Chapter 464: When the Banquet Proceeds
Even from the perspective of Lelouch, the layout of this mansion is already quite good, luxurious but not vulgar, whether it is the arrangement of the sculptures or the decoration of the murals, it can reveal an elegant atmosphere, there is no repetition and crowding, and it will not make people feel aesthetic fatigue. I just don't know if it's the negligence of the organizers, although the decoration of the mansion is gorgeous, but it is inadvertently reminiscent of blood, giving people an alternative wild beauty.
The hall was now filled with long tables, and for there was still some time before the meal, many merchants and nobles were gathering in groups to discuss the latest business and hot topics, while young and beautiful maids brought wine to the guests with wine trays.
After being reincarnated as a black dragon, Lelouch's perception increased a lot, and even in the bustling hall, Lelouch could accurately hear what anyone was saying.
Bored desires, vulgar comparisons, displays of wealth, power, women! Most of what Lelouch could hear was such a thing, and the nobles were creatures carved out of a mold in every world, and they flaunted them endlessly. In addition, Lelouch also heard a lot of interesting news, about the visit of Lawrence, the chairman of the Free City Chamber of Commerce, to the Kingdom of Saxony, and rumors about the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, Klossard.
"I didn't expect that there would be so many businessmen attending this dinner, and many of them were all well-known figures in the free city. Alisa, who was following Lelouch, muttered as she looked around.
There were more merchants at the banquet than Elisa had imagined. It's just that the participation of many big people in the free city made Alisa a little puzzled, because she didn't even have any relevant information about this banquet. The Westphalian family was also considered to be a high-ranking existence in the free city, if there really was such a dinner party for many merchants. It is unlikely that the family will abandon this social activity.
When Elisa was puzzled, Lu Lu Xiu, who was the inviter, was distressed in a large group of women, just like the last banquet, in addition to the pursuit of many girls of the same age as Lu Lu Xiu, many mature women also cast flattering glances at Lu Lu Xiu, and Kenjiro, who had been a guard, also received the attention of many women, but Kenjiro was completely ignoring and cautiously observing the surroundings.
"Welcome to tonight's banquet, Your Excellency Lelouch. ”
Suddenly, a passionate and charming voice came, and then a beautiful woman dressed like a blooming rose walked with light steps. For a moment, this woman with ten thousand charms was as sultry as a flame and almost compared all the women around Lelouxiu, and in an instant, the woman immediately attracted the attention of a large number of guests around her. There are even many male guests who show a look of lust and soul when they see this extremely charming stunner. Looking at this beautiful woman with an aggressive posture, even Alyssa subconsciously compared her with herself.
Lelouch looked at the one who immediately recognized the identity of the other party and gave him a key in the Blackstone Ring Chamber of Commerce, and quickly thought for a while, Lelouch immediately called up the other party's name from memory: "It's been a long time since I've seen Miss Isabella." I didn't expect to see you here again after saying goodbye last time. ”
Isabella smiled coquettishly and skillfully squeezed away the two girls beside Lelouxiu: "Aha~ Your Excellency Leluxiu, you disappointed the family last time, do you have time to have a good chat with others this time?"
"I'm very sorry Miss Isabella last time~ I just arrived in Liberty City and had too many things to deal with, so I really couldn't spare too much time to spend with you. With a gentlemanly demeanor, Lelouch smiled, in fact, in addition to the lack of time, another important reason is that when he saw Isabella for the first time, Lelouch could feel that Isabella's breath did not look like a human.
This woman is really enough┉┉
Looking at Isabella's appearance and tone of voice, the corners of Elisa's mouth twitched, although in the past, Elisa would also use her beauty and identity to attract some people in the mall. But to do this kind of Cheng dù in front of the woman in front of her, Alisa is indeed sighing to herself. And Jefferson, who was sitting in the kitchen at the moment directing the cooking while monitoring the hall with a magic guide, looked at the picture with a depressed face, and just now she warned herself not to mess around, and now she actually ran to entangle the distinguished guests.
However, Jefferson also had the charm of Isabella. Tong Guò has indeed attracted a lot of members to the club, and this time it will be interesting to see if she can win over this teenager who has been in the limelight recently.
After chatting with Isabella for a few words, Lelouch noticed that the other party seemed to be one of the organizers of the banquet: "Miss Isabella, are you the organizer of the banquet?"
