Lu Tianming watched the people coming and going around with some restraint. Although the banquet had not started yet, the Veniret family could not just leave them alone until the banquet started, so they opened the stage and food in advance for the guests to chat.
Dancing is a good way to kill time.
However, Lu Tianming felt uncomfortable all over his body. Whether it was in his previous life or this life, he had never experienced this kind of situation before. Faced with such a situation, Lu Tianming, who was not very good at communicating, was helpless.
"Miss, Lu Tianming is here." In the hall, Filia, who was entertaining guests, suddenly heard the elder's voice. She couldn't help but hesitated for a moment, then politely apologized and left the place and walked up the stairs.
"Elder, what gifts do you think he will bring?" Filia walked to the roof and said to the air, but the next moment, the black shadow on the roof flashed past, and the elder's figure appeared in front of Filia.
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"To be honest, I don't know, but if he is really a hidden force, then the gift he gave should be worth a lot of money," the elder said calmly.
"Haha, let's wait and see." Filia's face showed a rare look of expectation.
"But before that, he has to deal with those rabble first."
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Lu Tianming sat in the corner a little bored, ordering some food casually. Because he didn't know any nobles, he naturally didn't come up to talk to him, which made Lu Tianming's situation a bit embarrassing.
"It's so troublesome. As expected, I still don't like this kind of social banquet," Lu Tianming said helplessly.
As he said that, Lu Tianming sat and munched the food boredly. At a banquet like this, basically everyone came to chat and make friends. Basically, except for foodies, no one would eat at the table. But Lu Tianming looked at
He doesn't look like a foodie, so Lu Tianming has formed a unique landscape here.
"Hey, look, that's Lu Tianming, who has been making a lot of noise in the city recently. I didn't expect him to look pretty good."
Because Lu Tianming's behavior was somewhat conspicuous, some people in the crowd gradually noticed Lu Tianming.
"Yes, let me tell you, this guy was a slave before."
"Yeah, I heard he defeated Ram"
"Who knows, maybe some despicable means were used. It is unreasonable for a slave to participate in such a banquet."
"Maybe he sneaked in secretly. Do you want to tell the guard?"
"No need, I heard that this slave knows Miss Arya."
Although the nobles in the crowd were biting their ears, their voices were not lowered at all. It was obviously a deliberate move. This move made Lu Tianming stop nibbling, and his face gradually turned cold.
The strange old man hiding in the crowd looked at the nobleman sarcastically sarcasticly at Lu Tianming with a smile on his face. However, if you look closely, you will find that there is only endless coldness in the depths of the strange old man's eyes.
"Xiao Ming, what will you do?"
Lu Tianming gritted his teeth and looked at them coldly, veins bulging out from his hands under his robe.
"Hey, I didn't expect to see something interesting as soon as I woke up." Zosimus' teasing voice suddenly sounded in Lu Tianming's mind.
"What are you doing out here at this time?" Lu Tianming said angrily, but the appearance of Zosimus distracted Lu Tianming's attention, so he felt much better.
"As I said, I just woke up, but I didn't expect that you were a slave before. It's really unexpected," Zosimus said in slight surprise.
As an artifact spirit, Zosimus' wisdom is naturally not comparable to that of nobles who only enjoy themselves. From the words of those nobles, Zosimus learned that Lu Tianming had only recently been relieved of his status as a magician.
,what does that mean.
In other words, in just a few months, Lu Tianming jumped from a slave with no ability to resist to a junior magician, and even defeated the man named Ram. As long as a person with a little bit of intelligence thinks about it,
You can see how shocking Lu Tianming's feat was.
However, because of Lu Tianming's previous status as a slave, most people subconsciously ignored this. After all, no one was willing to admit that a slave was stronger than them. In the final analysis, the concept of slaves in this world is too deeply rooted in people's hearts.
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"Would you like me to help you and make a deal with me?" Zosimus once again returned to his old profession and said seductively with the look of destroying merchants.
"Do you want me to exchange my strength and kill all these guys? If so, how can we continue the banquet?" Lu Tianming rolled his eyes.
"There is no other way. In this world, force is supreme. As long as you have big fists, they will not dare to say anything." Zosimus said matter-of-factly, and Lu Tianming nodded with deep understanding.
When Zosimus saw Lu Tianming nodding, he thought there was still hope. Just as he was about to pour some oil on him, he was interrupted by Lu Tianming.
"But after all, those who trade with you are external forces. If you rely too much on external forces, people will become lazy, not to mention that it is not pleasant to trade with you," Lu Tianming said with guilt.
