Ann's Day is a day when the whole continent celebrates the post-war war, and it is also Mainland Day. No matter what they experienced last year, people hope to usher in a happy and safe life this year. On the third day after the Peace Festival, An Fei, Chris and others slowly entered the Violet City. Almost all of their faces had a look of dust on their faces. Only An Fei looked as usual, although he also exercised regularly. , but running all the way day and night for more than ten days really exhausted them. As for An Fei, he cannot be regarded as a normal person. In fact, he really likes a life with day and night reversed. What makes him regretful is that there is no brilliant evening scene or colorful nightlife here.
Different from the past, the faces of people in the city are a little more joyful. With the arrival of the festival, pain and sorrow have become a thing of the past. Whether they are willing or not, the living people will gradually forget the past. To put it bluntly, this is also a sign of perseverance. A manifestation.
An Fei deliberately made a big circle and went to see his Earl's Mansion first. Looking from a distance, the outline was almost completed, but he didn't know what it was like inside.
However, the security near the Earl's Mansion was extremely tight. An Fei only paused for a moment and looked inside a few more times, which immediately attracted the attention of several garrison soldiers. An Fei hurriedly urged the horse and called Chris and others to come forward. Walk down the street.
In comparison, the city lord's mansion was much less guarded. There were only three or four garrison soldiers at the door. When An Fei left the city, the garrison had not been rebuilt and only relied on patrols to protect the city's operations. Sheriff Utter has also become a veritable manager. Observing these garrison soldiers who are neatly dressed and in good spirits, An Fei knows that Utter has put in a lot of effort.
An Fei jumped off the horse first and walked forward with a smile: "Hello, does Mr. Erte live here?"
"Who are you?" Several soldiers from the garrison came forward. One of them asked while observing An Fei and others.
"We are his old friends and I hope you can inform us."
"Old friend?" Several soldiers from the garrison looked at each other, and the man replied first: "The Sheriff only came back to rest in the early morning. If you want to see him, come back in the evening."
"Help, we are indeed Utter's old friends." An Fei stretched out his hand, and there were already two more gold coins in his hand.
The eyes of several garrison soldiers were focused on the gold coins. To the nobles, these gold coins were nothing. But their hard-earned income for a year is only a few gold coins. Two gold coins are enough for them to live happily for a few days.
"I'm sorry, Lord Sheriff just came back from the construction site of Earl's Mansion in the morning. I don't think you have anything urgent to do. Come back again in the evening. Lord Utter has been busy all day long. It's really hard. Let him rest a little longer. Yes." The tone of the garrison soldier softened: "This... you'd better take it back, we don't need it." Someone who can throw out two gold coins at will. His identity is definitely not simple, and he doesn't want to offend anyone.
"Help, we came all the way here, please inform us." An Fei flipped his wrist, and the number of gold coins in his hand had increased to more than a dozen.
The eyes of several garrison soldiers couldn't help but become crazy. They stared blankly at the golden coins. An Fei smiled, flipped his wrist, and poured the gold coins into the hands of a soldier. But just as the first gold coin fell into the opponent's hand, An Fei smiled. when. The soldier retracted his hand as if he was electrocuted and let the gold coin fall to the ground.
"What are you..." An Fei was stunned.
There was a flash of anger in the soldier's eyes, but his tone became condescending: "I'm sorry, we can't alert the Sheriff casually. If you are really in a hurry, you can talk to me first." Throw it out casually. You can't afford to offend someone with two gold coins. Now he feels even more untouchable, so he has used honorifics.
An Fei looked at the gold coins at his feet and smiled. It is not difficult to form a garrison. The difficulty is whether these soldiers are qualified. You can tell the autumn by seeing a leaf. They are not indifferent to the gold coins, but they can control their hearts. This is not easy, let alone knowing it from the other party's mouth. An Fei is very satisfied with how hard Erte's work is.
When An Fei's eyes fell on those soldiers again, a strong murderous intention suddenly flashed across his face: "It's true that if you don't eat the toast, you will have to drink the wine as a penalty!"
"What... do you mean?" The temperature in the air became colder, and the soldier took a step back warily.
An Fei didn't answer, and looked back. There were very few pedestrians on this street, and the city lord's palace was at the end of the street. No matter what he did, he would not attract anyone's attention, so he walked straight towards the door of the palace. The soldier's expression changed drastically, and he suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at An Fei's chest. He shouted: "Back off, otherwise..."
