The woman in front of him discovered him because of the battle between Jenkins and Nightmare, and Jenkins accepted this answer.
He thought that he still had 5 crime coins in his pocket, and it was a rare opportunity to spend them properly, but the characteristics of the other party determined that she did not seem to have very outstanding abilities.
As if seeing what Jenkins was thinking, the woman took the initiative to say:
"I know that my ability is weak, and it won't be effective in a frontal battle. But you may understand that not only the ability suitable for battle is an excellent ability. In addition to the abilities related to myself and the banquet, I can also Provide you with many excellent auxiliary abilities, such as basic [poison detection] [elegant posture] [charming face], spells [treasure detection], [happy aura], fighting [sword dance and roundabout]][Clown Magic][Performer], even fate-like [banquet protagonist]. These are all very useful.”
"What's going on with [Sword Dance·Whirlwind]?"
Jenkins asked, this kind of supernatural ability that is biased towards moves is very uncommon in this era, and now is the era when spells are popular.
"The banquet needs dancers, sword dance is also dance, why are you interested?"
The woman asked with some expectation, and then introduced:
"I heard from a mortal priest that you have a very powerful sword, so why don't you learn some abilities related to the sword? Even if the sword is powerful, you can't fight with all your strength every time. And to be honest, Sword Dance and Whirlwind is quite a cool move~"
The reason why Jenkins chooses this ability in the end is not that this ability is very handsome, but that it is quite cheap. After only spending three crime coins, he successfully possessed a widely used combat ability again.
This ability is not like a mortal swordsman who has practiced swordsmanship for more than ten years, relying on quickly swinging a long sword around his body to harvest enemies around him like a windmill. Since it is the extraordinary ability of the gifter, it can naturally do things that ordinary people cannot. In Jenkins' view, this ability is not so much a combat, but more like a powerful ritual.
More importantly, you don't need to hold a sword to use this ability, as long as it is something similar, this includes a cane.
Jenkins is still very satisfied with this transaction. He left 1 Time Gem and 1 Greedy Ring, and did not buy power or information for future contingencies.
The woman looked disappointed, but she could tell that Jenkins was determined. Therefore, he planned to leave after the transaction. Before leaving, he did not forget to wish Jenkins a smooth banquet.
Seeing the strong red aura representing a woman disappear abruptly at the edge of the garden, Jenkins felt relieved. He looked down at the prostrate servant statue, and after confirming that there was no one on the left and right, he took out his cane and tapped it on the nearby fence.
On the side of the originally flat fence, the green grass grew wildly like tentacles. They climbed to the surface of the statue, and then slowly pulled the statue deep into the grass. Then there was a tooth-piercing crackling sound, and the plants controlled by Jenkins smashed the statue and ground it into lime powder.
After solving all this, Jenkins pretended that nothing happened, and walked back to the fountain in the middle of the garden with the chocolates. Hathaway didn't say a word about what happened just now.
There is still some time before the start of the award ceremony. Jenkins has already "hanged out" with Britney and Hathaway in turn, but the third female companion did not have such "good luck". Hathaway and Britney were not generous. To really regard Miss Windsor as a companion.
For the rest of the time, people he didn't know kept coming over to say hello or chat with Jenkins. Jenkins stood on the side of a group of girls, keeping a proper distance from them, but who could let Miss Windsor introduce him. who.
These people are considered to be prominent figures in the capital of Beldylan, some of them heard some news in advance, and some of them saw the scene that just happened at the gate of the villa in front of Cold Spring Palace.
People congratulate him on his upcoming viscount, and some will talk to him about the recent visit to Beldyran by representatives of the Church of the Twelve. Among them were even guests from the Northland, who spoke the not-so-fluent Fidetictli common language, talking to Jenkins about the scenery of Loen, and complaining about the bad weather in Beldyland in summer.
Jenkins wasn't used to social situations like this, but like Dad had said, he had to get used to them sooner or later.
The Williams family did not show up until the servants at Cold Spring Palace informed Jenkins that the investiture and knighthood ceremonies were about to begin. But Jenkins is not worried, Beldylan's only trouble now is [Curse of Blood Mosquito], the church and the royal family will send guards to protect the Williams family, at least until they return to Nolan, they will never encounter any danger .
