Chapter 40 Guest

Atoris's non-violent non-cooperation was eventually declared a failure. He was forced to put on a maid outfit and pulled the corner of his clothes, frowned, and twisted. It was very unsuitable at first, but fortunately, humans were creatures born with strong adaptability. After she found that she was not hindered in her actions, she gave up resisting.

After all, the clothes are worn on her body for others to see, and she cannot look in the mirror at any time. Therefore, even if she feels that wearing them doesn’t match her image, she can’t see her. As long as others don’t always look at her with strange eyes, I am unconscious.

However, Atoris does not match the identity of the maid. Although she matches this gladiolus-style maid outfit, her temperament is too obvious, heroic, neither humble nor arrogant, and she has a majestic spirit when she treats guests. A discerning person can tell at a glance that this person cannot be a maid. Even those nobles have a dwarf feeling in front of her. Such a maid can easily overwhelm the master's aura, but the maid's profession of serving people cannot be overwhelming.

But Tangning didn't care about this. After all, Atoris was just wearing a maid outfit to pay attention to integrity and not so outstanding. He actually did his previous job and did not need her to serve others.

Soon, Downing received an invitation from Julius, and he naturally would not refuse, and there was no reason to refuse.

He was sick at home for two days and had not been idle for the past two days. He quietly released news to the public, "The cardinal of the Supreme Court was assassinated and almost succeeded in the murder. Fortunately, Count Dontes saw the injustice on the road, drew his sword to help, and defeated the killer with injuries."

With Julius' reputation, this kind of thing naturally caused a storm. Especially after that, the whole city was curfewed and the entire Knights Templar was touched, and a carpet-style search was conducted. Although the search operation only took one day, it was enough to leave a deep impression on the residents of the Sanctuary and proved the reliable letter of the news from the side.

Fortunately, Julius went to the court department to make public appearance that afternoon, stabilizing the situation, and unresolved the rumors that the cardinal was seriously injured and unable to cure, sootheing many people's hearts. After all, such a big man with real power, even if he had a cold or sneeze, the entire holy city would sway.

Countless letters of condolence drifted to Julius's house, and greetings were coming whether the relationship was close or not.

At the same time, the mysterious newcomer, Earl Dontes, who had just entered the aristocratic circle, also took this opportunity to float on the surface and became a name passed down by people. It was very mysterious and almost no one knew the information. Only the guests who attended the party held by the Kanslav family that night knew such a little news, which proved from the side that Earl Dontes and Lord Julius had known each other very early.

Tangning did not use the high-profile method of spending a lot of money at the auction. He maintained his mystery and tried not to go out to meet customers. He was almost the opposite low-key method, but he also achieved the goal of attracting the attention of all parties. He took advantage of this east wind to raise his fame, and at the same time revealed that he was invited by Julius to attend a private banquet, which even added a fire to this suspicion.

A day ago he was an unknown new nobleman, and no one knew him in the capital of the Holy Capital, but one day later, almost no one didn't know him.

Various rumors spread in the aristocratic circle, and everyone was speculating on his relationship with Julius and how the two met in the past. Some people were flexible in their minds and had already begun to think about "save the country in a curve" and how to get to know Julius by taking the line of Tangning. After all, this adult's selflessness and badness are well-known. It is precisely because of this that Tangning's invitation has attracted so much attention.

No one suspected that this was fake. After all, there was an assassination before. Since there was a life-saving grace, it was normal to invite a meal, let alone knowing each other before.

However, no one has taken action yet, because people are waiting, and they will only launch a meeting action after Tang Ning enjoys the entertainment of the Bishop. In the current situation, everyone is restrained. Even if they are anxious, they dare not give an invitation before the Bishop. However, after that, invitations to attend the party will float to Tang Ning's mansion like thunderstorm, which is now considered the tranquility before the storm.

Tangning also dealt with it in a low-key manner. He pretended to be sick and did not go out the house these two days. Even when he went out, he was responsible for purchasing all the daily necessities and food materials needed. It was not until the evening of that day that he took a four-wheeled carriage to Julius's mansion.

Downing thought that Julius's personality did not like noisy, if he invited him, he would only invite him, but he guessed wrongly, and it seemed that another guest was invited.

It was a dusty carriage with traces left by time on its surface and several obvious stains. Although the managers carefully cleaned it, you should know that there are many stains in this world that are difficult to clean with clean water. Because of the existence of magic, alchemists are not interested in making some descaling potions. After all, a cleaning technique can be used even for magic apprentices, and it is much more effective than chemical products with some effect.

This detail has gained a lot of information from Tang Ning. At least it can be inferred that the carriage was not specially placed by a nobleman at home as a storefront, otherwise the coachman would have lost his job, and this should have been hired from the carriage shop.

