A month later, on the trail in John Thurston, a horse-drawn carriage was on its way.

"This is not the task you said you were talking about!" Locke looked helplessly at Ailian, who was sitting across from him.

"Please, please!" the woman Ailian, who actually said to Locke, "I can't help it, so I found you." ”

Locke rolled his eyes.

There weren't any Phyllis Territory Cave Survey missions, or if there were, but they didn't matter anymore.

Because the two now have only one task, that is, to help Ailian, avoid this blind date.

Yes, it's a blind date.

Elaine was born in John Thurston, a small province in the southeastern part of the O'Moore Empire, and her grandfather was said to have been a local viscount, but he fell into decline over the years.

By her father's generation, she had only received the title of a baron, and her territory consisted of only a few small towns and a town that was barely a small town.

Although the family's power has declined a lot, the foundation handed down from the ancestors is still there, and in terms of wealth, it is enough for them to eat and wear for several generations.

It was also with this condition that Ailian's parents spent a lot of money and asked the nobles of the imperial capital who had befriended her before to get Ailian's royal academy in Princeton.

If nothing else, after graduating, Elaine may return to John Thurston to inherit the family inheritance passed on to her by her parents, and receive the title of baron from her father to manage the surrounding towns.

But this is not Ailian's dream, nor is it her will.

After studying in the imperial capital for nearly two years, how could she be willing to return to that family territory like the countryside, if she was to stay in that territory for the rest of her life, she felt that she would go crazy.

Ailian's parents are a reasonable couple, otherwise they would not have chosen to let Ailian, their favorite daughter, go to school in Princeton, and they still have a son and a daughter under their knees, which can be used as the heirs of the family.

This time, Elaine asks Locke for help, mainly because of her uncle.

"What Viscount Simak's child fell in love with me at first sight, I haven't even seen that Willon Simak once!"

"It must be my uncle Bissel's ghost again, always trying to restore the glory of the family. ”

"I don't want to get married so early, Locke, you have to help me!"

Elaine took Locke's hand and pleaded with tears in her eyes, as for whether there were really tears in her eyes, it was still up for debate.

"Got it, I got it!" Locke agreed impatiently, being pulled to block the gun for no reason, you can imagine Locke's mood at this time.

However, after taking classes at the Royal Academy in Princeton for so long, only Elaine and Henry can be regarded as friends that Locke himself knows, and it is understandable to do her a favor.

Through Elaine's description, Locke learned that her Uncle Bissel was his father's elder brother and had inherited the title of baron, but had not forgotten to return to the viscount class all these years.

And Viscount Nasimak is one of the few viscounts with real power in the province of John Thurston, a hundred or two hundred years ago, Ailian's family may still be able to get along with Viscount Seamark's family on an equal footing, but now with the collapse of the family, it can only be the existence they look up to.

In the province of John Thurston, there are not many viscounts, but there are surprisingly many nobles below the baron, so the hierarchy is extremely obvious.

This time, Ailian's family has obtained the approval of the Simak family, and if Ailian's can marry the eldest son of the Simak family, the Simak family is willing to put forward a proposal for the Ailian's family to be re-honored as a viscount at the aristocratic council in John Thurston.

This benefit, not to mention Elaine's uncle, Baron Bissell, even her parents are a little moved.

The nobles who do not want the glory of the family to be carried forward in their own generation.

This is also the reason why Ai Lian has not finished her studies this semester, so she has to rush back.

The Phyllis Domain's cave survey mission does exist, but the mission location is not far from the territory of the Elaine family, which can be regarded as a border, and if you want to complete it, it will be less than a day's journey.

"How are you going to let me help you?" Locke asked curiously, it was impossible for him, a middle-ranking squire, to overthrow the nobles who were going to force her to marry.

The middle-level squire is still a master in Faustin, but it is average in the Omoore Empire, and any viscount can draw out a few middle-level squire guards.

"Hmph. Ai Lian cleared her throat first, and then said solemnly.

"Locke, be my fiancé!"

"Poof!" Locke almost threw the teacup out of his hand.

Three days later, in the evening, the carriage arrived at their destination.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Locke could clearly feel the appropriate environment around him, whether it was the humidity of the air or the fragrance of the soil, which gave Locke the illusion of returning to his hometown Maple Village.

Before you know it, it's been a year since you left the Faustin Kingdom, Locke sighed.

Although it was in November, the snowfall similar to the winter in the Faustin Kingdom did not appear in the O'Moore Empire, where heavy snow could not be seen until December, or even January.

The temperature is already a little low, but the fields are still tinging with a little green, which is the winter wheat that farmers have just planted after the autumn harvest.

"Ailian, my niece, you're finally back!" A hearty laugh came from not far from the side of the carriage, and I saw a group of people coming over, led by an old man with slightly silver hair, but still a tough body.

Behind the old man, there was a middle-aged couple dressed in gorgeous clothes, and judging from their appearance, the middle-aged lady and Ai Lian were seven points similar.

Ailian, who got out of the carriage, did not pay attention to her uncle's greetings, but galloped towards the middle-aged couple behind the old man. "Father, Mother!"

"Oh, our dear daughter. "The middle-aged couple should have not seen their daughter for a long time, and the atmosphere was very cordial when they met.

In addition to the middle-aged couple, there is also a half-grown boy and a younger girl who are surrounding Ailian's sister, and Locke has heard Ailian's introduction, these two should be her younger brother and sister.

"May I ask who you are?" The silver-haired old man noticed Locke who got out of the carriage with Ailian, although the atmosphere of the O'Moore Empire was open, but in their small place, unmarried men and women were in the same carriage, which was unacceptable in the eyes of the older generation.

"Hello Uncle Bissel, my name is Locke, and I'm Ailian's classmate!" Anyway, to play the role of his fiancé, Locke simply called the old man 'uncle', shook hands and said.

"Oh, hello!" Bissel handed his hand over to Locke, although he was still a little confused.

Not everyone can enter the students of the Imperial Royal Academy, since this young man named Locke is Ailian's classmate, he has a good background, and the old man is thinking about this aspect.