For Ella's invitation, Lucis was a little surprised, but he also readily agreed to go to Tanis with her. The distance from Boiman to Tanis is not far away. If you leave early, you can go back and forth in one day.

"When to set off?"

"Tomorrow."

Harvesting does not wait for anyone, of course, the sooner the better.

The water level of the Inrula River has skyrocketed. This period is the time when the water level is at its highest and the flow is the fastest. Taking a small boat will be dangerous, so this time they took a big boat that can carry up to 200 people, orIt can be called a warship.

The royal warship is very magnificent, but because the ship still has only one mast, it is a single-masted ship, which limits its hull size and speed, and also means that the warship still relies more on manpower.

Lucis saw Ella staring at the sail and asked her what was wrong.

Ella said: "Do you think it would be faster to add one or two more masts and a few more sails to the boat? Besides, the current sails are all very large, so it is better to change them to smaller ones."Is it more convenient to adjust the speed and increase the maneuverability by hanging three or so square sails on one mast? It can also save manpower and increase the cargo capacity."

In order to make Lucis understand better, she took a pen and paper from Debbie and directly drew the two-masted sailing ship and three-masted sailing ship in her impression, especially highlighting the style of the sails.

The first thing Krusis saw was the protruding position of the bow of the ship.

He pointed to that part: "What is this?"

"It seems to be called a ram? It is used to deal with enemy ships."

Ella didn't pay attention when she drew it. The ships in the fairy tale world all have such protruding parts, but the shapes are different. For the sake of beauty, statues are added on them. To save trouble, she didn't draw the statues, but instead highlighted the ramming corners.

Lucis was thoughtful, such a ship is indeed faster and more maneuverable as Ella said, and if the protrusion called the ramming horn is handled properly, it can even directly crash the local ship, but the shape of such a shipIt was something he had never seen before. Sathya had the best shipbuilding technology among all the countries in the non-continent of Africa. Influenced by the influence of the sedge boats, their warships also tended to have the curved structure of the sedge boats. Other countries alsoThe same is true, only the appearance of the ships on the Miou continent is quite different from them, and it is enough to recognize which continent the ships come from at a glance.

But even the ships on the mainland of Mio are not in the style drawn by Ayla. They are also sloops, and there is no ram.

And if Aila's painting is about the ships on the Mio continent, it is impossible for the Sathya merchants who often travel between the two continents to know, but they never brought back any relevant news.

As powerful as Sathya, there is no such ship, so how did Ayla know and draw such detailed drawings.

He glanced up, and his servant immediately understood, and led the waiters who took care of him back away until they could not hear their conversation at all.

Lucis asked Ella in a low voice: "Where did you see this kind of boat?"

Ella was alert enough to see immediately that Lucis was suspicious again.

She rolled her eyes secretly, because of Lucis's paranoia, but at the same time, she also realized that she said something she shouldn't have said.

Probably because a lot of secrets have been exposed, so she is becoming more and more relaxed in front of Lucis now.

Her mind turned for a long time, but she couldn't think of any suitable excuse to answer Lucis's question. In the end, she could only give up on herself and said, "Of course it's in Farretel. My father's warship looks like this."

Although Farrettle's country is not a country near the sea, there are also large rivers, and ships are naturally indispensable. The ships in the entire fairy tale kingdom are basically the same style, the only difference is the decoration and the sculpture on the bow. Her fatherThe bow of a frequently used king ship is an angel statue, so it is called the Angel. Ella once sat on it when she was very young.

"Where is Ferretel? It shouldn't be in Mio Continent."

This is the suspicion that Lucis has always had. At the beginning, when the people he sent could not get any information about this kingdom, Lucis once suspected that this kingdom did not exist. It is very likely that Ella did notThe real princess, Farrettle, was made up by Ella to trick him.

But no matter how you look at it, a girl like Ella is not something that ordinary people can cultivate, and Ella's description of Faritel is not like she imagined it out of thin air.

Moreover, it is a fact that Ella wanted to escape at first, and even almost escaped from the palace. If she had other sources of identity, if she brought it up at the time, why would Lucis consider sending her back—even though he knew it himselfUnlikely.

In that case, unless Ella is plotting something wrong, there is no need for her to hide her true identity and risk being exposed to fabricate a country that does not exist.

