The two sisters, Ling and Lotus, were sitting on chairs, using wooden knives and forks to focus on the barbecued meat and bread in front of them. The two sisters had a very cute white milk mark on their lips, and the cup of milk was placed to the side.
Slomar was a relatively large town near the Bucce region. This town on the border of the Black Forest gathered a large number of adventurers and merchants who did business in the Black Forest. It was one of the largest settlements and markets outside the borders of Madara and Erouine. Of course, this place was usually a lawless area. The owner of the town was a mercenary group, and as long as it was not a battle on the surface, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks were allowed.
Of course, these little tricks were not in Brando's eyes. After secretly dealing with three blind thieves who tried to attack Ling and Lotus, as well as two thieves who tried to steal his wallet, they settled down in this inn. Of course, the two sisters knew nothing about this.
This place was very close to the Loop of Trade Winds and Bucce. To its north was the southern foot of the Tosancade Forest, the Silman River Valley, and to its west was the gentle slope of the Grahar Mountains. Brando remembered that before summer came, he had once brought Freya into the Grahar Mountains. At that time, when he looked east from the cliff, he saw the dusky forest in front of his eyes. In fact, the forest they were in now was called the 'Summerfield Forest'.
This forest was the easternmost part of the Black Forest in the Loop of Trade Winds. Further east was the Bucce Mountains that connected with Madara, which was also the place they had passed through before.
This forest could be said to be a part of the Black Forest, but it could also be said to be the periphery of the Black Forest. In these places where there were few people, there were often opportunities that ordinary people could not imagine. In the forest, there were magical beasts, mineral deposits, and treasures left behind by the predecessors. These could all represent a windfall. Because of this reason, this place gradually became the gathering place of the southern Erouine adventurers and desperadoes.
Brando even knew that the adventurers and mercenaries who gathered in Tónigel would travel to this place in the autumn and summer. Every spring, they would set off from Tónigel and pass through the Forest of Tónigel to come here for an adventure, to seek a commission, or just to find something to do. In autumn, before winter, they would leave this place and return to Tónigel for the long winter.
But ever since the original overlord of Abies was killed, the order in Tónigel was restored. Apart from a few law-abiding adventurers, the outlaws and mercenaries were chased out of Tónigel. Some of them went to the Silman region, while others went to Chablis. But no matter what, the number of foreigners staying in Tónigel increased.
That was why there was such a lively scene. If it was before the Year of the Sword, this town would be relatively deserted and desolate during this season.
Mercenaries and adventurers were known as the outlaws in Wohnde. They were the poorest people in the world, but at the same time, they were also the most extravagant people. Their money came and went quickly because no one knew when they would lose their lives. That was why they lived in a hurry. Their extravagant spending habits spurred the local businesses, and the merchants who gathered here came from this. But there were also many types of businesses, and there were many women who were involved in the prostitution business.
Just opposite this inn, Brando saw a few scantily dressed prostitutes trying to attract customers. Most of their customers were not particular people, and some of them even openly flirted with each other on the streets. When Brendel saw a guy impatiently putting his hand under one of the women's clothes, he finally could not help but frown and got up to close the window.
Then, Brando threw the guy who threatened him to open the window out of the hall to the street outside. After that, he clapped his hands and sat down again. He saw that the two sisters' faces were a little red. Ling's face was a little calmer, and Lotus' face was like a ripe apple.
"Don't mind those people, they're just a bunch of scum."
"Yes, Mr. Brando." The little girl stuttered.
"Eat more, you have to finish the milk." Seeing the two sisters' expressions of disgust, Brando couldn't help but smile: "The barbecue sauce here is the specialty. You won't be able to taste something as authentic as this if you head north of Chablis. The ingredients in the Dark Forest are very rare in the outside world. You'll have to go to Trentheim for your next meal, and you'll have to eat jerky on the way. "
Lotus couldn't help but stick out her tongue when she heard that. The jerky on the road was dry and salty, like firewood in a salt pot. Of course, it also looked like that on the surface.
But no matter what, it was much better than the two sisters going hungry. At least they didn't have to worry about being with this lord.
