Waters Manor.

In front of the classical long table are several shimmering candlesticks, which show signs of temporary movement—a silent testament to the sumptuous dinner.

The three of Xianna's mother and daughter had a quiet meal. At some point, a mature female voice sounded: "Ai Xue, I am ready to transfer you to the Salz Academy of Magic." ”

Ai Xue, who looked like a snowman, wiped her lips with a handkerchief, raised her head and said, "I don't want it." My friends and partners are at the Sartovis Academy of Magic. ”

"It doesn't make sense, the Sartovis Academy of Magic won't be number one anytime soon." The toughness of their mother, Madame Germanie, was not diminished by the long wavy hair that wore over her shoulders.

Xianna rubbed her silver fork uneasily, and suddenly stood up and said, "I agree with my sister's decision!" ”

The calm Lady Germani and the surprised Ai Xue looked at each other at the same time.

"Reason."

"We used to be at the Sartovis Academy of Magic, and the other at the Salz Academy of Magic, and now it's the same......" Finding that her sister, who had been pressing on her, was identifying with herself, Xanna's nervousness quietly faded: "And you let Ai Xue transfer schools will make our family's reputation worse!" ”

"Who would dare to talk about the Montreal family?"

"But our last name is Waters." It's as if the dark environment gives Xena courage.

“…… Tonight's guests didn't come. Lady Germanie spoke of others.

"He said he'd come tonight." This time the courage was given by Annan, "It should be that you were so harsh and scared him before......"

"Really?" As a result, she saw her mother, who had always been strict, rarely agreeing with her words, "Take me to your academy tomorrow." ”

"Uh...... Good. ”

……

Annan, who had finished meditating, fell asleep, and he felt his body sinking deeper and heavier, sinking into the earth...... When he opened his eyes again, he sat in the temple for the first time in a long time.

Moreover, Annan not only did not return to the outermost part of the city due to the loss of Xingyue Bay, but advanced to the penultimate row, separated by two thick barriers from his former tablemate, Khamis VI.

"You're making so fast." "Will I see you on the Throne of the High Thirteen in a little while?" ”

"Probably not."

That would mean that Annan went from accepting asylum to sheltering others...... That's not a good thing, at least not now.

"What a confident 'should'." Khamis VI was angry.

The temple was full of commotion, and no one cared about their conversation except for the lord who was caught between them. Because this temple meeting has been too long......

Annan first looked at the King of Gold in the center of the temple, and then the King of Bones in the adjacent seats, Emperor Tatooun.

He sat on a seat made of countless skulls, his body shrouded in mist, like the other High Kings.

The Seat of Mud, still empty.

This temple meeting revolves around the expeditionary force that cleans up the rat plague and resists the demon tide. The High Kings of the North, Middle-earth, and the South unanimously agreed to send troops. As for their potential leaders, they only need to provide some supplies and let the expeditionary force pass.

The King of Gold did not look for Annan, and the King of Bones did not seem to recognize Annan, and after the notice, they mentioned "merit" and "reward", and hastily ended the council.

Annan opened his eyes and returned to his wooden house in Gem City.

"Meritorious" and "Rewarded" ...... Annanchai is related to the contribution to the expeditionary force. But they didn't say what the reward was, or even the time of the expeditionary force's call-up.

There should also be a second Council of the Temple.

Thinking so, Annan sat up and turned on the magic lamp. After thinking about it, he actually put on a mage robe and came to the pile of official business in the living room.

Annan casually picked up a book and opened it, this is the logbook of the new Initial. Flipping through a few short pages of records, I unexpectedly found an old friend on an extraordinarily long one, the Count of Ulmit, who had returned to his homeland.

After the destruction of the Violet Kingdom by the McKenn Ratmen, the unsustainable Earl of Ulmit took refuge in Starmoon Bay for a while, and then returned to the old land to rebuild his home-

Of course, Annan will not forget him, only Martin's memory can be so bad!

The date in the logbook was December 21, when Annam had not yet received the Jewel Bay, and the new Initial was still a wandering fleet, and the Count of Ulmit was trying to recruit them.

It was much closer from Gem City to the old land of the Violet Kingdom than from Starmoon Bay, and Annan remembered that the Earl of Ulmet still had a lot to treasure...... And the rat tide may not find the wealth put up by the nobles of the kingdom.

That's a kingdom's legacy.

Annan has a new idea and asks the maid Abby to call Ingrid. After listening to Annan's plan, the sleepy-eyed girl said disdainfully, "You don't even know the gold diggers. ”

"Of course I do! I've also been a gold digger for a while! There were only brown bread and salted peas, but there was a lot of work to ......"

After feeling for a while, Annan realized that the gold diggers she was talking about were not the same thing as the miners she was talking about.

"I'm just kidding." Annan smiled awkwardly.

Ingrid ignored him: "The gold diggers are the kind of people you say, they go in and out of destroyed countries and towns, and loot the relics of the dead like vultures. ”

"Are we still in time?" Annan thinks that the Violet Kingdom is big enough, and there is a similarly fallen Rekanr Kingdom next door, so the speed of the gold diggers should not be so fast.

"You can try to work with Count Ulmitte, a native is more useful than a vulture's sense of smell."

"I know, I'll leave this matter to you."

Facing Ingrid's disdain, Annan coughed lightly and picked up a ledger: "I'm going to continue to deal with official business!" ”

Annan was not a person who would get sleepy when he saw words. There are many reasons for his exhaustion at the moment, such as being woken up from rest, running a lot of places today, Aunt Susan's cooking is too delicious, entering the temple may be draining, and it is too quiet in the middle of the night-

So Annan rummaged around distractedly, found the magic mirror in the drawer, and said in a low voice: "Magic mirror, magic mirror, who is the most beautiful woman in this empire?" ”

The magic mirror trembled slightly, and a line emerged that was by no means written in a lingua franca.

Gotta find a way to make the Magic Mirror have a picture......

"Aren't you on business?"

The sudden appearance of Ingrid woke Annan up.

"Hmm...... I suspect that there is some secret in the magic mirror...... Why does it know so many things? ”

"If you have nothing to do, go and rest."

"I just...... Not good at handling these official duties. I can't do the last day's work like you and Olmedo did. Annan felt that he should say something, "Those fanciful things are more suitable for me." ”

"I'm noncommittal." Ingrid agreed.

"You're such a thoughtful person." With a relaxed smile, Annan closed his painful ledger and fell asleep peacefully on a quiet night.

(End of chapter)