Four hundred and fifty second chapter into the set
Chapter 452: Falling into the trap
In fact, when Fordo walked to the gate, someone had already informed Lorraine that there were many overt and covert sentries in such a large governor's palace.
But Lorraine has long thought that this guy is coming to find him. Is it obvious? Fordo was tortured so badly in Naian, being beaten and detained, so he wouldn't come to Lorraine, who belongs to Naian.
It's weird for a big boss to ask for help.
For this reason, Lorraine specifically told the guards at the gate to make things difficult for him. Lorraine's family was tired of this idiot Fordo. Only Leo liked this guy better. He was soft-skinned and thick-bodied, and would not hurt his hands in a fight. Leo
I have been thinking about when I can vote again with my face covered.
Since Fordo came with bad intentions, according to Lorraine's temperament, naturally he had already prepared a trap for him to jump, and now he wanted him to make a fool of himself.
Watching Fordo yelling and cursing in front of the Guards soldiers, he didn't have the manners of a big shot like a cardinal at all, just like a shrew.
Lorraine curled her lips and said: "These brats are so spoiled that they dare to speak ill of me like this. This governor is such a lazy person. He even said that I would go to work at 4:30 and get off at 5, but he would not go.
Go ask around and find out who dares not to say that I am a diligent and caring governor."
Catherine rolled her eyes at Lorraine angrily. She didn't even have the strength to say anything about Lorraine and Leo's recent rogue behavior.
Adele pinched Lorraine's waist coquettishly, and spat: "Bah, you still have the nerve to say that Nicole and I were not doing these things that day, and you were just collecting gifts with Leo.
Money, please tell me, which one is your signature on the latest document?"
Vera nodded her head, her little head was like pecking at rice, and she raised her right hand covered with red ink pad, babblingly complaining that Lorraine was squeezing her, and had to be stamped every day until her hand went soft.
No overtime pay is given.
Lorraine spread her hands and said confidently: "Aren't I doing this for us? From enclosing land to selling land, that is not a big deal. Is it okay if I don't keep an eye on it every day?"
Catherine kicked Lorraine's feet in dissatisfaction and said bitterly: "The documents have passed through our hands, but I have never seen you caring about them once. Instead, you meet those who give gifts every day."
Leo also completely forgot that he was more happy to receive gifts than Lorraine. He pinched his fat chin and said thoughtfully: "Is that so? You have been so lazy recently, Nicole, you used to
You still have the nerve to tell me, but these days I don't get up until ten o'clock every day, and I have to wake you up several times."
"Ah~!" Hilmeria exclaimed in low voice at first, covering her face shyly with her hands.
Catherine was speechless and her face turned red. She gave Lorraine a fierce look with her big phoenix eyes and said angrily: "It's not all your fault."
Leo felt unfair for Lorraine and said angrily: "You are lazy and blame the boss for anything. Women just make trouble unreasonably."
Adele prides herself on being a senior fujoshi, but when Leo said it unintentionally, her pretty face started to heat up. She pulled Mileena over and whispered a few words into Mileena's ear.
Milena stared at Leo with burning eyes and nodded "Yeah" "Yeah".
Luolina looked at the three girls' pretty faces and blushed. She shaved her own cheeks and made a shameless face. Then she smiled, pinched Leo's chubby face and said, "You little scoundrel, wait a minute.
You'll understand when you get to their age."
Leo patted Lorena's hand and said, "Tsk, why don't you just sleep in? There are so many excuses."
Fordo's true nature at the gate was exposed. He usually used his identity as a cardinal to do bad things. He was always the only one who showed off his authority in front of others, but he had never been teased like this by a mere soldier.
Fordo couldn't help shouting: "How dare you treat people at the Holy See headquarters like this? Even Lorraine can't protect you. I don't believe it. I usually even enter the Papal Palace whenever I want. It's just a business."
Is the provincial governor's palace bigger than the palace?"
The Guards soldiers at the door heard Fordo's scolding becoming more and more vicious, with ferocious expressions on their faces. The soldiers behind clenched their fists, looked at each other a few times, and then slowly surrounded Fordo.
Fordo glanced at the surrounding Guards soldiers contemptuously and said, "What's wrong? You dared to threaten the cardinal at the Holy See headquarters. Do you know what the crime is? You all have to be tied to the pillar and burned to death."
