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The province of Zaga is very ordinary, with no special industries, no commendable cities or forces, and no reputation on the mainland. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Moreover, not long after the war between Kalenga and Carter, the current province is not much better, although it is not full of devastation. The most important city in the province, where the lord of Chahar was located, was called Kebilan, and the size of the city was only medium, and the city had suffered great damage because of the war, and although it had been nearly a year, the traces of the war could still be easily seen.

After a seven-day trek, we arrived here. The reason why it took so long on the road was because he was accompanied by Lotus Kafir and some people who had migrated from the small town to Zaga. It wasn't until after the departure that I heard from her that the old Duke William, knowing that his son had also been made a duke and had his own domain, had decided to abandon his own domain and move his family there. For his decision, I can only express my heartfelt admiration.

The presence of two dukes with territories in the same family at the same time inevitably brought the king's suspicion in addition to their eminent power. This is an inevitable thing, even if the current king will not have any dissatisfaction, the successor in the future will eventually be suspicious. Although this knighthood made the William family prominent for a while, it laid a deep bane. The old duke's resolute renunciation of the prominent position of power was precisely to get rid of this possible crisis.

However, I just admire it. For me, Karinga, or what the future holds for the Williams, is not worth caring about. Although I have a good impression of the current members of the William family, it does not mean that I will treat them particularly preferentially. If it weren't for the fact that the lord of the city had been sending someone to take care of my manor because of Chaha, and because of his curiosity, I wouldn't want to meddle in this matter.

Outside of Kebilan, I met the long-lost Duke William and Lord Chahar. The old duke, who resigned from the title, seemed to be in good spirits, his face was full of red light, if it weren't for the hint of melancholy in his eyes, he was afraid that his state would be much better than before.

"Brother Long, I didn't expect that after just two years of not seeing you, you have already made a name for yourself on the mainland, the name of the Bird of Paradise Knight Long Gutian, and now it is well-known wherever you put it. When he saw us coming, the old duke greeted us with a big smile.

I smiled and said, "Lord Duke also seems to have greatly improved his strength and is in good spirits!" After breaking through the bottleneck once, the growth rate will be much faster, looking at his appearance, I know that he now has almost the strength of an intermediate law saint.

"I've already resigned from office, but this duke is just a fictitious name. Speaking of his title, the old duke obviously didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "I'm also an old mercenary, I used to be riddled with trivial things, and there was nothing I could do, but now this one jumps out, but there is time." Perhaps, when will I find my brother to join the gang, and enter your Longyuan mercenary group to feel what it is like to be the most promising mercenary group in the mainland. I just don't know, if an old man like me collects it, my brother will accept it or not. ”

I smiled slightly, the so-called most promising mercenary group in the mainland is the title given to the Longyuan mercenary group by the mercenary union. As the fastest upgrade to A+-level mercenary group on the mainland, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most promising. It's just that it would be too exaggerated to let a duke join the group. Even though there are many nobles who are mercenaries on the mainland, they have never heard of any mercenary titles above the earl, let alone duke.

Without waiting for me to answer, Alice, who had been following me all the time, said proudly: "Grandpa, if you want to join the Longyuan Mercenary Group, you have to ask me! ”

The old duke frowned slightly, looked at the lovely Alice, and asked with a smile: "Little girl, you are Alice, right? Then do you think I am qualified to join the Dragon Yuan Mercenary Group?"

"Well, what's this...... Alice looked him up and down seriously for a while, and said in a thoughtful manner: "Although your strength is a little worse, but fortunately, you have a duke's title, so I reluctantly agreed." There is a member of the duke in the regiment, and I am a little glorious to say how much it is, well, I agree. ”

The old duke's face was slightly bitter, he didn't expect this cute little girl to give such an evaluation, but of course he didn't think that Alice could really see his strength, but just smiled bitterly that he was actually teased by a little girl. The people behind him, including the current lord of Chahar, also turned pale, struggling to resist the urge to laugh. However, it seemed that something immediately came to mind, and after the lord of Chahar looked slightly solemn, he also showed a wry smile.

