42 Guests of the Ducal Palace
The carriage stopped in front of the palace of the Dukes of Isère, and in front of the majestic palace stood a group of equally powerful guards, and the two combined to form a visually oppressive image.
Yili looked up at the golden plaque of "Auxiliary Prince" with emotion, while Hagen shuddered with fright as he stepped out of the carriage. In place of his father, who was overwhelmed by the uncrowned royal family's imposing power, Yili respectfully handed a letter of worship to the guards. Because he had come to the Duke's Mansion to find the Kirin before, many guards remembered the appearance of this merchant's son, knew that he was the best friend of the prospective aunt, and he was the benefactor who broke into the heraldic courtyard with the prospective aunt to save the second lady, so his attitude towards him was quite respectful, and even Hagen felt flattered.
Hardly waiting, the Greine father and son were invited to the rooms of the Duke's Palace to rest for a while.
Since the last incident in the Heraldic Courtyard, there have been a lot more visitors to the Duke's Palace, so the Duke is afraid that he will have to wait a little longer to see them--when the maid said this with an apologetic expression, Hagen immediately waved his hand in a panic and said, "It doesn't matter at all even if it is dark", and Erie could only smile bitterly beside him. While waiting in the guest rooms of the Duke's Palace, Hagen seemed to be unable to calm down, standing up for a while, sitting down for a while, and circling in circles for a while.
Yili looked at his father's expression helplessly, and couldn't help but persuade: "Dad, why don't you just sit down and wait quietly? It's useless to go around like this, right? After all, we are here to be guests, and speaking of which, what are you panicking about?"
"That being said, but ...... This is the house of the Isères, the duke's house, known as the 'Uncrowned King'! the most powerful family in the kingdom......! Aren't you nervous at all?" Hagen questioned his son's attitude.
β...... That's right, too. Normally, you should be nervous, right?" Erie couldn't help but reflect. In fact, there is nothing strange about his father's attitude, just think about it, the uncrowned royal family has always had a high prestige in the hearts of the people of La Velis, and the duke himself belongs to the prince-level senatorial town whether in the court or in the military, it is said that when he is glared at by the duke, even those battle-hardened generals can't help but tremble. I believe that if they were replaced by any other chamber of commerce presidents, their cousins would probably not be much better than Hagen.
In this sense, it is really an incredible thing that I am so calm. Thinking of this, Yili's mind naturally conjured up the shadow of someone. I don't know whether to say open-minded or ignorant and fearless, the young man from the Great Wilderness seems to treat everyone equally - when he meets a like-minded person, he can talk at night, and when he meets a disgusted guy, he kicks away, this bold and hard-core way of doing things has a seductive charm, and Yili is also unconsciously affected by it, and his current state of mind is the best proof.
(Wait, that's not going to work...... When he realized this, Erie couldn't help but laugh and cry. If the style of acting like the Qilin is applied to the operation of the Chamber of Commerce, I am afraid that there are only two results, either the Greine Chamber of Commerce will soar into the sky like a rocket, or it will explode in mid-air and end up in pieces. Neither of them, however, was Erie's pursuit, so he told himself to take precautions.
(But then again, what will happen in the future, this country...... Perhaps because he was in the Duke's Palace, Erie subconsciously thought of another question.
In the previous incidents, the Qilin had shown an immeasurable amount of action energy, which, combined with the influence of the Uncrowned Royal Family, would be enough to set off an earth-shaking political storm in the court. In fact, the current situation has been quietly changing, whether it is the change in the attitude of the Chamber of Commerce and the alliance, or the first conflict between the uncrowned royal family and the prime minister's faction, it gives people a feeling that the mountain rain is about to come and the storm is pressing. As for the apparent calm of the royal capital now, it was only a brief silence before the storm.
Yili didn't know when, where, and in what shape this storm would officially begin, but he was sure that the person who brought the storm was definitely the unicorn who rode the storm!
(Anyway, the Graynes have been implicated, and it's impossible to stay out of it...... Erie laughed wryly. No matter what kind of storm the Kirin will set off in the kingdom in the future, he must have the awareness of being in the eye of the storm, although he does not have any opinion on the Qilin, but he is forced to be in this situation, and he always feels a little unwilling and unwilling...... (A certain lion: Whahahaha, is it so easy to get down after being like a thief? You are destined to become the role of the safety valve of those two people, so you should wake up as soon as possible!)
Just as Erie was worried about the future of himself and the Graynes family, the door to the guest room creaked open.
They thought it was a maid leading the way, but when Eli and Hagen looked up, they saw a strange combination of a bearded uncle and a ponytail girl. The bearded uncle, dressed in coarse cloth casual clothes and with a wooden staff diagonally stuck in his waist, gives the impression of being a heroic figure who is not informal. The ponytail girl stood next to the bearded uncle, about only the waist of the former, and her light green hair was tied into two ponytails, like rabbit ears on the left and right, giving people a very cute feeling.
Before the Graynes could react, the ponytailed girl was already waving briskly to Erie.
"Iligo, you're here!"
"Erie...... Brother?"
