Chapter 31: The Meeting
When William read the list, he repeatedly scrutinized and weighed it in his heart. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the end, he decided to make Leo Monroe his number one target.
In William's heart, there are five people worth wooing, including Lei Ao. It's just that the other four, William doesn't feel very suitable.
First of all, the influence of the Monro family in all aspects is no worse than that of the Page family.
Moreover, Carlo, the representative of the Page family, is one of the six generals of the Holy Spirit Empire, but the Grand Duke of Monro is one of the only two remaining dukes in the empire, and his status is even more noble.
Secondly, there is friction between the two families from time to time and they do not get along.
Take Leo and Schika as examples, they have been rivals since childhood. The enemy of the enemy is the friend, and this is also very important.
Moreover, although Lei Ao has the blood of the Grand Duke of Mengluo and is the third young master of the Mengluo family, his personal relationship in the family is not good, and he is even rejected by the clansmen.
From this point of view, Lei Ao may pay attention to his own co-optation.
Of course, William also knows it. No matter how much analysis there is, it does not represent the facts, and it will develop like this.
But in any case, an opportunity was in front of William, and he would not give it up easily, but always give it a try.
The mind was decided, and there was not much time left for William.
He immediately wrote an invitation to Crean to take to a military camp outside Wildfire Town, as the eldest son of the Lester family.
Then William waited patiently.
The time and place of his meeting with Lei Ao was in the evening, in the conference room of the lord's palace of Viscount Mordo.
The reason why I didn't choose it in the tavern was that one was the lord's mansion of Viscount Modo, which was not as crowded as the tavern.
Again, this is also a way for William to show his skills and means: You see, I am the son of a little baron, but I can let a viscount give me face. Am I good?
.........
The long wait, which began in the afternoon and lasted until the evening.
William is also not as patient as he seems. In his heart, he was still slightly apprehensive.
Originally, he wanted to visit Lei Ao in the military camp in person to show his attention. But his status is low, and he can't enter the barracks at all, which is also William's helplessness.
It's night. In the Lord's Mansion of Viscount Modo, in the conference room of Nuoda, William, Crean, and Viscount Modo sat scattered, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere was quiet.
Only the mechanical clock hanging on the wall is still ticking.
"The time is almost up, and I go and tell the servant to prepare dinner. ”
Viscount Mordo sat in silence all afternoon, and his legs were a little numb. He finally couldn't sit still anymore, and found a reason to get up and said.
Crean also couldn't bear it and said, "Young Master William, I... I'll go outside to take a look, is Young Master Lei Ao here? ”
"Go ahead. ”
William nodded.
The two left.
Soon, the entire Lord's Mansion was busy.
In the back kitchen of the Lord's Mansion, more than 20 chefs dressed in white began to light a fire, cook the ingredients and so on. They're some of the best cupboards in Wildfiretown. He was hired by Viscount Modo for a lot of money.
Whether it is a two-winged bird flying in the sky, a wild boar running on the ground, or a white fish swimming in the water, etc., there are all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and seas.
Even, Viscount Modo bought a low-level Warcraft water chestnut sheep out of nowhere. Its mutton meat is delicious, fat but not greasy, and has a unique taste.
It was this little water chestnut sheep that cost Viscount Modo hundreds of gold coins. William saw it in his eyes, but he didn't say it, but he remembered it in his heart.
In the conference room, the tables were put together to form a long rectangular table, which was covered with a clean white cloth.
All kinds of polished translucent, precious and dazzling silver tableware are neatly placed in the four sides of the long table, a total of three pairs of tableware, knives, forks, wine glasses, etc., a lot.
In the entire conference room, not to mention a hair, even a speck of dust is difficult to find.
"Young Master William, Lord Viscount Mordo, Young Master Lei Ao Monro has arrived!"
After a long wait, Crean's voice finally sounded outside the conference room. There was a hint of excitement in his calm tone.
It's finally here!
In the conference room, William and Viscount Modo all breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them waited for so long, and they were really worried that Lei Ao would not come.
"Tell me to go down and start serving!" said Viscount Mordor to the old butler who was bowing and waiting.
"Yes, sir. The old butler bowed and withdrew.
There were a lot of servants, and the movements were also very fast, and in just half a minute, all kinds of steamed, boiled, fried, fried, stewed, and all kinds of dishes were quickly filled with the long table.
The dishes on this table alone can't really be made without more than a thousand gold coins.
It was also at this time that Crean walked in with a fat man.
William glanced at the fat man, and was stunned for a moment, and his brain couldn't turn around.
He really wanted to ask, are you a monkey invited to tease?, but William thought about it, and it was better not to say this.