"Hehe~" Isabella smiled coquettishly: "The organizer is not yet, at most he is a planner." ”
"However, this banquet can gather so many people, and I have to say that the organizer is also a big man in the free city. ”
"Where~ Actually, at first, it was just a place to provide food, but after the number of customers gradually increased, it became a meeting place for many businessmen in the business circle, and later the store manager also directly changed his strategy and simply developed the store into a place dedicated to providing meals and banquets for merchants from major chambers of commerce in the free city. Isabella explained it to Lelouch.
"I didn't expect to be invited!"
"You're too polite, Lord Lelouch. You must know that you have been a prominent figure in the Free City lately, and the goods you brought with you have caused many craftsmen and alchemists in the Free City to steal their heads. You know? The ore sold at the Kinsol Chamber of Commerce last time almost made the two forgers who came to buy it almost not fight. And the materials you sold to the Westphalian family were contracted by the Alchemists Guild, in fact, if you want to make a little more money, you can directly provide materials to the Alchemist Guild, and I can help you get through the joints here. Isabella was very confident, and she recommended herself.
Lelouch raised his glass and took a sip and smiled: "It seems that Miss Isabella's ability is even greater than I imagined, if this is the case, I may get rid of Miss You in the future." ”
Elisa stood aside and watched Lelouch and Isabella chatting, in Alisa's opinion, it has developed from an ordinary restaurant to a meeting place of today's scale, if it is normal, Alisa has to admire the vision and methods of this shop, but now the more Isabella says this, the more suspicious Elisa feels. Soon there was no time for Alyssa to think, and soon the master of ceremonies announced that the dinner had begun.
Lelouch was in the guest seat, while Kenjiro and Alyssa's entourage were dining in another place, and Isabella didn't sit down to say hello to Lelouch and quietly left. Soon, a group of attendants rushed in with food, and the number of people was at least hundreds, similar to the seated guests, and after they were all seated, the attendants put the food in their hands in front of the guests at the same time.
The first dish seems to be an appetizer made of caviar and a seafood platter, and after the others began to eat, Lelouch also enjoyed it, and the general toxin after being reincarnated as a black dragon was already a painless thing for Lelouch, and to poison a dragon was at least the level of poison of the emerald green dragon, or by the poison of a subspecies of poisonous dragon.
Alyssa and Kenjiro also ate on the other side, and in order to prevent accidents, Kenjiro's space ring also contained two bottles of purification potion and antidote. But so far, these preparations seem to be a bit redundant.
The waiter then came in again and served a soup made with unknown poultry with vegetables and cream, followed by a third main course, simmered silver cod and charcoal-grilled steak. Cut a small piece of steak into his mouth, and as far as the taste was concerned, Lelouch had to praise that it was indeed delicious, and as the guests enjoyed it, the conversation began to talk as they ate.
Watching one dish after another being served, it seemed as if this banquet was just a very ordinary dinner party. But Lelouch had already sensed abnormal aura fluctuations, and there were several other people besides Isabella who were also not human.
"Your Excellency, do you need some wine?"
A girl dressed as a maid behind Lelouch asked with a bottle of wine in her hand, Lelouch was silent for a few seconds and then nodded, when the girl was pouring wine, Lelouch turned his head to look at the girl's face, a very dignified and beautiful girl, she looked only eighteen or nineteen spikes, and she was probably a little inferior to Elisa in appearance.
The maid who was suddenly stared at by Lu Luxiu suddenly looked a little confused, but the maid still did not forget the work in her hand.
"Hey~ Your Excellency Lelouxiu, do you like this type of girl?" After the maid left, a merchant with a mustache who sat next to Lelouxiu asked with a smile.
Lelouch shook his head and didn't answer, and the mustachioed merchant laughed a little and showed an expression that everyone was a man. It's just that he didn't know why Lelouch suddenly looked at the maid just now, it was because that girl and Isabella also had a special aura that was different from ordinary people, if you want to describe it, it was that the other party had a little similar to the human breath, but more of a different from the warmth of humans, but a little like a cold-blooded animal. And in terms of breath fluctuations, whether it was the maid or Isabella just now, the strength was above that of ordinary humans.
Sure enough, it's not an ordinary banquet!
Continuing to eat, Lu Luxiu thought about what might happen next, and he also gained a lot of social benefits today, opening up two backup channels for the future purchase of potion materials. It would be best if the day was spent in peace, if the other party had other intentions
It doesn't matter, Lelouch also wants to show his skills to see if the dragon's strength can be as strong as that. (To be continued) R580