Chapter 82 Unintentional Crime
Emerald Avenue, Tula Palace
The endless stream of carriages and various vehicles almost blocked the place. This situation is very rare in normal times. But tonight is obviously an exception. You must know that His Majesty William Bohe does not often hold cocktail parties. After the news came out, almost all the nobles in the royal capital came out in full force, and those wealthy businessmen who were qualified to be invited even came in advance. They rushed over early after dinner. They didn't want to waste time because of something so normal as 'eating at a banquet'.
No one will be late for His Majesty William’s cocktail party, but how early to arrive is also a matter of knowledge. The first to arrive are businessmen. After all, on this not-so-wide road, there is no such thing as Which noble wants to make way for them.
The nobles will come a little later. They will choose a time that is more suitable for their status and appear in the front hall of Tula Palace with their families, chatting with others elegantly and gracefully. The later people come, the less likely they will be left out. The reason is self-evident...
Two minutes before the reception started, a simple carriage slowly appeared in front of the Tula Palace. The coat of arms decorated with a cyan eagle and a crystal crown showed the identity of its owner. Whoever comes first They all stood up and raised their glasses, without the slightest hint of displeasure on their expressions. After all, with the strength and status of Duke Garros, there was no need for him to come here too early.
The carriage stopped in front of the palace. Under countless blazing eyes, two young men, a man and a woman, appeared in everyone's sight at the same time. They were obviously not the family members of the Duke of Garros. After all, with the Grand Duke's current status, No matter how precocious she is, she will never be this old, and that beautiful lady with a cold temperament is not the Duke's daughter that everyone is familiar with.
Soon, Archduke Bartgaros also appeared in everyone's sight. This top nobleman with the strength of a high-level magician smiled at everyone around him and stretched out a hand to stand quietly. Mo beside him said loudly: "Let me introduce a new friend. This is a young man with unlimited future. His name is Mo. He is the only heir to the Thorn Bird family after three hundred years. In the tragedy not long ago, It has been a great help to me and Mr. Till, and I have given With his title of baronet, you can call him a sinner. Please believe me~ This young man's future achievements will be far more than this~"
"I am honored to receive this honor of getting to know you. "Mo smiled slightly and saluted the people around him: "Thank you for your kindness, but actually Mo just wants to atone for the sins of his ancestors. Please don't take the Duke's previous joke too seriously."
< br>【New friends? friend? Friend of the Duke of Garros? 】
A bunch of people were shocked.
【Is this kid telling the Duke a joke? How familiar must the two of you be? ? 】
Another group of people were shocked.
Some people began to speculate again on how precocious the Duke was, while others began to speculate on the implications of what Grand Duke Garros just said.
But one thing is for sure!
This young sin lord wearing a mask must make friends no matter what!
As for the Thorn Bird family, which seems to have committed some crime hundreds of years ago, what the hell is that?
“And this is Mo’s female companion.” Garros raised his hand to Ji Xiaodao with a smile: “Beautiful Ms. Silent Prayer, all young gentlemen, please pay attention to your propriety~ "
The dark elf girl, who was held by Mo's side, saluted everyone and nodded lightly.
The noble merchants who came with the juniors immediately glared at the young man next to them. The meaning in their eyes was very clear - 'If you dare to do something wrong to the girlfriend of the Grand Duke's friend, Brain, I will give you @#￥%&*'
Mo led Ji Xiaodao and walked into the crowd with Archduke Garros, and dealt with the people who came forward to talk politely and appropriately. Although they were all nonsense, he still didn't look impatient at all, and his manners were elegant. He is simply more noble than a noble, which makes the girl who has been following him with her head down very frightened...
You must know that these aristocratic etiquette cannot be easily grasped by just referring to some countries or histories in the real world. Even the etiquette of different countries in the Innocence Realm are completely different. At that time, Mo seemed to have only asked Garros for a brief question. For a while, and then...