, the soul will fall into hell forever.”
The Guards soldier standing opposite Fordo waved his hands to the surrounding comrades, indicating that everyone should go back. Then he sneered, picking his nails, and said slowly: "Hell, I don't want to go there.
, you can always meet you bishops there."
Fordo's face turned as red as a pig's liver, and he was so angry that his whole body trembled. He clenched his fists like balls and shouted with a ferocious face: "I heard it, you are blasphemous, wait."
Keep it up, the people from the tribunal will not let you go."
The quarrel in front of the gate of the Governor's Palace soon attracted the attention of passers-by. Not only the off-duty Guardsmen in the Governor's Palace came out to watch, but even passers-by crowded into the entrance and stretched their necks to look at the gate.
The soldiers of the Praetorian Guards laughed and pointed at Ford, as if they were laughing. More and more passers-by gathered at the intersection, blocking the intersection and talking loudly.
Hilmeria frowned. She had a strong sense of honor as a clergyman. Looking at Fordo who was jumping and cursing below, she said angrily: "That still looks a bit like a clergyman. How about that?"
He is like a scoundrel, and I have to report his misconduct to the headquarters. This is simply putting the Holy See headquarters in a bad light."
Luolina smiled like a proud little fox and said, "It's just that if we don't deal with him properly, everyone will think that all the people from the Holy See headquarters are this kind of stuff."
Adele pinched Lorena's soft waist and whispered in Lorena's ear: "My good sister, you don't have to fan the flames anymore."
After saying that, she playfully blew a breath into Lorena's little ear.
Luolina felt that half of her body was numb, like an electric shock, and her pretty face suddenly turned rosy. She glared at Adele angrily, reached out and slapped Adele on her buttocks, and said: "Fuck you to death."
Ah, you little pervert."
Adele giggled and avoided Lorena, and glanced at Lorraine who had been peeking.
Hearing that Fordo had moved out of the inquisition, the guardsmen at the gate burst into laughter at the same time.
Fordo looked at the soldiers of the Guards and felt strange in his heart. The Inquisition was the trump card in the hands of the Holy See. Even Fordo rarely used the name of the Inquisition, but usually only when it was mentioned, these people...
It's not that I was scared shitless.
But these guards seemed to have heard a very funny joke and laughed wildly at Bishop Fordo.
The Guardsman in front of Fordo laughed so hard that tears came out of his eyes. He shook his head and said, "The Inquisition... The Inquisition... is so majestic~!"
The face of the Guards soldier suddenly changed, he stood up straight, pointed solemnly at the badge on his chest, and shouted sternly: "Do you recognize this symbol?"
There is a majestic black eagle embroidered in the badge, and it is edged with gold thread. The embroidery on the badge is extremely exquisite, and the embroidery work alone is extraordinary.
This is the royal symbol of the Ruman Empire.
After hearing the words of the Guardsman, Fordo suddenly paused when he looked at the black shadow badge on his chest. He was shocked and speechless for a moment.
The Guards looked at Fordo proudly, then pointed at the black eagle flag with red background and gold edge flying high on the city wall, and said: "Do you know that flag?"
Fordo's fierce momentum was all gone at once, and he had a dull expression on his swollen head. Only then did he realize that the people standing in front of him were not a group of poor soldiers who had never seen the market before.
The Guards soldiers said loudly: "We are the Royal Guards of the Ruman Empire, the Inquisition? What is that?"
Fordo looked at the Guards soldiers who suddenly became so powerful in front of him and was speechless. He came to Lorraine with a suffocating anger, thinking only about how to get Lorraine to question him and force him to do so.
Lorraine vented her anger on him, completely forgetting that there was a big shot in Nadel City who even he, the cardinal, was not qualified to meet, the eldest princess Catherine.
Imperial power and religious power have been fighting for thousands of years on this continent. In different eras, imperial power and religious power have always been at odds with each other. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
In the era of the war between gods and demons thousands of years ago, there was no doubt about the power of the religious authority. Even the survival of a kingdom and the replacement of a throne were all affected by the religious authority or directly ordered.
In particular, the Inquisition, which once caused the entire continent to panic all day long, arrested and roasted people all over the continent on charges of witchcraft and unfaithfulness, and it could even be said that they did whatever they wanted.
As a result, the reputation of the tribunal is still so loud that it can even make timid people tremble when mentioned now.
