Chapter Ninety-Six: The Liar
Back in the office, Rafa found that the long sword used in the decisive battle with the demon girl was placed diagonally in the corner, and when he picked it up, there was a deep gap in the intersection with the demon girl's weapon, if it weren't for the top-quality materials used by Audair when he ordered people to build this sword, he might have been cut in two by the demon girl.
"Your Highness, why don't I go to the smithy and ask Barrow to make a new one for you?" said Audair.
"No need, just use it," Rafa asked, sheathing his sword, "how is the battlefield outside the city being cared for?"
"The loot has been collected, and the rest ...... All that should be buried is buried, and what should be burned is burned. "Audele felt sick when she remembered the massacre three days ago, she had never been on the battlefield, and she had only resisted the evil beasts a few times until she came to Icefield City, she thought that she had seen blood, but that unequal battle made her truly see a hundred times more tragic than traditional wars, and among the vast corpses, there were not many knights who could leave intact corpses.
"Audrey, are you scared?" Rafa turned to look at Audrey, whose face was a little pale.
"No, I just think... Not very comfortable. ”
"I'm really wronged by you, it's obviously a little girl, and you want to witness the bloody battlefield......"
"I'm not young," argued Audair, "I'm the same age as you. ”
"Huh, huh?"
Audrey nodded earnestly.
"Again, you're about the same height as me. With that, he walked up to Audrey and pressed the back of her head, so that their foreheads touched together.
Audele stared at the smiling eyes, and her gloomy mood was swept away, and she unconsciously reached out her hand to hug Rafa tightly, but Rafa also let go at the same time.
"Let's go, let's see how our wheat is doing. ”
“...... Well. ”
Audele's hand paused, and she followed him silently with her head down.
Walking out of the city, there was no bloody chaos in that battlefield, and at a glance, it was extremely flat, and those merchants who had just arrived in Icefield City would never have imagined what kind of blood and cruelty were buried under their feet.
On the shores of Lake Sennai, the wheat seeds that have just been sown have already sprouted, and the continuous verdant color looks very comfortable.
"It seems that Cole's magic has increased, and it used to be a bit laborious to even renovate a greenhouse, but now he can cast magic on the entire wheat field. As he walked along the ridges, Rafa smiled and replied to the peasants around him, who did not have to stay in the fields all the time, but at the thought that they could own a third of the land and defend the city into their pockets, they were very attentive to the land they had been given, even if they were to stay in the fields all day.
"This is thanks to the seeds she cultivated, and I heard her say when you were unconscious that the seeds she magically bred not only grew fast and resistant to strong winds, but also yielded more than three times more than ordinary wheat seeds. Audair explained.
"Very good, very good," Rafa looked at the green seedlings in the field swaying slightly in the wind, and was in a very happy mood, "Industry is very important, but agriculture must not be left behind, if Icefield City can be completely self-sufficient in food, then we will have less place to be controlled by people." ”
After a little more time at the lake, it was getting dark, and the peasants all went into the city with their hoes, and then they returned to the lord's house.
Back at the City Lord's Mansion, a group of young men were moving out Heddah's newly welded huge milling machine and a steam engine, which was a pneumatic milling machine used to process slightly larger parts, and he had also asked Heda to build some hand-cranked milling machines, although they were not bad to use, but they really couldn't meet the needs of processing large parts, such as large gears and the like; now a huge blast furnace had been erected outside the west city wall, which could already cast larger ironware, so the processing of huge parts was naturally indispensable, and the labor had to be replaced by a steam engine.
Walking into the backyard of Felihill, which had long been undefended, several huge pieces of iron were placed in the courtyard, and it seemed that it should be the magnet that Rafa had drawn before.
"So fast?" Rafa pulled out his somewhat mutilated long sword, and when he got a little closer to the iron, he immediately felt a strong suction, and it seemed that the magnetic force was definitely enough.
Looking out the window at Rafa, who was testing the magnet, Felicille felt a hint of pride in her heart.
"Proud?" she didn't understand why she felt the way she did, she had been excellent since she was a child, she had never felt pleasure in the face of the same compliments from others, but since she was engaged to Rafa, everything had changed a little.
She did not hate the kind things that Rafa had said to her, and at the same time she did not consciously want to show something to him, so she always dressed herself to the best of her ability, and was always meticulous, and as for what Rafa thought was important, she even wanted to make it out of her sleep, in order to enjoy his admiration at being surprised.
