The news that Eckert is coming back is not something that Ribo deserves his gratitude.

Kyle had told him that when Eckert came back, it was when Rebow was tested.

In fact, Ribo is not mentally prepared to become a complicitor of a fraudster.

When breakfast was halfway through, Eckert suddenly walked in from outside the door. Most people seemed very happy to see Eckert's return, and Ribo had to accompany everyone to express his "joy" mood.

Soon, Rebow learned why Eckert is so popular.

Eckert gave everyone a gift.

The butler was given a very beautiful black-edged silk soft-soled top hat. The butler had long wanted to have such a top hat to match his black silk collar dress. He had a pair of good trousers and a pair of leather shoes that Mr. Hyde gave him on his birthday. He was just one top hat like this, and the full set of dresses was gathered together.

The butler got a silk scarf, the kind that the noble ladies often wore, but the color was slightly worse, and Ruibo estimated that it was still very expensive.

Mr. Hyde's gift was a cane carved from walnut. Although it was not worth a lot of money, it was carved very finely. The little lamb head on the handle and the circle of maple leaves in the middle were lifelike. Apart from this, there was no excessive decoration, and the cane was not painted or gold-plated. It was simply a carved cane used by ordinary elderly people.

Mr. Hyde was extremely satisfied with the simple and delicate carving work. It was indeed a very interesting gift for someone like him who was used to rare treasures.

"Where did you buy it?" asked Mr. Hyde.

"I bought it from a shepherd in Peeton with five bronzes," Eckert said.

"Good thing, I haven't seen such exquisite carving skills in many years. Unfortunately, the shepherd was in Pitton. If he were in the capital, in Serthburg, or in Nangang, he would have been rich long ago." Mr. Hyde sighed.

"If the shepherd in the places you mentioned, the shepherd might not have been able to carve such exquisite cane. A inferior work is painted and gold is applied, and it has become a cane that no one can lose its decentness in his hand? Why do others still pay attention to whether the carving is exquisite?" Eckert said.

"No, not bad, you are becoming more and more philosophical now." Mr. Hyde nodded and smiled.

Except for Mr. Hyde's gift, which is just a cheap handicraft, everyone else got it, all the things that were relatively expensive and had been envious of for a long time, but they were reluctant to buy.

What Ruibo got was a model of a sailing ship.

It was a Xibai sailing boat, and you can often see this kind of sailing boat in Nangang.

The hull was carved from a whole piece of pine wood, the sidewalls, the sterns of the boat, the handrails on the deck, and the rudder were all carefully carved out.

The sails are made of white silk, and the cables and various slings seem to be made of cotton thread, with gold paint on them.

The entire ship is decorated with colorful paint, shining and beautiful.

When Ruibo was in Nangang, he saw the same sailing model. Although he liked it very much, the price made him dare not even think about it.

Before that model was bought, Ribo had to take a look almost every day.

He envied the whole summer.

Unexpectedly, Eckert gave him such an expensive gift.

Ruibo was excited and forgot to say even the words of thanks.

"I know you like sailing. I happened to see this model sold in the store, so I bought it. I didn't expect that in a poor place like Piton, there was such an exquisite sailing model." Eckert said.

Only then did Ruibo realize that he was very rude. If he made such a big mistake in class, he could only get one result, that is, he would immediately get a hot teaching stick on his butt, and before going to bed at night, he would have to tell him how much punishment he had made on his day while determining how much punishment he should receive. If there were less, the punishment would be doubled; if there were more, Eckert would not remind himself kindly.

Thinking of this, Ruibo hurriedly thanked him in fear and fear.

"Sir, how did Ribo learn when I was away?" Eckert obviously didn't care about the mistake that was originally a very bad one. He turned around and asked Mr. Hyde.

"Very good, in my opinion, for a child of his age who lives in Franx, his Sibai language is good enough," said Mr. Hyde.

The servants who received their own gifts happily returned to their respective posts. The butler quickly took out a plate of fragrant dried fried lamb legs from the kitchen, which was originally prepared for Eckert.

Kyle never came to eat in the living room. Mr. Hyde had a bad appetite and didn't like to eat greasy things. Rebbot had his own extremely strict recipes. Eating randomly was once one of the main reasons that made his butt suffer.

Breakfast time has been extended.

After a long journey, Eckert, who was tired from the journey, was obviously really hungry.

There was never a conversation at Mr. Hyde's dining table. Ribo didn't know whether it was to make a habit or it was like this. When I was with Aunt Betty, I was always the most lively when I was eating.

