The early morning sun shines on the distant mountains, and the mountains seem to have a faint mist.
Adeline Kronma, our poor little Highness was standing on the huge terrace, wearing only a tawny loose nightgown, her bare feet, her snow-white feet on the cold marble floor , with both hands on the fence of the terrace, quietly looking into the distance.
This is a round manor. The huge garden at the foot is like a square. Rows of holly bushes have been built to look like a city wall. The servants in gray linen robes have already started their morning work, sweeping away the cold wind from last night. The fallen leaves and the gardener, with a hat and huge scissors, carefully trimmed the holly.
The terrace is full of flowers—these flowers should not bloom in this season at all, they are all transported from the far south, and only the owner of this manor here has such deep financial resources to carry out such luxury— These flowers are kept alive by magic, but even so, they will wither after only three days.
Poor Adeline had a melancholy look on her face. In fact, she had never had a smile on her face after living here for so many days. At this moment, the cold wind in the morning made her face pale. , Ruo soft pale blond hair stuck to her cheeks, making her whole person look a little weak.
The sound of the door opening came from behind. Adeline turned her head and saw a middle-aged woman with a serious face. This was her close-fitting female official. She became serious. After she pushed the door and came in, she was followed by two young waitresses. One was holding a tray with breakfast on it, and the other was holding His Highness's coat.
"Your Highness, you will catch a cold like this." The female official's voice was unchanging and old-fashioned. She walked over, moving lightly, but with a firm attitude, pulled Adeline from the terrace back to the room, and then closed the door of the terrace.
"Now you have to have breakfast and change your clothes - you only have an hour, His Royal Highness is here in the morning and he will be waiting for you downstairs."
Adeline's face was a little thin, and her chin looked a little thin and pointed, but her eyes were extra large. Looking at the female official she didn't like, she sighed.
Breakfast is fresh honey tea served with toasted golden bread and sweet honey jam. But Adeline had no appetite, she even just ate two random bites, then left the food and sat there in a daze.
The female official was no stranger to the fact that His Highness liked to be in a daze. When she saw this scene, she immediately waved her hand, and the two waitresses took the clothes up and pulled His Highness to start changing. Adeline is like a puppet, at the mercy of the other party.
The slender belt is too tight, and the palace-style long group holds up the chest high, but it makes it difficult to breathe. This kind of beautiful clothes can only be realized when you put them on. Uncomfortable! A waitress skillfully twisted Adeline's hair into a noble bun, and soon several waitresses came in and held out more than twenty necklaces and jewelry of different styles, pearls, and precious stones. Yes, gold, onyx, cat's eye...
(If that turtle was here, it would have dropped its eyes when it saw these things.)
Suddenly, the grin of that guy came to mind, and Adeline's expression couldn't help being a little silly, and there was a smirk on her mouth.
(That bastard must still be in Wildfire by now... Has he bought a house? Will he still go hunting with his heavy and ugly fire fork? Well, maybe he has become a servant soldiers?)
Several waitresses nervously changed pieces of jewelry of different styles to His Highness. The female official next to her rejected them one by one with a critical and serious expression. The last necklace of emeralds finally got her approval, and the female official was reluctant. nodded.
When Adeline was dressed up, she looked like a doll: her blond hair was rolled up in a gorgeous and elegant bun, with two strands of hair hanging down on either side, which perfectly complemented her hair. The face shape, the green and gold interlaced court dress, her body was severely "stretched" into a gourd shape - for men, this is the "S" shape that most men like to see, but only poor worms Only then did I know that it was a sin at all. The emerald necklace was mounted on his chest, and the faint light of the gemstone was somewhat charming and dazzling against the tall white chest.
The female officer smiled slightly with satisfaction, and then continued to say with a stern face: "Your Highness, please remember your etiquette."
The poor worm sighed in her heart, she stood up, her face was indifferent, her eyes were dull: "I will."
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As the heir to the throne of the empire and the only heir, Garcia Kerenma is sitting in the hall at the moment enjoying a cup of black tea, which is also a tribute trafficked from the Landis Empire. Although he doesn't like drinking tea, at least he has From the appearance, the Crown Prince has no flaws that can be picked out.
