Unknowingly, when Charles finished the last sentence of the article, it was already dawn outside the window.
Dong dong dong——
There's a knock on the door.
Charles rubbed his sore waist and walked out of the study. The two little guys in the bedroom were still sleeping soundly.
He opened the door.
"Hello, Mr. Charles!" Standing in front of the door was a young man in uniform with a warm smile. Judging from his somewhat nervous expression, he should have just started working.
The young man said in a jerky tone: "I am... a staff member of the Star Wind City Welfare Home. I received a notice this morning asking me to come to your home to pick up a twelve-year-old girl."
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Malen suddenly understood, nodded, and said, "That's true. The lord brought back a child yesterday. You can take her away."
"No!" An objection came immediately from behind the door, "I don't allow you to take her away!"
Charles turned around in surprise and found Norman appearing behind him at some point. Xuerou also walked out of the bedroom sleepily.
Norman stood in front of Xuerou, opened his arms and said, "Grandpa Charles, I don't want her to go."
Charles was startled for a moment. He looked at Norman, then at Xuerou, and asked softly: "Why is this?"
Norman said with firm eyes: "She has promised to be my sister. From now on, Grandpa Charles, Norman and Sister Xuerou will be a family."
Charles couldn't explain how he felt now. Amidst the huge shock and slight embarrassment, he felt waves of warmth again.
Reorganize the family? Can an old man and two orphans be considered a family?
Charles knew clearly in his heart that Norman, who had been brought up since childhood, had long been like a family member to him.
Does Norman also want a family?
It seems...it would be nice to have another sister for him.
After thinking for a long time, Charles turned his head and asked the young man a little embarrassedly:
"Is this okay? Can I...adopt this girl?"
"Of course, although it doesn't follow the procedure," the young man laughed, obviously knowing how to deal with similar situations, "There are many people from outside who have formed new families in Starwind City. If you have such a wish , just submit an approval document to the Government Affairs Department."
"Oh, that's it..." Charles rubbed his beard, and after a moment, he showed a kind smile, "That's it, Norman, I agree to your request."
Charles looked at the girl from Falconridge and said with a smile: "Xue Rou, welcome to the magical Starwind City. From now on, this is your home."
...
Deep in the Saha Desert, Silver Sand City.
As the only city of gods governed by descendants, with the heavy investment from the Fantasy Sea Guild, the appearance of Silver Sand City is changing with each passing day.
The buildings in the city all have an obvious desert style, with towering domes reaching into the sky, and magic defense towers built on broken rock bases, floating on important defense nodes of the city.
Weird gargoyles flew between magic towers, and huge steel golems walked heavily, holding metal boxes on their chests to transport precious magic materials.
High in the sky, a young man is riding on a flying carpet, with a faint smile on his handsome face, and his figure is as elegant as the flowing wind. He is wearing an epic luxurious robe and magic gemstone jewelry. The bright sun in the desert The pearly light that illuminated him shimmered.
The young man flew through magic buildings of different heights and landed in front of the bustling city gate.
A short-haired man with a resolute face and wearing plate armor had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the young man landing, he immediately greeted him.
"Haha! Feiyu, long time no see, should I call you Mr. Lou now?"
Lou Feiyu glanced at the angel wings emblem on the man's chest and politely replied: "You're welcome, Uncle Liang. Although the Hanhai Group in Qingjiang City is affiliated to Huanhai, I met you when I was a child. Call me Feiyu. That’s good.”
As the president of the Blood Angels Guild, Liang Yingwei did not dare to make a mistake. He smiled brightly and said: "Although you remember, I still call you Mr. Lou because we are talking about business, haha!"
Lou Feiyu nodded with satisfaction: "You can call me whatever you want, but it's not a good place to talk here. Can we move to another place?"
Liang Yingwei looked at the growing number of onlookers at the city gate, nodded and said, "Indeed, I'll go with you."
Lou Feiyu immediately summoned the magic carpet and stepped on it.
"Um...Mr. Lou, you are making things difficult for me," Liang Yingwei said sheepishly, "Look, I'm not like your mage. Imperial Knights can't fly."
"Oh!" Lou Feiyu slapped his forehead and said suddenly, "I forgot."
He took off the flying carpet, asked the guards at the city gate for two horses, and rode with Liang Yingwei toward the outside of the city.
On the gravel road shaded by palm trees, Liang Yingwei was the first to speak: "The situation in the Falcon Principality is getting more and more serious, and it is not optimistic. The Blood Angel Guild's investment in Falkenridge has not received a return, and that guy Duncan just followed suit. Like a weight, they are determined not to trust us, suppress all players, and will not hand over the city of gods to us."
