[Count of Monte Cristo] Archon

innocent, then Prosecutor Villefort must be one of his enemies.

Now, as long as Miss Morel brought the news he needed, the revenge puzzle would be basically completed.

And now at the Morels' house, Julie's news was nothing less than a storm.Mrs. Morel wiped her tears and condemned her rashness, while her fiancé Emmanuel asked her gently why she took the risk without telling herself.The old accountant Cocles exclaimed happily: "28 francs! Now, sir, I have some good and bad news to tell you."

Mr. Morel's hands were shaking.Just a few hours ago, he thought he was on the verge of death.Ships were wrecked one after another, the promissory notes issued were not cashed, and there were two debts of up to [-] francs to be paid off this month and the next month respectively. He was even prepared. In order to preserve the family's honor, perhaps he had to commit suicide by drinking a bullet.But now, Julie brought the good news that the debt had been paid off... The other party didn't even make excessive demands, but only hoped to find out about one person.

Before he heard the name from Julie's mouth, he was already in a very excited state.After hearing what Cocles said, he couldn't help laughing: "Please tell me, Mr. Cocles, I can bear even the worst news, not to mention it has good aspects as well?"

"The bad news is that the Pharaoh was killed." Cocles said calmly. "The good news is that all the crew members were rescued. They are in your living room right now. Do you want to meet them?"

Mr. Morel called for them to come in.The sailors came in dejectedly one by one.They looked disheveled and disheveled, clearly devastated.They encountered unforeseen natural disasters, and as sailors, they did their best.

Mr. Morel comforted them, and began to inquire about the accident and rescue.An old sailor stood up and answered him: "...we have been drifting on the sea for three days and three nights, and we have reached the point of drawing lots to decide who will feed everyone!...but we just passed through that sea area. A beautiful yacht, the captain rescued us and took us to Marseilles by the way. We also saw a more beautiful yacht when we entered the port, and according to the captain, it also belonged to the same owner."

"Peneron, old man, what are you talking about?" Mr. Morel said in surprise, with a strange premonition in his heart.Involuntarily he leaned forward and looked into the old sailor's eyes.And the sailor put the tobacco in his mouth on the other cheek, and replied loudly: "Because I heard the captain say a name, Mr. Morel, he is asking me for a person! - And just now, Excuse us, but the door was not closed—we heard Miss Julie, and the address she referred to, we know, thank God, happened to be the former address of the same person—”

Julie couldn't help shouting: "Edmond Dantès! Dad, he asked me about Edmond Dantès!"

8. Chapter 8

It was Jacob who rescued Penneron and the others on that yacht.He and Edmund set off from the port at the same time, but the abyss bone dragon was very dissatisfied with the speed of the yacht, so he took out a few liches from the demiplane and processed them, so when Jacob arrived, Ai Demon and old Parker have been shopping in Marseille for a day.

When passing through a sea area, he rescued the sailors who were in trouble, and then casually said the name of Dantès.But he didn't expect that these sailors happened to be the people who had worked with Dantès on the "Pharaoh", and he didn't notice the strange appearance on their faces after he said the name.By the time Penelon and the others recovered from their sluggishness, Jacob had disappeared.

If it wasn't for this, Edmund could save a process of contacting the Morel family and get the information he wanted directly through these sailors.The sailors discussed at the port for a long time before deciding to visit Mr. Morel and tell him the news.

Dantès was still alive, and probably in Marseilles, which made them both happy and worried.They all thought of the jailbreak incident some time ago, and suspected that Dantès escaped at that time.But it's only been a few months?How did he manage to acquire a large amount of wealth in such a short period of time?

The only person among these people who had ever met Edmond was Julie, and at the request of everyone, she told her story exactly.She hesitated for a moment, and briefly described the richly furnished drawing room, and briefly described the appearance of the living room and Edmund.

After calming down, she did not think that Edmund was who they thought.Although Dantès was very young when the accident happened, her parents often mentioned this name for a period of time, which gave her a little bit of impression.Dantès was already engaged when the accident happened, and his father planned to let him be the captain, so he will never be younger than 20 years old, right?

According to this calculation, he will be at least 30 years old this year, but the Edmund she saw was a young and handsome young man with an inexplicable aura... as if he was born standing on the clouds Like a king, people can't help feeling awe.

Some people did look younger than their age, but Edmund looked in no way over twenty-five, with not even a wrinkle on his face, and skin that was too good to envy.If he really spent 25 years in prison, how could he look so young?What's more... If he is really Dantès, why did he go out of his way to inquire about Dantès from the Morel family?

