Starting from Demacia's capital city and heading to Mithril City, the direction is generally north.
And because the terrain of the entire Demacia is high in the north and south (Dragon's Ridge Mountains in the north, Silver Mountains in the south) and low in the middle (Demacia Great Plains), Lux and his party finally arrived after a short downhill journey.
We started climbing along the slightly upward road and slowly started to climb.
Lux once lived in Mithril City when she was a child - or, to be more precise, she was born in Mithral City.
But almost as soon as she began to remember, Lux followed her parents to the capital of Demacia.
So she actually doesn't know much about her actual birthplace.
In addition, this was her first time leaving the capital of Demacia alone, and Lux was full of curiosity about what she saw and heard along the way.
The biggest impact of this curiosity on Kalya is... the frequency of Lux's absenteeism during lectures has obviously increased a lot.
Especially after Cullen returned to his carriage, Lux's heart felt like grass had grown, and she was not focused on studying at all.
It was obviously agreed that Karya would help with the accounting knowledge points, and then free up time to make up lessons. However, due to Lux's half-heartedness, Karya's progress in making up lessons was pitifully slow.
However, the rage and criticism that Lux expected did not come. Seeing that her interest was no longer there, Kalya simply became a tour guide, and the style of magic teaching also changed, becoming a popular science lecture.
Natural history knowledge is also knowledge, and Kalya generously said that Lux can ask anything she wants.
Lux was not polite and simply stretched out her hand and pointed to the sky.
"Karya, Karya, what are those in the sky?"
"The group of snow geese that just flew over are the snow geese that usually live in the north. Now they should fly south for the winter." Kalya quickly made a judgment, "They like to live in high altitude areas, so they stay in Longshan in the summer.
Ridge Mountains, before winter, they will return to the Silver Mountains to build nests and lay eggs.”
"The Gate of Sorrow is in the Silver Mountains, right?" Lux thought for a moment, "Dad is right there!"
"Yes, the snow geese you see now may appear above your father's head in five or six days."
"Is five or six days enough? They fly so fast!"
"Although the sprint flight speed of snow geese is not very fast, they can fly very high and have good patience. Without this ability, how can they live safely in the area where dragon birds roam!"
"Is that so...Hey, did you see the one that just ran past?"
"That's the Shedeer. I saw its antlers."
"You only need to see its horns to determine its identity?"
"Yes, because the deer's antlers are extremely rare and have six forks, and they will also grow a layer of white velvet when winter comes."
"You know this as well?"
"of course."
"Then tell me, what are the shrubs on the roadside?"
"A certain kind of rose can't be seen clearly because the carriage is too fast, but they have a very obvious characteristic, that is, when each rose bush blooms, the height of the flowers is the same, and the fruits are also of the same height.
When you sit on the carriage and look at it, you will see that in summer it is a colorful line made of flowers, and in winter it is a black line made of fruits."
"No one eats the fruit?"
"It's poisonous and can't be eaten - not only humans can't eat it, but dogs can't eat it either."
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From the birds flying in the sky to the wild beasts scurrying in the jungle on the roadside, there seems to be nothing that Kalya doesn't know.
Even if Lux showed the amazing curiosity of a girl, a hundred thousand whys could not cause any trouble to Kalya.
When the team spent the first day of the journey and stopped in the town of Edessa to rest, Lux had already unknowingly gotten to know many animals and plants - even if she might not be able to write them all down, such endless
Knowledge also dispelled the boredom of the journey and put her in a very good mood.
More importantly, although in Ogesha's opinion, Lux is a "weak little girl", in fact, Lux's body is quite strong, so the bumps caused to her by long-distance travel are extremely limited.
Seeing Lux arrive at the hotel full of energy and vitality, the guards responsible for protecting her also breathed a sigh of relief - not only is my lady an easy talker, but she is also in good physical condition.
As long as she maintains this state, everyone will be much better off during this trip.
Even if they have not really experienced it, there are many legends about princess disease circulating in the circle of noble guards. Thank God, the little princess of the Crown Guard family does not have this problem.
Among the entire team, only Cullen always maintained an extremely serious look.
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Cullen's seriousness is not because he is not lively by nature, but because the burden on his shoulders during this trip is too heavy.
On the surface, this trip to Mithril City is Lux's training to start getting into contact with family affairs, but in fact, Lux is just a cover - or a name.
Cullen is the one who is really responsible for auditing the accounts!
And Mithril City’s account is simply a bad debt!
Three years ago, a rare cold wave caused widespread snowfall and frost in the north. The natural disaster caused severe production losses in large areas, including Mithril City.
However, three years have passed, and Mithril City has reported frost every year, reduced production every year, and requested tax exemptions.
This is a bit outrageous, right?
