Not a Witch

What can I do?Lorraine Hill had a headache and pressed his fingers to the side of his face.

Chapter 10 Under the Vine

After everyone introduced one after another, lunch finally started.

As the trolleys filled with delicacies approached, the two teams of maids would bring the prepared delicacies to the table, and then set up the tableware and porcelain plates one by one, so that the meal officially began.

During lunch, Lorraine Hill felt a little uncomfortable, as if everyone was staring at him.Is the price of fame too high, she couldn't help thinking so.

Fortunately, after lunch, many people left because they had other affairs to attend to.Looking at this sage who behaved like a real girl, Palinsa felt a little cute.Of course, she still didn't show it on her face, she just stood quietly aside.

After lunch, Pullman also had to deal with some matters, so he asked several others to accompany Lorraine Hill, and Palinsa followed.

"Hello, Mister Sage~" A girl in her 20s greeted Lorraine Hill. She had golden-orange hair and a small shiny star stuck to the corner of her eye.

The girl's name is Sonia, she used to be a scout and a painter, and now she is the leader of Crancia's intelligence department.

"plz follow me."

She walked in front, leading the way for Lorraine Hill, followed by the two important officials who had just introduced themselves in the side hall.

"Here." A few people walked into a garden-like white palace, with crisp birdsong on the branches, and a small table under the flower vine shelf.

Sonia asked Lorraine Hill to sit down before explaining slowly.

"Sorry, Lord Lorraine Hill, today's ceremony was a bit sudden and it surprised you." She clasped her hands together as if to ask the silver-haired girl for forgiveness.

Although it was a bit unexpected, Lorraine Hill would not be angry because of this kind of thing, and shook his head, saying that he didn't need to take it to heart.

"Brother Pullman has devoted himself to military strategy and construction over the years. He is not good at entertaining people and interpersonal relationships. I hope Mr. Sage doesn't mind. In fact, everyone is easy to get along with, hehe." This girl seems to be born to love Laughing, under her influence, the atmosphere gradually relaxed.

A few people sat here for a while, and briefly introduced it.

Sitting on the right hand side of Lorraine Hill is Sonia, on the left hand side is Jorke, he is a kind old man, and is currently the archbishop of the king's capital, and on the opposite side is Layden, who is just introduced Minister of Commerce and Trade.

"Sure enough, if there are fewer people, you can let go, haha." Sonia clapped her hands, and asked the maid on the side to bring some fresh fruits and snacks, and then they chatted briefly while eating.

"Actually, I first met Brother Pullman in the north. At that time, I was a new junior officer in Xifeng and was in charge of spying on the northern Gufia Grassland." Sonia slowly talked about her acquaintance and joining Klan. West Asia experience.

As a young genius of West Wind's new generation, although Sonia was born as a commoner, she was valued by a certain big shot because of her strong personal strength (she was promoted to Sequence 16 at the age of 5), and she was put into the army.Because in the environment at the end of the West Wind period, even a genius, if he doesn't have a good family background and background, if he wants to get ahead, he can only have some hope of getting ahead through military exploits.

In this way, she also met Pullman who was a mercenary at the time.

That was the third year that Pullman came out of the forest. Although he worked hard, he was only a Sequence 3 with average talent at that time.At that time, he also happened to be the leader of the mercenary squad, escorting a batch of goods into the grassland, and accompanying a certain merchant to buy things.

This businessman is also Leiden across the table, this rather handsome young man.

"It was a coincidence of fate. At that time, I just came out of home to do business alone, and I just needed to find someone with good strength and good reputation to help protect me." Layden said holding a folding fan. He was quite handsome. The fly in the ointment is the pair of long and narrow eyes, looking a bit unbelievable like a fox.

"Then how did you know each other?" Lorraine Hill asked curiously at this moment.

"Because I think this guy has a wicked mind and he must be doing smuggling, so I followed him and prepared to catch him right away, so that he can make meritorious service." Sonia said with a smile.

"Stop talking about my appearance, Sonia." Leiden was not angry, but took out a green banana from the fruit plate and slowly peeled it.

"Haha, idiot, Mr. Sage, don't look at Layden like this, he is actually quite stupid." Sonia also took out a bunch of light purple grapes from the plate, and gave half of it to Lorraine Hill.