The son of a merchant, who had never been called like this, was stunned for two or three seconds, and then his whole body trembled violently as if he remembered, and he lowered his head on the spot, and responded in a frightened voice.
"I really don't dare to be! I am just a commoner, how can I be so favored by the princess? If I don't dislike it, just call it by my name, that title is really unbearable......"
"You're welcome, Greine boy. Anyway, you are also the benefactor who saved my daughter, and there is nothing wrong with Charlotte calling you that. β
A heroic voice sounded, and Erie looked up in horror to see Uncle Beard looking at him.
"I heard that you have a good relationship with your son-in-law-to-be, and I have long wanted to meet you......" Uncle Beard touched the beard on the side of his mouth and squinted his eyes at him. The duke's gaze was not only stern, but also full of the coercion of the elders, almost like the father of the boyfriend his daughter brought home for the first time, and Erie's back was almost soaked in cold sweat.
But fortunately, the duke quickly showed a "not bad" expression, and nodded: "Mmmm, it looks like a talent, but he is quite polite, at least much better than that bastard prodigal...... In this case, you can also expect to slightly neutralize the influence of the bad guy on the prospective son-in-law...... Well, yes, yes. β
"Father, you've scared everyone. Charlotte tugged at the corner of the duke's coat and reminded him. "And you haven't said hello to the old man yet. β
"Oh, that's rude. The Duke then looked back at President Grayne, looked apologetically, and held out his hand. "I'm sorry, I'm patronizing my friend who looks at my son-in-law......"
I only heard a "poof" sound. After thinking clearly about the identity of the bearded uncle in front of him, Hagen, who was pale, knelt down on the spot with weak knees, and read the upside-down lines in a trembling voice.
"Grass...... The grass people knocked on the duke, long live the adults, long live, long live! Today, seeing the dragon face of the adults is really the luck of the grass people's life...... In the next life, it will be a straw ring to repay the kindness of the adults......"
"Uh......" Even the duke, who has been honed in a hundred battles, was stunned for a moment by this extremely unexpected scene. A few seconds later, the duke's confused gaze turned to Yili's body, only to see that the young man in white was blushing with shame from his father's gaffe, but he still knelt beside his father with an expression of resignation.
β...... Well, you are guests of the Duke's Palace, so you don't need to be polite. Labeling the white-clothed young man as a "filial son", the duke lifted Yili first with an appreciative expression.
"Anyway, thank you very much for what happened last time, do you want to meet the prospective girl? You young people are always more talkative, so let's talk about it by ourselves. The duke, who had built it like this, turned around and greeted his daughter. "Charlotte, take this kid to your Kirin...... By the way, by the way, tell that dead-faced bastard to hurry up and get me back to his palace!"
"Well, I'll tell Brother Xiude. Charlotte nodded, taking Erie's hand. "Let's go, Brother Elly, I'll take you to the tarmac, Brother Kirin, they're busy in the hangar. β
"Good...... Good. Erie nodded gratefully and followed Charlotte to the backyard of the Duke's Palace.
After exiting the room, Erie glanced back with an uneasy expression, just in time to see Daddy Grayne, who had been helped up by the Duke, who had not sat still and fell to the ground along with the chair.
As a result, this young man, who may hold the highest power on the Second Avenue, couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
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"Excuse me, Charlotte. On the way to the tarmac with Charlotte, Yili asked curiously, "Kirin, what is he doing in the hangar?"
"Brother Kirin is repairing the wolf flame. β
"Wolf Flame?"
"Ah, 'Wolf Flame' is an empty ride that my sister used to drive, but then it broke down. My sister gave it to Brother Kirin a while ago, so Brother Kirin has been busy repairing the wolf flame recently. Seeing Ely's confused expression, Charlotte explained in an enthusiastic voice. "Brother Kirin is very troubled! Obviously, he has never done an empty ride, but he insisted on asking his father for a bunch of empty riding books to read, and began to learn to repair the body by himself. Since Brother Xiu De joined a few days ago, their progress has been getting faster and faster, maybe it won't be long before the wolf flame can fly again! β
"Uh......" It took Xiude a moment to fully understand the little lady's words. "In other words, Kirin is repairing a damaged air horseman, but the gentleman named Xiude is ......"
"Brother Xiu De is a former student of his father, but his father is often scolded as 'unscrupulous disciples', 'prodigal sons who don't do their jobs', 'idle losers', 'lazy and lazy humanoid slugs', etc., although Sister Elsa is embarrassed every time, but he refuses to change at all. The little lady pursed her lips and unceremoniously commented on the cultivation of virtue. β...... However, Brother Xiude's mind is so good that even his father admits that he is 'a guy whose only head comes in handy'. I don't know why, Brother Kirin and he can talk quite a bit, yesterday the two of them got a lot of parts to repair the body from somewhere, and they are locked up in the hangar to work and assemble. β
"Yes...... Is it, I got the parts back yesterday......" Recalling a certain news he had read in the morning, a cold sweat broke out on Yili's forehead on the spot, and he cautiously asked the little lady for confirmation. "Well, Charlotte Lady, have you read today's paper?"
