"Master, the Minister of Noble Affairs, Gershwin, please see me!" Butler Albin came to the study and bowed to report to David who was massaging the young horse.
"I'll change clothes, invite him to the reception room, and prepare the best drinks!" David hurriedly ordered when he heard that the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin came to visit.
David changed into more formal clothes and walked towards the reception room, followed closely by the young war horse behind him.
He is also doing as the Romans do, so he didn't know it before, but he didn't need to care about it, but now he knows that it is disrespectful to the guests and himself to meet guests in casual clothes.
Because of his practice, David wore very loose clothes, so he couldn't wear this to meet the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin.
"Minister Gershwin Noble Affairs, long time no see!" David said with a smile to the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin with a standard friend greeting.
"Baron Arthur, you have learned aristocratic etiquette so quickly!" Gershwin, Minister of Noble Affairs, returned the salute with a smile and praised him.
"I have a good teacher, she is extremely strict with me!" David smiled and then asked curiously: "You are not dealing with the case of the Atkins family, how come you are free?"
David is also very concerned about the progress of the investigation of the Atkins family extermination case, and he doesn't know where it has been found, and whether he will be implicated again.
"The extermination of the Atkins family was done by the believers of the god of death. This has been confirmed. Last night, the believers of the god of death killed all the people in the city of Salo, and even killed a lord!" Gersh The Minister of Noble Affairs Wen said in a deep voice.
David felt chills when he heard it. On the one hand, he was chilled by the massacre of the entire city of Salo by the believers of the god of death, and on the other hand, he was chilled by the statement of the minister of noble affairs by Gershwin about the massacre.
Because according to the tone of the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin, the massacre in Salo City is not as important as the death of a lord.
But David didn't mean to blame the Minister of Noble Affairs, Gershwin. This is the great world of God, a world ruled by nobles.
It is normal for the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin to think so. For the Noble Affairs Office, nothing is more important than the lives of nobles.
"How many people are there in Salo City?" David asked in a deep voice.
"About 30,000 people, all of them were summoned as skeletons, and there is not a single complete corpse in the whole city!" Gershwin said, shaking his head.
"Why do believers of the god of death do this?" David asked puzzled.
"It's still under investigation, but there are reports that believers of the God of Death mentioned in public that the murder of the Atkins family was done by them. Dryden's suspicion of you at the time is now definitely a slander!" Gershwin nobleman The Minister of State Affairs replied.
Only David himself knows that Dryden did not slander, nor did the believers of the Death God commit the murder of the Atkins family. It is just that the believers of the Death God took the blame and took the initiative to bear it, so he would not say it.
"Now I'm finally cleared!" David said in a deep voice.
"What happened in Salo City will probably spread to Jianmer City soon. You should not leave Jianmer City anytime soon!" Gershwin, the Minister of Noble Affairs, lowered his voice and reminded softly.
"Death believers are so rampant, is there no one to deal with it?" David couldn't help asking when he heard the meaning of Gershwin's noble affairs minister's words.
"We are friends. Listen to what I say, and I won't admit it afterwards!" The Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin's voice became softer, and he continued: "In recent months, the activities of believers of evil gods have become more and more frequent. , There are more cases involving nobles than in the past ten years combined, and the powerful people from the Noble Affairs Office have been sent out to deal with it, and it will take at least ten days to free up manpower to deal with it here!"
David nodded, and did not continue to talk about this topic. The fact that the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin can say this is already fulfilling the friendship of a friend.
After he came to the Great World of Gods, he thought it was very peaceful, but the crimes hidden in the darkness were no less than those of the Star Federation. The war zone of the Star Federation was threatened by the Zerg, but the Great World of Gods was threatened by the believers of evil gods.
In order to thank the Minister of Aristocratic Affairs Gershwin, David personally cooked a few dishes for the Minister of Aristocratic Affairs Gershwin during lunch.
Although Gershwin said he didn't dare to be the Minister of Noble Affairs, he was not at all polite when eating the dishes.
"Knight Andrew, go to the castle immediately and bring Steward Jason over. Let him send another person to watch over the overhaul of the castle!" David ordered Knight Andrew immediately after the Minister of Noble Affairs Gershwin left.
