The Amber Sword - 1442. Chapter 1442

Sisters Ling and Lian sat on the chairs, using wooden knives and forks to focus on the roasted meat and bread in the plate in front of them, creaking. There is a very cute white milk mark on the lips of the two sisters, and the cup of milk is placed aside.

Slomar is a relatively large town close to the Butchi area. This small town on the border of the Black Forest has long gathered a large number of adventurers and merchants who do business in the Black Forest. It is the border between Madara and Eruin. One of the largest settlements and bazaars outside the country. Of course, this place is usually a three-nothing zone. The owner of the town is a mercenary group. As long as it is not a fight on the surface, all conspiracies and tricks are allowed.

Of course, these little tricks have not been put in the eyes of Brando. After secretly dealing with three short-eyed thieves who tried to attack Ling and Lian, and two thieves who tried to covet his wallet, they sat calmly. In this hotel, of course, the two sisters knew nothing about it.

This place is very close to both the ring of trade winds and Buchi. To the north is the southern foot of the Tosangkad Forest and the Silman Valley, and to the west is the gentle slope of the Grajal Mountains—— Brando remembers that before the arrival of summer, he once took Freya into the Grajal Mountains. At that time, when he looked east on the cliff, the dusky forest he saw was actually where they were now. This piece of forest is called “summer woodland”.

This forest is the easternmost point of the Black Forest Belt of the Tradewinds, and further east is the Butcher Mountains, which connects to Madara, where they passed before.

This forest can be said to be part of the Black Forest, but it can also be said to be the periphery of the Black Forest. In these sparsely populated places, there are often opportunities that ordinary people can’t imagine. The warcraft, minerals in the forest, and the treasures and relics left by the predecessors may all represent a fortune. For this reason, it has become a gathering place for adventurers and desperadoes in the south of Eluin over time.

Brando even knew that the adventurers and mercenaries who gathered in Tonigel included this place in their autumn and summer routes. Here, taking risks, seeking commissions, or just finding something to do, after the fall, before the winter, they will leave this place and return to Tonigel to spend the long winter.

However, since the original lord of the firs collar was killed by him, Tonigel’s order has become clear. Except for some law-abiding adventurers, the original desperadoes and mercenaries have been driven out of Tonigel. They have Some went to the Silman area, and some went to Chablis, but no matter which type, the number of out-of-towners who stayed in Malos for the winter became more and more.

That’s why there is a lively scene at the moment. If it were before the Year of the Sword, this small town would be relatively deserted and depressed at this time.

Mercenaries, adventurers, the well-known desperadoes in the Warnd Continent, are the poorest and most destitute people in the world, but they are also the most extravagant and rich. The money in their hands comes and goes fast. Because no one knows when they will die, so having fun in time has become the creed of such people. The spending habit of spending money drove local commercial activities, and the merchants who gathered here came from this, but the various types of commercial activities that have been launched are also numerous, including women who are engaged in skin and meat business.

Just across from this hotel, Brando saw several exposed prostitutes soliciting guests. And most of their customers are not very particular guys. Some of them openly flirted in the street. When Brando saw a guy frizzly put his hand under one of the women’s clothes, he finally endured it. Can’t help frowning, got up and closed the window.

Then Brando clapped his hands and sat down again after throwing a guy who yelled and threatened him to open the window from the hall to the street outside. He saw that the faces of the two sisters in front of him were a little red, Ling’s face was a little lighter, and Lian’s face was completely like a ripe apple.

“Don’t worry about those people, the dregs of a group of humans.”

“Yes, Mr. Brando,” the little girl stammered.

“Eat more, the milk must be finished.” Seeing the disgusting expressions on the faces of the two sisters, Brando couldn’t help but smile: “The barbecue sauce here is special. You can’t eat this authenticity in the north of Chablis. The taste of the food in the dark forest is very rare outside. The next meal can only be eaten at Tonigel to eat such a rich food, and you have to eat jerky on the road.”

Lian couldn’t help but spit out her tongue. The dried meat on the road was dry and salty, like firewood that had knocked over a salt shaker, and of course it looked like this.

But anyway, it’s much better than their sisters who are often hungry, and at least with this adult, they don’t have to worry about it.

