After the agreement was completed, except for a few city officials from Stone Fort who returned to the territory with signed letters, the rest of the people stayed, after all, most of the people who came this time were merchants, and the original intention was to open up the trade routes of Antler Bay.

Dunbar even lived directly in the City Lord's Mansion, and the huge mansion was cleaned up quite cleanly, and it took almost no effort to clean it to live directly.

Hodge didn't care, his house was located in the North City District, and the City Lord's Mansion only came when the municipal strategy was agreed, and it had been idle since the death of the previous mayor, Andy, and it was in line with the principle of not wasting to have Dunbar settle in.

"What about the price of a house in Antler Bay?"

Sossi walked side by side with him, and during the conversation he asked about the city's houses.

"It depends on the area, Beicheng District is dominated by commerce and trade, the land is crowded and the price is more expensive, the cheapest is Xicheng District, close to the cliff edge, the lighting is also good, but it is far away from the city center, and as a collection area, the fishy and pickled smell is a bit heavy, and most of the permanent residents there are workers and fishermen. ”

Hodge is a treasure trove of treasures, after all, most of the replanning of Antler Bay was conceived and executed by him, and he has a thorough understanding of the distribution of the city.

"You want to buy a house over here? I thought you'd live with Dunbar in the City Lord's Mansion. ”

"Inconvenient. Suo Xi slowed down slightly, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was both bitter and happy, in short, it was quite complicated: "After all, there are two people. ”

"Two people?" Hodge didn't react for a moment, he had never heard of the witcher having a family or apprentice, and for a moment he really couldn't figure out how the two people were calculated.

"I wrote to the Stone Castle, and soon my wife would come and stay with me. ”

"Wife, wait, when did you get married?" Hodge's jaw dropped.

"A year ago, there was no ceremony, and very few people knew about it. Sossi replied frankly, not knowing if it was because of his sanity, or because the witcher was born with facial paralysis.

"It's really shocking to me, to be honest, haven't you witchers always adhered to the style of a lone ranger? ”

Thorsi took out the Witcher badge made of special metal from his pocket, and the wolf pattern indicated that the school he belonged to was the wolf school, and shook it in front of Hodge, and then stuffed it back into his pocket.

"I've been a true witcher since I stopped wearing the badge, Kyle Mohan's door is closed to me, and the first reaction of my former companions when they see me is to kill me to clear the stigma of the Wolf School. ”

Kyle Mohan is hidden in the Northern Valley, and Hodge has heard that this snowy castle is the stronghold of the Wolf School, and Sotsy says that he can't go back, and his companions will hunt him down, apparently betraying the spirit of the witcher.

"What did you do?"

"I slaughtered a village, and they were originally my employer. Sossi said that he unconsciously placed his hand on his abdomen, shook his head and said no more.

Hodge didn't ask, the unfinished part should belong to the secret that the witcher can't tell, curiosity can be there, but it should be kept in the appropriate category, otherwise it will be a matter of revealing people's scars without knowing the proportions.

"Well, anyway, congratulations on starting your own family, who is the bride?"

"You've seen it. Suo Xi smiled, and the topic made his mood rise, "It's Weina. ”

Hodge sounded familiar, and quickly recalled the name: "Weina, that dumb proprietress from Stormhaven, my god you're going to like her." ”

"We fit perfectly. Suossi replied without hesitation.

"It's all acquaintances, it's really good news, since it's Wei Na who is coming, so let's do it, I'll help you find a spacious room near the City Lord's Mansion, and I'll be responsible for the money, which can be regarded as a belated congratulations from me." ”

"Thank you then. Soxi did not refuse, and after walking for a while, he stopped and stood sideways by the door, "When you arrive, your lord is in the house, and I will wait for you here." ”

Dunbar was hunched on the table, the skylight behind her wide open, allowing plenty of light to let in the room, allowing her to work on her correspondence as normal.

"Coming?" she said without looking up, and heard footsteps.

"It's coming. Hodge nodded.

"Sit down and wait for me to finish this letter. ”

Dunbar continued his work, while Hodge sat on a wooden chair by the wall, looking at the room so frugal that there were no basic decorations, only three bookcases of ancient books were brought in, and thought to himself that it was indeed her style.

At Stone Castle, her room was like that, everything was either about books or collections and letters.

Dunbar signed his name with a quill pen, took out the melted wax from the oil lamp stand next to him, dripped it on the seal of the envelope, took the Claire family seal, sealed the wax with the rattlesnake pattern, and then placed the letter on the stack of envelopes, and got up and pushed out the chair.

Hodge's hand rested on his lap, and he inexplicably began to feel uneasy, which was ridiculous in his current position.

"I've been going around the city all the time these days. ”

Dunbar spoke, but he didn't mention the problem he imagined, "I've been to Antler Bay before, it was originally just a city of sea and rock, productivity was quite scarce, fishermen still need to use old hanging baskets to put on the rocky beach under 100 meters in batches, and the people in the city are not good at hunting, so most of them live hungry." ”

"But now it's very different from before, the four districts each run different functions, and they are closely connected, and the original hanging basket in Xicheng District is gone, replaced by a huge column plate, which can be used by hundreds of people to get up and down the beach and the city at one time, and the speed and stability are far superior to the hanging basket. ”

"There's also a huge alloy skeleton on the edge of the cliff, and I see wheels and ropes on it, connected to huge nets, which haven't been running all these days, what is that?"

