Chapter 2 The Shadows Under the Excitement
The small town of Santos is located in the heart of the Duchy of Erossa, a town 100 kilometers west of the political center of Fort Vassa. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Although this town is not the most prosperous city, it is located in the heart of the principality. Therefore, the economic benefits and foot traffic driven by passing merchants are also considerable.
However, such a town is naturally not the same as Vasa City on the edge of Vasa Fort. In fact, if Charlotte hadn't stumbled upon a nationally paradered circus that would be performing a shadow puppet show in the town of Santos, he wouldn't have known that there was such a town in the Duchy of Erosa.
The Clayderman siblings are walking down the main street of Santos Town, flanked by brown-and-red single-family houses of varying heights on both sides of the bluestone paved road, most of which have been converted into storefronts because they are on the main street. A dazzling array of goods is placed on the counter, and the owner of the store shouts loudly to attract customers.
Perhaps the circus that created the shadow puppet show also brought a lot of popularity to the town, and the small town of Santos was bustling with people who wore weapons and leather armor and looked like adventurers or mercenaries, some in fancy costumes shopping in the shops, and others carrying groceries as if they were going about a day's work.
It was the first time for the three siblings to come to this town, and the little princess Vivien Leigh was sometimes attracted by the trinkets in the surrounding shops, lying on the counter to admire the flashy, crudely made bluffing goods.
These ornaments may not even be as valuable as the toys she played with when she was a child, but the little princess, who has never had such a novel shopping experience, is very happy. Her pink face flushed with a seductive flush, and from time to time she commanded Aven to sweep away her beloved ornaments. It was only 300 meters away, but the three siblings walked for almost half an hour, and Evan was like a poor helper, with boxes of large and small items hanging on his body.
However, judging by the doting smile he had on Fivien Leigh, he seemed to be enjoying it.
Charlotte looked at his siblings impatiently from the sidelines, and finally couldn't help but say as Vivien Leigh shopped again.
"Hey, are you Santa Claus? We're from home, are you shopping with such a big bag because you're afraid that your mother won't know what we're doing?
"Hmph, if you weren't going to watch a shadow puppet show, Brother Ai Wen and I wouldn't be with you! I'm just buying some trinkets, why are you so impatient!"
When Vivien Leigh heard Charlotte's complaint, she immediately leaned forward with her hands on her hips, and pouted and lost her temper. Hearing this, Charlotte pointed at Ai Wen, only to see that this originally handsome noble son was like a funny mobile hanger at the moment, with various gift boxes hanging around his neck, shoulders, and even his waist. If you change into a bright red dress and decorate your chin with a white beard, you will look like Santa Claus.
Seeing his obviously pitiful appearance, but still smiling gently, even the arrogant little princess Vivien Li's face couldn't help but blush.
"It's okay with me. If Charlotte worries about her mother, it doesn't matter, just say that the idea of the Qiao family is mine. ”
Evan smiled gently, looking like a good brother who loves his younger siblings.
But Charlotte was not fooled, he immediately turned into a confused face, staring at Evan as if you were lying to someone.
"I don't read much, don't lie to me! Are you stupid to be a fool or a stupid mother! Since I was a child, my three brothers and sisters have done bad things, and no one up and down Sava Fort is the first to suspect me-"
Evan's expression of being discovered by you immediately made Charlotte rush forward in hatred, and used a tickling attack to make Avan, who was full of ornaments and inconvenient to move, cry out for mercy.
"Ha, ha, don't, don't make trouble, I admit defeat, I admit defeat! Actually, it's not a big deal! Do you still think that our actions can really hide from your mother for long? You should be glad that your father is not here, otherwise you would have suffered!"
"Hmph! What do you mean by being glad that my father is not here! Logic is wrong, logic is wrong! It should be said that it is precisely because of my father's absence that I will be at home! Hmph! A genius like me, naturally everything is under the control of this uncle! Wahahahaha......
With his left hand crossed over his waist and his right hand pointing upwards to the sky, he struck a low-pitched gesture with his trademark arrogant laugh.
To be honest, Evan is really envious of Charlotte sometimes. lives freely, acts recklessly, never cares about the rules and regulations of the old family, and will shout 'daddy, daddy' to that serious father. And the solemn Grand Duke of Erossa, after several fruitless lessons, also became helpless to accept this reality.
On the other hand, as the eldest son of the family, Evan has always received the strictest education, and sometimes he even feels that his parents have given all the love and pampering to his younger siblings, so that there is no more room to show tenderness to him.
This is indeed a fact, as parents, although they will have a headache for disobedient bear children, it is inevitable that they will pay more attention to them. Over time, under this kind of habitual thinking, even they will only say a few meaningless words such as 'Evan is awesome' to the sensible and mature Aven, while their attention involuntarily tilts to the lawless Charlotte.