Before they met, William had all kinds of conjectures about Lei Ao. For example, he is burly, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and an angular face with Chinese characters......
Or maybe it's tall and thin, like Sika, with a cold aura like a poisonous snake......
However, the above descriptions have nothing to do with Lei Ao.
This is an ordinary, even cute fat man to William.
On the surface, he was about the same age as himself, extremely young, about sixteen or seventeen years old. Dressed in a colorful green military uniform, he wore a loose green hat.
Green hats, green uniforms, and even shoes are green.
It's all green, full of green.
Perhaps, he thinks that this kind of dress and color is very unusual, and can make him stand out.
But in William's eyes, this cute fat man who exudes green all over his body resembles a pimp.
But what caught William's eye the most was not his dress, but something else on the fat man's shoulder.
It was a badge, a silver badge that looked a little old. The style is simple, the texture is simple, and it forms the shape of a green leaf.
Looking at this badge, William was a little stunned.
"Huh, do you know this badge?"
Seeing William looking at himself, Leo Monro grinned.
His gaze naturally moved to William.
William came back to his senses, and he smiled back: "Of course I do." This is a green leaf badge unique to the Monro family. ”
After a pause, William continued to laugh and said, "In the era of Charlemagne, the head of the empire was from the Montro family. ”
"Charles II, the Auxiliary Minister, is from the House of Monro. ”
"Charles III, Minister of Foreign Affairs from the Monro family. Charles IV, the most famous commander of the Crusaders at the time, was also from the Monro family. ”
"In almost every era, among the high-ranking and powerful ministers who can stir up the imperial capital, there is always one person who was born in the Mengluo family. ”
William didn't say a word: the Monro family, which is inconspicuous in front of people, is actually a behemoth who lives behind the scenes, and the power is leaning towards the government and the opposition. Even, he already has the capital and ability to overthrow the Holy Spirit Empire and become the emperor himself!
Of course, this sentence is too damning for William to say.
When William was talking, the fat man was interested.
After William finished speaking, Lei Ao shook his head: "No, there is something you said wrong. ”
William was stunned.
Lei Ao corrected: "This green leaf badge on my chest is not real. The real green leaf badge has always been in the hands of my father, the Grand Duke of Montro. ”
The fat man Lei Ao smiled, "Your badge study is very solid, which surprises me very much." ”
In fact, even the fat man Lei Ao himself, he never thought that the William in front of him, who was no different in age from himself, would have such a wide range of knowledge.
You know, what William just said is not only about heraldicology, but also about some of the long histories of various dynasties and generations.
Without a deep understanding of history, it is difficult to say such a statement.
Moreover, not to mention outsiders, even the Mengluo family itself, there are many clansmen who do not know these histories, the only thing they know is that their family has a long history, a strong heritage, and many high-ranking people.
As for who these people really are, what their names are, their specific positions, etc. The fat man Lei Ao can be sure that there are no more than twenty people in the clansmen who can say these things in detail.
"I have a very good opinion of people who are very knowledgeable. Okay, reacquaint. My name is Lei Ao Monro, I am seventeen years old, the third son of the Monro family, and it is a pleasure to meet you. ”
The fat man Lei Ao took off the loose green military hat on his head, buckled it to his chest and saluted William slightly.
This etiquette, which is equivalent to the meeting in the previous life, represents a similar meaning to a handshake, but it is more solemn than a handshake.
"I also feel very honored to be able to invite Young Master Lei Ao today, and to be able to meet Young Master Lei Ao. ”
William smiled slowly, returned the same salute, and introduced himself: "My name is William Rest. From the sunset town near Wildfire Town, also seventeen years old. ”
Lei Ao laughed.
He sat across from William's table, several meters apart.
He didn't have any etiquette, he directly picked up the fork in front of him, and in front of him was a wild boar's trotter that was roasted crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, golden and oily, cut off a piece of meat on it with a knife, stuffed it into his mouth, and ate it with a gulp.
"Hurry up, it's been a long time since I've eaten anything this good. ”
After a pause, the fat man Lei Ao turned his head, and finally glanced at Viscount Modo: "Who is that?"
"Hello Young Master Lei Ao, I am the lord of Wildfire Town, Viscount Mordo. ”
Viscount Modo said without tears. He is such a big living person, he has been standing here for so long, but he has always been treated as air.
"Oh-oh-oh, Viscount Mordo, do you have any wine? Excuse me, pour me a glass. I haven't drunk it for a long time, and I'm about to fade out of my mouth. ”
Viscount Mordo resisted the urge to kick over, opened a bottle of beer, and filled the fat man with Thunder.