"It seems that you have a good relationship." Lorraine Hill took the grapes and slowly peeled them.

"Well, it's not bad, I often ask him to borrow money, ha ha." Sonia put a grape into her mouth.

"Actually, the two of them can be regarded as lovers of happiness." Yorke on the side finally spoke. This old man has a long white beard and looks just like Santa Claus.

"I followed this idiot along the way. I saw him doing business stupidly and losing a lot of money. I gave up. This guy can't do smuggling at all."

"It's because you don't understand, it's called early investment, to establish a good reputation." Layden had to explain.

"Later, I happened to encounter a Sequence 3 monster. Brother Pullman knocked it down, but this also aroused the greed of other caravans. They planned to take advantage of the grassland where there was no one to attack."

"The two sides fought a lose-lose situation, and the other caravan also exposed some prohibited goods, and we caught them. This is how we got to know Raiden and Brother Pullman."

"Anyway, it was on the way. Layden said to spend some more money and ask us to protect him, so he made a small turn in the grassland along the way before returning." Sonia continued.

"We were going to separate, but the son of the city lord on the border took a fancy to Sonia, so there was a conflict later." Layden sighed, as if he was lamenting that beauty is a disaster.

"Then we followed Pullman all the way to the east, avoiding the city lord's pursuit, until we entered a valley, and suddenly reinforcements appeared, hundreds of people jointly attacked, and immediately defeated the city lord's army."

"Only then did we know that this is Brother Pullman's secret base, where we also saw another way of life, and at the same time read the classics left by Mr. Sage."

"After that, I joined it." Sonia added a small ending to the previous story.

"So that's the case." Lorraine Hill nodded.

"How did Mr. York know Pullman?" The girl turned her curious eyes to the old man.

"My experience is not as exciting as Sonia and Layden, hehe." The old man's beard moved, and then he talked about what happened eight years ago.

"At that time, I was the pastor of the Angel Church in a small town. Because of the remote location, I was the only one in the local church, and there were several mines around. The miners inside were often injured, and some of them were seriously injured. I couldn't treat them."

"So I can only helplessly watch those people die in pain. I have always felt a little uncomfortable in my heart."

"Master Pullman passed by here later, and he brought some other treatment methods. First, he used boiled water, cooled it and cleaned the wound, then cut off the carrion, applied medicine, bandaged and so on."

"I thought he was a necromancer's apprentice, so I started talking with him. I don't want to. Once we talked, some concepts gradually changed."

"There are many suffering people in this world, and there are also insurmountable difficulties in life, so people need spiritual sustenance, but angels and gods are too far away."

"The power of an individual is too small, but once people are connected, they can exert great power, and in this way can change the world, and the happiness of people is better than any empty rules and worship."

"Since then, I have slowly become one of them."

"And two years ago, the starlight under that wilderness made me more determined on this path. It was also that night that I got rid of the Transcendent Sequence that had been stagnant for nearly 20 years and entered Sequence 7."

"Perhaps this is my luck and destiny." The old man finished slowly.

Chapter 11 Melted in One Heart

A few people sat under the pergola for a while, slowly telling their stories, and then talking about life and daily preferences, etc. Lorraine Hill, who was originally a bit shy, gradually relaxed, no longer the same as before. Generally feel a little restrained.

"Master Sage, can you tell me how Brother Pullman knew you back then?" Sonia asked curiously with her eyes wide open.

"This one, we have to start with grilled mushrooms..."

Lorraine Hill recalled that night in the forest, the boy who fell by the fire because he ate poisonous mushrooms, Pullman was really simple at that time.

"Hoho, I didn't expect Brother Pullman to be so unreliable." Sonia blinked her eyes as if she had discovered a new world.

"Brother Pullman has always been very calm in my heart. He has considered everything thoroughly and prepared several backup plans at all times. I didn't expect to have such an experience back then." Sonia said her impression after meeting Pullman.

"People will grow up after all." York also seemed to be emotional.

A few people were talking, and time passed without knowing it, and the sky gradually darkened.

"Then let's stop here today, Mr. Sage." Before leaving, Sonia saluted Lorraine Hill, and then they parted ways.

