The magic caravan Surdak was riding in slowly drove into the front courtyard of the manor, and came to a steady stop by the fountain full of people.

As members of the Ludved family, almost all stood by the fountain of the manor to greet them.

Around the front courtyard of the manor, the nobles of Ruit City also stood on both sides of the steps, and the nobles dressed in magnificent dresses greeted the Archon of Ruit.

Two elders of the Ludwid family stood at the front, one of whom was Councillor Macmillan's father, Annelin Brown. Ludwid, the other was his uncle Llewellyn. Ludwid, Councillor Macmillan, is only standing in third place, and it can be seen that this Councillor Macmillan is the second in line to the family.

"Welcome, Archon Surdak, I'm Annerin. Ludwid! ”

Surdak strode forward, took the initiative to shake the hand of the graying but energetic old earl, and said, "Thank you for the invitation from the Ludved family, Count Annelin. ”

"Your Excellency, please!" Anaelin. Ludved smiled slightly and said very respectfully.

Surdak walked down the steps down the hall with Hathaway and Beatrice in both hands, both of them dressed in beautiful low-cut evening gowns. The front reveals a large area of snow-white and delicate skin, which sets off the delicate collarbone and thin white neck, making the two look noble and elegant.

The eyes of the guests in the manor were focused on the three of them, and the men focused their eyes on Hathaway's delicate face and Beatrice's plump chest.

The ladies looked at Surdak, who was dressed in fiery red leather armor and was heroic, with a look of admiration.

"I heard that Lord Surdak is a great knight, he is really strong."

In the corner behind the crowd, a group of women huddled together held a small folding fan and covered her lips and whispered praise.

Another rather bold voice said, "Carrie, what do you think it would be like to be in his arms?" ”

The companion hurriedly reminded and quipped: "Hey, you are all married, and you don't have a spring there, do you know that you look like the Persian cat in heat from Anya and their family!" ”

The bold voice said in a somewhat conqueror's tone, "Carrie, do you think Lord Surdak will like my type?" Feelings are like going to a shoe store, how do you know if the shoes fit if you don't try it? ”

"Hey ......"

In the noisy ballroom, no one seemed to notice the conversation in the corner.

There were many more women than men at the ball, dressed in beautiful dresses and gathered in groups in the hall.

It seems that only this kind of occasion can show their youth and vitality, when chatting, there will always be a delicate smile from time to time, some people are bold and hot, some people are pretending to be reserved and shy, and everyone on the field is immersed in cheerful music.

At the invitation of Count Annelin, Surdak and Hathaway danced an opening dance with Count Annelin and his wife, and the ball officially began.

Surdak danced another dance with Beatrice, and then went to a rest area in the corner of the ball and sat down, and Count Annelin hurriedly introduced Surdak to several nobles around him, who were also quite famous in Ruyt, and they were talking about some big events in the Tarapakan region, and Surdak easily joined in the conversation of several people.

Hathaway and Beatrice also sat down in the midst of a group of noblewomen.

It's just that the ladies around them are almost all middle-aged ladies who can't keep their youth, and the rouge on their faces can always fall from the wrinkles every time they laugh, and they work hard to create topics, catering to Hathaway and Beatrice's preferences and asking for warmth, for example, they will ask if they are used to the climate of Ruit City, which is much behind the bustling city of Bena......

In fact, the two of them wanted to talk about young people with the young aristocratic ladies around them.

Thea, dressed in a long dress with a shark pattern, walked away from Surdak in a huff, seemingly unhappy that he hadn't invited him to a dance.

She sat on the edge of the fountain, gently fiddling with the surface of the water with her hands, and the goldfish in the pool were always spinning around Thea's fingers.

A few young nobles, attracted by Thea's pretty blue eyes, approached her and invited her to dance, Thea turned her head and didn't want to talk to them, and the young nobles thought it was funny, and stood around with a hippie smile on their faces.

This action of the young nobles immediately frightened the officials in the town hall, and someone immediately ran over to drive the young people away......

