When father and son reunite, there are always many endless topics, which is a bit like endless whispers between girlfriends. The old Duke Borot watched his son grow up gradually, not only in size and in size, but also in maturity in thought and experience.

The changes in these things, the more people around him, the more difficult it is to capture them immediately, and only relatives and close friends who are already familiar with him can be more deeply aware of these slow but lasting changes after a long absence.

People always say that fathers and daughters, mothers and sons are more intimate, but in fact, an old father who has experienced vicissitudes of life faces a mature son, and they will talk more about it.

Albert first asked about the war in the north, and Duke Borot briefly introduced: "Due to the infighting among the Deserts, that Marshal Cripple is under attack, and he has to bear the attack of the Tamborance Empire head-on, and he must always be on guard against the surprise attack of his compatriots behind him. Although the marshal himself was scheming, wise and brave, he was iron and steel, and due to the gradual shortage of food in the city of Roma, those soldiers who had been vigorous and devoted to following the marshal gradually found it difficult to keep their spirits in order. The marshal, who didn't know what his considerations, took the initiative to abandon his team at this moment that no one expected, and disappeared, and the city of Roma was taken by me and General Iros without blood. ”

"It's Iros again!" Albert couldn't forget the name, "Father, don't you have the slightest taboo against him?"

"He is a popular man in front of the emperor, and if I swallow the credit for taking down the Holy City alone, wouldn't it be even worse? Having Iros as a share can also reduce my pressure, and it can also let the emperor know my thoughts, and there is nothing wrong with showing weakness appropriately. ”

"Father, when you were away from Solo, I invited Talen Crawford out, and now he is my military advisor. ”

Old Duke Borot nodded, meaning that he already knew basically, and he said with a smile: "You are doing a good job." This expedition to Kentan should have been suggested by him. ”

"Yes, Father. Albert lowered his voice a little and said, "He is afraid that the emperor will attack our Solo City after settling the war in the north, so there will be this drama of the golden cicada coming out of its shell and turning around." ”

"He's always the most thoughtful, and I agree with him. You're still young, learn from him. ”

"Father, I thought you would blame me. It's been a long time since my mother has spoken to me about this. ”

"Your mother is a sensible person, she will figure it out. For example, in the case of this banquet in the imperial capital, I have secretly sent a letter to your mother, and it seems that she has stayed in the city of Birti as I have commanded. ”

"It turns out that your father's idea, no wonder my mother has no intention of coming with me, although she is preoccupied. Albert suddenly realized. In fact, his military advisor Tarun is the real magic trick, and he has long understood some of the mysteries, so in several discussions, he deliberately did not take the initiative to mention the matter of letting His Highness accompany Lady Charlotte to the banquet.

The father and son mixed up family affairs and state affairs, but the old Duke Borot was always a little vague when it came to some particularly core things, and even deliberately avoided talking about them. Albert originally thought that his father would be dissatisfied with the transfer of all the troops of the principality, but the elder Bao avoided the important and talked about his thoughts and opinions on the formation of an army.

Duke Borot didn't seem to mind being put in the air, and even revealed a hint of relief.

Albert couldn't figure out what his father meant, and the original harmonious atmosphere suddenly seemed to have such a layer of separation. He didn't have anything to say, so he repeated the advice that Tarun had told him as it was.

Lao Bao seemed to agree very much, and nodded again and again: "That's true, the gun shoots the first bird." We must keep a low profile this time, no matter how much honor the emperor intends to give me and you, we will not accept it. ”

Albert felt that there was something in his father's words, and that there were many things that had not been said. My father has been frank and upright all his life, and since he has something unspeakable, he can't speculate. In order to avoid being embarrassed by the cold, he took the initiative to chat about some innocuous topics.

The Emperor's banquet is scheduled for tomorrow night, and fireworks will be set off to add to the fun. The previous schedule was also full, in addition to eating, tomorrow at noon will also be held in the arena to hold a colossal show, which is an ancient style left over from the period of the Venn Empire, these performances in addition to the need to consume a lot of manpower and material resources to catch the beasts on the Bodi continent, but also need to select some powerful warriors, so that the game is exciting, so that the audience is satisfied.

Borot and his son decided to take advantage of the free time they still had today and decided to take a good stroll through the streets of the city. The old duke was accompanied only by General Lecles, nicknamed Grims, while Albert was followed by Adrian and the dwarf Kagun.

There were originally characters from all over the world in the imperial capital, and the beast fighting show to be held in the arena tomorrow made all kinds of strange people gather together.

The dwarf Kaigen was always complaining that there were no fellows to talk to, but now it was good, the number of dwarves on the street opened his eyes and made him feel very kind. From time to time, he greeted blindly, calling the male dwarf brother and brother, and calling the female dwarf sister and sister, and at the beginning there were still people responding, but there were too many of them, and others treated him as a neurotic.

