The sound of the violin floats on the top layer, the sound of the silver flute and clarinet under the cushion, and finally the soothing cello sound with a Carson Rico style, which is typical of Carson Rico dance music.

The entire first floor of the Rothschild Manor Mansion was opened up as a banquet venue, and the hall, which occupies a quarter of the floor area, was the main banquet venue, which itself was prepared for banquets.

It was still early, and Princess Margaret had not yet given her farewell speech. The gentlemen and ladies in exquisite gowns under the crystal lamp were enjoying the moment.

Shad, who was not very good at Carson Riker, followed Mr. Bernhardt and found his friends at the long table with him. They were vampires with little bats hanging above their heads. There were about seven or eight of them in detail. They were all dressed in white shirts and black formal suits, but each had different decorations like pocket watches and badges.

They each held red wine, and when Mr. Bernhardt came, they talked loudly about the grape harvest this autumn. Similar to the vampires in Midhill Castle, most of the local vampires are also in the wine business, and even most of the local wine guilds have vampire backgrounds. Shad believes that this is not consistent with their beliefs It's about a god.

"Oh, look who's here?"

A middle-aged man with a rough beard who looked more like a bearman than a vampire, greeted Mr. Bernhardt loudly:

"Armand, when did you come back from Fort Midhill? Is the business going well?"

"I came back two weeks ago. As for business? Oh, my colleagues in that mountain city don't welcome me."

Mr. Bernhardt also smiled and hugged him, then patted Shad on the shoulder, and introduced to everyone:

"Everyone, this is my friend from Delarion. Although he is not from us, he is also from our side."

Although such an introduction was very cryptic, people understood what he said.

"Good evening, gentlemen."

Xia De said in Carson Rik, and took the initiative to shake hands with these gentlemen, and judged that most of them were low-level rings, and only one of them was fifth-ring. In comparison, Mr. Bernhardt of the Seventh Ring was the highest rank, and it finally made sense that he was sent to carry out the mission of Fort Midhill in autumn.

Mr. Bernhardt has a high reputation in the local area, so Shade, as a friend he brought, also received a warm welcome. People asked him interesting stories about Delarion, praised his appearance, and lamented how exquisite the workmanship of his gown was. Mr. Bernhardt was also very happy to see his friend being welcomed. He picked up two glasses of red wine from the tray in the waiter's hand, handed one of them to Shad, and then said:

"Are there any interesting things in the city recently? I have been recovering from my injuries since I came back. Yes, I encountered some things in Mibao, so I don't know much about the interesting things in the city recently."

As he spoke, he tapped the glass with his own ring, and then winked at Xia De. Shad knew that Mr. Bernhardt's ruby ​​ring was actually an alchemy item made by himself, which could make the wine taste like blood.

"Interesting things?"

The old gentleman who Mr. Bernhardt called "Count Ronan" raised his glass and touched the former. The old gentleman was holding a gold-coated cane, and he wore three jewel rings on the five fingers of his right hand, black The buttons on the jacket appeared to be sterling silver, each with a subtle pattern of a small bat. But instead of being obtrusive, this look has a low-key sense of luxury:

"Earl Sakia died yesterday at the White King's Club not far from here, and the murderer was his lover."

Earl Ronan said, Mr. Bernhardt nodded slowly:

"What a surprise."

Xia De also echoed:

"It's surprising. I didn't expect the law and order in Huntington to be so bad."

"It's not that the local law and order is poor, there is actually something hidden about this matter."

Earl Ronan lowered his voice and raised his eyebrows at Xia De:

"Sir, you just came here, so the news may not be very well-informed-it is said that a person was arrested in the church yesterday, a person from the Pantanal."

He blinked, and Mr. Bernhardt made a clear expression:

"It's them, they are so brave."

As he spoke, he explained the meaning of Pantanal's arrival to Xia De, who was "ignorant" at the side.

"What are they trying to do?"

Baron York, who had pigtails in the back of his head, asked while holding a wine glass. He wanted to touch Mr. Bernhardt's ring with his glass, but the latter avoided him with a smile.

This time it was the bear-like Viscount Ramadi who answered him. The Viscount's voice was very elegant and did not match his appearance at all:

"I have heard some news, but I can't guarantee the truth."

Everyone looked around twice, and the Viscount lowered his voice:

"It is said that it has something to do with the Heart of the Pantanal. There are a lot of rumors in the swamp right now. The herbal medicine business run by Earl Sakya stretched his arms too far, blocking the way that should not be blocked."

"What is the Heart of the Pantanal?"

Xia De was suspicious in his heart, but before he could ask, Baron York, who was wearing gold-rimmed glasses, said again:

"Speaking of which, I do have some news. This is exclusive news. Even the Church doesn't know about it. The Association for Seeking Truth, yes, is that academic organization in the south. It is said that they are looking for something thing."

