"That is Earl Hall's youngest daughter, Miss Audrey, Backlund's most dazzling gem. She has just come of age, well, in a social sense, she has not actually turned eighteen yet."
Because the two of them were standing at the back of the crowd, and Rawls' voice was deliberately soft, the content of the conversation was normal and would not attract anyone's attention.
What do you mean by this? Am I too old to be suitable? Or am I too low in status? Have I shown any intention to pursue it? Klein was complaining madly in his heart. He raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile:
"Viscount Derian knows so much, does he want to pursue Miss Audrey?"
When asked the question, Rawls shrugged his shoulders and joked to himself:
"Things that are too perfect are not suitable for people like me."
"Sounds very philosophical..."
Klein, who had recently crammed a lot of philosophical knowledge, subconsciously felt a sense of swelling in his temples. He looked away and looked at the two top nobles surrounded by the crowd. He really didn't want to continue chatting with Rawls.
A sentence of philosophical thinking convinced him that Rawls was a "lawyer".
A bunch of OCD!
Although Rawls didn't know what Klein was thinking, he stopped wanting to talk and paid attention to the crowd gathered in front of him. These people were originally invited to attend the banquet by Portland Moment. For Philip and Huo
Earl Er didn't know about the visit, otherwise he wouldn't have rushed to it. You must know that these people are all upper-class people in Loen.
About half a minute later, the more experienced Earl Hall whispered a few words next to Portland. The host of the banquet looked around among the people who gathered around him. Thinking of his responsibilities, he took two steps forward.
, said loudly:
"Thank you all for attending this banquet. I hope you all have a wonderful night."
As a scientific researcher, he did not praise gods or the country like most people who held banquets. After all, he had different beliefs from most of the people present, and he had the biggest supporters of the two major parties behind him.
As his voice fell, a melodious and gentle melody sounded in the hall, and everyone surrounding the door returned to their seats and began to look for dance partners.
Klein, who didn't have a wedding dress and didn't want to dance, simply walked to the corner, picked up the champagne, and looked at the guests leisurely. Before he even glanced at the guests, his eyes froze, and he saw two acquaintances.
, he was also an acquaintance of Sherlock Moriarty, steam-powered car tycoon Franmy Cage and his solicitor Pacheco Dawn.
Especially the latter, who is very likely to be an Extraordinary person with a "lawyer" path, who lost himself a sum of gold pounds during the negotiation process for Franmi to buy a stake in the bicycle company!
Klein took a bitter sip of champagne. Today was a gathering of "lawyers" and "arbitrators"! His eyes swept past Duke Negan and Earl Hall, and saw some people who were incompatible with the guests around them.
Guy, I found Rawls Adrian diagonally opposite, who was also holding champagne.
Rawls, who noticed Klein's gaze, raised his glass from afar, took a sip, raised the corners of his mouth, and looked towards the corner of the corridor near the stairs. There stood a thin girl under twenty years old with black hair.
The brown boy didn't wear any clothes, and even the clothes he wore were not suitable for this banquet.
After clinking glasses with Rawls, Klein was about to look away when he noticed the smile on the other person's face. Following his gaze, his eyes widened instantly and his breathing became rapid.
Melissa, why is she here? Where's Benson? He didn't pass the civil service exam?
A series of bad thoughts filled his mind, making his knuckles holding the champagne turn white, but he soon calmed down. The problem now was not this, but the Viscount Derian!
The curvature of the corner of Rawls's mouth just now has become a dangerous signal in Klein's eyes. He doesn't think that the other party knows about his relationship with Melissa. He is more like a hunter who has found his target. Thinking of the other party's words "too much" just now,
"Perfect things are not suitable for people like me", which set off alarm bells in his heart.
He held the wine glass, bypassed the dancing guests in the center of the hall, and walked through the crowd in the direction of Rawls. But his nervousness and panic prevented him from noticing that there were two pairs of eyes following him.
One pair came from Hazel Macht, whom he knew. The two had danced at Senator Macht's ball before and had a pleasant conversation; while the other pair was standing next to her and was more beautiful than her.