Surdak chatted with Count Annelin for a few words, and saw that Hathaway and Beatrice were surrounded by a group of noble ladies, and the smiles on their faces were so reluctant, so he said hello to everyone, and gracefully left the rest area, walked to the side of the group of noble ladies, and pulled them both out of the crowd.

"Look, I knew Duck was going to find a way to get us out." Beatrice, with a round face, is always so optimistic.

Hathaway also glanced at Surdak gratefully.

This is the ball of the nobles, if you don't have the idea of dancing with other ladies in your heart and then communicating, in fact, such a ball is still quite boring.

And everyone likes to talk in circles, and every sentence is so careful, not only worrying about what traps others have in the last sentence, but also thinking that the sentence they say must be decent......

Surdak didn't gain much from attending this ball, except for getting to know more of the nobles of Ruyt.

It was the first time they had met, and they were all cautiously testing each other, so they didn't talk about any substance, which made him a little disappointed.

Surdak was about to look for two pastries to eat, when he saw Councillor Macmillan and his wife come over with wine glasses, and Councillor Macmillan smiled and said:

"Your Excellency, if you are feeling a little tired, please go upstairs to the VIP lounge and take a rest......"

Surdak glanced at Hathaway and Beatrice, and when they showed interested expressions, he said, "I'm really tired, and I want to rest for a while." ”

"Please come with me ......"

From the lobby to the upper floor, the staircase is designed like a huge shell spread out, and even the handrails of the staircase are inlaid with gold ornamentation in ironwood, which is very luxurious.

When you go up to the second floor and pass through a corridor, you can see landscape paintings hanging on the walls.

The guest rooms on the second floor are suites, and the semi-open living room can see the dance floor in the hall on the first floor, and you can clearly hear the melodious music, and there is a dessert shelf at the door of the bedroom.

The Earl Macmillan invited everyone to sit down, and the waiter brought drinks and delicate refreshments.

There happened to be a cheerful rhythm coming from downstairs.

"The Silvermoon Elves always compose the most beautiful melodies, Lord Surdak, do you like the music of the Elves?" Macmillan squinted his eyes and said that he seemed to like this style of music......

"Oh, I don't usually have much access to elves, and I don't know how to appreciate music, but I've had the pleasure of hearing the Naga banshee's song twice......" Surdak said.

It reminded him of Samira, a half-elven archer who didn't seem to have any musical talent at all, and then remembered Thea's singing voice, which sounded terrible.

Congressman Macmillan thought that Surdak was joking, and smiled very eloquently before saying:

"The family has been trying to expand their territory in recent years, but there are only a few mountains around Ruit City, and there is no suitable land at all, so they plan to expand to the plane, and want to seek some resource-rich territories......"

Surdak pondered for a moment before saying:

"Do you want to develop on the ground? But those open planes, rich lands are basically occupied by the lords, and this kind of rich territory is rarely sold, and the rest are some ordinary lands and barren lands. ”

"Speaking of the Ganbu plane, there are still many barren mountains left, but the rich land is basically not visible, and the Ganbu plane belongs to the completely occupied plane, and there is no room for development......"

"If you only want a rich land, it is estimated that you will need to form a private army to occupy other unknown areas of the unexplored plane."

Councillor Macmillan asked Surdak, "Isn't there a land of abundance that can be purchased directly with magic crystals?" ”

"There should be, but it will take patience...... Surdak said.

Surdak's words were a bit vague, because the lords who were willing to sell the rich lands should be some nobles who were in extreme distress.

They will not sell such realms unless they have to, unless they are defeated in the Plane War and continue to receive a high pension......

Councillor Macmillan originally wanted to ask Surdak if he would like to sell a little of the rich land on the dry cloth plane, but now it seems that Surdak has no idea of selling his territory, so he can only ask:

"Your Excellency, do you have any good recommendations?"

Surdak thought for a moment before saying:

"I haven't been in contact with many planes, as for the unexplored planes that I have come into contact with, I have only been in contact with the Bailin and Maca planes, and I personally think that these two planes are very good, Bailin has a large pasture, maca has a large forest, and there are large unexplored areas."