So this kind of suspicion didn't stay in Lucis's heart for too long, and he was more inclined to say that Ella was telling the truth.

Seeing these never-before-seen sailing ships with more advanced designs, Lucis believed even more that her birth must be extraordinary, but the kingdom of Faretel was probably not in the Mio continent.

After all, the sea is so big, and there are too few places they can reach. So far, all sea voyages have only been carried out around two continents.Yes, it is rare to be able to return safely.

This mysterious kingdom may be located on an unknown island in the sea, or even an unknown continent, because Ella's knowledge and experience are not like those that can be cultivated by a small island country.

Facing Lucis' question, Ella remained silent, with nostalgia and regret in her expression.

Some are about the world of fairy tales and some are about modern China.

The two worlds are both her hometown that she can no longer return to.

In the end she just said, "It's in a place you can't get to."

"So you can't go back either?"

"Yes."

Lucis has always been worried that Ella will leave Sathya after finding her own country, and now that she admits that she can't go back, he is only happy.

He knew the reaction was mean, but he didn't care.

Because she was asked about her past, Ella inevitably missed her fairy godmother and other fairies. In her previous life, her grandparents had passed away when she was in college, and now only fairies are left worthy of her thoughts.They are gone.

Ella was in a bit of a depressed mood all the way, until the warship entered the tributary of Tanis, and the soldiers came to report that the waters further ahead were shallow, and their boats would easily run aground if they entered, and they needed to change their boats here.

The replacement boat had already been prepared, and Ella boarded the boat with the help of Lucis, and the others followed the boat behind and headed for the outskirts of Tanis.

Harnett told everyone the good news after receiving the reply from Her Majesty the Princess, telling them all to be prepared and not to make any mistakes.

"You can rest assured that Harnett is in charge, we promise that nothing will go wrong."

The farmers are gearing up, looking at the crops that are about to be harvested in the field, with excitement in their eyes.

They have been busy in this field for several months, and now they will finally see the harvest. Seeing that the crops in this field are growing so well, Her Royal Highness must be very happy to see it.

In fact, although everyone took good care of these crops that had never been seen in the field at the beginning, they were a little bit indifferent in their hearts. They didn't think these crops were special. They just thought that the princess wanted to plant a piece of land on a whim..

But this kind of thinking was quickly dispelled. The planting method provided by Her Royal Highness was unprecedented, but it was very useful. Farmers are not stupid. They take care of these crops in the field.These have been applied to their own vegetable field, and after doing this for a while, the vegetables in their vegetable field grow better and more juicy, and even the occurrence of bugs has decreased.The vegetables in the neighbor's vegetable field are simply not a variety.

Now their neighbors ask them how they tend the vegetable fields, and even when they are working in the fields, they can find someone peeping and learning how they grow vegetables.

At first they didn't dare to say it, even their relatives and friends didn't dare to disclose it. After all, it was a technology provided by Her Royal Highness, and no one dared to disclose it without His Highness's permission.It was carried out quietly, and it was only after someone asked Harnett that His Highness didn't mind them using it themselves or sharing what they had learned.

When the crops grew in the field, they discovered that most of these crops were unfamiliar varieties, and the yields seemed to be considerable.

Of course, recently they have also found that people pass by or look directly into the field from time to time around the field, and it is impossible for them to chase them away, so they have to keep people in the field every night to watch over the field to prevent anyone from stealing the crops in the field.

It's not that they think too much. Those thieves and thieves will not stop stealing things just because this is the land of Her Majesty the Princess. As long as no one is guarding it, they dare to go to the land of Her Majesty the King.

His Highness is coming over now, and they can breathe a sigh of relief when the crops in the field are harvested.

"I just don't know if His Highness will let us continue to work after all the fields are harvested."

Someone muttered worriedly, and this is what most people are worried about. Farming is hard work, but Her Royal Highness pays too much, and they have no choice but to work for her, and if Her Royal Highness no longer invites them,It may be difficult for them to find such a good job in the future.

It was Harnett who found that the farmers were not in the right mood. After asking the reason, he reassured everyone: "Don't worry, when these fields are harvested, Her Royal Highness will continue to plant and will not fire you."

In fact, Harnett, who is in charge, is very clear about Her Royal Highness's arrangements for this land. After the crops are mature and harvested, they will start preparing for the second round of planting. Listening to the princess, she seems to beI'm going to try growing two crops a year.

