The imperial capital is as prosperous as before. Du Wei was born and raised in the imperial capital until he was thirteen years old, but because of his bad reputation, he seldom went out. Coming back this time, the identity is completely different. From a waste abandoned by the family at the beginning, he became a closed disciple of Gandolf, the top legendary magister in the mainland, and was even vigorously wooed by the Magic Union. At the same time, he also formed a good relationship with the Liszt family...
Du Wei believes that although his father is in the imperial capital, he must know all the news.
Sitting in the carriage, Du Wei did not open the window to look at the street view outside, but the noise of people coming and going on the noisy street came in through the window, the noise and bustle of the imperial capital, but it was an open door. The thin windows can't stop it.
After entering the imperial capital, Mage Clark left and went back to the Magic Union, and did not go with Du Wei. Just before leaving, Du Wei hinted at a few meaningful words. Du Wei savored them carefully and understood that the meaning was to imply that he should go to the Magic Union as soon as possible.
At this moment, no matter how lively the outside world was, Du Wei seemed not interested in all of this, and just sat quietly in the carriage alone.
The convoy finally passed through the bustling long streets of the imperial capital, and finally came to the west area of the city not far from the imperial palace. This side introduces an artificial river from the Lancang Canal in the north. This artificial river enters the imperial capital, but surrounds the imperial palace, making the imperial palace a city within a city in the imperial capital. The artificial river can even act as the moat of the imperial palace. In the past, when the imperial capital was in civil strife, this artificial river played a very important military role.
Just outside the main entrance of the palace facing south. It is a square with an area about the size of two football fields. In the middle of the square is a giant statue. The statue is the founding emperor Aragon himself thousands of years ago. Riding on a steed, the horse neighed, its front hooves raised high, and immediately Aragon held a long sword and pointed to the sky, wearing armor with gorgeous patterns of thorns and flowers...
This statue has a history of thousands of years and has gone through countless dynasties in the imperial capital. The royal families of all dynasties will also spend money on repairs and repairs, so that after a thousand years, the statues are still lifelike, without any signs of damage. The statue is located in the very center of a huge fountain, and on the outer pool, twelve water columns are sprayed slowly and continuously all year round-this is a dark comparison to the twelve powerful and mysterious "people" who surrounded His Majesty the founding emperor back then. Knights of Saint Laurent's Knights!
Under the square is a straight and flat road about ten meters wide. From a bird's-eye view, this road is like a straight sword, erected in the dungeon of the imperial capital. This main road also cuts the area south of the imperial palace into two parts. On the east side of the main road are the residences of some powerful and powerful families in the imperial capital (the earl's residence of the Luo Lin family is also among them), while on the west side, there are Some are dignified, but do not have the mansions of the direct nobles of the royal family in power.
Of course, there are two extremely important places in the imperial capital, the temple and the magic union. These two places are in the east and west of the city respectively, facing each other from a distance.
Du Wei's motorcade came all the way to the wealthy area of the imperial capital in the south of the imperial city, turned into a slightly quieter path, and finally stopped at the earl's mansion of Luo Lin's family.
As a matter of fact, the Luo Lin family is the military family of the empire, and of course there are many family members, the most prominent of which is of course the contemporary family patriarch, Earl Raymond. According to the high position of the Imperial High Command, and in other places, there are also several descendants of the inland family, also surnamed Luo Lindi, who also hold various positions in some confidential departments of the imperial capital, and the titles of nobles range from baron to viscount. In the imperial capital, the Luo Lin family group with Earl Raymond as its core!
As the carriage stopped, Made lightly knocked on the door outside, and whispered: "Master, we are here."
Du Wei took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, showed a deep smile on his face, and hummed.
As Made opened the car door, Du Wei got out of the carriage. After nearly a year, he returned to this place—in this world, the place where he was born.
The earl's mansion was not built luxuriously, just like many military families in the interior of the empire. The military's wealthy families are often not as luxurious as other large families. On the main entrance of the Earl's Mansion is the Luo Lin family crest that Du Wei is most familiar with since he was a child. Two crossed long swords are wrapped around the irises. On top is a crown...
Standing in front of the carriage, Du Wei raised his head and looked at the badge. After a long time, no one else dared to disturb the young master's meditation. After a long time, Du Wei let out a long sigh.
Guards and servants from the Earl's Mansion had already come out to greet them, and under the command of Made, the servants led several carriages behind through the back door of the Earl's Mansion...
Du Wei walked into the gate of the Earl's Mansion, and saw a tall man head-on, who was the Earl's Mansion, Earl Raymond's confidant, Alpha.
When he was a child, the Earl had high hopes for Du Wei, and once planned to ask Alpha to teach Du Wei martial arts in person. It was only later that he realized that Du Wei had no talent, so he gave up. However, Du Wei knew that the Chief Guard of Alpha was actually a powerful warrior. Together they have led several naval expeditions in the South China Sea. Made a lot of contributions. At the same time, he is also a famous and powerful man in the imperial capital.
Alpha is tall and has broad shoulders. He once hugged Du Wei when he was young. It's been a year since he saw him. The guard still looks tough. Although he is almost middle-aged, his waist is straight and he is dressed in a warrior suit. The robe is like a sword hidden in the scabbard. Although it looks harmless, once it is out of the scabbard, the sharpness will be unstoppable!
Alpha with blond hair is also a famous handsome man in the imperial capital. When he was young, it is said that he was popular with many noble girls in the imperial capital, but he has been faithfully following Earl Raymond. Years later, but still not married and have children, so far single.
Alpha, who is in his forties, looks as if he is only about thirty years old. Years of intensive fighting qi attainments make him look extremely young, only the flickering eyes in his eyes reveal a trace of time. Vicissitudes.
