Stepping out of the carriage, Todd looked up at the Lilière signs that could be seen everywhere on the street, and asked a little confused to the attendant: "Why are there such signs everywhere on this street? Which shop is the real one? of?"

　　 "Your Majesty, every store you see belongs to Lilière. Almost half of the shops on this street have been rented by Lord Mary."

　　 "Half a street is rented out?" Todd was taken aback.

"Yes, the Lilière brand has spread to many countries, whether it is the barbarians in the north, the empire in the south, or the holy city in the east, every year there are a large number of customers who come here in carriages or ships. Purchase apparel."

　　 Todd shook his head and laughed. Who could have imagined that the queen who was in trouble a few years ago could actually earn such a huge family business in Muxi City.

　　 Without prior notice, Todd took the royal attendants and knights of guards and found a three-story building in the center of the block.

　　 This was originally the shop where Lilière started, but it has now been transformed into an office building of the brand.

　　 In the lobby on the first floor, a group of young women who were busy checking warehouse receipts and goods suddenly saw many heavily armed men coming in, and the faint-hearted suddenly screamed.

　　 The attendant found the shop staff who was in charge of the reception and asked Master Mary where she was.

　　 Before he could ask for a result, Mary, dressed in studio work clothes, walked down the stairs surrounded by the shop assistants, looking at the visitor in confusion.

　　 "My Lord Mary, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the gallery in the front hall."

Mary looked down for a moment, looked down at her wet-painted clothes, and touched her untreated hair, and hurriedly said: "Please wait ten minutes, no, five minutes! I need to go up and freshen up. Fan!"

　　 "My Majesty Mary, your Majesty specifically confessed that you don't need to spend a lot of trouble, he only needs to talk to you for a few minutes."

　　 Mary agreed with embarrassment to the invitation, only to find a clean handkerchief, wrap her untreated hair, and walk out with the attendants.

　　 The knights firmly guarded the door of the small building, and any visitors who wanted to enter were told to wait a while outside the door.

　　 Todd walking in the front gallery, stopped before a painting called Redemption.

　　 The deity in the painting bears a cross that symbolizes the sins of mankind, and his body is gradually swallowed by flames, step by step towards the depths of hell.

　　 "Your Majesty, Master Mary is here."

　　 Todd turned his head, looked at the woman who seemed to have just walked out of the paint pile, smiled and said, "I interrupted your creation?"

　　Mary shook her head slightly.

　　 In another world, although I can see each other almost every day, after half a year of meeting, Mary can feel that something is changing in each other's body.

　　 "All the paintings here are yours?"

"Part of it is that there are also painters who were influenced by the Renaissance." Mary looked around and said sincerely: "Speaking of which, your Majesty, you are the leader of the Renaissance. Most of the inspiration in these paintings , Actually all come from your world."

Todd got a chair and sat down, not at all complacent at the woman’s praise: "I am not a leader. Everything you see belongs to this era. Strictly speaking, I can only It's a porter."

　　Mary opened her eyes wide, and she could only understand half of her words with deep meaning.

　　 Todd looked at Mary's bright face, and said softly, "You should have heard of the dinner for the Holy Acropolis Mission."

　　Mary frowned, and finally nodded slightly.

　　 "Do you want to come?"

　　 Mary was startled, and asked in an incredible tone: "Are you asking for my consent?"

Todd didn't understand why the other party had such a big reaction: "Yes, but there is one thing I must remind you. If you are willing to show up, your identity will only be related to Twilight City, and will have nothing to do with the past... "

　　 Todd’s original intention was to remind Mary that Twilight gave her a happy and independent new life, and was the only hometown in her life. As for Silver Ring City and Holy Acropolis, it's just her past. In this dinner, she should keep this matter in mind and consider herself as a Westerner.

　　 But Mary misunderstood this sentence...

　　 "Your Majesty, you are an incredible person."

　　 "Unbelievable?"

"You are completely different from those in power I have seen... My father once told me that the world is full of danger and death. Deception, hypocrisy, indifference, and cruelty are the souls of a king. But look at him. In a country where the staff are worried that telling the truth will lead to death, they are silent; the generals worry that too much power will lead to suspicion, and prefer to sit and watch defeat; the princes are worried that their father will kill him so badly that they have to build an army privately. Seeking power. The whole kingdom, because of the king's fierce power and reckless actions, has been caught in endless civil strife..."

Mary walked up to Todd and sat on the ground quietly, gently holding the palm of the other person with both hands, tears flickering in her eyes: "The past days were more like nightmares after falling asleep to me. By your side, I feel peace and tranquility for the first time. As long as you don’t ask me to leave, I am willing to stay by your side..."

　　 The guard knights winked at each other, and everyone turned around tacitly, facing the wall, leaving their backs to the two in the room.

