Not a Witch

"I'm just joking, why are you so angry, Feng Nai? Or you're jealous. It seems that I won't marry you sooner."

"Hey, just think about it, I won't marry anyone if I marry you." Feng Nai looked contemptuous, she hated playboys like Adley the most.

Mei Lu looked at the two with a funny face. Although Feng Nai hated Adeley very much, the two of them were really likely to get married, because the head of the Anemii family was very optimistic about Adeley, and both parents were interested in bringing this together. right.And the relationship between men and women may change one day, no one can say for sure.

Lacey didn't intervene for the time being, because she was not familiar with Adley for the first time, and she was not good at taking the initiative to communicate.In addition, because of the previous attack, the Tisifone family is likely to be the murderer of Angus, which has to make her vigilant.

This young man from the Tisifone family is now a Sequence 4, and he is also the most talented one among her peers that Lacey has ever seen. She blinked, and Adeley's information came to her mind. .

Name: Adrien Tiscione

Race: Human (96% adaptable)

Status: Son and heir of Tisifone

Status: healthy (no abnormality)

Sequence: War Sequence 4o Painful Blades (Evaluation: Rare Silver)

talent:

[Heart of Precision] (Rare): All parts of the body can be sharply controlled, and the manipulation of weapons can easily reach the millimeter level. When facing the enemy, it can quickly and accurately cut into its weak points, and can accurately use swords in the face of bows and arrows. split.

Ability: [Weakness Perception] (Superior): Can perceive the weak point of the enemy's defense, thus killing the enemy with one hit.

[Rapid] (Rare): Strengthens its own physique and coordination ability, and greatly increases the speed of body movement. (Heart of Accuracy +3, this is only excellent.)

[Blade of Pain] (Rare): Inflicts medium-strength soul damage to the weapon. After being hit, it will make the enemy's spirit tremble, or even make the enemy permanently insane in severe cases.

Skill: [Vengeful Assassination] (rare): A special skill handed down by the Tisifone family, it is a delicate and cold-blooded art.

Looking at the information that emerged in her mind, Lacey became more and more certain that the Tisifone family played the role of the murderer.But the question is whether Tisifone's own will, or someone else is secretly instigating it.

Although the rise of the Carrites family has not been long, it is also a large chamber of commerce with the same strength as the Tisifone family. Once this kind of thing is exposed, it will be an endless revenge and confrontation. Even if Carrites falls, Tisifone Not much benefit either.

Just as Lacey was thinking, Adeley also ended the bickering with Funo, turned to her, and began to introduce himself.

"Hello, Miss Lacey, this is the eldest son of the Tisifone family, Adeley."

"Hello, I'm Lacey of Karites." The girl responded calmly.

"Master Angus is a respectable person. He is very trustworthy and very principled. Before his death, our two chambers of commerce also cooperated on many projects. Even I studied with him for a period of time. When I heard him suddenly I am deeply saddened by the news of my passing.”

"Mr. Angus is like my uncle. If you have any difficulties, Lacie, you can come to me, don't be embarrassed. I will help you if you can, and even if you can't, I can help you think about it. other solutions."

This paragraph Adeley said very sincerely. Although Feng Nai was a little disdainful, he didn't jump out and slap his face at this time. It was a silent approval.On the other hand, Meru lowered her head and drank the juice from the glass, unable to see her expression.

Really amazing, the girl thought to herself, if she doesn't have extraordinary abilities, no system, and is just an ordinary person like the previous life, I'm afraid she will fall like those girls in the hall at this time, even if she is not moved immediately, it is estimated that she will stay A lot of people like him and think that he is a friend worth making.

"Thank you for your kindness, Master Adley. If I encounter difficulties in the future, I will remember you."

Lacey bowed slightly, bowing her head in thanks, hiding her expression a little, and then showing a simple smile.She's not very good at acting, so she just kept her expression the same.

Aidley raised his glass and offered a toast to Lacey, and then drank it happily as a show of generosity.Lacey smiled and looked at the small glass of fruit wine in her hand, and then drank it, her face was slightly red, and her face was intoxicating for a while, which made several present stunned again.

The atmosphere in the four-person room was suddenly very active, and he began to talk about some of its recent current affairs. The news of the northern battlefield of the West Wind has not yet spread widely. At present, Hopelander talks most about the cooperation with Luerna, and the recent The 'Shield of Lake Light'.

After a few people talked for a while, Felton took his little daughter out for a walk and showed everyone that she was a healthy child.After asking the lady to carry the child back, she went to Lacey's table.

"Hello ladies and gentlemen, are you still satisfied with the wine and snacks in my house?" Felton said hello with a smile, and then asked the attendant to bring a chair and sit down.

"Brother Felton is humble. You prepare so richly for every banquet that you can't fault it." Mei Lu smiled and complimented, and several others also agreed.

Felton laughed, and then asked the squire to bring some beautifully packaged boxes.

"You can open it and see. This is a new wine developed by our family, called 'Suma', but this wine is more special and more suitable for drinking alone at home." Felton showed a mysterious smile, which made everyone feel a little bit. curious.

