The black carriage stopped in front of Count Philip's mansion, and the servants of Philip's family hurriedly came up and took the initiative to open the door for Solomon.

Solomon stepped out of the carriage, stretched out his hand, stretched out another soft wattle from the carriage, hesitated for a moment and put it on Solomon's hand, and then leaned out and got out of the carriage.

The female companion of this ball, not Stephanie, who was not free in the palace, and the queen who was in charge of the harem for Edward had too many reasons to prevent her from leaving the palace, nor Agatha, whose relationship was not suitable for exposure, and Solomon managed to lead her into an addiction to alchemy and machinery.

Solomon invited Lizzie, who had come to St. Quentin again, anyway, he just needed a female companion, and Lizzie, as one of the shareholders of Shadow Animation, was also a business partner with Solomon, at least it might be more suitable than taking Catherine with her.

Solomon stepped through the door with his beautiful arm, and immediately a white-gloved servant standing on one side of the front door walked out, and the two of them led the way.

Solomon was actually quite familiar with this place, he had come to Philip's house more than once before, but since it was a ball, Philip's house always had to make a courtesy, and to strangers, this mansion was much larger than Solomon's, which was one of the foundations of those old nobles.

Lizzie put her left hand in the crook of Solomon's arm, and her right hand carefully lifted the corner of her skirt, of course she knew that Solomon just needed a female companion, and had no other meaning.

But no one knew that under the luxurious dress, there was a slight tremor in her limbs.

She squinted at the man who was several years younger than her out of the corner of her eye, and in a trance recalled what it was like when she first met him, when she was just a failure in both career and relationship. The head of the troupe who is about to run out of place. And the other party was a young man who couldn't be trusted at that time.

However, with time. All of them have changed, and now the person she is holding is called Count Solomon.

Lizibao involuntarily put down her dress and touched the corner of her right eye with the tip of her index finger, which was smooth and without any wrinkles, and she was relieved.

Not long ago, she looked in the mirror and found a crow's feet, which she finally had to buy from an alchemy shop to get rid of a mysterious potion.

Magicians are becoming more and more connected to the world. This kind of alchemy medicine that can improve the face and prevent aging is one of the manifestations, I don't know which alchemist developed it, others may not have noticed it, but the business-minded Lizi Bao keenly felt the business opportunities because of a single use.

However, she has no intention of thinking about the benefits of being degraded and anti-aging medicine now, and she feels slightly guilty for her backwater-like affection.

Solomon did not know that his female companion was in a conflicted state of mind, and he arrived at the entrance of the ball with his female companion unpleasantly, and the servant who led the way was at this point, bowed and departed, of course. Solomon gave him a gold coin, which stunned the young man, who still had hairy lips. Then he bowed again in surprise.

Solomon pushed open the two doors and entered.

Men and women, ladies and gentlemen in the hall all looked at him, and those who knew him immediately changed their smiles and applauded, and then began to move, expecting that Philip would be able to come up as soon as he greeted him, and those who did not know him immediately looked at him as if their eyes were burning after asking the people next to him for his name.

The combination of youth and power is an aphrodisiac for most people, not only can a certain woman next to Solomon feel the temptation, but many more people have no resistance at all.

What the men saw from him was a broad avenue, or the wings that flew straight to the clouds, while the ladies and noblewomen seemed to see a piece of fresh meat wrapped in a golden ribbon.

Even in the eyes of some middle-aged and old gentlemen who already had enough status and would not expect to get any political path from Solomon, they were usually like the master of the place, Philip, who was noble enough and had the help of their own family, but they also had to show closeness in their eyes.

Although no one knows how hypocritical this kind of closeness is, at least on the surface, not in terms of the other party's young and rising status, but also in the sake of half of the God of Wealth.

The Marquis of Regina is of course the kingdom's well-deserved god of wealth, but he is now in charge of the finances of the entire kingdom, and with this old man's personality, it is impossible for ordinary people to get any additional benefits from his fingers.

But Solomon was different, and the chief of trade also meant some opportunities, but not as powerful as Regina in power.

Moreover, Solomon was able to sit in his current position, not by first grasping power and then making achievements, but on the contrary, he was promoted by His Majesty, and finally obtained the knighthood by virtue of his military exploits.

Just look at the fact that all those who have cooperated with Solomon in recent years have grown in wealth at some or such a rapid pace, and it is worth getting close to.

"Solomon, you are coming. ”

Exactly the same sentence, but in a very different tone, from Philip and his daughter, who walked towards Solomon.

"Would you mind dancing with me for the first time in a while?" said Brengalia, her eyes widened, it was a ball today, and Gahalad of the God of War Church was not in attendance.

Solomon glanced at his female companion and nodded gracefully, "I don't mind at all." “

Of course, she understood that the role she had come to play today was just a shield-like identity, and of course, Solomon had taken her into the social circle of the upper echelons of the kingdom.

Philip smiled and gestured, put on the first dance song of the day, and watched his daughter and Solomon hold hands into the center of the dance floor, and people consciously made way for them.

Philip certainly didn't want his daughter to be paired with Solomon, but this shows Philip's closeness to Solomon.

The melodious dance music sounded, and it turned out to be not the usual tunes used in the previous aristocratic balls, but a new tune.

Solomon thought about it for a moment before he remembered that it seemed to come from a certain movie.

The development of Shadow Animation has become a popular trend. And subdivisions are starting to appear. Originally there was only Solomon's company. Then there were followers in other countries and in Asturias. The demand has been growing, and as more and more people accept and love Shadow animation, Solomon's films alone are not enough to meet the demand, and some films that are not good at production are also marketable.

