Lord of the Continent [Western Fantasy]

Firmia realized that this young man should be Earl Sishoumi, so she walked slowly into the box.

"Hello, Your Royal Highness." The young man said in a gentle and pleasant voice.

"Master Earl Sishoumi," Firmia subconsciously saluted the royal family and said humbly, "It's an honor to meet you."

"Please sit down, Your Highness the Princess." Xi Xiumi said.

Firmia sat next to Xixiumi, and Hersius served sweet milk black tea. The two held up their cups, took a sip each, and both thought about how to start the conversation.

Xi Xiumi put down his glass, thought for a moment, and said, "I received your greeting card, and I am very happy to cooperate with you."

Hearing that Xixiumi didn't say "who asked you to come" or "why did you cooperate with me", Firmia concluded that the young earl must have a close relationship with the great god.

"Yes, Lord Earl." She said bluntly, "I was entrusted by a distinguished friend to discuss cooperation matters with you, but I don't know the details, so please enlighten me."

Xixiumi didn't ask who the honored friend was. He thought it should be the incarnation of Hersius. It didn't matter anyway, so he brought the contract he had prepared before and handed it to Firmia.

"The cooperation is very simple," he explained, "I want to launch several new products in the name of Her Royal Highness, and ask Her Highness to wear and use them in daily entertainment. Please refer to the contract for details."

Firmia took it, flipped it casually, put it down, and said, "It's very simple, Lord Earl, I am willing to accept it."

Xixiumi didn't expect Firmia to agree so readily, so she asked, "What about the remuneration? Are you satisfied?"

"Very satisfied, Lord Earl." Firmia said with a smile.

"Uh……"

Xi Xiumi was a little dumbfounded, and said helplessly: "Then, then..."

"I can sign a contract with you right now." Firmia said proactively, and then said to Hersius, "Please bring me a pen from Hughes, okay?"

Hersius brought a black quill, and Firmia turned to the last signature, signed her name generously, pushed the contract to Xixiumi, and said, "Okay, my lord."

Xi Xiumi: "..."

Xi Xiumi was dumbfounded. This was the fastest contract he had ever signed in his life. Both parties to the contract didn't seem to take it seriously, as if it was just an insignificant little agreement.

However, he didn't actually read the contract very carefully.

Xi Xiumi's original purpose was not to make money, but to improve the current situation of the store and to be a qualified heir.

For Firmia, cooperation is to complete the task of teacher Selina. As for the reward, the old king just gave her [-] gold coins, which is enough to deal with many things, and cooperation can get extra rewards, so he doesn't care about the contract. Is there anything tricky in it.

After all, it was God's will, and she had no choice whether to do it or not.

In this context, although the two had different goals, they quickly signed the contract and reached an agreement with a tacit understanding, but did not mention any irrelevant topics.

After signing the contract, Xixiumi handed Firmia a storage ring and said, "Your Highness, this is an advance payment of [-] gold coins, you accept it first, and the balance of [-] will be paid as soon as the contract expires. paid to you."

"Thank you, sir." Firmia took the ring and put it on her finger.

"Well... there is a small gift inside." Xi Xiumi added, "Thank you for supporting my store business, I specially selected it for you."

"Ah?" Firmia asked in surprise, "What kind of gift?"

"A white dress." Xi Xiumi smiled. "To be precise, it should be an enchanted dress. Wearing it can bring you warmth and healing. I hope you like it."

"The enchanted dress?" Firmia said incredulously, "How can I accept such a precious gift casually? How much gold do I need to pay you?"

Xi Xiumi put one hand on her forehead when she heard this, thinking how this princess looks exactly like a half-blood elf, and asked the price immediately, she is a guest of the Palace of Dreams!

"You don't need to pay me gold coins." He said sincerely, "It's just a gift for you to express my gratitude. Your Royal Highness can accept it with peace of mind."

"Take it, dear." Jing suddenly said in Firmia's mind.

Hearing Jing's instructions, Firmia immediately said: "Then I'd rather be obedient than respectful, thank you Earl for giving me such a precious gift."

"You're welcome, Your Royal Highness." Xixiumi said, "I won't show it to you here, you can go back to the palace and enjoy it slowly."

Firmia hummed and nodded her thanks. Next, the two began to chat aimlessly. Xixiumi and Firmia talked about spices, which is what Firmia is proficient in, so she mentioned A lot of personal thoughts.

It was only then that Xixiumi discovered that the second princess looked like a vase, but she was actually very cultivated and knowledgeable, and she actually provided a lot of valuable advice, so she had a good chat with her, while Hersius remained silent. Standing aside, refilling their tea.

