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Lucien's two elder brothers have strange desires to win and lose in various places, not the kind of royal struggle for power, more like two boys vying to be each other's father.

Even if Lucien's younger brother is not worth mentioning, he can still be used as a tool for their competition.

Very good, Lucien said that he is very happy to be this tool man, he has superb acting skills since he was a child, and he has played this game to everyone's satisfaction.

The competent tool man coughed twice, raised his eyes slightly, and looked from bottom to top to see his elder brother Luses who came a step behind.

His face was pale due to illness, but he was not ugly. His eyes were pure blue without any impurities, and his eyelashes were long and slightly drooping. When he looked up at others from bottom to top, he showed a childish and obedient temperament .

Luses was frozen by his gaze, and the words in his mouth circled around in the innocent and clean eyes, and the words were much softer and more intimate.

"You'll be fine." He stroked Lucien's hair pityingly.He and his wretched second brother both had the same brown hair as their father, only Lucien was different, his soft black hair was curled up in cute little curls, like a docile lamb.

"I heard that Velvet will bloom a kind of flower called basil." The boy raised the corners of his lips, his eyes full of longing. "When spring comes, it will bloom everywhere, it must be very beautiful."

He doesn't complain, and always thinks about those happy and beautiful things. Everyone in the imperial capital pits him for his miserable situation, but he never worries.

"Yes, the basil is very beautiful when it's in full bloom." Luses looked into the boy's eyes and said warmly, "I have a manor in Velvet, where there is the largest and most beautiful basil flower field in the north, I will give it to you .”

"When spring comes, you will get better, and you can go for a walk in the Rollus Flower Field."

That's what Luthers originally planned—the owner of the manor has the obligation to pay taxes to the lord. Compared to paying taxes to his younger brother every year, it is better to send the manor directly.

He doesn't lack for that.

"The chief priest of the north blessed the protection magic there." Luses continued, "The Illuminati will be with you, Lucy."

Lucien blinked and watched the city's progress bar change as a well-managed manor came into management, revealing a dimple on his cheek, "Thank you."

A slight increase of two decimal places is also an increase, and he felt in a daze that his breathing was smoother.

There was not much but sincere joy added to Lucien's smile.

In addition to the gifts from his two elder brothers, he also received a resettlement fee from the internal affairs officer - all the princes who are entrusted will get such a property, gold, silver, jewelry, attendants, carriages and horses should have it, even if he has no magic and martial skills In terms of talents, I also saw a considerable amount of magic crystal props cultivation resources in the list.

This is the so-called overnight riches.

In the world of sword and magic, cultivation resources are the hard currency, and Lucien can use them as favors even if he doesn't need them himself. It can be regarded as the last bit of tolerance and warmth shown to Lucien, the exiled prince.

When the first autumn leaves fell with the wind, the new Duke Velvid left the imperial capital.

At this time, the first snow of the year is falling on the high mountains in the far north of Velvet County.

……

The first snow in the new calendar year 579 came earlier than usual.

The flexible application of magic speeded up the transmission of information. Before the first snow in Velvet stopped, the news had already spread from the north to the imperial capital.

The people of the imperial capital found a new topic of conversation, talking about the premature winter snow after dinner.

Velverde was originally just an inconspicuous little place, but who let it be the territory of the third prince who had just left, so it received unprecedented attention in the imperial capital.

The guests in the tavern drink with each other, and talk to each other. They talked about the wind, snow and cold in the north, and how fierce and bloody the Hor people there were, as if they were natives of Velveer. I have seen the Hoor tribe cut off the ears of others.

When they were slightly drunk, they took out some scattered copper coins and secretly placed bets, guessing whether the delicate and frail prince would survive to reach the territory—oh, no, he should be called His Excellency the Duke now.

Someone at the wine table claimed to know that His Excellency the Duke was seriously ill when he left, and described his illness vividly and vividly as he needed someone to help him to board the carriage.

"Bet a gold coin." Someone threw the gold coin on the table again, and there was a golden sound, and the man with the short beard shook his wine glass, "That Highness will not die."

There was an uproar among the idlers who were sitting around the table in a small game.

This is a huge bet. Dime and copper coins are the most common in tavern gambling. The currency exchange in the empire is ten dime for a copper coin, ten copper coins for a silver coin, and the gold coins above are mostly used for commodities. Transactions are rarely used in daily life.

As for gold coins, crystal coins that are more expensive than all currencies...

That is something that has nothing to do with ordinary people.

The short-bearded man called himself Pirlo, saying that he was a businessman who came to the imperial capital from the north to do business.He was wearing a blue blouse, a brown leather waistcoat, and his waist bag was bulging. It was indeed a typical businessman's attire.

The idler sitting in the manor squinted his eyes and looked at Pirlo carefully, shook his head and pushed the gold coin back, "You have gambled too much, you should think about it again." He muttered, rubbing his fingers on the gold coin, "Everyone is just trying to have fun, so it won't be impossible."

