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"This is my... fiefdom." Leif took the roll of thin sheepskin, with a map on the back and text written on the front indicating that the island belongs to her from today.And no? I don't know if it's a coincidence, or a deliberate change of name. The name of this island is "Bai".Leif's hands trembled a little. She thought that after the currency exceeded the display range, no matter what kind of property she got, it wouldn't make her heart move, but this fief is not the same.Not? It just solved her urgent needs, and... the fief, first of all, is a piece of land, and it is an entire island, which belongs to her completely.

After Leif left Ed Village, she lived without a fixed place for a year, carrying all her wealth with her, and she could travel far away at any time. "Home" or a place waiting for her to "go back", for? She has completely lost the concept, she is like a fluffy grass floating with the wind, falling at any time, ready to leave at any time, seems very free, always lacking something.But now, she has a piece of land.This means that she doesn't have to store her treasures as invisible data, but can build a house or dig a hole to hide, and she can see it when she opens her eyes Gold coins and gems are much more interesting than imagining a series of numbers. She used to find the habit of magic dragons choosing to hide treasures in caves or castles quite puzzling, but now she also has the urge to do so , and she thinks that if you do this, the little life inside the egg will be very happy.

In addition, having a piece of land means that old acquaintances want to contact her, and finally have a fixed place to send letters, without having to go all over the world to find out where she is; it means something else The knight wants to fight her duel, and there is a place to fight; it means that when the enemy comes to seek revenge, he will not give up halfway and regret his life because he cannot find her, but... no, the enemy uses the strait It's good to be separated.

As for the fiefdom in the future, Leif has also imagined what it will be like, which countries are adjacent to or within the territory of a certain country, surrounded by mountains and blocked from other places, or built walls around it.As for becoming the owner of the island, compared with being on land, the autonomy will be greater.

Leif's skin turned pink due to excitement. Although she showed restraint, Natia Vida knew that she was extremely happy, and said softly: "It seems that my little friend likes fiefs more than gold coins and gems." .”

"After all, this is..." Leff raised his head, but after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a better explanation, and said loudly, "...it's 'land'."

"Earth again? How's it going?" Natia Vida laughed.

"And it's an island," Leif said, "Don't you? Do you like fish?"

Although she doesn't show it often, there seems to be a small place for her in Miss Knight's future.In Miss Knight's joy of getting the fiefdom, at least part of it was because of her.

"I'm so happy to get a small island." Natia Vida rolled her eyes, feeling her heart was lightly poked by a soft little thing, "If someone gave you a continent, wouldn't you ? Are you going to faint?"

In addition to the continent of Deia, there are three continents, the continent of Lukefei in the extreme north, the continent of Tona in the southeast, and the continent of Sikna in the southwest. Of course, the only one who can give away the Siqna Continent is the Demon Dragon.The blood all over Leif's body turned cold, and he looked at Natia Vida stiffly, for fear that the magic dragon would get complacent for a while and make mistakes like giving gifts indiscriminately, so he would reveal his secrets.

"Haha, Lord Natia Vida is really good at joking. Even if that adult intends to train Leif to take her place, Lukefei Icefield is a holy place. No matter how small the area is, it doesn't mean that you can send it away Yes." The old priest touched his beard with a smile, and didn't take Natia Vida's words seriously, and said to Leif, "But don't be too happy, this island was built from the bottom of the sea for more than 100 years. The ones that floated up have no residents so far, so they can’t collect taxes for the time being.”

"Is this an uninhabited island?" Leif said.

"It is indeed an uninhabited island, but it is not a bad island." Leif's expression made the red-robed priest think that she was beginning to worry that her fief would sink to the bottom of the sea one day, but since the temple Assigned to a knight as a fief, should something like this happen, "I heard that some new residents will move in immediately, and these are all up to you. If this island is cultivated and constructed, it will become a Nice place to live.”

"This is indeed the most suitable place for me." Leff had already calmed down, looking at the simple map, his fingers crossed the location of the strait.This strait is a natural barrier. Residents from other places will not easily board her fief, which means that half-human, half-beast people are unlikely to disturb humans, or be disturbed by humans. And reduce the possibility of conflict with humans.However, this island is not too far from the land, and it is not inconvenient to purchase and transport materials.

The Lilliputian lives at the bottom of a forest that people fear to get close to, so they can live in peace with humans, but for the half-human, half-beast who are about the same size as humans, and even taller than humans , perhaps an island would be the most suitable place to take root.

