The current Elpso family has declined, and has not been summoned by the king for many years, and there will probably not be such an opportunity in the future. But no matter what, this is a family with the title of earl, and there is only one title. In order to compete for this only title of power, the children of old Elpso fought openly and secretly, and began to calculate each other to the death.

Bonnard was a servant in his early years, but he was tired of war and fighting, and became a regular guard in the Elpsor family. Old Elpsore has a great deal of discretion in assigning personnel, Bonnard became Elizabeth's mother's bodyguard, out of a strong belief in chivalric dogma, coupled with the traditional love repertoire between a lonely mistress and a strong guard, Bonnard has always regarded Elizabeth as his own daughter, caring for her, and not allowing her to be violated in the slightest.

According to the order of family succession, Elizabeth is ranked thirty-first.

It was impossible to inherit the family business and become a countess, and neither Bonnard nor Elizabeth herself had unrealistic illusions. They plan to leave the home and buy a small cheap house on the edge of the city to spend the rest of their lives in peace.

Reality does not allow this, and the members of the fighting Elpso family do not believe that there is such a good thing as "voluntary withdrawal" in the world. They sent men after Elizabeth, and if it weren't for Bonnard's desperate fight, she would have become a part of the rotting dirt.

The Saxon kingdom was already difficult to gain a foothold, and in desperation, Bonnard had no choice but to leave Elizabeth by sea and take refuge in other countries.

The captain was an old friend of Bonnard, and he was sympathetic to Elizabeth's plight and offered to invite them aboard the ship, allowing Elizabeth to disguise herself as a sailor. According to the plan, they will go to the Golden Lily Dynasty and settle down there.

The "Obsidian" was a private merchant ship that traveled back and forth between the Golden Lily Dynasty and the Saxon Kingdom all year round, and there was a large price gap between the incense and wine between the two places, which could generate profits back and forth. On the departure from the Saxon kingdom, the captain bought a large quantity of wine, which filled the entire hold.

His luck was terrible, and on his third day at sea he encountered a pirate. The madmen from the Vikings were murderers, and in order to speed up the ship, the captain had to give the order to throw all the cargo into the sea, and the currents and winds of the time pushed the light and empty merchant ships all the way to the edge between the north and south of the continent.

The pirates were left far behind and could not catch up, and if they had chosen another route to another port at this time, there would have been no follow-up story.

The captain's entire net worth has been replaced by wine, and those who survive must think about their future survival. He racked his brains and found Bonnard to discuss, wanting to ask him to go to the north of the continent to try his luck.

"You're old, with a child, what will you live on in the future? You used to be a warrior, anyway, the ship is sailing to this place, why don't you just fight, as long as you are careful, we can make a lot of money. ”

These are the exact words of the captain.

In the southern world, barbarians from the north of the continent are valuable.

A strong barbarian (male) could fetch fifty gold pounds, and a woman would pay less, forty pounds, and the minimum would not be less than thirty-five pounds. They had no place in the eyes of white Southerners, and slavery and gladiators were occupations they had to undertake.

The front line of Suolong Pass was the largest source of barbarian slaves, and the armies of various countries had more or less some income from it. Innate racial hatred, combined with a fear of tall giant monsters, has made barbarian duels a favorite entertainment for white Southerners. The audience spent a lot of money on this, and all kinds of gambling games with different odds were also derived at the same time, in short, they all made profits from the barbarians, and they had nothing to do with morality.

The white southerners formed many slave catchers and sailed north along the coast. This brutal activity continued for many years, and at first, the unsuspecting barbarians suffered heavy losses, and later a whole system of vigilance was established along the coast. Once the slave catcher landed on the shore, it was immediately surrounded by a prepared barbarian army...... According to incomplete statistics, at least tens of thousands of slave hunters have been killed in battle for thousands of years, and their hunting results have been repeatedly reduced, from a few hundred people at a time at the beginning, to dozens of people later, and then to very few now.

Slave hunting is extremely risky and has a great mortality rate, but it can't stop the madmen who want to make a fortune, and those who are desperate and want to make a last stand.