That era was the golden age of the priests of the Holy See. They held dual secular and religious powers, and controlled a large number of troops directly under the Holy See. They lay on the bodies of the people of the entire continent and sucked the blood.
The priests lived a life of arrogance and luxury, completely forgetting the precepts in the "Sacred Code", living extravagantly, pursuing all kinds of sensual pleasures, and they even publicly raised female slaves and prostitutes, competing with each other and exchanging them with each other.
From Fantino's extreme luxury and ability, we can still see the shadow of the most glorious era of the ecclesiastical power.
But in the war between gods and demons, the war spread across the entire continent, causing the power of the secular world to rapidly increase. With the continuous mergers, more and more powerful countries appeared one after another. These emperors and kings' desire for power quickly increased.
As it grows, it is natural that it is no longer willing to endure the oppression of the religious power.
What's more, during this war, all the Holy See's industries across the continent were severely hit. The original strong grassroots organizations and numerous armies were destroyed in the war.
In addition, the power of human mages became more powerful during the war. Soon, the religious authority retreated step by step under the joint suppression of many forces. Especially after the establishment of the Ruman Empire, the continent's most powerful country, the territory that the Holy See could occupy became increasingly large.
few.
Later, the Ruman Empire even more forcefully restricted the scale of the grassroots organizations of the Holy See. Each diocese could only leave a few temple-protecting warriors to look after homes and homes. The Holy See Knights who spread all over the place like in the past became a part of history.
Never to return, the headquarters of the Holy See only left an official armed force of the Knights Templar.
After that, the royal power represented by the Ruman Empire and the unwilling religious power continued to struggle for hundreds of years. It was not until the Abolition War ended with the victory of the Ruman Empire royal family four hundred years ago that the imperial power was greatly strengthened.
, this battle for the dominant power of the continent lasted for two thousand years, and finally ended with the temporary defeat of the religious power.
Despite this, from then on until now, the status of priests is still very high. If nothing else, just looking at those cardinals holding the position of prime minister of a country from time to time, you can know that their power is
How powerful.
But the conflict between the nobility and the Holy See deepened.
Last time Russell plotted against Catherine, but Catherine countered with a move. The farm laborers on the papal lands in the Eastern provinces were all emptied out, leaving the entire Eastern parish priests to live eating potatoes. But these priests only dare to
Complain secretly in private.
The cardinals of Fantino also became insignificant in front of the royal family of the Ruman Empire. Catherine could not get rid of this papal envoy, and Lorraine went to greet him out of courtesy.
If Lorraine really didn't dump him, Fordo would have no choice but to act like a master in Naian's temple. After leaving the temple gate, he would be just a high-level priest.
Even a legal officer in Parry could choke him into silence. His followers would buckle them as soon as they asked, and even Fordo could stare.
No matter how ignorant and arrogant Ford is, he knows that he cannot afford to offend the Royal Rumain family, especially the eldest princess, Catherine. Because she was plotted by Russell, she also has extreme disgust for the entire Holy See. Ford is also guilty of these things.
Got it.
Only then did he notice that Governor Nedel's Mansion was also the residence of the eldest princess and His Royal Highness Leo, a place he could not afford to mess with. Fordo's eyes were darting around, not knowing what he was thinking.
Fordo is a person who is very sensitive to power. To put it bluntly, he bullies the weak and avoids the strong. At the moment, he did not dare to be arrogant in front of the guards. He snorted coldly, put on the usual serious look of the clergy, waved his hands, and said:
"Forget it, I won't argue with you, a little soldier. I'm here to see the Governor of Lorraine, not to see Her Royal Highness. I have important things to do here. For delaying these things, who do you blame the Governor for?"
The soldiers of the Imperial Guard admired Fordo's arrogant and respectful look, curled his lips disdainfully, and said, "Don't you know who is in charge of this place? Our eldest princess saw that the Governor of Lorraine was very tired after returning from the expedition.
, I specifically told you not to disturb our adults."
"I..." Fordo was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to do. Since it was Catherine's order, even he couldn't understand it, but if he turned around like this, he would be humiliated.
Lorraine turned around on the tower and said to everyone: "Okay, the excitement is over, it's my turn to appear. You all go back, Leo, watch Xiaobai, if this guy knows that we beat him, then we won't
It’s fun. And these guys down there really need to be dealt with.”
