Augustus was as busy as ever, after sorting out the information of the castle servants, he handed it over to old Vernon to deal with the few objects he focused on, whether there was a problem he couldn't be sure, but he believed that old Vernon would definitely be able to come up with a proper conclusion for him, digging out the nails hidden in his castle was a top priority, as for life and death, it was normal to be dead, and it would be a surprise if he was alive, Augustus himself was counting on this surprise with a slim chance, otherwise why bother thinking about these materials, it would not be easier to simply exile all the doubtful servants in the castle。 Pen "Fun" www.biquge.info After the initial heat, the current mining volume has inevitably gradually cooled down, from the initial close to three percent to about two percent now, which may be a big difference from the data, but for Augustus, it is enough, especially the continuous gold ore sent to the empire In addition to exchanging the materials enough to support Alfred through this cold winter, Katieeni also hoarded a batch of expensive crimson wine in the wasteland according to his instructions, and Alfred was even more wealthy.

Of course, you don't have to worry about sales.

Due to the upheaval in Sauron, Francis was overwhelmed, and the expensive crimson wine was almost out of stock, in fact, many of the guests who visited Alfred Castle during this time expressed this meaning.

And then the news of the new diocese of the wasteland has finally brought pleasant troubles to Augustus, more and more civilians are pouring into Alfred's territory, coupled with the unconditional guarantee of the survival of civilians announced by Augustus at the beginning, even if Alfred is indeed no longer worried about food recently, but it is not a way to go on like this. You know, even if there is no exact statistics, the population of the entire wasteland will definitely not exceed 600,000, and the number of Alfred's civilians is currently close to 100,000, accounting for almost 1/6 of the wasteland, even if such a huge population base will reclaim more of Alfred's equal amount of land after spring, but before the harvest, Alfred will need to support these nearly 100,000 civilians for free, and it is not difficult to imagine how much pressure there is.

Therefore, the problem of the influx of civilians into Alfred is indeed a problem that Augustus must solve as soon as possible.

Fortunately, this problem is not just a headache for Augustus.

Viscount Constance, who has visited Alfred's Castle most frequently recently, smiled bitterly and raised the embarrassment of these second-tier families themselves, who were not wealthy, and as a result, the lich retreated, and the commoners did not go back, and the little soil in their territory was not cultivated, and besides, as a lord, there were fewer and fewer people in the territory, how sad it was?

Augustus spread his hands, and I am embarrassed, I can't ignore the lives of the civilians who come after, right?After all, Alfred promised, Viscount, do you want Alfred to break his promise?

Where is a child, it is clearly the most treacherous old nobleman.

Viscount Constance thought for a moment and asked tentatively, why don't I and the other clan's helmsmen fortify their respective territories along the way to prevent civilians from pouring into Alfred?

Augustus smiled pleasantly, Viscount, this is your own business, and Alfred has no reason to interfere.

Constance had a complicated expression.

In this way, the troubles that belonged to Augustus were solved, and the viscounts had to thank Alfred for his generosity and forgiveness.

Cunning?

No, in fact, the best way to describe it is that a true aristocrat always knows how to advance and retreat gracefully.

......

It's been another busy night.

Augustus put down the detailed letter of Baron Rudolph about the problems he encountered in the handover between Baron Ferry and Baron Obilla, closed his somewhat astringent eyes and rested for a while, frankly speaking, he was not too worried about the affairs of Ferry City, he had a detailed and full understanding of Rudolph, this old descendant of Alfred, who was deeply trusted by his father, was not inferior to the shrewd Baron Obilla in terms of means and ability, so he did not feel the need for him to worry about Ferry City, and besides, since Rudolph was allowed to pass, then Augustus of course had to show his absolute trust in Rudolph。

The study was silent.

In the busy past few days, Augustus didn't seem to have the heart to think about anything else unrelated, but the problem was that he was a human being, how could he not feel the obvious changes in Alfred Castle in the past few days? Without Queen Terina's domineering, without Sophia's silver bell-like laughter, and without the incompatible hostility between Terina and Sophia, Alfred Castle was too quiet and too boring.

Sophia.

Remembering the tear-eyed girl that night, Augustus forcibly expelled the images that should not have existed in his mind, got up, and finally planned to look at the sleeping Queen Terina before resting.

Passing by the room where Sophia once lived.

After much hesitation, Augustus pushed the door open, allowing the candle in his hand to illuminate the empty room.

Obviously, no servants have come to clean it in the past few days, and the room is still the same as when Sophia left in a hurry, a small bed, a desk that is not luxurious, and a few pots of flowers that have withered and withered, which is the living environment of the noble little princess Constantine for several months, which makes Augustus laugh at himself, I don't know if it is because of his initial stinginess and stupid disgust, or because of the tolerance and understanding of His Royal Highness Sophia.

