Muxi City, the seaport-type capital of the kingdom, is expanding much faster than people expected. The area that was considered a suburb last month may be included in the urban area today, but some places are exceptions.
A small hill in the south of Muxi City is one of them.
The hills are surrounded by row upon row of houses. There is only one low building and a lonely tombstone on the huge hillside.
Some wealthy businessmen and upstarts who had just moved to the city were jealous of the potential commercial value of the hills, and overtly or covertly tried to acquire this asset, but in the end they all ended up more or less "unfortunately".
In the Knights of the West, Alfonso De Cabo plays the role of the defense officer of the capital. Compared with Cumberland's high moral standing, Huggins has broad connections. This man has served as a knight of the silver ring and a knight of the church in the past.
, seemed somewhat unknown and acted in a low-key manner, but the soldiers respected him no less than the previous two officers.
The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on the second floor of the hilly building. Alfonso, who was sleeping on his side on the bed, slowly opened his eyes, looked out the window at the bright spring scenery, and slowly stretched his body. The "keel" parasite on his back
The female's spine hooked, causing a dull pain, which made him frown slightly.
Holding the edge of the bed with one hand, Alfonso stood on the floor. The dust raised slightly in the room danced and rolled in the beam of light projected in, like a group of naughty and active elves.
Walking to the corner of the bedroom, Alfonso picked up the cloth in the basin, wiped his body, and put on the underwear on the hanger. Then he went to the standing cabinet and took out an elegant copper pendant.
He gently pressed the button on the card slot, and the pendant shell popped open with a sound, and three strands of hair lay quietly in the copper shell.
Carefully stroking his hair with his fingertips, Alfonso's expression showed a rare softness and sentimentality.
After putting on the pendant, Alfonso opened the door and walked to the room at the end of the corridor on the second floor. His hand reached for the handle of the room, but there was a slight hesitation and hesitation in his movements.
There was nothing else in the room except a huge wooden barrel.
Opening the lid of the barrel, Alfonso looked at the male "keel" sleeping in the culture solution, closed his eyes and sighed, then took out the insect body and embedded it in front of the chest and abdomen.
Tentacles slowly stretched out between the interfaces of the female and male parasites, and the two parasites joined together to form a "dragon breastplate".
The hard iron bone limbs protrude from the insect body and extend along the host's arms, thighs and cervical vertebrae. The "Dragon Bone Breastplate" gradually turns into a set of "Dragon Bone Full Body Armor".
Looking at the strange figure in the water, Alfonso reached into the water and pushed hard to break the reflection.
After doing all this, Alfonso came to the kitchen on the first floor, lit up the fire, heated the oatmeal porridge in the pot over low heat, and cut a few slices of ham.
Leslie, the knight's retinue, yawned and came down the stairs, slipped into the kitchen to take a look, and said to Alfonso with a grimace: "Oatmeal again?"
The latter took out the wooden tableware, put it on the table, and hit the boy on the head with a spoon: "Stop talking nonsense, eat quickly!"
After a simple breakfast, Alfonso put on his knight's armor, picked up a kettle and a hoe, and walked down the hills.
The hillside halfway up the hill is no longer the bare and pure land it used to be. Feather flowers, phoenix trees, winter honeysuckle... among the sea of colorful flowers, Adelina's tombstone stands quietly there.
"Adelina Sally Wilmot, an upright, humble, and brave lady. She faced all the injustices of fate and never backed down. At the cost of her life, she awakened a knight from hatred and prejudice.
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Alfonso knelt on one knee, staring at the words on the tombstone, and carefully brushed off the dust and petals on the top of the tombstone with his right hand. His expression and movements made it seem as if he was touching a pure and flawless sacred object.
Lowering his head, Alfonso saw a bouquet of flowers that had been presented not long ago, tied in a layman's way, and the woman's favorite purple kite. Guessing the identity of the mourner, the knight's face flashed at the same time.
Feeling guilty and sad, the guilt gnawed at his soul like a poisonous snake.
He picked up the kettle and carefully watered each flower, and carefully took care of every inch of the land with a hoe. After Alfonso finished tidying up the "cemetery garden", he dragged his heavy steps back to the small building.
