Noble Emblem

Nadette's face was as black as ink, while Lux looked indifferent.

After a while, Nadette's face gradually became normal, and he said helplessly: "Okay, I will ask the housekeeper to come over later. Lux, since you have plans to become a female lord, you must learn to treat yourself well." I don’t ask you to treat them as relatives. They live here and regard this place as their home. They will build their own homes, pay taxes, and fight to protect their homes. But their homes, in fact, This is your home, and they are giving you money to help you manage this home and help you fight against intruders. Shouldn't you be a little nicer to them? "

Hmm... Lux thought thoughtfully.

Nadette knew that his daughter could never listen to the truth, so he could only use benefits to persuade her.

Sure enough, Lux fell into thinking.

Nadet's situation is somewhat similar to that of Uther, the Lord of Winterwind City. Both of them only have one daughter. The difference is that Nadette's wife has already passed away, and for some reason, he did not marry again and only had Heidi as his lover.

Only daughters are very popular. Because Barbara has someone she likes, she has worked hard to become a magician, and her character has not changed.

Lux has developed a self-centered character, which is related to her childhood experience.

Echo City was one of the largest cities in France, and the fact that Nadette had only one daughter gave rise to a bold idea among all the young nobles and even the young professionals.

And Lux ​​has been flattered by many people since she was a child... After all, getting her is almost equivalent to getting the entire Echo City.

Echo City has a population of nearly three million. It is said that the number of gold coins obtained from taxation every year is more than two thousand. After excluding daily expenses and military support, there is at least one thousand gold coins left every year. It can be said that they are living on a pile of money. Whoever marries Lux will lose a hundred years of hard work.

After thinking for a while, Lacus reluctantly said: "Then I will be nicer to those untouchables and will not beat or scold them casually. But beautiful untouchables, it is best not to appear in front of me, otherwise I will not be able to control them." own emotions."

Nadai was a little angry at first, but when he saw his daughter's face that looked very similar to his late wife's, he sighed and didn't want to say anything else.

"That's right." Lux suddenly remembered something: "Did you attract a pretty boy? You want to introduce a man to me again. I said, don't push those losers around me, and drive them away quickly."

"Pretty face, where did the pretty face come from?"

Nadette was a little strange. He didn't think about Beta. After all, Beta's strength and talent are there. He is a rare talent among the younger generation. Who dares to say that he is a pretty boy.

"It's the pretty boy with brown hair and golden eyes."

After thinking about it carefully, Nadette immediately understood who she was referring to. Now he became a little interested: "You mean, Cook is courting you?"

In Nadette's view, if there is no problem with Cook's identity, it would not be a bad thing to pair up with his daughter. After all, father always hopes that his daughter will marry a good man.

"No, he didn't dare." Lux snorted coldly: "He ran away when he saw me."

"Since he hasn't been courteous to you, then why do you call him a pretty boy?" Nadette was a little disappointed.

"Urban said that, saying that he is a man who gains your trust with his words." Lux clicked her tongue: "A man who can't even look down on trash is nothing more than a pretty boy."

Nadette was very smart, and he understood what was going on when he thought about it carefully. It was probably that Urban was jealous of Cook and was afraid that Cook would steal his daughter's favor, so he made some trouble. He felt that this was nothing. The love scene was like a battlefield, so long as you didn't go too far and didn't kill people, it was a trivial matter.

Originally, he wanted to explain, but he knew his daughter's character too well. The more he explained and the more he helped someone, the more Lux would hate that person. So he didn't say anything, just smiled and said: "Well, you young people can solve your own problems."

Lux felt that this sentence was a bit confusing, but considering that her father never liked to tell her things, she didn't bother to ask further.

"Now that you let me come back, I understand that the matter has been resolved. Can I hold a banquet by myself that night?"

"If you control it within fifty gold coins, I will allow you to open it."

Lux was a little disgusted, but after thinking about it, she still said: "Okay, fifty gold coins is just fifty gold coins."

On the other side, Beta came to the downtown area and found that the atmosphere here was a bit solemn. Although the cries are still there, there is always a heavy atmosphere that lingers.

