"Alice. Linda, who had been by Alice's side all the time, looked in the direction the messenger had left, frowning and thinking, "They will definitely not give up easily." ”

"Alright, Linda. Alice gave her a sweet smile: "We have the enlightenment of the gods, the guidance of the wise, and we will not fear them." Let's go. ”

"Hmm. ”

In order to solve the problem of vibration in the steam engine, Alice personally drew a solid wood base to facilitate transportation and increase stability.

"Mr. Dalin, this is Matelar from Waterdeep, and you're a carpenter. And then there's this one, Nelson, a skilled tailor. ”

In Dalin's room, the blacksmith Marbury takes the carpenter Matrar, a tall, thin middle-aged man with a slightly wooden personality who is conservatively excluded from the Artisan Guild in Waterdeep. and the tailor Nelson, a man of short stature and freckles on his face, whose tailor shop was not very popular with customers because of his poor looks.

Under the leadership of Marbury, he specially came to visit to enhance the understanding between the two sides, so as to better establish himself in Blackstone Fort.

For Marbury, who has a cheerful personality, Daillin did not hesitate to tell them about the general situation of the Blackstone Collar. Of course, there is a tight-lipped question about the faith here.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Matrar, Mr. Nelson. ”

After the two sides introduced one by one, they sat around the brazier in Dyson's room. Marbury, who has a loud voice, tells all kinds of interesting stories, and the atmosphere is quite lively.

"Mr. Dalin, I heard that you have a daughter? is fourteen years old this year?" Marbury chatted casually, and when he heard that Dalin had a daughter, his mind couldn't help but come alive.

He has four sons, and due to his family's poverty, he can't find a suitable wife in Waterdeep, which makes him sad. The status of the blacksmith was not low, but more noble than that of the freedmen, so the idea of marriage was initiated.

"yes, fourteen and a half years old. Dalin replied with a smile, and now Elena made him proud, and his tone couldn't help but be a little proud.

Marbury patted his thigh and said, "My eldest son, Mill, is seventeen years old this year. Perhaps, let them get to know each other, haha...... My son is strong and will inherit my business in the future. ”

Strong?Dalin glanced at Marbury, who was five big and three thick, and Elena was now more and more beautiful since she untied the knot, and she was also Alice's good friend, the darling of the gods.

A blacksmith's son, are you worthy?

Thinking like this in his heart, he smiled implicitly: "Elena is not sensible yet, let's talk about it later." ”

"Children, they are always ignorant. Marbury patted Nelson on the shoulder next to him: "When the time comes, I'll pull some fabric and ask our friend Nelson to make a few beautiful outfits for your daughter." ”

Nelson smiled and said, "No problem. ”

"I appreciate your kindness. Dai Lin said in a tactful tone, "Elena is now good friends with the lord's sister. I don't see her very often. ”

Marbury's eyes lit up, good friend, it sounds good, it should be a nobleman's personal maid or something.

Just as he was about to continue to praise two sentences, a crisp voice like a yellow warbler sounded outside the door: "Dad, are you there?"

The door opened, revealing a cheerful face, fair complexion, large eyes, pointed chin, brown hair with soft waves, and she was dressed in a gorgeous garment, shiny double leather armor, dark brown cashmere trousers, shiny deerskin boots, and a soft mink cape on her back.

This dress is expensive, it looks like the daughter of a craftsman, obviously the daughter of a nobleman.

Marbury chuckled in his heart, his son's advantage was strong, and his disadvantage was only this one advantage. whereas

And the daughter in front of her, in terms of posture and figure, even if she is placed in Deep Water City, she is absolutely outstanding. It's not something his son can climb at all.

And beside her, stood two girls in the same costume, with shining silver hair and a delicate figure, and Alice, who shimmered in gold and outstanding temperament, with outstanding appearance and graceful appearance, delicately woven wool lining, decorated with beautiful lace, and that elegant face, with a noble temperament, greeted with a smile on the corner of her mouth: "Hello, Mr. Dalin." ”

Dai Lin hurriedly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Lord Alice, Miss Linda, Elena, are you back?"

Marbury and the other three were still in a daze. They had been here for many days, and had only seen Carrick the butler, but had heard that the lord of the place was a lady named Leah, and her sister Alice.

"Mr. Marbury?" Daillin gently touched Marbury's shoulder, "This blonde lady is the sister of Lord Alice. ”

"Oh, oh!" the other three hurriedly stood up, "I've seen Lord Alice." ”

"Daddy, are they?" said Elena.

"Marbury the blacksmith from Waterdeep, Matraar the carpenter, Nelson the tailor. Dai Lin introduced them one by one, and then patted the door of his head: "There is another stonemason, Mr. Robles, who did not come." ”

Alice bowed slightly, and took out the lord's shelf: "You are the craftsmen recruited." ”

"Yes. ”

Red bricks will soon be mass-produced, and these craftsmen will soon be able to come in handy. Alice's gaze swept over their faces, and she smiled slightly, "Are you still used to life here?"

