr was full of thoughts here, while the middle-aged wealthy businessman over there continued to persuade with a smile on his face.
"So, Your Highness, please don't be polite, accept the little girl, even if it's just a servant."
As he spoke, he winked at the Tozes Archon beside him.
The consul understood and said to Gallan with a smile.
"His Royal Highness, this is a wish on behalf of the citizens of Tozes. I hope that someone will serve you well, so you can accept it."
"… "
The two of you persuading me one by one made Garlan ponder for a while.
He raised his eyes and looked at the black-haired girl who was still kneeling on the ground.
The girl raised her eyes slightly, and her slender Danfeng eyes glanced shyly and timidly.
Such as the blooming flower buds, there is an added charm in the innocence of a girl. These stunners are just a seductive look, which makes people feel itchy.
Garlan, who was shyly glanced at by the girl, lowered his eyes slightly, and the shadow of his slender eyelashes fell in his half-closed eyes.
He sat cross-legged on the cushion and thought for a moment.
"In a few days, I will come to visit."
He seemed to be persuaded to be a little moved, but he still hadn't made up his mind. He didn't say yes or no, he just said this vaguely.
However, this hesitation made the smiles of the people who kept persuading him brighter.
However, when Garlan let go, Kaihos's face was pale, and he couldn't see any expression, but it was a bolt from the blue for Tarr, and the whole person was stunned.
Your Highness, Your Highness? !
No, it can't be like this...
You can't be deceived by that kind of woman's appearance! She is obviously not as good-looking as you!
No matter how Tal wailed in his heart, such as mourning his wife, the others, including Garlan, seemed to be in a good mood.
So, a dinner party ended in a happy atmosphere.
Garland had a good night's sleep.
Only the unwilling Tal tossed and turned, and woke up in the morning with a pair of dark circles under his eyes.
When Garlan saw it, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter? Can't sleep well?"
Tarr didn't speak, and looked at Garlan mournfully like an abandoned chubby puppy.
Garlan couldn't help but laugh, raised his hand and touched Tar's head.
Tarr's curly hair feels good to the touch.
Speaking of which, all the people around him were extremely tall, and only Tarr was a little shorter than him, so he could touch his head.
The consul came over early in the morning, greeted Gallan warmly, and then accompanied Gallan to inspect the city.
He smiled and said that he had already arranged everything, just waiting for the prince to leave.
Garlan did not refuse. Under the arrangement of the consul, he sat in a beautifully decorated carriage, surrounded by heavy troops, walked half a small city of Tozes, and arrived at the Shrine of Shamash.
The new temple is located by the sea, on a high ground.
The entire temple is like gold cast, covered with golden light, embellished with gems, extremely gorgeous and luxurious.
The trapezoidal high platform makes it stand high in the city, and in the open square, a huge statue of Shamash stands here, condescending and overlooking everyone.
He looked awe-inspiring, holding a sword in one hand, the tip of the sword pierced under his feet, and pressing the other hand on the lion under his feet, his golden pupils looked down at the earth.
There was a lot of people in the temple that was about to be completed, and the workers were busy with the finishing touches.
Most of these people were naked and their skin was dark.
It was completely different from the beautiful honey-colored skin of the upper-class nobles, which was healthy and glowing with luster. It was an ugly black skin that was rough and tanned by strong light, and there were still many scars on the body.
The overseers kept waving their whips, hitting the slower-moving people heavily.
Seeing that Gallan's eyes fell on those people, the Archon explained with a smile.
"Your Highness, those are slaves."
Garlan didn't answer, his eyes swept across the splendid temple.
He said, "It cost a lot of money to build this temple, didn't it?"
The consul quickly replied: "There is not much money allocated from the finances. The cost of building the temple was donated by the citizens of Tozes." He added.
"Most of the money was donated by the businessmen last night."
"Those are the biggest local businessmen?"
"Yes, they are all honorary citizens of Tozes. They often donate money to build bridges and pave roads. They also set up several relief homes to help the elderly and disabled."
