Skeleton King

On the day of Viscountess Neumann's funeral, it was a rare gray day at the Bad Soden estate.

Mrs. Neumann made a lot of friends during her lifetime, and many noble ladies in Westphalia were her friends.They wore black roses on their heads, veiled faces, and long plain dresses to Frau Neumann's funeral.Although the dresses of the ladies seem to be very low-key, you can still vaguely see their pretty faces and slim figures.

But at this moment, the noble ladies all looked sad, "Caroline, what a wonderful person. If there are children in the farmer who cannot afford it, let her know. She will either leave money generously, or raise those children in the In the manor. There are fewer and fewer people with such kind hearts."

The other lady wiped away the tears that didn't exist in the corner of her eyes, and said: "Yes, but the dead world doesn't care about this, the better the person, the more they have to take it away. Fortunately, the beautiful Caroline, Ann with the Bright Mage Soul art, I hope her soul can live forever in the dead world."

Ace stood under the eaves of the manor. He was afraid that he would show his feet to the nobles he knew before, so he didn't go out to socialize.Fortunately, the nobles who came to the funeral were also considerate of a young man who had just lost his mother, and no one came up to hold Ace and cry bitterly in hypocrisy.

Angelica stood beside Ace and introduced him softly: "The one wearing black veil is Mrs. Klein, her husband is a baron; next to her is Viscountess Koch. Every summer, you I will go to their manor with my wife to live for a week, Viscount Koch's fief has a big lake, very beautiful..."

Before Angelica and Angela came to Ace, they had been with Mrs. Neumann, including those banquets she went to, and they would bring their sisters.

In terms of understanding of noble ladies, Sister Angelika has much more knowledge than Ace.The boundaries between the great nobles and minor nobles in the province of Westphalia are as strict as the minor nobles and commoners. Although many viscounts, barons, and their wives attended the funeral, there were only two earls with their wives.

Ace was still young, and he could still hide aside, while Viscount Neumann had to accept the condolences of the nobles who attended the funeral.

Viscount Neumann stood closest to the coffin, standing still and silent. He didn't shed tears, but his grief was so profound that even if some people didn't have much respect for the funeral, they couldn't help seeing him. My heart trembled.After the routine greetings, these nobles walked through the funeral process wisely and stopped disturbing Viscount Neumann and his son.

At the end of the funeral, Ace walked to Mrs. Neumann's coffin for the last time. According to Viscount Neumann's earlier instructions, he put a bright red rose with drops of water in Mrs. Neumann's hand. inside.Ace watched the men close the coffin.

Watching Frau Neumann's burial.

After the funeral, the Bad Soden Manor held a banquet according to the practice of the province of Westphalia. Although the noble ladies and ladies wore plain skirts, and the gentlemen also wore black clothes, it did not hurt them to dance on the dance floor posture.

Ace stands on the second floor, listening to the soothing music played by the musicians, watching the noble lady holding a feather fan and signaling to the unmarried gentlemen, watching the adults raise their wine glasses, and there is a beautiful golden liquid flowing in the wine glasses, reflecting Over the banquet, they said: "Here is our great king!"

Ace couldn't stand it anymore, he turned and walked to the window on the second floor.

Although Mrs. Neumann may not be a good person, she was unfaithful to her husband and indifferent to her only son, but now that she has passed away, no one in this world is really sad for her except Viscount Neumann.This fact is still very sad.

The sky has always been gray, and it may be that the sun has set at this time, the sky is getting more and more gloomy, and there is also a light rain.Standing on the edge of the window sill on the second floor, Ace could only vaguely see the farmland not far from the manor. Suddenly, something unusual appeared in the rain.

Ace opened his eyes wide and looked carefully. At first, there were two white horses, and two knights in white armor and white horned helmets rode on them. After that, a whole team of knights appeared in the rain, escorting a group of horses A carriage gradually approached Butter Soden Manor.

Many nobles came to Bad Soden Manor today, but even the two Lord Earls did not have as many entourages as this new Lord. What's more, the knights who escorted this Lord were all stately and imposing. They were tall and straight, and their movements were uniform, even in the rain, they all carried a chilling air.

There was rain drifting into the window, making Ace shiver with cold.He saw Viscount Neumann hurried up to greet him, and saluted in front of the carriage.