Beta walked around the busy city and bought some special snacks. At the same time, he heard the discussions of the surrounding pedestrians and understood that Payne's body had been transported back to the Temple of Light. Now the Temple of Light was in chaos, including the daily exceptions. Prayers are cancelled.

Most people in France believe in the goddess of light. Payne's death and the chaos in the temple make them feel uncomfortable and even a little uneasy.

Beta then came outside the Temple of Light and happened to see Arnold leading a group of city guards guarding the entrance of the temple. He also saw Beta and silently said hello with his eyes.

Beta understood, and walked into the small forest behind the Temple of Light alone. Shi Shuo was alone. After a while, Arnold also walked in.

"Your Excellency, are you coming out to relax?" Arnold asked with a smile. Therefore, for what happened last night, he was very grateful to Beta and felt very good about Beta.

Beta nodded: "My back is sore from sleeping too much... Is the situation in the temple suppressed?"

"We have it under control for the time being, but it will take some time for them to see the reality clearly." Arnold sighed: "I don't understand why the saints must be in power. For thousands of years, the saints have been just Symbol, now she is jumping up, what does this mean for thousands of years of rules? "

"Maybe it's the temptation of power." Beta said casually.

"It's not because of this, it's because of the different interpretations of doctrine." Arnold suddenly asked: "Your Excellency Cook is not a believer in the goddess of light, so why do you want to get involved in our struggle."

"Power." Beta smiled: "I have a noble status, but I am not a powerful noble. If you want to rise, there are only two ways, one is military merit, and the other is... I have a big shot to recommend me. We in France The country of Sri Lanka is invincible and no one dares to cause trouble for us, so let’s not think about military achievements for the time being. The only way is to take the next step.”

Beta smiled shyly: "The Temple of Light can influence the royal family. If the Pope's faction gains power, then I can probably get some rewards by following the city lord."

"Okay, you young man is ambitious." Arnold patted Beta on the shoulder approvingly: "That's how it should be... Your Excellency, you have both ability and action, and you will definitely become a great nobleman in the future."

"Thank you for your good advice." Beta smiled, and then he looked towards the temple: "There seems to be some movement inside. Do you want my help?"

"No, there are no powerful people inside. It's enough for me to lead a team of guards." Arnold chuckled twice: "Then let's stop talking. Your Excellency, please take a walk around. We have a lot of fun things in Echo City... By the way, there is a woman named Hilary in the Violet Tavern. She is very beautiful and her skills are frighteningly good. Except for the price, she is good at everything. She will definitely satisfy you. You can go and chat with her. "

While talking and laughing, Arnold left the grove.

Beta waited in the woods for a while and then left. Walking onto the main road, and just as he was about to leave the temple, his attention was suddenly attracted by a burst of crying.

Not far in front of him, sitting on the roadside, was a family, two parents and a daughter.

The one crying was the mother, the father was hanging his head aside, looking lost and depressed, and the daughter... was a little strange.

Her face was wrapped in circles of yellow cloth, with only her eyes, nose and mouth exposed, and yellow water stains could be seen from the yellowed bandage.

Beta's eyesight was very good, and he could see from a distance that the woman sitting on the ground had dull eyes, as if everything had become insignificant, giving people a rather numb feeling.

It must have been something difficult. Beta walked over, wondering if the task would be triggered, and asked, "Do you need any help?"

His voice alarmed a family of three. When they saw Beta, their eyes were full of fear. The father and mother even took a few steps back, while the woman sitting on the ground looked up at him. Her originally numb eyes turned into... A wave of hatred erupted.

Beta was a little strange. He seemed to have never seen these three people. Where did their fear and hatred for him come from?

The woman looked at Beta for a while, and the hatred in her swollen eyes gradually disappeared, and then she said: "I don't need any help, unless you can use magic to heal my face."

Beta was wearing ordinary noble clothes at this time, without the magic robe and cloak, so he looked very much like a young master traveling around.

"The Temple of Light can cure it."