The consul said with a smile, "Look, there's a family over there."
Garlan looked in the direction pointed by the consul and nodded slightly.
After seeing the Shamash Temple, the consul took him to the harbor.
The seaports of Tozes are divided into military and civilian use. Along the way, you can see that the civil seaports, large or small, are bustling with people, ships come and go, and the piers are crowded and lively.
Tozes was frequently attacked by pirates because of its prosperous trade.
Therefore, the Aaron Landis army here is dominated by the navy and supplemented by the infantry.
King Camos chartered that one third of Tozes' taxes could be set aside each year for the maintenance and expansion of the Tozes Navy.
Unlike the cavalry of Aaron Landis, the sea soldiers of Aaron Landis had no armor, but wore dark blue commoners with leather armor only at key points.
Because Tozes is the most important seaport of Aaron Landis, a total of three fleets are stationed here.
The consul is only responsible for governing the town, and has only the right to advise but not interfere with the army. All the military power of Aaron Landis is directly under the king of Camos.
At this moment, the commander in charge of these several fleets waited in the military port with three captains.
As soon as they saw Garland, they leaned over and knelt down to salute.
Garlan's gaze paused for a moment on the middle-aged commander's face, then moved away, smiling and saying a few official words of praise to them. Then, under the leadership of the consul, and accompanied by these generals, he watched in the military port.
In the military port, Garland and his party saw a large number of warships moored in the port.
Warships ranged from large and small, light three-masted ships to heavy heavy-duty galleys. Among them, the most powerful and majestic one is 60 to 70 meters long. There are hundreds of oars on both sides alone. They are divided into three layers from top to bottom and arranged on both sides. .
The huge warship made Tarr, who saw the giant warship for the first time, let out a wow of exclamation, tsk tsk.
Just when Garland and his party were watching the giant warship, one of the people who followed them didn't look quite right.
It was a middle-aged general with short black-brown hair, one of the three captains, with a very dark complexion, the kind of person who wandered at sea all year round, exposed to the scorching sun and blown by the sea wind to be dark and vicissitudes.
Thick eyebrows and thick lips, a rough-skinned face with sharp edges and corners, a broad forehead, and a look of determination in his eyes.
Along the way, he was very thoughtful and silent, as if he was thinking about something. And the people next to him seemed to push him aside, intentionally or unintentionally, to keep him from getting too close to the prince.
The general was muffled for a long time, and when Garlan was about to leave the naval port, his eyes narrowed, as if he had made up his mind.
Ignoring the warning eyes of his colleagues around him, he strode forward suddenly, suddenly stopped in front of Garlan, and knelt down.
"His Royal Highness, Captain Seth of the Seventh Fleet of Aaron Landis has something important to report to you."
The sudden behavior of the middle-aged general made everyone who was chatting and laughing in a stunned voice. The consul frowned and looked at the leading middle-aged commander.
The commander took a step forward, his face was cold, and he said solemnly: "Captain Seth, in front of the Prince, you are too presumptuous."
He stared at Seth sternly.
"Go back to me immediately and prepare to be punished!"
"I will accept any punishment, but before that, Your Royal Highness, please listen to my report."
Seth's expression did not change, with a resolute look on his resolute face, eagerly looking forward to Gallan.
Garlan pondered for a while, then asked.
"Tell me first, is what you are about to say about the fleet?"
"yes, I… "
"Then don't say it."
The blond prince interrupted Seth and said sternly.
"All military matters are judged by the king. Without the permission of the king, no one is allowed to intervene in the army, and I am no exception."
After he finished speaking, he didn't look at anyone, and left here quickly with a wave of his hand, as if he was afraid of getting caught on something.
The people who stayed looked at each other and knew exactly what Gallan said.
All the military power of Aaron Landis is directly under King Kamos. Although Prince Gallan is now the first in line heir, if he has any act of meddling with military power, I am afraid that it will attract the king's attention and even be dissatisfied.
After all, military power has been the most feared thing for kings since ancient times.
That's why Prince Garland refused, and immediately left, apparently not wanting to be suspected by King Camos.
