Chapter 13: It's Your Time to Perform
The ball is the most characteristic entertainment for the upper class.
The aristocrats even held at least seven or eight banquets every month, which was not only a place to eat, drink and have fun, but also a platform for them to communicate.
Even though some banquets are not invite-only and theoretically anyone can attend, you can't come here empty-handed! Naturally, you have to bring some gifts, which becomes a kind of invisible threshold to screen out those who are not qualified.
If the participants have to attend every banquet, the monthly cost is at least seven or eight gold coins, which is a huge amount of money that middle-income people such as lawyers and doctors cannot afford.
So there are two kinds of people involved.
One is the aristocracy and rich people who have mastered money and power, the other is the new rich people who want to try their luck and win connections, and of course, there are some "Cinderella" who want to try their luck and catch the prince.
Normally, it is difficult for people who try their luck to get benefits, after all, rich people are not stupid, how can there be so many cheap for others to take advantage of.
……
Zhu Ping propped his elbows on the table, shook the red wine glass in his hand with his other hand, looked at the uneven wall of the glass, and said in his heart: This world is simply terrible for obsessive-compulsive disorder!
"Miss Lina, have you ever been to the prom before?"
"Nope!"
The freckled girl wears a generous pink pleated skirt that completely outlines the beautiful waist curve, and a string of precious stones of various colors around her neck makes up for the slightly bland scenery behind it.
"It feels like you know a lot."
"When I was in school, I spent most of my time learning these manners, and even if I hadn't seen them, I imagined them countless times in my heart."
"Okay! How good it would be to teach more math and physics with this little effort! "Zhu Ping feels that the dance party is strange, the school is strange, and the whole world is strange.
Those who clearly control resources can benefit mankind, but they have to spend these resources and time on these indifferent places.
"Sir Sir, your posture is not up to standard, and you will be ridiculed by others."
"Girl, your hint is very dangerous, and when you go back, you will be punished by the evil adults to clean the toilet."
"Then I'll be happy to prepare breakfast for you tomorrow." Lina covered her mouth and chuckled, and Zhu Ping's simple words unloaded the tension hidden in her heart.
Because after a while, something interesting will happen, and no matter how smart Lina is, her age is here after all.
Timidity is human nature.
Although Zhu Ping also came to the ball, he was not nervous at all.
No other...... Now Zhu Ping's mind is full of muscles, and his eyes scan the gentlemen and ladies present, he can't help but shake his head, this group of people is not enough for him to pinch with one finger.
A bunch of weak chickens!
Zhu Ping's personality is not so much a change, but his character is like this, like a chameleon, thrown in his hometown, maybe just a scientific research dog working for others, in this world, maybe he can do some unexpected careers.
No way, in order to live, all the skill points are on "adaptability".
The prom is currently in the chit-chat phase.
Soon, the main lord took her father's hand and jumped down the stairs step by step with the hem of her skirt.
The little girl, who was no taller than the handrail of the staircase, was the ninth daughter of Viscount Xiao Nong, who was no more than eight or nine years old, and above her there were four older sisters and four older brothers.
If they were to fight over who was Daddy's favorite child, they would probably have to quarrel all day.
As for Viscount Xiao Nong, Zhu Ping's eyes narrowed slightly, and he felt that there was a very powerful energy in the body of this obese middle-aged man with slightly white sideburns, like an active volcano that was about to erupt.
This is after Zhu Ping comprehended the true meaning of the warrior's path, his own energy changed from chaos to controllable, and in his field of vision, the energy seemed to have been modulated and demodulated, from gibberish to observable signals, and he naturally gained the ability of "energy induction".
"This energy fluctuation ...... The wizard powerhouse in Sequence 7 is really terrifying! Zhu Ping couldn't help but gasp, causing the temperature in the hall to rise faintly.
There is only one Sequence 6 in the Kingdom of Orlandon, and that is Jimmy Orlanton, the younger brother of the current king, who is now a powerful man studying in the central kingdom "Holy Country".
At present, in this place where birds don't, the three strongest people only have Sequence 7, namely King Jill Orlanton, Viscount Lin Zheng, and this Viscount Xiao Nong.
"Sequence 7! I don't know if I can stop the bullet. Zhu Ping looked strange, and he couldn't help but think of the so-called "Equal Gatling of All Beings", as well as "Caliber General RPG", and "Little Sincerity Fragmentation Grenade".
The next step of the banquet was a grinding speech, and Zhu Ping's ears turned on the active noise cancellation function to block it.
After the speech, the banquet entered the main theme, and Viscount Xiao Nong and his nine daughters chatted in the hall one by one, while the little girl happily received valuable gifts.
At this time, people began to move around, talk to each other, and communicate.
At the same time, Zhu Ping, who was located in the corner of the room and did not stand, was revealed.
To tell the truth, the kingdom is so big, most of the people in the upper echelons know it, and some people near Zhuping have already recognized him, but they just don't see it.
"Yo! Isn't this the Baron Hall who never attends banquets? How did you end up here? A "gentleman" who was big enough to burst his tuxedo walked over.
