Surprisingly, Lucis did not get angry when he heard Ella's refusal.

Although the attendants who served him could see that the king became displeased with the naked eye because of this sentence, he did not get angry directly.

This is unbelievable, because their king has never been a person who can bear his temper, and everyone privately thinks that although their king is indeed great and heroic, he is also a bad-tempered young king, oh, now it isThe youth king.

No one thought that Wang would take the initiative to restrain his temper, but in front of Ella, he did.

"Those are not rewards, but gifts, you can accept them."

The expression on his face didn't change much, but it just made people feel that he was angry.

"Of course, you can also prepare a gift in return."

Aila observed his expression, and an idea flashed in her mind: "Then can I give you the things sent by the Kata Mission as a return gift?"

Although the Kata mission sent a little less, this is her only choice for returning presents.

Hearing this answer, Lucis was obviously even more unhappy.

Lucis was going to belittle the Kata people and the things they gave, but he thought that the recipient of the gift was Ella, and if he said it, he would belittle her too, so the words came out of his mouth and became: "If you don't want toIf you want those, throw them away."

Doesn't everyone with deep pockets say "if you don't want it, throw it away"?

Ella grumbled to herself.

It is impossible to throw them away. Those things were compensated to her, and now they belong to her. They are her personal property.

Ella is not greedy for money, but she is not a loser either.

Prodigal King: ...

Ella: "But so, I'm afraid I can't return a gift of equal value."

"No need." Lucis pointed out: "The heart is more precious than the value."

Mind……

Ella just acted like she didn't understand.

"Then please let me think about it again, what kind of return gift is more appropriate."

Hearing what she said, the corners of Lucis' mouth hooked up, and he seemed to be in a better mood.

As his mood improved and the atmosphere began to thaw, Ella noticed that Lucis's appetite didn't seem to be very good either. Basically, he only took one or two bites of every dish and didn't move.It seems that he eats a lot. If it was Ella, he would probably be able to eat enough, but Ella looked at his muscular physique and felt that this amount of food was definitely not enough for his daily calorie consumption.

Ella, who couldn't find any other topics and didn't want the atmosphere to cool down again, decided to reciprocate and care about his meal.

"You don't look like you have any appetite either."

"As you said, the weather is too hot." Taking her politeness as concern, Lucis's mood improved a lot, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

At this time, Tetis, who had been kneeling behind Ella silently, said a word to Debbie. After the latter finished translating Lucis's words, she translated Tetis's words again.

"Your Majesty hates heat very much. When it's hot, he loses his appetite, so he always eats less lunch, and it will be better in the evening."

Ella looked at Lucis, and noticed that his temples were actually sweating a little, she nodded knowingly, the heat can easily affect her appetite, and this person is probably more afraid of heat than she is, so it's hard for him to live in this kind of environment.A country that enjoys summer all year round.

But when she thought that she might have to live here for a long time in the future, Ella felt that she was going to be bad.

Ella asked hopelessly, "Is it always this hot here?"

Lucis: "No, it's actually going to be hotter in the near future, but it should be better this year."

"Why?"

"This year's flooding season will be earlier. After the Inlula River swells, the temperature will also be affected, and it will be cooler than in previous years."

The early arrival of the flood season is the reason why Sathya intends to end the war with Kata early, so even if Kata does not send a mission, they will withdraw their troops in the near future.

He wasn't worried that Ayla would break the news, not only because she clearly didn't like the Katas, but also because Lucis believed she couldn't.

And in just a few days, the peace treaty between them and Kata should also be negotiated.

In fact, Lucis has already sent someone to the embassy today to inform the Qataris about the preparation of the peace talks. This is one of the reasons why they gave Ella a gift early in the morning.relationship and gave up the suppression of them and agreed to peace talks.

Of course, Ella didn't know about this, and no one would tell her about it.

With the intentional cooperation (chattering) of both parties, the meal was finally finished smoothly.

