dark moon

Chapter 60 I'm Back
The moment he saw the length and size of the wooden box, Marquis Ruben's expression changed. The pale skin on his face instantly turned red. The muscles at the corners of his mouth trembled violently. The veins in his hands popped out. He dug hard on the table and continued. After trying several times, I failed to stand up. In the end, I clutched my chest and gasped. Big beads of sweat oozed from my forehead, and my breathing became faster and faster.

Shure was so scared that he threw a healing spell in the past, lest this important person be too excited and die in the temple.

Fortunately, Marquis Ruben was in good health and finally got over it.

He almost roughly grabbed the wooden box from the nun's hand. The old Marquis tried to open the wooden box tremblingly. In fact, it was just the most ordinary box, which can be found in any carpentry shop. However, the old Marquis still failed several times in a row before finally opening it. Successfully opened the lid.

Huddled next to her brother, Lisa secretly peeked into the box, only to be disappointed.

There was only a very ordinary one-handed sword in the box.

Although it can be seen from the style and appearance that this sword has been around for a long time and has been well maintained. It is a good antique, but it is nothing more than that. From the perspective of Marquis Ruben, even if he spends time with him every day, There must be other reasons for putting a row of antiques in front of him for him to knock and play.

Of course there were other reasons. The old Marquis stroked the sword, and a few tears fell from the corners of his wrinkled eyes.

This is indeed a very ordinary one-handed sword, at least one thousand and one hundred years ago.

It was still a chaotic era of endless wars. The founder of the Ruben family, Nolan Ruben, was still a young servant at that time, following the third Marquis of Rose, and accompanied him in the charge.

This sword was given by Marquis Rose himself, and it accompanied Nolan throughout his life.

On the cruel battlefield, it was this sword that cut the enemy's throat in front of the marquis; it was this sword that was placed on Nolan's shoulder during the honorary knight's canonization ceremony; It was this sword. It was the sword that cut off the ambition of the rebellious son during the civil war among the four generations of heirs.

Nolan cherished this sword throughout his life. Even on the last night before his death, he was still caressing the sword, recalling the past bond with Rose's bloodline.

After his death, the Sword of Nolan became one of the most precious treasures of the Reuben family. Together with the later Winged Lion Heraldic Shield, it was passed down from generation to generation and almost became a symbol of the Reuben family.

However, 150 years ago, the family symbol was lost.

The victims of the civil war were not only the Dark Moon Temple, but also the Reuben family.

Following in Qiangwei's footsteps, the entire Reuben family goes out to fight to protect the queen.However, no one expected that the defeated army would actually find a way to get around to the back and launch an attack on the Rose Territory, including the back cover of the Reuben family.

A large amount of property was robbed, and many rebels fled to remote countries with the looted treasures and survived, and relying on the gains from selling stolen goods on the black market, they actually lived pretty well for the rest of their lives. As for the stolen goods that were disposed of, all A small number of them were bought or snatched back by the original owners, but the whereabouts of many more remain unknown.

Nolan's Sword is also included in this list.

Because of the loss of the family symbol, that generation of Marquis Reuben committed suicide on the spot in front of his ancestors in the family cemetery. After that, every generation of Marquis Reuben regarded the recovery of the Sword of Nolan as the most important task and never stopped searching.

Unfortunately nothing.

The family obsession of more than 100 years has been passed down from generation to generation, all the way to Anderson Ruben, and it has been passed down to this day.

"I knew it, I knew it was it." The old Marquis gently stroked the sword, like stroking his lover's sleeping cheek. "I knew it when I saw the size of the box. It must be what you took out. No wonder. , only it can make you so sure, let alone the debt issue, even if you ask me to pay for it with my life, I am afraid I will agree without hesitation."

"This is not what a veteran noble should say." Xiu Er was very considerate and did not disturb the old Marquis from enjoying the happiness of this moment. He just poked Lisa gently in the back.

Of course the great Lisa knows how to cooperate with her brother!

The girl rolled her eyes and ran to the old man's side. She looked up at the old Marquis like an innocent child. She stood on her tiptoes and wiped the tears from the corners of the old man's eyes. Her childish voice sounded so gentle and sacred: "Lord He said, whatever is lost will be regained, whatever is longed for will be harvested. It is the efforts of several generations of you that have touched fate, so that my brother can return it to you. So don't cry, you should be happy at this time. right."

Well, Talina's stern eyes hit Xiuer on the face, and she silently condemned Xiuer. Unfortunately, the person being condemned just shrugged lazily, as if I didn't do anything.

Of course, the Lord of Dark Moon never said such a thing. This was what Shuer said. It seems that the habit of casually tampering with the Holy Word has been passed down smoothly, which is good.

"Thank you." As soft hands wiped his face, the old Marquis' voice became much gentler. He touched the girl's head and smiled, "I'm fine, don't worry."