It’s a pity that my sister insisted on going back to Lantoniland, and she also wanted to go back to see the monastery and her friends, otherwise it seemed that it would be good to stay in Tonigel.

In addition to the mouth-watering roast venison, there is also a kind of crooked croissant, which is also a local specialty. It is flavored with several kinds of berries from the Black Forest. It is loved by the two sisters. She is always eating with taciturn. After taking a bite, a satisfied look appeared on his face.

After the meal, Brando ordered fruit for the two sisters as dessert. The wooden tray was filled with grapes and wild strawberries. These fruits were actually the most expensive part of the meal-from Lantoni The grapes in the Lanhai Coastal Lowland Manor must be stored in magic cellars before they can be adapted for long-distance transportation. The merchant puts a partition in the wooden box, padded with layer after layer of straw, and then puts the magic preserved grapes, and then spreads the straw. In the end, the planks were nailed down and transported for hundreds of miles to reach here. The grapes that can be seen everywhere in the lowlands of Lantonilan are more expensive here than gold.

Lotus is relatively well-informed and remembers it well, so he faintly guessed the value of these precious fruits, and not only felt a little uneasy. Eating the same weight of gold with one meal makes the sisters who have been living a poor life feel a little guilty.

But Brando didn’t care about it. From the jacket to Bodo and then to Malos, the three of them have been eating and sleeping on the road. Although it doesn’t matter what he eats in terms of his current strength, the two little girls are still in the stage of growing their bodies. In terms of human age, they are only in their early elevens at most. It is when they need supplementary nutrition. There are no conditions in the wilderness, and I finally got a foothold, so naturally I have to reward myself more.

These two sisters are Bai’s children, but they are also Metis’ relatives. These two cute and strong little girls, in Brando’s view, should have been born to enjoy the princess-like life, but the reality makes them struggle. In the predicament, but even so, they still did not give up their optimistic hope, instead they embarked on the road to find their mother without hesitation.

During the thousands of miles from Lantonilan to Madara, they not only protected themselves well, but also studied while traveling. With this perseverance alone, it is hard not to like it.

What’s more, this little money is actually nothing to Brando, not to mention that Valhalla and Fir’s huge wealth belong to him, even if the annuity of Earl Dernell, he will not run out.

The only thing that surprised Brando is that these fresh magic cellar grapes outside Lantonilan are more expensive than the red wine produced by the local manor in previous years. They are precious ingredients that can only be seen on the table of the nobles, and he did not. It is expected that this kind of thing can be seen in this border town, which is not only a factor of its value and price.

Because this also involves the consumption power of the land, Brando can’t help but wonder, is it possible that after more than two years in Tonigel, the small place Malos has prospered to this level, and small hotels are always ready at any time. Will you receive aristocratic guests?

But Brando’s question was quickly answered. A young man appeared in front of him with a wine glass. The silk robe and the emblem on the mink hat all showed that he was a noble child. However, Brando noticed that the other party’s behavior was slightly improper—although he himself was not a serious noble, but he was the best in the kingdoms of Her Royal Highness, Overwell, and Nimesis. The aristocratic people in the world are so impressed, and finally they have cultivated to the realm of having never eaten pork. Observation alone is enough to tell whether a nobleman really has the foundation.

Although Brando himself felt that this ability was useless.

He speculated that this young man might be the child of some emerging aristocratic families in Eruin.

Since the war between Ampersel and Jean Denel, the pattern of nobles in the kingdom has undergone great changes. Those nobles who were persecuted during the Frost Rebellion have been rehabilitated, although some of them may not have been members of the royal party. But because there were too many vacancies in the two wars, and after the war, Her Royal Highness re-canonized a group of meritorious nobles, the new nobles still sprung up from the ground like bamboo shoots after a rain.

The typical feature of these new aristocrats is that they have no fief, or the fief is very small and has no real power, but they are often close to the royal family or the princess, or have real power, although Eruin has not yet been called’government’ or ‘ The imperial court’s ruling institution, but under his more or less influence, a bureaucratic system surrounding Princess Griffin and Haruze is gradually taking shape. These people will constitute a new political future for Eruin. Ecologically, they will no longer be princes, but courtiers of the king and the kingdom.

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