The golf course that Sino mentioned is located in the northwest corner of the Chateau Manor, hidden by a dense cypress forest. It is very quiet. The golf course is also very professionally configured. In addition to a 36X18 meter field and a two-meter-high net, there are also
There is a wire fence surrounding the entire stadium, a players' rest area with an awning and even a referee's bench, which is no different from a professional stadium.
"If you two don't mind, let's practice here." Xino led Alice and Gloria into the stadium and said with a smile: "Maybe the effect will be better."
Alice stepped on the rubber court under her feet and nodded with satisfaction: "This is exactly what I want. Only on this professional court can I, Alice, show my true strength!"
After saying that, she raised the racket in her hand and pointed at Gloria at the other end of the court, arrogantly saying: "Let's have a showdown, Gloria! Today I will let you taste the taste of defeat!"
"I wish you all the best, Alice."
Gloria raised her hand and sent the gray-feathered falcon resting on her arm into the sky. Then she held the racket with both hands, lowered her body slightly, and assumed a standard fighting posture, with eagerness shining in her eyes: "But
I promised you in advance that I won’t give in!”
Alice sneered repeatedly: "You're too arrogant, Gloria. Your conceited and arrogant mentality is the sign of failure. Just wait and repent and cry for your failure!"
Gloria was full of fighting spirit: "This is not arrogance, but confidence! The person I am today is no longer the person I was yesterday. Alice, you'd better be more careful!"
"What a difference can be made in just one day? Let me kill you, a weakling like you!"
"Don't underestimate the possibilities of human beings, you guy!"
…
"They were talking about it." Sitting on a bench outside the venue, Metien looked at Saint Xalia next to him with a puzzled look on his face: "When will we start playing?"
This question is so profound that even Saint Shalia, who holds the power of destiny, has difficulty explaining it clearly. She pondered for a long time, and finally realized: "This may be the psychological tactic mentioned in the book? Using strong language offensive to cause huge pressure on the opponent
, create an advantage before the game begins. Unexpectedly, only one day has passed, and Alice and Gloria have already learned such advanced tactics. This is a precious opportunity, Metien, you must watch it carefully and learn it well."
"Oh!" The pink-haired girl nodded her head vigorously, then opened her eyes wide and stared at the court without blinking. She tried hard to remember all the trash talk of the two people on the court, and decided to go back.
Practice it with Semi and Leticia.
Ringer: "..."
Xino: "..."
The two tacitly decided to ignore the topic.
Ringer raised his head and looked around. After scanning the entire stadium, his eyes fell back on the girl and said: "I remember Miss Xino once said that she was not interested in the Fenghua Ball. I didn't expect that there would be something in the manor."
Hiding such a professional golf course seems a bit... insincere?"
Mentioning this matter, a look of embarrassment flashed across the girl's face, but she quickly hid it and replied calmly: "I... really have no interest in Fenghua Ball. This stadium is actually
It was built when my mother was still alive. She loved playing flower balls, and my father always responded to all her requests."
"I see."
Lin Ge nodded slightly, then stopped talking and did not continue to ask further questions.
This reaction made Xino a little surprised. She couldn't help but glance at the young man: "I thought you would continue to ask, Mr. Ringer."
She can already call other people by their first names, but she only adds honorifics when addressing Ling Ge, and Ling Ge also happens to be the same. This may mean that the two are similar in a certain sense, but they are not the same.
.
Lin Ge's expression remained unchanged: "What are you asking? Your father and mother? To be honest, it is not polite to pry into other people's family affairs."
Hearing this, Xino smiled slightly: "But there are always people who can't restrain their curiosity, not to mention they have reasons. They always feel that this is not prying, but caring."
"That's even worse." Ringer said: "Nothing in the world is more offensive than self-righteous concern."
"If everyone thinks like Mr. Ringer, I'm afraid our private life will become a lot easier." Xino paused, and the smile that had been hanging on the corner of his mouth seemed to fade a little: "However, about me
Father, even if you don’t inquire deliberately, Grindelwald’s story has already been spread throughout the land. So I think it’s okay to say it without being offensive.”
"Sounds like a very famous person." Ringer said: "Like the great pioneer knight, or the white knight Hibberton?"
