Chapter 208
Soon, the black hair wizard accompanied the young lady of the Corona family through the garden outside the mansion and into the Silver Hall where the banquet was held.
The fluorite lamp on the luxurious gilded chandelier makes the whole hall bright as day. The long tables covered with light blue are on both sides of the hall, and the sterling silver tableware gleams under the candle holders. The sparkling lights make people think.
The graceful man in the robe, the jeweled woman, the sound of coveting and intertwining is endless. The sound of footsteps and talk and laughter are intertwined, and the melodious notes come from all around corners of the hall, accompanied by the tune of the lyre, which makes people dazzling.
On the left side of the magnificent hall is an exquisite mural, and on the right side is a large floor-to-ceiling window. The guests in the banquet hall were enjoying the luxurious feast. Looking back, they could see the happy laughter and cheerful voices in the garden, and the quiet Eboden under the night sky.
Like a dream, like an illusion, as if passing away.
Loren, who walked into the hall, did have the illusion of being in a previous life at that moment, as if everything he saw before him was just the text he had read and the picture he saw.
But it was only a moment.
Ariel always followed the black hair wizard closely, holding his shoulders tightly and refusing to let go, as if he would disappear as soon as he let go. Loren's mouth twitched and had to look elsewhere, carefully looking at the people around him.
Even in the banquet hall, the silhouettes of the guards are all around, and one can be seen almost every other window, and there are still people around to take the shift, that is to say, these guards The actual number should be two to three times the amount in front of him.
A well-made leather armor, a broad sword of moderate length, and a crossbow hanging on the thigh. Although I did not count them carefully, the pace of almost every guard is almost the same, and the slight difference is negligible. These guards are definitely not the appearance of the city guard, all are hired by the mercenary group of genuine.
Eboden is different from Lothair. The overwhelming majority here does not have its own territory, so there are no vassals and people. The mercenary group is their "standing army."
Although the mercenaries are nominally loyal to Eboden’s free council, they don’t mind working for a nobleman who can afford to pay—the Bellini family is the richest man in Eboden. One of the nobles.
"Mr. Ain Rand, what are you looking at?" The girl next to her suddenly asked: "It seems very urgent, is it someone with a promise?"
"I am your person tonight, Miss Ariel." Loren smiled and replied: "You alone are enough to make others jealous of me."
Just standing still, black hair The wizard can perceive that the surroundings are full of exploration, suspicion, and has several points of curiosity and admiration-these people may not know themselves, but they must know Miss Ariel of the Corona family.
"Then what are you going to do?" Ariel suddenly chuckled: "Could it be that you have found your target and are planning an escape route?"
"...you It seems that I have already assumed that I harbor malicious intentions tonight.” Loren just couldn't help but want to spit, his dark pupils immediately noticed another silhouette approaching him, and his smile narrowed slightly.
"Mr. Ain Rand, it is my honor to be able to meet you here... The Holy Cross is on the top, it's a coincidence!"
Verlo with neck down He took the initiative to step forward, the smile on his face was so stiff and stiff, and the surprised eyes kept glancing at the girl aside: "And you, Miss Ariel, who can welcome the guests of the Corona family is also Bei An honour to the Lini family!"
Apparently Verlo was not willing to say hello to Loren — if possible, he would like to kick this country boy out of the gate of the mansion directly. But this time it was Aalto's "request". As the "mentor" of this genius alchemist, Verlo could only brace oneself to do it.
"Thank you for the enthusiasm of the Bellini family, I am also very honored." The girl slightly raised the corner of the skirt to salute him, and looked at the two wizards in front of him with a slight "surprise": "Could it be that... Do you know each other?"
Verlo's smile became even more embarrassing.
"Master Verlo was the reviewer when I participated in the evaluation of the nine-pointed star wizard tower. We had a relationship." Loren with his hands on his back, with a formulaic smile on his face: "And Both of our specializations are spell studies, which can be regarded as wizards of the same school."
Who is in the same school as you, a hillbilly? ! Inferior dog stuff, I really regret not letting that group of gangs blow you up directly into the sky! Verlo, who scolded Loren a thousand times in his heart, kept compensating nodded with a smile on his face. "Yes...that's it."
"So it's like this?" Delicate The girl blinked those crystal-like eyes: "Then Lord Verlo did you feel sorry for Your Excellency Ain during the evaluation?"
"Master Verlo was very tolerant to me. I listened to all of my explanation very carefully." Loren "smiled" and turned his eyes to Verlo who was already sweating coldly: "In fact, he also put forward a lot of...very useful suggestions for my research!"
"Ai and His Excellency Ain Rand are so humble, your'magic array' research is simply impeccable!" Verlo reluctantly squeezed a smile: "We are all looking forward to the day when your research is completed. It must be a historic moment!"
"It's really an award. In front of your apprentice's research, this thing is not worth mentioning!"
"no no no, yes You are humble..."
The two continued to pretend to be snakes and touted each other a few words. Then the black hair wizard seemed to remember suddenly, took out a gold-plated ring from the pocket of his clothes and placed it on the palm of his hand. Verlo, who was still smiling just now, was immediately stunned, and his trembling cheeks seemed to cramp, shaking.
"I got this from a thief named Van Sterno. He was about to steal my purse, but I caught it right." Playing with the gold-plated palm With the ring, Loren looked at each other's expressions playfully—excitement, urgency, anger, fear...there are too many to count.
"According to what he said, you gave him this ring...I guess he wanted to steal it from you, right?"
"That, that Of course! Van Sterno...I have never heard of this name!" Verlo, who was sweating coldly, smiled more and more reluctantly: "This ring was lost a few days ago, a very precious treasure. How could it be given to a gangster in the gutter?"
"Oh? This is really weird."
"What's wrong?"
" I didn’t seem to tell you that Van Sterno is a bastard in the gutters, right?"
Verlo Bellini’s smile solidified, and Ariel gently covered her mouth with her little hand. Can't help but snicker—Bird Lyle is the wizard of the Corona family, and of course she knows what's going on.
"Since it’s yours, then I happen to return it to you." Gently put the ring into the other’s pocket, Loren’s smile was very cold: "But don’t do it again. , Maybe I will..." Before finishing talking, Loren was stunned again, not far away he saw Peter Fashar’s silhouette again, and the other party seemed to He also noticed that someone was staring at him, turned and hid in the surrounding crowd.
What exactly is he doing? Could it be that I just thought too much, and Peter just wanted to come in for the banquet? The black hair wizard motionless lost in thought, only his pupils were trembling slightly.
"His Excellency Ain Rand?"
Seeing Loren's stunned Ariel whispering to each other, Verlo who reacted was busy "fleeing" and Go-the things promised to Aalto have been done, he is reluctant to stay with this damn hillbilly for even a second.
A look of contempt flashed across the girl’s face, and then the back of the concerned patted black hair wizard: "Are you looking for someone?"
"... …It should be."
Loren subconsciously nodded, who recovered from his meditation, glanced hesitantly at Ariel next to him: "I'm very sorry, Miss Corona, I may leave temporarily For a while-please wait a moment, I will be back soon!"
"You don't need to be so polite." Although there is no blood, the girl's smile seems to have a certain charming color in her smile. :
"I am yours too tonight."