The capital of Tianlan "Saffirs" is the only megacity in the Black Sea with a population of more than 30 million.

It is not divided into twenty-four blocks like Philip, but a whole city.

Viewed from the air, the entire Super Ship Island is a bit like the imperial capital of Raymond's previous life, isolated by a circle of ocean belts into a special urban structure like a doughnut.

With the Tianlan Palace as the center, Saffiels continued to expand outward, and after hundreds of years, it has expanded to the sixth ring city, and it has formed such an astonishing scale as it is now.

Each ring of the city is separated by a moat-like ocean barrier of one or two nautical miles. The riverbank park has a meadow of flowers and a giant tree with a canopy, and it is impossible to tell that this is a ship island city floating on the sea.

There are not only suspended steam trains connecting the city rings between the rings, but also steel vertical turnbridges that can be detached across the sea. In the sky, there are low-altitude city airships like beluga whales shuttling between cities....

This is a super ship island with the highest level of super technology in the Black Sea, bustling and vibrant.

"It's finally here... Tianlan Royal Capital. ”

On the deck of the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce's merchant ship, Raymond squinted at the dock that was getting closer and closer.

On the pier, a white stone statue of Salo I with a crown is waving at them. Rows of white-haired and red-billed seabirds frolicked on the statue, silently watching the huge steam ships coming and going in this bustling port.

This familiar and unfamiliar city reminds Raymond of too many past events in his past life... In the past, he did countless missions here, stayed for a very long time, and left too many memories.

"I'm back!"

Matthew, who was lying on the fence on the side, also shouted at the throat. He turned his head to look at Raymond's slightly melancholy expression, and asked curiously, "Brother Nicholas, have you been to the royal capital before?" ”

Raymond shook his head: "It's the first time I've come." ”

"Oh, that's weird."

Matthew raised his eyebrows and said, "Generally speaking, people who come to the royal capital for the first time will be shocked. After all, nowhere else on the Black Sea is there no such spectacular megacity. ”

Raymond shrugged his shoulders noncommittally and said, "I've read the introduction of Wang Du in a book before, and it's not too unfamiliar. ”

"Well... By the way, Brother Nicholas, there's one more thing..."

Matthew scratched his head and said with a little embarrassment, "There will be a family dinner for our Baylor family tonight, and my sister and I sincerely invite you to come." ”

After a pause, he added, "Of course, Aunt Lance will also come then, and when the time comes, you can directly ask her if she is an old friend of your elders." ”

Before Raymond could speak, the little guy squatting on his shoulder squeaked. Probably knowing that there was something delicious at the banquet, the goblin's white monkey excitedly "squeaked", as if he agreed for the host.

Seeing this scene, Raymond smiled helplessly.

He thought for a moment and said to Matthew, "So, then bother." ”

Hearing this, Matthew smiled, looked at the monkey again, and said, "Of course, Gigi can also come." ”

"Squeak..."

The white monkey jumped with excitement when he heard this.

"You gluttonous fellow, be careful when someone stews and eats it."

Raymond snapped his fingers and tapped the monkey's head, and it made a sonorous sound. The monkey is fine, but his fingers still hurt a little.

......

The white monkey successfully survived by injecting the virus,

Lulu also got the virus antibodies he wanted.

After the experiment was completed that day, Lulu also followed his promise and let it go, and the little guy was overjoyed to run out of the laboratory.

But it forgot that there was a little witch on the ship, Ilya, who wanted to eat what it wanted. It didn't take long to regain his freedom, but he was caught up and down by the snack goods, and fled back to the laboratory in embarrassment, never daring to go out again.

Since getting the virus antibody, Lulu has been so busy with experiments every day that she can't even manage her own stomach, how can she manage such a monkey? When you're hungry, it's a nutrient solution that's stuffed through.

Raymond went to the laboratory and saw that the little monkey was being mistreated, so he fed it food several times.

Unexpectedly, this back and forth became familiar, and this little guy also forgot about being stuffy, so he followed Raymond.

The people of the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce saw that this monkey was the pet of the young owner's distinguished guest, so naturally no one picked it up again.

This monkey followed Raymond Fox and Fake Tiger Might, and also enjoyed delicious food and drink all the way. Seeing that it was beneficial, it did not go back to the lab to be abused. In this way, the white-haired monkey became Raymond's follower pet.

Raymond thought about it and gave it a name, originally wanted to call it Wangcai, but the monkey was not happy, and finally called Jiji.

......

The class division of the Tianlan royal capital is also clear.

The first and second rings were a gathering place for high nobles, at least the hereditary earl families of the kingdom were eligible to live. After the Third Ring Road, there was an area where the lower nobles and wealthy merchants were mixed.

Although the status of the merchant is not high, the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce is the top chamber of commerce under the Giant Whale Chamber of Commerce after all, and it is rich and flowing. Therefore, the Baylor family has a very large estate in the third ring of "Saphirs".

Matthew, the fat man, has suddenly improved his family's status since he got that batch of potions. After he got off the boat, he walked with the wind, and raised his head like a big rooster.

