There was no snow last night, and there was no sudden cooling, but Eli still fell ill.

"I'm fine, Cecilia." Eli comforted the tearful girl beside the bed in a hoarse voice, "It's a pity that you rarely come to the Lord's Castle once. ”

When the eldest lady heard this, she immediately wiped her tears exaggeratedly: "I actually want to be like Clarence and stay overnight every once in a while." ”

But the heir of the Luopu family often goes in and out with the little master, and it can be said that he is a good friend, and she, the eldest lady who is a lot older, often goes in and out of the castle, and the Luopu family will be pushed to support the little master.

The eldest lady had a cold face, but her expression was really vivid, and Eli was immediately amused by her. The eldest lady was proud in her heart, and sure enough, the one who could coax little Eli the most was her Cecilia Lopu.

Eli suddenly remembered the small gift he had given to the eldest lady some time ago, and he asked, "Is the soap still good?" ”

"Ahh The eldest lady also remembered, and she said with great interest, "My mother thinks it is very good, and she says that if you are willing to put soap in the Franciste store and sell it, it will cause a commotion." ”

The eldest lady's maternal grandfather was a fairly successful aristocratic businessman, and unlike people like Firia, who came from a wealthy family but knew nothing about business, she had an extremely keen sense of smell when it came to business.

Because of this acumen, Eli invited Mrs. Lopu to be the undersecretary of commerce in Dylan's name, and one of the decisions she made was when Francis's shop sold some of its goods to foreign caravans.

Eli was a little surprised when Soap was evaluated by such a lady in such a positive tone: "But is there a Curling grass cleaner?" ”

The grass is endemic to the world, and its rhizomes are rich in sap with powerful cleansing powers, which Eli generally understands as a thick version of laundry detergent or a thin version of dish soap. The method of making the Kelling Grass Cleaner is simple, and the one used by the nobles will go through a few more tedious treatments on the normal version used by the commoners.

Because of the presence of the Keling Grass Cleaner, Eli didn't pick up one of the must-have three-piece sets of soap until some time ago when he was a little bored, and made a little too much, and gave it to someone close to him as a small gift.

The eldest lady shook her head: "Long-term use of Keling grass cleanser will make the skin rough, but using soap will not. ”

For aristocratic women who are beautiful with delicate skin, this is obviously unbearable. So they would use expensive potions to care for their skin, and then they would have to use Koling grass to wash away the slimy stuff.

Finally caught in a cycle of cycles.

Eli didn't expect this reason, he also thought that after having Keling grass, the soap would look more chicken.

He pondered for a moment, if that was the case, he could find a time to study and contribute to the assortment of goods in Francis's long shop.

"Miss Lopu." An unpleasant-sounding voice came from the doorway, and Eli and the eldest lady looked at the same time, it was Orin with a stinky face.

Eli suddenly felt as if he had to stand at the door of his room every time he was sick, as if it was a check-in point.

Orin, who clocked in steadily, said with a stinky face, "It's time to go to the barracks." ”

Barrack? The lord's personal guard barracks?

Eli looked at the eldest lady, he knew that the eldest lady aspired to be a powerful light swordsman rather than a noble lady who walked through drunken banquets, but no one had ever mentioned to him that the eldest lady had become a member of the pro-guard.

Unlike the Francis Army, the former will frequently appear on the battlefield or in places where the Monster Storm is moving, which is very dangerous, and Eli does not think that the Lopu family will support their only eldest lady to enter such a dangerous place.

I'm afraid that the eldest lady didn't make a decision secretly from the family, right? The kind that even Clarence didn't know. Eli was skeptical.

Only then did the eldest lady remember that her main purpose today was to report to the guard barracks next to Francis Castle, not to visit the sick young master at Francis Castle.

"Ahh The eldest lady stood up on the ground, and she said in horror, "Little Eli, I'll come to see you later, I'm going to be late for the first day of reporting!" ”

The drowsy brain slowed Eli's reaction by half a beat, and before he could respond, the eldest lady took two steps out and turned her head sharply, raised a finger, stood in front of her lips and gently shhhhh

Sure enough, she is worthy of being the eldest lady of the Luopu family, and it is not surprising that she did such a thing of secretly joining the pro-guards.

What can Eli do? Eli could only smile and nod.

The lively lady disappeared in the doorway, and Eli asked Orin, who was still leaning on the door frame, with some strange questions: "Aren't you going to the barracks?" ”

At this time, Orin should have been dancing his heavy sword in the barracks.

"Of course I want to go."

He looked at Eli with an indescribable look, and just as Eli was about to feel uncomfortable from this look, Orin asked, "Will you die?" ”

Eli said in a complicated voice: "I thought I just caught a cold because of the night wind. ”

No matter how bad their brotherhood was before and how weak it is now, there is an awkward honeymoon period in the middle, and Orin doesn't want him to die, right? Could it be that he has some terminal illness other than a cold that he doesn't know about?

Orin curled the corners of his mouth, and the mocking expression that had been the same as he had been eight years old and had faded as he had grown older returned. He snorted pretending to be cold, dropped a vicious "you'd better be" and turned away.

He looked fierce, but the movement of closing the door was gentle.

Eli, who felt a little inexplicable, thought about it and could only conclude that Orin was probably in puberty. It's normal for adolescent children to not understand what's going on in their heads.

Eli was the only one left in the empty room, leaning back on the soft pillows, the relaxed look on his face fading like paint diluted by water.

Last night, just as Dylan had told him that no Francis would take the initiative to bring up the Holy See, he had received a mission that was very different from all the previous ones.

Quest series [Dome of Darkness].

No quest instructions, no quest hints, no quest progress, nothing. Eli even suspected that something was wrong with the system, which caused the rest of the content to not be broadcast. But the system quickly gave him a negative answer.

That's it, it's a mission with nothing but a name.

Sure enough, there is a big problem with the Holy See.

But now the main problem is not the Holy See, Eli sighed and rubbed his temples.

His mind went back to last night.

Out of some inexplicability, and even he didn't want to think about it, he avoided the Holy See and asked Dylan with his head up, "Is there any special change around the Elemental Gem Mine?" ”

"That's why I'm telling you all this today. I found this in the snow. ”

Dylan juggled a flower.

The flower was in his hand right now.

Eli lowered his eyes and turned the stem, the blue-purple leaf-shaped petals twirling in his movements, like a butterfly spreading its wings.

Iris, a perennial herb, usually blooms in the warmer months of April or May –

And not in such a cold winter.