Mr. Morel remembered a sailor who had visited him some time ago. The other party claimed to be an old friend of Dantès and wanted to inquire about Dantès' current situation.Is that person also related to the "Edmond" who brought Julie?

"I heard them call Edmond 'My Lord' and 'Your Majesty', and he has a very outstanding temperament, just like a prince..." Julie added, expressing her thoughts, "Maybe he will be Where are the relatives of Dantès?"

A sailor shook his head and said: "No, we are very familiar with the Dantès family - the old Dantès moved here 40 years ago, and Dantès grew up by the sea since he was a child, and he has never heard of it. But there are some relatives in their family, otherwise, old Dantès wouldn't be able to..."

He couldn't go on, and fell silent.Old Dantès died of a hunger strike because of despair while waiting for news from his son.

There was silence in the study for a while, and Julie's fiancé Emmanuel suddenly said, "But... what if they are really lost relatives?"

"None of us has heard of Dantès' mother, and we don't actually know where they came from...Maybe that person will be Dantès' cousin." Penelon said, "In this case, he asked The news about Dantès is normal."

Everyone discussed for a while, thinking that Edmond probably already knew about Dantès in the Château d'If, but he did not think of a way to rescue Dantès because of his deep financial resources, perhaps because Dantès had already escaped from prison. , it may also be because Dantès is dead.In comparison, the latter is more likely - because if Dantès really managed to escape, he would definitely come back to find his father and fiancee, but until now, they have not found any clues.

After thinking it over, Morel decided to tell what he knew.He wrote in detail about Dantès's friendship at the time, focusing on the decision he made at the time and the letter about the emperor, and he wrote down everything he knew about Mercedes and old Dantès. down.He asked Penneron to help deliver the letter, and if possible, try to see each other.

This letter was enough, and Edmond had no intention of seeing the bearer again.Lying on the pile of gold coins, he yawned lazily and opened the letter sleepily.However, before reading two lines, the contract became scorching|hot, and the divine power immediately issued a warning to him: Penelon, 44 years old, the level of gratitude is not high-level, and a gold coin can perfectly solve it.

Edmund: "..."

To be told to lose a gold coin before waking up is really annoying to the dragon! !

Old Parker, who was politely rejecting the sailor, suddenly changed his face, and with a stinking face, he took out a gold coin from his pocket and stuffed it into Penelon's hand.And before the latter could react from his actions, the whole person went to the street inexplicably.He shook his head, unable to comprehend what had happened, so he went back and reported to Mr. Morel.

Old Parker is currently acting as Edmund's housekeeper. It stands to reason that his reasonable expenses can be reimbursed to Edmund, but watching a gold coin slip from his hands, the heartache can't be helped. make up for.

However, no matter how ugly his face was, he did not dare to complain to Edmund after all.He diligently brewed the famous black tea from this plane for Edmund, and stood beside Edmund with a tray, asking softly, "Your Majesty, do you need anything?"

Edmund snorted, and said lazily, "Construction continues, call me Jacob."

He pressed his fingers on his wrist bone, and took out a pale bone pen from it.A wave imperceptible to the naked eye connects the nib of the pen with the contract imprint on Edmond's finger bones, constantly changing as he writes on the paper.

Edmund sorted out the valid information he knew now.He wrote the names of Jacob and Mr. Morel first, and the deed got no response.Old Dantès was ignored, and next was his fiancée Mercedes... These two names also did not respond, which proved that they were not the ones Edmond needed to pay attention to.

Then he wrote four names in turn on the paper: Caderousse, Danglars, Fernando, and Villefort.

The tip of the bone pen began to tremble, and the black ink quickly turned red.Arranged from top to bottom, Caderousse is the shallowest and Villefort is the deepest.

Except for Villefort, the other names were mentioned by M. Morel in his letter.He guessed that what Edmond wanted to know was the ins and outs of Dantès' imprisonment, so even though he didn't know who was responsible, he still fully described what he knew.Caderousse is a neighbor of Dantès, and he had a debt dispute with him; Danglars is a colleague of Dantès, and the relationship has never been happy; Fernando is a cousin of Mercedes, and he once courted him. she……

Edmund glanced over.His previous guess was once again corroborated. If there must be one person behind the accident that happened on the wedding day, then the love rival would be most suspected.

Next to Fernando's name he wrote in small letters: Whistleblower.The red ink churned and turned black again. The induction from the contract told Edmund that his guess was correct.

