Although Shuge has now basically accepted his new identity, and has even continued the original "work" of Shuge Ernst to create, this does not mean that he has really accepted his "own" creation.
those works.
At least until now, Xiuge still cannot get used to discussing "his" novels directly with others.
As a magic scholar with very keen thinking and senses, Wei Lin discovered this a long time ago.
And she's very good at taking advantage of this.
She was happy to see Shuge's depressed expression when discussing this topic, which would give her a very similar feeling of pleasure to that of witnessing a wonderful magical reaction.
However, Weilin did not continue to "embarrass" Shuge. She looked up and down at Shuge's current image, and then chuckled: "It seems that Mr. Shuge is ready to face his readers in Bolden."
Prepare?"
Shuge asked back: "It seems that Miss Weilin wants to give me some advice on my outfit?"
"No suggestions, it's good enough now... at least it will be enough for those ladies."
The two people who were already very familiar with each other exchanged a few simple jokes, and then Shuge asked: "It's already a little late, is Miss Weilin ready to solve the dinner problem?"
"Of course we asked the waiters to bring it to us. We couldn't leave the room in the first place, right?"
"Mr. Finn, can we know now which prince or princess wants to see us?"
"I'm sorry, Mr. and Mrs. Ernst..."
Just when Xiuge was busy thinking, a clean and hearty voice came over.
A woman wearing an elegant dress, light makeup, and long brown hair.
Hearing this, Wei Lin immediately became serious, and her two relaxed eyebrows were slightly raised: "Huh? What happened?"
As a lake-level mage, she felt very obvious pressure at this moment.
The corners of Xiuge's mouth twitched twice inadvertently.
Princess Sophia seemed a little surprised by Shuge's performance. She leaned forward slightly and a strand of brown hair fell from her ears: "As far as I know, Mr. Shuge, you have never experienced such a scene.
?Wouldn’t it make you nervous to have dinner with a royal?”
Xiuge actually wanted to shake his head.
They only serve the royal family to which they are loyal.
"not necessarily."
In contrast, Wei Lin on the side perfectly displayed the demeanor of a magic scholar. Her left hand was also behind her back, and her right hand was gently pressed on her abdomen. When bowing to salute, her right foot lightly
Touching the ground lightly means that scholars will not easily get involved in secular power struggles, but will pay more attention to the study of magic.
Shuge's brain was working to the extreme. He struggled to find out bits and pieces of memories about aristocratic etiquette from the memory of Shuge Ernst. He made a fist with his right hand and pressed it on his left shoulder, while he made a fist with his left hand and put it behind his back.
Then he gently bowed forward.
"It won't be a danger."
Finn, the previous elf receptionist, was standing at the door at this time, but he had changed out of the hotel receptionist uniform and put on a straight dress unique to the Walter noble butlers. He even wore
He wore white gloves and a single eye, and a golden eagle talon pendant hung on his chest.
The first words Sophia said at the beginning of the dinner made Xiuge feel an invisible pressure.
"However, if the big shot really wants to talk to us about something, then a late dinner might be a good choice."
When Finn said the words "Do not violate the rules," Shuge clearly felt the emphasis in his tone. Not only that, he also caught an extremely heavy magic wave flashing in the air.
This time, the elf's etiquette was more meticulous than before, and his temperament also changed. After changing into the butler's attire and wearing the golden eagle claw pendant, Finn's temperament became solemn and solemn.
This made it impossible for Shuge and the two of them to treat him with the same attitude they used to treat the hotel waiter.
But this is normal.
Customized restaurant, room number is 1509.
"Let's go to the fifteenth floor."
She knew that the other party was definitely not one of those rare deep-sea level magic masters, but in terms of concentration of magic power and proficiency in magic, the other party was definitely much stronger than her.
However, Finn, the elf who was the royal butler, was not very satisfied. He coughed lightly and glanced at Shuge's right foot - according to the most standard etiquette, his right foot should be moved back half a minute.
, to show the nobles' respect and concession to the royal power.
"Okay Finn, please stop torturing my guest."
As Fenn walked, he used his steady and soft voice to explain to Shuge and the two what they needed to pay attention to: "Although His Highness has always disliked red tape, as the royal steward, I still need to remind you not to be too rude.
, and don’t go beyond the rules.”
Regarding the identity of the person behind the scenes, he has made many different guesses before, ranging from potential rivals of the Ernst family, to important figures in the military system, to someone in the royal family who has a good relationship with Prince Harvey.
some members...
Xiuge turned his head and looked at the magic clock on the wall. The clock was shaped into the image of a fat plateau night owl. It squinted its eyes and looked like it was secretly observing others. It looked naive.
After straightening up, Finn said: "Walter is currently the royal butler, Finn Asalaire would like to say hello to the two distinguished guests, and also apologize to both of them. In order to avoid leaking the news, and to avoid
To cause unnecessary shock, I can only use my identity as a waiter to meet you two."
The restaurant is very large and bright, and the dining table used for entertaining guests is relatively small. This is completely inconsistent with the size of the dining table used by nobles to entertain guests in Xiuge's impression, although the size of the table is still larger than that of ordinary dining tables.
It's a lot bigger, but it's still big enough for diners to have close face-to-face communication.
Wei Lin on the side was obviously aware of it, her eyebrows moved slightly, and then she pursed her lips vigorously.
"Huh?"
Wei Lin frowned. She was about to say something when a clear ringtone suddenly rang in the living room.
"The conversation I had with you two was really short, so let me reintroduce myself."
The tall and thin elf nodded towards the two of them in a friendly manner: "But now it seems that with the keen minds of the two guests, I am afraid they have roughly guessed what the situation is."
