"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. I understand when you're away from home."
Angus didn't care about the girl's denial. In his opinion, it was a very wise move. It would be strange if she admitted it. Even if she was not a princess of the Cangcui Empire, she was probably a direct descendant of a great noble family in the empire.
The reason why he didn't guess the nobles of the West Wind Kingdom was because Angus knew this country too well. He himself was born in a baron's family in the West Wind Kingdom. Later, he was framed by his brother and had to leave his hometown to do business.
It was an unexpected success. He didn't expect that he had both talent and luck, and now he has become the leading wealthy businessman in Hopeland Port and a well-known figure in Wilga.
This time, he came to Westwind to take his daughter to Verga. For the past few years, he'd been busy with social events and business, never settling down. It wasn't until the past two years that he'd finally gotten his various businesses in order. Finally, he could take his daughter to Verga and take good care of her, making up for the regret of raising her alone in Westwind.
Angus's daughter lived in good conditions in West Wind. She had a large manor and servants and confidants to take care of her, but after all, she had no relatives around her, so her personality became a little eccentric.
The main reason was that Elaine's mother died early, and she had only a wet nurse to take care of her. The others were servants, and no one dared to disobey her, so she gradually developed a self-pampered character.
This time, Angus had even found a renowned teacher in Hopeland, ready to stay by her side, teach her, and help her change her awkward personality. As for West Wind, he likely wouldn't come again. The West Wind Kingdom's nobles were now in a state of disgrace, navigating civil war. Honor and mission had long been forgotten, their only focus now being on pleasure. It's no wonder there have been so many uprisings and civil unrest in recent years.
Looking at the extremely knowledgeable and erudite girl in front of him, Angus guessed that she was either from a noble family in the Green Empire or a student at Emenas College.
Although the mages of Lurna are knowledgeable, they have never been interested in business.
When talking about Lurna, we have to introduce the current situation of the Western Continent.
Today's Western Continent is roughly divided into two parts, east and west, with the Sigh Mountains in the center as the boundary.
In the East is the most powerful Green Empire on the continent, occupying nearly half of the continent's land.
Since the rise of the Green Empire more than three hundred years ago, the seven major countries in the western part of the continent, Wilga, Lurna, Gufia, Falcon, Sanctuary, West Wind, and Black Rock, swore an oath of blood alliance at the Snow Flower Mountain and established the Snow Flower Alliance to resist the expansion of the Green Empire.
Wilga is famous for its trade and navy, Lurna is dominated by alchemists and mages, Falcon is jointly governed by the Winged Tribe and the Knights, the Sanctuary is the base camp of the Angel Order, Black Rock is the country of mercenaries and forests, Gufia is the last private territory of the orc tribes, and it is also the advocate of the Snow Flower Alliance and the once glorious West Wind Kingdom.
More than a hundred years ago, the seven nations united to form a coalition army of about 2 million, and blocked the invasion of the Verdant Empire at the Apocalypse Fortress south of the Sigh Mountains.
The battle lasted for nearly a year, and both sides continued to increase their troops. In the end, the Xuehua Alliance had about 2.6 million troops, and the Cangcui Empire had about 3 million troops. They fought fiercely on the Golden Plains.
The war ended only after the Green Empire was defeated and retreated. A ceasefire was signed, and peace gradually came to the present day, which has lasted for nearly a hundred years. This war is also known as the "Battle of Broken Bow."
This story has many implications. The Verdant Empire, whose archery skills were inherited from the forest elves, is renowned. It's said that at the end of this battle, even after their bows were broken and their arrows were spent, they still couldn't win, so they retreated and negotiated peace. Others say this symbolizes the Verdant Empire's bow of fantasy, ruthlessly broken, their dream of unifying the continent shattered.
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After Angus and Loran Hill talked for a while, the spoiled girl in the blue dress came back.
"Father, let's go back. I don't want to stay here anymore. We will leave for Verga tomorrow."
"Okay, my dear daughter, I'm sorry that you have suffered alone in the West Wind Kingdom these years."
Angus stood up, said hello to Loran Hill, and left.
Watching the father and daughter leave, Loran Hill also became interested in Verga.
Many years ago, Wilga was part of the Kingdom of West Wind. As a coastal province, it had developed trade and many good ports.
Duke Wilga was a title usually only granted to the king's brothers. During a civil strife in the kingdom, the royal family was divided and the then Duke Wilga was killed. His subordinates were afraid of being liquidated, so they united with the merchants in the territories to seek independence.
Due to the development of maritime trade, these big merchants all had their own fleets and guards. Several forces united together and eventually defeated the army that came to suppress them, forcing the West Wind Kingdom to recognize its independence.
But businessmen have to do business after all, and they don’t want to make the relationship so fragile.
Therefore, Verga still nominally belongs to the Kingdom of West Wind, and pays a lot of gold coins every year to appease the royal family of West Wind.
But in reality, Verga is now managed by the Merchant Alliance's guilds, whose members come from various chambers of commerce, balancing and checking each other and discussing matters together. Everything is centered around making money, so it's still quite vibrant.
After eating the delicious ice cream, Loran Hill walked around the city and found an alchemy shop in Seabuckthorn City.
"Hello, are you looking to buy something, or order something custom-made?"
A clerk in dark blue overalls came forward and asked.
"Can I take a look first?" A girl's light voice came from under the black hood.
The clerk took a quick look and realized that this outfit and clothes were probably not something that ordinary people could afford, so he stepped aside and led the girl to the display case.
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