Chapter 182: Heirs and Travel
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It didn't take long for the dinner to start. The butler instructed the servants to carry the dishes to the table, and in a few minutes the hundreds of dishes were all neatly arranged. The banquet is a buffet format, where guests can choose their favorite food and wine with their plates.
Before the feast, Scotti stood up the steps leading to the second floor with a glass of wine. She tapped her cup with her spoon and motioned for everyone to be quiet. "Ladies and gentlemen! There is a very important thing to announce today. This is not only related to the future of the Angome family, but also to the future of you. I'm sure many of you have already gotten the news in advance. But my dear husband, your lords are still confused. ”
When Henry heard his wife's words, he immediately took the parchment into his arms. Then he made an innocent face and spread his hands. His actions made everyone laugh, and even Lily felt that her son was a little slow to react in this regard.
"Be quiet! Since he hasn't guessed yet, let me announce the results. As she spoke, she touched her stomach with happiness on her face. I'm pregnant! And it's a pair of twins. ”
Hearing this, Henry's whole person was stunned. If you count it, he is not yet twenty years old this year, and he is about to become a father of two children. It's no wonder that Shikoudi invited so many people, it turned out that it was to let everyone know that the Angome family already had two legitimate heirs.
Then it's time to receive gifts and blessings. Henry felt like his mind was in a mess, and his whole body was a mess, and this continued until the end of the banquet. Wait until all the guests have left. Poet took his hand and asked, "My dear." You're about to have two lovely children. Isn't that something to be happy about? ”
"Of course I'm happy, but I'm a little overwhelmed right now. You must know that neither of us is over 20 years old, so I really don't know if Lu Dao can take care of the two children. As he spoke, Henry touched his wife's belly. The natural force immediately sensed the little life inside, and this feeling of blood connection was very intimate.
The butler bowed to the two. "Don't worry, there will be a special maid to take care of the baby after it is born. Moreover, the enlightenment education before the age of ten is generally taken care of by specialized aristocratic teachers. ”
Hearing the old man's explanation, Skuddy shook her head slightly. "I'm going to take care of the two children myself, and I'll talk about the maid and the teacher when they're older."
In this respect, Henry fully agreed with his wife, who also believed that the child should be left to the servants for discipline. It is a very irresponsible behavior. The family got together and discussed for a long time, and finally after being reminded by the housekeeper, everyone realized that it was getting late, and they each went back to their bedrooms to rest.
A year passed quickly, and Silky gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins in May of DR1364. Under the protection of powerful magic, the mother and son are safe and sound. Henry named the boy Allen and the girl Liv. Looking at the two fleshy little beings, he suddenly felt that he had matured a lot.
In order to protect the safety of the territory, Henry set off alone to the underground experimental field in the Neser Mountains a month after the birth of the child. In Borken. After Lothart signed the magic contract, he immediately used the ninth-level spell "Wishing Technique" to resurrect it completely. The Arcanist of the Nethril era was overwhelmed with emotion when he was reborn. The two of them discussed the development of magic along the way, and it took more than a month to return to Brunvent City.
Borken arrives at the Mage Tower and plunges headlong into the library. Countless spells have been created and improved over thousands of years, and it will take him a long time to learn how to cast spells now. The arcanist's frantic reading speed spurred all the apprentices, and they all thought that this young-looking fellow was also an apprentice.
This kind of frenzied learning atmosphere directly allowed the three apprentices to cross that hurdle and directly become a first-level mage. Henry himself presided over the graduation ceremony, and a magic badge engraved with the tower was placed on their chests. Starting today, the three mages will be given a separate room here, as well as some free materials every month. Of course, there is no such thing as a free lunch, and they have to go to the city every once in a while to serve for a few days.
After dealing with the promotion of the apprentice, Henry sent Robert non-stop to start contact with Am's shadow thief. With less than five years left before Abdair leaves Candlekeep, he must lay out a large net before it begins. Only in this way can you maximize the benefits and protect your own life.
As the cooperation with the Shadow Thieves became closer, Robert's Thieves' Guild also gained rapid growth. From Luskan in the north to Port Carlin in the south, as long as the city is a little more prosperous, there is his smuggling business. The leader of the thieves took the opportunity to draw a large number of maps, even the sewers of these cities. Henry sorted the maps into categories, and only made a copy of the map of Baldur's Gate and the Amm region with him.
