Business was pretty good today. Although Jenkins was only in the shop in the afternoon, he also received at least three guests, two of whom bought things. Dad thinks this is because the nobles from all over the world have come to Nolan, and the local nobles can't lose face when entertaining guests, so the antique shop's business becomes very good.

　　 It's already dusk outside, and Nolan in June is completely summer. The yellow sunset dyes the outside like an oil painting, but at the same time, the excessive heat also makes people a little bored.

　　 The summer in Nolan’s memory in the original owner’s memory is very hot. Although it is not far souther than the mainland, Jenkins did not think he would like this season when there were no air conditioners and fans.

　　 drowsy thinking about where to go to finish the meal for a while, suddenly heard the store door being pushed open, the bells rang crisply, but the door opened so that the hot wind came in, making the cat meow unhappy.

　　 Jenkins raised his head and looked at the guests who walked into the store. Because the antique shop opened to the west, the guests turned their backs to the brilliant evening in the west. The light behind them was so dazzling that only black outlines remained.

　　 Walking in with the sunset is a princess, a princess looking at Jenkins with a smile. Dolores, wearing a big pink hat with a wide brim, gently opened the door and stepped in with her little black leather shoes gracefully. In this quiet dusk, she was like a girl who walked out of the story, accidentally breaking into the old father's antique shop belonging to the mortal world.

　　 The two looked at each other, and Jenkins saw joy and expectation in Dolores’ eyes. She has been looking forward to this scene for a long time, as Jenkins once said, she has been looking forward to the day when she can enter the antique shop where Jenkins works under the background of the setting sun, under circumstances that Jenkins did not expect.

　　 Although she and Jenkins have known each other a long time ago, there is always a sense of conflict between time when the princess from Northland enters Nolan's shop. This is a very subtle feeling, Dolores thinks this is romance, a little romance that belongs to her alone.

　　 Very rare, Jenkins read the expectation in her eyes. Although he was taken aback, he quickly adjusted his expression and asked with a smile:

　　 "Welcome to the old antique shop, what do you need?"

　　 The old man took the newspaper in his hand and looked at the visiting guest. He recognized who it was and saw the trick between the young people, so he sighed and took the newspaper again to cover his face.

　　 The princess who walked in from the sunset chuckled at Jenkins, she walked in completely, Jenkins also saw Julia and Alexia waiting behind her:

　　 "This sir, I need a tour guide."

　　 She looked at the interior decoration of the antique shop curiously, but her eyes quickly shifted to Jenkins.

　　 "My pleasure, madam."

　　 Jenkins walked around behind the counter. Dolores held up her left hand to cover her mouth and chuckled. She lifted her right hand with white lace gloves, the back of her hand up, and placed it on Jenkins's hand.

　　 Chocolate stuck his head on the edge of the cushion and watched this scene, feeling bored with the human drama.

　　 Dolores and his entourage came to Nolan, and Jenkins would definitely do his best to show them around the city and the scenery. After I came back, I was busy with various things for two days, and finally I was free tonight. Dolores only took Alexia and Julia out, dressed lightly, and made sufficient preparations for the night.

　　 Seeing Jenkins's friend came, the old man waved his hand away and told him to leave work early. Both Dolores and Alexia knew the position of the father in Jenkins' heart, so they both greeted him and greeted good health.

　　 The old man kept a kind attitude and smiled while patting Jenkins on the shoulder, but when he saw Alexia, she felt a little familiar, but he couldn't remember seeing such a lady in recent years.

　　 After leaving the antique shop, the group of four went to dinner first, and Jenkins had already reserved a seat. Then I went to the theater to watch a play. Although it is impolite to arrange such a schedule for every lady, it is difficult to find other ways of entertainment in this era.

　　 He once considered changing the drama to go to concerts, but concerts may not happen every day, and chocolate does not like concerts, which is too noisy. Jenkins guessed that cats may be sensitive to sounds of certain frequencies.

　　 Today is still the performance of the Silver Jasmine Opera Troupe. Of course, Jenkins specifically asked the opera troupe to show that they would be able to perform additional performances in order to invite his female companions to watch the best performance.

