Among the three counties, Piton is the truly most prosperous city, once with the largest population, vast farmland and dozens of manors.

Sufficient food, cattle, sheep and horses once made Francis V extremely worried that this remote county would be independent or occupied by neighboring countries.

Therefore, he did not allow Piton to build defensive walls, and at the same time, a solid fortress further south, was Leh.

Laire was originally a military fortress that could station 20,000 soldiers and could maintain a full year without any rescue.

However, after the ambitious king was assassinated by an assassin from unknown where he came from, several plans he formulated during his lifetime, such as a huge legion of 500,000 people, a cavalry regiment of 100,000 people, a huge navy of 100,000 people, etc., were forever put on hold.

And Piton, the originally planned granary, is less important.

In the following hundreds of years, Pitton became a place forgotten by most people in Francis.

As for the abandoned military fortress, Ley has become a place where some bankrupt and free people live. For two hundred years, this barren land was a place where the power of the kingdom could not reach.

In the end, Laihe expanded into a city.

However, it is not convenient to contact the city with other places in Franx, and they can only trade with Pitton.

In these unequal trades, the Laire people suffered a lot, but there was no other way to maintain their lives except to accept such unequal trades.

The arrogant Pitons finally angered the people living in Lai and further south.

Countless people finally exchanged their courage and life for a route to Xibai and Yilei.

The rise of maritime trade routes was not something that could be accomplished overnight. The construction of Nangang alone lasted for more than a hundred years.

But no matter what, Nangang and Lai finally flourished because of this maritime trade channel.

The wealthy Nangang and Laire did not forget the "generousness" of the Pitons.

Nangang and Lair are willing to bring wealth to Serthborg and any other city in Franx, or even Barth hidden in the mountains, but Pitton definitely cannot enjoy such treatment.

It has not been more than a hundred years since the southern Franxes flourished and developed, and the older generation of Nangang and Laire has not completely forgotten their resentment towards Pitton.

And Pidon, the most prosperous and huge county in the south, has become in decline.

Rich people moved to Lai or Nangang one after another.

The trade convoy was not staying at Pitton either.

The best wool produced by Pitton is obviously not as attractive as the silk shipped from Nangang. The merchants would rather travel more than a hundred miles to have higher profits in Nangang.

Losing the wool and cotton trade, the woven cotton cloth cannot be sold, and groups of skilled craftsmen left this hopeless place and went elsewhere to make a living.

The Piton sheep, which originally produced the best wool in Franx, had to become a delicacy on people's plates.

The farmland used to grow cotton has long been covered with weeds, and everything has become so depressed.

Seeing this scene, Ruibo was filled with emotion.

All this is not seen from the book, and no book will pay attention to this inconspicuous history in the South.

In the eyes of historians, a group of wanderers in the south have far less political declarations or armistice agreements than a political declaration.

But for Rebow, this is the history he saw with his own eyes, which witnessed the rise of two cities and the decline of one center.

Ruibo looked out the window and thoughts, but he didn't notice that the sky was gradually getting darker.

Suddenly, Ruibo heard footsteps outside the door, and he habitually dodged into a corner of the room.

The door creaked open, and a bright candlelight shone into Ruibo's eyes.

Rebol narrowed his eyes and used the method that Kelle taught him to adapt to the suddenly brightening room.

Keller once told him that in this case, closing his eyes is the worst choice, because at this time a dagger can end everything.

Although I can't see clearly with my eyes, I at least know where the danger comes from.

Unexpectedly, the one who brought the candlestick was the beautiful baron daughter.

‘Mr. Ruibo Hyde, I brought you a candlestick. Can I sit down? It won’t prevent you from resting.’ said the daughter-in-law.

‘No, no, this is your home, I should be disturbing me.’ said Ruibo.

‘Well, Ribo--can I call you Ribo?’ That beautiful daughter-in-law paid attention to Ribo’s expression.

‘Honor is over.’

‘I am very interested in tea. Can you tell me something about this?’ This lady obviously couldn’t find the topic for a while.

Rebow was not very interested in this beautiful lady, and he didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble for himself. Eckert's order was just to get an invitation three days later, rather than to betray a baron's daughter as a bride.

