Sophia has a good foundation in writing. Except for her poor writing ability due to less practice, she can still understand most of the words.
In view of Sophia's situation, Geer began to teach her basic knowledge. Since she liked "Basics of Alchemy", the knowledge he taught was mainly in the three directions of arithmetic, physics and chemistry.
I went to the training car to exercise once in the morning and evening, and spent the rest of the time teaching Sophia. The time on the train passed quickly.
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Two days later, Mora City Station.
Amidst the piercing whistle, the train slowly stopped.
"We've arrived in Mora, it's time for arriving passengers to get off the train!" The conductor's shout made the originally quiet train station quickly become noisy.
Mora City Station, which is a border city station, does not have VIP access.
Greedo and Anta walked in tandem to separate the somewhat dense flow of people for Ger and Sophia. The group of four passed the ticket gate and set foot on the land of this northern city.
"Gledo, Anta, you go rent a carriage and some horses. Sophia and I will wait for you at the Charles restaurant." Geer threw a canary gold coin to Greedo and pointed to the station.
A restaurant opposite. Compared to Anta's ferocity, Greedo's calmness was more attractive to Ger.
"Yes, Master Griezmann."
"Sophia, let's go over there."
"Okay, brother."
Shire Restaurant is a newly built restaurant, and its business has always been good because of the flow of people at the train station. I heard that the owner of the restaurant once went to the Gant Empire across the sea and learned some of the unique cooking techniques there. Even the name of the restaurant
It is also named after Shire, the most famous food city in the Gant Empire.
The reason why Geer chose this place was naturally not because he wanted to taste the food here, nor because this building was more conspicuous, because this was the only stronghold of the Brotherhood of Steel in Jobna County.
The outfit Gal chose today is a bright red shirt paired with a black silver-edged jacket, with the Brotherhood of Steel logo pinned on the chest.
As soon as we entered the restaurant, we were greeted by a waiter.
"Good day, Mr. Griezmann, Jack, a black iron-level member of Mora City, is at your service." The waiter carefully looked at the badge on Geer's chest, and after making sure it was correct, he saluted and revealed the badge on his chest.
The same emblem of the Brotherhood of Steel as Gale, but the color is the black and gray of pig iron.
"Give us a quieter location where we can easily see outside."
"Okay, please wait a moment."
Jack chose a seat for Geer by the window where there were no customers nearby, and directed several other waiters to move several screens over to help Geer block the possible prying eyes of other people.
"What would you like to order?" After doing all this, Jack walked to Geer and took out a menu and handed it to Geer.
"Sofia, I'm not very hungry, just take a look and order." Geer took the menu and handed it to Sophia, but left a piece of paper attached under the menu.
Sophia glanced at the paper that suddenly appeared in Geer's hand in surprise, but without making a sound, she obediently took the menu and started ordering.
Jack seemed unaware of this and still stood firmly aside waiting for instructions.
Of course Geer's actions were intentional.
After getting along with each other for the past few days, I have gained initial trust in Sophia Gale, and I have decided to train her. After all, I can’t rely on myself to do everything in the future. Since Sophia is trustworthy, it is a good consideration to choose her. Trust her naturally.
Choose one you trust.
Sophia is a little younger now, but in a few years, cultivating her according to her personality should be of some use. Plus, she just does it casually, so it doesn't matter if she succeeds or not. Geer just does what he wants.
Having made the decision, Geer is ready to selectively disclose some of his confidential information to Sophia, and today is the beginning.
Geer picked up the paper and read it for a while. The following are some changes in the Colbenson Territory. After the funeral, there were no changes in his relatives, and there were no abnormalities in the military, government, and nobles involved.
It seems that he is waiting for Geer's arrival.
And the things that Gale asked for help from the Brotherhood of Steel went smoothly and happened as Gale expected.
Some of Sophia's desserts were quickly served.
"Is Tavren here?" Geer asked.
"Lord Tafren is deploying forces as per your request, and he is outside the city now." Jack paused, looked at Geer, and found that he didn't care that Sophia was next to him, so he continued: "What you need
The personnel will follow after departure, and our people have also followed your two servants, please don't worry."
"Well, you go down first."
Jack bowed and left.
"Sofia, what do you want to ask?" Geer said lightly.
"Brother, is there something wrong at home?" Sophia's tone was cautious.
"Grandpa passed away."
"Ah!" Sophia subconsciously covered her mouth, her eyes widened with disbelief on her face.
"I need someone to help me. I chose you, will you help me?" Geer looked into Sophia's eyes and asked in a low voice.