His blond hair was neatly combed, his handsome face was pale and serious, his dress was cut to the perfect fit, even the cuffs and necklines were meticulous, holding a teacup in one hand, his face was full of monographs, as if at this moment , the tea tasting is the only top priority in the world that he needs to pay attention to.
Even when he heard the footsteps coming down the stairs, the Highness did not raise his head, but after drinking the tea with impeccable attitude, he took out a white silk scarf and wiped it. With a clean mouth, he stood up calmly.
"My dear sister, you look good today." His Highness had the most standard smile on his face.
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Those who are not familiar with this Highness will think that His Royal Highness is simply a perfect royal noble, his etiquette, his temperament, his appearance and behavior are all impeccable standards. Even his court etiquette teacher couldn't pick out even the slightest flaw in his Highness's demeanor.
When facing others, he always had a smile on his face - that proud, reserved and graceful smile. And his clothes are always clean, even if he goes out hunting, after riding a gallop, there will never be a trace of dirt on his boots.
As the heir to the throne, Garcia has always been a strict person - at least in his manners, he knows very well that since he was born into this world, the only thing he needs to do is: wait!
Wait for his majestic, tyrannical and brutal father to grow old, and then take this vast empire into his own hands. Before that, he just needs to maintain a perfect posture, be quiet, calm, and wait!
that's enough.
If you have only heard the fame and legends of the crown prince, and only the legends of him and the man he loves, then most of you will surely think that he is a debauched and shameless playboy who indulges in a life of luxury and corruption all day long Among…
But it's the exact opposite!
And for the crown prince's student, his teacher, the emperor's most trusted wise man, Caviehir, is very interesting: "If it weren't for his bizarre sexual orientation, this student of mine would be the one I have taught. The most serious guy among people."
Of course, little rigor sometimes manifests itself as: cowardice.
The young crown prince dared not resist any of his father's orders in his life: the brutality and despotism of the Great Lancer was the root cause of his cowardly character.
But there are exceptions to this kind of thing. His Royal Highness, who has always been mediocre and even cowardly, has only done two things that went against the will of the Great Lancer: the first is naturally his weird sexual orientation.
And the second one is about his sister: Adeline.
Therefore, although he didn't like this student, Cavie Hill's evaluation of him was: "Actually, our Crown Prince is a good person with a very human touch."
But even though Caviehir didn't say it, everyone also thought of another meaning... A good person with a human touch is often not a good emperor...
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Garcia slowly walked in front of Adeline, and every step he took, the range, speed, and even the distance of each step were as accurate as if measured by a ruler, and then gently pulled Adeline up. hands, and made a standard kiss.
Adeline sighed in her heart, she owed her favor.
"I hope it didn't disturb your rest so early." Garcia's voice was very sweet and soft, which was also the reason why he gave the impression of "cowardice".
"I'm fine." Adeline was visibly listless.
"But I heard from your female officer that your sleep has not been very good. If it's because you don't like this place, I can change it for you..."
"No, it's very good here." Adeline seemed to smile, her smile was a little helpless: "In fact, it's all the same everywhere, isn't it? No matter how beautiful the scenery, no matter how beautiful the manor, to me, it's just a matter of Just a prison."
The crown prince was silent for a while—for embarrassing and unanswerable topics, he usually kept silent and dodged, which was also a cowardly factor in his character, and then he smiled, still kind and peaceful: "I know you are alone It will be lonely, so I will accompany you today and take you to ride a horse."
"Actually... You don't have to do this." Adeline smiled bitterly: "Garcia, I know you are very busy, and I am grateful that you always take your precious time to spend with me. It's just... I'm worried that your actions will Annoying Your Majesty..."
The crown prince remained silent for a while, and he changed the subject again: "I heard that you are less and less active recently. I think this is not good for your health, so..."
"Brother!" Adeline finally couldn't bear it anymore, she raised her voice, her voice was a little sharp, but soon, she saw Garcia's brows lightly twisted, Adeline finally sighed and whispered : "His Royal Highness! I just don't like being locked in a big house all day, and occasionally I can only go out and breathe when you come to see me..."
The crown prince's eyelids blinked, he finally looked left and right, raised his finger gently, and the attendants and female officials next to him bowed and retreated.
When there were only two brothers and sisters left, Garcia turned around, sat down slowly, and said in his peaceful and pleasant voice, "You should understand that this is for your protection."
