"Guest?"

Shug raised an eyebrow slightly.

He didn't know what kind of guests in this world would choose not to go through the front door, but to go through the window that could only stick out half of his body.

Unless the other party is like himself, he has the ability to squeeze directly through the corners.

Thinking of this, Xiuge couldn't help but feel it slightly, so he caught some faint magic power escaping in the air, and the source of the magic seemed to be outside the window.

This made him a little curious, but at such a time, it was obviously inappropriate to ask questions or continue to stay, so Xiuge decisively put away the flannel bag and turned to walk out.

Before leaving the cold study, he nodded politely to Old Zeke, his eyes paused on the glass display case behind him, and then closed the door with his hand.

The door closed, and Old Zek reached out and tightened his coat, reached out and turned on the expensive lamp on the desk with the ritual of warm magic, and coughed heavily.

Immediately, the flapping of wings sounded outside the window, and in the bright glow of the magic lamp, a huge raven with shiny feathers jumped in.

It looked like it was choking on the weather outside, but instead of rushing to the glowing magic lamp, it raised its paw and nimbly fiddled with the open window, hiding it in a slit.

After that, it jumped onto Old Zek's desk and stood closest to the heat source.

"Your Highness, you should have been in the study a long time ago, if Finn knew about this kind of thing, he would definitely start complaining again."

"That's what you said."

The raven opened its mouth, and the human female voice immediately came out: "If I knew that his magic perception was so keen, I should have directly pretended to be a pet raven...... It's too cold outside. ”

"Hehe, let's do it next time."

Zeke raised his hand and moved the raven's body slightly away from the magic lamp, so that the magic ritual in action would not burn its feathers.

Then he asked, "How?" Did you hear our conversation? ”

"I heard it all."

The raven, or rather, Princess Sophia, who had transformed into a raven by magic, seemed to have the habits of a bird at this moment, and she naturally combed her wet feathers and said, "However, I am puzzled...... Is he really a member of your Ernst family? I don't feel like it at all. ”

"Oh?"

"I've come into contact with many, many people on the plateau and plains, nobles, soldiers, officials, and many ordinary people, but he's not like these people."

Princess Sophia commented very directly: "He is a quick thinker, he is always able to grasp the ideas of others, he uses new ideas to discuss problems, but at the same time he can grasp the core of the problem, but what he focuses on is always different from what I envisioned." ”

"If you want me to say, he might be more like one of those scholars...... I don't mean the casters of the Council and the Council, but the people who are really trying to delve into and explore the worldly laws of the Brahma Grace, and I have found from the last time we met that when faced with a problem, he instinctively conceives and seeks answers that will benefit the majority. ”

Old Zeke was very amused by the judgment of his excellent student, he curled up in his wheelchair and smiled: "What is the 'majority' that Your Highness refers to?" ”

"The 'majority' after excluding the royal family, the aristocracy, and the elite."

"So accurate?"

"It's just a feeling, and it's possible that I'm overthinking."

During the conversation, the raven finally finished grooming its feathers, and it spread its massive wings in the light to absorb more heat.

Old Zeke sighed: "In my eyes, it's not that complicated. ”

"What do you think?"

"I'm afraid he wouldn't have wanted to be the heir to the Ernst family, otherwise he wouldn't have behaved like that when he heard about Yerevan's death."

Old Zeke said slowly: "And before that, when I mentioned to him about the heir, his first reaction was questioning, and the second reaction was hostility...... Oh, the kind of hostility that arises from excessive nervousness and caution, like a frightened groundhog. ”

"Teacher, that's not a good description."

"Oh, but whatever."

Old Zeke laughed: "If Yerevan could still see the appearance of this child, he will probably regret his past judgments and choices, but there is no such what if...... As for Shug, I'm sure he must have some secrets about the Black Sun Society and the prophecy, and perhaps that's why he's so concerned about the city of Salem and the movements taking place around it. ”

"So, do you really intend to make him the heir to the family? He obviously still has a lot of secrets, which is unstable. ”

"I do think so."

Zeke Ernst nodded very honestly, "But for now, this is just an untied rope that will allow him to stay in Bolden safely, and that will be enough." ”

He breathed a sigh of relief: "As for the secret, each of us has it, and we can always figure it out by slowly tracking it down and exploring it slowly, and then we will discuss the issue of stability." ”

"Well, well, I would have liked to have another chance to talk to him...... I'd love to know what's in his head. ”

The raven gathered its wings, and then it jumped in the middle of the desk and said, "Then we have to talk about the problems of the Leyland district." ”

"I thought you wanted to talk about the Murkey Workshop."

"That matter has been decided, and from tomorrow, the weapons workshop of the Muki family will be included in the jurisdiction of the Ymir Legion, and the name will be changed to the royal military factory. In the future, we will be involved in the development and testing of all new ordnance. ”

Princess Sophia's tone was very serious: "If that kind of weapon is really just the beginning, then in the future, we need to ban all unauthorized weapon development and production......

……

"Mr. Schugg? Mr. Schugg? ”

At the sound of Ellen's voice, Shug's magic and consciousness finally returned to his body.

He quickly cleared the fog of the Mirror Messenger in his eyes, and slowly turned around: "I'm sorry...... I'm so tired these days, I just wanted to take a break, but I didn't expect to lose my mind. ”

"The housekeeper of the manor has arranged a place for you to live, would he like to take you there?"

"Okay, let's go now, I need to get some sleep."

Hug nodded, and then he picked up his things and stood up from the chair in the exhibition hall.

The adventure just now caused a little cold sweat on his back, although it was a little uncomfortable, but on the whole, this adventure was quite rewarding.