Even Owendale further north has only experienced frost for two years. How come it has been like this for three consecutive years here in Mithral City?
In the second year, Ogesha, who had been responsible for handling family affairs, had already sent an envoy to Mithril City to inquire about information and inquire about the tribesmen who stayed there to supervise the territory. However, the response they received was "We have indeed encountered a serious situation."
"Frost needs to be avoided."
By consensus, Ogesha should admit this and express her generosity as a noble by exempting her from taxes.
However, exactly three years ago, the Noxians invaded Ionia.
At that time, because the situation was unclear, the whole of Demacia was preparing for war. Although other places reported to the king to request tax exemptions, Peter said that a year of frost would not be a big problem and that we could hold on.
Maybe starting a war is the time to spend money, so let's forget about it.
As a result, the lords elsewhere were exempted from the taxes paid to the treasury that year, but the Crownguard family of Mithril City was not exempted.
Originally, Peter was dedicated to serving his country, so the annual land tax was not a big problem.
But the worst thing is that for the next two years, Mithril City still said that it was frostbite and could not collect taxes.
The land tax has been holed for one year. Ogesha gritted her teeth and supported the country. However, the land tax could not be collected in three years. Even though the industrial and commercial taxes in Mithril City were quite large, the hostess of the Crown Guard family was a little worried.
Can't bear it.
In this case, she simply sent Lux to check the accounts and provide disaster relief.
Simply put, the Noxians are now fighting in full swing in Ionia, and Demacia can no longer fight. When Lux returns from the disaster relief work, Mithril City's land tax should be suspended for three years, and all the previous taxes should be paid.
Have you made up for that part?
The above is the logic on the surface of Ogesha, which was done in a big way to show the Demacian Nobles Council and shut their mouths.
As for the situation in Mithril City...
I am afraid that only when Cullen arrives in Mithril City can he truly find out.
Moreover, according to Ogesha's speculation, the frost is probably fake.
Even though Peter is the patriarch of the Crownguard family, Mithril City is the fiefdom of the Crownguard family.
But in fact, the current Crownguard family's focus is in the capital, and its control over Mithril City is actually quite limited.
Although the patriarch of Peter's clan was deeply trusted by the king and held a high position, it was not prosperous, and its main connections were in the military circles, lacking sufficient management personnel.
Therefore, those who actually manage Mithril City are more people from the collateral branches of the Crown Guard family - compared with the Zong family, there are a lot of collaterals who stay in Misilver City, but in terms of quality, they are said to be
The vegetarian corpse meal is considered a compliment!
What kind of scum they are, Ogesha knew it clearly!
Those bastards could be so bold as to use the name of the frost disaster to simply embezzle the land tax from the territory and bribe the envoys who came to investigate.
It doesn't hurt for such a bastard to betray his father. They are definitely capable of cheating their own family members.
After all, when Peter returned to the capital, he had a lot of trouble with these crooked people because he was unwilling to recommend them.
That time, Peter offended quite a few "good relatives".
By the way, even in Demacia, nobles like Peter who are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the country are rare!
Why is Bouvier the closest to Lightshield and Crownguard?
These two noble families are not the most reliable!
The remaining nobles...
Most of them are just insects.
Originally, Ogesha, who knew the situation in Mithril City well, could have taken action early.
But on the one hand, there was indeed a disaster in Mithril City three years ago. On the other hand, the attrition of the family resulted in a vacancy and turmoil in power. Pete has been running around, and she has not been able to free up her hands.
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In addition, Ogesha also cares about the dignity of the nobles, so she gave the tribesmen of the collateral clan a chance.
I thought that these bastards were almost done, and they would be full after three years of fishing. Unexpectedly, when I received the autumn grain statistics this year, Mi Silver City was still "frost in the territory, please forgive me"!
Good guy, three whole years!
These "good relatives" in Mithral City dare to report frost, and they are not even willing to make up a new excuse!
These cowardly guys are really floating!
This time, Ogesha did not intend to talk to them about the dignity of her clan.
Frost, right?
Tax-free, right?
Okay, then I will provide disaster relief and audit the accounts!
You are disgraceful.
I'm here to give you dignity!
Butler Cullen is the person responsible for bringing them dignity - with such a task, he can't even think about being serious.
In addition, Cullen is also responsible for reviewing and testing Lux.
When leaving the capital of Demacia, Ogesha gave Cullen great discretion. He could choose to tell Lux everything, or he could keep her in the dark the whole time.
As long as Lux's safety is ensured, there will be no problem.
If Cullen thinks that Lux is not qualified to deal with this kind of thing, then Ogesha will personally take her for a while!
In this case, even if the Cullen people are mature and experienced, they must always remain serious and be prepared.
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