The old duke was interested in the big library, so he asked Lecles to arrange it first, while he and his son enjoyed it slowly. Lecles fought bravely, but his mind was never very nimble, and he suffered a great loss when he dealt with Tugrul the Dessert. The reason why the old duke asked him to do things was actually to let him experience and experience, and not always be so reckless.

But the so-called nature of the country is easy to change, and it is okay for Lecles to dance with a knife and a gun, so if you have to use your mouth to do things, it is really a little difficult for him. The administrators of the Great Library did not believe that he was Duke Borot's men, he was too rude, he was wearing civilian clothes, his big hands were covered with lines, like a peasant in the field, and his accent was slurred, and his tone was ugly, so it was no wonder that others did not believe him.

Lecles was in a hurry, and he was almost about to start a fight, but fortunately, at the critical moment, his head seemed to be illuminated by something, his fist was raised in the air, but his mouth said to himself: "No, the duke asked me to do things, not let me beat people." I'll have to go back and report to the Duke. ”

He stupidly walked out of the library, provoking the group of administrators to point fingers at him.

When the Duke saw Lecles coming with a helpless face, he understood a little in his heart, and he did not blame him, but said with a pleasant face: "You didn't hit anyone, did you?"

"No, I can't help it!"

"That's good, that's good!" said the Duke, and so did Lycles.

After seeing the real old Borot, several librarians were all frightened, and hurriedly apologized for the behavior of neglecting his generals just now, and the old duke said with a smile on his face: "I, this Lecles, people give the nickname Sha Mang, and when I start a war and do things, I often raise some unnecessary dust, you don't know him, and I don't blame you." ”

Those people trembled, fearing that they would offend the duke, and they intensified their courtesy, introducing the entire library on the third and outer floors. When Adrian saw so many books, he suddenly felt something in his heart, and he remembered Bishop Mirière of the church of Birti. The bishop's collection of books was far less abundant than here, but it was the result of his life's work. Adrian was not very literate, but he was a studious, and he accompanied the bishop to the collection several times during his short time in the church. He always stood behind Mirière without saying a word, and when the bishop had finished reading it, he would ask questions of interest to him like a college student seeking the truth, and Mirière would have a knowing smile on his face.

Seeing Adrian's slightly thoughtful look of surprise, Albert said with a smile: "This should be the place with the largest collection of books in the entire Bodi Continent, some of which are from the ancient empire of Vene, and have a history of thousands of years. I used to have a teacher who was erudite and once told me that in order to preserve these books for a long time, the people of the Venn Empire used some special means of protection, and the most worthy of our learning is to use the special glow of cold crystals to shine continuously and uninterruptedly for a long time, so that the surface and inside of these books will not decay and rot. Polymaths are very reluctant to use cold crystals, but it is a good way to use it in this regard. ”

"Your Highness, I have thought of the church of Birti, and the collection left by Bishop Mirière is now unattended, and I am willing to take this duty in my place, and when this feast is over, I ask you to allow me to store up his collection, so that he may be at ease in heaven. ”

"He's from the church of Birti, you should go and talk to the monks, I can be your guarantor. Albert didn't think it was such a big deal, so he answered it casually, but he suddenly thought of a crucial question, and asked it bluntly, "Did the Bishop teach you to read?"

Adrian did not shy away from the abruptness of the question, but on the contrary, he was a rare hint of embarrassment: "I have taught some, I must strive to study and consolidate on my own, and if the Bishop has the privilege of giving me these books for safekeeping, I will surely spend my whole life conquering this crystallization of wisdom." ”

Compared to Adrian's studiousness, Kagan and Lecles showed a different look, the two of them meeting for the first time, but they were unusually speculative. If Adrian and Kaigen need a period of trial running-in, then there is no need for this lubricant between Sha Mang and Kaigun, these two brave people, as if they were born to be a pair of brothers, found countless common topics as soon as they met. Behind the Duke and His Highness, they kept talking about topics of interest to them, so much so that the noise drowned out the father and son. Several of the library keepers were smacking their tongues and muttering to themselves. However, the Duke and His Royal Highness Albert didn't care about this at all, they knew the character of these two living treasures under them, and now it was leisure time, so they could make trouble as they wanted.

During his visit to the library, the Duke and Albert mentioned some things about erudition. Emperor Defot was very dissatisfied with the retreat of Pope Darmasus and King Richard of Hope, and was originally going to make a move, but because the final result was not bad, and the holy city of Roma was successfully recovered, considering that in the previous war, the Pope had more or less contributed some strength, so the emperor took the initiative to invite people to invite the Holy See to send representatives to attend the banquet. This move can be regarded as giving the Pope enough face, and both sides have their own steps to go down.

The reason why the Bojiao church in the imperial capital of Cesar can be lit up is largely because of this reason.

Albert originally wanted to talk about the emperor's private construction of warships on the Beaulong River, but considering that there were many people in public, he did not squeak. Everyone wears masks, even his father, and Albert doesn't realize that he is also wearing a mask, but to a different extent, good and evil.

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.