He continued to think.According to Mr. Morel, the letter was brought back secretly after Dantès went to sea, and within two days after his return, Dantès was arrested.Since this is the case, the possibility of Fernando knowing about it by accident is very small. Someone should have told him about it, which prompted him to have the idea of ​​making a whistleblower... And to screen out the guests and crew at that time, Teng Grall's possibility is the greatest of them all.

He wrote another line after Danglar's name: the main messenger.The ink churned again, turning from red to black.

Only Caderousse remained, but his ink was very pale, proving that he and Dantès had little entanglement.It is not necessary to pay much attention to him. Caderousse is a local, and there are traces to follow. It is enough to ask Jacob to inquire about the specific situation.

Edmund blew on the ink on the paper and pressed the bone pen back on his wrist.This was a toy that the God of Contract made for him when he was very young. Its function was to detect lies. After connecting it to the contract, it would be possible to simply identify the right or wrong of what was written.

Huestal was really too stingy, and he still refused to directly reveal Dantès' original fate to him.However, there are policies and countermeasures, and Edmund still found his own way to deal with it.

However, fiancee... Edmond's eyes fell on Mercedes' name, and his brows frowned slightly.Before his death, Dantès said that his fiancée was the most beautiful person in the world, but he didn't say the name of the other party, and under the acquiescence of the contract, the spoken words are more authoritative than the inner thoughts...

That is to say, in the default of the contract, the "fiancée" Edmond is looking for is the "world's most beautiful woman", and it is very likely not Mercedes.As for Mercedes, if she disappeared but did not die, she might have married her suitor, Fernando... Maybe she even gave birth to a dozen children now.

Mercedes is not a long-lived race on the Ryan Continent. She is as young as a teenager after being hundreds of years old. She has given birth to a child in her 30s, and she may have deviated from the standard of "the most beautiful woman in the world" by a long time. It's far away... Edmund couldn't help but feel a headache. If this is the case, where would he go to find the most beautiful woman in the world to complete the contract?

... Could this be the most difficult part of this task! ?All enemies have traces to follow, only the legendary "fiancée" is uncertain! ?

A thought flashed through his mind like lightning, Edmond's face was cloudy, he snorted, and opened his demi-plane.

Isn't she the most beautiful woman in the world...

The great abyss bone dragon, His Majesty Edmund II, is best at stealing beauties in this life!

9. Chapter 9

Jacob is really not very professional in intelligence, he is best at sailing and sailing; Old Parker is really not very professional in housekeeping, he is best at digging the ground to find gold mines.After barely making do with it for two days, Edmund got really impatient, and summoned Lilith sitting in the demiplane, asking her to find a professional team for herself.

Lilith agreed very readily this time.Because of the turmoil in the other six floors, the abyssal races affected by the war began to migrate in search of a paradise. Not to mention the turmoil caused by this on the Ryan Continent, a considerable number of people ran to Edmond's territory.Lilith selected a few useful people from among them and sent them to Edmond's demiplane, and Edmond was quite satisfied after inspecting their abilities, so he signed a more complicated and meticulous contract, sending them to the demiplane. Brought into a new dimension.

Lilith sent a total of six people, namely two dwarves, a half-elven lich, a pair of dark elf twins and a human assassin.The dwarves are good at mining and forging, so it is a good choice for them to cooperate with old Parker to develop mines for Edmund; the lich had received professional butler training on the Ryan Continent before his transformation, and Edmond's daily life can be completely He is in charge; the twins are good at magic and arrows, and the assassin is good at concealment and assassination. Although their abilities have been suppressed to varying degrees after entering the new plane, it is still easy for them to get some information.

Edmund had sold a batch of gemstones before, and the jeweler thought he was a prince exiled from some country when he saw his extravagant sale, so he graciously introduced all his connections to him, including the banker, Thomson and French Bank of Rome.

The bank has a background of Italian robbers, has abundant funds, and has relationships with many banks in more than a dozen countries.Edmund handed over the bank's connections to Parker Sr., and sent the twins and assassins out to snoop intel.After all the nets have been cast, it is time to wait for the harvest.

As a young abyss bone dragon, Edmond is very energetic.His freshness to this world has not disappeared, and he did not return to the abyss during the waiting process, but stayed in this world to play.

After the housekeeper, Lilith picked out many suitable candidates and sent them to the demiplane, gradually building up the previously desolate demiplane.The new housekeeper, Patrick, is indeed beyond reproach in terms of professionalism. He has trained a group of loyal servants for Edmund in the shortest possible time. Putting on the armor is a warrior, so versatile that it is jaw-dropping.