Although don't know if it will be successful, at least the jobs of these farmers can be kept.

With Hartnett's guarantee, the farmers finally felt at ease, and they were more motivated to work than before.

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Received that His Highness wanted to come over with His Majesty to see the situation in the field, and Harnett waited with the farmers early in the morning. Of course, they were not lazy, and they did all the work that should be done meticulously.

Even if it was changed to a small boat, the royal fleet is very conspicuous. From a distance, you can see Sathya's royal flag planted on the boat, attracting everyone's attention.

"I'm coming."

Seeing the fleet, everyone raised their heads from the ground. Originally, they thought that Her Highness the Princess would come with only Her Majesty and a few guards like last time. Now that they saw so many people, the excited farmers immediatelyIt was much quieter.

At the water inlet of the artificial lake, a fence was set up to prevent large wild animals from entering the water, and boats could not pass through. They stopped at the fence, walked ashore along the stone slabs laid on the bank, and walked to the fields.

I haven't been here for more than two months. At this time, the field is already a different scene. The rice field closest to the artificial lake is completely yellow, and the ears of rice are showing signs of turning yellow. Next to the rice field is a small soybean field., The soybeans are still in the pods. At this time, the soybeans are also called edamame, so at this time it looks like a field of edamame whose branches and leaves have been dried and turned yellow. Next to the soybeans are cucumbers hanging on the brackets.

Sathya also has cucumbers. Ella used cucumber water instead of toner before, but the cucumbers at this time are very different from modern cucumbers. When ripe, the skin is yellow and the length is only one section longer than the palm.The body is round and has burrs, but as long as you rub it hard, these thorns will come off.

Further inside, there are plump pumpkins between the vines all over the floor. The pumpkins in the fairy tale world are all big orange pumpkins suitable for making jack-o-lanterns.Not yet fully mature, the skin is gradually transitioning from green to orange.

Lettuce and potatoes are planted behind the pumpkin field, and there is also lettuce in Shadia, but the lettuce at this time is still a wild plant, which belongs to the wild vegetables eaten by ordinary people, and no one grows it, and the taste is not satisfactory.The lettuce grown in Ella's field is a variety that has been domesticated by humans. It has a short growth cycle and tastes good. It usually matures in about two months. However, because she intends to save all the lettuce, these lettuce have been left on the ground.So far, most of them have bloomed and are ready to set seeds, but it will take several days for the seeds to mature, so they will not be picked this time.

The potatoes on the side of the lettuce are the least planted in this field, but one subfield (0.1 mu). It’s not that Ella doesn’t want to grow more. She has quite a lot of potatoes in her own storage, at least one thousand catties.This is also one of the backhands she was going to use to fight the stepmother and queen. It would be enough to plant four or five acres of land, but the appearance of potatoes is too different from other seeds, and she didn't dare to mix too much into it at the time.She only packed about twenty catties and was afraid of being found wrong. Fortunately, the maids didn't know what she bought, so they didn't suspect it.

Further in, that's why Ella asked Lucis to come here—a wheat field in the grain-filling stage.

Compared with the rice field, this wheat field is still green, but calculating the time gate, the harvest period of the two should not be too far apart.

And behind the wheat field, that is, the field closest to the fence in front of the grove, was originally used to plant mixed seeds, but most of the seeds planted in it did not survive the weather in Sathia, and a fewAlso because of the poor growth and the fruit trees that survived, they were transplanted to other places. After these lands were vacated, Ella asked people to replant sugarcane seeds. The first batch of these sugarcane seeds were bought in grain stores.Later, the owner of the grain store helped her collect some from other places, and this filled all the open spaces.

The growth cycle of sugarcane is more than seven months. Although they have grown to be taller than (Sathya) people at this time, half of their height is the height of the slender leaves scattered on the top, and the thin purple-skinned stalks at the bottomIt's just a short pile of less than one meter.

Lucis saw the difference in this land at a glance.

This difference is not only due to the fact that most of the crops grown here are not available in Sathya, but also because they grow so well.

Lucis is not a king who doesn't understand farming. Every year when the farming season comes, the king will personally go to the field to cultivate it as an example, and he will visit the royal fields at least four or five times a year.Pay attention to the growth of the crops in the fields beside the road, so he can judge that the crops in this field are growing well.