Before the other party could finish speaking, An Fei stretched out his hand and grabbed the long sword pointed in front of his chest, shook it upward, and the soldier
His own flew upside down. Seeing that their companions fell down so lightly, the other soldiers wisely gave up the idea of stopping An Fei. Two soldiers rushed over to help their companions, and the other soldier ran towards the door of the mansion. While running, he shouted: "Send the alarm quickly, enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"Shut up!" A voice came from far away, and Utter's figure appeared in the yard. He stared closely at An Fei who had stepped into the door of the house, and murmured, not knowing what to say. If An Fei Fei walked into the Violet City openly, and he also received relevant notifications. The matter was very simple. An Fei's sudden appearance surprised him, and he didn't understand whether An Fei wanted to reveal his identity.
Chris and Susanna followed closely, while Bravi, who was at the end, stayed outside the door and observed what was going on outside. An Fei smiled and nodded at Erte. He understood what Erter was worried about.
"Sir, you are back." Utter said respectfully, and the soldiers holding weapons in front of Utter were stunned.
"You didn't expect that, did you?"
"I already knew that you had left the Holy City, but I didn't expect that you would come back so soon." Utter stepped aside and said, "Sir, go inside and talk. It's a bit inconvenient here."
"Okay." An Fei nodded, took two steps forward, and suddenly stopped at his feet: "Are these the soldiers you recruited for the garrison?"
"Yes." Utter was a little surprised: "Sir, did they... make you angry?"
"They are loyal to their duties and do a good job. Utter, do you have good taste?" An Fei smiled and then strode into the hall door.
"Sir...sir, these..." a guard soldier pointed at the gold coins scattered on the ground and said timidly.
Seeing those gold coins, Erte vaguely understood what had happened. He said softly: "You have done your duty faithfully. This is a reward given to you by the earl. Pack it all up."
Several soldiers were stunned for a moment, cheered, and scrambled to pick up the gold coins. The soldier thrown out by An Fei was the fastest. An Fei was merciful and didn't want to hurt him at all. There are too few people in the world who are not greedy for money. They also like gold coins, but they know what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. Now there is no need to be polite.
"Where is the Lord of Arrowben?" An Fei asked while looking at the hall.
"He is still resting. He has been too tired these past few days. His condition has been recurring, which makes people very worried." Utter sighed and closed the hall door.
"Then don't bother him." An Fei sat on the chair.
"Sir, have you... made a fortune recently?"
"Oh, you guessed it right."
"I wonder why your lord is so generous." Utter laughed: "Sir, please support me, a poor man! We need to build the Earl's Palace and recruit a garrison. There is no financial income yet. I It’s almost driving me crazy!”
"I see you are smiling happily, you don't look like you are going to be driven crazy."
"That's because General Winkler helped me. I found the superiors and allocated a portion of the compensation from the Shansha Empire to me. Otherwise, the Earl's Mansion would have stopped working long ago."
"General Winkler?"
"Didn't General Mioric tell you? When he left, he left a group of Guards in the Violet City, and General Winkler was their commander."
"I remembered it." An Fei nodded. Mioric told him about this, but did not tell him the name of the commander. An Fei thought that Utter's diplomatic ability was extremely outstanding, and in the blink of an eye, he and Blakeney The people in Yacheng have established a relationship, and it is natural for Mioric's people to take care of them.
"Sir, why did you quietly rush back to Violet City this time..."
"Just taking a look." An Fei pondered for a while: "Utter, is there anything happening recently with Marquis Zuose?"
"It is said that there is a mysterious guest in his home. The Marquis of Djoser has always been respectful in front of that guest, but recently the guest suddenly disappeared. I once sent someone to investigate the guest's identity. Identity, but..." Ert smiled bitterly and shook his head, obviously without any results.
An Fei smiled. Of course he knew that the mysterious guest was the great alchemist Jacob. Because of the preparation of potions, Jacob also went to the Holy City in the end. He was very good at acting and was deliberately lukewarm to Thor. , and the performance at An Fei's wedding was even more clever. His gift turned out to be a bottle of aphrodisiac. For An Fei and others, they all knew that Jacob was joking, but to outsiders, the performance at the wedding was Giving an aphrodisiac to a young groom is somewhat insulting. As a great alchemist, he can make a coveted gift. What's the deal with a bottle of aphrodisiac