Lord of Riding and Slashing

　　South cottage, temporary meeting room.

Nord and Elder Harlan sat opposite each other. Compared with yesterday, Elder Harlan looks much more energetic today. I don’t know if it’s because of walking out of the house, seeing the scenery outside, and breathing some fresh air. , The mood becomes more comfortable, only then will Old Harlan appear energetic.

　　 Harlan looked at Nord with a smile, took a close look at the furnished meeting room, and then chatted with Nord with interest.

　　 "Yesterday I said that I didn't have much confidence, but it was not what you said. I have been fully prepared today."

　　 "I never fight an unprepared battle, so please look forward to it today."

　　 Nord smiled very confidently at Harlan, with an inexplicable look in his eyes. Looking at the old Harlan opposite, he looked at his eyes, Nord added, his tone seemed confident.

　　 "There is a saying in my hometown that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and everything we talk about must start from the first step, so I have been preparing for today's meeting for a long time."

　　 There was a meaningful smile on the old man Harlan's face, as if he had thought of something interesting, raised his eyebrows, but asked Nord's very unexpected question.

　　 "This sentence makes a lot of sense. I don't know where Viscount Nord is your hometown. Can you tell me something about it? I'm very interested in it."

Nord did not expect that Elder Harlan would ask this question. According to the normal conversation logic, shouldn’t the relevant topics of this conference continue? How could it suddenly turn to the topic of Nord’s hometown. Nord believed that Elder Harlan would not be Such a boring person, he must have a special meaning in asking this question.

　　 Has Harlan heard this sentence from other places, or is really interested in Nord’s hometown, these Nords are unknown, and of course Nord will not be so stupid to reveal the news of his previous life.

　　 Instead, I tentatively talked to Harlan about the place where the body grew, the capital city of Belon, the capital of the Principality of Bethel, and talked about my own experience and experience in Belon.

Nord wanted to test out what the old Harlan is concerned about. If he is very interested in this sentence, Nord is a little thoughtful and extremely scared, but soon Nord has ruled out this idea, don't scare yourself Own, it's not what Nord thought.

When Nord talked about the city of Belon, he paid attention to Harlan's expression. Although Harun was a little disappointed when he heard Nord's account, he still listened carefully to some features of the city of Belon and saw this. In this situation, Nord's heart was finally relieved.

It seems that Harlan is indeed interested in the hometown that Nord said, not the hometown where Nord thought of the previous life, but then again, why did Harlan take the initiative to raise this question, and Nord feels that Harlan is interested My own answer is not very satisfactory, it should be said that there is no answer that meets his expectations.

Just when Nord and Harlan were both moved to get news from each other, Benny pushed the door and came in from the outside, and behind him were the principals of other cottages. Seeing this, the two The conversation was over, and he got up to welcome the mountain people who rushed to the meeting.

Nord previously told Benny to wait at the door of the cottage and be responsible for receiving the mountain people who came from elsewhere. This was the first task Nord gave him, because from today, Benny will be Nord’s attendant, so Nord can arrange for Barney to do some simple things, which is also a test of Barney's ability.

Although in the face of Harlan, Nord accepted Benny, it does not mean that Nord took special care of him. Whether he can stay with Nord depends on Benny’s own ability, because Nord’s The last attendant was Lehman's brother Reid.

That young guy made Nord very satisfied. Although Reid's personality is more detached, he was very attentive to the tasks that Nord arranged for him, whether it was the matter of planting yam before or gathering village children. Reed has over-fulfilled all things.

This was beyond Nord’s expectation, because Nord felt that Reid would not be a person who could sink his heart. He was so naughty and jumpy. He felt a little unreliable, so how could he calm down and finish it? Nord gave him the task, but at that time there was really no one under Nord, so he had to catch the ducks on the shelf and let Reid go up.

If he could complete half of the task, Nord would have been very satisfied, but he did not expect that under Nord's encouragement and comfort (flicker), Reid would have accomplished the task very well, and Nord had to admit that he had missed the task. , Reid is not what he is doing.

Looking back now, Nord has an answer in his mind. In this growing environment, especially with a good brother like Lehman, this will cause a lot of pressure on Reid, so Reid is very Some would use naughty ways to attract his father's attention. I have to say that under these conditions, it is really unexpected that Reid can become a talent.

Yes, Reid is a very scarce talent. Nord attaches great importance to him and specially transferred him to the Hill Scholars for further study, because Nord feels that he does not have much to teach him. Scholars can also help him grow. Nord has high expectations for Reid, so this invisibly puts a lot of pressure on Benny.

This is the reason why Nord did not find a new attendant for so long after Reid left. Because of Reed, Nord’s requirements for attendants have increased a lot because of such a good attendant. After that, it was easy to compare with Reid, so many people Nord looked down on.

It's not that Nord is picky. It's easy to change from frugality to luxury, and it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality. You are used to delicious food, and then see how some leftovers can be swallowed. If it weren't for the old Harlan to speak this time, it is estimated that Nord's attendant's position Will remain vacant for a long time.

After Benny brought people into the meeting room, he greeted him and left. He was very dedicated. Because it was the first day when he came to Nord's staff, he seemed very positive. Nord's approach to Benny was not Can you say that it is quite satisfactory from the current point of view.

When Nord turned his head, he found that Harlan was looking at Benny's back in a trance. When he saw Nord looking at him, Harlan gave Nord a smile, but his eyes were a little unnatural, and then the two moved away with a sharp heart. After gazing, Nord had seen this look, which was an old man's reluctance to leave his grandson.

Even an old man like Harlan can’t get rid of such feelings. Benny has stayed with Harlan from his birth until now. Because of his negligence, Wagner, who had not noticed the big change in personality in time, was very concerned about his childhood. The influence of Benny will be so great that Benny is now suffering from stuttering, so Harlan still has a feeling of guilt for Benny, so this time he will take off his old face and ask Benny to stay by Nord's side. Position.

Although he knew that Benny could develop better if he left him, Harlan still felt a little bit reluctant at this moment, but Harlan quickly controlled his feelings and began to help Nord greet him. The mountain people who came to the meeting room.