my armed maid

Chapter 105 Chapter 102: Is wearing a maid uniform a maid?

As night fell, Bach got up and prepared to attend the dinner.

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door, and a middle-aged man in green robe came uninvited.

"Erich?" Bach looked at him, "If you came to me for a drink, you chose the wrong time. I already have an appointment tonight."

"Well, I heard that the envoys from Linfeng City have arrived today."

Erich leaned against the door and said, "How was the conversation with that genius alchemist? Do you need my help?"

"No." Bach said calmly, "This is a matter between Linfeng City and Flamel. There is no need to trouble Broken Star City to intervene."

"This is too harsh to say." Erich raised the corners of his mouth.

"The friendship between Flamel and Broken Star City has lasted for decades, how can Peak City easily intervene?

"For the sake of Flamel's development, Broken Star City is willing to do a little favor for its allies——

"If you think it's tricky, just leave the dirty work to us."

"You made a mistake." Bach glanced at him. "Stop now, I'll pretend I didn't hear this.

"Flamel will remain neutral, as it has been before and as it is now. Any friends who come from afar are our honored guests, and ensuring their safety is the host's most basic responsibility."

Erich smiled nonchalantly: "But if this guest becomes the enemy of the host, wouldn't it be logical to eradicate the enemy?"

"That's enough." Bach's tone gradually turned cold, "Karl is still in Linfeng City and has not returned.

"I know who is Flamel's friend and who is Flamel's enemy. It's getting late. Please come back tonight."

After that, Bach walked straight out of the office door and left without looking back.

"Ha..." Looking at his leaving back, Erich's face darkened and he spat, "Why are you pretending to be a good person?"

Bach's son Karl is a hostage in Linfeng City, but only those who are familiar with Bach and the Flamel family know that Karl is not particularly important to Flamel.

Bach had many heirs, including seven sons. Although Karl was the young master and the first heir, his talents were not outstanding enough to separate him from the other brothers, and Bach did not particularly favor this son.

Even if he dies, it will not have a big impact on Flamel's overall strength.

In fact, sending Karl as a hostage to Linfeng City was a conspiracy that Bach used against Linfeng City after discussing with him.

Even if the cooperation talks collapse in the end, Flamel and Linfeng City are at odds.

Flamel could accept the loss of a Karl, but Linfeng City could not accept the loss of a Norn.

Therefore, Bach had actually made a presupposition in his mind that Karl would not be able to come back. Now bringing up his son's safety is just a grand excuse.

The real reason should be that Flamel finally decided not to break up with Linfeng City.

Perhaps it was because during the afternoon negotiation, Linfeng City and Flamel reached a consensus.

Or maybe Flamel has changed his mind and no longer intends to obtain research results by any means.

But no matter what the reason is, this situation is unfavorable to Broken Star City and the Roderick faction of the Southern Roland Empire.

Linfeng City belongs to the Robert faction of the Northern Roland Empire, in other words, it is their enemy. He cannot just sit back and watch the enemy's forces rapidly develop and grow in front of his eyes.

At the same time, cooperation with Linfeng City will also cause Flamel to subtly turn to the Robert faction, which is also what Broken Star City does not want to see.

Their partnership must be stopped.

A look of sternness appeared on Erich's face, and then he called his attendants and whispered: "Go and inquire about the progress of the cooperation between Flamel and Linfeng City, and then call for support from Broken Star City.

"Tell the City Lord's Mansion that we have to prepare for the worst."

Since you, Flamel, are going to pretend to be a good guy, then we in Broken Star City don’t mind being bad guys and forcing you to do it.

Don’t you want Nolen alive and want to cooperate with Linfeng City?

Then I will help you kill him and throw his body and research results in front of you.

Well, the matter has come to this, Nolen has died in Flamel's territory, and it is no longer possible for Linfeng City and Flamel to be on good terms.

And I searched for souls and got that precious research result. If you want it, just join us!

By then, I believe this wise city lord knows how to stop losses and make the choice that best suits Flamel's interests.

……

On this side, the envoys headed by Nolen followed the attendants to the banquet hall.

Before taking his seat, Nolen glanced at the tableware in front of him, but frowned and said, "Did you miss one person?"

Naturally, the few members of the Knights who were dressed as attendants could not attend a dinner of this caliber, but other than that, he, Yuna, Julius, Agathe and Watson were the only ones who could come.

