God's family

For ordinary civilians, nobles are already so-called rare species. As for the royal family, they are even rarer species among rare species. , and even the heterogeneous who often forget the identity of the other party's royal family is another matter.

Therefore, the people of Aintes were all excited about the fact that the prince of the royal family came to Aintes. After getting the news, thousands of people rushed to the main road empty-handed, trying to see what the so-called royal family is with great enthusiasm. looks like.

As the focus of attention, Laycent sat on the horse calmly, letting everyone look up at him without turning his eyes, to prove that he really came to Ayntes.Leon was also riding a horse, and stood behind him at every step, always alert to the movement around him. As for Roger, an idiot who had never ridden a horse before, and Theodore, an elf who should not be too ostentatious, sat into the carriage.

With the shelter of the carriage, Roger, who had never been so noticed before, finally managed to relieve his tension and bewilderment. Afterwards, a faint excitement and pride quietly rose amidst the cheers and worship of the crowd.Power is indeed an extremely attractive thing, which can always make people excited. It is no wonder that countless heroes have bowed for it since ancient times.

The attendants temporarily hired by Leon either rode or walked to clear the way ahead, and the group walked towards the luxurious and imposing lord's mansion amidst the attention of the whole city. Crowds of attendants stood on both sides, waiting for the arrival of the royal guests, and at the same time preventing the commoners from causing disturbances by trespassing on the lord's mansion.

After passing through the gate, there is the garden in front of the lord's mansion.In the middle of the garden is a road wide enough to accommodate three or four carriages passing side by side. Various rare and precious flowers are planted on both sides of the road, and in the distance is a piece of greenery, which is completely invisible. Let the carriages pass by. Roger, who was peeking out the car window, couldn't help but be speechless, feeling the vastness of the mansion.

As they gradually moved away from the gate, the hustle and bustle of the civilians outside the gate gradually subsided, and the crisp birdsong and faint music made people feel refreshed, and Theodore's face finally eased down—the elves are a race that is close to nature and hates crowds , Just now being surrounded by so many people, it obviously made the elf prince extremely painful.

After walking forward for about ten minutes, the garden finally came to an end. The group stopped in front of the main entrance of the lord's mansion. Lycent and Leon dismounted, and Roger and Theodore also got out of the carriage. , Immediately saw a large group of greeters at the door who could be called "beautiful".

Leon's movements suddenly paused, and he turned his head and glanced at Roger. The look in his eyes was a little weird, which made Roger nervous involuntarily. He thought there was some trouble, and white sweat broke out on his back.

Greeting them with a respectful but not obsequious attitude was a hale and hearty old man with gray hair on his temples who looked like a butler. The old man was accompanied by some minor nobles under Lord Ain. As for Lord Ain This kind of lord-level aristocrat, the status of the prince of the royal family of Laicant is not so honorable that he can come to the door to greet him in person.

As the saying goes, "the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate", although the housekeeper of the lord's mansion who calls himself Berg is essentially a servant, but ordinary nobles will give him some face, and now he is representing the lord Ain to welcome him. The guests of the royal family, so even the nobles who are eager to hook up with the royal family do not dare to act rashly and act on their behalf. They can only follow behind Berg with a smile on their faces, watching him graciously welcome several guests into the lord mansion.

Although many listeners used to talk about how extravagant the life of the nobles was, Roger, who felt that he had already prepared himself psychologically, was still amazed when he was actually on the scene.

Huge crystal chandeliers, murals inlaid with precious stones and gold... As soon as he stepped into the main hall of the mansion, Roger was blinded by the luxury. Fortunately, although he is greedy for money and full of civilian temperament, he is still quite self-controlled At the very least, I still remember what I came here for.

Reluctantly pulling his eyes out of the splendor and refraining from thinking about how expensive the various mural decorations are, Roger turned his gaze to the people around him, and it was no surprise that he saw in Theodore's eyes That fleeting disdain—the aesthetics of the elves tend to be more natural and harmonious, and this kind of things made of precious gems and metals are just gaudy and extravagant in their cognition, and they cannot make people feel happy. They really appreciate it.

Because Roger was warned not to speak casually, so when Leon introduced his fabricated noble status to everyone, he smiled shyly and said hello, and then kept silent. Theodore didn't bother to talk to these human nobles Some meaningless scene words, and Laycent maintained his usual essence of silence is golden, and he didn't even raise his eyes when others spoke, let alone chat.Fortunately, Leon had anticipated this situation a long time ago, and seemed to be extremely good at dealing with such communication issues. He talked and laughed happily and skillfully attracted—at least on the surface—the attention of most people, and the butler Berg also At any rate, there was nothing embarrassing about the well-rounded characters.

Led by the butler Berg, Roger and his party were surrounded by nobles, and walked all the way to the reception room while the male and female servants of the lord's mansion bowed and bowed. When everyone came over, they greeted them enthusiastically but reservedly.

The lord Ain looks about 30 years old, well maintained, rosy complexion, strong figure, handsome facial features, neatly combed hair and well-trimmed mustache, plus Dressed meticulously on the Internet, his gestures and gestures are all in the demeanor of a true aristocrat.

From Roger's point of view, the lord Ain is just a nobleman. He looks kind and funny, and he doesn't look like someone who can manipulate monsters to attack elf villages. It's a pity that the other person doesn't think so .

The moment he saw the lord Ain, Roger felt Theodore's breath stagnate beside him, and immediately took advantage of the cover of the crowd knowingly to squeeze his clenched right hand.

Theodore's body stiffened for a moment, and then he finally relaxed gradually. He shook Roger's hand back to indicate that he was fine, but the green eyes staring at Lord Ain were dark and sharp.

