The next day, in the Demon King's Castle, in the cemetery......

It was still snowing heavily, and the ground was already covered with a thick coat of silver. Ash knelt at the grave of his parents, Dante and Gade stood by and watched, and Gade held an umbrella for Ash to shield him from the falling snowflakes.

Ash originally just wanted to cook two fairy grass chicken thighs for his parents, but Dante bought her a large turkey that was very fat. Dante wouldn't let his woman shiver so much.

With the help of Aunt Coffeemaker, Ash burns the big fat turkey to a fragrant and attractive taste, wraps it in paper, and takes it to his parents' tombstones. Gad had dug a small pit next to her tombstone in advance to bury the roast turkey.

"Daddy...... Mommy ......"

Ash wrapped the roast turkey tightly in paper and carefully placed it in the pit, which Gad filled with a shovel. Ash looked at his parents' tombstones, tears rolling in his eyes. She wiped her tears, kowtowed three times to the tombstone, and sobbed as she said, "Daddy, Mommy, Ash is doing well." My daughter has no way to honor you, so she can only make a roast chicken for you. Rest in peace. ”

“……”

Dante and Gade silently watched her worship her parents.

Ash kowtowed again, stood up, and said, "Ash is leaving." Mom, Dad, you have to be good. ”

Dante saw her stand up and walked over to her. Ash looked back at Dante and threw herself into his arms and cried.

"It's comfortable to cry hard." Dante hugged Ash, kissed her forehead, and whispered, "Your mom and dad have spirits in heaven and will bless you." ”

"Hmm!" Ash looked up and nodded.

"Master." Gade said to Dante, "Let's go into the castle." It's too cold outside. Miss Ash, don't catch a cold. ”

"Hmm." So, Dante and the two walked back to the castle.

The Demon King's Castle was fully restored during Dante's visit to Silvermoon City. The two defensive ballista batteries that had been destroyed were repaired by engineers sent by Grande. The flower beds in the courtyard of the front gate, which were damaged by the jīng spirit archer shè arrows, have also been renovated.

At the same time, Gad used the money he had already received to buy a lot of new furniture and good food for the castle. Finally, there is no need to eat boiled potatoes and salted broth all day long in the Demon King's Castle.

Aunt Coffeemaker is very happy to see Dante and Ash returning, and is preparing a delicious meal for them in the kitchen. Ash insists on making a meal for Dante with Aunt Coffeepot. Dante waits for dinner in the small living room on the second floor of the castle while Gade stands aside and reports him on the recent developments in the castle.

"Master." Gade took a list and reported to Dante as he looked at it, "The damage to the Demon King's Castle from the previous battle has been repaired. ”

Dante said: "I can see all of this. What did Grandet offer the castle in the time we were gone? ”

Gad cleared his throat, helped the pumpkin head, and said, "Master, you just left. Grande took a lot of miners to the fairy mine to mine iron ore. It is said that the iron ore veins in that cave are of good quality, and the burial layer is very shallow, and the ore began to be produced on the second day of mining, and the quantity and quality are high. On the third day, Grandet recruited more miners to mine. They were working in several shifts, working all nights. ”

"Oh? Hehe......" Dante smiled when he heard this, and said, "It's no wonder that Grande has made a lot of money for this vein, and how can he not quickly mine it to return to its roots." ”

Gade said, "Yes. I went to see them once when they were mining iron ore. I have to say that Grandet is indeed rich, and he is very willing to spend it at critical moments. The miners he hired and the equipment he used were top-notch and very efficient. About five days after the mine began, the first batch of iron ore was loaded into wagons and sent to Cog. ”

"Hmm." Dante asked, "At that time, that guy must have been ecstatic, right?" ”

"Hehe, isn't it?" Gade helped the pumpkin head and said, "At that time, Grandet gave the workers of the mine a meal to celebrate. Cogwheel sent several truckloads of good wine and food to the mine. ”

