Werther walked out of the corridor on the third floor and looked out from the side window. He found that there were not many guests coming outside the palace yet. It seemed that everyone would only arrive at the banquet hall around ten o'clock.
However, Werther discovered that there were some members of the royal family and nobles in the reception room. He looked for people with light hair and eyes inside with a little expectation. He hoped to see people from his benefactor, Duke Willie's family, but he scanned it with his eyes for a long time.
I didn't find any, I just saw the Earl and Countess of Xishi City and a few other unknown nobles.
Several of them were sitting at the table enjoying desserts and chatting, and a few of them were standing in front of the window with wine glasses in their hands, talking about something.
However, when the brightly dressed Werther walked in, they almost all stopped what they were doing and stared at Werther motionlessly. At first they did not recognize this dazzling young man as Werther, because in their previous impressions, he
Werther did not look like this at all, and his temperament was also very different. When they looked carefully, they were sure that he was Werther.
In their eyes, the originally cowardly and incompetent eldest prince could not only drive away the vampires easily, but also appear in such a noble way, which really impressed them.
Some of them looked approvingly at Werther, and some even went up to him and saluted him.
Such a scene really shocked Werther. It turned out that this is what it feels like to be a prince~ He giggled for a few seconds, then shook his head vigorously to keep himself awake. Now he was not in a safe situation. His father and the people of the Dark family
Trouble may arise at any time.
"Oh, my nephew Werther, you really look like a prince today~"
The Earl of Brookstone City was holding a transparent glass cup in his hand, which contained a light yellow liquid, whether it was wine or juice. He seemed quite happy, and he handed Werther a glass of juice.
"This is freshly pressed, using a lot of precious fruits, you can try it."
"Thank you, Uncle Er Wang." Werther smiled and took the cup. He glanced at the cup body. Like the cup in the earl's hand, it was made of slightly translucent colored glass. It was also pleasing to the eye when tasting delicious juice.
As a result, this kind of life is really unmatched in Daybreak Town.
Werther kept reminding himself in his heart that he must not indulge in the luxury of the palace, otherwise it would be easy to forget what he should do. He kept thinking silently in his heart that he still had to run the town and beware of the Dark family...
"Child, why don't you drink?" The count looked at Werther with concern.
Werther looked at the other person's affectionate eyes and felt that Uncle Wang should treat him sincerely, not to mention that there was no need for him to harm me, so he drank the juice in one gulp.
"Haha, do you like drinking?" the count asked again.
Werther smiled and nodded.
"Witt, when you lived in the palace, the queen didn't even give you the leftover biscuits, let alone this expensive juice. Today's banquet is for you, you have to eat more.
Drink more. I’m afraid I won’t be able to eat this when I return to Daybreak Town.”
"That's true, but I just had breakfast and I will eat more later."
"Since you're not hungry yet, you can eat later. Come with me. I have something to tell you."
The Earl of Rock City placed the cup in his hand and the empty cup in Werther's hand on the window sill, and took Werther to the second-floor corridor.
The light here makes the count's hair look reddish-brown, and his eyes are also reddish-brown,
The count's eye, hair color and facial features are very similar to the portrait of his grandfather that Werther once saw, and his temperament also contains the same kindness and gentleness.
The count looked left and right, and when no one was paying attention, he put his hand into his clothes, as if he was taking something out, but it seemed a little difficult to take it out.
Werther looked at him doubtfully, and he would look at Werther and smile while he was taking out his clothes.
After a few minutes, the count finally took out a golden cloth bag from his clothes. He smiled mysteriously and asked Werther: "Child, what do you think this is?"
Witte looked at the appearance of the cloth bag, and it was obvious that there were gold coins inside.
He put his head in front of the earl and whispered: "Uncle Second Prince, do you want to give me gold coins?"
"Hahaha~" the count laughed, the wrinkles on his face looked particularly friendly, and his eyes looked a little proud, "I really tricked you, open it and see for yourself."
Witte took the bag from the Earl of Xishicheng and wondered. Judging from Uncle Wang's demeanor, the bag seemed to be worth more than gold coins. What could be in it? He curiously untied the rope tied to it.
, and found that there was actually a pile of pebbles inside!
Werther was disturbed by the breeze outside the window. He looked at the cobblestones in confusion, stretched out his hand to pick up one, and found that underneath the cobblestones was a sparkling... silver coin!
Fifty silver coins are equivalent to one gold coin. It seems that Werther has more than twenty silver coins in it, so it is equivalent to half a gold coin...
"Uncle Er Wang, what is this?" Werther was very puzzled and didn't understand what the other party meant.
