The noon sun shines lazily on Baicheng.

Under the reflection of the white walls, the whole city seems to be bathed in a holy light. People live in an orderly manner.

It has to be said that "order" was just a few years ago just a basic requirement for a city, but now it has become a luxury.

In the era when gods and demons were crazy about human affairs, it was extremely difficult for a city to maintain order. After all, what they could do was mess that ordinary human lords could not solve. Baicheng must have had eyeliners set up by gods and demons, but they had not yet appeared and didn't know where they were. This may be due to Irelyn's identity as the person who loyal to Gray.

Although Gray, the Lich King, has disappeared, Irene is still in contact with Ritchie and Jones, which also means that White City is the easiest place for these two factions to invest in power, and it is also the most difficult place for the gods and demons to intervene.

Of course, no one knows how long this stability can last. After all, there has been some turmoil in other places in the Principal of Beshir except White City.

Elin's identity as Grey's loyalty will not always be useful. The crisis is approaching step by step. Under the bad situation, Baicheng cannot be immune to it.

Of course, at least the situation is still good now.

Although the number of conscription has exceeded the highest peak in history, and you can see soldiers coming and going everywhere on the streets, and the number of blacksmith shops is increasing day by day, people's lives have not been greatly affected.

Except for the Alvins.

...

The sun shines on the ground through the three open windows, leaving a few mottled spots.

There was a long table in the castle banquet hall, and there were one person sitting at each end of the table: Irene and Alvin.

Yilin was wearing a light blue long dress, which looked very simple. On the contrary, Alvin was wearing a black dress, which looked even more luxurious than Yilin... Well, this was undoubtedly his father forcibly put on him. It was so big that his philanthropist's father did not personally wait at the entrance of the castle. How could he let Alvin come in casual clothes?

At this moment, the two of them were each lying down their heads and having lunch.

Yilin looked calm, just like her free time on weekdays, lowering her head and eating in small mouthfuls. Of course, for her, meeting a knight with potential was just a daily routine.

Alvin seemed a little nervous, and from time to time he looked up at Yilin, unable to even grasp the rhythm of eating. After watching too much, he became a little fascinated.

I have to say that Yilin is indeed beautiful, especially her long silver hair and a cool and gorgeous aura. It will indeed easily fascinate men, and the man who has just grown up is no exception.

Gradually, Alvin became a little immersed in it.

"Do you run a blacksmith shop at home?" Yilin suddenly spoke.

"Ah?" Alvin was startled and quickly replied: "Yes...yes, there are three blacksmith shops."

"Three rooms?" Yilin looked up at Alvin slightly, and then said, "That's an ironware merchant. There are indeed many blacksmith shops in Baicheng now. Most of the main businesses are weapons."

"Yes, you are actually Duke Beshir, you are our biggest customer." After hesitating, Alvin added: "If we get an order, sometimes we can't get an order, and we will do other things, such as the Isaac's royal family, or other lords' business. My father doesn't always get an order."

As he said that, Alvin smiled awkwardly.

"Did you do the weapons business before? I mean when the weapons business wasn't that popular."

"In the past, my father was a blacksmith, and our family has been a blacksmith for generations. In recent years, the demand for weapons has increased, so I opened a blacksmith shop by myself, and then I opened more and more."

"It is reasonable for weapons merchants to raise their own children to be knights. Weapon business has been good over the years, so your father also has enough money to raise you." Yilin smiled faintly, took a sip of soup, and then asked, "So your family has always lived in Baicheng, and you grew up in Baicheng, right?"

"Yes, I grew up in White City."

"Then are you willing to be my knight and be loyal to me?"

"Cough cough cough cough cough!" After Yilin suddenly asked this, Alvin choked directly, and opened his eyes wide and looked at Yilin.

The air seemed to freeze, and Alvin's face turned red. Elin didn't speak, so she looked at him.

The two sides were in a stalemate.

After a while, Yilin waved her hand and signaled the maid standing next to her to remove the sweet soup she had already drunk, and then said softly: "What? Is it difficult to answer my question? You participated in the selection, but you are unwilling to be loyal to me and become my knight?"

Yilin's eyes widened.

Alvin was even more embarrassed and could only reach out and scratch his face, whispering: "It's...my father asked me to go."

"So you didn't want to go?"

"No... Actually, I want to go too. I want to know how much difference between myself and the real knight. It's too tiring to practice alone."

"That's all?" Yilin asked.

Alvin took a deep breath and replied with a hard bullet, "Yes, it's really just that."

Elin looked at Alvin silently, making Alvin's scalp numb.

The maid next to him brought the dessert again. After giving Alvin one, she was about to give Yilin a copy, but Yilin waved her hand and signaled that she didn't need it.

"You want to know how much difference between yourself and the real knight, which means that your father is not completely forced by you when you receive knight training. You still want to be a knight. But... you refuse to be a loyalty to me because I am not worthy of your loyalty?"

"No! I don't mean that!" After Elin said this, Alvin was anxious and hurriedly said: "You are very worthy of my loyalty, very worthy! But I have become a loyal partner. The knight should abide by the oath, right? You probably won't want a knight who does not abide by the spirit of the chivalry."