However, some people couldn't help laughing and laughed out loud. Of course, it's not Filia, but the little girl, Liankafeier. Maybe she had never seen her grandfather laughed at like this, looking at the slightly bitter old face, she laughed very shamelessly.

Laughter is also contagious, and with her laughter, the large number of people who came to greet her couldn't be suppressed one by one, and let out a kind laugh. The old duke stroked his long beard with a wry smile, but there was not the slightest annoyance in his expression. However, probably everyone here thought that Alice was just joking, but they didn't know that not only could she really see through the old duke's strength, but also really thought that his strength was indeed a little worse. After getting used to the god-level and higher demigod masters, the little girl's vision has become extremely high, and the Fa Sheng may be a master that any mercenary group is rushing to want, but Alice is a little disdainful.

Philia hurriedly pulled Alice down, and said apologetically: "Lord Duke, please don't be surprised, Alice is spoiled by Xiaotian, and she has always been so eccentric." ”

"Haha, the little girl is very cute!" The old duke laughed dryly, of course he would not be angry, but he did not dare to joke with Alice anymore, and turned to Philia and said: "This is Mrs. Long, right? You are so polite, if you don't mind, just like Brother Long, just call me Brother Long." ”

I was slightly embarrassed, when did I call him brother? It seems that this guy's cheekiness is not much inferior to that of Siskaya's old fox.

Filia glanced at me slightly, smiled gracefully, and said, "Lord Duke is highly respected, how can we not know the severity of the relationship. Otherwise, Lord Lord's head would be a headache. As she spoke, her beautiful eyes glanced at Lord Chahar, who was following behind the old duke, as if intentionally or unintentionally.

The old duke frowned slightly, thinking that if he really became an elder brother, wouldn't his son be a generation lower in vain. It didn't matter if it wasn't before, but now Chahar is also a lord of one side, and he generally maintains a bit of majesty. Although this woman said it lightly, she made no room for refutation, which is really not simple. At this time, he was embarrassed to continue to entangle this issue, and instead smiled at me, and said: "I thought that the little brother was still alone at the beginning, but I didn't expect that in just two years, there would be so many beautiful people around him, hehe, this ability, I'm afraid I won't lose your amazing martial arts!" He looked at me with an ambiguous expression, but the corner of his eye fell on Filia's body, obviously not angry with Filia's answer just now, and wanted to find some "field" to come back. When Philia said this, he was embarrassed to call me brother again.

I smiled and said nothing, but Philia calmly replied: "It should be the honor of our sisters to have Xiaotian agree to follow her side." ”

The old duke was dumbfounded again, he was so funny, in fact, he just wanted to make Filia shy, but he didn't want her to be generous, calmly speaking, but he had an indescribable bearing, which made him unable to laugh anymore.

The lord of Chahar found an opportunity to run up at this time, and said: "Captain Long and his party have worked hard from afar, I have prepared a few rest manors in the lord's mansion, let's settle down in the city and chat!" Compared to the old duke's strength, his face is obviously much worse, his pale face still has the weakness after the injury, and the red and swollen eyes are even more bloodshot, obviously the affairs of this province are not easy, and the mysterious temple has definitely caused him a lot of trouble.

The old duke nodded again and again, and said in a loud voice: "Yes, yes, yes, let's talk about it when we go to the city, this time I really have to rely on the little brother and a few people." ”

I smiled and nodded, it seems that even if I want to live in the Lord's Mansion, I'm afraid I won't be able to. Although they didn't mention the mysterious underground temple, the gloomy look on their faces was already full of explanation.

In the Lord's Palace, we were given a very quiet manor, which was obviously also a consideration of my manor in the small town. The estate has not only a large garden, but also an arena, lawns, and clear pools with curved rivers and flowing water. The only drawback is probably the decoration inside, whether it is the sculptures that can be seen everywhere or the furniture in each room, it is extremely luxurious and tacky. If this is Carter, which has been destroyed, then there is no doubt that the magnates of Carter are more powerful than the countries I have visited.

After a hurried wash, we were not surprised to receive an invitation to a dinner party by the lord of Chahar. The only surprise was probably that what he invited to participate in this time was not a formal banquet, but a family banquet belonging to the William family.

(To be continued)