When the clan elders and stewards of the Chamber of Commerce heard the news, they had been waiting at the dock for a long time, and the fat man was surrounded by everyone all the way back to Baylor Manor.

After entering the manor, Matthew didn't have time to hurriedly beckon Raymond to visit the manor, and an old man who looked like a butler whispered a few words in his ear.

After hearing that, he smiled apologetically at Raymond and explained, "I'm sorry, Brother Nicholas, my father told me to go see him at once now to discuss the sale of potions. I can't be with you for the time being..."

After all, it is a big business of more than one billion, and it has also opened up a new business route for the Chamber of Commerce, and it is reasonable for the Baylor family to treat it so cautiously.

"It's okay, you can go."

Raymond didn't mind, smiled and waved his hand, "I'll just go around by myself." ”

......

The fat man just walked on his front feet,

At this time, Raymond listened to Gigi on his shoulder and screamed in horror. He didn't have to look at it to know that it was Ilya girl coming.

"Uncle, I'll go back to the room to change my clothes first, otherwise I will be taught by the elders that I don't know etiquette..."

Ilya said with a hippie smile, not at all unusual because she had become a high priest. When she returned home, she immediately changed back to the well-behaved appearance of a rich daughter.

Raymond nodded: "Well, you can go too." ”

"I'll be soon! The housekeeper will take you around the manor, and you wait for me to come to you with good clothes~"

Ilya winked at him playfully, and then glanced at Gigi with her peripheral vision, "And Gigi!" ”

This look seemed to have electricity, and the monkey was so frightened that he clung to Raymond's head and didn't dare to let go. This monkey is not afraid of heaven and earth, and when it can be seen, Ilya immediately withered, like a mouse seeing a cat.

Raymond smiled bitterly, "Don't scare it..."

Ilya spread her hands a little boredly, changed the subject, and whispered in her ear: "Uncle, don't forget when to take me to the 'Musket Rose' tavern!" ”

"Well, I didn't forget."

Raymond was stunned.

She didn't mention it, she almost forgot that she had promised it.

......

The Baylor family is prosperous, and there are one or two hundred people at the family banquet.

The banquet hall of the manor is very gorgeously decorated, the dazzling crystal chandelier is as bright as the starry sky in the night, the palace style oil paintings written by the masters, the precious wooden dining table, the sterling silver tableware... All show luxury.

A variety of mouth-watering delicacies fill the table. Golden fish soup, foie gras steak, sawtooth tyrannosaurus lobster, chicken liver fish steak... Among the main dishes, there is even a dish called "Neptune Takoyaki" that takes up half of the table...

In addition to these valuable high-end ingredients, there are all kinds of fresh fruits on the table...

The price of fruit in the world of great exploration is much higher than that of meat, and ordinary families may not be able to put a plate of fresh fruit on the table every year. But the table here is piled up like no money.

Raymond was pulled by Ilya to sit at the main table, and the butler also thoughtfully wrapped a napkin around Gigi. The monkey sat upright in his chair, and his eyes never took his eyes off the food and fruits.

When she returned home, Ilya suddenly seemed to have a different personality, and she was completely like a good girl at home.

At this moment, she sat there quietly with a reserved face like a lady.

I've been waiting for a long time,

Before the head of the family arrived, the banquet could not be held.

Can't laugh and talk casually, Ilya was really uncomfortable, kicked Raymond next to him under the dining table, and muttered in a low voice: "Uncle, you didn't praise me for my beautiful clothes!" ”

“...”

Raymond's cheeks twitched, and it hadn't been long since he heard his ears.

Hearing this, he turned his head very perfunctorily and glanced at the well-dressed Ilya.

Today she is wearing a fluffy gauze skirt of the ocean, with a dark blue jacket with layers of gradient light blue gauze, which looks like staring at the deep sea, which is rare and deeper, and the light gauze is slightly swinging, like ocean waves, giving people an extremely soft feeling.

Not to mention, with such a careful dress, this girl's already pretty face is even more beautiful.

"Well, it's good."

“...”

Ilya Xia Ran was not satisfied with this answer, and said quietly: "You are so perfunctory..."

Raymond was a little short of words, and tried to say, "That... Particularly good-looking? ”

Ilya was completely out of shape, and pursed her mouth, "It's better than just now, it's not sincere at all..."

She suddenly lost interest in Raymond, reached out and picked a fruit from the table, and began to tease the monkey again, saying, "Gigi, come and eat the fruit!" ”

The monkey's saliva was about to flow out of his mouth, and when he heard this, he immediately came to his senses, and his ears pricked up. But when it turned its head and saw Ilya who was smiling and showing his little tiger teeth, he was immediately frightened, and like an old monk in a trance, he closed his eyes slightly and ignored it.

Hum! Don't think that this monkey will fall for you as a witch!

We covet your fruit, but you covet my body!

Even if I die, I won't eat anything from you!

"Next!"

Suddenly, as soon as Gigi heard someone shouting, the fruity aroma had already wafted into his nose. It didn't hesitate at all, it had a normal reflex, and opened its mouth to bite the fruit that had flown to its mouth, chewing it until it was fragrant.

