Chapter 551 540. Encounter
Suldak touched the ground on one knee, held the back of Mrs. Marianne's hand with one hand, and brought it to his lips to kiss it lightly.
Madam Marian smiled and motioned for Suldak to stand up and speak.
"Are you Baron Suldak?"
When she laughed, some crow's feet piled up at the corners of her eyes. This is the trace left by the years on her face. She must have been a beauty when she was young.
Suldak replied respectfully:
"Yes, ma'am."
Marian said gently: "It's a little different from what I imagined, you are as strong as a northerner."
Marquis Luther looked very happy. He stretched out his hand to signal Suldak to sit on the sofa opposite, and said, "The journey must have been smooth. You came a week earlier than I expected."
"Yes, Lord Marquis. I received your letter and rushed to the airport pier of Hailansa City. There just happened to be a magic airship that was about to fly to Bena." Suldak sat on the sofa embroidered with gorgeous patterns , replied somewhat cautiously.
The level of luxury in the hall of the manor castle was beyond his imagination. Many utensils were inlaid with gold wires, and there were crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. Even the tea table in front of him was carved from iron and wood. The tea sets on the wooden table were made of Made of sterling silver, inlaid with red sapphires, polished to a bright gold guard.
After Suldak sat down, the maid who had been waiting at the side hastily made fragrant tea for everyone.
He sat upright on the sofa, but the soft sofa was not suitable for such a sitting posture. He said to the Marquis Luther in front of him: "My lord Marquis, without your strong recommendation, perhaps the greatest achievement in my life would be Hai Lan Knights of the Guard Battalion in Sa City, for this, please allow me to express my heartfelt thanks to you in person.”
As he spoke, he stood up again and gave a military salute to Marquis Luther.
Marquis Luther was wearing a straight aristocratic dress. When he was not keeping a straight face, the fierce aura on his body disappeared instantly, but his eyes were still full of embarrassment, his hair was neatly combed, and his beard was also shaved It was very clean, and he was at least ten years younger than when he was in Wojmara.
Marquis Luthor was very satisfied with Suldak's humble attitude. He waved to Suldak and said:
"Hehe, it's nothing. For a knight who is good at the holy light technique, you will step into the level of nobility sooner or later. I just shortened this process a little bit and played a little role in promoting it. I am very happy It can help a young and promising knight like you."
Marquis Luther picked up his teacup, took a sip casually, and asked:
"Has your baronship been settled? If you can't find a suitable place, you can come to Bena City. After all, the layout of Hailansa City is still a bit small. Almost all the noble lords over there have private planes. , it’s hard to find more fertile land for you to choose from.”
Suldak didn't expect that Marquis Luther would help him find a territory. He was about to say that he had already selected a territory in Hailansa City, when Marquis Luther continued:
"Comparatively speaking, Bena City has much more optional territory than Hailansa City. An outstanding young noble like you should choose a plane with more development prospects and set the baronship in a wealthy plane. Now, when everything stabilizes, you can expand your new territory in the plane, this is a step that every noble with high abilities must go through."
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Suldak didn't expect to be able to operate like this. He thought that the land on the main plane would be more valuable.
Marquis Luther said: "As long as you expand your territory to a large enough size and make enough meritorious service on the plane battlefield, you can be promoted from a third-class baron to a second-class baron. In fact, this process is very easy for you. First of all, the territory that needs to be expanded does not need to be very large, and the feats established only need a few enemy heads."
Hearing what Marquis Luther said, it seemed that a new door was slowly opening in front of Suldak. He asked in surprise:
"Master Marquis, can my title still be promoted?"
Marquis Luther and Mrs. Marianne smiled at each other and said:
"Of course, there seems to be a high wall between the nobles and the common people, which is difficult for ordinary people to cross, but when you enter the noble class, you can exercise some of your power according to the code of conduct of the nobles, and you will find that the promotion of the title is actually It's not difficult, the only criterion for judging is territory and meritorious service, as long as you build enough meritorious service, you can even reach my current position."
"Now that plane wars are breaking out everywhere in the Grimm Empire, it is far less difficult to establish meritorious deeds than imagined."
