In the early morning of the next day, outside the north gate of Yulong City.
The size of the crowd who came to see off the new Duke of the North and the Guardian of the North was quite large, and the specifications were quite high.
Even Reinhard the Great and Pope Gregory came.
Vera is wearing a light green travel suit today, and the golden duke armband is dazzling in the sun. Her tall and straight figure shows a sassy temperament, but the sweet smile on her face is still as gentle and pleasant as before.
Colin was wearing a set of silver armor with a cold light on the surface of the armor, mysterious and cold, like a knight from the netherworld. The surface of the armor is covered with complicated arcane patterns, and at a glance, it is known to be a valuable enchanted armor.
In fact, this set of armor was sent by Consul Sebastian last night, saying it was a farewell gift for Colin.
Colin guessed that this set of expensive armor was probably sent by the financial businessmen behind Sebastian. They probably realized the crisis and wanted to repair the relationship with Colin as soon as possible.
Colin did not refuse the merchants' kindness, and he even came out wearing this suit of armor today to reassure the merchants.
Of course, Colin will definitely not be bought by a suit of armor. He is also the Guardian of the North now, and it is not so cheap.
This move is just to paralyze those businessmen. When he returns to the northern border, Colin will definitely teach these profit-seeking bastards a good lesson.
Emperor Reinhardt stood at the forefront of the send-off team, looked at the couple in front of him, and said with a smile:
"Vera, Colin, the northern border of the empire depends on you to protect it. I hope you will not betray my trust, let alone tarnish the prestige of the St. Hilde family."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Queen Midella held the hands of Prince Harrison and Princess Judy, stepped forward and said, "And these two little guys, I hope they won't cause you too much trouble."
"Of course not!" Vera quickly took Harrison and Judy from the queen, "We will definitely take good care of them."
Queen Midella's eyes were full of reluctance, but she didn't say anything more.
However, Emperor Reinhard confessed blankly: "The young eagle always leaves the nest to bear the baptism of wind and rain alone."
The two of them looked like a loving mother and strict father, but Ke Lin suddenly felt that something was wrong.
At this time, Pope Gregory stepped forward, first drew a false Holy Cross in front of Vera, and then prayed softly:
"Your Excellency, may the glory of our Lord shine on your path."
Vera quickly returned the salute.
Ke Lin stared at the pope's movements, for fear that the other party would make some troubles again.
Now he is quite wary of this bald old man.
However, Colin felt that there were advantages and disadvantages to the magical spell cast by the Pope on Vera.
The disadvantage, of course, is that Vera will be affected by this, and she will increasingly lean towards the church.
However, this is not without benefits.
At present, Ke Lin can also see that the royal family canonized him as the guardian of the north, just to make him a vanguard against the church.
But how could Ke Lin be willing to become a pawn of the royal family and work desperately for the interests of the royal family.
Therefore, Vera who has been cast with a magic spell can be an excellent excuse.
Colin can also use this to swing between the church and the royal family, waiting for a price, instead of becoming a pawn of the royal family foolishly.
The Pope also came to Colin at this time, and said with a smile: "Viscount Angelet, I can feel the Holy Light's preference for you. I believe that you will definitely achieve something in the way of chivalry!"
Colin raised his eyebrows, but he remembered that Archbishop Adjani of the North had said similar things to him in Cold Winter City. At that time, he thought that the other party was just complimenting him, but now it seems that it is not.
Could it be that the blood race has some connection with the Lord of Radiance
Or did he have such a reaction because he drank too much holy water
"Your Majesty, this is all my Lord's grace to me!" Colin said with a haha.
Pope Gregory gave Colin a meaningful look, and then stopped talking.
Colin took Vera and bid farewell to the nobles who came to see him off, and then turned back to the carriage.
Before getting into the carriage, Colin scanned the accompanying guards, and sure enough, he found the grandson of Consul Sebastian—— Knight Weber.
This guy seemed to be afraid of being retaliated by Colin, and was trying to reduce his sense of existence.
Colin smiled faintly and ignored the other party. He helped Vera into the carriage, then carried Prince Harrison and Princess Judy into the carriage, and finally got in by himself.
Under the watchful eyes of all the nobles of the imperial capital, the convoy of the Duke of the Northern Territory drove northward.
It was late summer and the fields were pleasant and sunny.
In the carriage, Vera has already dug out a copy of the "Glorious Book" to read.
Seeing this, Colin frowned secretly. For a moment, he couldn't figure out whether it was the Pope's divine magic that worked, or whether Vera wanted to understand the church better after she converted.
