Yellow hair can also have a husband-chasing crematorium

"Well, then it's about the mission."

Langdon flipped through the stack of letters and found one: "This is from the courier of the Heka Empire. They will arrive in a few days. If you have any questions, you can directly ask the courier."

It is basically impossible for a person of this status to come to the door suddenly, and the attendant will tell him in a light dress, so as to avoid the embarrassment of the host who is not well prepared and the guests who are neglected.

Shatiya's expression became tense, and she tried to pretend to be nonchalant: "I know, the preliminary preparations for the wind banquet are almost ready, as long as people arrive, they can start at any time. But if it's within two days, follow Your birthday party is approaching, according to etiquette, you probably need to invite the embassy to stay for the birthday party..."

Langdon said indifferently: "That's right, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, the birthday party is a social occasion, and it will be lively if there are more people. It's better to let the people in the family divert their attention."

In case someone asked him such an embarrassing topic when he would marry the princess.

So sometimes, telecommuting is not completely useless. At least when he was in the imperial capital, he didn't have to deal with people who came to see him every day. But in his principality, as a lord, it was very unrealistic to see no one.

He and Princess Bellatris are using the relationship purely, and hope that when the truth is exposed, some people will not be pissed off.

"By the way, there is one more thing." Langdon suddenly remembered, "The director of palace affairs should have taught you that you don't have to do everything yourself, right? Arrange as much work as you can. Before, I felt that you were not as good as the embassy. Too much attention, there is no need to strive for how good it is, as long as it does not make mistakes."

After all, to win glory is also to win glory to the August Empire, but the cost is his own...

Shalltear, who couldn't help but care, said, "...Thank you for your concern. After all, it's the first time I've received a foreign mission. I'm a little nervous. I'll adjust it."

Shalltear hid her emotions fairly well, and Langdon didn't think too much about it. He just thought it was a workaholic who wanted to improve everything. After mentioning it, he let Shalltear go down.

After a while, Bridget, the new knight who was notified, knocked on the door and entered.

"Duke!" The orange ponytail girl asked lively, "Can I finally start working?"

Langdon's expression softened a little: "Yes, but you haven't been a private knight before, have you? Do you need someone to teach you?"

Bridget smiled: "I have already asked the seniors in the regiment how to be a personal knight. In short, you must be on guard against assassins at all times outside, and listen to the Duke's orders at home at any time. If you are capable, you can also serve as an important knight. position... but I don't know anything about government affairs, so as long as I can protect the duke, that's fine!"

Langdon laughed: "Then I'll leave it to my senior... Uh."

Seeing Bridget standing by the window very naturally, with a posture of being alert to the enemy's invasion from outside, the corners of Langdon's mouth twitched.

"You don't need to be so vigilant, inside Stuart Castle—"

Halfway through the speech, Langdon suddenly remembered the missing Helena and the princess who attacked at night from time to time, and quickly changed his words: "It should be safe during the day, and there are other guards below..."

Bridget blinked: "Huh? So what am I going to do now?"

After all, he was the one who had resigned from the Royal Knights and came to him. Langdon felt that he should be treated better, and now that he was calling Bridget, he wanted to get to know him first.

"Relax, you don't have to stand all the time... What do you usually do when you are not on missions?"

Bridget thought for a while: "Training and reading."

Training is normal. As the saying goes, if you don’t practice for one day, you will know, and if you don’t practice for two days, others will know. The magic swordsman relies heavily on proficiency and experience. The drop will be very noticeable.

On the contrary, the magician is a bit unreasonable. Once you know it, you know it. You can still use magic that you haven't used in a few years...Of course, it may be backfired because of unfamiliarity, but the process of this problem is more difficult than magic. Swordsmen came much later.

I read books...

Langdon hasn't forgotten the setting of this senior's scumbag, and he can't help showing a bit of doubt on his face: "What books are you reading? Novels?"

Bridget puffed her face: "No, I like reading history, which is more interesting than novels...Duke, your expression just now was a little rude, do you think I can't read books? I just hate theory !"

"Sorry." Langdon apologized bluntly, "I missed something."

Bridget gave Langdon a serious look, which made Langdon feel uncomfortable.

Langdon couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? What's on my face?"

"No, it's just... I didn't expect the Duke to apologize to me." Bridget scratched her cheek.

When she was in the Royal Knights, she often came into contact with some nobles, and she also knew that there were many nobles who were filthy on the outside, so when she heard some rumors about Langdon, she didn't feel disappointed or angry. , but feel normal.

She was even more shocked by the refusing of the rumors, and it was unexpected that Langdon could apologize so readily... Even if it was only a verbal stage, many nobles would not apologize to those whose rank was below them.

Bridget said bluntly: "The Duke seems to be the same as before, completely unchanged, I am so happy."

Langdon's smile gradually faded: "...No, I probably have changed. If it were me now, I probably wouldn't come forward to comfort you when I met my senior."

