Although it was a conversation, the atmosphere was a little too quiet.

Because the person who started the conversation didn't say a word after dragging the wizard out of the market area.

The flat reef sat on the wizard's lap on the secluded shore on the side of the harbor area, her head resting on the mage's shoulder, and Penny could feel her breath blowing around her neck, and the oncoming sea breeze seemed to warm up.

She didn't say a word, her arms wrapped around the mage's waist, and a slight smile on her pale face, but the sourness was pale.

Penny didn't know what to say at this time, so he could only remain silent, his fingers ran over the girl's long pale blonde hair, and when he saw a few silver strands of silver, his nose was sore, and he suddenly felt a wetness on his neck.

"Penny......" Sheckel whispered to the wizard's name, "Daddy is gone......

"So...... Now you're the only one left......" She wiped her eyes, "Tell me, will you leave me alone?"

"Of course ......not," Penny shook his head, the answer was certainly undoubted.

"Thank you, Penny, thank you......" She sobbed, and seemed to have a hard time suppressing her excitement.

There was a bitterness in the mage's mouth, and Sicole's gratitude did not reassure him, but only deepened his guilt, this was his mentor's only daughter, and it was his duty to take care of her, and what he did would obviously make the girl very sad.

The silence lasted again for a while, and she sighed:

"Vika likes you, you like Vika, I've known it for a long time, although I don't know why......"

"I'm sorry......" the mage smiled wryly.

"What is there to apologize for?" Hickel smiled, "If she hadn't taken care of me all the time, I would have died a long time ago, and I wouldn't have understood so many things, how could I make her unhappy? I'm not really a child......"

Her smile gradually brightened, and then suddenly stopped, and her expression fell lonely: "What's more, I'm really useless, I don't understand anything, and I can't help you...... Penny, you've been taking care of me like a child, and I know that...... But it really doesn't matter......"

"Don't say it......" The wizard lowered his head, "Don't say it anymore......"

"If you don't make it clear, you'll probably get farther and farther away from me in the future...... Penny, are you still going to coax me like you used to?" she laughed again, "What's more...... Why do you blame yourself, or do you continue to think of me as the little girl surnamed Ren who doesn't know anything?

Ms. Ferrandlin is the same...... She went through so much trouble and you left Serre, and now you have no support, how can I bear to make you an enemy against her? I really can't do such a vicious thing, Penny...... I know you're going to do it if I ask, you're going to start slowly alienating her and separating, but you're going to hate me for it, aren't you?"

The wizard listened silently to her, and suddenly realized that he still didn't know her at all, but the girl clearly knew him well, and it made him feel pain again.

She murmured in a low voice, as if pouring the anguish and wandering thoughts into Penny's mind: "I want everyone to be happy, and I will be happy......"

She cried under her breath and covered her face with her hands: "Really...... I didn't lie to myself......"

"Little fool......"

Penny hugged the crying girl in his arms, and his heart twitched under the stimulation of self-blame: "There will be no such thing again......"

He whispered to himself, for the first time in his life, he felt the restraint of responsibility.

It's time to rein in your wandering...... "Shh......hh Don't say it......" Cold, slender fingers blocked the wizard's lips, and Hickel opened his eyes: "Penny, don't say that...... Please...... I'm going to be scared...... I'm afraid you'll leave me at any moment...... I almost thought you would never show up again...... If I make you feel pain, you will leave me, don't give me a reason to be afraid, please......"

Her gaze became more and more confused, and she seemed to fall into a deeper obsession: "I'm a fool, I don't know how to make you really fall in love with me, so I just ask you to take care of me like before, and other things, it really doesn't matter...... Penny ......"

Penny fell silent, and tightened his arms again, not noticing that two eyes were watching his back from a distance.

It is difficult for normal people to see clearly from a distance of 100 yards, but thanks to good exercise and clear weather, these sky-like turquoise pupils can clearly see the young men and women hugging on the reef from a not too close distance.

The eyes belonged to a girl with the same blond hair, but the long, well-groomed hair was a little darker, as dazzling as the sun's rays, but the long hair was hidden under the gray hood.

Despite its claim to be free, the Dragon Coast is definitely not a place for paladins to wander around unabashedly, which will undoubtedly make many locals uncomfortable.

Perfect order does not suit the West Gate.

She was only wearing a delicate light chain mail, covered with a gray cloak, and even then, she didn't know how many pairs of eyes were watching her every move in the shadows, but her eyes were now staring at the men and women on the reef without moving, and mixed emotions continued to shine in them.

Even she didn't know where this emotion came from, but she felt her chest suffocate under the pressure of strange emotions, and she had an urge to run away immediately.

