Biyan Castle is the easternmost city of the White Dove Principality, and it is also a large city with a population of one million, covering an area of about 600 square kilometers.

It is not only the transportation hub and window gateway of the foreign trade of the White Dove Principality, but also a military city with strict military discipline and strong defense. In the history of the founding of the Rhine Empire, it has been used as a bulwark of external defense many times.

Although it can be said that there are basically no more wars with the prosperity and stability of the empire, the traces left by half a century ago can still be seen under the towering, moss-covered walls.

Thanks to the unique transportation topography of Biyan City, the city's commercial economy is prosperous, and merchants of all ethnic groups pass here to turn over goods, which also drives the development of the city's tourism and service industries, and the tax revenue is also considerable.

But such a multi-ethnic town, where there has never been a bad racial conflict, is thanks to the good management of the city lord, Earl Cassise Morgan.

He is a very enlightened man, and does not have the enemy-like mentality of most nobles, although his grandfather started by fighting the Inhumans, but this also allows him to know them better, so when managing the public and dealing with disputes, he can be as smooth and fair as possible.

Having such a city lord is not only the luck of foreign people, but also the pride of the people of Biyan City.

But today, something is different.

Zaken, who guarded the city gates, had always prided himself on being able to defend such a city, but today it was a little unnatural, and he looked behind him from time to time, looking at the Earl's Court, which symbolized the center of power in the city.

"What are you doing? Zaken, don't be distracted while you're working. Another guard guarding the gates reminded him.

Zaken turned his head and looked at the guard, "Don't you think it's a little strange today, Yigu?"

"What's so strange?"

"Normally, at this time, the city lord would come to inspect the city gate, but he hasn't come until now. ”

"It's possible that something has been delayed, like the last visit from Count Cessia. "I don't care.

"But there are no big names visiting today, and if I want to say something strange, I think it may have something to do with the carriage today. Zaken said mysteriously.

"Which one?" "It's the one, the one that looks very ordinary, but there are three people hanging behind it." "When you were censoring at the time, didn't everyone else say that they were just three thieves caught on the road." ”

"This is the strange place, if you catch a thief, you should go directly to the sheriff's office, but the carriage went straight to the Earl's Court. ”

"Hey, how do you know that? It's at least half an hour's drive from Earl's Court. A curious gaze finally appeared. "It was Brother Mo from the security office who told me, and he said that he went to the Earl's Mansion this morning. ”

"So what do you think? "Igu came to the interest. "So I think that carriage is definitely not ordinary, usually the city lord is thunderous to patrol the city gate at a fixed time, you also said just now, only the last time Count Secia visited, the rule was broken, so I think the person in this carriage is at least a person of the same status as Count Secia. ”......

At this time, there were only three people in the living room of the Earl's Court, two of whom sat on one side of the coffee table and the other on the opposite side.

"You two, you're afraid it's not just as simple as sending a few little thieves, right?" said the man sitting across from him, with proudly smooth blonde hair, a pair of glasses, a thin face, and a sickly pale skin.

This is Count Cassise, the great lord in the hearts of the people of Biyan.

"Those thieves are just a handy move, we don't have time to care about what kind of relationship you have with the forces behind them, we just want to remind you, be careful. After all, you're one of the very few people who knows what's going on. One of the burly men said in a deep voice.

"I naturally understand the reason, it's just ......" he was silent for a while, "I can't bear this responsibility, if anything happens, the consequences will not be borne by the entire Biyan City." ”

Another lean man, who had been silent before, said, "But you didn't have a choice, did you, Mr. Earl." The voice was not loud, but to the ears of Count Cassise, it was incomparably heavy, and there was no room for refusal.

The two people in front of them are not at all able to compete with their own strength.

Count Cassise finally let out a helpless sigh, "Okay, okay, but," a shrewd look suddenly flashed in his eyes, "since you have taken the corresponding responsibility, you should have a corresponding reward." We can't afford nothing to gain from nothing. ”

"Of course, we are not unreasonable people, you Biyan City have been promoting the modernization of magic guidance recently. As soon as the lean man's words fell, the burly man next to him took out a space bag, took out an agreement from it, and put it on the coffee table, "We are willing to take your project at a loss at half price based on the price you previously negotiated with the Imperial Royal Academy of Engineering." ”

"In the end, is it still business? It's an eye-opener, but I like it. "Mall, Lord of Biyan City, Count Cassise cocked his legs, leaned his upper body on the sofa and sat on the couch, staring at the agreement on the coffee table, "But this benefit is too little, is it, is it that in your eyes, your young master is only worth this price?"

"Don't get cheap and sell well!" the burly man was a little angry, but the lean man reached out and motioned for him to be quiet, "Haven't you always wanted to find out about that gang?"

Count Cassise suddenly stared at him with a serious face, "Are you willing to help?"

"Don't get me wrong, Monsieur Earl. The lean man waved his hand, "But the young master is there, maybe I can help you 'deal with' it by the way." ”......

The small town of Shire, in the countryside fields.

Unknown wildflowers exude a faint fragrance, and the unique fragrance of trees in the fire season is mixed with the moist air, brewing slightly. Although the morning has passed, the slightly moist soil still has a sense of heaviness, and walking on it gives people a feeling of steadiness.

