Grud Town, Jammec Province.

At the beginning of the month of permafrost, this corner town, far from the center of the Canary Empire, suddenly ushered in a row of silver knights with high emblems and flags.

Old Pasha, an old pedant in Grud Town, glared at the first sight of the pattern on the flag and was frightened into a cold sweat.

The tiger treads the python, the python wraps the full moon.

Pasha's neighbor was Tim, the only blacksmith in town. Tim, seeing the look of his old neighbor, smoking hookah, wondered, "Hey, old man, what's that look on your face?" Do you know the origin of these knights? "

Pasha took a deep breath and whispered to Tim, "If I'm not mistaken, the pattern on the banners seems to be the emblem of the Monne family."

The Monne family?! Tim listened and looked back at Old Pasha.

"Are you sure you aren't mistaken?"

Without waiting for Pasha to answer, Tim seemed to think of something, trembled all over, turned his head and slipped into his narrow blacksmith's shop, chained the door, and gave a trembling look.

Through the window of the blacksmith's shop, Pasha shook his head when he saw Tim's fear. In the past, these bad friends would have laughed at each other, but today, the Monne family came inexplicably to Grud Town, and Tim's action was explained when he thought about the Monne family's function in the empire.

Pasha recalled the rumors he had heard at the hunter's taverns in the city.

The Monne family, known as the backbone of the Canary Empire, has produced at least six generals over last several hundreds of years and has repeatedly performed outstanding meritorious military service in resisting the invasion of the enemy. Moreover, in every war, the members of the Monne family weren't hiding in safe havens. Every single member of the family, are all soldiers at the front line of each war, both fearless and resourceful. Such a hands-on, and prominent family, naturally mastered the military lifeline of the empire.

Recently, the Canary Empire and the neighboring country Hailan are in a state of war, the border of the Hailan Empire is not far from the town of Grud, at this time the knights of the Monne family arrived… Perhaps it is for this reason.

Pasha guessed that there were two purposes, conscription or defense, perhaps both.

Either way, it was fatal for Tim the blacksmith. Because the Canary Empire's law of conscription clearly stipulates that in towns that are included in the conscription area during the war, each household must issue a young man, or pay a hundred gold coins to obtain a conscription-free token. He was the only one in the Tim family who was a man, and he happened to be at the age of conscription, and if he was recruited, there would be absolutely no guarantee for his wife and daughter in the future. As for paying gold coins? In the whole town of Grud, perhaps only the Pat family can deposit a hundred gold coins. You know, a gold coin is enough for his family's living expenses for half a year.

Pasha himself experienced the initial surprise, but quickly returned to normal, he is an old bachelor, now approaching his twilight years, not within the scope of conscription, so he is not worried. There is even a desire to observe the movements of the Monne family. For what reason, did they not look for the mayor of Grud Town. Isn't it a conscription? Pasha continued to observe the iron-hoofed cavalry heading to another place instead. Even so, during the month of permafrost, is still warm at Viscount Pat's mansion!

Pat Manor.

Two maids in beige linen headscarves were whispering as they worked.

The subjects of their gossip were the two young masters of the Pat family. "His Lords.h.i.+p and his ladys.h.i.+p have been dead for two years. According to the laws of the Empire, the month of Frosts Descent after the permafrost month this year is the time for the eldest and young master to inherit the t.i.tle." Among them, the young maid with an apple face said with a little concern, "I don't know if the situation of the second young master will change after the eldest master inherits the t.i.tle."

"Ollie, about the lord, it would be better for the two of us to talk less. However, your trouble, I do not think it is necessary to struggle, although you work in the second young master's tea garden, but after all, the tea garden is too far from the lord's home, you may not know, but the relations.h.i.+p between the eldest master and the second young master is very good! Don't worry, the big families during the conscription are at odds with each other, and they won't show up on our estate. " The middle-aged maid with a pockmarked face smiled.

At this time, the sound of horseshoes sounded from the path outside the tea garden.