When he made a deal with Zosimus for the second time, the side effects tortured Lu Tianming almost to death. Lu Tianming had already had a shadow of this and made up his mind not to make a deal with Zosimus if nothing happened.
"That's a pity." Zosimus shook his head in disappointment.
"Although I said I don't intend to exchange power, I have something else I want to exchange. Is there any way you can enhance the solidity of your mental power?" Lu Tianming suddenly asked, with a mysterious look on his face.
"What? Didn't you just say that you don't need to rely on external help?" Zosimus said contemptuously.
"Yeah, maybe you heard it wrong just now. Don't rely too much on external help." Lu Tianming corrected his words with a serious look on his face.
"You... I really can't do anything to you. Why do you want to change the solidity of your mental power?" Zosimus covered his face helplessly.
"Of course it is useful, you will know later"
"Okay, how many levels of solidity do you want to exchange for? In other words, the higher the level, the more the price will be paid. But fortunately, mental power is a partial one, so the price paid is not that big.
many"
"Level 5 is fine. Level 5 can already deter them," Lu Tianming thought.
"Well, with your second-level magician's spiritual power, it would have taken two...wait a minute, you actually have a solidity level equivalent to a fourth-level one," Zosimus said suddenly in surprise.
"Hey, if I'm not wrong, my lifespan won't be used for this transaction. I believe there should be a secret method that can improve the concentration of mental power." Lu Tianming showed a smile as if his plan had succeeded.
That's right, after making the second transaction with Zosimus, Lu Tianming discovered the limitation of the transaction, which is absolute fairness. If what is exchanged is not much different from his own strength, then the price paid is not counted.
It's like a secret trade.
The secret techniques in this world are countless and diverse. There must be a secret technique to improve the solidity of mental power. It is because Lu Tianming knows this that he specially proposes a deal on solidity, because Lu Tianming
Tianming's mental strength has reached the level of a fourth-level magician.
"I see, did you discover the secret so quickly? It seems that I underestimated you. Yes, this world does have a secret technique that can temporarily increase the concentration of mental power, so the price you paid this time is not counted.
Heavy, that is, the concentration of mental power afterward was only 30% of the previous one, and it lasted for three days." Zosimus said in a surprised tone, obviously he did not expect Lu Tianming to discover this so quickly.
When Lu Tianming heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. After all, all this was just Lu Tianming's guess.
Since Lu Tianming had agreed, the two parties naturally started the transaction. With this first experience, Lu Tianming quickly completed the transaction procedures.
After saying so much, it actually only lasted three or two minutes. In reality, Lu Tianming's eyes, which were originally cold, suddenly gave off an overbearing look, and an astonishing aura emerged from his body.
The surrounding nobles were immediately frightened. All the nobles were unable to react to Lu Tianming's sudden display of power. It was not because they did not expect that Lu Tianming would suddenly provoke them. In fact, they hoped that Lu Tianming would provoke them first, and then they would be able to get things done.
It was a legitimate defense, but the problem was that Lu Tianming's counterattack was so fierce that they couldn't react.
"This... this is momentum, the momentum that only level five strong men have." Someone in the crowd stammered.
As soon as the words came out, the originally noisy hall fell silent instantly. In that moment, nearly 99% of the audience's eyes were fixed on Lu Tianming.
Although this fact is somewhat unbelievable, the momentum that permeates the air is real. The tyrannical momentum is like an invisible shackle, holding the throats of everyone present, even Fei, who is peeking from the side.
Leah is no exception.
"Is this what the teacher said about using force to suppress others?" Lu Tianming thought to himself. Although it was just an illusion, Lu Tian clearly and truly noticed that under this momentum, everyone present was under this momentum.
Under the momentum, his strength suddenly dropped by several percent, but fortunately, Lu Tianming's will was still firm and he did not indulge in it.
"I'd like to know... what you were talking about just now. If you don't mind, could you tell me about it? I'm quite interested in what you're talking about." Lu Tianming picked up the goblet and took a sip of wine.
, he casually glanced at all the nobles present with the eyes of a superior, and then pointed at the two nobles who just spoke so happily and said.
Except for the two nobles who were named, everyone present subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then took a few steps back without leaving a trace. A few meters of open space suddenly appeared around where Lu Tianming was sitting.
The two male nobles who were accused were even more embarrassed. Their whole bodies were shaking and they did not dare to look directly into Lu Tianming's eyes.