On the Seven Towers

Ariac City is located east of the territory of the Duke of Greenwood City and south of Suero City. It is the base camp of the Arias family. As early as the disappearance of the first generation of Duke Arias, the main residence of the Arias family members of all generations was this historic central city. For the Arias, the ancestral home near Floro Town is a remote and desolate place where even the tax collectors are too lazy to go. The royal capital is a place full of malice and distrust. Only here is their comfort.

However, this does not apply to Count Carlos of this generation. The count spends most of his time in the royal capital, and from time to time he will do some sensational things to focus the old king's attention on him. At the same time, his Ariac City has developed quite well in the past 20 years. Perhaps from the appearance of this city itself, it is not possible to see the difference from other cities in the kingdom, but careful people will find that most of the residents in this city are clean-dressed and energetic. There are very few beggars and gangsters, and even the farmers who come to the city from surrounding villages and towns seem quite wealthy.

Unless the inspector of the kingdom comes here, there will be hungry poor people, lax soldiers, and corrupt and incompetent officials. The officials of Ariak have been good at performing such a good show over the years.

However, the atmosphere in the whole city today is different from usual. The carriages and horses coming and going, and the fully armed soldiers make this quiet city full of the breath of war.

It is the time when the sun just rises in the morning. Behind the Earl's Mansion in the city center, a large martial arts training ground is crowded with people wearing armor and robes. Most of these people look at the high platform in front of the martial arts training ground with serious and slightly excited expressions, waiting for today's protagonist to appear.

Those who can stand here are all nobles under the Earl, including viscounts and barons, and at least one knight. If these people are caught in one fell swoop, I am afraid that one-third of the families in the western part of the kingdom will have to change their heads. And those mages are also the leading figures in the surrounding magic towers, at least one of them has the title of low-level mage.

These people waited for a long time, and Count Carlos finally walked out of the main building of the Earl's Mansion. He was followed by several people, including the family's magic consultant and close friend Master Banderas, his butler Pinto, the lord of Ariak City Trinidad, the knight leader Batis, and his daughter Serinda and son-in-law Li Jia. In addition, there was a tall warrior holding a flag, following the crowd. It was the berserker Bailon who had fought with Roger. The flag in Bailon's hand was embroidered with neither a coat of arms nor words, but a portrait.

That was Prince Javier wearing a crown and looking serious. This embroidered portrait was made by the earl according to the printed photo of Prince Javier, and it looked very lifelike.

Li Jia looked up at Prince Javier, who was waving in the wind, and couldn't help but feel a little funny. His father-in-law was really a fool. Since he couldn't invite the real person to the army, he came up with such a funny alternative.

Not long after the Chinese and Count Carlos reached an alliance, Li Jia came to Ariac with the Count and Serinda. In addition to being Count Carlos' son-in-law, he was also a liaison officer sent by the Chinese to Count Carlos. Whenever Count Carlos had a new action, he would use the communication array in Ariac City to inform the committee in a timely manner so that both sides could cooperate and coordinate with each other.

The war is really about to begin.

He followed the Count to the martial arts training ground, and seeing so many warriors ready to go, he actually felt a little excited. However, he felt that Serinda's steps hesitated when she stepped out of the main building. He hurriedly held her hand and asked, "What's wrong?"

Serinda's face was a little tangled, she shook her head and didn't speak.

Li Jia was someone close to her after all, so he guessed her thoughts immediately. He slowed down his pace, and the two of them distanced themselves from the people in front. Then he asked softly, "Do you still feel cheated by your father?"

Selinda lowered her eyes and whispered, "I am just a poor fool, this is how I feel recently.

You know? Since I was very young, I felt that my father was an unlearned playboy, and the revitalization of the family depended on me alone. Even though I was not talented, I still practiced martial arts and learned magic diligently, hoping that one day I could bring the family back to its rightful place.

But now? Everything I did has proved to be in vain. He had prepared everything long ago, and he did better than me in everything.

The most hateful thing is , he has been hiding this from me for so many years, even from my poor mother, who thought my father had abandoned her until she fell ill and died.

It's sad that all my mother's waiting has become a trick to cover up the truth, and all the preparations I made to revitalize the family have now become a clown show. This feeling... It's as if everything around is fake, it's really too bad. "

"I think your father is trying to protect you." Li Jia looked at the thin figure of Count Carlos and said, "If I have a daughter and the family is in such a dangerous situation, I will also want her to stay away from these disputes as much as possible. The enemy hurts us, we should not hate others for not protecting us, but hate the enemies who caused the harm, right? "

"But I am also a warrior, I can also fight for the family. Or at least, he can tell me the truth, so that he and I won't have to spend ten years like this. Do you know how painful it is to hate your father?" Sailinda said.

"I... know, not only know, but also know very clearly." Li Jia looked at Sailinda and said, "Maybe not as deep as you, but I have definitely experienced such feelings, but all those are things in the past, and I won't worry about these things now."

"Li Jia, do you also remember the past..., I don't even know these." Sailinda felt his emotions and held his hand a little tighter.

Li Jia showed a comforting smile and said, "It's okay, I will tell you slowly when I have the chance. Okay, the oath-taking ceremony is about to begin, let's get ready to go up. Today is your father's glorious day, and it is also the day you have been looking forward to for a long time, isn't it?"

They followed the team in front and walked onto the platform. Count Carlos walked to the front of the platform, he showed a confident smile, waved a fist to the people below, and the crowd below immediately burst into warm applause and loud shouts.