Less. A corner of the ballroom.

"Your so-called 'gift,'" the girl laughed, "isn't it just for you?" ”

"Of course, it's not all, except for this small gift," Victor said, holding a glass of fruit wine in his hand, "Her Royal Highness and I have prepared other gifts. ”

"I knew I was here in plain clothes...... Lin Na muttered quietly. Visiting in an official capacity was Victor's idea. Now Lin Na is very skeptical that her overly stylish appearance will mess up the atmosphere of her friend's birthday party.

[Your Majesty has high expectations for you. Xiaowei sighed.

[It's expecting a lot from us, Xiaowei.] Girl corrected.

The girl had already cast a spell to prevent eavesdropping, and she was not worried that the conversation between the three would be overheard by unrelated guests. Although the guests pretended to be chatting separately, their eyes still glanced at the three from time to time.

"I've got to go and receive my guests," the girl sighed as she glanced at Adele and Amy, who were being scrambled by the guests, "I'll talk to you later." ”

"Go ahead." Lin Na waved her hand, and in the blink of an eye, she left her thoughts behind.

……

Tolina and Victor's blessings, now everyone's attitude towards the maiden is full of respect. Especially the local old mayor and others, some of them had seen Lin Na, who was still the adopted daughter of the duke at that time. After Linna was restored to the status of princess of the Empire, they had not seen Linna in the territory of the Duchy.

"The Baroness and Her Highness have a great relationship," thought everyone, "we cannot afford to offend." ”

In the eyes of everyone, it should be easy for a sixteen-year-old girl to make her happy.

The girl chatted with everyone. Many people apologized to the girl because the birthday gift they prepared was really out of line with the "sixteen-year-old girl".

Elijah, the old mayor, presented two sets of decorated armor, including spears and shields, and piled them up in the main hall of the castle; Anton the militia captain prepared two pure black war horses, which could be picked up by the town's militia at any time as long as the castle stables were cleared.

If the baron was a young man, such a gift would be appropriate, but the new baron was a girl, which made them somewhat embarrassed.

Luckily, the Baroness seemed interested in their gifts, and asked a few questions before they were relieved.

"I've heard that every piece of full-body armor has to be tailor-made, and even if it is remade from old armor, it will be expensive, right?" The girl asked.

"Yes." The old mayor said.

"That's right," said Anton the militia captain, heartily, "Lord Baroness, do you want to make one for yourself?" With all due respect, you're only sixteen years old, and it's not too late for a year or two. I know a lot of skilled blacksmiths—"

"As long as you attach a magic effect, you don't have to worry about your size." The girl said.

"Enchantable armor ...... price"

Anton immediately realized that he had lost his words. Since this barons can make friends with Her Royal Highness the princess, her financial resources are naturally beyond the reach of ordinary barons.

"You're right," Anton laughed, "and we'll contact the blacksmith to make you a set of armor." ”

"Then I don't have to bother you," the girl nodded, "and when I need to, I'll go to you." I wanted to ask about the two horses. I would like to inquire about the age of the horse as well as ......"

Anton naturally knew everything. It's just that he and the old mayor are secretly strange in their hearts...... The new baroness seemed to be weak, and she didn't wear a weapon with her, not like a warrior, but for some reason she was interested in these things.

Aside from the old mayor and Anton, the most surprising thing for the girl was the gift from Mr. Mason.

"Two silver long swords, fifty steel long swords, twenty sets of compound longbows, and a thousand feather arrows......" The girl looked at the two lists handed over by Mr. Mason in surprise, "Silver, gold, jade, crystal jewelry, including earrings, necklaces, rings, bracelets, etc., a total of forty ......"

Mr. Mason looked at the girl's surprised expression, and was very satisfied with himself for being so thoughtful.

"I know you're going to be sixteenth birthday, but I don't know about you," said Mr. Mason, laughing, "so I've prepared two gifts for you." ”

"I see, if it's a man here, you can offer those weapons that are enough to arm a guard," the girl said Mason's thoughts, "and if it's a girl, you'll give you those jewels." But I'm interested in gifts like weapons and armor, so you gave me both gifts in order to stand out. Am I right? ”

Mason laughed dryly. His two sons cowered back, afraid to speak.

"But what if I'm a man and hate gifts like weapons and armor?" The girl asked.

"I don't believe that the Duke would grant such a fief to such a man," said Mr. Mason, "in that case I would have to give you cash!" He made a joke.

The girl laughed. Mr. Mason also breathed a sigh of relief, and it seemed that he had made a good impression on the new baroness.

"We'll talk later." The girl briefly said a few words to Mr. Mason, and then went back to receive the other guests.

[Except for His Royal Highness Lin Na and His Royal Highness Victor, this Mr. Mason's gift alone is more valuable than the others combined. Xiaowei secretly reminded the girl.

He asks for us. The girl said.

……

A few merchants who had come from afar did not bring too expensive gifts to the girl. However, when the maidens offered them the necessities and decorations of the castle, they offered to give them a certain discount. Rao is like this, and in the end, the girl's total expenditure is still more than five hundred gold coins.

You've earned more than a thousand gold from that one-eyed leader. Seeing that the girl looked in pain, Xiaowei comforted.

[This is a necessary expenditure. The girl said. But she was thinking in her heart - if she could clean up all the powerful bandits in the Five Nations Alliance, then she should be able to make a lot of money, right?

【Your Book Classification ......) Xiaowei asked. So far, the girl has been talking happily with all kinds of guests, but she has not revealed her plans for the future.

[The carrier pigeon for Master Aiken has already been sent," the girl said, "I would like to ask him to assess the difficulty of implementing the new taxonomy. I don't know if Linna and Victor know about this, I'll talk to them later. 】

[Okay......] Xiaowei is helpless, she also knows that things are in a hurry, [Then we are now? 】

"Of course it is—eating," said the girl neatly, "I don't want to be the one who is the most showy and eats the least tonight." 】

【……】

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Meanwhile.

Standing at the main entrance of the castle, the valet in charge of receiving guests was bored. He yawned.

"How long are we going to stay here?" He complained to the old porter beside him. Except for the appearance of His Highness Linna and Victor who excites them once, they have been repeating the same thing.

"Wait until all the guests are gone." The old porter gave him a blank look.

"Ahh

"Shh The old porter suddenly said, "There is a guest coming!" ”

At this time, the banquet was already halfway through. Although he secretly slandered the late arrival, the manservant and the old porter quickly showed a "warm" smile. Their duty is to serve people, and no matter how unhappy they are, they must be respectful to every guest.

"Hello," the manservant looked at a man and two women in front of him and bowed deeply, "are they three?" Please sign your names here. ”