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In other directions, carriages bearing the Tyron family crest traveled along the road, like droplets of water converging towards the magnificent manor in the distance.

Upon arriving at the main entrance, the attendants led everyone up the steps, explaining the banquet's proceedings as they did so.

"In the morning, the young lady will hold a tea party in the flower garden. Please follow me to the garden, esteemed guests."

"Although the courtyard is open-air, there is a crystal array to regulate the temperature and light, so it's no different from springtime. You all don't need to worry about the climate being uncomfortable..."

As Ye Xiao listened to the servant's introduction, he walked around, looking left and right without any regard for others, like a country bumpkin entering the city.

In his previous life, he had no chance to participate in the high-level banquets of this country, which can be called the pinnacle of technology on the continent, so many scenes were still quite new to him.

Fortunately, apart from him, the other members of the spy team were in similar situations. Miss Mofeng's eyes lit up when she saw the beautiful manor, while the burly Dashan was a bit shy, not turning his head back and forth but his gaze couldn't help but wander around.

Raymond remained calm, but perhaps feeling a little embarrassed to see his teammates looking around, he said with a hint of exasperation, "Oh dear, these are all the luxurious things for noble gentlemen to enjoy. Stop staring around like that."

Chapter 124 Aristocratic Socializing

Unfortunately, once these words are spoken, only Dashan might show some restraint.

Ye Xiao didn't care about all that; this was all intelligence, and he wanted to remember everyone he met on the road.

As for Miss Maple, she has always been unrestrained, and Raymond's words were no different from water off a duck's back to her.

"Oh, is that one of Zhou Lixun's men?"

"Like a country bumpkin, looking at this and that."

As I strolled along the courtyard path, a somewhat discordant burst of laughter drifted from the side.

Ye Xiao looked in the direction of the sound and saw several players dressed in various luxurious clothes looking in their direction from the garden.

"Who are those people?"

Ye Xiao asked in a low voice.

"It's the Starweaver's direct squad. Tsk, they actually came this time too."

Mo Feng pouted in dissatisfaction.

"The Star Weaver?"

“One of our outpost’s two executives is Astra the Starweaver. But we’ve never gotten along with them. That guy wasn’t originally part of our department; he was transferred from the research institute.”

"Our direct subordinate is Miss Selene, the Moon Guardian, a subordinate of the Sage."

Raymond added, "The directly subordinate 'Moon Guardian Squad' was originally Miss Luo's team... but back then in the Western Frontier... alas, as you know, Miss Luo's whereabouts are currently unknown."

"That's probably why the Starweavers are so arrogant in the outpost now. They probably took it upon themselves to attend the banquet on behalf of the outpost."

"There are even things like this."

Ye Xiao was speechless. "Doesn't the Sage care?"

"That guy was planted here, so naturally he won't obediently follow the Sage... Sigh, it's not convenient to talk about those things here. In short, although we're all in the same department, try to ignore them."

Raymond knew that walls have ears, especially in this large garden, so he stopped there.

However, Ye Xiao had already gleaned some clues from this. No wonder Meng Shen was being so secretive when he met him at the company headquarters.

It seems that even that cotton candy-like goddess girl has it tough; the other gods are indeed wary of her.

The attendant who led the way politely left after bringing Ye Xiao and the others into the courtyard. The garden was beautiful, but the group of people, who were scattered in all directions, had no idea which way to go.

"We were originally supposed to be looking for Miss Guardian of the Moon, but we might as well take you to see her too."

Miss Mofeng said somewhat unhappily, "It turns out that the representative from our department this time is a Star Weaver. If I had known, I would have preferred not to come at all."

"You can't say that. Miss Shouyue might be busy with something. Even if we didn't come, the Tyron family might really start to regard the Starweavers as representatives of the outpost."

At this moment, Raymond surprisingly displayed the composure of a captain.

"But what can we do?"

Mo Feng shrugged. "We can't just go off and argue with Duke Tyrone in private. Otherwise, people will think that your department has two representatives and that there's no consensus within the department."

