CHAPTER XXXI
Muse nodded, motioning for Mina to lead the way.
Following Mina through the manor, Muse soon arrives in the dining room.
At this time, in the center of the dining room, a long wooden table stands quietly, covered with a white tablecloth, on which are candle-filled lampstands and precious silver ornaments.
Maids are carefully arranging all kinds of delicacies, freshly caught from the sea, coated in flour, fried crispy sea fish, grilled suckling pig with golden oil, fragrant and tender veal steak......
In front of each seat lay a whole set of silver cutlery, and in a small basket beside it were small crystal jars, containing fine white salt and several precious spice powders, such as finely ground black pepper, which were available to one to their liking.
The muse was accustomed to this, and sat down directly in the place where he usually sits.
Soon, as the last basket of fluffy white bread was placed on the table, most of the maids quickly left, leaving only a few high-ranking chief maids standing aside, waiting to serve the masters.
And when everything was ready, Atro also came to the restaurant, and as always followed by the old butler Tlal.
But today was a little different, and behind Tlal's butler, a well-dressed old man followed in.
As Atro took his seat on the throne, Tarral's butler stood respectfully behind him, and the old man sat down in the seat that Atro had arranged.
When the old man was also seated, Atro's calm voice spoke, "Muse, my child. This is the mentor I have invited for you, the Antonite Scholar, who is a very knowledgeable scholar who has taught many scholars......"
"I invited him to lunch with us today, also to familiarize you with the ...... in advance."
"After all, he's going to start teaching you this afternoon, so you have to study hard......"
"Yes, Father. The Muse replied, and at the same time, he greeted the Antonite scholar, "Good day, Teacher Antonite." ”
"Good day, young master muse, after today, I will teach you about the history of the continent and the etiquette of the nobles, I hope you can learn these knowledge well. Antonite also responded kindly.
Seeing the scene where Muse and Antonette got along well, Atro was very satisfied and said, "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, now let's enjoy these delicacies first." ”
Then, Atro moved the knife and fork in his hand, he took out a little black pepper from the small jar next to him, sprinkled it evenly on the top of the veal steak in front of him, and then skillfully used the knife and fork to cut off a small piece and put it in his mouth, enjoying the wonderful taste of veal steak with black pepper.
Seeing that Atro made a move, Muse and Antonite also started, and for a while, the aroma of various delicacies in the air became even stronger......
The gourmet lunch soon passed, and after a period of rest, the Muse met Antonette again, who had become his mentor, in a small living room in the manor.
"Good afternoon, Muse. Antonit, who had seen the muse, said.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Antonit. The muse responded.
After the usual courtesy greeting, Antonette motioned for the muse to sit down in front of a small blackboard, and although there was no smudge on the small blackboard, Antonite wiped it carefully.
Antonette then took out a piece of parchment and spread it out with a clip on a small blackboard, on which he copied dense text.
Antonite, who had entered the state of teaching, also became serious, and he said solemnly: "Muse, as a noble heir, you need to master a lot of knowledge, such as language, writing, etiquette and calculation methods, etc., ......"
"Language, how to accurately use the aristocratic language, and how to master the honorific titles and honorifics of different objects, is the basic lesson of a nobleman......"
"Writing, as a nobleman, you must be proficient in several kinds of flower characters that are popular in various countries on the mainland, which you must use when communicating with other nobles in the future......"
"Etiquette, a nobleman, if he doesn't understand what kind of etiquette he should adopt on what occasion and who he should face, he will definitely become the object of ridicule in the entire aristocratic circle......"
Calculation Method ......
"Historical ......"
Emphasizing a lot of things in one breath, Antonette finally said: "And I am good at history and language, today we will talk about the history of this world......"
"And before the lesson begins, I'm going to introduce you to a deity......"
Antonite said this, and took out a holy emblem from his bosom, and there was a slight halo on it.
The emblem is framed by a network of lines, on which is an open book with two perfect six-pointed stars facing each other on the two open pages......
"This is the Lord of Mysteries, the Keeper of all mysteries, the All-Knowing One who holds all knowledge, and the supreme of the mage, the master of the web, the emblem of the goddess Mystra. ”
The muse looked at the unusually familiar emblem in front of him and said nothing.
"Alright, Muse, do you know what the figure on this emblem symbolizes?" asked Antonit, waving the emblem in his hand.
"The net-like lines at the bottom symbolize the magic web, while the books on it symbolize knowledge, and the six-pointed star on the book represents the mystery of magic, and the combination of the book and the six-pointed star represents the mystery of the unity of knowledge and mystery. The muse replied honestly.
"Very well, Muse, your answer is perfect. Antonite was pleased with the Muse's answer, and he smiled and said, "Now, then, come and pray with me to the goddess Mystra, the lord of mysteries." ”
Then Antonite prayed with a pious and holy expression: "Great Lord of mysteries, you are the keeper of all mysteries and the origin of all knowledge......"
The muse rolled his eyes in his heart, but he could only follow Antonit's prayer: "Great Lord of mysteries, you are the guardian of all mysteries and the origin of all knowledge......"