At eight o'clock in the evening, the banquet officially began in the dim light.

The lute and the lyre entwined each other in the mellow recorder, the leisurely and classical notes danced in the hearts of every guest, the blood-like and bewitching Valtaki blood roses were available in unlimited quantities, and the red wine, which was usually enough to be used as an ingredient for the state banquet, was reduced to an inconsequential supporting role in the banquet hall, which was something that only the Scarlet Society could take.

The main character of the banquet is only one, the old Noxian aristocratic group bound by the Scarlet Society.

On the guests of the banquet, each ancient dress is hand-sewn by top designers, which can not only reflect the prosperity of the family, but also show their own noble temperament.

The delicate half-face masks represent different animals and plants, in terms of the characteristics that Noxus admires, most of the masks are carnivorous predators, full of aggression and deterrence, and there are also a few women who like to suck blood or prey on deadly plants of animals, but at this moment, under the elegant and aristocratic demeanor, most of the guests' eyes are brewing with greedy bloodthirst, like the vagabond who yearns for wealth and power in the dark alleys.

Whether it is the environment or the guests are the top standards of the Valoran continent, but the staggered high-class banquet table is placed with tendons and blood, half-cooked raw meat, these cattle, sheep, chickens and ducks are all special varieties cultivated by the Scarlet Society, after the special treatment of the Scarlet Mage, these bloody pieces of meat have become a panacea, containing the mysterious 'blood element' that prolongs life and repels illness and pain for ordinary people.

Strictly speaking, most of the livestock had just severed their necks or limbs, and the severed nerves could be vaguely seen twitching with muscles, and the silver plates were soaked in crimson, giving the entire banquet hall a dangerous scarlet color.

Sitting alone in the corner, Lolisa, or the pale witch LeBlan, who controls the new doppelganger, has half-squinted eyes that sweep a series of greedy or obscure or meaningful eyes, including the pawns of the imperial marshal, the spies of the great warlords, the heirs of ancient aristocratic families, and the twilight of those who want health and longevity, and desire to reign again for a hundred years.

In this high-level banquet that upholds the brutality of the ancient aristocracy, everyone is a beast hidden under civilization, and the interests and contradictions between families can easily grow or disappear in such an environment, people will use flattering smiles to make each other stronger, and when power and status reach the top, the smart people will tend to unite and prevent other smart people from standing on the same level as themselves in the same way than fighting.

This is the main reason why there are always such a small group of people in power, and those iron-blooded soldiers or ordinary people who are really fighting on the battlefield may not come here one day in their lives.

It's a group of people with common interests, and it's an important piece of her life, though these fools are more in favor of the Scarlet Wizard who stands on the surface and holds the secret of immortality than her master, who hides behind the scenes.

Ignorant people never understand that curiosity is sometimes not a good thing.

The woman who was as beautiful as a black rose pursed her lips and smiled, slowing the hearts of those who watched by half a beat, and even through the rose mask, they could smell the charm that would suffocate any man in an instant.

It's a pity that everyone understands that the Black Rose sitting in the shadows will never be the object of their own control, because this is the woman who can be equal to the Scarlet Sect leader.

Perhaps he had already appeared in the shadows, or perhaps he had just stood under the dim magic flames, the host of the banquet silently attracted everyone's attention, and the pale-faced but handsome man bowed to everyone with a soft look, his waist and abdomen bent down sixty degrees, his right hand crossed his side and caressed his left chest, and his left hand was behind him, forming an elegant arc with his slightly bent left knee.

Compared with the simple and crude 'dedication of the heart' of Noxus, such a complex and changeable ritual action is obviously more elegant and more in line with the identity of the 'nobility'.

This kind of etiquette does not belong to Noxus, if you ask where it originated, the top noxians present can only show a subtle smile, only LeBlanc knows, this is the aristocratic etiquette of the ancient kingdom [Kamavia Kingdom], the blood mage named 'Vladimir' has forgotten a lot of things, but some memories flowing in his blood have never been lost.