"If the price of living is to lose my freedom, I'd rather die." Adeline turned pale and shook her head vigorously.
Garcia frowned, he looked at this sister - this time, after she escaped and returned, she seemed to have become a little unfamiliar, she seemed to be more courageous than before, and her mind...
"It's only temporary." Garcia hesitated for a moment: "I... talked to the royal father once, I asked him to forgive you, and he agreed, as long as you are willing to live here in peace and don't run around... "
"Forgiveness?!" Adeline suddenly screamed, with anger and hatred on her face: "Forgiveness?! He actually used this word?! Let me live here at ease and not run around... Ha! Is he afraid that I will reveal his ugly and despicable things!!"
The crown prince's face changed suddenly, he suddenly stood up and walked in front of Adeline: "Shut up!"
Garcia raised his hand, but looking at Adeline who was stubbornly holding his head up and looking at him, the crown prince's hand froze for a while, and finally did not fall, but slowly retracted.
Garcia's face was a little helpless, and the look in Adeline's eyes was even more painful. Adeline's heart softened and she couldn't help feeling a little guilty. She whispered: "Yes, I'm sorry... Brother, I know that you have already saved me. Against his will, I know you've done a lot for me, I..."
"I don't have a brother, only you and a younger sister. I don't want the future... I don't even have a talking relative by my side." The crown prince shook his head, his eyes were a little soft, but this softness was quickly restrained and recovered. That polite look just now.
"You really shouldn't be like this." Adeline shook her head, her tone was very sad: "You should know very well what kind of person he is, Your Majesty. Garcia, my brother... Your father has always been Not a soft-hearted person, in order to purge his political enemies, he could even imprison our grandmother in the palace for five years, and never see her until he died! He could even do that to my mother, his sister, Cruel things..."
"Stop talking." Garcia's voice was indifferent.
The coldness and hidden anger in her tone made Adeline's heart jump!
"You are my cousin, I have no brothers and sisters, and you are my only relative of the same generation, no matter what, I will save your life." Garcia's tone was calm: "So, please don't say it in front of me in the future. Something 'death' or something. Can you?"
Adeline sighed and finally nodded: "Yes, I understand."
"Okay." Garcia said lightly: "It seems that you are not in a good mood. Today is not suitable for riding. Then I will come to see you another day."
Saying that, the crown prince nodded slightly, took Adeline's hand again and gave a slight gesture to his mouth, then turned and left with perfect etiquette. But when he walked to the door, his footsteps suddenly slowed down.
"Be patient. Adeline... I heard that his health is not good. So, be patient!"
When Garcia left, the door of the hall was closed again, and the thick door panel blocked the bright morning sun outside. Adeline looked at the gorgeous but empty hall, and suddenly felt at a loss. She plopped and sat down. On the ground, he sat on the cold steps without any image.
Adeline was in a daze, she sat there with her head bowed for a long time.
Finally, half an hour later, the old-fashioned female official came slowly like a ghost. Her footsteps on the marble floor made no sound. The female official stood in front of Adeline for a while, looking at the sad woman. His Royal Highness, there was a trace of pity in his eyes that was originally rigorous and old-fashioned.
"His Royal Highness... When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left, he instructed that as long as you don't leave the house, you can do whatever you want..."
"Any needs?" Adeline sat there and suddenly raised her head.
"Yes, any demand." The female officer nodded.
"Okay!" Adeline jumped up suddenly, she forcefully tore off the belt on her waist, and the rope around her chest, and then frantically ripped off the long group of gorgeous court dresses. He was standing there wearing only a close-fitting jacket, shivering from the cold, but there was a hint of excitement and irritability on his face - this was clearly an expression of anger.
"I want an axe... the biggest and heaviest kind of battle axe! Well, and a great warrior shield! I want a wolfskin robe, one of those wolf skins, and..." Poor bastard After thinking about it, he touched the corner of his mouth.
"I need a dentist!" cried the poor man. "Find me the best dentist! I want dentures! Gold teeth!!"
The female officer didn't respond to the previous request - she thought it was a child's anger and asked for a weird toy, but...
Gold, gold teeth? !
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Just when the poor bastard was mad and angry, the turtle was laughing happily, and then grabbed the gold coins, silver coins and copper plates in front of him one by one.
