Venice, residence of Baron Lucius.

In the middle of the mansion, there is a large main hall. On the north side of the main hall, the main seat facing north and south is a large marble carved chair, the back of the chair is inlaid with a huge gem, the gem is crystal blue, exudes a faint warm atmosphere, it is a superb sapphire.

There was a person sitting on a large marble carved chair, his eyes were deep-set, his nose was straight, his appearance was cold, there was no expression on his face, and his brown robe was spotless. He looks like he is in his forties, his eyes are introverted, and he doesn't look like an ordinary person. A head of golden hair stands on his head like steel needles, and there seems to be a powerful aura faintly, which makes people feel not angry and arrogant. At this time, his eyes were slowly looking at a young man half-kneeling on the ground below, this person was Phoebe.

"Father, please help me, that black-haired boy is really hateful. Phoebe said with tears in her eyes.

The middle-aged man was none other than Phoebe's father, Baron Lucius. There was a hint of helplessness on his face, and he said, "Phoebe, at this time, you should think about how to pursue Anna, instead of wasting time on that black-haired boy. You know, if you get Anna, it will be of great benefit to our family. ”

Phoebe said anxiously, "But father, he despises the nobility, and often appears around Anna, and Anna seems to value him very much. So, Phoebe added to the story of what had happened in the past few days.

Lu Xiu looked at Phoebe, who was half-kneeling, and said lightly: "Phoebe, Phoebe, you let me say what is good about you, it seems that I have disciplined you too little, and I have lost my noble demeanor." You can't tell what you're supposed to do, and if you keep doing this, when will our big things get done?

Phoebe wanted to say something, but looking at her father's indifferent eyes, she gritted her teeth, and still didn't say anything, so she had to say, "Yes, father." ”

A vigorous and powerful, but strangely intoned voice sounded in the main hall, as if it were coming from all directions. The main hall of the earthquake rattled: "No, Lucius, I think you should support Phoebe. There's something weird about that kid, and it's a big variable for us. ”

With the appearance of the voice, a man wrapped in a black robe, walked out of the back hall, and Lucius saw this person, hurriedly got up, his face full of respect, and gave up the main seat. The man in black sat down on the seat of Lucius.

Lucius looked frightened and said, "Mr. Ji, didn't you say that we should gain the trust of the Duke as much as possible, and let Phoebe get Anna as soon as possible, and leave everything else alone......?"

The man in black seemed slightly dissatisfied, and said, "Don't you understand what I said? I asked you to support Phoebe, you don't have to think about the rest, if you still want to get the position of duke, then do as we say, don't have any doubts, do you understand?"

Lucius said anxiously: "But we have been working hard for a year, a year, and now I am only a baron, the speed is too slow, and besides, we have spent too much money recently, and we are about to lose it." ”

The black man's eyes hidden under his robe glanced at Lucius faintly, and said, "If we want, we can leave you with nothing now, but if you do what we say, within a few months, you will be able to get the position of duke, and then we will let you get everything you want." This kid has good martial arts, and he also seriously injured Dianzhi, Phoebe, I want you to continue to pester him, and we will help you on Anna's side. ”

Phoebe was overjoyed when she heard this, but hesitated for a while, and said, "Mr. Ji, but he is too powerful, I can't fight him." ”

The man in black said, "If you can't fight head-on, won't you fight behind your back?" He's just a commoner, and he has no power, you're a nobleman, and if there's no way around it, then we'll give up on you too, do you understand?"

Phoebe trembled secretly and said, "Mr. Ji, don't give up on me, I'll find a way over there." ”

The man in black nodded and said, "You go down, I hope you have good news next time." ”

Phoebe replied and stepped back quickly.

The man in black then said to Lucius, "Have you done what I want you to do?"

Lucius said: "Almost, at the moment we have basically controlled the entire military camp, but I can't mobilize the army yet, and the military power is still in the hands of the old guy Gallo." ”

The man in black said, "Don't worry about Gallo's side, you're doing well now." One more thing, in the next period of time, there will be different pirate fleets on the sea, and Gallo will let you destroy them, and it's time for you to have some combat exploits. ”

Lucius was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Ji, I will definitely live up to your expectations, but what about those pirates?"

The man in black said, "I'm talking about extermination, don't you understand?"

Lucius said, "Yes, yes, I will do as you tell me." ”

After the man in black finished explaining what happened, he turned around and left the main hall. After the man in black left, Lucius suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, and said to himself: "Gallo, your family has been on the duke's road long enough, this time, it is the turn of my Lucius family." Wait, one day, you will surrender at my feet, obey my commands, and the whole of Venice will also be at my feet. ”

......

In this barracks of the Duke of Gallo, every once in a while, if there is no special task, the soldiers can take turns to rest for a month. But during this time, soldiers are not allowed to leave the barracks at will, and their relatives are not allowed to visit.

Nangong Yu once tried to infiltrate the Duke's mansion to investigate the affairs of the Southern Cross, but there were many guards, and he didn't know the specific location of the Southern Cross at all, so he could only look for another opportunity.

On the other hand, Nangong Yu also misses his father in this world, I don't know if he has a hangover every day, how is he doing?

During this month, Anna came to Nangong Yu every once in a while, and asked Robert to send Nangong Yu to act as her escort and protect her from the sea for various reasons. Fortunately, no pirates were encountered. Nangong Yu is also happy, he doesn't have to stay in the boring barracks, and cooperates with Robert to practice those boring tactics, which are simply a waste of time in Nangong Yu's opinion.

The Duke of Gallo also strengthened his patrols at sea, and it seems that under the duke's high-pressure patrols, the pirates also disappeared, and during this time, there was a rare period of peace in the Adriatic Sea, and merchants everywhere began to prepare to send their own merchant ships to start business.

"Anna, tomorrow is time off and I want to go back to see my father. When Nangong Yu escorted Anna back to Venice again, he opened his mouth and said to Anna.

Finally, after a month, Nangong Yu will not give up his vacation time and plans to go home to see his father.

Anna's eyes suddenly lit up and she said, "Luca, your home doesn't seem to be far from the city of Venice. Otherwise, I'll go back with you. Anyway, there hasn't been anything lately. ”

After a month of getting along, Nangong Yu knows Anna better, this little girl is the daughter of the duke after all, and she is born with aristocratic arrogance in her bones. Usually when she gets along with herself, she seems gentle and lovely, but once she gets angry, her energy can almost overturn the whole of Venice.

Nangong Yuwan smiled and said, "My family is very poor, and there is nothing to entertain you as a noble girl." ”