Dante then asked, "Where, then, did Grandet sell the iron ore?" Do you know? ”

Gade shook his head and said, "Of course I don't know about this. Gear Town regularly has a convoy of local jīng trade to pull goods. Iron ore is a very popular cargo, and it didn't take long for it to be emptied in Coggertown. Grandet should have been arranged. ”

Dante asked, "Grandet gave me a report of sharing. We received a share of 200,000 gold coins from him. Is the money in place now? ”

Gade looked at the list in his hand and said, "We have been paid 50,000 gold coins, which are deposited in the Grande Bank." The remaining 150,000 gold coins will probably need to be paid in full at the end of this month and the end of next month. ”

"Hmm." Dante nodded, satisfied, and then asked, "How did you do when you asked Grandet to help find farming materials?" ”

"Uh......," said Gade, scratching his head, "Grandet has been busy with the mines all this time, and he doesn't seem to be thinking about it." I don't think he meant anything about it, and I didn't ask him. I'm sorry, master. ”

Dante had already expected this to happen, and he knew that Grandet might have deliberately delayed this in order to gain agency rights for the Demon King's Castle farming.

Thinking of this, he waved his hand and said, "It's all right, Gad, we can do this on our own now." With that, he took out the golden wheat seed from the bag of his clothes, handed it to Gade, and told Gade everything about Pushkin.

"Oh!" After listening to Dante's story, Gade was very surprised and said, "There is such a thing. It's beyond my imagination. Master, in this way, it will be easy to do. ”

"Yes!" Dante gave the golden wheat seed to Gade and said, "Take good care of this seed." If you lose it, just ask! ”

"Yes, master!" Gad carefully took the precious seed, walked to the bookcase in the corner of the living room, and pressed a switch in a dark place on the top of the bookcase. I saw the bookcase automatically move away with a "boom", revealing the secret door behind it.

Gade pointed to the secret door and said to Dante, "Master, remember the little room you just came into the game world?" I kept a large safe in that small room for important items. I'm going to put the golden seed in it now, and I'll come out in a moment. I am connected to your heart, and when I set my password, you will know it automatically. ”

"Oh? Really? When Dante heard Gade's words, he originally wanted to save the forbidden encyclopedia, but then he thought about it, although he had learned the contents of the book, the old man of the encyclopedia still knew a lot of secrets, and he might be able to help in the adventure battle, so he should take it with him.

"Master? Master? Seeing Dante's words, Gade asked, "Master, what is the matter with you?" ”

Dante hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Ah, it's okay, it's okay." Go ahead. So Gade took the golden seed and went into the little room. Soon, Dante telepathically senses the code that Gade had entered on the safe.

That's the insurance.

Gade returned to the living room, closed the bookcase again, and walked over to Dante, ready to continue the report. He told Dante that Grandet had sent some high-quality weapons and equipment to the Demon King's Castle, and that he was also spying on the Blacksmith's Shop in the Devil's Castle, hoping to obtain the Blacksmith's Authority.

Dante laughed and said, "These rooms in the Demon King's Castle don't have that guy's share. Ignore him. Oh yes, we're going to Gem Harbor this time, and there's a new member joining us. It is said that he is a science maniac. ”

Hearing this, Gade asked, "Do you need a lab space for this science maniac?" There is indeed a lot of space in the blacksmith shop. ”

"Hmm." Dante said, "That's what I mean. Provide him with an empty seat. It's up to you. ”

"Yes, master!" Gad helped the pumpkin head and asked, "Why did such a person suddenly join in?" ”

Dante waved his hand and said, "Don't ask more." I'll have to go see him first. He is said to be good at inventing. I think the Demon King Army needs such a talent. ”

"Dante, it's time to eat!" At this moment, Ash pushed the food cart and walked in with a smile on his face. The aunt of the coffee pot sat in the dining car and said to Dante with a smile: "Master, Miss Ash personally roasted a plate of small rǔ pork for you, with fairy grass, it tastes great!" Come and try it! ”;