There is a magic circle on the stone gate, which needs to be activated in a special way with magic power. Of course, the key is also recorded in that handbook.

Langdon told Bridget: "If there is anything wrong, remember to take me away."

Be careful!

Bridget also put away her carefree look, and nodded seriously: "Yes, I understand, don't worry, leave it to me."

Langdon took a deep breath, because he was not sure if the opening method had changed over the years, but he only had this earliest manuscript in his hand, and he could only follow the above, hoping that no one would be free to make trouble for him.

Fortunately, there was no accident. After making a tooth-piercing old sound, the stone door slowly sank back, and then moved to make way for the entrance.

The dust that had accumulated for many years inside was stirred up by this movement, almost blinding Langdon's eyes.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Coughing and backing away, Langdon waved away the dust flying in front of him with his hands.

However, Langdon forgot that behind him was Bridget who was always in a protective posture.

As soon as he backed away, Bridget tacitly accepted that he was asking for help, so she naturally covered Langdon's head with her one-shoulder cloak.

The cloak was not very long, and to cover Langdon, the two had to be very close.

Langdon only felt his eyes go dark, and then he fell into a warm and full embrace.

The faint fragrance enveloped him, and his face was pressed into the elastic plumpness, and he could almost feel the girl's heartbeat, playing gently on his face through the soft pair.

Langdon was stunned for a moment, and his face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

This, this is... this part should not...

But before Langdon had any charming thoughts, Bridget changed her posture to hold Langdon under her arm, like hugging a big cat, and carried Langdon away from the dusty area.

Langdon: "..."

He can only comfort himself, it's okay, at least not in the princess' hug, otherwise his uncle's face will really be lost in front of his eldest nephew.

After Langdon was put down, he didn't comment on anything. After nodding his thanks, he pretended nothing happened and straightened his clothes.

As a result, Bridget sighed without looking at the air at all: "Duke, you are so light. Didn't you eat well? You still need to eat more to be healthy. Look, you are only about the same height as me."

Langdon was really hurt this time, and he didn't have any pink thoughts: "...I am only 17 years old, and I can still grow. Girls grow fast! You are still two years older than me, so you can't compare... ...and you're already tall enough, okay?"

If you only look at the appearance, Bridget is a standard royal sister in terms of height and figure, but it's a pity that she easily reveals her naive nature when she smiles or opens her mouth...

Men's development is relatively late, and it is not uncommon for them to continue to grow at the age of 20. In addition, the height of their parents in this life is not bad. Langdon's final height is at least 1.8 meters [-], so he is not in a hurry. It's a bit embarrassing for the girl to say that.

Bridget blinked: "Sorry, are you angry?"

"...No." Langdon sighed, "Stop talking, let's go in."

Bridget volunteered: "I'll go ahead!"

Langdon agreed.

Lei Shidong quietly elbowed him, and winked: "The beauty is not shallow, huh?"

Langdon didn't repeatedly deny the separation of the relationship as before, emphasizing that he was not interested in love, but turned his head a little uncomfortably: "Okay, don't mention it."

Alas, just now Bridget forced his head down to put the cloak on his head, and he accidentally buried his chest. The balance of elasticity and softness... No, it's too rude , don't think about it.

Anyway, he wanted to apologize, but Bridget didn't take it seriously, and it seemed strange for him to say it on purpose.

It was hard to change the subject, and the eldest nephew didn't open any pots...

Langdon forced himself not to think so rudely of the girl who helped him, but Redstone was startled when he saw his reaction.

Damn, my uncle won't be really tempted, will he?

He just hugged her and stepped on the height point, but my uncle reacted like this... Could it be an xp problem?Uncle likes Miss Yu?

That Flora's odds are a bit low!

After all, Flora has treated Lei Shidong several times, and it is inevitable that Lei Shidong is a little biased towards the future aunt candidate.

Although the little fairy used to be a little bit different, isn't this changed? I sent everything back, and I still wholeheartedly treat my uncle...

My uncle marrying Flora is equivalent to marrying the vice president of a tertiary hospital in modern times. As a relative, he can also get a little bit of glory, isn't that a win?

As for marrying someone else...

Lei Shidong suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Flora saw the princess flying out of your room this morning. Didn't you say that the princess is also a little fairy? Why, she put you in sleepwear?"

Langdon couldn't bear it and punched him: "What are you thinking! I didn't keep the agreement with her because of overtime work, and she was revenge on me. Oh, I hope I don't work overtime today, and if I can finish it during the day, I can do it during the day." .”

Lei Shidong couldn't help asking: "Speaking of which, do you think that your assistant officer seems a bit weird?"

