In the eyes of nobles, escaping from other people's challenges is a very despicable thing, but if they accept the challenge conditionally, everyone can accept it. After all, not every noble has the leisure and leisure to fight with others at any time.
So when Cohen said the following words, everyone's eyes had become relieved. Although it is a bit philistine to use money as a condition, fortunately the amount is not big, only tens of thousands of gold coins, and it is regarded as a contribution from the challenger.
alright.
"I'll give it, isn't it just tens of thousands of gold coins?" The young earl regained his graceful demeanor. Although he was not as tall as Cohen, he still insisted on making an expression similar to "glance". He took it out from his arms very grandly.
He walked over and handed the golden ticket to Cohen, then took the black gloves from Cohen's hand and walked back to stand.
"Then, before I issue the challenge, can you tell me your name?" The young earl pinched Cohen's black gloves with two fingers and said contemptuously: "This black is very impure and stained with stupidity.
Just don’t infect it to me.”
"My friend never likes to say his name, so let me be the notary." Duke Swice Hepburn stood up. This is an extremely rare thing, because everyone knows that this
The beautiful Duke hates things like duels, and will not take the initiative to stand up as a notary. "My friend's name is Asa Gutai, a hereditary nobleman. Maybe everyone is unfamiliar with this name, so he also has
One of the more well-known nicknames is the Wolf of Camp."
"Asa Gutai... Kemp Crazy Wolf?" The black gloves on his hands fell off, and the young earl's blushing face gradually faded, "You just rescued many nobles on the dividing line and let them
The person who wrote the IOU?”
A long time ago, the deeds of this Camp Crazy Wolf were circulated in the alliance aristocratic circles, and that was because he betrayed the family; more than a year ago, the reputation of this Camp Crazy Wolf was spread for a while, and that was because he was in
When the Sibia army attacked, he fought side by side with the Duke of Siwes to resist the powerful enemy, and later rescued many nobles; the most recent time was two days ago, when the Camp Crazy Wolf ran to the imperial capital and took these nobles and wrote
He wrote bloody letters to force people to pay debts... and many times beat nobles half to death who failed to pay.
According to rumors, Mr. Camp Crazy Wolf likes two things the most, the first is making money, and the second is fighting. Of course the young earl knows his weight, how can he possibly defeat this Camp Crazy Wolf? This is not seeking death.
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"What are you doing? Don't waste everyone's time, hurry up and throw it over." Kemp Crazy Wolf clapped his hands in a leisurely manner, "Only if you challenge me can I decide the duel method..."
The young earl bent down to pick up the gloves. It was neither lost nor lost. He could only look at the nobles around him with pleading eyes, hoping that someone could help him. But these nobles all had a kind of look at the excitement.
I was watching with a mentality, even if I wanted to help him, I was restrained by what the young earl had said too much before and couldn't speak out - a duel is a sacred thing.
The young earl's face became a little pale, and his eager eyes finally rested on Duke Svis, who was as pitiful as he could be. Duke Svis had no intention of helping him at first, but after thinking about it in his heart, he changed his mind.
Got an idea.
"Let's do this! The dueling method that Mr. Asa Gutai is good at is different from the dueling method that the count is good at. A hasty decision is unfair to everyone." Duke Swice took a step forward, "If everyone trusts me, why not
It is up to me to decide on a fair duel. Now, Count, you can throw your gloves."
With the assurance of the reputable Duke of Swiss, the young earl calmed down and finally threw the glove to Cohen. Cohen stretched out his left hand and spread out his fingers, as if performing acrobatics, and just put on the glove.
, and then looked calmly at the young earl whose eyes were a little dull - this action was indeed quite handsome, and a burst of applause immediately broke out from the nobles who were watching.
"Okay, since the challenge has been accepted, I will announce the duel method next." Duke Swiss looked at both sides, then at the nobles who were watching and his mother who came to the door, and said loudly: "In view of this time
The cause of the duel was quite a coincidence and misunderstanding, and since I personally hope that both parties can get to know each other better and become friends during this duel, I declare the method of the duel to be - within one month, whoever gets the secrets of a hundred noble ladies first.
Whoever writes a love letter will win the duel."
"What?" Both parties in the duel and the nobles onlookers were surprised. The process of such a duel would be very thrilling, and the result might be very funny - but in any case, bloodshed was successfully avoided. The Duke of Swice
, really smart!
