"Hmm... let's go to the Imperial City first? After all, it's the most developed place in the empire."
Licaro had been to the Imperial City before. Compared with the Imperial City, Edfallon City was not even on the same level.
Wilfen coughed lightly and said, "You can also visit your second brother by the way."
"Eh!? Second brother is in the imperial city?"
Licaro was a little surprised. Hasn't her second brother been serving in the Wilderness Legion?
"That boy has made great progress. He was recently promoted and transferred to the Royal Guards Corps."
Wilfin naturally felt proud that his son was so successful.
Eloline was thinking about her second brother's character. After becoming the adopted daughter of the Duke's family, she learned that Licaro had two older brothers.
She also knew that Licaro and her two brothers were half-siblings, and both brothers were more than ten years older than her.
There were images of her two older brothers at home, so Eloline knew what they looked like; they were two very handsome young men.
"What about big brother?" Likalo asked.
"Your eldest brother will be promoted soon too. When he returns, he will also be promoted."
Licaro's eldest brother originally served in the Northern Legion and participated in the war of invasion by the Five Nations Alliance. In the later stages of the war, the Northern Legion attacked the capitals of those countries, and the eldest brother stayed there and became an occupying force.
After these years of occupation and propaganda, the people of the Five-Nation Alliance have begun to feel favorable toward the Empire, believing that it was the arrival of the Empire that allowed them to develop.
After all, the imperial occupation forces were really helping these countries with their construction, and the people's living standards had improved a lot compared to before.
Moreover, although the newly appointed royal families of various countries appear to be independent on the surface, they are actually vassals supported by the empire.
Therefore, when the situation is completely stabilized, the imperial occupation forces can withdraw back to the country.
After learning about her two brothers, Eloline felt that she should indeed meet with them and strengthen their relationship. After all, they are all family.
"Then our next destination should be the Imperial City. There are many fun things there." Licaro said to Eloline.
"Ah."
Eloline was very curious about the history and culture of the empire. If she went to the capital, she would probably be able to learn more about this information.
Breakfast ended in a peaceful conversation. Wilfin went to work again, while Doris cleared the table.
In the past, Licaro would always take the initiative to help her mother clean up, but today she gave Eloline a look and asked her to do it for her.
In fact, even if Likalo didn't signal her, she would have taken the initiative to help her mother clean up the dishes.
However, Eloline also knew what was wrong with Licaro. If she moved around in front of her mother frequently, she would probably be able to see that there was something wrong with her body.
The feeling last night was also the first time for Eloline, but apart from the initial pain for a while, there was no other feeling.
I didn’t expect Likalo’s pain would last until now.
Doris looked at Licaro strangely. At this time, Licaro was still sitting at the table, drinking the half-remaining cup of milk.
She was covering herself with milk, and now she was trying to drink it slowly.
"Mother, let me help you." Eloline came over and helped Doris clean up the dishes.
"Thank you, my dear daughter."
Doris smiled and gently touched Eloline's head with her hand.
Then she suddenly asked, "Why do you and Lika Luo look a little off this morning? When did you go to bed last night?"
"Well, we went to bed early." Likalo blurted out, then realized that she had let the cat out of the bag.
"You guys?" Doris's lips curled up slightly, "Did you sleep together last night?"
"No, no!" Eloline quickly explained to Doris: "It was just Lika Luo who came to my room to play last night. We were reading together."
"Yes, I'm sharing a knight novel with Eloline." Likalo also agreed.
"So that's it."
Doris found it a little funny in her heart. These two stupid kids might disguise themselves very well at ordinary times, but when they were involved with each other, she could always see something unusual in them.
The skill of pretending to be stupid still needs more practice, but this also shows the purity of the two children.
As a duchess, Doris had attended many diplomatic occasions, so she could tell when her daughters were lying just by listening to their tone.
But...well, as long as my daughter can be happy, that's enough, isn't it?
Doris's memories went back to many years ago, when the witch Xia told her something.
But, it doesn't matter.
Doris felt very relieved that Eloline was protecting her daughter.
So she said, "You two sisters, try not to separate when you are outside in the future."
"Hmm?" Likalo was a little confused. She asked, "Why did mother suddenly say that?"
Doris looked at Eloline and said, "Daughter, you are a dragon, so you should be very powerful, so you must protect your sister."
"No problem, I will definitely protect her."
Although she didn't know why her mother suddenly said this, Eloline patted her chest and promised that she would never let Licaro encounter any danger.
Besides, they were lovers, and they didn't want to be separated.
PS: I only have two updates today. I will update four more tomorrow to make up for today’s extra update OVO
Chapter 2 - Disaster 065 Imperial City
Several days passed, and during this time, Eloline and Likalo never did that kind of thing again.
During the day, they would go to the forest to play with Guoguo, or stay at home with their mother. Their father rarely had free time, but when he was free, they would chat together.
Licaro got her own magic gun, which looked similar to Elorin's.
Eloline's gun was silver, while hers was black, but there were no special bullets, just ordinary bullets.
Eloline studied the two guns and found that the bullets were not compatible.
However, this has made Licaro very satisfied. Weapons such as the magic gun will not be circulated on a large scale and will be extremely rare items in the future.
When the sun just rose, Eloline had already packed her luggage, and when she walked out of the room still dressed as a wizard, Licaro was also ready.
Licaro was wearing very light leather armor. After all, it was better to improve some defense when going out. She also brought a long sword.
Eloline was a little surprised. Did Licaro finally pick up the sword again?
