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- Franz Kafka (Austrian novelist)

"My father, the Marquis de Perpignan, was invited to the auction that night, and was fortunate enough to see the legendary Fuso treasures, which were among the most valuable treasures of the Empire!"

As soon as the arrogant aristocratic lady finished speaking, another aristocratic young man who had been deliberately currying favor with her hurriedly stepped forward and echoed: "The nobles who participated in the Bo auction ceremony are all the most powerful and honorable figures in the empire, and the treasures that can be sought after by them are not vulgar things!"

"Hehe, do you still need to say this?" Before the aristocratic young man's words fell, someone on the side mocked: "His Royal Highness Prologis has already said just now, this is a Fusang treasure worth far more than 300,000 gold coins, as long as you are not deaf, you should know that this is not a vulgar thing." ”

"Virgil, you ......" The aristocratic young man who was ridiculed in front of his favorite person was naturally disgusted by those who mocked him, but he was afraid of the other party's family status, and he had to swallow this evil breath.

The conversation and conflict between these young nobles was just a corner of the banquet hall where there was a lot of discussion, and soon, all the nobles in the banquet hall figured out the value of the gifts Bai Feng had given, and the eyes of those noble ladies looking at Bai Feng became more and more hot.

After overhearing the dispute between the two young nobles, Bai Feng pretended to smile casually at the Eighth Prince and asked, "Your Highness Pross, is that young nobleman named Fergill from a very good background? I don't think the nobles who were ridiculed by him dared to refute him. ”

"You said Fergill, his background is far worse than that of Brother Bai!" The Eighth Prince, who couldn't put it down, didn't raise his head and said: "Virgil's father is the Marquis of Montauban, the governor of the southern province of Montauban, and he is considered a local powerful figure in the empire. ”

"I see. Bai Feng, who smiled slightly, was slightly shocked in his heart, since the son of the Marquis of Montauban would appear at the private banquet of the Eighth Prince, then the Marquis of Montauban himself also had a very close connection with the Eighth Prince.

The Eighth Prince, who had been playing with folding fans for a long time, finally remembered that he still had something to do tonight, so he personally took Bai Feng to introduce the young nobles in the banquet hall one by one, intending to let Bai Feng integrate into his circle of influence.

Bai Feng, who got his wish, greeted these young nobles hypocritically, and at the same time secretly analyzed their family backgrounds in his heart, and only after he knew all the nobles in the banquet hall did he realize that the power of the Eighth Prince was far more powerful than it appeared.

The appearance of the eldest son of the Count of Prades and the eldest grandson of the Duke of Truss was completely expected by Bai Feng, and it was understandable that the eldest sons of the three counts appeared here in the other three counties of Bayonne Province except for the capital.

But the appearance of some other people made Bai Feng learn about some things that the power of the Eight Princes was unknown to outsiders, for example, the eldest son of the Marquis of Montauban, the eldest son of the Count of Lavillanite, the eldest son of the Count of Lavolane, and so on.

Through this banquet alone, Bai Feng was able to determine that the Eight Princes controlled at least thirteen counties in the south, specifically, all four counties in Bayonne Province, Prades County in Perpignan Province, La Villaranite and Lavolane County in La Villanite Province, Murlet County in Toulouse Province, Albi County in Alberta, and all four counties in Montauban Province.

The influence of the thirteen counties is actually equivalent to three of the ten provinces in the south of the empire, and more importantly, the Bayona province and the Montauban province, these two provinces have been completely controlled by the Eight Princes according to Bai Feng's estimate.

The weakest of the four princes, the eight princes, all have such strength, and what kind of strength do the other three princes have, especially the strongest prince, his maternal grandfather is the Imperial Minister of War, Duke Cullen, and the entire standing army of the empire is under his control.

According to Bai Feng's most conservative calculations, the number of city defense troops that the Eight Princes can control is about 20,000 without including the Blue Bird Swordsmen's Regiment, and the total army size of the Eight Princes' forces is about 25,000 with the addition of Duke Truss's 5,000 guards.

The Great Prince's forces include the Wind Thieves, which are stronger than the Blue Bird Swordsmen, and the army of the Great Prince's forces is at least twice the size of the Eighth Prince's, and is more sophisticated than the armies of the other princes.

In this way, the value of the Bai family to the Eight Princes is not only the support of the two saint-level powerhouses, but also the Eleventh Standing Army of the Empire, which is stronger than the city defense army;

Bai Feng, who had gained a lot, didn't care about the flattering glances thrown to him by those noble ladies, but found a quiet place to sit down on his own;

"Bai Feng, didn't you tell me that you had something to do with your leave? Could it be that your leave is just to come here and make eye contact with the noble ladies?"

Bai Feng, who was lamenting bad luck in his heart, still had to pretend to be surprised on the surface, and turned to Sophia who was full of displeasure and exclaimed: "Teacher Sophia, why are you here?

"What's wrong with me here? The Eighth Prince's mansion won't be your house, so you won't let me in. The way of speaking was simple and rude, Sophia was still dissatisfied: "Don't change the topic for me, quickly tell me what you are doing on leave!"

"This living ancestor is really difficult to serve!" Bai Feng, who was about to groan, didn't dare to say this, so he had to pretend to be helpless and explained: "Teacher Sophia, isn't there no way for me to do this?

"Ever since I was a child, I hated to attend such meaningless aristocratic banquets, or I would not have served in the army for two years, and I would rather face the swords of the barbarians than talk nonsense with the nobles. ”

Hearing Bai Feng mention the matter of serving in the army and the barbarians, Sophia's attitude softened significantly, but she still didn't let Bai Feng go, but continued to ask: "Then why are you still here to attend tonight's banquet?

"I'm here to attend tonight's banquet, it's purely a task entrusted to me by the family, as a member of the Bai family, I must bear my own responsibility!" Bai Feng, who was righteous, said in a serious tone: "As for what you said, I only resolutely deny it!"

"If I really make eye contact with them, how can I sit here alone? I just don't want to make eye contact with them, so I stay away from them and sit here quietly;

Bai Feng, who was full of grievances, said that he seemed to be Dou E, especially Bai Feng's last question, which made Sophia, as a listener, feel a little guilty, and she herself felt that she shouldn't misunderstand Bai Feng like this.

A crisis that almost ruined Bai Feng's vacation was covered up in Bai Feng's explanation, and Sophia, who was apologetic, did not continue to blame Bai Feng, but sat next to Bai Feng and accompanied Bai Feng to pass the boring banquet time.

Those aristocratic ladies who wanted to catch up and talk to Bai Feng took the initiative to give up their plans after recognizing Sophia's identity;