This was at a table at an inn down the road.
Xia seems to be very happy when they are on the road with these business groups that travel from south to north. When they are resting, they drink and chat, and naturally they also find a fun...
Because Xia Ya's standards for women are very strange, the turtle who already has some doubts in his heart will naturally not expose his shortcomings. As a result, a proposal for gambling has won everyone's support.
People who travel far and wide, whether they are coachmen or mercenaries or businessmen... Gambling is an entertainment that men like.
And now, on the table, a few Landisians frowned as they watched their last few coins being taken away by the other party, and couldn't help but feel extremely annoyed in their hearts.
Whether guessing copper coins, gambling dice, or betting on odds and evens, this Byzantine master is always amazing!
Moreover, he obviously did not cheat, because the copper coins were drawn by the Landis people, the dice were carved out of wood by the Landis people, and the sticks used for guessing odds and doubles were also brought by the Landis people...
Xia was very happy to win all the money from the other party. After three days, almost all the Lantis people emptied their pockets.
And the reason why Xia Ya is happy is not just winning money... More importantly, he is experimenting with a little magic.
The female dragon named Dora hidden in the pendant finally began to teach herself the magic of the dragon family - the imprint of the dragon soul it gave to Xia was very weak, and she could only use the most simple and lowly spells... But magic is magic after all !
The first magic that Dora taught Char was: clairvoyance.
In fact, this spell doesn't have much effect in actual combat, but for a turtle—well, especially a male turtle whose virgin heart is already stirring, he is still very satisfied! At least, this spell can be used to peep at girls...
With that weak dragon soul imprint, what Xiaya can achieve now is that after concentrating, he can see through obstacles like a board about the width of a finger in a short five heartbeats. Moreover, the texture of the penetrating obstacles The denser it is, the more difficult it will be. As a result of what he has tried, he cannot penetrate walls or iron plates for the time being, but wood or clothes are no problem. Although each perspective only takes five short heartbeats, but , used at the gambling table is enough to kill the Quartet.
However, it is still a little difficult to peep at a woman for the time being, because when this spell is cast, not only must you concentrate, but at the same time, the target being seen must remain in place.
He can't deliberately find a girl to sit in front of him and let him watch, right
Of course, he could have paid a few prostitutes to sit in front of him... But in that case, what would he do with voyeurism? !
In a few days, Char won the last coin from the Lantis warriors, and even the fat guy Guro lost a few gold coins to Char.
After a few days, the relationship between Gu Luo and Tu turtle has become quite close - at least it looks like this, he is very careful about the details of Char Ya, and he almost understands it. In fact, Char Ya has no details. He can be quilted, his background is innocent and simple, he was born recklessly, and he was promoted for his great achievements in the war. These materials have been clearly written in the military reports and awards published by the military.
However, the more Xiaya is like this, the more Gu Luo believes that this guy is not easy!
Is one of the important reasons... It's a bit ironic to say...
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When he was resting that night, Gu Luo walked into the room late at night. In the room, the handsome young man was still waiting.
"Is there any progress today?" The young man sighed.
"Sir." Gu Luo hesitated for a moment, his face was very serious: "I think this Xiaya must have an extraordinary background! I even suspect that he may be from a wealthy family in the military of the Byzantine Empire! He deliberately concealed his identity and used this war to make him stand out... I believe that there must be a powerful force behind this guy."
"Oh why?"
"One of his entourage!" Gu Luo said confidently: "I have carefully observed his entourage, the thin guy among them, he does not look like a samurai at all! But to be a knight's entourage, this is It's a bit confusing. Today, I quietly hid a magic test crystal ball in my clothes, and as a result... I actually found a magic reaction!!"
Gu Luo lowered his voice and said: "It's just that the response of the magic power is very weak, probably only a low-level level! But it is enough to prove that that squire, he is a magician!!"
"Oh?" The young man's eyes lit up.
"Yes! Magician! I guess, this magician must have some magic tool that hides his magic power, so we usually don't notice it! He must be a powerful magician with good strength. Hmph, this Xia can play against Hastings, his strength is not simple! How can such a powerful guy and the people around him be just a low-level magician? So... that magician's strength must be Hidden on purpose!!