"Huh? Can the duke change back?" Bridget said naively, "I like the old duke better."

Langdon: "...do you often offend people?"

Bridget, who was obviously two years older than Langdon, but inferior to Flora, who was seven or eight years old, nodded her head.

"Yeah, I don't know why people are often angry... Is the Duke also angry? Because I said the previous Duke was better?"

Langdon was helpless: "It's not that I'm angry, it's just that it's a bit embarrassing for you to say that. If it changes, it's changed. It's impossible to change back."

"Not necessarily!" Bridget was very optimistic, "It's not some law and truth... I just think the previous Duke looked happier, and the Duke just needs to make himself happier, right?"

Was he happier before...

This is true. Although there are many broken things, it is indeed easier to be happy if you have a bigger heart.

But now he has accumulated too many negative emotions and thought too much...

But when I saw the senior, because the senior seemed to regard him as the old him, this kind of atmosphere was easy to confuse people. Sometimes Langdon would forget the troubles at the moment, and briefly returned to his past self, easily revealing smile...

This feeling is indeed very relaxing and addictive, but the problems in reality will not disappear by themselves.

Langdon sighed: "When the things that bother me are resolved, I will probably be able to return to the optimism I used to be... Let's not talk about this, in short, there is no need for you to be on high alert all the time, just pay a little attention. On the table over there There are some books, there are a few history-related ones, if you are bored, you can read it."

"Good~"

Bridget seemed to be saying it casually, without any entanglement at all. When Langdon said that, she obediently went to read the book.

After writing today's reply, Langdon took out from the desk drawer the notes written by his ancestors about the awakening of bloodline magic that Lei Shidong found yesterday.

The reason why it was thrown in the drawer casually, on the one hand, is reverse thinking. People who want to find important documents will definitely search in the hidden compartment or even in his bedroom. Kit wouldn't even think that what he's looking at now is so confidential, on the one hand, it's because——

This letter is worthless to bloodlines other than the Stuart family.

Because the ancestors only conducted research based on the characteristics of gem magic, and did not write about other magic at all, and blood magic has many mutations, people without blood relations, and the repetition rate of blood magic is so low that it is almost non-existent, so other people hold it. This handbook is useless.

There are quite a lot of content in the manuscript, but for Langdon, the application of gem magic has nothing to do with him now. He only needs to understand the part about the awakening of blood magic, so he actually finished reading it yesterday.

But last night, he was supposed to think carefully before going to bed, but he fell asleep because of overtime work, so Langdon could only take time to think now.

Do you want to try the method above?

It wasn't that Langdon suddenly lost interest in bloodline magic, and he hesitated when he finally got it.

It's just because the writing in this handbook about the process of awakening is a bit repulsive.

As we all know, blood magic is difficult to awaken. Even Langdon just wanted to check the information a little at first, but he didn't expect that the ancestors of the Stuart family were so smart that they developed a process that could increase the probability of awakening... …

Then the problem is coming.

Langdon could clearly remember that his father, his grandfather, his father's grandfather, and his grandfather's grandfather were all ordinary people or simply talented in natural element magic, and none of them had awakened blood magic.

Obviously there is a pamphlet of ancestor research, why is there so little awakening of blood magic in the Stuart family?

There must be a reason for this!

There is no doubt that the reason is written in this manuscript.

Langdon looked again at the description that made him so entangled yesterday that he hadn't made up his mind until now.

[Look for a high-quality gemstone (the more magic power that can be stored, the better, it may affect the strength after awakening, no experimental data, just guessing), inlaid into this alchemy dagger, and perform the ceremony on the following magic circle... ...(omit)...Pierce into the chest, treatment is strictly prohibited, try to trigger the magic power of the gem on the dagger...(omit)...if you awaken before death, it is a success, and treatment can be performed. 】

Ancestor, just say you see for yourself, is this human language?

Awakening before death is considered successful, so if you don't awaken and let the treatment go, won't you die? !Use your nonsense! ?

No wonder there are such a genius ancestor in the family, and there are not many people who have awakened the blood magic.

Dare is that everyone does not want to die.

In fact, it is not incomprehensible. After all, with the status of the Stuart family, the magic of the unawakened bloodline is also a nobleman. Why take such a big risk? Not everyone has a special longing for magicians, right?

That is to say, Langdon is in a crisis of life and death. The demons will make trouble in a few years, but he doesn't even have the ability to protect himself.

Langdon has been taught all the time that taking shortcuts is risky, and Langdon is ready to pay the price, but the price cannot be his own life, otherwise it would be meaningless! ! !

Langdon studied the manuscript in distress, trying to see any metaphors or secret words from it, fearing that he might misunderstand it.

At this time, Langdon thought cue that his father's death was too sudden, and he didn't explain anything more. Maybe it was a key passed by word of mouth or something?