　　 Not to mention that Jenkins himself is a shareholder of the opera company, but his current status as a descendant of the royal family is enough for Mr. Nellie, the owner of the opera company who happens to be also in Nolan, to make a decision. But Mr. Nellie probably guessed wrong about the person Jenkins was going to invite, and the play arranged to be staged was "Steam Train Murder" jointly created by Jenkins and Hathaway.

　　 of course both Alexia and Dolores knew this play, but the embarrassment did not last long, after all, they are both generous and good girls.

　　 Only Jenkins is a scum, he knows this very well.

　　 Dolores was very satisfied with the "date" that night. If her teacher, maid, and Jenkins' cat did not follow, then she would be even more satisfied.

　　 Everyone has been very busy these days, so there won’t be a lot of leisure time like this. Jenkins is busy with the church and the royal family. Dolores has already got on the line with Miss Windsor, and now they are working together to dig out the treasure near Bel Dylan, and at the same time discuss matters in the Kingdom of Fiddice.

Although it was Queen Isabella who ultimately decided to succeed to the throne, she must also consider domestic public opinion and the opinions of the nobles. In this regard, both Dolores and Miss Windsor can make a big fuss, especially since Jenkins is already equivalent to getting With the support of the Navy, this is a very good start.

Chapter 1633: Dragon's Invitation

　　 The scattered trivia is scary, but after Jenkins returned to Nolan, he also revealed to his father that he wanted to fight for the throne. The old man said lightly what Jenkins did. He didn't understand these complicated politics. But Jenkins believes that Dad has told the church about this matter. Although the church is limited by the [Tower Agreement] and cannot directly come forward to help Jenkins, the sage’s followers are distributed in all corners of the society and hidden behind the scenes provided by the church. Help may be more effective than any help.

Dolores and Miss Windsor had planned to do something during the Three Kings meeting, but the changes were always faster than planned. Originally, the Chessland Kingdom fleet was scheduled to arrive at Nolan Harbour this weekend, but it was unlucky at sea. In the event of a storm, the fleet can only temporarily dock to wait for the storm to subside, so the time to reach the destination has been delayed.

　　 I don’t know when the southern country’s fleet will arrive. Jenkins can only take care of the things at hand first, and shuttle between the cities with different identities. On Tuesday, he finally saw Miss Cape again. At this time, he helped his father send some documents and materials to the church. When he walked out of the church door, he ran into his cousin.

　　 Miss Cape came to the Church of the Sage to deliver the letter. The alliance meeting of the twelve churches is under preparation. During this time, the churches have very frequent contacts.

　　 Now that I saw Miss Cape, Jenkins once again mentioned the matter of inviting her to be a guest at his home. When he went back to Privet Road to visit his family last night, Robert also specifically mentioned this to him. Jenkins wanted to write an invitation, but unexpectedly met him directly.

　　 "Are you a guest?"

　　 Miss Capet and Jenkins stood together under the white stone pillar outside the main entrance of the church. The height of the pillar was a pattern of a little angel playing a trumpet. She looked a little nervous, and Jenkins understood the mood.

　　 "Okay, I think I can go, what time is it?"

　　 she asked as if she had made up her mind.

　　 "I will write to you about tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

　　 Jenkins said happily.

　　 Neither of them had anything else to do next, so Miss Cape mentioned again the request she had made a long time ago, that is, inviting Jenkins to join her and go to Miss Knight to ask about the secret of blood awakening.

　　 Miss Capet originally wanted to rely on this to find the secret of her own life experience. Now that everything has come to light, she is still curious about it.

　　 Now that there is time, Jenkins accepted the invitation. It happened to be in front of the church, and he walked back again to borrow a carriage, and the carriage carried the two to the evergreen forest outside the city.

　　Nolan does not own all the churches of the 12 Orthodox Churches, so when the church delegations arrive one after another, arranging the accommodation for the staff becomes the first problem to face.

　　 Pagans do not want to live in pagan churches, and pagans do not want to live in pagan churches for a long time. So the original arrangement was to rent several larger hotels in the city and arrange accommodation in a unified manner. However, because too many people have poured into Nolan recently, the church was a step late and did not find a suitable place.

Later, I wanted to find a few suitable manors on the outskirts of the city. It happened that there were several good choices around the valley where the Evergreen Forest was located. The Evergreen Forest itself was also the most important outpost of the church in Nolan Parish outside the city. All of the church delegations live near the Evergreen Forest.

