Heloise nodded obediently and responded softly, "Yes, Master Hermit."

The hermit straightened his clothes which were a little messy due to the previous battle, and said in a gentle voice: "There is no need to be so reserved, Miss Heloise.

I told you before, I'll get rid of those bugs even if you're not around."

Heloise looked up at the Hermit’s eyes and said seriously, “Mr. Hermit, this may be just a trivial matter to you.

But without you, our caravan would have been wiped out."

Having said that, Heloise pulled out an exquisitely carved broom emblem from her sleeve and presented it with both hands.

"Mr. Hermit, you may not know that my father, Duke Aiden, is a man who values ​​gratitude.

You have helped us so much, whether it is gold and silver jewelry, spell scrolls, or magic items, our Silver family will definitely try our best to satisfy you."

Heloise, who was good at observing people's words and expressions, keenly noticed that when the hermit mentioned "gold, silver and jewelry", the hermit's light green pupils dilated slightly, and he seemed to be quite interested in it.

But she didn't say much, just continued to listen quietly, secretly taking note of this abnormality.

The hermit put the broom emblem into his sleeve, stroked his beard, then nodded and said with a smile: "In this case, I will be disrespectful to refuse it."

Heloise asked curiously again: "Mr. Hermit, where are you going?"

"Tal Harbor. Even though I haven't been back for a long time, I should still have some old acquaintances there."

The hermit gently waved the bronze scepter in his hand, and an illusory map appeared in the air, marking the location of Tal Port.

However, Heloise covered her mouth in surprise and whispered, "Mr. Hermit, if I remember correctly.
The Tal Port you mentioned sank to the bottom of the sea 130 years ago due to a disaster that spread throughout Silver Moon Bay. The city now only exists in history books."

The hermit froze in place, his expression somewhat stunned. After a long silence, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, “Haha, it seems that I have indeed slept for too long and don’t even know the basic situation of the world today.

I am sorry to make you laugh.”

Heloise could sense a sense of loneliness coming from the man in front of her, but she didn't want to disturb him and just stood quietly beside him.

The hermit seemed to have gotten used to it long ago and did not have too many emotional fluctuations, just some feelings.

After a moment, the hermit turned around and looked at Heloise: "What's your destination? Is it the so-called Victoria Harbor?"

Heloise nodded and replied in a deep voice: "Yes, Mr. Hermit, our goal this time was to transport this batch of new arms back to Victoria Harbor, but we didn't expect to be ambushed on the way."

"arms?"

The hermit waved his sleeves lightly, and took out a brand new rifle from the air, playing with it casually in his hands.

"Is that what they are? They are really interesting little things.
But after a moment, he seemed to have figured out how to use the gun and fired into the air.

"boom!"

"It's quite powerful. I didn't expect that in just a hundred years, the world has changed so much."

Heloise hesitated for a moment, brushed the golden hair behind her ear, and then made up her mind and invited him with some trepidation.

“Mr. Hermit, since you have just woken up and are not very clear about the changes in the world, why don’t you come with us to Victoria Harbor?

Victoria Harbor is now the largest and most prosperous city in the Silver Moon Bay area, and our Silver family can find you a place to stay and provide you with intelligence. What do you think?"

She bowed her head again and said softly, "Besides, it is an honor to share the same journey with a powerful spellcaster like you."

The hermit did not hesitate too much, just thought for a moment, then nodded and said with a smile: "It sounds good, I happen to like human port cities.

Then let me see the scenery of Victoria Harbor. Miss Heloise, please get your caravan ready and we will set off soon. "

"Of course, Mr. Hermit."

Heloise quickly agreed, and even her tone became a little excited.

Not only because she no longer had to worry about the safety of the upcoming journey, but also because she made friends with a mysterious and powerful spellcaster.

The connections of a spellcaster of this level are invaluable assets to the entire Silver family.

"Mr. Hermit, I'll take you."

Heloise stretched out her hand and was about to lead the way, but she saw the hermit tapping the ground lightly with the bronze scepter in his hand.

"No need to bother."

"when."

A crisp metallic sound was heard, and Heloise felt as if the space around her was torn down like a curtain, and the scenery changed instantly.

When she came to her senses, the two of them were already sitting in the luxuriously decorated carriage.