David didn't have the idea of protecting everyone, and that wasn't realistic, he just wanted the people around him to be safe.
"My lord, can I drive that alchemy carriage?" Cavalier Andrew carefully glanced at David's expression, and asked softly.
"Go and come back quickly, you must protect Butler Jason!" David waved in agreement.
"Yes, Lord Baron!" Knight Andrew ran out of the gate happily, and replied while running.
If Butler Jason was here, he would definitely teach Knight Andrew a lesson for not being ignorant of the rules.
An hour later, Butler Jason came to the other courtyard in the alchemy carriage and met David.
"Master, I don't know what happened to make me come here in such a hurry?" Jason Butler saw that Andrew Knight was picking him up in an alchemy carriage, thinking that something serious happened to the other courtyard, and was anxious along the way, but couldn't come. After entering the other courtyard, he didn't find anything wrong, so he asked suspiciously when he saw David.
"The city of Salo was massacred by the followers of the evil god. You have stayed in the other courtyard recently. If you have anything to do with the castle, you should arrange for someone to deal with it. Don't go there yourself!" David explained.
"Master, you don't need to pay special attention to my safety!" Butler Jason said with tears in his heart.
David was able to think about him, which made him feel that it was worthwhile to pay for Luce Castle.
The news of the massacre of Salo City reached Jianmo City in the afternoon, and Jianmo City immediately increased the number of city defense soldiers.
Fortunately, Jianmer City is not Saluo City. There are many nobles in the city, and as long as they are nobles, they must have the power of blood. Every noble family has more or less knights who are at least apprentice knights or above.
Coupled with the two earth knights, the Lord Kagel and the Captain Maxis of the Lord's Mansion, believers of the evil gods would not dare to come to Jianmo City.
But the nobles who lived in the castle outside Jianmo City panicked. They hurriedly entered Jianmo City with their families and lived in other courtyards. Those without other courtyards would also live in hotels in the city.
All of a sudden, the hotels in Jianmer City were full. You must know that the noble family did not come to Jianmer City with only one or two people.
Butler Jason also brought some of the servants in Luce Castle to the city. Anyway, there are also people here in the other courtyard. Due to the overhaul of Luce Castle, the treasury has been emptied, and only the castle is left to be carried out by workers. repair.
David really wanted to tell Steward Jason that there was no need to panic, because he was sure that the followers of the evil god could not be too strong.
But Butler Jason and everyone else in the city didn't think so. A believer of the evil god who could wipe out the Atkins family must be extremely powerful, at least stronger than the nine knights of the Atkins family combined. powerful.
As for the nobles outside the city, there really weren't many that could match the strength of the Atkins family, so they were all scared and hid in the city.
Due to the arrival of Butler Jason, Butler Albin took the initiative to give up most of the power to Butler Jason. Butler Jason only took over the work of serving David, and he did not interfere with other affairs in other houses.
The next morning, Jason's housekeeper invited two tailors to make a dress and various casual and formal clothes for David.
Butler Albin couldn't help feeling ashamed when he saw the work of Butler Jason. He was in charge of David's daily life for many days, but he didn't think of it.
In the afternoon, butler Jason invited the clerk from the jewelry store in the city. The clerk brought a variety of aristocratic jewelry for David to choose.
David followed Euphemia to learn aristocratic etiquette, and he knew that aristocratic jewelry is a means to improve his temperament, including canes, pendants, bracelets, rings, etc., and some playful items, all belong to the category of jewelry.
David chose a few accessories at random. He doesn't like to wear accessories unless the accessories have special effects, and these accessories have no special effects, they are just ordinary accessories.
The accessories he chose were all made of good materials, and he planned to use his master-level alchemy ability to try to modify these accessories when he was free.
On the afternoon of the third day, David had just finished massaging the young warhorse and was feeding the young warhorse with selected feed when he saw Jason the butler walking in with an excited expression on his face.
It was rare for David to see Butler Jason look happy. You must know that Butler Jason was a very old-fashioned butler, and he was always serious.
