"It's okay if you don't want to say it. I understand when you're away from home."
Angus doesn't care about the girl's denial. In his opinion, this is a very wise approach. It would be strange if she admitted it. Even if she is not the princess of the Green Empire, she is probably born into a noble family in the empire.
direct lineage.
The reason why I don’t guess the nobles of the West Wind Kingdom is because Angus knows this country too well. He was born into a baron family in the West Wind Kingdom. He later left his hometown to do business because he was framed by his brothers.
It can be regarded as an unintentional intervention. Unexpectedly, he has good talent and luck, and now he has become the leading wealthy businessman in Hopeland Port, and is also a well-known figure in Verga.
This time he came to West Wind to pick up his daughter to go to Verga. In the past few years, he was traveling around and busy with entertainment and business, and he never settled down. It was only in the past two years that he had properly arranged various properties. Finally, he was able to take his daughter to Verga and have a good life.
Take care of her to make up for the regret of raising her alone in the west wind.
Angus's daughter has a good living condition in West Wind, with a large manor and servants to take care of her, but after all, she has no relatives around her, and her personality has become a bit eccentric.
The main reason is that Elaine's mother passed away early, and she only had a wet nurse to take care of her. Everyone else was a servant, and no one dared to disobey her, so she gradually developed a pampered personality.
Angus also specially found a famous teacher in Hopeland this time, preparing to accompany her, teach her, and change her awkward personality. As for West Wind, it is estimated that she will not come again in the future. Today's West Wind
The nobles of the kingdom are in dire straits, and they are experts in civil war. They have long forgotten their glory and mission, and only enjoy themselves all day long. It is no wonder that uprisings have occurred frequently in recent years, and civil strife has continued.
Looking at the girl in front of him with a wide range of knowledge and erudition, Angus guessed that she was either from a noble family in the Green Empire or a student of Emenas College.
Although the mages in Lurna are also knowledgeable, they have never been interested in doing business.
Speaking of Lurna, we need to introduce the current situation of the Western Continent.
Today's Western Continent is roughly divided into east and west parts, bounded by the Sighing Mountains in the center.
Dongfang is the most powerful green empire on the continent, occupying nearly half of the continent.
Since the rise of the Green Empire more than 300 years ago, the seven major countries in the western part of the continent, Verga, Lurna, Gufia, Falcon, Sanctuary, West Wind, and Black Rock, have formed a bloody alliance in the Snow Flower Mountain.
Form the Snow Flower Alliance to fight against the expansion of the Verdant Empire.
Verga is famous for its trade and navy, Lurna is mainly for alchemy and mages, Falcon is ruled by the wing clan and knights, Sanctuary is the base camp of the angel sequence, Black Rock is the country of mercenaries and mountains, and Gufiya is the orc
The last private land of each tribe, and the initiator of Xuehua's union, the once glorious Kingdom of West Wind.
The Seven Kingdoms formed a coalition of about 2 million more than a hundred years ago to stop the invasion of the Green Empire at the Apocalypse Fortress south of the Sighing Mountains.
The fight lasted for more than a year, and both sides continued to increase their troops. Finally, Xuehua united with about 2.6 million people, and the Green Empire had about 3 million people, fighting fiercely on the golden plains.
It was not until the Verdant Empire failed and retreated that the war came to an end. Later, the two sides ceased fighting, and slowly the peace that has lasted for nearly a hundred years has emerged. This war is also known as the "Battle of the Broken Bow".
There are many meanings in it. The bow and arrow skills of the Green Empire were inherited from the forest elves, which are very famous representatives. It is said that at the end of this battle, the bow was broken and the arrows were shot, but still could not win, so
Withdrew the troops and negotiated peace. Some people said that this bow of fantasy, which symbolized the green empire, was ruthlessly broken, and the dream of unifying the continent was shattered.
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After Angus and Lorraine Hill talked for a long time, the pampered girl in the blue dress came back.
"Father, let's go back. I don't want to stay here anymore. We'll leave for Verga tomorrow."
"Okay, my dear daughter, you have been suffering alone in the Kingdom of West Wind for these years."
