"Anna's father wants me, what does he want?" Roger walked quickly to the Duke's study, feeling a little uneasy, even more nervous than the last time he met the king.【】
It's no wonder that Roger feels this way. Hamilton is Anna's father after all. Roger has even gotten past Anna's ass. He usually touches her when nothing happens, but now he suddenly wants to see Anna's father.
It is inevitable that you will feel a little nervous.
"Calm down, calm down." Roger, who came outside the study, tried hard to cheer himself up: "Just think of it as a hairy son-in-law meeting his future father-in-law, it's no big deal!"
Roger was open-minded, but if his thoughts were known to others, they would definitely scold this guy for being shameless. Anna, known as the flower of the capital, was the dream lover of many young nobles. Roger actually regarded himself as his son-in-law in front of Hamilton. It was really too much.
Shameless.
However, this hint was very useful to Roger himself. He found that he had calmed down, so he knocked lightly on the door of the study.
"Come in!" A rough voice sounded in the study, it should be Anna's father, Duke Hamilton.
Roger was not polite and opened the door directly. He walked in and saw a burly young man with a neat beard sitting behind a desk reading a document. Although the man did not raise his head at all, he still exuded the air of someone who had been in a position of power for a long time.
His magnanimity was even more dignified than Xia Boxing's. There was no doubt that this man was one of the most powerful people in the kingdom, Anna's father, the Duke of Hamilton.
Anna was sitting quietly in a corner of the study, but when Roger came in, she quickly stepped forward to greet him and whispered dissatisfiedly: "Where have you been? I'm looking for you everywhere!"
"Hehe... I deceived a few people to come back for the new territory." Roger smiled at Anna and said: "That is the father-in-law... No, it's your father, right?"
Although Roger changed his words quickly, Anna still heard what he said and couldn't help but frown and asked: "What does father-in-law mean?"
"This is the dialect of my hometown, and it is an honorific title for a girl's father!"
Of course, the two of them talking in low voices could not be hidden from Hamilton. The Duke glanced at Roger who was whispering to his daughter, a smile appeared on his lips, then he put down his hand and said, "Are you Roger Lee?"
"I am Roger Lee." Roger saluted in a moderate manner: "I have met the Duke."
Hamilton seemed to be very interested in Roger. He looked at him for a while and then smiled and said: "Well, he is a nice young man. No wonder he saved Anna's life on the Lunde Peninsula. Speaking of which, I should really thank you.
Tell me, what reward do you want?"
"Why don't you marry your daughter to me." Roger really wanted to say this in his heart, but on the surface he just smiled modestly and said: "In such a situation, anyone will lend a helping hand. I
I didn’t even think about asking for anything in return.”
"Haha, what a humble young man, not bad!" Roger's decent reply made Hamilton's impression of him better, and he asked with satisfaction: "I heard from Anna that you have received the title of knight, and the Senate has also
Already recognized as a baronet?"
"Thanks to Anna's help." Roger smiled at Anna and said, "If she hadn't helped teach me etiquette and dancing, I would have been eliminated in the etiquette test and it would have been impossible to graduate smoothly."
As the real owner of the Duke's Mansion, how could Hamilton not know that his baby daughter has been dancing with Roger almost every day recently? Now seeing Roger taking the initiative to talk about this, the Duke also deliberately winked at him and said: "Then
You have to thank Anna very much, she usually likes to dance. Not to mention other people, even I, a father, only have the opportunity to dance with my baby daughter at the New Year's dance every year!
"
"Father, what nonsense are you talking about!" Anna on the side couldn't stand it anymore and said coquettishly to Hamilton: "If you keep talking, I will leave!"
"Okay, let's not talk about this!" Although he kept saying that he would not discuss this topic, Hamilton still laughed and said: "My daughter is actually shy, um... this is a good sign!"
"Humph!" Seeing that her father was still making fun of her, Anna stamped her feet and was about to walk out. But Duke Hamilton suddenly stopped smiling at this moment and said to Roger seriously: "What do you have to do with your own territory?"
Seeing that her father finally got to the point, Anna stopped again and looked at Roger with concern, wanting to know what his plans were.
"I heard what Anna said, that place can be said to be very bad." Roger replied calmly: "But the difference now does not mean it will always be bad. I am confident that I can build my territory into the best place in the kingdom.
"
Of course, people like Hamilton would not believe that Roger could do well in the territory just because he expressed his determination. Then he asked with interest: "Do you have any specific plans?"
"I went out during the day just to find some people who can make the territory prosperous." Knowing that there were some things that could not be hidden from the Duke, Roger simply told the truth: "And I have already found them."
