Chapter 63: Covering the Sky with One Hand (4,000 words)
At this time, in the banquet hall, except for the band on the small stage, which was still doing their job, the ball had already reached its third dance, but obviously no one cared about the beautiful music anymore.
The guests in the hall almost all turned their eyes to the three who were talking with the smell of gunpowder, and even the waiters in the hall did not dare to be too blatant because of their status, they all secretly turned their gaze and looked at Kylelius from time to time.
"Of course I don't mind, thank you very much for your generous help, and may the glory of Bixia, the Lord of Order, bless you. As for whether it fits or not, don't worry, as we all know, I'm a magician. β
Kellius was naturally very happy to see that someone was willing to lend him such a rare and valuable object, and with a smile on his face, he gave the fat officer named 'McEl-Rondero' a standard aristocratic salute.
"That's great, I'll let my butler bring that suit of armor in. It is the honor of my life to serve the priest of Bixia, the Lord of Order!" Baron Rundelo was very excited and happy to hear the thanks and blessings of Kellius.
Then he beckoned a waiter and whispered a few words, apparently asking him to convey his meaning to the butler who was waiting outside.
Baron Rondello was very casual, and he didn't mean to inform the owner of the place at all, and the guests around him didn't show any unusual expressions, as if they were taken for granted.
Of course, the two sides of the duel between the nobles do not need to specifically ask the permission of the host, and this special knightly armor is also counted in the category of noble equipment, and does not belong to the category of weapons and equipment prohibited by the principle of noble banquets.
Therefore, the introduction of such special equipment is completely allowed, and even a nobleman like Earl Stale has no right to prevent it.
Baron Rondelo whispered and waved away the young waiter with an excited face.
The maniacal smile on the waiter's face was almost impossible to hide, although as a subordinate, he tried his best to maintain a respectful look on his face. However, his lack of experience and education from a young age were not very strict and standardized, so that his mind and self-cultivation were obviously not enough for him to control the constantly twitching muscles of his face.
After giving orders to him, Londello grabbed a dozen Ustan gold coins from the inner pocket of his gown and handed them to the attendant's trembling hands.
These dozen or so gold coins were enough for the young waiter and his family to live comfortably for five or six years, and counting his original well-paid job, which was about four gold coins a year for the average waiter in the Earl's house.
He could have enough money to marry the daughter of a lord or knight who was noble to him, a lady of a noble family, and it was the biggest goal of ordinary people's life, and it was also one of the easiest ways to enter the aristocratic class.
Rondello paid no attention to the young attendant who was already gone, though perhaps he would later become a 'noble' lord or knight. But for him, he was only an insignificant little person, and he was not worth paying attention to at all, and perhaps by the time the banquet was over, Rondello would no longer remember the little waiter who had served him.
Naturally, Kyrlius and Culloll didn't pay attention to the little man, and after the waiter left, Kylelius and Rundello chatted enthusiastically, not only to express gratitude, but also to know some allies or friends who could be used.
After all, the enemy of the enemy is his friend, and many friends have many paths, although even Kyrlius himself does not know how much sincerity there is.
Kurol on the side was still full of indifferent evil smiles, like a real aristocratic gentleman, generously letting Kyrlius receive a gift from Baron Rondero, looking very broad-minded, fair and just.
Even when Kylelius and Londello were talking, he took a special cocktail with a sea-blue sheen from the waiter who was deliberately passing by and took a few sips.
Although I was annoyed by the fat man in front of me destroying my jihua, I couldn't show it obviously. As the spokesperson of Shili in the border area of Cyprus, he must not show a faux pas that does not conform to aristocratic etiquette in such a large public occasion.
If it is spread out, it will lose points in the hearts of the big people behind him, and it is also not conducive to his identity and other purposes, plus this fat man's .......
For various reasons, he could only continue to maintain that elegant smile that had become a little stiff, looking at the dead fat man in front of him who had been working against him recently, unscrupulously destroying his carefully formulated Jihua.
While chatting with Baron RondellΓ³, Keerlius asked about his identity, intentionally or unintentionally, and combined with the fact that the maid Maggie had introduced several key guests to Keerlius before the banquet began, Keerlius knew what kind of character the middle-aged fat man in front of him who looked harmless to humans and animals was.
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Baron Macel Rondero, male, thirty-four, born in Tykiza, capital of the province of "Bandeva", was the eldest son of the family of Count Rondero, first in line to the throne, and now served as Second Consul of Fort Cyprus.
As for how a civil official on the government side wears a military dress to attend a banquet, it is because the special status of Fort Cyprus as a border fortress has led to the government officials here having a certain military ability, and the officer's dress is naturally one of the allowed dresses.
His father was the chairman of the provincial council of the province of "Bandeva", and a small count was not very powerful in a place full of nobles like "Tekisa", but he was one of the spokesmen and leaders of the local shili in the province of "Bandeva".
We have also introduced the important influence of parliament in the government and the great power it wields, which shows the status and strength of the family of Count Roundelo.
Because "Bandegawa" was originally the traditional shili range of the Duke of Eaglestrom's family, he was also the spokesperson of the Duke of Eaglestrom in Parliament, an important supporter of the Duke's family and one of His Royal Highness's henchmen.
His Excellency Baron McEl, as the eldest son and first heir to the family of the Count of Roundrolle, would obviously not have come to Fort Cyprus to hold those less dignified positions. However, he was only twenty years old when he first came out to work independently, and it was obvious that he could not be given too high a position, so he was made the mayor of Banji Town at that time.
