Chapter 435 (1/2)

Chapter 435: Arrested

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“Why do you… want to give me this?” After a while, Tilly put down the muppet.

“Do you remember what happened on your 18th birthday?” Roland asked slowly.

“…” She pursed her lips and asked, “You did that?”

“No, it was Timothy and Garcia.” The prince told the story again. “But I should also take some responsibility. If I had told father, it wouldn’t have happened.”

“And they also would have beaten you up,” Tilly said, “so it was reasonable for you not to tell.”

“This sort of thing will never happen again.”

“I thought that the extra space in your head was used to store knowledge.” She didn’t respond and changed the topic. “Now it seems that’s not the case. Besides this ‘panda’, is there anything else new? ”

When he heard her get tongue-tied trying to pronounce this strange word, Roland couldn’t help but smile. “Of course… countless things. When I get a chance, I’ll tell you more.”

There was no doubt that Tilly was smart. He believed that she would understand him even if he didn’t tell the whole story.

Sure enough, after pausing for a moment, she stared at Roland with thoughtful eyes.

Suddenly, Andrea’s voice sounded through the door. “Lady Tilly, I want to give you a gift… You, go away!”

“I came first, OK?” Ashes’ voice immediately followed.

“I was the first one!”

Roland laughed and stood up. “Indeed, a lot of unpleasant things had happened before, but the past is the past. No matter what, you and me, or Border Town and Sleeping Island shouldn’t be bound by bad memories. If you have any trouble in the future, you can come to me anytime… I’ll be your elder brother forever.” He paused for a while and said, “Happy birthday, Tilly.”

He opened the door. The two witches were immediately stupefied and stared at each other with confusion.

The prince smiled and said, “Stop quarreling, I was the first.”

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Otto wandered the streets dejectedly with Andrea’s words still lingering in his mind.

“…the lady of the Quinn family died five years ago, which was exactly what father wanted.”

He didn’t agree with her, but he couldn’t find any excuses to contradict her with. These days, besides observing Border Town, he spent the rest of his time wandering near the market. He hoped to see her again, but was ultimately disappointed.

Otto went to the stone bench next to the square, flicked away the snow on top, and sat down slowly.

Although thoughts were surging in his heart, he still didn’t forget the reason why he came here. Except for the corps and battalions, he had gone through every corner of this village and had a comprehensive understanding of this area. For example, the villagers’ lives weren’t so affluent at the very beginning and had been no different from those of regular slums. All these changes were due to the Lord, His Highness Roland Wimbledon. He led the people against those bloodcurdling demonic beasts and invented various magical machines and tools to improve people’s lives.

Otto had witnessed the black machines operating in the mine area. Just two or three iron lumps could easily finish the work of tens of people.

Also, it was said that the high tower alongside the Redwater River could send water to each resident’s home.