Duke Svis smiled and looked at both sides of the duel with pride. Of course Duke Svis had an ulterior motive for making such an arrangement. He had always wanted to get rid of Asa Gutai, an extremely outstanding talent.
Staying with him, now that he has such a good opportunity, of course he will not let it go. Duke Swice knows that Asa Gutai is a person who will never admit defeat, and he will definitely get the love letters of a hundred ladies.
But it is not easy to get love letters from a hundred noble ladies. He must show his extremely outstanding side...
During this period, Asa Gutai will become a shining aristocratic star. He will blend into this aristocratic circle and be accepted by this aristocratic circle. In this way, he will gradually understand this person who has always been regarded as a noble person.
The aristocratic class he despises. Maybe he will have some nostalgia and liking when he leaves. When the time comes, he will persuade him from the side, and it is very likely to keep him. If these are not enough, it doesn't matter, the Duke of Swiss will naturally
Try to find a way to leave a little bit of concern for Mr. Asa Gutai in the imperial capital. For example, when Mr. Asa Gutai learned that he had caused a change in the belly of a certain noble lady... Duke Swice said to
The aristocratic ladies of the imperial capital are quite confident in their methods of beguiling men.
"I have no problem!" The young earl immediately accepted this arrangement and felt good about himself again: as long as he did not fight with Asa Gutai, he was sure to win. Not just a hundred noble ladies.
A love letter? What's so troublesome about this? Just rely on his excellent method of "passing through thousands of flowers without leaving a single leaf on his body", isn't this easy to achieve?
"Well..." Mr. Asa Gutai looked at Duke Swice with an unhappy look, and after a long time he said slowly: "I don't have a problem either."
"Since no one has expressed any objection, then this matter has been settled." Duke Swice quickly cut through the mess and turned his attention to the nobles who were watching, "I also ask you to serve as witnesses and take on the responsibility of supervision.
Everyone must keep the news about the duel-related matters, and the two duelists must not ask others to write love letters... In order to provide convenience for you two, my residence will hold a series of receptions in the next five days, and the venue will be
It was provided by other witnesses.”
"Since it is the suggestion of Duke Swice, of course we have no problem!" With such a lively scene to watch, the onlookers expressed their support. What's even more valuable is that the Duke's Palace, which never holds receptions, will hold five
A day reception is rare!
"Everyone, listen to me." At the moment when the applause died down, Cohen also took a step forward and spoke to the nobles, "I know that you are all here to ask for marriage, so just now, Duke Swice has already
I will be solely responsible for his marriage matters - of course, the final decision still rests with him, but I will be responsible for the first and second primaries, which means that I will accept everyone's recommendations and choose from them.
Ten people will come out...please recommend it enthusiastically. Of course, the registration fee is necessary..."
"Ten thousand gold coins!" Several nobles replied in unison with a smile, "We know!"
"Thank you all for your support. The registration fee for the second round of elections is yet to be determined." Cohen laughed, "I will send everyone out now, because I have some confidential matters to discuss with the Duke. For any marriage matters, please remember to contact me.
alright……"
Seeing that Duke Svesz did not say anything negative, the nobles felt relieved and approached Coedela one after another. What they were most worried about before was that Duke Svesius and his mother were blaming each other, and no one was willing to say a word.
"Responsible", it would be best for someone to take charge of the overall situation now, but it doesn't matter who takes charge.
Watching the group of nobles who could stay at home all day leave, the Duke's mother secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She walked to her son and asked softly: "Why do you never bring friends home? There are such special people in this area."
Ah? I have heard about this gentleman’s deeds, and he usually wouldn’t do funny things.”
"He is indeed a special person, and he has outstanding talents that are no worse than anyone else. If he comes forward to handle this matter, it will be very easy for both of us." Duke Swice smiled and held his mother's hand.
Walking into the living room, "I was about to recommend him to join the coalition, but the only problem is that he doesn't want to serve the coalition or the alliance - he doesn't want to have any worries, he just wants to be free."
"Is that why you arranged such a bizarre duel?" The Duke's mother smiled and said, "I know, I will help you arrange it."
While the mother and son were talking, Cohen had already walked in from the outside. The nobles that both Siwes and his son found difficult to deal with had already been sent home by his words.