The two little guys of the royal family were still sitting upright at first, but soon became impatient.
Especially Princess Judy, with big smart eyes rolling and turning, she suddenly said to Ke Lin: "Teacher, can you tell me a story?"
This royal princess is wearing a pink floral dress, her pink face is bright and charming, especially those sapphire-like eyes, there is a hint of stunning and enchanting temperament, perhaps inherited from that peerless queen. Mother.
Of course, in Ke Lin's impression, this is a quirky little girl, but he clearly remembers the coquettishness she showed when she kept trying to step on his feet at the dance.
Feeling narrow-minded, Colin nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll tell you a story."
"Thank you teacher!" Princess Judy smiled sweetly.
Prince Harrison, who was a little cautious at the side, was startled. He had learned the "painful" lesson last time, and knew that the teacher's story was not so pleasant. After hearing it, he might have another nightmare tonight.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said: "Sister Vera, teacher, I... I want to go out to take a breath."
"Go." Colin nodded with a smile.
Prince Harrison ran out immediately as if he had received an amnesty.
Princess Judy looked at her brother's embarrassed figure, and muttered in a low voice: "Deserters!"
Colin glanced at the eccentric princess, cleared his throat, and began to tell:
"It is said that in the depths of the vast sea, there is a kingdom of mermaids. The king has six daughters, and the youngest daughter is the most beautiful and the one who sings the most beautifully..."
"What is a mermaid? Naga?" Princess Judy couldn't help interrupting.
"It's about the same, but more beautiful." Colin explained casually and continued, "When the little mermaid princess was fifteen years old, she floated on the surface of the sea to play and saw a handsome prince. She was deeply attracted. Stay. The storm wrecked the prince's ship..."
With the development of the story, even Vera, who didn't care at first, put down the "Glorious Book" in her hand and listened intently to Colin's narration.
"...the mermaid princess found a witch... drank the elixir and became a human, but she was also cursed. She will become sea foam..."
Vera and Judy were completely fascinated by Colin's story at this time, and couldn't help but start worrying about the mermaid princess.
"... She found the prince and danced the most beautiful dance for him. Unfortunately, the prince didn't know what kind of pain she endured, and she didn't know that she saved him..."
"... The sisters of the mermaid princess couldn't bear to see her die, so they begged the witch. The witch gave the mermaid princess a sharp knife. Only by killing the prince with this knife can the curse be broken...
... But the mermaid princess didn't kill the prince, he just kissed the prince's forehead, and then jumped into the sea... "
"What happened next?" Princess Judy asked eagerly.
"Later..." Colin said in a low tone, "Later, people couldn't find the mermaid princess anymore, and only found a piece of white foam on the seashore."
After finishing "The Daughter of the Sea", Colin picked up the water bottle and moistened his throat.
However, the atmosphere in the carriage was extremely solemn at this moment. The little girl was already touched by the tragedy of the mermaid princess and almost cried out. Even Vera's eyes were flushed, and she looked at Colin a little unkindly.
It seems to be blaming him for telling such a poignant story.
"The mermaid princess... is she really dead?" Princess Judy couldn't help but asked timidly.
"That's right, she turned into foam in the sea." Colin gave a cruel answer calmly.
"Wow—" Princess Judy couldn't hold back any longer, and cried out loudly.
Vera gave Colin a hard look, and hurried over to hold the little girl in her arms, comforting her in a gentle voice.
Colin touched the tip of his nose, and seemed to feel that he had gone too far...
So, he quickly took out some small cakes prepared by Queen Midella before leaving, and brought them to Princess Judy, and comforted him, "Here, your favorite cake!"
It's a pity that Judy ignored him, just buried her head in Vera's arms, her shoulders twitched, and she looked extremely sad.
Collin was a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, the convoy stopped suddenly at this time, and at the same time, the voice of Bachelor Dawn came from outside the car: "My lord, I met the speaker of the Mage Council, Mr. Ernest, and he wants to meet with you."
Ke Lin stood up and said to Vera immediately, as if he had been pardoned, "You have converted to the Lord of Radiance now, and if you get entangled with the mage, you will always cause gossip. I should go and see him."
Vera nodded.
Colin quickly got out of the carriage.
Princess Judy raised her head from Vera's arms, but her face was covered with tears, which made people feel distressed.
Vera handed over the small cake and said, "Would you like some?"
Princess Judy took the small cake and stuffed it into her mouth, her rosy cheeks suddenly puffed up.
The cake is sweet and delicious, it was just my favorite food in the past, but now it also has some inexplicable bitterness.
(end of this chapter)