Sin City

Chapter 14

Gordon finished the dessert gracefully and quickly, then said, "By the way, not even the most senior noble can blame my ethics, but they still think of me as a cruel person whereas for an important man, whom we call 'Philip the Bloodthirsty', his favorite dish was raw monster meat, and the requirement is that it should be served one hour after being cut alive. If the meat was a rare species, then the time limit could be extended to one day, this important man would most like to tear fresh meat by hand, he said, but the nobles still admit that he has good ethics, do you know why?"

Richard shook his head, he knew nothing about the noble world, everything he knew was only obtained from Mordred, and these knights were definitely not qualified teachers.

"Because this 'Philip the Bloodthirsty' is the greatest Emperor of our Holy Alliance Empire! His strength was so strong and temperamental that no noble would be willing to provoke him. Especially if the circle itself has a man who is as important as that, it will definitely have an advantage that cannot be denied."

Richard nodded this time and understood a little.

"So, since your margaret is an Archimonde, it's a pity that you have to become stronger! With great power, this world will feel like heaven, without great power, so anywhere will still feel like hell! No matter you grew up in the mountains, or were born in the most magnificent castle, and there is no need to pretend like the me that I am now, this is all just an illusion, and it won't mean anything to you now, you just need to become stronger! Because your margaret is the Archimonde, and the blood of the Archimonde flows in your veins! As long as you bear this clan, people will place high hopes on you, if you are only a little stronger than ordinary people, then it will disappoint everyone." Gordon's voice became increasingly powerful, and finally like thunder exploding in the ears, which made little Richard feel dizzy.

Richard held onto the knife and fork in his hand, he had already ignored the piece of meat that had fallen on the plate from the end of the fork, and dazedly looked at the man who was still maintaining his elegance but shouted in a voice that could be deafening.

Gordon suddenly pressed down on her voice, and showed that charming smile again, then said, "As long as you have strong strength, you can do whatever you want, as long as you have the strength to do it, it doesn't matter if it's meaningful or not, it's like this." After saying that, Gordon called out to a servant, reached out and tore off the maid's clothes, the entire dress was torn in two, the maid instinctively shouted, but immediately swallowed back the cry, saying, putting both of his hands on the sides of the body honestly, without showing any intention to cover the nakedness of his chest and lower abdomen at all.

In addition to the butler and a few male servants, there were also a few guards and ten knights in the restaurant, who were standing quietly near the wall like statues. Mordred who brought Richard from Rutheran was also among them. At this moment, all these statue-like people seemed to come back to life, of course, they still maintained a posture, they were, it was just that their eyes were all fixed on the bare chest of the maid silently. The maid's face was not very pretty, but her young body remained a great temptation.

Richard was astonished, the impact of this scene on him was too great, he was only a ten year old child. His toughness that he had trained since childhood was finally useful, he still maintained a strong grip on the blade and fork, in order not to fall for the scene earlier.

Gordon waved his hand, only after that the servant dared to take his clothes, but still did not dare to use them to cover his body. Continuing to maintain the same posture as usual, bowing respectfully, then facing his master out of the restaurant, and only turning around once in the corridor, the servant was afraid to run disrespectfully, and then turned around, maybe he will get a more cruel punishment. It turned out to be true, Gordon's voice sounded from behind him, "Richard, I originally wanted to kill someone, but since I was in a bad mood recently, I was in a bad mood, so I've killed everything that can be killed. It turns out that the spies that other nobles place here are quite a lot too huh! Too bad I couldn't control my emotions back then, so now there's nothing to kill anymore."

Richard's little face paled, how could murder be said to be that casual? But everyone in the restaurant, from servants to knights, looked like normal, as if the owner had just said something as mundane as hunting prey and adding to the dish. It was only at this moment that Richard realized that the faint aura that enveloped the castle, seemed to be the smell of blood that had accumulated over the years.

Just like this main meal, when all the desserts had been eaten out, Richard had no idea what it was like, what it was like, he held back the discomfort in his stomach and did not let what he ate vomit out. This is very difficult to do, once the smell of blood is known, it becomes more and more obvious and sticks to the nose.

However, Richard ate a lot, because he was in a period of growth, especially the children in the mountains were always eating a lot. Gordon was very satisfied when he saw this, and said, "Eat a lot, in order to grow faster. Richard, does your mother need you to fulfill her wish?"

Richard's expression changed, he remained silent, and began to agree, but not planning to tell Gordon the contents of his mother's wish, he would only say it when the wish was granted.

Gordon did not force Richard, only saying: "No matter what your mother wishes, it must not be easy to achieve, I will not help you directly, nor will I give you strength. But I will give you enough opportunities and opportunities to make you stronger, while how far you can go, it depends on you. I hope one day you can speak out loud in front of me."

Richard nodded but remained silent.

Gordon pondered for a moment, and said, "I'll find you a teacher, you'll study with him for the next few years, I hope you can surprise me when you come back to see me again. It's not just for me, but more for yourself and your mother. Then go see your brothers first, it'll be a very interesting meeting."