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After Lorraine Hill walked away, only Sonia and Layden were left under the flower vine.

"Leiden!" Sonia was the first to attack.

"What's the matter?" The expression of this dead pig is not afraid of boiling water.

"Why didn't you wink at all this afternoon? You're such an idiot. Mr. Sage is new here. He hasn't met everyone yet. He's very unfamiliar. You just want to drag him to talk about something serious. Don't you think this is bad?"

"Especially before you left just now, you actually asked if you have any other knowledge or classics related to business and trade. There is no human touch at all. If you want to do big business like this, you are really stupid and stupid."

Lydon stopped talking, and the folding fan didn't move.

After a long time, he spoke.

"Tell me, how much do you want this time?"

"5000 extraordinary gold coins!" Sonia gestured.

"Sell me, now I'm in charge of the entire department, and I don't have time to run my own chamber of commerce. How can I get so much money?"

"Besides, what do you personally do with so much money?"

"Oh? Can't you get all this out? Isn't your business doing quite well?" Sonia withdrew her finger.

"Business is based on money to make money. Many properties are fixed, such as houses, land, personnel, caravans, shops, etc. Liquid funds cannot be used indiscriminately, otherwise big things will happen." Layden explained a little.

"Well, I didn't want to go through formal channels." Sonia said thoughtfully, turning her fingers.

"It's not peaceful in Black Rock recently. I thought that since Frost Rose supports the 'Halberd faction', then we should support the 'Bowhunter faction'. It's a pity that funds are tight at present, and the intelligence department can't take up too much budget. Still focus on agricultural production and education.”

"It's right not to interfere." Layden nodded.

"Because even if this move is successful, it won't bring good results." Although occasionally a little emotional intelligence is not online, Layden is not really stupid, it's just that he spends a lot of his thoughts on other places.

"Even if the 'Bowhunters' are successful, so what? They are more conservative and rigid than the 'Halberds'. They are destined to be different from us. Even if they form an alliance, they are very fragile. We have to use benefits to maintain it. Once we have a relationship with Frost Rose With all-out war and an empty rear, we dare not hand over the North to such an 'ally'."

"Instead of being thankless to win over, I hope it will take the initiative to attack, so that we can have a righteous name, and with the force of thunder, defeat Heiyan, liberate the whole territory, and make it a part of Crancia, so that we can Rest assured forever."

There was a cold gleam in the eyes of the leader of the Crancia business department. He is not the kind of person who has the kindness of a woman.

"It's not good to fight and kill, Lord Sage won't like it."

Sonia lay down on the table a little discouraged. After talking for an afternoon, the leader of the intelligence department gradually got to know the silver-haired girl, who was gentle and kind.

Such a person will make people feel at ease and comfortable as one's own boss or one's own personnel, but sometimes worry that their methods are not harsh enough.

People are so strange, one side hopes that their own people will be loyal and kind, so that they can feel at ease, without worrying about betrayal and abandonment.On the other hand, it is eager for it to have flexible means not to be bullied by outsiders.

"However, I am very relieved and like such a sage." After lying down for a while, Sonia raised her head, looked at Layden and said.

"And you, idiot."

"Me? I admire the knowledge and insights of the sages even more. It simply explains the essence of many businesses."

"This is the difference in our views. Well, let's not talk about it, it's time to go back. It doesn't matter whether he is a long halberd or a hunting bow, let them fight among themselves, and we will use the same to respond to all changes."

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In the next few days, under the arrangement of Palinsa, Lorraine Hill talked with these important officials of Crancia one by one, and gradually became familiar with them.

Although Lorraine Hill is a bit ignorant of specific matters, she generally does not express her opinions casually. Instead, she carefully asks everyone about the crux of the problem, and then thinks of ways to discuss solutions. After that, the specific actions will be drawn up by each department. .

In fact, although the crux of many problems was encountered by Clancia for the first time, it has been solved for many years in later generations.For example, the distribution of land according to households, the control of major industries such as salt and iron transportation by state agencies, the establishment of courts in various places, the classification of civil law and criminal law, and the grading of schools.

"If you want to compile a history textbook, do you have any suggestions, Mr. Sage?"

One day, several people sat in the pavilion next to Fengyin Palace, discussing the issue of textbooks.