Encyclopedia of Feanor Continent

Gracie City is the capital of the Kingdom of Artasia, and it is also known as the "City of Stone". Of course, it is not completely carved out of stone like the city of the dwarves, but there are fewer trees in that area, and the stone is crunchy. , is very suitable for mining as raw materials for construction, so from the princes and nobles to the common people, most of the houses are made of stones. The architectural style of this city is just like the temperament of the city itself, which is thick and atmospheric but slightly dull .

Since the Kingdom of Artasia has been harassed and plundered by barbarians all year round, Gracie City has the tallest and strongest city wall in the entire continent, as well as the most sturdy permanent army. Their heavy armored knight troops will not fall behind even if they confront the barbarians head-on. wind.In addition, this city still retains some beliefs other than the God of Light. Although on the surface it compromised with the church and could not find any other temples except the Church of the God of Light, in private, the tough and aggressive Artasians secretly worshiped Many barbaric gods handed down from ancient times. -- "Feno Continental Encyclopedia·Geography"

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The rest of the journey is very peaceful, so peaceful that Easter is a little disappointed. Let alone monsters, he has never encountered even a relatively large beast, although some robbers and road bandits have their eyes on Easter and Evan Del, these two fat sheep, looked at Palos in full armor, Alkai with a bow on his back, and Phils with a crossbow, and they shunned knowingly.

Even so, there is still no shortage of things that interest East along the way, whether it is an abandoned dilapidated wooden house or a big tree full of fruits, or even the tadpoles in the puddles on the roadside are worth his fuss.

In this autumn-like atmosphere, they arrived at Gracie City, the capital of the Kingdom of Artasia. They thought that the Knights Templar would catch up like a gangrene as soon as they left the range of Silver Stream Forest. No trace of them has been seen.

The majestic and majestic castle of Gracie City is already at a distance that can be seen when looking up. It is said that the foundation of this castle is an ancient relic left over from the age of demons, and it is also one of the few ancient castles that have not been destroyed in the war. It is no longer possible for people to rely on manpower alone to transport such huge stones up the hill and stack them to build castles.

Anyone on the mainland who is a little careless and gossip knows that the king of the Kingdom of Artasia, Leicester III, is a stern and ruthless king. The king's eldest son is almost a replica of him, and the entire royal family places high hopes on him. Relatively speaking, he was not disciplined very severely, so he grew up to be a character who knows how to play around all day long.

The people in Gracie City have become accustomed to seeing the second prince appearing on the street. Not many people even know that he "run away from home" for almost a month. East is familiar with the streets and alleys of this city. Just like their own home, as soon as they entered the city, they took them into a hotel with ease, planning to take a break and eat something before returning to the castle.

The innkeeper also greeted him with a smile, telling him that a bard from the south is coming to the inn, and there will be a wonderful performance in the evening. If the second prince wants to come, he will reserve the best place on the second floor for him to watch.

While East was enthusiastically discussing the bard with the boss, Evandel went back to the room to change clothes, and when Palos entered the room and asked him to eat, he saw that Evandel had already changed into a dress he had never worn before. I have never seen a mage's robe before. The dark purple thick fabric looks very high-end, and some rune-shaped decorative patterns are embroidered with gold thread, and there is a staff inlaid with red magic crystals in his hand.

"It's the first time I've seen you dressed like a mage. Is this a preparation for meeting the king?"

"No, I plan to go to the wild mage circle in Gracie City to trade some magic materials. If I don't dress 'like a mage', they won't even let me in. You send Prince East to the palace to get paid Bar."

Palos had no objection to this arrangement. Seeing Evandel sort out the folds on the mage's robe, he consciously went over to help the mage straighten the hood: "You look good in this way, if you can wear it like this usually alright."

"For someone like me who runs around all the year round, wearing a mage's robe will only get in the way, but if you stay in the mage's tower and stay at home, it is indeed more convenient and comfortable to wear a robe." Evandel asked deliberately, "You know Is that why?"

Palos shook his head.

Evandel leaned close to his ear and told him softly, "Because we are under the robes and don't wear anything."

Palos couldn't help imagining that picture in his mind, and the roots of his ears blushed involuntarily, and Evandel pretended to be surprised: "Oh, why are you blushing? Did you think of something very impure again?" gone?"

Palos took two steps back in embarrassment, "Evandel!"

"Okay, I won't bully you anymore." Evandel kissed his reddened face, "Wait for me to come back."

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When Palos escorted East back to the palace, he saw the tight defense on the stone steps with three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry, and the soldiers still stood upright in the cold weather, and couldn't help but sigh. The Kingdom of Tarsia really deserves to be the country with the strongest military power on the Fei Nuo Continent.

Ever since he entered the range of the palace, East, who had always been very noisy, suddenly acted honestly and acted like a different person. When the guards sent them to the door of the king's study, this fearless young man even swallowed nervously. He swallowed, took a deep breath, and carefully opened the door.