After bidding farewell to the girls, I followed the servants to meet Queen Isabella on the terrace on the second floor of the building facing the courtyard. The ceremony was about to begin, and she called Jenkins to her side, hoping that he would stand beside her all the time instead of waiting for his part to appear again.
"Isn't that appropriate?"
Jenkins meant something. Now the parliament and the nobles have not reached a unified opinion. He can even feel that even the old man in front of him has not made up his mind to hand over the crown to whom. Jenkins does not want to stand on the scene rashly at this time Before, it would only attract unnecessary attention and danger without any benefit.
"When Douglas said you didn't look like a young man who had never touched politics, I was a little bit skeptical. Now it seems that his feeling is correct."
The old man said with a smile, the old duke standing aside had a straight face without any expression.
"So, has the Church of the Sages ever trained you in this area? No, it's only been half a year, so it shouldn't make you so..."
She didn't find a suitable adjective to express her opinion of Jenkins. Maybe many people can say what Jenkins said just now, but from the tone and demeanor, they can distinguish his attitude from those young people who are just learning but have no experience. People are very different.
"I learned it from Princess Dolores Stuart."
He half-truthfully replied that this was not a complete lie. After all, Jen Jin was just a poor student in the past. Although the amount of information he had access to was far greater than that of ordinary people in this era, he had never been exposed to such occasions after all. It was because he had been in Loen City for two months, helping Dolores handle official duties, combined with what he had learned, that made him perform like he is now.
"I've heard of the Stuart princess, and she's a wonderful girl."
She said there was no further mention of Jenkins standing next to her for the ceremony. Jenkins sensed something was wrong, and guessed what the old man in front of him was thinking.
The nominal protagonists of this banquet are the naval officers and some soldiers who came from Nolan to participate in the ceremony. Probably in order to let this commendation boost the morale ahead of the battle with Qie Yulan, some reporters were specially invited to the banquet in Cold Spring Palace, and reporters were rarely allowed to step into the main entrance to conduct interviews.
The closed building has been allowed to enter, and people poured into the gate in groups of three and five, talking excitedly about the next thing in the magnificently decorated hall.
Soon, Her Majesty the Queen came down from the second floor with the support of the servants. As she walked down the stairs, she looked at the men and women standing in the hall, smiled and nodded gracefully at the people, and they also applauded in unison to welcome the appearance of Her Majesty the Queen.
It began with a rather uninspiring speech, encouraging confidence in the first year of the war, and praising the courage and strength of the army of the Fidicteri Kingdom.
Afterwards, he did not immediately talk about the victory of the Battle of the Broken Isles, but talked about the confrontation of the Cheslan army on the eastern army battlefield. Even though there were some guests from the Kingdom of Cheslan present, Her Majesty the Queen still denounced the disaster caused by the other party in Nolan, and declared that this just war will surely be won.
She counted the skirmishes at the border between the Cheslan Kingdom and her own country in recent years, and then the wars and conflicts between the two countries after the ancient Shikali Empire fell apart. She talked about the trade and business in the past ten years. contradiction.
This caused bursts of applause from the people. Although the war was cruel, for most of the people present, this war could bring benefits. The soldiers who were really on the front line would not appear at the banquet. Even though people would consider them, they were more concerned with their own interests.
Finally, I finally talked about the Battle of the Broken Isles. Although this battle had nothing to do with the Kingdom of Cheslan, Her Majesty made people subconsciously think that this was the first battle against the Kingdom of Cheslan through her speech. a significant victory.
Holding the speech, she stood in front of the unexplained copper-colored loudspeaker microphone connected to the steam pipe, and counted the glorious victories of the navy since the beginning of the naval battle of the Broken Isles. Of course, what Jenkins knew, the fact that the two sides had reached a surrender agreement before the war, naturally would not tell the public. The whole process of the battle described by Her Majesty is basically the actual naval battle, shelling and a small number of island landing operations between the two sides.
At the end of her speech, she mentioned the commander-in-chief of the battle, Marquis Michael. The man Jenkins had seen so many times, more politician than soldier, was already waiting in uniform with his colleagues.
"Look, that's Britney's father."
Hathaway told Jenkins quietly, and then noticed that her father, Earl Hessa, was also standing there, so she immediately missed her eyes to avoid meeting her father's gaze.
PS: Regarding the specific function of [Sword Dance·Whirlwind], I will explain it later when facing the enemy.