top of magic

That night, Keech followed Hill to the mayor's residence, the most beautiful house in the town.

Although this is already the building with the largest area and the most expensive materials in the town, in the eyes of Hill and Keech, who have seen the real luxury of the imperial capital and the imperial palace, the mayor's house is really full of explosives. The rural flavor of the household.

The mayor, Craig Grove, is a collateral member of the Grove family. He has noble blood but does not have a corresponding title. After completing his studies at the Imperial College, he was sent to Sophia Town to take up an official position, and then climbed all the way. Finally, at the age of 31, he took the position of mayor, and he sat for 20 years.

Grove's wife was a native of Sofia, the daughter of a large planter.Although she did not have noble blood, she brought Grove a large dowry that even a noble lady might not have.However, judging from the four children with a big age difference that appeared on the dining table, the relationship between the two is still very good, otherwise so many new lives would not have been born.

Grove's eldest son, Batty, is married and is now taking his wife to an official position in the neighboring county of Asilia, so he did not appear at the long dinner table.The eldest daughter Sandora is 16 years old, and the second daughter is 14 years old. They are both at the age of spring. From the moment Hill entered the door, the eyes of the two flashed the fiery light that a leopard will only emit when it sees its prey.The other two twin boys are only in their teens, different from their elder sister in estrus. They are still young and curious why their father would use honorifics for two people who are not much older than them, and thus show Very obvious hostility.

Although the children have not yet learned to hide their emotions, the upbringing that nobles should have is not missing from them. They neither said any presumptuous words, nor interfered with the conversation between their father and the guests, but just blinked their eyes , thinking secretly one by one.

Hill and Grove started the topic with the weather. In this special climate, the most boring topic in the past has become extraordinarily meaningful.Grove is also very worried about this year's drought. Since the harvest has been bad in the past two years, there is not much grain left in previous years. If there is another drought, many families may not be able to survive the next winter.

But Hill and Grove were just talking.Grove would not expect a young boy to help him solve problems like natural disasters. He only hoped that Hill could report the situation here to the imperial capital, and then get corresponding help and rescue from there.Hill also would not presumptuously intervene in the town's affairs, let alone make any promises that he might not be able to fulfill when the situation was unclear.

After a dinner, it seems that the guests and the host are having a good time, but in fact they are just having their own stomachs.

On the way back, Hill asked Keech, who had been silent all night, "Can you solve the drought with magic?"

"Magic cannot be created out of nothing." Kiki shook his head, "Even if it is a forbidden spell, it is nothing more than plundering magic elements from a wider space, and thus causing great damage to the surrounding environment, which is why they are called forbidden spells." s reason."

"Is magic powerless?" Hill sighed helplessly.

"Well, but don't worry, even if it doesn't rain for a whole year, we will have enough drinking water." Kiki said comfortingly, "I can easily gather that little water."

Hill couldn't help laughing, raised his hand to scratch Kiki's black hair, and didn't continue the topic.

Keech didn't think too much about the drought. He was now more worried about when Amir would find out about his disappearance, and what he would do next, whether he would be arrested and imprisoned.

——Fortunately, he doesn't have nightmares, otherwise he would be tossing and turning every night.

Keech thought so, but still woke up suddenly that night.

He didn't dream anything, and he didn't dream at all, but there was a sudden throbbing in his heart, forcing him to open his eyes from sleep.

--What happened?

Kitsch looked at the dark room in amazement, and soon realized that he was not the only one who was awakened.Outside the window, cats were whining, dogs were barking, and what seemed to be mingled with the crying of babies.

Kiki couldn't help but lifted the quilt, got up and walked to the window.

"What's wrong?" Hill, who was sleeping with him, was also awakened, opened his eyes suspiciously, and looked at Kiki who was standing naked by the window.

"I don't know." Kiki shook his head, there was no movement outside the window, and the barking of cats and dogs gradually subsided.

But Hill still heard a bit of aftermath, so he said casually: "Woke up? This is the bad thing about a small place, and the slightest movement will make the city restless."

Keech couldn't figure it out, so he went back to bed and got under the covers.

Hill reached out and hugged him into his arms, and kneaded his buttocks twice.Since they left the imperial capital, they have been sleeping together like this. Although there will be two rooms prepared, every night, Hill will open the door of Kiki's room, lie down beside him, hug each other naked, and fall asleep on his feet. .

Hill soon went back to sleep, Kiki lay in his arms, although he still couldn't help hesitating, but thinking about it, he also closed his eyes unconsciously.

The next day, Hill decided to go for a tour of the surrounding countryside. Keech naturally wanted to be with him, but it was really worrying to leave Lucy alone here to fix the new house, so Hill left Kevin as well. Down, borrow a coachman from the innkeeper who knows his surroundings better.

This trip to the countryside was really not pleasant. Due to the prolonged drought, the vegetation along the way became extremely sparse, and the road that was crushed by the wheels immediately became dusty, and quickly dyed the black carriage into a dim Natural yellow.

And those paths that need to be walked are even worse. Hill, who has long been accustomed to walking on clean and tidy gravel roads, soon found out depressingly that it is not without reason that civilians still wear long boots in this season—like the ones on his feet. Ordinary shoes like this will soon be filled with sand and soil, causing pain in the soles of the feet.

Hill casually visited several families he met on the way, and after identifying himself as a clerk, he unsurprisingly received a lot of complaints and a few expectations.Many residents, like Hill, pinned their hopes on Kiki wearing a magic robe, hoping that he could use magical magic to help them get rid of natural disasters.

Keech wanted to say that he couldn't do it, but Hill hinted that he should not speak out, so he had to keep a straight face and pretend to be profound.