Several women turned around and left the sentry tower in laughter. Lorraine said helplessly to herself: In this family, it seems that she and Leo really have no status.
Just when Fordo was either leaving or staying, nor was he in a dilemma, Lorraine quickly walked over from the doorway and said loudly before the person arrived: "This is not Master Fordo. Why don't you come in when you are here?"
, doesn’t this show disdain for me as the master?”
Fordo almost cried when he saw Lorraine's enthusiastic look. He quickly took two steps to grab Lorraine's hand and said: "Sir, sir, it's not that I don't want to come in, it's... it's..."
Fordo didn't dare to say in front of Lorraine, "It's your son who won't let me see you", otherwise he might not be able to leave the Governor's Mansion alive.
Fordo suppressed the hatred in his heart and said with a smile: "I saw that you were busy, so I thought I would come in and visit you when you were free."
Lorraine said carelessly: "You are too outspoken. Who among us is following whom? I understand. It must be these guards who are talking nonsense to you again."
Then Lorraine took Fordo's hand, walked into the door, and said to him in a low voice: "I can't help it. Even though this is the Governor's Mansion, my words don't count~!"
Fordo thought about what he had just experienced. The little guard was ridiculing him as a cardinal, which showed that Lorraine's treatment here was not very good.
Fordo held Lorraine's hand sympathetically and said, "I understand, sir, alas, a woman..."
Looking at the expression on Fordo's face, Lorraine felt a chill in her heart. She hated the fat man even more, and was determined to make him suffer more. The smile on her face became even brighter and she looked seductive.
The expression of a close friend.
Lorraine smiled ambiguously and said, "Adults also understand women?"
Fordo said with a frivolous expression: "Understand a little bit, understand a little bit."
Lorraine said "Oh", and the two of them laughed at the same time.
After entering Lorraine's office, Fordow began to complain to Lorraine, complaining that Nidel's newspaper had slandered him.
He also pretended to be "I am thinking about you" and said sternly: "Your Majesty, these newspapers' distorted reports clearly do not take me as the special envoy of the Holy See in their eyes. I am just a passing patrol.
, courtesy
My lord, your warm hospitality. If they attack me like this, don't they also take your authority in their eyes? If they don't take your authority in their eyes, don't they mean they don't take the dignity of the royal family in their eyes? This behavior
It won’t last long, my lord.”
Lorraine nodded, but she was very happy in her heart, and thought to herself: If this idiot knew that I published the newspaper that scolded him, I don’t know what his expression would be. It must be very exciting.
Lorraine said in a deep voice: "Yes, they have gone too far. Don't you know that you are my distinguished guest? But, Mr. Ford, there is nothing I can do."
Fordo said anxiously: "How could it be possible? You are the governor. It is not easy to deal with them."
Lorraine shook his head and said: "Mr. Ford, you don't know the inside story. The backstages of these newspapers are tougher than the last, and there are also big shots from Ruman City. Even though I am the governor, I can't afford to provoke him. Otherwise,
Once they submit a complaint to the Heraldry Court, I will not be able to live in peace here."
Then Lorraine leaned over and said in a low voice: "In Ruman City, there are some people who don't like me."
Fordo was stunned. He also knew that in Ruman City, Russell and Lorraine, Catherine did not deal with them, and had been targeting Archduke Julius and Lorraine. What Lorraine said was entirely possible.
Fordo suddenly felt dumbfounded. What the hell is this? He was accidentally injured by Russell?
Lorraine spread her hands and said: "There are so many pairs of eyes staring at me up and down, just waiting for me to make a mistake. I usually don't see these newspapers and don't worry about them. I just ignore them. Now you have made a big fuss.
, I have nothing to do, if I close the newspaper office, this matter will spread to Ruman City."
Fordo secretly thought to himself that as the most powerful country in the Ruman Empire, affairs in the capital have always attracted much attention. Fordo also knew more or less the tone of the people of Ruman City, especially Russell and Archduke Julius.
Everyone in the Holy See is aware of the contradictions, and Lorraine is an official in the Ruman Empire, but he will never risk his position for himself as a bishop.
Realizing that although Lorraine's words were beautiful, he had no intention of helping him at all, Fordo became anxious and said: "Sir, my Lord Governor, you have to give me a way, right?"
