Chapter 268 Cigar Diplomacy (Additional update, please give me a monthly ticket)
Under Russell's guidance and using honey as bait, the silly Wind Blade Brown Bear obviously failed to withstand Grove's offensive.
On the eve of arriving at the Red Keep, the wind-blade brown bear finally accepted Grove and allowed Grove to insert the chain of fighting spirit into its body.
"Roar!"
"ah!"
So Russell witnessed the birth of his second Phantom Beast Knight. Fighting Qi and Yuanli merged into Yuanxi, and Grove completed the transformation from Fighting Qi level to Yuanxi level.
After fighting for half an hour outside the inn, Grove finally calmed down the excitement of promotion, came to Russell, and knelt down on one knee again.
"Groff thanks you for everything you have given me!" His right hand beat his chest crazily to express his loyalty, "Bill and I will always be loyal to you!"
Bill was the name Russell gave the Windblade Brown Bear.
"Very good." Russell helped Grover happily, "I hope the contract with Bill will cheer you up and stop lying so flat."
Grover scratched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly.
He really felt that life was meaningless before, and he risked everything for love, but in the end, his lover got married, had children, and even fell in love with him. But now that he has Bill and feels Bill's enthusiasm for life, he feels that he has meaning again.
And I have new expectations for my wife and children.
"Sir, I'm actually quite satisfied with Ms. Fanny, the one Mr. Charles introduced to me last time..." Grove said with a sigh of relief.
Russell laughed: "You are now a Phantom Beast Knight, can you still accept Ms. Fanny?"
"Yes!" Grove nodded heavily, "I like Ms. Fannie's cheerfulness."
"Well, I'll ask Charles to pull the strings for you again when we get back." Russell said, Ms. Fanny was a young widow, and her husband was once a knight. He died in the snowy field, leaving Ms. Fanny alone.
Charles and Ms. Fannie's father had been friends for a period of time, so he introduced Ms. Fannie to Grove.
That night, Russell fell asleep peacefully in the inn.
Grove was tossing and turning. His new contract partner, Bill, was already snoring loudly in the phantom beast dormitory of the inn. But it wasn't Bill's snoring that kept him awake, nor was he thinking about Ms. Fannie.
Instead, he lamented that the first half of his life was like a dream.
"Why have I been confused about Jenny for so long?" Grove couldn't figure it out. He was once a talented knight in his prime.
Then he thought again: "Thank you, Halls, for bringing me out of the cave...Thank you sir, if it weren't for your help, I would still be lost...Thank you Bill, although you are stupid, you are my life partner!”
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Grove didn't sleep well that night, suffering from two dark circles under his eyes, but Russell slept soundly, but he couldn't see the little Menglong.
As he approached the Shadow Flame Volcano, the Little Dream Dragon naturally hibernated, and even the M-shaped mark no longer flickered.
Arriving at the small town of West Arch on the edge of Mirror Lake, Russell showed off his name and scholar medal to show his identity.
Without any communication, the knights guarding the western arch let Russell and his party in.
After he walked across the long bridge and walked inside the city wall, the palace guards came over and took him to the rest room to wait.
Russell thought it would be his eldest brother Roland who came to pick him up, but the person who came was quite grand, with a group of servants and guards behind him, and it turned out to be Cousin Mel, one of the three young masters.
"Haha, Russell!" Cousin Mel wore a gorgeous Viscount costume, showing off his beauty.
"Cousin, no, I am choosing the young master." Russell also laughed.
"Alas, it was not my intention to choose the young master." Mel took Russell and Grove to his residence in the outer castle, an independent tower. "I was arranged to live here. It has not been decorated yet, but your room I've already asked someone to prepare it for you."
"Do you live here? I thought you would live in the inner castle." Russell looked at this independent tower, which was actually an independent small castle.
"How is it possible? Only the Shadow Flame Dragonblood family can live in the inner castle." Mel shook his head.
"After you win the election, can you move in?"
"I don't know...Princess Anxia and little Princess Kunlaya are still living there. To be honest, I was a little confused. I never thought that I would become the chosen prince." Mel didn't seem to be that interested. "I am interested in the position of Grand Duke. What can I say, I don’t care that much.”
"Why?"
"I went to see His Highness Yingyan. Well, you know, some things can actually be decided in one meeting and the other. His Highness Yingyan doesn't look down on me at all. So the position of Grand Duke is just a false name. I sat on it and how."
"Cousin, it seems you are not lost yet." Russell smiled, "Do I live here too? It's not suitable. I'd better go live with my eldest brother."
"Stay with me first, and someone will arrange a new residence for you later. After all, you are the assistant to the Minister of Volcanoes and the future Minister of Volcanoes of the Grand Duchy." Mel said, "To be honest, if you have the blood of the Shadow Flame family, maybe... …”
He pointed in the direction of the volcano, and the meaning was self-evident.
Since the Shadow Flame Dragon is willing to let Russell take over as the Minister of the Volcano, he naturally has some recognition for Russell. If Russell has the blood of the Shadow Flame family, he is very likely to succeed in riding the dragon.
After a pause, Mel sighed: "It's a pity that you are not."
After settling down for the time being, Russell asked urgently: "Cousin, what is going on with me as the Assistant to the Minister of Volcanoes? What do grandpa and my father say?"
"The Red Castle is in a mess right now, with so many things to deal with. As a young master, I can participate in the Senate, but in fact, I just do some miscellaneous work. For example, after your grandfather signed your appointment decree, I just added my name."
"In other words, you don't know either?"
"Yes."
"You should have said it earlier. By the way, I brought some gifts." Russell gestured to Grove and took out a box of Yunwu series Yulong cigars from his luggage.
After handing it to cousin Mel, he said, "This is the Cloud and Rain Dragon cigar made by Magic Tobacco. You can taste it. In addition, you left Sanchahekou. The warm season is coming. There will be no problem with the sales of Rain Dragon cigars in Sanchahekou."
"Of course not, I will arrange everything." Cousin Mel took the Cloud and Rain Dragon cigar and couldn't wait to light it up and take a puff. "Well, it's really good, Russell, your invention is much greater than reading glasses!"
Then he asked, "By the way, where is the Wind and Frost Rain Dragon cigar?"
"I didn't bring it."
"Why don't you bring some here so that I can taste it."
"I only have two horses and can't bring too many things." Russell said, "Besides, it's for grandpa. If you want to smoke it, ask grandpa in the future."
"Hey, Russell, I am the candidate for the young master. Don't you pay me a tribute of 100 boxes of Wind and Frost?"
"Wait until you win the election first."
Russell didn't stay with cousin Mel for long. He changed his clothes and followed the servants arranged by cousin Mel to find the residence of Baron Roman.
As the Minister of Finance, Baron Roman's residence is not as good as his cousin Mel's small castle, but it is also a semi-independent tower with a large area. The eldest brother Roland also lives here to assist Baron Roman in his work.
When he arrived, Russell directly put down several boxes of Yunwu Yulong cigars, hoping to establish cigar diplomacy through his father's hands.
Let Yulong cigars become an indispensable status symbol among the nobles.