"...Perhaps we could try to find Miss Windsor?"

Ye Xiao suggested, "Duke Tyron may be too lazy to bother with ordinary employees, but we at least have a relationship with Miss Windsor."

"It's not that simple, Kalon brothers."

Unexpectedly, Raymond simply sighed, "I don't know how Loren is, but the nobles here don't value human relationships as much as you think; what matters most is profit."

"Even though we saved their young lady's life, it's already quite generous of them to send us a dinner invitation as a token of appreciation, considering we've already received payment."

“Maintaining relationships with low-level spies like us doesn’t create much real value for them. Noble ladies don’t lack friends, and our so-called ‘saving a life’ favor might actually be a burden to them.”

"Wow, that's so realistic."

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow. Compared to him, Pierberg was quite innocent. "But the way you're saying that, it feels like you have quite a story to tell too."

"The captain must have saved a woman like that before, and then been heartbroken."

Miss Mofeng covered her mouth and let out a snickering laugh.

"Don't talk nonsense, it's just that a friend of mine has experienced something similar."

Raymond quickly changed the subject, "Think about it, if the young lady really cared, she would have arranged for a servant to escort us inside, so we could at least meet her. It's not a big deal, and such arrangements are not uncommon for nobles."

"Now they've just dumped us at the front gate. We could wander around the garden for half an hour and still not find them."

"In aristocratic social interactions, some things don't need to be said explicitly. We just need to understand the meaning. Otherwise, it will make others feel awkward. Otherwise, if we go to someone's tea party, do we expect the young lady to express her gratitude to us and serve us tea?"

That makes sense, Ye Xiao nodded. As a lower-class person, it's fine to accept a gift as a token of gratitude from a nobleman, but to use it as capital to build relationships is wishful thinking.

For some reason, the image of that terrible-tasting tea he had once brewed suddenly popped into his mind.

"What you said is true, but why do I feel so disappointed all of a sudden?"

Miss Mofeng let out a rare sigh.

"It's not that bad. Since we're already here, let's eat and drink as we please."

Raymond said, patting Doma beside him, "The two Dark Shepherds, please eat as much as you like. We're just here to relax before our next mission, no need to think so much."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Raymond, but we adhere to the Lord's teachings and must not indulge in wine and women."

Deborah said in a very serious tone.

"It doesn't necessarily have to be alcohol; there's also juice and other drinks."

Ye Xiao casually picked up a glass of grape juice from the table and joked, "Eat more, so you'll have the strength to thwart the world-destroying witch's plot in the future."

He had only made a sarcastic remark, but unexpectedly, he saw a strange light flash in Deborah's eyes.

No? So it was okay to say it like that before?

Girl, you really don't believe in some "witch conspiracy cult"? You'd do anything to defeat the "witch's conspiracy"?

Seeing that Deborah no longer cared and picked up the plate next to her, put a cake bigger than her head on it, Ye Xiao couldn't help but have a few black lines appear on his forehead.

In the end, the spy team found a secluded corner away from the crowd to chat, eat, and drink, and they were quite comfortable there.

Raymond seemed to have selectively forgotten about representing "Miss Shouyue" and was enjoying himself with everyone. His previous words were actually just to appease the team members. As for representing the outpost in communication or anything like that, joking! The executive officer was here, how could a bunch of rank-and-file employees possibly stand up to him?

While the group was having a great time entertaining themselves, Miss Windsor, sitting at a tea table on a small island in the middle of a beautiful artificial lake deep in the garden, glanced at the empty seats next to her, a hint of disappointment flashing in her eyes.

A moment later, she turned her gaze to the young butler standing to the side.

"Sebastian, haven't those mercenaries arrived yet?"

Chapter 125 Heartbroken

"There are no visitors who are identified as mercenaries yet."

Sebastian placed his hand on his lower abdomen and bowed respectfully. "The company's CEO has arrived. Shall we invite them over?"

"Why are you coming to me for official business? You can talk to my dad about it."

Miss Windsor waved her hand, "I just want to chat with a few friends."