Xia De was taken aback:

"Truth?"

He almost blurted out, but he stopped in time.

Mr. Bernhardt knocked on the floor with his leather shoes uneasily, and drank the red wine in his hand:

"Truth?"

He lowered his voice as much as possible, his eyes narrowed, and wrinkles appeared on his pale forehead:

"I also met this group of lunatics in Mibao. What are they doing here? Is it related to the people from Pantanal?"

"It doesn't matter. An academic organization like the Truth Society looks down on the country bumpkins in the Everglades area, thinking they are uneducated."

Viscount York said with a smile, everyone in the circle smiled, and Shade also laughed in tandem. Even among ring warlocks, there is a chain of discrimination.

"The Truth Society only sent three people, and there was one ... clergyman from a vigorous illegal religious group who believed in incorrect gods. They found me on the black market, bought some special drugs, and sent me I inquired about this banquet and bought four invitations at a high price. Those people are really rich."

The "drug dealer" revealed the news of his guests indifferently:

"I haven't seen them yet, but they're definitely coming."

Xia De immediately glanced around, and then heard someone ask again:

"Why are you getting involved with Xie, ahem, I mean illegal believers?"

This time Mr. Bernhardt gave the answer:

"The Truth Society suffered a great loss in the Fort Midhill incident. The professors they sent were almost wiped out because of... illegal prostitution. Moreover, they have never minded cooperating with illegal elements. After all, everyone Some outlaws aren't as crazy as they are."

Because they belong to the same race, these vampires trust each other and gather together to exchange various local news with metaphors that ordinary people cannot understand. During this period, Xia De listened quietly and wrote down the content.

However, the vampires' recipes are somewhat different from normal people's, so they each took some fruits and vegetables from their plates, and did not touch the meat.

Because Xia De had no acquaintances, he didn't run around. Even if he saw a crowd of players playing Rhodes cards gathered in the corner of the hall, he didn't rush to join in the fun.

Instead, the middle-aged priest with the holy emblem of the Church of Peace on his chest came over to shake hands with Mr. Bernhardt. He seemed to be an acquaintance of Mr. Bernhardt. At this time, the other vampires tacitly changed the topic to the next one. Before a snowfall, in the name of the Huntington Liquor Association, donated to the local church for the Huntington Orphanage and Welfare Home.

It seems that they have fully integrated into the lives of ordinary people.

Xia De didn't take the initiative to talk to strangers, but someone came to chat with Xia De. It was a group of local aristocratic girls who got together, smiling and pushing one of the girls in a red dress, and handed Xia De a handkerchief. After Xia De took it, he realized that there was an address and name on it.

When I went to see the girl again, I was a little shy and went to meet up with my friends.

Seeing Xia De's surprised look, the "drug dealer" Baron York laughed and joked again:

"Our girls from Huntington have always been so enthusiastic and bold. The one just now seems to be the daughter of the MacDonald family. She is a very good marriage partner. Their family's vineyard is even bigger than Bernhardt's. "

"But the quality of their wine is not comparable to mine. The red wine produced by the Bernhardt family is sweeter than the blood of a virgin!"

Mr. Bernhardt immediately retorted, and everyone around laughed and joked, but they did not deny that the quality of his wine was very good.

Xia De looked at the handkerchief, and then touched his face, he was not in the habit of provoking strange girls casually.

When the bell tower in the center of the city rang seven times in a row, Princess Margaret Anjou, who was wearing a blue princess dress and a silver crown, finally, accompanied by the accompanying nobles of Willendale, Appeared on the landing above the stairs.

At the same time as the spotlight strips of the newspaper camera continued to flash, the sound of playing music stopped ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ The voice of speech in the banquet hall also stopped abruptly. Holding the wine glass, Xia De looked at the princess with long pale golden hair standing on a high place with these rather high-class and decent vampires, under the reflection of the surrounding gas lamps, as if her whole body was shining.

She didn't take out the speech script, but started to speak directly.

"Citizens of Carson Rique, on behalf of the royal family of Anjou and the Tobesque delegation of 1853, I speak at this moment. Peace has come to the Old Continent for nearly a century. , from my ancestor, the great Corleone I, stretches..."

"gentlemen."

Shad was looking up at the princess when a young lady's voice came from behind him. Turning around to look, I found that it was a girl dressed as a maid. This is a ring warlock with the power of a witch. Shade has seen her. When she met Miss Sylvia at the Owl Club, she was serving Miss Sylvia:

"Miss wants to see you."

The maid whispered, Shad nodded, and then said to Mr. Bernhardt:

"The lady asked me for something, I'll be back in a while."

"be careful."

Mr. Bernhardt patted Shad on the shoulder worriedly, and then watched Shad walk away gradually as the maid passed through the crowd.