Lacey opened the lid like the others, and inside was a small glass bottle. The wine bottle was transparent, and there was a slight rippling of light red liquid inside.

"Then I have to taste it well." Adeley opened the bottle, took a sniff, and put a little into the glass.

Felton didn't stop him when he saw that he didn't pour much. Aidley drank it, tasted it slowly, and praised the taste was really good, the alcohol content was not high, even girls could drink it.

Feng Nai looked a little itchy, but forced by the girl's restraint, he did not open it, but mocked.

"Adley, shouldn't you be asked by Brother Felton to do this with an expression like this?"

Aidley wasn't annoyed either, he just responded with a smile so that Feng Nao could go back and try it.

In this way, the music in the banquet started, and many young men and women began to dance and spin on the dance floor in pairs.Aidley also invited the three eldest ladies to dance.Lacey was naturally motionless, unwilling to let go, showing a very shy look.Feng Nai mocked Adeley a few words, and then danced with her other best friend, but Mei Lu didn't want Adeley to be too embarrassed to dance a simple song with him.

Finally, as the sky was getting late, the banquet finally ended slowly with the sound of joyful music.

Chapter 69 After the Banquet

On the return carriage, Lacey leaned against the armrest on the side of the carriage sofa and supported her cheeks with her hands. She was a little sleepy, not physically, but mentally.It's like playing a tense and thrilling game with others online for 5 hours. Now she doesn't want to think about anything, she just wants to go back and have a good sleep.

She closed her eyes, rested for a while, regained her energy, and then slowly recalled the scene just now. This Aidley made her particularly annoying.

The country in her previous life had a long culture of toasting. Even if she didn't drink much, she knew that psychologically, this was actually an obedience test.I respect you, and you must drink it all in obedience.Although this world doesn't have the same customs, Adrien's behavior just now is actually a kind of temptation.

As soon as he entered the arena, he immediately grabbed the attention. His seemingly joking remarks greatly aroused the emotions of the girls, and then quickly fell down, saying that he was just joking, and the girls’ emotions were like a roller coaster as soon as he entered the arena. Generally stimulate it, and then quickly focus on yourself.

Afterwards, his bickering with Feng Nao was noisy on the surface, but he quickly broke the strange feeling of meeting for the first time, revealed his emotions and personality naturally, and lowered the vigilance of the two of them meeting for the first time.

Then there was another sincere conversation, revealing that he and Angus were familiar with each other, which provided motivation for the next words of active help, which seemed less abrupt.And a person with a playboy image at the beginning is suddenly so solemn, and the contrast between the front and the back gives people a sincere feeling that a prodigal son will return for money, and it is easier to impress people.

Finally, after Lacey thanked him, he toasted again, following the simple idea of ​​repayment between people.The person on the other side promises to do you a big favor and toast you a glass of wine. You should drink the wine in the glass in return.This is an unconscious and spontaneous behavior of human beings. If you don’t drink it, it will be obvious and deliberate, which shows that you are very cautious. If you only drink a part of it, it shows that you are more cautious and do not have full faith.

Lacey naturally understood the intention of this, so she drank it all, pretending that she was not guarding herself, and believed the promise of this young master Adeley in front of her.

Slowly recalling the various events at the banquet, Lacey had to sigh that Adeley is really a master of love, and with his emotional intelligence, there is absolutely no need to be so stiff with Feng Nai, it is very likely that he did it on purpose.If he does his best, Lacey suspects that the innocent wind will be captured by him in less than three days.

And Mei Lu, although she talked a lot at the banquet, it was basically a common scene, and she never really expressed her position from beginning to end.

Feng Nai is very simple, Aderley has a plan for Lacey or Carrites, Meru is like a fog, Felton is concerned about new wine, focusing on making money, and not interested in other things, this is after Lacey's banquet summary.

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While Lacey reminisced slowly in the carriage, Aidley also returned to the study at home.

"How is it, is Miss Lacey from the Carrites family beautiful?" A young man slightly taller than Adeley brought a cup of sober soup. He was the adopted son of the Tisifone family, Wick, who was half of Adeley's. brother.

"Wick, let me tell you, you will really regret if you don't go, Miss Lacey is the most beautiful person I have ever met in my life."

"Oh? Prettier than the Angels of the Sanctuary?" Wick smiled, then sat down across from Adley.

"Indeed, I really want to marry her." Aidley made no secret of the desire in his eyes.

"You can't be true, right? It's clearly decided to join forces with Anemii before, and Feng Nao is also very good."

"You don't understand, Feng Nai is indeed stunning in the world, but Miss Lacey, I'm afraid I'll miss it this time. The next time such a beautiful person is born in the world is estimated to take thousands of years."

"Okay, Adrien, really can't joke, we have arranged everything. The union with Anemii is also a certainty, and now is not the time to go back."

"I know that Karites has to be knocked down or subdued so that Hoplander can be dominated by us and the organization's plans can go smoothly."

"Yes, Adeley, we Tisifone have already invested too much in it, and now we can't look back. I hope you won't be fooled by beauty." Wick looked at Adeley solemnly.

