High Above

  Chapter 374 Dragon Maiden (23)

  The outside rain curtain is gradually getting thinner, but the inside of the castle is very dry and refreshing.

  Crossing the sword-receiving hall, Ian took off his helmet and put down his long sword, causing the servants and maids on the side to whisper softly, and the steward didn't have time to reprimand this rude behavior.

  He stared at Ian's face, froze for a moment, and then slowly said: "I didn't expect...you are so young."

  He became more respectful.

  The etiquette here in Nanling Province is not so strict. Baron Laian is also from the mountains. As long as the knight himself doesn't mind the inconvenience, he doesn't mind the knight wearing armor to meet him.

  After all, for a sublimator, the armor is actually just a layer of ordinary clothes. If it is really fought, unless the sublimation armor is specially made, it will basically be damaged.

  Especially like Ian, in essence, he still uses the source quality to strengthen the armor, but strengthening ordinary foreign steel, how can it be as efficient as strengthening the skin and muscles? Unless the armor is tailor-made, there will always be additional wear and tear.

Of course, it was more caused by the governor, the Marquis of Barton himself. This old military nobleman had to wear chain mail to sleep, and he wanted to wear a helmet when eating with others. He only used his short knife when cutting beef. Typical war PTSD.

  The living room is located on the farthest right side of the castle, where there is a huge transparent floor-to-ceiling window, from which you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Laian Lake.

  The center of this nearly kilometer-deep meteorite lake is pure black, while the edge is blue and translucent, and the waves will continue to rotate with the wind and the river.

   It is said that when the weather is fine, Lake Laian looks like a gemstone that constantly refracts the sun, but today it is rainy, so it is a pity.

  Scented tea itself tastes mediocre except for its fragrance.

When the steward personally served Ian the cup of light red tea, the fresh and fragrant fragrance aroused great expectations for him, but when he actually tasted it, he felt a little flat, but this feeling is similar to smelling flowers After the aroma, want to taste the same taste as the petals.

   "You can buy some back for Elan, he will definitely like it."

  Ian rated Laian Flower Tea 8.5 points in his heart. The taste is bland, but it is really suitable for entertaining guests. It has a high style and is definitely good as a gift.

   There are not many servants and maids in Leian Castle. Ian saw many children's toys along the way, such as wooden swords and wooden horses, placed beside the supposedly gorgeous and luxurious lacquered gold seats.

   "Already have children?"

  Ian didn't think much about it, but recalled that Viscount Grant had a child before he left. He estimated that when he returned from his travels, Port Harrison would have another young Grant.

  Thinking about the Viscount's emotional history, it's quite interesting, and I don't know if Baron Ryan also has such a pure love.

  Shaking his head and not thinking about these gossips, the young man remembered his purpose, opened the vision vision, and scanned the entire castle.

   thump, all kinds of mist filled the air.

  In the baron's study on the second floor, there are two clouds of fog, one purple and one blue, obviously Baron Ryan and his guest. Seeing the fog rolling, the conversation between the two sides was quite calm and restrained.

  The angle of view changed, and Ian let out a light snort.

  Because they were on the second floor, he saw four blue mist—human mist.

   "What's the matter, Baron Ryan is so afraid of death, he arranged all his guards at home?"

  Ian raised his brows. At first, he was a little paranoid about persecution, thinking that the baron was going to ambush him, and he planned to have a drink while having lunch, and summoned his subordinates to kill him.

   But let's not talk about why the other party did this, he soon discovered that the four fogs are not big.

  In other words, all of them are children.

"what happened…"

Immediately, doubts filled Ian's brain, and he was a little confused: "I became a sublimator at the age of eight, that is when I awakened my spiritual power, and I have an adult soul, and with the assistance of Mr. Hilliard, That's what worked."

   "How can you see four geniuses similar to me as soon as you leave Port Harrison? Inflation is so rapid?"

  Although he was surprised, Ian didn't show it, and just continued to scan the castle with his vision vision.

   Then, he saw what he wanted to see on this trip.

   Located in the castle bunker, it was full of blue-purple mist.

