Wolf King

Valentine, East Gate.

Dominique, the city gate officer, sat in the pavilion on duty and watched a group of strong women walk out of the city gate.

These women wear headscarves to cover the dust, patched aprons, and loose pants instead of skirts; they either carry baskets or wear cloth bags, talking and laughing all the way, and their rough faces are full of joy. With a happy red light.

"It's the woman who went to work in the playground again." The veteran looked out, coughed, and continued to sip water, "It's not enough to recruit so many workers, and so many women are recruited, that Robin Are Knights planning to build a new city out of that wasteland?"

"Whatever it is, the city lord's family knights have the right to transform his fief into any shape." Dominique withdrew his gaze, "Besides, this is not a bad thing. There are fewer idlers wandering on the streets. Can live in peace."

"That's right, there are fewer idlers in Dongcheng. The grain store next door to my house hasn't been scolded for several months, and someone stole the wheat bran they piled up at the entrance of the alley." The old soldier said with a cracked smile. , "But it's not always the case to let women go to work, you know, sir, if women can hold money in their hands, they will inevitably get angry."

The guard at the city gate next to him joked, "That's right, there was a big incident in the southern part of the city in the past two months. The woman who worked for the prairie people wanted a divorce, and the men in their family had to tie her up." Wake up, and Knight Robbins actually sent someone to snatch that woman away, what is this?"

"Yes, yes, I heard that the Robbins Knights threatened the male owner of the house, saying that anyone who hinders the grassland women's workers from going to work is making things difficult for Robbins Knights. This is too domineering, isn't it? Is it someone's wife, who actually manages how other people's couples live."

"My aunt's cousin wanted to work in an amusement park, but my uncle didn't let her go. If she went, she would become theirs, and she had to deal with this and that, and she had to reason with whom..."

Dominic did not participate in the discussion with his colleagues, and silently got up and walked out of the resting pavilion.

Maritime merchants who enter the city from the port go through the North City Gate, and merchants who come from land use the South and West City Gates, and the East City Gate does not touch either side; field", daily workers, and building material dealers have added a little popularity to the east gate, but it is still quite deserted compared to other gates... Most of the gate soldiers are hiding in the rest pavilions and chatting, and two or three people can take care of them. have to come.

Donimike walked out of the pavilion, and the city gate soldiers sitting inside looked at his back intentionally or unintentionally, and continued to chat.

Donimic, who is over fifty years old, has been the gatekeeper of Valentine's City for ten years.

After the new city lord Viscount Pope took office, he replaced many people who had followed Earl Philip, and only Dominic was left behind—it wasn’t that Dominic had a connection, or that he was under the door of His Excellency Viscount Pope, otherwise he wouldn’t have come from the last The bustling north gate was transferred to the east gate—it was purely because Dominic was not good at managing contacts and could not rely on anyone. Viscount Pope did not see him as a small person.

Just like now, Dominic, who has a more stubborn personality, has no choice but to go along with the bad things about Knight Robbins in order to get along with the new subordinates...

Dominique, the city gate official who was born as an adventurer, respects the knight Robbins who is also born as an adventurer but can be officially appointed. The behavior has increased a lot of Dominic's favor.

Dominic walked around the city gate slowly, and occasionally passing by him, farmers and small traders who entered and left the city bowed to him, and Dominic nodded in return.

Most of the people who enter the city from the east gate are vegetable vendors from nearby villages and towns. The city gate tax is at most a few copper coins, and there is very little oil and water. The only benefit that the city gate soldiers can get is to pick some fresh vegetables from the vegetable vendors' carts. Take it home and cook it; after Dominic was transferred to the East City Gate, even this little "small welfare" was banned. It's no wonder that the other city gate soldiers always have a layer of intimacy with him...

"What is that?" The city gate soldier who was lazily leaning against the city wall with a gun suddenly straightened up and looked into the distance in surprise.

"Is there a caravan coming?" The city gate soldier who was paying the city tax with the vegetable vendor followed his companion's line of sight, "Hey, it doesn't look like a caravan?"

Dominique took a few steps forward and looked up into the distance - at the end of the road to the south, a convoy was approaching.

At the front are knights on horseback, and in the middle there are civil servants wearing robes and riding chocobos. The golden lacquered carriages in the motorcade are gorgeous and flamboyant. From a distance, one can vaguely see the glittering golden family crests of nobles hanging on the carriages.

When a big man enters or leaves the city, he must pay attention to the specifications. Dominic shouted at the pavilion where the soldiers were resting, called out the city gate soldiers inside, and lined up on both sides of the city gate, quietly waiting for the noble convoy to approach.

The knight leading the way ran forward on his horse, tightened the reins and stopped abruptly, and shouted at Dominique, who was wearing the armor of the city gate officer: "Countess Philip enters the city, open the main gate, and clear the way!"

