Chapter 564 I Want to Stay
"What's the use of having money? He just disturbed my fishing. Such a big piece of meat fell down and scared all the fish away. I didn't catch any. He should be thrown to the ground to feed the horse-faced fish!"
Nini curled her lips and pretended to throw him back into the sea, which scared Hunter so much that he jumped up.
"No! No! He, he's also good at making fried fish!"
Nini was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes gradually brightened.
"real?"
"Of course it's true. My uncle is the best fish frying expert in the North," Hunter boasted.
As the two were talking, Alvaro's eyes gradually became clearer. After taking a dip in the sea water, he seemed to have figured out a lot of things.
"I, I want to stay here." He murmured softly.
Hunter and Nini were stunned for a moment and turned to look at him.
"I want to be here, I want to be here so badly, I can donate all my money, I have land, I can do anything, even sell fried fish, as long as I can stay."
Feeling the surprised gazes of Hunter and Nini, a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes: "I am in the North, and I can't even install a gas lamp at home. Every day when I open my eyes, I see famine, war, and lords fighting each other. Obviously, the only thing I am good at is surrender."
Hunter came close to Nini and lowered his voice and asked, "Did he see some unspeakable monster in the sea? Was he scared out of his wits?"
Nini also whispered back: "There are no monsters in the sea. Isn't the Blood Harbor more terrifying?"
"Huh? What's so scary about this?"
"Heh. You weren't like this when you first came. Besides, what's wrong with him thinking this way?"
Hunter's eyes widened immediately: "You don't know how rich he is! Archbishop Alexei gave me a lot of things, including food and daily necessities. I was so happy, but this is nothing compared to his wealth!"
"Well, what if he gave you all the money and you could never set foot in Castel and Blood Harbor? Would you be willing?"
Hunter was stunned. He thought of Yami, the endless knowledge he could learn, and calculus.
His eyes immediately became firm: "I have many nobles I know in the North. I will make a list for them and have the expeditionary army quickly build the North."
The corners of Nini's mouth twitched.
"Well, I really don't want to leave Castel. As long as I can have enough food to eat, I don't even have to be paid. I can be detained or work overtime. As long as I can stay in Castel, I'm willing." Hunter smiled embarrassedly, and then whispered, "Actually, I can accept it even if I don't have enough to eat."
"Stop, stop, stop talking. If the lord hears you, your life will be ruined!" Nini tapped his head with her hand in frustration. "You like Castel, so he can't? You're just a scholar, and he's been a duke for decades. How could he not know which one is better?"
After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Alvarez: "Why do you want to stay here? Is it because you want to escape the responsibility of the Duke?"
"Not entirely." Alvaro seemed to have almost recovered and was no longer so hysterical.
"I feel something here that I don't have in the North. No, not those gas lamps!" He looked at Hunter unhappily.
"When I came here, I felt that the people here were very different. I couldn't figure out what the difference was, but I just figured it out. It must be hope."
“Neither the poor nor the nobles in the North have ever had such hope.”
"We are struggling in the quagmire. Some people climb higher, some climb lower. All of us are entangled together. No one knows what is outside the quagmire."
"There is no hope in the North."
After saying that, he turned and looked at the Blood Harbor behind him.
Huge steel ships are docked at the dock, gantry cranes transfer boxes of goods to the railway, trains roar towards the factory, and people walk out with smiles on their faces.
Civilians in coarse clothes walked into the school, carefully turning the pages of textbooks with their calloused hands, while young soldiers held the scriptures and discussed as they walked.
Chimneys spew out smoke, and buildings form this steel forest.
There was uncontrollable love in Alvarez's eyes.
"If I were not a duke or a lord, I would only yearn for the prosperity here, but I manage too much land in the North, I have seen too many cities, and the entire North is sinking. Damn it, you don't know how much I like this hopeful place!" His voice was low.
"Come to think of it, the prince seems to be here too. He should like this place too, right?"
Nini nodded gently.
Since the construction of Blood Harbor began, the prince has had almost everything he asked of Caster.
I originally thought this was just his way of showing goodwill, but now I think, maybe he really loves this land that is changing with each passing day.
"You don't understand how attractive this city is to a lord." There was even a bit of fanaticism and piety in Alvarez's eyes.
Nini's eyes wandered for a moment, and she moved closer to Hunter: "He hasn't gone to Castel yet, right?"
"Yes, he hasn't been tried yet, but it's most likely a minor crime, so he won't be forcibly sent to Castel."
"How about this? When his trial is over, you persuade him to go to Castel and the debt of fifty thousand leones will be written off."
"make a deal!"
The two of them whispered for a while, and then Hunter took Alvarez away. Nini waved her three right hands at them reluctantly.
A small head popped out of the sea, and Monica asked in confusion: "Nini, why did you let Alvarez go to Castel?"
"Don't you think it's funny? When he sees Blood Harbor like this, he will definitely cling to Poseidon's legs and refuse to leave when he gets to Castel?"
Nini licked her lips and said, "And I have a feeling that it would be great to write a report about his experience. I will definitely follow the whole interview!"
Three days passed in a flash, and Hunter took Alvarez on a good tour of Blood Harbor. In fact, he didn't know much about Blood Harbor, and he had only heard of many places. This time, after seeing it with his own eyes, he broadened his horizons.
Alvarez also took some time out of his busy schedule to meet with the prince. The two of them stayed in the room and talked for a long time. No one knew what they talked about, but Hunter saw that they were smiling when they came out.
In addition to shopping, Alvaro also visited many stores, and now he has a dozen soaps in his suitcase.
After spending a few days touring Blood Harbor, Alvarez finally stood at the door of the courtroom with a nervous look on his face, took a deep breath and walked in.
(End of this chapter)
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