Lorist's hand that was about to grab the wine bottle stopped, and he snapped his fingers to attract the hotel maid, and then smiled to the woman in black sitting in front of him: "I don't know if Miss has eaten, why don't you have some?" Let's grill the lamb chops, the grilled lamb chops here are delicious, and they are delicious with the famous red wine here. May I have the honor to invite the lady to have lunch?"
The woman in black froze for a moment, her eyes flicked over Lorist's face through the black veil, as if she wanted to figure out what Lorist's sudden hospitality was up to, but after hearing what Lorist said, When the grilled lamb chops and red wine were delicious, her throat moved twice, as if she was swallowing.
But the woman in black still resisted the temptation of the delicious food, stood up gracefully and nodded gently: "If your convoy is inconvenient, sir, that's fine, it's my fault to disturb your interest in having lunch, please My lord, forgive my presumptuousness."
"Wait a minute..." Lorist stood up and stretched out his hand to stop him: "Miss, please wait a moment, maybe I should introduce myself, I am Norton Lorist, from the Norton family in the Northland. It is precisely when my men went to look for the carriage To organize a caravan to return to family territory, this is my family crest."
Lorist took out a gold family badge and put it on the table. The raised pattern on the badge was a roaring giant bear, and on the back of the badge was engraved with complicated laurel patterns, and in the middle of the pattern was engraved Lorist name. This is the identity certificate of Lorist quasi-nobility, and anyone who has received an orthodox aristocratic education can tell the real from the fake at a glance.
The woman in black let out an astonished "Ah" and covered her mouth behind the veil. Obviously, she did not expect to meet the rightful owner of her destination, and she didn't know how to reply for a while.
"Miss, what's the matter?"
"Miss… "
An old man in his fifties who looked like a housekeeper and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old maid stood on the table next to him.
The little maid rushed over to support the woman in black, and stared fiercely at Lorist with her big eyes, as if Lorist had done something wicked to her young lady...
The old man dressed as a butler stood in front of the woman in black.
Hehe, Lorist laughed, the old man's aura, um, the black iron steps, loyal to protect the Lord, is very good.
The woman in black came to her senses at this moment, hurriedly motioned for the old man and the little maid to get out of the way, and bowed to Lorist again: "I'm sorry, my lord, they are only worried about my safety..."
Lorist waved his hands and said with a smile: "It's okay, I can understand. Now, miss, can you sit down and talk about why you are going to our family?"
The little maid's eyes were sharp, and she saw the gold badge that Lorist placed on the table: "Ah, the badge, is it gold?"
Then he picked up the badge, put it in his mouth and bit it down...
"Don't..." Lorist was shocked, but it was too late to stop him.
Sure enough, when the little maid bit down, it was like biting on fine steel, she lost her badge and held her cheek and screamed in pain...
"Miss, this man is a fake, his badge is not made of gold at all..." the little maid complained to the woman in black with tears in her eyes.
The woman in black stroked her forehead behind the hood with her hand, looking obviously defeated by her incomprehensible maid.
Lorist suppressed a smile, picked up the family badge that was thrown aside, secretly exercised his fighting spirit, and said to the little maid: "Little girl, no noble badge is made of pure gold. Check the authenticity of the badge." One is to look at the pattern on the back, and the other is to look at this... "
Lorist poured the vindictiveness remaining in his bloodline into the badge, and a puff of black smoke rose from the surface of the badge, and then slowly, the black smoke condensed into a huge bear roaring upwards.
"It's so amazing..." The little maid forgot her toothache, and stared at the black bear condensed by the black smoke.
"This is because some special materials that can communicate with fighting spirit are added to the badge. According to the pattern on the surface of the badge and the pattern on the back, this effect can be easily achieved after inputting fighting spirit. All the family badges of noble families can be based on this The ratio of materials used to make badges of each family and the arrangement of patterns are very secret, and it is very difficult for outsiders to make fake family badges. So it is not so easy to pretend to be a nobleman." Luo Rist explained with a smile that the black bear on the family badge in his hand was slowly dissipating.
"I'm sorry, my lord, little Winnie is too rude..." The woman in black apologized and took off her veiled hood, revealing a delicate face with long chestnut hair, big intellectual eyes, a small mouth, and a round mouth. The chin, but the skin seems to be paler.
"It's okay, she is very cute. Such a beautiful lady, do I have the honor to invite you to lunch now?" Lorist invited again politely.
"Eat? Okay, I want to eat grilled chicken legs, steak, fried bacon, panna cotta, and egg tarts..." Before the woman in black could speak, the little maid beside her, Winnie, had already happily announced a series of things she wanted to eat.
