No, this chapter must be revised. I wrote it too many times before... I'll take the extra thousand words as an apology.
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Purely handmade wool carpets, gorgeous ivory chairs inlaid with high-quality spar particles, six imitation crystal glass chandeliers that illuminate the hall as bright as day, and portraits of beautiful ladies hanging on the walls. If you are suddenly there,
Among them, the first impression should be... this is clearly a palace hall that could not be more aristocratic. A handsome poet playing the lute, or a small band of three or five people, is playing in every corner
Their respective tunes were played with focused expressions, as if there was no one else around. And no matter how brisk or gorgeous their tunes were, they would never leave a quarter of the hall, and there would never be unpleasant reverberation.
Edward calmly walked in with a group of noisy little guys. He seemed to be used to all the luxury. But the invisible magic barrier in his eyes made him sigh inwardly. Sure enough, a big city like Romandy
, always a paradise for rich people.
There are not many tables in the hall, and now there are only some scattered figures sitting there, most of them are nobles dressed in luxurious clothes, and occasionally there are a few men who look like rich men, but no matter they are twenty years old, there is only one who is luxurious and simple.
The aristocratic young master with a gorgeous and dazzling family crest, or the white-haired old man who wants to wear twenty-two huge gemstone rings on his ten fingers. Without exception, they are all quiet, seeming to just enjoy the food on the table and the mellow wine in the glass.
, and...the flowers with different postures around me.
Wrapped in a white ruffled apron, a maid with a youthful and pure face, an elegant lady dressed luxuriously like an aristocratic family, a sky blue training attire, a female knight wearing a dagger on her waist, and a white burqa with a
The female priests of the Holy Emblem... If it weren't for the almost identical, business-like smiles on their faces, and if they weren't aware of the insurmountable identity barrier in this society, Edward might really think that they were just
The companions each of the men brought.
"Should I go to... a cospaly tea restaurant? I thought the origin of otaku culture came after computers?" The incredible thought that flashed through his mind made a guy who prided himself on being well-informed couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Compared to the chief's surprise, the people here have obviously long been accustomed to this. Therefore, when a group of teenage brats wrapped in magic robes entered the scene, they did not raise any eyebrows; or
Occasionally, a few people will cast some incredulous looks at the youngest among them, but there is not much ridicule in this incredulity, but a kind-hearted exclamation that a male will smile.
And when the apprentice who led them here casually threw a few shining trinkets to the servant who led the way, the group of people received some special treatment. In a quiet corner, on a long table
Sat down.
"Well, I'm inviting you all today. It's just a small private party, so please don't be restrained... Speaking of which, Mr. Vincent, we haven't congratulated you yet."
The young nobleman sitting next to Edward was the first to pick up the wine glass on the table: "Although the venue is not formal enough and there are not enough people, let us raise our glasses first. Congratulations to one of us who finally took the first step.
I also wish that everyone here can move forward together and find their own broad path in the world of magic."
"It's a fluke, it's just a fluke, it's just good luck,... that..."
Unexpectedly, the topic turned to him at the beginning. Edward frowned and wanted to deal with it calmly, but he only said half a sentence, and his voice became a little awkward - although the relationship with this righteous young man was everything.
He is the most gentle among his classmates, but after all, he has only met him three times. To this day, he still doesn’t know his name...
"Call me William." However, the other party obviously didn't care about this little disrespect. He nodded gently and calmly resolved the embarrassment: "Although my real name is said to bring me luck.
God's descendant, but the pronunciation is a bit convoluted after all. So, please just call me this way in the future. If you don't mind, I think you might as well call each other by name?"
Perhaps human beings are always accustomed to getting closer to each other by changing glasses. Although it is just a glass of pre-dinner wine, the situation seems to have become heated. After a few plain introductions, a group of apprentices
We started chatting and laughing, starting from the few days of study, and then quickly entered a familiar field.