"Yeah." Nodding happily, Lisa ran back to her brother, took Shuer's hand, exposed half of her face against his arm, and gave the old man a pure and sweet smile. "A year ago, by chance, I got the news." Facing Seul again, Marquis Ruben returned to his usual old fox form, but the comfort from the girl made his eyes much gentler and even his voice softened. "A small nobleman from Theros Federation State without an heir passed away. His relatives were sorting out his collection for auction, and it turned out that this sword was among them. They didn't know what kind of sword it was, and they just planned to treat it as an ordinary antique." Auction. I didn’t expect that after more than 100 years, it would end up in a country tens of thousands of kilometers away.”

"I sent a large number of people over to buy it back at any cost. I also issued a commission from the Thieves Guild to snatch it back even if I couldn't buy it back. But the news that came back disappointed me. Before the auction, the sword was stolen. It’s gone, and once again I’ve lost the chance to get it back.”

"Well, I stole it myself." Xiuer admitted without any guilt. In his hometown, he could easily accomplish such dangerous tasks as sneaking into the enemy's lair to assassinate the enemy, let alone stealing something casually. "I also I have been asking a friend to find out about this sword from the Thieves Guild, and he told me first, and then reported the completed commission from the Thieves Guild."

"Don't look at me like that. Selling two copies of precious information is not the basic quality of a thief. Just get used to it. In fact, I know earlier than you, but I definitely can't afford it with you here, so I might as well steal it in advance. Anyway, I put the starting bid money in their warehouse, so it doesn’t count as taking advantage of them.”

"I remember that the starting price for such antiques, which have a low price, is one gold coin." The old Marquis stared at Xiure sideways.

"Yes, that's why I put a gold coin, and I felt sorry for it for several days." Shuer fully explained the definition of shameless.

"Should I thank you?" The old Marquis asked the most critical question.Indeed, it was Shuer who sent the Sword of Nolan to Marquis Ruben, but if he hadn't been a hindrance, the old Marquis might have obtained it a year ago.

"Whether you want to thank me or not is entirely up to you." Shuer's smile was meaningful.

"From a personal perspective, I really should thank you." Many things cannot be looked at ifs, only facts. The fact is that Shuer helped him retrieve Nolan's Sword. Other than that, there are no ifs.

"It's just business, nothing personal."

"I understand. It seems that you have been preparing for at least more than a year ago." Marquis Ruben said thoughtfully, "Have you known that such a day would come?"

"How is it possible? I don't know the prophecy technique." Shuer shook his head and said, "However, if we want the Dark Moon Church to continue smoothly, you, the executive officer, cannot be avoided. A troublesome person like you, once you do If you beat your opponent and don't hold a few trump cards in your hand, I can't be sure to deal with you. In this case, it's better to prepare the trump cards early, maybe you can use them when, you see, they are used now. "

"How many?"

"Hehehehe."

"Okay, I give up in this game, and you won beautifully." The two of them chuckled tacitly, and the old Marquis sighed, put down his pipe and took off his hat to salute, "No matter how the process goes, thank you very much for returning it. The Reuben family, you will get the Reuben family…”

"I told you, it's just business and nothing personal."

After a moment of silence, the old Marquis nodded: "Well, thank you to the Dark Moon Church for returning this precious relic. The so-called debt is just a joke. I hope I can do something to compensate for your generosity and kindness."

"The Lord said that God loves the world. Those who believe in me should be kind and treat the suffering of others as if they are hungry and thirsty. Those who believe in me should be merciful without asking for anything in return and should keep their love without words."

"Haha, I understand." The old Marquis pondered for a moment and sighed, "You are a very greedy person. Haha, then, the Dark Moon Church will gain the long-term friendship of the Ruben family. At least within three generations, the family will not Forget the kindness of the Dark Moon Church."

"Then congratulations to the Marquis Ruben for taking back the family relics. You can comfort your ancestors." With a holy smile, Xiuer drew circles on his chest with his fingers.

"Congratulations to the Dark Moon Temple for resolving another debt crisis. I hope you won't encounter another debt crisis, hahaha." Carrying the wooden box, Marquis Ruben left with a smile, just like what Seul said, The old man can finally wash away the shame of his family and let his ancestors rest in peace.

"It's been a really troublesome day." Seeing the old Marquis leave, Shuer breathed a sigh of relief, "But it's finally settled, Lisa, I'll go back..."

In the middle of speaking, just as I was about to turn around and give my sister a reunion hug, a gust of wind came from behind.

The girl's soft body fell on Xiure's back, her legs held her waist, her hands grabbed his hair, and she shook him from side to side.

"Brother bastard, you are finally back! I let you leave me to play by yourself, let you secretly eat delicious food, let you flirt with two bad women, and I pulled me."

"Hey, hey, are you crazy? Come down, come down. Talina, come and help. Your archbishop is going to murder believers."

(End of this chapter)