Although Ella not only did not return the reward, but also had to return a gift.

After lunch, Lucis had other things to do, and Ella went back to her room, ready to continue the inventory.

On the way, Ella remembered the flood season that Lucis said, and asked Tetis about it.

Tetis explained it carefully for her.

The Sathya calendar is somewhat different from the modern calendar. Sathya also has twelve months in a year, but each month has 30 days. At the end of the year, an additional five days are added as festivals. There is no modern leap year leap day.

In Sathya, there are only three seasons a year, which are flood season, cultivation season and harvest season.

Among them, the flood season refers to the time when the Inlula River floods. The annual flooding time of the Inlula River is fixed, starting from mid-July to mid-October every year, and the farming season is from mid-October to March of the following year.In the middle of the year, the harvest season is from mid-March to mid-July, and the Inlula River begins to flood, and then enters the next cycle.

And now it's May.

"However, it is not yet certain how long the flood season will be advanced, but it is probably known that it may be advanced."

A group of people talked and returned to Ella's room.

Afterwards, they were busy counting things until the evening, and they hadn't finished counting things. This caused her original plan to visit the palace in the afternoon to be postponed.

However, after finishing the morning class the next day, was busy until the afternoon, and Ella, who had finally finished counting, had time to take a good look around the palace.

Under the instruction of Lucis, the entire palace is open to Ella, as long as she wants, she can even go to see the king's treasure house, but Ella is not interested in Lucis' treasure house, and she consciously avoids those who are not suitable.Places to visit such as around King Sathya's bedchamber and areas he used frequently.

The area of the palace is very large. Ella from Sathya doesn’t understand it, and she hasn’t learned how to calculate it yet. She only knows that it took her a whole afternoon to visit the upper and lower floors of the palace.I just visited the palace, not the harem.

The entire palace is divided into different areas, including the multi-column hall that is used as the meeting place and banquet, the temple for worshiping the gods, the office area for officials, the warehouse for storing food and various materials, and the labor of slaves.And the rest area, etc. Of course, the most important one is the king's office, living and entertainment area. This part is also the largest area in the palace, and Ella lives in it.

Different areas are separated by open-air corridors and gardens, so there are many corridors and gardens in the palace, and the largest garden is located behind the palace, between the palace and the harem, whereA very large lotus pond was also built, and between the two palaces there is only a stone road crossing the middle of the lotus pond.

Ella didn't go to the harem, she didn't want to have anything to do with it, so she avoided it whenever she could. She just found the way in a hurry in other areas, and she stayed longer in the area where slaves worked and lived, not only because of herYou can know what works in the palace, because the kitchen is also here.

This area is the place farthest from the king. It is located in the southwest corner of the palace, close to the square in front of the palace, adjacent to the warehouse, and facing the official office area.room, so the two sides are not connected.

There are not only slave servants but also various craftsmen in the working area.

Among them, the slaves were engaged in heavy manual work, such as grinding wheat, carrying water, and carrying goods, etc. The labor-saving light work such as spinning and weaving was basically done by maids, while the work that required more skills was done by craftsmen..

It is worth mentioning that the servants of the palace are not only civilians, some of them are slaves.

It was also at this time that Ella realized that although Sathya is a slavery country, its hierarchical system is not as strict as she thought. In many cases, slaves have the opportunity to regain their freedom and become civilians.

For example, if a slave can become a confidant of a nobleman, there is a high probability that the nobleman will reward him with the status of a commoner, which is legally allowed.

In the history of Sathya, there were even cases where slaves were promoted to the noble class because of their talents, which won the appreciation of the king.

Of course, slaves becoming nobles is just an example. It is not easy to gain the appreciation of the king. What is difficult even for nobles, can only be said to be a miracle for commoners and slaves who do not even know the words.

However, in the palace, it is easier for slaves who do heavy labor to become lowly court servants, because they are not out of slavery, but the work is easier.