time imprint

Allen's urchin-like laughter and pranks that day disappeared like a flash in the pan.On weekdays, he returned to his usual smile but not a smile.I also like to see his slightly squinted eyes, with a slightly gentle and sly smile.I always feel that I can take my soul away, and I always look at him in a daze.

Fortunately, it's only like this when I'm at home, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be distracted when I'm doing tasks.That would be dangerous.

During this time, I did a few small tasks.Because the danger is not great, there is no need for Allen to play, so he has been sitting in the mercenary group.Iger stayed there too.

When it was time for Dacio's wedding to be held, Alan took over the task of escorting the caravan to the capital, temporarily entrusted the mercenary group to the military adviser, and took me away.

It's not the first time I've been to the capital, but it's the first time I've been to Allen's house.It looks like a very solemn castle made of big stones, and there are guards at the door.As expected of a military family.

I took a closer look at the expressions of the butler and the servants, they were all as serious as this old castle.This place makes people feel a little depressing, of course, not the kind of gloomy depressing, but being in it, it makes people feel that this is a place where you can't have fun, talk too loudly, and even footsteps must be heard. Well behaved.

It is hard to imagine that children can grow up happily here.Maybe that's why Ellen hastily ran away from home as an adult?If you are not a born soldier, or someone who likes or is used to being serious and serious in every move, you probably won't like the atmosphere here.

I followed Allen across the courtyard and into the hall.I haven't been to the castles of the big nobles, but I have been to many residences of the small nobles. After all, many people have to find mercenaries to do business.The halls of those houses are all resplendent with gold, colored windows, murals, marble columns, and indoor fountains, as if a ball could be held at any time.But this is not the case here. The hall gives me the feeling that it is simple and plain.

There are portrait oil paintings of people on the walls, and Allen said that those are the ancestors of his family.There is a fireplace and tables and chairs in the hall, but otherwise there is no decoration.

"Without the tables and chairs, here is a martial arts hall," Allen said.

Although he introduced some things to me along the way, generally speaking, he said very little.In this place, Allen seems to be a little different.

After Alan sent me to the guest room, he went to see my father.

I fell headfirst into the soft bed. I was used to sleeping on hard beds, but after coming to this world, I gradually got used to sleeping on soft beds with soft goose feather pillows.People seem to be trapped in the bed when they sleep, which makes it easy for me to fall asleep.The bad thing is that I always have to face the puzzle when I fall asleep, but I have finally put together one and a half pieces of the one-meter-long and wide puzzle, and my future suitcase is finally not so far away.

After a little freshening up, I fell headlong on the bed and fell into a dream.Traveling is always tiring, and even when I am young, I need rest.

When I woke up, Allen was sitting by my bed reading a book, "Wake up? Then get up. Come downstairs for dinner later."

"Downstairs to eat?"

"Well, with my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, and nephews and nieces."

I suddenly became a little nervous, and I was a little puzzled, how could nobles invite me, a commoner, to have dinner together?

Perhaps seeing my question, Alan said: "My family is different from ordinary nobles. My father has heard about your age, the time you spent learning Dou Qi, and your current strength, and he recognizes you quite a bit. So That's why I invite you to dinner."

I nodded and got it.So I'm considered a young talent now?

It was the most solemn meal I ever had.Forgive me for using the word "serious" that is often used to describe churches and cemeteries to describe the meal.Except for the introduction of my identity at the beginning, and Allen's father asked me some questions about my martial arts training and aspirations, such as whether I was interested in joining the army, no one spoke.Not even anyone looking around.Everyone stared at their plates seriously, except for the sound of the collision of knives and forks, which was almost silent, even the five-year-old girl.My stomach hurts just thinking about it.

However, their family is still very family-oriented. As long as the people at home, dinner must be gathered in the hall for dinner.Even my guest is no exception.

Fortunately, there are breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea to save my stomach.

Allen's brothers are gold fighters, and they don't have much interest in me.But his nephews and nieces are very interested in me. Maybe it's because there are few outsiders in the family, or maybe it's because they are all martial arts idiots, and they want to compete in martial arts when they meet people.And the adults in their family are too strong, so they were very excited when they met me, who was passable.So when I lived at Allen's house, I was forced to act as a partner for these children.