It's not that Beta can't cure it. A broken hand can regrow even an intermediate-level injury. This woman was disfigured for some unknown reason. Although for a woman, disfigurement is as terrible an injury as the sky falling, but from then on Realistically, magically speaking, this is just a minor injury. However, scrolls for treating moderate injuries are not cheap. The Temple of Light can cure them anyway, and they also rely on this to make a living, so why waste Beta.

"It can't be cured...Bishop Payne is gone."

Beta raised his eyebrows. In the huge Temple of Light in Echo City, Payne is the only one who knows healing magic? But when I think about it carefully, I understand. Other priests would definitely be able to heal the injuries on this woman's face, but it would be impossible to restore her face to the original state. There would definitely be some scars or shallow lines on the wounds.

Normally, this would look ugly.

Beta thought about it and realized that this matter had something to do with him. After all, Payne died in his hands. He sighed in his heart and said: "It just so happens that I can help you heal your face. Please remove the bandage first. Besides, your bandage is not clean. It is already yellowish and there are obvious signs of inflammation. Then If you delay it, it will be better cured.”

When the two old men nearby heard this, they immediately rushed forward, guarding them like chickens, and said in horror: "Your Excellency, young master, please don't hurt our daughter again. Please!"

Beta was confused.

But their daughter came out from behind and said to Beta: "Don't blame them, are they also afraid that I will be hurt again?"

"I don't want to ask about the specific situation," Beta nodded to understand: "If you are willing to accept my treatment, remove the bandage. If you are not willing, I will leave immediately."

The daughter looked at Beta quietly for a while, her eyes full of scrutiny. Perhaps she was more obsessed with appearance than wary of Beta. She nodded and began to remove the bandage on her face.

"daughter……"

The mother stopped her, but the daughter firmly tore off the bandages on her face in circles.

Due to incorrect bandaging techniques, some bandages have been slightly stuck to the flesh, and there will inevitably be tears during the removal process.

The daughter was shaking all over in pain, but without saying a word, she gritted her teeth and took off all the bandages.

Then Beta also fell silent.

What a face! There are claw marks all over it, criss-crossing and criss-crossing. There is almost no perfect place. Each claw mark is three-thirds of the way into the flesh. At first Beta thought this was done by some kind of wild beast, but after a closer look, it seemed that these were claw marks left by humans. Judging from the strength and marks, they should have been left by a woman.

A little bit of yellow water seeped out from the many claw marks and gathered at the woman's chin.

A slight fishy smell wafted over.

To torture a woman like this without a nod of killing, it seems that someone was jealous of the woman's beauty and did this.

"Isn't that disgusting?" the woman asked Beta expressionlessly.

Beta did not answer, but took out the moderate injury healing scroll from the space and tore it open.

The milky white magical light covered the woman's whole body, and the people around her could hardly open their eyes. After about ten seconds, the light dissipated, and a very delicate woman appeared in front of everyone.

The woman's father and mother were shocked for a while, then rushed over and took turns holding their daughter in their arms, kissing and crying.

The woman gently touched her face... it was smooth and soft, and she couldn't help but shed tears.

After a while, she looked around, only to find that there was no sign of Beta.

"This must be the salvation of the Goddess of Light." The woman bowed three times to the Temple of Light, then turned to her parents and said, "Let's leave this city. If that woman sees me again, she will definitely scratch her to pieces. My face, let’s go now.”

The parents nodded vigorously.

Beta wandered outside for a while, and then returned to the City Lord's Mansion. At the door, she heard the City Lord say vaguely: "Give that girl more money, apologize to her more, and then take her to the Temple of Light. See if you can help her get back to her previous appearance. She must have a good attitude.”

The butler nodded, keeping these words in mind.

After the explanation, Nadette turned around and saw Beta not far away, and smiled: "Your Excellency Cook, we will hold another banquet tonight, please be sure to come down and participate."

It's a banquet... Beta is considering whether to attend.

"Don't let him come, I don't need a pretty boy at my party."

A high-pitched sound came from upstairs.