Verse 150: The Minister
"Let's play a game of chess. β
Earl Billy was in high spirits after the defeat, and dragged Norman to come again, completely forgetting that he had been impatient to drive away the two men who had disturbed his spirits. And Norman naturally didn't shirk, so he accompanied him to get up again.
This Count Billy seems to have completely forgotten that there are still two people standing next to them, and the two who have been watching the chess will continue to stand and watch obediently, and in this new chess game, Norman continued to play according to Lancelot's guidance, and from the middle game to Count Billy, it was difficult to fight, and once had a slight advantage, he was about to defeat Billy, but he missed the opportunity under Billy's clever moves, and finally lost to Billy in the final game.
Norman watched two games of chess, and almost understood the rules of this chess, so he also saw how sorry he was for this defeat, so he couldn't help but show a regretful expression on his face after losing.
Earl Billy was very excited.
He played a hearty game, which can be said to be the happiest game he has played since he learned to play chess!
First of all, his opponent is a master, which can be seen from Norman's Jedi comeback just now. Secondly, the other party did not release the water, and he fought with him from beginning to end, if he hadn't come up with a few clever tricks in a desperate situation, he would really have lost. In the end, in the face of such a master, how can he not be happy that he really won the other party when he broke through his own limits?
Hearty, really hearty, so fun!
"Come again!"
Earl Billy's interest was completely hooked, and Norman was pulled to another plate.
So Norman and Billy played another set.
This time the two of them were thrilling again, and the two sides fought wits and courage, but it may be that Billy has really improved his chess skills through the game of chess just now, this game of chess is Billy from beginning to end with a slight advantage to press Norman to play, but at the end, Norman actually made a few clever moves from PUBG, reproducing the subtle techniques of his previous first endgame, which scared Count Billy's heartbeat. But fortunately, Billy did not mess up in the face of danger, learned the lesson of the first endgame, concentrated on not being greedy for merit, fought steadily, and finally extinguished Norman's exquisite counterattack, and won the final victory without danger.
This is another thrilling sentence, which once again made Billy feel extremely comfortable, and naturally reluctantly let Norman leave like this.
"Come again!"
So Norman was dragged to play another game with Earl Billy.
The two then fought again.
Under the command of Lancelot, the two sides fought hard and hot in every game, you come and go, every time Norman has a chance to win, but every time Norman's hope of victory will be extinguished by the witty Billy, and in the end it is Billy who is superior to win.
This made Billy's spirits more and more excited, his face became happier and happier, and the eyes that looked at Norman became more and more affectionate.
When Norman saw all this, he had a vague understanding of Lancelot's approach.
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Norman and Darick arrived at the Earl's Court at noon, and after this fight, before they knew it, it was dark outside, and finally the church bell rang seven times.
It was already 7 o'clock, and it was already night.
"Sir, dinner is ready. β
The butler also came in at this moment and said so.
"It's so late,"
Billy took his eyes off the chessboard in front of him, glanced at the darkness outside the window, turned his head to look at Norman, and with a kind smile on his face, invited, "Alan, stay and have dinner with me." β
Norman hurriedly responded: "Yes, Lord Count. β
So a few people got up and left the study to go to the dining room on the first floor to eat.
Although this Earl's Court is not large, the dining still reflects the noble status of Lord Billy's Earl - Norman had never known that the dining procedure was so complicated before today!
At first, a salt-baked snail was served, and when Norman ate it, he thought about where he could eat such a little thing, but he didn't expect that after eating, there was a fresh milk clam soup, and this soup was not finished after eating, and then there was a sturgeon with tartar sauce.
Norman thought it was over, but he didn't expect it to be over, so he came to grill the steak with sauce, and then served it with mixed vegetable salad and crème brûlée with tricolor feathers......
This dinner was eaten with plates constantly on the floor and down again, and the dishes were changed one by one, which was an eye-opener for Norman. It was only today that he learned what kind of life the real nobles lived.
Norman, who dined like this for the first time, basically didn't know table manners, and inadvertently made some jokes during the meal, which seemed a bit rude, but Darik helped to speak at this time.
"Lord Earl, Mr. Allen has just arrived in Nicaro from the remote countryside, and he doesn't know much about some etiquette......"
However, Billy was not angry, nodded to indicate that he knew, and kept looking at it with a smile, as if Norman's rudeness was more tempting than the food on the table, in addition, he also explained table manners to Norman from time to time, and a fool could see that he had a very good sense of Norman.
Those earth mages naturally saw all this through Norman's eyes.
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"If Taifu Lan was born in ancient times, he would not be worse than He Shen, and he would definitely be a great minister. β
"This first impression score is terrifying to look at. can achieve such a favorability in one afternoon, and Mrs. Lan's sycophancy skills have been practiced to the full level. β
"This horse is silent, full of technology, and really awesome, but why don't I think it's meaningful? This earl is too miserable, isn't it? Look at this house, although it's not bad, but with the status of an earl, it's really a little shabby, and it doesn't seem interesting to hug such an earl's thigh." β
"No matter how shabby the family is, he is also the son of the Grand Duke of Francis, and he has the right to inherit, and if he doesn't do well, he will inherit the title of Grand Duke, and then he will be the emperor of Francis, and the celebrity in front of him will immediately soar. β
"I think this guy is a piece of shit, a plaything. β
"It's good to be a waste, if you can't do it, you can still learn from Cao Cao, and after you help him up, you can still coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, I guess Mrs. Lan thinks the same way. β
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Norman listened to the words of these earth mages to heart.
In fact, he thought the same as some mages said, and they all felt that this Count Billy was a miserable mess, and it seemed that he would not get much benefit by hugging his thigh. However, since Lancelot had decided to do so, the Knights Templar must have a point, and he was looking forward to the meal being eaten quickly, and when he left here, he asked Lancelot what he thought.