Ben choked this ti, he shivered at the thought of that scene. He glanced at Furlo. Actually, he had grown used to this noble daughter implying Furlo to do such things all this while, as much as he didn't like it.
Finally, he raised his hands in surrender, showing he conceded.
"This young lady is not bad," Kulan examined Antitina from head to toe and said to Ben, "Noble offspring, well-behaved, and pretty too, how rare, your grandfather must be pleased."
"What do you an?" Ben shot a glare at the old man eager to stir up trouble.
"Why? Not pleased?" Kulan realized sothing and grinned, "Not happy? Then I'll introduce her to Caglis, anyway that guy will be your assistant in the future, and he's as bad as you..."
Ben coughed and gave Antitina a glance. "Cut the crap." He replied.
"You're not as brazen as your grandfather, kid," Kulan wasn't annoyed for once. The old man patted his shoulder, showing off his victorious look and wandered away contentedly.
He was in high spirits, it was rare to catch Ben's sore spot.
Ben turned to look at Antitina, the noble lady blushed slightly, she lowered her head and whispered, "Get ready, Lord, ti is limited."
"Are you going back alone later?" Ben seed to be reminded by Kulan and for the first ti felt this noble lady who always opposed him was sowhat cute.
Antitina nodded.
"Too dangerous," Ben shook his head.
"But Qian is going with you..." Antitina considered that fewer people knowing about Ben's entry into the Black Forest was better. Besides, the journey from the Black Forest border back to Fir City was not long, and Lengshan Domain was controlled by rcenaries, she thought there wouldn't be any problems.
"I an, you're coming with us," Ben replied.
"Ah—?" Antitina gasped softly. Due to her abilities, Ben rarely took her on trips. Though this noble daughter was a bit regretful, she knew her abilities should be utilized in other areas, so she didn't dwell on it.
But today Ben suddenly made this request, which greatly surprised her. She knew well that the Black Forest was a place where she would only be a burden.
"No... It's not good."
Logic urged Antitina to refuse, but a small voice inside told her to agree. Thinking of traveling and adventuring with the young lord again, like the days before, made this normally rational and calm girl hesitate.
But Ben wasn't acting on impulse. He had a reason for asking Qian to bring Antitina over. He had many things to do in the future and couldn't stay in the territory all the ti. As his first assistant, Antitina would have to take over Valhalla first-hand to ensure normal operations in the territory. Hence, he needed her familiar with this dormant territory.
Unlike common territories, Valhalla's awakening would greatly shock mortals. To embrace this shock swiftly, the quickest way was to let soone personally activate it and experience the awakening process together.
"It's okay, it's part of the plan." Ben replied, "But this plan is not irreplaceable, the Black Forest is dangerous, so I'll leave the choice to you."
"What about Miss Roman?" Antitina hesitated, frowning, "Without , no one will keep an eye on her."
"Don't worry." Ben didn't expect her to worry about this, but he shook his head.
"Hmm?"
"She won't cause trouble."
"Hmm?" The noble girl was stunned. In the months she spent in Lengshan Domain, the rchant lady always encountered so minor troubles. Little Roman's confusion made her wonder how this lady survived the past ten-odd years.
She even held extraordinary respect for Roman's aunt, wondering what kind of excellent woman could educate this girl so well.
But Ben understood. When he was away, that little guy was the most well-behaved. Because only he could see that Little Roman's actions were rely to catch his attention, like animals trying to attract mates.
Despite the rchant lady's confusion, she had this innate wit, making Ben find her cute.
"So what now?" he asked.
Antitina slightly paused, seeming to understand. She thought for a bit and blurted out, "I would love to."
But the noble girl quickly coughed slightly, "I an, I'm willing to do things for Lord, I'm not afraid of danger."
Ben smiled slightly, "Thank you." But he then pointed at Tiya, who was curiously examining every plant in the forest, "So what's the situation with this young lady?"
He thought it would make sense for an older sister to take care of his daily needs, not to ntion bringing along Red-hand Soft Girl might yield unexpected gains.
But this younger sister? Did Antitina know about the buy-one-get-one-free legend? Buying a maid and getting a lolita? If that's the case, this business is good.
"She was entrusted by Mr. Tama." Antitina answered.
Ben then rembered this little lolita worked as an assistant for Alchemy Master Tama recently, but why did Tama send her here?
"Wait," he suddenly thought of a problem, "Is she here to collect materials?"
Antitina nodded.
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(PS: Updated later, sorry, sorry. By the way, I won't change the chapter numbers for titles like one, two, three in the future.) (To be continued, for more details, please visit qidian, more chapters available, support the author, support legitimate reading!)
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