The capital of the Tianlan Kingdom, "Safers", is the only megacity in the Black Sea with a population of more than 30 million.
It is not divided into twenty-four neighborhoods like Philippe Territory, but a whole city.
Viewed from the air, the entire supership island is a bit like Raymond's imperial capital in his previous life, separated by circles of ocean into a special donut-like urban structure.
With Tianlan Palace as the center, Saffirs continuously expanded outwards. After hundreds of years, it has expanded into the sixth ring city, and it has formed such an astonishing scale now.
Each ring of cities is separated by a mile or two of ocean isolation zone like a moat. There are flowers and meadows and towering trees in the riverside park. You can't tell that this is an island city floating on the sea.
The city rings are connected not only by floating steam trains, but also by detachable steel swing bridges across the sea. In the sky, low-altitude urban airships like beluga whales shuttle between the cities.
...
This is a super ship island with the highest level of super technology in the Black Sea. It is lively, prosperous and full of vitality.
"We're finally here...Tianlan King's Capital."
On the deck of the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce merchant ship, Raymond squinted his eyes and looked at the dock that was getting closer and closer.
On the pier, the white stone statue of Salo I with a crown was waving to them. Rows of white-feathered and red-billed seabirds were playing on the statue, silently watching the steam ships coming and going in this lively and bustling port.
This familiar yet unfamiliar city reminded Raymond of too many past events in his past life... In the past games, he had done countless tasks here and stayed here for a very long time, leaving too many memories.
"I'm back from Tianlan King's capital!"
Matthew, who was lying on the fence beside him, also roared at the top of his lungs. He turned to look at Raymond's slightly melancholy expression and asked curiously: "Brother Nicholas, have you been to the Royal Capital before?"
Raymond shook his head: "This is my first time."
"Oh, that's weird."
Matthew raised his eyebrows and said: "Generally speaking, people who come to the Royal Capital for the first time will be shocked. After all, you can't see such a spectacular super city anywhere else in the Black Sea."
Raymond shrugged noncommittally and said, "I've read the introduction of the royal capital in a book before, so it's not too unfamiliar."
"That's it... By the way, Brother Nicholas, there's one more thing..."
Matthew scratched his head and said with a hint of embarrassment: "Our Baylor family will have a family dinner tonight. My sister and I sincerely invite you to come."
After a pause, he added: "Of course, Aunt Lance will come when the time comes. Then you can directly ask her if she is an old friend of your elders."
Before Raymond could say anything, the little guy squatting on his shoulders started to scream. Probably because he knew there would be delicious food at the banquet, this ghostly white monkey screamed excitedly, as if he was
He agreed on behalf of his master.
Seeing this scene, Raymond smiled helplessly.
He thought for a while and said to Matthew: "If that's the case, then it's annoying."
Hearing this, Matthew chuckled, looked at the monkey and said, "Of course, Jiji can come too."
"Zhizhijiji..."
The white monkey jumped with excitement.
"You greedy guy, be careful if you stew it for someone else someday."
Raymond tapped the monkey's head with his finger, and there was a clanging sound. The monkey was fine, but his fingers still hurt a little.
...
White monkey successfully survived after being injected with virus
Lulu also got the virus antibodies he wanted.
After the experiment was completed that day, Lulu followed his promise and let him go free. The little guy was so happy that he ran out of the laboratory.
But it forgot that there was a little witch named Ilya on the boat who wanted to eat what it wanted. It didn't take long before it was freed, and the snack made it jump up and down, and then fled back to the laboratory in embarrassment, never daring to do it again.
Going out randomly.
Since getting the virus antibodies, Lulu has been so busy doing experiments every day that she can't even take care of her own stomach. How could she take care of such a monkey? When she's hungry, she just stuffs a bottle of nutrient solution into it.
Raymond went to the laboratory and saw that the little monkey was mistreated, so he fed it several times.
Unexpectedly, after getting to know each other so well, the little guy forgot about the sap and followed Raymond.
People from the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce saw that the monkey was the pet of a distinguished guest of the young master's family, so naturally no one wanted to chase it away.
The monkey followed Raymond Fox and pretended to be a tiger, and also enjoyed good food and drinks all the way. Seeing that it was beneficial, it did not go back to the laboratory to be tortured. In this way, this white-haired monkey became Raymond's follower pet.
Raymond thought about it and gave it a name. He originally wanted to call it Wangcai, but the monkey was not happy, so he finally named it Jiji.
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The class divisions in Tianlan Capital are also very clear.
The first and second rings of the city are where high-ranking nobles gather, and at least the hereditary earl families of the kingdom are eligible to live there. After the third ring is the area where low-level nobles and wealthy businessmen are mixed.
Although the status of merchants is not high, the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce is, after all, the top chamber of commerce under the Whale Chamber of Commerce, and is extremely wealthy. Therefore, the Baylor family has a large manor in the third ring road of "Saphires".
Since the fat man Matthew got the batch of high-purity potion monkeys, his status in the family has suddenly improved a lot. He is like a victorious rooster, always raising his head and chest, and even walking after getting off the boat.
With the wind.
When the clan elders and stewards of the Chamber of Commerce heard the news, they had been waiting at the dock for a long time, and the fat man was surrounded by people all the way back to Baylor Manor.
As soon as they entered the manor, Matthew did not rush to greet Raymond to visit the manor. An old man who looked like a butler who had been waiting for a long time immediately came up to him and said a few words in his ear.
After listening, the fat man smiled apologetically at Raymond and explained: "Sorry, brother Nicholas, my father asked me to see him immediately to discuss the sale of potions. I can't accompany you for the time being..."
After all, it is a big business worth more than one billion yuan, and it has opened up a new business channel for the Chamber of Commerce. It is reasonable for the Baylor family to treat it so cautiously.
"It's okay, you can go."
Raymond didn't mind, smiled and waved his hand, "I can just go around by myself."
...
The fat man just walked away with his front feet,
At this time, Raymond heard Jiji on his shoulder scream in fear. Without looking, he knew that it was Ilya girl coming over.
"Uncle, I need to go back to the room and change clothes first, otherwise I will be lectured by the elders on my lack of etiquette..."
Ilya said with a playful smile, not looking any different because she became the high priest. When she returned home, she immediately returned to her well-behaved self as a rich girl.
Raymond nodded: "Well, you can go too."
"I'll be quick! The butler will take you around the manor. I'll come find you after I've changed my clothes~"
Ilya winked at him playfully, glanced at the white monkey with his peripheral vision, and added: "And Jiji!"
It was okay if she didn't say this, but when she said it, the monkey was so frightened that it jumped and hugged Raymond's head tightly without letting go. This monkey is not afraid of anything and everything, and when you see it, Ilya immediately shriveled up, like
The mouse met the cat.
Raymond smiled bitterly and said: "Don't scare it..."
Elijah spread his hands slightly bored, changed the subject, and whispered in his ear: "Uncle, don't forget to take me to the Guns and Roses pub when you can!"
"Yeah, I didn't forget."
Raymond was stunned, a flash of embarrassment flashed in his eyes.
If she didn't mention it, she almost forgot that she had promised this.
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The Baylor family is prosperous, and there are one or two hundred people at the family banquet.
The banquet hall of the manor is very gorgeously decorated, with dazzling crystal chandeliers that are as bright as the stars in the dark night, palace-style oil paintings written by masters, precious wooden dining tables, sterling silver tableware... all show luxury.
All kinds of mouth-watering delicacies filled the table. Golden fish soup, foie gras steak, sawtooth king lobster, chicken liver and fish steak... Among the main dishes, there was even a "Neptune" dish that took up half the table.
Takoyaki"...
In addition to these valuable high-end ingredients, there are also a variety of fresh fruits on the table...
