Xia Luote Sorofia looked up at the starry sky, and she felt a little uneasy.
It had been five days since Lochet left. Xia Luote's convoy had left the country, crossed the Warren Mountain Range between the two territories, and entered the southern part of Akat territory.
As a veritable rich family, Sorofia's convoy was obviously different. The dragon-like convoy was followed by a regular guard of 500 people. Although it wasn't a lot, it was quite professional.
It was Xi Ya's most famous mercenary group that specialized in defense. It was a pagan legion that had signed an agreement with Lochet all year round. Their source substance was [Perseverance], and the god of the source substance was the ancient Mother Earth, who had fallen in the first era. Generally speaking, the risk of degeneration was very low, and their reliability was very high.
Mercenary was one of the few proper professions that pagans could engage in. Therefore, Xi Ya's famous mercenary group was basically composed of pagans. They generally wouldn't accept missions in St. Maester's territory. However, as the saying went, there was no problem in the world that couldn't be solved with money. If there was, the biggest possibility was that there wasn't enough money.
This time, the escort was really honorable. It was the eldest daughter of Sorofia, and the money was really high. It was ten times the usual amount, and the mission wasn't dangerous, and the distance wasn't far.
With these few conditions, what could the Unyielding Church, who had been relying on Lochet all year round, do? It wasn't easy to offend a rich person. Besides … money, it was really good!
The Unyielding Church's mercenary group was very expensive, but in addition to the fixed escort fee, Xia Luote's personal belongings were also very luxurious. It was beyond the imagination of most people in this world, even the nobles.
Strictly speaking, Xia Luote wouldn't travel, but her house was moving.
Xia Luote's moving tool was called the Gem Necklace, and it was made up of sixteen carriages.
Sixteen carriages, this was the standard for Xia Luote's travel. Each carriage was a large caravan, which was equivalent to a separate room. The bedroom, study, living room, kitchen, and even a small garden for afternoon tea were included in these sixteen rooms.
However, it was not a big deal if it was only sixteen caravans. The great nobles from other places could also get a set, or even bigger and more. The reason why Sorofia's jewel necklace caravan was famous all over the world was because it used a unique spell technique.
There was a door in every room of the Gemstone Necklace Caravan, and this door was passable.
For example, Xia Luote felt sleepy in the study and wanted to go to the bedroom to sleep. Normally, the motorcade would first stop all the cars and ask the owner to get out of the car and move. However, in the Gemstone Necklace Motorcade, Xia Luote felt completely at home. She could directly go to the bedroom after opening the door and entering the living room.
That's right. The spell technique that allowed one to jump between carriages was the true uniqueness of the gemstone necklace. Compared to that, the luxurious and exquisite decorations in the carriages were a drop in the bucket. Therefore, unless Charlotte took the initiative to step out of the carriage, she wouldn't be able to feel any sense of reality.
And now, it was Xia Luote's rare time to walk out of the carriage. Looking at the stars in the sky, the brown-haired girl did not have her usual confidence and boldness. On the contrary, she was somewhat confused and even weak.
A marriage contract was not something that could be easily ignored by any girl. In Xi Ya, where political marriages were popular, traditional marriages based on benefits had always been common among the nobles. It could be said that the marriage contract was born for this reason.
From the moment it was born, it was based on benefits. Therefore, it did not need to consider the feelings of both parties. Everyone in the marriage contract was purely a condition in order to achieve a result that was in line with their interests.
Xia Luote had a sense of fear and natural resistance to marriage contracts. It was just like any young girl who suddenly found out that she was going to become husband and wife with someone she did not know. It was natural for her to refuse.
And from the experience of her family, Xia Luote did not think that this kind of abnormal product could breed happiness.
Xia Luote's mother was the best example. She was born in a great noble family in the Austin Empire. Because of the marriage contract, she married her father, Bruce, with the purpose of easing the long stiff relationship between Lochet and the Austin Empire. It turned out that this goal was achieved, but the price was that Xia Luote's family was completely broken.
Xia Luote's mother was a believer in the Austin Empire's orthodoxy. She was stubbornly biased against Lochet. After giving birth to Xia Luote, she was not even willing to raise her by herself. After a few years, she returned to the country and lived separately.
Xia Luote and her father, Bruce, depended on each other for survival. The relationship between father and daughter was very good, but Xia Luote's only memory of her mother was a few years ago when she visited the Austin Empire. That woman looked at her indifferently and did not smile.
Her family made Xia Luote have a natural dislike of traditional marriage, but Xia Luote's experience in this regard was not limited to that. Sorofia was a great family, and Xia Luote had many relatives. In Bruce's generation, in order to expand Lochet's influence, political marriage was the task of almost everyone in the family.
Xia Luote's aunt was brutally abused by a cruel noble, causing one of her eyes to have vision problems. Her cousin also stayed alone in an empty house for many years because of her dissolute husband, and she still did not have a child. On the surface, nobles were all gentlemen, but there were too many variables in their moral character. There were very few good people who were strict and had high moral character.
Faced with this situation, how could Xia Luote, who was about to follow in her footsteps, not be afraid?
The girl was afraid, but at the same time, she also had some hope.
"Xia Luote, your marriage contract was signed a hundred years ago. After a hundred years, you were born at the same age. This might be a kind of fate."
Bruce's words echoed in the girl's ears, and Xia Luote's heart couldn't help but be moved.
Fate, this word had a special meaning in the Sorofia family. It was said that the first generation of Highland Elves belonged to the Goddess of Fate. They were existences who could see the flow of fate, and were also the origin of prophecy and divination.
This word had a unique charm. Although it was small, it did move Xia Luote's heart, and made her yearn and fantasize that should belong to a girl of her age.
What if this boy who was the same age as her wasn't so terrible?
Although the previous rumors about Roja were unbearable, but since more than two years ago, Sorofia's investigation documents gradually had a good evaluation. Now that he is the acting Lord, he should have some achievements, so there is nothing wrong with meeting him a little, right?
At the very least, this was someone who was the same age as Xia Luote, and not the age of the other countries' royalty, who often jumped from 30 to 30.
In terms of appearance, Xia Luote didn't have high requirements. In fact, she didn't care about strength either. As long as he was upright, honest, kind, and could give her happiness and a complete and harmonious family, she was willing to give it a try.
For this reason, she specially sent her personal maid to investigate.
"Ge Leisi, you have to help me look carefully."
Under the night sky, the girl whispered softly, and her words traveled far with the wind.
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