Blood tax

Chapter 280 Omen
The grotesque fragments are gradually pieced together, presenting a horrifying and real picture.Griffith was vaguely aware of his terrifying position in this picture, and desperately wanted to hide in the calm and peaceful dark space.He had a vague thought that it would be the kindest thing in the world not to be able to relate known things to one another.

第二纪1444年8月30日早上6:00。晨曦穿过玻璃窗，光影照在格里菲斯的脸上。他拉了拉薄被单，把自己藏了进去。

After sleeping like this for another 5 minutes, Griffith got out and looked out the window.He had a strange dream, which gave rise to an indescribable feeling. In the dark, an inexplicable existence hidden in the darkness is showing a corner of the terrifying body.

Griffith woke up in the attic of the Earl's Mansion, rubbed his eyes and scanned the simple desk, and could only lie down on a small bed for one person and the books, clothes and luggage stuffed under the bed, and took off the shirt and cavalry on the hanger Put on a uniform-style coat and hang the medal on the neckline.

Coats are hung on the wall. In winter, when there are too many clothes to hang on the wall, they can only be piled on the corner of the table, making the room very crowded.There is no wardrobe. If the wardrobe is moved into this small room of less than four square meters, it will block the way, or the desk must be moved.Griffith would rather have some wrinkled clothes than no place to read.

This attic is still as small as ever. When I returned to the Earl's Mansion during the summer vacation, the servants called me Mr. Knight, but seeing me still living in this small attic looked a little weird.

It would be nice to have a bedroom with a closet, and it would be nice to have a living room with a sofa. Otherwise, if you want to lie down for a while or sit and eat something, you can only go to the bed or the desk, which is very untidy.

If there is a living room, it is best to have a separate bathroom, so I don't have to go to the public bathroom on the third floor, where there is often a queue, which is too inconvenient in an emergency.

The independent kitchen and gas pipeline are also difficult to part with. Stewing something by yourself will make the night more wonderful. The supper served in the Earl’s Mansion is too simple, and the night snack is also for the distinguished guests in the living room. I have to steal it with them Let's talk a few words...

Griffith rubbed his face and walked to the third floor, where he brushed his teeth and washed his face.He walked through the spiral staircase, saw the colorful flowers in the courtyard downstairs and the strange fruits in the glass greenhouse, and began to fantasize again.

With the living room, bathroom and kitchen, it would be better to have a small garden, you can plant a peach tree, hide the key in the tree hole, um!The fountain is too extravagant, but it would be nice to have a small piece of lawn, where I can sit with my friends and look up at the summer night starry sky...

Heck, it would be nice to lay down with Galadia and watch the Summer Triangle again!
Since arriving in Arran, Galadia has been very busy, attending meetings and dances to make sure the community knows she is safe.Under such circumstances, Griffith could hardly find time to be alone with her, and the caring Ms. Aviana arranged for someone to send him back to Byerland.

Griffith calculated his property and income, and began to outline a hut in his mind with anticipation.

He started fantasizing from the small bedroom, adding sofas, fireplaces, carpets, and roses under the window sill to his small stronghold, and finally decided that with the company of Miss Elf, it would be perfect, and there was no need for more. Really, if you still If you are not satisfied, there must be a problem with your thinking and it will be dangerous.

It seems that a century has passed since the day I came to Earl's Mansion from the battlefield in the east. The youthful second-level squad leader has become a unique commander, a Sequence 7 Extraordinary, with a silver oak leaf knight eagle badge , You can become a formal knight within two years, and your monthly salary and allowance of 110 silver lang has also risen to 350 silver lang.Ordinarily, this is already an astonishing speed, but Griffith still feels that a long, long time has passed and too many things have happened.

There are elusive conspiracies hidden behind Krista's secret, Ilodie's revenge has not yet been avenged, and the life thread and the Creator are god-like existences; The monster entanglement; the conspiracy against Galadia has not yet been found out, and even greater upheavals have taken place in Canaan...