The captain's plan was a secret, and he said nothing to anyone but Bonnard. The captain was well aware of the nature of his crew, and was certainly unwilling to accompany him on an adventure north. He tampered with the ship in advance, breaking the compass and making the navigator mistakenly believe that the ship was heading south, when the real target was to the north.

There was plenty of food and drinking water on board, and it was up to them to choose whether or not to go ashore to capture slaves when they reached the barbarians' territory.

The captain firmly believes that as long as you are human, you will always have the idea of getting rich.

Unfortunately, he encountered Zhengjiang's "Great Viper".

……

It was late at night.

The fishing village mansion was lit up, which in the eyes of the barbarians was a waste of resources.

The barbarian's tub is huge, and Elizabeth soaks in the steaming warm water, making it feel like a small swimming pool.

Tianhao sat on the chair opposite, looking critically at the surface of her unarmed body. There was not the slightest desire in his eyes, only a surprising coldness and indifference.

Elizabeth curled up in the water, her cheeks flushed. She never dreamed that she would be forcibly torn by a barbarian, thrown into this tub like a toy, and forced to bathe herself.

"Wash it well! If you want to be a beautiful woman, you should first have a clean appearance, not like those sailors on the ship, who smell of fish all over your body. Tianhao's voice was calm, as if he was evaluating a work of art.

Judging from his vision and experience, Elizabeth is barely a beautiful girl, but it does not reach the level that makes people feel excited at first sight.

She has a beautiful face, but she is clearly trending towards angelization.

Her boobs are very expensive, which is a merit that many women dream of.

The shape of the buttocks is barely okay, but there is already a tendency to sag.

To put it simply, she's gaining weight.

The aesthetic of the white Southerners was no different from that of the civilized era, which was the conclusion that Tianhao had spent an entire afternoon interrogating the sailors and Bonnard separately.

He didn't give these whites special care out of nostalgia for the old days. This involves Tianhao waking up from his slumber and having a comprehensive understanding of the whole world, and then constantly revising and gradually improving the secret plan of each link.

He has full confidence in unifying the entire northern part of the continent, but after that, he must face enemies from the southern part of the continent.

Pingjun is excellent at intelligence, but his abilities and tentacles may have to stop at Suolongguan. Regardless of height or appearance, it is destined that barbarians cannot disguise themselves into the southern world and become lurkers of the white community. If you want to get all kinds of news from the south of the continent, you must find a new intelligence host.

A ruined aristocrat who is fleeing, this is a very suitable candidate in Tianhao's opinion.

The fire released by burning whale oil was so bright that Elizabeth was half-crouching in the tub and grinding, her head bowed, and she refused to come out.

"I am a nobleman, and I will observe etiquette." Tianhao's eyes were clear, and he couldn't see the slightest evil ingredient. He casually pointed to the clean clothes that had been neatly folded on the chair on the side of the tub: "Wash it and come out, I know you're hungry." ”

After a pause, he leaned forward and accentuated, "Don't force me to do it." ”

The cotton dress fit well, and the size was specified by Tianhao, and twenty women who were good at needlework were temporarily recruited from Rock City, and this special outfit that seemed to them to be no different from a toy was quickly completed.

The guards entered the room, carried the tubs away, and several women came in with plates, setting hearty dishes on the table.

Tianhao walked to the main seat and sat down, Elizabeth slowly walked to the side chair in silence, she looked at the barbarian lord carefully, and only then sat down after receiving the signal of the other party's gaze.

"Stand up!" Tianhao frowned and gave an order that overwhelmed her, and the girl subconsciously made a reflex to get up immediately like an electric shock

"Your movements are not graceful at all, and you don't look like a well-educated nobleman at all." Tianhao was sullen. He knew that it was not Elizabeth's fault, and that the previous interrogation of Bonnard had told him all about the Elpsor family, and that the ragged nobles had long since lost regard to the rules of the scene, although under the title of earl, the way of speaking was no different from that of everyday life and vulgar commoners.

