Chapter 492, Dinner Together
"Don't just ask for this kind of lifetime request!" Ryan said with black lines on his face.
"But I think I'm out of luck if I go on like this." Alfred was still struggling in pain: "Annual income of 800 gold crowns, a villa or castle of no less than 150 square meters, and the title of knight of the kingdom. Twenty years of hard work may not be able to achieve it.”
"Mr. Alfred, according to what you said, how many nobles in the entire old world can satisfy her request?" Fedmond explained, "If I bring a woman who works as a waitress in the state hotel back to Bode Lux told my father I wanted to marry her, and my father would throw me over the Mannan dry dock to feed the sharks!"
"Of course, it's also possible that this Miss Claudia doesn't like Alfred at all. She just made an unacceptable condition on purpose to make Alfred quit." Ryan frowned and said: "The annual income Eight hundred gold kroner? The annual salary of the great alchemist of the empire, Barshazer Geert, is 800 gold marks. Taking the empire as an example, the top bureaucrat of the empire, Theodore Brook, the Nur government official Na, the annual salary is only two thousand gold marks."
Alfred shook his head painfully.
The Knights Templar is a knight order under the Church of Justice. The purpose of this knight order is to deal with the undead and chaos. The income of the Knights Templar is related to the diocese he is in, the donations he accepts, and the salary issued by the Church of Justice. .
With a full budget, Alfred's annual income fluctuates between 100-150 gold kroner (gold mark), which is a middle-level income for the Templars.
But it was still far from the level expected by Miss Claudia.
Thinking of this, Ryan decided to persuade his childhood friend: "Ah Fu, calm down, if you really like women who look like waitresses, there are too many women in Estalia, and anyone who is willing to go with you is fine." Absolutely, as I said, I have seen too many waitresses here in the State Guest House. They receive all kinds of big nobles, big businessmen, and famous mercenary leaders in the old world all day long, even high elves and dwarves ..."
While there was still time, Ryan chatted with Fedmond and Alfred about this issue.
Although the possibility of being able to marry these noble people as a maid is very small, this possibility is not impossible. This kind of luck has appeared in both the history of the empire and the history of Brittania. My son was favored by the great nobles and became a noble wife. Of course, their stories were compiled into poems by bards and widely sung. This gave them an illusion that I had a great chance, and I Not only can I marry into a wealthy family, but I also have to choose the one I am satisfied with.
"In this circle, the most fearful thing is not to say that the vision is too high, but to compare." Ryan said to Alfred: "I can guarantee that within five years, one of the waitresses in this state hotel will be successful." If you marry a man with ideal conditions, then the remaining waitresses will naturally raise their standards significantly, making it difficult to marry in the end...Of course, I still say that, maybe she just simply I just don't like you."
"Mr. Alfred, you are a Templar Knight. You are only in your thirties this year. With your legendary strength, you have at least one hundred years to live. There is no need for you to be so anxious." Fedmond also smiled Persuading: "I'm in my fifties this year and I'm still thinking about whether to get married in such a hurry. You can make more girlfriends and find a suitable partner."
"Lane, you know me,
Since I failed to confess my love to the maid next door when I was a child, I have never met a woman who made my heart flutter. "Alfred was still a little stubborn, but the Templar finally retreated from that mindless frenzy: "I don't want to just give up so easily. "
"But now that Miss Claudia's price tag is there." Ryan hit Alfred intentionally: "Whether it is worth the price or not, she has already put herself on the auction, and as a participant You don't even have the qualifications to call a reserve price, it's as simple as that."
"The current situation is like this. If you want to win Miss Claudia's favor, you have to work hard to meet her requirements. This process may take ten or twenty years." Fedmond also nodded Said: "But during this period, Miss Claudia will change with time, maybe she will stick to this standard for 20 years, or she lowered her requirements and followed others in just two years. Say it's uncontrollable, Mr Alfred, you don't have to be so persistent."
"Ryan, I know you are the most popular with women, can you give me some advice?" Alfred is still making the last effort: "How do you win so many women in this kind of auction house?" heart?"