Leif was still worrying about not getting it in the short term. How to find a place in the human world to temporarily house half-humans and half-beasts in the human world, and avoid disputes between them and humans during this period of time. However, the next moment Dai Master Borah gave her a solution, which eliminated all her worries, and the solution was better than she imagined. I am afraid that the most wise men in the world can't come up with a better answer. .Although Lord Deborah gave her the power of life and death, it seemed that she wanted her to slaughter those half-human and half-beasts, but it seemed that she had predicted her future actions and knew that she wanted to kill those half-humans and half-beasts. Made a commitment and knew she needed a suitable fief.

This generous gift from Lord Deborah is quite considerate to Leif, but from another perspective, this kind of disposition that has been foreseen for a long time is not so chilling And chestnut.

"How long have you been waiting here?" Natia Vida asked with a smile.

"I just came here two quarters of an hour ago. If the cold wind blows for a while longer, the old man won't be able to stand still." The red-robed priest said, "It's a coincidence that the time when Leif passed by here, and that time The score that the lord said is not bad."

The score is not bad.Even the time of her arrival was predicted accurately, what else does Lord Deborah know?

Laif's fingers pressed hard? The edges and corners of the seal brought a slight tingling sensation to the palm.

The red-robed priest stood with folded hands, looking at the vehicles on the driveway, as well as the patrolling officers and soldiers.

The black-robed priest listened to him and said a few words.

"Look at me? This memory." The red-robed priest turned to Lai Fu and said, "The lord still asked me to tell you that this time, Lai Fu will handle the disappearance case on behalf of the Temple. After you have finished interrogating the criminal, according to the Holy The authority of the Templar Knights...you can do it cheaply, or you can hand it over to the officials of the Slypat Grassland for execution. The punishment of the prisoner is all up to you, and that lord trusts you quite a bit."

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Just as Leif and Natia Vida were talking to the priest, Minnie got out of the car on crutches.

The servant girl knew her well, so she walked towards her.The maid asked about what Minnie had seen and heard in the past month, while waiting for the car behind to come.

Minnie tremblingly took out a bill from her cloth pocket, which recorded the value of her labor, used medicines, and payment during the mission. fare, clothing, etc.The maid took it and said that it would be handed over to the high priest, and the bill would be paid soon.

No? After a while, the first dozen or so cars arrived.

Except for the leading car and the last three cars, the rest of the cars took the children to the official office in the capital.The children were able to go home quickly after they were approached by officials to establish their identities.

Leif put away the seal and the sheepskin document, and squeezed a thin letter in his hand.On the letter? There is a familiar pattern of ivy.

It had become customary for Deborah to send her such a letter after each assignment.Lord Deborah told her to leave on February [-]th and set off for the Lukefield Icefield to accept the test of the Templars, which means that she can still stay in the king's capital of the Slypat Grassland for four days, And this letter can only be opened on the day of departure.Leif had a rare thought of not being obedient, thinking, "Why does the time for opening the letter have to be fixed? Could it be that if she secretly opened it in advance, will Lord Deborah know about it?" No. But she was afraid that when she opened the letter, the first sentence would be, "Laifu, I expected that you would not obey the arrangement, so I read the letter in advance." If this is the case, she might not be able to sleep well. .

In fact, Leif has had a good impression of this priestess since the first time we met.Lord Deborah wrote her a letter, supported her actions, answered her doubts, and introduced many people to her. Of course, she is very grateful to Lord Deborah.Moreover, Lord Deborah is so powerful and unique, getting help from her is very different from receiving help from other people. For the latter, I can only be grateful at most, but for the former, besides being grateful Also feel a little flattered.

Isn't she satisfied with becoming a little step-by-step pawn in the hands of Master Deborah, not even a little freedom of when to open the letter, but not rebellious? At this moment, Leif still puts ?The letter was put away.

In the driveway, children squeezed through the car curtains, saying "Live White" goodbye to her.

Looking at the steaming little heads, Leif smiled and waved to them.

The driver of the first car let Leif occupy the seat earlier, and retreated to the car behind. Now that he was almost at the destination, he came up to ask for the agreed fare with Mai Ni.

Mai Ni pouted at the maid, and the maid took out a money bag.

After getting the money, the coachman patted the neck of the black horse in front of the car, and said a few words to the black horse as if he were an old friend.This horse has been with him for more than ten years, really? It's like an old friend of his.It's a pity that although it looks quite strong, the driver knows that it has passed its prime, and it can barely support it now, but I'm afraid it won't be able to pull the car in a year or two, and even do chores After the movement, they can only be sold and slaughtered.

