The fiefdom of the Marquis of Blue, the Marquis' Mansion, the Hodge Room.

Under the service of Anna, a personal maid, Hodge ate some snacks, including cheese toast, brioche bread, cheese rolls, yogurt, etc., which were all desserts made by the castle's senior chefs, because his mother Bailey Dickens liked to eat small snacks, so his father specially spent a lot of money to invite a pastry chef from the imperial capital to make desserts for the mansion.

Hodge is also because of his mother, and this year, he has also developed the habit of eating afternoon tea.

Of course, Hodge prefers yogurt and milk tea to Salom black tea, Earl Grey black tea, and Incisian green tea.

Hodge had planned to make some milk tea by himself recently and give it to his mother to taste, so that she could also feel the happiness from the big foodie empire, but he didn't expect to encounter the tragedy.

Hodge, who had been in a better mood because of his sweet tooth, was gloomy again.

If the invasion of the Eternal Demon Cult cannot be completely resolved, what awaits him next is still a cold death and the pain of powerlessness.

At this thought, Hodge rolled out of bed, walked to the arch-shaped floor-to-ceiling window, and looked at the flowers dancing in the wind in the garden, and his thoughts continued to diverge.

"The first step of the plan has basically been completed, the problem of Huodu Village has been solved, the hidden danger O'Neill has been killed, and the two responsible persons have been transferred, and now Huodu Village, no matter who is sent there, must be someone whom my father trusts very much, and there will be no problems."

"The second step is to investigate what happened on the day of the Mother's Princess reunion?"

"This step can be completed at the dinner party, with my mother's character, I will definitely share what I have seen this time, I just need to knock on the side, it shouldn't be a big problem."

"When the second step is completed, you can start taking the Magician's Potion, complete your promotion, and become a Sequence 9 Apothecary."

"Father's meaning is also to let me choose one of the two sequences, I was going to choose the knight path, strengthen my own strength, and deal with this crisis, but after O'Neill's incident, and the special effect of the blood cup, next, if you want to swallow blood wine and refine potions with confidence, you must become a pharmacist yourself."

"So the magician path is more suitable for my current self."

"Besides, compared to the knight's hall that can be exchanged for merit, I need a platform where I can trade items, extraordinary materials, and potions, after all, the blood cup has the ability to purify, and I can use this ability to strengthen the hand potions, or the blood of monsters, just like the thin werewolf blood in the wild wolf's body."

"At the same time, you can have a showdown with your father, tell your father part of the news first, and let the people who rule the church and the knight's hall assist from the side, after all, the affairs of the Giant Court Church are a good excuse."

"As for the day of the party, it doesn't matter if it's the Giant Court Church or the Eternal Demon Sect......"

"Anyway, they are all wanted cults, and the extraordinary people of the church and the knight's hall will not let these people go."

Hodge sorted out his thoughts again, and his mind calmed down a lot.

At that moment, a figure walked up to Hodge and draped a cloak over his shoulder.

Before Hodge could turn around, he heard a gentle female voice: "Young master, be careful of catching a cold." ”

Hearing this familiar voice, Hodge knew it was his personal maid Anna: "Well, I see. ”

"Why haven't you seen Zoyna lately?"

"What are they up to?"

There are four of Hodge's valet maids, and they are responsible for Hodge's things from big to small, including washing, bathing, fishing, reading, and even hunting on horseback.

Seven days before Hodge's return, he hadn't seen them since he first woke up, which puzzled him.

"Young Master, have you forgotten? Madame told them to help you make a dress, and you are about to have a coming-of-age ceremony, which is very rude if you don't have a suitable and delicate dress......"

"Also, most of your clothes are last year's style, as the only heir of the marquis, your clothes are a status symbol, although unlike the noble lady, in formal occasions, you can't wear them once, but you still need to buy some new clothes to deal with formal occasions." Anna explained softly.

Hearing Anna's words, Hodge suddenly came back to his mind with memories of his rebirth.

In order for Hodge's coming-of-age ceremony to be held decently in two or three months, as early as half a year ago, her mother Baili began to beckon the male and female servants to start getting busy.

In addition to the arrangement of decorations, gifts, and attendee lists, the most important thing is the big evening dress that Hodge needs to wear that day.

Generally speaking, the big evening dress for a formal occasion can only be worn once.

Appearing in a social situation more than three times is undoubtedly very rude and humiliating.

Whether it is an aristocrat or a wealthy man who wants to squeeze into the upper social circle, he is extremely particular about the clothes of his family.

If Hodge, the marquis's heir, wore a grand evening dress in the past, it would undoubtedly tell the nobles and wealthy people of the whole empire that the Marquis of Bach had an economic crisis and had no money.