Anyway, he looked at this booklet over and over again, but he didn't find any "hidden truth". It even recorded the experimental data that made Langdon even more hesitant - the old ancestor relied on his own identity to make many Stuarts His bloodline cooperated with him in the experiment, and many people died, so the success rate can be calculated...

When choosing a difficult disease, find a trustworthy person to discuss it.

[ps: Added updates, this chapter is 4K, I can finally rest at ease... Good night, everyone~ Everyone should pay attention to your health during the season change]

40. Your assistant officer is a bit strange (3k)

If Langdon trusted someone, of course it was his eldest nephew.

Not only are relatives from the same world, but also have the same bad luck. This trust and sense of security is really nothing to say.

Lei Shidong also felt the same way, so when he saw Bridget walking in front of them, he couldn't help asking: "Uh...Uncle, are you sure you want to bring her with you?"

When Langdon came to him, he said that he wanted to investigate the ancestor's laboratory, see if there was anything useful left, and refer to his opinion by the way.

Lei Shidong found the brochure himself, and of course he took a look at what was said in it. He expressed his understanding of Langdon's hesitation. He also felt that it would be better to make a decision after on-site inspection. Human life is a matter of fate!

But such an important matter, even related to family inheritance, let a knight who just joined join him. Did his uncle work overtime until his brain broke?

"This is..."

Langdon looked to Bridget in front of him.

She was still wearing tight and capable riding clothes, and her orange-red high pony tail was playfully flicked along with her steps, providing a touch of bright color to the dark corridor.

"...Anyway, if we want to talk about secrets, we can just switch to Chinese. I mainly think that with her, the atmosphere will be more relaxed." Langdon said tactfully, "After all, we are going underground..."

For a castle like Stuart, when it is being built, the underground space will be greatly utilized. In addition to the secret passages, there are also many dark places, such as dungeons and secret rooms.

Although the corridors are cleaned regularly, the closed underground environment makes people a little nervous, and Lei Shidong is so timid, and he is easy to be surprised. Walking in the quiet underground tunnel is already very disturbing. , there is such a thing by my side, I feel even more uneasy!

It’s like going to a haunted house, you know it’s fake, and you’re emotionally stable at first, but your friend suddenly screams, runs up, and grabs you suddenly… it’s very split.

"And in case there is any mechanism in the room, it's better to bring one with a force value." Langdon pondered, "Don't worry, I have done the test before, she is not a demon...at least not now."

The divine blood provided by Flora can only guarantee the detection of awakened demons, but the requirements should not be too high, as long as it is credible now.

Lei Shidong suddenly remembered something: "Have you tried it yourself?"

Langdon: "...? Why should I try? I don't know if I am a demon myself?"

And it's Flora's blood!Let him drink that he has a mental block! ! !

Lei Shidong sighed: "Uncle, you also said that I was lonely in the game, you just didn't understand it, in fact, it was hinted in the game that the yellow hair might be a demon, otherwise why do you think a duke can die so badly?" Plain, because you were suppressed by the emperor! You are also playing with public opinion, haven't you thought about it?"

Although we all know that anyone may be a demon, but it is a bit too exciting for the demon to become a real duke. What if the emperor is also a demon?Could the crown prince also be a demon?

This suspicion is not very harmful, just let the church prove it, but if it is used by those who want to use public opinion to attack, it will be very troublesome.

Langdon: "...I thought it was plot killing?!?!?!"

He was shocked, because he really didn't see the hint, maybe it was in the line he didn't call.

"Although I didn't play it very seriously, I can feel a lot of hints in this game..." Lei Shidong sighed, "But who wants to use their brains to think about those boring information when playing love games, I don't care much, thinking about it now It's really weird to play games, why is the script of the love game written so cryptically..."

"Wait, I remember that the setting of the demons is that the soul is reincarnated and then the memory is restored..."

Lei Shidong nodded subtly: "Yeah, I'm time-traveling. I'm different from you. Are you reincarnated? I feel like a demon..."

Langdon was not well.

The demons are actually me? !

Lei Shidong also gloated and persuaded him: "If you want to be more open, don't you just join if you can't beat it? It's not shabby, at least you don't have to worry about being killed by the demons, right?"

Langdon thought for a while: "No, although it is a reincarnation of the soul, it must be the soul of the demon race. I am from another world."

"It's useless to say so much, you should go back and test it. If you are the devil, the world will be peaceful, and I don't have to take risks."

Langdon couldn't help but glanced at him, and the divination Flora once gave him suddenly appeared in his mind.

... The person who would kill him, he thought at first was the son of prophecy, but if it was Lei Shidong, he didn't think his eldest nephew would kill him.

Why don't you go back and ask Flora to help with divination again, I always feel a little concerned.

While they were chatting, Bridget in front suddenly stopped and turned to look at them: "Duke, is this here?"

She stopped in front of a thick stone gate at the end.

"Well, it should be here..." It was also Langdon's first visit to this kind of place. If it wasn't for the experiment process written in the brochure, he felt the need to go to the site to investigate, and he didn't even want to come down.