It was a smooth sail when I arrived, and I spent more than ten days swaying all the way to finish the long journey from Carman to San Jose.

On the way back, the carriage was tapped all the way, and after thirty pairs of sunsets, Kerst finally smelled the tequila again. Swear in the name of Blue Sun, Kerst never wants to drive a carriage again.

Fortunately, the moment the carriage drove into the capital of the Kaman king, the familiar atmosphere made Khster not so depressed. The royal capital of Kaman is still so lively, the air is still filled with the smell of wine, and the shouts of merchants still echo in the streets.

Xiao Mu sent guards to greet the three of them and arranged for them to live in the Royal Capital Academy.

Caster, in the top of the circle tower originally belonged to Xiao Mu room stayed, looking around, this room, is no longer the previous messy pile of clutter, it seems that someone has cleaned up before coming, the huge carved rosewood table, wiped clean and clean, on the bookshelf next to it, neatly placed all kinds of books, under the dome glass window, a brass metal tool, covered with tulle, it seems that the dome has not been opened for a long time.

Kester thought of the night more than a year ago, at this carved rosewood table, where Lolita showed everyone her connection to magic, and that night they boarded Setie's sailboat and left Kaman.

Feida and Lolita lived in the next room, and Xiao Mu's people told them to rest for two days, and when the regent (Note 1) had time, they would come to them. So Lolita and Ferda stayed in peace.

There was a mechanical crunch, and Kerst turned his head suddenly, and found that the brass pipe by the wall gurgled for a while, and with a "whoosh", a letterhead ejected from the brass pipe and landed steadily on the pear wood table.

Koster stepped forward suspiciously, picked up the letterhead and unfolded it, and sure enough, it was Xiao Mu's handwriting: "Koster, the state affairs are busy, you stay first, and I will come to you at night." ”

So Kester put down his luggage with confidence, lay down on the bed in the house, closed his eyes, and prepared to have a sweet dream with peace of mind. When Xiao Mu lived here, he really didn't leave the house, so this bed was also very soft, and Chester turned it over and over a few times, and he couldn't sleep for a while.

I suddenly remembered more than a year ago, that time, was Feida tied to this bed by himself, and when Xiao Mu recited the blessing technique, he also put his hand on Feida's chest, which was a little funny to think about. In the recollection, Kerst slowly fell asleep.

There was a creak of stairs that woke up Kerth. The Royal Capital Academy is good at everything, but some of the buildings are too old. The wooden staircase of the round top tower is in disrepair, and there is a creaking sound when you step on it.

Koster, who was woken up by the sound of the stairs, got up from the bed and fell asleep directly with his clothes on his clothes just now, and now he doesn't know how long it has been. However, the red sun in the window has disappeared, leaving only a faint red light, indicating that night is coming.

The person who came was really Xiao Mu. Koster stepped forward and gave Mu a big hug. Xiao Mu still looks cynical, but his image is no longer unkempt, but his hair is meticulously combed, a neat and handsome tweed coat, and a gold jasmine badge is pinned to his chest.

"Let go, my Kerth, it's too crowded. Xiao Mu's aggrieved voice came from his ears, and Koster hurriedly let go of Xiao Mu, Xiao Mu took a breath, then pulled his collar, put the Golden Jasmine badge back on, and spread his hands at Koster, "Welcome home, Lord Koster." With that, the two of them laughed.

At this time, the attendant invited Fei Da and Lolita next door to come over, Xiao Mu saluted the two ladies respectively, Lolita also blushed and gave Xiao Mu a noble lady salute, Fei Da Ke was much more aggressive, rushed forward to Xiao Mu is a bear hug, Xiao Mu sighed, "Cast, look at the people you brought, how is it the same as you!"

Happy times are always short-lived, and the four of them are chatting about their lives after separation, and before they know it, a ray of light shines through the window, and the night passes. The attendant at the door pushed the door in and said to Xiao Mu, "Lord Regent, it's time to go back, there is a meeting today." ”

Xiao Mu looked depressed, "Okay, okay, Koster, Lolita and Feida, you guys have a good rest, I have to go." Lolita, I'll prepare the book for you, it's in the dean's room, you just go over directly, I've already explained. Koster, you take Feida to have some fun, and I'll come back to you later. ”

Xiao Mu, who hurriedly explained, left with his attendants. Kerst and Phaeda discussed and prepared to go to the royal market after resting, but Lolita planned to go directly to the dean's office and look through the legendary magic manuscript.

The dean's office of the royal capital college is the small castle where the president of the royal capital college resides, located in another round tower in the college castle, all the way through the large courtyard of the royal college, lolita walked, and saw many students, sitting on the lawn or corridor of the large courtyard to read, bathed in the red sun light of the early morning, full of vitality.

The Dean's small castle was no lower than the top of Xiao Mu's tower, and it was also an old wooden staircase, and Lolita stepped on the steps gently, and sure enough, there was a crunch. As you walk up, your mood turns with the spiraling steps.

