Chapter 51: What was expected
"You tell [Selina] to go to this pass with the third team and lead all the caravans to this dug channel, don't extend their delivery time, if you can, you go and talk to all the consignees, let them take care of it a little longer."
Dragon's Whisker Gong pointed to a river mouth on the map, and then moved his hand to the nearby mountain peak, which had some very obvious dot map signs.
The red dots, the red crosses, and the red circles are all very obvious, and the person who made this picture made it in the easiest way, and there is no obvious color distinction.
It should be a first-hand marker map. There are far more different punctuation positions than those carefully planned maps.
From small mountain passes to large rivers, they are all extremely delicate drawings, and then marked with icons, but there are no place names.
"There is also this mountain, but the melting speed of the ice in this place is very unusual, and there is a high probability that there are fierce beasts of the ice element here to absorb the magic of the ice element, so that [Darcy] will take the fifth team to investigate it carefully. If you encounter danger, you take the second team to the neighborhood to investigate, and don't let go of every corner. ”
As if he had seen the woman holding the baby, he tapped the map and drew the young officer's attention.
"And here." Long Xu Gong looked at the map and put the old man's hand in the center of the city, which was where the Ministry of Internal Affairs was located: "You inform [Prade], don't let the fire brigade go far, it is easy to have a second fire again." Keep them on standby. Don't rejoice too soon. It's going to be a mistake. ”
"Yes, Your Excellency Dragonbeard."
The young officer answered, and the woman walked out.
"How's the material talk about at the Longxing Society? Did they accept our asking price? Long Xu Gong raised his head and looked at this young man, he didn't dare to look at Long Xu Gong at all, he could only lower his head.
"I'm sorry, but no."
"You have to negotiate with them as soon as possible, all the trade routes were frozen overnight, and the caravans can't get in, but the people in the city always have to eat, you sell the grain in the warehouse to the shops in batches, the price can be a little less, strictly controlled at the usual level, and if there is a situation of price gouging, you can directly take his license and let him close for three days."
Long Xugong calmly explained everything.
"There are also those businessmen and ronins in other places, register the population and information, need to be accurate to the specific address, there is no guarantor to focus on taking care of, if there is not enough manpower, borrow some people from the fourth team, just say that it is my meaning, they are also busy, don't be too impulsive in tone, don't be too angry. The guides should have been collectively out of work these days, so you have to be careful not to let too many people sneak into the city. You ask them for someone, don't go over empty-handed, you are going to beg someone, not to fight, put the shelf a little lower, even if there is no me, you have to talk to others well. ”
"Yes, Your Excellency Dragon Beard." The young man nodded lightly in reply, took the map from the dragon's hand, and stood respectfully.
"There you go...... I'm going to rest for a while, and you keep Kaft on standby. Long Xugong touched his forehead, indeed a little tired.
"Yes." The young man took the paperwork and walked down in a dignified manner.
The two dragon horns on the top of the dragon's head have been worn to a very small size by the years, like two bulging bags on the forehead to remind everyone that his identity is the only descendant of the [Ancient Dragon Clan] left in the world.
But he is already very old, he has long been unable to withstand the toss, and he is even more unable to fight like a young man, and even his mental strength is much weaker.
"Come out, old man. It's all so ripe, and it's still hidden. Long Xu Gong closed his eyes, sighed, opened them again, and glanced to the side.
I saw that there was indeed a person born from the curling smoke, a tall, gray-bearded old man, who was staring at the dragon's beard.
The old man looked much more energetic than Long Xugong, but his face was serious and his heart was heavy, so he was even more energetic. Generally speaking, white has some important meaning for magicians, and not all magicians can wear it.
White represents purity, and in the wizarding world, it also represents close to the origin of spiritual power, and magicians wearing white magic robes are generally considered to have a strong refining origin spiritual power as a super mage with their own strength.
This also means that they can no longer use the power of [Spirit] to activate magic like chanting spells, but can create their own magic and use it.
This is a symbol of mastery of the Origin Spiritual Power.
The man placed his hands on his waist and his wand in his right hand, as if he had just finished dealing with something, and his seriousness still could not escape the kindness of his age and white beard.
