Chapter 248 [Feast of the Giants] (two in one)(1/2)
Chapter 248 [Feast of Wealthy Family] (Two-in-One)!
(Two in one, six thousand words chapter.)
In the evening, Chen Daolin arrived at the gate of the college as promised and saw a carriage like a pumpkin parked outside the college, two horses with pure white fur, white feathers on their heads and golden bells on their necks, spotlessly clean.
President Carmen stood by the carriage and watched Chen Daolin walk slowly. After the dean looked at Chen Daolin with his scrutiny eyes, he showed a little dissatisfaction.
"Are you dressed up now?" Carmen looked at Chen Daolin with his eyebrows.
Chen Daolin looked at himself: his clothes were clean and neat, and he was wearing a more formal magician robe. It seemed that there was nothing inappropriate.
Carmen sighed, without saying much nonsense, and said directly: "Get in the car!"
The driver was an old servant. Judging from his every move, he seemed to be very skilled. Chen Daolin noticed that the old servant kept hanging his head, but when he raised his chin, a scar appeared on his face.
More importantly, the old servant had a short knife around his waist.
This is probably the warrior entourage of Dean Carmen.
Magicians are not good at melee combat. In order to make up for this weakness, many magicians will recruit several personal entourages with excellent martial arts skills, and Chen Daolin doesn't care much about it.
After getting on the car, the carriage was decorated very cleanly and neatly. Chen Daolin noticed that Dean Carmen seemed a little strange - this dean, who had a cold face and was very majestic, was actually a little... nervous?
The beautiful dean was still wearing a red dress, but it was a little different from her usual outfit. Although the robe on her body was still bright red, the texture was more exquisite. There were golden cirrus embroidered patterns on the sleeves, and a piece of black leather boots were slit under the corner of the skirt.
What surprised Chen Daolin the most was that Carmen's already very delicate face actually applied light makeup! He drew his eyebrows and applied some lip color, which made his already small lips look even more rosy.
Carmen, who was already born with a very beautiful life, looked even more gorgeous tonight. Moreover, sitting in the carriage, the two were very close to each other. Chen Daolin could even smell a faint fragrance coming from Carmen... Did this woman use perfume?
You know, Chen Daolin and Carmen have a lot of dealing with each other on weekdays. This woman has never used perfume, and sometimes she even has some strong smell of herbs from magic potions.
Looking at Carmen's strange behavior tonight, Chen Daolin became more and more confused.
When the carriage drove into the Imperial Capital, it was already completely dark. Although there was a curfew at the city gate, Dean Carmen of the Magic Academy wanted to enter the city, so the defenders would naturally not stop him.
What surprised Chen Daolin was that the carriage drove all the way to Achilles Street and then stopped outside the Tulip Workshop!
"What are we here for?" Chen Daolin looked at the signboard of the tulip workshop outside the car window: "Is it a banquet here?"
"Of course not." Carmen shook his head, looked at Chen Daolin, and frowned: "How can you see someone when you are wearing this way? Go in and find your clothes!"
"Nani?" Chen Daolin was stunned.
He followed Carmen out of the carriage and entered the tulip workshop in a daze.
This was Chen Daolin's second time to come to this place, but this time Carmen took him directly into another door.
This is obviously a place under Tulip Home Workshop that specializes in selling ready-to-wear clothes.
After entering the door, a servant immediately came up. It was obvious that the other party recognized Carmen. After someone came in and reported, a manager quickly ran out and nodded and bowed to Carmen. He was very respectful: "Director is here, I..."
"No need to talk nonsense." Carmen's tone was still cold, and he pointed at Chen Daolin: "Get him a decent piece of clothing."
"Uh......" The manager looked at Chen Daolin: "I don't know what I want? Is it a banquet or a trip?"
"Banquet! Be more energetic." Carmen said coldly, then walked inside casually, found a chair and sat down, squinted: "Hurry up, I'm in a hurry!"
The manager smiled slightly, then greeted him, and immediately seven or eight young maids with beautiful eyes walked out of the back of the store, surrounded Chen Daolin, and after chattering, he pulled Chen Daolin back.
Before Chen Daolin could react, he no longer knew that a few tender little hands touched his body, unbuttoned and pulled his belt.
Chen Daolin reacted and screamed repeatedly, trying to stop him, but only attracted the laughter of these maids.
Carmen outside heard Chen Daolin's shouting, frowned and shouted: "What is a real man? Just take off your coat, not letting you be naked, what are you afraid of!"