No, it’s hard to think about the current situation!
The other person's hand holding his was barely exerting any force, and he didn't feel much real touch through the gloves, but for Ji Xiaodao, who had never had close contact with outsiders since he was a child, It can be said to be the limit, let alone the opposite sex, she even has no members of the same sex except her mother and sister. How had she touched her before, and now...
Although it was just a game, even though the five senses in it were all simulated, and even though the man holding her hand was 'acting', she still felt My breathing was a little rapid, just like the last time Farah visited unexpectedly, I was at a loss when I was held by Mo's side.
"Are you okay?"
A gentle voice came from the side. Ji Xiaodao raised his head somewhat sluggishly, and what he saw was Mo's gentle face with a hint of concern.
The clothes he wore to the banquet today suit him very well...
Ji Xiaodao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head gently.
"That's good." The other party showed a gratified smile, then lowered his head slightly, and the eyes hidden behind the half mask blinked playfully, and there was a trace of something almost able to appear in the calm and deep eyes. The coldness that pierces the soul, but the tone is still soft and intimate: "When His Majesty arrives, you should go have something to eat and have a rest~"
‘Put away your disgusting ugliness and do what you have to do now. '
The cold glance and the words in the message column just now made the girl feel a trace of bitterness in her heart, but she still did not walk away, go offline on the spot, or directly expose Mo's plan. He just nodded in the eyes of the other party that softened again, held the hand that was holding him without exerting any force, covered his mouth and said with a smile: "I can rest anytime, but if I don't like you today, What if the soul is seduced by some noble lady, what do you think?”
Her words immediately aroused a round of good-natured ridicule, and a young man next to her shrugged at Mo: "I think you should listen to her, otherwise it will give us single men a lot of opportunities~"
Not like myself...
Not like myself at all...
Whether it is this kind of reaction, this kind of action, or this kind of words, it is not like...
But the thought of just letting it go has never occurred to me. No, maybe it has, but I always feel that once If you let him out of your sight, you will never be able to be like this again.
Both middle-class and childish, he is clearly not such a person, but he still maintains that self-righteous idea...
Ah, forget it, never mind, that's it, at least by his side This period of time was not boring at all.
That’s it, comfort yourself~
...
[You have lost your talent: Closure, and your talent 'Loneliness' has been changed to: Unintentional Sin]
While the system prompt sounded in Ji Xiaodao's ears, Mo also pulled her closer.
"Forget it then~ I don't intend to give you up to anyone else." He smiled, shrugged and said, "Don't worry, I will protect you."
Again After a while, the door of Tula Palace slowly opened, and everyone present gathered around the belated Emperor and entered the banquet hall that had been decorated in advance. The flames in the hands of several palace mages intertwined in the air. Amidst all the beauty, this banquet, which currently has no name but is known as the jingoistic [banquet of annihilation] in later generations, officially kicked off.
His Majesty William Bohe was a fairly wise monarch. Unlike those kings who were broad-minded, fat and full of straw baggage, crooked melons and cracked dates, and destroyed the country in the late second and middle years, in the more than ten years after he succeeded to the throne, the chauvinist empire The development is particularly rapid, especially in terms of economy, and it has even begun to vaguely rank first in the southwest.
He took full advantage of Chauvin's unique coastal advantages. With his support, the major chambers of commerce conducted maritime trade in a crazy manner, exchanging countless overproduced luxury goods for large amounts of luxury goods. Gold coins and various rare materials in the Southwest Continent not only greatly enriched the national treasury through taxation, but also increased the Empire's voice in the Southwest Continent several times compared to the past few hundred years. There is no other reason but Qian Er...
If you have money, you can worship the church and let the powerful Kaguya sect become your patron.
If you have money, you can hoard goods, start to control the market in disguise, and then make more money.
If you have money, you can build a large number of colleges, train countless talents, and make the next generation of the empire stronger.
