Unfortunately, until the end of the feast, few of these girls could utter a complete sentence under Joshua's gaze, and when they spoke, most of them stammered their names, and then ran aside in a hasty salute, and gradually stopped trembling under the comfort of their female companions.

One of them finally introduced himself completely, and the warrior nodded appreciatively, and was about to open his mouth to respond with a sentence or two, when he saw that the other party simply took three steps back, and almost didn't fall......

As for it?!

In fact, these girls are not delicate in appearance and temperament, and even quite heroic, after all, they are all from the Northland, and their living environment is not as gentle as that in the south of the empire, and they are born with no way to cultivate that kind of delicate lady.

But what is the concept of Joshua's intimidation eighteen? That is, without speaking, he can scare the wolves away with a cold snort, and he can dispel the coercion of the beast without consciousness, as long as he has two more points, he can get the same supernatural ability fear aura as the middle and high-level abyss demons.

Even if it is trying to restrain itself, it is still too exciting for these girls who have never seen blood.

On the whole, apart from these small episodes, the banquet went well, Joshua and the leaders of the local Moldavian chamber of commerce got to know each other, and roughly set the tone for future trade - unlike their own female dependents, they were well-informed and went to many places, some of them even made deals with White Dragon Peak, and although the intimidation of the warriors was terrifying, it could not be compared to Long Wei.

Although these merchants are not nobles, they are far more important than ordinary small nobles, and they are an existence that must not be ignored in a territory, and the ghost place of the Northland is just as Chris who has run back to the south of the empire said, the sky is cold and frozen There are groups of demonic beasts, which are originally very closed, and before the Imperial Mage Group reduces the cost of the elemental engine of [Wind Vortex] and allows the float to be popularized, these chambers of commerce are equal to the main arteries of communication between the territory and the outside world.

Time passed between exchanges and toasts, and when the other guests were almost gone, Joshua put down the wine glass in his hand and smiled at Alfonso, who was already a little drunk beside him: "What, this is going to be drunk?" ”

The colder the place, the stronger the wine, and Moldavia is no exception, the spirits produced by the local winery and the dwarves can be directly used as an accelerant after adding a little more ingredients, even Alfonso, a northland merchant who has advanced to black iron, can't hold on to a few more drinks.

"A little bit, but not important."

Although his face was already a little red, the middle-aged businessman's eyes were still clear, and he knew the other party's intentions without Qiao Shuya's exit: "What do you have to ask?" Wait a minute, I'll find a quiet place right away. ”

"In that case."

Seeing that the other party reacted so quickly, he didn't have to speak by himself, Joshua also nodded with satisfaction: "Then lead the way." ”

As Joshua and Alfonso walked to the study, Hotaru, who remained in Josai Beppu, was standing on a bench next to the courtyard outside the room, staring at the frozen pool in front of her.

It was already approaching evening, and the yellow sunset shone on the snow-covered city, and the cold wind was blowing, and there was not a single leaf of the old tree that creaked and shook slightly, and some of the snow on the branches was dropped.

Not caring about the cold air, Hotaru stared at it for a while, then squatted down, touched the ice condensed in the artificial pool in front of him with his slender fingers with great interest, and sighed: "It's so hard, it's cool...... Is this ice? It feels like glass. ”

Although it was forged in the Northland, she had been staying in the sealing room under the church, and it didn't come out until recently, and the silver-haired magic machine actually didn't have the opportunity to touch such things as ice and snow, she stood up and walked to the tree, wanting to try to break a falling ice thorn, but she was not tall enough, and she didn't touch it all of a sudden, which was extremely embarrassing.

However, no matter how petite Hotaru's human form looked, it was based on silver strength after all, but with a slight leap, she was a little embarrassed and directly took down the entire section of the branch.

Putting the ice spike in her hand, the silver-haired god machine patiently watched the transparent ice cube release the coolness in her hand, and then slowly melted due to her body temperature, and finally turned into a puddle of clear water.

"It's the same as recorded in the memory core, water can really become so hard because of low temperatures."

Once again, confirming the correctness of the information recorded in the soul, Hotaru looked full of interest, and then took out a small notebook and pen from somewhere, and wrote neatly: "This world is so interesting. ”

Joshua left at noon and went to the banquet, and Miss Shenji, who was not restrained, also began her own testing and recording journey at noon, starting from the study where the warrior often stayed, Hotaru turned over the whole room, and under her exuberant curiosity, basically everything was touched by her once, and even this young lady tried to make a dish with the memory data in her soul with the help of other maids in the courtyard.

According to these maids who have only been recruited to clean and cook in recent days, Hotaru's cooking skills are not bad, and the taste of the dish is good, but the skills are still not very proficient and need more practice.

As the sun sets, the surrounding light dims.

Suddenly, Hotaru, who had been happily playing in the snow, stood up, and her slightly innocent smile quickly turned into indifference and vigilance, she squinted her eyes and looked vigilantly at the outside of the courtyard, and in the dim afterglow of the evening, there seemed to be a glimmer of light in her green eyes like fireflies.

"This is the Radcliffe family mansion, please show your body."

The elegant girl's voice echoed in the cold air, and the silver-haired Shenji frowned as she stared at the corner of the street: "Don't hide, I've already found you." ”

A moment later, a man in a red-trimmed coat with a black background appeared there.

"Don't be nervous, little girl, I didn't mean to stay here."

This is a middle-aged man who does not look young, his face is vicissitudes, his expression is indifferent, he does not seem surprised that he is found out, he shrugs his shoulders and says, "I'm just here waiting for your master to come back." Do you know when he's coming back? ”

"Who are you?"

The silver-haired Shenji didn't care about his explanation, and she didn't intend to answer the question, she frowned and asked seriously, "If it is a non-hostile guest, then report the name and origin, this is the most basic etiquette." ”

“…… It's really good to have a silver rank at such a young age...... Joshua has a good subordinate. ”

Whispering to himself, the middle-aged man shook his head and smiled: "Okay, my name is Munster, and I should be regarded as his acquaintance in the Crow Legion, right?" ”

“……”

didn't reply, Hotaru looked at the middle-aged man in front of him vigilantly, as if she wanted to tell whether this was true or false from his expression, but after all, she didn't have Joshua's experience, and at most she could see that the other party's strength was at the silver high level, and her expression was very calm.

"My master will be back soon."

Hotaru said coldly, she still remained vigilant: "Since you have waited for so long before, sir, you must not mind waiting any longer, right?" ”

"Of course, lovely young lady."

Faced with a girl who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, as big as his daughter, even with such a cold attitude, it was difficult to really get angry even with this middle-aged man's temper, he shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's what I originally planned. ”

After saying that, he simply turned around and returned to the corner of the street where he had stayed.

And on his chest, the golden balance badge shone in the afterglow of the remnant sun.