That was a story from a long time ago. After the Glorious War, the head of the Stuart family suddenly died of a serious illness. As there was no direct heir, the huge family was about to be torn apart by different branches and fall apart. Some people said that there was still Stuart bloodline left outside. They were the children left here when Ingvig counterattacked to Gaulnalo.
So a mission to find that bloodline was issued, and many people headed towards Gaulnalo, and Lorenzo was just one of the people.
This is related to the ownership of power, so when the task is issued, everyone knows different things. For example, Lorenzo's task is to find Seleu and pry out what she knows in her mind. Lorenzo was the first to find her. At that time, she was hiding in a cold alley and relying on relief to survive, which resulted in the girl looking a little malnourished now.
The two walked through the deserted streets and were almost at the downtown area.
It was very cold, and Seleu unconsciously hugged Lorenzo's arm as they walked across the frozen road and past the dilapidated buildings.
Seleu had always had a strange feeling towards Lorenzo, just like a newborn beast will recognize the first creature it sees as its support. Lorenzo was the first to discover her and brought her back to Old Dunling from Gaulnalo. Her life changed drastically thereafter. The child begging on the street suddenly became the most powerful person.
But she was not happy about it. She was only filled with discomfort and fear. The tall castle and armed guards could not bring her a sense of security. There was always a sharp dagger hidden under her pillow. She had always been the child shivering in the alley, and she had never changed.
"So why are you interested in that kind of thing?"
As he spoke, a light warm air flowed out from Lorenzo's mouth. The weather in Old Dunling was getting colder and colder, coupled with the steam coming from the furnace pillar every day, it was almost impossible to guard against it.
"They said it was something unique and something from the Far East."
Seleu replied calmly, Lorenzo was already used to her indifference, and his mind was full of thoughts.
"Machinery from the Far East? That's really curious."
The only place that can be called the Far East is the mysterious Jiuxia. Apart from the fleet that arrived long ago, the Western world only knows them as a word. But now something from there has appeared, which is indeed much more interesting than any family dinner.
"But if you don't go to the party, won't they have something against you?"
Lorenzo was referring to the noble groups headed by Stuart. They were honored by the war, so they guarded the girl like knights. Even though she was the only one left in Stuart's direct line, the family business was prospering under the management of those people, although the population was still pitifully small.
In Lorenzo's view, they were just a group of nannies connected by the old butler Weia, and sometimes they were so friendly that they were annoying.
Lorenzo still remembers one rainy night when Weia knocked on the door of 121A Cork Street, holding a suitcase of money and persuading Lorenzo to leave their home, simply because under Lorenzo's kind teaching, the girl's shooting skills had reached an uncanny level, but at her age she should learn how to be a manager.