Donimike was shocked, and he tensed his face, but did not show any abnormality, and responded in a deep voice: "Yes! Your Excellency!"

Hearing that it turned out to be Lord Earl, the lord of the Bolton Land next door, the soldiers at the east gate immediately got busy. Some drove the idlers to the side of the road, and some worked together to turn the winch, and turned the door in the middle of the gate that was used for the big men to enter and leave the city. The front door opened.

The convoy gradually approached and was driven to both sides of the road. Pedestrians, farmers, and vegetable vendors who were still murmuring held their breaths and lowered their heads in fear—the grand aristocrat's travel scene is different from those common, car A caravan with more horses is not the same thing at all. Among other things, the awe-inspiring aura exuded by the well-armed knights riding neatly on horses makes people dare not look up.

A dozen or so knights stopped in front of the city gate and lined up left and right to leave the middle field. A golden-painted carriage pulled by two keel lizards slowly passed through the center.

When the carriage with the family crest of a great nobleman passed in front of Dominic who was standing quietly beside the city gate, there was a soft "Hey" in the carriage.

Someone in the car seemed to have knocked on the window, and the driver driving the keel lizard hurriedly stopped the two monsters whose unit price was more than a few hundred gold coins.

Dominic felt his breathing was a little short, and raised his head expectantly and nervously.

The servant walking beside the carriage opened the door and drew the curtain, and the Countess sitting in the carriage turned her head to look at Dominic.

Dominic quickly knelt down on one knee.

Countess Philip smiled slightly, raised her left hand and stretched out the door curtain: "Please rise, Dominic."

The city gate soldiers on the side of the line had different expressions, and they couldn't help secretly eyeing their new boss.

——Miss Laura, she, she remembers my name!

Dominique was in a turbulent mood, tried hard to control his excitement, stood up, held Laura Philip's gloved left hand, and gently kissed the back of his hand: "I am so happy to see you so healthy, Miss Laura. "

"Me too, Dominic." Countess Philip withdrew her hand and smiled gently, "The last time we met at my mansion was three years ago. The time at that time was really unforgettable. I will be in Valentine Stay for a while, if you can come to catch up on the old days, that would be the best."

"This is exactly what I expected." Dominic quickly bent down and said reverently.

Countess Philip nodded slightly with a smile, the servant lowered the curtain, closed the door, and the golden carriage slowly moved forward again.

Dominique watched Philip's convoy drive into the city, clenched his fists and waved lightly... What he was waiting for finally came!

At the beginning, the accidental assassination of Lord Philip collided with the handover of Valentine City and Bolton Territory, and then Master Marcus died of illness in a very short period of time, causing chaos in Philip's house; Miss Laura had only time to take him away. Some of the manpower arranged by the old Philip before his death, such as Dominic, fell to the fringes.

Two years have passed, and Miss Laura has rectified the Bolton territory, and is finally coming to pick them up, the followers of Philip's family!

The Countess' convoy was out of sight, and the soldiers gradually dispersed. Some of them secretly looked at Dominique, who was still standing there, whispering something while walking away; The officer who is not very close, chattering around the corner to find out what kind of background Dominic has...

Two years ago, no, one year ago, it was extremely enviable to be able to eat public meals in Valentine; The life of the nobles is hard, let alone these low-level city gate soldiers-the last time they received their salary was three months ago.

Obviously, Valentine's port is still absorbing a steady stream of wealth, but Valentine's city hall is so embarrassed that it can't even pay the salaries of the people below. How can everyone accept this weird phenomenon!

In contrast, the Bolton Land next door has undergone a lot of eye-catching changes in the past two years... At least everyone has never heard that the Countess of Bolton Land will make her people starve and poor .

If it were someone else, there might be an inflated mentality of vanity being satisfied at the moment, patted his chest and bragged, but Dominic did not have such a personality. He did not talk about his relationship with Philip's family, but Put on a straight face and drive the others to their posts.

That night, Dominic tossed and turned all night at his home in Midtown, and waited patiently for a long time after dawn; he waited until the servant sent by Miss Laura came to the door, then he put on his clothes and hurried up urban area.

In the past, the door was closed and there were only a few servants to look after the house. Today, Philip's mansion is very lively. Dominique saw many people who were left in Valentine like him in the concierge.

Dominic's life is still easy, at least his position has not been sacked, and he can still afford to live in the Midtown; the people whose jobs have been sacked are miserable, such as Dominic's memory, who always combs his hair clearly The Secretary-General of the Maritime Trade Department is so down and out that the collar of his shirt is a little yellow.

A group of people chatted reservedly and eagerly. After waiting in the porter for a while, the deacon of Philip's family came out to greet them and lead them into the living room.

