
Chapter 19: Dreams of the Moonlight at a Glance (5)
With the hard-earned money in hand, the resurrected Wenna bought a three-story building that was right next to their boutique. Completely renovating the premises and connecting the new building with the other two shops, the boutique area is effectively doubled. Heeding Lorist's advice, he also built a T-shaped stage and hired several young girls with decent figures to act as models for their boutiques.
A month ago, the former Windsor house garrison captain came from power, bringing back ten or more servants and guards who used to work at Windsor Castle. The new rulers of the place had dismissed them and they had been wandering the territory aimlessly until recently, after hearing that Miss Windsor was willing to offer them a job in Morante City.
Among them is a father-son duo who are both cobblers used to serve Windsor's house. Their arrival was a pleasant surprise for Lorist and before long, Windsor's Clothing and Accessories expanded their catalogue of items to include their own shoes, which of course took Morante City by storm. While there are a number of stores trying to replicate their products, most patrons are eager to find a different Windsor brand logo, which depicts a little mermaid. Windsor, in ancient fairy language, refers to mermaids. Even Windsor's home badge depicts a warrior mermaid with a fork of three.
Today, it is almost always to wear dresses and dresses by the Windsor brand to attend a party hosted by the elites in Morante City. There was even one such occasion in which the daughter of the merchant guild chairman cycled through 17 different dresses and seven different high heels throughout the party, the, effectively turning his father's banquet into an advertising event for Windsor Apparel and Accessories.
Now that the business has gone off without a hitch, the young mistress is assigned to manage the boutique in Suzy and the clothing workshop in Lina while she begins planning to reclaim her dominance.
Lina's father, Knight Somm, had arrived in Morante City a month earlier, bringing along Lina's two younger brothers and her mother. However, Somm's injuries have not fully recovered and he still has to rest and recuperate for a period of time.
Somm is a quiet and well-built man. Lorist sometimes doubted whether he was actually Lina's biological father because of their very different personalities. How can a faithful and loyal man like him have such a nosy and intervening daughter? Lina does look a bit like her mother, but her mother is more gentle and friendly, whereas she has a sharp tongue and never hesitates to talk to anyone. .
The former garrison's account also carries news from the old kingdom. Since the new rulers of the place were harsh and cruel to the people in power, the people there wanted to be under the rule of the Windsors like before. In addition, many of the old soldiers and guards who lost their jobs were forced to endure due to the bandits and caused quite a lot of chaos in the area.
This was not an unusual phenomenon in the Grindia Continent. Usually, when a new ruler is in power, the, he will introduce a certain tax policy that weighs heavily on the local people to make up for the losses he suffered during the conquest process as well as to ensure the people under his rule know who is responsible. . When the people of the dominions finally rebel one day, the new ruler will take the opportunity to eliminate those who oppose his current government and make an example of them. In time, the new ruler would loosen his iron grip on the people so that they would eventually naturally cast off their allegiance to their previous ruler and fully devote themselves to the present one.
Lorist believed that this was the perfect opportunity to sneak some of their agents into old dominance, a sentiment that Knight Somm also had. With that, Miss Windsor orders Somm to bring a group of about ten men back to power to form a resistance force after his 18th birthday and the ceremony of his maturation, which is the, with their first priority being to set up several hidden bases along the lines of power, recruit soldiers and guards who used to work for the Windsor family as well as form their spy network to monitor the situation of power. After the initial phase, he would then begin sending military and material support to the resistance so that they could begin to interfere with the affairs of the new rulers.
The coming-of-age ceremony was a tradition of the nobles in Grindia. It represents the acceleration of the expectations and ambitions of the senior generation to the younger generation. For males, they will bequeath the ceremonial sword of a soldier in the family while females are crowned with tiara flowers. After a few words of congratulations, the whole family will party and have fun at the party.
But the Wenna ceremony was rather simple and had only a few participants. Put a tiara flower on her mistress' head and sprinkle holy water on her, Knight Somm expressed his wish that he would live a fruitful life and one day find someone whom he could truly devote the rest of his life to so that he would live happily as a virtuous and virtuous wife proud mother of the future.
After the arrival ceremony, the Windsor family succession ceremony was held. One by one, the Windsor family's parents walked toward the seated, tiara wearing girls and paying their respects, hand over their hopes and responsibilities to him as the new head of the Windsor house and pledge to him their unwavering loyalty. Even Madame Windsor who and her son came forward and bowed respectfully.