The count's smile became even more mysterious. He was about to speak when a maid passed by. He hurriedly closed his mouth and stood in front of the bag pretending to be nonchalant. After the maid left, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Witt, please pull the silver coins apart and see what's at the bottom." He said slowly.
Werther put his hand into the pile of silver coins again, and he touched something with a completely different feel. When he took it out, he found it was a large and round emerald! This gem was extremely dazzling, and it looked noble and elegant under the refraction of the sun.
Not vulgar.
He looked at the count in surprise: "Uncle Second Prince, what is this?"
The earl smiled kindly: "When I was a prince, I would receive gifts from nobles on my birthday. One year on my birthday, your grandfather gave me this emerald. I know that you are now being treated harshly by the king and queen, so I
I will give this gem to you, and you can sell it when you are in urgent need of money. You should be able to buy dozens of gold coins.
As for why I put some silver coins and some pebbles on it, it was because I was worried about being discovered by others. If someone discovered it, it would be bad for you and me."
Werther nodded gratefully: "I understand, Uncle Er Wang, but are you really willing to give me such an expensive treasure? This is your birthday gift after all."
"You're welcome, kid, this gift was originally given to me by your grandfather. Now when you need help, I will give it to you. What's more, due to your father's fear and your stepmother's abuse, you have been missing since you were six years old.
You were not allowed to accept gifts from the royal family and nobles on your birthday that year. So you can also regard this gem as a birthday gift from me to make up for you."
After hearing these words, Witte was a little moved. It seemed that the Earl of Xishi City was a very good man. He tied the rope on the bag, held the bag tightly with both hands, and looked at him with gratitude: "Now is the time for the management of Daybreak Town.
When you need a lot of money, your snow
I will never forget to send you charcoal, Uncle Er Wang."
The Earl of Rock City smiled and nodded: "Good boy, you protected Daybreak Town and Notland this time. I believe you will run Daybreak Town very well and become the best warrior of Notland. You
You must not let down the hopes of your mother and your grandfather. Well, hide these things first, and then go to the drawing room to have a drink."
"I'm afraid the clothes I'm wearing are not convenient for hiding this bag. I'd better hide it in the bedroom first."
"Go ahead and hide with us and then come and eat with us. Your cousins are playing outside and they should come in soon. You can compete with them, haha."
"I'll be here soon, Uncle Er Wang."
After bidding farewell to the Earl of Brookstone, Werther went to his bedroom. After hiding the bag, he quickly came out. When he arrived at the reception room, he found that the king was also there, talking with other members of the royal family.
"Father?" He walked towards the king in confusion, "I didn't expect you to be here now."
"Why can't I be here?" The embarrassment on the king's face was less than yesterday. He walked towards Witte with the same mysterious smile as the Earl of Brook Rock City, and whispered in his ear, "Come with me to the stairs on the second floor.
Next to the window, there are few people there."
Werther was shocked, why is my father like this? Could it be that he also wants to give me something good? But based on what my father did to me before, the possibility of this is too low. Could it be that I promised to give him another eighteen gold coins?
Finally, he was impressed by me?
He followed the king to the window with a confused face. At this time, the wind became stronger.
"Son, through your behavior during this period, I think you are a very filial and sensible child, so I think I will give you a treasure." The king looked around for a while, and after making sure there was no one else around, he took out a paper bag from his pocket.
"I can't let your stepmother know, so I have to give it to you quietly."
"What is this, father?"
"You'll know when you open it and take a look."
Confused, Werther opened the paper package and took out a piece of dried mud.
"Father, this is..." Werther looked at the thing in his hand with a question mark on his face, "The gift you gave me?"
"Hey, you don't know something. If you smash this mud into pieces, what's inside is the elf growth agent."
"Elf growth agent?" Witte opened his eyes hard, "Can it speed up the growth of elves?"
"That's right, I think that although I didn't give you elves, you will inevitably find baby elves in the forests or fields of Dawn Town. This potion can give them a chance to become adult elves. Of course, when the potion is used,
After the effect wears off over time, the elf will quickly return to its original age and continue to grow normally.
There are enough adult elves in the palace now, and we no longer need this thing, so I might as well give it to you."
The king finished these words in a serious tone, and then looked at Werther meaningfully.
Werther understood his intention. He was reminding himself to be grateful to his father and not to rebel.
Witte thought that this thing might be useful to Xiaobai at a critical moment, so he said to the king: "Thank you father for the gift. I will definitely live up to my father's hope and stay in Dawn Town."
The king smiled and nodded: "Okay, that's good. Get ready. The banquet will start soon."