A tense duel unfolded in the hall, some people were looking forward to it, some people were gloating, and some people were whispering, with various expressions.
"drink!"
On the field, Jihasen took the lead in attacking. He pulled out a sharp saber, stepped forward, and quickly approached the opponent like a snake. The light of the knife that was brought up danced like a phantom in the eyes of ordinary people, passing through the sharp cold light.
On the other side, Finbull was a little flustered, and he was slashed by the knife several times. Fortunately, the precious armor prevented him from being seriously injured and fell to the ground immediately, but only left a few long and narrow scratches with sparkling sparks.
Watching the two keep walking and then confronting each other, the nobles in the hall were like spectators at the Colosseum, excitedly shouting the names of both parties.
"Come on, Fenbull, kill him!"
"You can't cut through your armor, coward!"
"Stab him in the face to keep him from seeing people in the future, Jihasun."
Compared with the two people in the field, the people around them are more enthusiastic.
Roland Hill, who was sitting outside the hall, watched this scene and shook his head secretly. The duel was like a farce in her eyes, and the strength of both sides was half a pound.
Jihasen has the strength of Sequence 6 of War, which is obviously stronger than Fenbull of Natural Sequence 5. It is only Fenbull's luxurious extraordinary equipment that allows him to support him. Unfortunately, if the time drags on for a long time, Jihasen will be able to find the flaw sooner or later.
Although in the eyes of the young girl, such a duel is like rookie chickens pecking at each other, far less than the competition in the Eastern faction, but it is different for the audience present, they have not seen such a high-level duel for a long time.
"Both of them are talented juniors I am familiar with. I don't know which Miss Lacey thinks will win." While the girl was thinking, Earl Howard started talking.
"I don't know, I can't see it." Roland Hill blinked slightly and said something against his heart.
"Haha, it's normal for girls to not understand this. My daughter is also like this. She is more concerned about the recent fashion trends on weekdays. She said that fighting and killing is all a matter of men..." Howard shook his glass and said casually about himself. family.
"Oh, by the way, I don't know where Miss Lacey's hometown is. It should be a beautiful and gentle place to raise a good child like you." She became an elder who cared about her, amiable and good-natured.
"My hometown is in a small remote province in the southern part of the empire. Because my father was busy with the Chamber of Commerce all the year round, when I was a child, I lived with my mother in a castle in the mountains and had little contact with the outside world." The girl said her prepared identity. .
"This is not bad. In fact, it is easy to be led astray by contacting various circles of the outside world too early." Earl Howard shook his head slightly, as if he had remembered something.
boom-
Just as the two were talking, a gunshot suddenly exploded in the arena.
In the arena surrounded by the crowd, Jihasen clutched his chest and half-kneeled to the ground, while Fenbull was holding a smoking luxury short gun with exquisite patterns carved on it, which looked like a boutique customized by nobles.
"Reborn Financial Giants"
"mean!"
"This is simply a shame." Many people on the side pointed at Fembull angrily and cursed.
It turned out that during the duel, Fenbull instantly took out an alchemical musket from his arms when Jihasen was not paying attention, and fired directly at close range. Unprepared, Jihasen was shot directly and fell to the ground.
Facing the accusations and contempt of the opponent's faction, Finbur was also a little resentful. He didn't intend to take out this customized short-gun magic crystal gun, but he saw that he was about to lose when he was suppressed. I couldn't stop, and finally took it out.
Seeing their companions standing in place without a word, several of the companions behind Fenbull could not stand, they stepped forward and stopped in front of Fenbull.
"Who said that muskets can't be used in a duel? Guns, like swords, are both weapons. I've never seen a duel where weapons are not allowed."
"That's right, a duel is like a battlefield. Are there any good things that you don't need, and you will die waiting to admit defeat?"
"But, it's not fair!" An acquaintance of Jihasen slowly helped him up and retorted angrily.
"Fairness? Oh, what do you want fairness? Give up your strengths and fight your weaknesses with you?"
"Don't think that you feel good about yourself after winning a few times on the battlefield. It's only been a few years since your family's inheritance? And since the establishment of the empire, we have been bleeding and fighting for this country."
"Shit, can that be called struggle? It's just lying on it to suck blood!" A nobleman who was a low-ranking officer couldn't bear it any longer, and smashed the cup in his hand to the ground.
"I fought for His Majesty the Emperor and expanded the territory for the country. How many times have I experienced life and death in the middle of the journey to get what I am today. Why is it not nobler than you 'white bread'!"
'White bread' is the name given to the old aristocrats by the new military nobles in private, which means that these people wear white powder all the year round, their faces are pale, their bodies are vain and fat, and they are especially 'soft' and have no manliness.
"Uneducated 'cheap dog'!" After hearing White Bread's contemptuous name, several young people from the old nobles also burst into anger and yelled, and for a while, trash talk was frequent on both sides.
"Cough cough, everyone be quiet." Watching this scene, Earl Howard finally couldn't bear it anymore. After all, he was the host, and such a scene spread out, but he was the most embarrassed.
"Everyone, please keep the elegance that a gentleman should have." After Howard spoke, the two sides who were almost fighting on the field gradually eased.
No matter what, this count is of noble status, and everyone will still care about it, and dare not arbitrarily contradict and offend at such a time.
Seeing that the hall had settled down, the earl clapped his hands again and motioned to the musicians beside him, "Continue to play music."
Then he turned around.
"I'm so sorry, Miss Lacey was frightened. The young people present today went a little too far."
Seeing this, Roland Hill didn't want to sit all the time, and immediately got up, expressing that he didn't care, and hoped that everyone would not pay too much attention to himself.
After this, the hall resumed the previous scene again, and some small nobles entered the dance floor to dance, as a foil for everyone, to ease the atmosphere, and the scene slowly calmed down.
As the earl's mansion, it is natural that there are supernatural beings who have treatment all the year round. After some treatment and treatment, Jihasen came back from the side again with a pale face, accompanied by a few friends.
Seeing that he still wanted to approach Lorraine Hill to say a few words, Earl Howard waved with a slight gesture, and then several waiters followed quietly, leading Jihasen to the other side of the banquet, and then let them Gradually leave.
Sitting down at the table again, Earl Howard said to the girl like a rose and a white moon in a slow voice, "Miss Lacie laughed today. This is because I was not well entertained as the host."
"I wonder if Miss Lacey will have time later. I will ask Madam to invite you to a small private party at my house."
"Please rest assured, this time there will be no rude people to disturb you, and there are also a few noble unmarried young ladies in the imperial capital. Presumably with her peers, Miss Lacey will feel much more relaxed and interesting." He issued again. invite.
"Lacey will come naturally at the invitation of Lord Howard, and I am curious. I have rarely contacted the circle of nobles before, and I also want to know how everyone lives on weekdays."
"Haha, Lacey's niece is joking. In fact, life among nobles is not as interesting as outsiders think, and it will feel empty and boring after a long time."
"This is also the reason why everyone has various hobbies and always have to pass some time. For example, I like to invite everyone to party together. Watching the lively scene, I don't feel lonely anymore."
Hearing this, the girl nodded slightly. Perhaps this is the closest thing to the heart that Earl Howard said tonight.