Chapter 271: Clement's Visit (Part I)
"How's it going?" Irene closed the thick book and asked the young lord sitting quietly across from her, "Are you happy to make such a scene?"
"How can this be considered a trouble?" Li Ang was very dissatisfied with the mage girl's tone, "This is Liwei!
"But it's really cool!" the young lord laughed.
In fact, he just made an assessment of this trip, and the effect is quite ideal, as soon as he says almost everything that should be said, even if it doesn't stimulate Jason, it can have an impact on hundreds of soldiers in the fortress, although as a soldier, it is impossible to question the commander's decision so simply, but after all, a seed of distrust has been planted in their hearts, and maybe it will take root at any time.
Second, they have figured out the strength of Jason and Charles, and once there is a direct conflict in the future, they can take targeted action, so as not to find out about the accident and rush to the scene
The most important ...... Of course, it was a bad breath!, so the young lord was in a rather happy mood now, and then he laughed out loud a few times.
“...... It's like a child!"
Erin rolled her eyes, if it was someone else's attitude, she would definitely be scolded by her as childish and ridiculously immature, but when the man in front of her behaved like this, it only made her feel a little childish, a little unstable.
So the mage girl began to examine herself, and now her opinion is not mixed with too many personal emotions, so that her attitude towards Leon and others other than Leon has changed significantly.
"Leon, you have to be careful," Caterina sat upright, in obvious contrast to the big man who was lazily reclining on the seat next to her, "If Commander Jason really does what he says, it will indeed have a great impact on your future development." ”
"I know," Leon waved his hand, "so I have two hands ready - Luthor and Jack, first of all, let the garrison headquarters see the report of today's battle, and secondly, many of the veteran's former colleagues are already junior officers, and find a way to spread the truth about what happened in Fort Eddham to these officers, I believe that I will also win over some soldiers who sympathize with me, of course, there are many other means, then we have to take our time." ”
"You always have a way," said Caterina sincerely, the knight girl followed Leon for longer and longer, and the strong shell she had disguised since she was a child gradually became nothing, and I don't know if it was because there was already a strong pillar in the girl's heart, and finally she didn't have to struggle to support herself.
However, the persistence hidden in Katerina's heart has not changed, as long as Leon is in danger, as long as her companions need protection, the knight girl will still stand firmly in front of everyone, but at that time the strength she showed was not a disguise, but from her beliefs, from her heart.
"Of course!" Leon didn't think much about it, he began to again, "I'm a young and promising Lord Campbell, and I know the world without leaving home, and it's not so easy to deal with me." ”
The alchemy master, who had been silent, couldn't look down on the apprentice's face the most, and was about to roar, but he didn't expect the young man to change his words and make Kaka shut up.
"Of course, it's still worse than the mentor!"
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The sky was getting darker, but you could still see the scenery outside the car window had changed from wasteland to greenery, and from green to golden valleys, rows of grains swaying in the breeze with large plump fruits, symbolizing the arrival of the harvest moon.
The carriage arrived at the manor as the peasants and hired laborers greeted, and when the enthusiastic people dispersed, Leon caught the first sight of an old man smiling at him not far away.
"Mr. Clement......" Leon suddenly felt that he had missed something, but it was too late at this time, so he could only meet it hard, trying to block the other party's gaze.
"Why did you come here all of a sudden? I can't even think of it......
The tall and thin old man wore a simple and slightly shabby robe, and wore a small pale blue pointed hat crooked on his unkempt gray curls, which looked quite funny with his wrinkled face and large red nose.
But Leon didn't dare to think that the other party was funny, and when he first met the only person in charge of the Observer Branch, he looked at him from beginning to end as if he had been crushed by a huge wheel, and felt that it was still fresh in his memory, but fortunately, Clement's attention this time did not seem to be on Leon's body, but looked at the other person steadily.
It's Katarina, Leon felt a burst of regret in his heart, and if he knew that this old man would run out by himself, he wouldn't let the girl get out of the car.
Clement's eyes began to glow, and Caterina also noticed that a strange old man was looking at her with a strange gaze, and immediately stood behind Leon in a flash, and asked in a low voice, "Who is he?"
"Ahem, an old friend......" Li Angyan said insincerely, although he had two "business dealings" with the other party and made a lot of profits from them, in fact, deep down he didn't want to see him at this moment. The main reason is that this terrifying old man will definitely not be untargeted when he travels thousands of miles to Campbell's territory, and he is now facing many affairs and has a lawsuit, so he doesn't want to get into any more trouble.
"That's right!" Clement clapped his hands and exclaimed, "We are indeed old friends, so this knight lady, can you let Leon's old friend take a look at your uniform?"
"It's over...... Or was he found out," Leon really had nothing to say about Clement's eyes, and the strength of the other party also made him speechless, so he had to say to the girl hiding behind him with a bitter face: "Katarina, don't worry, he just wants to see this uniform." ”
Clement circled around the knight girl for a few minutes, and finally Caterina looked at Leon with a blushing face, and the young lord had no choice but to step forward and block the other party's view with his body, and asked helplessly, "Mr. Clement, may I ask why you are here this time? I don't think a little Campbell would have anything to attract you to." ”
"No, no, no," the gray-haired old man repudiated Li Ang's words with a series of "no", "Little friend, there is really nothing that attracts me in this land, but there is a person who attracts me here, right?"
Li Ang's face froze, he knew that the person the other party was talking about was himself, he couldn't help but scratch his hair, and said, "I, I'm just a small lord, and you are the head of the Observer Branch, only those big things that alarm one side can attract your attention......
"No, no, no," the old man repeated again and repeated, "how can there be so many important things that deserve attention, and don't you think it's so annoying? ”
"Then you're just here to entertain me?" Leon wanted to ask this, but wisely suppressed the thought, and instead said, "Let's not stand outside, this is not hospitality, let's go into the house and talk about something." ”
There were still some curious hired workers and farmers standing around, as well as dozens of mercenaries who didn't leave, although Li Ang didn't necessarily suspect anything, but after all, there were many people, and it was better to find a separate space to talk to the head of this mysterious and powerful observer branch.
But as soon as he entered the room, Li Ang froze, almost thinking that he had gone to the wrong room. I saw that there were several more cabinets against the wall, and the rows of books in them were all kinds of books, and the long table that had been placed alone in the center was also full of stacks of thick books, and there was a notebook spread out on the table, and next to it was a bottle of ink and quills, and it seemed that old Mr. Clement was writing something down in the notebook before he came out.
As for that bed...... There was an extra layer of thick cushions on it, and a half-lifted quilt was spread out haphazardly on it, confirming that someone must have slept here these days.
"This ......" Leon stood in the doorway, dumbfounded.
"Ah," said Clement, squeezing in from his side, and said a little embarrassedly, "I've been waiting for you here for days, and I don't know when you'll be back, but time can't just be wasted, right?" said Clement, who had brought something with him, and borrowed it for a few days. ”
"You've brought all the house out, and what kind of borrowing is this? This is simply the rhythm of the dove's nest, okay!"
The young lord was helpless about the old man's self-assertions, but he couldn't say anything, so he could only silently slander in his heart. But then he watched the other party Shi Shiran walk to the chair with an extra animal hair cushion at the table and sit down, the young lord was stunned for a while, so he had to lift part of the cushion on the bed, and then sat on the corner of the bed very aggrieved.
"Excuse me, what the hell are you doing here?"