"Hello, Auntie, you have such a kind face!" Walking straight in front of the Duke's mother, the smiling Cohen turned his hand over like a magic trick, and there was already a gold-woven jewelry box in his hand, "This is for you.
of."
"Thank you." The Duke's mother smiled, took the box and opened it, but the expression on her face was a bit stunned, because there was a huge gem inside, and anyone could see the rarity and luxury of this gem at a glance, "
This is not processed..."
"Yes, Auntie, I dug this gem with my own hands!" Cohen would not tell others that he had not prepared a gift, and the other jewelry he had collected in the past few days had names on it. He nodded modestly.
, explained seriously: "This is a precious gem that has not been processed in any way. Of course, I washed it in the stream..." I think that although its current appearance is a little ugly and irregular, it is precisely because
Only in this way can I represent my simple character..."
Hearing what Cohen said, the Duke's mother couldn't help laughing, closed the box, thanked Cohen, and invited Cohen to have dinner - the Duke's mother had not sent such an invitation for many years, and it was even rarer than the invitation from Duke Swice.
At the dinner, Cohen adhered to the greatest principle of a friend: while doing his best to attack the friend himself, he also gave the greatest respect to everyone around the friend. Under Cohen's rhetoric, everything about Duke Swice was severely belittled.
But he succeeded in gaining the favor of the Duke's mother. Duke Swees could only take this as the price for forcing him to keep Kemp's Crazy Wolf. Asa Gutai is so smart, he must have doubts about his duel proposal.
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However, the extremely clever Duke of Swice would never have thought that his proposal for a duel would play into Cohen's hands. Cohen's visit to the Demon Alliance this time was not just for fun. He wanted to personally fight the war when he was about to start it.
Go to the location of the coalition military headquarters to explore the trends of the top leaders of the Demon Alliance, command and adjust the intelligence system in the Demon Alliance nearby, and also look for the legendary source of life.
After the dinner, Duke Swice took Cohen to his study. In the imperial capital, the Duke's study is the number one, truly genuine study. There are dozens of rooms on three floors filled with books of various editions.
There are many unique and out-of-print works among them. How many literati and celebrities in the league regard it as a great honor to enter this "study". But Cohen obviously doesn't care about this. He is more satisfied with the small garden on the roof... because there is a very comfortable rocking chair there.
, it is most suitable for him to lie on it in an ugly posture.
As usual, Duke Swice was holding a book in his hand. Because Cohen took his place, he had to sit on the high-back chair prepared for guests. In Cohen's words, this was to let "
The usually aloof Duke feels the embarrassment of being a guest." Before he could say a few words, the Duke's mother's maid came up.
"Good evening, Duke, and good evening, Mr. Asa." The beautiful maid saluted and placed a stack of portraits on the low table next to Cohen. "Mr. Asa, this is what Madam prepared for your duel. At present,
Information about the single noble ladies in the imperial capital. Madam asked me to read the information about the ladies carefully to you so as not to miss anything."
"It doesn't matter if you lose, right?" After hearing this, Duke Swice put down the book in his hand and looked at the starry sky with a smile, "Your Excellency Crazy Wolf only likes fighting, so he shouldn't care much about winning or losing."
At this time, the Duke even suspected that the reason why he proposed this duel method was because he wanted to keep him to serve the coalition forces more, or simply to avenge the "black eye" more.
As for Cohen! He was concentrating on playing with a precious map of the Demon Alliance in the standard "prodigal way", looking over and over at the circles on it, completely ignoring the Duke's sarcasm... because of the magic map in his hand.
One piece is something called a "treasure map" handed down from ancient times.
"Oh, it turns out that this is here. Let's take a look." After a long while, Cohen put down the map and smiled at the maid who was a little overwhelmed. "Thank you, Madam, for your concern. Sorry to trouble you. As for your idiot Mr.
Don’t worry about him yet—let’s get started!”
"Yes." Faced with Mr. Asa's close proximity and fiery gaze, the maid was a little flustered. She quickly lowered her head and took out a portrait and handed it to the guest, "This is Miss Julia Figg, sixteen years old, father.
She is a first-class Viscount, well-educated, knowledgeable, and rare in excellence. Especially her singing voice, her arias are rated as one of the most beautiful voices in the imperial capital..."