The king of Artasia, Leicester III, is indeed a middle-aged man who is very strict at first glance, just like the legend. He looked up at his son from a large pile of documents, and Easter couldn't help shrinking. :"Father……"

"Go down," said Leicester.

"Oh..." East shrank his neck and went down, and Reicester looked at Palos with gray eyes.

"It's an honor to meet you, Your Majesty." Palos saluted him, and Leicester didn't speak, just looking at the employment agreement presented by the clerk.

After a long time, he finally opened his mouth: "Why didn't Evandel come by himself?"

"Evandel said he was going to trade some items, and asked me to send His Royal Highness back for him."

There was another silence, and Reicester looked at the parchment for a long time with a gaze as if he wanted to see holes in the parchment, and finally remembered that Palos was still waiting for his reply, and let the clerk take Palos went down to collect his reward.

After Palos left the palace, he was still thinking about the reason for Leicester's abnormal reaction. Hearing what Evandel said before, it seemed that they knew each other. Did the two have any unknown grievances before?

Palos, who was absent-minded, didn't even notice that there was a thin snowfall in the sky until he felt a little cool on his face. When he looked up and saw those tiny snowflakes, he thought it was his own illusion, and found that the withered grass leaves on the roadside There was indeed a thin layer of hoarfrost on the ground, and I realized that winter was really coming.

The mage robe that Evandel was wearing looked very thick, but after all, he didn't wear anything inside. I don't know if it would be cold?

Palos waved away some associations in his mind, and stepped up to the direction of the hotel with a small bag containing gold coins.

Avandell has already returned to the hotel. On the premise that both parties are well aware of the market, the transaction did not take too long. He sold some rare magic materials he obtained during the journey, and bought some that he lacked. They also exchanged some news inside the mage. When Palos came back, the stove was already lit in the room on the second floor of the hotel, and Evandel was sitting leisurely by the window drinking tea.

"I got the reward back." Palos put the heavy money bag on the table, and Evandel just said "hmm" to show that he knew.

Palos pulled up a chair and sat next to the mage to warm up the fire: "Evandel, I don't know if I'm supercilious. I always feel that His Majesty Leicester's attitude is a bit strange. Have you known each other before?"

"I don't want to talk about him," Evandel said.

"……All right."

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East did not go to the inn to enjoy the new show brought by the bard as promised. Phils guessed that he might have been severely punished by Leicester for running out without authorization to "take risks", but the inn There was an unexpected guest - Leicester III himself.

He is not as approachable as Prince East, the innkeeper can only watch nervously as the guards he brings call down all the guests upstairs, guard the stairs, and leave the entire second floor to Reches They still stared closely at the guests in the hotel lobby. Many of the guests left knowingly, and even those who stayed did not dare to talk too loudly.

The knight commander brought by Leicester wanted Palos to go downstairs and wait, but Palos insisted on staying: "Evandel can't have no one by his side."

The knight commander said sternly: "Presumptuous! Do you know who the person in front of you is?"

"Yes, I just met him this afternoon." Palos met the other party's gaze without fear, "He is the king you swore allegiance to, but I am not a subject of the Kingdom of Artasia, so I don't need to obey orders."

"Leave him alone." Leicester didn't want to get entangled in this small issue. In his opinion, this knight in black armor was nothing more than a loyal and vigilant guardian against the king.

Evandel silently picked up the kettle on the stove and poured some water into his almost empty teacup. As for the well-known cruel monarch in front of him, he didn't even owe a cup of tea, as if the existence of the other party had nothing to do with him. He has nothing to do.

Leicester had no intention of drinking tea at first, and after a moment of silence, he looked out the window: "This first snow came so early..."

"Is Your Majesty here to discuss the weather with me?"

"I have to thank you for bringing back my son who always gets into trouble."

"No thanks, I accepted the entrustment, and you paid the reward."

Reicester sighed: "Do we have to talk like this?"

"What do you want to say? Please tell, Your Majesty." Evandel replied in a very flat tone, even with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

Reicester looked back at Avondel's face that was almost indistinguishable from his memory: "Before you left me cruelly, we were once the closest lovers. Does this past relationship mean nothing to you? Does it make any sense?"

"You also said that in the past, when you decided to marry the Duke's daughter in order to compete for the position of crown prince, our relationship was over."

"I was wrong about what happened back then, and I owe you an apology." Reicester sighed softly, "But I didn't expect you to be so unfeeling, and didn't even give me a chance to say a word, just like that. He simply left, even if he returned to Gracie City again, he would not come to see me."

"Is there anything else I need to say? I have clearly stated my bottom line a long time ago. I don't accept relationships other than one-on-one. If you want to get engaged or get married, we will break up without discussion." Evandel said lightly, "If you want to blame me for not continuing to be your underground lover after you got married, then I have nothing to say, just count me as heartless."