Chapter 44 44 Are You Worthy?

Chapter 44 44. Are you worthy?

As the organizer of the party, Andrew smiled and greeted several acquaintances after entering the door, then left Lu Yu and walked into the main hall to greet the visiting nobles.

Although he could not chat with girls, he was very skilled in the etiquette of noble social occasions.

Because of his outstanding talent and the attention of Yas III, a group of girls with gorgeous clothes and outstanding looks quickly gathered around Andrew.

Without Andrew's company, the noble children who had gathered under the warm yellow wall lamp noticed Lu Yu at a glance, and began to comment on him as he thought.

"Is that the young and promising foreign marquis that old Drake mentioned?"

"It is said that he is also a magician?"

"What kind of clothes is he wearing? It looks so strange."

"And his shoes...what kind of leather is this?"

"Do people in Seris dress like this? It looks so rustic."

"Why do I feel that he is not a marquis from a foreign country, but more like a countryman?"

A waiter in formal wear pushed a dining cart past Lu Yu: "Does the Marquis need anything?"

Then, he lowered his voice to remind: "Several descendants of the southern lords headed by Earl Nott are in the northwest corner of the main hall. They were just discussing how to tease you. Please be careful, Marquis."

Ath III was considerate and arranged a lot of wingmen to take care of Lu Yu.

This made Lu Yu more and more curious. When he pulled all the hatred of all the targets together, what would the young king do?

During this period, he had learned that Ath III had a big disagreement with several lords who insisted on enfeoffment. The two sides had been very unfriendly in recent talks. Everyone had their own concerns if they did not overturn the table.

He had come to a different world and had not seen all the strange creatures in this world, but he was inexplicably involved in the political drama that he hated the most. It was really a headache.

But he had no choice. For Lulutis, he would offend people. Anyway, he could leave at any time.

He took a drink that looked like grape juice and took a sip. Lu Yu's eyes suddenly widened.

"Puff~~"

Lu Yu sprayed the waiter's face, dyeing his white waiter's uniform into rose red.

This scene also made the active nobles around turn their heads, cover their mouths in surprise, and then whisper to their companions.

Some people laughed wildly and clinked glasses with their acquaintances, using Lu Yu's embarrassment as a lubricant to skip the stiffness in their conversation.

Lu Yu didn't understand why this thing was so hard to drink.

It was astringent at the beginning and bitter after the mouth. The taste that rushed to the tip of the nose was similar to old vinegar.

Taking another look, he saw that many boys nearby were holding a drink like this. He couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with his taste buds.

After taking another sip, Lu Yu took the handkerchief and spit it all out.

Lu Yu's actions made many people who were drinking the same drink subconsciously look at the cup in their hands. They took a sip in confusion and smacked it, but didn't think there was anything wrong.

"What is this?"

The waiter, who was dumbfounded by Lu Yu, answered stupidly: "Last year's grapes, combined with some wild fruits, brewed new wine."

"Do you think this stuff tastes good?"

The waiter was embarrassed: "Mr. Marquis, I am not qualified to drink... But so many noble lords like to drink it, it should be delicious."

A noble son walked to the dining car, took a glass of the same fruit wine, and drank a big sip in front of Lu Yu.

After not a drop was left in the cup, he asked with a slightly mocking smile: "Marquis Lu Yu, right? You probably haven't had good strong liquor in Seris, so you won't be used to it."

Before the party started, Old Drake guaranteed that Lu Yu's conversation was circulated among the nobles.

Old Drake used a lot of praise to describe Lu Yu's excellence, as if the entire young generation of the Yas Kingdom was a dandy boy who was not worth mentioning compared to Lu Yu, and a delicate baby who didn't even dare to pick up a knife to go into battle.

The old nobles just smiled at these words, but the young people in Yas Royal City were not happy.

It's okay for girls, but young people of this age can't stand others saying that they are not good enough and are worse than others, especially on the eve of the party.

Everyone wants to stand out at the party for young people and win a relationship. Whether it ends in marriage or not, and what the opinions of the family elders are, those are things that need to be considered after the romance.

Even Yas III and Old Drake were captured by his experience, so how can these girls living in the royal city be immune to it?

The impression of the delicate girl who was well protected by her family was just going out hunting, and at most a few anecdotes from the adventurers. She could not see the blood and cruelty behind these words, and only regarded it as a very interesting pastime.

A young and handsome marquis, a pioneer from a foreign country, crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, bathed in the glory of the sun, moon and stars, and left countless poems of his own on the earth. In the eyes of girls, it was simply too romantic.

Seeing that the lover in his heart was discussing the stories that flowed out of the palace, and there was also the idea of ​​having an in-depth exchange with Lu Yu on the day of the party, many people were not happy.

A foreigner, why?

Lu Yu was very happy. Yas III did a good job in the early stage, and his ridicule was also much smoother.