The black horse snorted suddenly, and the coachman fell to the ground in fright.The coachman rubbed his waist and stood up, feeling very strange. For some reason, the horse suddenly became stronger, and the mane on the back of its head returned to its youthful luster.On the road just now? He also ran much faster than other horses, and the car behind almost missed him.If? No? It was on the forehead? The white patch hadn't changed, the driver almost thought it was a different horse.

Leif asked the maid for a place that would not be disturbed, as a place for the half-human and half-beast to rest temporarily.Also? Ask someone to send some high-quality fodder over on time.Although the maid was puzzled, she didn't ask any further questions.As for Edwin and Stanley, they will be temporarily imprisoned in the prison of the capital, and they will be dealt with after they wake up. Since it is certain that Lev will be the first to interrogate them after they wake up, and if? She wants to , can be the only interrogator, then it doesn't matter when the two wake up.The magician said he wanted to go home, and Leif agreed.

Everything has been put into place, except for one little trouble, and that is Elena.Leif's mission on this trip is to bring Elena back to High Priest Shirley, but Elena herself has no such intention at this time.

Since being captured by Natia Vida three days ago, Elena hasn't tried to escape again, and she even revealed that she wants to return to the royal capital and miss High Priest Shirley.But at this moment, maybe because of the closeness to the country, I arrived on the border of the royal capital? Even if I walked to the residence of the high priest, it would not take me long, but Irena huddled in the car?

Minnie had already tried to lift Irena out of the car, but the latter was like a crazed little leopard, kicking and biting at her, for a helpless It was too much for an old lady who was good at selling things. So Mai Ni remembered her half-employer status, lowered her eyelids leisurely, and took out a bundle of The rope, waiting for any one of Leif or Natia Vida to catch this little girl back.

After the red-robed priest left, the gentle and holy temperament on Natia Vida's body slowly dissipated. Seeing that Irena was not cooperating, she grabbed a corner of the car curtain with her slender and strong fingers.

Leif could almost imagine that Elena would appear in Natia Vida's palm the next moment like a duckling whose neck was pinched.

Suddenly there was a high-pitched and sharp cry in the carriage.

Irena is small and young, and her voice is extremely sharp when she speaks, and it is even harsher when she howls.

The dragon egg around Leif's waist trembled a few times, and it was close to her. If it wasn't strong enough, and the shell was hard and tough, it might be shattered.

Elena screamed and kicked in the car, as if she wanted to convey all her dissatisfaction to the people outside through her voice.

In this way, it naturally attracted the attention of many passers-by, pointing at them.

Natia Vida was not affected at all, but a little impatient expression appeared on her face.While she had indeed been raised with unimaginable patience by a human girl, that didn't mean she had patience with this loud, headstrong human cub.

Leif grabbed Natia Vida's hand, stopped the latter's movement, and glanced at Minnie again.After billing Xueli, Minnie seemed to have nothing to do with herself. I'm afraid she was hard of hearing, so she didn't care about Elena's noise.Both Natia Vida and Minnie acted as if they coaxed Irena back to the capital, and then they only needed to send her to the High Priest Shirley. They were neither? good at nor? willing? Dealing with a half-grown child, the attitude of the two of them irritated Elena even more.

It is indeed easy to force Elena to return to High Priest Shirley's side, but I'm afraid it won't work? How long will Elena run away again.Leaving home? Walking is also a familiarity once. Since Irena can run to a place more than ten miles away overnight in a strange place at a time, unless her freedom is strictly restricted, once she finds an opportunity to slip away If you come out, it is possible to simply run out of the boundaries of the Slypart grassland.Lev has always been willing to do the mission perfectly, rather than to cause endless troubles. Since her mission is to send Elena back, she doesn't want to listen to it every now and then after the mission is over. to a message that the same task is posted.

"Irena, Irene, calm down." Lev said, "No? Do you mean that you want to go back to the capital? You said that there are foods you like to eat, things you like to play, and places where you used to live. , no? Wanna come down and have a look?"

Lev's voice was soft, but unexpectedly it played a soothing role. Elena slowly stopped screaming and said in a hoarse voice: "No? I want it. No? I like it! I? Don't even want it!"

"No? Do you want to see High Priest Xueli?" Leif said.

"I? No? I want to see you." Elena's voice was filled with tears, "She? Has no time to see me?."

"Let's talk about it first." Leif said.

"I'm not going to be fooled," Elena said, "I'm going to get down, and Natia Vida will tie me up."

Natia Vida said, "Even if you don't come down, I can tie you up."

"I? No? Want to talk to you!" Elena yelled.

Natia Vida said: "Or send the whole car to the High Priest Shirley, where else can you hide? Let her catch you in person? Or you go over, which one is better?" good?"