"You should know better than I am what to do with the current situation. Early morning. The white-bearded old man looked solemn, standing in front of the dragon beard ten steps away, and his tall figure covered the light outside the tent tightly.
"You know, Philip, I'm just a mortal, and I can't handle so many things at the same time."
Long Xu Gong pinched his forehead twice with his thumb and middle finger before he looked up to look at Principal Philip.
He sighed, "Remember how we used to deal with those demons? Now it's the turn of the new generation of kids, and it's time for us to step back. ”
"The fighters of the ancient dragon clan will not give up easily, this is what you told me yourself." Philip didn't make a big move, but spread his hand holding the wand around his waist, and he wondered if the old man, known as His Excellency the Dragon Beard, was retreating.
"We were born and died, but that was a long time ago, my friend. I do feel my old age, too. Time waits for no one, and it has never waited for me. Long Xu Gong also spread his hands, because of this sentence, he laughed as if he was self-deprecating: "Old friend, you have been fighting on the front line for so many years, it's really hard for you."
"I've lived a long life, and I can't rest assured. When I saw the children leave me one by one, I couldn't lie in bed and stare at the ceiling. Philip closed his eyes, stared at Long Xugong and sighed: "Every time I see you, you have to talk to me about a nonsense that makes you retreat." In fact, you know better than anyone else that you can't retreat at all. ”
"Then I'm tired too......" Long Xugong smiled, put his hand down, stood up from the chair, walked in the room with his hands behind his back, and walked around the room like a walk: "I can only talk to you about my hardships, you also said that the era that belongs to us is over, just so that these young children will not leave us too early, and the white-haired people will send the black-haired people."
Headmaster Philip looked at him, as if agreeing with him, and raised an eyebrow, Headmaster Philip tilted his head and looked at the top floor of the tent, which was supported by an iron bracket at the connection point above, and that iron bracket bloomed like a flower.
"Victoria is abdicating." Principal Philip turned to see the reaction of Long Xugong.
Long Xu Gong tilted his head like an innocent three-year-old looking at him, Long Xugong's beard trembled twice, and Principal Philip's beard trembled with it.
"It's not good, the little girl didn't care about it."
"But he wants to give you his place."
"I have a sore back. Pass it to me, how many years can I manage? ”
"She doesn't want to pass it on to the Tiger Chasers."
"That's ...... too"
"It also means that you have to live a few more years, and if something goes wrong at this juncture, the world will definitely be in chaos."
"Hey...... But I don't have much to live...... My deadline is approaching. You can live as long as you can......"
"One more thing."
Principal Philip's expression that had just eased down became serious again, and the corners of his mouth moved slightly.
"I already know."
"I haven't said it yet."
"The man is already outside the door."
"You found it?"
"Didn't look for ......"
"And how do you know?"
"You have the Ministry of Magic, and I have the Intelligence Agency. In all likelihood. ”
"Is it true that you just told me that you were going to step down?"
"Of course it's true, he showed up, and I ...... Leave all the matter to the princess to take over. I'm probably really going to step down. ”
"How old are you, and you still say that you can quit if you want to, you are not ashamed."
The two old men said one by one, just like reminiscing about the old days, their words were mostly calm, with few ups and downs, but there was no longer much time to spend together, and the topic was only something that both of them knew.
It was inappropriate for the parents to have a short chat, and they calmed down.
It may be the sadness caused by old age, and they all sigh softly unconsciously. Sighing and sighing, the air exhaled from his nose began to be sad.
But under the calm, this sadness is too bland, and there is no trace of waves at all.
"I'm leaving...... Your Excellency Dragon Whisker. ”
"Let's go......"
Professor Philip looked at the dragon beard standing outside the tent, gently turned into a puff of white smoke, and slowly disappeared.
It's come to the point where even if old friends meet and greet each other, they really don't know what to talk about.
What can be talked about again is only after being buried in the soil, but the person who can't die. At least no dead person has ever been able to meddle in human affairs anymore, and most of them are just troublemakers.
"Let me meet the hero who is going to save this world."
