Sitting on the chair, Stewart looked at the teapot on the table, thought for a while, took the kettle away, and used another teapot to fill some tea.
The contents of the kettle should not be given to others to drink. At this moment, Stuart already knew why the tea he drank had an aroma.
Although he was a little speechless when he first learned about it, he didn't care anymore when he thought about drinking it for so many years.
But he can drink this stuff, but others can't.
"Click!"
At this time, two footsteps came one after the other. Leon and Galvin walked in after placing their horses.
There was a burst of coolness when the two came in, but it was immediately dissipated by the warmth in the shop.
"Please close the door and come and sit." Stewart glanced at the two of them, stretched out his hand and invited.
While he was speaking, Leon had already closed the door and came to the table in the front hall to sit down side by side with Galvin.
In Leon's view, Stuart was completely different from the stupid image described by the empire. Sure enough, the rumors were not credible. In front of this craftsman, he even felt a heavy pressure, which was no less than that of his subordinate
The feeling brought to him by the leader of the Knights!
"Tell me, what's the reason for your visit this time?" Stewart seems to have been used to others visiting him. In the past few years, people from other cities have been sending people to visit him.
There are only a few purposes over and over again, either to make weapons or to inquire about skills.
"That's right, Mr. Stewart, we are here to invite you to join the Imperial Craftsmen. It is an invitation personally sent by His Majesty the King." Seeing that he could talk about business, Leon quickly made his intention clear.
"Empire?" Stewart was obviously startled when he heard the word "Empire." "Are you talking about the Dietland Empire?"
"That's right, it's the Daitlan Empire directly under the jurisdiction of Cassati City." Leon nodded.
Stewart was silent for a while. Ever since many years ago, Stewart had thought that such a day would come. At first it was just the Lord of Cassati City, and then the news spread to nearby cities, and more and more people came to visit.
At first, Stuart was extremely excited. His craftsmanship skills had spread throughout the city of Cassati, and people even came to visit him from the surrounding cities. This greatly satisfied his vanity.
An earl once told him that if he could be invited to see the king, the tools he made would be enough to be made an earl.
Stewart's eyes lit up after hearing this. He hugged his lover beside him and looked at the earl excitedly: "Is this true?"
At that time, the count just said calmly: "Of course, but if you get what you want, you have to pay a certain price."
"You may need to serve the empire for many years. There is no time limit for this time, but it must be at least five years."
Hearing this, Stewart was extinguished from all his passion and looked at the earl blankly.
"How about, Mr. Stewart, come with us to the Empire, where you can take your forging skills to the next level and truly become famous."
Stewart fell into silence, and Leon's unclear voice seemed to be heard in his ears.
"Mr. Stewart...are you okay..."
"Stull..."
"Thor!"
A soft drink made Stewart wake up instantly, and he raised his head blankly to look at Alice.
"Alice..."
"The two gentlemen knights are calling you." Alice came to Stewart's side and whispered.
Feeling the warmth from Alice's body, Stewart gritted his teeth and said to Leon: "I'm sorry, allow me to refuse His Majesty the King's kindness, but I may not be able to..."
"Have you thought about it, Thor?" Alice put her little hand on Stuart's shoulder.
"Please think again, Mr. Stewart, this opportunity..." Leon quickly followed.
Stewart held Alice in his arms, looked at the two knights and said, "You see, I have absolutely reasons to reject you."
"This..." Leon was suddenly speechless.
"Sorry, please wait a moment." Alice turned to tell the two knights, and then pulled Stuart into the house, "Follow me, Thor."
After entering the house, Stewart looked at the back in front of him and said: "Alice, you know, I can't leave you and our child at this time."
Alice walked around the small but cozy bedroom. Then she said with a smile: "Thor, you know, this place is filled with all our memories."
"Ah?" Stewart was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand why Alice suddenly said this.
"We had just met at that time. Although this was your bedroom, you slept in the dirty and hot casting room every day."
"You ask me where my home is every day like a fool, but you still cook for me and do my laundry. Sometimes I even doubt whether you know everything."
"I was attracted by your world. I thought I would leave soon. Unexpectedly, I fell in love with you, fell in love with you, and became a couple with you. That period of time is enough for me to remember for a long time."
"At that time, you were full of energy every day. I haven't seen the longing and excitement in your eyes for a long time. You made a vow at that time. Do you still remember, Thor?"
Alice walked into Stuart, stood on her tiptoes and held his cheek.
"You told me with full confidence that you want your name and skills to spread throughout Lenaras, that you want people all over the world to come to you to build tools, and that you want to create something unique in time."
"The green grass, manor, status and fame you long for are right in front of you, Thor, they are within reach..." Alice said, her eyes turned red, and her voice became a little more choked up.
"Don't let me become a fetter for you, okay?"
Stuart's brain was a little down. Alice had never said so many words at once.
"Alice, but I..."
"Let's try it once. Didn't the earl say that if you make enough achievements for the empire, you can return home in fine clothes? Maybe you can come back soon."
Stewart wanted to say something more, but the next second his lips were sealed by Alice, and the two hugged each other tightly. The kiss was inseparable for a moment. Stewart felt a soreness on the tip of his nose, and he quickly closed his mouth.
Eyes closed.
For a long time, the two slowly let go of each other, and Alice gasped and her eyes were extremely moist.
"Thor, when you come back, I will tell you where my home is."
The ice and snow melted and turned into gurgling streams, and the spring breeze blew away the biting cold.
That spring, Stewart left the dusk streets where he had been raised for nearly 30 years, got on a tall horse, and headed towards the royal city of the Daitland Empire.