Chapter 579 "Encounter"
The weather in Milan is quite hot in summer. The salon is held in the tea room. The air conditioner in the corner is blowing cold wind, and a gramophone is playing brisk music.
Anita's salon invited more than a dozen guests, in addition to Frederick, there were also Baron Pioli from the Golden City and Baron Gresco from the Bohemian region.
Pioli and Gresco are both favorites to win the real sword competition, and they are both in their early twenties, handsome and popular in Milan.
"Principal!" Gresco immediately stood up and saluted respectfully after seeing Frederick, "I didn't expect to see you here."
Frederick looked at him for a long time, then remembered and said, "You are Vladi from All Might College. I remember you. Your performance in the debate that day was wonderful."
Gresco is one of many people who only use their first name and not their last name when studying.
Grasco suddenly became excited and said immediately: "I didn't expect the principal to remember what happened so long ago."
The two of them found a seat to sit down, and the maid brought them cold drinks. Happy water.
Frederick took a sip of the cold drink and asked him curiously: "You must have graduated a few years ago. How have you been in these years? Why are you here?"
Gresco answered accurately: "I worked in a heavy machinery factory for three years after graduation. After my father died in a hunting accident, I returned home to inherit the family business."
"I stayed at home for two years. , I feel very boring, no one wants to play football with me.”
“Not long ago, an old classmate wrote a letter saying that she wanted to go south to look for opportunities with the United Fruit Company, so I took the territory. Leave the matter to the manager and come over to see if there are any opportunities in the south."
"When I was passing by here, I found that there was a competition going on, so I came to play."
Frederick pointed out. Nodding, many young landowners felt uncomfortable after seeing the prosperity outside. After returning to their hometowns, many people finally came to live in the city.
"It's okay to have fun." Frederick said, "You have a high probability of not winning the championship anyway. Just correct your mentality and show your own level."
Grasco was stunned for a moment, a little unconvinced. , but I believe in the principal’s vision.
He asked: "Who do you think the champion will be?"
Frederick just smiled and said: "You will know when you meet. The feeling of despair cannot be described in words. ”
Gresco was a little curious and aroused the desire to win in his heart.
They conversed in a northern language which the natives could not understand.
At this time someone joined their conversation circle.
Pioli looked confident and polite, and said hello to Frederick and Gresco in the language common among nobles.
He asked Gresco: "What do you think of the strength of our warriors in the Kingdom of Sardinia?"
They just finished the top 64 yesterday and will hold the top 32 tomorrow, the real game. This is just the beginning.
Gresco replied: "The swordsmanship of the warriors here is like an umbrella in defense, which inspired me a lot."
Pioli sounds very useful. The swordsmanship of the Kingdom of Sardinia is strong in defense. is famous.
He asked Frederick again: "I heard that your Excellency placed a high bet for the two players in the game?"
The banker spread the news, and Archduke Wesson gave the two players a total of Tens of thousands of gold coins were bet.
But the dealer didn’t say who it was, so as not to cause trouble and also to heat up the atmosphere.
Pioli thinks it could be him. After all, he is the one with the highest claim to win the championship among the contestants, followed by Gresco.
So he wanted to confirm with Frederick whether it was him or not.
Frederick smiled and said: "I heard that the winning player can get part of the bonus. One night I met a gangster and a player saved me. I decided to help him."
Grasco almost rolled his eyes when he heard this. What kind of gangster could be so strong that he would be a threat to him? If he had the ability, he would either join the mercenary army or participate in a martial arts competition. The income would be much greater than blocking the road and robbing someone in the middle of the night.
After Frederick finished speaking, he stopped talking and picked up the cup to take a sip of happy water that had lost a lot of air.
Pioli waited for a long time without saying anything, and asked with some anticipation: "What about the other one?"
He was looking forward to Frederick saying his name.
Frederick said: "He is the strongest among all the contestants." Then he stopped, saying this is like saying nothing.
Gresco is also a little curious. Frederick is definitely not talking about himself, but Pioli's strength is not much different from his own, so it should not be him.
Who could it be?
Gresco recalled all the players he had met, and found no one who was ahead in terms of strength.
He became excited. There must be one of those players who was very strong. He was able to handle the previous selection and elimination games with ease, so no one else could tell.
Pioli wanted to ask again, when Anita and Gianni came to the tea room arm in arm, and the salon officially began.
The theme of today’s salon is literature. Frederick only had a brief understanding of it and echoed it casually.
Gresco quickly became a staple in the salon.
The romantic poetry and short stories popular in his hometown have a touch of absurdity and bizarreness, and this exotic style is the most attractive.
After the salon ended, there was a sumptuous dinner. After being full of wine and food, Frederick did not attend the following dance, but took a walk back.
Aleppe asked Frederick: "You don't want to take a car?"
Frederick shook his head and said: "No, I want to take a walk."
Aleppe asked again: "If you don't let us follow, won't we get lost?"
Frederick said solemnly: "No."
Alleppe can only follow him. .
"By the way." Frederick said, "Give me some change."
If the serious nobles didn't carry any money, it was all carried by their servants.
Although it is dark now, the city is very lively. The streets in the city center are brightly lit and full of tourists. Many artists are performing on the street.
There were three performing samurai playing table tennis there. Their impractical and gorgeous sword skills attracted applause from the onlookers.
Frederick looked at them for a while. These people had real skills, but not many. Moreover, they were old and injured, so they could only perform on the streets.
He threw a silver coin into the cash box and looked at the next one.
Next to them are two brothers performing acrobatics. The elder brother’s head is on the younger brother’s abdomen. The younger brother spreads his arms and legs and spins fast like a helicopter propeller. He is also tied with colorful cloth strips on his arms and legs, which is quite beautiful. .
Frederick threw another silver coin and when he turned to leave, someone put the top of his foot under the sole of his foot.
"Ouch!" The one who was stepped on was a sweet and lovely girl with a bitter face, looking quite cute.
Frederick asked: "Did it hurt to step on you?"
The girl replied: "My feet hurt so much!"
The girl said, looking like she couldn't stand. As if he was staying, his whole body was leaning against Frederick, and he accidentally touched some places on his body.
Frederick supported her and said, "Shall I take you home?"
The girl nodded shyly, pointed to the alley in front of her and said, "My home is over there."
Frederick helped her into the alley and turned a corner. The surroundings were dark.
At this moment, several burly men holding daggers and machetes gathered around, and the girl pulled out a dagger from nowhere and put it on Frederick's neck.
Frederick sneered, the girl knew it would be like this when she deliberately touched her money bag.
Needless to say what happened next, when Frederick saw them again, they were breaking stones at the railway.
When Frederick walked out of the alley, he found someone standing in a daze at the entrance of the alley. He smiled and asked: "Miss, where have we met before?"
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