"Because I never go to the auction house to buy things." Ryan said calmly, with a touch of disdain in his tone: "The things in the auction house are always at a premium, especially this kind of waitress, whose career is doomed High premium, low return."
After thinking about it, Ryan said meaningfully: "Ah Fu, I hope you understand that really good things never flow into the market."
"Just like you?" Alfred was thoughtful, and the Templar jokingly said: "Good friend, you have never been in the market, and you have been booked as an official by His Excellency Francois and the Lady of the Lake. Mrs Suria's husband."
"There are exceptions." Ryan nodded: "Finding a boyfriend is like a bar. The entrance fee set by Miss Claudia is 100 kroner. After entering the bar, the men are divided into boxes and booths in turn. And the bar counter, the men in the box are naturally the best, but the men here are the best, they can choose all the fine wines at will, they can change them if they are not satisfied, they can do whatever he likes, and there is no shortage of women who like them, women Didn't even know if he brought in his own wine to drink."
"Just like you are now." Alfred nodded in agreement.
"The men in the booths are relatively inferior, but they also have waiters who specialize in providing wine and various delicious meals. There is no way to accommodate many women in their booths, but it is not a problem to entertain two or three at the same time,"
"Just like me." Fedmond took up the conversation with a smile.
"What's left is me, the man sitting at the bar without even a seat?" Alfred said mockingly: "So I can only wander slowly with cheap beer? Looking for the target I like? "
"You have overlooked one point, Ah Fu, that is, you already have the qualifications to enter." Ryan said with a half-smile: "You have the qualifications to enter the venue, and you have already lived in the State Guest House to have the opportunity to meet Ke Miss Laudia, you are qualified to talk to her, you know, the ticket is one hundred gold crowns, the men outside the bar, whether they have ninety-nine gold crowns or only one gold crown, they have no doubts They were all blocked out of the gate, although it was pitiful, but the men outside the bar had no chance at all."
"So, my suggestion to you is to slowly find what you want in the bar, which is suitable, and work hard to find a way to sit in the booth." Ryan finally made a conclusion: "My own Excellence is more important than anything."
The Templar was silent for twenty seconds, and finally nodded. He suddenly asked Ryan: "Good friend, you were just like me at the time. When you had no place to sit in the bar, Veronica fell in love with you. ? Then when you entered the booth, Teresa, Emilia, and Orika fell in love with you, and when you entered the box, you were already booked by Mrs. Suria?"
"No, Veronica and I met outside the bar." Speaking of this, Ryan's eyes fluctuated a little: "She didn't care how many gold coins I had, and she never cared about my origin , I had nothing at the time, and she was beautiful, do you understand what I mean? She was willing to bet on me just because she was optimistic about my future."
"Ms. Veronica is really courageous." Fedmond sighed, and the Holy Grail Knight nodded repeatedly. He thought it was very chivalrous.
After hearing this, Alfred muttered something, roughly meaning that Miss Claudia is not such a woman, Ryan is very lucky.
"Okay, it's almost time." Ryan took out the exquisite pocket watch made by the dwarves and looked at the time: "We are going to the Oriental Palace."
"Ms. Veronica is still sleeping?" Alfred felt much better after a series of explanations from Ryan.
He felt that Ryan was right. For a man, the most important thing is to be good, not to blame others.
"I'll call her." Ryan got up.
Pushing open the door of the master bedroom, Witch Jialan was already awake. She was wriggling in the bed, and when she saw Ryan coming in, she shuddered: "Ryan! Why didn't you knock when you came in?"
"What are you doing, honey?" Ryan found Veronica was blushing and using a jar of ointment, sticking her fingers into her skirt and applying it.
"Healing ointment!" Witch Jialan hurriedly put the milky white ointment aside with some embarrassment, and straightened the hem of her skirt.
"Maintenance ointment?" Ryan picked up the jar and found that the jar was made of typical high elf white jade, and the ointment inside the jar carried powerful divine power.