"I'm afraid... I... can't do it." Maybe it was Geer's expression that frightened Sophia a little, making her face turn pale and look very unconfident.
"I will teach you if you don't understand, but I need your absolute loyalty, can you do it?"
"I...I can do it!" Sophia's expression turned firm.
"Very good." Geer reached out his hand and rubbed Sophia's head with satisfaction, making the little girl at a loss. This kind of intimate action was the first time since they met, and they had never done it before even when they slept in the same bed.
Pass.
"You continue to eat." Geer said with a doting tone.
"Well." Although Sophia didn't understand what happened to brother Geer, who felt very strange after this meeting, she felt that her level of attention had increased a lot, which made her very happy, especially now that Geer had shown
Her attitude made her feel extremely happy, and the already delicious dessert became even sweeter in her mouth.
In fact, Geer just suddenly remembered the biochemical dog Rogge who was raised by him in the previous world and had always been loyal to him. At this moment, Sophia and Rogge overlapped in Geer's eyes...
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Da da.
The screen was knocked gently.
"Come in."
It was Jack who came in.
"Master Griezmann, your servants have returned. My people have not found any problems." After hesitating, Jack continued: "Sir, do you really not need my men to accompany you on the road?"
"It's okay." Geer rejected Jack's kindness, turned to Sophia and said, "Let's go, Sophia."
"Okay, brother."
Through the window of the restaurant, Geer saw a black carriage coming from the corner of the street and Guledo and Anta following on horseback beside the carriage.
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There is no train line connecting the city of Mora to Winterset Castle, the core of the Korbenson family. They can only rely on traditional animal-drawn transportation. It is expected that Geer will have to stay on the carriage for four days to arrive.
The only people staying in the carriage were Geer and Sophia. Greedo and Anta were riding beside the carriage. The driver was a coachman provided by the carriage shop. His sallow face was full of pitted traces of time and he was very silent.
, but his driving skills are very good and the carriage is very steady when moving, which is a characteristic that Gerting admires.
During the first two days of leaving the city of Mora, the road was very flat. Caravan travelers often met on the road, and along the road were villages and small towns. For the four of them, Geer and the others
It is not difficult to have a hot meal and find a room to sleep during the rest time.
Geer noticed that there were not many young and middle-aged people in each village, and the work in the fields was mainly done by old people, women and children. This situation was a bit strange. When he stopped in the village to rest, he asked Greedo and Anta: "
Has there been a war on the border recently? Why are there so few young and middle-aged workers here?" Most situations that can cause a sudden and significant decline in the number of young and middle-aged people in a region are wars.
After a few days of getting along, Geer learned the background information of Greedo and Anta.
Greedo was a native of the Korbenson territory. He stood out in the knight apprentice selection held by Baron Andre because of his extraordinary talent and strength, which was far beyond his peers. He eventually climbed from a commoner to the position of a full knight step by step.
Anta is different from Greedo. He is an adventurer who lives in the mountains. The so-called adventurer can also be regarded as a kind of name for the homeless. Later, he was lucky enough to be recruited into the Lord's Guard. During this period, he performed well and showed his talent.
With excellent fighting talent, he finally climbed up to the position of knight, which can be regarded as turning from a zero-hour job to a full-time job.
"It's not because of the war, young master. All the young and middle-aged people have gone to work in the city." Caledo said with a smile: "Now you can make more money by working in factories in the city than by farming. Here, you can do some small business because of the road.
, in more remote places, except for those who can’t walk, they all run to the city.”
Gerald nodded thoughtfully.
This place is already like this, so what will happen to the Colbenson Territory, which is regarded as a backwater?
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Two days later, the group ended their journey in the plains and officially entered the mountainous area.
It was hard to hear the soft but melodious sound of the wheels. The undulating terrain made the carriage resemble a ship, swaying with the "waves".
Looking out from the window, the green and black mountains in the distance are undulating. The mountains are very strange. Across several mountains, you can see a bridge across the valley at the end of your sight, connecting the two mountains. Below are the high mountains.
On the cliff, a white waterfall like white cascades cascaded down one side of the bridge, making a rumbling roar that could be vaguely heard even on Geer's side, which was so far away.
"Arazo Bridge?" Geer murmured to himself. Although he couldn't observe it up close, he could still imagine its majesty based on what he saw.
"Yes, Brother Geer, after crossing the Alazo Bridge, we will be home." Sophia, who stuck her head out of the car window, gave an affirmative answer.