This feeling became even more obvious when Ella took her to see the wheat field.

The most commonly grown food in Sathiya is wheat, which is also the crop they are most familiar with. The wheat that Lucis has seen in the past usually has only two to four ears when it heads, and most of the time there are even two ears.Three ears of wheat is a normal yield, and four ears of wheat is a bumper harvest.

In Ella's wheat field, wheat with four ears can be found everywhere, but if you look carefully, you will find that there are many wheat with five ears, and even if you look hard, you can find six or even seven ears of wheat.Spikes of wheat like never before seen.

Ella, who was on the side, was a little nervous when she saw that Lucis went into the wheat field to look for those wheats with many ears, and looked closely at the filling of those ears. These wheats were also the varieties she had replaced.I don't know if Lucis will find something wrong.

Lucis didn't find anything wrong, but he became more confident in the planting method Ella said.

He originally thought that what she said could be proved to be feasible after the wheat in the field in the pasture matured, but now it seemed that this wheat field could be used as proof.

"The area of this wheat field is not large, and the farmers have taken good care of it, so the yield has also increased. If it is planted on a large area, the situation will be different."

The wheat field in Aila is only 1 shart (four mu of land) even if it is full. It was replanted after the other fields were planted, and there was still some spare land. Under the careful care of a group of farmers, there was no pest or disease at all.Fertilizers are applied regularly, and the final yield will definitely not be bad, but if it is planted in a large area, it will not meet the current conditions, which will inevitably affect some yields, but it is much better than the rough free-range planting of the Sathyas.

Lucis also discovered a rice plant with seven ears, so as long as the wheat plant with many ears is not bad when it matures, it is the best for saving seeds.

He straightened up and asked Ella, "When will the wheat be ripe?"

Ella looked at Harnett, who quickly replied: "It will be mature in about half a month."

Lucis nodded: "We'll come again when the time comes." This was for Ella.

Ella nodded, the rice at the time gate was almost ready to be harvested, and she really wanted to come and see it.

Ella took Lucis to look over the whole field. When they passed by the cucumber field, they picked two cucumbers, wrapped them in a handkerchief to remove the burrs on the outside, and then used the sheepskin water bag that Debbie carried.After rinsing with clean water, he handed one to Lucis: "Taste it."

The cucumber was warmed by the sun, but the watery and fresh taste with a hint of sweetness still quenched his thirst. Lucis finished a cucumber in a few mouthfuls and looked at the pumpkin patch next to him: "That pumpkin isIs it a fruit similar to watermelon?"

"No, it's a vegetable, but it's filling and sweet when cooked."

Lucis knew that Ella bought the seeds of these crops from the grain store, and most of them came from other countries. She had hardly seen them mature in Sathya, but she was very impressed with them.The familiar appearance, even the taste can be told.

Another suspicious point, but Lucis has learned not to worry about it.

After they had seen all the fields, the farmers began to harvest the ripe crops in the fields.

Ella and Lucis did not leave, they moved to the shed to rest, watching these farmers busy in the field, Ella's land is not too big, and she hired as many as a hundred farmers, let aloneThe relatives of the farmers' families help.

Among them, because of Ella's acquiescence, those teenagers would follow their elders to the field to help study every day. Although it was difficult to not get paid, they could eat with the adults.They grew a lot of meat, and their spirits improved a lot. Their parents and family members are very grateful to Ella for this. They heard that the field will be harvested today, and many people put aside their family affairs and came to help.

As a result, the number of people harvesting the field has almost doubled or tripled, and almost two or three people are responsible for harvesting less than one mu of land. The action is faster, and the harvest can be completed in less than an hour.

When someone was harvesting potatoes, Ella deliberately went to watch. Potatoes, a staple food crop, can be said to be the most important crop in this field besides rice.

It was the first time for the farmers to see this kind of crop that grows in the field, and Her Royal Highness was watching. The two farmers in charge of harvesting this potato field were very nervous, and their hands with the shovel were trembling, for fear of being careless.The fruit in the ground was shoveled.

Fortunately, this did not happen, because they were careful, although the speed of digging was a bit slow, but almost no potatoes were damaged.

