Chapter 101: The Battle of the Sewers (32)

As long as things don't go through the council of the town hall, the efficiency tends to become very fast, and the fruitful results of the city guard, the Dark Police Department, and the Night Watchman working together to fight the sewer evils were due to the insistence of Master Edmundo, who was in charge of the matter, to put together a written report and submit it to the Earl of Eastwood in the shortest possible time.

In view of the master's transcendent position, the rewards were quickly distributed, but unfortunately there were few in kind, which confirmed that the Earl's family was tending to be thrifty, so that Aldrich Triss only had his reputation and an invitation to a dinner party. The title he was expecting was not given, perhaps the town hall was a hindrance, or perhaps not enough credit was given, so the humble President Triss chose the latter.

Captain Rufer West, who heard about this, soon went to the scavengers' union and took his deputy, who was free, to the recently famous family-style tailor shop on Coral Avenue, to order a full gown for Aldrich's dinner.

Seeing the somewhat familiar seamstress, Aldrich Triss quickly remembered the gang of actors he encountered when he first entered Eastwood, and bowed his head slightly, but there was no response, perhaps after too many strange encounters that ordinary people could not imagine, his face has changed a lot compared to the beginning, faded from the youthfulness of youth, and grew into the head of the night watchman who has the power and begins to take charge on his own, exuding the unique charm of a male.

Measuring the exact measurements, Rufer Vest made a linen shirt, a lambskin vest, a wool-blend tunic and a sleeveless burqa, and paid a 40% deposit.

Aldrich couldn't understand his enthusiasm, and Rufer West whispered why: "When you reach a certain level, you qualify for the grand 'dinner', which is the only way to the high society of Eastwood, and you have to show financial resources or you will be despised or even despised by the high-ranking guests." ”

"There is no need to be so solemn, my lords have brought the suitcases of the castle with full gowns. ”

"Oh! Those old clothes that are pressed against the bottom of the box are almost wormed, except for a musty smell that covers your nose, and the outdated out of touch with the trend of the times will make you a joke and a talking point before and after dinner, it doesn't matter if you lose face yourself, don't let our reputation of the Night Watchman fall, okay? It's a friend's plea, don't let me use the means of executive orders. ”

Aldridge immediately understood, and smiled tacitly at Captain West's goodwill for such a rough exercise, and he clenched his fist and gently slapped Rufer Sweet's shoulder, nodded, and was at his mercy, even if he was being tossed around.

With two days to go before the scheduled dinner, the tailor worked overnight to meet the deadline for Rufer West's order, and Aldrich Triss tried it on and felt the comfort of the fit and paid tribute to the tailor's shop, which had become famous for its new opening not long after.

After changing his costume, he rode in a private carriage kindly provided by the knight of Langton Morris to the site of the dinner, located on the city's famous Ivory Road. The dark brown gravel pavement turns into white stone bricks, cubit-long and wrist-wide, arranged in a delicate twill, with a slightly higher middle pavement and a slight sloping slope on both sides of the street, which is conducive to drainage and keeping the pavement dry.

Baron Federi, who presided over the dinner, was a senior senator of the Senate, in charge of the logistics and ordnance of the Knights of the Cold Mountain, and a powerful figure trusted by Grand Master Quincy Rodney.

The faΓ§ade of his dwelling alone occupies a large section of Ivory Road, and the surrounding buildings are simply the hallmarks of the crowd, the spacious portico, carved into the load-bearing pillars of epic heroes, the dark marble paved floor, which is visible for the sake of daily cleaning, and the family heraldic stone carvings at the top of the porch, which must be raised to see the whole picture, are made of rare striped peridotite.

The human-high walls, the spear-like iron fence, the evergreen garden, and the countless spacious rooms in many places give Baron Federi's new house a palace-like atmosphere.

It's a labyrinth, and I hope my supernormal memory works properly and doesn't disorient me. ’

The road, which can accommodate eight carriages side by side, has become a ring for the guests to show their wealth and status, but fortunately, many people in the nearby neighborhood are frequent visitors to the Baron's Palace, and without their complaints, Ivory Road has officially become a huge parking lot.

Aldrich had disembarked and asked the coachman to wait a little farther away, clutching the reins as if expecting something, and the shrewd President Triss immediately understood, and before anyone knew it, he shoved a silver delek into the hands of the coachman who served him with all his might.

Knight Maurice's personal carriage had just left, and Aldrich had not yet taken a step when a shout suddenly came from behind him: "Don't get in the way!"

Knowing that the guests at the dinner were all from a large number of places, Triss gave up his seat without saying a word, and his silence intensified the arrogance of the visitor, and he grabbed the horse with one hand, and the corners of his mouth could not help but reveal a mocking laugh.

"Herod", raised hooves and neighed, kept snorting, obviously the horse is still fierce, Aldrich looked back curiously, only to see the eyes of the four 'horses' faintly glowing red, obviously they have seen the battlefield slaughter of military horses, they were still young and were 'retired', which is enough to prove the identity of the guests in the ebony carriage, I am afraid that they are not ordinary nobles.