So he started talking to the lady in a plain tone as possible.

In his opinion, this is no different from the usual way to describe the characteristics of the product in detail to a customer in the store.

The only difference is that the lady around her was obviously not paying attention to the goods themselves, but the people selling the goods. This made Ruibo extremely worried.

‘You know so much.’ said the lady with emotion.

‘Ah, nothing, I remember it after getting in touch with it.’ said Ruibo.

‘Is it so happy?’ asked the lady.

Ruibo didn't know how to answer this inexplicable question.

‘You must have a lot of things you like, play. At least two years ago, I still like to play when I was at your age.’ Miss explained.

‘No, gaming and playing are really two extravagant things for me.’ Ruibo tells the truth.

Hearing Ruibo's answer, the lady's eyes suddenly lit up. She sighed and said, "Although I am older than you, you are obviously much more mature than me. You already know that you are taking on your own life, but I still have to worry my parents."

‘You have a kind parents and a warm family, and I, my parents, have long passed away.’ Ruibo said with a sigh.

‘Yes, I am much happier than you. I really hope to know you more. Are you free these days? Three days later, my family will hold a dinner in the villa in the forest. I hope you can attend. ‘The beautiful lady sent an invitation.’

He was so happy to hear these, and he successfully passed the test, and his excitement showed a joyful expression.

‘Honor is so great’ said Ribo as calmly as possible.

Ruibo's joyful expression obviously made the Baron's daughter misunderstand. She blushed and quickly said goodbye. She walked along the way and wondered if the invitation just now was too abrupt. How to mention it to her parents later, and whether her father would harshly oppose her.

In fact, this is the thing that this beautiful daughter is most worried about, because she fell in love with a boy who was two or three years younger than her, which was something she could not even imagine.

Ruibo stayed in the small living room, and he waited patiently for the end of the dance.

If the dance ended, the sound of the carriages when the devastated nobles left was enough to let him know when he should say goodbye to his master.

The moon was rising, and the night gradually darkened. Finally, the first carriage left.

Ruibo guessed that it was time to say goodbye.

He walked down the stairs.

The barons are still one of the most eye-catching targets.

When he walked to the baron, Rebe bowed gently and said, "I am extremely honored to attend your dance. It's getting late, so I should say goodbye."

Baron Lonna was indeed a little surprised. In his opinion, it was still early and the dance party was just beginning. Except for a guest with urgent official duties, most people had no intention of saying goodbye at all.

Did you neglect this young man too much? He came from afar and was driven to the small living room and stayed in the small living room for so long, and he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Baron Lonna smiled and said, "It's still early, you haven't danced with my daughter yet. Do you want me to use my privileges as a father?"

‘Yes, it’s rare to come once a long distance. It’s too early to leave now.’ The Baroness also persuaded him.

‘It is because I live far away that I have to say goodbye. There is still something to do tomorrow. Uncle Eckert must still need my help. As for dancing, I really don’t want to damage your reputation of justice. Those who have worked hard to queue up are really pitiful. It’s better to wait until I have the chance in the future and I will invite the precious daughter to dance together.’ said Ruibo.

Seeing that Ribo was unmoved and determined to leave, the Baroness Lonna was obviously a little disappointed.

The Baron said: ‘In a few days, I will hold a dinner in my villa. Can you come and attend?’

‘The honor is so great, in fact, I have already agreed to the invitation of a noble daughter.’ said Ruibo.

This girl was very quick to do it, the baron and wife thought to themselves.

'You must be there, don't send a representative like your uncle,' said the Baron.

‘I apologize for my uncle again’ said Ribo.

‘Forget it, forget it, just kidding, but you must come in three days, otherwise I will break up with your uncle, ten million, ten million.’ The Baron repeatedly reminded.

The couple sent Ruibo to the door.

Rebow got into the carriage and saw Eckert holding a book in his hand and reading it very happily under the oil lamp.

'You succeeded, right' Eckert asked without even raising his eyes.

‘Yeah, how do you know?’ asked Ruibo.
Chapter completed!