Angus stood up, said hello to Lorraine Hill, and then left.
Watching the father and daughter leave, Lorraine Hill also became interested in Verga.
Verga was part of the Kingdom of West Wind many years ago. As a coastal province, trade was developed and there were many good harbors.
Grand Duke Verga is generally a title that can only be obtained by the king's brother. During a certain internal fight in the kingdom, the royal family was divided. At that time, Grand Duke Verga was killed, and his subordinates were afraid of being liquidated, so they united with the merchants in the territory to become independent.
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Due to the developed maritime trade, these big merchants had their own fleets and escorts. Several forces united together and finally defeated the army that came to suppress them, forcing the Kingdom of West Wind to recognize its independence.
But businessmen want to do business after all, and don't want to ruin their relationships like this.
Therefore, Verga still belongs to the West Wind Kingdom in name, and will pay a lot of gold coins as tribute every year to appease the West Wind royal family.
But in fact, Verga is now managed by the guild of the Business Alliance. The guild members come from major chambers of commerce, balancing and restricting each other, and discussing matters together. Everything is aimed at making money, so it is quite dynamic.
After Lorraine Hill finished eating the delicious ice cream, he walked around the city again and found an alchemy shop in Sea Buckthorn City.
"Hello, do you want to buy something, or do you want it made to order?"
A clerk wearing dark blue work clothes came up to ask.
"Can I take a look first?" A girl's light voice came from under the black hood.
The clerk took a moment to look at it and realized that the outfit and clothes were probably not affordable for ordinary people, so he stepped aside and guided the girl to the display cabinet.
"Hello, may I ask what kind of demand you have? I am not boasting. Our Blue Precision Workshop is the most powerful alchemy workshop in the West Wind Kingdom. We have branches in all major cities in the kingdom and have a complete range of categories. Even if there are no
Ready stock, you can also tell us your requirements and let our master alchemists customize them exclusively for you."
"Are you the most powerful in the West Wind Kingdom?"
Lorraine Hill looked at the rows of potions on the counter that were no more than black iron level, and felt that the other party was bragging.
"Of course, our workshop not only often supplies the military, but sometimes the royal family also asks us to order some things."
The clerk felt an inexplicable sense of pride when he said this, and his face almost lit up.
"Did you know that in the hall of the West Wind Palace, there is a three-person tall clock with 24 exquisite brass figures inside. Every time it is on time, one of the figures in beautiful clothes will come out beating gongs and drums.
Tell the time, and then change to another at the next point. They have different shapes and beautiful shapes. Even the ambassador of the Green Empire was full of praise after seeing them."
"Was that clock made in your workshop?"
The clerk gave a "you know it well" expression. He was very satisfied with the girl's question and began to brag about how beautiful and exquisite the clock was. It not only told the time accurately, but also provided light at night.
It sounds powerful, but isn’t it just a clock? Lorraine Hill thought to himself.
The precision parts and structure of the clock make it look a bit mysterious to outsiders, which can be very intimidating.
In the memory of young girls, mechanical watches have actually been gradually eliminated by the times. A mechanical watch worth several thousand yuan is not as accurate as a digital watch worth 5 yuan on the street. Its only use may be as a luxury item to highlight status.
But the most representative works of a workshop are actually luxury goods with little use. Does this mean that its direction is beginning to skew?
No longer paying attention to the clerk's bragging, Lorraine Hill looked around the store carefully.
Most of the products are luxury goods with little use but beautiful appearance, such as hollow balls that can float on the chassis, ducks that tell time, crystal shoes that can change colors, cloaks with light and shadow effects, etc.
As for truly practical goodies, Lorraine Hill only saw a long sword with a bronze-level rating and three phantom sound potions. The others were either black iron-level and of little use, or they were purely decorative luxuries.
[Phantom Voice Potion] (Ordinary Bronze Level): Can change the speaker's voice for 1 hour.
This potion has a wide range of uses, whether it is to simulate various sounds to seduce or intimidate in battle, or to beautify one's own voice in performances or speeches, it can be used in many scenarios.