Chapter 316: Birthday Party
The Birthday Ball of the Lord of Amphina's Birthday Party is no small few, and it must be very grand and lively. Therefore, Ryan did not dare to underestimate it, he took Katisha to the best clothing store near the academy, and spent more than three hundred gold coins to buy a very beautiful dress and give it to Katisha.
Immediately Katisha was very happy.
As for Ryan himself, it was a little difficult, he was not a nobleman, so he couldn't wear an aristocratic dress, and a commoner-style dress, to participate in such a birthday ball, looked very shabby. In the end, Ryan decides to wear a wizard's robe to the birthday ball.
Ryan's practice is not the first time, many magicians also wear magician's robes when they participate in various celebrations held by the royal family. It's just that few traditional magicians are interested in participating in small events such as birthday balls, and those nobles who have the strength of magicians will not wear this kind of magician robes that are incompatible with the atmosphere of the ball in such casual and free activities as birthday balls, but choose to wear more beautiful aristocratic dresses.
Therefore, Ryan wore a magician's robe to the ball, which was a little abrupt, but Ryan didn't know about it, and even Ryan specially bought a new magician's robe.
As for the birthday gift, it was very easy to do, with Katilsha, who was familiar with Amphina's preferences, and the two chose a few gadgets from other countries, which was enough to please Amfina.
After some preparations, Ryan and Katisha go to the headquarters of the Scarlet Rose Mercenary Regiment, and make an appointment to go with Sarestie to Grand Duke Pever's Mansion in the inner city.
For a while now, Sarestie has been with Katisha from time to time, but Ryan is so focused on magic that he usually only talks to Sarestie and ignores her.
There were even times when Ryan was preoccupied. Even Katisha ignored it all day. Fortunately, Katisha and Saresti understand Ryan very well, in their opinion. If Ryan hadn't put all his mind into cultivation, he wouldn't have achieved what he is today.
Soon, the trio rode in a luxurious carriage of the Scarlet Rose Mercenary Regiment to the inner city. Sophie didn't go, it's not that he couldn't go, but Sofrey's character is really not suitable for an occasion like a birthday ball, if he insists on letting Sofrey go, it is purely to let Sofrey find guilt.
The Grand Duke of Pever's Palace, where the Lord of Alfina lived, was located next to the Imperial City in the inner city. With most of the royal relatives of the house. Together.
With the invitation of the county lord of Anfina to open the way, the carriage of Ryan and the others came to the Grand Duke's palace unhindered. Soon, Ryan was struck by the extravagance of the building, and Ryan was on his way to the upper class for the first time. Suddenly, like a hillbilly entering the city for the first time, looking left and right and wanting to see everything.
The Grand Duke's Palace, like other buildings in this world, covers a very large area, and the high exterior walls are no different from the exterior walls of other places in terms of shape, but the walls are embedded with a layer of unknown translucent tile-like chips, which looks very elegant and luxurious, and is not something that ordinary people can have.
It was already evening, and countless cleverly constructed magic lamps lit up around the Grand Duke's Palace. The entire Grand Duke's Palace is illuminated as if it were daytime, and the exterior walls embedded with transparent chips reflect countless lights, dazzling people's eyes. This magic lamp Ryan knew that he had seen it in the magic shop, and the principle was to use a simple magic array to convert the energy of the crystal nucleus into light. The magic lamp is not expensive, but the crystal nucleus it needs is a bit expensive. Although it is only a level 1 crystal nucleus, the crystal nucleus required for countless magic lamps is a huge amount of gold coins. This shows how rich Grand Duke Peffer was.
In front of the gate of the Grand Duke's Palace, there were more than a dozen neatly dressed waiters, lined up to greet the guests. A middle-aged man who looks like a butler is smiling and accepting invitations from guests, and then asking the waiter to lead the guests inside.
Ryan, who had come to his senses from the shock, stopped acting as a hillbilly and found that there were a lot of people coming to the birthday ball, and many of them were middle-aged couples with a young and handsome young man. Considering that the Lord of Amfina had passed his nineteenth birthday and had not yet married, the purpose of these guests was self-evident.
Ryan and the three presented the invitation, and the butler at the door seemed to know Katisha and Sarestie, and after he greeted them very politely, the three were quickly welcomed inside. Thinking about it, as good friends of the county lord of Amphina, Katisha and Sarestie have been to the Grand Duke's Palace many times, and the butler naturally recognizes them.
After entering, the group walked through a small garden full of flowers and trees, and came to a large palace.
The waiter brought the three Ryan to a steward, and after the steward recorded the gifts brought by the three Ryans, he let the three of them move around at will.
At this time, the county lord of Amfina has not yet appeared, and as the protagonist of tonight's birthday ball, she will naturally appear at the last moment.
The palace is very large and has a lot of people, reaching hundreds of people. Everyone was standing, divided into dozens of small circles and talking, although there were many people, but there was no sense of chaos, many people were talking and laughing in low voices.