Seth knelt on one knee on the ground and stared blankly at the back of the departing prince. The whole figure froze in place like a stone sculpture.
A blond knight with a blindfold came to him, looked down at him, stretched out his hand, and pressed it on his shoulder.
He groaned, kneeling on one knee, and being pressed so hard by Kaihos, his other knee also slammed to the ground. All of a sudden, he put his hands on the ground so hard that he barely kept his whole body pressed to the ground.
Apparently, the prince's guardian knight, displeased with his rudeness to the prince, punished him.
After the punishment was over, Kaihos let go of his hand, turned and quickly chased after the prince.
The middle-aged commander glared coldly at Seth, who looked a little embarrassed, ignored him, and turned to leave.
The others also glanced at Seth with the same eyes that looked at fools and dead people, and then quickly caught up to the prince's footsteps.
They all know that this time, this guy is probably going to be finished.
Seth, who was left behind by the crowd, was still kneeling on the ground, his eyes were blank, and the whole person looked lost.
After a long time, he smiled wryly, as if mocking himself.
A friend persuaded him for a long time not to believe the rumors of the so-called 'wise prince', but he still insisted on doing it... Sure enough, he was still too naive.
In the whistling sea breeze, Seth slowly stood up and walked heavily towards the depths of the naval port.
The lonely back looked extremely desolate.
After a while, there was a sudden movement in this quiet place.
Something was chasing Seth's direction.
…
"His Royal Highness, don't be angry, because it's not worth being angry with such a reckless and rude guy, or else, let Lord Kejos teach him a lesson..."
Trot chasing Garlan who was walking fast, Tarr was very dissatisfied with the rough man who made his Highness angry.
Garlan glanced at him and suddenly said: "Taal, don't you think that the naval commander is a little familiar?"
"Have it?"
The little fat man scratched his head. He was looking at the giant warship, and he didn't pay attention to those people at all.
"Yeah." The one-eyed knight beside him nodded slightly, "It's a bit familiar."
He wanted to say something else, but at this time the people behind him had already caught up, he smiled and didn't continue talking.
The consuls caught up in a hurry, surrounded Garland with persuasion, kept apologizing, and promised to deal with the captain named Seth, which made Garland's face calm down and smiled again.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving the military port, most of the afternoon had passed. The consul asked Garlan where he wanted to visit, and Garlan thought for a while.
He said, "Since the businessman promised to visit yesterday, let's go now."
The consul nodded, summoned the waiting carriage, and diligently helped the prince into the carriage.
Yesterday I pretended to refuse, and today I can't wait to come to see the little beauty.
With a smile on his face, he thought to himself and snorted.
Although the prince is young, he is still a man after all, and he cannot avoid being tempted by beauty.
After getting back into the luxurious carriage, Garlan closed his eyes for a while and took a nap. The carriage was surrounded by soldiers and drove across the street to the mansion of the wealthy businessman yesterday.
It was already evening, and the middle-aged businessman who got the news had already waited respectfully at the door with everyone, welcoming the prince's arrival with a smile.
After getting off the carriage, Garlan glanced up.
He could vaguely hear the sound of the waves crashing against the shore, and a huge mansion appeared in front of him.
It's not even less massive than Tozes's Consulate, but more opulent and extravagant.
It was built on the beautiful seaside, standing majestically on the high stone ground, carved with tall pavilions, and even a towering tower.
The roof seemed to be soaked with gold powder, and the setting sun shone with golden light, extremely gorgeous.
The corners of his lips rose slightly, and Garlan retracted his gaze and walked into the businessman's mansion surrounded by the crowd.
The evening was a feast, a bit more luxurious than yesterday.
All kinds of delicacies are presented like flowing water, and after only a few bites, they are removed and replaced with new, completely different delicacies like flowing water. The middle-aged businessman has been paying attention to Garlan's expression. Seeing that Garlan is enjoying his meal, he looks very happy, so he smiles even more happily.
By the time the meal was over, it was already dark, and the middle-aged businessman took the opportunity to keep Garlan in his home for the night.
