Earl Stewart's unexpected invitation made David feel bad. He didn't expect that there was something of his own involved: "It's my honor to be kindly invited by your lordship..."
"Then it's settled, I will send someone to pick you two up tonight." Earl Sutton-Stewart looked at David and Sharon with a smile, and finally bowed to them very politely: "At the moment,
I won’t disturb you two’s meal.”
He nodded to the attendant beside him, who had already placed the gift box next to him. He surrounded the earl and left the hotel suite, and politely closed the door.
Seeing the Earl of Sutton-Stewart coming and leaving in a hurry, David didn't know how to evaluate this man? A polite and truly aristocratic gentleman?
From the eyes that looked at Sharon, he could only see a gentleman with another meaning. That kind of straightforward and unabashed gaze made Sharon feel very uncomfortable. It was only because the other party did not take any actual action that she did not explode.
That’s all.
As for the way he looked at himself, David simply thought it was strange.
"Are you going to have dinner with this earl?" Sharon turned to look at David: "Didn't you say that you would observe the situation again?"
"What I want to say is that although I feel honored by the Earl's kind invitation, but..." David spread his hands: "Before I had time to say the next words, the Earl had already left."
"This man is playing with human nature." Sharon saw through Earl Stewart's tactics.
First a polite greeting, then a gift. When a normal person faces a nobleman who is much higher than himself but is still very polite to him, even if he wants to refuse, he will express it as tactfully as possible. At this time, Earl Stewart didn't do anything at all.
After giving the other party a chance to express his true meaning, he said goodbye and left directly.
"This person gives me a very bad feeling." It can even be said to be very bad. After Sharon came into this world, Earl Stewart should be her least favorite person, bar none.
"..."
The best situation is that he doesn't respond and is too lazy to pay attention to your remote rural village; the worst situation is that he just wants to kill David. At that point, David has no choice. He doesn't want to die, of course.
He will fight to the death with the Tilan Kingdom.
Throwing the box containing jewelry on the table, he then looked at the sword in the long box. The handle and scabbard of this sword were inlaid with gems. It looked very gorgeous, and seemed to be a decorative sword.
.
The other party invited them to the banquet in a polite and courteous manner, not by holding a knife to their necks.
After activating the golden finger, the most important thing for him was his personal combat power. The fundamental reason was to ensure that when necessary, he could evaluate his strength and choose to refuse. This time when he came to the capital, he chose Sharon to accompany him because he also valued the other party's sufficient strength.
Combat power, self-protection and counterattack.
Sharon, who was originally looking for something to kill time, sat back when she saw David's actions: "What are you looking for?"
This is David's truest thought. In the past, he understood the principle of 'don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you'. He himself was not willing to accept the arrogance of the nobles, so why should others tolerate these people?
Oppression?
"Oh? Can you tell what kind of magic it is?" David was surprised. He didn't expect this to be a set of magic accessories. Is there any shield, fireball or other spells on it?
"I have to say, you are a little different from what I thought before."
He didn't say this sentence. After finishing the intermittent lunch, David waited for the waiter to come in and put away the tableware, then took out his luggage and started rummaging around.
"Um?"
By the way, Newton looked at the ruby jewelry in another gift box: "This set of jewelry is not ordinary jewelry. It has some special magical effects."
This time I came to the capital with some ideas that I wanted to find out.
"Are you serious?" Sharon originally suspected that David would ask her not to take action in order to obtain the noble status of the Kingdom of Tyran. Unexpectedly, the other party actually gave such an answer: "In that case, you will also be implicated."
Before that, although Sharon had lived in Winter Village for a short period of time, she had not had much contact with David in private. Her understanding of the village chief was relatively superficial, and even David's specific character was
Can't even explain clearly.
"David."
Putting the sword back into the box and placing it casually beside the table, David continued to eat.
After hearing Sharon's evaluation, David didn't feel any dissatisfaction at being misunderstood. Instead, he laughed: "Actually, from a certain perspective, I do attach great importance to these things."
There is no shield, let alone fireball. This is a jewelry warm baby that allows the wearer to wear dresses that are not suitable for winter in severe cold weather.
"This..." The piece of meat that was originally brought to the mouth paused for two seconds, and then was brought to the mouth with a fork, and chewed hard for a few times: "Let's see how the kingdom will react."
"How to say?"