Turning her head, the little witch was trembling with laughter.

......

"Hey, how do you see that blind guy sitting at the main table?"

"I don't know, I heard that it's Cousin Matthew's friend who they brought back from the sea."

"It can't be Ilya's boyfriend, right? How do you look at them as if they are intimate? ”

"He's got a sword, probably a swordsman. Could it be the Cook senior of the Royal Academy? ”

"Definitely not... I've seen Senior Cook, and he's much more handsome. This guy looks so old and blind in one eye, Ilya must not look down on him..."

“...”

Raymond's senses were so sharp now, he could hear the whispers of one or two hundred people in the entire banquet hall. After listening to it for a while, I realized that it seemed that it was not suitable for an outsider to sit in the main seat?

He was about to ask Ilya what was going on, but suddenly he saw a group of people walk into the banquet hall.

Raymond looked at the middle-aged fat man with a mustache in the lead, and immediately guessed that this guy was Matthew's father, Gaunt Baylor. In addition to the beard, the outline of the father and son's face is simply carved out of a mold.

At this moment, Ilya next to him kicked Raymond again and whispered: "Look, that's Aunt Lance I told you, do you think she is the 'Avalis' you are looking for?" ”

Following the direction of her gaze, Raymond saw a beautiful woman in a burgundy court dress. Her hair is high, her facial features are exquisite, and her figure is graceful, and her first impression gives people a sense of dignified and amiable intimacy.

This is a woman whose age one can't guess.

When he saw this beautiful woman, Raymond immediately thought of Mary, who was also full of charm. But Mary is a vampire to keep her youth forever, and the woman in front of her obviously has no scent of blood.

"Could it be that it's not this person?"

It was hard for Raymond to match her with Old Mark's old countenance. Even though old Mark was his adoptive father, he didn't think that little old man was worthy of such a beautiful lady with excellent temperament and appearance.

He had the impression that the "Valis Baylor" in the mouth of the elder Mark should be over half a hundred years old. Now, if she was still alive, she would probably be an old and decrepit middle-aged woman, not the delicate Mrs. Lance in front of her, who looked like a twenty-eight girl.

And at this time,

The beautiful woman also saw Ilya at a glance, and walked over with a graceful voice.

She seemed to have a very good relationship with this girl, leaned over slightly, stroked her head intimately, and asked with a smile: "Elijah, you girl is happy to go to the sea this time, right?" ”

"Uh-huh! Super fun! ”

Ilya nodded obediently and said, "Aunt Lance, let me tell you, a lot of interesting things happened to us along the way... I also saw a super super big turtle..."

"Oh? Tell me more about it later?"

The beautiful woman listened to the phoenix eyes and was obviously very interested.

At this time, she obviously also saw Raymond sitting next to Ilya. She looked very faced, and she didn't think it was from the Baylor family.

Although the vicissitudes in the eyes of this strange man were very strong, her intuition told her that this was a young man.

Mrs. Lance wanted to make fun of Ilya and ask the man if he was the girl's boyfriend, but suddenly her brow furrowed.

Because at this time, she happened to catch the young man's gaze staring straight at her chest.

Seems like a very rude boy...

Madame Reims had just felt a trace of dissatisfaction in her heart, and in a blink of an eye, she found that the young man's eyes were pure, and there were no distractions. What he seemed to be curious about was not his own chest, but the fishbone necklace around his neck?

It looked as if he was interested in the necklace.

At this time, Ilya also smiled and took the initiative to introduce Mrs. Lance: "Auntie, this is Nicholas, my swordsman teacher. ”

Raymond was stunned when he heard this, how did he become a swordsman teacher?

Mrs. Lance looked at Raymond quietly and smiled gracefully, "Hello." ”

"Hello, Madame Lance."

Hearing this, Raymond hurriedly got up, supported his right chest with his left hand, bowed forward slightly and nodded, and bowed respectfully.

Seeing this, Madame Lance was slightly stunned, she didn't expect Raymond to give her such a big gift, looking at the respectful demeanor, it was completely like a junior in the family greeting the elders.

She smiled with crooked eyebrows, and said curiously: "Little brother Nicholas, you are so polite... Where have we met? ”

"Hmm..."

Hearing this, Raymond thought about taking something out of the package.

The emerald fish is a very, very rare sea creature, and its adult body is no more than two inches long. This fish is transparent and sparkles in the sea. The bones are a crystal clear pale green color, and they are a very beautiful natural jadeite.

When the elder Mark caught a rare marine fish by chance on a long voyage, after meeting the girl, he divided the fish bone in two as a token of love.

And the moment she leaned over just now, Raymond naturally saw the jade fish bone skull on Mrs. Lance's pendant.

And in his own hands, there is also half a fishtail.

Although it was a little unbelievable, at this moment, he had already confirmed that the beautiful woman in front of him was the girl that Old Mark had never forgotten.

Raymond took out the half of the jade fish bone and put it on the table, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth with a very solemn expression.

"Entrusted by the elders of the family, I greet my wife."

At this moment,

Madame Lance, who has always been dignified and wise, trembled in her crystal eyes, revealing an unprecedented gaffe.