Suldak knelt on the ground, held the back of Mrs. Marianne's hand with one hand, brought it to her mouth and kissed her gently.
Mrs. Marian smiled and motioned for Suldak to stand up and speak.
"Are you Baron Suldak?"
When she smiled, some crow's feet formed at the corners of her eyes, which were traces of time on her face. She must have been a beauty when she was young.
Surdak replied respectfully:
"Yes, ma'am."
Marian said gently: "It's different from what I imagined. You are as strong as a northerner."
Marquis Luther seemed very happy. He stretched out his hand and motioned for Suldak to sit on the sofa opposite, and said, "The journey must have been smooth. You came a week earlier than I expected."
"Yes, Lord Marquis. After receiving the letter from you, I rushed to the airport terminal of Helensa City. There happened to be a magic airship that was about to fly to Bena." Suldak sat on the sofa embroidered with gorgeous patterns.
, replied somewhat cautiously.
The level of luxury in the hall of the manor castle was beyond his imagination. Many appliances were inlaid with gold wire, crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, and even the tea table in front of him was carved from ironwood. The tea sets on the wooden table were made of
Made of sterling silver, inlaid with rubies and sapphires, and polished with gold.
After Surdak sat down, the maid who had been waiting aside quickly made fragrant tea for everyone.
He sat upright on the sofa, but the soft sofa was not suitable for such a sitting posture. He said to Marquis Luther in front of him: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for your recommendation, perhaps my greatest achievement in this life would be Hailan."
Guard camp knight in Sa city, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks to you in person for this."
After saying that, he stood up again and gave a military salute to Surdak.
Marquis Luther was wearing a straight aristocratic dress. When he was not keeping a straight face, his fierce aura disappeared immediately, but his eyes were still full of energy, his hair was neatly combed, and his beard was shaved.
Very clean, and the whole person is at least ten years younger than when he was in Wozhimara City.
Marquis Luther was very satisfied with Suldak's humble attitude. He waved his hand and said to Suldak:
"Haha, it's nothing. For a knight who is good at Holy Light, you will reach the level of nobles sooner or later. I just shortened the process a little and played a little promotion role in the process. I am very happy.
It can help a young and promising knight like you."
Marquis Luther picked up the tea cup and took a casual sip before asking:
"Have you decided on your barony? If you don't find a suitable place, you can come to Bena City. After all, the layout of Helensa City is still a bit small. Almost all the noble lords there have private planes.
, it’s hard to find more fertile land for you to choose from.”
Surdak did not expect that Marquis Luther would help him expand his territory. He was about to say that he had selected a territory in Helensa City, when Marquis Luther continued:
"Relatively speaking, the territory options in Bena City are much greater than that in Helensa City. An outstanding young noble like you should choose a plane with more development prospects and set up the barony in a wealthy plane.
Once everything stabilizes, you can expand your new territory in the plane. This is a step that every capable noble must go through."
‘…’
Surdak didn't expect that it could be done in this way. He thought that the land on the main plane would be more valuable.
Marquis Luther said: "As long as you expand your territory to a large enough size and establish enough meritorious service on the plane battlefield, you can be promoted from a third-class baron to a second-class baron. In fact, this process is very easy for you.
, First of all, the territory that needs to be expanded does not need to be large, and the merits to be established only require a few enemy heads."
Hearing Marquis Luther say this, it seemed as if a new door was slowly opening in front of Suldak, and he asked in surprise:
"Lord Marquis, can my title still be promoted?"
Marquis Luther and Lady Marian looked at each other and smiled and said:
"Of course, there seems to be a high wall between the nobility and the common people, which is difficult for ordinary people to cross. But when you enter the aristocracy, you can exercise some of your powers according to the nobility's code of conduct. You will find that the promotion of the title is actually
It’s not difficult. The only criteria are territory and merit. As long as you build enough merit, you can even reach my current position.”
"Now that plane wars are breaking out all over the Green Empire, it's not as difficult as you think to build meritorious deeds."
Surdak thought that Marquis Luther was one of the war lords of Bena Province, so he naturally supported the young nobles of the empire to go to the battlefield, and he owned two very famous groups of constructed swordsmen. These were probably Luthor's.