Baron Peggy laughed, tsk...... You have a face standing here, why can't I? The corners of Zhu Ping's mouth were slightly hooked, and his tone was strong and arrogant.
"Vulgar!" Sir Peggy immediately looked displeased.
It's no wonder that he doesn't have a city, his ass decides his brain, as a nobleman, he has always been surrounded by praise and worship, how could he ever hear such a despicable and rude language.
Soon a very tall and strong gentleman came out of the crowd, and he was Baron George, who was almost inseparable from Peggy.
Compared with Peggy, who was not good at words, George was much more articulate, walked up to Zhu Ping, looked down at him, looked up and down, and said, "Oh...... A few days ago, I heard that there was a nobleman driving around in a dirty ditch, so it shouldn't be you! ”
After he finished the not-so-ridiculous joke, a group of gentlemen behind him began to laugh.
The laughter is unusually elegant, polite, and classy.
George was laughing, Peggy was laughing, and the friends behind them were laughing, even if there wasn't a hint of laughter at all, and they were pulling their mouths to make a fake laugh.
This is the "circle"!
Similar to how someone wants to laugh when they hear singing and dancing rap, when it comes to killing employees, they must laugh, and even laugh out loud to "enter the circle".
Peggy continued with George's words and said with a smile: "Of course he has to drive around by himself, after all, his employees have been beaten to death by him!" ”
Then there was another burst of laughter, and the attention of everyone in the hall was diverted to the polite laughter of the gentleman.
"Smack!"
Lina, who was standing next to Zhu Ping, spilled the wine in her hand on Baron Peggy's face, and then slammed the cup into contact with the ground, shattering into countless crystals.
Her face was extremely red, full of real anger, and she said coldly: "Shameless fat pig! ”
"What are you doing, you dare to offend a nobleman?" George was furious, and he no longer looked noble, like a chicken in soup.
"Miss Lina, how can you say that? The pig did something wrong again, and the breath was shivering and cold! ”
Zhu Ping shook his head, the fat man's reputation was seriously harmed!
Then, he handed another glass of red wine to Lina's hand and said, "Splashing only one person will make the other guy who is full of glossy clothes mentally unbalanced." ”
"You're right!" Lina took the wine glass that Zhu Ping secretly spat in his hand and spilled it again.
"Are you crazy? Do you dare to splash me? Peggy was halfway through her sentence when she was splashed with red wine.
Baked pig's head and face in European red wine...... Zhu Ping's mind was cold and popped up with such a dish.
"With your reaction speed, are you an apprentice in Wizard Sequence 9? It's not even a flower shelf......" Zhu Ping fanned the flames on the side.
Soon it became lively and became the focal point of the hall.
The owner of this castle, Viscount Xiao Nong, asked the maid to take care of his daughter temporarily, and he walked over alone, frowned and asked, "What's going on?" ”
The articulate Baron George seized the opportunity and said, "Lord Viscount, Baron Hall insulted me and Baron Peggy for no reason, and then the female companion next to him poured wine on us rudely.
This out-and-out madman does not have the noble and elegant qualities of a nobleman, he should not be called a nobleman, he should be let out of here. ”
When the words fell, the audience became lively.
It is not appropriate to be called an aristocratic sentence, every word represents a big piece of news!
Aristocrats have "circles", and if any nobleman is kicked out of the aristocratic circle, then he is equivalent to social death, ridiculed and isolated by all the upper class.
Then Zhu Ping spread his hands innocently, and said casually: "What did I say, I didn't say anything vulgar!" I didn't curse you, did I!
You are a complete slander, your language has seriously hurt my noble heart, and it is you who should withdraw from the aristocratic group...... Uh, people! ”
Baron Peggy's body trembled with anger, and Zhu Ping's words were on the one hand, and on the other hand, his gorgeous clothes were soaked and lost his dignity, which was unacceptable to him as a "gentleman".
"What's the matter with your female companion pouring wine on us?" Viscount George's eyes were full of coldness and he looked at Lina.
"Then it's her business, it's none of my business!"
"If your female companion has offended the nobles so rudely, she will be punished." George's face was full of a victor's sneer.
At a banquet, the female companion did something wrong and shirked responsibility, which is even more "ridiculous" than beating the employee to death.
It's a joke that is well enough to be recorded in the history books of Orlanton.
George and Peggy glanced at each other, they had expected that after tonight, Baron Zhuping Hall would be a complete joke.
Ridiculed by every upper-class person.
At this time, Zhu Ping seemed to be unable to bear it, and suddenly said: "Wait......"
Peggy shook the fat he was wrapped in a tuxedo, and the smile on his face was unusually gloomy, and he interrupted, "What else do you have to say about this inferior hereditary replacement?" ”
"It's not what I'm going to say, it's what she's going to say?" Zhu Ping took two steps back, tilted his head, and nodded at Lina, who was standing aside, her little face was slightly pale, but she was not afraid, and said:
"Don't be afraid, say whatever you want, it's your time."