He put down the wine glass, wiped it on the waiter's clothes, then pushed him away and walked to the person who questioned that he had never drunk strong liquor.

"What is your name?"

"Edwin." The other party held the wine glass and introduced it in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"Oh, do you have a title?"

Edwin's face became embarrassed, and the hand holding the wine glass trembled.

The noisy party gradually became quieter because of this episode. Around Lu Yu and Edwin, countless nobles tasted fine wine, ate snacks, and watched the show with interest.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Edwin didn't want to show his timidity. He raised his head and said proudly: "My father is..."

Lu Yu interrupted Edwin rudely.

He said sarcastically: "Is it your father who came to the party? Why did you answer the question irrelevantly?"

There was a burst of snickers around, which made Edwin's face hot.

"Sorry, I don't talk to people who don't even have a title and rely on the glory of their fathers to show off everywhere."

This was a group mockery. Not every noble son present had a title. There were very few people like Andrew who took the initiative to work hard and earned a viscount.

Lu Yu's words made them all feel like parasites, which naturally aroused the indignation of the crowd.

"Isn't the title of Marquis the glory of your father?" Someone in the crowd laughed, "It's just that your father died earlier."

Great, this person is not a shill hired by Yas III, who is good at intensifying the topic and expanding the conflict!

Lu Yu directly locked onto the person who was talking and walked towards him with a smile.

The crowd automatically made way for the two of them.

"Wouldn't you like to introduce yourself?"

"Maroni Nott." The other party said calmly.

This name reminded Lu Yu of the unlucky guy who was killed by him in the forest.

"I earned my title by myself."

As soon as Lu Yu's words came out, many people around him laughed, and many people laughed awkwardly.

Maroni Nott laughed so hard that the flesh on his face was squeezed together.

"Is the title of Seris so cheap? The Marquis looks about the same age as us. Could it be that you have made various military achievements since childhood and were appreciated by the king?"

"This lie can deceive those goblins whose brains have been corroded by magic potions."

"It's insulting to goblins."

"Maroni, don't say that. How can the title of Seris be cheap? It's just that Lu Yu's family has good means and can give him a gilded reputation."

It's no wonder that people here think so. Most of them have been taken care of by their families and have been given some border soldiers and family knights' merits of killing monsters.

These merits are to prepare them to take over the title in the future.

A weak boy who can't even lift a knife has the merit of killing eight goblins. He also went deep into the underground palace and seized the spoils. He even covered his teammates' retreat.

A young man who went to the front line to gild himself can have the record of charging and slaughtering goblins by sitting in the back.

The young lady, who had heard too many stories, went to the East in a long skirt, sat in a chariot, and was closely guarded by the family. She came to the battlefield after the soldiers slaughtered the goblins. The long spear in her hand stabbed randomly. If she stabbed the dead goblins, it meant that she was sharp-eyed when cleaning the battlefield and protecting the friendly soldiers. If she stabbed the goblins that were not yet dead, it meant that she was killed in the battle, and she was known as a brave and fearless female knight.

Even if they didn't go to the East, they could still give themselves such gold. The eldest son of the Nott family liked to spread rumors that monsters harassed the city-state, and then led the winter hunting team to preserve his reputation for bravery.

Maroni even knew that his brother would kill some weak adventurers, claiming that they were bandits, and planned to intercept and kill merchants in order to gain the gratitude of merchants in the territory.

You, Lu Yu, are just like us, but you are just enjoying the benefits of your fathers.

What marquis, what pioneer of Seris, what pioneer of the empire, are just gold for yourself after taking power personally.

Among the few people who have personally fought in the battlefield, Andrew is the one who has the highest honor, but he is only a viscount.

Marquis? You are still so young, what great achievements must you have made to receive such an honor?

"I have killed dragons."

Lu Yu said with a smile amidst laughter.

"More than one."

The laughter gradually died down.

"I have killed goblins, and I have claimed more merits than the corpses that everyone here has stabbed combined."

"I have seen skeletons crawling out of the ground and personally dismantled every bone of them."

"I have killed countless slimes in the wild, just because they harassed the border of Seris and affected the development of the people in my territory."

"I have chatted with the giant and helped him cut trees."

"I talked and laughed with a group of tentacle monsters with black smoke."

"The dishes I cook can make a seventh-level magician swallow his tongue."

"Lin The chosen one of the gods of the country invited me to eat together... to share the delicious tribute."

"While you were still snatching the few merits from the family and the poor soldiers on the border, I was stepping on the muddy land with my subjects and heading towards the unknown."

"When you show off your family background and background, and spend your life in debauchery without making progress, the path I have walked is already something you can never reach in your lifetime."

"You, are you worthy of talking about merits with me?"

You are so shameless, I can also brag without changing my face.

We are all liars, who is nobler than who?