Chapter 19: A Visit to the Earl's Court
Cecil came to Count Cassikud's mansion as promised after lunch, and after announcing his name, he came out thinking that the gray-haired old man, Cecil initially thought that he was a drooping old man like the old butler of Art, but when he saw that although the other party was in a suit and leather shoes and polite, Cecil clearly saw the prompt of the level 50 level displayed by the system on his head. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The old man walked up to Cecil and said, "Is it Lord Cecil, I am Saeki, the butler of the Earl's Palace, and the Count is already waiting for you, please come with me." Cecil said in his heart that this is indeed a butler, but there are no weak soldiers under the strong general, this old man is much stronger than the old butler of Art, if he hadn't just experienced the battle of the temple, I'm afraid he might not even be able to see his rank. Sure enough, there are no weak soldiers under the strong generals, and the earl's reputation and military exploits have been expanding in recent years, and it seems that it is really a bit of a doorway
The whole Earl's Court is not located in the center of the royal capital, but in a manor on the outskirts of the royal city, which is nearly 1 mile in radius, with babbling streams, lush trees, and even interesting rockeries, and in the center of the manor is a magnificent five-story building. Cecil had no doubt that the Count could have built a castle if it weren't for the king's specifications.
Unlike his own family, which is declining more and more, Count Cassikud has become more and more prosperous in recent years, and after continuous military accumulation, the earl's fiefdom in the south of the kingdom is also constantly expanding, and the earl's eldest son Guradu has joined the family of Duke Fatam, and the earl's prestige has risen with the tide. As everyone knows, the domain of the Duke of Fatam is second only to the most famous Grand Dukes of the kingdom, and even spans the estates of several provinces. Duke Fatam only has two sons and one daughter, the eldest son is on the front line of the multinational coalition against the Demon Gate, and now he has only one daughter under his knees, and when he marries his daughter, the manor alone is as large as a few counties, which is not a small amount. That's why Count Cassikud posted his eldest son upside down and let him enter the Duke's Palace.
Walking into the building, Cecil saw the murals in the corridor of the building, and on the left side of the corridor were paintings of the Earl family, starting with the first Marquis of Cassikud and ending with the fifth ancestor who was demoted to a baron in the middle of the family, and then to the Zhongxing family of Count Cassikud himself. All the ancestors of the whole family are here, at a glance, Cecil does not think so, the whole West has a tradition of hanging family portraits in the house, and on the right side of the corridor are some paintings made by famous artists, Cecil does not know how to appreciate, but each one is estimated to be worth a fortune.
Cecil was soon brought into the hall by the old butler, and in the hall a tall, thin, handsome man sat upright and drank tea, and on the seat next to him was a blonde beauty, with a gorgeous face, elegant and refined, with a smile and a moving posture.
The butler led Cecil to the center of the hall and said respectfully to the man in the middle of the hall, "Lord Cecil has arrived, Lord Cecil. ”
With a wave of his hand, the Count let the butler go down. Got up from his seat and said to Cecil, "Cecil is here, I heard that you have been in the limelight lately, sit down."
When Cecil heard the Earl say this, he could only sit down, but he was complaining in his heart that this Count was also really realistic, he had never been summoned for so many years, and he was summoned as soon as he became famous.
"A few days ago, you made a lot of trouble, so I wrote you a letter and reprimanded you very harshly, and then I heard that you actually got the approval of the Lord of Dawn, joined the Temple of Dawn without exams, and completed the great task of the temple, I can't believe it, it seems that I am impressed with you." Count Cassikud came up and boasted to Cecil.
"Where, I also saw the Earl's letter, learned from the pain, and was almost brave in shame, so I changed my past and became a new person, coupled with the light of the morning light, I have today's small achievements, which is not enough to worry about." Cecil said with some sycophancy.
Count Cassikud looked very happy when he heard these words, and then said: "You can cheer up yourself because you can have an epiphany, I don't dare to be greedy for heavenly merit for myself, I will introduce you to my daughter." As he spoke, he pointed to the beautiful woman at his side, "Ophelina, my daughter, you young people can talk more." ”
Ophelina walked over generously: "Hello, Mr. Cecil, my name is Ophelina, take care of me when we meet for the first time." ”
Cecil had been in contact with a girl for the first time since he had crossed over, and when he saw a woman like Ophelina talking to him, albeit in polite official terms. But he still blushed. "Hello, Miss Ophelina, I'm Cecil."