"Master, the City Lord's Mansion has sent an invitation letter, please go to the reception!" Butler Jason bowed and reported to David Hui.
Then he took out a bronzing invitation letter and handed it over, and David took the invitation letter.
The invitation letter was indeed issued by the City Lord's Mansion, with the autograph of the City Lord Kagel on it, but the time was too hasty, and it turned out to be tomorrow night.
Like a general reception, you will be notified at least one week in advance, and the arrangement of the reception needs to give the guests some time to prepare.
During this week, guests need to arrange affairs and prepare dresses, which will take time.
Just like a dress, it is best not to continue to wear the dress you have worn to the reception, as it will make the nobles at the reception feel that your finances are in trouble.
This kind of influence will make you squeezed out everywhere in your future business.
"This reception is so hasty, could it be related to the matter of Salo City?" David said, looking at the invitation letter in his hand.
"I'm afraid that's the case, if I had known it, I wouldn't have continued!" Jason said a little annoyed.
As the steward of the Luce family, he could completely refuse the invitation, as long as he excused that David didn't have time.
But at that time, Steward Jason didn't think about anything else, only one thing came to his mind, and that was that the Luce family had once again returned to the mainstream aristocratic circle.
This time, being invited by the City Lord's Mansion, he will get in touch with the aristocratic circle of Jianmer City, allowing David to integrate into this aristocratic circle.
Butler Jason yearned for the previous glory of the Luce family, so when he received the invitation letter from the City Lord's Mansion, he only thought about excitement and didn't think about other things.
As soon as Butler Jason thought that the purpose of the reception held by the city lord was probably the massacre of Saro City, he immediately regretted it. How could David participate in such a dangerous matter.
Anyway, the Luce family has been away from the aristocratic circle of Jianmer City for a long time, and it doesn't matter if they spend more time.
"The invitation from the City Lord's Mansion is still to take a look!" David decided.
There was still one day left to attend the reception. On that day, Jason's butler increased the price to allow the tailor to speed up the progress and got the dress in the afternoon. There was no need to worry about the rest of the clothes, but the dress was needed for the reception.
During the daytime the next day, the etiquette teacher Euphemia specially strengthened the reception etiquette for David.
"Knight Andrew, let's ride to the reception together!" At five o'clock in the afternoon, David called Knight Andrew and said.
The reception at the City Lord's Mansion is a very high-standard reception in Jianmer City. Nobles with titles will bring knights with them. This is a status symbol. Andrew Knight is the only family knight of the Luce family. David is going to bring Andrew Knight go together.
"Master, it's disrespectful for you to ride a horse, let Knight Andrew drive the alchemy carriage!" Jason Butler reminded.
"Isn't this a bit high-profile? Besides, the City Lord's Mansion is so close to us!" David said for a moment.
The City Lord's Mansion is at the end of Auer Street, and the entire Auer Street is only three kilometers in length. It will not take long for David and the others to walk there from the villa.
And the alchemy carriage is indeed too flamboyant. The last time I tried it, it attracted the attention of everyone in the street.
"Master, this is the first time that the Luce family has re-entered the aristocratic social circle in so many years. What you need is a high-profile appearance, which will bring you more friends!" Butler Jason bowed and explained.
David nodded. He knew that Butler Jason wanted to be good to the Luce family, so he didn't go against Butler Jason's kindness.
"Knight Andrew, I'm going to work hard on you this time!" David said to Knight Andrew with a smile.
"Lord Baron, it's my honor!" Knight Andrew smiled sincerely.
The alchemy carriage was pulled out of the villa by four white horses, but this time it did not accelerate. Knight Andrew specially controlled the speed of the four white horses, allowing the four white horses to walk on the street with an elegant pace.
The suspended body of the alchemy carriage once again caught the attention of the people on the street, with envious, amazed, jealous and other emotions.
Knight Andrew enjoyed the attention of everyone. He sat upright and maintained the best posture.
Along the way, there were quite a few carriages heading in the same direction, but these carriages were quite different from David's alchemy carriage.
It is estimated that only David, who has become a 'master of alchemy', would be so boring and spend a lot of money to make such an alchemy carriage.
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