He then rose through the ranks, successively serving as Deputy Secretary-General, Secretary-General, Chief Financial Officer of the Government of Cyprus Fortress, and until today he holds the position of Vice-Consul of Cyprus Fortress.
It took him fourteen years to serve as the second-in-command of a city-level government, and his extremely slow promotion rate made his succession to the title questionable. Because in terms of the strength and influence of the Rondero family, fourteen years is equivalent to being promoted from a cadre at the department level (because there is no administrative unit at the county level in the Kingdom of Ustan to a deputy department level cadre), which is completely unreasonable.
This led some well-intentioned people to spread some malicious rumors in private, saying that McElle had been abandoned by Count Roundroll.
As for the reasons for abandonment, there are naturally various, the most vicious is that he is not the Earl's biological son at all, but the product of the Countess's fornication with his subordinates.
McEl's obviously knew about these rumors, but he never reacted too aggressively, and even when he listened to other people's discussions, he would laugh and go up to discuss the two games together, and he didn't seem to pay attention to it at all.
In fact, it was just a joke, and McEl's natural knowledge was who was walking around this vicious message, and there could be no one else besides his younger brothers and cousins.
I don't know who came up with the childish plan, no, it can't even be called a ploon, it can only be regarded as a prank, although the content of the prank is a bit excessive. Don't they know that there is a Church of the Goddess of Life called the 'Temple of Life' on this shijie? Don't they know that there are a lot of divine arts in their gods that can detect blood relations? β
Every time McEl's mind hears such remarks, he thinks of them uncontrollably.
And what is also strange is that seven or eight years have passed since the rumors appeared, and there has never been any formal attitude or action, whether it is affirming or denying this matter, there is no clear attitude, even if even the most basic action to extinguish rumors and control public opinion has not been made, which is really a bit strange.
McEl wasn't sure about this, and he didn't receive any exact information, but only guessed a few points.
It's nothing more than that several other retainers Shili have been affected by the change of thrones in previous years, and their strength has been greatly frustrated.
Only the Shili of Count Landreau's family escaped because he was in the "Bandegawa" and barely stretched out to other places, and by the way, he also took over some remnants of other Shili, Liliang, and his strength did not decline but increased.
Now the Earl's family has become the dominant family in Duke Shili of Eagle Strom, and the Duke's family must carefully suppress the Roundelo family and support other small families at the same time for the balance within the family Shili.
But this balance is difficult to grasp, not to force it too tightly to make the Rundero family feel upset and even rebel against the duke, but also not to be too relaxed to achieve the due effect that the duke's family wants.
At this time, rumors about McEl's suddenly appeared, and the Duke's family felt that this was a very good opportunity, so they hinted to Count Rundero, and the Count immediately understood, and he also understood the truth of protecting his life, so he gladly accepted the order.
And I, the eldest son of the Rondelo family, thus fell victim to the interests of the family. β
McEl thought to himself.
Although McEl's non-promotion has not been completely without benefits, at least his shili and network in Cyprus are incomparably huge.
During his tenure in Fort Cyprus for more than ten years, Macel relied on his high power and the influence of the Count of Roundelo behind him to compile a huge network of shili relationships among the nobles and government of Fort Cyprus.
The huge shili almost completely elevated the chief consul, and if it weren't for the fact that His Excellency the chief consul still had a little military connection, McEl would have been in Fort Cyprus with one hand.
The powerful self-shili and network in the Cyprus region, as well as the Count of Landreau and the Duke of Eaglestrom behind him, are no small people.
Therefore, although the shili behind the chief judge of the Kurol inspection is equally powerful, because although his position is powerful, his rank is not very high, at least it cannot be compared with the second consul.
In addition, the shili relationship among the local nobles, parliamentarians and government officials is completely rootless, so he can't compete with McElle head-on, and he doesn't have that strength and confidence.
Originally, according to Kurol's principle of doing things, since this person is too strong to be defeated, then he will naturally avoid his edge, and if he can't beat him, Rundero is an inconsequential figure for Kurol's mission and Jihua.
But it backfired, I don't know Weishenme, Baron Rundelo has been targeting him since Culol just came to Cyprus Fort two years ago to take up his post, and through the big shili net in his hand, he has constantly narrowed the scope of Cullor's shili, and even two years have passed, until now Culol has few reliable teams in Cyprus Castle who can wave the flag and shout to help him, it is really difficult to move an inch.
So the tasks given to Kurol by the people behind him and his own Jihua were not implemented very smoothly, and even came close to being exposed a few times. Just now, Culloll did not organize Rundero's help to Kellius, and it was not without the reason why his strength was invincible.
After a while, a noble deacon in his thirties, dressed in a blue tuxedo, walked into the hall, and behind the conductor four sturdy servants carried a large and richly decorated chest that looked to be about a hundred years old, and followed the guidance of the earl's waiter just now, and walked briskly towards Baron Rundelo.
"My master, this is the item you requested, could you please see what's wrong?" the middle-aged butler walked up behind McEl, and whispered to McEl, who was engaged in a cryptic exchange of words with Baron Cullor, to report to him.
"I'm sorry, Lord Ruthrufol. β
After listening to the deacon's report behind him, McEl ended the invisible confrontation with Baron Cullor.
"Please. "Kurol is not angry, even if he is angry in his heart, he will not show it to his face, Kurol is such a person, he sees face and image as the most important.
In the past two years, Kurol has long been accustomed to the temper of this second consul, and he even behaves like this when facing the chief consul, but you can't say that he has no one in his eyes, he can only be regarded as a little self-talking.
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