The Birthday Ball is a buffet with long tables set up around the palace with a variety of staple snacks and glasses filled with wine for guests to enjoy. There are dozens of attendants in the palace, interspersed and walked among the guests, serving the guests.
As the three of Ryan stepped into the palace, a waiter came up with a tray carrying a wine glass. Katisha and Sarestie naturally took a glass of wine and held it casually like the other guests, as it seemed that they had been through many of these balls. It was the first time Ryan had experienced such an occasion, but that didn't stop him from following Katisha's example and serving a glass of wine as well.
The other guests present, who were not known to the Ministry of Security, Katisha and Sarestie were a little better, and they nodded and greeted several young people they knew. Then, the three of Ryan found a corner and talked in a low voice. There are certain rules for aristocratic interactions, like those small circles that are talking, and the three of Ryan can't take the initiative to approach and talk without anyone introducing them, otherwise it will be very rude and easy to embarrass people.
Soon, Ryan felt a little uncomfortable, because many people in aristocratic clothes around him turned their heads to look at Ryan from time to time, and those eyes were full of surprise and even contempt.
Among the three, Katisha and Saresti were wearing beautiful dresses, similar to the young people present, so naturally they would not attract so much attention, and when Ryan was wearing a level 1 magician robe, he was a little outstanding on occasions like birthday balls. It's just that this outstanding person is going to the bad side, which makes Ryan a little numb when he is looked at.
At this time, Ryan already regretted attending this birthday ball, but now that he has participated, he can only adjust his emotions to make himself look relaxed and natural, and not be affected by the guests around him.
Fortunately, the three of Ryan didn't wait long, and after a while, the musicians on the side of the palace sounded, and two rows of girls sprinkled with flower petals slowly walked out of the inner hall of the palace.
The dress of the county lord of Amfina is completely different from the simple dress of the usual girl, she is wearing a set of white, royal style dress, the original thin figure, dressed up very plump, looking full of femininity, attracting the attention of many young men present. Lord Amfina was dressed in jewels, and on her head was a women's crown inlaid with bright green gemstones, which set off an extremely noble image.
The middle-aged man next to the county lord of Amphina was obviously her father, Grand Duke of Pever. He was dressed in an aristocratic formal attire and looked very imposing. In the Odoli Empire, although the Grand Duke of Peffer does not hold any position, as the Grand Duke, as the younger brother of the Great Odori, his power is still not negligible. Hundreds of nobles and wealthy people present came to celebrate the birthday of the county lord of Amfina, which shows that the status of Grand Duke Peffer is very lofty.
"The Grand Duke is well."
"Lord Alfina is well."
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Seeing Grand Duke Pever's father and daughter walking out, hundreds of people present saluted and said hello, but there were so many people, there was no unified action, and they suddenly looked chaotic.
The three of Ryan also followed suit, how impolite it would be if they didn't salute on this occasion, but the three of them didn't say hello indiscriminately like the others, but just bowed silently.
"Hello everyone, thank you......" Grand Duke Peffer was familiar with this kind of scene, and kept saluting back. He took the hand of the county lord of Anfina and walked through the crowd that had made way to a half-meter-high platform in front of everyone.
Lord Amfina didn't speak, just kept smiling and nodding back to the greetings. Ryan's eyes were sharp, and he saw that the smiling face of Lord Amfina inadvertently showed a slight wrinkle at the corner of his eye, and he didn't seem to like this kind of occasion.
Grand Duke Pever, facing everyone, let go of the hand held by the county lord of Amfina, and immediately waved his hands, and his body naturally exuded a compelling momentum, and suddenly everyone in the audience quieted down. Grand Duke Pever's then laughed and said, "Thank you all for coming to the little girl's birthday ball......
Grand Duke Pev's eloquence was so good, and he spoke endlessly, like a flurry of words.
Ryan only listened to a few sentences, and felt that it was very much like the speech of the leader in his previous life, which was all nonsense without nutrition. He didn't listen, but instead observed the expressions of the people around him.
Hundreds of aristocratic and wealthy people around, regardless of men, women, and children, all looked like they were listening attentively, which immediately made Rui Anxin laugh.
Lord Amphina still smiled, keeping her lady looking, not at all the crazy girl that Katisha and Saresti had described before. However, the county lord of Amfina standing on the stage kept looking at the people who were gathered in a large circle on the stage, as if looking for something.
Some young people in the audience with other purposes immediately straightened their backs and looked at the county lord of Anfina with a smile on their faces, as if they were expecting to attract the attention of the county lord of Amfina. But unfortunately, the gaze of the county lord of Anfina did not stay on them at all.
Finally, Lord Amphina's gaze stayed on the three Ryan in the corner.
In an instant, the smile of the county lord of Amfina became even brighter. Immediately, the county lord of Anfina nodded slightly, which was regarded as a greeting to the three of Ryan. (To be continued.) )
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