Miss Laura, who was still childish two years ago, has changed her temperament drastically. Even wearing the common home clothes of noble women can't conceal the shrewd and noble temperament of being the lord of the earldom. Seeing Dominique's eyes are hot... The old city lord and the horse When Master Cass passed away one after another, he was also extremely worried. Now that Miss Laura stood up firmly, the glory of Philip's family will not be cut off at last.

What makes Dominic's loyal followers uncomfortable... probably is that Robbins, the knight of the new city lord, Viscount Pope, is actually on Miss Laura's guest list.

In particular, this knight received quite standard courtesy from Miss Laura, and was arranged to sit in a position second only to the countess——most of the people present were unhappy, but it could not be separated from Viscount Pope, if it weren't for this group of people Miss Laura didn't have much sympathy here (who would have thought of pleasing Miss Laura when Marcus was alive), and maybe someone had already expressed dissatisfaction.

Isaac sat quietly at the side, and waited until Laura greeted and appeased the followers of Philip's family one by one before laughing: "Senior Laura, Philip's family has so many available talents, I am very excited envious."

Hmm... Although Isaac is ten years older than Lola, who told him to start late...

Dominique and the others were taken aback by the title of "senior sister", and Corbert, who was originally the Secretary of Valentine's Maritime Trade Department, couldn't help but said: "Miss Laura, may I ask you and this Robbins knight... ?”

"Isaac Robbins is the fourth disciple accepted by my teacher." Laura raised her hand and introduced, "You must have heard that Bolton has received great care from the grassland tribes in the past two years. I My teacher, the sage Ayun, is a wise man from the Fire Department on the grassland. Those vermicelli and woolen products that came across the sea to relieve the pressure on Bolton’s collar were originally transferred by the Adventurer’s Association. Now my junior Robbins Knight came to Wa Lundin, my junior will directly negotiate with Bolton Territory for the grassland materials needed by Bolton Territory."

Everyone in the hall looked different. The name of the sage Ayun was naturally not known to those illiterate folks in the lower city, but these people present were not so embarrassed that they even had a copy of "Travel to the Mainland" for two silver coins. Can't afford it.

Dominic's face was stunned, and then he looked grateful, even looking at Isaac was more pleasing to the eye - no wonder the Bolton collar has stabilized in just two years, and agricultural products and low-end industrial products can still flow to Valentine... Lo Miss La became the disciple of the sage of the Northern Continent, which is naturally good news for the revival of Philip's family.

Corbett, the former Secretary-General of Valentine's Maritime Trade Department, was even more excited: "Miss Laura, if you need someone to be in charge of Maritime Trade, I hope you will give me more consideration."

Laura nodded gently and smiled: "Of course, Corbett, who else is more suitable for this than you? I plan to set up a Bolton Territory maritime trade department in Isaac's territory, as you If you are willing, I hope to hand over this sea trade base to your operation."

"It's my honor." Corbett hurriedly left his seat and bowed deeply with one hand on his chest.

Laura nodded with a smile, and looked at Dominique again: "Dominique, I don't think anyone knows the situation around Valentine better than you. Can you stay and assist Corbett for me?"

Dominic didn't expect that he could get Laura's arrangement so quickly. He stood up in surprise, bowed and said, "I am willing to help you."

Laura smiled and nodded gently...Corbert is a native of Valentine, with a complicated network of relationships; and Dominic is an adventurer from out of town, and he is very loyal to Philip's family. Reassure her.

Xiao Yun is a very protective person, or in other words, he doesn’t even know how to protect his own people. No matter what world or game rules he is in, it is difficult to grow big——Lola is his third disciple, and he only needs a head It's not bad, if you cultivate the Cronin market, you won't go to other people.

Grassland wants to cooperate with Lola, the earldom lord, to cultivate Cronin's market, and the flow of funds and materials between the two parties will not be a small number; Lola set up the Maritime Trade Department in Isaac's territory, so naturally for Bypassing Valentine's legal tax avoidance, secondly, with a junior like Isaac watching the situation, he is not afraid of his subordinates guarding himself...

Arranged a small part of Grandpa’s old department on site, and brought the rest back to Bolton to make plans (the main thing is that Laura can’t remember everyone); after the meeting, the housekeeper took the followers down, the countess who was still dignified In a blink of an eye, she turned into a lively little girl, and jumped in front of Isaac with great interest: "Student brother, when can I go to your theater to watch a show? You said in the letter that I can see it when I come. Oh! You can’t lie, or I’ll write a letter to Ah Yun to speak ill of you!”

Isaac just couldn't get used to the fast-changing style of this extremely young senior...

