Lord of Lowland

Chapter 42
Thinking of this, Cecil said embarrassedly to Ofelina, "Thank you."

"You're welcome, this is just making the best use of things." Ofilina said lightly.Ou Feilina is also quite satisfied with the effect of this gift. In fact, the bets made by the nobles during the knight's wrestling are just some small bets for entertainment, and they will not place heavy bets like 500 million gold coins. Feilina and the young noble Malog only placed a bet of 50.The reason why he wanted to tell Cecil 500 million was because he hoped that the move to win over Cecil would not be so deliberate and arouse the other party's resentment.In fact, after seeing Cecil's shot, Ophelina already had the idea of ​​further wooing Cecil to make him a confidant of the Earl's Mansion. Buying this necklace at the auction as a gift to him was a logical move. .Ofelina is exquisite and good at controlling people's hearts. She is indeed a very powerful character.

Cecil wanted to try his best to find some topics to ease the atmosphere, so he asked: "The things at the auction are really surprising. The items are all extremely precious treasures. Is this the same in every auction of noble banquets?"

"How is it possible?" Ofilina said, "There are two reasons why there are so many high-quality lots today. The first is that the royal families of four countries participated in the auction, and the second is that many of the lots are actually In directional auctions, many of the properties are originally intended for the owner, and the auction is just a cover."

"How is it possible!" Cecil was shocked: "Is there any evidence?"

"What more evidence is needed?" Ophelia said and suddenly smiled, as if she was laughing at Cecil's ignorance of the world. "The epic necklace that Caris and I competed with is the best example. .”

"You mean that necklace itself is meant to be given to the princess?" Cecil asked in disbelief.

"Although I can't be sure, but it's more or less the same. In that state, the auction is no different from giving it to her, because the people on the field don't have much competitiveness." Ofelina replied lazily.

"Then you still fight so hard." Cecil said puzzledly.

"If this is a play, if the princess plays the leading role, someone must play the supporting role, right? It's okay for Caris and I to play supporting roles for the princess, not to mention that necklace really moved my heart. If I could, I would also. "

Ofelina seemed hesitant to speak, but Cecil clearly understood what she meant.That's true. For Ou Feilina's temple career, that amulet is indeed something she dreams of. Even if it is only theoretically possible, she doesn't want to give up.

"I understand," Cecil said. He thought that he was discriminated against by nobles due to his low status. It seems that Ophelina also has this trouble. Shined by the light of someone of higher status, and that taste is not pleasant.

Ophelina went on to say: "The golden apple is more obvious than this necklace. The competition for this kind of thing will cause war, but except for the Aluk Empire, the other three countries have not even fought for it. Is this true? Isn't it strange?"

"You mean the ownership of the golden apple has been discussed beforehand?" Cecil asked, touching his head.

"It's obvious, well, I'm afraid only a rookie like you can't see the tricks in it." Ofelina replied with a smile.

It turned out to be like this. Cecil didn't expect that the water here would be so deep, and a small auction would be so famous.

"A small auction has so many names." Ofelina said.

Cecil was taken aback, and almost said how did you speak out what was in my heart.

"I'm afraid there's going to be a war," Ophelia said.

"Really?" Cecil's heart suddenly became excited. War is a huge opportunity for everyone who wants to gain fame from it.

"Judging from the current situation, the four human empires should join forces and the target is the Devil's Gate." Ofilina said firmly.

"But hasn't the Devil's Gate been at war all the time? It's been hundreds of years, and it has never been broken." Cecil asked.

"The scale of the war may expand. I don't know what those high-level officials think specifically, but it is true from the recent development of the situation."

The reason why Ophelina told Cecil these things was that she was already planning to put him in the earl's inner circle, so she told Cecil what she knew, in order to make him feel close and friendly to her. dependency.It should be said that after Cecil showed his strength today, Ofelina was determined to make great efforts to win him over.

Of course, before I destroyed Cecil's marriage, the two parties had some festivals, but that's okay. With Cecil's current ability, I can just help him arrange a suitable marriage.A paladin with Cecil's talent will definitely greatly strengthen the Earl's Mansion.If he can advance to the holy rank in the future, he will undoubtedly be the number one powerhouse in the Earl's Mansion.

