The dinner was going on, and the food on the table was very rich. It is mainly because after accepting Gro's invitation during the day, Richard followed him for a half-day hunt, and finally hunted a lot of game.

Although there are few large beasts, there are many small ones, and now there are roasted pheasants, ducks, quails, hares, and goats on the table.

Prince Gro sat in the middle of the tent, talking in high spirits, waving his arms and telling something.

Richard sat on one side, holding a knife and fork to cut the half-burnt steak, cut it into pieces, and then sent it to his mouth, chewing and swallowing slowly. Because there are no condiments, just a little salt, the taste of the meat is not very good, even worse than that of domestic meat animals. However, Richard still ate expressionlessly, occasionally looking at Gro and nodding his head, indicating that he was listening.

Pandora sat next to Richard, more interested in cutlery than in food. The steaks on the table didn't move, but they were fiddling with the silver knives and forks with interest, and their eyes were faintly shining, which was very much in line with the image of the dragon after the discovery of the treasure. After fiddling for a long time, he sent the fork to his mouth and bit it tentatively.

In order to ensure hardness and reduce costs, silver tableware is generally doped with some copper and tin, but Pandora's teeth are not comparable to ordinary little girls' teeth. Bite it down gently, and immediately a clear tooth mark appears on it.

If you bite again, it's another tooth mark.

Continue to bite, the third tooth mark ......

......

After half a ring, one of the topics of Prince Ge Luo had already come to an end, and he concluded: "In short, the entire Emerald Kingdom is like this. ”

Richard nodded, knowing that the Emerald Kingdom in Gro's mouth was the country where the forest was currently located.

According to Ge Luo, the entire Emerald Kingdom is about three times the size of the Blue Lion Kingdom, and its population is a little more than twice that of nearly three million, which can be regarded as a medium-sized kingdom. It is slightly inferior to the Kingdom of Puran, the Kingdom of Yas, etc., but it is not too weak.

After hearing this, Richard then asked, "Are there no wizards in the Emerald Kingdom?"

"Wizard?" Gro was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said, "There should be very few, and even if there are, they are all passing by." According to some accounts, it seems that the island is too barren, and there are few spell materials that wizards need. So, wizards generally live on the mainland. Some people who are gifted to become wizards are also picked up by special ships every once in a while and go to the mainland to study. ”

"Mainland?" Richard muttered to himself, nodding. Some vague geographic information, he knows. At present, the Blue Lion Kingdom, the Emerald Kingdom, the Pusi Kingdom, the Yas Kingdom, etc. are actually on a huge island, called Smans Island, although it may be the largest island in the world, it is still an island, not a continent.

The real mainland and the island are separated by a large sea and can only be reached by boat. However, there are many sea monsters, krakens, pirates, and powerful storms in the sea from time to time, and if you are not careful, your ship will be destroyed and people will die. Therefore, Smans Island has very little communication with the mainland, and it is in a semi-closed state, and only some brave captains will come and go to trade.

At this time, Gro suddenly looked over, his eyes flickered, and he asked with some expectation, "Eh, that...... Your Excellency Wizard Richard, can you teach me spells, can you help me become a wizard?"

"Uh-huh, why?" asked Richard as he looked at Gro, "why do you want to be a wizard?"

Gro pursed his lips, took a deep breath, and said, "Because, only by becoming a wizard can I live." ”

"Huh?"

"Listen to me......"

Next, Richard heard a story very similar to his own experience.

Gro is a good prince of the Emerald Kingdom, but he is not the only one. In fact, Gro's father, the king of the previous generation, had a total of five sons, and Gro is the second, 16 years old this year.

Above him, there is a 35-year-old big brother. Below him, there are three younger brothers. The third brother and the fourth brother are one and two years younger than him respectively, while the fifth brother is only three years old.

Gro's eldest brother is the crown prince appointed by Gro's father, and after the death of Gro's father, he became the new king very smoothly. After that, Groh noticed some changes, and found that someone seemed to be working against him, targeting him in every way. In addition, only the youngest fifth brother got the title and territory, and he and the other two younger brothers waited for three months and didn't get it, so they couldn't help but worry.

Gro's concern is very reasonable: he and his other two younger brothers have not been very close to the eldest brother for a long time, and there is little communication, after all, there is an age gap. Now the eldest brother probably thinks that they are a threat and wants to get rid of them all, so he has been dragging them all the way to the royal capital, and when the time is ripe, it is convenient to do it.

In this regard, Gro was very nervous, and the reason why he went out hunting was to temporarily stay away from the royal capital and hide. But this is only a temporary guarantee of safety. In Gro's opinion, perhaps only by becoming a powerful wizard can he make his eldest brother jealous and not do anything to him, so as to ensure his safety.

After listening to Gro's story, Richard's eyes flashed, and he said, "Actually, you don't have to be so pessimistic. ”

"Why?"

"In my opinion, your situation is not as bad as this. Richard exhaled lightly and said, "If your eldest brother really wants to do something to you, I'm afraid he will do it a long time ago." After all, after delaying until now, you have begun to be vigilant, and it is obviously difficult to do it to you again, so it is better to solve you when you are not vigilant at the beginning.

Now that one of your youngest brothers has been separated, you and the other two brothers will be separated sooner or later, but they may be divided into some bad places. Procrastination now is to grind your patience, and wait until a year or two later the fiefdom is decided, even if the position is bad, you will accept it, because at that time, in your opinion, something is better than nothing. ”

"Is that so......" Gro thought.

"To be honest, you shouldn't have left the royal capital. Richard continued, "In the royal capital, with your eldest brother here, you are the safest. Because something happens to you, someone else must contact him. Therefore, he will not do anything to you, and he will restrain the rest of the people not to do anything to you.

And once you leave the royal capital, it will be difficult to say. You died, and you can be blamed for some accident. Especially when hunting in the forest, it is completely possible to make up some reasons for being attacked by wild beasts, accidentally injured by stray arrows, and falling from horses after being frightened.

Your eldest brother doesn't want to kill you, and some other people don't necessarily want you to live. For example, some of the big nobles standing behind your eldest brother, as your eldest brother's allies, killing you will have a lot of benefits for them, at least they can bite off a piece of meat from the territory that will be distributed to you.

Another example is that some of your eldest brother's secret enemies, killing you can slander your eldest brother and shake your eldest brother's position, so as to achieve some goals. In the extreme, for example, a neighboring enemy country wants to start a war, killing you or capturing you is a good means.

In short, in the royal capital, you are actually safer than you think. And now, in this forest, you are more dangerous than you think. ”

"This!"

Gro was shocked.