Vladimir's aristocratic ceremony attracted other guests to take the initiative to return the salute, most of them used the Noxian aristocratic ceremony, and a small number of people chose to follow the example and make the etiquette indecent, of course, among the people who saluted, there was no including LeBlan, who controlled 'Lolisa', and for mortals, the Scarlet Sect Leader, who was no different from a god, was just a suitable cooperation or use object for her, and Vladimir was not worthy of her bowing down.

She had only given a subordination to one person in this world, and that being had now been sent to another world, and she was still trying to prevent her former master from returning.

Immediately, the woman suddenly thought of another man who was likely to make her salute, and only a moment flashed in her mind, and Luo Lisa smiled again, her beautiful face did not face the solemnity of the Lord of the Underworld, but was a little more treacherous and ambiguous.

Compared to becoming her king, she still wanted that man to become her personal affairs after she used it, and compared to the lord of the underworld, that man was almost meaningless.

"First of all, on behalf of the Scarlet Society, I would like to thank you for joining me at my banquet, perhaps there will be frictions, disputes, and contradictions outside of the banquet, but here, I hope that you can show the grace and bearing of a nobleman, and work together to build the future of the empire,

Cheers to the Empire! ”

Vladimir was the first to raise the crystal cup and drank the Valtaki Blood Rose mixed with human blood in one gulp.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!

……”

LeBlanc, who stood up, only raised her glass and took a sip, she wouldn't take a second sip unless she had to, preferring to stay behind the scenes and watch the show rather than the extravagant contents of the cup stained with human blood.

Vladimir continued only when the other dignitaries had put down their glasses and glanced at the unspeakable Pale Witch.

"I think you've all heard some rumors lately, the empire is thriving under the rule of Generalissimo Burnham, the empire has reached a bottleneck, there are many new military aristocrats who will even create infighting because they don't have their own private residences, there has been a lot of bloodshed within the empire recently, and there are many groups among the people who blame the bloodshed and disappearances on the Crimson Society, and I am ashamed of this, because my sect has thrown Noxus into turmoil.

Because of this, under the wise leadership of Generalissimo Burnham, the blade of Noxus is ready to be unsheathed again, and the mages of the Crimson Society will go with the army this time to become the second only magical support to the Imperial forces after the Black Rose, and at this point, the Black Rose has reached a consensus with the Crimson Society......

Ms. Lisa Lo, as a representative of the Black Rose, what do you think about this? ”

As soon as the topic changed, it came to Luo Lisha's face, and the female mage pursed her lips and smiled unhurriedly, which almost melted the hearts and livers of many men, even the old people who were over half a hundred years old and could not do anything had the feeling of dead wood in spring and drought for a long time.

"Vladimir is right, Noxus has enjoyed peace long enough, from ancient times to the present, whether it is the rising Noxus or the Black Rose, they have grown from blood and fire, and peace should never be the goal we aspire to pursue,

Conquering more countries, ruling more lands, and making more civilizations and city-states part of the Noxian Empire is what we should strive for, and this time Generalissimo Burnham's decision, Black Rose will fully support it,

I wish the empire and prosperity of the martial arts! ”

Luo Lisa raised the crystal cup and took a second sip.

"I wish the empire and prosperity of martial arts!

！ ”

The other nobles and Vladimir also raised their glasses and drank the red wine.

The female mage who didn't care about the black rose just took a sip, and everyone's attention was once again focused on Vladimir's face.

"Even for the sake of our beautiful Lady Lolisa, we want to plant the battle flag of Noxus all over the world! Ladies and gentlemen, I declare the dinner season to order! ”

Vladimir's voice fell, and melodious and elegant notes sounded from behind the crimson tent again, and the visitors began to move.

Holding the silver knife and fork in their hands, the noxian magnates began to enjoy the rare 'food', the specially processed flesh and blood did not have the fishy smell of ordinary things, the taste was more similar to deep-sea cod, the meat was white and tender, the meat was luscious, the mouth was not greasy, and then two sips of Valtaki blood roses, the taste was even more evocative, a few bites of the stomach and body were warm, and even the skin seemed to be a little tighter.