"It's a fishing net. Hodge replied truthfully, "It doesn't run because it's not yet the breeding season, and when the fish migrate in large numbers, the ropes on the steel bones will be lowered, and the huge nets will dive into the sea, and when the fish crash into the nets, there will be tens of thousands of big fish pulled up again." ”

"It's really a good thing, you came up with it and designed it?"

"Sort of. ”

"In two years, the speed at which Antler Bay has grown is amazing, and it's great that you're even better than I thought you would. Dunbar nodded.

"Aren't you angry?" Hodge asked cautiously.

"Originally, it was born, but if you think about it, we are all busy with each other's affairs, and I haven't taken the initiative to contact you, have I? Although I think that if you had told me earlier, I would have had more time to deal with it, but now it seems that you are walking fast and should be very tired, so it is understandable. ”

It's urgent, but it's a must.

Hodge said in his heart, even the current speed of development is still slow, limited to the existing resources of Antler Bay can only do this, human beings have not yet understood how terrible the danger is about to face, whether it is the white frost or the apostle is an existence that is difficult to resist with the existing forces.

The dragons had tried to use their racial superiority against the White Frost, but they failed, leaving them too little time to develop their technology, and although they had achieved something, they could not keep up with the pace of the White Frost.

With experience, of course, he will not follow the old path, the key now is to use the study of the world's unique power system: witchcraft, magic, magic, knightly skills, etc., from which to derive, experiment, apply, quickly develop general-purpose technology, and find the possibility of countering danger.

"Actually, I don't quite understand how Marquis Raymond's attitude can be so relaxed, I don't think you knew about the strength of Antler Bay before you came. Although the agreement had been signed, and soon he would have a formal title of nobility, it had gone so smoothly that he doubted its authenticity.

"Because of my mediation, the Marquis has re-evaluated your value, don't underestimate my ability, you are far inferior to me in these aspects. Dunbar said easily, but his left hand involuntarily clenched the cuff.

This action was not ignored by Hodge, he grabbed Dunbar's left hand, pulled the sleeve upwards, and was shocked to find that the position slightly above the back of the hand was densely covered with countless tiny needle holes, and the entire skin became purple and blue.

"Raymond did this?" his face sank suddenly.

"No, it's another completely unrelated thing. Dunbar didn't expect his movements to be so sudden, so he couldn't dodge, and at this time he pulled his hand back with force, and said calmly: "Alright, Lord Hodge, you should go about your work." ”

"Why?" Raymond looked indifferently at Dunbar, who was hunched over.

"Lord Marquis, this is a necessary and necessary means. ”

Dunbar stood up straight and looked directly into Francis Raymond's eyes without timidity: "The current situation, the empire, except for the imperial capital and a few surrounding cities, has lost control over all parts of the continent, there are foreign beasts in the west, and the arrogance is extreme, the magicians' guild openly declares independence, most of the magicians from all over the continent have joined the newly established magic kingdom, the giants in the east have not acted, but no one will easily provoke a war with them, my father's southern border will be bet everywhere, but this does not prevent me from being loyal to you only." ”

"Persuading a pariah who has controlled my subordinates for two years will make me lose the trust of many lords, and this can also be considered loyalty to me?"

"Yes, because you'll get more. Dunbar said: "The Priest City has not stated its position so far, the power of the knight is difficult to compete with the magician, if it is not for the invasion of the beasts of the West, the magic kingdom will definitely unify the main continent, if you want to realize your ambitions, you must have the corresponding power." ”

"Witches, only witches have such powers, and the untouchables of Antler Bay can bring you the cooperation of witches. ”

The silence lasted for a long time.

"Dunbar, I initially accepted you because of the friendship of Duke Clare, but you proved yourself with your abilities and never let me down, so I trust you and see you as a nephew, even if Monhattan is not as important as you in my eyes, even if you asked for Austin to be executed, I did not refuse. ”

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Marquis. ”

Dunbar kept his head down, Monhattan was Raymond's only son, and he had always been at odds with him.

"I have never doubted your loyalty, even if the reasons you gave this time were so ridiculous. Raymond's voice thundered, "But that's not enough. ”

Dunbar's mood sank slightly.

"In addition to loyalty, I need you to truly integrate into the Raymond family. ”

Raymond said in a deep voice: "Lilith is my most cherished daughter, you are my most trusted junior, I think a grand marriage is very suitable for you." ”

"Miss Lilith is only thirteen ......"

"It's okay, you can book it first, wait until Lilith is an adult in two years, and then have a formal wedding. ”

Dunbar sighed silently.

"It's my pleasure. ”

Marquis Raymond nodded with satisfaction, "Then the matter of Antler Bay is up to you, witches can be legalized, but only in Antler Bay, and if necessary, Antler Bay must draw a line with me, you should understand." ”

"Yes, I see. ”