Edward took a sip of light white wine. When he glanced around, he noticed that the eyes and expressions of these little guys looking at him no longer showed the contempt or embarrassment they had before.
Rather, there are some eagerness and good intentions.
This is not surprising - obviously some news about himself has spread. Although these little guys here still lack qualifications, people who can learn magic will not change their minds too slowly.
Especially their family composition, they are either businessmen or bureaucrats. Under the influence, it is not a profound ability to act according to the wind. This kind of thing of standing in line can naturally be done without leakage.
The magicians are almost gods, omnipotent, and they win their favor, then even a genuine country bumpkin is no longer ordinary. What does a little dirty talk mean? If you can get someone close to the magicians
Apprentices don't mind, and are willing to pay any price, dignity? Face? Ha, that kind of thing is not worth talking about in the face of the mystery of magic.
Of course, at present, these purposes are not suitable to be revealed - being too impatient will only cause boredom, so these little guys can only be careful, lay the foundation bit by bit, and look forward to the development of so-called friendship.
But if you put aside this goal that obviously requires long-term efforts, the rest of the things become simple - since you don't have the kind of strength that makes the ladies or social queens tired to the point where their legs weaken, then don't let yourself become one.
The protagonists and buffoons of this farce... let's just focus on the things that we can do. Fortunately, the biggest selling point here is that although the professional actresses are there, they also have all the capabilities to satisfy the guests' other desires.
The most outstanding reputation in the Kingdom.
Well, maybe the reputation of the entire kingdom cannot satisfy Edward.
The food culture in this world is actually still developing, so there won’t be anything half-cooked or overly refined dishes. The same is true in this store. Although the decoration is gorgeous and the service is first-rate,
In terms of how to satisfy appetite, there is no way to satisfy someone who comes from a big foodie country——
Desserts, cakes and pies made with cream are also very delicious snacks. However, cooked food is mostly simple preparations of smoking, roasting, frying, stewing, and boiling. Whether it is meat or vegetables, it is better than Edward's.
The craftsmanship is far behind... and the mastery of spices is only at the primary stage, so despite a lot of effort, the taste is still relatively monotonous.
It seems that in order to reflect the luxurious taste, a lot of spices are added to ordinary barbecued food, but it tastes a bit too strong and spicy. Only the attentive service of the waiter adds color to these things.
Quite a few - some hot food is cut into pieces directly after being taken out of the fire, so that guests can eat hot food with a unique flavor.
But what really criticized Edward was the weird combinations.
For example, the slow-roasted badger is minced and sprinkled into the potato puree seasoned with herbs, or the griffin meat is boiled with chili, whey and a lot of salt. This kind of dish is a bit... strange.
, not to mention weird things like centipedes wrapped in onions and grilled, baked bird spiders, or giant ants,
Although he knew that those white ointments were probably rich in protein, no matter how happily the little guys ate, Edward kept feeling nauseous - but this seemed to be a good thing... because those were ornately decorated
On the menu, it seems that there are also things like stewed rat meat, roasted horse legs, and paste-like horse bone marrow soup. Even things like scavenger leg meat, which is not known to be poisonous, are also regarded as
It's an exquisite delicacy.
Well, apart from these unappetizing things, this hotel called Lucky Rabbit's Foot is actually quite high-end. At least they have the most extensive wine cellar in Romanti. As long as you can name the wine, you can find it here.
They can all be found. So Edward casually ordered a bottle of wine from famous manor cellars and excellent years. Due to the brewing method, this wine is fragrant, but the alcohol content does not seem to be too high, which is suitable for slowly digesting those wines.
The barbecue is greasy and spicy.
Compared to the chief's calmness, the other apprentices were not so lucky.
Out of flattery, comparison, or other reasons, they quickly chose the same drink, but they didn't know that they were not yet old enough to enjoy wine safely, and in this situation there were not many rules to restrain them.