"Lord Grofia, what's wrong with you?" The man next to him was in his forties, with a steady expression, dressed in a cultist robe, and a Tyr's holy emblem hanging from his chest, and his muscles were very powerful.

“...... Nothing?Master Wick, let's move on. ”

The words brought the paladin back from her trance, and she forced her gaze off the reef and smiled politely at the priest.

Today was the second day of her arrival at Simon, and after taking over, she toured the city under the guidance of the chief war priest.

This will be where she will work for a long time to come.

However, the scene she had just seen by chance made her uneasy, because after looking closely, that person was the reason why she pursued this place.

Under her careful investigation, the news of Serre also fell into her hands, and it was not difficult to know the situation of this male witch, and at the beginning of learning the news, she still had many illusions.

What a wonderful thing it would be if he did defect from his old camp?

Although she didn't believe in Sister Chrissy's judgment, Serra was really moved at that moment, and her heart was excited under the continuous reflection.

But the scene she just saw made all her fantasies come to an abrupt end.

The paladin knew that this was not the reason, but she could not stop her constant depression, and it was even more difficult for her to overcome this mood and start a conversation.

What made Sierra even more frustrating was that she was so frustrated by what she saw.

This undoubtedly confirmed some of Chrissy's suspicions, although she adhered to the way of the paladin, Serra was definitely not a fool, and she knew very well what this emotion meant, which made her originally good and full of anticipation feel extremely painful in an instant.

It was as if the blood in his heart was frozen for a moment, and a dark emotion even fell into the perception of the chief priest of Wick: "Lord Grofia, you...... Seems a little uncomfortable?"

"No, Master Priest. She smiled reluctantly, shook her head to hide the unnaturalness in her smile, and tried to keep her voice steady: "Let's continue the visit." ”

"Okay...... Please come here, and we're going to continue to walk through the whole port...... Just talking about the tax ...... of this port. Although the ruling parliament nominally has the power to collect taxes, as far as I know, at least fifty percent of these taxes go into the pockets of the Night Mask. ”

"How can those vampires have such powers?" Speaking of work, it seemed to divert the paladin's attention slightly, and she quickly put all her thoughts on it.

"You know, we've been fighting against the bright side of Westgate City. The chief priest spread his hands: "But their power is getting stronger and stronger, the new vampire king seems to have extraordinary power, and there are many legendary heroes who have challenged him over the years, but all of them have failed, including the former lady Alias." ”

Ms. Alias.

Serra's heart skipped a beat by the name, a name that belonged to a legendary heroine who had banished a vampire king and restored order in Simon...... The current vampire king ......"

"More powerful than several of his predecessors. Wick said and frowned: "Lord Bishop also feels very strange, because according to common sense, it is impossible for a vampire king's successor to have more power than his predecessor, not to mention that as far as we know, he has not been a vampire for a long time, and it seems that he is not even qualified to evolve into a vampire king, so it is really strange to have such a powerful power...... The Bishop has been investigating the cause of this, but he still has no clue, and the vampire king's own whereabouts are very secretive, except for a few battles, no one knows where he is hiding, including his Night Mask. ”

"So what kind of actions is the temple doing now?"

"We can only try to stop the corrosion in the city from getting worse, but it does look very bad. Wick sighed a little helplessly: "Lord Bishop tried to convince all the Simons that the city is under the control of vampires, but now it doesn't seem to be working well, four years ago, our only ally in the Council of Ten Nobles was cut off, after a few battles, three of the Ten Nobles have disappeared, Lord Bishop doesn't know how many of the remaining seven are able to maintain reading, in fact, just a few years ago, the guy called the Night King almost succeeded......" Wick sighed: "We were forced to join forces with some forces of the Light Side to kill Lady Heatol, you know, she is a direct descendant of Van Rowen, the last king of Simon, and the president of Simon's Ruling Council, but she has been controlled by that guy, and we have to kill her." ”

"It's the right thing to do. Serra nodded.

"But we're no longer trusted by these nobles, you know, they're essentially selfish and sensitive businessmen. The Chief Priest of Wick said in a helpless tone: "They have either been infiltrated by the Night King, or they have the same disgust with us as the Night Mask, the new leaders of the ruling council have not yet been elected, they often quarrel over some strange issues, and if this continues, I don't know when the Night King's wings will cover the city again, and our power is weaker than ever." ”

"What is the Bishop going to do?" was the paladin's concern, and she wanted to know where her sword was swinging.

