The city of Manhil, as the city with the largest port in the northern part of the kingdom, is different from the solemnity of the royal capital Augusto, and also different from the meticulousness of the central main city of Grote.

Mancil City, which defines itself as the capital of maritime trade, has a lively and prosperous economy that it deserves, so the smell of silver coins fills the streets and ports.

And where there is money, it will let the flies of human beings chasing profit swarm up, so the roads in and around Manhill City will always be bustling.

Manhill Harbor is home to a large number of sailors, coolies, mercenaries, and merchants, as well as robbers, thieves, beggars, and widows, who use their bodies to bring prosperity to the city and feed the nobility of the entire city.

Like other cities, there is a clear pattern, and the North Street of Manhill is the famous aristocratic quarter of the city, and the residence of the Earl of Eleanor is located here.

The Earl's Mansion naturally had the luxury and majesty it deserved, with granite arched doors carved with exotic patterns, which could be entered by two carriages in parallel, and were faithfully guarded by two knights in armor.

Once inside, follow the marble road, which is lined with smooth green lawns and crystal clear pools where goldfish swim, and the manor lawn is dotted with flowers and manicured ornamental trees.

A sumptuous mansion made of stone was erected in the middle of the manor.

At this time, next to the living room door in the mansion, there were two maids with their heads bowed, a noble lady sitting on the main seat, and a middle-aged man with a mustache in the center of the hall was walking anxiously and continuously.

"It's been two months, and I haven't come back yet, and I can't hear any news from these damn rice buckets. ”

The noble lady frowned, picked up the enamel teacup and took a sip of flower tea, and coughed lightly: "Master, pay attention to the demeanor of a nobleman." ”

"his mother's aristocratic demeanor. Count Elinor cursed, "According to the schedule, Theodore, the damned minion, should have come back a month ago, but it's been two months, and my precious daughter has been missing for two months! ”

The Countess put the teacup on the round table and put it heavily, made a noise, and said softly: "Lord Count, that is also my daughter, and I am also in a hurry, but is it useful to be in a hurry?"

"That's not because you're so pampered and indulgent with Lislu that she dares to sneak into a sailboat and go out to sea. ”

The countess raised her eyebrows: "Lord Count, this is the first time I have seen your noble majesty, I thought that your incompetence and cowardice would accompany you for a lifetime!"

The noblewoman's words made Count Elinor instantly deflated, and the countess didn't seem to let him go: "You know, why I rejected so many heroic and elegant royal nobles in the first place, and chose to marry you, is because of your cowardice and incompetence. ”

This sentence is more vicious.

The Earl glared at him with a choked beard, but he only sighed helplessly.

In the Holy Light Continent, since the transition from the mother's society to the father's society, the status of women has been suppressed by men until now.

Although today, women are like goods as they were in tribal times, but their social status is not high, and they are usually accessories to power and money.

And in this era, almost all the power and money are held by male aristocrats, so in other words, in the Holy Light Continent, there is not much wrong with women being men's appendages.

But apparently this situation was an exception for Count Elinor, and the power and money of the mansion were in the hands of the wife of a noblewoman from the noble family of Mesfield.

Count Elinor walked to the round table with his head down, and was just about to sit down, when a voice came from outside the door: "Lord Earl, Steward Theodore is back, Steward Theodore is back." ”

What the?

As soon as Count Elinor bent down, he suddenly straightened up, and was about to run out of the door eagerly, when the Countess knocked on the table: "Manners, manners, Lord Earl, keep manners." ”

Count Elinor paused instantly, coughed lightly, straightened his clothes, and reached out to make the mustache curls at the corners of his mouth more elegant, and then sat down calmly and returned to the round table.

The shouting servant came in, followed by Theodore, and ...... A tall sailor dressed in linen?

With a humble smile on his face, Theodore walked quickly to Count Elinor and bowed: "Countess, Lord Count, Theodore is back." ”

The Countess did not speak, she was a wise woman who treated her husband unceremoniously at home, but in front of outsiders, she usually saved enough face for her husband.

Count Elinor glanced at Theodore at the fat mound, and at the door behind him. I thought to myself, why didn't Lislu come, was she afraid that I would punish her? Oh, my little heart, how could my father bear to punish you!

"Hmm!" Count Elinor retracted his gaze, and immediately asked his daughter anxiously, "What about Lislu, why didn't you come to see me?"

The smile on Theodore's face froze instantly, and his small eyes glanced at the Countess secretly, and then said cautiously, "That...... Sir, there was a little accident, Miss Lislu, she ......"

As soon as Theodore said this, when Count Elinot heard it, he thought that his daughter had an accident at sea, and immediately looked furious, so frightened that Theodore quickly put the rest and was about to make a long explanation, and quickly changed his words: "She is safe." ”

The Countess's fingers, which had turned white from clenching the teacup, turned back to their original state, and the Count coughed lightly: "What is the matter that makes you so nervous?

As long as his daughter is safe and sound, it is not a big problem, Count Elinor was relieved, and pretended to criticize Theodore, and asked by the way: "This one behind you is ...... Sailor, how can you bring him to the drawing-room?"

Theodore pinched a sweat in his heart, and considered his words: "Lord Earl, the matter is a little complicated, I will report it to you slowly, please don't be angry, listen to the old slave finish speaking." ”

"Hmm!" Elinor nodded slightly, then motioned for the maid next to him to pour herself a cup of flower tea.

"Here's the thing. Theodore 1510, how to go to sea, how to meet pirates, how to have a naval battle, how to be hijacked by pirates to Crescent Island, and the requirements of the pirates, and a series of things, slowly told the Earl and the Lady to listen.

The Earl was instantly furious, and he picked up the enamel teacup filled with steaming flower tea in his hand and was about to fall down.

The Countess said elegantly: "Sir, the enamel teacup in your hand is worth five silver coins!"

Who! Damn demeanor again!

The teacup that was not thrown out shook on the wrist, and the hot tea splashed on the back of the hand, and Count Elinor held back the pain, put the teacup on the table, and looked at Hans with his eyes: "You are the pirate who kidnapped my daughter, come on, hang him for me." ”