Two conclusions can be drawn to visit the home of the decent Cardinal and still hired such an old carriage. One is that the guest has no money, and the other is that the guest has a close relationship with Julius. Naturally, there is no need to explain the former. As for the latter, if it is not for the close relationship, such an act of rudeness that even if Julius does not comment, the guest will be frightened by others. No matter how poor he is, he should borrow a carriage.

A person who could visit the Cardinal's house, no matter how poor he was, would have many nobles willing to lend a carriage, but this guest didn't do that, obviously to the point where he would not be criticized even if he was rude.

It was as if it was confirmed by Tang Ning's speculation that a woman got off the carriage, wearing a white female priest costume, revealing her identity undoubtedly - the nun was wearing a black robe and the saint was wearing a white robe.

Corrett wore a wide white nun robe, completely covering her beautiful figure, covering her veil for a long time, and her face rarely exposed in the sun was dazzling white. In conjunction with the nun robe that represented the meaning of holiness, she gave people the feeling that it was sacred and undefiled.

Tangning did not have that kind of resentment towards the sacred, nor did he have a special sense of worship. When the sacred became a woman's temperament, he did not give birth to the pleasure of pursuing blasphemy. After all, he was not the one with the character of the devil, so he just showed a courteous smile to Corlet.

He naturally recognized Corlett, a woman who was willing to surrender her identity and spread the glory of the Lord to the land of sin, had a trait of seeking truth from facts and not speaking nonsense. There was only one person in the past century. Originally, Hawke, the godly person, also had the right to compete for the first place of men and the only two positions of human beings, but unfortunately he died before he could succeed.

However, he had no obvious touch on his expression. Although his contact with the body restored his memory a lot, what he recovered was only a programmatic record, and there was no such emotion that the concubine had experienced in her body.

He and Corlet had a good relationship before.

For Tang Ning, his impression only stays at this level. As for what kind of mood he was in making friends with and what kind of feelings he had about the other party, he didn't know, so now he can treat it with a normal mind.

When Corrett saw Tangning, a look of surprise appeared on her face. Her surprise was obviously not because Julius invited others in addition to herself, because Tangning was invited to be known to everyone in the past two days with the assassination incident, and no one in the Holy Capital didn't know about it.

Corlet's surprise was that Tang Ning himself had a hint of confusion, which was the kind of expression that met his elementary school classmates again, but because of the huge change, it was impossible to confirm.

Tang Ning's mind made many bad inferences. Although his appearance has changed, he can recognize that a person has many ways, such as temperament, living habits, and the other party has special talent and ability in this area. This made him make a decision. When he waited for a while, he had to show a different style from his previous self.

Corret suddenly woke up and realized that it was impolite to stare at people like this, so he said, "Sorry, I didn't mean it, I just always feel... have you and I seen you somewhere?"

"Hello, Saint Corrett. Although I really want to make up a story to prove that you and I have indeed met once in the past, the Lord told me not to lie in front of a priest. So I can only say with regret that I know you, but you do not know me."

Tang Ning said something fake or real, and then made a move that ladies had priority.

This kind of polite etiquette behavior was something that Tang Ning would not do before, so she temporarily dispelled Corlet's doubts. She smiled and led half a seat into the mansion.

The old housekeeper had already been waiting at the door, and there were maids in a row, bowing to express their welcome. Under the leadership of Julius, the head of the family who was very particular about order, observing the rules was the iron rule in the house. Everyone strictly followed the way of welcoming guests, dressed neatly and acted in an orderly manner, and every move was impeccable.

Under the guidance of the butler, the two walked through one room after another. Most of the rooms were decorated with oriental style. Chair cushions and backrests replaced beds, and various tobacco pipes replaced furniture. The living room was full of the most precious masterpieces of ancient painters. The female guest lounge was full of embroidery from Middle Earth, with mysterious colors, weird patterns and extremely precious textures.

According to ancient etiquette, the host must stay in the room that welcomes the guests. It is best for the servant to take the guests into the house, and before the guests arrive, they cannot walk around anxiously, but must sit in a seat and wait until the guests enter before they get up to welcome them.

Even the nobles of today do not pay much attention to this kind of rule. After all, etiquette is etiquette, but you must also know how to adapt. With the end of the rhythm of modern society, everything should become quick and convenient, eliminating meaningless red tape.

But Julius strictly abides by these rules until the old housekeeper leads the guests into the waiting room, and he gets up to welcome him.

At first glance, there was nothing particularly noteworthy about the room, but other rooms have been redecorated, but everything here is still the same. Although the sunlight has disappeared, the room has not been lit yet - this is also a kind of rule. You must wait until the guests arrive before you can lit the lights, indicating that the banquet has officially begun.

Tang Ning knew this room, and all the decorations were the same as the room he used to welcome guests in his childhood memory.

If this was a test by Julius, then he almost succeeded, because this is the most nostalgic place in Tangning's memory, and it has sacred and inviolable meaning. Without knowing it in advance, it is very likely that emotional changes will be revealed.

