As a resident of Brighton City, Arthur was not greatly affected by the war. He still spent the New Year according to the normal rhythm of life, and occasionally received letters from George in the army. Captain Dodge still had no news. I heard from Mrs. Lily.
According to the news obtained by the Clee Street Law Enforcement Department, Josh has now taken over Dodge's previous position, and Livlan has returned to the Elf Forest at the Queen's call.
Also not hearing the news was Parrish, the water wizard who appeared in Shuiyue that night and took away the dwarf Hobik. During this period, Arthur also served as a volunteer at the charity school and went to the work site of the North District Arbitration Office to help clean up.
Here Arthur neither heard any rumors about Parrish nor saw Rastel, the captain of the Bears wearing an iron mask.
The wizard disappeared as if he had never appeared in Arthur's life. Without George, the white house lost a lot of vitality. Catalina was not as lively as playing with George in the past. She and Arthur spent all day communicating and learning.
Or maybe I heard that Li Qi had reached the age of studying, and after the subsidy that Mrs. Lily applied to the law enforcement team was received, the charity house even ate sheep tail soup for a while. This kind of life continued for a long time, and with this
At the same time, the war between human elves and orcs continued. In this way, four years passed, and Arthur was twelve years old.
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Year 106 of the New Calendar. It has been four years since George left the White House.
In the top-floor room where only one person lives, Arthur, wearing a suspender jumpsuit, is arranging his sloppy brown hair in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window in the corner of the room. He has lost his childishness compared to the eight-year-old four years ago.
The child has become a lot more heroic, and his height has reached about 150. He is taking care of himself seriously in front of the mirror, and he has a scholar's temperament.
Today is Thunder Moon Day, and Arthur promised to take seven-year-old Lizzie to buy a new backpack today.
"Arthur, are you okay yet?" Catalina's voice came from downstairs. Catalina, who was seventeen years old, had grown into a tall and beautiful girl.
Arthur ran down the three flights of stairs, his fingers stuck on the straps, "It's time to go, Catalina." Lizzie hugged Arthur's waist from behind, "You are so slow, Arthur, do this again."
Go down, the post office is going to be closed, what to do with George's letter? "Today is also the day when George returns from sending a letter, so Mrs. Lily went to the market early to buy some fresh mutton.
For four years, the war between human elves and orcs has been going on intermittently. Two years ago, news of an attack by the orcs came from the Eastern Continent. And unlike purebred orcs, the orcs in the eastern continent are closer in size to humans and elves.
In addition to the different heads and habits of beasts, the biggest difference is that some parts of the body have the characteristics of other creatures. Some are clearly leopard men, but their left hand has the head of a lion, and it is still a lion full of vitality. The Human Alliance has introduced this new type of beast
The orcs call them synthetic beasts, and the Eastern Continent itself is overwhelmed with these synthetic beasts, let alone support the Southern Continent.
The main reason why the war lasted so long was that Edwards asked the law enforcement team to arrive at Sunset Town with a relic of the earth goddess Gaia, a human-high clay pot. The gift of the earth goddess, this is the name of this relic.
, with this relic of the gods, any orcs approaching the settlement of human elves will be forced back by heavy pressure like a mountain.
Of course, Arthur learned all this information from George's letters and newspapers. For him, it is still too far away now, but this autumn is the registration for Brighton City's annual military call-up. This year's Asia
Arthur also has the age capital to register. There are still two months left before the registration time. For this reason, Arthur is enjoying time with his family every day.
The biggest change on the streets of Brighton in the past four years is the addition of a large carriage pulled by four horses that is slightly larger than the previous carriage. They have a fixed route, and the coachman can stop and get off directly at the station. In addition,
A big change is the existence of the market. In the past, when Mrs. Lily wanted to buy groceries, she would go to Franklin Street in the West End, which is a street in the West End to buy daily necessities. Then she would walk through the whole street and buy different ingredients from various vendors.
Now Lord Edwards has divided an area and integrated it into four different markets. The West End market is at the intersection of Franklin Street and Perakley Street. All ingredients can be found in one market.
Once you buy it, you no longer need to walk from the street to the end of the street.
This time, Arthur, Catalina, and Leach purchased their backpacks at the junction of Clay Street and Clermont Street in the North District. There was an old store there that sold various handicraft supplies. Leach
The backpack you need is right there.
Next to No. 137 Clay Street, this old store not only has no store name, but even the store door is closed. If it weren't for the sign hanging on the door saying "Open", no one would know that this store is still open. This is
This purely hand-sewn fabric shop is opened by Mrs. Lily’s old friend John. Whether it’s sewing clothes or backpacks, John’s craftsmanship is first-rate.
Today, in addition to the three Arthurs, there is also an old acquaintance in this store.
"John, can't you make my pockets look better?"
"My eyesight is too old to do such fancy work."
Arthur, who was standing at the door of the store, heard another voice besides Old John, which he felt quite familiar. Catalina and Li Qi were still laughing and chatting about a cat businessman they saw on the road, not paying attention to the expression on Arthur's face.
of joy.
Pushing open the store door, Arthur shouted excitedly to another old man in the store: "Old Ford, why did you come to Brighton City?"
Old Ford, the former mayor of Ford Town, has now handed over his position to the young Ford who used to protect Arthur. However, due to the recent continuous war, Ford Town, as an important place in the southeast corner of Brighton City, has been replaced by Ford Town.
A captain took over and stationed a force in Ford Town.
"Look who this young man is? Isn't this little Arthur? He's grown so tall?" sighed Old Ford, stretching out his hands and hugging Arthur. Now after Old Ford came out of the post office, his body has become much stronger, and he is also
Became much more cheerful.
Old John ignored the polite words the two exchanged and took Li Qi and Catalina, who came often, to go in and pick out Li Qi's new schoolbag.
Old Ford didn't see anyone else in the store. He found a rocking chair and sat down on his own. He said to Arthur with a smile, "You look a lot happier and very happy. I heard from Josh before."
That kid said you were living at Lily's place, right? I didn't expect that the charity association would really start after I left."
"Yes, just like Captain Dodge said before, he brought me into the school." Seeing his old acquaintances, Arthur's eyes almost disappeared with laughter. When he was young, Arthur often went to Ford with his parents.
Town, you can often see old Ford and his wife.
Old Ford asked a few more questions about life, and finally mentioned the missing man: