Chapter XXVIII
Bu Tian wondered in his heart, this earl was too enthusiastic. Even if he had saved his daughter, but with a big man like him and a noble status, he couldn't be so polite to himself, did the other party have a plan?
Thinking of this, Bu Tian couldn't help but be even more puzzled. He is poor and white, except for the family that he occasionally mentions when he lies, and there seems to be nothing worth worrying about the other party.
Secretly vigilant in his heart, Butian also had a strong smile on his face, and said in a humble tone: "Lord Earl is really too polite, but the road is uneven, and he just helps one or two." Miss Wendy and I were friends at first sight, and we don't need to mention our gratitude. β
Count Warren smiled, very satisfied with Butian's humble posture, he patted Butian on the shoulder, and said cordially: "Virtuous nephew, since you and my little daughter get along very well and have a great friendship, then you don't have to always call me Lord Earl, just call me uncle." β
"I'll go. "Butian is speechless, your enthusiasm is too obvious, at the beginning, you called me a virtuous nephew as soon as we met, but now it's good, let me recognize you as an uncle.
In desperation, Bu Tian said with a smile: "That's it." It's not good, after all, juniors..."
"Hey~ It's good, it's good, I think it's good, so it doesn't look rusty, isn't the virtuous nephew unwilling to recognize me as an uncle?"
Before Butian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a sentence from Earl Warren. This old guy is also really thick-skinned, and he was still full of smiles at first, but at the end he put on a displeased look.
Count Warren has a square and wide face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and when he laughs, he gives people a heroic feeling, but this unhappy look reveals a sense of majesty of a superior person.
This old Wang Ba! Butian scolded secretly in his heart. The words have come to this, and I have to put on a flattered look and say: "Lord Earl loves the younger generation so much, if the younger generation continues to be hypocritical, it will be too ignorant, I will brazenly call you uncle." β
"Hahahaha, okay! Nephew will stay with me tonight, and after dinner, I have some things to discuss with you. β
Count Warren laughed heartily and looked extremely happy, but the last thing he said was a fox's tail.
Bu Tianxin said Sure enough, this old turtle didn't have any good intentions, I'm afraid that this so-called negotiation is the ultimate goal of his hypocritical behavior.
didn't recklessly ask what it was, Bu Tian just smiled and nodded in agreement, as if he didn't understand the meaning of the words.
After continuing to be polite with the other party, Butian said goodbye to Count Warren on the pretext of not disturbing his official business.
Out of the study, Bu Tian quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it was really not easy to get along with the old fox Count Warren.
The level of this old guy's clichΓ© is really not ordinarily high, and the seemingly aimless chatter in a few words, if it weren't for Butian's constant vigilance and careful handling, I am afraid that he will be sold by him in a blink of an eye, and he will not know it.
Led by Wendy, Butian made his way to the courtyard where the guests of the Edra family mansion lived.
At the same time, in the study, behind the hollowed-out carved dragon screen. Earl Warren was sitting upright in front of a desk made of sandalwood, carefully carved by craftsmen, carved with lifelike birds, beasts, fish, insects, exotic flowers and plants, and some paper books scattered on the desk.
Count Warren didn't mean to look through the books and attend to his business, he sat quietly in the leather chair and pondered something, a quill gently turning in his hand.
After a long time, he suddenly spoke, as if to the air, and said an inexplicable word.
"Hawke, what do you think, this kid named Brent?"
A silent room where there was no one but the Count.
At this moment, there was a slight ripple in the air in the room, and a figure shrouded in black robes suddenly appeared.
The aura of this figure was constricted, without the slightest fluctuation of vitality, as if it was a corpse. His whole person was shrouded in a vague shadow, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly at all, which was extremely weird.
The suddenly appearing figure leaned down and said in a shrill voice like the friction of metal sheets: "Young, powerful, cautious, low-key, rare." β
This person said one sentence very succinctly, as if it was difficult to say more than one word.
Listening to the mysterious man's comments, Count Warren smiled. He slowly and methodically put his palm on the table, his index finger tapping the table in a rhythmic manner, his eyes lowered, as if he was recalling the experience of getting along with Butian for a short time.
"Young, strong, cautious, low-key, rare. Count Warren compared them one by one in his heart, and finally found that these excellent qualities were the same as those that Butian had expressed.
He turned his head to look at the mysterious man who was still bowing, a smile lifted on the corner of his mouth, he nodded with satisfaction, and said: "Hawke, you can get so many excellent evaluations from you who cherish words like gold, this kid named Brent is indeed a rare talent." β
The mysterious man named Hawke just stood silently bowed and stood still, without saying a word.
