Rose of Esha

The Yarrow Duchy, a neighboring country of the Gabriel Kingdom on the Western Sea Coast.

This is a duchy that has long been subjugated by the North Empire, and the current Grand Duke of Yaro is married to the daughter of the North Emperor, Rob Nufaluo.

Therefore, in terms of kinship, Grand Duke of Yaro had to call the emperor of the North Empire "father".

This is a common tactic used by weaker nations to form alliances with stronger ones through marriage.

Of course, this isn't always the case; the emperor of the North Empire didn't care about these things.

Liro County.

The Esha Town, located near the south.

The third day after the harvest festival.

This day.

It was still dark.

Annatania, dressed in a pretty yellow dress, sat neatly on a bamboo chair in the courtyard of her house, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Daybreak.

Behind her sat three men and two women, all teenagers, looking tired.

They were all survivors and people Annatania considered reliable over the years.

One of the girls, a green-dressed girl with freckles on her face, clearly possessed an Transcendent aura.

That's the "Farmer" Sequence, which is Sequence 9 of the "Son of the Earth" series, the Sower.

Annatania was intelligent from a young age and naturally knew about the several Transcendent Sequence that the royal family had collected over thousands of years.

However, most of these Sequence require a large amount of Transcendent resources, while only a few Sequence created by the ancient Sun ten thousand years ago can be achieved in the early stages without requiring a large amount of resources.

After all, the rebel army back then didn't have that many Transcendent resources.

In a sense, the Sun King's achievement of creating several commoner Sequence broke down Transcendent barrier between nobles and commoners, allowing more ordinary people to achieve Transcendent and change their destiny.

The girl in the green dress looked considerably older Annatania, but she was actually only 17 years old.

The rest of the people were between 15 and 19 years old.

They grew up with Annatania and deeply admired the girl before them, treating her like a brother or sister.

"Big Sister Anna, who are we waiting for? Why are we up so early?"

Behind the girl in the green dress, a boy with short red hair yawned and asked.

"Could it be the boss's sweetheart?"

A blush appeared on the girl's face, but she quickly suppressed it.

"Don't talk nonsense, Xi Ouer."

The girl in the green dress glared at him too.

"How could Anna possibly have a sweetheart in this place? Over the years, the talented young men of this town, and even the men from other famous cities and towns in Liro County, have all been beneath Anna's notice."

"In my opinion, Anna's future sweetheart should be a great Hero like the Sun King."

This flattery made Annatania blush.

"That's an exaggeration, sis."

The red-haired boy was speechless.

"Be quiet for a while. If you're sleepy, take a nap. He'll be here soon."

Annatania laughed.

Will he really come?

"He has never broken his promise over the years."

"That's true, we've never celebrated your birthday over the years."

As Daybreak breaks, the first rays of sunlight fall upon the small courtyard filled with vegetables and fruits.

The morning breeze of the harvest season ruffled Annatania's long, flowing golden hair, bringing with it the unique freshness of the morning.

The person Annatania was waiting for hadn't arrived yet, but noisy footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard.

The mayor's son led a handsome young man with the family crest tattooed on his body, wearing white gloves, and riding a fine horse to the courtyard gate.

Behind them followed several guards who clearly possessed Transcendent abilities and were clad in silver armor.

At the entrance.

"Little John the Mayor's son!" the mayor shouted.

"Miss Annatania, please open the door. Fatan Liro, son of the Earl of Liro City, has arrived."

Annatania's face darkened upon hearing the visitor's words.

Behind her, the red-haired boy Xi Ouer also looked disgusted.

"That annoying guy, he's here again."

"Sister Anna, what should we do? Should we stop them from entering?"

Another calm, dark-haired boy walked to the corner and picked up a long spear.

Annatania paused for a moment, then spoke.

"Lu Xiu, open the door and let them in."

"If we want to legally transfer our assets from all these years, we can't afford to offend the nobles of Liro County."

"Understood."

The black-haired boy nodded, put down the spear in his hand, and opened the wooden door.

Then.

They then saw a handsome young nobleman enter the courtyard.

The young nobleman dismounted at the gate, maintaining basic aristocratic etiquette, and walked into the courtyard.

He had maintained his pride as the heir to the count's throne, but when he saw Annatania, his eyes lit up.

"What a stunning beauty!"

Before he arrived, the mayor's son Little John, kept praising Annatania's beauty.

But he didn't care at all.

How could a homeless child, growing up in such a harsh environment, possibly become a stunning beauty?

But today, seeing this extremely beautiful woman before him, he couldn't help but admire her.

"She's probably even more beautiful than Princess Luolisi, the daughter of Grand Duke of Yaro."

Beauty was not a rare thing in the eyes of nobles.

But when beauty transcends a certain limit, becoming otherworldly, it becomes Elf beloved by the entire world!

Annatania, without a doubt, fulfills all of this.

Thinking of this, an idea struck him.

Perhaps, this trip will bring us both wealth and good fortune.

He maintained a noble air as he began to speak.

"Miss Annatania, I am Fatan Liro, heir to Liro. I have come here today because I have heard that you have a special perfume, Rose of Esha, and I would like to make a deal with you."

What transaction?

Annatania narrowed her eyes; she was the most Talent Merchant.

"I'm willing to spend five thousand Gold Luo Coin to acquire your perfume formula."

"Five thousand Gold Luo Coin..."

Annatania weighed the pros and cons in her mind.

In her mind, five thousand Gold Luo Coin were about right.

Just as she was about to agree.

The young nobleman spoke up again.

This time, he smiled with absolute certainty.

"Miss Annatania, five thousand Gold Luo Coin was only one of my plans when I came here. After seeing you, I have another plan."

Annatania frowned; she was just about to agree.

"You say."

"If you give me this perfume formula directly, I'm willing to marry you and become the mistress of the Liro County Palatine in the future."

Upon hearing this statement...

Everyone present was stunned.

They could hardly believe that the count's son would offer such an exceptionally favorable condition.

In this era, it was extremely difficult for a commoner to become a nobleman, let alone a high-ranking nobleman like an earl.

If that were truly the case, Annatania would have achieved instant success.

After all, it's not easy for an earl's son to marry a commoner's daughter.

Annatania remained speechless and directly refused.

I choose to sell for five thousand Gold Luo Coin.

Fatan Liro was initially incredulous, then his face darkened.

"Do you know what you've missed, Annatania?"

"You rejected a nobleman!"