Chapter 52: Eliza and Little Leo (1)
In a secret room in the Deep Rock Castle, Frederick and his wife are secretly discussing something.
This chamber is not to be found in the blueprints of the Deep Rock Castle, nor even in a regular carpet search. It is covered by a large number of arcane methods and artifacts, isolating all forms of information from coming out, and folding in some form on a certain point in space.
Oster Frederick sat in the middle of the chamber and looked up at Eliza Frederick leaning against the door.
"Eliza, have you really thought about it?" Auster tapped his fingers uncomfortably on the ground, confirming to Eliza again.
Eliza crossed her arms, and instead of resting on Oster, she struck a clock on the wall behind Oster.
There are no numbers on the clock indicating events, but rather points of light of various colors dancing in the dial, and a thick hand is stagnant there, and it is almost impossible to notice that the hand has moved if it were not viewed in years.
At this time, a large number of red points of light gathered in the dial and oscillated back and forth around it.
Eliza stared at the dial and spoke slowly, "I must go, Oster, since we sealed the seven dragons, the wheel of doom has begun to spin again, and the red light symbolizing ominous and calamity has been hovering around us, and more and more. Yes, you are forced to wait in the castle, but I am free, and we cannot be confused about this disaster. ”
What Eliza said was true, and Oster knew it too, but he still couldn't let go of his worries about his wife: "Then what about your strength? ”
"Legends aren't called legends because they have legendary abilities. Eliza said briefly.
"What about Leo?" Oster was silent, trying to leave Eliza at a different angle. "Leo is only five years old, and you're going to leave him like this?"
"I'm just about to talk to you about it. Eliza straightened up, bent down slightly, and looked down at Oster, "I'll take Leo with me on this trip." ”
"What? He's only five!" Oster looked at Eliza in disbelief, unable to comprehend her crazy thoughts. "He's just learned the usual words, and you're kidding his life. ”
"There is no shortage of children who have been on the verge of danger since childhood. ”
"Is the place you're going to be comparable to theirs?" asked Austein.
"Flowers in a greenhouse don't bear sweet fruit. If I leave this time, I will cut off all ties with my family, and Leo will have no chance to venture with me again in the future, do you want him to stay in this castle with you for thirty years and become a castle otaku together?"
"But..."
"Okay, don't mother-in-law. Eliza interrupted Oster, who was still about to speak, with some impatience. "Isn't it your precious son, since I take him out, I will keep him safe. ”
Seeing that Eliza was resolute, Oster sighed and stopped persuading, and began to ask about other things.
"And what about the direction of your investigation?"
"Since the Roulette of Doom is caused by the Demon Dragon, it is best to follow the Demon Dragon to investigate. ”
"There are always dozens of legends of the Demon Dragons of the Two Kingdoms, when do you have to investigate?" Oster frowned.
"It's definitely shorter than the time you've been here. ”
Oster smiled bitterly.
Based on the almost infinite energy absorption of the Bugati scabbard, he also used the power of the Doom Roulette behind him to arrange the sealing circle, intending to weaken the energy of the demon dragon and the two gods on the basis of this, and finally used Bugati as a guide to kill all enemies in one fell swoop with the energy stored in the scabbard. I didn't expect the energy quality of the demon dragon and the gods to be so high, not only was the amount sufficient, but the quality was also condensed, and the time for absorbing energy was extended to thirty years at once.
"Since you already have an arrangement, then I won't stop you, but you have to know that the family doesn't have any extra strength to help you secretly, and several surrounding families heard a little wind and began to move, and I can't leave the castle for a long time, and the family will have some trouble dealing with those legends. ”
"You're a bit like a little white face eating soft rice right now. ”
Oster's face suddenly darkened: "I can still go out and slaughter a legend if necessary." ”
Eliza chuckled twice, stepped forward, and kissed him lightly on the side of the cheek.
"Don't be angry dear, who doesn't know that Oster is powerful and invincible?"
Oster's face looked much better.
Eliza straightened Oster's collar again, and advised: "After I don't lead the army, don't be reckless alone, if the defense is difficult, then give up some territory, the most important thing is to preserve the living force, the disaster is coming, no matter how well prepared you are." ”
Oster looked different and said, "I just said that my mother-in-law and mother-in-law, will you start to be hypocritical again?"
Eliza raised an eyebrow, "How about that anyway? Why don't we impress each other here?"
Oster's face froze, and he whispered, "It's not appropriate to guard the seal." ”
"Then you don't have to be vindictive. Eliza's face was innocent, and she leaned on Auster's chest as if nothing had happened.
Don't you have to be vindictive...
Auster's face became tighter, he was usually blessed with fighting spirit, he often lost in hard battles, and if he fought hard with physical strength, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After several back-and-forth tug-of-wars, Oster finally failed to resist. Eliza left the chamber with a ruddy face, leaving the pale Auster alone in the empty room.
Satisfied, Eliza went to the castle's garden and found little Leo.
"Leo, come here. ”
Little Leo, who was staring at the lake in the middle of the garden, heard his mother's voice and threw himself into Eliza's arms with a cheer.
"My precious son. Eliza hugged little Leo tightly and touched his head.
"How's it going, how are you doing? ”
"As always, boring in the castle. Little Leo replied a little sullenly.
Eliza sighed slightly in her heart, because of the tense situation over the years, little Leo could only live in the castle all day long, without the company of his peers, and she and Oster had little time to spend with little Leo, which really suffocated him.