After a while, a knight flashed with bronze armor appeared in front of them.

The horse hoofed and the knight stopped at the door of the tea garden and took off his helmet.

This is a young man full of masculine brilliance, the backlight on his face made his outline appear more profound, originally handsome appearance, this moment is even more extraordinary.

The young man's grayish-green eyes swept at the two maids. Skipping Ollie and focuses on the middle-aged maid.

"Good afternoon, maid Mana."

Mana put down her woven basket and blessed the young knight, "Good afternoon, Master Leon."

Leon looked at the newly picked tea leaves in Mana's woven basket and said with a trace of helplessness: "My brother went to see the old man again?"

Mana bowed her head and said respectfully, "Master Angel is studying at Mr. Jon's."

Leon curled his mouth and whispered to himself, "Study? The nerve of this old man, every day he speaks of some fallacies, my brother goes to him to study, but also every day to wors.h.i.+p tea, I think he is a charlatan. I don't know what kind of trickery he shows my brother, in order for my brother to study with him. "

Leon pulled the rein impatiently. "All right, I see. You guys get busy. I'll go find him now. "

When he had finished, Leon clipped his legs and rode away.

After a while, Leon came to the southeast corner of the manor, and on a small slope near the woods, there was a rather exquisite wooden building. The architectural style is very strange, flying eaves warped angles, one room and four sides are side by side, except one side is connected with the main room on the ground, the other three sides are suspended, completely supported by columns.

The pendulum building, in terms of construction and shape, is completely different from the architectural features of the Canary Empire, and even in several other countries where Leon has been, there is no similar style.

"What a magical building! Hanging on three sides, and still standing. " Although Leon complained in his heart that old Jon had taken his brother's attention, Leon was impressed by Jon's amazing architectural craftsmans.h.i.+p, even though he had never said it to his face. Besides, apart from the Pendulum Tower in front of him, Leon no longer held admiration for Jon. Perhaps the method of making the Pendulum Building is very popular in Jon's "country". Even though Jon had been in the Pat Home for nearly twenty years, Leon had no idea where Jon's country was.

Pus.h.i.+ng away the fence, the courtyard of the Pendulum building carried some vegetables and fruits, and the shelves were covered with wilted vines, which produced a lot of "hanging strings" during the harvest month, which Jon called grapes. Leon has eaten, the taste is quite sweet, but in the present month, it is past the grape season.

As soon as he opened the wooden door of the Pendulum building, he saw that in the small room, a young man with exquisite features on one side had his head buried in a parchment roll, and on another side dipping a quill in ink, quickly recording something.

Leon approached, even though he had deliberately reined in his pace, the bronze boot armour still made a loud sound after touching the wooden floor.

"Hey, are you back?" The teenager drew a period on the leather paper and looked up at the comer. The voice was clear and became clearer, with a strong sense of intimacy.

"My dear brother, Angel. Listening to your tone, did you know I was coming today? " Leon laughed.

Angel shrugged and curled up the corners of his mouth. "I don't know. It just seems like I had a little feeling."

"Did the old man teach you that?"

Angel shook his head: "Does this still need to be taught? Dad liked to talk same way before he died. "

"So if people misunderstand that you know why they're here, and you don't talk when they come in, would you open your mouth to speak?" Leon picked his eyebrows.

"I would be quiet, waiting for them to speak first."

"What if they don't talk the whole time?"

Angel curled his mouth. "That would be awkward. If it were me, I would turn around and leave, lest the atmosphere be more awkward. If the other side yells at me, there will be a follow-up. "

Lyon smiled and nodded, not judging, but looked around the room.

"Where's Jon, what happened to the old man?"

As soon as Leon spoke of Jon, Angel frowned gently, with a little worry in his eyes: "You know, my mentor's body is getting worse and worse, every part of the body is gradually shrinking, just the day before yesterday." My mentor's legs were completely motionless. He just took some medicine, and now he's resting upstairs. "