Realizing what this pitiful granddaughter was asking of him. Duke Kawei recalled the content of the report made to him by the deacon he sent before, about the magician encouraging his granddaughter to become the lich student.
He said with a look of embarrassment: "Al, if you want to learn magic, we have very good family magicians, and each of them will try their best to teach you. Why don't you come back and learn."
Marquise Balan said nothing. Duke Kawei had no choice but to persuade him: "Even if you want to further your studies in magic, your family will have resources to support you. Isn't that good?"
The same silence, just like this girl's aggressive attitude of hiding in her room for a long time, not participating in social situations, and even unwilling to meet outsiders. Even if the grandfather tried his best to talk about it for seven days and seven nights, he could not shake the slightest bit of her belief. For such a persistent attitude, Kawei Gong really didn't know whether to praise or scold him severely.
I know that no matter how much I say, it's useless. Not to mention that this is still a magic distance away, without real face-to-face conversation. The old Duke could only say: "I understand. But I hope you, El, don't raise anything to those two people yet. I will arrive as soon as possible within the next day or two to talk to them. There are some things that have not been discussed first. , I don’t trust you to be someone else’s magic apprentice. Is this okay? You must agree to this. Otherwise I will not admit it. And I am also familiar with those two magicians, as long as I don’t nod , they will not accept you as their apprentice."
Recalling what the magician said, although the girl did not want to learn magic from him, she was not sure how much weight that person's words held in her sister's heart. But this matter is not that urgent. Anyway, I have already settled in this home. Just wait for your grandfather to come over and talk to the two magicians. Although, I don't know what they are going to talk about.
Maybe it's because he is very concerned about his granddaughter, or maybe it's the series of large and small cars that make it easier for the well-trained Duke Guards to travel. In the evening of the next day, Lin saw the dusty Grand Duke of Kawei driving towards him. Behind him, the Duke's Guards, which already had the prototype of a motorized infantry division, filed out of large trucks.
Of course this was not for demonstration or anything, it was just because the people sitting on top of the truck had their butts hurt. For things like trucks, even on Earth, personnel comfort is not the primary consideration. Therefore, people who have been driving all the way will get out of the car and stretch their muscles every time they stop for a long time. Same this time.
In comparison, the custom-made car that the Grand Duke rode in was not on the same level as a truck in terms of comfort. But the elderly people who came in a hurry did not have the atmosphere of leisurely travel. With a slight irritation, he was about to question the magician who came to greet him face to face. But when he saw Lin who had returned to his original appearance and even looked a little younger, he was stunned.
Of course, Mr. Kawei would not be unable to recognize someone. The Xuanwu robe was so eye-catching and easy to recognize. However, the person in front of him not only recovered from his skinny, skeleton-like appearance; he also had an indescribable and unexplainable feeling.
It was a threat, a life-threatening threat he hadn't felt in a long time. That was the feeling I had when I was young and encountered a giant dragon in its prime with my adventure companions.
That time, my group almost couldn't escape the dragon's pursuit, and several of my companions even suffered almost fatal injuries. It was also that battle that brought an end to his adventurous career, and he returned home to serve as the heir to a great duke.
Just such a moment's hesitation made Kawei Gong's hard-working momentum completely disappear. Lin De was able to greet him in a chatty tone: "The Grand Duke has come from afar, and I am sorry to hear you come from afar. Thanks to you for your help, I should find a time to come and say thank you."
Waving his hand in disgust, Mr. Kawei said: "Who doesn't know your ability? If you really want to come to my territory, you will be there in the blink of an eye. There is no need to say these polite words. You are not used to speaking, so I can hear it. It’s also awkward.”
"Haha." The old man can pretend to be familiar with it. But if young people just follow the rules, they are short-sighted. So Lin did not answer the other party's words, but welcomed the Grand Duke and his party into the conference living room. In fact, the only guest of honor was Grand Duke Kawei, and the rest were his entourage. Despite this, there are many people inside who have aristocratic status, and they also need to be treated with courtesy.
Naturally, the servants sent by the Grand Duke to the family made arrangements for the reception and dinner. Halumi and Kaya had to arrange matters for half of the Duke's Guards.
Just looking at the more than two hundred people and the more than fifty charging horses carried by trucks, Lin couldn't help but asked curiously: "Your Majesty the Grand Duke, I remember that the number of the Duke's Guards is five hundred. Are you working in the automobile manufacturing industry?" I released 250 people with the R&D Center, and brought another 250 people with me. Could it be that the territory has become an empty city?"
"This kind of thing." The old man rarely pretended to be inscrutable in front of a magician and said: "Although the number of Duke Guards is limited to five hundred people, the territory has always been protected by the local militia. There is no limit to the number of people in that department. After all, His Majesty the Emperor requires each grand duke to draw a team of at least 20,000 people during wartime, but in normal times we are limited to a team of 500 people. Of course We have to make some efforts on the unrestricted militia. Anyway, there are no requirements for the equipment or training of the militia. I use similar standards to the Duke Guard to require them. This is to ensure that they can protect themselves after they go to the battlefield. Ability. This is a normal thing."
That’s how it works. Someone thought so in his heart. This kind of thing seems to be a tacit understanding among the nobles, so it is not the turn of an outsider like a magician to express his opinion.
After welcoming the Grand Duke and his entourage, someone naturally went to inform the old man's granddaughter that Marquis Balan came out to meet them. I said before that I got a lot of help thanks to the old man, and I'm not wrong at all. With the establishment of the West Pavilion, in addition to the rooms for Marquis Balan and her servants, a large bath, conference living room and banquet hall were also built. The latter two were built entirely according to aristocratic specifications.
Anyway, it was the Grand Duke who provided the money, effort, and maintenance. Lin is happy to sit back and enjoy the success. Although the old man said that these are for his granddaughter, he also enjoys them, so he has to be more polite to others. Those who take advantage of others are short-handed and those who take advantage of others are soft-spoken.
It's just that today the old man seems to have come to investigate, for which crime? Someone is puzzled.