Before Ace had time to see more, the steward of the Neumann family came up from the first floor. He ran to Ace and said, "Master, the Ross family is here."

Ace followed the butler down to the first floor, and Angelica said behind him, "The patriarch of the Ross family is a Marquis. Their family lives in the imperial capital all year round, and the fief is also in the west of the empire."

The province of Westphalia is in the southeast corner of the empire, no matter how far it is from the imperial capital or the fiefdom of the Ross family. Angelica's voice is also at a loss. It seems that the Neumann family and the Ross family did not have much intersection before.

Why did the Ross family suddenly come here on the day of Mrs. Neumann's funeral?

Ace followed the butler to the side door of the manor. The butler said, "The Marquise went to the cemetery behind the manor. Your lord Viscount asked you to see her."

The wind outside the manor was a bit harsh, and the rain started to fall heavily. Angela turned around to get an umbrella.

Ace was dressed thinly, and felt a little bit of coolness before he fully walked out of the manor.He vaguely saw a woman in a cloak leaving from the direction of the cemetery. She didn't walk towards the manor, but walked directly towards the carriage.

She was alone, and the team of knights who escorted her was quietly guarding the carriage, and Viscount Neumann was not nearby.

Ace didn't have time to think about it, he rushed straight into the rain.

"Master!" Angelica called him behind Ace.She followed Ace into the rain, and all of a sudden, the rain soaked her clothes.

Ace turned his head and glanced at Angelica, "You don't have to follow."

He rushed into the heavy rain alone.

Ace trotted towards the Marquise. This body has not been exposed to light all year round, and he does not exercise much. His physical strength is very poor. Just this short distance is enough for him to be out of breath.

Ace ran to the Marquise Ross, panting for breath, but didn't dare to look up.He suddenly realized that he was stupid. He didn't know how noble children in this era should salute when they saw the wife of a great nobleman, and he didn't know what the Marquis of Ross wanted him to do. When he saw the Marquis was leaving, he just ignored him Everything ran over.

Ace lowered his head, and he could only see the hands of the Marchioness and the hem of her cloak. Although it was raining heavily, the Marchioness's cloak was not wet at all, and there were no drops of water on her hands.

Could it be that the Marquise is carrying a magic item?Ace guessed.

It is not impossible for a Marquise to have a magic item.Ace was thinking about something, trying to distract him as much as possible, so as to relieve his nervousness of facing a noble lady alone.

Suddenly, "Ace Neumann." The Marchioness of Rose called Ace's name.

Ace stood stupidly, "Marquise, my father said you want to see me."

The Marchioness of Rose didn't seem to hear what Ace said, she said, "Look up."

Ace looked up, the Marchioness's cloak was too big, and her whole face was in shadow, and he couldn't see clearly at all.The Marquise stretched out her hand, and her fingers touched Ace's forehead. With a slight coolness, she pushed aside the bangs on Ace's forehead, revealing Ace's smooth forehead and a pair of green eyes.

Those green eyes are like a mysterious lake, which involuntarily absorbs people.

The Marquis of Ross carefully looked at Ace's face, and she said, "I look forward to the day you come to the imperial capital."

Before the heirs of the nobles officially become heirs, they must go to the imperial capital to meet the king.That day, sooner or later, will come.

The Marquise took out a money bag from her pocket and handed it to Ace.

After Ace took it, the Marchioness took a few steps forward and got into the carriage.She came without a sound and left without a sound.In the manor, except for Viscount Neumann and his son and a few servants, no one knew that Bad Soden welcomed such a distinguished guest today.

Angela ran to Ace with an umbrella and opened it on top of Ace's head, "Master."

Ace saw that Angela's whole body was exposed outside the umbrella, so he stood beside her. Angela had to retract the umbrella, which just blocked the two of them.

The Marquise's carriage and the knights of the Ross family had completely disappeared under the rain curtain.

Ace opened the purse, and inside were dozens of gemstones the size of a thumbnail, all colorful.

Angela took a breath and exclaimed, "It's the magic crystal!"

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About the names of the protagonists

In fact, Ace means number 1, and Nou means number 0.

In German, 1 is eins, and the transliteration is Ace; 0 is null, and the transliteration is Nou, and then this article will also appear 2345678910, these numbers will form the most important protagonists of this article.

Ace Neumann (Eins·Neumann) Neumann means a newcomer, that is, No. 1 is worn~