Alfonso put down his tools, watched Leslie put away the tableware, and asked pretending not to care: "How is Walton doing recently?"
The boy looked back at the knight, then turned around and continued busy with the matter at hand: "I heard that that guy recently applied for a patent called "distilled liquor." He also found a wine merchant and a workshop.
Lord, the three of them jointly opened a winery, and I heard that the business is pretty good."
Alfonso nodded while listening: "Really? So that's the case, that's good..."
Leslie added: "Walton seemed to have visited the cemetery yesterday."
Alfonso didn't say anything, he just packed up his belongings, took his weapons, opened the door and left the hut again.
Leslie looked at the knight's retreating figure, stopped busy, sat on the chair, and looked at his hands again, his eyes were empty, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
Today is not Alfonso's day on duty, but the habit he has developed over a long period of time makes him still perform daily patrol tasks.
"Lord Alfonso!" A businessman quickly walked up to the knight, holding a small bag of coins in his hand, his face full of gratitude: "May Heavenly Father praise your good deeds! Without your timely action, those in my shop would have been
These valuable antiques may never be recovered again!”
Alfonso gently pushed back the money bag and politely declined the merchant's "thank you gift."
A bard who was carrying a Moroder balalaika saw Alfonso's appearance, took off the instrument, and sang while playing: "The ghost of the Corderly farm, the bandit of the Maslow mountain stream, the Miao
The villain of the bazaar, our guard, the great protector, the model of knight~~"
Two soldiers of the Knights patrolling the streets saw Alfonso from a distance, ran over to salute, and then watched the officer go away. One of them said to his companion: "I heard that there is a Silver Circle noble who has just moved here.
, are planning on those hills again. Let’s gather some brothers and teach those arrogant bastards what reverence and obedience mean!”
After patrolling around Muxi City, Alfonso chose to have a simple lunch at a street shop.
The owner is a veteran who participated in the "Battle of Muxi". His left arm was cut off during the battle and he became disabled. After receiving a "resettlement fee", he quit the army and opened this roadside snack shop.
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Alfonso took off his helmet, and the way the parasite's limbs wriggled and retracted did not affect the veteran's attitude at all.
"Lord Alfonso, is it still the same as usual?"
"Ah, that's right."
The shopkeeper poured out a bowl of fish fillet soup, cut a small plate of sausages, and finally attached half a loaf of black bread.
Alfonso soaked the black bread in the fish soup, waited for it to become soft, then wrapped it in sausage and put it in his mouth.
After lunch, despite the soldier's refusal, Alfonso insisted on putting the coins on the table and hurried to an orphanage in the city.
The orphanage is located in a secluded residential area in the west of the city. From the outside, it looks like a two-story long house with a small open space in front of the house.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the sun is not as strong as it was at noon, but the temperature is the warmest and most pleasant time of the day. A dozen children are playing in the open space. Among them are boys and girls, the oldest is no more than ten years old.
, the youngest is less than two years old.
Alfonso's appearance completely ignited the children's enthusiasm.
Mr. Knight, Lord Alfonso, Uncle Chief... all kinds of different titles echoed above the open space.
Alfonso, who was fully armored, greeted the children awkwardly and carefully controlled the strength of the "Dragon Bone". After only a few minutes, he was exhausted and sweating profusely.
A sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman walked out of the longhouse. Alfonso saw her as if she had received an amnesty: "Esther, come and help me!"
The woman smiled and coaxed her away, driving away the group of chirping and noisy children around Alfonso.
As if exhausted, the knight sat down on the sand in the open space, panting heavily, took out a heavy money bag from his arms, and handed it to Esther: "This is the reward from the king last month.
If you have a salary from your job, use the money to buy some clothes and toys for the children. By the way, remember to find a cement worker to repair the holes in the east wall..."
Esther interrupted Alfonso: "Sir, you donated all your savings to buy this land and take in us homeless war orphans. We really can't take your money anymore.
.In fact, Aliko and I usually repair people’s clothes, and the children can tie silk flowers and make paper towels, which has already supplemented a lot of household expenses..."
Alfonso put the money bag into Esther's arms without any explanation, and then quickly left the orphanage. The woman was left alone, holding the heavy money bag, looking dreamily in the direction where he disappeared.