Long Xu Gong opened the edge of the tent with his hands behind his back, and walked out slowly pacing.
The teams on both sides of the standby saw him, saluted respectfully, and shouted Long Xu Gong, and he nodded.
They were so young, and he was an old man who was punctual and couldn't match it.
He saw a group of people gathered around, and at a glance he saw Craft. The Seventh Squad led by Kaft was all around the edge of the camp.
Kaft seemed to have been squeezed out by his own team, and he stood there smiling bitterly.
A woman with white hair and white clothes, surrounded by team members, still chanting words in her mouth, although it was a low voice, she could hear it clearly.
"Miss Lanluo, have you ever had a boyfriend? How about going on a date with me? A bald man squinted and laughed.
"Miss Lanlo should be dating me!" A man with broad eyebrows went to top the bald head.
"What does Miss Lanlo like? Flower? Or chocolate? A handsome boy burrowed next to them, baring his big white teeth.
"Speaking of chocolate, I've got chocolate here! Promise. A green-haired man pulled out a pack of white cloth from his arms.
"I've got cookies here!" The little boy on the periphery jumped to his feet, trying to squeeze inside to meet Lan Luo.
"I've got Shaqima here!" A man with long red hair raised his hand next to him, albeit empty.
"What you gave is too vulgar, I have my family heirloom treasure here! Miss Lan Luo doesn't dislike it, just take it......" A man with long black hair bowed solemnly, squeezing everyone away.
"Wow! You cheat! How can anyone go out with their own heirlooms?! Everyone looked at the "family heirloom".
"You didn't say it!"
"Miss Lanlo! I have a talisman here that has been with me for many years, very spiritual, you take it, no, no, I'll give it to you! ”
"Wow! You bought it from this stall! Why haven't I seen you take it out! ”
"I have this, I have this!"
They spontaneously tried to play a game called "Make Miss Lanluo smile", which was actually a huge blind date team.
Of course, they didn't succeed and played very hard. There are such big beauties here. There is no sense of distance from them, you can see Lan Luo's entire beautiful and flawless face up close, Lan Luo's long eyelashes are matched with the slight cold, and the ice has also become a beautiful decoration on her body, white hair and white clothes, green hairpins and crescent foreheads, and a woman with a sword.
The woman might also be amazed by her eyebrows, and then her heart would thump, let alone a group of rough men who followed Kaft. If one person is okay, so many people are bold, although they can't make the beauty laugh, but they are also happy.
Kaft hissed and watched as his men surrounded Lanlo, one by one, as if they had seen some kind of treasure.
He was also pretty, but as the captain, his reservedness allowed him to be squeezed out of the crowd by "his own squad".
"You guys! Let Miss Lan Luo be embarrassed, you don't have to think about it to know, one by one will definitely be no play......"
As soon as he said this, he was ridiculed, and the twelve young people in the team gave him a blank look.
"Captain Craft, follow you, but I've never seen a woman at all, they're all so old, and I haven't seen a woman next to you! Don't help us guide us, take care of yourself, your former friends and children can make soy sauce! ”
A yellow-haired man blew his bangs and teased, causing Kaft to glare at him, and the yellow-haired boy turned his head and closed his eyes unconvinced: "Hmph, I can't listen to you in this matter...... Otherwise, my wife won't be able to find it. ”
"Hahahahaha...... The captain is going to beat the single! The other members paused to amuse Randro, and instead watched as Raft smiled unusually happily.
"[Victor], you're training twice as much tomorrow, remember." Kaft pointed at the yellow-haired man and laughed along.
"Ah~Captain, I'm kidding~" Victor the yellow fur twisted his body and begged for mercy to look at Craft.
"You all heard it~ You train normally tomorrow, and this kid Victor will run ten more laps~" Kaft smiled and touched his nose.
"Ah~"
"Hahahahaha~" Everyone looked at the aggrieved Victor, gloating now, but even happier.
Lan Luo looked at them, she didn't have any emotional fluctuations as always, like looking at a few male ants who were courting.
But then again, it seems that the sapper ant can't have offspring, even if they are also ants.