, under the guidance of that guy who looked inconspicuous but had ten times more experience than them, this kind of enjoyment soon developed into excessive drinking...
Even though the concentration of these wines is not high, it quickly exceeds the amount that these little devils can bear.
Alcohol can make people become very strange, or it can make people become very strange with the help of them. Or because it can weaken the vigilance and amplify emotions. Although these dozen little guys were not drunk for a while, they were
Beginning to become excited or relaxed, some local people began to show off their knowledge, and the guys who were shown off did not want to be outdone and began to talk about what they knew. Their voices became louder and louder.
Of course, as dabblers who have just obtained apprenticeship status, they will naturally not discuss magical skills professionally - sex, pleasure, secrets about pleasure, are the most appropriate topics, right?
"Vincent, um, Sir Edward, you are from another province, so you may not know much about this place... Hehe, in fact, a store like this 'Lucky Rabbit's Foot' is the only one on this street.
Ordinary entertainment venues - Romantic families like to use grand family banquets and dances to show off their financial resources to build and solidify their relationships, but here, what they can get is complete relaxation. So you
Don't look at the guys downstairs. The women around them are very beautiful, but in fact, most of the time they just accompany those people to drink...
An apprentice shook the wine glass in his hand, or maybe it was the effect of alcohol. He was a little incoherent, but he looked triumphant. He seemed very happy to find an opportunity to show off in front of his companions: "Well, speaking of it, compared to men
The pastimes of those famous ladies are much more open and open... They patronize the most hidden shops. The level there is not comparable to this kind of place, but as long as there is a way to enter, they can
Feel free to follow them... Haha, but that also requires considerable ability. After all, those women in the upper class... Tsk, tsk, tsk, are not ordinary existences. Mature women are comparable to the devil tigers in purgatory, and ladies are at least winter wolves.
"
It has to be said that this kind of obscene topic in the upper class is always the most resonant thing. The laughter and curses at the table suddenly fell silent, so this little guy who looked to be just over ten years old pretended to be mysterious and lowered his voice.
:
"You know, it is said that their recent popular method is to select handsome and muscular men through a small hole in the wall... The stores that provide these services will completely screen the men's age, appearance, nationality, and even their requirements according to their requirements.
It's human race! Also, in order to cover up the last shame of those women, or to worry about their identity being revealed, they usually provide exquisite masks. It is said that those shops are exclusive to ladies, and the guys in them have some skills, enough to make everyone
Every guest gets a reward equivalent to gold coins, so there are many noble ladies who are willing to linger and enjoy it endlessly."
"It's amazing, but how did you know? Isn't it a place specially designed to entertain ladies? Could it be that you also..."
With a casual question, the little devils happily sent the unlucky showoff into the abyss of embarrassment. Edward drank another glass, feeling the sweetness of the fruit going down his throat and turning into relief.
The mellow aroma of the slow-release wine, but when he was thinking about whether he should tell the waiter to bring some ice cubes, a voice suddenly penetrated his ears,
Oh well, everyone's ears.
"... That's a good point, but he probably went to enjoy the charity milk... After all, for those brats who can only use their mouths, this is the most satisfying 'reward' for them."
The sarcasm contained in the loud sneer was close to provocation... So the children's original talk, laughter, scolding or other sounds stopped at this moment, and everyone's eyes were focused on the man with his back to him.
Wearing them, young people dressed in rich clothes.
"Asshole, what did you say?"
"You guy...are not weaned!"
The combination of youth and energy, strength in numbers, alcohol and many other factors will naturally cause a group of brats to explode like ripe puffballs - after a slight pause, several of the brats were stepped on.
The tails screamed and jumped up, and one even pulled out a wand from his waist menacingly.
Edward narrowed his eyes slightly and frowned.
In fact, if we look into the reason, it should be said that these apprentices were indeed too noisy. The guests who were enjoying the quiet conversation seemed to have left one after another - the identity of a mage apprentice is not necessarily more important than a mage apprentice.