"Huh, the newspaper? No, I haven't read it yet. Charlotte tilted her head cutely. "Is there anything to be aware of up there?"
β...... No, no, please forget about my question. Erie shook her head, deciding to keep it a secret forever.
At this time, the two had arrived at the door of the hangar, and Charlotte did not ask any further questions, but knocked politely on the door, and then led Elie into the hangar.
As soon as he stepped into the hangar, Erie was drawn to the huge airbike in the center. Unlike the bare skeleton he saw when Xiude first came in, Wolf Flame's skeleton was already equipped with quite complete parts at this time. Although the parts are of different condition, they are all quite new overall, and the original skeleton looks older in comparison. Erie's gaze followed the airrider around, only to see a mountain of small parts scattered to the left and right of the airrider, and there were so many of them that it would be no problem to combine them into another airrider.
(Sure enough...... Erie sighed heavily. (However, it is so blatantly displayed...... Forget it, no one will dare to come to the Duke's Palace to search anyway...... οΌ
He looked around, trying to find out where the unicorn was, but saw that the little lady had skillfully jumped onto the skeleton of the wolf flame and shouted into the belly.
"Brother Qilin, Brother Qilin, someone is looking for you!"
"Who's there, I'm not available right now!" came someone's impatient voice from inside the belly.
"It's Eligo! It's Eligo who went with you last time to break into the heraldic courtyard!"
"Erie? Is Erie here? Wait, I'll just get off here!"
The sudden change to a tone of surprise made Yili feel a little happy. While the two of them waited, Kirin finished the work at hand in three or two, and then jumped out of the belly of the machine.
"Erie, you're here!" the Kirin waved to Erie, his voice quite pleasant.
"You're ......," Erie blinked in surprise. It seems that Kirin's overalls and oil-stained outfit have brought him a lot of impact.
β...... It seems like it's going to be a lot of work, huh? The white-robed merchant's son shook his head and said in a gentle voice.
"It's nothing, it won't be long before this guy can fly, and then I'll take you around the sky. The unicorn proudly patted the rejuvenated wolf flame.
"Have you learned how to ride an empty ride?" said Erie, surprised again.
"Not yet, but every time Noyin comes back, I ask her to teach me, the basic operations have been memorized, and the rest is just practice...... Don't worry, you shouldn't fall off the sky as soon as you go to the sky. "Kirin's assurance is a bit lacking.
"Brother Qilin, Brother Qilin, has Brother Xiude already gone back?" The little lady didn't see another figure left or right, so she interjected and came in.
"He's up there. Kirin pointed to the roof of the hangar and said helplessly. "After I came back yesterday, the guy used muscle pain as an excuse to hide on it with a bunch of books and was lazy, and he couldn't scream. β
"Muscle pain?" Charlotte wondered.
"Well, for that guy who lacks training, yesterday may have been a little too exciting...... Anyway, we were chased by that thing for half of the ruins, and luckily we didn't lose parts......" Kirin frowned as if recalling the scene, but he didn't seem to intend to continue the conversation.
"Don't stand, let's sit down and talk...... Uh, find a place to ......" Turning his head to look around at the hangar full of parts and barely finding a place to stay, Qilin scratched his head with a wry smile, pointed to the wooden ladder in the corner embarrassedly, and said, "There is no place below, why don't we go to the top and talk?" β
"I'm okay with that. Yili nodded kindly.
"Then let's go, you go up first, be careful. Kirin went over and held the wooden ladder first, and motioned for Charlotte and Erie to go up first.
"It's so nostalgic, it's like a secret base when I was a kid. Greine Shaodong shook his head and smiled, and climbed up the stairs three or two times.
But when it was the turn of the little lady, Charlotte seemed hesitant, walked slowly with her hands behind her back, and circled the stairs but refused to climb up.
"Don't be afraid, I'll watch it down there, and I'll catch you even if I fall. Kirin assured, but his words made Charlotte take two or three steps back.
The little lady glared at the Kirin, her face slowly flushed, and made a puzzling request.
"Brother Qilin, you go first. β
"Huh, it's related, but if no one is holding the ladder, it's dangerous, right?"
"People...... People are lady......" Charlotte pressed the skirt behind her with both hands, and said squirmingly, "...... If you are seen when you want to climb a ladder, it is very ...... It's embarrassing......"
After saying these words, the little lady's face suddenly turned into a red apple.
Kirin blinked in confusion, and after being stunned for a few seconds, he finally understood what the problem was, but laughed uncontrollably in the next second.
"So you're worried about this, don't worry, I won't see it! Besides, there's nothing to see, right?"
"I didn't ...... Nothing to see?" The little lady seemed to be very angry by this sentence, and glared at the unicorn vigorously.
"Well, if it's a mature woman like Noyin, it's fine, but I'm not interested in the little girl, so you can rest assured...... Uhhhh
"Brother Kirin, a big idiot!"
The little lady turned away angrily, and the dull man, who had been punished by heaven, fell into a situation where he supported his entire weight with the little finger of his left foot.
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