'Ostrogothic window' is the most common name that Bologna used to be called, and this city bridge connects Otto Gothic with the outside world

The only open territory among the rigid and closed Ostrogoths, and with the guarantee of the Lord of Bologna allowing you to stay or do business in most of the Ottogoths, the Hearn family's credibility among the nation is very high.

Now, however, the port city, whose population has just recovered to around 70,000, has an even more powerful title - the Holy City.

When the religious forces ruled the mainland, the lords of various places were actually the 'custodians of the land of the gods', and the powerful church organizations sometimes gave their residences the name of the holy city in order to praise the lords who governed the territory well, and there were hundreds of cities with the name of the holy city at that time, and adding a 'holy' word in front of their own city was something that many lords dreamed of.

With the rise of the lords and the decline of religious power, this trend gradually faded, and the number of honorary holy cities gradually decreased, and in the later wars between the die-hard churches and the radical kingdoms, the holy cities became the best targets.

After the end of the war, there were only a dozen or so cities left in the name of Holy City, and the others were either abandoned or turned into ruins by the war.

The city of Bologna and the 'Holy City' are inseparable, first of all, its origin is not sacred at all, or the entire territory of Otto Goths is not sacred, they are the land that the Goths snatched from the local population with iron and blood.

Bologna, then, is not the birthplace of large ecclesiastical powers, nor is there any ancient monument of history.

Finally, the Goths were notoriously 'barbaric heretics', and the reputation of this people among religious forces was second to none.

To sum up, Bologna can become a shopping mall, a port city, a university city, but it is impossible to become a holy city.

But fate played a malicious joke on the city, and under all kinds of bizarre coincidences and miracles, more than a dozen Holy Sees and monks would rush to canonize Bologna with the name of 'Holy City', as long as the lord of Dio nodded and agreed, then Bologna would immediately have the same prominent status as the holy city of Medina, the holy city of Mecca, and the holy city of Saudi Arabia.

"Am I really stupid? I have taken over the name of this holy city today, and tomorrow your holy war coalition will kill you. ”

Dio smiled and accepted the canonization scroll, and when the messenger left, he immediately stuffed the pile of troublesome things into the box, nailed them to the wooden plank, and threw them into the basement, perhaps the various benefits brought by the name of the Holy City could make the hearts of normal lords excited, but the young man felt the full malice of those thieves from this large pile of canonization scrolls with humble words and sincere attitudes.

"Why does Jerusalem, the holy city, fight like a rotten watermelon? Holy war? That's a good thing to say...... Isn't it for the sake of coveting the 'wonders of the world' in the Holy City and the monasteries with high authority left over from the reign of the Holy See? ”

The same monastery has different authority in the functional building system, and the location and age of construction can determine the authority of two monasteries belonging to the same sect, and a monastery with supreme authority can effectively prevent sectarian splitting.

And the wonders of the world...... This functional building has the highest authority in the system, and the power with the wonders of the world is equivalent to getting a ticket to the next era, because the Romans did not fully enter the next era, causing the country to split into two parts, the part with the wonder of the world successfully transformed into the Byzantine Empire, and the other part ......

However, there are many theories about the effect of the wonder of the world, and no scholar has fully understood how this highest-authority functional building can bring its architectural system into the next era, and some even believe that the wonder of the world has no such effect at all.

But the effect of Bologna's fountain of life is real, and it is undoubtedly more attractive than the wonders of the world, which seem to have little effect, and it is normal for the miracles of Bologna to be coveted by hungry wolves.

"Using the name of the Holy City as bait, let me merge the system of Bologna into the system of your sect, and then the Fountain of Life will belong to the Church, and I, the lord of the city, will become the 'custodian of the land of the gods', this wishful thinking ......"

"But what you guys didn't expect is that the Fountain of Life is not a functional building belonging to Bologna at all, it is an independent system, and the power of the 'Great Light' against the undead is not the power of the person who has the authority given by the Fountain of Life, the power of that child and the person who brought her can't tell, even if I accept the canonization of the Holy City, you don't want to control the miracle of Bologna"

In the past, Dio didn't have any great ambitions, he just wanted to be a wise lord who defended the land and protected the people, but the looming crisis from the shadows and the successive opportunities for rise made this young man's heart gradually ignite a fire, a fire called ambition.

Dior wants to go one step further and challenge the idol he has always had, he has the ability to match or even surpass that person, he has the people who love and trust him, he has the special talent who has recently joined, and he has the miracle that ordinary people can't ask for.

He was going to go back to the castle with his head held high and prove himself to the man who had taken care of him and his sister in his father's place for years!

"Oops...... It's not good to have such a frizzy mentality. ”

The young man warned himself like this, but the fighting spirit in his eyes was burning more and more, and the fire of ambition was difficult to extinguish once it was ignited.

"It took him ten years to grow from a small frontier prince to a grand duke capable of commanding all the lords of the Kingdom of Britain against the Frankish Kingdom...... I can't be so breathless. ”

Theodoric muttered to himself, then looked out the window.

The young lady named Ethelia was a brilliant talent, much better than Ning Yi, who acted secretly, and Morgan, who always secretly watched Dong Dong and ignored other things.

This girl is very organized, it only took seven days to build what she called the 'crystal refining furnace', and then produce energy crystals at a rate of more than a dozen per day, although these crystals are colorless, but the effect is similar to black crystals, but what excites Dior the most is that this colorless crystal can penetrate into the metal without being forged by An Ci's big bald head, and even the special furnace used when forging black crystal equipment can be omitted.

Acelia showed more value than that, she also knew other uses besides forging equipment, and Dio always felt that if this girl shook off all the techniques she knew, she might be able to set off a revolution on the entire continent.