As if he had long been accustomed to the silence of the other party, Earl Warren didn't care, he smiled to himself and said, "If I let this kid take the place of our family and participate in the Cadet Qualification Challenge issued by the Holy Light Academy from the Kingdom of Disia, can I get a good result?"
The silent Hawke spoke again, but he only said one word: "Difficult." β
Earl Warren smiled helplessly and shook his head after hearing this, how could he not know the difficulty of this matter, but for the glory of the family, he had to give it a try.
If you are a representative of your own family, you can achieve excellent results in this qualification challenge that has swept the entire Crook Principality. Then not only will his family's status in the Crook Principality be greatly enhanced, but it may even make friends with a big force like the Holy Light Academy.
However, the heirs of his Edra family are really indisputable, and the strongest second son, Bill, is now only a low-level 1 strength. With this kind of strength, I am afraid that it will be difficult to achieve good results in the qualifying tournament of Sparta City, let alone the entire Duchy of Crook, and even the Kingdom of Disia.
However, this kind of student qualification challenge issued by the Holy Light Academy clearly stipulates that the age of the participants shall not exceed 25 years old, and the strength shall not be less than level 1. Such a hard and fast rule puts an end to the idea that many people want to be opportunistic.
Recently, some big forces in the Crook Principality have spread the news everywhere, and they have wantonly recruited many powerful young and powerful people under the age of 25 on favorable terms.
Naturally, the Edra family did not lag behind, and also recruited some young and strong people. However, these people are all low-level 1 strength, and they are not on par with Bill's strength.
Earl Warren was worried for a while, it was impossible to achieve too good results in the challenge competition with such strength.
Seeing that the deadline for the Qualifier is approaching, Earl Warren originally planned to become a dead horse and become a horse doctor, and purchased a set of powerful equipment for his second son, Bill, in order to support him further in the challenge with his deep financial resources. But just when Bill also began to be ambitious, Butian appeared.
On the day Wendy returned to the family, she went straight to the study with the old man in yellow, and the old man in yellow told the earl in detail about the assassination he had experienced on the road.
Earl Warren was furious at first, and someone secretly hit the attention of his children, which was a naked tear in the face. Just when he was furious, he heard that in the second half of the matter, Butian appeared in the sky, young, powerful, and most importantly, this son happened to break through to the strength of the low-level 2.
After hearing the whole story, Count Warren laughed heartily instead of being angry, and his happy appearance made Wendy and the old man in yellow puzzled.
After some questioning, the Earl learned from his daughter that Butian would come to visit in a few days, and he was overjoyed.
If it weren't for the fear of startling the grass and the snake, and alarming the other big forces in Sparta City to also notice Butian, Count Warren would have sent someone to invite Butian to the family.
There was silence in the study.
Ever since Hawke uttered a difficult word, Earl Warren had not spoken for a moment, but had only frowned and thought about something.
He suddenly seemed to remember something, looked at Hawke's shadowy figure, and said with some doubts: "Can you see the origin of this kid? This son is thoughtful, I have just said a few times, but I have not inquired about his family origin. If this kid is allowed to participate in the challenge on behalf of the family, it will be fine if he does not achieve excellent results, and if he gets a high ranking, I am afraid that he will ......."
Having said this, Earl Warren didn't say much, but Hawke knew what the Count meant, and he said calmly: "Don't worry, the servant is only level 1, and there is no one to guard, so there is no need to worry." β
Nodding his head, Earl Warren understood what Hawke meant.
Generally, the heirs of big forces will be followed by powerful servants when they go out to travel, and even if the strength of the servants is weak, then there will be powerful guardians hiding in the shadows to follow, in case the family heirs have accidents.
The old man in yellow who followed Wendy before, that is, the guardian when she went out on a trip, had a low-level 2 strength.
With the Edra family's prominence in the Duchy of Crook, Count Warren did not expect anyone to dare to pull out the beard. Therefore, more powerful people were not sent to guard it in advance, after all, the strong are also a scarce resource, and a low-level 2-level martial artist is enough to deal with the scene.
After some analysis, Butian did not have a powerful minion, nor did he have a strong guardian to follow secretly. Then it is obvious that the so-called family in his mouth is only a small force, and Count Warren is also relieved.
Without the protection of a strong family force, with the power of his Aydra family, it is easy to control a person.