Chapter 326: Admiration at the Dinner Party

Lights, bonfires, the luxurious banquet hall was bright inside and outside.

The sound of chatter, laughter, musical instruments and songs were all connected.

Tonight, the Golden Feather Palace held an unprecedentedly lively party for Blanche's birthday.

The nobles gathered here to celebrate the birthday of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and also to chat with other nobles about feelings and cooperation.

Those small nobles who were lucky enough to attend the banquet had the opportunity to meet the great nobles here and expand their network of contacts.

Roning also met a lot of people at the banquet, but most of them were polite exchanges. After all, he didn't know what these nobles were like.

"Hi, Roning, can I have a drink with you?"

Franz, who changed into a dress, was more handsome and elegant, exuding an elegant temperament all over his body. He was the person that many noble ladies were happy to talk to tonight.

"Of course, it's my honor!"

Roning raised his glass and gently touched it with the other party.

Franz Silva was also one of the people Roning wanted to meet the most.

If there is a chance, Ronin would like to visit the other party's grandfather.

This living century-old man must be a knowledgeable person, and he is also a magician. Ronin is likely to learn a lot from him.

Franz drank a sip elegantly and praised with a smile: "Gregorian wine is the most famous. Wine of this quality can only be drunk at the banquet of the Golden Feather Palace."

The wine tonight is indeed much higher than that in Wushan Castle.

"Your Excellency likes wine very much?"

"Haha, what I like to do most after practicing is to drink a sip of fine wine." Franz looked intoxicated, "It feels like a traveler who is walking in the desert and is about to die of thirst suddenly drinks a sip of sweet spring water."

Ronin is not very concerned about drinks such as wine and water. The plan to brew white wine has not been put on the agenda yet.

So, he discussed the wine culture of this world with Franz and understood the other party's needs for wine and water.

Although there are wine and beer in this world, according to Franz, many knights will dislike the strength of wine after intense training and fighting.

Given that knights have good spending power, if Roning brews liquor, there will definitely be a certain market.

Perhaps when Roning returns to the territory, he can call two winemakers to try it out.

After a long chat, the two became more familiar with each other, and Roning raised a rather puzzling question.

"It is not uncommon to see people who practice both fighting spirit and magic, but it is very rare to see people like you who practice fighting spirit and magic to the same level. Why don't you focus on one direction and improve its level as much as possible?"

Hearing this, Franz sighed helplessly: "Compared to the disadvantages of magicians in close combat, I prefer the excitement of knights winning under the sword. It's just..."

He spread his hands, "This is the request of my great-grandfather. He asked me to practice both fighting spirit and magic to level six first, and then focus on one of them according to my own preferences."

Roning was shocked.

Franz's great-grandfather was Mage Bellora. Such a person must have a basis and benefit to make such a request to his grandson.

"What are the benefits of doing this?"

"I don't know the specific benefits, but my great-grandfather told me that when I am lucky enough to become a Sun Knight or a Great Mage in the future, I will have a lot of benefits."

He did not hide it, because there are very few people in the world who can practice both magic and martial arts like him. And not everyone can stick to this kind of practice.

Roning couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Perhaps this is the confidence of the strong family. Bellola's expectations for the younger generation are no longer gold or meteors, but directly up to the ninth level.

Roning even doubted whether this legendary mage had broken through to become a great mage without people knowing?

This question is obviously not suitable for asking.

"Lord Bellora is the top magician on the Orlant continent. What he said must be correct."

Ronin's eyes flashed with reverence, "I wonder if I have the opportunity to visit him in the Amethyst Earl Territory?"

"Hahaha, the Silva family welcomes you to visit the Crystal Territory at any time."

Franz welcomed warmly, "However, my great-grandfather has not been seen for many years, and I can't guarantee whether he can see me."

Ronin understood this very well.

This kind of strong man who transcends the constraints of power does not need to give face to every noble. At the beginning, the other party was able to come to Wushan Territory purely because he was attracted by the soul-devouring surge on Lu Lans.

"Earl Ronin~"

A warm greeting, but a man Ronin did not know came over.

He responded politely, "Who is your Excellency?"

"This is the Viscount Luther Cox, the Minister of Finance of the Kingdom." Franz introduced with a smile, and then raised his glass and ended the conversation with Ronin.

Cox, this man has the same surname as Knight Missy.

Thinking back to the afternoon, Karada mentioned that someone would come to Roning, could it be that he was referring to this person?

"Are you Missy's father?"

Luther smiled and nodded: "Missy is a very strong-willed girl, but she is always surrounded by men, lacking the beauty that a girl should have."

Everyone could tell that this was a humble statement.

