Chapter 557 The Second Ring

It is not an easy task to find Oswald.

He is not an active papal guard, so he does not need to be on duty; and he is already this age, so he obviously does not need to work.

Fortunately, Freya has lived in the Theocracy for so long, and she still has some connections here. She first took Lily to the Sixth Ring and found a retired papal guard from the place where the ruins were guarded.

The reason why Freya looked for him was also very simple. Because she knew Oswald's age, and the old man was about the same age as him; and when they chatted before, the other party said that he almost became the guardian of Avalon.

That is to say, he probably knew Oswald.

Sure enough. She asked the other party about it, and he knew that Oswald had returned. And he also knew that the surname "Molu" that Freya used now was given to herself, and her previous surname was Moriarty, which Oswald was responsible for.

So he handed the information about Oswald to Freya very straightforwardly.

But Oswald's location surprised Lily.

She was deeply impressed by the silent elf steward who was like a lone wolf. He was a serious, cold, and unsmiling old man.

Oswald did not go to the upper floors to live with the pure-blooded elves. Instead, he stayed in the second ring, which had a large flow of people.

Compared with the first ring, which was more chaotic and lively than other countries' downtown areas, the second ring was at least not so chaotic - the biggest difference was that there were obviously fewer people carrying luggage. But the streets were also crowded with people, and many old people were sitting in line on the seats in front of the doors of many shops.

The second ring was a relatively affordable place to live, and many long-term residents of the Church would stay here.

A large number of apartment buildings were built here. Under the intervention of the elves, neither the rent nor the price would be too high, so many people lived here for several years or more than ten years...

There were also some church schools here, and some priests would come here to teach the children of the short-born species. Those short-born species born in the Church often came here to study and work.

Life here is quite stable. There is not much pressure from studying, and the working hours are not long. Although they are not rich enough to save much, they are not too poor to afford necessities. At the same time, there is no war here, and there are no disputes caused by economy and pressure. There are even some people who were born in the second ring and died in the second ring, and have never been to other areas in their lives.

Lily glanced around and found that the most residents in the second ring were the elderly and children.

Lily also went out when she was in Avalon. Compared with the children of the knight families in the White Queen District, the children here are not so well-educated - they wear simple clothes like villagers, and they also run around in the streets, shouting, arguing, and fighting with each other.

But to say that they are simple, in fact, there is not much complicated embroidery on these clothes, and they are basically simple sewn single-color fabrics. The quality of the fabric itself is also quite good. If it is slightly processed with elf craftsmanship, it can also be sold at a high price as a fashion in Iris.

Lily even saw a group of human children playing with a lizardman child; a human girl holding a young snakeman in her arms; trolls carrying heavy objects on their shoulders could be seen in the streets and alleys, but people were also very friendly to the trolls... at least much friendlier than the first and fifth circles.

The least common race here is the goblin.

—— And the most surprising thing is that Lily even saw dwarves.

The elves and dwarves are mortal enemies. Because the dwarves are basically all heretics, their racial belief is "waiting for a pillar god belonging to the dwarves", especially Yan Tiansi - Yan Tiansi, as a Tiansi who is rapidly becoming stronger in the path of dedication, directly threatens Sizhu.

Even if the elves prayed, they also asked Yan Tiansi about his thoughts on the position of the pillar god. But what is asked through prayer is not necessarily the truth, and even if it is the truth, it is not necessarily the truth forever. And even if Yan Tiansi really has no ideas, at least the dwarves have ideas.

——You pushed the cannons to the border, and then you said you just wanted to strengthen national defense; maybe you really did strengthen national defense, but even if it was just strengthening national defense, it means that you regarded us as imaginary enemies.

This is the attitude of the elves towards the dwarves.

Although it is not as strong as the hatred of humans towards giants, it can at least be regarded as disgust.

In the second circle, there was even a dwarf couple walking on the street openly. Not only did they not hide their racial characteristics, they even greeted other uncles and aunts on the street. And other people obviously knew this dwarf couple, and they greeted each other and were quite friendly.

"...The people here live so well."

Lily sighed.

"Indeed."

Freya nodded slightly: "Among all the regions of all the countries I have traveled to, the Second Circle of the Theocracy is also the most comfortable. If the Helasar Empire still exists, it will probably be when it is most prosperous that ordinary people can live such a carefree life.

"Sometimes I think, if I am tired in the future and need to find a place to retire... I will come to the Second Circle to find a house and teach children alchemy for free. Compared with getting married and having children, this is more in line with my concept."

"...The elf mentor system?"

Lily murmured.