The price of fruits in the Great Voyage World is much higher than that of meat, and ordinary families may not be able to put a plate of fresh fruits on the dining table a year. But here, the dining tables are piled up like mountains of money.
Raymond was pulled by Ilya to sit on the main table, and the butler thoughtfully put a napkin around Gigi. The monkey sat upright on the chair, his eyes never moving from the food and fruits.
opened.
When Ilya returned home, her personality suddenly changed and she looked like the good girl at home.
At this moment, she looked like a lady, sitting there quietly and reservedly.
After waiting for a long time,
The banquet could not start until the head of the family arrived.
Ilya couldn't laugh or talk, it was too hard to hold back.
Under the dining table, she lightly kicked Raymond beside her and whispered: "Uncle, you didn't even compliment me on how beautiful my clothes are!"
"..."
Raymond's face twitched, and he lamented that his ears had not been clean for a long time.
After hearing the urging, he turned his head and glanced at the well-dressed Ilya perfunctorily.
Today she is wearing a marine fluffy gauze skirt and a dark blue jacket with layers of gauze that gradually turn into light blue. She looks like she is staring into the deep sea, which rarely gets deeper. The gauze sways slightly, like waves, giving people a sense of
The ultimate soft feeling.
Not to mention, being dressed up like this makes this girl's already pretty face even more beautiful.
"Well, it looks good."
"..."
Ilya Xiaran was not satisfied with this answer and said quietly: "You are so perfunctory..."
Raymond was a little at a loss for words, so he tried again: "That... is particularly beautiful?"
Ilya was completely at a loss and pursed his lips, "It's not as good as before, it's not sincere at all..."
She suddenly lost interest in Raymond, reached out to pick a fruit on the table, and started teasing the monkey again, saying: "Jiji, come and eat the fruit!"
The monkey was so eager to eat that his saliva was almost drooling. Hearing these words, he immediately became energetic and his ears suddenly stood up. But when he turned his head and saw Ilya smiling with his little fangs exposed, he was immediately frightened.
Shivering, like an old monk falling into trance, he closed his eyes slightly and ignored him.
Humph! Don’t think that I, the monkey, will be fooled by a witch like you!
We covet your fruit, but you covet my body!
Even if I die, I won't eat anything from you!
"then!"
Suddenly, as soon as Jiji heard someone shouting, the aroma of fruit wafted into her nose. Without any hesitation at all, just like a conditioned reflex, she opened her mouth and bit the fruit that had flown to her mouth, chewing it full.
Leaves fragrance.
Turning around, I saw the little witch was laughing so hard.
...
"Hey, do you think that guy who is blind in one eye is sitting at the main table?"
"I don't know. I heard that he is a friend brought back by Cousin Matthew and his friends from the sea."
"It can't be Ilya's boyfriend, right? Why do they look so intimate?"
"He has a sword, so he is probably a swordsman. Could it be that he is Senior Cook of the Royal Academy?"
"Definitely not... I have met Senior Cook, he is much more handsome. This guy looks so old and is blind in one eye. Ilya will definitely not like him..."
"..."
Raymond's senses were so sharp now that he could hear all the whispers of one or two hundred people in the entire banquet hall. After listening for a while, he realized that it seemed inappropriate for him, an outsider, to sit in the main seat?
He was about to ask Ilya what was going on, but suddenly he saw a group of people walking into the banquet hall.
Raymond looked at the fat middle-aged man with a mustache in the lead, and immediately guessed that this guy was Matthew's father, Gunter Belle. Except for their beards, the outlines of their faces were carved out of the same mold.
At this moment, Elijah who was beside him kicked Raymond again and whispered: "Look, that's Aunt Lance I told you about. Do you think she is the 'Avalis' you are looking for?"
"
Looking in the direction of her gaze, Raymond saw a beautiful woman wearing a burgundy palace dress. Her hair was high, her facial features were exquisite, and her figure was graceful. Her first impression gave people a sense of dignity and kindness.