Count Cassikud said, "I see that the time for dinner has come, and if you don't mind, son, you can have supper with me." ”
Hearing that the Count wanted to keep himself to eat, Cecil hurriedly agreed. The group went to the dining room and sat down, and when Cecil arrived at the dining room, he realized that the dining room was bigger than his own house, and the huge fireplace alone was a big cost.
The long table was covered with all kinds of dishes, roast duck, whole sheep, turkey, roast venison, white bread, cheese, cakes, cheese can be said to be everything, seeing these delicacies, Cecil thought of the black bread and broth in his house every day, and really sighed that the same people did not have the same fate, even if they were also nobles, he was far from the earl's family.
The Count barely speaks when he eats, and is very dignified. But his daughter is different, the beautiful eldest lady seems to be very curious about everything, and constantly asks Cecil about the mission of the Temple of War, and Cecil also tells him everything in detail, of course, except for the secret matters stipulated by the temple, such as the dedication of the God of War doppelganger and Cecil's part-time spellbreaker.
Ophelina listened with great fascination, and there was a great sense of eagerness in her speech, as if she regretted that she had not participated in the operation, and her eyes were red when she heard of Darcy's sacrifice, as if she were about to shed tears.
Cecil took a closer look at Ophelina, this girl is as old as himself and 18 years old, and she is an excellent template like Darcy, it seems that the setting of this world is like this, the more high-level nobles can have a strong bloodline, but this is also normal, the more advanced the bloodline, the easier it is to stand at the top of the food chain, and then continue to maintain the monopoly of their own bloodline advantage through marriage, it seems that this world is even more unfair than their own world, The children of the world's upper class may still be some useless people, and the children of poor families may still counterattack with their talents, but the children of the upper class of this world are born with better talent than others, and those with superior backgrounds will only be more superior in ability.
Although the girl of this excellent template is only 2 levels, it is already a hidden professional life sacrifice in the temple of life. This kind of life sacrifice does not have more attribute growth than the profession, but it is indeed an important strategic weapon of a country, because her most important professional talent is the healing aura, although the amount of healing is similar to that of ordinary healing aura. But the radiation can reach 1000 meters. Compared with other professions that can only radiate 30 meters of light, it is really a strategic weapon that is so strong that it is against the sky, and on a battlefield of small scale, this aura can even cover the entire battlefield, to some extent. This is definitely a strategic weapon. Therefore, this kind of talent must get the best registration equipment on the battlefield, and there are even special knights to help him pull hatred and save his life, there are more than 3 war sacrifices in a war, and even a 10,000-strong army can be used against a 30,000-strong force of the same size.
Therefore, as soon as Fiorina was found to have taken up the Life Sacrifice, she was immediately recruited by the regular army of the kingdom and joined the most elite Saint Radiance Janissaries in the kingdom. During the chat, I learned that she had eight pieces of golden magic equipment on her body that could save her life, and she really made a country to build a person. When Cecil spoke of this, he could only feel envy. His level is 12 levels higher than that of the little girl, and he doesn't have a single piece of golden magic equipment, but the life sacrifice is undoubtedly worth the kingdom's investment, because they can indeed change an army to some extent.
Time passed very quickly, and a pleasant meal ended in this kind of chat between the two. Cecil thought the beautiful woman was very talkative, and liked to talk to him. After eating, the Count invited him to the study to talk, and Cecil knew that the Count was going to explain to him the real purpose of this invitation, the Count was a very purposeful person, and it was impossible for him to come to dinner just to invite him to dinner.
Count Casikud's study is also all-encompassing, and even has a lot of magic books, although it is not a high-level magic book, but the magic book itself is regarded as a forbidden place by those archmages in Kabrada, and the magicians who are outside the mage's guild are really insignificant, and the nobles have magic books, which is almost a symbol of wealth and strength. For example, with these magic books, the earl can train many mage apprentices who can do simple magic, although Cabrada explicitly forbids this, but when it is implemented on many great nobles, this city of mages chooses to turn a blind eye. In fact, they also understand that if this kind of thing is seriously investigated, then Kabrada may be the enemy of the whole world. Don't take things too seriously, there are no fish when the water is clear.
However, there were indeed two books on Count Cassikud's desk, one was the local chronicle of the province of Kapeda, and the other was a tax bill written by the financial manager. Cecil is strange, this is a world that worships power, and it is understandable that the earl is keen on the local history of the province of Capeda, after all, more than 2/3 of the province of Capeda is the earl's domain, and all the back covers of the count are concentrated here, and it is not surprising that the earl cares about this place, but what is this general tax bill for? Cecil was puzzled.