Chapter three hundred and twentieth six troubles
"Is that true?" Bili first made a memory statement, thinking about where she went the day before yesterday, as if she remembered something unhappy, and lowered her head and stopped talking.
"Why, do you need my help?" Locke asked with his head tilted.
"No, thank you." Bili shook her head and replied.
Locke was turned away, although he was curious about what troubles Bili had encountered, he was not easy to ask directly. Looking at Qiao Jin and Angelina who were laughing and talking not far away, they sat together calmly without saying a word.
The garden of Qiao Jin's family is half-open. The breeze blows above his head, and the fragrance of flowers wafts by. Bili smells the fragrance of flowers and looks at Locke sitting beside him, and her thoughts can't help but turn to what she encountered at the beginning of this year.
The Bili family is a standard business family in Princeton. The elders in the family are not very high, and the grandfather with the highest title is just an earl.
However, the Bili family has a foothold in business. Her family has established many commercial stores in Princeton, and there are many industries in other provinces outside Princeton.
It is not worth mentioning that wealth can match a country, but when it comes to family financial resources, the Bili family is already comparable to half of the marquis family.
While having so much property, there are also many jealous forces. The Bili family has many rivals, some are business competitors, and some are ambitious people who want to seize her family's wealth.
Although the Bili family has joined forces with many business families close to it, in Princeton, it is still walking on a tightrope, with no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. When the Bili family loses its power, there will be a few of these former partners who will continue to protect them, and even the contemporary heads of the family are unsure.
At the end of last year, something big and small happened in Princeton. A marquis was dismissed from his title by His Majesty the Emperor because he stood in the wrong team in the court and the country.
It doesn't matter if the marquis fell. It just so happened that this marquis is the Bili family, one of the greatest protections to maintain their commercial competitive advantages.
Nowadays, multiple families have joined forces to restrict the Bili family. Her family's industry in Princeton is still booming, but in other provinces, many commercial channels have been cut off this year.
What Bili was upset about was the marriages that the family introduced to her at the beginning of this year.
Bili, who had graduated from the Imperial Royal Academy for one year, barely advanced to an intermediate magic apprentice through the precious potion purchased by her family for a large sum of money last summer.
Unfortunately, the strength of the intermediate magic apprentice cannot help Bili get rid of the control of her family in this regard. Even the grandfather who loved her the most did not want to pay attention to Bili when his family suffered such a severe blow at the beginning of the year. Even in the incident where Bili went on a blind date, her grandfather was pushing her secretly.
Belie had contacted those blind daters. Almost every one of them was either a large aristocratic family with profound strength or a commercial family with complex roots in the Omore Empire.
However, the ability of these blind daters is a little worrying. They are either those who are just living a life of life and enjoying the protection of their family, or mediocre people who are destined to be mediocre all their lives.
How could Bili, who claims to be a talented woman, choose these people as her future husband?
There is no harm without comparison. Compared with those people, Locke, who climbed up from the bottom, seems so extraordinary and talented.
Bili, who has been used to being frugal in her since childhood, is also favored by her elders at home, which makes Bili’s demand for material energy very simple. What she admires more is the kind of talented and capable people.
Not to mention Locke, her blind daters were not as good as Chris who had crushed on her in their team.
After all, Chris is a top student who graduated from Imperial Royal Academy like her.
He looked up and glanced at Locke who was enjoying the beautiful scenery around him. It didn't matter. After experiencing the plane war, Locke unconsciously had a rare iron-blooded and strong temperament.
Locke used to have this temperament, but he deliberately restrained it. However, the war he participated in on the revitalization of the fairy plane was not comparable to the temperament he developed when he was in the army at Fostertan.
Bili was stunned when she saw it.
"Hey, don't be foolish, Mina and the others are here too, let's go and greet them!" Suddenly, he was patted by his shoulder, and Bili woke up.
I saw Locke in front of me also had a little embarrassed expression at this time. He was also a little overwhelmed by Bili's unscrupulous gaze just now. Why didn't he find Bili so bold before?
Her face turned red in an instant, and Bili secretly glanced at Angelina who was standing next to her and Qiao Jin. Angelina looked calm and had no intention of being jealous.
The four of them set out to greet outside the manor together, Mina, Chris and Bob who had just arrived.
Mina was still wearing a yellow long dress like Rock saw a few days ago. Rock found that this girl didn't pay much attention to her dress and clothes, otherwise she would be a pretty female magician.
Chris and Bob held their heads and chests up. The two were a little stronger and taller than before. Locke knew that this was the result of a breakthrough in strength.
In addition to the group of people with special physiques, most of the Knights will increase their size and weight every time they advance.
For example, Locke is still half a head taller than Chris and Bob. Locke, who is 1.85 meters tall, can completely respect 95% of the men in the Omore Empire.
"Locke, long time no see!"
"Brother Locke, you're getting stronger again!"
Chris and Bob did not look for Angelina, but pulled Rock to reminisce about the old things. The knights had many common words. After a while, the three big men laughed loudly.
After a simple greeting, Locke learned that after Chris graduated, he signed up for the City Guards in Princeton. His father was a middle-level official of the City Guards. He had just joined the army for a year and had been in the captain. He led his soldiers to patrol the city of Princeton every day, which was very uncomfortable.
After graduation, Bob chose to go on a trip and adventure. His family has a foundation in the army and has his own territory and manor. Bob doesn't plan to enter the officialdom too early. He wants to make a good move and then follow the arrangements of his family.
Over the past year, Bob has traveled to one-sixth of the land of the Omor Empire. Bob, who has experienced many people and things, has a more mature feeling than before.
While several knights were talking and communicating, the four ladies also sat in a circle in the garden, and the maids in the manor delivered wine and desserts in an orderly manner.
Chapter completed!