"The lady in the lake gave it to us at the turkey banquet. Everyone has a share." Veronica blushed: "This ointment can maintain our body and keep our pink color, but it will have some side effects. There will be some changes in the body after painting..."
"What change?" Ryan asked strangely.
"I just think... Anyway, you only need to know that I'm with you to paint this." Veronica said shyly about him, she shook her head and changed the subject: "What's wrong? Is it time?"
"Well, it's time, get ready, let's go to the dinner party." Ryan nodded, and he smiled and kissed Veronica's cherry red lips: "Tonight is your stage~"
"Ok."
……… I am the dividing line for the dinner party………
That night, Estalia, Magritte, Palazzo Oriente.
The Orient Palace is the oldest and most exquisite palace in Magritte. Its exterior has a strong Bretanian decorative style, which is majestic, but its interior is authentic Tyrell sentiment. , this palace was once changed to King Jafar’s palace because of Araby’s invasion, so many places inside the palace also have a strong Arab style. The four corners of the palace protrude, and the inner side is a square promenade courtyard. It is a typical Estalia traditional architectural style.
The Oriental Palace is not only a royal palace, but also an art treasure house. It houses a large number of oil paintings, tapestries, ancient furniture and other cultural relics. The four walls are framed with red velvet. Under the illumination of colorful giant magic lamps, the entire hall is shining silver. The most peculiar and beautiful hall in the palace is the Porcelain Hall. The walls and roof of the Porcelain Hall are all made of artistic tiles, which are gorgeous and dazzling.
It used to be the palace of the Sungazer family of Duke Magritte, but after the current Duke Rubio-Sungazer came to the throne, the Duke decided to use this palace as a "celebration palace" and usually lease it to Estalia The Merchant Alliance and the Church of the Goddess of War work and carry out commercial activities. Except for meeting foreign envoys, holding weddings or celebrations, the Duke's family usually does not live here.
In the banquet hall covered with red carpet, the huge oval long banquet table in the banquet hall is decorated with dazzling tableware all the year round. The leader of the Estalia Merchant Union, Amancio Perez, has been standing here waiting.
"Welcome! Your Excellency Ryan Macado, I have known you for a long time. Needless to say, your deeds are known to everyone from Kislev to Estalia." Amancio Pere Si looks like an old man in his sixties, wearing a plain silk robe, with half-white hair, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face, a slightly fat body, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and muscular muscles on his face. As the years have become a little slack, even though he has taken good care of it, there is still a small piece of baldness on the back of his head. Accompanied by the two Sun Knights, Amancio took the initiative to reach out to Ryan like a passionate host hint.
"Hello, Mr. Amancio." With a sincere smile on Ryan's face, he reached out to shake hands with the famous big businessman.
Speaking of Amancio, the old man's experience is also a legend. He was born in a merchant family in Magritte. He obtained a bachelor's degree in business from the Goddess of War Academy at the age of 23. At the age of 32, he became a master of several trades. A big businessman on the line, he was elected as the mayor of Magritte at the age of thirty-nine, and his personal prestige and wealth reached the peak.
After retiring from the position of mayor at the age of forty-six, Amancio manipulated the three chambers of commerce to complete the merger and formed the Estalia Merchant Union. He himself became the chairman and chairman of the Estalia Merchant Union. The supreme leader, Amancio officially became the honorary president of Magritte's Goddess of War Academy at the age of fifty-five. His voice in this city is even higher than that of Magritte Duke Rubio-Sunwatcher .
"Welcome, Lord Bodleix Baron Fedmond de Poldro, Boldero's Obiang red wine is my favorite." Amancio then said to Fedmond: " I am very glad that you are here at the Oriental Palace."
"Hello, Speaker Amancio." Fedmond squeezed out a smile.
"Of course, Ms. Veronica Bernadotte, the female elder of Garland, is also indispensable. I want to say that your dress is really beautiful today." Amancio shook hands with Veronica and Alfred successively: "And St. Templar Alfred, your contribution to the spread of the God of Justice doctrine is obvious to all."
"Dinner is ready, please sit down and talk while eating."
"Please!"