Time passed quickly, and soon an hour passed. Coslin downstairs waited a little anxiously, so he entrusted the foreman Ernst to come up to urge, and then Firmia realized that it was getting late, and she had to rush to the Freemasonry Mage Tower.

"I am very happy to have talked with you for so long today," Firmia said, standing up, "I have something to do later, so I have to leave first."

"It's okay, Your Royal Highness." Xi Xiumi stood up and said in a gentle voice, "I'm also very happy to chat with you. I'll see you off."

Firmia nodded, Xixiumi and Hersius sent her downstairs, the four knights hurriedly saluted Xixiumi, Xixiumi also responded politely, and then watched Firmia and others leave Wanxiang House.

Back to the box on the second floor, Xi Xiumi sat down, Hersius walked up behind him, squeezed his shoulder, and said softly: "Why did you think of giving her a skirt, you didn't tell me beforehand .”

"It was taken from the Palace of Dreams." Xi Xiumi said, "I think she will need such a skirt in the future."

"What kind of skirt is so important?" Hersius asked curiously.

Xixiumi didn't answer the angel's question directly, but pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you still remember what Firmia asked for when she came to the Dream Palace?"

Hersius thought for a while and replied, "She wants to get rid of the arrangement of fate."

"Yes, she wants to make decisions for herself." Xi Xiumi said, "In my understanding, she actually desires a free life more."

"Her identity determines that she will never be able to obtain absolute freedom." Hersius said in a deep voice, "She was born in the royal family. If she wants to make decisions for herself, she must obtain more rights, and if rights are overwhelming, why not?" What about freedom?"

"Of course I understand, Angel." Xi Xiumi was a little dazed, and said, "Don't you think she has changed a lot compared to before? This reminds me of a person."

Hersius: "Who?"

"The witch Ursula." Xixiumi said, "they have many similarities, and they all go astray for a persistent goal. I don't want to see Firmia become Ursula too. In that way, disregarding morality and ethics, you will fall into darkness."

"The process of fighting for power cannot avoid killing." Hersius said, "At the time of the tsunami, every wave is not innocent, and she is bound to step on the mountain of blood and corpses to reach the end she desires."

"So I gave her that dress, hoping to help her." Xi Xiumi whispered, "I only hope that she will not be lost in her nature by hatred and desire, and that one day she will be able to restore her original appearance and be a holy person."

"Oh, I see." Hersius bowed down, leaned into Sishoumi's ear, and said softly, "My lord, you really care about the guests of the palace, but I hope you can care for me more, okay? "

Xixiumi blushed, but restrained her shyness, turned her head and kissed the angel's lips, and said helplessly, "Is this okay?"

"Yes, very satisfied." Hersius smiled and hugged Xixiu Mi, and said happily.

On the carriage, Firmia stared at the storage ring on her hand, but the mirror did not appear, she only asked in her mind: "What are you thinking, dear?"

"Why do you want me to accept this skirt, Mirror?" Firmia asked.

"I don't know." Jing said, "I can vaguely feel that wearing this skirt can make you more attractive, and maybe we will be able to use it soon."

"What is the relationship between Earl Xishumi and that lord god?" Firmia said, "I always think he looks familiar, but we have never seen him before."

"I have no way of knowing." Jing said, "I just think this Earl is very mysterious, and has a certain bond with the Lord of Dreamland. Have you noticed that they all have rare black hair."

"Forget it, don't think about it so much." Firmia rubbed her temples and sighed, "When I see that Viscount later, I still don't know how to persuade him."

Mirror: "We can do this..."

Firmia discussed with the mirror all the way, and when the carriage stopped again, Koslin reported to Firmia that the destination had been reached, and Firmia got off the carriage and stood under the masonry tower.

This was the first time Firmia saw the Mage Tower. As the highest Mage Tower of the Itenet Magic Association, this towering building gave her an incomparable shock.

Before that, she had always thought that the mage's tower should be a tower-shaped building, but at this time, the goal of entering was a triangular obelisk with a height of [-] meters.

The obelisk is all made of huge stones. It is off-white as a whole, smooth in appearance, and becomes thinner from bottom to top. The top of the tower is like a sharp sword, piercing straight into the clouds. Under the sunlight, it looks extraordinarily majestic. Spectacular!

"Your Highness, please come in." Coslin said.

Firmia took a deep breath, straightened her skirt, and said in a deep voice, "Okay, Mr. Deputy Knight Commander."