At this time, there were only four sets of tableware prepared in their row, which was obviously missing one set.

"This..." The attendant who led the way looked shocked. He thought he had done something as simple as counting people wrong, but after looking back carefully, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the arrangement.

Aren't there just four big shots coming this time... Wait, that girl dressed as a maid is also going to serve?

At such a powerful dinner party, all the people who can take the seat are high-profile big shots. Even the personal maid is usually only allowed to stand behind the owner's seat. How can there be any talk of serving the table?

The attendants also have a place to dine. The so-called nobles are nobles and servants are servants. How can it be decent if they don't even distinguish this relationship?

Seeing the attendant looking at Yuna with a troubled expression, Nolen reacted and ordered with a stern face: "Add an extra set of tableware."

"Yes, yes, I'm extremely sorry!"

Now that the distinguished guest has spoken, the attendants who lead the way have hurriedly agreed. For the servants, satisfying the distinguished guest is the biggest mission.

"It's okay, I..." Yuna said quickly.

Having learned the etiquette of a maid at the table from Ma Enna, she actually knows her place.

She was about to explain to Nolen, but she saw Nolen holding her hand and walking towards the dining table: "Sit next to me."

What bullshit rules? There is always only one real rule in the aristocracy, or in this world -

Whoever is the boss says the rules.

Yuna was pulled to sit in the seat next to Nolen. This was the second-in-command position of the envoys, and it was originally supposed to be occupied by the most senior of the three knight captains.

She was afraid that being so favored would cause dissatisfaction among her companions, so she glanced back nervously, but fortunately she did not see the scene she was worried about.

"Five people came, but only four sets of tableware were placed. They really didn't have any vision."

Julius whistled and echoed, "If our General Staff Officer is angry because of this matter, Flamel will suffer a big loss this time~"

Agathe and Watson also took their seats one after another with normal expressions on their faces, smiling gently at Yuna.

Does wearing a maid uniform make you a maid? shallow!

As high-level transcendent beings, of course they could vaguely sense Yuna's extraordinary skills.

And even if she is not a supernatural being, the fact that Nolen dotes on her so much proves that she is not an ordinary maid and must be treated with courtesy.

We will unswervingly follow the Chief of General Staff. Whatever the Chief of General Staff says will be whatever we like. What the Chief of General Staff likes is what we like!

Now that Nolen has spoken, even if Bach comes, Yuna must be on the table today!

Seeing that no one at the scene objected to her taking her seat, Yuna's anxious heart slowly relaxed.

Not only that, everyone's friendly attitude towards her made her blush a little. Is this what it feels like to be treated as a group favorite?

It's really embarrassing.

What made her heart beat the most was Nolen's attitude towards her. When Nolen took the initiative to hold her hand, her mind went blank at this moment. If it's bad, you'll be laughed at.

My dear master, the maid cannot serve the table!

She originally wanted to remind Nolen, but Nolen asked her to sit down indiscriminately.

Maybe he knew, but he just wanted to do it.

why? Do you want to make yourself happy?

Or does he want to tell himself that I am not a servant, but an equal being to him, Julius and the others?

Even if I obviously don’t do this, I will...

Yuna lowered her head slightly, barely keeping a calm expression, but she was already feeling dizzy.

While thoughts were swirling, the door of the banquet hall opened again, and Bach brought several important officials from Flamel to the banquet.

Arlande and the grizzled old man Hero whom he had seen before were also among them.

"It seems we are late." Bach sat in the master's seat in the hall, and Nolen's seat was on his right side.

"It's not too late, you came on time." Nolen smiled.

The attendants on the side served wine to everyone present. Bach stood up and raised his glass and said: "I wish the friendship between Flamel and Linfeng City will last forever."

Everyone stood up to drink, and the dinner began immediately.

It deserves to be called an ancient city in the middle of the empire. The attendants brought top-quality delicacies one after another, many of which were not available in Linfeng City on the border.

Julius and others happily enjoyed this feast on the tip of their tongues, but Nolen was unable to taste these delicacies wholeheartedly.

As the talker of the envoy group, he had to answer the other party's various comments. To him, this was not a dinner party, but just an extension of the negotiation table.

Bach did not join in the chat at first, and among the several Flamel dignitaries attending the dinner, the one who was most interested in him was the old man Hero whom he had met during the day.

"Nolen, after your new magic circle was introduced to Flamel, I was the first person to take over and be responsible for studying it."