The enemy is getting stronger and stronger, and the conspiracy around Griffith is layered like cream on the cake.

Of course, he also became stronger than ever before.The mail armor that had to be worn under the uniform was no longer meaningful, the protective effect was no more than the shield, and the mobility would be affected due to the load.

The dagger that never left the body has almost lost its carrying value.With Meteor and Eviscerate, the lethality of a large number of throwing knives and ordinary daggers becomes insignificant.If Hanguang was used to convict, the giant goblins and even mountain monsters that had to be dealt with with caution a year ago could be easily killed by Griffith.

Although this is only a year-to-year change, it feels inexplicably a long time ago.

After finishing his face, Griffith walked along the spiral staircase of the Earl's Mansion to the basement floor.The kitchen there has already prepared eggs, bacon and bread for breakfast, as well as honey and milk specially prepared for him.

Huh, this is the same.Griffith ate with satisfaction, and raised his hand to beckon to the acquaintance who came over:
"Good morning, Anna."

"Good morning, Mr. Knight," Sonia's personal maid, Anna, sat down opposite him with a plate, and finished her breakfast before the countess got up, "I woke up very early today too~"

The servants and guards of the Earl's Mansion would get up early and come to the restaurant on the basement floor to have breakfast.Griffith has not changed this habit after gradually gaining status and status.When he came to the restaurant wearing the Eagle Riding Medal, everyone was a little restrained at first, but they got used to it after a few days.

Everyone was eating breakfast in silence, when Anna suddenly looked up at him: "Mr. Knight, what has changed about you~"

"Really? Where?"

"I'm not sure, maybe it's not as stiff and rigid as when I first came here, not like a walking log."

"..."

"You used to have a straight face every day, but now you put on some smiles. It's a bit tired, but at least it's a smiling face."

"Thank you, Anna, you are very nice to talk to."

Anna finished her food quickly, and looked at the quasi-knight who was carefully sucking away the honey with a small piece of bread: "But the good habit of licking the plate is still good."

"Really~" Griffith poured some water on his cushion, shook the plate, and gulped down the remaining honey water, "Don't forget the original intention."

Today is the day to return to Homemonwarts to start the new semester. At 08:30, Sonia was dressed up by Anna and sent to the carriage with a dazed face.Her elder brother Nolan will not be sent to the port this time, and he will go to his own affairs after a few words on the white stone driveway of the Earl's Mansion.

Griffith stared at the earl's eldest son, and felt that his temperament had hardly changed from before.It was a very thin sense of existence. Although he was the eldest son of the earl and would certainly be a great nobleman in the future, he just didn't attract so much attention.

This is not surprising, the hostess of the Earl's Mansion is Ms. Elena, if she says the moon is square, the Earl will immediately summon minions to cut the moon; let alone the current Miss Lamor, Sonia, Bye Lan's pearl is radiant at any time, and there is a long list of people who try their best to talk to her at any time. Just put a weapon on each of them to form a squadron.

"Brother, have you gone cave exploring again?" Sonia asked, grabbing her brother's wrist, "It's another bruise."

"Yeah, do you want to try it?" Nolan casually took out the ointment and applied it to the bruises on his hands. "It's very interesting."

Griffith declined with a smile.

Compared with the rest of the Larmor family, Mr. Nolan was really unnoticed.His face was pale, with dark circles around his eyes, like a flower bear in Dongfang Mountain, and he looked like he stayed up late last night.His dress is well-regulated, without luxurious decorations, powerful aura and magic power.It is said that he communicates with businessmen in the industrial world every day, and ordered many new gadgets invented by Earl Roland for cave exploration, that's all... He doesn't even have scandals, even if everyone knows that the Countess is arranging his fiancée, the social circles will No one particularly cared about it. If something had to be said, everyone would simply say it—the countess would arrange it.