Potatoes are one of the staple foods in the fairy tale world. Common people eat either beans or potatoes for almost every meal. Of course, the potatoes in the fairy tale kingdom are not the modern high-yielding potatoes. They cannot produce several thousand catties per mu. In fact, theyNormally, potatoes are grown, and the harvest per mu is about five or six hundred catties, which is still a relatively good harvest.

But Ella's potatoes are a little different.

The batch of potatoes that were planted in the field at this time were planted and harvested by Ella in her own vegetable field.

This batch of potatoes has not only undergone good field management and proper fertilization, but they are also potatoes blessed by fairies with magic.

Just like when Ella came to this world, the fairy blessings on her were also working, and the blessings of these potatoes did not disappear.

They are less susceptible to pests and diseases than their peers, are larger, and naturally produce more, and this trait is passed on steadily to future generations-sometimes magic is so magical.

The farmer carefully inserted the shovel into the bottom of the high ridge, stepped on it downward with his feet, and then pried it up. The roots of the whole potato plant were exposed, as well as the large and small potatoes growing on the roots..

When the potatoes, which were bigger than the palm of one's hand and smaller than the fist size of a two or three-year-old child, were exposed, the digging farmer took a look and was stunned.

Potatoes, as a variety of another world mixed in by Ella, naturally do not have an exclusive name in Sathya. Because of the original naming habits and the convenience for farmers to understand, Ella translated it into Sathiya.It means "a bean that grows in the soil".

So in the minds of these farmers, this kind of fruit that grows in the ground should be a small bean just like peas and chickpeas.

Because of awe and love, they took care of the field exactly according to the planting method given by Ella, but they never dared to secretly break open the soil out of curiosity to see what the beans in the soil were like.

What was dug out now was this fist-sized fruit that was no worse than a pomegranate. The unprepared farmer was naturally stunned.

Not to mention that there is not only one potato growing under this plant, but at least five or six - this is to put aside those small potatoes that are only a little bigger than the nail cap and obviously have not grown up, only those who are relatively smallbig.

Not only the farmer who dug out the potatoes, but other onlookers besides Ira - Lucis, Harnett, maids and guards - were also stunned.

No one thought that from the surface, there was such a huge harvest hidden under a short, not-so-luxury plant.

Even Ella was a little surprised. When she planted potatoes, those potatoes had never grown so big. In order not to be discovered, the potatoes she took out were small and inconspicuous.Compared with modern times, this size is also a medium-sized potato.

Lucis's eyes were about to light up, but he remembered that when Ella just introduced, these potatoes can be eaten as a vegetable or as a staple food like wheat.

Seeing that the farmer was standing still, Lucis simply stepped forward, grabbed the shovel in his hand, and started digging by himself.

Potato seedlings full of potatoes were sent out, and the potatoes underneath were also mixed in the soil and exposed to the air. Like the first plant, their roots were covered with large and small fruits, no matter the number or size.The volume is not worse than the first plant.

Seeing that His Majesty had already dug up several plants, the farmers came back to their senses and began to work quickly. Their juniors followed behind, picking up the dug potatoes from the soil and putting them in papyrus woven baskets, Wait until it is full and then carry it to the edge of the field and pour it out.

But no one dared to join Lucis, so naturally no one helped him pick up potatoes.

When Aila saw her, she simply pulled a basket over and followed Lucis to pick up potatoes.

The waiters and attendants following Lucis all tried to persuade him to stop what he was doing and let others do it, but in the end no one dared to speak and could only watch Lucis busy in the field.

Tetis and Debbie, who came out today, went forward silently, and exchanged the empty baskets for the baskets filled with potatoes in Ella's hands, and Debbie, who was strong and used to doing heavy work, sent them to the field.Tiss stayed behind to help Ella pick up potatoes.

But before Debbie delivered the second trip, Norris came to take over her job. Seeing this, Debbie also went back to help pick potatoes.

One piece of land is only sixty-six square meters in size, and several people work together, so it didn't take long for all the potatoes to be received by the field and piled up into a hill.

Lucis's new adjutant was very discerning and knew what His Majesty cared about. The field was still being dug there, so he asked Harnett for a weighing balance.Heavy, when the field is harvested, the weight here will also come out.

Lucis took the sackcloth handkerchief from the waiter, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked, "How much?"