Hiro nodded towards Nolen and said, "It's hard to imagine that you can create such a mysterious new magic circle at such an age, and I don't know which master can teach such a powerful apprentice like you."

Due to the characteristics of knowledge circulation, it is the most common configuration in the alchemy world that famous teachers give birth to great apprentices. Looking back, most of the famous alchemists have a powerful disciple.

Although it is true in a sense, but rather than saying that Nolen studied under Rusty, it is better to say that his teacher is actually the Book of All Knowledge.

Of course, this secret cannot be humane to others.

So for Hero, this was a common sigh and chat, but for him, it was difficult to pick up the conversation.

"Master Xiluo's words are wrong."

While Nolen was thinking about how to answer and change the topic, Arland beside Hero smiled and said, "Nolen's teacher and I actually come from the same school, and his teacher specializes in other subjects. .

"So I know that Nolen's attainments in the field of magic circle science are purely personal talents. Some people are able to master the mysteries of alchemy without a teacher, and people like him can be considered true geniuses."

Of all the people present, Arande had the most contact with Nolen, so his words were naturally credible.

This statement aroused everyone's amazement, and Hero also accepted such exaggerated remarks and seriously analyzed: "I think so.

“The structure of the new magic circle is wild and unconstrained, and it is completely different from the old magic circle. If you are deeply influenced by the old magic circle system, it will become a shackle and it will be difficult to break out of the original framework and innovate.

"However, if you don't know anything about magic formations, you will definitely not be able to achieve such an achievement... When I think about it, I really feel that the opportunity is wonderful."

"Haha, it is precisely because he has done something that ordinary people cannot do that Nolen can be called a unique genius. This kind of achievement cannot be copied, and analysis cannot reveal anything famous."

Arland calmly changed the topic and raised his glass to Nolen: "Welcome to Flamel, let me toast you first."

"Thank you." Nolen raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.

Arlande was helping him change the subject that was inconvenient to talk about, and she really accepted his feelings.

"I can't wait to study this new rune system with you."

Hero added, "I know you have your own plans and will not join Flamel for the time being, but this will not affect our cooperation.

"In fact, quite a few high-level and legendary alchemists have not joined Flamel for various reasons, but we have maintained frequent contact and communication so far. This matter is actually not a problem at all.

"As long as we have the common ambition to devote ourselves to the truth, we will be like-minded friends no matter where we are."

Nolen was stunned by these words, and then smiled and said: "I think so too."

This is worthy of being called the holy city of Flamel in the minds of alchemists.

The pattern is opened.

"This dinner is for you all to come and wash away the dust. I won't talk about the serious business tonight."

Bach also smiled and toasted to him, saying, "Flamel and Linfeng City are walking on the same right path. We have the same goal. I believe that as long as we show our sincerity, both parties will be able to achieve long-term cooperation. "

"Indeed." Nolen clinked his glasses, "This is what I want to see too."

Although the first negotiation in the afternoon did not yield results, Flamelfang still showed sufficient sincerity at this dinner.

At least that's the attitude on the surface.

If Flamel could really benefit Linfeng City, he would not be unwilling to share the new rune system with Flamel as long as the price they offered was high enough.

After all, no matter how mysterious and obscure the new rune system is, it will eventually be cracked.

Especially with Flamel, who has so many masters, he can't guarantee that he can monopolize this technology for a long time.

All things considered, if everyone can cooperate and share each other's most valuable research results, this should be the best outcome for both parties.

After that, there was no verbal probing or intrigue, and the dinner ended quickly in a relaxed atmosphere.

The envoys said goodbye to Bach and others, and returned to their residence in a special car.

"I feel like the people in Flamel are quite easy to talk to." Julius burped. "They eat well too. I wonder what other delicacies we can taste tomorrow."

"Take your time, you have to stay here for a few more days." Nolen smiled, "You can enjoy it."

While they were talking, the group of people came to the corridor outside the room. At this time, a middle-aged man in green robe came over. When their eyes met, the man nodded politely to him.

Nolen didn't know who this middle-aged man was, but he must not be an ordinary person to be able to live here.

He also nodded slightly to the middle-aged man, and both parties walked to the other end of the corridor.

He thought this was a very common chance encounter, but the moment the two of them passed each other, the voice of the Book of Omniscience suddenly sounded in his heart——

"The fourth-level soul spell "Tracking Brand" has been recorded. "

"Knowledge points +16"

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