Freya chuckled and reached out to touch Lily's hair: "No, not yet. I don't want to find my own successor, I just want to play with the children to avoid being too lonely in my old age. And rather than giving them candy and cake, it is better for their health and future to give them knowledge."

As she said, she looked at Lily with interest: "It seems that you still remember me, Lily."

"... Of course I still remember, Miss."

Lily had a complicated expression and murmured in a low voice: "I'm not Moriarty."

"You can know that their amnesia is related to Moriarty... It seems that you also know about the curse."

Freya smiled with relief: "That's good. Although I knew that Aiwas must have known the curse when I saw him for the first time, so he didn't say anything after seeing me... But even if you still remember me, you brought Aiwas to see me."

Lily did not respond, but chose to remain silent.

This is also the reason why she looked so strange when she saw Freya.

Although she always regarded herself as "taking care of Aiwas when he was young", it must be said that when Aiwas was young, Lily was not very old. She had never taken care of anyone before that, and even she herself needed someone to take care of her at the beginning.

And at that time, it was Freya who took care of Lily and Aiwas.

Freya is five years older than Lily and twelve years older than Aiwas. Only four years younger than the eldest brother Edward.

This is the true elder sister is like a mother.

Aiwas's many good feelings for Lily are actually because he forgot Freya. Under the influence of the curse, many memories belonging to Freya were shifted to Lily, who was closest to her.

This is also the reason why Aiwas is very close to Lily and trusts her very much, but Lily is always very cautious and distant from Aiwas.

Because she is worried that one day Aiwas will find out that he remembered the wrong person.

If her fake identity is exposed, then perhaps the good feelings will turn into bad feelings.

——She never dares to take things that are not hers.

But even so, when she really met Freya, she still felt very nervous. Although she was very careful and never crossed the line... she always felt guilty that she had stolen something.

"How are the two children doing recently?" Freya asked.

"... The young master is about to get engaged now," Lily replied, "Miss Yulia's phantom egg problem has also been solved."

"It's good that it can be solved. I thought Yulia had... but engaged... so soon. He is only eighteen this year, right?"

Freya touched her chin and corrected: "No, it's not that fast. He has become an archbishop, so he has to have a child quickly."

"... What does it have to do with the archbishop?"

"The higher the energy level, the lower the probability of having a child. This is also one of the laws of balance in the world-the strong are not good at breeding. The elves have a long lifespan, but the population has never exploded. One of the reasons is that the elves are relatively cold in sex, and the other is that the average energy level of the elves is too high."

Freya said coldly Jing replied: "With Aiwas's status, he has to leave his bloodline quickly. Otherwise, when he is in his twenties, he may reach the fifth energy level - it will be difficult to leave offspring at that time."

"...That's a hurry."

Lily obviously didn't know this secret, and her facial features suddenly tightened: "He must leave offspring."

"Why," Freya said lazily, "Is he going to get engaged to the princess? And he must leave offspring - if my brother doesn't want to have a child, then he doesn't have to, it's the same. I just said that if he wants a child, it's better to do it as soon as possible."

"Not the princess..."

"Hmm?"

"It's Her Majesty the Queen."

"...Huh?"

Freya was stunned for a moment, and her expression was obviously frozen.

Then she suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, the new queen is that Isabel... How old is she?"

"Less than a year older than the young master."

"... So young? Is it because of the royal curse?"

Freya was stunned and said: "The curse is actually true? I thought it was just a cover-up pushed by Hawkeye..."

They chatted and soon arrived at the location.

What surprised them was that it was a bar.

As soon as the curtain was opened, they heard the strong smell of alcohol, shouting, and cursing from inside.

It was noisy inside - even Freya couldn't help frowning.

In the middle of the bar, there was a large crystal screen.

It was a ritual magic similar to the surveillance mirror of the thirteenth ring, which could directly peek into an area.

They could only see a green screen from a distance, and nothing else could be seen clearly.

Suddenly, everyone shouted in unison: "Unicorn! Unicorn! Unicorn!"

"--The ball went in!"

A heart-wrenching voice sounded.

Then the whole bar suddenly turned into a sea of ​​joy, with shouts, screams, and clinking of glasses resounding through the sky.

Because Freya drank the wine of immortality, her ears have become a little sharp, and her hearing has become very good now.

Now her eyes are straightened by the noise, and she covers her ears with both hands with an ugly face - she has not heard such a noise for almost ten years, and she can hear every word clearly.

...Mr. Oswald, is he really in a place like this?

Lily, who was standing behind Freya, was also a little confused for a moment.