After filling his stomach, Mr. Hyde and Eckert returned to the lounge, and the housekeeper prepared strong tea as instructed. It was obvious that Mr. Hyde and Eckert would have to talk for a long time.

Ruibo was doing nothing and ran to the backyard alone to practice shooting.

The backyard was originally a green lawn, with a marble hall built in the middle, with a table and a few backrest chairs inside. This was originally a pretty leisurely place, but the autumn wind made people feel a little chill, so it became a place that everyone could do.

Keller took a fancy to this place, and he placed several targets on the lawn, seventy or eighty meters away from the hall, and twenty or thirty meters away from the nearest.

On the table in the middle of the hall, there was a box filled with crossbow arrows.

Those crossbows are specially made, only about four inches long, and the heads are made of stainless steel. They are extremely sharp and can even penetrate armor from close range.

Ruibo picked up three crossbow arrows from the box. The three consecutive shots were the only shooting skills he was not very proficient. There was always a big deviation in the three arrows. You could hit the target within 30 meters. If you could shoot a little further, you would inevitably shoot outside the target.

Ruibo practiced on his own, probably because he had something in his mind, and today's results were not very good. He had not even had a single shot on the bull's-eye for a whole afternoon.

Just as Ruibo was gradually feeling a little boring, the housekeeper called him back to the room from afar.

Mr. Hyde and Eckert were obviously finished talking.

After entering the lounge, a strong smell of tea came to his nose. Rebet heard that this drink was circulated from Thor. It originated in a more easterly place, probably the country where Mr. Hyde visited.

Even in Thor, this kind of drink is not produced, even fewer of them can be shipped to Francs, so tea has become an affordable drink that only few people can enjoy.

Ruibo once tasted it, and it didn't taste very good. If he had let him choose freely, he would rather drink milk.

Mr. Hyde and Eckert both like to drink tea, but only when there are important things that need to be discussed will Mr. Hyde asks the butler to prepare this drink.

"Sit down," Mr. Hyde ordered.

Rebow carefully followed Hyde's orders.

The thick animal fur is warm and soft. In the days of autumn wind, sitting on such a chair and embeding the body into expensive fur is nothing more comfortable than this.

Because of this, Ruibo gradually calmed down.

"You have been here for four months. You have learned what you should teach you. I am quite satisfied with this. However, being able to learn the courses we teach you does not mean that you are really qualified for the role you are about to play. You have to try it out before you know it." Eckert said.

As he said that, Eckert took out an invitation, which was the most advanced invitation. The cover wrapped in bright yellow silk outside was written in extremely neat decorative form on one hand.

On the back of the invitation was painted with a noble heraldry - a shield and two flowers. The heraldry knowledge was not enough to let him see at a glance which wealthy family of the kingdom came from. He only knew that there was a rank of officials in that family, so there was a shield on the heraldry.

But God knows which one it would be? Even a nobleman who had been a small city lord like Lai, could do everything possible to add a shield mark to his family's heraldry. This kind of heraldry was too rampant in Francis.

"The Baron Lonna of Pitton will hold a grand ball the day after tomorrow to celebrate his happy twenty-year marriage, and he invited all the nobles he could invite," Eckert said.

He handed the invitation to Ribo.

Gently opening the invitation, Ruibo first pays attention to the line at the bottom.

"Pitton holds his head, His Majesty's faithful servant, Baron Lona Beltmo Dench invites Lord Caveelle Egret Hyde..."

"Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde?" Rebow said in confusion. Could this be his new identity?

"Are you any questions?" Eckert asked.

"Is this my new identity?" Ruibo asked directly.

"Haha, no, Kawiele Egret Hyde is my name." Mr. Hyde said with a smile.

"Lord Caveyere Egret Hyde?" Rebow was obviously a little confused.

"Mr. Hyde's public identity is Lord Caveyer Egret Hyde, the great navigator and naturalist. Mr. Hyde is also a close friend of the Lord's priest. The title of Lord was awarded to commend Mr. Hyde's outstanding contributions in diplomacy." Eckert further explained.

All this was absolutely unimaginable to Rebow. He knew that Eckert didn't need to deceive himself in this little thing. Mr. Hyde's identity must be true, and the title of Lord must be granted by His Majesty the King himself.

But this was really surprising. Although the title of common nobles was the lowest among the nobles, without fiefs, and could not be hereditary, there were very few people who had such titles in Francis, and only those most outstanding people could enjoy such an enviable title.

In the entire South, Rebow had heard of only two civilian nobles. In addition to Mr. Hyde, the other was the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Federation in Southport, and his companion who had been born and died with Mr. Hyde, Mr. Mail Dowfen.