The Druid Organisation has also grown rapidly in recent years. They have been sending people to guide agricultural production, and under the influence of their vital interests, two-thirds of the villages in the archipelago have begun to believe in nature. They voluntarily sent their children out for the druids to choose, and the gifted ones were brought back to the valley to study.
Five years have passed in a flash, and the college district has taken on a new look. With a well-established education system and substantial financial support, it quickly made a name for itself on the West Coast. After several years of development, there are already hundreds of teachers and thousands of students. Looking at the bustling city, Henry knew that he was about to set off, because he had one more important thing to do before the plot began.
The night before his departure, Henry summoned all the important people in the realm to the lord's palace. He had to arrange everything in the territory, because this trip was so dangerous that even he didn't know if he would be able to come back alive. After all, this involves the throne of the god of killing, Baal.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have called you here today for something to announce. I'm leaving tomorrow for a long trip and it may take a year or two to return. This is very important to me, so I will leave the affairs of the territory to you. ”
Hawke frowned slightly. "Count, what kind of journey takes more than a year and that long? You know, our current airships can reach almost anywhere on the mainland. ”
Vaughn immediately stood up when he heard that he was going to go on a trip: "Head, remember to take me with you when you go out on an adventure, it's really boring to be bored here in the past few years." ”
"Alright, I'm not going to bring anyone with me this time, I'm just going to walk around Baldur's Gate and Amm alone." As he spoke, Henry took out a development plan and handed it to Hawke. "In my absence, you will build the territory according to the plan. If you have any difficulties, you can go to the Mage Tower and ask for help. ”
Hawke took the drawing, looked at it, and then carefully rolled it up and put it in his pocket. "No problem, we're on track now. As long as the number of immigrants increases steadily, it won't be long before a third city is built. ”
After settling the development of the territory, Henry turned his head and said to Robert: "After I leave, the security of this place will be handed over to you, and anyone who spies on the lord's mansion will be killed first." Similarly, if you get stuck, go to the Mage's Tower and find Borken, and he'll solve your magical puzzles for you. ”
The leader of the thieves stood up and bowed. "Rest assured, no one in this city has escaped my eyes, not even the Harpists' Alliance."
"Speaking of the Harpermen's League, what have they been up to lately?" Henry asked curiously. It seems like there's been a long time since these guys set up an intelligence point in Bluvent.
Robert replied with disdain on his face: "What else can I do, except for occasionally smuggling a few boatloads of grain to Shadowmoon Island, I will stay in that house the rest of the time." In the previous paragraph, it was reported that the natural disaster on Shadowmoon Island had ended, and many people had gone to Waterdeep City by airship. ”
Henry secretly sighed when he heard that the harpists in the territory had been greatly reduced, if these guys knew that they were on an adventure with the heir of the God of Killing, they didn't know what they would do in the city. "Keep an eye on their whereabouts, I'll give you full authority this time, and you can mobilize all your strength to kill them all at any time if you need to."
"I've seen these bastards unpleasant for a long time, and when the time comes, as long as they dare to make any changes, I promise to clean up that house from the inside out within twenty minutes." The corners of Robert's mouth turned up slightly, and it was obvious that he was not getting along well with the harpist's people.
After all the things were dealt with, Henry dismissed the crowd. He went back to his bedroom on the second floor to spend the night with his wife and two children. The next morning, he kissed his loved ones goodbye and stepped alone on the airship bound for Baldur's Gate. He was going to go to Nasikai for a few days to see if he could meet Edwin. Odyselen. The necklace on this guy's neck encrusted with a family heirloom gem can add two spell slots from level one to nine, which is simply a treasure that a mage can only dream of.
As the airship slowly lifted off, Henry began to close his eyes and recall the huge plot. Broomt City is relatively close to Baldur's Gate, and it took less than two days to reach its destination. As soon as he landed, he heard someone talking about the recent period, and all kinds of monsters and bandits on the road suddenly began to increase.
Only Henry knew that it would not be a few months before Sikai's iron ore would start to have problems. Immediately following the murder of his adoptive father, Grian, Apodell will be driven out of Candlecastle and embark on a legendary adventure with Ammon. Thinking of this, he hurriedly quickened his pace, bought a horse directly from the market, mounted it, and ran south. (To be continued......)