　　 Because of the dragon, Miss Knight originally lived in the Evergreen Forest, but since the team from the [Sun and Justice Church] came, she also moved out of the forest.

[The Church of the Sun and the Justice] The manor area where the team lives is not large. In the afterglow of the setting sun, Jenkins and Miss Capet, who got off the carriage, can see that there are many people wearing heavy armor in the courtyard of the manor. Sword training. The benefactors of the sun **** are in this era. A rare group of people who still retain physical training. Even the followers of the **** of war have adapted to the development of the times. They have turned to the power of spells and guns. Only the rigid knights still follow the ancient times. The rules.

　　Although he did not make an appointment to visit in advance, Jenkins had already become famous when he was in Berdyland. Most of the delegations here knew that he was the son of the sage, so the request to meet with Miss Knight was not rejected.

Soon Jenkins and Miss Cape saw the dragon knight girl. Under normal conditions, she did not look like a dragon, but her eyes were a bit strange. They seemed to have turned into magic eyes because of the awakening of blood. When looking at it, there is always a feeling of looking at the beast.

　　Miss Cape patted Jenkins covertly and motioned him not to stare into others' eyes.

　　 After the three of them were seated, they exchanged a few words. Miss Knight in her skirt and armor smiled and sighed. She never thought that the partners who ventured together would one day become the descendants of the royal family. She is a native of Fedictelli, and her view of the royal family is similar to that of most ordinary people, so when she learned that Jenkins and Miss Capet are descendants of the Middleton family, she was very surprised.

　　 After the usual greetings, Miss Capet went straight to the topic, because everyone is considered acquaintances, so she is not polite, and directly stated:

　　 "In fact, this time I came here to ask about the secret of blood awakening. Although Jenkins and I do not have dragon blood, in fact, the Middleton family is not without gifts for future generations."

　　 This question is not for nothing. Miss Capet is willing to pay for it, but Miss Knight looks a little embarrassed. She did not immediately reject the two of them, but also did not directly say the answer. She put down the tea cup in her hand and was silent for a long time before asking softly:

　　 "Do you have to know?"

"Yes it is."

　　 Miss Cappet replied with certainty, and Jenkins nodded when he saw it.

"I don't want any compensation, but...I don't recommend you to do this. I discovered this method by accident in the special environment of the mirror world, if it weren't because I had to defeat me. I would not take the risk of the mirror image. To be honest, this method is not repeatable and generalizable. Even if the church later asked me how I did it, I told them what happened. The church just thinks this is a novel method that can be recorded, but it is not recommended for anyone to use."

She wanted to tell the two of the dangers of awakening the blood in this way, but Miss Capet was determined, and Jenkins was curious about what kind of method she used, so under the repeated requests of the two, Miss Knight Reluctantly told her what she did:

"Awakening the blood of ancestors is actually tracing history, tracing the source of the body, and tracing the power of ancient times. This is not only the power of ancestors, but also the power of blood given by history and myth. Because in contemporary humans Few have heterogeneous bloodlines, and blood awakening is unstable, so few people use blood awakening as a means of seeking power. At present, the most common method is some potions with strong side effects. I think you probably heard about it Earlier this year, the Church of the Sage caught a woman who mutated into a praying mantis through a potion. A more stable way is not to stimulate the blood through external force. Instead, to pursue her inner self."

　　 This is a relatively abstract term. Generally speaking, when it comes to the soul and spiritual abilities, it will refer to "pursuing the inner".

"Specifically, it is to go deep into your own soul to see what you have. This is a very dangerous behavior. We are all gifters. We all know that our soul is different from ordinary people after being exposed to extraordinary power. The soul is ours. The ultimate secret, peeping into the soul, it’s very easy to get lost... I was in the environment of the mirror world. After killing my own mirror image, I captured the subtle inspiration to face my heart. At the same time, I used I used a special method to dream in the mirror world. The mirror itself is false, and the dream is also illusory. These two illusions are superimposed together, so that after glancing at my inner reality, I will not get lost in it and cannot return."

