Durin's Diary

Chapter 348 Song of the Old Days
Dühring did not enjoy dinner at his mentor Czerny's home.

It's not that something happened and Du Lin had to take responsibility, but Tanya from the Alkin family invited Du Lin to visit her home.

Of course, it is not the home in Copenhagen, but the place where the Alkin family was born, close to the family ancestral land of Sydney Union. It is said that there is a big hill there, and the Alkin family’s big villa and manor are on the top of the hill.

There are lakes, slopes, and cliffs. It is said that the Alkin family "fought against" Sidney's army here - of course, this happened after the Northern Kingdom withdrew its troops from the Sidney Alliance.

In short, until now, there are still a large number of watchtowers and fortresses in this area, and the Alkin family has also set up artillery positions in the manor.

After Du Lin arrived, Tanya took Du Lin to visit the manor. There were artillery batteries near the mountain roads on both sides, and there were long-barreled cannons from the Eastern Elf Territory on them. These were good things, and only big figures like Alkin who had strong ties with the Eastern Elf Territory were qualified to buy them.

Can’t buy too much at one time.

Moreover, because of these few cannons, Sidney's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had cried and made a fuss in the ring several times - that is, the archway of the ring was too low, which was not conducive to humans finding a place to hang themselves. Otherwise, Du Lin believed that they would definitely act out the whole thing and would never give up the opportunity to kick the chair for everyone to see him flopping.

Wait a minute, this gun is a replica.

Daju suddenly asked when Du Lin was on the third turret.

Du Lin was stunned.

What did you say.

There are three cannons. Only this one has bubbles on its steel. It might be a dwarven imitation.

Du Lin touched the gun under the pretext of looking at the shooting range.

Fuck, three bubbles.

It is indeed not a cannon made by the Eastern Elf Territory.

Do you remember the telegram you saw at the embassy in Copenhagen?

Yes, I saw it. The Alkin family clearly bought three long-barreled cannons, but how come one of them was replaced?

This shouldn't be the case.

But Du Lin also understood that since there was something unusual about all this, there must be a conspiracy.

Let Du Lin see where this conspiracy will eventually lead history.

As for obstructing the conspiracy... the Alkin family is unlikely to kill the grassland elves anyway, so let them do it. There are so many conspiracies and intrigues in history, and so many rebellions against Tiangang. One more and one less will not make too much.

Thinking of this, Du Lin followed Tanya towards the manor, and at the same time glanced at his eldest daughter inconspicuously.

Tanya Arkin

Old Class System: Arcane Knight

Level: Level 3 Warrior\Level 2 Mage\Level 3 Arcane Knight.

Attributes:
Power: 21
Agility: 15
Constitution: 16
Intelligence: 22
Perception: 14
Charisma: 19
How about your new big girl? Do you like it?

Of course, I like it very much.

………………

Back at the manor, the girls are touring the gallery.

Things like galleries are a bit too advanced for Melinda. In Du Lin's words, the bunny girl has almost no appreciation for such static images. She prefers to find any movement in a static environment.

Then kill the target with one shot.

painting?
Even if the painting in front of her was painted by Du Lin, it didn't matter to her.

"Nonsense, I sometimes enjoy watching you draw those storyboards." The bunny girl angrily retorted. Du Lin smiled and stroked Melinda: "Why are you looking here?"

"It's easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it's also a strategic transportation hub. If you want to bypass it, you can either go a hundred miles north and take the forest path. However, there's a coalition of druids and dryads in the north. While civilians won't have trouble passing through, it's extremely difficult for an army to use the path."

"We have to cross the big lake in the south, and it is even more impossible because our military camp is on the east side of the lake. Unless we go further south and climb the high slope on the south side of the cliff, but in the early years, there were watchtowers there. They can only go around the territories of those useless people in the Central and South United Army, but in that case, the pressure of defense will not be on our side." Tan Ya added.

Oh my goodness, is this the legendary new version of the Verdun Line?

Daju sighed sincerely.

No wonder Duke Alkin can make a fortune from trading in the north.

On the map, Duke Alkin's territory bordered Farol to the north. He must have patrons in the small nations of the Central and Southern United States, as there had never been any reports of a southbound caravan being robbed. Eastward, he could travel unimpeded throughout the country, all the way to the Eastern Elven Territory, where he could obtain vast quantities of Old Age materials and xenomorph organs.

To the west, the now-peaceful Sidney Union consumed these goods, and shipped large quantities of fabrics and wine east and south.

Most importantly, Duke Robbie Alkin's grandfather seized the opportunity. He cooperated with the Eastern Elf Territory and persuaded Robert to build a railway line from the Eastern Elf Territory to the Northern Kingdom, the Sidney Union, Farol's Naples and Savoy City.

As the administrative center of the Duchy of Alkin, an important node, Düsseldorf's position as an inland commercial center is unshakable - from Düsseldorf, trains can go west directly to Paris, south all the way to Florence, and then south through Rome to Naples.

"No wonder everyone says that whoever marries Tanya Alkin will be as rich as a country." Du Lin sighed to Tanya beside him.

The red-haired girl smiled, her big eyes narrowed. She reached out and placed her hand in Durin's: "But I heard that whoever marries Durin Elsh will be guaranteed a life of wealth and prosperity."

"Then are we a strong combination?" Du Lin asked with a smile.

Tanya shook her head. "I'm too weak to start over. Please look forward to my advancement. One day, I'll become a woman worthy of the legendary Doolin Elsh."

Her eyes were full of sincerity, and she embraced Du Lin with both hands.

Du Lin pressed against Tanya's chest.

It feels so good. This is a feeling that no other girl can give Du Lin.

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The Alkin family was wealthy enough to rival a nation, but perhaps because they had once lived in the North, Robbie Alkin's private dinners were not particularly extravagant—the dishes were much less extensive than those of the Clegane family. However, considering the Clegane family had so many hungry mouths to feed, quantity was not a big issue, and the Alkin family's dishes were few in number, but of good quality.

Du Lin actually saw fresh shrimps on the table - the taste of fresh shrimps is completely different from the taste of transported shrimps.

"Dulin, my good boy, you have to accompany me tomorrow. My old friends will come to see me, and I have to bring my most proud and only grandson-in-law to them to have a good look at him, the fifteen-year-old legend, Chang Tang Zhu Longzi, the heir of Duke Ai Ersh." Duke Robbie Alkin made an exception and drank a little wine today, and Dulin also took a few sips with him.

Now the old man looks very happy with a rosy face.

"You say so, and I'll definitely accompany you tomorrow." Du Lin felt that tomorrow would definitely be fine, so he nodded. "Speaking of which, you have guests tomorrow."

"There's Finance Minister Sidney from Paris and his favored grandson, the Northernism Commissioner from Farol, and of course your grandfather and a few old brothers." Robbie drew a large circle in the air with his hand. "Tomorrow we'll focus on discussing the Chang Tang Fleet's route after June."

"What did they say?" Du Lin was a little curious.

"The Changtang people have a new fleet, and they've decided to send it to Genoa. Northernism is going to make a fortune, and we can also eat meat. The Changtang people said they want a lot of scrap from the Old Era. We have it piled up in the wild, exposed to the rain. I don't know what they're doing, but there's money to be made." At this point, the old man picked up the wine and said, "Come, my good boy, drink with me."

·interesting.

Daju sighed.

Du Lin thought so too and picked up the cup.

So interesting.

(End of this chapter)