Chapter 48: First Impressions Matter
It's not the first time that you've eaten with your companion's family.
The last time I met Eleanor's brother Ludwig, I invited everyone to dinner when we met for the first time, but Eleanor ordered a bunch of sky-high hard dishes, which can be called a classic case of Brother Pit.
However, even in the high-end hotels of the Holy Solomon Empire, the expensive dishes prepared for the so-called Shinra nobles were far inferior to the banquet at this time, both in terms of luxury and richness.
Even many of the dishes on the table, everyone couldn't recognize what they were, and could only barely distinguish that this was meat, that was seafood, and that was vegetables...... As for the exact ingredients, I don't know at all.
"Sister Nola." Mia sat next to Nora and asked secretly, "What kind of meat is that red?" ”
"That's a roasted slice of a pyroid." Nora replied.
"What is a polyp?" Mia continued.
"Pyroids are marine beings." Nora laughs, "They only grow near the craters of the seabed, absorbing the surging geothermal heat to sustain their spiritual growth. ”
"Isn't an undersea volcano hard to find?" Mia was shocked, "How did you catch so many?" ”
Nora was entangled, she felt that she couldn't explain it to Mia too bluntly, otherwise the child's immature outlook on life and values would be corrupted by the filthy money of adults.
So she thought for a moment, and then explained euphemistically:
"Mia, do you know Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica?"
"Ah, I know!" Mia said. Because Mastro of the Thieves' Guild of Constantinople mentioned in the letters he left to her that her baby swaddling clothes when she was a child were embroidered with the surname "Sinquimani", which is said to be the surname of an ancient nobleman in the Kingdom of Sicily, "It should be on the southern islands, right?" ”
"Yes. The people who live on these islands have a nickname on the mainland called 'Sea People'. This means that they are strong swimmers and divers, and can easily remember the currents and hydrology of the vicinity. They also caught these polyps. ”
Nora cleverly concealed the key role in this money, explaining that the hired seafolk were highly skilled in diving, so they were able to catch so many fire polyes.
"Then, Sister Nola, do I also have the blood of the sea people?" Mia blinked curiously.
So Nora was even more entangled. Because the word "sea people" is not very nice, and in Latin it actually means "pirate", "lowly" and "outcast", she can only force a smile and say:
"No, the people of the sea are generally people at the bottom of society, Mia, isn't your surname owned by the nobility? The nobles over there generally don't call themselves 'sea people'. ”
"Oh." Mia said, "So I'm a nobleman?" ”
Nola: ..................
Today's Mediterranean islands have been occupied by the Normans for many years, establishing the pirate-infested kingdom of Sicily. As for those ancient Sicilian nobles, it is estimated that they have been slaughtered by the Norman court of Palermo a long time ago.
Of course, she couldn't explain to Mia directly, "Your family is estimated to be dead, so you can't be considered a nobleman if your surname is gone", she could only touch her head and smile:
"Mia, heroes don't respect bloodlines, but bloodlines will be proud of heroes."
Mia:???
She was suddenly a little frustrated. No wonder Rasul advises her and Mi'er not to go to Nora and Eleanor. These two sisters were chattering so much that I didn't understand them at all. What does "you have to know why you are fighting", what "the bloodline will be proud of the hero", what does it mean!!
Mia closed her mouth and saw Nola's parents, accompanied by Capacillin, walk in from outside the box.
Everyone hurriedly stood up and saluted. Last time, Eleanor's Ludwig was the same generation as everyone else, so everyone could giggle; However, this time, Nola's parents are elders, so the etiquette must be sufficient.
Marcus smiled and motioned for everyone to re-seat, and glanced around the room, a little surprised to notice the proportion of women present...... Why is it a little high?
In fact, after the information of the Azure Sword Mercenary Group was sent over by the family, Marcus, who was still on vacation, read it on the same day. However, he mainly checked Asker's information, and by the way, he also looked at the information of Nola's best friend Eleanor, and the rest of the people basically swept at a glance.
Of course, even if he carefully read through all the information, there are some things that he will not be aware of if he does not see them with his own eyes - this Azure Sword mercenary group is actually composed of beautiful girls, which is simply outrageous.
As a husband, Marcus thought so, and as a wife, ** Liya naturally thought of going with her husband. It's just that she doesn't question the reasonableness of "why is the majority of women in a mercenary group", what she cares about is "why this young man recruits so many women around him".
That is, to question Asker's character.
If the daughter's boyfriend is surrounded by all kinds of warblers and swallows all day long, then the likelihood of cheating is greatly increased...... Not cheating? If you don't cheat, why are you looking for so many beautiful girls to join the group?
Seeing that her parents' expressions had changed slightly, and that she didn't even need to read their minds further, Nora guessed that they must have thought of something dangerous, and hurriedly activated the ability of thought implantation according to the pre-planned plan.
So this thought flashed through the couple's minds:
According to the Holy See, the members of the Azure Sword Mercenary Regiment have great potential, and this potential high growth has led to them even being assessed by Raphael collectively as an unprecedented R4 level.
In other words, "all beautiful girls" is not a common feature of the members of the Blue Sword Mercenary Group, and "having potential high strength growth", that is, the so-called "promising future", is the most important common characteristic of this mercenary group.
And isn't it a very normal thing for a mercenary group to recruit "very potential" combat talent seedlings? As for why they are all women...... How many R4s can there be in the world? If all these R4 talents happen to be women, don't you recruit others?
Thinking about it like this, Marcus and Leia's faces softened again.
Whew, passed.
Nora breathed a sigh of relief, and when she looked up again, she saw Medea looking at her with interest.
In the Psychic Horizon, a secret psychic tentacle reaches out - Medea has sent you a communication request.
"What's wrong?" Nora agreed to the communication.
"You just activated the ability to implant thoughts?" Medea went straight in.
"That's right, let Asker make a good impression on them." Nora replied quietly.
"Really?" Medea was noncommittal, "And what do they think of Asker now?" ”
"I think he's good." Nora smiled confidently and said:
"Very suitable to be the son-in-law of the Licinius family."