"Coercion is not the ultimate goal, but one of the means to achieve the goal, only by constantly strengthening oneself, and making the interests of superiors and subordinates inseparable, and the goal completely consistent, can the fragile trust and loyalty between people be extremely strong."

- Leo's Diary

At night, the Duke's Palace, the gorgeous candlesticks, the flickering candle flames, the comfortable temperature, the silver glittering tableware, and the richly dressed nobles were scattered in the mansion that had just changed its master, and they were talking in low voices. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Although the banquet was prepared in a hurry, the duke's previous butlers and well-trained servants managed to get everything done within the allotted time.

Of course, this has something to do with the fact that Leo has contributed a lot of things through the system, at least a large number of ingredients, tableware, and a sufficient amount of candles and lamp oil, which makes the banquet more formal and high-end.

Seventeen, except for poor Rut and John, the seventeen remaining nobles of the northern lord appeared here in full costume

Of course, there was a small episode before, when the soldiers forced everyone to take a thorough hot bath because Leo couldn't stand the smell of them.

Even poor Viscount Lester and Lord Tron were not spared......

However, at this time, everyone was already indulging in the luxurious banquet decorations, and the little anger before had long since disappeared

Carefully holding a silver plate, Viscount Sebastian squinted his eyes, slowly flipped through the light to check, and from time to time gently touched the carved lines on it with his fingers

"God, my friends, I now have some belief that the Lord we are loyal to is really from a mysterious continent that has been passed down for thousands of years!"

Looking at the rest of the nobles who were attracted to him and surrounded him with doubts, the viscount took a deep breath to calm his excitement a little, and then regained his previous elegance and calmness and explained

"You should all know that I have a great love for aristocratic history and related items since I was a child, so I have some small attainments in this area" The viscount nodded reservedly at the nobles around him, and the confidence on his face was definitely not as modest as his mouth said.

With a look of fascination, the Viscount gently slid his fingers over the unblemished bottom of the silver plate, flipping it over for the other nobles

"You see, noble gentlemen, the carvings of flames and swords represent the rise of a kingdom or even an empire, while the people on the throne below are constantly being pulled by countless hands, perhaps indicating the alternation of imperial inheritances and wars......"

Flipping over the plate, the viscount pointed to the carving around the edges: "The gloomy clouds above and the panicked crowd below, and the priests with sincere prayers, it seems to me that it is the continuous war that has caused the gods to punish mortals, perhaps a terrible plague, perhaps some other calamity......"

At this point, a nobleman in the crowd couldn't help but interject, "Ugh! I'm sorry to interrupt you, Your Excellency, but I admit that these carvings are so realistic and perfect that I have never seen them before, but how can you conclude from them alone? ”

Sebastian, who was interrupted from his train of thought, glanced at the interjecting nobles with some annoyance, but fortunately, he had a good cultivation, and patiently explained, "Gentlemen, first of all, the coat of arms of the flame and the sword has never appeared on the continent of Nice, including before the establishment of the empire, and secondly, all the historical documents have not recorded it, and the disease that spread to the entire continent, whether it is the Black Death or the Red Death, finally, I hope that you can use your time to read more books in the time of playing with women, because of this, We were called hillbillies by the nobles of the southern and central empires! ”

In the end, the viscount still couldn't hold back and mocked.

Looking at the nobleman who asked the question, his face was a little unsettled, and the older Count Bar diverted the subject: "Dear Sebastian, your knowledge is impressive, but how can you be sure that the lord is indeed from a mysterious continent, and not from the occasional discovery of these things?" ”

"No, no, no! Dear Earl, I am afraid that this lord is not only from the so-called Pande, but in my opinion, his family is even or was once a top family, perhaps a royal family. ”

Sebastian said about his familiar territory, and there was a little fanaticism in his calm eyes, and he kept showing the carvings on each tableware to the nobles, "Look, no matter what the sculptures say, there will be a very strange totem on them, a large snake-like body, a majestic head with horns, and mysterious and exquisite scales all over the body......"

Well, it's just the totem of the Eastern Dragon that the system made out of the heraldry chosen by Leo, but in the eyes of the nobles who have never seen such a creature, it is indeed a mysterious creature...... However, the other patterns on the tableware are indeed historical records of Pande.

"As you all know, the family coat of arms we use, no matter how it changes, will be somewhat repetitive, whether it is a thorn flower, a lily, an eagle or a beast, but who has ever seen a creature's coat of arms? I believe that the coats of arms used by all the nobles in this world should not be much different, so what does this unique one represent? "Viscount Sebastian has fallen into a world of his own, and in a somewhat tongue-twisted way, the Viscount has convinced himself to believe in himself......

"But?" Some people still don't believe it

Shaking his fingers desperately, the Viscount interrupted, "Nothing, gentlemen, you ought to remember Baron Leicester, oh! Now it should be the viscount, his family, who uses swans as their coat of arms! ”

"Of course I remember, damn it, I can see that on the document that forced us to sign was Lester's handwriting, this betrayer!"

Glancing disdainfully at the nobleman who spoke, Sebastian said, "And now that this betrayer is a viscount, we are just prisoners!" Well, gentlemen, now I have not said that, but I have had the privilege of having had a few contacts with Viscount Leicester, and the coat of arms of his family, and some of the things that have been handed down, which I now feel, are very similar to many things here. ”

Reaching for a glass of wine and gulping it down, relieving his parched throat, the viscount continued

"The history of the empire clearly records the history of the rise of the Crester family, in the early days of the empire, our first emperor His Majesty was just a very inconspicuous noble lord in the war, but with the help of the sudden appearance of the Swan family, this finally established a huge and unified empire."

And are these things so similar to us today? That lord also appeared suddenly, and why did Lester, who we had always thought rude and stubborn, give in to him so easily? Does the mysterious Pande really exist? ”

After saying this, the viscount combed his breath due to excitement, and slowly picked up the wine in front of him, saying that this is enough, and let these nobles consider the rest of the matter.

"You mean?" A nobleman asked cautiously

"No, I didn't say anything, dear friends, all this is just my speculation, the prosperity or decline of the family is only your choice, nothing is 100% reliable! Now I don't think we should be so together, after all, the host of our banquet can be present at any moment! The Viscount motioned for no further discussion of the matter, and pulled Count Barr over to begin some trivial discussion.

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Finally, after a cumbersome procedure, he changed into a noble dress for a formal occasion, Leo looked at himself in the mirror and was extremely satisfied, motioned for the dressed servants to go out, and asked Finn and Keith, who were guarding the side, with a smile

"How do I look? Dear friends"

"Very good, compared to armor, this one is the most suitable for you, my lord!" Keith replied with a smile

Leo retorted with a smile, "Forget it, I'd rather change into armor than be tossed again, the time we wore this dress is enough for us to capture White Moon City twice......"

Looking at his lord, Finn smiled and didn't speak, but still gave Leo a thumbs up

"Let's go, gentlemen, Lester and Tron are still waiting for us outside the door, and the nobles below must be a little impatient." Leo nodded to the two of them, and finally straightened his face and walked out of the room.

He didn't know at all that in such a short period of time, under the guidance of Sebastian, these nobles of the Northern Territory put a new halo on him, of course, even if he knew Leo, it didn't matter, he had always refused such a good thing......