This is a woman whose age is hard to guess.
Seeing this beautiful woman, Raymond immediately thought of Mary, who was also full of charm. But Mary was a vampire so she could stay young forever. The woman in front of him obviously did not have the aura of a vampire.
"Could it be that he's not this person?"
It was difficult for Raymond to match her with Old Mark's old face. Even though Old Mark was his adoptive father, he didn't think that the little old man was worthy of such a beautiful lady with excellent temperament and appearance.
In his impression, the age of "Avalice Belle" in Old Mark's words should be over fifty. If she were still alive now, she would probably still be an old and beautiful middle-aged woman, not the delicate and beautiful two-year-old woman in front of him.
The eight-girl Lady Lance.
And at this time,
The beautiful woman also caught sight of Ilya and walked over gracefully.
She seemed to have a good relationship with this girl. She leaned over slightly, caressed her head intimately, and asked with a smile: "Ilya, are you happy about your trip to the sea this time?"
"Yeah! It's super fun!"
Elijah nodded obediently and said, "Aunt Lance, let me tell you, a lot of interesting things happened along the way... We also saw a super big turtle..."
"Oh? I'll tell my aunt in detail later?"
The beautiful woman's eyes sparkled when she heard it, and she was obviously very interested.
At this time, she obviously also saw Raymond sitting next to Elijah.
He was a very unfamiliar person, so he probably wasn't from the Baylor family.
Although this strange man had a strong sense of vicissitudes of life in his eyes, her intuition told her that he was a young boy.
Mrs. Lance originally wanted to tease Elijah and ask if the man was the girl's boyfriend, but suddenly she frowned.
Because at this time, she happened to catch the suspicious look of the young man directly looking at her chest.
He seems to be a very rude boy...
Mrs. Lance just felt a hint of dissatisfaction in her heart, but in a blink of an eye, she found that the young man's eyes were pure and there were no distracting thoughts.
It seems... what he is curious about is not his own breasts, but the fish bone necklace hanging around his neck?
It seemed as if he was very interested in this necklace.
At this time, Ilya also smiled and took the initiative to introduce to Mrs. Lance: "Aunt, this is Nicholas, my swordsman teacher."
Raymond was stunned when he heard this, why did he become a swordsman teacher?
Mrs. Lance looked at Raymond calmly, smiled gracefully, and said, "Hello."
"Hello, Mrs. Lance."
After hearing this, Raymond stood up quickly, put his left hand on his right chest, bowed his body slightly, nodded, and saluted respectfully.
Seeing this, Mrs. Lance was slightly startled. She did not expect that Raymond would give her such a big gift. Looking at his respectful expression, it was exactly like a junior member of the family greeting an elder.
She smiled with a crooked eyebrow and asked curiously: "You are so polite, you seem to know me? Have we met somewhere?"
"Um..."
When Raymond heard this, he thought about taking something out of the package.
Emerald fish is a very, very rare marine creature, and its adult body is only two inches long. This fish is completely transparent and will shine in the sea. The fish bones are crystal clear light green, and it is a very beautiful natural jadeite.
When old Mark accidentally caught a rare sea fish like this during a long voyage, after meeting the girl, he cut the fish bone in two as a token of his love.
And the moment she leaned over just now, Raymond naturally saw clearly the emerald fish-bone skull on Mrs. Lance's pendant.
And in his hand, there is still half a fish tail.
Although it was a bit unbelievable, at this moment, he had also confirmed that the beautiful woman in front of him was the girl that Old Mark had been obsessed with.
Raymond took out the half of the jade fish bone and placed it on the table. He took a deep breath and spoke with an extremely solemn expression.
"Entrusted by the elders of the family, I would like to say hello to Madam."
Hearing this,
Mrs. Lance, who had always shown herself to be dignified and wise, had a tremor in her crystal eyes, revealing an unprecedented gaffe.