Audrey.
The two were close in age. One's father was a New Party member, and the other's father was a nobleman who supported the New Party. Neither wanted to participate in the ball, so they naturally got together, leaving some thoughtful guests to choose others.
Audrey followed Hazel's gaze and discovered the middle-aged elegant gentleman, and also recalled the conversation between him and Viscount Derian behind the crowd before the banquet started.
At first, she was just wondering why Hazel would set her sights on a middle-aged man, but as she observed her green eyes gradually lighting up, she discovered something abnormal.
The middle-aged man and Rawls probably met at this banquet, or they just met not long ago, so the two did not stand together after the ball started. But when Rawls turned his attention to the girl standing in the corridor
, the middle-aged man immediately showed a series of complex emotions such as surprise, panic, and worry.
Does he know that girl? He seems to behave a bit like an old father who is worried about his daughter... No, the two of them are dressed in a completely different class. Could it be that they are illegitimate daughters? He is worried about what will happen to Viscount Derian and that girl.
?
However, Viscount Derian's behavior was also very strange. He was too deliberate, and the smile on his lips lasted too long, as if he was deliberately letting the middle-aged man find out.
Oh, it would be great if I brought Susie here... Audrey felt a little melancholy. Suddenly, she frowned slightly and looked at Hazel, who was looking at her.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! She is not dissatisfied because Hazel looked at her, but she is a little confused because she just discovered this. As an "audience", she is most sensitive to gazes, and a person who stays with her
The people next to her should have noticed it the first moment they cast their eyes on her.
"That's Dawn Dantès, a businessman from Duci who just moved down the street."
Hazel raised her white chin and glanced at the young man talking to Mr. Dantès with her bright eyes. She noticed that there was something valuable on the other person's body, which was more valuable than the one on her body.
Ah, she wanted me to tell her the identity of Viscount Derian... Audrey understood the other party's thoughts in an instant and said calmly:
"The person talking to M. Dantès is Rolls Adrian, the newly-canonized Viscount Derrian."
Viscount Hazel opened her mouth slightly and lowered her head slightly, wondering what she was thinking.
What is Hazel hesitating about? Does she have a crush on Viscount Derian? But they are matched in terms of identity? No, her expression just now did not reflect this... Although Audrey was confused and curious, she didn't
Keep asking.
On the other side, seeing Klein walking towards him in a hurry, Rawls went up to him, swung his wine glass and said with a smile:
"I thought you had found a candidate to invite you to dance?"
He just deliberately set his sights on Melissa.
After seeing Klein, Rawls searched for Melissa in the hall. After all, Earl Philip Hall attended Portland Mormont's dinner in the name of a steam chariot. And he had never been there before.
Rosie Lovelace knew that Melissa was involved in this project and there was a high chance of her appearing here.
"Haha, most of the guests are unfamiliar to me. If I come forward rashly, I'm afraid it will cause misunderstandings. Viscount Derian, why don't you go and participate?"
Klein smiled, blocking Rawls' view of the corridor.
"I am also unfamiliar with most of the people here. In fact, I rarely participate in banquets and dances."
Rawls was not lying. Before the arrival of Philip, Earl Hall and others at this banquet, the person with the highest status was undoubtedly Congressman Macht, but compared with him, he was still inferior, not to mention the others. Although they were all
He belongs to the upper class of society, but he is already at the highest levels.
"I thought a young man like you would prefer a party!"
Hearing such an answer, Klein was also a little surprised.
"Actually, neither Philip nor Earl Hall were on the list for this banquet. It was just something that involved Mr. Mormont, so I was rude and asked for an invitation."
"Oh? I wonder if I can know what it is?"
On the one hand, Klein really wants to know, on the other hand, he wants to make the other party lose interest in Melissa quickly. Such young nobles rarely have the concentration in this aspect.
"Of course." Rolls pointed to Franmy Cage over there with the cup, "That's a steam-powered vehicle tycoon. The Ministry of Defense had an order for him before, but unfortunately it was rejected for some reasons.