Among these companies, Solomon Shadow Animation still does the best, with a first-mover advantage, enough investment, and a strong team of screenwriters. And Solomon sometimes writes some scripts by himself, these are all advantages, and by the way, there are also management talents with the advantage of Lizi.

However, other Shadow Animation companies are also exploring opportunities from the initial imitation, and even creating a zào market, although it is impossible to surpass Lizzie in a short period of time, but it can compete in some types of Shadow Animation. Different Shadow Animation companies don't necessarily have to fight against Solomon's strengths, for example, only Solomon Shadow Animation can make that kind of epic film, but other companies can also make some small films. Love is always a desirable melody, and whether it is a noble gate valve or a busy civilian class. will praise and demand.

It is not surprising that nobles like Philip who follow the royal family play music from the Shadow Animation in their homes, only the most strict nobles still insist on their majesty, and will not allow such loose music to be played on important occasions in their own families, preferring to play some old tunes, or pay for composers and musicians to compose new songs that are in line with their identity and history.

"You don't seem to be too happy today, is it because the Galahad knight wasn't there?" Solomon and Burren Galia were also old acquaintances, and they didn't have too many scruples, taking advantage of the change of tune in the dance music, and whispered in a wrong voice.

"You are not as good at dancing as you can do business and fight!" "Burrengalia also whispered, her dance partner can only be said to pass in dancing, which is about the Cheng dù learned in order to cope with social occasions, and although Burrengalia likes to dance with swords and swords since she was a child, and even studied to join the God of War Church Academy, but the Philip family still has a ladylike education for her, and dancing is a communicative skill that nobles must master.

"And you're going to choose me to be your first dance partner?" laughed Solomon.

He didn't like the occasion, and although the Church of the God of War did not prohibit their knights from dancing, the commandment stated that true knights should stay away from extravagance. Burren Galia gritted her teeth.

As the daughter of the Philip family, she can't dance at all dances at this ball, but to avoid the wild bees and butterflies who have intentions against her, she has to choose someone to dance.

Solomon grinned and danced the entire track with Burren Galia.

As soon as the song was finished, there were many people coming up, looking for their respective goals.

The young men had to choose between currying favor with Bellengalia and getting a face before Solomon, and most of them ended up being preceded by beauty, and if they could win the favor of the noblewoman, the wealth of the Philip family was also amazing, so why bother to please a man who was not a few years older than himself, and the older men were reserved for finding an excuse to come up and talk to Solomon, but unfortunately they found that some plump ladies had already come ahead of them with their incense fans.

Both Brengalia and Solomon declined the invitation on the pretext that they had danced a song and needed to rest.

"Solomon, see, how many people want to talk to you now. That thing you invented, the stock of Fadell, is starting to move. Philip whispered with a smug expression.

Fadell's stock refers to the shares of Fadell Development Co., Ltd., which was allowed by the kingdom to monopolize the franchise of Fadell plane trade, and after being numbered and listed on the commodity exchange, there was no movement at first, after all, everyone knows the risk, if it is finally driven out by the Titanians, the so-called franchise of this company is an empty talk, and it will be worthless, even if it is someone who has bought the stock, some of them are also in order to curry favor with Solomon, or as Solomon's allies and have to support, the funds raised, Solomon Company alone has created a lot of firearms workshops, if these investments cannot be recovered, they will have to be borne by the shareholders。

Fortunately, stocks can be sold, and everyone has this idea, which is the biggest reason why stocks can still be sold in the end, but these people don't think about it, if it really fails, who will buy it?

Of course, things are becoming more and more optimistic.

First of all, the normal trade goods of the Fadell Plane Company, such as grain, grain seeds, weapons, armor, timber, and other food sold to the natives of the Fadell plane. Wool cloth and other goods were exchanged for precious metals or more scarce magical resources, and then as the Titanians launched an attack on the natives, Solomon successfully sold the firecracker, but the wealth of the natives has shrunk greatly, and the treasury of the five-nation alliance is about to dry up, accept the firecracker, but the price paid is futures, asking for payment later, and Solomon also generously agreed to use a certain mineral development right in the land of the sand as collateral.

This is not very different from having no collateral in essence, because the territory of the aborigines is very likely to be precarious under the attack of the invaders, and if it is occupied by the Titanians, how can they agree to let the Asturians mine it.

But this is the only way to get the indigenous people to accept what looks like a free gift.

This way of trading, even if Solomon controls the people who know it, still inevitably leaks out, causing the stock price to fall, and some unsightly people start to sell their shares.

But not long ago, new news came back that the Titanians were attacked by the aborigines once with firearms, and a second-line army was almost annihilated.

So on the commodity exchange, the trading price of Fadell shares began to climb, and now it has risen a lot, and many people who sold it before now regret it.

"Sir Gro, with all due respect, the Titanians may not give up, and perhaps this Fadell stock will fall again in the future, perhaps we should ask the Earl Solomon, isn't he here?" said one of the crowds.

Then several of the men came toward Solomon.

The person at the head is very good-looking, and the clothes on his body also show that his status is absolutely noble.

Solomon was sure that he had never seen him, but somehow he had a strange feeling of "knowing" him, until he saw Sizma beside him.

The young man who was walking towards him must be Klausa, the current first heir to the Duke of Bourbon's family. (To be continued......)

PS: PumpkinSun2: Laugh, because I'm laughing too.

PS: In addition, in a section above, the Grand Prince of Titania used the name of Durard when he mentioned the general next to the second prince, but Rodrinides appeared later...... It's all Rodrinies in the future, and that's the consequence of not being able to remember the name at random, sorry.