Eliza picked up little Leo and said with a smile, "Little Leo still remember that his mother said that she was going to take you out?"
When little Leo heard this, his eyes lit up slightly, and he said excitedly: "Are we going out?" I have read a lot of books, other people's adventure stories, as well as navigation knowledge and geographical knowledge, I must be able to use it when I go out, right?"
"You've read so many books?" Eliza was amazed, she had been leading the army in battles all these years, and she didn't know the progress of little Leo's learning, and Oster only said that he knew all the common words.
"It's twelve feet. ”
Twelve feet, this is already the height of two adults, it seems that Leo's life has been too boring over the years, so after reading many books that adults can't finish, Eliza can't help but feel distressed, and she is even more determined to take little Leo out.
"Then we'll leave tonight, shall we?"
Leo cheered, jumped from Eliza's arms, and rushed into the castle like a whirlwind: "I'll pack my things now!"
When the light of the sun could no longer block the light of the stars, Eliza drove the carriage alone and quietly left the castle with little Leo.
Little Leo, who was sitting in the carriage, poked his head out and whispered to Eliza, "Why did we sneak away?
"Yes, Dad didn't want us to leave. ”
"Then why don't we bring him along?"
"For some reason, Dad has to stay at home now. ”
Little Leo let out an "oh" and retracted his head.
After a few seconds, little Leo's head popped out again: "Is it because Dad doesn't like Mommy?"
In Xiao Leo's complicated reading, in addition to rigorous knowledge, there are many romance dramas and court dramas, and he can't help but think of this aspect at this time.
Eliza couldn't laugh or cry at this, but there was no way to explain the real reason to Little Leo, so she acquiesced to this statement.
However, this unrealistic reason has taken deep root in Xiao Leo's heart.
When the moon was in the sky, the carriage found a tavern.
The tavern was bustling with activity at all times, where the energetic adventurers entertained their few gold coins, drank, and made bets for the bards to sing their praises until dawn before they fell asleep from exhaustion.
Eliza stopped the carriage and led little Leo into the tavern, which smelled of alcohol, sweat and condiments.
Although Eliza is slightly disguised, her appearance is still rare and beautiful. It is indeed rare for such a beautiful female adventurer to go alone to an adventurer's tavern in the middle of the night, and if she also has a child, it will cause many conjectures from bad people.
In a whisper, Eliza strode over to a table and patted an adventurer, "You, sit across from each other and give me these two seats." ”
In front of Eliza's powerful aura, the adventurer hesitated for a moment and obediently gave up his position, this weak move caused a lot of laughter.
"Mark, you're actually scared by a woman. Someone in the crowd laughed loudly.
Mark just snorted coldly. The loss of face has been done, and it seems that he has no gentlemanly demeanor to return to his position at this time. And such a woman who appears here late at night without any scruples is not a character to mess with.
However, smart people are only a minority, and there are always the majority of stupid people in the world, and there are even more in this group of low-level adventurers who are drunk and dreaming of death.
A drunken man held a glass of wine in his right hand, and smashed a bottle of wine in front of Eliza with his left hand, flashing his strong arm by the way.
"Hey, girl, I'll give you five silver coins, and this glass of wine, and you can stay with me for the night!"
A group of adventurers who don't think it's a big deal to see the excitement have heckled and whistled.
Eliza glanced disdainfully at the inferior bottle of wine and the dirty five different styles of silver coins on the table, and sneered, "Five silver coins?
Eliza's fierce counterattack brought another cheering climax.
The humiliated man glared at Eliza viciously with drunken eyes, and roared, "Are you looking for death?"
Eliza impatiently snatched the bottle from the big man's hand and smashed it on the big man's head with the whistling wind.
The wine bottle shattered in response, and the big man shook it twice, turned around twice in a daze, and fell crookedly on the bar, smashing over a series of wine bottles.
Eliza sneered, took out two beautifully minted and shiny gold coins, and threw them on the bar: "Whoever of you wants to give this fool a hard time, go get a bottle of wine." ”
It's not uncommon to beat the water dogs and get a good bottle of wine, and the adventurers, both sober and drunk, cheered "Praise Madame," and then stepped forward to give the fool a blow.
"Who's on the head of those broken drinks, shopkeeper?" asked Eliza lazily.
"Of course it's the idiot's fault. The shopkeeper said righteously.
When opening a tavern, the important thing is not whether the taste is good or not, the service is not thoughtful, the important thing is to have an eyesight.
This woman is strong and unscrupulous, and looking at the two glittering gold coins, new and brand-new, even the same style, this is not comparable to the tattered gold coins that those poor adventurers have worked hard to accumulate, which shows that she has some connection with some great power.
So no matter how this matter is calculated, it is the fault of that idiot, not to mention that the gold owner in front of him also produced two gold coins!
"That's good. Eliza nodded, looked at the crowd around her, and said, "Give me the best house, and if it's full, get me out." ”
The shopkeeper agreed, and at the same time neatly caught the string of silver coins thrown over, inadvertently showing his strength enough to suppress this group of low-level adventurers.
Things are perfect, Eliza's series of actions are a good way to avoid the isolation situation that she is easy to encounter when she is alone, and she also silently warns some guys who may have ulterior motives. It is much more useful to subtly divert everyone's attention than to directly light your fist and throw gold coins.
Eliza took little Leo upstairs and admonished, "See more and learn more, this is the life of an adventurer." ”
Grasp people's hearts.
On the first night of leaving the castle, little Leo vaguely felt that.