"Winnie..." the woman in black looked at her little maid cautiously.
"But Miss, Winnie has been eating potatoes with you for half a month, and Winnie wants to eat meat..." The little maid Winnie blinked her big eyes and looked at her young lady aggrievedly.
The woman in black was embarrassed, and her face turned red.
"Little Winnie, you and the old man go to that table, and you can order whatever you want, don't worry, I'll pay for it." Lorist said, motioning for the hotel maid who was standing next to him to come over: "Please give this lady a roast lamb." Ribs, fruit salad and matsutake cream, and a bottle of red wine. Please do what the little lady over there wants, okay?"
"Okay, my lord, what you want will be ready soon, please wait a moment." The maid at the hotel knew Lorist's noble status, and her attitude was very respectful.
"By the way, I haven't asked Miss about her honorable name yet?"
The woman in black calmed down: "It's my fault, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Nicole Theresti. I'm Nicole Albert's adopted daughter and her student..."
"Nico Albes? This name sounds familiar, let me think about it..." Lorist thought deeply, and soon remembered something: "The former famous female scholar and professor of relic research in the Christen Empire, who was awarded the title of Dame of the Empire He has written many research books on the relics of the magical civilization era... "
"Ah, my lord, how do you know so clearly?" Teresy in black was very surprised.
Lorist smiled: "It's very simple. I have been studying at Dawn Academy in Morente City for many years. Relics is also one of the majors I have studied. The main learning materials for this major are the books about relics written by your mother. I think I memorized almost all of your mother's books in order to pass the professional exam, and the days of memorizing those memorization days are really miserable when I think about it now!"
"Hehe..." Theresti also laughed: "You only memorized the book to meet the professional exam. In fact, if you are serious about studying, you don't need to memorize it at all. The book written by my mother is very organized. You just need to master a little bit." It is very easy to connect up and down, and you can know everything. Endorsing it can only show that you are not paying attention to learning at all.”
"You're right. After passing the professional exam, I found that I quickly forgot what I had memorized and couldn't remember it anymore. By the way, is your mother, Dame Albes, okay?" Lorist asked .
Theresty's face darkened, and she was on the verge of tears: "My mother is gone. Three years ago, the eldest prince sent troops to sneak attack, and the third prince led a Jedi counterattack. A scuffle between the two sides destroyed half of the imperial capital. In that scuffle, My mother was robbed by the army, and she was killed in order to protect her research efforts. I packed up my mother's manuscripts and research materials, and took the housekeeper and Vinnie to hide in the nunnery of the Temple of War to avoid the war. After the war, I just realized that my home has been ransacked. In the past two years, the situation in the imperial capital has been very bad. As a scholar, I really couldn't make a living, so I had to accept the advice of my friends and go to the Northland."
Lorist sadly said, "My condolences are changing..."
"It's nothing..." Perhaps the hardships of life gave this pale young female scholar an unusual strength: "In fact, going to the Northland to join the Norton family was my friend's insistence, and it was also to continue My mother's research. My good friend, her name is Norton Chrisia. She said that although the Norton family's territory is in the remote north, there is no need to worry about wars. I can continue my mother's research there with peace of mind... "
"Norton Chrisia? My cousin?" A chubby girl appeared in Lorist's memory, but this memory was not good, because that girl was pinching Little Locke's little face and making various grimaces. , in my memory, Little Locke was crying...
At that time, Little Locke's mother was still there, and Little Locke was only five years old. The fat girl was the daughter of the second uncle that Little Locke had never met. She came to Northland with her second aunt to visit relatives, and then Little Locke became her favorite toy. …
What a painful memory! Lorist shook his head and put these painful memories behind him: "Do you have any news about my second uncle's family? Can you tell me about their current situation?"
Teresia shook her head: "I have been separated from them for two years. I don't know how they are doing now. However, my lord, your second uncle is no longer here. Seven years ago, that is, when the eldest prince rebelled. During a period of time, the Royal Guard Knights where your second uncle belonged was ambushed by the rebels of the eldest prince, and the entire army was annihilated, and your second uncle was not spared. Your second uncle was the deputy head of the Royal Guard Knights at the time. The news came , your second aunt fainted from crying a few times..."
Lorist had bulging veins in his hands: "It's the eldest prince again, I'll remember, let's settle this account slowly..."