Garlan hesitated for a moment, and the little beauty who was beside the businessman glanced at him shyly, the boy's gaze stopped, and he nodded hesitantly.
Tarton, who had a round belly next to him, was in a hurry. He glared at the charming little beauty, wishing to pull it away from His Highness.
Looking at the prince's reaction, he was very nervous.
In the bedroom where he was assigned to rest, what worried Tarr the most finally happened.
I saw that brazen middle-aged businessman bowed to His Highness and said with a smile, "Since His Highness is staying here today, and I can't choose another day, let the little girl serve you tonight?"
Tal was startled.
As soon as he turned his head and saw the prince lowered his head, he seemed hesitant but a little moved, and he immediately leaned over to persuade the prince to refuse.
However, he really did it, and he was fat. Before he could squeeze through, he heard the shameless and beautiful girl shyly and timidly call out Your Highness.
The sound is like a string, with a hint of vibrato, plucking the heartstrings.
Then, Tarr stared at his highness and nodded.
He stood there dumbfounded, watching his Highness enter the room with the girl, and the door closed in front of his eyes.
The middle-aged businessman left with a smile and contentment.
Before leaving, I asked all the servants to step back, so don't get too close here tonight, so as not to interfere with His Highness's good deeds.
Tarr was so anxious that he grabbed the arm of Kaihos who was about to turn away.
"Lord Cayhorth! You can't just watch—the prince he—he he he—"
He was so anxious that he stuttered.
"That's not possible!"
The blond knight looked unconcerned, and his green eyes glanced at him indifferently.
"Tal, Your Highness is not too young, and it is normal to find a woman to serve you. You'd better not meddle in your own business, or you will anger His Highness and maybe drive you away directly."
After speaking, he waved Taal's hand away, yawned casually, turned and entered the next room, slammed the door shut, as if he was going to rest.
Tarr stayed in place for a while, and finally he had no choice but to walk into the house on the other side.
He was lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
He stared blankly at the ceiling, terribly uncomfortable.
Lord Kaihos is right, they are all men, and he also knows that if he disturbs His Highness in that kind of matter, His Highness will definitely be angry.
But…
When he thought of the look that leaked from the girl's eyebrows, his heart felt like a fire again.
Although he is young, he has already met all kinds of people in the palace.
He could see that the girl looked pure and innocent, but she was a carnivorous person at all. She looked at His Highness like a jackal trying to swallow His Highness.
After tossing and turning on the bed for a long time, Tal sat up suddenly, gritted his teeth, and his heart sank.
No matter what, it's dead!
Don't care so much!
Even if he is driven away by His Highness, he will not allow that kind of girl who is not sincere and has ulterior motives to defile his pure and noble Highness!
When he was hesitant, he flinched, but once he made up his mind, the little fat man acted immediately.
The door of the prince's room must be locked from the inside, and it is impossible to enter directly. Because the prince's room was next door, Tarr thought about climbing from his windowsill to that of the prince's room, so he ran to the window sill of his own room and probed.
... rely on, good, very high.
The little fat man who was a little afraid of heights shivered and retracted.
He rolled his eyes, thought about it, looked around the room, found something sharp, and opened the door.
After probing for a while at the door, he saw that there was no one around, and then he ran to the prince's closed room.
Fortunately, since he was a child, in order to find gossip to make the prince happy, he liked to secretly listen to news everywhere in the palace.
As soon as he said it, the little fat man started to pry the door.
After a while, with a slight click, the door opened.
Tarr pushed open the door lightly and sneaked in first, intending to take a look at the situation first.
However, upon seeing this, he immediately charged with blood and anger.
I saw the big bed in the room, on which the girl's graceful and graceful body was lying on her side, with one hand pulling the clothes that had slipped onto the prince's elbow, as if leaning her head on the prince's left shoulder.
The prince sat sideways, the clothes on his right shoulder were torn apart and slipped from his arm, and the graceful shoulders and the small half of his fair chest were exposed to the lights.
