Kislev City, this is Rhodes' second visit. I have to say that when I came to this city again, although it was only two years apart, it was like a world away.

I still remember the first time I came to Kislev City, before the Erlengrad Rebellion happened, at that time, my daughter Dennis was found to be a witch and forcibly captured Kislev Academy of Magic as a witch apprentice, and he traveled thousands of miles to Kislev to ask the queen for his guilt.

This is the second time I have come to Kislev City. Compared to the last time I arrived, everything seems to be the same. People's mental state is even more numb, and life seems to be as simple as survival. Numb faces walked past Rod so much that he wondered if he had come to the same city.

After revealing his identity, the guards led him to the Bandagh Palace. The Tsar's Boulevard is still spacious, and it seems to be even more spacious than before. Rhodes looked at it for a long time, and finally realized that it was the lack of people, not the widening of the road. The buildings and storefronts are still there, but there are fewer pedestrians, the sound of striking iron still comes from the steel virgin blacksmith's shop, and the rich smell of wine still wafts from the gem calendar distillery, making the drunkards salivate.

The ice fountain in the Winter Garden still exudes a chilly air, and the snow continues to fall in the twilight of winter, and white smoke rises from the fence and dissipates in mid-air. A little beautiful, but also a little bleak.

Before coming to the palace, the attitude of the guards was obviously much better than when they first met. After all, the arrival of the Chosen One, who was famous in the Erengrad rebellion, was as high as the average lord.

Rhodes found that the Wall of Ice appeared intact, and the power of magic allowed it to recover in a short time. The façade of the Bandagar Palace, on the other hand, is in tatters. Traces of being smashed through ballistas can be seen. Judging from the degree of scarring, you can probably get a glimpse of the scene when Grand Duke Cohen rebelled that day.

"Please come in, Lord Rhodes. ”

The captain of the Krem Guard said, and personally led Rhodes into the palace. The rise in status was manifold, and Rhodes remembers that when he first came to Kislev City, he was placed directly in a hotel. Although it is a state-level hotel, it is a hotel after all, but this time it is different, and I was directly invited into the palace. There are rooms in the Bengada Palace, which Rhodes knows, but he is not a very important guest, and he usually does not stay in the palace, and he has undoubtedly become a "very important guest".

The one who received Rhodes in the palace was a Frost Witch, who, according to her, was also the Grand Tutor of the Academy of Magic, named Irene. Rod remembers seeing this beauty somewhere. After thinking about it for a long time, I finally remembered that this cold witch was often by Katerina's side as the first assistant.

"On the day of the disaster, the ghouls broke into the school, and your daughter was brave enough to take the initiative to stand up and use her immature magic to block the ghouls' attack and protect her classmates. Dennis was a genius indeed, and I was a schoolboy at her age, doing odd jobs such as carrying water and pouring food. And she can already take on the burden of protecting the people around her. ”

The female tutor said, always with a faint smile on her face. Her graceful figure is hidden under the beautiful robes, convex and concave, a pair of towering mountain peaks naturally bulge, long waterfall-like hair is coiled to the waist, exuding an aristocratic temperament, and her speech and demeanor are quite elegant. It's just that Rhodes always felt that something was wrong, and there seemed to be some kind of danger in those eyes, a familiar look.

"She's fine, you know, as a father, the most worrying thing is family, Dennis is my only family, I care about her very much. "There is a shortage of books

Rod whispered. Of course, this was actually said to Caterina, and Rhodes knew that his conversation with the witch mentor today, the next moment, Erin would inevitably tell Caterina about it. Rod wanted Caterina to know that Dennis was already in her hands, and it was time to reassure herself.

A satisfied smile crossed the Grand Mentor's face. She nodded, and talked to Rhodes about Dennis's performance at the academy and her life at the academy for the past two years.

"Dennis is good everywhere, she has amazing talent, she has beautiful eyes, and she has a beautiful face. It's just too naughty, she and her two classmates can be said to be the 'stars' in the magic academy, where there is news, there must be them. That's a real headache...... It is precisely because of this that they were locked up in a confinement cell that day. ”

The Grand Tutor continued. Her blue eyes never left Rod.

"Confinement?"

Rod asked.

"Yes, this isn't the first time she's been locked up in a confinement cell. She had made many mistakes, but then the head of the academy and even the queen herself forgave her. She is very loved and valued by Her Majesty. Judging from the time of admission, she is still in the lower grades, but she is already in class with her senior classmates. For this reason, I will be bullied by those senior classmates from time to time. But rest assured, since this incident, no one has dared to bully her. They all see her as a lifesaver. ”

Erin said with a smile. It can be heard that although this great teacher is strict, he also has a little preference for Dennis. By and large, it has become a fact that talented teenagers are loved. Rod couldn't help but think back to the first time he saw Dennis casting spells, to be exact, it wasn't called spellcasting. It's just an outburst when people are threatened. But it was the unconscious outburst that woke him up. The beastmen, who even the castle guards couldn't deal with, became vulnerable and vulnerable in front of her, and were directly frozen into ice sculptures by the cold current...... At that time, Dennis was only eight years old.

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At night, Rhodes slept in the palace, which was never able to sleep despite its lavish furnishings and interiors. A deathly cold air was always coming from all directions, flooding the room, and the fire in the stove could not dispel the cold. Therefore, even if the palace is magnificent, Rhodes prefers to live in a tavern hostel outside the palace, at least there is peace of mind and a kind of popularity in it.

Of course, there is another reason why I can't sleep, how can I explain Caroline to my daughter tomorrow? I am going to find her a stepmother? and it is a very young stepmother, not a few years older than her...... Will Dennis accept it?

The night was dark, the windows were full of snowflakes, and the whole city was shrouded in an air of slaughter, dead and hopeless......