Roger didn't know whether he should be thankful or worried.Fortunately, Theodore finally found the black hand who attacked the elf village as he wished, and he had accomplished most of his goals, and he had done his best to this elf, and he would not feel guilty even if he parted ways.As for the worry, it was about how the enmity between the elves and the lord Ain would be resolved.Anyway, after getting along for such a long time, there is also a friendship between Roger and Theodore. He does not want to see Theodore get into trouble or even get hurt, but from another aspect, as human beings For one thing, Roger doesn't want cracks and fights between humans and elves.However, he is really single and weak. One side is the elf prince representing the elves, and the other side is the powerful lord. It is really not his turn to intervene in such matters.

Sitting on the soft sofa, Roger was thinking wildly, while listening to the nobles around him talking about various topics he didn’t understand, such as activities exclusive to the nobles, such as various Antiques and treasures, such as gossip in the aristocratic circle, such as the more obscure situation in the capital... What surprised him was that Lacente's attitude towards Lord Ain was unexpectedly good, not only He answers every question, and his attitude is not superficially polite and alienated. Even Leon looks at the two people who "have a good time talking" with surprised eyes from time to time. The unexpected development obviously makes him confused and worried. endlessly.

"Roger Alma?"

The call with a hint of a smile brought Roger back to his senses. He turned his head to look at the noble young man who was sitting next to him at some point, and showed a decent smile at the right time, "Yes?"

"My name is Dean, Dean Edward, the youngest son of Viscount Edward, nice to meet you." The young man with a hearty smile shook Roger's hand, with an extremely friendly attitude, "Erma... please Excuse my ignorance, where is your family territory?"

"It's under the rule of the lord Andre, in Yorkshire. It's just a small nobleman. It's normal for Mr. Edward not to know." Roger replied calmly.

Alma, a small nobleman, does exist. Such a little-known nobleman whose territory is thousands of miles away from Lord Ain's is the most suitable person to impersonate. Leon has also taught Roger a lot about family matters, as long as he is not unlucky enough to meet an acquaintance of that family, there will be no mistakes.

Sure enough, after asking a few words about the family as a starting point for the conversation, Andy Edward turned to ask how he came to Aintes from Yorkne County, and how he got along with Laycent, Lyon and others met.Roger picks and chooses his personal experience, and deals with a few words with mixed truths and falsehoods. From time to time, he glances at the situation of Lyon and Lyon, and keeps complaining in his heart that Leon's words are really unreliable. What I saw was the lord Ain alone, and it was enough for Leon to take care of it, and he only needed to stand aside as the background. As a result, he did not expect that the ordinary visit suddenly turned into a tea party for the nobles, which made him feel helpless. If you don't deal with people who come to strike up a conversation, you're afraid of saying something that doesn't match your pretended identity.

No wonder, when he saw a large group of nobles waiting in front of the main entrance of the lord's mansion, Leon turned his head and looked at him with such anxious and worried eyes...

Roger never knew that aristocrats can also be familiar with each other. After chatting with this Dean, the attitude of the other party was like a close friend for many years, which made him confused and uncomfortable. .Seeing that the other party became more and more speculative as they chatted, even his body leaned forward a few degrees, and there was a faint stance of sticking to him, Roger felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and silently began to think about whether he should find an excuse to leave - such as going to the toilet or something ...

"Roger."

It seemed that there was a tacit understanding, just when Roger was about to stand up and apologize to go to the bathroom, Laycent, who had been sitting in the center of the crowd and only paid attention to the lord Ain and Leon, suddenly called out to him.

Roger quickly turned his head, and when he saw the faint dissatisfaction on Lacente's expression and stretched out his hand to him, he apologized to Dean as if he had received amnesty, stood up and walked towards Lacente, and was pulled by him sat beside.

Immediately, the expressions of the surrounding nobles were a little strange, and Leon froze for a moment as if swallowing a fly, and then resumed talking and laughing happily, but the eyes he shot at Lacent from time to time were full of sorrow and accusation.It seems that the other party has done something extraordinary.

Roger was baffled. The non-obtrusive but indistinct scrutiny of the surrounding nobles made his whole body a little stiff. In the end, it was Lycent who wrapped his arms around his shoulders and patted him to relax slightly.At this time, everyone's topic has turned to Roger, the "little nobleman".

Because everyone was talking about himself, Roger couldn't stay out of it, so it was inevitable that he would have to answer the last sentence with a smile. However, he had tried to say as little as possible and left most of the problems to Leon.

"What's going on, you asked me to come over?" After smiling and humbly saying that he was just a junior mage who had just obtained the mage qualification, Roger approached Lacente and asked in a low voice.

Lacente shook his head and blinked innocently, "I just found that you don't like sitting there talking to that person, so I called you over."

"...But I always feel that other people look at me a little strangely." Roger's perception is quite good, and he is naturally a little sensitive to subtle changes in the attitudes of people around him.

"I don't know, I've never paid attention to how other people are doing." Lecent paused, and added realistically, "Except you."

Roger raised his forehead silently, well, it is really an amazing feat to make Nexant learn to accommodate him—probably because he is the only one who has the guts to show his face in the rare crowd that Nexant has an inexplicable sense of familiarity with. Why is he watching?

After finishing his emotion, he suddenly found a sharp gaze staring at him. Roger's expression turned serious, and he looked towards that gaze, facing Lord Ain's brown eyes, and caught the fleeting surprise and scrutiny.Then, following Lord Ain's movement of raising his hand to caress the two mustaches, Roger fixed his eyes on the very familiar bracelet on Ain's wrist.

It seemed that something——emerged in an instant.