Do you have to wear the same dress twice? Or even more?

In this era when face is more important than everything, even if the nobles have no money, they will hire a lot of servants, feed the dragon carriage, participate in high-class gatherings and other high-cost activities, after the emergence of banks, the aristocracy's debt has reached a terrifying level.

Having money, but owing money, seems to have become the main theme of this era.

"Yes, it's coming of age soon, time flies so fast!"

Hodge sighed deeply, and before he knew it, he had come to this world for more than a year.

In the Salom Empire, the rich and nobles often hold social activities such as parties, afternoon teas, club gatherings, etc., which are of great help to expand their contacts and improve their status.

However, the Marquis of Bach's family rarely organizes these, and even rarely moves around the big families in the empire, which seems a bit unusual.

This also has to do with the personalities of the Marquis of Bach and Madame Belle, both of whom are not the type to like to socialize, especially politically, and they don't like it either.

But this time the Hodge coming-of-age ceremony was a thing that had to be held grandly.

The coming-of-age ceremony, which represents adulthood, also means that Hodge will represent the Dickens family and the Marquis of Bach, and officially enter the social scene of the empire.

As a future heir, before he is an adult, he does not have the status of an heir in various senses, but is only pre-selected and tentative.

But once he came of age, Hodge, who was recognized by the Marquis of Bach, was the official heir.

An adult nobleman who has the right to inherit a title.

The personal maid Anna didn't understand the deep meaning of Hodge's words, gently sorted out Hodge's somewhat messy collar, and said softly: "Yes, unconsciously, the young master is also going to be an adult." ”

"Anna, how old are you?" Hodge looked at Anna, who was dressed as a maid in front of him, with a delicate and youthful appearance, and asked.

"Back to the young master, I just celebrated my 17th birthday." Anna blushed and replied with some smitter.

Hodge knew that this little girl must be crooked again, he shook his head and said softly, "Anna, when you become an adult, I will also give you a gift." ”

"Yes, thank you, young master." Anna knew that Hodge, as the only heir to the marquis, would definitely give a gift that would not be bad.

"After the coming-of-age ceremony, I officially became an adult, and there are some things that I shouldn't face, and then I have to start facing them." Hodge sighed faintly, he knew that his parents doted on him, and he could only protect him for a while, and if he wanted to grow up officially, he couldn't stay under the protection of Marquis Bach all the time.

After the night of the destruction and the battle of O'Neill, Hodge understood the cruelty of this world, and also understood the powerful side effects of potions, such as the bronze knight like O'Neill, which also means that mutation is mutation.

Hodge wants to protect his family, wants to improve his strength, and figure out what the mysterious space, the dark door, the silver and white key, and the blood cup represent?

It is necessary to go to the imperial capital, to the capital of the most powerful country in the southern continent.

"The young master is so good, when you become an adult, there will definitely be many noble ladies who like you." Anna smiled lightly and said softly, but a trace of gloom flashed in her eyes unconsciously, she and Hodge have known each other for almost five or six years, and the two sides are also childhood sweethearts.

But unfortunately, the difference in their identities is too great, even if Hodge is obsessed with her, it is impossible to marry her.

She is just an ordinary girl in the countryside of the imperial capital, but Hodge is the only heir to the Marquis of the Empire, and Hodge's status is also the highest among the many younger generations in the Empire.

This identity is extremely popular among the nobles of the Empire, and many people are waiting for Hodge to come of age and invite him to socialize, invite him to participate in the gathering of the nobles of the Empire, and introduce him to the young ladies among the nobles.

In the Empire, due to the doctrine of the three major churches, only the Church of the Sea supports the multi-wife, in the face of love, fanatical like a storm.

The faith of the other two churches is monogamous.

Anna was well aware that the Dickens family were all believers in the Holy Church and that their doctrine was monogamous.

is as strong as the Marquis of Bach, and he only married Madame Belle.

In the empire, there is not even the concept of concubines, and those women who have no name have a high probability of being lovers and mistresses.

The descendants of such people basically have no right of inheritance.

So, from any point of view, she has no chance.

Unless she was willing to give up her name and continue to stay by Hodge's side as a maid.

In the future, he will become a lover and mistress, and wait until the original wife dies, and then turn positive.

For a while, Anna's thinking was a little divergent, and she unconsciously thought a lot.

"There's no hurry to get married, it's still early." Hodge didn't know what Anna was thinking, still looking out the window at the scenery, and commanded softly; "Anna, help me change my clothes, I'm going to the library."

"Ah...... Yes, young master. Anna was taken aback, then reacted and began to change Hodge's clothes.

After a few moments, Hodge changed his clothes and strode towards the fourth-floor library.