Sophia Town is a small town, and the villages divided around it also don’t have too many people. Most of them are herdsmen who raise cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock. Only a few families living in the outskirts of the town make a living from planting. .Hill didn't go too far, but after half a day, he ended his trip and returned to the hotel in the town.

After returning to the hotel, Hill gave the coachman a few silver coins as a reward, and then took Kiki back to the room, stripped off his dusty clothes, and asked Kiki to clean his body with magic.

"I didn't clean it up myself!" Kiki pouted depressingly, but still used his supernatural power to peel off the dirt on Hill's body, and condensed a warm water ball to moisten his skin.

Last night, Kiki saw that Hill disliked that the utensils in the hotel were not clean enough, so he used his own ability to help Hill tidy up. As a result, Hill fell in love with this absolutely clean and thorough cleaning method, even bothering to wash in the morning Then Kiki used his abilities to help him complete it.

After helping Hill tidy up, Keech took off his robe and clothes and began to clean his body.

"I really like to see how you look when you cast a spell." Hill put on clean clothes, sat on the wooden chair next to him, and watched with a smile as Kiki manipulated the water polo to move around and roll around.

——When I actually cast a spell, I won't be seen at all.

Keech curled his lips, and then asked, "Why did you go out today? Isn't it just to eat a stomach full of sand?"

"Some things, you have to see them with your own eyes to truly understand." Hill sighed, indulged his body, and lay his head on the chair, "And this is the real purpose of my father sending me here."

"I don't understand." Kiki scattered the water polo, put the cleaned magic robe on his body, turned around and walked to Hill, "Do you have any other purpose for coming here?"

"The reason why I came here is almost the same as that of Sirius touring the country." Hill reached into Kiki's magic robe, put his arms around his waist, and felt the skin on his belly with his cheeks, "They I hope we see the real empire, not a beautiful illusion decorated by power."

"Still don't understand." Keech tilted his head suspiciously.

"Haven't you noticed? The few families we saw today were all hung with intestines and livers, and these things are generally not eaten by anyone, unless——they are already hungry." Hill sighed, "But last night, when we were guests at Mayor Grove's house, they were still enjoying soft white bread and delicious ham and cheese."

"Do you think they should distribute their food to civilians who are starving or will be starving?" Keech asked.

"No." Hill shook his head with a smile, "It's meaningless to do that, at most it will make everyone starve together."

"Then..." Keech was even more puzzled.

"They should find a way to keep everyone from starving, instead of waiting for the blessings of the gods like this." Hill closed his eyes, and continued to rub his fingers on Kiki's buttocks. My exam question is just the answer to this question, I am afraid that even he and His Majesty the Emperor can't grasp it."

"Then, what will happen if you can't answer? Stay here forever?" Kitsch frowned.Amir will find him sooner or later, and at that time, unless he fights Amir and wins, he will be taken away by Amir and can no longer stay with Hill.Therefore, the best way is to let Hill leave here as soon as possible, and return to the Asshai city where he can feel at ease even if he leaves.

"I'm afraid my father didn't expect me to find out the answer. He just hoped that I could realize this problem, and then draw my attention away from those mundane power struggles, and do something more meaningful." Xi Er replied calmly, and pressed more sentiments in his heart.

——Father wants him to give up the title of the Balotelli family.

Hill curled his lips mockingly.

If grandfather hadn't met Keech and told him the secrets of the Chimera family, perhaps he would have readily accepted his father's suggestion and obtained a powerful official position under the emperor as Viscount Rustow.But now, his grandfather already knew of Kiki's existence and coveted his power. Even if his grandfather would allow him to leave the Balotelli family, he would never allow Kiki to leave the Balotelli family's control.

Under such circumstances, if he followed his father's wishes and broke away from the Balotelli family, then, in order to obtain the magical power of the Chimera family, his grandfather would definitely use various means to take Keech away from him, even If he can't achieve his goal, he will never let him, who no longer belongs to the Balotelli family, continue to keep this secret.

Hill didn't doubt his grandfather's viciousness at all.As he grows older, he has become more and more aware of his grandfather's mind - his grandfather doesn't care which son or grandson will inherit the title, he just wants to ensure that he can control the family and control everything while he is alive.The reason why the grandfather turned against his father was in the final analysis because his father was out of his control, and the reason why he doted on his uncle Oliver was just because he obeyed him.

Perhaps, it was precisely because of this kind of thought that grandfather longed for the power of Chimera.

Hill sighed softly and hugged Kiki even tighter.

Two days later, Keech followed Hill into a new home on West Street.

After some renovations, the place has taken on a new look from the inside to the outside, and the flower beds and lawns outside have also been carefully taken care of. Although under Hill's intervention, Lucy gave up asking Kiki to water these flowers and plants with water magic. However, I still poured all the dirty water left after washing into it, so that these flowers and plants got enough water, which was far more vigorous than those in the neighbor's yard.

The day after Hill moved, he went to the government affairs hall of the town hall to officially take office, while Keech locked himself in the basement, trying to transform it into a place that could withstand magic experiments as much as possible.

After realizing that Hill would settle here for a long time, Keech decided not to waste time and try to do something meaningful. Even if he couldn't help Hill, at least he could leave something for Hill to live in. You can also better protect yourself when you leave.

However, the change of things can never be controlled by the plan. On the seventh day after Hill and Keech arrived in Sofia, another simple black carriage drove into the town and stopped directly at Hill's place. In front of the clerk's residence.

The black-clothed coachman opened the door, and a purple-robed male magician stepped out of the carriage with a grim expression, and rang the doorbell at the courtyard gate.