Grindelwald also spreads their stories, as far away as the exhibits in the museum, as close as the gossips of the countryside and folk, the inscriptions on the ancient obelisk are the documents of the years, and the music on the lyre is the eternal crown of glory.
, the only family in the entire Saint-Denis department that enjoys this honor is the White Thorn Flower Costave.
But Xino shook his head gently: "I'm afraid this reputation may not be as good as you imagine."
She raised her head, looking past the court and the high barbed wire fence, and landed on the boundless blue sky. In her burgundy eyes, which were filled with the luster of summer drunkenness, she didn't know whether she looked nostalgic or sentimental: "Baron Vince, the pioneer
, the White Knight Hiberton, and...the bigoted Leonard. The last one is my father. People in Grindelwald call him this, but they don't think it is an offense, they are just stating the facts.
"
Paranoid? Ringer chewed the name carefully and thought thoughtfully: "Did he do something?"
Xino said: "He participated in a war."
"The white knight Hiberton also participated in a war."
"But their properties are not the same." Xino's thick eyelashes brushed lightly, and it seemed as if he had closed his eyes facing the sun: "The war that my father participated in was not for justice.
, but for profit; it did not happen in this homeland that needs the protection of the white thorn flower flag, but in other people's homes. In other words, this is a war of aggression."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Speaking of this, Lin Ge immediately reacted: "Colonial war in the Eastern Continent?"
"kindness."
Xino's voice was almost like unconscious murmuring. If Ringer's attention hadn't been on her, it would have been difficult to hear. Moreover, the two people on the court finally started practicing after dawdling for a long time. The sound of hitting the ball was covered by the sound of hitting the ball.
After the conversation, the voice did not spread very far: "Only the flowers of kindness that are watered with justice can bloom for a long time - this is one of the ancestral mottos of our Goldstaff family, and it is also a motto that has been adhered to from generation to generation. As a person
A noble and innocent knight should fight for justice and never bully the weak. Therefore, when overseas wars broke out and almost all nobles and chambers of commerce devoted themselves to the vast new continent, trying to seize greater benefits, only Song
The Cetaphil family will stay out of the incident, strictly abide by their duties, and will never go beyond it."
"However, the development of maritime trade has changed the direction of the times. Cheap raw materials and agricultural products from across the sea have rapidly impacted the traditional local industries, leaving the Goldstaff family far behind - the times are like a wave.
If you don't move forward, you will be eliminated. If that's the case, it doesn't matter. The descendants of White Thorn Flower have never been greedy for luxury. Although the family industry is languishing, it is enough to maintain our normal life. But the song at that time
However, the Cetaphil family happens to encounter an urgent problem that requires a lot of money to solve."
A problem that requires a lot of money to solve... Ringer was a little confused at first, but he quickly thought of something, because the answer was right in front of him: "Lother's Forest?"
"That's right." Xino nodded lightly: "In order to protect the oaths made between the ancestors and the aliens, the Gustave family has been making various preparations since the Middle Ages to buy back the Forest of Loser, and money is indispensable.
The price. However, we are by no means the only ones who want to buy the Forest of Lowther. How much profit this large piece of undeveloped land can bring is something that all traditional manor owners or emerging factory owners know. If
The Forest of Loser was bought by them, leaving the aliens homeless and bound to face the fate of being annihilated by the sect. Due to the ancestors of Heberton, the Goldstaff family has a close relationship with the government of the Republic, so here
There are certain advantages in this matter, but if there is no money, all this is just talk."
Ringer hesitated to speak: "So, your father..."
Xino slowly opened his eyes, his eyes clear: "Ignoring the objections of his grandfather, he led his horse - Brandy's grandfather, boarded a ship to the Eastern Continent, and participated in
He fought that war. Three years later, he returned to his hometown with a batch of money, scraped together the last funds to purchase the Forest of Lothor, and finally repaired the oath. However, in the years that followed, I never saw him again.
Until he smiles once."
No wonder Xino looked so embarrassed when he mentioned that his father also contributed to the repair of the oath. It turned out that there was a disgraceful past hidden behind this incident.
Ringer asked: "Does he regret his aggressive behavior?"
This question is not straightforward, but the young man asked it very calmly, as if he was not exploring or confirming anything, but just chatting.