"Hmph, you are less proud! When the time comes, when my father comes back from the war, I will complain to him!"
Vivien Leigh seemed to be very unhappy with Charlotte's arrogant appearance, and she declared her presence with teeth and claws on the side.
"Ha, you actually threatened me? It doesn't matter, you can go, although I will be punished by then, someone will never have a chance to come out and play again!"
Fevien Leigh puffed out her cheeks and glared at Charlotte viciously, her red pony boots constantly kicking the floor, and if she listened closely, she could hear unwilling chatters like 'Stampon you, stomp you!' from her little mouth. Since he was a child, this hateful guy has never let himself go, which makes the little princess who is loved by thousands of people hate itchy, but she is helpless against this clever second brother.
By the way, although the country was peaceful, the Duchy of Erosa was indeed in a state of war at this time. Just a month earlier, Grand Duke Erosa had rallied his vassals to launch a war of aggression against the barbarians of the north, a common occurrence in the Duchy of Erosa.
The northern barbarians lived on the steppes of the far north, and they were similar to Charlotte's previous Xiongnu regime, living by herding horses. During the calamity, these barbarians would raid south due to the lack of water and grass, but this situation changed after the modern Grand Duke of Erosa took office.
It is said that in the year Charlotte and Aven were born, Archduke Erosa defeated the elite cavalry of the northern barbarians in one fell swoop at the Battle of Tobila, and the offensive and defensive forces of the two countries were reversed.
Since then, Archduke Erosa has gone out almost every year to attack the barbarians, plundering their population and livestock. Weakening these northern rivals had almost become the national policy of the Duchy of Erossa, because of the abundance of war from attacking the barbarians, so whenever the Grand Duke of Erosa summoned his vassals, the nobles almost rushed to bring their own food and grass to form a team to respond to their call for vassals. That appearance is exactly the same as when playing LOL in the previous life, the elementary school students were kneeling and licking with the father of the king.
It is for this reason that the small town of Santos, located in the heart of the principality, is as lively and prosperous as if it had not been affected in any way. After all, in the eyes of the citizens, the Principality of Erosa, which has elite troops such as the Royal Knights of Erosa and the Mage Guard of Icewind Castle, against the barbarians, is like a war between the Terrans who have ascended to three technologies and the Zerg who have only one base, and it is a proper crushing situation.
So it's no surprise that the square in the small town of Santos has such an amazing flow of people.
At this point, the three siblings had to struggle to navigate through the bustling crowd in order to find a place with a wide enough view to enjoy the circus performance. But it seems to be a hellish task, and the three little ones can't even find a little floor to settle on, let alone a paradise like that.
"......Woo oo I didn't even come if I knew I was killed!"
The little princess Fervien Li was dizzy by the crowd, even though the two brothers tried their best to protect her, but the smell of men's sweat from all directions, the smell of all kinds of rotten food and the illusion of being so crowded that she could barely breathe still made this pampered little princess dizzy, and seeing that the blue jewel-like pupils were about to turn into circles again.
Charlotte didn't think it was an option, and in fact, if he hadn't heard that a circus had invented shadow puppetry, he wouldn't have been instigating his siblings to leave home. He knew that he might never be able to return to the blue planet, and he wanted to miss his past in this way.
He jumped on the spot, taking advantage of the brief moment to look at his surroundings, and then quickly thought of a way.
"Let's go over there! There are so many people here, let's jump on the pergola and watch the play in the pergola." ”
The so-called pergola is nothing more than a shade made of two poles and canvas, although the three siblings should not collapse because of their age. But when Evan thought that as a royal family of the Duchy of Erossa, he would be ashamed to do such an act that was not respectful.
He was about to refuse, but the little princess's voice of support came from the side.
"Uh-huh, that's it. I can't imagine that Charlotte is still a little useful for you!"
"What do you mean by a little use! Uncle Ben's IQ is also something that a little Lori like you who is still drinking milk can judge?"
was immediately suppressed, Vivien Leigh was pinched by Charlotte on the left side of her face, and even saliva leaked unconsciously.
Evan hurriedly stopped Charlotte's rough behavior, and seeing that his younger siblings were in agreement, he could only smile wryly and start acting.
As for the glory of the pure-blood nobility...... In this town, you shouldn't be recognized......, right?
However, inside the three-story house, which the trio did not notice, a bald man who was two meters tall, muscular as a muscular monster, and whose face was covered in scars, was watching their movements through the shutters. Noticing that they were approaching this way, the bald man put down the shutters and asked a question to the big-bellied man in a fancy costume behind him.
"Are you sure they're the heirs of Grand Duke Erosa?"
"Yes, yes, sir! I promise they are, I've seen them at the Duchy's celebrations, and I can't be mistaken!"
"God help me, I was thinking about how to catch them, but I didn't expect that there would be an accident. Damn invaders, I'm going to give you a taste of ruined family too!"