"Sure enough, the Xiahui grass is not stolen at all." After confirming this, Ian is not worried about what to do if he can't buy the second-year Xiahui grass: "But the matter is a bit rough, what if Nauman City sends people to investigate What to do? They only need to know what's going on as soon as they enter the underground warehouse."

   Sure enough...

"The Marquis of Barton is in the same group." Ian frowned slightly, and then calmed down: "It makes sense. The public treasury is worse than the private treasury, and there are people who can't refute the blame. It's really a good opportunity. "

   "It's a pity that it can't be credited as a patrol knight."

  He continued to wait for a while, until the steward came over and told him softly that the Baron had already had time to meet him, and it was a pity that he wasted his time.

"nothing."

  Ian got up and walked towards the second floor under the guidance of the steward.

  Compared to the lights on the first floor, the second floor is rather dark. The dim lights make it feel like a dark night.

  The sound insulation effect is also very good. The sound of rain suddenly disappeared when stepping into the corridor on the second floor.

  Compared to the spaciousness of the first floor of the castle, the densely packed room corridors on the second floor are a bit like a small maze. Ian, who followed the steward, looked at the end of the corridor along the light, but found that there was no light at the end.

  The straight road leads to a vaguely reserved white door, behind which is the child's blue mist.

  He seems to be eating something while playing with a toy.

"excuse me."

  Ian said in a curious voice: "Does the baron have children? Although it may be overstepping, I saw a lot of toys on the first floor."

   "Have you noticed? The young master is more playful, and the master lets him play, so the house may be a little messy."

  The half-bald steward laughed. He obviously respected the baron very much: "But the young master is not in good health, so he can only play in the castle, so the master also adopted several adopted sons to accompany him."

   "Speaking of which, they are all poor children..." At this point, the steward shook his head: "But these things are not what I should tell you. The master's study is there, and I can't get close."

   "Master already knows your background. He and Viscount Grant are old acquaintances, so he wants to meet you alone."

  —Acquainted with the Viscount again?

  Because of the grievances between Patrick and the Ellen family, Ian is now a little sensitive to the Viscount's old acquaintance.

   But this is actually not surprising. It is only normal for the nobles of Nanling to know each other, not to mention the products produced by Lai'an. All the nobles of Nanling are probably his old acquaintances.

  He could already hear voices.

  In the study room at the end of the corridor, a soft but cold female voice came: "...Then, thank you for your assistance."

"Where." The hearty young male voice sounded: "I also want to thank the Huaiguang Church for caring about the abnormal events in my territory, but as you can see, I also have some problems with my body, but I will do my best assist you in your work."

   "May Huaiguang protect you."

  Crack, the door opened, and a white-haired girl in a Huaiguang priest robe walked out.

Different from Bai Zhimin's white hair, the girl's white hair is more like the gray of the rock, neatly tied behind her. Her eyes are blood red, and she can vaguely see the complex pupil structure changing with the light. The appearance is not so much beautiful as it is Sassy.

Ian noticed right away that this female monk of the Huaiguang Church had four distorted dragon horns on her head and a long tail behind her—the other party was a human being (also known as a sub-human) Among them is also quite rare Longling Yaren.

  Dragon girl...maybe a girl. The appearance of demihumans has little to do with their age. Their physical characteristics will be maintained until the day when they fully awaken the characteristics of their mixed spirit objects. For demihumans with excellent talents, even sixty or seventy years old can have Sixteen or seventeen looks, and that's not an uncommon thing.

   But in contrast, their life span is also shorter, with an average age one-sixth less than that of the Jinmin.

   "Excuse me, I wasted your time."

  After seeing Ian, she politely apologized to Ian, and then left under the guidance of another maid.

   "Will the Huaiguang Church ask Baron Ryan for anything?"

  With such doubts in his heart, Ian heard an enthusiastic voice from the study: "Please come in, Ian. I have always wanted to meet you, the genius that Ayers has been boasting to me."

   "Thanks to my praise, I am not as talented as the Viscount boasted."

   Withdrawing his thoughts, Ian stepped into the study.

   Then at the first time, he noticed the abnormality.

  —This Lord Baron actually only has one hand.

  (end of this chapter)