Liang Yingwei sneered twice and continued: "In that case, let him know how powerful we are. The Blood Angels Guild has begun to systematically plunder the surrounding villages and towns. Let's see if Duncan can keep his head down!"
Lou Feiyu said calmly: "Uncle Liang, you don't have to be so impatient. One day, I will make Duncan kneel down and beg you."
"Oh?" Liang Yingwei said with eyes shining, "Mr. Lou, did you have plans in advance?"
Lou Feiyu left the road and rode into the desert.
"Uncle Liang, did you know that I have a magic fleet that is about to sail?"
"Of course! No one knows now that only you and Lord Starwind in the entire continent have the ability to send out a fleet."
Hearing the words Lord of Star Wind, Lou Feiyu's eyes instantly surged with hatred, which was immediately suppressed by him. He said slowly: "I sent the fleet this time, determined to get the origin of the Dragon Blood Crystal. Although those crystals are not urgently needed by the Silver City-State, they are very important to the Holy Empire. Have you ever thought about it, if I don't send the Dragon Blood Crystal What if the crystal is sold directly to the Empire, but only supplied to the Blood Angel Guild?”
Liang Yingwei didn't understand it at first, but after he figured out the beauty of it, he suddenly became excited.
"Mr. Lou, are you saying that if the empire wants to use the dragon blood crystal, it still depends on our expressions?"
"That's right."
"Wonderful! Mr. Lou! If Duncan doesn't kowtow to me a hundred times, I won't sell him a single dragon blood crystal!"
Liang Yingwei then thought about it and said: "Forget it, as long as he hands over Falkenridge to us, haha!"
Lou Feiyu was very satisfied with Liang Yingwei's reaction.
Regarding the Falcon Principality, Huanhai Group has already made arrangements.
Among the top ten guilds in the national server, there are three in the Falcon Principality - Blood Angels (the main clan of the Templars), Boiled Beasts (the main clan of the orcs), and Diamond Heart Guild (the main clan of the elves). Although the three guilds are apparently independent , but secretly they are all pawns of the Huanhai Group.
It can be said that the main guilds in Yashan, Silver City State and Falcon Principality are all under the control of Lou Feiyu.
While Lou Feiyu was feeling proud, Liang Yingwei suddenly reminded him: "But what if the Starwind Lord's fleet also discovers the Dragon Blood Crystal? We won't be able to monopolize the supply to the empire."
Lou Feiyu's eyes suddenly turned sinister: "If it encounters any ship of the Lord of Star Wind, the Illusion Sea Fleet will definitely sink it."
Liang Yingwei asked with some uncertainty: "It's just that the Starwind Lord's fleet was killing all the people in the Wolf Principality. Their hulls have some kind of black technology armor, and the ship-borne explosive ballistae seems to have been improved and has sufficient firepower. We are here Can we beat them at sea?"
Lou Feiyu said nothing and just led Liang Yingwei to the top of a towering sand dune.
The two faced the hot wind of the Saha Desert, with the endless golden sand sea behind them and the magnificent Silver Sand City in front of them.
"The Lord of Star Wind is nothing to be afraid of," Lou Feiyu said in a cold voice as he stared at the Silver Sand City in the distance, "Uncle Liang, do you know why there are many floating cities in the Silver City State, but Silver Sand City is a city of gods on the ground? ?”
Liang Yingwei frowned and said, "Why?"
Lou Feiyu smiled slightly and said: "When I discovered Silver Sand City, half of the city was tilted and sunk into the sand. It took us several months to get it out of the sand. At that time, the main god buildings and floating mechanisms were damaged. ”
As Lou Feiyu narrated, Liang Yingwei's eyes opened wider and wider.
He suddenly turned his head and stared at the magic city, saying in a horrified voice: "You mean, this is a falling floating city?!"
"That's right," Lou Feiyu said calmly, "Huanhai Group spent a huge amount of divine resources to repair its floating mechanism, and even canceled several major physical projects to ensure sufficient funds."
Liang Yingwei wanted to say something, but was choked back.
At this moment, he only felt that his throat was itchy, and all kinds of explosive thoughts were in his mind.
This news is too sensational for both the local residents of Ashan and the uninformed Chinese server players.
Silver Sand City is not an isolated city in the desert at all.
It is a magical floating city that is absolutely controlled by the Fantasy Sea Guild and Lou Feiyu, and can fly anywhere in Yashan at will!
"Uncle Liang, let me ask you now," Lou Feiyu turned his head with a cold smile on his face: "Can the fleet of Lord Starwind be able to withstand the firepower of a city?"
There was a grunt.
Liang Yingwei swallowed hard, his forehead covered with cold sweat.
Lou Feiyu stood on the sand dunes, looking at the glorious city of gods in the distance, and said softly:
"The time is almost here."