The near servant was very excited when weighing, and even looked like he was going to faint when he came up with the final number.

"Five hundred and fifty deben, Your Majesty!"

Aila calculated in her heart that 550 debens equals 100.1 catties, and a sub-district of land can yield 100.1 catties, which means that one mu of land can harvest 1,001 catties.

This number cannot be compared with modern times. The average yield of potatoes per mu in modern times is between 3,000 and 5,000 yuan, and the highest can reach 8,000 catties.

But Ella's potatoes are the product of the fairy tale world. Compared with the fairy tale world's yield of only four to five hundred catties per mu, this figure is very scary. However, when Ella planted by herself, the yield was still below this because of the help of fairies.In fact, at the most, it can even reach two thousand catties per mu, but without the magic of the fairies, this output is impossible, unless someone can improve the seed potatoes.

And the yield of one thousand catties per mu is enough to make the people of Sathiya excited. This is a crop that can be used as a staple food, and the yield of wheat and barley, which are also staple foods, is not even two hundred catties at this time.

Anyone who knows a little bit of calculation can calculate the difference between the output of this small piece of land and the comparison of wheat and barley with a larger land-a full five times the output!

They understand better what this means-people who seed the land can live with more food, feed more people, and no longer have to worry about starvation.

Lucis was stunned for a moment when he heard the officer's return, wondering whether his ears had heard it wrong.

The pile of potatoes was piled up in front of him, and when he was digging, he had vaguely realized that their yield would not be small, but the number was still unbelievable.

When he came back to his senses, Lucis looked at Ella the first time.

The latter was washing the dirt on his hands with the warm water brought by the peasant woman, and did not notice his gaze.

Lucis looked away, not letting others notice his strangeness.

He suspected that Ella did not buy these potatoes.

If there is such a high-yield grain crop on this continent, it is impossible for him not to know, and it is impossible for the country that owns this grain to allow it to flow out, let alone be easily bought and sold by a small grain merchant.

So Lucis is more inclined that these potatoes and even many of the crops here belong to Ella, and there is a high probability that she brought them from her own country, because she is too familiar with these crops that she has never seen before.

As for how she hid these things so that no one would find out unless she took them out on her own initiative, Lucis thought of the missing jewelry when she first ran away.

Thinking of the jewelry that could not be found at the beginning, although Ella said that it might be hidden and taken out of the palace, but at that time because of the visit of the Kata mission, he strengthened the guard of the palace.It is really impossible for someone to leave the palace with such a large pile of jewelry under such circumstances, and after the investigation, no clues were found, and the jewelry seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Later, after Ella revealed her ability to control animals, Lucis wondered if she had other special abilities.

Lucis has always been interested in improving Ella's status in the hearts of the people, even after knowing that she has a special ability, he led her in the direction of apotheosis. Nowadays, it is rumored among the people that this silver-haired princess is a princess from the Kingdom of God.magical ability.

But now, Lucis, who was the source of the rumors, actually believed in the rumors he fabricated. Maybe Ella really came from the Kingdom of God, otherwise how would she explain her mysterious and special places.

Suppressing the complicated thoughts in his heart, Lucis ordered the guards: "Take all these potatoes away and keep them safe."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The guards brought the sacks and carefully packed all the potatoes in. After filling two sacks, they sent them back to the ship.

Lucis walked up to Ella and began to wash his hands, saying as he washed, "The production of potatoes is really large, but the quantity is a little less."

Ella glanced at him, took a clean handkerchief to wipe her hands, and nodded in agreement while wiping: "Yes, these potatoes can only be planted on one-tenth of the Schat (four-quarter) land."

Regardless of the high yield of potatoes, there are also many seed potatoes needed for planting. The potato seed potatoes needed to plant an acre of land need 200 to 300 catties. In terms of return rate, potatoes are not as good as other major grains.

When Lucis heard the number of seeds sown, his overheated mind became a little clearer, but he was still happy for the potato production.

But at the same time, it means that at least ten times the amount of potatoes we have now is needed to plant a Schat, and it is unlikely that this crop will be promoted in Sathia in a short time.

After washing his hands, he waved everyone away. After making sure that no one could hear their conversation, he asked Ella cryptically, "Can you buy more potatoes?"

When Ella heard this, she immediately knew that Lucis might have noticed something wrong.