[ps: Work hard to add updates at night, go lie down first...]

41. What first kiss (4k)

"Charle?"

Langdon wondered why Lei Shidong suddenly mentioned his assistant officer at this time: "What's so strange about him?"

Lei Shidong said: "Didn't you also feel the atmosphere at the dinner table yesterday? I can understand the princess and Flora, but you, the assistant officer...he seems to care too much about you, which is a bit strange."

He also found a reason for the assistant officer yesterday, such as licking the boss's internal scrolls... But today when the assistant officer heard Flora say that the princess probably spent the night in Langdon's room, Lei Shidong felt that the assistant officer The reaction was not quite right.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong, it was weird anyway.

After hearing Lei Shidong's vague words, Langdon pondered for a few seconds: "I have tested, and Shire is not a demon."

Lei Shidong: "..."

Who the hell asked you this!It's strange that you can only think of demons? !I want to ask, uncle, will you lose your chrysanthemum! ! !

Although Lei Shidong felt that he was speechless and wanted to say a few more words, Langdon's attention had already been attracted by the laboratory.

Bridget, who went in first, had already turned around in the laboratory, but did not trigger any mechanism, except that the air inside was a bit turbid.

Langdon absent-mindedly said to Lei Shidong: "Anyway, I'll ask Charles what's going on later. Please help me take a look at this laboratory and find something useful."

Bridget listened to Langdon and Lei Shidong muttering in Chinese she couldn't understand for so long, and she didn't feel uneasy or impatient. Instead, she walked around the laboratory very comfortably, watching curiously Instruments and magic circles placed around.

Although he felt that Bridget should have several safety concepts, Langdon still worriedly warned: "Don't touch it randomly, and call me if you encounter strange things."

"Okay~" Bridget responded briskly.

Langdon scanned the lab quickly.

The laboratory is roughly divided into several areas: document area, alchemy area, and experiment area.

There are a lot of paper materials on the desks and bookshelves in the document area, but probably the ancestors think that they are important and have written them into the booklets. These are useless data, so there is no magic protection, and it is old, and it feels like it will be broken when touched. When it was broken, Langdon didn't dare to flip it, only dared to bend down to look at it from a distance.

He carefully took a general look, and felt that it was really useless data. The only thing that was useful was that there were indeed a lot of people in the experiment, which meant that the experimental data were not made up...

But isn't this ancestor a little crazy?

After all, they are also my blood relatives... Is it true that if you become a magician, you will stop being a human?

Langdon felt a little cold, and felt that in a world view with necromancers, this laboratory would probably be full of dead wraiths...

The clerical area felt useless, so Langdon moved to the alchemy area.

There are many gems in this area, as well as some alchemy props. It is estimated that the "alchemy dagger" mentioned in the handbook was made here.

But the alchemy dagger was put in the safe, and the ones here should be some semi-finished products or failed products.

Bridget picked up a gem curiously: "Is this a ruby? It looks so beautiful, why did you throw it here?"

Langdon glanced at it: "Probably no one wants to come in after closing the door... You can find out how many gems are left, and put them in a bag. We will take them away this time."

The quality of the gemstones here is very good. After all, what the ancestors had to do was such an important experiment, and the gemstone mines should be at a good time for mining at that time, and there is no shortage of gemstones.

But when Langdon thought about such a good gem, it had been left here for so many years and no one wanted it. It is estimated that the ancestor closed the door after finishing the experiment and probably did not plan to come back. Compared with his current predicament, he couldn't help feeling envious. Jealousy and hate.

"...Look for any valuables, and take them together."

You can't dig a grave to get buried with you, but you can still get things here.

Of course, the Principality is not so poor. In fact, as long as you give up the maintenance costs of a few wonders, and don't build any holiday villas, then there is no problem in maintaining a normal noble life, otherwise Langdon would not have pocket money. You can buy anything for Flora.

Moreover, Langdon remotely ordered the palace director to sell several other residences, return a lot of funds, and adjust the merchant's tax. Previously, as long as the caravan crossed the border, regardless of whether the transaction was concluded, heavy taxes had to be collected. As for Once the deal is concluded, the tax will be paid even more, so that once the businessman considers the difficulty of returning the capital, he simply takes a detour, and then the people above continue to increase taxes regardless of the reason, thinking that the expectation has not been met, entering a vicious circle.

This kind of simple and rude thinking can't be wrong, in fact, it fits the characteristics of the upper class in this world... The people at the top don't think about how difficult the lives of the people below are.