Facing Du Wei, even though he was the earl's number one confidant, and the position in the earl's mansion was less than one person and more than ten thousand people, Alpha still quickly walked up to Du Wei, knelt down on one knee, and made a standard family servant's salute At the same time, a dozen elite guards followed by Alpha also knelt down on one knee.
Du Wei smiled, and quickly helped his father's first confidant with both hands. Although he is a young master, in his father's heart, this useless son may not be as important as this loyal old subordinate.
"Master, you are back." Alpha stood up and said with a smile, "It's been a hard journey. The Earl is waiting for you in the study. Please go see him immediately after you get home."
Du Wei nodded.
It seems that although this old man still doesn't like him very much, I'm afraid he still holds a lot more weight in his heart now, right? If it was changed from the past, if he came back by himself, at most it would be nothing more than a few servants. This time, let Alpha go out to greet him, which can be regarded as giving himself a little face.
"Uncle Alpha." Du Wei coughed, and deliberately put on a boyish innocent smile on his face: "I haven't seen you for a year, and you are getting more and more energetic. It seems that your martial arts have improved again. Next year's competition, we Luo With you appearing on the stage, the Lin family will definitely stand out."
Alpha just smiled lightly and said nothing. He has been with the earl for thirty years, and he has never seen any big storms, and he is extremely calm. Even Du Wei, wearing a rare black robe of a magician in the magic union, did not show any surprise on his face. He just made a gesture and led Du Wei to the inner house of the Earl's Mansion.
Along the way, Du Wei knew that the Alpha guard was not talkative for a long time, and he didn't say anything to him, just looking at the furnishings at home casually.
I haven't seen it for a year, but the house seems to be more luxurious. I walked through a corridor and turned around a yard, but found some strange things in the yard. When I walked through the garden, I saw some maids in the house nervously picking. Bouquets, bundles of bouquets made of fresh flowers, are colorfully placed on the side.
Du Wei knew that this was to prepare for a very important custom festival in the Roland Continent: the Summer Festival.
As the day approached, the faces of the servants coming and going at home had a festive look of joy on their faces. Seeing Du Wei following Alpha, these servants recognized him as the young master who had been away for a year, and they all bowed quickly salute.
"The family seems to have changed a lot." Du Wei said casually.
Surprisingly, the taciturn Chief Guard of Alpha actually answered: "Yes, over the past year, His Majesty has trusted His Majesty the Earl, and His Majesty has rewarded him with many things this year, and now the warehouses in the mansion have been refurbished."
Du Wei smiled slightly, and looked at Alpha, only to find that Alpha was also looking at him. A strange look flashed in the warrior's eyes, and then he restrained himself. However, when he was approaching the inner courtyard, Alpha seemed to speed up his pace on purpose. , faintly walking side by side with Du Wei. Just as Du Wei's heart moved, he suddenly heard a whisper from Alpha: "Master, the situation in the imperial capital is not clear recently. After you come back, for the sake of safety, it's better not to go out."
Du Wei was slightly surprised, but when he looked up, Alpha was looking ahead with a calm expression on his face, as if he had never spoken.
Du Wei didn't understand in his heart why the chief guard of Alpha suddenly reminded himself in a low voice, as if he was kind to him. The head guard in my memory is an indifferent guy, except for the earl, he is not pretending to anyone on weekdays.
When he reached the door of the study, Alpha stopped in his tracks, took another deep look at Du Wei, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then turned and left.
Taking a deep breath, Du Wei pushed open the door of the study and walked in.
The Earl's Mansion in the imperial capital is far smaller than the castle of the Luo Lin family. The study is the same, the collection of books is far less than that of the frighteningly large study in Rollin Castle.
In fact, this study room has been used by Earl Raymond as an important meeting room. Earl Raymond was born as a general, not a literati or scholar, so he naturally wouldn't be as book-heavy as those old scholars.
In his study room, there are only some necessary documents on two rows of bookshelves, and a large desk is full of documents from the military command.
The surroundings of this study seem to be quiet and there are no sentries, but Du Wei actually knows that this place is almost the most heavily guarded place in the Earl's Mansion!
Hundreds of years of rich and powerful families naturally have different backgrounds. Like the kind of three steps, one post, five steps, one sentry, it's called the nouveau riche style at all, and everything is in the open.
And Earl Raymond's study is heavy, although there is not a single guard standing guard around, but Du Wei knows that Earl Raymond has spent his whole life in the army, so naturally he has some shady dark forces under his hands. Among them, there are many masters raised in private. And the reason why Alpha is so trusted by the earl is because of this secret force. Alpha is responsible for commanding.
On weekdays, no one is allowed to enter this study without the earl's order. If someone breaks in and doesn't walk into this yard, they will know how powerful it is! Du Wei didn't know these things back then, but now that he's getting older, he gradually sees the way. The yard around the study, the walls, and even some furnishings inside the walls. It seems that there is a faint wave of magic power, which is obviously a clever magic circle. If an outsider breaks in, the magic circle can immediately give a warning, and there are some secret whistles around all the year round, all of which are the secret forces in the hands of Earl Raymond.
For example, today, without the leadership of Alpha, Du Wei would not be able to walk in alone!
"There must be some magic props on Alpha, so it won't trigger the reaction of the magic formation." Du Wei secretly guessed.
Get rid of these distracting thoughts. When Du Wei walked into the study, he saw his father, the current patriarch of the Rollins family, Earl Raymond sitting behind the desk, holding a quill in his hand, his majestic face covered with a trace of chill, frowning, Carefully looked at a document in front of him who didn't know what it contained.
Du Wei walked in quietly and stood in front of him without speaking, just standing with his hands down. An honest look.