Except for Jacob, who is a big living person, the entire yacht is basically all kinds of abyss residents.Jacob tremblingly spent a week on the ship, witnessing them slaughtering strange monsters all day long, talking about where the bones are the most durable, finally collapsed under the tremendous mental pressure, and knelt down in front of Patrick to beg for teaching .The half-elf lich was silent for a long time, and thoughtfully recommended a religion for him: the Sect of the Covenant.

"You may not be clear, dear Jacob," the butler stretched out a slender finger bone and shook it meaningfully, "Our great lord, His Majesty Edmund II is the saint of this generation of the Covenant God. son……"

Jacob: "..."

So a week later, Edmund strangely found that Jacob respected him even more—if it was a little bit of grief and anger in fear before, now it is fanatical admiration in awe.

... It is really necessary to have a professional housekeeper.

Jacob grew up on a ship since he was a child, and he is very familiar with the sea area and ports in this area.He speaks four languages ​​and knows many legends.Edmund accidentally asked him where beauties abound, and he immediately answered no less than ten places, each with its own style and characteristics.

Speaking of famous beauties, of course the most outstanding ones are in the East.They have a mysterious aura, which is much more eye-catching than the noble ladies in the court.But in terms of beautiful men, Italy is the most unique.Jacob thought Edmund was looking for a mistress, so he recommended Greece to him.

Edmund listened with great interest, swirling the red wine in his glass.This is a famous wine that Patrick took out from a certain king's private collection through special means. Although it does not contain magic power, it tastes really good: "So, have you heard of the most beautiful woman in the world?"

Jacob thought for a while, then shook his head: "The definition of beauty is not easy to say. In the eyes of some people, a fat wine girl is a beauty, but in the eyes of others, a skinny peasant girl is a beauty... If you want Speaking of beauties recognized by everyone, it seems that only Helen, the Greek beauty who caused the war of annihilation. But she has passed away for thousands of years, and the only beauties I have heard of recently are Ali Pasha, governor of Yanina. The Chong Ji, Vanessa Liji."

Edmund was aroused, and motioned him to continue.

Jacob carefully recalled the information he knew, and said carefully: "But I guess, she is not the person you are looking for. Because it is said that after the death of Ali Pasha, Vaseriki disappeared About seven or eight years ago, Yanina fell into the hands of the Turks, and she was probably bought by slave traders together with her daughter, and no one knows what happened."

Edmund raised his eyebrows slightly: "... daughter?"

An idea popped up in his mind.Generally speaking, the offspring of beautiful women are not too ugly. According to Ryan scholars, this is called "genetic optimization".And the elves who admire beauty even have methods to extract blood and optimize appearance. As long as Edmund thinks about it, such a method is of course within reach.So, if he can find Vaseriki's daughter, can he artificially create the most beautiful woman in the world?

Anyway, it's a worthwhile approach.If he fails, he has nothing to lose, and if he succeeds, he will only be her husband with a human lifespan for decades.

After making this decision, the ship changed its original course and sailed towards the Ottoman Empire.

After arriving on land, they changed to a carriage again.The beautifully crafted four-wheeled carriage was made by dwarf craftsmen, and its performance is naturally very powerful, and it can accommodate a huge space no less than a ship.The cart is pulled by the abyss-style Moji, which looks black but has pure white horns and wings on its back, ready to fly into the air at any time.They were invisibly enchanted by the lich and disguised as ordinary horse-drawn carts.In less than two days, they arrived in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

After arriving there, Patrick sent servants to inquire about the news about Vaseriki.This group of skeletons have all been soaked in talent potions, so communication is not a problem.It has only been a few years since Ali Pasha was defeated, so they should still be able to find traces.

The servants, however, brought disappointing news.After Ali Pasha's death, Vaseliji and her daughter were indeed brought here by slave traders, but Vaselij herself died of illness soon, and the people who inquired about the news recruited the slave traders who brought them here, but they had to The news arrived that they had been bought by an Armenian.

Now it can be regarded as a vast ocean, and there is nowhere to find a needle.There are millions of Armenians living in the land of the Ottoman Empire, and the custom here is not to allow women to show their faces easily. How can they find Vaseriki's daughter?

Edmund was in no hurry about this.He had expected that the task would not be that simple, so he didn't have much regret.And the more he couldn't find Vaseriki's daughter, the more it proved that his idea was indeed possible to realize.He had time enough to find her before the human countenance began to age.