Chen Daolin's face turned red.
Several luxurious dresses were taken over like flowing water. Chen Daolin simply put aside his doubts and let these maids manipulate him, and he was fiddled with like a puppet.
In just a short while, I tried several sets of clothes.
Every time she tried a set, she would be pulled in front of Carmen for her to see. Every time this woman just squinted her eyes and frowned. Before she could speak, the maids would be willing to pull Chen Daolin down and change into new clothes.
After changing into seven or eight sets of clothes, finally, when Chen Daolin changed into a pure black robe and stood in front of Kamen again, the woman's face finally changed a little.
The texture of this black robe is not like that of ordinary noble clothes, which uses silk-like smooth fabric. It even feels rough when touched, but it is very tough.
The cutting style seems to combine the two styles of samurai and magician. The ability of the samurai robe and the elegance of the samurai robe are combined.
The hem of the robe and the sleeves are floating, but the waist is cut very close to the body, and there is a broadband around the waist, making people look a little more energetic.
If you have a bad figure, you really can't wear it. Fortunately, Chen Daolin's current physical fitness is no longer the little otaku in the real world. He looks quite tall. After putting on this dress, he actually feels like he is tall, rich and handsome.
Chen Daolin stood in front of the mirror and looked at it a few times. He felt very satisfied. He couldn't help but wink and deliberately put on a few styles.
Carmen looked at Chen Daolin deeply, and a hint of satisfaction appeared in her eyes. Then she thought for a moment: "Get a sword."
Soon the maid was asked to stuff a common sword of the nobleman with gems inlaid on the scabbard into Chen Daolin's hand. Seeing Chen Daolin's helpless look, Carmen couldn't help but smile: "Hook it up!"
A thin belt was taken up, and soon Chen Daolin was dressed up, with a sword hanging on the belt around his waist. The maids also found him a pair of leather boots.
Looking at Chen Daolin standing in front of him, his face still had the lazy and indifferent smile he usually had, but wearing this outfit, he was no longer like the low-key silk master who was hiding in the academy. He had a faint sense of nobility, as if he was a noble talent from a family.
Carmen's eyes seemed to have a hint of daze in an instant. However, the woman quickly restrained herself and squinted her eyes and looked at Chen Daolin: "Okay, this is barely like a little."
Brother Daling couldn't help rolling his eyes: Is this a barely forced? I have never dressed so well in my life. I can go to the catwalk if I dress like this.!
"Dean." Chen Daolin smiled bitterly: "Dress me up like this, don't you want to sell me?"
"Hmm?" Carmen raised his eyebrows.
"Is it because of the wealthy family's daughters tonight?" Chen Daolin asked carefully. He had been fooled once in such a thing, but he would never want to cause trouble for the second time.
"Do you think I'm very idle and will have time to be a matchmaker for you?" Carmen sneered: "There will be some great people at the banquet tonight. You are the rookie I trained in the academy and the future star of the academy that I value. If you go out in a mess, you will lose your face!"
"But... I'm a magician, a magician..." Chen Daolin pointed to the sword at his waist: "I'm not professional in this thing."
"Who said that magicians can't dress like this?" Carmen said lightly: "Do you think the academy is so easy to do? The academy's annual funding, military relationships, and noble families must have many social engagements. I am most impatient with this kind of thing. So, I want to take advantage of the opportunity tonight to push you out. Darling, I have high expectations for you, so don't let me down tonight."
"ah……"
This means, is it the rhythm of promoting brother as a socialite in the college?
"The academy also needs publicity, reputation, and even a person who can support the scene." Carmen's tone softened a little and smiled: "About these, I like you.
Seeing that Chen Daolin was still confused, Carmen sighed and explained patiently: "Our people in the Magic Academy naturally don't have to please all aspects like those in ordinary chambers of commerce, but the relationship must be maintained. The college costs a lot of money every year. Where do you think this money comes from? In addition to a small part of it, most of it relies on donations from the royal family and several wealthy families. It is also necessary to support the military! So some relationships must be maintained well. Although they may not necessarily want to please people, they cannot seem too isolated from the world. Moreover,
, It's my own idea to bring you out tonight...Darling, I have great expectations for you. There are not many younger talents in the academy at present, and you are the first one who can like you. I have been the dean of the Hogwarts branch, and at most no more than ten years, I will step down. At that time, even if I want to continue to be the dean of this branch, the royal family and other veterans in the academy will not tolerate the long-term control of the Hogwarts branch. You are a young talent I am optimistic about, and I will naturally give you some opportunities in the future to cultivate you well. As for whether you are competing for success, it depends on yourself. Do you understand?"