　　Miss Knight gave her own practice without reservation, but Miss Capet and Jenkins were not happy because they learned the truth. Although the soul of intelligent life is fragile, it is the most important feature that distinguishes living and dead. The secret of the soul is something that the owners of the soul don't know, and anyone with even the slightest understanding of their own soul will cause the soul itself to burst out with powerful power.

For example, in Bel Dylan, Miss Capet just because she untied her heart knot from having memories and understanding the meaning of "family", she immediately rose to a level and even possessed a rare ability involving the soul. Light】.

　　 From ancient times to the present, people have never stopped exploring the soul. Even beginners of occultism know what a miracle the soul is. But peeking into the soul has always been taboo. The world is so complicated and mysterious that it is dangerous for humans to even peek into their own essence.

　　 "This is at least a way of thinking."

　　 Neither Jenkins nor Miss Capet would be bold enough to do such a thing, so Jenkins could only say this as an outlet, although he himself was a little disappointed.

　　Miss Knight expected the reaction of the two, so she deliberately broke the subject and talked about other things, and finally mentioned that the dragon Nieder Holgen had asked her a few days ago and invited Jenkins and Miss Capet to meet him.

　　 "Is that the red dragon in the Evergreen Forest?"

　　 Miss Capet was not sure to ask, she did not have any intersection with the dragon.

　　 There was still some time before dinner, so they bid farewell to Miss Knight, and the two went to the Evergreen Forest. At this time, the sun was setting, and the entire forest was dyed golden from a distance. After verifying their identities at the entrance of the valley, they refused the **** of the scribe, and they walked into the increasingly prosperous forest.

　　 Stepping through the woods, the abundant spirit of life made the two sigh at the same time. The blood of the elves made them feel the benefits of the spirit of life to the creatures more than anyone. At the same time, the sacred and ancient blood also attracted pure animals to approach them spontaneously. Before halfway through, the animals following the two had formed a long line.

　　 Most of the animals living in the evergreen forest have experienced the battle between Jenkins and Skeleton Sword earlier this year. The sword sent by Chocolate during the battle brought the whole forest to life. The animals who helped Jenkins also broke through the limits of the mortal and achieved evolution.

　　 Then after the event ended, they changed back to ordinary animals, but their wisdom seemed to have improved. At least most of them could see how terrible the cat on Jenkins' shoulder was. Except for some squirrels that have just been moved from other places, no animal dares to get too close to Jenkins.

　　 And the battle between chocolate and squirrel is something that happens every time Jenkins comes to the Evergreen Forest, so Jenkins is not surprised. He didn't worry that his cat would hurt the creatures with big tails, but worried that the cat would be injured by the squirrel besieged by the hordes of squirrels, so he tried hard to keep the chocolate in his pocket.

　　 "The last time you mentioned [The Origin of Life], I recently found some information."

　　 The two chatted as they walked, and Miss Capet talked about Jenkins’s soul origin ability:

"The specific information has not been found, but I have seen records that may be related to this in the poems that record ancient legends. This ability seems to be a special ability that elves can master and cannot be learned by any other race. In the poems It is mentioned that [the origin of life] is not the end of evolution, and there is the possibility of further evolution above this."

　　 "So how do we evolve?"

　　 Jenkins asked, waved his hand and warned the bird overhead with the ability of [Animal Empathy] not to fly too low, let alone fall on his shoulder. He felt the cat hidden in his chest peering into the sky unkindly.

　　 "The ability of the origin of life seems to have touched the most fundamental power of life. If you want further evolution, you can only pursue the further concept of [life]."

　　 "You mean the world tree?"

　　 At exactly this time, the two turned sideways along the small radial in the forest, and the giant tree in the center of the evergreen forest came into view. The pure white shadow hung upside down in front of the tree, and below it was the clear spring water...Even if he knew that the water could cure all diseases, Jenkins would never drink it as a last resort.

"Yes, the world tree. The next evolution can only rely on the world tree. Judging from the elves poem with some exaggerated rhetoric, the ancient elves relied on the world tree to perform rituals to make their own abilities evolve. [The Origin of Life] The further evolution of the world also relies on this method, but in this era, there is no trace of the world tree in the material world."