He walked into the room slowly, in fact, Sophia, who had no purple dress at all, had always been a lilac color that was not dazzling and restrained, which Sophia had mentioned to Augustus, and Augustus could also see it from Sophia's bedding and the room layout that she had tidied up by herself later, but he was too busy and he didn't pay attention to it.

He stood quietly in front of the bed where Sophia had slept once, his expression calm, not knowing what he was looking at or thinking.

Then his eyes finally fell on the lilac notebook tucked under the pillow, revealing a corner.

He pulled it out slowly, flipped it open gently.

......

On December 3rd, the sun was shining

Mass, I have arrived in the moorland and at the little devil's castle, a barren and desolate place, as you say.

Actually, I know why you have to let me come, you must know that even if I am far away from the imperial capital, away from that dirty family, I will definitely not stay away from those dirty things, completely forget those shadows, and want to let me change the environment, right? Besides, the Diago dynasty is safer than the wasteland at this time.

But thank you for Mass.

But don't expect me to call you Godfather for that, although you are.

December 30, cloudy

Mass, I walked out of the prison that the damned little devil had set for me today, but I was pitiful, and I had another disgusting thing, not far from the little devil's castle.

But it doesn't matter, I'm not afraid of this kind of thing anymore, the important thing is that the damn little devil didn't apologize and blamed me, as if I came to make trouble for him, the question is, why should I make trouble for him? Who does he think he is, and does he have the right to let me cause trouble for him? Isn't that right? Okay, let's not talk about it, anyway, he arrived in time anyway, even if it's flat.

There is a saying that he is very right, it is indeed not so much to blame others for making us miserable, it is better to say that we are not self-cultivation enough.

Oh yes, and his sister Elizabeth came to dine with me today, really, I like this girl who is as smart as I am.

But I don't know why, I'm jealous of her.

On January 5th, it really won't rain in the wasteland?

By the way, Mass, I told you last time, that little devil actually asked me to help him do things, do you remember? Don't you think it's unimaginable? Don't you also think that this guy who was so excessive a few days ago would ask me to help him sort out all those boring materials is really unreasonable? Hmph, he is unreasonable.

In particular, he didn't believe the results of the information I had compiled, and actually tried to do a field investigation.

But still in Luolan Town, he encountered an attack, and encountered an ambush that wanted to kill him, it was really pitiful, so hard for him to wait for the sun, and he had to face these things again.

He also said that men are born to bear suffering, is that really the case?

I don't know, I just know that at that time, he was standing in front of me, shielding me from the attackers, and I don't know why, I suddenly felt safe and secure, as if I had never been so safe.

Mass, is this a sense of security?

January 11, sunny

This stubborn guy has to go to Sauron City at this time and have a showdown with Francis, what the hell does he think?

Shall I send someone with me?

But he's so proud, wouldn't he like it?

Mass, I'm a little worried about him.

Mass, is this what you call a love as terrible as the devil?

However, he was originally a little devil.

Laugh and laugh.

On January 31st, there was sunshine

I saw his series of setups, and I saw everything he did, and I wondered if he was trying to make Alfred's Territory a city like an empire.

God, is he crazy? Is it necessary to run such a huge project in this barren place? It is better to find a way to bring his Alfred back to the Empire.

Mass, you don't know, you still don't know him thoroughly, he's really amazing.

It's over, it's over, I seem to have been really tempted by the devil.

But I do.

I like that I don't have to think about anything, that he decides, and that I don't have to worry about anything at all, that everything is fine when he's there.

On February 2nd, the sun was shining

He gave me an ivory necklace today, and he said it was cheap.

But for me, who has never received any gifts, it is really, really, precious.

It's a pity that this idiot said that there are no stars after giving them, and it is not suitable for gifts, doesn't he know that I can make many, many stars?

Am I the first person to accept a gift and return it to ask for it......? Embarrassed.

But I feel so happy.

Mass, he must like me too, right?

On February 14th, spring has not yet arrived

Nicholas is here, I don't know if you know about it, and I don't know why you would agree to such a thing.

But compared to him, this thing that brought me back to that dirty environment really didn't matter.

Mass, I told him.

Mass, I said I liked him.

But.

He doesn't want me.

......

Quietly flipping through the diary in his hand, Augustus' eyes were gentle.

It's just that the obvious tear stains on the last page make him feel distressed.

He closed the notebook and stood there, he closed his eyes slightly, and the picture of the girl lying on the bed clearly appeared in his mind, wiping her tears while writing simple words, even if the tears fell on the notebook, she did not wipe her tears, and then wrote the last sentence as she wailed and cried.

His face turned pale for a moment, and then he looked at the lilac notebook, his fingers rubbing the cover of the notebook, and it was completely tingling.

He bowed his head and muttered, "Fool." ”