"Uh... Please wait patiently for a few more days, senior sister, when Senior Sister Evelyn brings the guests of the forest elves and sea tribe..." Isaac resisted the sense of disobedience and explained, "You know, since Since the beginning of my territory construction last month, Lamia’s spies have been coming almost every day. If there are no heavyweight guests shaking the scene, it will be difficult for me to prevent Lamia from wreaking havoc..."

"Is Evelyn coming? Long live!" Laura happily raised her hand and spun around three times, "I miss her so much! By the way, will Kleist come? Does Kleist have travel notes illustrations? So handsome inside?"

"General Kleist will come...he's pretty handsome." Isaac said this against his will. It's really hard for someone who has seen Dahe to sincerely praise another man as handsome...

"Where is Hongye? Is Hongye handsome?"

Isaac replied in seconds: "Hongye's muscles are very handsome."

Laura: "??"

"By the way, senior, didn't you say you want to see how cute Ruhua is? Ruhua and Harris are in my territory. If you want to see it, we can go now." Isaac was afraid that Laura would continue to ask, Quickly change the subject.

Although Mr. Ayun's two serials are often interrupted, each issue can cause a stir as long as it is published.

General Kleist and Hongye are two realistic "prototype characters". Isaac has been asked many times about who the gourmet hunter who has not revealed his identity has been asked many times-he knows a ghost!Even Mr. Ayun doesn't know who that food hunter should be!

"Okay, I want to see the baby of the Snow Wolf Clan!" Laura said happily.

Lola Philip was forced to grow up to be a countess. The pressure from her family and territory made her consciously suppress her nature, but in the final analysis, she is only a 15-year-old girl this year... In front of Sak, a junior who was taught by the same teacher, she was rarely free.

It took two hours to travel from Valentine to Isaac's territory by carriage, and Laura, who was light and easy, arrived at the amusement park under construction before four o'clock in the afternoon.

I was amazed to visit the grand theater that has been built and is just waiting to be put into use, and met with the architect Sue Gallagher who once served Philip's family; After resting for a while in the courtyard-sized knight's mansion, Laura suddenly heard commotion from outside.

"Ruhua stop!"

"Ow--!!"

"Alex, stop her!"

"Just kidding! Why don't you stop it!!"

"Boom—clang!!"

"Ahhhh-"

"Wayne was knocked into the air!"

"Boom! Crack! Bang!"

"Careful, Edward!"

Laura and the knights of the Philip family who accompanied Laura looked at Isaac in surprise, while Isaac drank tea calmly with no expression on his face.

"Student, what's that noise outside?" Laura was a little startled.

"It should be that Ruhua who went to the beach to play in the water was dragged back by Harris." Isaac was very calm and took it easy, "Let's wait for Ruhua to be controlled by them before going out."

Laura: "??"

The family knight was dissatisfied: "Knight Robbins, are you serious? Let the lady go to meet such a dangerous creature?"

"The cubs of the snow wolves are just more mischievous." Isaac was not happy that the snow wolves were called dangerous creatures, but the other party was Laura's, so he had no position to criticize, and patiently explained, "Don't worry, she She only loses her temper with the strong-looking humans, and there are so many female workers in the playground, no one has ever been hurt by her."

The family knight was very dissatisfied with Isaac comparing Miss Laura with those women working on the construction site, but before he could speak, Laura nodded staringly: "I believe that Teacher Ayun is a cub of the Snow Wolf Clan Well, he is so gentle with me!"

Isaac became worried when he heard this, and quickly said: "Well, senior sister, we'd better not judge other snow wolf cubs by Teacher Ayun as a standard, they are still very naughty, very naughty, Although Ruhua has no record of harming people, Moss, a cub of the Fire Department, once caused a female worker in a woolen mill to break a bone—”

The family knight gasped, and said sadly, "Miss!"

"Stop talking, that's just a baby less than three years old." Laura scolded softly, got up and walked towards the door.

The family knight had no choice but to take a step forward, open the door and walk out, standing in front of Laura vigilantly.

Then the two met the little snow wolf clan baby that Isaac said was less than three years old...

The knight's mansion without courtyard walls can see the nearby construction site at a glance. Not far from the sand field, several professional experts from the human race and snake race are trying to surround a rampant building that is more than one meter high and two meters long. The big snow-white wolf rushing straight in - "trying" means that anyone can see that they failed to contain them, and they were kicked around by the big wolf with its tongue sticking out.

The family knight slowly looked back at Isaac who came out, and raised his finger forward: "Is this what you said, baby?"

Isaac: "..."

At this time, it was useless to explain. Isaac walked around Laura and walked to the front, and shouted at Ru Hua: "Ru Hua! Eat~some~heart~spicy!"

The flowery figure who was tossing Harris, Edward, and others paused, and turned their heads this way with bright eyes...