Marquis Se’s confidence in saying these words.
Marquis Luther said: "After this battle on the Maca plane, I guess I will have to rest for a while."
"It's just that most of the Bena Legion's troops are currently trapped in the Warsaw plane. Although the war situation has improved some time ago, it has recently fallen into a passive war situation. The main force of the Busman family's Construct Knights was blocked by those evil spirits in Gandae.
In the eastern mountainous area of Ershan, the Kempato River defense line has also declared a crisis, but Duke Ryan Busman has offended the Angelibald royal family, and the Royal Constructed Knights have now completely withdrawn from the Warsaw plane."
"Now the Bena Supreme Council has several different opinions on the next strategic deployment of the Warsaw plane. No matter which opinion is finally decided, the Bena Province will send new troops to each plane for defense."
"My next defense zone will not be in the Warsaw plane. I hope you can accompany me on the expedition."
Marquis Luther looked at Suldak expectantly.
Although Surdak didn't really want to participate in the plane war, and his not-so-good memories were all related to the plane war, he knew that he absolutely couldn't speak out at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "I am willing to follow your lord's will."
Go to war."
Marquis Luther felt very satisfied when he heard Suldak's statement. He liked young nobles with backbone like Suldak very much. Young people should have stronger bones.
He seemed to have remembered something at this time, looked at the empty seats aside, and glanced at Mrs. Marian impatiently.
Mrs. Marianne nodded slightly to him, indicating that he would wait patiently.
At this time, the curtain of the arch next to the living room shook slightly.
The two maids lifted the curtain hanging on the arch, and several aristocratic ladies wearing imitation of palace dress came out of the cloister.
The blond had a faint smile on his face, and his snow-white arms and chest were so dazzling that Surdak was dazzled.
This long dress in the style of a palace dress can be cinched at the waist to make the waist thinner. The design style has a wide open placket on the chest. Although it is decorated with some white lace, it is still the most unrestrained long dress that Surdak has ever seen.
Skirt, exquisite collarbone, large breasts and breasts are almost all visible.
Hathaway was wearing a long white gauze dress and walked behind the three aristocratic ladies. Her dress was slightly plain and elegant, far less gorgeous than her three sisters, but as beautiful as a pure white lily.
She deliberately walked at the back, and seemed depressed and a little absent-minded as she walked.
When these group of aristocratic ladies walked out of the corridor, they saw Suldak sitting on the sofa. Seeing Marquis Luther talking to him in a pleasant manner, they looked at Suldak curiously and whispered to each other.
appearance.
Surdak's appearance may not be considered very handsome, and he may even look a little ordinary when thrown into the crowd, but he exudes an aura that can only be obtained after experiencing countless killings on the battlefield. People who have been baptized by countless wars are far better than
Those young nobles who were raised in greenhouses are more masculine.
The noble lady walking at the front was holding a small folding fan in one hand. When she saw Suldak, her big eyes became bright and the smile on her face became much more natural.
Marquis Luther noticed his daughters' reaction and motioned for them to sit over.
The four aristocratic ladies came to Marquis Luther, all looking gorgeous.
Only Hathaway was lowering her head, looking at the toes of her shoes exposed under her skirt, and was constantly stirring a ribbon in her hand.
When introducing them, Marquis Luther said to his daughters: "This is Baron Suldak, the bravest knight who fought in the battle of Wozhimara City in the Maca plane. These are my daughters.
I’m usually so pampered that I don’t know aristocratic etiquette…”
Hearing the first sentence introduced by Marquis Luther, Hathaway Luther raised his head absentmindedly, only to find that Suldak was looking at him with bright eyes, a faint smile in his eyes.
He was wearing a not-too-decent aristocratic dress and stood in front of the sofa with his waist straight.
Hathaway's eyes widened immediately, and the joy in her heart instantly spread to her face. If she hadn't still had a little bit of sense in her heart, she might have pounced on Suldak at this time and gave Suldak a big hug.
She never expected that the young nobleman Marquis Luther wanted to introduce to their sisters would actually be Surdak.
At this moment, she remembered that when she was in Handanar County, Surdak was just a soldier in the heavy armored infantry regiment. Later, when she saw Surdak again, he had become the commander of the Hellanza City Guard Battalion.