Langdon actually prefers to keep things flowing, so after reducing the transaction tax a bit, he also set up several zones free of transit business tax, and even set up an official protection fee.

Those who are willing to accept supervision can get the protection of local soldiers. If two merchants have conflicts, they will help the party that accepts supervision and pays taxes and commissions. When the caravan leaves the area, it can also be escorted by soldiers throughout the process to avoid encountering robbers.

Originally, Langdon just wanted to do an experiment, but judging from the report, he still underestimated the reverence people in this world have for "officials" and "grand lords".

In order to get the official background platform, these businessmen have already rolled up their taxes in terms of paying taxes, and they are exempt from transit taxes. Many businessmen will feel that it is cheap to pass by without taking up space. Since they pass by, they must do business. When I left, I added and subtracted, and I was limited in trying to evade taxes. The main idea was to add up and subtract, and the accounts were much better than before.

But Langdon is not from the business school. He knows that his method is only for the present, and it is estimated that something will happen in a few years... But in a few years, the demons will invade, and he can't control so much. Let the territory look Just a little prosperity.

If he hadn't made a lot of money in this area, Langdon wouldn't have dared to hire two new magicians casually. These are all gold swallowing beasts.

But Langdon hired a new magician, refused to cut military expenditures, and awakened gem magic. Now that the gem mine has been hollowed out, it must not be enough!

hateful!Can't we have some ability to make more money instead of being able to spend money? !

Bridget didn't think Langdon was petty. Her eyes lit up, and she seemed to like doing this kind of work. She replied happily, "Okay! I promise to complete the task!"

There are many good things in the alchemy area. It can be seen that this is an experiment that burns money and people. Langdon also took a general look, and found nothing famous or useful, so he entered the last experimental area.

The experimental area is very empty, and the main body is the magic circle on the ground...

Bridget cleaned up the gems again and again, and was still paying attention to Langdon's movements. Seeing him walking that way, Bridget, who had already circled around, immediately reminded: "Ah, the ground over there is sunken, Duke. Be careful not to trip over."

Langdon: "...? Dented?"

"Yes, it's a bit lower than the ground in other places."

Bridget showed a sad expression on a rare occasion: "Judging from the bloodstains and the magic circle, it may be that removing the bloodstains left by the previous experiment alone may make the ground uneven, so I just do it once and level it... ...What kind of experiment is this?"

Langdon was a little creeped by the description.

When he read the manuscript, human life was just a number, and his sympathy was a little superficial. Only when he looked at the name in the written record on the writing desk just now did he feel a little real.

But the detail described by Bridget instantly made him feel overwhelmed with reality.

It's a human experiment! ! !Moreover, it is a human experiment that continues to operate in the place of the dead repeatedly! ! !

Ancestor, you almost got it!Can you do some private work! ! !

For the first time, Langdon felt that his home was a little dark.

Fortunately, he has always felt that his family is already a very good lord compared to other feudal lords.

For example, his mother sponsored several orphanages, adopted Helena who was an orphan, and bought Lilica who was a slave. Compared with the noble ladies who only know how to eat and drink at banquets, they don't know how much higher they are.

His father has nothing to say, and naturally he doesn't do much if he doesn't take care of things.

As a result, his ancestor's underworld suffocated him...

As a modern person, he can't stand this kind of concept of human life.

Even though he has been a noble in this world for more than ten years, he always believes that human life is very precious and cannot be taken away easily.

Langdon's mood grew heavier as he explored the laboratory.

Redstone who came to help all retreated outside the door early, and only Bridget was still with him in the laboratory, circling around him like a puppy circling around his master's legs.

"Duke, what are you looking for?" Bridget asked.

"...Nothing, just want to confirm something..."

Originally, he just wanted to know the authenticity of the records in the manuscript. After all, there were not no ancestors who cheated his descendants. Once he was cheated, he would have to pay the price of his life. It is only natural to be cautious.

Now it seems that the authenticity is indeed there. This laboratory is not just pretending to be a scene. Not only the detail mentioned by Bridget, but many other details show what kind of experience it has experienced. The tragedy was far worse than Langdon imagined.

Langdon ransacked the laboratory and returned to the magic circle again.

It was probably because the last experiment was too lazy to clean, and a large amount of blood still remained on it.

Standing here, Langdon couldn't help imagining that if he wanted to awaken the blood magic, he would have to lie on the magic circle, stab the sword into his heart, and watch his blood flow all over the place...

This blood...his blood...if dying...

"Duke? Duke!"

Bridget's call seemed close at hand yet far away. Langdon wanted to respond, but his brain went blank and his eyes went black.

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