Everyone's face is a crimson mouth under the mask of the face, and the 'indecent' appearance makes the usually polite and polite pretenders put down their burdens, and feast in the blood juice, shuttling through the aisles of the banquet table, like a bloodthirsty butcher in a slaughter apron patrolling his slaughterhouse.

In a simple whispered exchange, the future allocation of resources in the empire has been arbitrarily decided by the magnates.

After the cake of the big nobles is divided, it is the turn of the small nobles to share the cake, even if it is only a small part, it is enough for a small family to grow itself and become the next high-class family to inherit for a hundred years, as for how much the new nobles who can win military merits from the battlefield can get, it all depends on their own ability,

Even the great nobles will not deduct half a point from the military merits won by individuals, as the basic national policy of the founding of the Noxian state, any concealment or stealing of military merits is no different from treason, the light is to cut off the family title, and the heavy is to be judged and directly executed, even the big nobles have no way to escape such a punishment, everyone will abide by such rules of the game, which is also the thing that Noxians are most proud of.

Luo Lisa naturally does not discuss the distribution of benefits or cooperation with the chess pieces that she can erase at will, in addition to dealing with the generalissimo of the empire who is more ambitious than she imagined, she is only here to obtain some intelligence and knowledge from her partners, after all, as a top wizard who is proficient in life magic and blood magic, Vladimir is qualified to be her teacher in some aspects.

In addition to the collaboration between the Crimson Society and the Black Rose, knowledge sharing is also part of their collaboration.

Without making the Pale Witch wait long, Vladimir ended his conversation with mortals and came to his partner.

Signaling his noble lady-in-waiting, Lauris, to help him and the Pale Witch set up a private space, Vladimir's gaze looked at the woman in front of him.

Invisible soundproofing spells are built silently, and spell fluctuations distort all sounds, perfectly eliminating the prying eyes of spies.

In this case, even the shadow of Generalissimo Burnham has no way to get anything useful, and can only guess by lip reading what the covert power that can subvert Noxus is saying - provided that the two people in the realm communicate in Noxian without disguise, which is impossible.

Looking at the delicate face under the rose mask, even Vladimir, who has experienced countless top red-faced beauties, has to admit that the woman in front of him who keeps switching skins is a peerless stunner of the first class, and judging from her appearance alone, only the two angels of the jade collar can compare with it.

"Ms. Lolisa, I've kept you waiting."

Smiling slightly, Luo Lisa said softly.

"I didn't expect you to spend a lot of money this time, it seems that this time our Marshal Burnham promised you and your Scarlet Society a lot of things."

With a wry smile, Vladimir's knife-like five fingers slashed across the steak pieces on the plate, and the steak pieces were completely cut into six parts, and a piece of blood-streaked steak was threaded with a fork and put into his mouth, Vladimir chewed two bites and swallowed slowly.

"It's just some verbal promises, after all, this time the main target is the Kingdom of Gran, in the land of the Kingdom of Gran, there is a place where my memories are stored, and I can do without the rest, only the memories I can't throw away."

"In the land of the Kingdom of Gran, you were promised a piece of private territory?"

Luo Lisa raised her eyebrows, and Vladimir calmly wiped the blood stains from the corners of her mouth with the white silk napkin on the dining table.

"You can understand it that way, but it's only a small piece of coastal land, you can understand it...... Lord of the Manor. ”

Naturally, she didn't believe that there was only such a deal between the two, and Luo Lisa didn't judge Burnham's deal with Vladimir too much, and now she was not interested in the tool man Vladimir at all.

"I'm having some trouble with his remaining affairs, and I'm afraid I'm going to need your help."

"He ......"

With a restrained expression, Vladimir restrained his smile and became much more serious.

There is the most information about 'him' in the ancient chronicles, and it is also the most dangerous of the many undealt incidents.

"What kind of business?"

Taking a deep breath, Luo Lisa whispered.

"Demons."

Vladimir shrank and shook the silver fork in his right hand, and the last steak fell back into the silver plate, but the blood wizard had no desire to eat.

“…… Pale Witch, you're a true lunatic. ”