　　 Todd looked at the woman in front of him, and then at the knights around him, with a dazed expression on his face. I thought to myself, as if something was wrong...

"Tomorrow night's banquet, I will attend on time." After wiping away the tears from the corner of her eyes, Mary stood up and said firmly to Todd: "Even if the envoy of the Holy Acropolis brought my father's letter, I will Will stay by your side!"

　　 Looking at a dozen heads protruding from the end of the corridor, someone chirped with excitement, someone wiped the corners of their eyes, and Todd's mind suddenly became a warning bell.

　　 There seems to be something wrong!

　　———————

　　 Twilight in the eastern suburbs of West City, an immigration area.

　　 "How long is it until tomorrow's dinner party?"

　　 Gordon, the head of the Holy Acropolis Mission, lying on the haystack of the shack, looked up at the leak in the roof, and said weakly.

　　 Knight Harry glanced at the setting sun outside the window, and said softly, "There are about 24 hours left..."

　　The trainee knight Nerger lying next to Harry, pressing his abdomen with his hands, said weakly, "I haven't eaten anything for a day, and my stomach is burning like a fire!"

"Be patient! Think about it. By this time tomorrow night, we can have a meal that we will never have the chance to eat again in this life!" Harry leaned his body and drew a roast on the floor with his fingers. The outline of the chicken, and the saliva merges into a stream along the corner of the mouth.

　　 The door of the shack was suddenly opened, and two people rushed in, shocked by the corpses all over the floor.

　　 One of them yelled: "Master Gordon! Harry, and Neljay! What's wrong with you?! Has any enemy been here yet?!"

　　 Gordon squinted at the door and said softly: "It's Caponodas and Diez, where have you been?"

Caponodas stared at the half-dead three people on the ground, and said hesitantly: "Yesterday we two planned to do some swordsmanship at the gate of the city to make a little money, but those Westerners would rather spend twenty bronze stars. Listening to a drama, I don’t want to take out a bronze star to watch a real swordsmanship fight."

"Later, we met a fellow from the Holy Acropolis in a nearby village. He was willing to take us to a restaurant with free meals and money. We just thought, come back and bring everyone in the group, first Go fill your stomach...By the way, you all lie on the ground during the day. Why on earth?"

Harry snorted twice: "Tomorrow night, King Mursi will hold a grand dinner for the Holy Guard's Mission. For these two days, if you don’t eat, try not to disturb you. Tomorrow we will have a meal for a few days. Make it up!"

　　 Nerjie pressed his abdomen and shouted loudly: "Tomorrow night, I will eat a whole roasted whole lamb!"

　　 Group leader Gordon said to everyone: "The key is that we can save the money for the two days of meals and use them as travel expenses to return to the city. Therefore, from now on, you should talk less and rest as much as possible to save energy!"

　　 Caponodas and Diz, who had just entered the door, looked at each other, shrugged, and sat down against the corner.

Nerjie, who was lying on the ground, struggled to climb to the side of the two of them, turned around and glanced at the head of the group who closed his eyes and quietly said to them in a low voice, "Hey! The one you just said, free meals and money. What is going on?"

Caponodas patted his stomach, UU reading www.uukanshu.com had a proud face: "My fellow countryman told me that there is a bunch of guys in the city who opened an all-you-can-eat shop in the immigration area, where food is provided for free. ."

　　 "Is there such a good thing?!"

　　 "Of course, although the food is some horse-fed beans, unpalatable wheat bran, similar to this kind of worthless stuff. But the point is that the shopkeeper there promises to eat as much as you want, and the food is full!"

　　 Kapono Daston paused, and then said: "However, the owner also has the conditions. After eating, he must be in the latrine in the store and be able to leave before leaving."

　　 After listening to such a wonderful condition, Nerger did not come back to his senses for a long time: "After eating, he asked the guests to **** in the store?! What kind of restaurant is this?!"

　　 Caponodas sat up and said, "Listen to what I have said. After you finish, the shopkeeper will not treat you badly. Everyone can receive three bronze stars."

　　 Glancing at the sky outside the window, Caponodas lowered his voice and said to Nerger: "Since the dinner is tomorrow night, then Diez and I are going to eat something tonight."

　　 "But, Lord Gordon has already ordered that we have dinner together tomorrow..."

Caponodas grabbed Nelger's neck and whispered to him: "It's only been a day without food, and you're so hungry. If you have another day, do you think you still have the strength to walk? Listen to my advice. Let’s go to eat with us tonight, so as to cushion our stomachs."

　　 The intense hunger is like a sea wave, impacting the fragile nerves.

　　 Nerger finally surrendered to his appetite and held Caponodas' hand tightly.