The three-masted sailing ship returned to the Forgotten Strait before dark. The blue-striped whale was dragged up the ice sheet and eventually turned into countless pieces of meat. The aroma of ale filled the air, but the instigator had just passed through Longsong City.
Door.
After returning to the city lord's mansion, Boom said a firm thank you and walked straight into the small courtyard. Rikka followed the city lord Belinda and walked into the stone tower talking and laughing.
"Sir, Miss Rikka, I will personally guard you tonight and I will never let anyone disturb your rest." The guard captain bowed and saluted, and then exited the room.
"You are really a stubborn barbarian. You can't beat me again and again, and you still have a bad face all the time. I'm not afraid that my brother will kill you one day." Rikka's voice passed through the wooden door and slowly reached the ears of the guard captain.
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At this time, she was eating snacks and stroking the fat two-tailed raccoon cat, half leaning against the fireplace in a very inconspicuous manner. Belinda also put on her nightgown and made tea with her own hands.
"Sister Belinda, I'm not an elder brother, and I have no interest in such bitter things." Rikka grinned, indicating that she didn't really want to drink tea.
"Oh? I thought you brothers and sisters had the same temperament, so how could ale be the same? In fact, I don't usually drink tea, it's too unpleasant to drink."
Belinda was stunned when she heard this, and then took out two jugs of ale from her storage bag. She threw one jug to the other party and drank it herself.
Rikka smiled again, then stopped talking nonsense, and uncorked the wine as usual. The sound of gurgling echoed in the room, the fireplace crackled, and the fat two-tailed raccoon cat narrowed its eyes. p>
Several snow cats were lying on the blanket, a little afraid of Rikka's scent, but also reluctant to part with the snacks that fell to the ground. Seeing this, Rikka waved her little hand and threw some dried meat in front of the snow cats.
"Sister Rikka, this is my idea, I hope you can accept it." Belinda took out a Viking war dress from behind, which was very similar to the one Rikka had worn before.
Although she is now an acquaintance with the other party, the bond between them is only a brief one two years ago. That day the other party bought his own Viking dress, but she also gained a lot of money.<
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That's why she acted like this today, not only to deepen the relationship between each other, but also as an invitation, hoping that the other party could settle in Changsuo City.
However, she knew that strong men like these would never stop in the frozen continent, at least before reaching the pinnacle, they would not indulge in comfort.
Sure enough, Rikka's expression changed when she heard this, and she slowly placed the ale pot beside her. Her big eyes suddenly flashed, with a hint of determination hidden in them.
"I'm sorry, I can't accept this Viking war dress, because it has become Rikka's memory and will be forever fixed in the Principality of Cisse."
"I will always follow Brother Boom, and Brother Boom will definitely not stop. Ever since he set foot on the frozen continent, Rikka has only liked black robes, the same black robe as Brother Boom."
"This matter ends here. I like sister Belinda very much and don't want to ruin our friendship. At least that's what Rikka thinks."
Rikka pulled the black robe on her body, and it was embroidered with a petal pattern at some point. Belinda stopped trying to persuade her when she saw this, and just sighed softly.
Not only is the tundra continent barren in materials, but its talents are also scarce and withered. Not to mention strong men like Boom and Rikka, there are only a handful of ordinary high-level professionals.
That's why Belinda tried her best to retain the other party, which was also the basis for her construction of Changsuo City. But as the saying goes, "Falling flowers have feelings, flowing water has no intention." Her full of passion was completely extinguished by the other party's coldness.
Belinda thought about it and stopped worrying about this matter. Although she is an ordinary woman, her character is not inferior to that of any man. In the mouth of her subordinates, she is called the "eldest sister".
"Sister Rikka, although you rejected me, there are some things I still want to say because this is my responsibility as a sister." Belinda smiled and said again.
The heartfelt advice is given, from how to behave in society, to getting along with nobles. From how to identify people and objects, to the darkest real world.
Rikka nodded in agreement from time to time, and expressed her own opinions from time to time. Belinda always smiled, as if the other person had really become her sister.
Until this moment, Belinda finally confirmed the identity of the other party. Either his appearance was changed through some secret techniques, or he was not human at all.
In her opinion, the other party was as pure as a piece of ice crystal, yet so fragile that it could break at the touch of a touch. No matter how powerful he was, his mind seemed vulnerable, at least far inferior to those scheming nobles.
Rikka did not deny this. This was due to her growth and Boom's encouragement in the past two years. Whether contracted beasts, humans, or even aliens with strange appearances, they are all living beings and have the right to live a good life. Night fell quietly, Liuhua opened the window and looked into the small courtyard. Boom was standing outside the door, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
Rikka waved her arms a few times, then indicated that she would stay in the stone tower tonight. Boom nodded, turned and returned to the room.
A silver plate with cakes was placed on the ground, and Rikka was half leaning, teasing the snow cat while chatting with Belinda at night. As for the two-tailed raccoon, he was always guarding the door.
"Sister Rikka, the road ahead for you and Boom will be difficult. Increasing strength is one aspect, but the most important thing is that you must never trust strangers easily, especially a noble noble like my sister."
Belinda stroked Rikka's little head and whispered like an elder. She did like Rikka very much. It was a simple feeling with no interests involved.
"Sister Belinda is also a great noble, and you are the lord of Changsuo City. It would be too much to say this from your mouth."
Rikka lay next to her, sometimes eating snacks and sometimes petting the snow cat cubs. She was very happy today because she learned no less than the common sense of how humans get along.
"That's why I said you are too naive. It's just that although your brother has a deep palace, he seems a bit extreme. Nobles are also human beings, so there are bad ones and good ones."
"Don't deliberately avoid nobles. It's like a stone. It's just a material in the hands of craftsmen, but it becomes a weapon in the hands of evildoers. The stone is innocent, and the user will always determine its fate."
After Belinda said that, she gently opened her storage bag. A faint fragrance emerged, and a palm-sized crystal vial fell in front of Rikka.
"This is the value of whale oil. Even in the Whispering Forest, it is a priceless treasure. Although I am a city lord, I only have two bottles in my collection."
"It's getting late. Sister Belinda only wants to say one thing, Changsuo City will always be your brother and sister's home."
The candles went out, and the two women slowly fell asleep. The bottle of whale oil perfume stood still in the dimensional space, and the guard captain outside the stone tower was still on duty silently.
The snow cat cub was nestled in Rikka's arms, and the twin-tailed raccoon was lying carelessly in the middle of the bed. The remaining ale in the pot slowly fell, and eventually flowed into the fireplace.