Lorraine let out a long "hmm" and tapped her fingers on the table in deep thought. She raised her head and said, "How about this, Mr. Fordo, since those newspapers dare to sue you, then you can sue them in turn. That's it.
As soon as this happens, won't the matter be transferred to the Nai'an government?"
Fordo patted his thigh and said, "Okay~! You said it well, sir. Why didn't I think of it?"
Fordo jumped up from his chair excitedly, walked back and forth in front of Lorraine, and said: "I will sue them for slander and go to the legal officer. If that doesn't work, I will go to Ruman City and sue them to close down. Be good."
I apologize to my lord."
Lorraine smiled and said: "That's right."
At the same time, he sneered in his heart and said to himself: Now you are completely in my hands.
Lorraine also said thoughtfully: "Don't worry, Fordo, I will say hello to the people in the legal system and ask them to put down their work and do their best to solve your case."
Fordo listened to Lorraine's advice and immediately followed suit. He also filed a complaint with the Nai'an District Court, accusing several newspapers such as Nai'an Daily, Daily Planet, and Beni River News for spreading rumors and slandering the Holy See.
The Cardinal has seriously damaged Lord Ford's reputation and demands high compensation in the amount of 'three hundred thousand gold coins'.
This opened a lawsuit between Fordow and the newspaper in Naian.
The newspaper relied on its well-informed information to constantly speak ill of Fordo in its own newspaper.
And Fordo also relied on his friendship with senior officials in the Naian government to constantly ask them to put pressure on the court to obtain a favorable judgment.
Both parties had their own reasons, and the lawsuit dragged on day by day. Anyway, the court had plenty of time. Together with the lawyers, they ate up the defendants and the plaintiffs, and were very happy to eat. They were also afraid that both the plaintiffs and the defendants
Let's not fight this lawsuit.
Fordo came to the Governor's Mansion again on this day.
Because he has come more often now, the guards have all gotten to know the patrolling cardinal specially sent by the Holy See.
It was really miserable for everyone to see this gentleman's disgraced face being tortured by his own lord.
Although there are not without good people in the Holy See, many people in the Governor's Palace come from poor backgrounds.
They were used to seeing those priests greedy to the point of madness. They were like a group of hungry donkeys going crazy, grabbing weddings, funerals, and festivals. And because they were in a monopoly position,
These guys still put their faces down and took the risk, adopting the overbearing two-way charging method.
In a word, I tried my best to extract the last copper from those poor people. But who has ever seen a high-ranking cardinal dealt with so miserably. And he was still sold and still helped.
The kind that counts money?
Everyone couldn't help but feel sorry for the bishop. Therefore, they rarely took the opportunity to make things difficult for him.
When Bishop Fordo entered the door, he saw that no one came out to stop him, but he thought that his power was finally revealed. At that moment, his body shook and his arrogance grew.
Since he now has no real power in his hands, he cannot physically teach those philistine guys a profound lesson so that they will always remember the majesty of Lord Fordo, but he can despise them from a higher moral level.
Therefore, when the Lord Bishop stepped into the Governor's Palace, he shook his sleeves gracefully to show his contempt and disdain for those shameless servants.
When the guards looked at him like this, they couldn't help but laugh angrily.
They looked at Bishop Fordo twisting his fat ass, and they all secretly raised their middle fingers, cursing in their hearts: This fool is really despicable. He is like a dog-tailed grass, even if he is
It has been stepped on countless feet, put a piece of dog shit on it, and poured a basin of foot-washing water on it. But it still does not die. And as long as it is given a little sunshine, it will be alive and bright again.
A guard spit on the ground fiercely and cursed in a low voice: "Bah~! What the hell. I have seen despicable people, but never such a despicable one. I really can't give him a good look in the future, otherwise I won't do it."
You know how far he wants to drag you~!
The rest of the people also nodded one after another and made up their minds. They must give that guy some pain in the future.
But at this time, Fordo had already walked away swaying his broad butt. He didn't hear the words of the guards at all.
He entered the door, followed the familiar route along the avenue, and arrived in front of the office building of the Governor's Palace. The guards had already greeted him with eager faces.
The attendant bowed gracefully, and then said: "My Lord Bishop, what are your orders?"
Fordo shook his sleeves and said with an arrogant look on his face: "If there is anything else I can do, of course I am looking for your Lord Governor. Is he in the office now?"