"The only way to preserve our strength and strengthen our propaganda ...... Get more people to join our side......" Wick sighed, "But the lower classes of the city don't care about this, and the upper classes are mostly constrained by interests, and I'm afraid no one is willing to take a huge risk against those vampires except us and our friends, so our job is very difficult, Miss Grofia...... Now that you're transferred to this place, you may really be prepared to sacrifice at any time. ”

"This ...... I've been mentally prepared. Serra nodded, remembering the scene she had just seen, and an inexplicable irritability made her not hesitate: "I can join the work now." ”

"It is great that you have such an awareness, and may the Lord bless us. The chief priest of Wick closed his eyes and prayed in a deep voice.

"May the Lord bless you. The holy warrior prayed, but when he prayed, he didn't think of a majestic icon, but a familiar face.

Her heart tingled slightly, and she silently prayed to the gods for forgiveness of her blasphemy, but her face turned even paler.

Seeing this, Wick frowned slightly, and he began to misunderstand whether this newly transferred paladin was too timid, this is not the mentality that a person born and died in Simon should have.

Maybe this lady is a little immature?

...... This is the dressing room of the silver silk tailor's shop, and Lannie looks at the pile of clothes in front of her with some distress, her expression is embarrassed, and she seems to be a little at a loss.

"Oh, you don't seem used to these things?" a cool breeze made Lannie shiver, and a two-point laugh drifted into her ears from the direction of the locker room door behind her.

The soft tone of her voice made her a little uncomfortable, and she turned her head to look at Vika standing in the doorway, "Well, don't you know that it's rude to break in like this, Ms. Vika?"

"Rude? I just wanted to help. Vika covered her mouth and smiled, her crescent-like eyes narrowed: "It seems that Cormier's aristocratic attire is not so easy to deal with. ”

"Oh, it's a shame, the clothes I wore the most since I was a kid were samurai armor, and I didn't have much interest in this kind of thing. Lanny scratched her hair: "This is something that only a boring lady would love." ”

"Uh...... Is that so?" Vicka's expression froze for a moment, and she laughed again, "Miss Ferrandlin is really different. ”

"Of course. There was a hint of pride in the corners of Lanny's eyes.

"Maybe you'll like this one. Vika smiled and came in from the outside again, holding a one-piece robe in her hand, and Lanny's eyes lit up, this one was indeed more pleasing to her than the complicated aristocratic women's clothes.

Clean and clear lines, uncomplicated colors, and more importantly, simple to wear.

"You have a heart, Lady Vika. She laughed.

"Of course, both Baby Hickor and Pan are people who need to be taken care of. Vika squinted and smiled.

This soft but meaningful sentence made Lannie's face collapse suddenly, and after dividing her clothes by two, she turned out of the dressing room, and heard the tailor shop owner's compliment to Vika: "Miss Edmund, your vision is really good, this is the latest fashionable lady's attire of the Sambian nobles, and it is very suitable for your attendant." ”

In the area where flamboyance is celebrated, excessively simple and simple clothing does not seem to be suitable for people of noble status.

Tricked by this woman.

Lanny looked at Vika with angry eyes, but the woman stuck out her tongue mischievously, as if she thought it was funny.

Before the angry oil barrel exploded, Pan appeared at the door of the tailor's shop with the girl, she didn't care about her anger, but she felt a wave of acid surging from her chest, her sour gaze looked at Penny's hand, and finally she could only breathe a breath and let out a cold snort.

The corners of Vika's mouth turned up, as if she felt more amused, and soon she turned her gaze to Hiccol, and noticed that although the girl still looked a little pale, two blush appeared on her cheeks, and she nodded at the wizard:

"Looks pretty good. ”

Penny smiled, seemingly reluctantly.

"I said, we should go get some food, Pan, would you like to come and sit at my house?" Vica rolled her eyes and offered the invitation.

The mage nodded, and the group of four headed for Edmont House.

The atmosphere at the banquet was quite harmonious, and the wizard felt guilty in his heart, and the meal was unpleasant, and after eating, he immediately started a conversation with Vika: "Vika, do you know the guy named Erwin Romnik in the Serre Concession. ”

"You know, Searle Concession?" Penny ......" Vika frowned, "What do you think?"

"Sooner or later, these guys will turn their attention to me. The mage's eyes were calm, and he lifted the water cup and took a sip of black tea: "You must find a way to prepare, Vika, you know him, can you find a way to ask him out......"

"You're going to deal with him?" Vika's brow furrowed even tighter, "Are you sure?"

Penny nodded, his gaze even darker.

"That's good......" Vika nodded, "He was planning to apply for a special port in the bay some time ago, but the people in the ruling council are not very interested in this plan, I think I can use this bait to lure him in...... But you have to plan it well. ”

"Of course. The wizard picked up the teabottle and filled his cup with tea: "I'll tell you the plan." ”

(To be continued)