There were not many people in the fields, and they were all working hard. On the edge of several fields of cultivated land, two wild oxen can be seen resting on their stomachs, constantly inciting their tails to drive away mosquitoes. This is a kind of brute beast that can be tamed by humans, it looks like a large cattle, and is used by people to plow the land, pull goods, and can also provide humans with high-quality milk, meat, and fur.

Because it is in the fire season, although the sun is like fire, under Yao's gaze, the green crops are more vibrant.

Jiang Heng couldn't help but sigh, the countryside is actually quite good, how fresh the air is, how beautiful the scenery is, but the premise is to ignore a certain senior who is chattering in front.

As a sheriff, the guardian of an area, it is absolutely necessary to be familiar with every terrain, every corner, and every patrol route in the area. ......”

Jiang Heng's heart was very helpless, although it was only two days after he came to this place, he was basically full of helplessness every day.

Although I don't care about my identity, I think back to the past when my relatives and friends were close to me, and outsiders were polite to me, and now I have been educated by a white feather-level senior, the world is really wonderful!

"Well, in fact, we used to patrol every day in turns, but now we have to patrol every day. Lottie suddenly sighed.

"Huh?" Jiang Heng seemed to suddenly remember something, "I remember that there were three sheriffs at the Shire Town Security Office before I came." What about them?"

"You're talking about Brother Belo and Sister Igara, the two of them went on a mission to detect the movement of demons in the vicinity a few days ago. Speaking of them, they are the veterans of our Shire Town Sheriff's Office. ”

"Oh, how do you say?"

"Brother Belo and Sister Yi Jia are the same as me, they also graduated from the North Courtyard of the Local Military Academy, and they both became sheriffs as soon as they graduated, Brother Belo is twenty-two this year, Sister Yi Jia is twenty-one this year, and they have almost been sheriffs for four years, and the important thing is that both of them are already at the green feather level. Lottie thought for a moment and added, "And both of them are natives of Shire. ”

"Well, then the two of them can be considered geniuses, but how can this be?" Jiang Heng heard something strange from Lottie's words, and asked curiously, "According to the relevant policies of the Rhine Empire, aren't sheriffs not allowed to serve in their hometowns?"

"The premise of this kind of policy is that it is profitable, and the policy is used to use one's rights in one's hometown for the benefit of one's family. Lottie replied naturally, "We are here, in the middle of nowhere, and it is estimated that if the map is revised every year, we will all disappear from the map, and there will be no benefit to be made." In addition, no one will take the initiative to come here, so the above agreed to the slightly willful lover application of Brother Belo and Sister Yijia. ”

Indeed, if it weren't for the fact that he was in the vicinity for his own purposes, he probably wouldn't have noticed that there was such a small town here. But......

"Then why are you here?"

Hearing this, Lottie's face darkened significantly, and the atmosphere fell silent.

Jiang Heng obviously understood that he had asked a question that should not be asked, but now he could only remain silent.

The two of them walked like this, and it was not until they were almost out of the patrol range of the town that Lottie raised her head, "That is the main reason why I am hostile to the nobles, I hope you don't ask again in the future." ”

After speaking, he turned around, and left straight without waiting for Jiang Heng.

Jiang Heng had some conjectures in his heart, looking at Lottie's depressed back in the distance, he felt a little uncomfortable for her in his heart.

Except for his father and a few friends that his father often visited, Jiang Heng had not seen more nobles, most of the other nobles were too unclear, and the knowledge of the other world could not be used as a basis for judgment, but he had always used his father as a reference since he was a child, maybe he was too young, and this society was not as good as he thought.

Turning his head, he silently followed Lottie's footsteps, without saying a word all the way.

When the entrance to the town gradually became clear, Lottie suddenly stopped, and Jiang Heng also stopped.

She looked back with a smile on her face, "But I don't regret it, because I've come here, I've met a lot of kind people, and I've had a great time here." ”

That smile was the most beautiful one Jiang Heng had smiled since she saw Lottie, which calmed Jiang Heng's heart a little quietly.

She turned her head, "So maybe I'll be thankful for that time, my decisive move." If it hadn't been for that time, I probably wouldn't have been here. ”

With that, Lottie took easy steps, jumped, and entered the town.

Jiang Heng's mood slowly calmed down with Lottie's leaping steps.

Fate is intertwined and complex, full of countless accidents, and history is immutable, recalling countless inevitability. The confrontation between the two is like love and hate, life and death. Their comings and goings are not up to us, and we can only dominate the short moment between the wrong fronts.

No one knows what will happen in the next moment, and no one knows what the consequences of one of their actions will trigger. It is unknown what the silk thread in front of you is connected to. The unknown is a mystery.

Maybe the so-called fate is just a moment when we can see each other's light in an instant when we interact with each other.

Maybe living happily in the moment is the best time in life. To live, to live it.

"Why are you walking so slowly! Don't hurry up!" A rude and irritable voice interrupted Jiang Heng's thousands of thoughts, looked back at the angry girl not far in front of him, smiled, and followed.

Then I have chosen to embark on this path, and what awaits me in the unknown future?

Looking at the security station in front of him, Jiang Heng breathed a sigh of relief, maybe I can find my future here.

"Oh no, Gomi forgot to buy it. ”

The future may not be so bright.