Elena didn't say a word, and Leff was worried that she was about to yell again. After a while, she really yelled again, and it was louder than before.While screaming heart-piercingly, Irena lifted the seat cushion to block the car curtain, and stretched her hands and feet to press tightly so that no one would get into the car.

These obstacles, at least for Leif, are all ineffective.She jumped into the car and opened the curtain: "Can I get in?"

Elena froze for a moment, covered her face with a cushion, wiped her face in a panic, then closed her mouth and looked behind Lev.

"They won't come up, I'll let them go to another place." Leif said, "I'm the only one, can you let me go in?"

Elena hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Leif returned the cushion to its original position.Elena hugged her knees, silently looking at the side wall of the carriage.

"Do you hate the capital?" Leif asked.

"No? Hate it," Elena said. "This is where I? grew up, and I? Love it here."

"Does that hate High Priest Shirley?" Leif asked.

"She is the person I admire the most." Irena's fingers lightly touched the wall of the car, and then she suddenly thought of something, "No more than me? I also admire Live Bai, you are me too? The person I admire the most... You are two different things, can't you compare them."

Elena, obviously worried about Lev's heartbreak from suddenly going from her "most admired person" to "second admired person," explained a few more words.This little girl who is usually considered to be willful and unreasonable can actually take care of people's moods in some unnecessary places.Yes, these explanations are for her sake, but really? It’s unnecessary, because Lev knows that the overlap between her experience and that of the legendary "Live White" is no more than one in ten, and the difference between the two The difference is not the difference between a cat and a tiger drawn according to the cat.When comparing tigers with other beasts of prey, there is really no need to worry about cats feeling less dignified.

"Since you don't? Hate the capital, don't you? Hate High Priest Shirley, why? Suddenly no? Want to go home?" Laif said.

"I? I thought I? Shouldn't come back. Isn't it me? Playing a childish temper, trying to attract the attention of adults? Or playing a small temper, I? Seriously thought about it." Elena said , "There are many places I haven't been to, many things I haven't seen, so I? Have a lot of weird and wrong ideas. I want to see the world and become better, Lev, you have no reason to stop me? You are the one who traveled around four continents before you were ten years old..."

"I? Really haven't." Leif's mouth twitched a few times.

"In short, as an adventurer, you should understand me." Elena said.

"I? understand what you mean. You want to travel, there is no problem." Lev adjusted a comfortable sitting posture, "but there is no need to run away from home. If it is me, I? I will greet my relatives well, tell them where I am going, and when I will come back—and not say goodbye, isn't it? A mature person's approach, and Irene doesn't want to be called naive, right? You should go see the High Priest now, give her a hug, tell her you're back safe, tell her how much you miss her, and then talk to her about your plans, I? I don't think she has any reason to stop you .She cares? You, would you? Talk to her, she'll be happy. Maybe? Spend some time with you."

"She won't." Irena was moved at first, but then she became frustrated when she heard it, "Aunt Shirley doesn't care about me at all. I just now..."

"What's wrong?" Leif asked.

"I heard what they were talking about just now." Irene heard the conversation between Minnie and the maid, "Auntie? Is she going to preside over some sacrificial ceremony? Obviously she got the news that you will be here today, obviously Can you guess me? I'm by your side, but still... She's always so busy, she can't even take a moment to check me? Are there any missing arms or legs? She can't do it. She might think I? No? In her The life around her makes her much more leisurely, so it would be better if she can delay? Meet me? "

Lev rubbed Elena's head.

"Why don't I run away on the way, just? But don't want me to be the failure of Live White. Even if Live White has a record of mission failure in the future, it should be lost to a very powerful The opponent, no? It should be because the task target ran away halfway." Lev was a little surprised by the reason Irena gave for not escaping, and Lev thought that what she said earlier had hurt Elena Some effect.

But this reason is really cute.

"I... and? No? I really want to occupy the position of the first heir. Many people secretly say that I am not suitable. Aunt Xueli must be very disappointed in me. The second heir is different. Not only that person, but also many other candidates, they are all the best of their kind, older than me, more sensible than me, and better able to help Aunt Shirley than me." Irena sucked Sniffing, big green eyes wet, "It's just out of respect for my deceased parents, so not many people dared to open the mouth of the heir before I disappeared. If you only find the 56 Personally, I? No? When I come back, Aunt Xueli will naturally be able to choose a better heir... Just let her hate me to death? Well, anyway, she doesn't care about me."

"No, she cares about you." Leif said.