"You don't need to remind me, I understand." Aidley leaned on the sofa and rubbed his eyebrows.

"But I will apply to the organization to get the ownership of that girl after the victory." His voice was slow, but it revealed some kind of determination.

After a moment of silence, Aidley asked again.

"How's the Hellis family doing?"

"They've been very low-key lately and haven't done much."

"Really? I always feel like they might have found something, but they just didn't say it."

"What if they find a trace? As long as they don't have any concrete evidence for a while, they can't do anything about us. After a while, everything will be settled, they won't be able to move if they want to, and the wheel of the times will eventually run over everything. , I will talk about whether there is any Helis family in the future."

Wick spoke in a low voice, and there seemed to be some kind of fanatical ideal in his eyes under the candlelight.

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After returning home, two days later, the news of the battlefield in the north of the west wind spread all over Vilgar, and people were panicked for a while.

The west wind is the central hub of the Seven Kingdoms of Xuehua. If there is civil strife, many commercial routes on the road will be cut off, and the sea route has become a safe choice that is not affected by it. For a time, the Karites family received several orders. There are also many shipping entrustments.

At this time, the three major fleets of the Carites Chamber of Commerce "Swordfish", "Trade Wind" and "White Bird" were all summoned back. In the Jingyue Strait outside Hoplander, there were huge white sails on each side. More than 200 ships, big and small, parked neatly on the sea, rising and falling with the waves.

For a time, the momentum of the Karites family reached its climax in Hopelander.Various invitations also followed, and the large chambers of commerce in other places in Verga were not far away, sending all kinds of greetings and gifts, hoping to make good friends with them.

As peace was broken, safe sea routes became an inevitable choice, and the demand for both merchant ships and warships was increasing, and Karites became the target of everyone's attention.

And just when Roland Hill was worried about how to solve so many orders, commissions, and invitations, the country of Rourna also sent a team of alchemists to Hopland to contact Karites, the purpose of which was to come Discuss important cooperative projects, namely the design and construction of steel battleships.

Chapter 70 Unexpected Gifts

"The Uriah Chamber of Commerce sent 10 squares of streamer peridot."

Following the voice of the maid next to them, several guards opened 10 well-packed large wooden boxes, and the neatly cut boulders appeared in front of everyone. , which is a natural and extraordinary thing that can be used to make extraordinary props, or as a top decorative building material.And so large and complete, it is also very rare on the mainland.

The staff of the Carrites Chamber of Commerce looked at this beautiful square boulder with expressions of joy and envy, but Roland Hill looked at it with a faint headache, but it was not over yet, and the maid next to him continued to read out the list in his hand.

"The Aroni Chamber of Commerce has sent a full set of deluxe hardcover editions of "Poems of the Kingfisher."

After speaking, another box was opened. Inside were 7 thick books in hardcover. The bookcase was wrapped in gray Mochizuki rhino leather. The pages inside were light green, and there were faint veins of leaves. It was very beautiful. It is a leaf vein paper unique to the Aroni Chamber of Commerce.The black text in the book is elegant and clear, and each page is accompanied by beautiful drawings.In this way, books made with extraordinary craftsmanship are not afraid of oil stains, water immersion, and ordinary flames cannot be ignited. They will not be deformed or faded if stored for decades. They are often used as heirlooms of large noble families.

Some of the maids heard the "Poem of the Kingfisher" and began to chat in a low voice, and some even wanted to open it. "The Poem of the Kingfisher" was a book written by seven well-known poets nearly a hundred years ago. It recorded various parts of the mainland. The folk stories and legends are very famous.

Loren Hill also liked these books, but this made her embarrassed again.

"The Lamia Chamber of Commerce has sent an extraordinary snow suede winter skirt."

The maids opened a hard-covered wooden box, which contained an ice-blue winter dress, Roland Hill blinked, and the information emerged in his consciousness.

[Snow-avoiding velvet winter skirt] (evaluation: rare gold level): It is made of the fur of the gold-level winter white bear and the moiré cloth. Wind] [Cold Current] [Tough Fiber], which can isolate cold and heat to maintain a constant temperature, deflect thrown objects and weak attacks, stabilize the airflow around them, reduce wind speed, and allow the wearer to have a certain cooling capacity, can freeze items, and tough fibers make The defense of this suit is greatly enhanced.

Looking at the dazzling special effects, the girl thought, this is probably the most precious gift I received today.

The new owner of the Karites Chamber of Commerce appeared in front of the public, causing a huge sensation at the Nissos family banquet. The guests present spread the word about her beauty. Coupled with the current West Wind Civil War, the demand for sea ships has risen sharply. Vilgar's other chambers of commerce began to send people to befriend Karites, hoping to gain the friendship of this new owner.

Loren Hill sat in the seat and asked his subordinates to store these gifts in the warehouse of the mansion and keep records.

It is not uncommon for the leaders of the chamber of commerce to give gifts, but they are often not so valuable. They are asking Carites, hoping to get a larger share of the next batch of new ships. Even if they can’t get it, they can entrust them The Carrites Chamber of Commerce's fleet helped with the delivery.

The girl listened to the introduction from the head maid Chelsea.