"Heroic and valiant is also a kind of beauty."

This word made Luther laugh, "I have sent your championship reward to your residence and handed it over to your two followers. I don't know if I can take two minutes of the noble Flame Knight. I want to chat with you. Let’s talk.”

"Of course, it is my honor, Lord Viscount."

"Don't call me that. I'm just using the title of Viscount. There's still a big gap between me and a real noble!"

As they talked, the two walked out of the hall and stopped by the exquisite pillars in the corridor outside.

Luo Ning knew that the other party might be talking about Karada.

"I have a request, and I hope the earl can agree to it," he said.

"Oh? Please tell me."

Luther got straight to the point: "I saw you looking for Karada alone in the afternoon, so I made a bold guess that you wanted to recruit him."

“I like working with people who have potential.”

Luo Ning smiled and said: "Although Kalada has an ordinary background, I am very optimistic about him. If he can join my Wubei Territory, I will be very happy."

"But I hope you will give up recruiting him."

Luther looked directly into Luo Ning's eyes, his expression very serious: "As a price for making you change your mind, I will fight for cooperative projects for your territory, Wubei Territory, and give up part of the benefits within the scope of my authority."

Treasurer, in charge of the kingdom's finances.

What he said was definitely not a joke. Luo Ning believed that since the other party said it, he would definitely do it.

No wonder, no wonder Karada, who has such potential, is not needed by the nobility.

I am afraid that some small nobles do not dare to recruit at all, and some big nobles will deal with Luther, so they will inevitably lose a little face.

Under such circumstances, it would be very difficult for Karada to squeeze into the aristocratic circle.

"You may not know yet, even if I don't recruit him, once he becomes a Golden Knight, he can join the Royal Knights."

"maybe."

Luther's tone was somewhat indifferent: "Even if he joins the Royal Knights, it is still very difficult to go from a knight to His Majesty's honorary knight."

It seems that the Finance Minister is determined to target Karada.

"May I know why you're targeting him like this?"

Luo Ning asked: "From my two contacts, there is nothing wrong with him."

"Quite simply, I hate him."

Immediately afterwards, Luther stated the reason why he hated it.

It turns out that Kalada and Missy met at an exchange meeting between the Royal Knights Academy and the Horn Bay Extraordinary Academy and became friends.

Seeing that the two were gradually developing into lovers, Luther, as a father, chose to intervene.

In Luther's eyes, his daughter was very outstanding, and if she wanted to marry, she should marry a true aristocratic child.

Karadar, who was born as a commoner, had to spend a lot of energy to even acquire high-level fighting skills, and was not worthy of Missy at all.

"Karada used to be very confident. He told me that with his strength, he would definitely become an honorary knight and join the nobility before he was twenty-eight years old."

Luther smiled slightly, but his smile was a little cruel: "But I want to tell him that this circle is not something that anyone can enter if they want to. It doesn't work without connections, connections, and just a little strength."

Some people are born in aristocratic circles and cannot understand how difficult it is for people outside the circle to get in.

"With Karada's talent, he is expected to become a Meteor Knight." Luo Ning defended the other party.

"Meteor Knight is indeed powerful, but he is the only one who is powerful."

Obviously, Luther is not afraid of the Meteor Knight.

It's not that he is very strong, but he feels that even the Meteor Knight cannot fight against the noble group.

"What if he could become the Knight of the Silver Moon?"

Luo Ning asked with a smile: "A silver-moon-level strong man does not need to be knighted. He is a noble existence in his own right."

"Then I can only wish him well."

Luther said: "But even if he is better than Crown Prince Garrett, he is just a meteor knight now. I don't think Karada will be better than the Crown Prince. Wait ten or twenty years, and Missy will have already married by that time. ”

Luo Ning reminded: "Offending a Silver Moon-level powerhouse does not seem to be a good choice for the Cox family."

"Thank you for the reminder, Count Ronin, but this is only a theoretical possibility."

Luther's expression was still calm, "There are many people with great potential and good qualifications in this world, but how many of them can grow up in the end? We can't just worry about this or that for what may happen in the future, right?"

"What's more, it's not that I didn't give him a chance. It's just that he hasn't even been able to squeeze into the circle of nobles in the past few years. How can he become an honorary knight at the age of twenty-eight?"

From Luther's perspective, I have to say that these words do make some sense.

After all, in this era there is no such thing as freedom of love and marriage.

Of course, even in modern society on earth, parents still pay attention to the marriage partner of their children.

It's just that Luo Ning doesn't think it's reasonable for Luther to rely on his own identity and rights to cut off a person's future and upward path.

"How about it?"

The Finance Minister said so much and asked with a smile: "What do you think, Your Excellency?"