Suldak thought that Marquis Luther was one of the lords of the main battle faction in Bena Province, so he naturally supported the young nobles of the empire to go to the battlefield, and he owned two very famous swordsman regiments. The Marquis of Se has the confidence to say these words.
Marquis Luther said: "After this battle on the Maca plane, I guess I will have to rest for a while."
"It's just that most of the Benar Legion's military strength is currently trapped in the Warsaw plane. Although the battle situation has improved a while ago, it has recently fallen into a passive battle situation. The main force of the Boseman family's Constructed Knights has been blocked by those evil spirits in Gandaer. In the eastern mountainous area of Ershan, the Kampato River defense line also declared a crisis situation, but Duke Ryan Busman offended the Angibold royal family, and the Royal Constructed Knights have completely withdrawn from the Warsaw plane."
"Now the Supreme Council of Bena has several different opinions on the next strategic deployment of the Warsaw plane. No matter which opinion is finally decided, the Bena province will send new troops to each plane to change defenses."
"My next defense zone will not be on the Warsaw plane, and I hope you can go with me when the time comes."
Marquis Luther looked at Suldak expectantly.
Although Suldak didn't really want to participate in the plane war, and his not-so-good memories were all related to the plane war, but he knew that he must not speak out at this time, so he could only bite the bullet and say: "I would like to follow your lord Go out."
Hearing Suldak's statement, Marquis Luther felt very satisfied. He liked a young nobleman with a backbone like Suldak, and young people should be tougher.
He seemed to be thinking of something at this time, looked at the empty seats aside, and glanced at Mrs. Marian impatiently.
Mrs. Marianne nodded slightly to him, signaling him to wait patiently.
At this time, the curtain of the arched door next to the living room shook slightly.
The two maids raised the curtain hanging on the arch, and several noble ladies wearing dresses that resemble court dresses came out of the corridor one by one.
There was a faint smile on the blond face, and the snow-white arms and chest dazzled Suldak.
This kind of court dress-style long skirt can narrow the waist even thinner, and the design style of the chest is wide open. Although it is decorated with some white lace, it is still the most unrestrained long skirt that Suldak has seen. The skirt, the exquisite collarbone, and most of the **** can be seen almost at a glance.
Hathaway wore a long white gauze dress and walked behind the three noble ladies. Her dress was a little plain and elegant, far less gorgeous than her three sisters, but she was as beautiful as a pure white lily.
When these noble ladies came out of the corridor, they saw Suldak sitting on the sofa, and seeing Marquis Luther talking to him in a pleasant manner, they looked at Suldak curiously, and whispered about him. appearance.
Suldak's appearance may not be considered very handsome, and he may even look a little ordinary when thrown into the crowd, but he exudes an aura that can only be possessed after countless killings on the battlefield. People who have been baptized in countless wars are far more than Those young nobles who were raised in greenhouses were more masculine.
The noble lady who was walking in the front was holding a small folding fan with one hand. When she saw Suldak, her big sparkling eyes became brighter, and the smile on her face became much more natural.
Looking at the reaction of the daughters, Marquis Luther motioned for them to sit over.
The four noble ladies came to the side of Marquis Luther, all of them looking gorgeous.
Only Hathaway was lowering her head, looking at the toe of her shoe exposed under her skirt, and was constantly stirring a ribbon in her hand.
When introducing them, Marquis Luther said to his daughters: "This is Baron Suldak, the bravest knight who fought in the battle of Wozmara City in the Maca plane. These are my daughters. I'm usually so spoiled that I don't know aristocratic etiquette..."
Hearing the first sentence of Marquis Luther's introduction, Hathaway Luther raised his head absent-mindedly, only to find that Suldak was looking at him with piercing eyes, with a faint smile in his eyes.
He was wearing an inappropriate aristocratic dress, standing straight in front of the sofa.
Hathaway's eyes widened immediately, and the joy in her heart instantly crept up on her face. If she didn't have a little sense in her heart, she might have rushed forward at this time and gave Suldak a big hug.
In any case, she never thought that the young nobleman that Marquis Luther wanted to introduce to their sisters was actually Suldak.
At this moment, she remembered that when she was in Handanar County, Suldak was just a soldier in the heavy armored infantry regiment. Later, when she saw Suldak again, he had become a member of the guard battalion of Hailansa City. Knight, the one standing in front of him is actually Baron Suldak.