As long as you are careful about the odds and ends of the small game, you will be fine, but if you play a big game and still make fun of the name of a noble lord, he will have to move stones in Velvet for the rest of his life.

Not really, really not.

Seeing that the dealer was determined not to accept it, Pirlo did not insist: "Well, don't be so nervous, it's just fun." He shrugged, stopped the passing waiter, and added a few more gold coins, "Use Buy some wine with this money, and I invite everyone to drink to their heart's content."

"Then, can you please tell me something about that... Duke Velvet?"

The expression on his face was sincere, as if a small businessman in the country wanted to hear about the big scene of the royal family.

There is free wine as a pass. Although the common people are forbidden to discuss the nobles in private, but in these ordinary days day after day, who can resist the fun of gossip nobles.

The loafer in the tavern drank a glass of weak ale, and the true and false stories began to flow out of nowhere.

"That's the princess on the tower." The first person who spoke inadvertently came up with the nickname they had given to Lucien in private, touched his nose and laughed twice.

Unlike His Highness Luthers and His Highness Ruffal who often brush their faces in front of the public and are extremely majestic, Lucien seldom leaves his palace because of his health. He is very much like the princess of the tower in the bard's mouth, weak and sick and ignorant of the world, but also has a beautiful appearance that makes people fall in love at first sight.

"Beautiful?" Pirlo couldn't help repeating this word that is rarely used to describe men, and the doubtful tone made the half-drunk guests next to him laugh out loud like booing.

"Look at what you said!" They smashed the empty wine glass on the table, their cheeks flushed with the smell of alcohol, "he is Rolina's child!"

In the imperial capital, the word Rolina is still a symbol of beauty, charm and style.

Or it is because she is always fixed in the most beautiful moment, so beautiful that people forget the fact that her humble background as a dancer and the fact that she has no status until she dies, even hanging up for Lucien, an illegitimate son who got on the bus first and paid for the ticket. A fig leaf called romance and true love.

But to a certain extent... In fact, romance and true love are not nonsense.

Lucien sneezed a little, his nose was so red that he couldn't breathe, Anna hurriedly arranged for him to put on a cloak and smoke hot tea, which made his eyelids dizzy and drooped, so he had to check the system more often. Panel refreshing.

It’s easier to get sleepy if you look at the territory situation and the redemption list too much, and it’s much more interesting to turn to the character attribute page later. Everyone in his social circle, no matter how far or near, is in it, and Lucien divides them according to the information available. into two categories.

One is the subordinates who serve him and whose names he can remember.

In this category, there are his head maid Anna, the slave leader sent by the cheap second brother, the captain of the guard sent by the internal affairs officer, etc. Click on the names of these people to see the detailed character attribute table, from gender, age, height and weight to professional expertise Favorability, as well as a three-stage biography that can be unlocked with the increase in favorability, ensures that he understands his important subordinates from all angles.

And those who knew him were not his subordinates, but the second category, including his cheap father and cheap brothers, the servants of the internal affairs officer in the palace, the central priest who presided over his coming-of-age ceremony, and so on.

These people, Lucien, can't see too detailed information. Everyone can only see a few lines of introductions that are not considered introductions. The language is vague and the style of literature is different. It is not suitable for obtaining reliable information, but it is quite suitable for secretly gossiping to pass the time.

For example, in the three-line introduction of his cheap father, His Majesty Will Ross, two and a half lines are used to recall the cinnabar mole that "scents like roses" in his heart, and if he condenses it into a sentence of love.

——If Lucien remembers correctly, his mother who died young had the title of "Emperor Rose" when her reputation was at its peak.

Ouch~

Ouch~

Lucien ate a mouthful of unreliable old melon, but unfortunately, he searched around and found no one to share it with him.

Gee.

He sighed habitually, nestled in the blanket and asked, "Where have we been?"

"We're almost at Sovina City." Anna replied, half kneeling to help Lucien rub his calf.She had heard from doctors that it would make patients who were bedridden for long periods of time more comfortable, especially when the weather turned cold.

"Sovina City..." Lucien resisted the urge to raise his hand and rub his eyes, and raised a little expectation from his tiredness.

Arriving at Sovina City meant that he completely left the central province where the imperial capital was located, and entered the northern province where Velvet County was located.

The administrative division of the Central Empire is not complicated, from provinces to counties to towns and manors, and if it is a large city, it will be subdivided into different areas for easy management.

Sovina City is the largest and most prosperous city in the northern province. This city named after the North Wind Goddess Sovina is known as the "Northern Gateway". It has more than 8 residents and hundreds of floating population. In the center of the city stands the Sovina Temple, which has stood here for hundreds of years.The White River originating from the Moon Mountains was completely diverted after passing through the city of Sovina, and countless branch water veins criss-crossed the land of the empire like a net.

Lucien is expected to rest in this city for three to five days - he doesn't care much, living in a hotel may not be comfortable in a carriage, mainly the guards who are exposed to the wind and sun outside need to rest and replenish some fresh supplies.

He opened the curtains, and the shadow of the city appeared in the distance where the smoke and dust billowed.