Knight, the person standing in front of him now is actually Baron Suldak.
Hathaway was a little in disbelief.
During this time, I heard Marquis Luther say many times at the dinner table that he met a very good young man in the Maca plane... Hathaway has never thought about Surdak, and now Surdak
Ke suddenly appeared in front of us. This surprise was indeed a bit big. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have risked running out of the manor to have a private meeting with Surdak the night before.
Thinking of this... Hathaway blushed slightly.
Everyone present, including Marquis Luther and Lady Marian, could see that when the noble ladies walked out of the corridor, Suldak's eyes fell on Hathaway, who was walking at the back, and he kept staring at her.
Never left.
Obviously, this situation was what Marquis Luther wanted to see most. He stood up and said to Mrs. Marian: "Maybe we should let the young people chat together..."
Lady Marian stood up, took Marquis Luther's arm and left the living room.
Several aristocratic ladies were like cats full of curiosity, surrounding Surdak, vying to introduce themselves, and then chatting with him, but their topics were not understood by Surdak.
, Hathaway, who was sitting aside, never interrupted from beginning to end, just sat quietly with a faint smile on her face. At this moment, she just wanted to pass the good news to Beatrice who was behind.
Apparently Hathaway's sisters also had a good first impression of Suldak, and they tried their best to behave more ladylike.
"I don't know this lady's name yet..."
For some reason, the more Hathaway said nothing, the more Suldak wanted to tease her.
"Hathaway."
Hathaway raised her eyebrows and glared at Suldak.
She saw the distress in Suldak's eyes, probably because she didn't want to sit here and deal with her boring sisters. Feeling a little proud, she said: "There is still some time before dinner, otherwise I will bring
You take a walk around the manor..."
“I can’t ask for anything more!”
Suldak quickly stood up from the sofa and followed Hathaway out of the gorgeous hall.
The three aristocratic ladies stayed on the sofa and looked at each other, the atmosphere was a bit awkward.
"Why does everyone like Hathaway?" Hathaway's sister complained.
Watching the two walking out of the hall side by side, another sister sighed: "Why do I think they seem to have a tacit understanding?"
"Should we follow?" the youngest sister squinted her eyes, raised her proud chin very angrily, and asked her sisters.
When they followed them out of the hall, they saw Hathaway and Suldak ascending the stairs of the castle watchtower through the side door, and they immediately said in frustration:
"Forget it, are we required to climb such a high staircase wearing glass slippers?"
Hathaway's sisters, who were standing by the door, frowned and complained softly:
"Father is so biased in favor of Hathaway... She clearly had a fiancé before, why would she call her this time..."
Hathaway and Suldak walked side by side toward the top of the observation tower. She deliberately chose this high tower. Only the more than two hundred steps here could block the three half-sisters behind her. Hathaway and
Although they live in the same castle, their daily lives rarely intersect. They are not favored by Marquis Luther, and they cannot even go to the restaurant Hathaway often goes to for breakfast.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Hathaway turned around, stared at Suldak with her green eyes and asked, "How could it be you?"
"You never told me that you are the daughter of Marquis Luther. When I came to Bena City this time, I received an invitation from Marquis Luther. Speaking of which, the world is really small... or the aristocratic circle is not
That’s big!” Suldak said to Hathaway with a smile.
Hathaway turned her head and looked out the window, leaving Suldak with a perfect profile. The pearl necklace around his neck complemented his milk-colored skin.
After boarding the high platform, Hathaway leaned against the wall of the observation deck and saw that a dance scene was being arranged in the garden below. Some tables had been set up, covered with neat and clean tablecloths, and some fruit plates were already placed on them.
The servants were busy around, several barbecue grills were set up on the outer edge, and several chefs were cooking delicious food.
"Are we going to have these for dinner?" Surdak asked curiously, looking at the meat on the grill below.
Hathaway shook her head and said: "Of course not, these are specially prepared for the dance, and the dinner is prepared in the kitchen!"
After speaking, she turned around and raised her pointed chin. When she raised her head, a deep dent appeared on her delicate collarbone. A gust of wind blew across her cheek. She stared at Suldak who was looking curiously at the back garden.
The slightly raised lips like water chestnuts traced an upward arc...