Just as he saw Corlet's psychological changes before, he recognized him, but he had lost the feeling of remembrance and forgot his mood when he was a child. For him, it was just like seeing a room that he had seen in a photo, without any other meaning, so he perfectly interpreted his role, just sighing at the simplicity of the room, and no other thoughts were revealed on his face.

Julius's face was also as always, and he could not tell what he was thinking. No one knew whether it was a coincidence or intentional one.

Although the dinner he set up was rich, it was only a sumptuous in the general sense. There was nothing worth reading. With his status, he didn't need to rely on that kind of place to highlight himself. I'm afraid that even if he provided bread and milk, the guests would pretend to be relish and praise it as pure natural green and pollution-free.

During the meal, Julius asked Tangning about his injuries in a caring tone. Of course, with the level of modern magic, there could not be any scars left. Tangning avoided the steps of using self-harm to prove that he had indeed suffered injuries.

During the whole process, Julius expressed the feelings of an elder and benefactor, with a tone of gratitude and not overflowing, which was a perfect template. After the meal, he tried to keep the other party, stay for refreshments, and chat. This was the most serious thing, and eating was just a coincidence.

During the meal, Corrett, who never spoke actively, suddenly praised: "Count Dentes subverted my previous view of the nobles of the Commercial Federation, which may be limited by rumors from others. In my understanding, the nobles of the Commercial Federation are always accustomed to talking about business and money. They enjoy the superior life brought by money and are used to showing off their wealth to each other."

"This is a huge misunderstanding. Merchants and nobles may have intersections somewhere, but the two have different identities and cannot be integrated in the end. Even if merchants hold on to titles, they cannot understand the laws of traditional nobles. Sacrifice, responsibility, honor, and such words will not appear in their books."

Tang Ning expressed his protest moderately and used his hands to make his language more intense. This behavior he would never have done before.

"When you look at the nobles from the perspective of merchants, they have excluded you from the scope of the future where they can make friends. No one wants to interact with a noble who upholds the concept of merchants, because they must always worry that when greater interests arise, you will betray them. This is also the real reason why no matter how much wealth a business family has, it cannot enter the circle of great nobles - they are not afraid of enemies, but they will choose friends very carefully, and merchants rarely appear on their friends' shortlist."

Julius fiddled with his pipe and sighed: "Misunderstanding comes from jealousy. The mentality of hatred of wealth exists not only in civilians, but also in aristocrats and upper classes, because there are millionaires above them, and there are billionaires above them."

This topic is a bit sensitive, and Tangning did not follow it. It is a taboo to talk about it in a simple and profound way. Concerning his existence, Julius and Corrett did not talk about the church, which was a bit unstoppable.

At this time, Corret suddenly pointed to a huge bronze ware wrapped in green kelp next to him, and said curiously: "The shape of this item is very strange, and you can see the history that has been deposited on it at a glance. Can you tell a related story?"

The bronze ware she was referring to was covered with fine marine plants, and it was obviously not artificially added. It was a huge furnace-shaped shape, with three legs below. Tang Ning had seen such items, which were the things of Master Dumbley who had plotted against him, called the tripod.

Julius expressed his thoughtful expression and said, "This is indeed a very story-provoking item. Legend has it that an emperor in the Middle Earth built a kiln, and twelve such bronzes were fired in this cellar. Two of them broke due to the firepower, and the other ten were all sunk to the bottom of the sea two hundred feet deep. Later, due to a revolution, people overthrew the emperor, and only some documents were left to prove the manufacturing of bronzes and to sink them to the bottom of the sea this time.

Eventually, after hundreds of years, people found the documents, so they thought of picking up the bronzes. They specially sent people to sneak into the bottom of the bottle to search, but only four of the ten were left, and the rest were washed away by the waves. By chance, this precious antique was wandering from a family migrated from the East to the auction house... Although I could feel the huge energy inside, I didn't know how to use it."

Tangning interrupted, "Please allow me to show off a little. Lord Julius confused two things. This bronze ware was not made by that emperor. The emperor made twelve bronze men. This bronze ware was cast by dynasties before that, and there were nine in total, symbolizing the nine continents in the world at that time - the continent where we are located was called the Western Luozhou, and it was one of them."

Julius did not feel ashamed, but exclaimed: "Your Excellency is amazing. You must know that there are countless dynasties in Middle-earth, and even their historians may not be able to figure out their own history."

Tang Ning was about to say a few words of moderation when suddenly a sudden burst of knocking on the door came. The old housekeeper stood at the door with an anxious expression on his face, clearly trying to report an urgent matter, but he was limited by the rules and tried hard to restrain himself.

After receiving Julius' permission, the old housekeeper quickly came to his side, then lowered his head and spoke softly.

Although the other party deliberately used the ability to stop the sound, Tang Ning still understood the meaning through lip-talk - the essence was found!

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