He is more interested in the cultural customs and architecture here.Turks believe in Islam, and the teachings of this religion are actually very similar to the dark elves...

The dark elves firmly believe that there is only one omnipotent and omniscient god in the world, that is, the god who has fallen by default in Ryan World.Except for him, all other beings who claim to be gods are just people with great power.However, the currently recognized gods above the sky are regarded by them as angels created by the first god.Many "prophets" were born in their group, and Edmund even met one, and played tricks on the other party with great interest, but the other party failed to find any clues.

The Ottoman Empire was a large and prosperous empire, and Islam was also a very widespread religion.If you can let the dark elves mix in here, maybe you can get unexpected results...

Edmund stood on the balcony, looking thoughtfully at the round arch of the palace in the distance.A burst of noise suddenly reached his ears.A hooded boy is running wildly on the path outside the garden, and behind him is a group of people in different clothes chasing, shouting "Catch him!"

Perhaps because of running too fast, the wind lifted a corner of the woman's turban wrapped around the young man's head, revealing his blond hair as clear as moonlight.There is a corner ahead, and it is not known where it will be after the turn, but the pursuers from the rear are almost here... The young man gritted his teeth, and suddenly stepped on a stone by the wall, stretched out his hand and grabbed the top of the wall, three times and five times Flipped into the garden.

And almost at the same time, the contract on the phalanx experienced intense burning pain.

Edmund's pupils suddenly narrowed into a line.He stared at the young man who was vigilantly looking around in the garden, and slowly tightened his hands.

With the ear-piercing sound of rattling, a huge gap appeared on the exquisitely carved marble fence, and stones and ashes fell one after another.

The young man who happened to turn his gaze away looked at this scene dumbfounded, the hand holding the scarf involuntarily let go, and his long silk-like hair cascaded down his shoulders.

Edmund stared at him, showing a smile that he thought was very friendly, but was called "classic dragon style" by the creatures of the abyss.

"Ah... my hand slipped."

10. Chapter 10

The dust on the balcony was still falling down, the boy: "..."

Edmund lowered his eyes, and the edge of the vertical pupil was gray-blue like death.He stared at the young man's face, and for the first time in his life, he felt that all the bones and scales on his body opened in an instant.This feeling is probably called "excitement". As an evil dragon recognized by Ryan in the world, an abyss bone dragon, and a dreaded demon, Edmund finally met the collection that made him feel that he could get it at any cost. .

——From the long hair like flowing moonlight to the powder of every bone, this person must belong to him completely, no matter the soul or fate, everything must be controlled in his hands.

If Lilith found out about this, she would definitely be genuinely surprised.Edmond II, the "lazy" lord recognized by the abyss, was finally stimulated to the strong and violent possessiveness in his bones.

Compared with this feeling, the induction from the contract is no longer important.The boy was not in Dantès' original fate line, so the contract could not detect his information and give suggestions, but it told Edmond with the most primitive reaction that this is the person who meets the conditions of the contract, his fiancée... ...the most beautiful person in the world!

The people outside the wall were still clamoring, but after seeing Edmund smashing the marble with his bare hands, the noise disappeared instantly.The young man glanced back, took two steps boldly closer, and raised his head: "Are you the owner here?"

He spoke Greek, with a mellow tone, and his voice was slightly hoarse, but it was not soft, but it carried an indescribable arrogance.Edmund looked at him with interest, and asked, "Name?"

"Ulysses." The boy hesitated for a moment, then replied, his dark gray eyes were hidden under the eyelashes of the same color, and there was a steel-like icy color in the sun, "Who are you?"

Perhaps it was his sensitive nature that made him aware of the danger, and he was trying to take the initiative in the conversation.But under the threat of pursuers behind him, he is doomed to be unable to occupy a dominant position.

The person who can control the situation will always be the one who is more calm.

The demon smiled, clapped his hands, and looked over the garden wall: "My name is Edmond. You seem to need help now... Ulysses."

Soon there was a knock on the front door of the residence, and Patrick entered the room, respectfully conveying the group's request.Ulysses stood in the garden and couldn't hear Edmund and Patrick's conversation, but he knew very well that he might have no other choice now.

So when Edmond's eyes turned downward again, he said without hesitation: "Help me."

Edmund didn't ask much, and gave Patrick an order.In less than 5 minutes, Ulysses was brought into the room by the Lich butler and stood on the balcony.

