Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 111 Old Faber

"You seem to have scared her, Sera," Ivy complained in a low voice after leaving the arena, looking at the backs of Constance and Hendrix, "You obviously worked hard to arouse her adventurous spirit."

"That's hurting people," Sera muttered casually. She was busy counting money. "Even for the children in our tribe, we don't encourage them to rush into the wilderness and fight against nature rashly."

"It's like you're trying to get a mortal to confront Grom. That would be tantamount to murder."

"Oh, she's really an outlier," Ivy sighed helplessly, "My aunt was also a member of the Alliance Army. She was even more powerful than my mother. But she was a born playboy. She spent her whole life pursuing excitement, war and adventure, and finally got what she wanted."

"My mother completely gave up this path after she met my father. Who do you think she looks like? My uncle-in-law?"

"Is it possible that she is just like most humans and elves?" Ron looked at Ivy and made sure she was not pretending before saying, "Compared to most people, your family is a little weirder, right?"

"Nonsense," Ivy curled her lips. "Elves often go on adventures that last for centuries because of their desire to travel, not to mention humans' desire to explore. Look at us humans, who do you mean by 'most'?"

"It's not a bad idea to live a quiet life," Victoria advised. "I see Hendrix is ​​taking good care of her. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"

"Forget it, forget it. I haven't seen her for years. Why should I care about how she's doing?" Ivy scratched her head. "Ron, where are we going now? Faber's house?"

It was about time, so Ron and his friends decided to go to Carlos's house to see what was going on. According to Ivy, it seemed unusual for such a family to live on Velotro Gate Street.

"Villot Gate Street, 22B," Driver looked up and observed the house numbers one by one. "I think this is it? The houses here are all even numbers. There is no 23A."

"Here, silly, to make it easier for administrative officials to conduct investigations, the streets in Rose City are all odd-numbered on one side and even-numbered on the other side."

The goblin turned his head and saw that Ron and the others had already reached the other side of the street, and the house number behind them read "23A Veloce Gate Street".

The building's exterior is made of marble, thick and weathered. It is arranged around a courtyard, with a solemn street facade created by stacking arches and columns. Through the iron fence at the gate, you can see that the courtyard is full of flowers and trees, with an old well in the center of the courtyard. The columns surrounding the courtyard are covered with carefully trimmed vines and creepers.

"Hmm, it's clear that the owner's family doesn't have any elves or half-elves involved in planning and tidying up the garden," Ivy commented. "Look at these plants. If the species are well chosen, they can be like my garden, with evergreen vegetation all year round."

"Not everyone can learn the environment of Night Breeze."

As they were talking, Carlos's elder brother, whom they had met before, came out of the house and opened the door for them with a smile: "If my father hadn't said that you look a lot like the mistress of Night Breeze, we two brothers would still not know where you came from - please come in."

After being introduced by the other party, Ron and his friends met the current head of the Faber family, Carlos and his friends' father, Old Faber. This was a middle-aged man who looked very serious and earnest. Even at home, his hair was neat and tidy, his clothes were clean and tidy, and his words and deeds were in accordance with the rules.

It is hard to imagine that such a person would give birth to two sons who fight in the streets and flirt with other people's fiancées. "I have heard about your help to my son," said old Faber, motioning Carlos to come over. "Although I would rather leave him with some scars to teach him a lesson, I still want to thank you for your kindness."

"I am a member of the Rose Parliament, responsible for the repair and management of facilities such as the city's square park. I may not have lived in this city for half as long as Miss Capellen, but if you want to visit some of the newly built facilities, I may be able to help."

Old Faber revealed a smug smile, and it was obvious that he was still very proud of his work achievements over the years.

"Ah, I did discover a lot of new things when I came back this time. They were all done by you?" Ivy looked at old Faber in surprise. "I thought your works would be more solemn, just like you."

“Art, work and being a person are three different things,” Faber said, closing his eyes. “Art must be dynamic, but being a person should not be too detached.”

"Unfortunately, my two sons didn't seem to grasp that."

Under the gaze of their biological father, Carlos and his older brother lowered their heads in shame.

"It's good for young people to have some energy," Sylvia smiled. "Speaking of this, I'm a little curious, who is the Fernando who fought with him?"

"He's just a nobleman," said old Faber. "His grandfather made his fortune in the spice business, and his father inherited the business and the title of nobility. I guess in a few years, it will be his turn."

"According to the law, if a noble title is maintained for more than three generations, it can be assumed to be hereditary. Their family must have chosen to marry into the Pierre family in order to strive in this direction."

"But from what I've heard, the fiancée seems to have another lover, isn't that right, Carlos?"

Carlos' face turned red, and he just smiled foolishly. He was already on base, so what else could he say?

"Spice business," Ron said with a smile, "There are quite a few spice merchants in Rose City. Could it be that most of the nobles made their fortunes from this?"

"That's not necessarily true, but there are many congressmen and nobles who are eyeing this iron rice bowl," said old Faber casually. "You've heard of Yuniel Cindy Hendrix, right? There are many people in the parliament who look up to him, and recently he seems to be preparing to seek a seat in the parliament."

"This will affect Fernando's family. They already have a lot of friction in the business world. If they allow Hendricks to enter parliament, their hereditary nobility will be gone."

At this point, Faber seemed to remember something. "It is said that Hendrix's business seems to have had some problems recently. This may be related to this."

(End of this chapter)