Roger's words caused a misunderstanding in Anna. The Duke's daughter thought that he really wanted to bring a large number of prostitutes to the territory, and out of embarrassment, she stretched out her hand and pinched Roger's waist hard.
"Ouch!" Roger, who was caught off guard, couldn't help shouting, but it attracted Hamilton's shocked gaze. Of course, Roger knew that he could never tell the truth at this time, so he could only cover his cheek with a grimace and said: "Toothache, hiss."
…It hurts so much!”
"Haha, the toothache is indeed unbearable. You have to pay attention." Hamilton glanced at his daughter thoughtfully, and then continued to ask: "Who are you looking for?"
"There is Master Addison, and there are two students of Master BASF." Roger crossed his fingers and said: "Master Addison promised to provide a puppet item every month, and Master BASF will also provide a batch of medicines to my territory every month.
sell."
Hamilton and Anna are both human beings, and they immediately understood Roger's purpose of doing this, and they couldn't help but secretly sigh that he did a great job. As long as this news spreads, Kent Town will definitely become the focus of everyone's attention, and it will definitely
Many people go here to visit.
Knowing that Roger had no intention of finding a prostitute to go to the territory, Anna's mood immediately improved. She smiled softly at Roger, as if she was apologizing for pinching him just now. Roger also shook his head slightly to Anna, expressing that he
I don't mind what happened just now.
Hamilton didn't notice that Roger was flirting with his daughter. He just lowered his head and sighed: "You are such a lucky guy. You actually found a talent like Master Addison and took away two students of Master BASF. I don't know how this will attract people."
How many people are jealous!"
"Not being jealous is mediocrity." Roger said an old saying on earth, and then shrugged helplessly and said: "And...even if I don't do this, there will be many people targeting me."
"Haha, well said!" Satisfied with Roger's free and easy attitude, Hamilton stood up and patted his shoulder vigorously and said: "I'm looking forward to seeing you make some achievements and slap those who go against you hard.
Guy a slap in the face!"
"I won't let you down." Roger was also full of confidence in himself.
"I like confident young people like you." Hamilton glanced at Anna meaningfully and said: "And you must hurry up. I can afford to wait, but Anna is hard to say. A girl's youth is always limited.
,Ha ha!"
The meaning of Hamilton's words was already very obvious. Although he also found out that his daughter was very fond of Roger, the Duke would not agree to marry his daughter to him before Roger made a great career. Although Roger is now
Everything is said clearly, but in the end, facts still have to be used to prove his ability. If Roger can't make any achievements, no matter how much Anna likes him, Hamilton will not agree to the two of them being together.
Roger understood Hamilton's decision very well. After all, all parents hope that their daughters will marry a useful man, so he quickly smiled and said to the Duke: "Don't worry, I will soon prove that your daughter's vision is correct."
!”
Knowing that Roger understood what he meant, Hamilton also laughed and said: "I hope so!"
"Father, what nonsense are you talking to him about?" The conversation between the two men made Anna shy. Finally, she stamped her feet heavily and said, "I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore. I'm so disgusted!"
As soon as she finished saying this, Anna quickly left the study, leaving only Roger and Hamilton smiling at each other.
In the next few days, Roger was very busy, rushing to get to the territory. Although there were not many people going to Kent with him, there were a lot of things to deal with, especially luggage.
More than thirty carts were loaded. Most of these luggage were the tools of the puppet master Addison, as well as the alchemy equipment of the two BASF students.
These things are very precious and cannot be bought in Kent Town, so they can only be brought there from Mandos City. However, most of these tools and equipment are very easy to damage. Just looking for so many carriages is enough
Roger had a headache. When many coachmen heard that they were going to Kent Town, they immediately shook their heads and refused.
Roger curiously asked why they were unwilling to go to Kent Town, only to learn that there had been many orcs operating in Kent County recently, and going to Kent Town was risking their lives. Although Roger offered a high price, he did not
People are willing to throw away their lives just to make money.
Finally, with the help of Hamilton, Roger was able to get enough carriages. After busy for several days, he finally loaded all the luggage onto the carriages and set off early the next morning.
This night was Roger's last night staying at the Duke's Palace. Out of courtesy, he thanked Duke Hamilton for taking care of him during this time. The Duke also said a few polite words to Roger and expressed that he was looking forward to it.
He could accomplish great things, and finally reminded Roger in a subtle way that the person he should see most now should be his daughter.
Now that his future father-in-law has spoken, Roger is naturally more respectful than obeying orders. When he came to Anna's room, Roger remembered that he had been busy with departure recently and had not seen Anna for several days in a row.
.
"She seems to be avoiding me on purpose these days. What's wrong?" With this question in mind, Roger knocked on Anna's door.