Edmund was still looking out of the wall, as if talking to himself: "These Turks are so energetic. Could it be that their hobby is to surround residents' houses?"

"Dirty slave traders will always enjoy some privileges." Ulysses took a deep breath, clenched his hands, and said as calmly as possible.

"That's really strange," Edmund said coldly in a standard aristocratic tone, "Why do they follow behind you?"

Ulysses sneered: "How can I know what the pig is thinking?"

Edmund: "...I heard a proverb once, but I can't decide if I should tell you."

Ulysses intuitively felt that it was not a good word, but in his current situation, it would be beneficial to suffer a little loss, so he deliberately showed a curious look, and asked, "What?"

The corners of Edmond's lips curled up into a smile, and he said slowly: "All good cabbages are crushed by pigs. Maybe the reason why pigs are so keen on chasing a certain target is because the other party is a delicious and mellow Chinese cabbage——"

"...You are the cabbage!!!"

Ulysses frowned immediately, wishing to scratch his paws hard on the other party's meaningful expression.What is cabbage! !Is there such a handsome and elegant cabbage in the world! !If it weren't for the fact that he was still asking for help from the other party, he would definitely let this man have a taste of royal wrestling without hesitation! !

Edmund apologized without any sincerity: "Ah, I'm sorry, my way of speaking is always so straightforward. However, even if I treat myself as a cabbage, it's not a big deal. My servants often think that Mushrooms will grow on my body."

As soon as he finished his words, Patrick walked in excitedly and happily recommended: "Your Majesty, Peter II reported that he has grown a bunch of new mushrooms, and it is estimated that it will mature in a few hours—we have today. Let's eat ghost mushrooms tonight!"

Ulysses: "..."

What the hell is this! !

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Ghost mushroom is a delicacy with abyss characteristics.It only grows on living skeletons and feeds on phosphorus fire. It has certain toxins when ripe, but it is definitely an irresistible delicacy after cooking.More importantly, due to the special growth conditions of ghost mushrooms, when they mature, they contain a considerable amount of dark magic power. It is a delicacy that even ordinary ghosts can taste.

However, their feasting is based on the pain of their companions. The skeleton bones that are parasitic as growth soil will always become extremely fragile, and it will take several times of baptism of soul fire to be strengthened again.It is inconvenient to find replacement bones here, so the unlucky Peter II can only lie in the rot and recover slowly.

And Ulysses, who climbed on the wall of another world by mistake, thought that Edmund would ask him about his origin, and he was already ready to tell the whole story about himself.Unexpectedly, Edmund didn't play cards according to the routine at all, so he could only hold back the emotions he had brewed in his heart.

Edmund really didn't care about Ulysses' origin, as long as the collection was dazzling enough, it didn't need more functions.But Patrick, the lich steward, completely misunderstood the meaning of the lord. He prepared a bath for Ulysses graciously, and used magic to make several sets of clothes that fit the aesthetics of Ryan Continent, and finally gave birth to Peter II With the ghost mushroom on his body, he personally made a delicious mushroom soup.

There are special toxins in the ghost mushrooms, which will only hibernate in the abyss environment full of dark elements, so there is an unwritten rule in the world of Ryan, eating the ghost mushrooms handed over by the creatures of the abyss is equivalent to agreeing Join the abyss.Patrick took great pains for this, and waited with great anticipation for the lord and his fiancée to roll up the gold coin mountain. Let him see the little lord as soon as possible, so that he can play the most important part of his butler skills.

The more enthusiastic he was, the weirder Ulysses felt. Staring at the earnest eyes of the Lich Steward, Ulysses, who was not deep enough in the city, resolutely sat down at the dining table, and thanked dryly: "...Thank you for your hospitality."

He thought Edmund was a great nobleman from a foreign country, so he boldly sought shelter, hoping to use the other party's power to escape from the Ottoman Empire, and to find his father's old ministry in order to make a comeback.But the current situation is obviously different from what he imagined before. Edmond is not interested in his life experience at all, but he treats him very well...

...And the way the other party looked at him really made Ulysses feel what it means to be stared at by a wolf.

He picked up a topic at random, and wanted to turn the topic to his own life experience when the conversation became more intense: "Is this the mushroom you mentioned earlier? It does look delicious."

The Lich Steward immediately said cheerfully: "Thank you for your praise, Your Highness. If Peter II knows your praise for him, he will be extremely honored."

Ulysses: "...Thank you, but who is Peter II?" Why does it feel wrong, don't mushrooms grow in the forest?

"You can see him in a few days." Edmund