"Maybe." Xino thought of her father, that upright and generous man, and couldn't help but be silent for a while, and then she said: "Strictly speaking, my father did not hurt anyone in that war, because he initially stepped into the war.
When he went to the battlefield, he still upheld the spirit of chivalry entrusted to future generations by his ancestors. However, in this age of steam and steel, knights had long lost their usefulness and were replaced by rifles and artillery. Therefore, my father quickly left the frontline troops.
He was transferred to the rear to do logistics work, and finally left the army directly and chose to join business. The money he brought home was not the proceeds of the invasion, but the wealth accumulated through trade."
"However, what difference does it make?" She lowered her eyelids and suppressed the deep thoughts in her eyes: "In this war where there is no justice, even if you only set foot on the battlefield once, even if you only step on the battlefield,
Support from the rear, even if you have nothing to do with the army and are just involved in trade... is considered an invasion. The Goldstaff family is a noble white thorn flower. We once vowed to fight for the weak and protect justice and justice in the world, but my father
But in order to protect some weak people and hurt others, no matter what, he must have done something wrong after all."
At the end of the sentence, the girl let out a faint sigh. There were so many complex emotions buried in this sigh that Lin Ge couldn't explain clearly for a moment. He observed the girl's appearance with the corner of his eye, and vaguely saw a hint of light between her eyebrows.
She has a melancholy look, but it makes people feel that this is her original character - she is a naturally melancholy girl, but she is used to disguising herself with a cheerful and sunny smile.
Although she knew that the occasion was not right, Ringer still couldn't help but wonder, is this her heartache? If she could untie this knot, would she agree to their invitation?
"It sounds like," the young man said, carefully considering his tone, "you seem to admire your father very much? At least you used to?"
This sentence made Xino couldn't help but raise her head and glance at Linge. After a while, she suddenly burst out laughing. Before Linge could figure out what was worth laughing about in her words, the girl spoke.
, said in a soft but firm voice, not telling the answer, but telling the end of the story: "In the years after returning to his hometown, my father has been depressed and used wine to relieve his sorrow, but he has never been able to get over the shadow of the war.
came out. Later, in a starless and moonless night, he mounted his horse, took his gun, left Chateaurie Manor, and charged towards a windmill standing in the Grindelwald Fields, just like a knight.
Gallantly challenging a ferocious beast."
This sounds a little... crazy?
Ringer did not say what he was thinking, but asked: "Then what?"
"Then? Then I never saw him again." Xino said softly: "People in Grindelwald knew him and felt very sorry for his passing. Residents who were familiar with his character felt that he could not get rid of him.
He chose to commit suicide because of the guilt of the war. The bards who pursued romance one-sidedly felt that he could not accept the decline of knights in modern war, so they decided to die gloriously as the last knight... But no matter what, his stubbornness was
It was far beyond people’s imagination, so everyone called him: a bigot.”
Unlike the pioneer Baron Vince and the white knight Hiberton, it is a neutral and derogatory title.
"What do you think, Mr. Ringer?" Xino asked suddenly, his eyes were so profound that it was thought-provoking: "You want to protect something but betray something. As a knight, you are abandoned by the times. You can't get out of the shadows in your life.
, chose to charge at a windmill and end his life in such a ridiculous way, do you also think he is paranoid?"
Ringer was slightly startled. He wanted to say that this answer could not be obtained by just listening to a story. He had to know more about it, such as Mr. Leonard's character, life experience or emotional life, but Xino
She had withdrew her gaze. She didn't expect to get an answer from the young man, maybe she was just asking herself from the beginning. Her burgundy eyes flashed like candlelight: "Now, let me answer your question.
Well - I never admired my father, in fact, I used to hate him."
After her words fell, before Ringer could react, she strode towards the stadium, her snow-white ponytail swaying slightly in the wind, and a cheerful and bright smile appeared on her face: "Alice, Gloria
, it’s been half an hour, do you want to take a break first?”
Lin Ge looked at her back as if nothing had happened, and suddenly had a strange premonition in his heart, as if... this girl had actually seen through all his thoughts, including that inappropriate thought.
She has a beautiful appearance, a noble soul, a cheerful temperament, a melancholy inner voice, and an extremely keen intuition, which helps her maintain a just right distance in her interactions with everyone.
Therefore, it is best not to repeat the topic of invitation before truly getting to know her.