Chapter 28: A Guest is Coming
Spring is almost over, and there is still no news from the two brothers. The coming-of-age ceremony varies from person to person, and can be as short as three or two months or as long as a year. Generally, trials are mostly completed in about 4 to 5 months, and the longer they are in the future, the less likely they are to come out alive.
However, Bran was confident that his brothers would be safe and complete the trial. It was a sense of blood that came from the blood, and he seemed to be able to see them laughing as they came out of the depths of the wasteland, accompanied by a sense of euphoria.
Today Bran was told that the kingdom's mission would arrive, accompanied by a number of royal knights and nobles of the realm. Speaking of this, Bran's mother seemed to give Bran a meaningful look.
In the eyes of the people of the Northland, the state and the royal capital are nothing at all, the Northland is self-contained, with its own set of rules, and the so-called duke is just a means of appeasement. To put it bluntly, I will give you benefits, you nominally accept my rule, and the hand of the royal capital has never been stretched here. Similarly, the Northland is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no interest in expanding outward.
According to Bran's estimates, with the death character of the Northlanders, the rite of passage that still feels inexplicable to him, wants to expand the population is simply an impossible task.
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After hearing the news that the mission was coming, Bran began to think about it, and began to think about what jewelry would be more appropriate for the people around him to wear. So Bran these days, the symptoms of dementia are much worse in his free time.
Northland has fine leather, first-class fur, but lacks cotton and linen and other fabrics, so the beauty of the fabric is really incomparable with other places.
The Northlands are not bad in terms of good weapons and armor, but they are not always fully armed when they receive envoys. Bran's idea was simple, with one or two exquisite ornaments, to brighten the eyes of the group of turtles outside.
The castle has nothing to do with them, but the people of their own cottage need to be more spiritual, so each of the gatekeepers was given a wolf head epaulette and an armed belt, and asked that the wolf's head be hung on the left shoulder, telling a few gatekeepers that this is called asymmetrical beauty. Didn't consider that the Lodge Guards were more like porters, just staying inside the gates.
As for Bran himself, it is in the spirit that men should look on the inside, not on the outside, or the usual outer-clean coat. In fact, this kind of thing should not be a matter of Bran, and he still remembers that when the envoy arrived three years ago, he was in the idiot stage at that time, what should he do, and no one would bother him.
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Several ladies today, including Dani and her sister's attendants, were called out into the patio by Bran. When he began to talk nonsense, how to dress femininely, everyone showed deep contempt, except for his sister, who looked at him with admiration. According to Bran, as long as you have a few beautiful pieces of jewelry on your head, as long as the jewelry is dazzling enough, then you are the star of everyone's attention.
Amid the disdainful and suspicious gazes of several ladies, Bran said, "Wait, and I'll prove it to you." Then he ran to his room and took out a large suitcase.
When the box was opened, everyone present let out a soft snort. I saw all kinds of exquisite jewelry piled up in the chest, reflecting the dazzling light. Several hands grabbed Bran almost simultaneously and threw him out. This box is full of memories of his past life, all kinds of gadgets made according to his own memories when he usually exercises his ability, bracelets, bracelets, hair accessories, brooches, etc., all he can remember, floral ornaments, patterns. Now he took it out like this and put it in front of his family.
In the end, it was his mother who saw the big scene and was the first to come to her senses, and then said a decision that made Bran very sad: "I'll help you keep these first." As if to win over the other ladies, he continued, "You can each pick two." ”
In Bran's stunned eyes, the decision was supported by everyone but him.
But the matter was not over, and another request from his mother completely crushed Bran. "You haven't invited me to visit your Treasure Pavilion since you moved here, so show me it today. ”
Bran threw himself directly to the ground and shouted, "No like this! This is a robbery!"
The mother explained kindly, just to see: "We promise not to take it." ”
Bran asked rhetorically, "You promise?"
"I promise. ”
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Bran and several ladies stood at the door of the Treasure Pavilion, and under everyone's gaze, pulled down the inconspicuous piece of iron on the door frame that seemed to be used for reinforcement, beautification, or collision protection, and then lifted the piece of iron under the door frame upward, and gently pushed the door open, only the lock hung on the door and swayed, as if laughing at something.
He could hear his sister and sister snorting in realization, and then smiled at them with a hint of meaning.
The various weapons with unique shapes in the room are hung all over the walls, laid flat on the table, and inserted in the weapon rack, each with a distinct personality, and none of them are repetitive. This is all what Bran has seen in the past life from movies, television, games, anime, and military magazines, unreal and realistic, and now Bran has reappeared in this world.
The people of the Northland are mostly first-class warriors from old age to young, so they have a natural fanatical desire for possession of weapons, which far exceeds the requirements for exquisite jewelry.
Everyone ignored Bran's shouting, "Just look, don't touch!"
"I see you, you hid my dagger, put it back!"
"Qianrui, those two short knives, you can't use them at all now, don't pounce up, be careful of injury. I'll give it to you when I grow up, and you can stand away for me now. ”
"Don't try to hide, I'm a wizard, I have the ability, you take my things, I can sense them! ”
Bran's angry voice rang through the room.
If it is only 1 or 2 weapons, no one will lose their temper, even if it is 10 or 20 weapons, it will only make these people feel a little envious. But when the whole room was filled with all kinds of long and short weapons with a great sense of beauty and power, these Northland women went crazy in an instant.
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The first to reply was Dani, who in a sense was the closest person to Bran. From Bran's first manufacture of the single knife called Birthday, to the later one-time ordering weapons for the knights. Although the impact of opening the door made her dizzy for a while, she had gradually come to her senses now.
The chaos in the house gradually subsided, but the frenzy was still there, but the behavior had become more reasonable.
Mother said to Bran, "It's not very safe here......
Bran immediately interrupted: "Don't take it, anyone, it's mine." No one is allowed to take it without my permission, and no one here knows about it but you. I've never allowed anyone else to set foot here, and no outsiders are allowed to enter here. ”
In the end, they agreed to keep it secret, and promised not to steal any weapons, and asked Bran not to lock the door again, so that they could come and see it at any time.
By this time, the crowd had lost interest in picking out ornaments, and drove Bran out, leaving them alone in the house in a daze with various weapons.