"Mr. Hyde, are you a civilian noble like Mr. Miel Dowfen?" Ribo asked in surprise.

"It's a little different. My noble title can be hereditary." Hyde said: "I bought a foreign noble title from a declining Yilei nobleman and a fief certificate. The land had already fallen into the hands of the Thors, so it became worthless, but it was quite useful to me. In this way, my identity became a bankrupt hereditary nobleman who fled to Francis. I also found a way to get a title of Lord. Some things were much easier to do. In this way, the title of Lord could be hereditary. Of course, inheriting this title requires a considerable amount of money to His Majesty the King. But it is still worth it."

"Do you know that Baron Lonna?" Ribo asked.

"I've never heard of this person," Hyde said.

"Baron Lona was a hereditary noble who lived in Piton. His ancestors made military achievements in the Banan War and were promoted to a noble. They were a lord of military merit and could be hereditary. At first, his ancestors worked very hard, so they were highly valued. They were ordered to guard Tarenburg, which was the origin of the shield in the heraldic emblem.

"Baron Lona really talked about that ancestor, and criticized his ancestors for eighteen generations. However, they were still lords, and those contributions did not bring a higher status to their family. It was not until they had a idle and a dashing ancestor seduced a duke's daughter that the family gradually became lucky.

"After three generations of efforts, we climbed to the baron's position, but the descendants were obviously quite satisfied with this identity, so no capable figures appeared. Now they have become members of those leisurely nobles. "In Pitton, Baron Lonna owns more than thirty acres of land next to the manor as his fief. It seems that the harvest is not very good. It is already very good to be able to afford the taxes paid for this title every year, so I guess that there will not be many nobles who will enjoy the honor of his dance." Eckert introduced in detail everything he knew.

"I just need to not be seen through when I attend the dance?" Ribo asked.

"No, that's not enough. We have spent so much effort to train you to be quickly accepted by the noble circle, and you must be truly welcomed, not just not seen through. As far as I know, after the dance, Baron Lonna will hold a banquet, and the guests invited at the banquet are the characters he truly appreciates, and you must be recognized by Baron Lonna. The invitation to the banquet is the proof of your true success, and you must be invited." Eckert said.

"How is this possible to accept the invitation? I am just a stranger I have just been met. It is impossible for the nobles to easily invite strangers they are unfamiliar with." Ruibo said anxiously.

"Yes, this is the biggest problem. It is precisely because this is quite difficult. Therefore, it is used as an assessment of you. Because I have great confidence in you. As long as you are willing to do it, you can easily attract everyone's attention. Therefore, I hope you can prove that you are the best, not just satisfied with not being seen through by others." Hyde said slowly, his words are quite inspiring: "As long as you do it seriously and don't be too reserved, you will definitely be able to do it all. I can give you a suggestion, don't rush to show yourself to that baron, you must show your talents to everyone present, let everyone be attracted to you, let the baron pay attention to you, and let him come to you by himself, do you understand?"

"Talent? I don't have any talent." Ruibo said in confusion.

"No, you are very talented. When I first saw you, I noticed this. Eckert and Kelle can prove it. During these four months, we have tried our best to cultivate you in this regard, with elegant manners, gentle temperaments, not proud, and studious. Now, with extensive knowledge, these are enough. This is talent, which can attract anyone's talent." Hyde said.

"Yes, just let us accept you, let everyone present recognize you and accept you, and you will succeed. This is really simple for you." Eckert also helped.

Hearing Mr. Hyde and Eck say this in unison, Rebbo seemed to be a little confident.

After returning to the room with a thick stack of information, Ruibo was reluctant to delay for a minute and immediately started reading carefully.

During this whole month, Eckert obviously spent a lot of effort to sort out and write everything he could collect about Baron Lona in these materials.

Rebow patiently analyzed in detail what Baron Lonna was like according to the method Eckert taught him in the past.

From the information, Baron Lonna is a very noble character. Although there is not much property in the family, the baron still insists on supporting the meaningless aristocratic appearance.

The baron has only two more valuable industries, one is the ancestral house. From there, you can see the scene of the family's prosperity back then, but it has long since fallen. It would take a lot of money to maintain such a luxury house. If it were Ruibo himself, he had already sold the house, which would have been a considerable income. He would invest in the money sold the house in Nangang. It would take less than a few years to redeem the house. Of course, if this is necessary.

However, the Baron obviously never considered such a thing. The only way he could save money was to make an excuse for his poor health. Therefore, he lived in a villa outside Piton for many years, leaving only a few family members to guard the empty old house. Only when a dance party or when something major happened can this empty old house be useful.
To be continued...