Chapter XXXIII
Although she hasn't spent too much time with Lolana, the eldest lady occupies a very important place in El's heart. In terms of identity, Luo Lana is not only the nominal senior sister, but also the eldest lady of the Chamber of Commerce, and the relationship with El is close and ambiguous.
When the two of them were alone, El also had the experience of thinking about it, but to say that this kind of relationship is love, it is a bit light, more precisely, a mixture of friendship and family affection.
After the fall of Isttalon, El has been helpless against the seriously injured and unconscious Lolana, even if the accompanying priests said that her life is not in danger, but as long as she does not wake up for a day, his heart will not let go for a day. In the midst of his inner torment, he seriously reflected on his own heart, and suddenly realized how important Lorana was to him.
To put it in a less romantic and ambiguous way, he found himself desperately in need of the eldest lady's IQ.
"So...... You're actually expecting me to wake up and be your counselor, right?"
After listening to El's brief account of what happened before and after the Apostle's arrival, as well as the current situation of the exiles in Isttalon and the negotiation process in the town of Lille, Lolana did not immediately draw a conclusion, but asked by staring into El's eyes.
"How is it possible, I'm not that kind of person. El Yizheng flatly denied it. He reached over to help Lolana tuck the blanket on her body, and smiled at her: "It's not too early, let's eat something and rest, as long as you recover, you can listen to me slowly in the future." ”
"No, I've slept for a long time, and now I'm not sleepy at all. Lolana pouted and shook her head. In fact, with Master Stephen's alchemy level, it was not difficult to treat her injuries. However, according to the theory of alchemists, excessive blood loss like Lolana's can cause serious internal damage to the human body, and even after healing, it is necessary to sleep a lot to allow the body to recover on its own.
So the real culprit who caused Lolana to fall unconscious was not Count Sneck's weapon, but Master Stephen's high-quality sleep potion.
"Even if I'm not sleepy, I'll lie down honestly and don't get up, I'll go and see what Wesley has prepared for you," Elban grimaced, trying to establish his majesty, but this effort quickly retreated in the gaze of Lolana who seemed to be able to move people's hearts.
"Who can sleep when they hear what you say? Lorana's eyes narrowed, a trademark smile on El's face that she hadn't seen in a long time. (For the latest chapter, please visit) "I really admire that Miss Lanstadt, to be able to pull up such a team, this is really unseemly......"
"People look very good, right? The expression on El remained unchanged at the slight sourness in the eldest lady's mouth, and he retorted as if he didn't understand.
"Humanity may be able to unite in times of crisis, but it is easy to be conflicted in the face of interests, and it is not enough to rely on courage and courage to lead this group of exiles forward. Lorana held her chin up, her eyes sparkling in the darkness, and she didn't know what years she had had.
"This team has nothing in the first place, so what's the benefit. El smiled wryly.
"Not necessarily. Lolana snorted lightly and smiled noncommittally, "According to what you have just said, I am afraid that Miss Lanstadt will face a big problem tomorrow." ”
"What's the problem?" Ellana was stunned when he heard the eldest lady's words, he knew that Lolana was never untargeted, as long as he said this, it was definitely not a joke. But what did she discover from what she had just briefly introduced?
He wanted to continue to ask, but Lolana smiled and didn't answer, and even shrunk into the blanket and pretended to be sick and refused to come out, so that he couldn't do anything at all.
The situation in Lille was the best El and Tiana had imagined so far, and he couldn't guess what was wrong with Lolana. El scratched his head, remembering that the girl had just mentioned the issue of "interests", but he was even more confused.
For the current Isttalon and Kemal families, there is no obvious irreconcilable contradiction of interests. In the face of the threat of a plague and natural scourge, the town of Lille has become a chicken rib. Delaire occupies the river valley pass, which can be attacked and retreated, and is already invincible. Tiana, on the other hand, had to lead the party on a long journey, without passing through the Kemal family's territory. If there are no surprises, the two sides will part ways after three days.
Lorana's prediction was verified the next morning, and to El's complete surprise, it was the Locke family who had the problem.
When Tiana and Renard arrived at Locke's manor with their men, they were stopped by the Locke family.
"Why! Why did you expropriate the private property of the Locke family? Young Master Renard, the property of the Locke family belongs to the family and not to you alone! Even if Young Master Mihalen did not use the family's property when he was the head of the family, why did you hand over our property to outsiders?"