The Baron Viscount was worse, and maybe even the forces behind him were more advanced, not to mention there were more than a dozen gathered here. Therefore, although they were not unreasonable, most people still chose to quietly avoid evil and seek good fortune.
It's just that there will always be necessity and chance in things in this world.
"What? Did I tell you right? In fact, for you, milk is much better than wine. At least it can help you grow up quickly and gain some real ability to please a lady... But drinking wine too early will only
It will make you lose your weak capital very quickly."
The sneering figure stood up, gently reached out and patted the shoulder of the lady dressed as a priest beside him as if he didn't care, and then swept the faces of the kid with cold eyes.
He doesn't look too old, only in his early twenties, but the family emblem on his collar is old enough - the golden and red patterns that symbolize blood, even if there is no research on family, emblems and the like.
Edward could also see how extraordinary it was. As for the elegance displayed by its owner, it was indeed consistent with it.
As a result, the scene fell into a stalemate as expected. Several older apprentices, as well as those with some aristocratic background, showed some hesitation at the same time. Their originally aggressive shouts became muted because of this. Their eyes turned, but they seemed to be confused for a moment.
I don't want to surrender.
But their opponents didn't seem to want to let it go: "Don't you think what I said is right? Well, let's give it a try and see which one of you can win the favor of the ladies in this 'lucky rabbit's foot'?
As long as any one of you has the ability to satisfy them, then I can be more generous and I will pay for all your future purchases here."
His eyes slightly met with William's beside him, and Edward noticed the other person's helpless shrug, so he coughed dryly and prepared to speak to smooth things over - after all, he had a special status here, being both high and low, so it seemed most appropriate to do this kind of thing.
.
But the next moment, someone spoke before him and took over the job.
"Oh my, what's going on? Master Clarin, why are you so angry?"
It was a lazy voice with a hint of hoarseness, but there was nothing imperfect about it, and it seemed to possess some kind of magic power, causing the whole room to suddenly fall silent for a moment.
As expected, the person who spoke was a woman, a beauty...a charming, seductive and beautiful woman.
The woman gently waved the colorful feather folding fan in her hand and let out a burst of giggles. The figure swaying slightly with the laughter seemed to be able to affect everyone's heartbeats.
In fact, her appearance is not very beautiful. Although the bridge of her nose is slender, the place where it fits into the eyebrow arch is too deep, her lips are a bit thicker, and her cheekbones are too high. Her blue-gray eyes are very bright, but too deep.
It was too bright, so this face was full of an untamable wildness. If you observe her with a better sight, you can notice some fine textures between the corners of the eyes and the tips of the eyebrows.
However, the body wrapped in a bright red dress is so exquisite and bulging. The places that should be high will never be low, and the places that should be concave will never be flat. The exquisitely tailored long skirt is bright red, bright red.
And bright, the neckline was slightly parted to an extreme limit, revealing the entire neck, which was as delicate as white jade, so that figure looked like a large blooming flower. That touch of whiteness was just like spitting.
Fragrant stamens.
The wonderful dress filled this woman with a strange temptation.
What is temptation?
The great sage of this world, the great philosopher Aristo, seems to have once said that the so-called temptation is that what people notice at the first moment is not the appearance, but the desire buried deep within.
So there is no doubt that Edward thinks that the woman who appears in front of him is tempting, because she is a woman who makes people think of a bed.
However, this kind of association is probably only suitable for people like him...at least middle-aged people in terms of thinking——
Therefore, the apprentices' eyes were only focused on the plump woman for a moment, and then they were snatched away by a group of orioles walking down the stairs behind her - they were dressed in different clothes and looked different, but they looked different.
None of them were too old, and the number was almost the same as the number of apprentices. With the lady's words, their figures nimbly floated down the stairs, flying to each apprentice like butterflies through flowers.
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