Cecil did not expect that Ofelina had so many thoughts, but Ofelina told him so many things, and even many of them were secret information obtained by the Earl using his relationship, Cecil still had a feeling in his heart. Feeling warm, I feel that I have been valued, and I think Ou Feilina is still a very reasonable person.

The two of them were thinking about their own concerns, and in a blink of an eye the carriage had entered the Earl's Mansion. Ofelina invited Cecil to stay in the guest room of the Earl's Mansion for one night, but Cecil politely declined, so Ofelina sent the carriage to Cecil sent it back.

It was already 2 o'clock in the morning when the carriage took Cecil back to his home. Cecil was about to enter the house when he suddenly found someone waiting for him outside the door.Cecil took a closer look and saw a girl with blond hair. It was Anne.

Cecil was very happy to see Annie, but he was also very surprised. He hadn't been alone with Annie since he returned to Wangcheng and separated. He greeted Annie happily: "Annie, why are you here so late?"

Anne said unhappily: "You don't seem to want me to come."

Cecil didn't know why Anne was unhappy again, and asked strangely: "You don't seem to be happy?"

"You can just stay with your mistress, it doesn't matter if I like it or not." Anne pouted.

The phrase "mistress" made Cecil very unhappy. What annoyed him most was that others treated him like a servant, but it happened that this was a highly hierarchical world.But through this sentence, he also knew why Annie was so unhappy.Is this little girl jealous?Cecil thought.

Cecil hurriedly said to Anne: "Miss Ofelina is looking for me. As a retinue knight, I have no reason to refuse. Besides, as you have seen, the relationship between me and her is normal. As wretched as you said."

"What a normal superior-subordinate relationship, who knows what the two of you did in the carriage." Annie continued to be unhappy.

It turned out that she saw herself and Ophelina coming back in the same carriage. Although Cecil had a clear conscience and did nothing out of the circle, he knew that continuing to explain this matter to Anne at this time would only make it darker.

"I'm sorry Anne, I didn't know you were going too. Look, you didn't bring a mage apprentice with you. If you had told me to go with you earlier, I would never go out with that count's daughter." Cecil Start using flattery tactics to change the subject.

"You are such a stupid person, why would you want to be an apprentice?" Annie said angrily.

Cecil saw that although Annie's tone was still very angry, it was obvious that she no longer talked about herself and Ophelia. Her tactics were obviously successful, and she felt quite proud.

"It doesn't matter if you think I'm stupid, I can learn it again, just ask Annie to play the mage to give the little one a chance." Cecil knew what to do at this time, and said to Anne shamelessly.

Seeing Cecil like this, Annie couldn't help laughing out loud. "I don't really like the days when I'm back in Wangcheng, but I still like the days when we were adventuring outside." Annie said faintly.

Seeing Annie's sincere look, Cecil was also a little moved. "What's so difficult about it? After a while, I will ask for leave with the temple and the earl to practice. It's fine if you go with me."

"Really, that's a deal!"

Annie said happily, but then Annie's expression darkened again, "I'm afraid it will not be possible in the near future. The teacher said that the kingdom may need to use troops, and you may need to go out."

During the conversation between Cecil and Ofelina just now, he vaguely heard that a major war is about to happen recently, and it seems that Annie also got the news from Archmage Antonio.

"It's okay, the war will end, and I'll take you there when the time comes." Cecil comforted.

Annie shook her head: "No, I don't want to leave you."

"If the kingdom really wants to go to war, I can't disobey the kingdom's order and go to the mercenary union to find someone to replace it. When I fought in the past, I used to go to the mercenary union to hire people to help me fight. The earl warned me last time I have passed, so if the kingdom wants to organize an army, I will definitely go out myself." Cecil said in a difficult way.

"That's not what I meant." Annie said with a sudden smile.

"What do you mean?" Cecil asked suspiciously.

"Just keep it a secret, and you'll know when the time comes." Annie jumped up and kissed Cecil suddenly after she finished speaking with a smile, and then ran back with a smile, leaving only Cecil in a mess in place.

Cecil looked at Anne's retreating figure and couldn't help but feel some sweet feelings in his heart. Thinking about this, he returned home happily.

(End of this chapter)