"Lin, which one do I look better in, leather armor or in a skirt?" Likalo asked.
"They all look good!" Ai Luolin said sincerely, "You look good in anything you wear."
Her words made Licaro feel happy, so she took a step forward and kissed her on the lips.
It was time to set off on their journey, and they prepared to take a horse-drawn carriage to the imperial city. After all, if they went to buy another horse, there was a high probability that they would lose it in the end.
It is better to take a convenient carriage and pay very little.
"Father, mother, we are leaving first."
Licaro and Eloline said goodbye to their parents together.
"Be careful on the road."
"Uh-huh."
After leaving the Duke's mansion where she had lived for a few days, Eloline leaned a little closer to Licaro and then took her arm.
Likalo blushed, but also held Eloline's arm.
Although there are many pedestrians on the street, there is no need to be shy about it.
In order to avoid being disturbed by others during the journey, they decided to charter a carriage.
It’s actually not too far from Edfallon to the Imperial City. If you take the main road, you can get there in half a day.
Apart from enjoying the scenery along the way, nothing noteworthy happened.
When the tall and majestic city wall appeared in front of her, Eloline was shocked.
The Imperial City was larger than any human city she had ever seen, and its towering walls were several times taller than those of Edfallon.
Although there were a large number of people coming and going, there was no congestion because the gates of the imperial city were very large and there were countless soldiers maintaining order.
Eloline noticed that the armor on these soldiers was extremely sophisticated, and the emblems on their bodies represented the Silver Eagle royal family. These should be the soldiers of the Royal Guard that Licaro had mentioned before.
The entire Imperial City is defended by the Royal Guard, one of the three most elite legions in the Empire.
Before, Eloline had seen many different races in the small country of Lombard, but in a place as large as the Imperial City, she had not seen any race other than humans.
You should know that the population of the Imperial City and its surrounding areas is even larger than that of the entire Kingdom of Lombard.
As an imperial citizen, Licaro naturally knew what was going on, and she began to tell Eloline the information she knew.
The Silver Eagle Empire emphasizes pure bloodline and is very indifferent to relations with other races. Of course, this is also related to the geographical location of the Silver Eagle Empire. There are no foreign countries around it.
90% of the alien nations on the entire continent are concentrated in the easternmost region, while the Empire is already in a very western location. Even the Kingdom of Lombard, which is several days' flight to the east, is still considered to be in the western region of the continent.
It is rare to see alien races within the empire, and usually, alien races are prohibited from entering the empire.
This results in this huge country being made up entirely of humans, and 99% of the people have only seen other races in books.
However, after the eastern mountain range was opened up, as the exchanges between the empire and the other side of the mountain became more and more frequent, the issue of the entry of alien races would sooner or later be put on the agenda.
Entering the imperial city requires paying a considerable entrance fee, which is one of the main sources of tax revenue for the imperial city.
It is probably equivalent to a family’s living expenses for half a month.
However, imperial citizens living in the imperial city and its surrounding areas do not need to pay entry fees. This is a benefit of the Central Province of the Empire.
Most of the people coming from other areas are merchants, adventurers, etc., and the entrance fee is not much for them.
What's more, even for an ordinary family, it is easy to come up with half a month's living expenses.
Although she could enter the city for free with her noble badge, Licaro still paid the entrance fee.
No noble would be so stingy as not to pay such a small entrance fee, because that would be extremely embarrassing and appear to be petty.
"There are more foreigners coming to the Imperial City recently."
“There are a lot of traders coming from the other side of the Eastern Range.”
"No wonder their accents are so weird."
The conversation of several patrolling soldiers reached Eloline's ears. She looked at the pedestrians around her and found that some people were indeed not dressed in the imperial style. She even saw familiar Lombard-style clothing.
There is more than one kingdom, Lombard, on the other side of the eastern mountains, so there are people from all over the world.
But Eloline felt a little sad. The Empire was clearly about to declare war on the Kingdom of Lumbart, but unexpectedly it still allowed the Lumbart people to enter.
Of course, there may be reasons to avoid alerting the enemy, but once the war begins, the Lombards within the empire will have a hard time.
After entering the imperial city, Licaro took Eloline's hand and pointed to a small pavilion not far away.
There were many people queuing in front of the booth, and they all seemed to be buying some exquisite booklets.
Likalo explained: "That's the city map of the Imperial City. If you don't want to get lost in the city, you must buy one."
Even if Licaro had been to the Imperial City before, it was impossible for her to remember all the places.
The Imperial City was indeed the political and cultural center of the entire empire, and it was much larger than Eloline had imagined.
After getting the booklet, Eloline and Licaro found a place to sit down on the street and began to familiarize themselves with the situation in the city through the map book.
The entire city is divided into three areas: the outer city area, the inner city area, and the imperial city area.
The two people who had just arrived in the imperial city were not in a hurry to visit and tour. The first thing they had to do was to find their second brother who was also from the same family.
At this time, the second brother didn't know that he had a lovely sister. Licaro couldn't wait to introduce Eloline to him.
Chapter 2 - Disaster 066 Second Brother
Scullin Edfallon is Wilfin's second son. He is in his early thirties and is at the most glorious age of his life.
Since arriving in the imperial city, this handsome blond young man quickly became a hot topic among the noble ladies in the upper class circles.
He was originally a general in the southern wilderness, but now he has joined the Royal Guards and has become an official in charge of the foreign population in the imperial city.
Although on the surface he had lost his military power, in reality, the benefits and rights of serving in the imperial city far exceeded those of a frontline general.