The Locke family led their slaves, as well as some of the remaining guards of the manor, to block the gate of the manor, and the old butler, who had been saved by Renard, stood at the head of the wall and cried out in pain.
Renard's face was pale, and the nonsense of his clan made him lose face, and he longed to find a crack in the ground to get in and not come out.
The ancestor of the Locke family was once the knightly servant of the White Lion Ancestor Grand Duke Caesar, who also started as a military and based on the belief in glory, so there should not have been such a farce. But in the last family strife, those who supported Renard's legitimacy, as well as the warriors who held fast to their faith in honor, were slaughtered by Mihalen.
The remaining survivors are either spineless surrenderers or a group of people who were deliberately left behind by Mihalen to be slowly tortured, and this group of people was saved by Renard by accident. When the negotiations between the two sides were over, the men were able to return to the estate.
As the saying goes, poor people must have something to hate, and there is naturally a reason why these people are hated by Miharun to the core. In almost every family with a history, there will be a large number of clansmen who branch out of the bloodline. They could not inherit the title of nobility, but they regarded themselves as nobles. On weekdays, he is content with pleasure and does not produce, and is completely supported by his family.
Such a group of idlers stay at home and have nothing to do, so it is naturally easy to give birth to right and wrong. When they found out that the Confederates had withdrawn, they immediately recovered from their state of Reservoir Dogs and began to claim to be members of the Locke family again.
Out of the honor of his family and the consideration of reality, Renard finally decided to lead his people to follow the exiles. But in the eyes of the surviving Locke clansmen, his behavior was no different from that of Mihalan. No problem, it's your freedom, but you can't expropriate property belonging to the Locke family! Not even Master Miharun has ever done that!
If Miharun had been there at this time, he would have burst into laughter. At that time, the entire Locke Manor was his property, and even their lives were toys that he had taken away, so was it necessary to declare the ownership of the property to the dead?
But the people of the Locke family obviously don't want to think about the truth, they know very well who is the righteous party, but it is precisely because of this that they dare to stand up and speak out.
"I'm so sorry, I didn't expect my people to be so short-sighted as to disgrace the reputation of the Locke family. Renard lowered his head in shame and whispered to Tiana.
"I hope you can talk to your people and explain the misunderstanding. Tiana said calmly, "We are not interested in the wealth that your family has accumulated, after all, no amount of gold is meaningless to the dead. Comparatively, the food and weapons stored by your family are more helpful to us. ”
"I'll make it clear to them. Renard nodded, rode forward, and walked alone towards the manor.
"That's what you're talking about?"
El made an excuse to help in the morning, and pulled Lolana with him in the carriage, just to see what could go wrong. But now, it seems that it has not reached the kind of trouble that I imagined.
It's nothing more than a group of clowns who jump off the beam, and if they don't obey and beat them, they will naturally be honest.
"It's not as simple as it seems. Lolana leaned against the carriage in her cloak, hiding behind El with two shining eyes, playfully watching Tiana's reaction in the distance.
"Do you think they really think they're going to be able to keep their property? These guys are just bargaining. It's not that they don't want to leave, but from the perspective of the Locke family, they have both the army and the money, so they naturally want to fight for a greater voice. ”
"At this time, they still want to fight for power? Everyone is a refugee, I don't know if they can survive tomorrow, what else is there to fight for?" El was very puzzled by Lorana's explanation.
"As long as there are people, there will be society, and if there is society, there will be classes, and if there are classes, there will be conflicts of interest, and this has always been the case from ancient times to the present. How can the Istalon exiles be refugees, the inhabitants of Lille as commoners with their own lives, and the Locke family as nobles who occupy resources, so how can they be treated equally?"
Lolana pulled the strands of hair that were blocking her eyes behind her ears and smiled weirdly.
"The dung in your eyes may not be a delicacy in the eyes of others, but it is just a different angle. What you want is survival, but what the Locke family wants is power. I'd like to know what choice Miss Lanstadt will make?"
"What would you do if it were?" said El after a moment of silence, then turned back and asked.
"Give up what you have gained here and let them fend for themselves. Lolana shook her head and smiled. "If we choose to give up, they will really be in a hurry. (Go to read OM) (Jiangsu Net)