Although Carman's Royal Capital College is not as prestigious on the mainland as the Royal Academy of San Jose, it is also a high-level institution with a long history, witnessing thousands of years of history after the First Continental War.

Stepping up the final steps, Lolita found that instead of an imaginary door, Lolita found herself in front of a stone sculpture of a middle-aged wise man in a robe, holding a book in her hand and staring resolutely into the distance.

Lolita was blind, didn't you say that this is the dean's room, why is there no door? The ice and snow smart Lolita was not stumped, and after a closer look, she found that there was a metal lanyard at the stone carving of the middle-aged man's robe, which hung down from his chest. Lolita had the mentality of giving it a try, stepped forward and grabbed the lanyard and pulled hard.

After a crisp mechanical sound, "Ding Dong Ding Dong", above the stone carving, a lifelike bronze golden falcon (Note 2) poked its head out, I don't know what ingenious mechanism was used, and the golden falcon bird let out a crisp cry one after another as the rope was pulled.

After a few moments, I saw the stone statue rumble and slowly move to the right, revealing the door behind it. With a long sigh of relief, Lolita stepped inside.

The room was not large, only a table, a whole row of bookshelves on the wall, filled with all kinds of old parchments, and a smell of dust filled the room, and surprisingly, there were already people waiting in the room.

A woman dressed in costume, about thirty years old, sat peacefully behind a desk, one long leg, resting on the table, rubbing rhythmically, and the crystal heels on her feet were glittering, extremely seductive. I saw that the young woman's eyebrows and facial features were dignified and delicate, and she combed a high bun of court noblewomen, her face was slightly pale, and the lipstick on her lips was very deep. Wearing beautiful Dongzhu (Note 3) earrings in her ears, the corners of her mouth are filled with a smile that seems to be not a smile, and she looks playfully at Lolita who has just walked in.

Lolita was taken aback, she thought that the dean of the Royal Capital Academy should be a learned old man, but what was the matter with this young woman in full costume?

The young woman smiled slightly, did not answer, but stretched out her hand and pointed above herself, Lolita hurriedly looked up, only to see a sign hanging there, with three big words on it: "Dean's Office".

Looks like this is the dean, could this be the dean?" Lolita thought to herself, but continued to ask politely, "So, are you the dean?"

The young woman withdrew her long legs, stretched her waist and stood up, laughing, "Of course not! Hello, Princess Lolita, I'm Monica Mu when we first met." ”

Lolita was taken aback for the third time today, "Ah, it's you, aren't you Xiao Mu's ......"

"Yes, I am Princess Mu, Xiao Mu's sister. ”

After Monica fell ill some time ago, she practiced her blessing technique with nothing to do while she was recuperating from her illness. Later, one day, she suddenly found Xiao Mu and offered to study Duke Carman's magic manuscript together, although she was initially opposed to Xiao Mu reading the manuscript with herself, but the situation on the mainland in the past year or so has given Monica a new idea to prepare for emergencies.

When Xiao Mu proposed to let Lolita also come to see it, Monica refused at first, and the Mu family's inheritance can of course only be inherited by the Mu family. However, when facing Xiao Mu's sparkling eyes, Monica suddenly understood something. Therefore, there was also the scene in the dean's room of the royal capital.

"Princess Mu, I heard that you were unwell, but I didn't expect to see you here. Lolita, who reacted, did not lose her noble princess demeanor, bent down and saluted Monica, who returned the salute, and then the two sat down.

After sitting down, the two didn't talk again, Monica looked at Lolita carefully, and Lolita was also looking at Monica carefully, and the atmosphere was strange for a while. Lolita thought to herself, Xiao Mu's sister's aura is really strong, and she doesn't know how Xiao Mu endured it before, is it because of this that he stayed in the Royal Capital Academy all the year round.

It was Monica who broke the silence first, she looked at Lolita with a smile, "What a beautiful and dignified girl, I heard that she is still the princess of San Jose, but it is not comparable to our small country in the countryside, Xiao Mu's vision is good." ”

Lolita blushed.

Monica walked over to the bookshelf next to the desk, reached out and pressed it, and suddenly a partition popped up on the top of the shelf, and a heavy parchment book was placed on the partition. Monica brought the parchment book to the table, and Lolita noticed that a gilded golden jasmine was shining on the back of the book.

Note 1: Carman's state politics is very strange, it stands to reason that Duke Carman is the ***** of the country, but this Duke Carman lives in seclusion all the year round, and state affairs are generally handed over to the domestic regent, this regent, before being a trusted minister, Monica and Xiao Mu became adults, and they were regents respectively.

Note 2: The Golden Falcon is a common bird in the continent, with a gentle temperament and is famous for its clear call.

Note 3: Changhai Dongzhu is a product of Changhai mussels, which can be found by peeling off the mussel shell. There are two types of black and white, about the size of a human fingertip. It is often used to make jewelry and is invaluable.

The pearl diver girl in the Changhai Sea makes a living from pearl mining.