Speaking of this, Surdak was reminded of the city of Vorymara, which was overgrown with Taylor trees.

Mrs. Macmillan was sitting next to Hathaway and chatting secretly, and she didn't know what she was talking about, but Hathaway and Beatrice listened very carefully.

Councillor Macmillan, on the other hand, asked, "Lord Surdak, I would like to ask you, where did you buy all those armor weapons and war horses in your army?" ”

Surdak said directly without thinking about it: "There is a big trading house in Constantinople, which sells a large number of armor goods, as for weapons, I found a random weapon shop in Bena City, if you want to buy war horses, I personally recommend you to go to the Bailin plane, there are a large number of Gubo war horses." ”

After saying that, I remembered one thing, I also have a large pasture in the dry cloth plane, and the war horse resources are very abundant.

"Where's the scaly horse?" MP Macmillan asked in a low voice.

Surdak smiled dumbly and replied, "Scaly horses? I guess you're going to go to the western provinces to have a look. ”

Hearing Surdak say this, Congressman Macmillan inevitably showed a trace of loss in his eyes.

"Lord Archon Surdak, do you have a way to buy the Demonic Pattern Build? Even if it's a premium purchase, you can sit down and talk. Congressman Macmillan asked Surdak again.

"I have ......," Surdak said calmly.

Councillor Macmillan's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to interrupt Surdak's words, and hurriedly asked, "Can you ......?"

Surdak waved his hand and said, "That trading market is very special, the currency circulating in the market is unidentified black crystals, unless you have enough unidentified magic crystals. ”

Councillor Macmillan sighed again, and then said: "The family's business has been doing well in the past few years, and after accumulating some capital, they want to use the resources they have accumulated to buy some territory, or form a private army to open up a new territory in a certain plane." I heard that you have a garrison stationed on the White Forest Plane, and you have carved out a territory on the White Forest Plane. ”

"Invercargill Forest in the White Forest Plane." Surdak replied.

Councillor Macmillan leaned forward and said with a look of longing: "If you can, we Ludved family hope to be able to form a lord army to enter the White Forest Plane, follow behind you, and go to the White Forest Plane to open up the territory for the ......"

Surdak didn't expect that Councilor Macmillan not only wanted to learn from him about the experience of forming a lord's private army, but also set his eyes on the Bailin plane.

It would be better to have an ally next to that territory in the northern occupation zone of the White Forest Plane than to have some ghostly red ants and roc birds as neighbors.

When he thought of it, he said:

"There's nothing wrong with this, but since it's a lord coalition army, whether it's weapons or logistics materials, including post-war pensions, they are all responsible for their own, and when they open up new territories, they also depend on their combat merits, and the newly formed new army will not be too easy to harvest, if the funds are sufficient, I suggest you recruit some mercenary groups to enhance their combat power."

"Now that we are entering the Bailin plane, we are catching up with the once-in-a-decade beast tide that has just ended, and the northern region of the Bailin plane has ushered in a new round of ten-year development period."

"In the eastern part of the Thorn Mountains, there is the vast Three Rivers Plain, even if it is a development area, the Anya Marsh to the west is also a good land, and if you want to develop in the White Forest Plane, now is indeed the best time."

Councillor Macmillan hesitated for a moment, but then asked, "I also want to ask you, Lord Archon, is the plane you are going to open up next in Bailin?" ”

"There is indeed a plan, and when this is over, I am ready to continue my journey north along Invercargill Forest." Surdak admits it calmly, but doesn't go into too much detail.

Congressman Macmillan apparently got a satisfactory answer, and he prepared to end the conversation.

He waved his hand to the butler guarding the door, and the butler immediately understood, and with two attendants, he placed a magic sealing box in front of everyone.

Councilor Macmillan took the initiative to open the sealing box, and inside was a cloth with a blue magical luster, and then he said very earnestly: "These two moon cloths are gifts for Lady Hathaway and Lady Beatrice, and please ......accept it with a smile, Lord Archon."

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