After all, the magician is a magician! If you say such words, you will not be beaten around the bush, just smashing them in straight lines.
It's completely like "I like you and decided to support you, so you will be my friend in the future"!
However, in the Magic Academy, Carmen supported Chen Daolin many times. People from other branches have long regarded Chen Daolin as the dog-legged of Dean Carmen. Chen Daolin has just arrived and is happy to be able to hold such a thick leg in the academy, but he never wanted to refuse.
Thinking of this, Brother Daling immediately lowered his face and made a humble and respectful attitude: "Thank you, Dean, for your cultivation, I..."
"No need to say nonsense. I don't like to hear people say it, it just depends on how you do it. If you do it well, I will naturally give you a chance. If you don't do it well... no matter how beautiful the words are, what's the use?" Carmen waved his hand and looked at Chen Daolin again: "Let's go!"
The banquet venue is just south of Triumph Street.
There is a canal here. The Lancang Canal outside Yinzi City. The canal is very wide and extends to the east, but it turns into a large lake.
A lot of green trees were planted along the lakeside, and some houses and towers were built next to the lake, which had a bit of scenery.
There is a bridge on the lake. When the carriage crosses the bridge, there will be access control inspection. Chen Daolin has carefully seen this bridge. The one in charge of the bridge was actually several armed soldiers wearing armor and fully armed clothes. However, from the armor and clothes, it was not the standard of the official army of the Roland Empire, but it seemed to be the private army of a certain noble family.
After crossing the bridge, I entered a green square and came to a large mansion, and saw the red carpet being laid outside the door. There was a well-dressed guard of honor to greet him, and musicians blew the rituals to welcome him.
Such a big scene made Chen Daolin quite curious. Especially when he saw the other side of the square, there were countless carriages parked. From a distance, the family badges of various wealthy and nobles were twinkling and starry-studded.
Chen Daolin got off the carriage first and then, in accordance with the noble etiquette, helped Dean Carmen get off the car with his own hands.
Carmen looked at Chen Daolin, expressed satisfaction with his actions, nodded, and actually reached out to gently hold Daolin's arm, and whispered: "Go in later. I'll introduce you one by one. I won't let you speak, don't talk nonsense yourself."
"Yes." Chen Daolin smiled bitterly.
The boss said, how dare Chen Daolin say a word?
Following Carmen, with the reception of the guard of honor and the band, he slowly walked through the red carpet, and a well-dressed waiter welcomed the two of them respectfully into the gate.
As soon as I entered the gate, I heard a loud trumpet.
The loud voice of the welcome person announced loudly:
"Director Carmen, Professor Darling Chen, is here!"
There were already many guests in the hall. When they heard this announcement, many people immediately turned around and saluted to Carmen Chen Daolin at the door. Some of them stood near, those with high identities nodded, and those with lower identities were all saluted quickly.
Chen Daolin held his head and chest up, holding his female boss into the venue with high spirits.
At first glance, Chen Daolin became more and more surprised!
This banquet tonight...is so high in specifications!
Although there are generally no clear rules for this kind of banquet venue, the guests in the hall are talking and greeting in groups. However, some rules can still be seen.
For example, in the venue on the left of the red carpet, most of the guests were wearing the dresses of generals in the Imperial Army. Looking around, General Star Yiyi, the dresses of generals were very different from those of the nobles, similar to those of the army, but were covered with ribbons, badges, and epaulettes. Chen Daolin only glanced quickly and saw at least seven or eight senior general-level officers with stars on his shoulders.
On the right side, there are obviously the aristocratic class. The top families with prominent reputations in various empires, and various clan emblems are shining - Chen Daolin has already understood the distribution of the upper power of the empire these days. He took a few glances in secret and couldn't help but be shocked! At least half of the top wealthy families of the empire were present tonight, but they didn't know whether the person who came was a leader like the patriarch or an ordinary representative.
After walking in for a while, many people greeted Carmen and were very polite to Chen Daolin. Carmen still looked cold, but he did not deliberately look like he was turning away from others. He responded one by one without any impatience.
Chen Daolin was busy nodding along the way, even his neck was sore. He just remembered Carmen's words and never spoke rashly.
To be continued...