Crowds of guests gathered around the carriage to remember such a unique carriage, the door of the carriage suddenly opened, and out of it leaped out a leopard-sized Rothville Mountain Dog, with its proud head raised to scan left and right, it was known for its untamable wildness and brutal hunting ability, and its aggressive aggressiveness, focusing first on the fearless Aldrich Triss.

"What a rude manner, to attend Baron Federi's dinner party to carry a dangerous breed of dogs, even if you lack the upbringing of the nobles. ”

The voice came from behind Aldrich, not without a contemptuous and teasing tone, which angered the spiritual mountain dog, who was the king of hounds with a record of fighting wild boars head-on, and couldn't help but let out an angry roar at Tris.

The muffled bark was confined to a small area, and did not attract the attention of the servant in charge of the guest in front of the porch, and he arched his legs and assumed a posture of attack at any time, and because of his past notoriety, the crowd of do-gooders in the vicinity avoided it, exposing Aldrich to the sight of the Rottville Mountain Dog.

"If you don't want it to be killed on the spot, you can stop drinking!" Triss spoke to the carriage, but he received no response, he was simply ignored, it was still a trap with ulterior motives, and there was no other choice.

Aldrich Tris's heart moved, and the friendship of the brown bear that he had gained during the cultivation of the Whispering Forest suddenly appeared on his body, and the aura of the king of the forest and the wilderness suddenly burst out, supplemented by the coercion of the virtue knight stepping into the transcendent level, and his eyes stared directly.

The notorious Rottville Mountain Dog, frightened by the humanoid giant bear, clamped its tail tightly, its ears drooped against its forehead, turned its head and fled in a hurry, and even the leash that was tied to the post of the carriage was torn off.

I originally wanted to see a strange new face in the humiliating scene of the man-dog fight, but I didn't expect Aldrich Triss to just stare at him, and he scared the mountain dog away from the place, and while sighing continuously, the good deeds among the guests sympathized with the disgraced dog owner, and there was naturally no lack of all-round ridicule, especially the young man who was standing behind Triss just now and spoke indiscriminately.

Aldrich, who had been swept into the whirlpool of strife by unprovoked provocation, regained his original mentality, turned away as usual, came to the porch, took out the invitation to the dinner from his bosom, a piece of sapphire blue origami, the servant in charge of the reception checked the secret mark, found that there was no flaw, and immediately stretched out his hand to invite the Knight of Triss in.

Most of the chattering guests in the hall came in pairs, many of them accompanied by young children, perhaps hoping to use the dinner party to bring them into the social circle of high society. Young people have their own social partners, they are familiar with each other and gather in groups, standing in their own remote corners, and engaging in intense but friendly discussions around one or more topics.

Aldrich Triss stood alone at the door of the hall, and as he took his favorite champagne from the plate of the passing waiter, moistened his lips a little, and began to observe all the people in the great drawing-room.

The well-trained waiters flew through the crowd of talkers like butterflies, and they remained silent and silent, always pausing at the right time to back down at the mischievous children that suddenly flew by.

The glittering crystal chandelier of the tree tower drove the night out of Baron Federi's hall, and Aldrich Triss observed that the more high-ranking people stood in the inner circle, and that noble maidens and women, even with the highest ranks, could not squeeze in, and they often stayed in the side halls of the left and right wings as appendages to the dinner guests, talking about the usual and occasionally interesting topics that provoked pent-up laughter.

Lonely new faces always attract the attention of regulars, Eastwood City is large and, in a way, small, and the details of Aldrich Triss were quickly revealed by those who knew him well.

Many people showed a look of schadenfreude, and it was obvious that the fate of the Vigilant Eye Tris family was a long-standing topic of conversation in high society, and they were no strangers, but Aldrich's rise so quickly that the magnificence of those in it had to take a look at it.

The trivial incident that happened at the door just now soon became widely known, and the outstanding performance of a look to scare away the mountain dog of Rotville attracted the reverence of several young and ignorant noble girls, this scene made the owner of the vicious dog look gloomy, but because of the principle of reciprocity of the noble clan, he was not good at Aldrich Tris, even his guardian knight could not do anything, after all, the gap in titles was like a chasm, and the indulgence of the hound threat was already the limit.

Curiosity drove a girl with long pale blonde hair, a fluffy pleated skirt and lace wrapped into a doll, to Aldrich's side, the old-fashioned education made Tris abide by the virtues of a knight, he bowed slightly, after introducing himself, the two casually talked, the strange gradually turned into familiarity, and the atmosphere was unexpectedly harmonious.

"Thank you for saving your dearest sister from the hands of the evil people. At the end, a whisper in his ear revealed the girl's true intentions, and Aldrich spread his hands indifferently, indicating that he did not dare to take credit.

The girl stood on tiptoe and gave Tris a kiss on the cheek to thank her again, she really had a crush on the knight in front of her.

The heat in his belly was rising, Aldrich tried his best to restrain himself, and even recalled the battle of the evil altar in the sewers, and the extremely strange mask of the theater clown, and suddenly slowly calmed down the erect dragon roots, but fortunately there were heavy clothes to cover it, and others could not see it, so he was lucky to get through.