"That's it!" Cohen stood up, held his chin with one hand, and said to the maid attentively in a gentle tone that even the Duke had never heard before: "Which aria is it? Please sing it and listen to it...
"
"I'm sorry...Mr. Asa" the maid became even more flustered, with a blush on her face, "I can't sing..."
"Lovely girl, you lied." Cohen spoke softly and meaningfully, with a half-smile on his face. His blue eyes seemed to look into the heart of the maid, but he touched a piece of snack with his other hand and turned his wrist.
Called the Duke, "Mr. Idiot, how can I get your beautiful girl to sing?"
With a "pop" sound, the Duke, who was looking down at his book, caught the snack and replied lightly, "Order."
"But, I don't want to speak to you in a commanding tone!" Cohen spoke to the maid, his eyes sparkling, and the hard lines on his face gradually softened, "What should I do? How to do it,
Can I get you to speak?"
Cohen and Swyth Hepburn, these two people have completely different looks and styles, but they have the same rare lethality for women. Cohen's chance of showing gentleness is probably similar to that of Swyth Duke.
The chances of showing strength are about the same, and the lethality is also about the same.
"I..." The maid was struggling between obsession and reason, "I am not a noble."
"It's such a strong refusal, but I...I'm not afraid." Cohen continued everything gently, touched another piece of snack in his hand, and threw it to Swiss with a "swish" sound.
Mr. Idiot took the snack and replied calmly without waiting for Cohen to ask: "Fifty thousand gold coins can buy a title of nobility, marrying a noble man can get a title of nobility, and doing enough meritorious deeds can get a title of nobility. His Majesty the Emperor can
Canonize ordinary women as nobility."
"Are you willing to become a noble? Do you really have to become a noble before you can raise your heartbreaking eyes to talk to me? If so, I am willing to help you do it." Cohen looked at the maid and said with an extremely serious expression
His attitude said: "I, in the name of the first emperor of the Xilihuala Empire of the Ji La Gu La Continent, canonize you as a female noble. The canonization is completed. Now it's time to kiss and bless you..."
There were two "pops", and the snacks that Cohen had thrown out flew back and hit Cohen on the head. Mr. Idiot said over there: "You can't make this kind of joke casually. If someone exposes it, you will be arrested and sent to jail."
"Catch me and put me in jail?" Cohen turned to look at Mr. Idiot, "Who dares!"
Mr. Idiot put down the book in his hand, pointed to himself and said: "Of course it's me, the great Imperial City Security Inspector - part-time."
"What an old-fashioned official." Cohen turned back to look at the maid disapprovingly, "We... why not go find a room to talk..."
The beautiful personal maids of the Duchess are of course inevitably harassed by men on weekdays. Protecting themselves from harassment is a compulsory course for them, but this nobleman is different. Mr. Asa did not treat her carelessly like other boring men, nor did he
Like the more boring nobles, his expressions and words made her feel friendly and amused. The look of innocent and pure expectation in his eyes made it difficult for the maid to say no.
Come. As a last resort, the maid had no choice but to look at Duke Swice for help.
"Stop it, your duel opponent is going to hold a large-scale magic fireworks banquet tonight, and many noble ladies will be invited to attend." Duke Swice interjected lightly, "Since you want to win, shouldn't you work harder?"
"Of course I want to win, but I want to use a more labor-saving method." Cohen pursed his lips and smiled elegantly, "Lovely girl, wait for me for a while."
"Where are you going?" Duke Swiss asked loudly as he saw someone jumping over the fence.
"A good man should put winning first..." Someone's voice gradually faded away.
"You can go to your mother's place. Mr. Asa won't be back for a while." After speaking to his mother's maid, Duke Swice rang the bell and said to a guard who appeared at the door: "Maybe in a while.
There will be strange things happening at the Magic Fireworks Banquet, please tell the Public Security Inspectorate and don’t worry about it.”
"Yes, Duke." The guard walked to the door, seemed to remember something, turned and said to the Duke: "Madam has gone to Guanlu Palace, it is the Queen's invitation."
"So, His Majesty the Emperor will also go to the Guanlu Palace today?" Thinking of someone's usual behavior, the Duke stretched out his hand to rub his forehead and said lightly: "It's miserable." (To be continued)