The furious Tal jumped three feet high in an instant, and rushed in without even thinking about it, like a fat hen protecting her calf, the hair all over her body exploded.
He pushed the girl who was leaning softly against Garlan away.
Hearing a thud, the girl was pushed by Tarr and fell off the bed.
She lay face down on the floor, motionless like a log.
Garlan was startled, and when he turned his head, he saw Tarr's big round face that was flushed with anger.
He opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say it, Tal grabbed him by the shoulder.
The little fat man looked at the torn clothes of his Highness, the appearance of the upper body that was not covering his body, and his chest twitched in distress.
"Your Highness, it's all my fault, I'm late!"
He looked sad.
"What did this woman do to you? Did she give you—"
Garland was a little dizzy from his shaking.
"Uh... Tal, calm down first..."
The grief-stricken little fat man who fell into his own delusions did not hear Garlan's words and continued to blame himself.
"It's all my fault! Blame me! Your Highness, I'm sorry, I should have come earlier."
Tarr clutched Garlan's shoulders tightly, gnashing his teeth, his fat face looked a bit hideous.
Tears almost fell out of his eyes when he thought that the pure prince had been poisoned by that woman.
"I'm sorry for you-"
At this moment, there was a sudden squeak, and a small black figure came in from the open window sill.
The little black mouse ran into the room, stood up straight, shrank its two small front paws, tilted its small head and looked at the two people in the room, with a puzzled look in the dark Doudou eyes.
In the next second, the man who followed the black mouse in the dark stepped over the windowsill and stepped into the room.
As soon as he looked up, he saw the situation in front of him and was stunned for a moment.
The girl who fell to the ground motionless.
The prince who was clearly attacked, was in a mess, and even his shirt was torn.
The fat man I saw in the morning had a fat body pressed in front of the prince, holding the prince's shoulders with both hands, with a hideous expression on his face.
The middle-aged general, who was extremely loyal to the royal family of Aaron Landis, suddenly had blue veins on his forehead.
With a bang, the sharp sword from his waist was unsheathed.
He stepped forward, brushed it, and the blade rested on Tar's neck.
"Bastard! What do you want to do to the prince!"
The man lowered his voice and snarled angrily, staring at Tarr's eyes almost spitting fire.
"How dare you do such a shameless act to His Highness!"
If it wasn't for the scruples that this filthy guy was about to die and hurt the prince, he would have chopped it down with one sword.
He looked at Tarr angrily and growled.
"If you don't want to die, let go of your dirty hands immediately!"
Tarr, who was scolded, heard half a sentence of the man, and his attention was completely attracted by the sword drawn by the man. His mind was full of silver swords, and he didn't hear the man's low voice at all. roar.
There are assassins!
The thought flashed through Tarr's mind for a moment.
The dazzling sword light made his legs go weak.
But when he thought that His Highness was behind him, he gritted his teeth and opened his hands to block Garlan.
"With me here, don't try to hurt Your Highness!"
Garland, who was blocked by him: "..."
Just now, I couldn't wait to slash a certain general of Tarr with a sword: "???"
Tal, whose legs were too weak, mustered all his courage and stared at the assassin who wanted to assassinate His Highness. He wanted to kill him with his eyes, but suddenly he felt that this assassin was very familiar...
… … Um
Isn't this the admiral who recklessly knelt down in front of His Highness in the naval port in the afternoon to report something
Why are you here
Tarr, who was pressed against his throat with the sword, was stunned.
The little black rat, who was left aside, tilted his head and looked at a few people in the room, squeaked, and raised his beard.
Then, as if it smelled something, it turned its little head and looked at the window sill where it had just climbed in.
On the high wall outside, a slender figure secretly climbed over from the windowsill beside it in the dark.
With a vigorous turn, he neatly climbed onto the window sill of this room, then turned over and landed lightly in the room.
Looking up, the chaotic situation in the room made the blond knight startled.
With a glance, Kaihos showed a clear look, and he whistled softly.
"You are quite lively here, Your Highness."
Garland: "...It's quite lively."