His Majesty William Bohe made Chauvin very rich, no matter whether he was a noble, a businessman or a commoner, everyone loved him and thought he was an excellent and outstanding emperor.
In fact, he was a good and outstanding emperor.
"Don't be formal~" His Majesty the Emperor, who was only in his early forties, said cheerfully to everyone: "This is not the palace of the royal family, everyone should relax."
Then He just found a seat by the window and started eating dinner...
Unlike most people, this His Majesty came hungry.
“It’s not the same as I imagined.” Ji Xiaodao turned sideways and smiled softly at Mo beside him: “His Majesty the Emperor is quite funny~”
Mo said lightly Glancing at her: "You seem to be a little too into the drama."
The people around them There were not many people, and the Duke of Garros had already sat next to the emperor. The other nobles and merchants were either surrounding His Majesty or gathering in small circles. They would not mind a new baron. To integrate into one's own circle, but not to pay too much attention to this corner.
The friendly attitude has been conveyed long ago, and a lot of praise has been said for the sin lord, not to mention whether these big shots will be at a loss for words, even if they still have some praise. , and would only praise Garros when he was with Mo. A baron was nothing to these people. His previous attitude was not so much a sign of goodwill towards Mo, but more of a pat on the back of Garros. fart.
Being called a 'friend' by the Duke, even if that friend is a pig, everyone will say how smart, how cute, and how temperamental the pig is...
In short, Mo and Ji Xiaodao are quite free now. Although there are people who occasionally come up and want to chat, they don't talk too much out of proportion. At most, they just make an appointment to have tea together when they are free. something.
It is mostly unrealistic for a person who is a 'nouveau riche' or has a bit of nepotism to be praised for the first time when he appears in such a high-end public place...
Detour End, let’s get back to business.
“Into the show?” Ji Xiaodao pursed his lips and smiled: “Compared to you, I’m far behind~”
Mo Ye showed a faint smile, and then looked around: "I really miss this atmosphere..."
"Miss it?" Ji Xiaodao asked with some confusion, she really did I didn't expect the other party to say such things.
"Yes, I miss you very much." Mo narrowed his eyes: "The first batch of victims in Banser City also died in a place like this. It was simply the most wonderful feast. Those people Sinking in madness, struggling in fear, heading towards destruction with unspeakable ugliness, spreading despair, and finally..."
"You gave them relief?" Ji Xiaodao asked in a low voice.
Mo shook his head: "No, they were buried in their own sins."
The girl took a sip of the red wine in her hand: "This is not a pleasant story."
"But it has a pleasant ending." Mo Tan smiled playfully: "If you stay If you are by my side, you will see more stories and endings like this in the future.”
His eyes are full of calm and suffocating madness, contradictory, but not inconsistent at all... …
Ji Xiaodao turned away, did not speak, and did not leave.
The girl did not feel the slightest pleasure from the other person's heartfelt smile. On the contrary, she who was closest to him seemed to be able to see the soul beside her that was trying to turn into disorder, destruction and disaster itself. How lonely.
This is already the second time...
The paradoxical feeling is still very unpleasant.
It would be nice if it was just her own random thoughts... She said to herself in her heart...
...
At the same time, in the outskirts of the royal capital Troon, Ossie Lys Mage Tower
"Dear mentor..." The mage apprentice, who seemed to be quite old, whispered anxiously to the protector of the country in front of him: "The banquet at Tula Palace should have already begun."
Facial Farah, who was slightly tired, shook his head impatiently: "I know that Your Majesty will understand me. The top priority now is not to attend the banquet. I must confirm that the message has been successfully conveyed... ..."
He paused for a moment, then waved to the apprentice with the strength of a high-level mage behind him: "You go back first, I won't go too late."
< br>However, at this moment...
The silver light suddenly lit up, and a colorful crystal floated quietly in front of Farah, as if it had been here from the beginning.
"Mentor! This is..."
"Yes, the reply...is here..."
Chapter 79: The End
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