"Gifts." David kept taking out shoe boxes, stockings, cosmetics and other items from his luggage. Sharon's face across from him was full of questions: "The earl gave gifts first when we met. Let's go to the banquet.
You can never go empty-handed."
After the two of them finished the meal, Sharon had a better understanding of some of David's thoughts.
"Originally, seeing that you were so persistent in wanting to obtain noble status, I thought you were the kind of person who takes power and status very seriously!"
"Whether it's noble status or something else, the premise for me to get these things is that our own people will not be harmed or offended in any way, whether physically or verbally."
Don't talk about noble status at that time, the nobles would probably demand that the two of them be hanged on the spot.
Again, it is naturally a good thing to be able to obtain noble status and legal recognition from the Kingdom of Tilan without any loss.
However, he knows that some things cannot be given up as a price just because he wants other things. Some things are easy to give away, but difficult to pick them up again.
Killing local nobles in the royal city is completely different from showing martial prowess. It will instantly put Sharon and David on the opposite side of the entire upper echelon of the Kingdom of Tyran.
"I bet the person who comes to pick us up tonight will also give you a dress."
If something had to happen, David was not prepared to coddle anyone. Even if he couldn't defeat the Kingdom of Tilan in a short time, don't think about 'this person'.
Even more, was Goldfinger's last upgrade legally recognized by the Kingdom of Tilan? Or did the actual development of Winter Village meet the requirements? He had no way to accurately judge.
"Although the actual plot is different from the script, it can be regarded as achieving the goal?" David glanced at Sharon next to him: "Maybe during dinner, the Earl Stewart will take off his disguise and reveal his true temperament.
Woolen cloth?"
"If I injure the earl, will it affect your plan?" Watching David pick up the two gift boxes and walk back to the dining table, Sharon, who also returned to the dining table, stared at David.
: "Injuring an earl in the capital of the kingdom should not be a trivial matter."
"I don't want to wear dresses and jewelry given by strangers."
But when David pulled out the blade a little and heard the sweet sound of the sword, he knew that this gorgeous sword was a real weapon, and its role was not just to hang on the body as an ornament.
In this case, no matter what happens next, proper etiquette must be observed, and David will definitely give some gifts as a greeting gift.
"If your conversation with that earl doesn't go well, or you even break up with each other, what will happen to your Winter Village?"
"What a coincidence, I thought so too."
"That's the worst that could happen."
David didn't say anything. On the surface, Earl Stewart's etiquette was very good and impeccable, but the arrogance in his heart was not covered up in any way, and it was also displayed vividly.
"It's just a warming spell that prevents the wearer from being afraid of the cold." Newton could see the effect of the spell attached to it at a glance: "In Tilan, where the weather is freezing, this spell is quite useful."
The old alchemist, who had never had any sense of existence, turned his head when he heard the sound of the sword, and made an evaluation: "The blade is made of fluorite gold and broken iron steel, and it has a very long handle.
Sword, that earl has spent a lot of money on it."
"It doesn't matter." David didn't look up, as if he didn't notice Sharon's gaze. He just opened the box and looked at the gift: "If he really wants to do anything to you, you can kill him on the spot."
Sharon rolled her eyes speechlessly. After David expressed his attitude: We would rather give up this title of nobility than let us suffer a loss! The suspicion that had just arisen in Sharon's heart had dissipated.
Just don’t know what will happen to his golden finger? So far, David’s golden finger can only be explored and researched by himself. He is only sure that the development of the village will allow the golden finger to be upgraded and strengthened to a certain extent, but the specifics are not clear.
The details are not clear at all.
"I understand what you are saying, but what are these you are bringing?" Sharon looked at the several items on the table in front of her. They were all common 'daily necessities', and they were also women's products:
"Why do you put these things in your luggage?"
"What are you talking about?" David picked up a repackaged stocking that left no trace of the earth and looked ordinary: "If you and your father often chat, you should know how powerful this thing is."
Sharon was speechless. She knew what David meant, but that wasn't the crux of the problem, right?
"The Earl of Sutton-Stewart was a man." Although high heels and stockings were originally manufactured as men's products, the dressing style of men in this world is not like the trend of that period on earth.
David rummaged for a while and finally determined the type of gift. In addition to several types of socks, there were also combat inner armor of corresponding colors: "As a man, it is even more difficult for him to resist the charm of these."