. He sent someone to find me, hoping that I could communicate with the Ministry of Defense for him, but I didn’t have that ability. He had to ask Philip for help, and he was very interested in the product made by Franmi, and the design of that product was
Thanks to Mr. Mormont, so..."
Do you sound like you are showing off by saying this? Does Duke Negan listen to you so much? Klein pretended to be thoughtful and nodded:
"So this is ah!"
It was probably a tank Franmi built based on the manuscript of Emperor Russell, but unexpectedly something went wrong.
But Rawls didn't mean to show off at all. He said this for a reason. He wanted to spread the news through this banquet and lower the vigilance of the three major churches to a certain extent.
The two continued to chat casually, and Klein was relieved after Melissa left there. There were too many Beyonders at the banquet, otherwise he would have manipulated his marionette to explore the reason why his sister appeared here.
.
Rawls, who knew what Klein was here for, naturally would not continue to provoke him in this regard. It was okay to tease the cat appropriately, but he would be caught if he made him anxious. So he chose to change the direction:
"Congressman Macht's daughter seems to be very interested in you. She has looked here at least four or five times."
Uh... Klein moved the corner of his mouth and looked in the direction of Hazel. He happened to see the gaze cast by Hazel, and saw Audrey next to her, and said with a smile:
"I have attended Senator Macht's ball before."
"Then why don't you invite her to dance?" Rawls felt the melody of the music. There should be a few minutes left.
"How about this, I invite Miss Hazel to dance, and you invite Miss Audrey?"
Klein's eyes were smiling and his eyes were sincere. He deduced that although Rawls was an Extraordinary, his ranking should not be high, after all, his age and the time when he obtained the title were there. And Miss Justice had already digested the magic potion and was promoted to the rank of Extraordinary.
He is a Sequence 6 "hypnotist", but he is still Sequence 7 at the Psychological Alchemy Society.
I just don’t know if Miss Justice’s pet that took the magic potion is still alive? But even if it is alive, it is unlikely to be brought to the banquet, but even such a Sequence 6 “hypnotist” is enough to make you suffer.
.
Do you want me to make a fool of myself? I didn’t really do anything... Rawls waved his hand and said:
"Then why don't we exchange things? After all, I know Miss Audrey and you know Miss Hazel."
In this way, the two of them kept their own thoughts and stimulated each other. After a few minutes, the dance ended and today's dinner officially began.
In fact, the dinner should have taken place before the ball, but Portland Mormont was concerned about the problem of the steam chariot, so he postponed the dinner to allow time for conversation.
…
The sea at night is deep blue and almost black, dyed with a dull crimson, and is a bit more calm and quiet than during the day.
The "Blue Avenger" is gently undulating with the waves, like a ghostly shadow, sailing towards the location of the red moon.
Alger Wilson stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the waves in the distance. He looked calm as usual, but inside he was filled with uncontrollable excitement.
The sea area ahead is the "Abyss Whirlpool" directly north of Sunia Island!
It is named because of the dangerous whirlpools that often appear without warning. It is a dangerous area that no ship is willing to enter.
But here's what he wanted to know. The ceremony to promote Sequence 5 "Ocean Singer" must be carried out in the belly of Obnis. Most of these creatures are controlled by the Church of Storms. Only here are two wild Obnis.
Nice.
After determining the location of Obnis through a spell that could communicate with marine life, Alger used the anesthetic gas he bought from Mr. "Moon" to put his crew into sleep, brought the potion materials, and changed into underwater clothing.
, and swam towards the deep sea without causing any splash.
Ten minutes later, four figures with long snake tails emerged from the sea. Their upper bodies were only bound by shells to their chests. Below their waists were more than three meters of snake tails. It was the Asahai Naga tribe who came to prepare to complete the "Ocean Singer"
"Chidora and his party at the ceremony.
Chidora, who regained her youth after being promoted to demigod, looked at the ghost ship floating on the sea, stretched out her hand and pulled it forward, and several large sea fish also floated up. Her eyes had turned dark blue, and she could sense the emotions and memories of the sea fish.