And... being able to use a magician as a squire, this Char's background is not simple! It's just that we still can't determine whether he is a member of the military of the Byzantine Empire or a pawn raised by the royal family..."
(Todoro, who was feeding the horses in the stable, sneezed, rubbed his nose, and complained in a low voice: I asked Laozi to feed the horses again, I am a noble magician... )
The young man stood up, he pondered for a while, and walked around the room twice: "If there is really a force behind this Xi Ya, then his merit promotion this time is definitely not easy! He returned to Austria this time. Sigiriya, will surely be reused and become an important figure in the army of the Byzantine Empire..."
The young man waved his hand firmly: "Buy him! Find a way to buy him! No matter what he wants! Money! Women! Buy him! When necessary, give him some help! Give him some benefits! What does he want? Try it out , try to be satisfied! Don't make any demands and demands on him first, try to satisfy his greed! Do your best to form a friendship with him!! Any big man, who wants to gain long-term benefits from him, must pay attention to him Invest before you really make a fortune! So... buy him!!"
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Gu Luo, who received the order, continued to get close to Char the next day.
"Lord Xia, a feat like yours will definitely be used when you return to the imperial capital this time?" Gu Luo deliberately complimented: "Life is like this, it's really beautiful. In the future, won't all the wealth and power come rolling in?"
But Xia Ya suddenly sighed, with an indifferent face: "Wealth and power... Hmph, so what?"
He rubbed his nose and sat on the horse, the cold wind blowing his nose blew his nose: "money, enough is enough. As for food and clothing, it is enough to fill the stomach. No matter how big the house is, it is enough to sleep. It’s just a bed. Although the delicacies of the mountains and the sea are delicious, eating them every day will make you tired…”
Well, he doesn't like money, that's why he likes women's sex.
Gu Luo recognized this in his heart, and said: "Since you are so young and promising, I'm afraid there must be some confidantes around you, right?"
When I mentioned this, I immediately hit the sore spot of the turtle! ! Turtle's face suddenly changed...
A woman... I remember the sound of "Mom" that the little child jumped into the arms of Aunt Sofia's niece in that pub in Wildfire Town.
Tragedy...
Seeing that Xiaya's face was different, Gu Luo suddenly became excited, and he decided that he had found a breakthrough! This guy seems to have a weakness for women! !
So, Gu Luo carefully put his words, trying to find out what type of women this turtle prefers.
I'm not afraid that you have a hobby, but I'm afraid that you don't have a hobby!
No matter what kind of woman you want, beautiful, charming, cool, pure, or mature loli... As long as you speak, with our ability, we can get it for you! !
As a result, after a long time, Xiaya, who was quite secretive in his heart, was unwilling to easily tell his own set of women's standards instilled by the old guy. He had a faint feeling that he might be the one who Damn old dude playing...
(Old guy... still, again, smiling Jiuquan...)
However, Gu Luo was not without gains. After a long time, he finally got a valuable sentence from Xia Ya's mouth.
"The woman I like... Probably... Well, it should be like Aunt Sofia... Well, it should be like this." Xia Ya's tone was not as certain as before.
However, after getting this sentence, Gu Luo felt like a treasure, and he went back to the room that night to discuss with the young man.
That night, the mysterious young man made a decisive order.
"Check!! Launch all intelligence networks! Check it out for me! Check out all the information about this woman named Sofia!!! I want to know everything about this woman!!"
Soon, the entire northern Byzantine Empire, all the intensive intelligence organizations of Landis received an urgent emergency order!
Unleash all your power and quickly find out all the information about a woman named Sofia who lives in Wildfire Town!
For a time, people turned on their backs, and the wind was surging.
Countless outstanding spies and intelligence personnel who have been lurking in the Byzantine Empire for many years and carefully cultivated by the Landis Empire have flocked to the small town on the Wildfire Plain...
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After many, many years, Gu Luo, who had become the Minister of Intelligence and Supervision of the Landis Kingdom, was full of grief and indignation when he recalled this incident, believing that it was the biggest stain in his life - he actually used it. One-third of the power lurking in the northern part of the enemy country, went to check the groceries shopping lady in a town... This matter has also become the biggest laughing stock in Guro's career.
"Damn it! I was deceived by that bastard back then! What background does that bastard have! He is a complete bastard! A stupid little virgin who has never seen a beautiful woman!!!"