“Speaking of your noble friends alone, Miss, there are already many present.”

"Well……"

Miss Windsor pursed her lips, looking somewhat disheartened.

Sebastian chuckled softly at Miss Windsor's awkward expression. "I think I understand. Miss, you're probably concerned about the mercenary who saved you back then?"

"what!?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Windsor jumped up from her chair like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "What are you saying! No, that's not true! I just wanted to thank him in person!!"

"He's just a mercenary, a commoner! Protecting me is his duty, it's his responsibility. How could I possibly like him because of something like that?!"

“Miss… I didn’t use the word ‘like’.”

The handsome young butler, somewhat speechless, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow. "But don't worry, I'll have the servants keep a close eye on things."

"You know that's good! I just... I just wanted to thank him in person. After all, he did fulfill his duties as a mercenary, and that's basic etiquette for a nobleman!"

"Understood, understood. Also, several other friends from the families of the councilors you know are here, as is Lady Tania. Shall I have someone invite them over first?"

"Um... okay."

Miss Windsor knew it would be quite boring for her to sit there alone and wait, and besides, Tanya, being her good friend, would certainly have to be treated well.

……

On the other side, in the northwest corner of the garden.

"belch--"

Raymond, his face flushed, let out a burp and grabbed Ye Xiao's sleeve.

"Then let me ask you, let me ask you... what is love? Ah, Brother Kalon? What exactly is true love??"

"Oh no, the captain seems to have had a bit too much to drink."

Miss Mofeng looked at Raymond's unkempt appearance and scratched her head in embarrassment. "It's only noon, and the banquet hasn't even started yet. How could this be?"

"It must be because you just mentioned the captain's sad story, Miss Mofeng."

The reserved but sassy Da Shan put his arm around Raymond's shoulder and said, "The captain rarely drinks this much during missions."

"Oh, so it was my problem after all."

The orange-haired girl stuck out her tongue.

"No... I still... can't forget her... Ugh..."

Raymond rolled his eyes back and opened his mouth, making a gagging sound.

"I'm sorry to have made the two friends of the Dark Shepherd laugh at me."

Da Shan awkwardly used a gravity spell to hold Raymond's chin to prevent the kid from vomiting all over the garden. "I'll take the captain to find a place to rest."

“It’s not good to always give you trouble, Dashan, let me handle this one.”

Unexpectedly, Ye Xiao volunteered to take on the responsibility of looking after Raymond.

Of course, he wasn't really that kind-hearted. It's just that there's a saying on Earth that people speak the truth when they're drunk. Since he happened to run into Raymond when he was completely drunk, he immediately realized that this might be the perfect opportunity to extract information.

Although Miss Mofeng is honest, she knows nothing about many things; Raymond is different. He clearly knows more about the company's internal affairs. He may appear carefree, but he is actually very tight-lipped and difficult to get information out of. Now that he's drunk, it might be an opportunity.

Ye Xiaoke never forgot her duty as an undercover agent. She cheerfully helped Raymond separate from the others and headed towards the mansion next to the garden.

The manor was full of servants bustling about. Ye Xiao casually pulled a maid aside and asked if there were any rooms available for resting. The maid immediately brought some medicine to help sober up and kindly led them through the corridor to a lounge.

Ye Xiao thanked the maid, but after receiving the medicine, he didn't rush to give it to Raymond. After all, if Raymond woke up too quickly, all his efforts would be in vain.

He put his arm around Raymond and turned the doorknob, just as they were about to go inside, a cold snort suddenly came from the side.

"Being this drunk is utterly unbecoming."

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao's forehead was filled with a question mark. Although it was indeed inappropriate to be drunk before the banquet had even started, it was still a bit unpleasant to be mocked by passersby for no reason.

But he didn't think too much about it, simply assuming he had encountered a talkative nobleman by chance and ignoring him.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to enter, the man actually came over and grabbed Ye Xiao's sleeve.

"What do you mean? Are you deaf? Can't you hear me?!"

No?