Luo Ning pondered slightly: "I wonder what cooperation projects you will provide to my Wubei collar?"

"There are many areas where the kingdom can cooperate with nobles every year, such as food procurement, weapons supply, material supply, clothing, tools, etc. Even if a small part of a project is handed over to your Wubei Territory, it will be a huge profit for you and your territory."

This is true. Even if it is a subcontract, you can make a lot of money.

However, Luther did not come up with a practical and executable plan, which means writing a blank check.

Roning nodded slightly: "I will consider it."

Luther raised his glass: "I believe you will make the right choice. After all, a considerable profit can bring more silver knights and gold knights to your territory."

The two clinked glasses, and then the Minister of Finance turned around and re-entered the venue to negotiate with his partners.

Looking at the back of this slightly fat figure, Roning shook the last sip of wine in the glass with a half-smile on his face.

He and the other party stood in different positions, had different perspectives, different future ambitions, and naturally looked at problems differently.

Silver Knights and Gold Knights are easy to find, but Meteor Knights are difficult, especially Meteor Knights who are loyal to him sincerely.

If he still extends an olive branch to Karada now, it will undoubtedly be a timely help.

As for whether insisting on recruiting Karada would offend Finance Minister Luther, Ronin didn't care much.

He is a feudal noble and the son-in-law of the future king, and his identity and status are higher than the other party.

The porcelain and silk in the future territory are all specialties of Wubei Territory. Even if the other party really interferes, the impact will not be great.

What's more, compared with the several hostile forces in Wushan Territory, Luther is nothing.

Just as he was thinking about these questions, a burst of laughter interrupted his thoughts.

He couldn't help but turn his head, but saw a group of noble children gathered in a corner of the open-air square, constantly making laughter and mocking sounds.

And the one surrounded by them was none other than Karada.

"Interesting."

Ronin shook the red wine glass and walked over.

Not only him, but also many noble children who like to watch the fun approached that side.

"Everyone, look at this commoner who wants to become a noble!"

The person who spoke was a little drunk, and his tone of sarcasm was extremely strong. "Look at his clothes, look at his manners, how dare he come to the princess's banquet?"

"And the way he ate just now!"

Another person walked to the long table exaggeratedly, cut a large piece of monster meat and stuffed it into his mouth, looking like a wolf eating, making his mouth and hands all greasy.

"With this way of eating, have you never seen monster meat since you were a child?"

He cut another piece and threw it on the table, "Come on, come on, eat enough tonight, hahaha~"

This also caused the onlookers to laugh secretly.

Although Karada's strength and talent are stronger than theirs, it is often more pleasurable to laugh at such people.

Roning observed the other party.

Although Karada's clothes at this moment are not very gorgeous, they are still decent.

There is no grease on his mouth and hands, and it is obvious that he has never thought of eating monster meat just now.

At this time, Karada just frowned and frowned. Although he was pointed at and ridiculed, he did not rush up to beat up the person who mocked him.

He knew that as long as he took action, he would be severely punished regardless of whether he was right or wrong.

Because civilians beating nobles was an infringement of noble privileges and dignity!

He did not want to send himself to prison on impulse.

At this time, one of the mockers noticed that Ronin was also at the scene, and hurried over: "Honorable Flame Knight, come and see your defeated opponent."

He smiled and said: "He is not worthy of standing on the same field with you, let alone appearing at the banquet tonight!"

Ronin did not know this person and did not know his identity.

But the other party used him to mock Karada, which made him very unhappy.

"Have fun with the people, it is the intention of His Majesty the King."

Ronin's appearance made things interesting.

Many people who had just laughed at Karada immediately shut up.

The noble son who wanted to take advantage of Ronin's power froze, and he didn't know how to respond to this.

Ronin came to the long table, cut off a piece of monster meat, and stuffed it into his mouth: "The meat is tender and delicious, and tastes good. I have never eaten such delicious food in my life. What kind of monster meat is this?"

"It is the meat of a level three water python."

Karada said: "I have killed several of them in the Monster Mountain Range and ate them for more than half a month."

"Then you must have vomited this kind of meat."

"Yes, Earl Ronin."

Karada seemed to be recalling its taste, and couldn't help saying: "Maybe the monster meat in the palace has a special way to cook it, but I really don't want to eat it."

After saying this, the faces of the few people who had just mocked Karnada turned green and white.

They obviously didn't expect that Ronin not only didn't mock the defeated general with them, but even made them lose face for him.

But they didn't dare to mock and slander Ronin.

In desperation, they could only leave quickly in disgrace.

Ronin said to Karada: "I think we can have a good talk."

"As you wish, sir!" (End of this chapter)