As everyone present paid their respects, the new head of the Windsor mansion stood up and called out to Hurd, the former garrison captain, unsheathed the sword and patted both his shoulders as he knelt, and declared, "During the Fall of the Windsors from power, you are the brave warrior, who holds your duties and responsibilities to us and gives hope and protection to people in the midst of chaos and despair. In recognition of your noble actions, I, the eleventh head of the Windsor house, Windsor Prinna, grant you the title of the Windsor House Knight Protector. ”
Knight Somm took a few steps forward and shouted, "Knight Hurd, are you willing to be the last line of defense of Mermaid Castle?"
"I'm ready!"
"Are you willing to die fighting under the mermaid banner?"
"I'm ready!"
"Are you willing to march into battle without the slightest bit of hesitation after hearing the mermaid's call?"
"I'm ready!"
"Are you willing to devote the rest of your life to serving the house until you take your last breath?"
"Then I welcome your arrival to the fellowship, brother!" Knight Somm stepped forward, lifted Knight Hurd from his kneeling position and gave him a hug.
The audience cheered a standing ovation.
Facing the ceremony as the main witness, Lorist recalled a similar scene from the memories of the original owner of the body, where the young Lorist officiated one knight ceremony in the Norton household. Merely, there were more people back then and the atmosphere was even more arid.
After the ceremony, Lorist and Wenna finished their plans before Knight Somm and Knight Hurd began their journey back to the old powers. Refusing the invitation of two knights for him to return to power with them to participate in the resistance, Wenna announced her plan to find the Windsor Trading Firm which she would use to purchase weapons and equipment as well as hire Silver rank mercenaries which resistance would need.
Moreover, he also reminded Knight Hurd to train diligently in the high-ranking War Force techniques he had obtained for him as a reward for the high-priced knight ceremony before working on anything else. With his Three Star Iron, the wood attribute of Battle Force, it didn't take more than half a year to break through the Silver rank. But Knight Hurd said that he could not sit around practicing when his comrades were busy working. In the end, Wenna gave him the task of organizing the reception of the equipment and labor that he would later provide.
Lorist also warned Knight Somm that their current goal was not to form a large military force to fight against the ruling lords but to establish a network of spies and to establish several strongholds within the power. He instructed that they should avoid all conflicts with the current ruling force and focus on survival and information gathering for now.
Far away at night, Lorist had trouble sleeping. He noticed that he had a wrong impression on the noble families of this world after witnessing the knight ceremony just a few hours before. He found it difficult to reconcile the noble, just and loyal qualities that the family knights displayed with the assumption that nobles were arrogant monsters, he said, bloodsucking and selfish people who take advantage of their people because they are often portrayed in comics and novels that he has read in his past life. What he witnessed today made him throw off that stereotype and admit that there were actually honorable, godly nobles fighting for a just cause.
The door to Lorist's room slowly opened and a girl wearing a flower tiara dressed in white silk pajamas slipped in. Looking at the empty bed, he frowned and said to himself lightly, "Where did that person go at this time of night?"
Lorist took out a snicker from the balcony and greatly shocked the young girl. He immediately turned around and said angrily, “What did you do until late tonight? Shouldn't you be sleeping? ”
Without a word, Lorist pointed a finger at himself, into the room, then at the girl, asking a silent question about what he was doing in his room at this time of night.
Quick as the wind, the girl jumped into Lorist's arms and wrapped her hands behind his neck, saying in a whisper, “I'm too overwhelmed by happiness to be able to sleep tonight. Lorist, thank you. If it wasn't for your help, I wouldn't be standing here today. Not only do you give me hope, you also give me the future … "
Closing his eyes, he proceeded to give Lorist a kiss, which Lorist responded to excitedly. As they continued, Lorist's rationality slowly gave way to his instincts.
While pushing Lorist, the girl said in a timid tone, “I want to dance for you. ”
Under the moonlight, the barefooted girl's feet began to move on the dark red wooden floor. Her pure white pajamas fluttered in the silence of the night, seemingly emitting a calming fragrance, as her body moved like a legendary moon fairy, offering a dance to Mother Goddess Silvermoon.
When he finally stopped his dance and did not budge in the moonlight, he looked like an incomparable precious statue.
His face reddened again as Lorist raised both of his thumbs. He proceeded to untie his pyjamas and let them fall to the ground, revealing every inch of his bare and delicate skin in front of Lorist as his breathing grew stronger.
"Lo-Locke, do you think I'm beautiful?", He asked in a soft and stuttering voice. It was at that moment that Lorist finally lost all the self-control left in him …….
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During the bright moonlit night …
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Hehe, it really sounds like an old-fashioned love story …