……

After arriving at the port, Griffith fully armed boarded an enchanted sailboat with the same configuration as the Flying Leaf, and began to check the cabin as usual, walking through cabins and stairs one after another, and came to the bottom near the bow cabin.

After a series of incidents, as long as they are not acting in the school, the school no longer prohibits Xiutolar from boarding the ship with weapons.

He couldn't help but think of the horrible and fierce battle a year ago. He and Lana launched a near-death charge against the terrifying tentacle monster. Even Murat and Midian Maier were helpless. The professor was disturbed by everyone's blood, and the whole ship was in chaos. into a ball.

If I encounter another sea monster this time...

Hi, I'm afraid one end is not enough for everyone to share!

He looked up at the board above his head, and the students ran to the bow, making the sound of "dong dong dong".Compared with the deck where people come and go, this place is quiet, cool and secluded.

It's a pity that Galadia is not here...

For safety reasons, Ms. Aviana asked her daughter to stay in Yalan, and go directly to Homewards through the expensive teleportation circle after school started.Therefore, Griffith will not be accompanied by Miss Elf during this voyage.

Thinking of her made Griffith itch.Although it was only a few days apart, he really wanted to hold the girl's hand tightly now and talk about his thoughts after the separation these days.My heart aches when I think about it.

With this expectation, Griffith was restless all the way.

The next day, as soon as he arrived at the private port of Homenworth, he found a chance to get away from the crowd, quietly walked behind a secluded column, and hid in a corner where no one was around.

After a while, he saw the familiar skirt appear in the hall, hurried past lightly, and then stopped to look around.

Griffith hastily tapped on the mithril pendant, using a special echo as a signal.His heart was about to jump out of excitement, his whole body began to tremble slightly, he couldn't help poking his head out from behind the pillar again, and looked at the position just now.

The tall and slim figure was gone.A gust of cool wind caressed from behind, and the cold and slender touch stretched forward along his back.Griffith hastily turned around, grasping the quietly approaching danger.

"Miss me~" Miss Elf rubbed his hair, looking at him expectantly, "Why are you hiding here?"

Griffith looked left and right, hugged Galadia into his arms, lifted her chin slightly, and stared at the cherry red lips: "It's dark and dark here, it looks like a good place!"

"Why is it a good place? Huh, um..."

Galadia was held tightly, and her weak resistance was melted away by the fiery kiss in an instant.She twisted her body slightly, and her delicate panting became short-lived.

She struggled, trying to escape from the surrounding mountains, but there were broad shoulders on both sides.She turned her head away, trying to avoid the passionate kiss, and her long pointed ears brushed past Griffith's mouth.

"ah!"

A trilling scream echoed through the deserted hall, scaring the two sneakers to a halt.

Galadia's whole body was limp, and it took a while before she could speak: "No, no! You are too brave, this is a school!"

Hey, indeed.Griffith nodded repeatedly.

The girl panted lightly and looked up at him, "It can't be like this, if someone sees it, you will be punished! It will become a big news! As long as it is not allowed in the school, who knows if Ms. Marian Turn yourself into a cat and sneak over to take a peek~"

"Is it okay outside the school?"

"Hey, you~" Galadia gave him a guilty look, "Don't use your brain!"

Well... Griffith sighed contentedly, the kiss just now filled up the nostalgia and anticipation of the past few days, and the sweet touch on his lips made his good mood almost fly away.

"Occasionally, hold hands, is that okay?"

"It will be seen too!" Galadia said as she broke free from his embrace.However, as soon as she left the broad shoulders, she felt a sense of loneliness as if she had been emptied, and she really wanted to go back now.

She hesitated, drew circles on the ground with her toes, looked up at Griffith who was full of expectation, and immediately lowered her head.A white hand lightly touched the back of his hand.

Galadia blushed like a sunset.She lightly stroked the ends of her drooping hair, and whispered in an almost inaudible voice:
"No one sees, occasionally,

"Yes~"

(End of this chapter)