Liszt didn't know what the maid was thinking.
Not to mention having an irresponsible mess in someone else's castle like most nobles. His current body is only sixteen years old, just coming of age.
According to the laws of his hometown, one is considered an adult at the age of eighteen, and one can marry at the age of twenty-two.
Now it is good to grow your body with peace of mind. There is no need to think too much, which will damage your energy. He used to be a good-for-nothing, but now Liszt is very confident to attack the sky knight. After all, his understanding is not bad, and he has the help of the smoke mission. Maybe in the future I can ride a dragon and become a dragon knight.
The combat power at the top of this world is the dragon knight, an existence that destroys the world at every turn.
"The cultivation of "Fire Dragon Diamond" and "Raging Flame Wave" cannot be stopped. Although I can avoid going to the battlefield, I must always practice the ability to protect myself."
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The luncheon was a family banquet of Changtao Castle, and there were not many people present. Messiro and his wife are in charge of taxation in other places. There are only two masters, grandparents and grandchildren, in the castle. According to the rules of Changyu Castle, the captain of the knights does not eat in the castle, and Mayopal's family teacher has already gone to the city to become an official.
Therefore, there are only two and three siblings sitting around the dining table.
Marquis Merlin is in a wheelchair and has difficulty walking. The food in the castle is even higher than that in Tulip Castle, as evidenced by the bread on the plate, which is the best white bread.
Liszt picked up a piece of white bread, took a bite, it was soft and crispy, with a wonderful melt-in-the-mouth taste, almost not like bread, but a cake.
The wine is the cellar red wine of Lacy Mountain Villa, which is a higher-grade luxury wine than Crescent Red Wine.
As the dinner plates are opened one by one, there are roast beef with pudding, salmon with golden sauce, woodcock eggs, rock lobster with mayonnaise, roast goose with lettuce salad, cheese meat pie, asparagus leaves, trout with lobster sauce, the richness, Comparable to a major holiday banquet at Fort Tulip.
However, the dishes are rich, but the atmosphere is relatively stiff.
The Marquis is a more serious person, and he has held the power of the navy, so it can be said that he is full of aura. Levi's and Li Weila couldn't let go in front of the Marquis, and spoke cautiously.
Liszt was also somewhat restrained. Mentally speaking, he didn't think a group of "ancient people" was any great, but in fact, he couldn't be calm when he was with strangers.
So try to eat something delicious, which is more important.
Especially the rock lobster in mayonnaise aspic.
Very delicious.
He had finished one plate and ordered another.
"Rock lobsters are produced in the waters of Red Crab Island. The family's fleet rarely goes out to sea for fishing. Some fishermen venture to salvage them. The yield is not high, and almost all of them are sent to the castle." Mayopal ate bread and said, "If you like to eat it, I'll ask someone to prepare a batch of live shrimp for you later."
"I'm afraid it's not easy to transport. It's too far from Changtao Castle to my Flower Town. I need to walk for a day and a half on Red Crab Island, take a boat for a day, and then walk for half a day to Flower Town. Including accommodation and other delays, at least Five days to return."
"Actually, rock lobsters are very easy to feed, as long as you dip them in some water every day, they have the bloodline of the sea monster Splendid lobster, so they are not easy to die."
Sea monsters are monsters in the sea.
Naturally, Liszt would not object: "Thank you very much."
"You're welcome." Mayopal smiled, the three brothers and sisters of the Tulip family, he was closer to Liszt, probably because of his sympathy with each other in appearance, or the fact that like attracts like to group people - handsome people will always be friends with handsome people .
The Marquis heard the conversation between the two, and suddenly said: "Liszt, tell me the story of Huahua Town."
"Grandpa, the life in Huahua Town is actually lackluster."
"You can talk about the customs and living environment."
"Well, a small town with less than 2,000 people first discovered new tulips, so my father moved the people to build a flower town. Now it mainly grows wheat, the land is relatively barren, and taxes are very low. But luckily , The town has grown a new variety of tulip potion, which can bring new development."
"A new type of potion, that's a good thing." The Marquis asked, "Did Tulip Castle pay a considerable amount of gold coins for this potion?"
"It's a share. The small town can't grow too much. I reached an agreement with my brother and sister to plant together, but they need to give me 30% of the proceeds."
"Well, a very interesting cooperation, far more valuable than a sum of gold coins. Liszt, you not only inherited Melissa's beauty, but also inherited the shrewdness of the Changyu family."
The shrewdness of the Changyu family is well-known in the Grand Duchy.
The reason was that the Marquis' father, the Marquis of the previous generation, was only an earl at that time. Because the Grand Duchy is going to the mainland to compete for minerals, it urgently needs funds to arm the Knights. So the earl spent all his wealth to support the actions of the Grand Duke Sapphire, and finally got the Red Crab Island and the title of Marquis.
Now, the income of Red Crab Island every year is probably greater than the family wealth that the Earl had dissipated back then.
A great deal.
"Flower Town is just a small town. I need to make money to maintain the castle's expenses."
"Self-reliance, this is the quality of a qualified nobleman."
Courage, politeness, loyalty, self-reliance... Nobles talk about a lot of qualities, the most misnamed of which is self-reliance. They are basically a group of vampires who oppress ordinary people. They probably don't even know what a hoe looks like since they were young. .
Of course, the self-reliance mentioned by the Marquis probably means that he can "rely on himself to squeeze" instead of asking for it from home.
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After the luncheon comes the dinner party.
After the dinner, he rested, and got up for lunch the next day. After the lunch, Mayopal got busy, because according to the Marquis' instructions, he planned to hold a grand ball tonight to gather young noble men and women from nearby towns.
A nobleman's ball can be simply regarded as a blind date meeting.
Especially the second and third sons of the nobles are most keen to participate in this kind of dance. The eldest son can inherit his father's title without worrying about not being able to find a marriage partner. The second and third sons need to work hard on their own to marry a rich and beautiful woman, so that they can continue to enjoy the noble life.
Otherwise, generation after generation, they will eventually become ordinary knights and fall out of the noble class.
Female aristocrats are also keen on balls. Not every lady can marry the eldest son of a nobleman. They also need to target those potential noble descendants and develop their own charm.
"Liszt, you need to prepare!" Mayopal brought a lot of dresses with his personal servant, "These are dresses that I have never worn. You and I are about the same size, so they must be suitable for you."
"Cousin, there's no need to try one by one. I think the one on me is very good."
"No, we must keep improving. You have to think about it. Yesterday, I arranged for the notice sent by the knight's fast horse. At least thirteen nobles from small towns received the invitation and were able to come to the ball. How many beautiful ladies will there be waiting to be with you?" You forged a good relationship and made a beautiful encounter."
"I'm still young, and I'm not in a hurry to get married." Liszt was a little speechless, why didn't he realize that this cousin was so keen on getting old, "You should dress up my sister, she is of marriageable age, and my brother, He also needs to find a suitable hostess candidate for Tulip Castle."
"They don't need me to remind them. Levi's borrowed a lot of dresses early on, and Li Weila has been dressing up since the morning. Didn't you notice?"
"Yeah."
Liszt really didn't pay attention, he was busy reading the books in Long Taro Castle in his spare time, and only cared about competing with the food during the banquet.