Of course, these two gifts could not really be sent by Satan, but were prepared by Ray out of his own pocket.
Satan has been wandering around in the world for ten years and has not gained much. He follows the adventurer's motto "Only money spent on yourself is useful money" and uses most of his income to improve his strength, which is why he has such abilities.
Even if he is still far away from "poverty", it is impossible to say that he can come up with a decent gift.
Of course, he didn't think about this at all. In his opinion, the most important thing between friends is mutual respect, mutual help, gifts and money... Although Knight Parn is not a wealthy person, he is definitely not poor. How can he need these things!
In his impression, Knight Parn's most grudge was his noble status, so when Sui Xiong wanted to find a secular lord for his holy land, he recommended Knight Parn - or it can be said that this was the gift he gave to him. A gift to a benefactor.
But Lei's thoughts were different from his. Lei, who was born in a noble family, paid great attention to etiquette. How could he come to the house empty-handed when he visited for the first time? So when passing by a prosperous town, he prepared a set of gifts - that set of porcelain.
The level of craftsmanship in this world is not high, and the price of porcelain is quite expensive. Especially exquisite porcelain, only the great nobles can afford it. Declined nobles such as Knight Parn can only afford more refined pottery. Using exquisite porcelain as a gift will not only bring you face and status, but will also be helpful to the Knight of Parn. Just imagine that in the future, when guests come to Knight Parn’s house, he will entertain them with exquisite porcelain. How honorable it would be!
It's just that Lei never thought that Knight Parn had passed away, so he temporarily added a pack of gems to the set of porcelain.
Knight Parn's family seemed to be in a difficult situation, especially what Liv just said, "The agreed time for repayment has not come yet," almost made him guess the reason - it was simply a lack of money.
As for money, thanks to the monsters that came to his door, his pockets have been very bulging during this period!
This bag of gems is actually a sum of money he specially prepared, about half of which are low-end gems such as aventurine, chalcedony, and crystal that cost about fifty gold coins each, and the other half are ten-dollar gems such as white pearls, agate, and turquoise. Cheap gems for around gold coins. There are only a few stones such as amber, coral, and spinel that are worth around a hundred gold coins, but the higher-end ones are gone. The total value is about fifteen hundred gold coins.
This is of course for the convenience of cash exchange. After all, gemstones such as Beljuli gems, diamonds, and tears of kings, which are worth thousands of gold coins each, cannot find suitable buyers in smaller towns. You are really in a hurry to use them. When you have money, you can often only sell it at a low price. In comparison, these low- to mid-range gems are much more convenient.
So Lei prepared several bags of such gems, all so that they could be quickly converted into cash when needed.
In fact, for him who has a large space bag, it is not inconvenient to carry tens of thousands of gold coins with him, but it is just not in line with his habits.
Such a package of gems is also more etiquette. Sending a set of porcelain from a thousand miles away is already high-end and classy enough, but pairing it with some high-end gemstones would be too grand and inconsistent with etiquette.
The two gifts carefully selected by Lei were welcomed by the Parn Knight family. Little Nisi happily took out the sparkling gems from the gem bag and looked at this and that, smiling until her face turned red. ; And the eyes of Teague and Liv, mother and daughter, were completely attracted by the set of exquisite porcelain.
"This gift... is too expensive!" Mrs. Teague seemed a little overwhelmed.
She knew the value of this set of porcelain very well. Compared with those gems that were colorful but not very valuable, this set of porcelain was the real treasure. Even if it were placed in the drawing rooms of dukes, it would never be disrespectful. Putting it in the house of a knight who was in trouble and desolation, it was like some pearls were covered with dust.
And Liv, who had been worrying about money during this period, was even more stunned and couldn't help but murmur to herself: "How much is this worth!"
She has also stopped in high-end stores selling various gems and handicrafts more than once to admire those exquisite products, so she is quite familiar with these things. Especially the lack of money during this period made her more sensitive to prices. For example, she easily estimated the price of the bag of gems.
But... she couldn't estimate the price of this set of porcelain.
They are obviously high-end goods, not ordinary high-end, but very high-end! There are no products of this grade on the shelves of that store. Perhaps only the inner rooms that are not open to the public sell products of this grade.
So, how much is it worth
two thousand? Five thousand? Or more
For Liv, who has been tortured by money for a long time and often feels that she has reached the point where her eyes light up when she sees gold. This set of expensive porcelain is so dazzling that she even feels like she will be burned if she looks directly at the sun. Feel.
It wasn't until her mother reminded her that she realized that tears were flowing down her face.
Lei and Steele didn't speak, they just sat there with smiles, waiting for them to sort themselves out.
