Colossa sighed, and then said to Rubin: "What's more, people are different, you are from a noble background, you have your own 'family name' and 'coat of arms', you will not be a godson to other nobles, Rudolph......"

"Rudolph is not of aristocratic origin, not only is he not an aristocrat, but he is also a heretic!" Rubin was the first to say, "With his poor situation at the beginning, the Hou Ye accepted him as a righteous son to appreciate him, but he was not grateful!" ”

"Don't forget, Rudolph was also a rising star of the emperor before he became a heretic, one of the most potential new stars, why can't he have two proud bones?" Grofa asked rhetorically.

"If he felt that his dignity was humiliated, he should have rejected Hou Ye's kindness at the beginning, respected Hou Ye as his father-in-law in person, and turned his face and refused to admit that he was a hero after gaining power!" Rubin said angrily.

Grofa patted him on the shoulder and said with deep feeling: "It is precisely because of this that Rudolph is a man who can bend and stretch, a man who can achieve great things, and now that his wings are full, we can no longer dwell on the past grievances, and we must cooperate with him with a more equal attitude, otherwise all the previous investments in him will be wasted, and he will set up a terrible enemy for Canaan, this is my sincere words, and I said the same thing to my father." ”

"I have to admit that this is a more rational attitude, but as far as I know, Madame Judy, Young Master Raymond, and Prime Minister Weinberg are all opposed to continuing to cooperate with a treacherous villain like Rudolph, and Hou Ye himself is also resentful, how did you convince Hou Ye to change his attitude?" Rubin asked curiously.

Grofa blinked, and a wise smile rose into the corners of his lips: "I made a bet with my father to ask him to send Rudolph all the letters he had exchanged with Rudolph and the father-son contract to Rudolph, and to include a handwritten letter commensurate with his peers, expressing his appreciation for his achievements in the Far East, suggesting that a new page would be turned in the partnership." ”

"And then?"

"I bet that Rudolph will change his attitude when he receives these things, show kindness to us, and if my prophecy is not fulfilled by the end of September, he will admit defeat to my father and let him arrange my marriage." "As it turned out, I won the bet, and two days after the letter was sent, I received a very humble reply from Rudolph, and invited the Canaanite envoy to the Fort of Atonement to attend the independence celebration on October 1st. ”

"That's why I've come to the Far East again," said Rubin, taking off his hat and fanning the wind, and said with a wry smile, "but I never thought that you, His Royal Highness, the Prince, would come with me, and force me to crowd a train with thousands of people, thinking that I have been engaged in diplomatic work for almost ten years, and this is the first time I have suffered this crime." ”

"Come on, Rubin, don't look like a squeamish girl, we have a good seat, both ventilated and open, it's very comfortable to sit here, big brother driver, right?"

"You're so right!" The train driver turned around and gave a thumbs up. These two Canaanite travelers did not sit here for nothing, and the beautiful little man paid him twenty gold coins for these two special chairs, and of course he was happy to say a few compliments, or at least to make the family feel that the money was not spent in vain.

From Great Rapids to Fort Atonement, the railway line is less than 400 miles, and it only takes 5~6 hours under normal circumstances, but due to serious overloading, the train climbed twice as long on the road and did not reach the terminal station until dusk.

There is still a long way from the platform to the city gate, most of the passengers get off the train and carry large bags and small bags, pull their wives and children to join the ranks of walking to the Fort of Atonement, the rolling flow of people stretches along the road, bathed in the afterglow of the autumn sun, every time they walk a distance, they raise their left hand, draw a clockwise circle on their chest, kiss a piece of wood or iron cast holy emblem, and have words in their mouths, and their expressions are extremely solemn.

"What are they doing?" Standing in the cab of the locomotive, Rubinssoult looked out at the praying people, "It looked like some kind of religious service was being held." ”

"The evening and early morning of the day are the times when the goddess of fate opens her eyes and surveys the earth, and the believers of Sindra choose to pray during these two times, and the priests also choose one of these two times to meditate and prepare for the gods." Grofa grabbed his backpack and jumped out of the car, "Let's go, it's at least an hour's walk from here to the Atonement Keep. ”

"There's a post near the platform, and you can rent a carriage, or just two horses, and you can get into town in less than twenty minutes." The train driver kindly reminded.

"No need, after a long day in the car, my bones are sore, and it's not bad to take a walk before dinner." Corofer said with a smile.

"Hey, it's good to take a walk on your own, but don't count me, I'd rather go into town early and go to the 'Friendly House' hotel for a cold beer or two." Rubin picked up his travel bag and followed in the footsteps of His Royal Highness the Prince with a helpless face.

Instead of rushing to the road, he talked to the travelers he met along the way, and gained a deeper understanding of the situation at the Keephom. Colorful flags were erected in front of the city gate, and the guards guarding the gate were all Sindra black guards, with a serious attitude but not rude, methodically registering the people entering the city one by one, and then waving their hands to release the light of the divine power of the "detection camp", as long as they were not extremely evil or extremely chaotic, they could enter the city smoothly.

Grofa was a first-time visitor to the Citapur, but Rubin was no stranger to the city, and as soon as he entered the gates, he noticed that the environment had changed dramatically.

"The last time I came to Fort Atonement, I only felt dirty, messy, and smelly, but I didn't expect that just over half a month later, the city was picked up and renovated." Rubin pointed to the shops on the street, "Look at the houses facing the street, the facades have all been freshly painted, they look much cleaner, the sewers on the side of the road have been dredged, and the lime powder has been sprinkled, so they don't smell so pungent, and the street lights are fresh, and I didn't have them when I last came...... It seems that the government of Kolas spent a lot of energy and money on the celebration to make a good impression on the people who came from afar to watch the ceremony. ”

"This is a matter for the city administrator, but the Atonement Fort is really big, no wonder it can accommodate a million people, and it is not easy to manage such a large city, not to mention that there are so many outsiders who come to watch the ceremony." It was dinner time, and Grofa looked at the rolling blocks in the distance, and the large and small houses erected round or square chimneys, some of them iron and some of them made of bricks, all of which rose from the smoke, and the air was filled with a faint smell of charcoal, which was inexplicably sultry to the appetite.

"Rubin, let's find a place to stay and have a good dinner."

"Then go to the 'House of Friendliness', the most imposing inn in town, which will not look rustic even in Bethlehem, and by the way, the proprietress of the House of Friendliness, Yevgenia, is a close friend of Rudolph, where we have the opportunity to meet Rudolph and his son Roland Kolas."

"It's worth looking forward to." The corners of Glova's lips lifted slightly.