Chapter 265 There are so many castles in the world

"Good morning, dear Duniko." Cousin Meopo got up early in the morning and saw the two people walking downstairs to have breakfast, greeting them with a smile on his face.

"Good morning, Brother Meopo." Duniko had always called Meopo "Brother" as a sign of the closeness between their families.

Meopo then turned his back to Duniko, gave a thumbs-up, and mouthed "well done," before saying, "Liszt, I'm glad to see you've grown up."

Such an obvious and blunt tease made Liszt want to roll his eyes.

But since it had already been done, and Duniko was being so generous, there was no need for him to be awkward. He just changed the subject, "Have Levis and Lvera gotten up?"

Lvera had gotten up early.

Levis, however, had overslept a bit. Last night, as expected, he had been holding the hand of a noble lady, talking about life and ideals late into the night.

After breakfast, the carriages at Longtaro Castle were already prepared.

Marquis Merlin leaned on his cane and came to the main gate of the castle to personally see off his grandchildren. Not only were the three Liszt siblings leaving, but Aunt Merlinda's family was also going back today.

"Grandfather, please take good care of your health. I'll come visit you again soon," said Liszt reluctantly.

But Marquis Merlin wasn't very receptive, "Don't act like a woman. If you're leaving, leave decisively."

Greetings were exchanged among relatives.

Liszt saw Duniko standing with Meopo, smiling at him. Before he could say anything, Duniko walked over and hugged Liszt.

It wasn't overly out of line.

It was just a simple embrace representing friendship among nobles. As for what kind of friendship, that's up to the beholder.

"I thought you'd play me a 'Für Elise' before leaving," she said.

"It's a bit rushed, but if you want to hear it, I'll play it for you next time I come to Red Crab Island."

"Will you practice it until you're proficient?"

"If I have time."

"I don't think I'll forget last night for a long time, dear Liszt."

"We'll always have the memories of Longtaro Castle." Liszt smiled; it was indeed a memory worth holding onto for a long time.

At that moment, if Duniko had given him a sweet and tender farewell, he might have stayed without hesitation. He wouldn't care about Duniko's past; he'd only wish to stay together forever. He had learned the recklessness of the nobles but had the traditions of China in his bones.

However, after just two sweet words, Duniko waved at him casually.

No hesitation at all.

Not wanting to appear more awkward than a woman, Liszt nodded lightly and boarded the carriage. The coachman raised his whip and shouted "Giddyap," and the convoy slowly set off.

Lvera pulled her head back into the carriage.

She looked at Liszt sitting next to her, who seemed a bit dazed, and smiled, "Why don't you look back at your thorny rose? My dear brother, last night you were the star, with so many noble ladies wanting to stay in your room, even Duniko was charmed by you."

"It was just a basic operation."

Liszt thought for a moment, then leaned out and looked back at Longtaro Castle, which was gradually fading away. There were still many people at the gate today, as many nobles were leaving. He could no longer spot Duniko Windbell, so he sat back in the carriage with a hint of disappointment.

He rested his hands behind his head and leaned against the cotton cushions.

Not sure what he was wistful about, he muttered, "There are so many castles in the world, and so many barons in those castles, but she happened to come to my side."

Losing the beautiful fantasy of Athena Salmon, he gained a wonderful experience with Duniko Windbell.

Liszt felt a strong affection for Red Crab Island.

Of course, the bigger change was in his mindset.

It was like a rebirth.

After a night of madness, he had truly matured from the inside out, from soul to body.

……

Sapphire Year 152, January 6th, Seacrab City Port, clear weather.

Boarding the ship, this time, the Longtaro family used a fast clipper and four ordinary double-masted ships as escorts to accompany the three siblings back to Coral Island.

The ghost ship incident made Longtaro Castle take no chances.

Earl Schalke had already led the fleet from Red Crab Island to patrol the vast seas between Red Crab Island and Coral Island, clearing out pirates and searching for ghost ships.

Standing on the deck.

The cool sea breeze released Liszt from his beautiful memories, and his temporary attention shifted to another matter.

"Where will the sirens be waiting for me?"

They must be out at sea since they are sirens, and maybe during the voyage, he would hear the sirens' song and then find them.

But he was still puzzled about how to capture a siren.

Legendary sirens, the kind ones, would sing to save people but never show themselves, hiding from humans; the evil ones would sing to lure people and then kill them. In short, apart from knight novels, there had been no actual cases of humans encountering sirens.

However, even while sleeping on the ship, he would wake up from time to time. By the time the fleet entered the waters near Coral Island, there had been no siren songs, nor any strange occurrences.

Not until they landed at the dock in Coral City.

There were no traces of sirens.

"It seems that the Song Demon will be in the waters near Flower Town, no, maybe around the waters surrounding Black Horse Island, waiting for me to harvest it. I just don’t know how to harvest it. Will it be like the fairies, where I need to sign some sort of contract?"

After resting for the night at Tulip Castle.

With a batch of specialties obtained from the Longtaro Castle and another batch from Tulip Castle, Liszt couldn’t wait to leave early the next morning, returning to Flower Town after more than a week away.

The snow was thick.

The roads were muddy.

In terms of latitude, Coral Island should be quite a bit higher than Red Crab Island, so the temperature is colder. But so far, Liszt hadn’t figured out whether this world is spherical or even had a North and South Pole. As for Coral Island’s position on the latitude and longitude, that was even more unknown.

And there was one thing that was very puzzling.

He had observed the position of the sun and found that the height of the sun in summer and winter was almost the same, without much deviation. This indicated that the location of Coral Island had little change in its angle relative to the sun. Or rather, the tilt angle of the planet’s rotational and orbital path was non-existent.

"Too bad there isn’t an astronomer to answer my questions about what kind of environment this continent under my feet really is."

He recalled the ancient legends where there was a profession called Astrologers in the Moon Empire. It was said that the calendar of this world was passed down by the astrologers of the Moon Empire. Unfortunately, with the fall of the Moon Empire, many of the technologies, discoveries, and inventions of that era had been lost.

Reduced to mere fragments of fantasy in chivalric novels.

"Master, we’ve arrived at Thorns Ridge," Thomas’ voice interrupted Liszt’s reverie.

Sure enough, ahead were the slaves working in Thorns Ridge, visible through the swirling snowflakes of winter. Only the slaves from Flower Town had enough to eat and the strength to work outside.

Suddenly.

A feeling of "home" welled up in him.

No place is better than home, sweet home. In Flower Town, he was the supreme Lord!

"Woof! Woof!" Hiddleston must have been feeling the same way.