Even Heloise was stunned for a moment. After a moment of silence, she said sincerely: "Mr. Hermit, your magical attainments are truly amazing."

The hermit chuckled and said, "Haha, I'm just more skilled at using it. It's nothing special."

At this time, the guard captain Marvin also found that the eldest lady had returned to the carriage and even brought the strange guest with her.
He knew that he had failed in his duty, so he hurried forward to greet her. With a flattering smile on his face, he bent down and said, "Miss, and... this gentleman.

The caravan has almost finished resting, and the injured soldiers and horses have been bandaged. When are we going to set off?"

"Now, rush to Victoria Harbor as soon as possible and complete the task assigned by my father."

Heloise thought for a moment and added, "Also, inform everyone in the family caravan.

This is Lord Hermit, the most distinguished guest of our Silver family. We must treat him with the highest courtesy and must not neglect him."

"Yes, Miss."

Marvin responded respectfully, then turned and left, beginning to give orders to his men.

Inside the carriage, the mysterious hermit and Heloise started a conversation that seemed quite strange to others.

"Which is the most powerful country on the continent now? Is it still the Kingdom of Fadlan?"

"Well, it should be the Kingdom of Cassander, but in a sense, it was split from the Fadlan Empire that once ruled the continent."

"Does the Silver Moon Bay Alliance still exist?"

"Of course, it's just called the Free Trade Federation now. The most powerful city-state is Port Victoria. It has received part of the legacy of Port Tal and is managed by four dukes, including my father."

"."

The topics asked by this hermit who had just woken up from his deep sleep were just some of the simplest common sense that everyone on the continent knew.

He occasionally mentioned the distribution of power and political structure in Victoria Harbor, but did not touch on the secrets of the Silver family. Heloise patiently answered them one by one. In fact, Cassius did learn about the basic situation of the Fianso Continent through the eldest lady of the Silver family.

After all, his memories of his previous life were a little vague, and he didn't know what kind of butterfly effect his actions would cause.

With the hermit in charge, the rest of the journey went particularly smoothly.

During this journey of dozens of miles, the caravan also encountered ambushing cultists, but these poor guys were often turned into charcoal by lightning that fell from the sky before they got close.

Marvin and other caravan guards were amazed and finally let down their guard against the mysterious hermit. They also realized the benefits of having a powerful spellcaster in their team.

Before the sun set, the caravan was already traveling on the wide stone road and was about to reach its destination.

The hermit lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the outline of the city in the distance, gazed at the towering spires of the city walls, and asked in a low voice, "Is that Victoria Harbor?

It looks pretty good, no worse than the old Tal Harbor.”

Heloise also looked at the familiar city walls and fluttering Plantagenet flags, and replied with some pride: “Yes, Mr. Hermit, that is Victoria Harbor.

The pearl of the west coast, the center of Silver Moon Bay's maritime trade, a hotbed of conspirators, and also the territory of our Silver family."

In the sunlight, a beautiful halo shone from Heloise's violet pupils.

Victoria Harbour is mainly divided into the Upper Town and the Lower Town. This division first appeared when Queen Victoria built the city. After hundreds of years, the two towns have been completely separated.

The upper city is where nobles, monks and other high-ranking people live, while the lower city is a mixed bag, from civilians, thieves to gang members, all gathered here, hiding countless darkness.

The two urban areas are connected by the Tark Suspension Bridge, and caravans and religious groups often travel back and forth. Mercenaries from the "Mithril Hand" are stationed at the pass.

The Upper Town is located at a relatively high altitude and is composed of the Honor District, the Temple District, the Victoria Glory District, etc. It has numerous religious buildings and luxurious mansions where nobles live.

The largest temple of Goddess Wojin on the continent of Feansor - the Tower of Wealth, and the Hall of Wonders of Gunder, the god of craftsmanship, are both located in the temple area.

In the northwest of the honor zone, there is a majestic and imposing castle. The metal gate is engraved with an exquisite broom emblem, and there are hundreds of well-equipped "Mithril Hand" mercenaries stationed around it.

——This is the castle of the famous "Plantagenet" Silver family, the Silver Castle which has been passed down for more than 200 years.

