"Why? did you two know each other before?" said the king, with a look of astonishment. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Benjamin came back to his senses with a somewhat strange expression: "No...... It was only once by chance, and I didn't know at the time, that Lord Aldrich was the president of the Mage Freemasonry. ”

How could he have imagined that?

It's a coincidence that just casually going there for a walk and bumping into the president collided. As a result, when he was at the king's dinner, he actually invited the elder over.

At that moment, he even wondered, was it really just a coincidence?

He looked at Aldrich's intriguing smile, and suddenly felt that this was really not an event that this old mage had planned before?

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for my recklessness. Aldrich opened his mouth and said slowly, "I'm very interested in this new star in the mage world, so this afternoon, I talked to him a few words in advance. ”

"I see, since you all already know each other, it saves me the time to introduce you. The king laughed a few times and said.

Benjamin shook his head helplessly.

Was it really premeditated......

Still, he was a little surprised that he had caught the attention of the Master Masonic Leader?

Didn't Tony say it before, but now the Masonic people don't talk much about Benjamin, as if his name had become a forbidden word. However, nine times out of ten, the bad things that Mage Finch said behind his back also reached the ears of the president.

Thinking about it this way, this scene is really a bit subtle at the moment.

"Alright, you already know the Elder, and this one is next. With a wave of his hand, the king pointed to another middle-aged man sitting at the table, "This is General Barrett, the hero who defended my homeland for me." ”

When Benjamin heard this, he immediately turned his attention to the general again: "General Barrett, I'm Benjamin, and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

Barrett didn't seem to be very talkative, nodded his head, and said hello as if he had said hello.

"These two are my extra guests. The king smiled, looked at a woman of his age beside him, and said, "Finally, this is it, my beautiful wife." ”

The queen smiled, looking restrained, "Let you see the smile." ”

Benjamin had no choice but to continue to nod and say, "I've seen Her Royal Highness." ”

After saying that, he couldn't help but look around the entire large dining table. There were so many people who came to the dinner, but they didn't see the little princess.

But...... These people alone have an amazing stance.

Benjamin was also a little confused.

Kings, queens, mage leaders on some level, and military representatives of entire nations. Such a large lineup, sitting here eating with one of his foreign mages - he had a feeling that something was going to happen.

He could not understand the king's purpose in introducing him to these people with such enthusiasm.

Be...... Want to recruit him?

So, thinking so, and having a casual conversation with the king, Benjamin took an opportunity to give away the prepared red wine. When the atmosphere of the whole table was not bad, he sighed seemingly casually:

"I'm just a young mage who has just arrived in Freden, and I didn't expect to meet so many big people. ”

The king, as he instructed his servants to begin serving, laughed a few times and said, "Master Benjamin, you are underestimating yourself too much. If you can have such strength at a young age, you will likely grow into a very remarkable character in the future!"

...... Is that why dinner parties exist?

Then why call the representatives of the military side?

Benjamin was still skeptical.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment. However, there are thousands of geniuses in the world, but I am the only one who has won the favor of His Majesty. This really scares me. ”

"No, you don't understand. The king picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said slowly, "Over the years, Mage Aldrich and I have also paid attention to the mage world of Freden, there are many mediocre people, but there are very few people who can really stand out. We're all worried, when Mage Aldrich gets a little older, who else in the entire Freden mage world will be able to sustain it?"

...... All right.

When Benjamin heard this, he felt even more like he didn't know how to speak.

He had to drink with his head bored and pretending to be stupid.

It seems that the rulers all have similar ideas, they all want to tie useful people to their country. It's just that the queen's means and attitude are tougher, but the king of Fredon prefers to play the emotional card.

"Master Benjamin, I'm not going to tell you the truth, Freden has been established for less than ten years, and everything seems to be stable, but you're from Ikor's side, and you should know what kind of person my sister is. However, the king seemed to open up the conversation, and could not help but continue, "I don't know what means she used, but those mages are firmly held in her hands. ”

Now, she was just afraid of the threat of the Hori Kingdom and was afraid of being attacked on her back, so she put on a posture of peace. But one day, she will be the first of the Three Kingdoms to provoke war. When the time comes, I don't want my land to fall under her iron heel. ”

The atmosphere of the restaurant, which was originally quite relaxed, suddenly became a little heavy under the king's words.

"Your Majesty, I will defend Fredon's territory to the death, and there will never be a day when that woman will set foot foot!" Suddenly, General Barrett, who had not spoken much, stood up, knelt down on one knee before the king, and said categorically.

The king was stunned, then laughed to himself, and said, "Look, what have I said? Get up, General." This is just a private dinner, and we are not going to talk about state affairs, but we hope that you will have a good time tonight. ”

As he spoke, he helped General Barrett to his feet and sat back in his seat.

The servant had almost finished the dishes, and then, at the king's signal, the people began to eat, and the atmosphere eased slightly.

Benjamin was also relieved that the king was questioning him much less frequently.

It's probably something like "how is your life in Ikor", "how did you get on the path of magic", "what is your impression of Fredon", a kind of small talk.

Therefore, Benjamin took out the answers he had prepared a long time ago, answered them one by one, and told a little joke from time to time to liven up the atmosphere. The so-called King's Dinner is actually similar to a social dinner.

During this process, Master Aldrich also often spoke up and told him something about the Masonic Fellowship. Although most of them are painless lace anecdotes, Benjamin listens to them and gradually learns some things he didn't know before.

For example, although the Mage Freemasons cover both Fredon and Carretus, their influence is actually very weak on the Carretus side. The mages in that country are even more hidden, hiding in the mountains, and rarely even going out of the door, let alone condensing into a force.

Because of this, they didn't look down on Carretus in their words, and felt that the country ruled by the eldest prince was just a weak person hiding in the shadow of the second prince and the little princess, and they were not to be afraid.

Suddenly, Benjamin immediately thought of the letter that the church had sent to the kingdom of Carretus.

No wonder the eldest prince is going to the church.

Thinking of this, Benjamin was also a little hesitant to tell the king about it. Still, after thinking about it, he still didn't say it. After all, he couldn't explain the source of the news - he was from the Kingdom of Hori, and he had decided to keep it a complete secret, and no one would say anything.

Besides, if he really wanted to say it, it would be tantamount to throwing himself completely to Freden's side. He does not want to participate in the struggle of these three countries for the time being.

Therefore, as the king said, "don't talk about state affairs", since it is just a dinner party, then when he gets acquainted with a few very good people, don't think too much about other things.

And just like that, with a relaxed atmosphere, a few hours later, the dinner gradually came to an end.