　　 The two walked under the tree. In order to protect the eye B-10-5-2885 [Almighty Potion], the church set up some security measures under the giant tree, and also prevented the animals in the forest from using it as a water source. Jenkins and Miss Capet could not come directly under the tree, they could only look up at the towering canopy together in the open space in front of the giant tree.

　　PS: Last night I discovered that the author Jun’s last book collection was over 6k, which is worth remembering. This chapter is 4K.

Chapter 1634 Chapter 1609 The Dragon's Game

　　 The destination of the two is not here, they just stopped for a while under the giant tree and left.

　　Miss Cape couldn't help sighing to Jenkins. Although she was not the first time to come to this forest, she would be shocked by this giant tree every time. Because of her ancestry, she can better than most people feel this forest and the giant tree in the middle of the forest, what a miracle it is that can only appear, so she has become more and more confused, causing the lies produced in this forest. Believers, are they also descendants of elves?

　　 "We can at least confirm that there should be no other descendants of the Williams family."

　　 Jenkins said vaguely, staring at the shadow hanging upside down under the giant tree:

　　 "Come on, the dragon is still waiting for us."

　　 He vaguely felt that there was a subtle connection between himself and the shadow, something that didn't exist in the past.

The giant dragon Niederholgen lives in a cave on the side of the valley where the evergreen forest is located. When it is fine, it will fly over the forest and wander around, or rest in the cave all day long, living a life that makes chocolate very envious. . Occasionally when the church needed it, the dragon would also help humans, and as a result, suffered severe injuries many times in the course of half a year.

　　 The last time he was injured was the arrival of the angel three months ago. The red dragon claimed that he was attacked by the killing angel pointing at the soul at that time. The injury was too severe and it took a long time to recover, so it had not come out of his cave for a long time.

　　 Usually people don’t come close to the dragon’s cave, and there are no guards nearby. After all, it is ridiculous to protect the safety of an adult red dragon. Jenkins and Miss Capet climbed the rope ladder to the cave entrance, then shouted inward twice to inform the dragon that there was a guest, and then walked in.

　　 To be honest, the smell in the dragon's cave is really a bit choking. This dragon probably doesn't have the habit of bathing regularly.

The dragon was still welcoming the two in its cave. It carefully looked at the cat hidden in Jenkins’ pocket with its head exposed, and carefully used the "treasures" it had collected from the material world over the past six months. The tip of the tail swept behind him, and then he started talking to the two of them:

　　 "I invited you. You came really fast. I learned from the newspaper that the human royal family has recognized your identities. I think you are the descendants of the elves. Both should also know about it."

　　 God knows how this dragon, who has just arrived in the material world for half a year, has learned the common human writings of this era.

　　 "Actually, I knew you were descendants of elves."

　　The giant dragon sprayed two white air from its nostrils:

　　 "It's just that there are some things that I can't say, otherwise I will be unlucky."

　　 It explained slowly, seeing that the two of them were still listening carefully, and finally ended the somewhat verbose opening remarks, and then announced:

"In fact, there is one thing that I have been lying. No, I can't say that it is a lie. I can only say that I didn't tell the complete truth. When I was discovered by the church and...when I understood and cooperated with each other... ...."

　　 was actually suppressed by force by the church and had to stay in Nolan and not run around.

"I claimed that I came to the material world by accident. This is not wrong. I never thought I would leave my hometown in this way. But it is a long-term decision for me to go to the material world. This is given to me by God. Task, now is the time to deal with this task."

　　 The word "shangshen" is expressed in dragon language, and translated into modern text, it probably means "shangshen" and so on. Jenkins automatically equates it with "master".

　　 "Your mission to the material world is related to us?"

　　 Miss Cape asked.

"It can be said, but it is not accurate. The God predicts that the era of the material world will come to an end. Destiny selects some people, and then one of these people will be related to the dragon. So the God appointed me Come lead the human being related to the dragon and give it a small gift. Yes, I thought it was the human girl with the surname Knight."

　　 Jenkins and Miss Capet looked at each other:

　　 "So, you called us to..."

"Later I found out that I really wanted to make a mistake about what God meant. He said that the human beings involved in dragons are not just referring to humans with dragon bloodlines. In fact, humans who have been involved in any way with dragons should count. Son of the sage, I know you are related to the ancient silver dragon..."