I am a mage, with an infinite mana bar!

The head seat is located in the center of the banquet hall, away from the high-traffic corridor by the door. It is an exceptionally spacious long table that is separated from the surrounding area.

Some people were already seated at the table, and a few more were taking their seats.

Lynn first saw Eli, who had her hair piled high and was wearing a dark blue dress.

Those people next to her must be her brothers and sisters?

Lynn scanned the scene one by one, but due to his position, he could only see a portion of it.

Two men and one woman: a middle-aged man, slightly plump and arrogant; a handsome young man, taciturn; and a young woman whose face resembled Eli's by three or four points, but who was much more mature.

But it's not quite right. All three of them have black hair, which is quite different from Eli's light brown hair. Standing together, they don't look like a family at all.

As he was observing, Eli seemed to sense something, glancing at him from afar and giving a barely perceptible smile.

Lynn casually looked away and then glanced at the lower end of the long table.

Among the people seated were men and women in formal attire, as well as a considerable number of scholars in robes.

White robes were the most common, followed by blue robes, and green robes were the least common; they were mostly elderly people with white hair.

Why aren't there any people from the Golden Tower?

From Lynn's angle, only a few people in green robes could be seen, among whom was an old man with broad shoulders and wrinkles on his face as if carved by a knife and axe, whose imposing presence was particularly prominent.

This is Eli and Charlotte's teacher, the supposedly short-tempered Mr. Farino?

Finally, after everyone was seated, the owner of the mansion made his grand entrance.

Lawrence Frey, leaning on a thin cane, his figure as slender and straight as the cane in his hand.

He was dressed entirely in black, including his hair, and his clothes remained perfectly still as he walked.

Lynn had expected the guests to greet the host with applause when he appeared, but the entire room was almost completely silent.

Perhaps he was frightened by his statue-like expression... Lynn thought to himself, he looked exactly like the statue in the center square of Colin Town.

Count Lawrence Frey strolled to the head of the long table, where servants, who had been waiting for some time, pulled out a seat for him.

He did not sit down immediately, but instead, in his capacity as the Lord of Luo'an City, exchanged a few polite words with the guests, and then raised his wine glass and said:

Thank you all for taking the time to come. Please enjoy this wonderful evening.

After saying that, he drank it down in one gulp and then sat down.

As soon as he sat down, the people at the table greeted him one by one.

The count nodded in acknowledgment, his expression remaining unchanged, only softening slightly when speaking to his children.

"Good evening, Your Excellency." Eli greeted his father with a sweet and obedient smile.

Lawrence nodded, a smile playing on his lips. "Eli, are all your friends here?"

Eli nodded immediately and replied, "Yes, I believe they will not let you down."

The banquet proceeded smoothly, the music became soothing and relaxing again, and the hall gradually returned to the normal hustle and bustle of conversation.

The servants served the dishes methodically, and the variety of dishes on the table changed again and again.

Lynn was focused on eating.

There are two main reasons why he was so focused.

One reason was to avoid the curious gazes and attempts by his classmates to strike up a conversation with him.

He knew that Eli sending his personal maid Grace to call him away would inevitably cause some misunderstandings and curiosity, but he couldn't lie in his current state, and speaking up would bring unnecessary trouble for himself and Eli.

However, he did not want to offend these nobles in public, as that would make him an enemy for no reason.

So he had no choice but to focus all his attention on the dining table and avoid any eye contact.

Secondly, it's because the chef in Lord Luo'an's household is indeed very skilled.

To save time, he spent most of his meals at the Iris Inn, making the already unappetizing food even more cloying.

Today's meal includes not only seasonal fruits and vegetables, but also seafood that is rarely seen in Luoan City and even in Hahara County.

It was transported from the southern coastal region of Assah, across most of the country, and was extremely expensive.

Moreover... Lynn stared blankly at the newly served roasted poultry. Wasn't this the "Ghost Bird" that Luke had taken him to eat at the Demon Tongue Restaurant?

It seems that what Luke said about monster feasts being very popular among nobles was not just nonsense.

"This is an Ancient Spirit Sparrow, an extremely rare magical creature that can only be found in areas with dense magical energy..."

Lynn looked up and saw that it was the kind-looking gentleman from before.

After their eyes met, he adjusted his dark tortoiseshell glasses, chuckled awkwardly in a low voice, and said, "Aiden Dalton."

"Lyon Lovell," Lynn replied politely, "Mr. Aiden also knows about monsters?"

There are many nobles with a wide range of interests, but studying ugly and terrifying monsters is a niche interest.

Aiden smiled, his gaze falling to the half-eaten ancient sparrow on the plate, its skin golden brown from roasting: "My family is in the business of monster materials, so I know a bit about it."

Lynn nodded, thinking that this made sense. The old and great nobles relied on land and taxes for income, while the new and lesser nobles generally ran a good business at home and obtained titles through "donations" and other contributions, but rarely received land.

"I thought the monster trade around Luoan City was all controlled by the Golden Tower," Lynn said casually.

Unexpectedly, Aiden smiled mysteriously upon hearing this, "To be honest, my family does have some connection with the Golden Tower."

"Oh?" Lynn became interested and pretended to listen attentively.

Aiden cleared his throat slightly and lowered his voice, "I wonder if you've ever heard of the 'Magic Merchants'?"

Seeing Lynn's confusion, he explained, "The Magic Merchant Guild is a subordinate organization of the Golden Tower, mainly responsible for building trade routes, transporting goods, and independently or jointly operating various shops."

He whispered, "To be honest, my father has a very good relationship with the branch president of the Chamber of Commerce in Sahara County..."

Lynn suddenly looked enlightened and picked up his drink to show his respect.

But in his heart, he thought that the "Magic Merchant Guild" was probably a department that branched out from the Golden Tower, specializing in managing transactions, and Aiden in front of him was one of the Magic Merchant Guild's partners.

"I see. I had only heard of the Golden Tower in Colin Town before, but this is the first time I've heard of the Magic Merchant Guild. Thank you for explaining, Mr. Aiden."

"Colin Town, have you seen Mr. Luke?" Aiden asked curiously.

Lynn lowered his eyes and replied, "I've seen you before."

Aiden asked with interest, "I heard he's a deacon from the Golden Tower headquarters, and I've been wanting to meet him for a while, but he's always elusive. Where did you meet Mr. Lynn?"

Lynn fell silent. He now only had two choices: to remain silent or to tell the whole story, which gave him a real headache.

Seeing this, Aiden assumed Lynn was deliberately hiding something, so he quickly pushed the half of the limited-edition roasted sparrow in front of him to Lynn, saying solicitously:

"Mr. Lynn, please have a taste. This kind of monster is usually very rare and expensive. I've heard it's very effective in enhancing male virility."

"..."