Chapter 50 To each according to his needs
Viscount Clermont had been dressing up in the mirror for half an hour, and he always felt that the color of the bow tie did not match his hat, and he had changed seven or eight times without being completely satisfied. He doesn't think it's because he has too much fat on his face, but instead sees it as a status symbol.
The history of the city of Isttalon is only 300 years, and the new aristocracy that developed here lacks the heritage of the ancient wealthy families, so it is also known as the "landlord of the north". "They aspire to fit in with the real aristocracy, but they lack a deep understanding of what the word nobility means.
In terms of their own image, some people think that a person with a blue face and black bags under his eyes is what a nobleman should look like, because it means that he is not engaged in manual labor, and he sings and indulges in pleasure every night. Mr. Viscount thought that a plump body was a sign that he was well-off and had plenty of money.
Although he was always ridiculed and ridiculed, both explicitly and implicitly, Mr. Viscount did not care. He knows very well that he has the ability to have a few catties and a few taels, and everything will be fine if he can keep his ancestral business in this life. As for the arduous task of pioneering and enterprising, it still has to be placed on the body of his genius son.
Mungo was the most outstanding genius of this generation of aristocratic children, having been promoted from mage apprentice to full-fledged mage as early as the age of fourteen, gaining the favor of Soddock, the head of the public college, and even most likely becoming a new descendant of the Crystal Sage. For a small family, this child is equivalent to the hope of ZTE.
Viscount Clermont now put all his energy and all the resources of the family into Mongo, and now this genius son is everything to him and everything to the future of the family.
"Sir, Miss is back and wants to see you. The butler's voice came from behind him, and Mr. Viscount crooked his mouth and mumbled. For this little daughter with mediocre qualifications, he doesn't have much to pay attention to now. In the afternoon he was going to invite Dean Sodoc and a few noble ladies to have afternoon tea, and now the most important thing to consider was how to satisfy the greedy old pervert.
"You should be studying at the academy at this time, Eucaly. Viscount Clermont turned back to his little daughter and said. When he saw the girl's hesitant appearance, he couldn't help frowning. This little daughter's personality is too introverted, even a little cowardly, and she has no talent, and she can't see any growth after studying in the academy for several years.
Under the aura of genius of the eldest son, Mr. Viscount's vision also became harsh.
"Father, I have a very important matter to discuss with you. You Jiali plucked up her courage and said.
"I'm listening. Viscount Clermont nodded impatiently.
"I just asked about Sister Lorana...... You know, it's Master Stephen's own disciple. She now has a bottle of Master-made Magic Essence Elixir in her hand that she wants to sell. You Jiali didn't dare to look her father in the eyes, lowered her head and said.
"Magic Essence Elixir?" Viscount Clermont's eyes lit up, "Are you sure it's the legendary Magic Essence Elixir that can increase the effect of meditation?"
"Yes...... Yes, I confirmed the effect of that bottle of potion with my senior sister and thought that it might help my brother, so I ...... So I booked it on my own. But the price is too expensive, and the senior sister refuses to reduce the price. The girl's heart was nervous, and her mouth immediately became slumped, but Viscount Clermont understood what she meant.
"You're right, money isn't a problem!" said Mr. Viscount, laughing, and rushed over in three steps and two steps, and took his little daughter into his arms, and kissed her fiercely on the forehead.
As early as when Mongo was identified as a magical talent, Viscount Clermont began to make a long list of all the people or items that would help his son's studies, and magical essence potions were in the top ten of this list.
Meditation can restore mental power and increase magic power, and is a daily homework for spellcasters. And this potion can make the mage's meditation effect twice as effective with half the effort, greatly reducing the time required for promotion. Because of this, this potion is in short supply within the mage community, and it is almost impossible to flow to the market, so it can be said that it has no price.
Although Stephen, the great alchemist, the teacher of Lolana, has the ability to make this potion, Master Stephen is old and prestigious, not to mention ordinary little nobles, even the head of the academy, Soddock, cannot force him to work. It is only his only student, Lolana, who can be cultivated by the master without reservation.
Thinking of this, Mr. Viscount suddenly realized that his daughter was not so useless. If Mongo is the best genius of this generation of aristocracy, then Lolana is a well-deserved first-day genius girl in a public academy. Although he had been studying with the master in the tower, and was a low-key person, he was not well-known outside, but this name had long been recorded by Mr. Viscount at the second place on his list.
The personal disciples of the great alchemists are themselves equivalent to a mobile vault. If Mongo can win the young lady's heart, the future path to a mage will basically be smooth sailing.
Thinking of this, Mr. Viscount couldn't help but regret a little, and blamed himself for why he didn't pay much attention to his youngest daughter's life. Unexpectedly, You Jiali quietly made friends with Lolana, and she herself didn't know how precious this friendship was.
Just like this time, if this friendship didn't exist, how could she get the inside information in advance? If Lolana auctioned the potion publicly, with the status and assets of Viscount Clermont, she didn't want to compete with the big families in the city at all.
"You Jiali, you are such a good boy, you have finally grown up and know that you have thought about your brother, which is good. Mr. Viscount was a little incoherent with excitement, and took his daughter's face and kissed it again: "I love you, darling!"
The weak girl was praised by her father for the first time, and it took a long time for her to come back to her senses in a daze, she didn't quite understand the reason for her father's excitement, but she only knew that she had really been praised by her father according to her senior sister's instructions, and her heart was suddenly full of happiness.
Both father and daughter were pleasantly surprised, and the warm atmosphere of the family, which had not been seen for many years, reappeared.
"You Jiali, you bring the best carriage, and invite Miss Lolana to our house to talk in detail. Mr. Viscount made up his mind and made a decision at once, and he instructed the butler: "You go and bring the young master back immediately, no matter what he is doing, tell him to come back to me at once!"
When El and Lolana arrived at the Clermont family's mansion, the servants had already wiped the pavement with clean water and laid out a red carpet and flowers at the door, and the gesture looked like they were going to welcome the princess.
"Rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, is it okay for you to pit Miss You Jiali like this?" Elqiang asked in a whisper behind Lolana, holding back a twitch in the corner of his eye. Although I had heard about the eldest lady's plan on the way here, I couldn't bear to see the happy appearance of this family with my own eyes.
"What are you talking about, Brother El. Eugaret received a compliment from her father, Monsieur Viscount was given the opportunity to introduce his son to me, Brother Mongo received a potion, and I received a gold coin. Isn't it a good thing that everyone gets what they want?" That innocent and harmless look made El full of cold sweat, which only made him feel that the eldest lady was becoming more and more unfathomable.
The real negotiations lasted only a quarter of an hour, and Lolana put on a polite and repulsive look, and directly offered a price that Viscount Clermont wanted to vomit blood but could barely afford. As soon as Mr. Viscount showed the slightest hesitation or delay, he would leave at once.
This tough attitude soon turned into a tangible gain, and Viscount Clermont was unable to save himself a single gold coin until the end, and honestly paid for it. Seeing that Lolana was about to take his leave after putting away the golden ticket, the exhausted Mr. Viscount immediately gave his son a desperate look.
The gold has been spent, and the girl can't let it go!
"Senior Sister Lorana, I'm going back to the academy just as well. How about walking together?" Mongo understood, stood up and invited.
"I'm very sorry, but there was a sudden change in my family, and I urgently need this cash flow, so I have to go back and deal with it first. Lolana shook her head and politely declined Mongo's invitation, revealing an unspeakable distress at the same time.
"Please forgive me for my curiosity, but I don't know what trouble you're in at home, Senior Sister?" asked Mungo, with concern in his heart.
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