"Why do you say that?" Eli's ears froze.The reason why she said that High Priest Xueli "doesn't care about her" is that besides she really thinks so, she has a bit of a coquettish idea, if someone follows her and says "I think so too, really? No? Do you care?" Elena would be furious, and of course what she wanted to hear was that many, many Aunt Shirley was secretly paying attention to her evidence.It's like when High Priest Shirley was busy and couldn't come to see her, Elena would complain that she really wasn't taken seriously, but at the same time she was very much looking forward to High Priest Shirley's sudden appearance, Give her a surprise, but this awkward little girl's little wish has never come true.

Elena noticed that Lev lowered her head, looking like she was thinking hard. She expected that she would either spread her hands and say helplessly, "Really? Doesn't she care about it? What about your signs?", or Lev might have to give up. The virtue of "honesty" that is so important to knights has been fabricated and perfunctory-this really proves that Aunt Shirley doesn't care about her, otherwise why would she need to think so seriously.

Could she say it in an indifferent manner? "Does she not care? Me?" In this way, Irena can no longer be so indifferent after having expectations and then failing.

"You are relatives, no matter whether Irene is the heir or not, a reliable and responsible person like High Priest Shirley will never let go of your hand easily." Lev stroked Irena "It's not so much that you care about her attitude towards you. Rather, you are afraid that you are not worthy of being on? What she has done for you. Deliberately pretending not to be obedient, thinking that this is for For the sake of the other party, isn't this kind of naive idea? Only you have had it. But isn't this? Right, for a person who won't abandon you, express love by pushing the other party away? There is no use other than harm. If you want to get closer to her, go close to her. If you want to make her happy, you will satisfy her? Show her with your own hands, don't expect someone else to run away Come and give. Want to make her care? Just hug her arm and beg for water as if you are thirsty... Some people have no chance even if they want to do this, but you have this chance .And you are a child, just act like a baby to someone you care about."

The car shook suddenly, as if it had hit something.

Irena listened in a daze, thought for a while, then curled her lips and said, "No? As expected of Leif Bai, I easily avoided the question that I couldn't answer."

"I? Can? No? I can't answer," Leif smiled slightly, "Although I? Have only met your aunt once, but I? Can feel it. If? You insist that she care? You If there is any evidence, then it is me?"

Leif met several people of Wu clan blood, and they all seemed to have different thinking and behavior patterns from ordinary people.Because she can't discipline her naughty little niece, she actually came up with such a twists and turns to compose a storybook for her, which makes outsiders feel inexplicable. I'm afraid Grandma Minnie wants to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit? But High Priest Shirley accepted the idea and worked hard to plan it. Leif could see from it that he didn't know how to deal with it, so he had to stuff it into a strange container.

"What do you mean?" Irene blinked her eyes, "I? Don't? Understand. I? I mentioned it to her, but she never heard your name, and even said I? Reading a storybook? ? Do business."

"Live White is the evidence that she cares about you." Lev remembers Minnie telling her the same way before, but Irena doesn't seem to know about the birth of "Live White" and the fact that Snow The relationship between Priest Li, "She knows Lai Fu Bai, and she knows it better than you can imagine."

"Really?" Elena said.

"She got to know me because of you." Lev swore, she wasn't lying, but Elena would understand in another direction.

Yi Laina was a little shaken: "But she is so busy, wouldn't she go to listen to the story just because of me?"

"The reason why she chose to let me come to rescue you," Leif said, "is because she knew that Elena would be very happy to see Leif Bai herself."

"Hmm... wait, it sounds like you're just explaining the established facts from another angle." Elena's ears turned slightly red, "Even if you're Live Bai, I? have to point out? This is obviously because of Guoguo's sophistry. Who knows? It's true, she knows you...not? It must be, no? It must be because of me..."

"There are so many knights in the world, why am I the one who received the mission? You have to know, as a knight with both strength and fame, I will receive... crazily sought after... The new tasks that I want to take on are added every day. Ordinary knights can’t do it in 1 years... And you know me? When I was eight or nine years old... I was already rich, I just bought an island with full payment..." Lev pulled the curtain of the car, didn't she? She hoped that her bragging would be heard by a third person, and she was a little guilty at first, didn't she? See Elena's face Gradually she showed a look of conviction, and she gradually became able to speak smoothly, "...I don't take it seriously when I'm invited to a normal mission. In short, our appearance fee is very expensive. It's not? easy for me to take over the task. I? Received this task, absolutely? It cannot be explained by accident. I? Here, the matter itself, can't it prove that High Priest Shirley is willing to? Understand you? I?Think if?a person is willing?to understand your preferences and keep your words in mind, then there is no way to say that person doesn't?care about?you."'

Leif let out a sigh of relief, and suddenly heard footsteps outside the car.