The attendant hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Our Lord has gone out to inspect the work and is not in the house."
Fordo immediately choked and said, "So... when will he come back?"
The attendant thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't take long, right?"
Fordo immediately patted his belly and said, "Very good, then I'll wait for him here."
With that said, he was about to sit down in the living room.
The attendant looked at it and had no choice but to smile bitterly.
After Fordo sat down, he knocked on the table in front of him and said, "What are you waiting for? Don't you know how to serve tea to the guests?"
Seeing how arrogant he was, the attendant couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "You really don't regard yourself as an outsider."
But he had no other choice, so he turned around and brought him a cup of tea and a few snacks, and then went back to his work.
Bishop Fordo was used to having his hands stretched out for clothes and his mouth for food. But recently, because his subordinates have been locked up all the time, and the local priests are not interested in him, they all stay away from him.
Therefore, Lord Fordo has been living alone in the cathedral these days without the help of others, and is extremely uncomfortable.
If it weren't for that honest man Fido who was always taking care of him, he might have starved to death inside.
Even so, he had lost a lot of weight due to hunger.
As for Lord Lorraine's Governor's Mansion, not to mention anything else, the black tea leaves were smuggled and imported by the Flying Eagle Company from the far East.
It is much better than those of the highest grade sold through the official exclusive agencies of the Ruman Empire.
Everyone knows that in order to make huge profits, those bastards mix imported tea with a large amount of weeds, and then use monopoly methods to sell it to the people at high prices.
When Lord Lorraine drinks black tea, he not only doesn't like black tea very much, but also likes to drink all the tea leaves, following the habits of the small country lords who lived a poor life in the past, or the inertia of his time. It's hard to understand.
Why are people here so keen on fermented things, and they always like to add many strange things to tea.
Especially the few rich and leisure women around him. They always like to add some messy things to the expensive tea, and then the east family has the elders, the west family has the shortcomings, which woman is shameless, etc.
A lot of time was wasted by discussing a series of major international issues without any awareness of the scandalous heroines involved in the "Nai'an Pretty Face Governor" incident.
In order to prevent everyone from being poisoned by their tea, Duke Luo would have died at that time, which would be fine, but what if he got kidney stones or something like eating 'Lululu'?
It was a real cup. So, with a stroke of his pen, he wrote the classic recipe of 'Earl Gray Black Tea'.
Once launched, it became an instant hit.
Lorena, who was always a cold-faced girl, was full of praise for Lord Lorraine after drinking it.
"What a pity~! Such a smart brain was really wasted~! If it had been given to someone else, there's no telling how great achievements it would have been~!" said Lady Lorena, the president of the Nai'an Magic Association.
According to convention, high-consumption items such as tobacco, alcohol, and tea are all used for stinking. No matter whether it is the East or the West, there are no exceptions.
After Catherine and other women realized how good it was, in order to make Lorraine famous, they spared no expense and made 'Earl Gray Tea' the standard equipment for entertaining guests at the Governor's Mansion.
This made Lord Lorraine, who always strings copper plates on the ribs and pulls them down with pliers when he wants to spend them, very sad. You know, these teas all cost a lot of money and came from the East.
They were imported from thousands of miles away, and they were all smuggled goods~!
Seeing that the thing he made was so popular, he still had a bad idea and wanted to open a cafe that would kill people and pick out their bones. He had already thought of a name, so he called it '
I'll kill you without any discussion'.
But it was a pity that before the old man could take action, the tea formula had already been scattered by several women.
It is said that when the Parthian nobles hold parties now, if there is no such tea at the party, they are embarrassed to say hello to others.
Therefore, Lord Lorraine was heartbroken over the loss of a large number of gold coins. In anger, he severely punished those vain women. However, everyone had learned in junior high school physics that "the action of force is mutual."
This is a universal truth that applies to everyone. So, from a certain perspective, Lord Lorraine was also severely punished by those women.
Fordo sat on the sofa and tasted the 'Earl Gray Black Tea' from the Governor's Palace.
A golden combination of black tea produced by the Seris Empire of the distant and mysterious Eastern Empire, calendula, safflower, and Italian pure lemon oil, and a few drops of honey produced by the Royal Normandy Manor of Joumain...
Fordo felt the faint fragrance evaporate in his mouth, and he was about to burst into tears.
