(Two more votes!There is also a chapter in the past where the hero appears!One of the votes is far ahead, and basically the hero character has been determined!)

There were many nobles attending the banquet, probably hundreds, which was the largest gathering of nobles in Donald's memory.

Looking at it, most of the people who came were young nobles, at least some of the local nobles or their heirs would not let go of this opportunity to further their honor and status. On the battlefield, after all, there are only a few people who can make contributions, and often after a war, except for a few nobles, most of the others are busy in vain, and they will also lose a lot of private soldiers.

You must know that to raise a team of 100 soldiers, the annual salary is at least 300 gold soles, not counting the purchase of weapons and equipment, as well as the annual equipment maintenance costs.

Even wealthy local aristocrats who earn 10,000 gold a year can't afford to raise a few such teams. The loss of a private soldier is equivalent to not only the initial investment in vain, but also the cost of a lot of pension to compensate his family.

It was precisely this strategy that the Celtic royal family carried out, gradually reducing local power, in order to maintain the majesty of the royal family and the stability of the kingdom for hundreds of years.

There are many wise people among the aristocracy, and naturally they can understand the significance of the royal family's practices. But survival of the fittest is a common criterion in all the world, and only those who seize the opportunity and achieve victory are the real gold!

Even though the nobles knew the royal family's intentions, they had to get involved. Because of victory, the status and power of his family will be further advanced, and defeat, it is just a loss of some wealth. A noble family has been inherited for many years, and as long as it does not decline unexpectedly halfway, there will always be a few times when it succeeds.

However, although the nobles in the banquet hall also talked to each other, they were clearly divided into three camps. One faction was led by His Royal Highness the Prince, the other was gathered on the other side of the hall to oppose him, and the last faction was smaller in number and had no hostility towards the first two camps, led by Ferdinand, the young general of the Ansel family.

Compared with those nobles and children of nobles, Donald, a seventeen-year-old aristocratic boy, seems a little out of place. He considered that everyone was a competitor, and because he had been separated from the aristocracy for too long and had no acquaintances, he didn't bother to pay attention to these boring entertainments.

And the subordinate mages of those nobles are more like nobles who like to compete for fame and fortune, and they are obviously not as cheerful as the free mages of the clubhouse, just as Master Messer described, these mages are all tainted with the vices of some nobles, focusing only on immediate interests, and giving up the great path of pursuing the truth.

So Donald wasn't interested in communicating with them, and sat alone in the corner of the hall, quietly thinking about his plans for the battlefield in the near future.

But Donald didn't talk to anyone else, and some people didn't want him to spend the dinner in peace.

Through the powerful psychic sense of up to lv3 soul level, Donald quickly sensed that someone was coming towards him, and it was obvious that he was not here to make friends.

Soon, the visitor came to Donald's approach, led by Sodo, the son of Lord Gerry, who had troubled him in the first place.

Since the previous loss of thousands of gold and a leather workshop of inestimable value, this master Suo Duo was severely taught a lesson by his old son, Lord Gerry, if it weren't for the fact that Old Gerry only had such a son, it would be an inevitable result to be deprived of the right of inheritance.

I haven't heard of him for a while, and I think he was confined to his home.

This time, because of the relationship between the orc invasion and the kingdom's conscription order, he was sent to establish meritorious deeds on behalf of the family. However, when Sodo saw Donald's hateful figure in the barracks speech, it can be said that the enemy was very angry when they met, but he did not dare to face the young man who had easily defeated the Snow Mage, so he informed his master, Lord Gerry's lord, and the heir of Viscount Macbeth.

This is a handsome and extraordinary young master of the Viscount's Mansion, whose name is Bolton, and he has also been recruited to participate in this war on behalf of the family.

It is rare for an orc invasion to occur once in a few decades, and Viscount Macbeth, who wants to become a great nobleman, will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity to establish meritorious deeds and obtain further promotion.

Regarding the reappearance of the Merlinna family in the circle of the North County nobility, the Viscount who was behind the decline of the Merlinna family was naturally more concerned, but Donald had the North County mage behind him as a support, and he was not sure to extinguish the source of this flame on his face, thinking that the hands and feet made behind his back were enough to solve this hidden danger, but he didn't expect to make two or three shots in a row, and Donald was still alive and well afterwards.

Inevitable that the fire would burn on his own body in the future, the viscount had made various responses after the assassination failed, and the agent who was preparing to break into the Merlina family manor was one of the preparations.

As the eldest son of the viscount, Bolton, who has taken over part of the family's estate, naturally has some understanding of Donald's existence, and now he sees that the other party has also come to the Northwest Frontier Camp, a young mage with good strength, and he is still a hereditary nobleman, whether it is the purpose of his trip or the future of the family, it is a big threat.

Therefore, whether it is to compete for the highest battle merit reward or to solve a disaster for the family, from these two aspects, he must solve the trouble of Donald.

So after asking Soduo about some details, the eldest son of the viscount, who was in the forefront of the many young noble children present, gathered more than a dozen noble children and walked towards Donald's location together.

"Isn't this our famous genius mage in the North County, or the heir of the Merlinna family of hereditary knights?"

The first to appear will naturally not be the master of Bolton, but the retainer of Sodo.

Donald didn't pay attention to Sodo's words, and just took a sip of the wine in his hand. The taste of this wine is already the best in the eyes of ordinary people, but for him who is used to drinking moonshine wine, it is a little difficult to eat.

Seeing that Donald disdained to talk to him, Sodo couldn't help but feel embarrassed, and said angrily and loudly:

"The nobles of the countryside just don't know etiquette, this is the eldest son of the viscount, and there are also noble heirs from the royal capital, your little knight heir didn't have a polite greeting, has the Merlinna family forgotten the etiquette of being a nobleman after losing their territory?"

Sodo's deliberately loud voice attracted the attention of almost everyone in the banquet hall.

In the face of Sodo's questioning and everyone's attention, Donald was still unhurried, gently put down the crystal cup and said:

"Dare to ask Lord Gerry's heir, Lord Sodo, which of these great noble heirs has a knighthood, and needs me, the heir of the little hereditary knight, the Black Iron Middle Rank Mage, to give the first salute? If so, please stand up, I will definitely not lose the official salute of the noble demeanor! Otherwise, I will issue you with a duel to the death in the name of offending the honor of the Merlinna family!"

already knew that the other party was menacing, and conflicts were inevitable, and Donald naturally wouldn't give him a good look.

Those aristocratic young men who followed Bolton to watch the excitement couldn't help but look embarrassed, in addition to the aura of the family, they really didn't have a title before they inherited their father's title, even if it was a nominal lord. And to be so rude to a hereditary knight heir, or a nobleman among the nobles who are still mages, is also inadequate.

If it goes to the commander and the prince, because it is not a big mistake, it is unlikely that the punishment will be punished, but it is inevitable to be reprimanded. And they themselves know how much weight they have, if it is an ordinary black iron swordsman, they can still handle it, but how dare they duel with a formal mage, or a black iron mid-stage mage who has mastered the second-level casting?

These children of the nobility are all future elites, basically there are no fools, and they also see the situation in front of them clearly, and know that they are making pawns for Bolton. Although they were in the same camp, they did not want to participate in the private disputes between Viscount Macbeth and other nobles, so they left Bolton's side one after another, and they would not be close to him for some time until the banquet was over.

In this way, the small aristocratic team led by Bolton was left with only two or three people who had a stake, and these included the straw bag of Sodo.