After a while, the mother and daughter finally calmed down. Mrs. Teague accepted the gift and asked Liv to collect the set of porcelain carefully and not to damage it. As for the gems, they should have been carefully collected, but because of the set of porcelain as a comparison, they were eclipsed, so she didn't even notice them.
Although I felt a little uneasy, a very important rule of noble etiquette was not to refuse a gift. Especially since these gifts were given by the Satan Master, symbolizing gratitude for life-saving grace, they could not be refused. If you reject them, it means that you don't take life-saving grace seriously, and the subtext is "your life is not worth anything."
That's so rude!
"I'm very sorry that you have seen such a rude scene." Mrs. Teague did not hide the family's current predicament, and said with a wry smile, "Thank you very much for your gift. If you are not in a hurry, can you stay in the house with me? How about we have dinner together?”
Of course, this is also the proper etiquette. Lei and Steele are both familiar with this etiquette, so they will naturally not refuse it.
However, when Sui Xiong smelled the smell coming from the kitchen, he couldn't help but frowned.
"Steele, go and do a favor." He said quietly.
Ever since Steele joined the team, his mouth has been spoiled by this woman with excellent cooking skills. At this moment, I smelled the bad smell in the kitchen, and I immediately felt a little distressed, worried that I would encounter the legendary dark cuisine.
Sui Xiong didn't understand aristocratic etiquette. To him, the world was not as big as his own stomach. In order to save face, I tortured myself, eating things that even dogs would disdain while smiling and praising me. That was back when I was chasing my girlfriend on earth.
Unfortunately, he failed in the end. It's not because of the diet, but because the girl hates men who play games.
It's just abusing his taste buds and intestines. He can't even tolerate his little hobby of playing games. It's better for such a young lady to be her princess. Brother Xiong can't afford to serve him!
Mrs. Teague was taken aback when Steele said she wanted to help in the kitchen - it was really not etiquette. But she soon realized the reason and nodded with a wry smile.
I am sitting in the living room now, who could be busy in the kitchen
Mothers know Liv’s cooking skills only too well!
So she really couldn't refuse Steele's request. After all, she couldn't let the guests eat the food cooked by Liv.
It's really unjustifiable to treat guests who have come all the way to visit with dark dishes!
When Steele came to the kitchen, her face was full of smoke. She tried hard to fight with the pots, pans, rice, oil and salt, but the food became more and more hideous and weird. Liv smiled awkwardly.
She knew that she had done a disservice this time.
"Wash your face and hands. I'll be fine soon." Steele didn't laugh at her, she just smiled as warmly as the spring breeze and got busy.
Her cooking skills are exquisite, and even the movements of cooking are full of rhythm. Combined with her enchanting figure, it is enough to make men look at their bestiality - this is something she has specially trained for, and the reason is that everyone All understood.
Liv was helping beside her, looking enviously and subconsciously imitating Steele's movements. But when she realized the disparity between their bodies, her envy turned to frustration.
As a girl with the blood of a quarter-moon elf, Liv can be said to be quite beautiful. However, the Moon Elf clan has never been known for their sexiness. Almost all the clan members are Taiping princesses. This is not obvious to Mrs. Teague, but Liv doesn’t know if it is due to her return to her ancestors. Her figure clearly reflects the Moon Elf style of.
Although she is taller than Steele, when it comes to female charm... Alas! It’s okay not to talk about such a sad topic!
She looked at Steele's hot figure, and then looked at her own figure that as long as she changed clothes and put on a helmet, she could clearly look like a young knight. She couldn't help feeling sad, and returned to the living room dejectedly.
Seeing her eldest daughter return from the kitchen, Mrs. Teague frowned, a little dissatisfied with her rudeness. But seeing the frustrated look on her daughter's face, she quickly guessed the reason and couldn't help but shake her head.
The elves never care about boring issues like "body shape", but for hybrids living in human society, this issue is a headache.
My daughter seemed to have inherited her father's talents. She was quite good at swordsmanship, horse riding and shooting, and she also performed well in culture. However, she didn't understand almost any of the talents that a woman should have.
...Perhaps, being stimulated this time would not be a bad thing.
Instructing Liv to have a good chat with the guests, and to keep an eye on Nisi so that she wouldn't cause trouble, she went to the kitchen.
Maybe Miss Steele can get everything done by herself, but keeping guests busy is not the way to treat guests.
"Miss Liv, I noticed something just now. Can I ask you a question?" After Mrs. Teague went to the kitchen, Ray asked.
Of course Liv wouldn't mind his "presumptuous question", but when she heard the specific content of the question, her face darkened.
What Lei asked was the origin of the crossbow bolt on the corner outside the door.