Richard did not understand Gordon's words, but half an hour later, he would understand that the meeting with his brothers was really interesting. While the deeper meaning will only be understood after a few years, as well as the experience through will also be profound.

It is a small meeting room in the inner fort, located on the other wing of the building complex opposite the dinner restaurant, which is only used for internal use by families. The decorations here were rich and luxurious, which was completely different from the darkness and coldness throughout the castle, the living room was also warm and bright, as well, fixed lighting magic provides brightness like sunlight during the day, many candles are carried in large ornate hanging candlesticks, which gives a sense of warmth in addition to the function of visual effects. To Richard's left and right was where his brothers and sisters were sitting, rather, two younger brothers and six younger sisters, Richard did not expect himself to have that many siblings, either, all of these were only half-siblings, if counted all of the brothers who had Archimonde blood, the number would have been greater.

The brother sat on the left, the sister sat on the right, Richard was in the middle, under the hot eyes, like a rare monster waiting to be dissected. Unlike Richard who was like a statue, his elder brother was much more arrogant.

The two boys were younger than Richard, but their eyes were filled with curiosity, humiliation, and blatant hostility, all sorts except family affection. Their gazes even made Richard's fur sit up, which only happened when Richard sensed killing intent. The six sisters were of different body sizes, the eldest had indirectly expressed identity as a girl with a chest that contained, and the youngest was probably less than five years old, he said, their gazes were much more complicated, a little curious, but more meticulous and hesitant. The two eldest girls were even closer together, discussing something in a low voice, occasionally glancing at Richard and occasionally throwing a rather sassy and ambiguous smile. Their gazes contained more and more things, and Richard still did not understand what it was, but was sure it definitely had nothing to do with the siblings. Shortly thereafter Richard soon learned that such a gaze was the gaze of a woman who looked at the man they wanted to sleep with.

Richard didn't say a word, he didn't know what to say. His brothers and sisters did not intend to talk to him, but continued to look at him with hot eyes, some sharp and cold seemed to want to perforate his body, and also the hot seemed to want to swallow him.

The meeting time was not long, only ten minutes. But Richard felt like a day, a day that felt really long. When the housekeeper took him out of the living room, he realized that his inner linen shirt was already soaking wet.

Richard then learns that a ten-minute meeting with his brothers and sisters turns out to be a ceremony that states that he is recognized to have an Archimonde bloodline and is from now on a member of that family. This ceremony also gives the Archimonde members the opportunity to get to know each other and choose each other.

At noon the next day, Richard left the Black Rose Castle while surrounded by a small group of cavalry to head west. After dinner until leaving Esjan, Richard never saw Gordon again, meeting his father looking simpler and colder than he imagined. Richard did not expect much at this meeting, but when he left Esjan, he felt dizzy for some reason, the sheer number of brothers and sisters made him understand that he was just an ordinary child from his father.

But Richard silently clenched fists, his nails even piercing through the palms. Two images overlapped before his eyes, one was many brothers and sisters, the other was a burning fire.

He suddenly felt that the death of his mother was very insignificant.

They were heading west, Mordred was escorting Richard. On this journey, the knights spoke less, and even rarely gossiped throughout the day.

The silent journey lasted for 20 days, longer than the journey coming to Esjan. On the way, they passed through the dark forest, crossing the Roman River, the second longest river on the continent, walking along the Pale Mountains for ten days, passing through dozens of noble estates, and then on their way to the ancient world, and passing through a large duchy before arriving at the destination, which is in the territory of the Legend of the great magister Ailen, the magic tower is dark blue.

Space is strong, and large spaces will always put a huge pressure on people.

When actually standing in front of the dark blue tower, Richard only knew how magnificent the magic tower with a height of more than 500 meters was. This is not a single building, the entire complex of buildings with a deep blue main color is supported by branches of the Everwinter mountains that extend into the floating ice bay. The main building is a typical Gothic style of architecture, and the flying buttresses are decorated with beautiful intricate sculptures, eye-catching towers, pointed arches standing upright and straight, with a large, sharp arch, colorful cloud elements and mysterious energies surrounded around the tower, the entire magic tower seemed to soar up into the sky.

Shortly thereafter Richard meets Ailen, a woman who is a legendary wizard, guardian of the Sacred Alliance, as well as a dragon slayer, he is the mentor chosen by Gordon for Richard.

While standing in front of Ailen, Richard realized that Ailen had no intention of teaching him at all, and this trip was just a one-sided thought from Gordon.

Richard was standing in Ailen's magic hall right now, which was a dreamlike space. Not knowing from what materials the four walls and the ground were made of what, with the basic color of cyan and deep blue, as clear and moist as jade and crystal, at a glance it seemed to be able to see deeply, deeply, but at the same time it also seemed that nothing could be seen. The ground and its four walls swirled with various bands of colored light from time to time, yet were irregular, like a group of fish swimming, agile as if alive.