"Lucar? Bernstein...... I want to be like you! ”

Dio clenched his fists and swore into the distance, and then was frightened by the sound of the door opening behind him, and quickly retracted his fist.

Whether it's ambition or illness, these things are okay as long as you know them, and the guys who shout against the sky all day long and show their ambitions arrogantly are either burned by ambition and have no bones, or they have become pathetic losers, and there are few successes.

These were also taught to him by his stepfather, and Dio learned them well.

"Brother...... What were you doing? ”

The little head that popped out from behind the door made Dior nervous again, and it was Merry who came in.

"I ...... Well! I'm looking at the scenery! It's a real treat to see Bologna from this vantage point! ”

If there is one person that Dio doesn't want anyone to see what he looks like just now, that person must be Melly, Dio has always maintained his image of a wise, reliable, and majestic brother in front of Melly, and the appearance just now is too ruined!

"What's there to see? Brother has been sitting in this lord's office for so long and hasn't seen enough? ”

The blonde girl walked in with one hand holding a wooden plate with a pile of styling on it...... Very special biscuits.

"I learned how to make cookies with Xuexue, and I originally wanted to eat them with Dongdong and Marisa, but I was a little unconfident in my craft...... Brother, can you try it first? ”

…… Melly, do you think this girl can refuse her sister's flattering smile?

You overestimate your brother.

"Really? Cookies made for Knock and Marisa. I'm waiting for Melly to bake me a cookie! ”

As an elder brother, you must be reserved in front of your sister, and you must not show a little greed. ’

Dio admonished himself, then reached out and grabbed a handful of cookies from the wooden plate, and a third of the small cookie was lost at once.

'Damn! This one is still too little! It's Melly's baked biscuits! ’

The sister who wants to be 'reserved' and 'not greedy' suddenly regretted her decision just now.

Melly didn't protest because of Dior's greed, she thought it was because Dio had been working at the desk for a long time and hadn't eaten properly, so she grabbed a lot of biscuits to satisfy her stomach, she put the tray on the windowsill, and then sat on the windowsill herself - this is not what a noble lady should look like, it seems that the experience of this time has made Melly's temperament wild.

"How? Is it tasty? I strictly follow the tips given by Sister Xuexue! ”

The girl asked with some joy as she watched her brother eagerly stuff a cookie into his mouth.

The cookies have a very rich milky aroma not long after they have been cooled, and Melly has added some fried wheat to them to make them more mellow, and the makers of the cookies are very careful, both in terms of texture and taste.

Although there was no alcohol in the cookies, Dior felt a little drunk, drunk in the happiness that these sweets bring.

No way! I can't show that expression in front of Melly anymore!

Dior, who woke up, immediately put on a serious look and commented.

"Very nice! It's just that the sugar is a little too much. ”

Other than that, Dior couldn't even find any problems.

"Because Dong Dong wants to eat it too! Dongdong likes candy the most! If my brother wants to eat it too, next time I will bake my brother with less sugar! ”

Sister Kong felt that she was the happiest person in the world for a moment.

"Brother...... Just thinking about Uncle Lucar, right? ”

Melly, who watched Dio stuff cookies into her mouth, suddenly asked thoughtlessly.

This question made Dior choke hard.

"Ahem, ahem...... You, why do you think so? ”

"Because when I first came in, my brother was calling Uncle Lucar's name?"

Melly smiled innocently.

"Before, my brother always called Uncle Lucar 'Archduke Bernstein', my brother must have missed Uncle Lucar, right? After all, we haven't seen each other in years. ”

"Hahaha...... Let you see. ”

Dio smiled a little embarrassed, and a little glad that his sister didn't hear the most crucial part clearly.

"Melly...... Let me ask you one thing, what do you think of Marisa and Knock Dong? ”

When adults encounter embarrassment, changing the topic is a tried-and easy-to-use method.

"Marisa and Knock? Well...... At first, I approached them out of curiosity. ”

Don't beat around the bush in front of your brother, and Melly answered her brother's question very seriously.

"In my time with them, I was exposed to a world that I had never been exposed to before...... I was really at a loss! If I hadn't met Knock and Marisa, I wouldn't have thought about these things at all! ”

In the past, Melly had always lived in a very narrow world, and her brother, Uncle Lucar, Uncle Blue, and books were all there was to her world, and everything else...... Melly didn't have any interest in reaching out.

Then, Dongdong bursts into her field of vision with a strange brilliance, and the girl deliberately approaches Dongdong, who is about her age, out of an exploration of her own peculiarity.

At first, Melly thought of the kid as a fool who didn't know anything......

All right! Now Melly still thinks of Dongdong as a stupid person who doesn't understand anything.

But...... He's a very cute idiot.

At first, Melly thinks that her intersection with Dongdong will only be at the level of a 'familiar person', but the actual situation is different from what she thought.

Dongdong takes her to meet Marisa, meets Sister Xuexue, and goes to work in the dim sum shop with her, and accompanies her to face her brother's anger (in fact, your brother is not angry at all...... Do you believe it? And have an exotic holiday with everyone.

The girl is already familiar with Dongdong's smiling face, and is used to having a stupid person with a bad head around her......

She has been able to fight with Marisa happily, and she can also learn how to make dim sum with Yamiyuki seriously, and she can deal with all kinds of people with a smile, not the kind of aristocratic mask-like smile, but a relaxed smile with the breath of life.

A few months ago, Melly certainly couldn't have imagined what she was like now.

"Hmm...... But what I thought before, now they're my best and best friends! ”

The girl replied in the affirmative.

"Best friend......"

Dio repeated this sentence, and there was a little envy in his heart.