"Habit, habit. ”

"Just get used to it. Alice: "You'll get the promised reward." Of course, the premise is to show all your skills. Although our Blackstone Fort is remote, it will not be disadvantageous to craftsmen who are truly capable. ”

"Definitely, definitely. "The reason why the three craftsmen came to the Blackstone Collar is different, but in summary, they can't get along in Deep Water City, so they can only do their best to smile and nod.

"By the way, what about the stonemason?"

One of the prerequisites for the ramp-up of red brick production is that there are stonemasons to build larger brick kilns. This time he came back, not only to send the messenger of Daotan Town, but also Alice to meet the stonemason.

Dai Lin frowned slightly, Marbury and they have come to chat from time to time these days. But the stonemason has always lived in seclusion and rarely shows up.

Marbury squirmed his lips and said, "Back to my lordship, Mr. Robles, I haven't been doing well lately. ”

"Not so good?"

Veronica is a crazy person and can't hide it at all. At least these fellow craftsmen know more or less. Marbury didn't dare to hide it: "Her daughter...... Well, the head is not very good. ”

"Isn't your head so good?"

Matrar of Mune came up with a sentence: "I heard that he is a madman. ”

"What, a madman?" Alice was a little surprised, and then frowned: "How can you recruit such a person?

"That's right. Marbury rounded: "Mr. Robles used to be a well-known stonemason in Waterdeep. It was because her daughter was mad that she had to come to Blackstone to earn a reward and treat her daughter. ”

"Is Dingding famous?"

"Yes. ”

This is acceptable, the most lacking thing in the black stone collar is a skilled craftsman. Alice nodded, "You take me to meet him." By the way, Elena, you can stay and talk to your dad. ”

"Hmm. For Alice's thoughtfulness, Elena felt warm in her heart.

"Alright, Lord Alice, please follow me. ”

The artisans' quarters were all uniformly arranged, and Marbury and the others were neighbors. All the way to the damp hallway, the noise rang out, and Marbury's two young sons were playing and laughing in the hallway.

"You two little bastards, get out of the way. An adult is coming. ”

The kid with the tiger head and the tiger brain was not small, and he laughed with a grin: "Dad, we heard someone exchanging just now, which is very miserable." ”

Marbury's heart sank, and he scolded: "Give me all back." ”

Alice couldn't help frowning, she had lived with Qin Song for a long time, and she was used to the blue sky and white clouds, and the simple stone house with bright windows, and she was indeed a little repulsed by this damp and dark environment.

The two little ones stuck out their tongues and ran back, and Marbury said worriedly, "Lord Alice, please don't blame them for their rudeness. I think it should be Robles's daughter who is sick. This may be dangerous, you see......"

"It's okay, lead the way. With Linda by her side, Alice was not afraid at all.

"Yes, yes. ”

Before he could reach the door, Robles's low and hoarse voice was heard: "Veronica, you sober me up." Please, tie you any more, and your hands will rot. ”

"Knock on the door. ”

"Yes. ”

Knock knock knock......

Marbury tentatively said, "Mr. Robles......"

Since Marbury witnessed two pieces of bacon that day, Robles completely broke off the idea of contact with Marbury, and replied unceremoniously: "Don't bother me!"

"It's the lord's sister, and I want to see you. Marbury's face was full of embarrassment.

The room fell silent, and after a while, the door opened a crack, and Robles's haggard face, with black bags under his eyes, saw Alice, who was frowning, and his expression moved: "My lord, is there something wrong?"

"Open the door!"

Alice's expression was solemn.

No matter how much Robles looked down on Blackstone Collar, he was not qualified to argue with the nobles, bit his lip, and slowly opened the door.

The room was very messy, with haystacks piled up in the corners, and on the simple wooden bed, the blankets and hemp ropes were wrapped like silkworm chrysalis and struggling.

"Your hand, Mr. Robles. Marbury noticed that Robles' left hand was wrapped in a white cloth with dark red blood stains hanging from it.

Alice ignored Robles, and went straight to the bed, only to see a pale and hideous face, a ball of cotton cloth stuffed in his mouth, and scattered pale blonde hair, which was tied in a braided with twine. The eyes were dilated, and a pair of silver-gray pupils were very dilated, and there was almost no focus.

Robles stared at Marbury with some resentment, it must have been Marbury's informant.

Alice and Linda glanced at each other and got closer, and the chrysalis man was writhing with all his might, and his mouth was whining, "Your daughter?"

"Yes, my daughter, Veronica. Robles' face was full of despair, and he said, "My lord, I will take good care of her, and make sure that she will not hurt anyone." I hope you, don't, don't ......"

"Don't want what?" Alice asked rhetorically.

"Don't take her for the devil. Veronica wasn't like that, she was smart, she was dexterous, and she was the pride of the Enfield family. ”

Alice raised an eyebrow, "Why do you think I'm going to take her for a devil?"

Linda's expression was a little touched, she was once considered a freak of the devil, looking at this poor struggling girl, there was a feeling of sympathy.