"Look at me, what I do, you do." Tianhao stood up from his chair and issued an irresistible majestic order.

His steps were gentle, and the hands in front of him were relaxed and natural: "Separate your fingers and clamp the skirt between your fingers, not too much, just a little." Be careful not to clip the skirt past your fingers, otherwise it would be rude. ”

"Don't swing your arms too much, from your elbows downwards to form a diamond shape that bends inwards as standard."

"You don't seem to have studied ballet, so you don't know how to put your feet outward?"

"Straighten your chest and straighten your neck. Ten beauties with nine straight necks, remember your identity, you are the Countess of Elpsor, not a fat duck with a wagging head and tail. ”

"Tell you to hold your head up, don't you understand what I'm saying? The breast (harmony) room is the proudest part of a woman's body, what does it look like when it is shrunk and hidden? ”

Tianhao was holding a thin twig that had been specially sharpened, this thing had excellent toughness, and it hurt to pump on his body, but it would not hurt his muscles. Elizabeth moved clumsily, and she was hit several times in a row, tears flowed in her eyes, and she couldn't move when she saw the food on the table, so aggrieved that she could only sob.

"Don't cry." Tianhao's voice was very calm: "If you cry again, I will throw you out and hand it over to those men outside." ”

This works better than any threat.

Finally went through it as requested, and as soon as he sat down, Tianhao's stern gaze swept over again: "You are not allowed to lean on the chair, straighten your back, concentrate, and see what the real nobleman does." ”

There are not many dishes on the table, but they are exquisite.

Masae led people to collect several sets of white tableware from the cabin of the "Obsidian". Tianhao picked up the knife and fork and stretched out to the roast chicken in front of him.

Elizabeth's eyes widened, and her lips opened involuntarily.

She had never seen anyone so skillfully cut the chicken with such skill, with a swift, graceful motion. Each knife is full of artistic sense, without the slightest vulgarity of ordinary people. He cut a chicken leg and put it on a plate, and the fork and knife work together to cut it into small pieces in a smooth motion, and the posture is so charming when he forks the chicken and puts it in his mouth.

"Follow me. Be careful, don't move too much, keep your eyes straight ahead, a real aristocratic banquet has someone to cook for you, but you have to do it yourself for a private occasion. Use the strength of your wrist to control the knife and not move your whole arm together, as this is rude and will be treated as a joke. ”

"Try to cut the pieces of meat into small pieces, so it's much easier to eat. Don't open your lips wide and close them before you refuse, you can't make a sound when eating, drink soup with a spoon, and if you drink from a bowl, no one will think you're a nobleman, and even if you're not kicked out on the spot, no one will invite you to a party in the future. ”

"Take care of your fingers by soaking them in warm water for five minutes at a time, ten times a day. In the future, I will have someone bring some milk, and pay attention to the knuckles and wrists when soaking, they are as important as a woman's face. ”

Elizabeth's heart was pounding so hard that she couldn't hide the shock on her face. These are the knowledge that belonged exclusively to the high-ranking aristocracy. When he was a child, his father hired a governess for his brother, and the course had special aristocratic etiquette, and the young Elizabeth secretly ran under the window to listen to it a few times, some parts of which were exactly the same as Tianhao's words, but the governess was far inferior to this terrible and murderous barbarian lord in terms of professionalism and personal temperament.

Human emotions are so wonderful, she suddenly felt that this giant, who was too much taller than herself, was not so hideous, especially his side face, which was very good-looking, very handsome, and his short hair was very spiritual, and he had a special temperament that belonged to the nobility.

“…… Are you helping me? The girl's mind was visibly dull, and she quickly cleared her mind from the confusion and fear, and asked uncertainly, "You want to help me?" ”

"I need a spokesperson." Tianhao looked at her with an indifferent gaze, and said half-truthfully: "I want to make a deal with you." ”

"What do you mean?" Elizabeth asked quickly.

"I have the best furs in the world, and medicinal herbs, and ores, and jewelry, and all sorts of things that white people like." Tianhao spread his hands and made an exaggerated gesture: "All of these can be used as commodities." ”