"What kind of man is he?" she felt that she had only learned part of Rafa, and that he was like a kaleidoscope of brilliant depths, no matter how long you searched for it, you could find something new, and you could not imagine how many truths about the world were in his head.
At the same time Rafa was a strange man, and Feliscille could feel the emotion he was exuding, but he was reluctant to say it, and she herself was ready to accept it, but he was as dull as a log, and he didn't say it.
Later, no matter how she hinted and guided, he didn't open his mind, and even in the dream of letting himself go, he was tight-lipped.
"He's a closed and unarticulate person. ”
Felihill came to a conclusion that seemed completely wrong, but to her, it seemed to be correct, and even more than that, and she speculated that she must have felt the same way about Audrey, who was always by Rafa's side.
Of course, it is also possible that he did it on purpose, deliberately tugging at your heartstrings and then suddenly letting go, pushing open the door but not coming in, loading but not shooting, maybe it is his purpose to tickle your heart.
If this is the case, then he must be a liar wearing a heavy mask, both himself and Audrey were deceived, tricked into working for him, and then one day, they were all kicked away by him, and then he continued to deceive other people......
If Rafa knew what was going on in her mind right now, he would have marveled at the richness of her imagination, more complex than the world he knew.
"This idiot, if you come and peek at me, you can know what kind of witch I am, why didn't he come?"
So the woman is a strange creature, and she was worried that she was being used just now, and now she is thinking about how to let Rafa know about her magic.
"Lilith, do you want you to make a uniform standard iron ruler and other measuring tools according to this scale?" Rafa asked Lilith as he picked up the iron ruler with the scale on the side and asked Lilith.
"It's been done a long time ago! Lilith was resting on the table, and when she heard Rafa's inquiry, she looked up and rubbed her hair in a mess.
Rafa can't help it, now is the time for big production, all kinds of customized tools and things need her to cut and make, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the busiest person in Icefield City, even Hedda Elle, who also has to make and forge many high-quality steel and parts every day, is not as busy as her.
Lilith was so important that without her, Rafa estimated that production in Icefield would immediately come to a standstill, and unless Hedda or the other witches had the ability to cut or shape steel at will, there would be no one to replace her, and her daily routine would not be relieved.
That's why Rafa has asked her to make a lot of large milling machines and steam engines these days, and it would have been easier for her if she could have given them to the people in the ironsmiths.
"I'm sorry, Lilith, but it's good to get through this time. He patted Lilith on the shoulder, offering a comfort.
Felihill looked through the window, a hint of loss in her eyes, "I do the same work as Lilith, why don't you comfort me?"
"What's wrong Fili? are you alright?" Sensing Filihill's gaze, Rafa stepped into the lab.
"Nothing. The consolation of the illusion then came, but she became reserved.
"You look tired?" he said, standing behind Felicille, pressing his hand on her shoulder.
Felihill tried to keep her body less stiff, "There are some. ”
"I'll rub it for you?"
"Hmm. ”
Although she knew that Rafa was beginning to tug at her heartstrings again, she couldn't refuse, like a husband's reward to his busy wife, and she felt that she deserved it.
Rafa began to knead it carefully, it was the first time she had touched other parts of Felihill, a little different from what she had imagined, a little stiff and ...... Fiery.
"Fili, you...... Is it the Witch of Fire?" he felt a heat in his hand, as if she had a fever.
Felihill glared back at him, "Instead of thinking about it, you might as well come and 'peep' at me at night." ”
This sentence sounds very strange to the ears of others, where is there any voyeurism between husband and wife, but between Rafa and Felihill, both understand the true meaning of this sentence, especially Rafa, who even understands this sentence as a threat.
"Don't dare, don't dare ......," Rafa waved his hand repeatedly.
"This idiot," Felihill sighed inwardly, and then said, "don't stop. ”
"Oh......" Rafa put his hand on her shoulder again, "I actually want to...... What if I bump into you and you're taking a shower?"
Felihill raised her eyebrows, she didn't expect him to think about this kind of question, and replied casually, "You can do whatever you want." ”
"Really?"
"Just try it. ”
He didn't know what she meant, but Rafa knew that if he did, it wouldn't end well.
That night, Felihill ordered a bathtub to be prepared.
The bucket was full of cold water, but she didn't care, and stripped naked and stepped into the bucket from the pear wooden ladder, and in a short time, hot air came out of the water.
However, her attention was not on the shower at all, but she closed her eyes and carefully observed the movements around the room.
But unfortunately, she soaked for more than an hour, and she didn't feel any movement except for the sound of the witches turning over in the attic.
"This liar. ”