"Krisya is a vindictive genius. At the time, she was only 20 years old and she was already a two-star silver star. Our house is next door to your second uncle's house. Chrisya often came to play. She was very kind to me, like me My sister. After your second uncle died, Chrisya joined the army and wanted to avenge your second uncle, but she ran back after less than a year and was very angry, saying that the third prince was indecisive and only wanted to keep the throne. She deserves her service. Later, she got into a heated fight with His Highness the Second Highness, and she organized a team with His Highness to find trouble for the Eldest Prince."
"The last time I saw Chrisya was two years ago. The civil war was coming to an end. The three princes and the grand dukes were already discussing an armistice agreement. Chrisya returned to the imperial capital and came to my house. She said to me, In order to prevent His Royal Highness and Second Highness from causing another disaster, the third prince disbanded the White Lion Legion that supported Second Highness, and ordered Second Highness to return to his own fief. Krisya said that she would follow Second Highness Your Highness, this time back to the Imperial Capital is to take Second Aunt and her two younger brothers to the Second Highness's fief."
Theresti tells what she knows about Chrysia.
"She didn't invite you to go?" Lorist was a little surprised. How could his cousin let this young female scholar go all the way to the family territory in the north instead of taking her to the fief of His Highness the Second Highness? There are many risks along the way in the Northland.
"She invited, but I declined." Teresti explained: "Because of the signing of the armistice agreement two years ago, the residents of the imperial capital thought that peace would lead to a stable life, but they didn't expect that after the war ended On the contrary, it is even more sad. Prices are soaring, supplies are very tight. Public security is getting worse and worse, and more people are taking risks and becoming bandits. Although the war is over, there are more and more conflicts between the lords. The life of the imperial capital is really maintained I didn't want to go down, so I thought of going to join your Norton family."
"One of the biggest reasons for going to the Northlands is because of my mother's research. Is there a black swamp in your family territory?" Tresty asked.
"You mean the black mud swamp, right?"
"Yes, it's the Black Mud Marsh. After years of research, my mother found that there are likely to be relics at the end of the magic era in the Black Mud Marsh, but the correct location of the relics has not yet been determined. I want to go to the Northland to see the Black Mud Marsh, If I can find the ruins, I will be able to comfort my mother's spirit in heaven." Speaking of her research, Teresy's eyes shone with a strange light.
Lorist pouted.
"It's true, I didn't lie to you, my mother really discovered something, and I also think that there are undiscovered ruins in the Black Mud Marsh. Krisya also knows, so she wrote me an introduction Letter." Teresy thought that Lorist doubted her mother's research results, and she was on the verge of tears.
"Oh, that's not what I meant." Lorist quickly comforted the young female scholar, "I just wonder if you can get close to the Black Mire Swamp, which is one of the most dangerous places in the Northland. There is a very vicious kind living there. There are tens of thousands of iron-spine crocodiles, and the number is innumerable. I remember that someone in the family has seen a 30-40 meter long iron-spine crocodile. If you don’t have a fighting spirit above the silver rank, don’t even try to get close to the black crocodile. Swamp."
"That's right..." The young female scholar was stunned after hearing Lorist's words.
Do you think you can look for ruins in the black mud swamp? If that's the case, it's your turn to discover the ruins? She has been excavated long ago, she is really a naive girl.
"How about this, Miss Teresty, as the head of the Norton family, I welcome you to join our caravan and go north together, and you are also welcome to visit our family. In our family territory, you can stay as long as you want, you can rest assured You don’t need to worry about your daily life, we will take care of everything. We will try our best to satisfy you,” Lorist said.
At this time, Lorist saw the captain of the guard with a distressed face hastily entered the hotel, and saw himself hurried over and saluted respectfully: "My lord, the local lord, Viscount Comas, has arrived, and he invites you to meet him." .”
Lorist signaled the guard captain to wait for a while: "Miss Teresty, the convoy will be on the road in two days. For some reason, it may take a long time to drive. If you need any help, please let us know, so as not to delay the convoy. Itinerary, okay?"
The young female scholar was flushed, and she seemed very unaccustomed to asking for help. After a long time of hesitation, she said that the three of them had two carriages, but they needed three draft horses to pull them.
Lorist nodded: "Don't worry, Miss Teresty, we will arrange these for you. You just need to wait for the news of our convoy's departure. Please forgive me. I have something to meet with the local lord right now, so I can only say goodbye first." .Your lunch is here. Please enjoy it slowly. If you want anything else, just ask the maid here. All bills will be charged to my account, please feel welcome."
Lorist stood up and apologized, then ordered the owner of the hotel to take care of his three guests, and then left with the guard captain.