"Who are you loyal to? Is it a lucky girl?" Yilin smiled.

"No...not a girl. To be precise, he is not even a human." After lowering his voice, Alvin said seriously: "It's Lord Lich King, our leader of the Silver Moon Knights."

Hearing this sentence, Yilin was stunned.

Alvin continued, "Actually, I have seen you several times. In the past, when the leader stayed in Baicheng, I would often come to the castle and accompany other members of our group. I guess you must not remember it."

After saying that, Alvin looked at Elin with a smile.

But the smile on Yilin's face gradually disappeared, and she changed into loss: "Are you a member of the Silver Moon Knights?"

Alvin replied seriously: "Yes, I always remember my identity. Even if the leader is gone, I am a member of the Silver Moon Knights."

"Are the other kids okay?" Yilin asked.

"They... are all very good. But some have given up their dream of becoming real knights. However, they still live in this land." As he said, Alvin smiled.

"Okay, I understand." Yilin also smiled: "I'm glad to have lunch with the members of the Silver Moon Knights."

...

"Then what?"

"Nothing."

"You refused?"

"Um."

In the small room, Alvin sat expressionlessly, focusing his eyes on the empty ground in front of him.

Alvin's father Bud widened his eyes and his chin was about to fall off.

"You, you! You actually refused? My God! You don't want the title of knight you got in white? Are you crazy?"

Alvin's father was so angry that he shivered, and his attitude could be described as gritting his teeth.

However, Alvin still had that indifferent attitude, expressionless face, and could even be described as a lack of eyes.

"So many years, I spent so much money, just waiting for today? As long as you nod, you are a noble. Our whole family is a noble! Do the noble understand? Our family is no longer a civilian!" Alvin's father paced back and forth in the room, roaring angrily: "Do you know what this means? It means you will be a unique person in the history of the whole family! Your descendants may not remember his grandfather's name, but they will definitely remember your name! We will have our own family emblem and wear our chests! However... my god! You actually refused? In order to ensure that you have enough money to embark on the road of knights, I will not even dare to hire a maid after becoming a knight! I make dinner every day! I not only do business, but also have to make dinner!"

"I can do it in the future." Alvin spread his hands.

"Is this a dinner problem? Is this a dinner problem? You!" Bud's face turned green: "You go back now, and before dark, tell her that you have changed your mind! Now! Now!"

"This is impossible." Alvin replied lightly: "I have told her very clearly that I am only loyal to the leader, so when I go back now, it is equivalent to betraying the vow. No one will want a knight who has betrayed the vow."

"You!" As soon as he said this, Bud leaned back slightly and his eyes widened. After a moment, a hysterical roar echoed throughout Xicheng: "You rebellious son--!"

Well, it was a bit too much for resounding through West City, but it was almost the same. At least their neighbors could hear it very clearly. However, they were used to it. It would be abnormal for these two fathers and sons not to make trouble every day.

...

After nightfall, Alvin prepared dinner, finished dinner, washed dishes, and then lay alone on the roof and looked at the stars in the sky.

In addition to training every day, his favorite thing is probably to emptie it. Stay alone quietly, empty your head, and feel the beauty of nature. It’s simple.

Of course, it can also be understood as a kind of helplessness in confusion. After all, if he could only serve his loyalty to Gray, and Gray disappeared again, he would be very helpless.

Oaths are originally a very absolute thing, and they mean that they must be done. However, there are always countless variables in reality. Vows that are not rigorous can often lead to a very embarrassing situation.

It's like Alvin is in now.

If Grey had declared death, then he could choose other loyalists, such as Grey's successors Ritchie and Jones, or Grey's original loyalist Elin. However, no one declared Grey's death, he was just missing. In this way, Alvin seemed to have nothing to do except embark on the journey to find Grey.

But he didn't even know where to look for it, which was very bad.

The night wind blew gently, shaking his slightly raised short brown hair.

A firefly flew past him and slowly circled around him. Alvin's eyes were attracted by the fireflies, and he watched silently, flying with the fireflies.

"There hasn't been a fireflies in the city for a long time, and there is only one." Alvin sat up on the roof with his hands and stared at the fireflies and muttered to himself: "There is only one, are you out of the crowd? Just like me. Or, your friends have not followed the path they had agreed on. Don't worry, little guy, if the fault is not on us, we at least don't need guilt, right? The worst thing in this world is guilt. Our condition is at least a little better than the worst. Right?"

Alvin stretched out a hand.

The fireflies slowly flew towards him and landed in his palm.

All of a sudden, Alvin smiled and laughed from the bottom of his heart.

"Are you still in the mood to chat with Fireflies?"

Suddenly a voice came, and Alvin was so scared that he turned around quickly. He saw a girl who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old standing behind him.

Blonde curly hair and a blue and white dress.

It can be seen that the skirt should have looked pretty good, but now it is dirty. Not only is the skirt a little dirty, but the girl's face is also covered with dust, as if she had just crawled out of the chimney.

"Cardina?" Alvin called out the other party's name. This is the girl who lives next door to his house. Because the houses of the two families are actually built together, they can only share a roof.
To be continued...