It was a pity that her sister insisted on returning to Lantonilan, and she also wanted to go back to the monastery and see her companions. Otherwise, it would be better to stay in Tónigel.
In addition to the mouth-watering roast venison, there was also a curved croissant, which was also a local specialty. It was seasoned with several berries from the Dark Forest, and it was deeply loved by the two sisters. Even the usually quiet Ling showed a satisfied look after taking a bite.
After the meal, Brendel ordered fruits for the two sisters as dessert. A wooden tray filled with grapes and wild strawberries was served, but these fruits were the most expensive part of the meal. The grapes grown in the lowland manors along the coast of Lantonilan had to be stored in a magic cellar before they could be transported over long distances. The merchants had to put a partition in the wooden box, layer after layer of straw, then put in the magically preserved grapes, layer after layer of straw, and finally nail a wooden board. It would take hundreds of miles for them to arrive here. The grapes that could be found everywhere in the lowlands of Lantonilan were more expensive than gold here.
Lotus had a good memory, so she could vaguely guess the value of these precious fruits. She couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. The pair of sisters, who had always lived a poor life, felt a sense of guilt after eating so much gold in one meal.
However, Brando didn't care about it. From Nauvoo to Bodo and then to Marlowe, the three of them ate and slept in the open along the way. Although it didn't matter what he ate with his current strength, the two little girls were still in the growing stage. In human age, they were at most eleven years old. It was the time when they needed to replenish their nutrition. There was no such condition in the wilderness, and it was not easy to find a place to settle down. Naturally, they had to be rewarded.
The two sisters were the children of Bai, but they were also Metisha's relatives. These two lovely and strong little girls, in Brando's opinion, should have been born to enjoy the life of a princess, but reality made them struggle in a difficult situation. Even so, they did not give up hope. Instead, they embarked on the road to find their mother without hesitation.
From Lantonilan to Madara, the journey of thousands of miles, not only did they protect themselves well, but they also learned along the way. Just this perseverance alone was hard not to like.
Moreover, this amount of money was actually nothing to Brando. Not to mention the huge wealth of Valhalla and Abies that belonged to him, even Count Randner's annuity was not enough for him to use up.
The only thing that surprised Brando was that these fresh magic cellar grapes were more expensive than the annual red wine of the local manor outside of Lantonilan. They were precious ingredients that could only be seen on the tables of nobles. He did not expect to see such things in this small town by the border. This was not just a factor of their value and price.
This also involved the spending power of the land. Brando could not help but be curious. Could it be that in the two years he was in Tónigel, Marlowe, this small town, had become so prosperous that even small inns were ready to receive noble guests at any time?
However, Brando's question was quickly answered. A young man holding a wine glass appeared in front of him. The other party was wearing a silk robe and the emblem on his mink fur hat, all of which indicated that he was a noble. However, Brando noticed that the other party's behavior was slightly inappropriate. Although he was not a proper noble himself, he had been around the best nobles in the kingdom, such as the princess, Oberwei, and Maynild, and finally cultivated to a level where he had not eaten pork before. Just by observation alone, he was able to distinguish whether a noble had a background or not.
[Even though I don't think it's that useful.
He guessed that this young man might be a descendant of one of the new noble families in Erouine.
Since the war between Ampere Seale and Randner, the structure of the nobles in the kingdom had changed greatly. Those who were persecuted in the Frost Rebellion had been rehabilitated. Although some of them may not have originally been members of the Royal Faction, because there were too many vacancies in the two wars, and after the war, Her Royal Highness had re-enfeoffed a group of nobles who had performed meritorious deeds, new nobles had sprung up like bamboo shoots after the rain.
The typical characteristic of these new nobles was that they did not have a fief, or a small fief with no real power, but they were often close to the royal family or the princess, or held real power. Although Erouine did not have a ruling body that could be called a 'government' or a 'court', but under his influence, a bureaucratic system around Princess Gryphine and Haruz was gradually forming. These people would form a new political ecology in Erouine in the future. They would no longer be vassals, but ministers of the king and the kingdom.
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