It was thanks to him that he had kept an eye on the study when he left it, and had secretly injected the power of the mirror messenger into the glass cabinet door behind him that could be used as a mirror, otherwise he might have missed out on these important messages and intelligence.

"This old fellow, I knew that the relationship between him and Princess Sophia was not so bad."

Shug silently thought back to the words he had eavesdropped, judging from the conversation between Zeke Ernst and Princess Sophia, they should not have any hostility at the moment, at most they were curious and confused, and were ready to pay a certain attention to themselves.

"I did show some flaws in some areas, too."

As he walked out with Ellen, he thought to himself, "Fortunately, in their eyes, these anomalies of mine seem to be explained, and they may well attribute these traces to my experience in the city of Salem, and the influence of the actions of the Black Sun Society on 'Shug Ernst'......"

In this way, Shuge walked out of the mansion, and outside the gate of the mansion, an elegant carriage was parked.

This retro vehicle is very eye-catching when placed with the new steam vehicles around.

"Your accommodation is at the other end of the estate, some distance from here, so it will be more convenient to take the carriage."

The manor's steward, who was about forty years old, took over Ellen's job, and it was only then that Shug noticed that there were also soldiers from the Fifth Chasseur Regiment next to the carriage, and it was clear that the military was very closely monitoring the entire Leyland district, even the Ernst family was no exception, which should be related to the "Bolden aristocratic strategy" that Old Zeke and Princess Sophia talked about.

"Mr. Shuge!"

The young soldier came to Xiuge and took the initiative to salute Xiuge.

Shuge couldn't help but smile.

Because what appeared in front of him was a familiar face - on the way to Bolden, his guard was the young man in front of him, and Hug remembered that his name was Duden.

"During this time, I will be your bodyguard!"

Duden familiarly took the revolver rifle and folded overcoat from Shogg, and then he stepped aside so that Shog could get into the car.

"Duden, who arranged for you to come?"

"It's Major Alfred, sir!"

Duden followed Shuge into the carriage, and he replied, "The Major asked me to tell you that he is very grateful to you for being able to deliver the 'letter', and now everything is going well, and everyone is very satisfied. ”

Hearing this, Xiug nodded silently.

In fact, he didn't play the role of a "messenger" very well, and Alfred had the idea of having himself hand over or show the revolving rifle in order to attract the attention of Zeke Ernst and the royal family, but in fact, for these big people who were watching and hearing from all directions, they should have already noticed these promising new inventions, and even if they didn't have themselves, they would naturally have such an important thing on the agenda.

"Sir, do you need to go straight to your accommodation?"

At this time, the butler's voice came from outside the carriage, so Xiuge thought about it seriously and said, "Don't rush first...... Steward, where are the family's books and collections generally placed? ”

"If you're looking for ordnance or other displays, it's in the mansion's exhibition hall, but if you're looking for artifacts and books, then I can take you to the gallery on the other side of the woods, not far from where you're resting."

"Alright, let's go."

At the sound of the command, the carriage, which was towed by the highland ponies, immediately turned around and began to move down the road, the horses were close relatives of the magical creatures 'Ground Pattern Pack Horses', but their size was more compact, so they were not suitable as war horses or pack horses.

However, the intelligence and gentleness of the highland ponies make them ideal for use as common mounts and tools in cities and estates, and are also very popular among noble ladies and ladies.

"By the way, Duden...... Miss Sally who came with us to Bolden, how is she now? ”

Taking advantage of this time, Hugg asked about Sally and Old Schubert.

"After arriving in Boldon, Miss Sally, with the help of her teacher, officially registered as an apprentice alchemist, and is currently studying at the Bolden Alchemy Medical School."

"Medical school? I think the bar for this academy should be high, right? ”

"Ah, yes...... In the entire Lowe Plateau, it is at the top of the rankings, and the annual tuition fee alone is already exaggerated. ”

Duden nodded: "Well, one of Major Alfred's elders is an honorary professor there...... In any case, the major arranged the matter, and the old Schubert was also sent with him, and I heard that his injuries were almost healed, but he was missing a leg, and his body was very weak, and I am afraid that he would have to stay at home in the future. ”

Speaking of this, the young soldier pursed his lips: "But it's better to stay, after all, there is a war coming soon." ”

"Will you be nervous?"

"Fortunately, although many people say that the situation is changing day by day, everyone is still very confident."

Du Deng pointed to the revolver rifle that had been following Xiuge for a while, and said: "The weapons you use now are changing very quickly, well, just the Muqi 2699 revolver you use, there has been a new and improved version in the past two days, according to those who have used it, the new variety of revolver can allow us not to manually adjust the nest after each shot as before, so that the rate of fire can be increased by two to three times, not to mention, we are all starting to install some new guys, that is the real terrible weapon!" ”

"New guys? What is it? ”

"Uh......"

Duden touched his head, and he said, "It doesn't seem to have been officially named yet, so it is currently called by the name of the master who made it, 'Kalfan Muchi'." ”

"If you want me to say, it is a relatively heavy and large firearm that must be pushed by wheels, but its rate of fire is too fast, a soldier who is afraid that it can withstand an entire position, with this kind of weapon, even the hard-armored earth dragon of the Black Nest Mountain Range will be beaten to pulp alive!"

Hearing these words, Xiuge's expression became strange.

He didn't feel like he was isolated from the world for a few days......

Why is the version updated again?

The machine gun and the airship are already out, so what's next?

……

It's the end of the month

Humble Ticket ORZ

There's a lot left, you can smash it at me

(End of chapter)