Lord: Taken away from inheritance at the beginning.

With lights and bonfires, the luxurious dinner hall was brightly lit both inside and outside.

The sounds of talk, laughter, musical instruments and songs all merged into one.

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

The nobles gathered here not only to celebrate the birthday of Her Royal Highness the Princess, but also to use this occasion to talk about relationships and cooperation with other nobles.

Those minor nobles who are lucky enough to attend the banquet will have the opportunity to meet the big nobles here, thereby expanding their network of contacts.

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

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

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

"Of course, it's my pleasure!"

Luo Ning raised his wine glass and touched it lightly with the other party.

Franz Silva is also one of the people Ronin wants to get to know most.

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

This living old man of the century must be a well-informed person, and he is also a magician. Luo Ning is likely to learn a lot from him.

Franz took an elegant sip and praised with a smile: "The wine of Grigio is the most famous. Wine of this quality can only be drunk at a banquet at the Golden Feather Palace."

The wine tonight is indeed much higher quality than the one in Wushan Castle.

"Do you like wine very much?"

"Haha, my favorite thing to do after practicing is to take a sip of wine." Franz looked drunk, "It feels like a traveler walking in the desert who is about to die of thirst suddenly drinks a sip of sweet spring. Same."

Luo Ning didn't pay much attention to drinks such as wine, and his original plan to brew liquor has not yet been put on the agenda.

So, he and Franz discussed the wine culture of this world and understood each other's needs for drinks.

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

Considering that the knight's spending power is not bad, if Luo Ning brews liquor, there will definitely be a certain market.

Maybe after Luo Ning returns to the territory, he can summon two winemakers to try it.

After a heart-to-heart talk, the two became somewhat familiar with each other, and Luo Ning asked a rather puzzling question.

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

When Franz heard this, he sighed helplessly: "Compared to the disadvantage of a magician in close combat, I prefer the excitement of a knight winning under the sword. It's just..."

He spread his hands and said, "This is my great-grandfather's request. 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."

Luo Ning was shocked.

Franz's great-grandfather was Magister Belora. Such a person's request for his grandson must be well-founded and beneficial.

"What's the benefit 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 Grand Mage in the future, I will gain a lot."

He didn't hide it, because there were very few people in this world who could cultivate both magic and martial arts like him. Moreover, not everyone can persist in this kind of cultivation method.

Luo Ning couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

This may be the confidence of a strong family. Bellora's expectations for his descendants are no longer gold or meteors, but directly to the ninth level.

Luo Ning even wondered whether this legendary magician had broken through and become a great magician without people knowing?
This question is clearly inappropriate to ask.

"Lord Bellora is the top magician on the Orlant continent, and what he said is definitely correct."

Luo Ning's eyes flashed with admiration, "I wonder if I have a chance to go to the Amethyst Earldom to meet him?"

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

Franz welcomed him warmly, "However, my great-grandfather has not been seen for many years, so I can't guarantee whether he will be able to see him or not."

Luo Ning understands this very well.

This kind of strong man who transcends the constraints of power does not need to show face to every noble. When the other party came to Wushan to lead, it was purely because he was attracted by the soul-eating surge on Lulans.

"Earl Ronin~"

After a warm greeting, a man whom Luo Ning didn't recognize came over.

He politely responded, "Your Excellency?"

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

Cox, this man has the same last name as Missy Knight.

Recalling that in the afternoon, Kalada mentioned that someone would come to Luo Ning, could he be referring to the person in front of him?

"Are you Miss Missy's father?"

Luther smiled and nodded: "Missy is very strong, but she always has a girl's body among the men. She lacks some of the beauty that a girl should have."

Everyone can hear that these are humble words.

"Being heroic 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 to deal 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 nobles.

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 Calada 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 civilian, 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 have 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 will eventually grow up? 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?"

"The kingdom can cooperate with nobles in many places every year, such as food purchase, weapons supply, material supply, clothing, tools, etc. Even if a small part of a project is given to your Wubei Territory, it will be very beneficial to you and your territory. That’s a huge profit.”

This is true, even if you subcontract, you can still make a lot of money.

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

Luo Ning nodded slightly: "I will consider it."

Luther raised his glass: "I believe you will make the right choice. After all, a large sum of money can bring more silver knights and golden knights to your territory."

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

Looking at the fat figure from the back, Luo Ning swung the last sip of wine in the glass with an expression that was half-smiling.

He and the other party stand in different positions, have different thinking angles, have different future ambitions, and naturally have different ways of looking at problems.

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

If he still extends an olive branch to Karada now, it will undoubtedly be a help in times of crisis.

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

He is a feudal noble and the son-in-law of His Majesty the future King. His status and status are higher than that of 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 big.

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

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

He couldn't help but turn his head, only to see a group of aristocratic children gathered together in the corner of the open square, constantly making hip-hop and mocking sounds.

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

"interesting."

Luo Ning shook the red wine glass and walked over.

Not only him, but also many aristocratic children who like to have fun approached that way.

"Look at this commoner who wants to become a noble!"

The speaker was a little drunk, and his sarcastic tone was extremely strong, "Look at his clothes, look at his manners, do you still have the nerve to attend the princess's banquet like this?"

"And that eating scene just now!"

Another person walked up to the long table in an exaggerated manner, cut a large piece of monster meat and stuffed it into his mouth, looking like he was devouring it, making the corners of his mouth and hands all greasy.

"With this kind of eating appearance, have you never seen Warcraft meat since you were a child?"

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

These words also caused the onlookers to chuckle secretly.

Although Karada is stronger and more talented than them, it is often more pleasurable to laugh at such people.

Luo Ning observed the other party.

Although Kalada was not very gorgeously dressed at the moment, he was still decent.

There was no oil on the corners of his mouth or hands, and it was obvious that he had no intention of touching the monster meat just now.

At this time, Karada just had a sullen face and frowned. Although he was pointed at his nose and mocked, he did not rush forward in anger and beat up the person who mocked him.

He knew that as long as he took action, no matter whether it was justified or not, he would be severely punished.

Because civilians beat nobles, which is an infringement of the privileges and dignity of nobles!
He didn't want to impulsively send himself to prison.

At this time, one of the people who was mocking noticed that Luo Ning was also present and ran over quickly: "Honorable Flame Knight, come and see your defeated general."

He smiled and said: "He is not worthy of standing on the same field as you, let alone appear at tonight's banquet!"

Luo Ning 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.

"Having fun with the people is what His Majesty the King wants."

Luo Ning's appearance suddenly made things interesting.

Many people who had just laughed secretly at Karada immediately shut their mouths.

The aristocratic boy who originally wanted to take advantage of Luo Ning's influence froze. He didn't know how to respond to these words.

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

"It's the meat of a level three anaconda."

Kalada said: "I personally killed several of them in the Warcraft Mountains and ate them for more than half a month."

"Then you must be sick of this kind of meat."

"Yes, Count Ronin."

Kalada seemed to be recalling its taste and couldn't help but said: "Maybe there is a special way to prepare the monster meat in the palace, but I really don't want to eat it."

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

They obviously didn't expect that Luo Ning not only did not join them in mocking his defeated opponent, but he even came to make them stand down for the opponent.

But they didn't dare to ridicule and slander Luo Ning.

In desperation, he could only leave quickly and dejectedly.

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

"As you wish, my lord!" (End of chapter)