Princess Sophia's eyes are not big, but they are very lively. Her lips are a little thin, so she always gives people a vague sense of oppression, but she is still smiling: "Both of you should not be too
Prefer using your last name, right?"
Xiuge raised his eyebrows at Weilin, and then walked towards the door of the living room. As the door opened, a familiar figure appeared in front of Xiuge and Weilin.
Her appearance is outstanding, but Xiuge instinctively feels that it is not appropriate to describe her with words such as beautiful or exquisite. Although her dress and demeanor are very in line with aristocratic standards, her temperament is not
More like a soldier.
"The visitors are coming."
He did not expect that what a certain white-haired demon hunter experienced in the palace would actually happen to him.
Under this terrible intimidation, Xiuge decisively put away some of the inappropriate thoughts and ideas in his heart. Under the cold gaze of the Ymir Legion soldiers in the corridor, they finally arrived at their destination.
Wei Lin's performance won her the approving look from Butler Fenn.
After the initial shock and discomfort, Xiuge quickly adjusted. He smiled and nodded to the princess across the table: "Miss Weilin and I have just settled down, and we can get His Highness's invitation at the Adlon Hotel."
It is truly an honor to receive you.”
They were now on the tenth floor of the Adlon Hotel. When he followed Butler Finn to the elevator in the middle of the corridor, Shuge discovered that this machine, which was very similar to the old-fashioned elevator he knew, had also been replaced.
Taken over by Ymir Legionnaires.
The current time is close to eight o'clock in the evening.
Shuge shook his head: "I looked at the situation in the gardens and streets outside before. Now, I'm afraid the Adlon Hotel is under martial law."
Under the instructions of Princess Sophia, Shuge finally ended his awkward and painful ritual "punishment". He and Weilin straightened up, and then entered their seats under the guidance of two waiters.
This can be regarded as a standard etiquette for Walter nobles.
"Your Highness, of course I am nervous."
So Xiuge looked at the floor diagram on the elevator wall and found that the fifteenth floor was a VIP conference room, a custom restaurant and a reception room.
The moment the door closed, the four soldiers of the Ymir Legion who were guarding the door of the room took action at the same time. They turned around in order, protected Shuge and others and walked towards the end of the corridor.
Wei Lin also came to the window. She looked outside the window carefully and then said: "You mean, this 'big man' might be the one who 'invited' us to the hotel?"
"sure."
"Mr. Shuge, Miss Wei Lin, can I call you two like this?"
Seeing this, Shuge adjusted his tone very naturally: "Mr. Finn, what can I do?"
After everyone entered the elevator, the soldier quickly closed the elevator door, picked up the special crystal as the magic key, and embedded it into the grooves used to point to different floors.
"You two just arrived in Bolden today. The journey must have been very hard, so we specially prepared a sumptuous dinner on the Walter Plateau for you. We hope you will like it."
At this moment, both Xiuge and Weilin's expressions changed significantly.
The elf butler sighed helplessly, but he nodded in the end, then raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and the waiters immediately brought the prepared dishes to the table.
The elevator quickly reached the floor.
The royal butler did not answer. He smiled and raised his hand: "You two, please come with me."
The mountain elf bowed again, and Shuge noticed that when he bowed, his palm was always lightly pressing on the golden eagle claw pendant.
This sentence was very interesting. Xiuge realized that the other party had probably already investigated him. Wei Lin and his life experience were probably not a secret at all in front of the other party.
Sharp and calm, like a saber standing on a snowy night, splitting the cold wind with its blade.
He had indeed made a lot of mental preparations, but he never thought that the elf waiter who came to the entrance of the Adlon Hotel to receive him and guide him would be the current royal butler of the Kingdom of Walter.
"It turns out to be her... But if you think about it carefully, she is the only one who can keep the royal butler personally company and who is qualified to directly mobilize the soldiers of Ymir Legion."
In the bright light, Shuge and Weilin saw a woman.
Xiuge walked to the window. He once again looked at the huge garden of the Adlon Hotel and the street outside the hotel gate. At this time, although pedestrians and vehicles reappeared on Foreign Guest Avenue, the number and density were still very limited.
The carpet on the fifteenth floor is completely different from the other floors. The carpet used here is gray-white and looks like it is woven from the fur of some kind of magical creature. The two sides of the carpet also have the black and gold trim that the Walter people like.
While Xiuge felt helpless about this, he was also a little surprised.
"Maybe, I can't be sure."
A royal butler is often also the guard leader and personal bodyguard of the royal family members. Although they have mage qualification certification from the Legal Committee, they are completely independent of the Legal Committee. Even Merlin Lehe has no regard for these magic masters.
They do not have any command or restriction power.
"Probably some important person arrived, so the surrounding area was under martial law for a short period of time."
Xiuge and Weilin made simple eye contact, and then the two of them stepped out of the room one after another.
Just as Finn, the butler, was about to speak, Princess Sophia, who had a unique temperament, glanced at him: "It's already very late now, and we haven't started eating yet. This is not good... Let's just let our dinner and conversation be used for this purpose."
Let’s do it the easiest and fastest way!”
Of course, he did not miss Princess Sophia, who has become the "default heir" in Walter's mouth, but considering the extremely close relationship between this princess and the army, and the recent turmoil in Walter's situation,
, so Xiuge has minimized the possibility of this person appearing.
Xiuge controlled his heartbeat and breathing for a while, and he replied: "As a humble illegitimate son, I am bound to feel nervous when having dinner with any orthodox nobleman... Therefore, what His Highness sees now is nothing more than
This is just a preview of the family dinner that may happen next."
"I like your answer, Mr. Sugar."
Princess Sophia nodded with satisfaction: "But here, I need to correct a mistake of yours."
"No matter what your past identity was, when you successfully escaped from Salem City, you were no longer humble."