Working Prophet.

Chapter 446 Ferdinand's sense of humor

Ilea spent most of her time in the green field since she was a child, and occasionally went to Black Rock City with her family's food delivery team after the carrot harvest, and almost never went to other places .

Until she was sent to the temple by her father to study, it was her first time to travel far away, and the girl will never forget the mood when she left.

Regardless of the dissuasion of her fellow nanny, she poked her head out of the carriage several times, constantly looking back at the castle where she had lived for more than ten years, and the figure standing in front of the gate.

At that time, she was full of apprehension and bewilderment, and also had some vague expectations for the upcoming new life.

She just didn't expect that would be the last time she would see that person.

Now she is on a journey again, and this time she is going to a farther place.

——Lionheart Castle, the royal capital of the Red Lion Empire, the largest city in the entire Bratis Continent, and the center of power.

There are prominent aristocratic families and wealthy families everywhere, and the history behind any minor noble is probably longer than that of the Arias family, not to mention the twelve giant nobles who are like behemoths at the top of the empire.

Well, there are only eleven left now.

But that’s not the point, it’s said that the banquets in that city will never stop, people party all night, drink wine, and the market is full of rare treasures brought by foreign merchants...

Ilea almost grew up listening to various stories about Lionheart Castle.

Although the western region is far away from the imperial king, this does not prevent the people here from having a great time imagining the city and the people living in it.

In other words, it is precisely because of the distance that they can let their imaginations fly unscrupulously.

The young Ilea had always imagined that one day she would be able to visit this magnificent city, and now this wish is about to come true.

But the carefree little girl in the past has also grown into the lord of a territory, shouldering a family, and there are more things to consider.

Ilea found that it was difficult for her to have the simple and pure happiness as in the past.

Besides, during this trip to the capital, she had to explain to His Majesty the emperor why she could not participate in this martial arts tournament, so as to eliminate the latter's misunderstanding of her.

Ilea was thinking about whether to write a draft first, organize the wording, and then directly follow the back, so it is not easy to make mistakes, when Thomas' voice came from the front.

"Master Ilea, we are here."

The female lord looked up and saw a large lake. In the center of the lake was a city. The city had a tall city wall and was only connected to the land on the other side of the lake by a bridge.

Ilea knew that it was the city in the lake, which is famous in the west.

Teacup Castle is already a well-known fortified city in the western region. It is built entirely of stones, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but compared with the city in front of you, it is a bit small.

In order to build this floating city, the Mariel family built two dikes at the north and south ends of it, cutting off the Dragon Saliva River flowing through here, and finally formed an artificial lake around the city.

Cooperating with the high wall to protect the city in the lake, anyone who wants to enter the city can only pass through the bridge outside the city.

In other words, once an enemy invades, the guards of the Mariel family only need to guard the bridge to keep the city safe. If necessary, they can raise the last section of the suspension bridge to completely cut off the connection with the land.

After watching it, Thomas sighed, "As long as you give me 1000 people, no, 700 people, I can use this city to block tens of thousands of troops."

Jude on the side was also looking up at the city completely surrounded by the lake in front of him, with a complicated look on his face.

Before leaving, Miss Rabbit asked Fausto to study the history of the empire, and immediately thought of something.

"If I remember correctly, like the Emanuel family, the Mariel family was also a vassal of the Enriquez family before, and after the battle of the howling dragon, they held on for a while and became the last ones in the western region to surrender. noble family.

"Because the city in the lake is too difficult to attack, Alexander the Angry Lion later reached an agreement with the Mariel family to deprive them of other lands, and only leave this floating city to them in exchange for their allegiance."

"It's all old things," Jude said indifferently, "No one in the western region still remembers the Enriquez family, and the Mariel family is no exception."

"That's true," the female lord nodded and said, "Everyone is used to the current life, let's go, I seem to have seen the Bathory family."

Ilea heard that Ferdinand also planned to bring people to participate in this competition, so she agreed to set off with the latter, and the two sides chose to meet in the city of the lake.

Because Ferdinand walked faster, he arrived first, and waited for the female lord here for a day.

Knowing that Ilea had also arrived, the Patriarch of the Bathory family went out of the city to greet her in person.

The young baron has changed a bit from before. He is a little taller and his figure has become stronger, and he can even be called a burly man.

The fluff under his nose has also become denser, and the only thing that remains the same is the serious expression on his face and his always fondly pursed lips.

"Ferdinand!" Miss Rabbit got down from the carriage, immediately gave the head of the Bathory family a bear hug, and said happily, "We meet again! You look more and more like your father."

The smile on the female lord's face was real, it wasn't forced out to deal with those boring nobles.

The families of the two parties have been allies and kept watch over each other for hundreds of years. When Teacup Castle was surrounded by those lizardmen, Ferdinand was the only one who came to the rescue at the risk of delaying the harvest.

Later, Miss Rabbit dealt with the black dragon, and the Patriarch of the Bathory family came to help with 300 people.

The Marquis of Cullen once commented on Ferdinand in this way. He said that I saw in this young man the most precious qualities of a nobleman, those virtues that once shone in our ancestors but are now gradually fading, loyalty, bravery and justice.

"You've lost weight too." The Patriarch of the Bathory family replied.

"Uh... I've been exercising as Prophet Merlin said recently, but then again, I wasn't fat before." The female lord looked embarrassed.

"Do you want a compliment or the truth?"

"Try the compliment first."

"Not fat at all, your figure is just right." Ferdinand said seriously.

"What about the truth?"

"To be honest, I can't see it at all." The Patriarch of the Bathory family paused, and added, "My advisor suggested that I try not to be so serious when I go to the capital to communicate with people this time, and I can add some sense of humor." , do you think that worked?"

"Haha," Ilea laughed dryly, "It's quite funny, but I strongly suggest that you don't do it again next time, especially when you are in the capital."

(End of this chapter)