On the top floor of the castle, in the Plantagenet Hall, which symbolizes the family's power, Duke Aiden Silver is sitting in the main seat.

He looked to be in his forties, wearing exquisite aristocratic robes and a neat moustache - and his pupils were the same violet color unique to the direct descendants of the Silver family.

When the ancestor of the Silver family was a fisherman, he was often bullied because of his strange eye color, but hundreds of years later, these purple eyes became a symbol of noble blood.

In front of him stood the eldest daughter of the Silver family, Heloise Silver, who had just returned from Grey Harbor.

After hearing his eldest daughter's report, Duke Aiden couldn't help but stand up from his seat and paced back and forth by the window.

He walked quickly to Heloise, his tone quite excited.

"Heloise, the hermit you mentioned—has he really been sleeping for hundreds of years?"

Heloise nodded and said, "Father, if what the hermit said is true, it should be like this.

He had never even heard of the name of Victoria Harbor. In his memory, Tal Harbor had not yet sunk into the sea, and Fadland was just a kingdom.

Duke Aiden nodded repeatedly, turned around again, stared at the painting on the wall, and sighed:

"Even in the entire continent of Feianso, there are probably only a few species of immortals that can sleep for hundreds of years."

He turned his head, stared into Heloise's eyes again, and asked, "Heloise, do you have any guesses about the identity of this hermit?"

"Dragon."

"why?"

“During my conversation with Mr. Hermit, I discovered that he had an extraordinary interest in gold and jewelry. Combined with his characteristics of being dormant for hundreds of years, a dragon is the most appropriate answer.

I am not sure of the specific species of this Hermit, but judging from his help to us, he should be a metallic dragon."

"Crack, snap."

Duke Aiden clapped his hands, looked at Heloise’s serious expression, patted her shoulder, and couldn’t help laughing: “Very good, I thought so too.

Hahaha, Heloise, my proud daughter, you may win the friendship of a dragon for the Silver family."

Duke Aiden sat on the sofa in the middle of the hall, whispered a few words to the butler standing beside him, and then trotted away.

In just a moment, the butler brought back an old book written on sheepskin, with a few large gold-plated characters on the cover - "Guide to the Dragon of Fianso".

Duke Aiden placed the book on his lap, put on the gold-rimmed glasses handed to him by the butler, and read it carefully, while continuing to say:

"Heloise, tell me more about the hermit."

"Yes, father."

Heloise did not dare to delay and quickly explained the many details of the journey one by one.

Duke Aiden flipped through the "Guide to the Fianso Dragon" and kept muttering:

"Good at using lightning to attack enemies, likes gold coins and jewelry, and can change the weather.
He holds a bronze scepter, wears a grey cloak, and has light green pupils.
They are friendly and curious about humans, have a strong sense of justice, will not tolerate thieves and cultists, and prefer port cities."

Finally, Duke Aiden found a page in the book and spread it out in front of Heloise.

It depicts a huge metallic dragon - it has a beak-like nose and a pointed tongue, a sinuous and powerful body, and its body is covered with smooth green scales, like a majestic statue cast in bronze.

Duke Aiden pushed up the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, and his tone became more excited.

"Heloise, the 'Hermit' you met should be the bronze dragon known as the 'Dragon of the Coast'. And judging from the duration of his sleep and his ability to control the weather, this 'Hermit' is at least an ancient dragon!"

Heloise also came forward and looked with some surprise at the bronze dragon on the book that was as majestic and majestic as a bronze statue.

Although she had guessed it long ago, she still found it hard to imagine that the hermit with whom she had been talking for a long time was such a mythical existence.

Heloise sat next to her father and asked curiously, "Father, if Mr. Hermit is a bronze dragon, will there be anything special about him?"

"Hahahaha, Heloise, my dear daughter, you have done our Silver family a great favor."

Duke Aiden was all smiles. He stroked his beard and pointed at a passage in the book with great enthusiasm. Heloise also looked in the direction he pointed:
“Once bronze dragons make a commitment, they become the most steadfast allies, so their trust is especially valuable.

They are often fascinated by war, and eager to join the army to fight for a good cause. I have seen a bronze dragon disguised as a human to serve, and even become a general on the battlefield.

——Dragon researcher, Alsara Stein" (End of this chapter)