Hathaway couldn't believe it.
During this period of time, Marquis Luther said many times at the dinner table that he met a very nice young man on the Maca plane... Hathaway never thought about Suldak, and now Suldak Suddenly appearing in front of my eyes, this surprise is indeed a bit big. If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have risked running out of the manor to meet Suldak in private the night before.
Thinking of this... Hathaway blushed slightly.
Everyone present, including the Marquis Luther and Mrs. Marianne, could see that the noble ladies came out of the corridor. Suldak's eyes fell on Hathaway who was walking at the back, and he kept staring at her, and then never left.
Obviously, this situation is what the Marquis Luther hoped to see the most. He stood up and said to Madam Marianne, "Maybe we should let the young people talk together..."
Madam Marianne stood up and left the living room holding the arm of Marquis Luther.
Several noble ladies were like cats full of curiosity, surrounded Suldak, vying to introduce themselves, and then chatted with him from left to right, but Suldak didn't understand their topics very well. , Hathaway, who was sitting on the side, didn't interrupt from the beginning to the end, but just sat quietly on the side with a faint smile on her face. At this moment, she just wanted to pass the good news to Beatrice behind.
Obviously Hathaway's sisters also had a good first impression of Suldak, and they tried their best to make themselves appear more ladylike.
"I don't know the lady's name yet..."
For some reason, the more Hathaway remained silent, Suldak wanted to tease her.
"Hathaway."
Hathaway raised her eyebrows, stared at Suldak and said.
Seeing the distress in Suldak's eyes, she probably didn't want to sit here and deal with her boring sisters, and she was a little proud in her heart, so she said, "It's still a while before dinner, otherwise I'll bring You take a stroll around the manor..."
"I can't wish for it!"
Suldak quickly stood up from the sofa, and followed Hathaway out of the gorgeous hall.
The three noble ladies stayed on the sofa, looked at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
"Why does everyone like Hathaway?" Hathaway's sister complained.
Watching the two walk out of the hall side by side, another sister sighed: "Why do I feel that they seem to have a tacit understanding?"
"Should we follow?" The youngest sister squinted her eyes, raised her proud chin very resentfully, and asked her sisters.
Waiting for them to follow out of the hall, seeing Hathaway and Suldak board the stairs of the castle watchtower through the side door, they immediately said a little discouraged:
"Forget it, do you want us to climb such a high staircase wearing glass slippers?"
The Hathaway sisters who stood supporting the door frowned and complained in a low voice:
"Father is simply too partial to Hathaway... She obviously had a fiancé before, so why call her this time..."
Hathaway and Suldak walked side by side towards the top of the watchtower. She chose this tall tower on purpose. Only the more than 200 steps here can block the three half-sisters behind her. Hathaway and Suldak Although they lived in the same castle, their life circles rarely interacted with each other. They were not favored by Marquess Luther, and they couldn't even go to the restaurant that Hathaway often went to for breakfast.
Seeing that there was no one else around, Hathaway turned around, her green eyes fixed on Suldak and asked, "Why is it you?"
"You never told me that you are the daughter of Marquis Luther. I came to Bena City this time because I received an invitation letter from Marquis Luther. Speaking of which, this world is really a bit small...or the circle of nobles doesn't count Big!" Suldak said to Hathaway with a smile.
Hathaway turned her head to look out the window, leaving Suldak with a perfect side face, the pearl necklace on her neck and the milk-colored skin complement each other.
Ascending to the high platform, Hathaway leaned against the wall of the watchtower, and saw that the dance scene was being arranged in the garden below. Some tables had already been set up, with neat and clean tablecloths on them, and some fruit plates were already placed on them. The servants were busy all around, a few barbecue grills were set up on the outermost perimeter, and several chefs were cooking delicious food.
"Are we going to have these for dinner?" Surdak asked curiously, looking at the meat on the grill below.
Hathaway shook her head and said, "Of course not, these are specially prepared for the prom, and the dinner is prepared in the kitchen!"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and raised her pointed chin. When she raised her head, a deep dent appeared on her delicate collarbone. A gust of wind blew across her cheek. She stared at Surdak who was curiously looking at the back garden. The slightly raised lips, like water chestnuts, traced an upward arc...
(end of this chapter)