Sanji was a little at a loss, but Alvin patted him on the shoulder very naturally, smiled and joked:

"I'm afraid someone has forgotten that the person who tried desperately to prevent me from joining the army in the name of Aunt Mary was you, right?!"

"Hahaha, is there any? I don't remember."

Sanji grabbed the back of his head and pretended to be stupid. His clumsiness was no different from a year ago.

after all.

Who would have thought that a young man who insisted on joining the Kingdom's navy, who asked himself to collect naval base and recruitment information a year ago, would have grown to this extent today?

"By the way, who is this?" After reminiscing about old times, the sense of alienation that had not been seen for a year gradually disappeared. Only then did Alvin have the opportunity to ask Sanji about the capable woman standing behind the counter.

"Hey, this is my wife Sharon, I told you before you left. Oh, her home is in Xicheng District, you may not have seen her before." Sangji took the initiative to hold his wife's hand, as if

He said somewhat proudly.

At this time, I can no longer see any of the shyness I had before.

'I already know that you are no longer single, there is no need to show off anymore'

While cursing in his heart, Alvin also remembered that Sanji had told him before he joined the army that he was engaged to the tailor's daughter. Now that a year has passed, it is normal for him to be married.

"That's right!" Ignoring Sharon's move of pinching Sanji's waist out of shyness, Ivan took out an exquisite silver pocket watch from his arms and handed it to Sanji's hand with a smile.

"I was not at Leopold when you got married, so this can be regarded as a complementary wedding gift to you."

"This? This is too expensive. We can't have it." Even though he had never owned a pocket watch of his own, Sangji knew the value of such a luxury item and refused it repeatedly.

"Take it, if you want the quality of potion preparation to be higher, time control is the key! Just think that I am making additional investment in this pharmacy." In fact, Alvin no longer looks down on this small shop.

The annual income is no more than a few dozen gold lions at most.

As a result of the original "Ocean Secret Treasure" transaction, the Vanilla Manor in the Southern Continent that I received was a net profit of at least one thousand golden lions every year. And as a captain with real power, if I use my current status to plan carefully, the benefits will only be greater.

Now I just want to find a reason for Sanji to accept the gift.

It doesn't matter whether it can make money or not, Alvin just wants this small shop that has carried the most difficult days of himself and Grandpa Leo to continue to exist.

As a pharmacy, not an empty house!

"Okay then!" Although Sangji agreed to accept this valuable gift, as the acting manager of the pharmacy, he insisted on delivering the income to him immediately during Alvin's absence during the year.

Unable to defeat the straightforward and honest man, Ai Wen could only put the proceeds of a total of eighty-six gold lions and two silver bulls into his pocket.

But wasn't it because he chose Sanchi as the manager of the store that he chose him because of this?

Now that he is back in his hometown, he can see that the small shop is running smoothly, and the life of Sanji and his wife is also very happy. Ivan seems to have let go of a worry in his heart, and is sincerely happy for them.

Secondly, apart from the replacement gift, he had no intention of using his authority to change their lives, nor did he give any gifts beyond the standard.

For them, as ordinary people, the grandeur of sailing on the sea may not be as good as the peace and joy of living in a small town.

Jingle Bell

The bell hanging on the door rang again.

"Graeme?"

Alvin couldn't help but feel happy when he saw the people walking in. When he came back today, all his most familiar friends were gathered together. The person who walked into the shop was none other than Graeme, his hunter friend who had fought alongside him.

.

"Are you Alvin?!"

Gram also hesitated for a moment, but perhaps because of his insight as a hunter, his reaction time was much shorter than Sanji's.

However, when he noticed the major's military uniform on Ivan, he suddenly jumped up and stood at attention and saluted:

"Sir! Grem from the third squadron of the Leopold City Guards says hello to you!"

"At ease, soldier!"

After strictly performing the military etiquette between superiors and subordinates, Ivan also noticed that Graeme was wearing the uniform of the city guard.

"Graeme, why did you join the city guard? Are you no longer a hunter?"

Seeing that Ai Wen's warm tone showed no difference in his attitude towards him in the past because of the status gap, Graeme also relaxed a little and smiled:

"My son has been born. For the sake of my family, the City Guards are more secure. Your Lordship still appreciates me!"

"congratulations!"

At this time, Sanji took out a package that had been wrapped in advance from behind the counter and handed it to Graeme: "This is the medicine for this time. If it is not enough, tell me in advance."

"Okay, thank you Sanji!" Gram took the package and thanked Sanji.

"Is this?" Because of Alvin's relationship, he knew that the two of them had known each other for a long time and often walked around. But he didn't know which one it was today?

"Oh, Sanji is very business-minded. Now he has taken over part of the city guard's medicine supply. Although the amount is not large, it is a good start.

Hehe, at least I care more about this store than when you were here."

Probably because the familiarity between friends has returned, Gram even made a joke about Alvin.

He was a little embarrassed when he said this. He never thought that Alvin, who had tied himself to this pharmacy for his whole life, was just "operating" in the past.

Although the ordinary medicine formula left by Grandpa Leo was very effective, Alvin never thought about expanding sales and expanding the market, making the pharmacy bigger and stronger. Compared with the current efforts of Sanji, he cannot be said to be a qualified doctor.

store manager.

"Hahaha" Alvin could only laugh twice to hide it.

Jingle Bell

Huh? What's going on today? There are people coming to this small shop one after another. Why wasn't there such a good business before?

Several people in the conversation looked back at the same time. The person who came was not a customer, but a person who was very familiar to the residents of this city.

"My lord!" This is Sanchi and his wife Sharon.

"Sir!" It was Graeme who saluted solemnly.

"Sir?" This is Alvin, who had a relationship with him once.

"Major Alvin, it is indeed you!"

Lord Nabri walked in the door wearing an exquisite noble hunting suit with a sword hanging from his waist. His eyes lit up the moment he saw Ivan.

As the chief of the city guard of a small city, Lord Nabry and Ivan's major rank are actually almost the same, but the extraordinary level of natural suppression makes him really lower than Ivan.

Those who can break through to become a formal knight before the age of twenty can be called a genius, and those who can break through before the age of thirty are considered talents.

Thirty years old happens to be a hurdle, and it will only become more and more difficult every year to break through to the extraordinary. After the age of thirty-five, the body's functions begin to decline, and the probability of making another breakthrough is almost zero.

Lord Nabry, who is over thirty-five years old, has obviously given up on advancement long ago, and his strength is almost unchanged from a year ago.

A year ago, Aiwen was just an ordinary civilian boy. In just one year, the identity comparison between the two parties has almost reversed.

While making him sigh, his expression was slightly complicated. However, with the restraint of a senior nobleman, he still controlled his emotions well and said very enthusiastically:

"Haha, welcome home Major Ivan! The Viscount heard that Your Excellency is back."

After the city hall staff who handed over the letter today returned, they reported to them that the captain of the "Conch" had been changed.

When he heard the staff report that the name of the new captain was "Evan Garriott", Viscount Andrea, as the consul, thought of some rumors he had heard before and couldn't sit still for a while.

Although it was still a bit unbelievable based on the rumors, as a sign of importance, he immediately sent his capable general Lord Nabry to invite Ivan, the newly promoted captain.

"Okay, when I come back this time, I was planning to visit His Excellency the Viscount."

It just so happened that Ivan also wanted to visit Viscount Andrea, who had given him a letter of recommendation, arranged a separate passenger ship, and given him great help, so he readily agreed to his invitation.

"Please! Major Alvin!"
Chapter completed!