Fortunately, in private, they are not as serious as they are at the dinner table, facing their grandfather and father, and there are many children's lively natures, or my stomach hurts even more.They also pestered me to ask some questions about being a mercenary, and I told some stories about my mission experience, which turned out to be very popular with them.There is so little entertainment for these poor little ones.

I felt that I had become the nanny of Allen's family, but Allen felt a little gloating and didn't come to save me.However, he was also having a hard time, being dragged by his father and brothers to teach martial arts in turn every day.

I thought the golden fighter was over, so after becoming a golden fighter, there are still people who practice so hard?

"Golden Dou Qi is indeed the highest stage of Dou Qi, but the use of Dou Qi, the durability of Dou Qi, the skills of martial arts, etc., of course, you have to continue to practice. Do you think that everything will be fine after becoming a Golden Fighter?" Allen joked ask me.

I really thought so... Compared with their Wu Chi, I really feel ashamed.I used to think that I was quite hardworking, but now I am embarrassed to mention the word hard...

Sleeping in the guest room at night, Allen naturally sleeps in his own room.Who knew he would always sneak into my room at night.I watched him practice martial arts very hard during the day, maybe he didn't have the energy to do something else?

"The bed in your room is relatively soft."

"what?"

"Everyone in our family sleeps on hard beds. My father said that this is because we are afraid that we will not be able to practice martial arts hard because we are used to comfort. That's why the master's room has hard beds, and only the guest rooms have comfortable soft beds."

I couldn't help wiping away a handful of bitter tears for him, and quickly fell asleep with my arms around him.After so many days at their house, we did nothing at night.It's not that I don't have the heart, it's that I don't have the strength.I spend too much energy during the day, so I count on a good night's sleep.How can I still have the strength to think about things?

No wonder those soldiers who have been abstinent for several years have no problem. I really wonder how his nephews and nieces were born.

Taking time, Allen took me to his knighthood ceremony.Each baron can have two knights.Of course, it also costs money.He made me his knight again.

Both of us use this identity as a tool. After all, with this identity, when we go out to do errands in the future, many things can save a lot of trouble.The mercenary group can also save money, trouble and time.

However, I saw that the attitude of Alan and his family towards the title is similar to ours.Alan's father basically didn't talk about the glory of the nobility when he talked at dinner, he only cared about the strength and inheritance of the family.Of course, his brothers earned their titles on the battlefield by themselves.

Once I saw Ellen's brother and sister-in-law fighting, and I realized that these women who looked soft at dinner were all so tough.It really freaked me out.

Alan told me with a smile: "My mother is a special case. She saved my father's life by accident, and she married my father later. All my sister-in-laws are powerful female fighters. Our family's criteria for choosing a wife And the stronger the better."

"Are they... nobles?"

Allen shook his head, "The third sister-in-law is from aristocratic background, and the others were originally commoners."

I thought about it, "Why did Dasio leave home because of marriage issues? I think his fiancée is not bad."

Allen said with a smile: "Our family has always valued strength rather than origin. That's because each generation of our family has many children, and our own strength is strong enough, so we don't need to rely on marriage to strengthen our strength. Instead, we need the aptitude of our children and grandchildren. It is good enough, so choosing a wife is also strong enough. You can see that there are many people in our head family, but in fact there are more people in the division. I am not sure how many fighters there are in my family. But the Daxio family is different, they There are only one or two children in each generation of the family, and they must marry other noble families to ensure the stability of their family. Therefore, the marriage of their descendants has always been involuntary. Fortunately, Dacio is the second son, and his elder brother married again. After a good marriage, his father finally compromised. By the way, my father said that if I don’t plan to get married, he will ask me to adopt a child from a separate family in the future. He said that he bought me a title with money and can’t pass it on. Waste of money."

I wiped off my sweat.Allen's family is so awesome, their own family mass-produces several or even a dozen golden fighters in each generation, and there are several other high-level fighters.No wonder Alan was let off by his father so easily.