"Liszt."
Frank said the name: "Flower Town Baron, Lord Earl's third child, Shirley you must still remember that you always played behind him when you were a child."
"Is it brother Liszt? Of course I remember it." Shirley blinked, and a handsome, slightly childish face appeared in his mind.
Liszt has been very handsome since he was a child.
However, she has left Coral Island and studied at the Bullhorn Academy for several years.
Because of the inconvenience of traveling by boat, she had not been home even during the Chinese New Year, and her impression of Liszt had gradually faded. At that time, she was not yet old enough to admire the opposite sex, so naturally she would not have a clear memory of a certain friend.
"What do you think of Liszt?" Frank asked.
Shirley shook his head. "Dad, I have only met my twelve-year-old brother Liszt. At that time, he was just a child. Now that he is an adult, I have no idea what he has become."
"Yes, I should find an opportunity for you to meet."
At this time, Frank's wife asked, "Liszt seems not to be taken seriously by the earl. All his fiefs have gone to the most remote Flower Town."
"Liszt is indeed not valued by the Earl. The Earl relies on his own forge ahead to create the Coral Island lineage. He hopes that his children can move forward bravely." Frank said, "But no matter what, he is the blood of the Tulip Family. He will be enfeoffed when he reaches adulthood. This is not a treatment that ordinary noble second sons can enjoy."
"The earl is just your lord's kindness. He is a dedicated father. Even Lvera received Baron enfeoffment."
The wife said enviously.
Lvera is very influential among Coral Island aristocratic ladies, Hereditary Baroness is rare in the whole Sapphire Grand Duchy.
"The reason why the Earl doesn't pay much attention to Liszt is that Liszt has poor talent and a soft personality. But from my recent contact, it seems that Liszt has been completely transformed. He is peaceful and majestic, and he is becoming more and more mature. The Earl even went to Flower Town to celebrate the seagoing festival. This is a sign."
"What's the sign?"
"What other sign could this be? The son has regained the trust of his father. The Earl is still in his prime. Of course he hopes to work with his sons to obtain more Knight's Glory."
"Really? But he didn't go to the battlefield. Levis has already gone to the battlefield."
"Sooner or later, he has the blood of the Tulip Family and Long-Yam Family in him." Frank feels that his wife has the narrow-mindedness of a small rural aristocrat, and simply Tell her daughter directly, "Shirley, Liszt has prepared his own knight squad. He purchased a batch of equipment for the armed knight squad from Tulip Castle."
No amount of praise is as convincing as actions.
A country lord with a squad of knights is naturally unusual.
Shirley's eyes lit up. "Dad, Mom, when can I see brother Liszt? I think I have my own judgment."
"Our Shirley is smart, beautiful, and of course has his own vision. Dad will quickly look for opportunities for you."
Staggering steps.
Tired and hungry.
Ivan wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the companions beside him with numb eyes. The clothes were dirty and smelly, the hair was a mess, and the dust on the face could not cover up the paleness and sallowness. The team could not distinguish between men, women, old and young, and even the cry of the baby was weak.
"Hurry up, if you don't want to be whipped, cheer up and follow the team!" The clerk holding a whip shouted loudly.
From time to time he would throw the whip in the air, making a crackling sound.
Ivan was shaken all over, and his slightly groggy head suddenly woke up, and his heavy steps couldn't help but speed up a bit. Just now, the companion next to him was whipped by the clerk, and his clothes were ripped to pieces, and he shed tears in pain.
"Thunder!"
There was another crack of the whip.
Ivan lowered his head and gritted his teeth to make himself go faster. He was very afraid of whips. When he was on the ship, his companion from the same town who slept in a corner with him was whipped to death by the first mate on the ship. The wailing before his death had given him nightmares for several nights.
The dream is a nightmare.
In reality, it is also a nightmare.
He missed the days of hard farming on the island. Although he would not have enough to eat, and there would be knights who whipped the serfs who failed to pay taxes. But most of the time, he could move around freely and chat with others. He even went to the small town to take a look at the beautiful proprietress of the bakery.
But one day, everything changed.
He heard the knights shouting and killing, and then a group of knights stained red with blood came to his village and drove them away. Some people did not want to leave and were killed; those who did not want to be killed could only follow them. On this day, he left his homeland and began a nightmare that kept bumping.
He was taken to a market where serfs like him were sold.
He was locked in a cage, eating some rotten black bread, and was in a state of confusion. Serfs were constantly being taken away, and new serfs were constantly being imprisoned.
Then, he was also taken away.
Following a group of strangers on the big ship, he couldn't understand what the people on the ship were saying, and he didn't dare to talk to others. What he didn't expect was that there was someone on the ship who knew him. They were from a small town.
"It's Sapphire!" his companion told him.
He instantly thought of the legend of "barbarians". Every year, barbarians from the sea would come to the Eagle Kingdom to burn, kill and loot. They all came from Sapphire Grand Duchy on the sea.
"There are Sapphire people on the ship, and we were sold to the barbarians! Those who captured us were mercenaries, and they are more hateful than rats!" The companion said resentfully, "I swear! One day, I will come back, find these mercenaries, and kill them all!"
Ivan did not answer the call.
He was frightened by his companion's words.
He has been farming since he was a child, and he has never killed even a chicken - because there are no chickens at home - only nobles have always killed serfs, and serfs have not dared to kill others.
Unfortunately, his companion was whipped to death shortly after taking the oath.
Ivan had no one to talk to, and continued to have nightmares from which he could not wake up. He had never been on a ship before, and almost died of seasickness. Today, a few days later, he finally set foot on land and came to a completely unfamiliar place. He could not understand a word the people here said.
I don't know where I will be driven to.
He was confused about tomorrow. He didn't know what he was insisting on, and he didn't even know what persistence was. He just followed the whip to drive him wherever he went. He never thought about death, and he didn't know the fun of life. He walked so hard that his legs were numb for several times.
I heard the clerk waving his whip again and shouting something.
He didn't understand, but the team slowly stopped, and when others stopped, he stopped too, and finally he could rest his legs for a while.
Saw others starting to sit down.
He sat down again.
No one spoke. Everyone on the ship was prohibited from communicating. Now he was used to silence. He raised his head and his eyes happened to fall on a female serf not far ahead. She was preparing to nurse the baby. She lifted up her tattered clothes, exposed her withered chest, and stuffed it into the baby's mouth.
The baby sucked hard, wondering if he could get any milk.
In the past, Ivan would have swallowed his saliva and greedily peeked at a woman's breasts. He was still young and had never touched a woman's hands, let alone those bulging breasts.
But at this moment, the breasts were unattractive, and he didn't have the slightest thought to think about it - his already hungry intestines were about to clutter together.
The sun moved overhead and it was noon.