This was another main reason why he kept running to the Governor's Mansion, looking for Lorraine, and asking him to help him clear the relationship and file a lawsuit.
It was really hard in that cathedral, and the most I could do was drink some rotten tea bought from the government.
But he didn't know what the stuff was made of, and it was unspeakably bitter. Fordo even suspected that even if a straw hat had been left in the toilet for twenty years and was broken into pieces, the water that came out would taste better than those tea leaves.
Fordo took another sip of tea, then picked up the snack next to him and took a bite. He has learned a lot now.
Although he didn't know that these methods of entertaining guests were because Lorraine had fully studied the long-standing British royal family's methods of treating guests and had internationally advanced knowledge and technology. But he also knew that the Governor's Palace looked generous on the surface, but in fact
Extremely stingy.
Don't look at the guests who come and have black tea and snacks. But usually there is only one cup of black tea, and the snacks are all baked and extremely dry.
This is done so that it can be stored for a long time. Secondly, it also prevents guests from eating too much. Since the biscuits are made dry, as long as the guests take a small bite, the food particles will splash in the mouth and run to the trachea.
It caused him to cough repeatedly, and then he made a fool of himself in public.
Fordo sat on the sofa and rested for a while. He was closing his eyes and concentrating, thinking about whether he could spend a little more time today, and then take the opportunity to see the legend of the Governor's Mansion that has been praised by many people.
dinner.
At this moment, he heard a childish voice coming from the direction of the lobby not far away.
"How many times have I told you to call me Chairman? Do you hear me?"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
Fordo couldn't help but be stunned. This was the Governor's Mansion. How could there be children who dared to make such a fuss here? He couldn't help but open his eyes and looked around curiously.
Fordo was pleasantly surprised to find that his position was just right. He was sitting in the reception area, not far from the lobby, and behind the sofa where he was sitting were several pots of tall and lush plants for decoration.
, when looking out from the gap in the tree, it is even more difficult to be discovered.
Seeing no one around, he couldn't help but boldly pushed aside the branches of the tree and looked out through the gap.
I saw a fat, white boy with his hands on his hips, bulging pink cheeks, staring at a middle-aged man in front of him with a pair of big, clear black eyes.
The middle-aged man kept nodding and bowing to the little boy with a smile on his face.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to have come down from somewhere upstairs and were about to go out.
Fordo couldn't help but smile and thought to himself: What is going on~! Is the world upside down?
The middle-aged man grimaced and said, "Little..."
The little boy immediately opened his eyes angrily, and the bright starlight flashed in his eyes as black as paint, which was even a bit dazzling.
The middle-aged man saw it and suddenly came to his senses. He hurriedly changed his words and said, "Uh, Chairman. Chairman. Look at my business..."
The little boy spread his white hands and said helplessly: "It's not that I won't help you. It's just that you came too late. This batch of land has been pre-sold. You also know that when those guys hear the word 'land
'The eyes of each of the two characters are green and bright, like a hungry coyote."
"Land?~!"
Fordo was immediately shocked.
He suddenly remembered that when he first came to Nadel City, he heard that they were making a lot of noise here and wanted to develop some land. Originally, he thought that he would also find an opportunity to acquire some land. But later, the lawsuit came to light.
During the fight, I was so worried that I forgot about it.
The middle-aged man said with a bitter face: "
At this time, the fat little boy continued to say: "Dardo, I'm not talking about your family. Your master should be the first one to receive the letter, right? Everyone else is here, but what about him?
It's like this every time. You master doesn't dare to take any risks. He looks like a rich man. Losing a copper plate is like the sky is falling. Later, when he sees others making money, he gets jealous and comes to ask for money again.
East to west..."
The middle-aged man suddenly started sweating and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Chairman, you taught me a lesson. But we are here anyway, do you think..."
The little fat man immediately snorted, then twisted his raised head heavily, and walked out with his short legs.
The middle-aged man rolled his eyes, saw no one around, and said immediately: "Chairman, I have brought you a model of the Bidora heavy battleship that you wanted most before."
The little fat man suddenly suffocated, then turned around like a whirlwind, and said in surprise: "The Pidora heavy battleship, is it the battleship with many ballistae?"
The middle-aged man saw the little fat man taking the bait, and with a smile on his face, he nodded slightly and said, "Yes, Chairman."