Chapter 208: Port of the Rhône
After pondering for a while, Jiang Feng still decided to meet the Count Rodel.
After all, everyone has already prepared the banquet, and it will be a little too faceless to not go.
After delivering the invitation to Jiang Feng, the servant left the hotel and did not bother anymore.
When the servant went downstairs, the innkeeper who had turned his head to go downstairs to the warehouse to pick up the bedding happened to see the invitation in Jiang Feng's hand, and the color in his eyes instantly changed, he didn't hear the previous conversation, he originally thought that he was just an ordinary rich man, but he didn't expect that his identity was worthy of the invitation sent by Count Rodel to send his butler to personally deliver the banquet outside the city.
"Is that Count Rhodel famous here?" Noticing the surprise in the boss's eyes, Jiang Feng put away the invitation and asked him casually.
"You don't know?" The innkeeper was shocked and asked, "God, that's Count Rodel, let alone Port Rhône, even in the entire city-state alliance, there is no one who doesn't know him." You must be kidding. ”
Whether the boss believed it or not, Jiang Feng gave him a "I'm not joking" look, took the futon from the boss's hand, and turned around and walked towards the guest room, leaving him alone in the corridor in a daze.
Although I didn't take this episode to heart, judging by the boss's reaction, I think that this Count of Rodel should have a lot of influence in the Southern City-State Alliance. Thinking of the upcoming banquet, Jiang Feng, who was not very interested, couldn't help but feel a little anticipation in his heart.
After making the bed, Jiang Feng turned around and went to Leia's room.
"Count Rodell has invited me to a banquet at his estate."
"Count Rodel?" Leia tilted her head.
"I don't know, but that Count Rodel seems to be very influential in the local area, you see if you have time in the evening, why don't you come with me?" Jiang Feng asked.
Leia hesitated and nodded. "Okay, I'll get ready a little bit."
Jiang Feng nodded, turned around and left the room.
Originally, he thought that Leia would just come out with a change of clothes, but he didn't expect that this dress would take almost half an hour. When the wooden door opened again, looking at Leia who was wearing a dark green ruffled cotton skirt, the corners of Jiang Feng's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly.
Her long pale green hair was braided into a princess braid, and pale silver hair ornaments adorned the strands behind her earlobes. The whiteness above the raw-edged collar and the well-shaped collarbone are faintly visible, and although there are no gold and silver ornaments such as necklaces, it can't help but give people the feeling that any jewelry on it is superfluous. A turquoise olive leaf-like ribbon is tied around the waist, and even with a thick cotton lining, it still outlines the hip line just right.
It's not that the dress doesn't fit Leia, it's just that he's never seen her wear this style of dress.
Looking at the expression on Jiang Feng's face, Leia frowned slightly, lifted her skirt and looked left and right.
"Doesn't it fit? I kind of like this one...... Why don't I go back and get another one? ”
"No, that's it." Jiang Feng hurriedly said.
He was really afraid that Leia would go back and change her clothes for another half hour.
It's just a count, and being able to go by himself is already giving him face.
Those mortal etiquette is only bound by mortals, and it is not applicable to wizards. After returning to the room and changing into a clean robe, Jiang Feng gave her a special advice when passing by Yiran's room, and when Emily woke up, remember to control her and not let her run around.
Before going downstairs, he told Misha to pay attention to her safety, and then took Leia out the door.
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Compared to the thorny wastelands of the north, the temperature in the port of the Rhone is slightly warmer, and there are no large snows to be seen, except for a few whites on the eaves. Thinking of that castle covered in silver, which he hadn't seen for a week, Jiang Feng actually felt some nostalgia in his heart.
Even in winter, pedestrians on the streets are not uncommon, and this scene is rare to see in Boulder City. Not only because of the temperature, but also because many poor families lack cold clothes. Here, on the other hand, most of the pedestrians on the street are brightly dressed, and it is difficult for children and adults to see the dishes on their faces. It's not that the town hall has any relief measures for the poor, but that even if people are poor, it's hard to be so poor that they can't survive.
Walking on the brick and stone road in the city, Jiang Feng looked around at the buildings on the side of the road.
Compared with Boulder City, the commercial atmosphere here is indeed much stronger.
There were no feudal lords, no dukes or kings. Middle-class citizens roam the streets of the city, and a person's social status is measured not by title and blood, but by money and power. If the former is suffocating enough to construct a class, the latter can at least give people a little breathing room, after all, with enough hard work and luck, even ordinary people can see hope to climb up.
"Sir, would you like to buy a flower for the lady next to you? This is what my sister picked this morning from the Morning Mist Forest in the north of the city, where the Elven Empress is said to live and whose magic will bring love and good luck. The little boy with the deer-hunting hat approached, and with wide eyes, he sold the flowers in the basket to the two of them.
Love and good luck?
Jiang Feng couldn't help but smile and shake his head in his heart.
Truth be told, the last thing the Federalists believe in is probably these two things.
Leia next to her, her fair cheeks showing a hint of red, but she quickly controlled her emotions and glared at the little boy.
However, where can her cheekiness compare to this kind of peddler who walks the streets and alleys to beg for a living, the boy pretended not to see it, blinked his innocent big eyes, and continued to sell to Jiang Feng in a voice that had not yet reached the stage of voice change, "Sir, if you don't know which one to choose, I recommend this 'Fire Elf Skirt' to you, only it can be worthy of the beauty of this lady beside you." ”
The faded red returned to Leia's cheeks, and Jiang Feng next to him smiled and said softly.
"Its name is Huoguannan, which means courage."
"Uh, really?" The boy rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment and whispered, "I'm sorry, I may have misremembered." ”
In fact, he didn't understand very well, only his sister understood these strange names.
"How much?" Without saying anything, Jiang Feng asked.
Because it was exposed, the boy didn't dare to ask for a price, and whispered tentatively.
"Two silver narls."
Jiang Feng didn't say anything, took out two silver coins from his pocket, and threw them in the boy's flower basket. The boy hurriedly bowed, said two words of blessing, and walked away quickly with the basket.
"Take it."
Leia looked at the fire crown flower in Jiang Feng's hand wordlessly, and after hesitating for a moment, she still reached out and took it.
“…… Then I'll keep it for you. ”
This sentence was very low, and I didn't know if it was for Jiang Feng or for her own explanation.
A wisp of pale green energy drilled out of her fingertips and ended deep into the stem, and the petals that had been drooping from the cold instantly regained their radiant vitality, just like when they were picked.
Not knowing where to put the flower, Leia hesitated for a moment before finally inserting it into her silver tiara.
Catching a glimpse of this interesting scene, Jiang Feng couldn't help but quip.
"It's a good fit for you."
Glancing at Jiang Feng fiercely, Leia turned around and walked in front quickly.
Smiling, Jiang Feng shook his head and stepped forward to follow.
From Leia's brisk steps, he could feel that she wasn't angry at her teasing.
But to be honest, after getting along for so long, for him, this kind of Leia is really rare.