The cold-faced earl doesn't want to trigger the plot

and the Eds.

Yes, Ed and Fern also came to this commendation banquet.Moreover, Riber took the initiative to invite.

After all, Riber plans to spend the six months in the mansion where the nameless restaurant is located.Therefore, he also wanted to get along with the Ed family.

Even Ed wouldn't say anything, or stop.But being watched with sharp eyes by an old father, Riber felt that his life might be shortened.

For example, right now, in the carriage, Alice is sleeping soundly leaning against Riber.Ed on the opposite side didn't show any vigilance, and the atmosphere in the carriage was very harmonious.

"That... Lord Earl, if you find it inconvenient, you can put Alice on our side..."

Seeing that Liebel glanced at Alice who was leaning on him before, and then showed a slightly helpless expression, Fern said hastily.

Although she must be much stronger than when they first met, Fen still seemed very reserved in front of Riber.

"It's ok."

Riber shook his head,

"I don't think it's inconvenient. I just feel that because I want to go to the banquet so much, I get tired in the process of preparing for the banquet. It's really putting the cart before the horse."

Turning his head and looking at Alice again, Riber sighed.

The carriage was not spacious, and the four people in the carriage were all dressed in formal attire necessary for the banquet.As a result, if you don't want the formal clothes to become wrinkled, the Eds can't squeeze another Alice.

Speaking of formal attire for these banquets, the person who prepared them was Sebastian.

After it was confirmed that Alice would travel as Ribel's female companion, and that she would also bring the Eds along with her.At noon, Sebastian began to fully prepare for this trip.

In one afternoon, Sebastian not only quickly purchased a high-end evening dress, but also invited professional fashion designers and producers to come to the mansion to temporarily modify the evening dress according to his personal reality.They also specially recruited some temporary teachers to teach the etiquette and manners of the nobles, and instructed Ed's family how to better integrate into a banquet.

It has to be said that this afternoon, Sebastian rarely showed his talent as a housekeeper.

only...

It is rare to have a butler who can get up. The object of service is not himself, but the Ed family, which makes Riber feel strange.

Sure enough, he and Sebastian are compatible?

On the other hand, for Sebastian's quick response ability this day.Riber also noticed that the old butler had actually done a lot of homework on Greenwater City.

Otherwise, like him, Sebastian, who has almost never been to Greenwater City, would not be able to know everything in the city.

Back to Alice.

It is different from the Ed and his wife who came from a noble family and have some background.

Alice, who knew nothing about these things, naturally received a lot of attention from various etiquette teachers.

Originally thought that as long as she got rid of those piles of homework, Alice, who could happily play for a day in the name of attending a banquet, finally failed to escape the fate of "study".

In addition, the physical strength of children themselves is limited.

So, after being tossed all afternoon, she collapsed as soon as she got into the carriage.

The so-called digging one's own grave probably refers to such things.

...

After the topic related to Alice was over, Riber and the Eds talked more or less about the banquet.

"I didn't expect... there would be a day when I would ride in such a luxurious carriage and go to the banquet in formal attire. Really, it's like a dream..."

Looking at the gradually falling night outside the carriage, Fen said with emotion.

"This is not an achievement worth remembering, is it? If you need it, I can lend you my carriage at any time. However, you probably need to prepare the horses that pull the carriage yourself."

Rebel, who felt that Fern's description of "dream" was somewhat exaggerated, replied casually.

"Your Earl, you won't understand..."

"Fin."

"Well... I'm very sorry, my lord."

After being reminded by her husband, Fen felt that her emotions and attitude were a little abnormal, and immediately began to apologize.

Of course, Riber would not mind this.

According to a few days of getting along, Ribel thinks that Fern has a relatively naive... er, straightforward personality.Although this kind of personality is easy to get along with, there are occasional omissions.

In contrast, Ed is quite cautious.It's just that it is a shortcoming to be too cautious and cautious.

The clever thing is that the two have completely different personalities with their own advantages and disadvantages, which can play a very complementary role.This is also the reason why this couple can conclude that their relationship is very good no matter how they look at it.

Seeing the couple's eye contact from time to time, Riber always felt that Alice might have a younger brother or younger sister soon.

After Youfen opened the conversation between the couple, they talked about why they yearned for nobles so much.

This longing, first of all, is definitely not wrong because it comes from birth.

It is only imagined that the original aristocratic family who was deposed as a nobleman is quite a subtle existence, whether in the aristocratic circle or the common people circle.

But there's more to it than that.

According to Ed and Fen, in the past few years, the nameless restaurant has actually been quite prosperous.

Old aristocratic mansions, old aristocratic shopkeepers, old aristocratic decor, old aristocratic food and service, and... old aristocratic prices.

In short, apart from the fact that it is not a restaurant opened by the real old aristocrats, the nameless restaurant that has almost touched the old aristocrats, in this city where the general atmosphere is yearning for the old aristocrats, naturally has the code of success and wealth.

Until half a year ago.

Just a few streets away from the unnamed restaurant, another noble restaurant opened.

Unlike the no-name restaurant, that one was owned by a real baron.Although the baron's title is not high, it is still a noble that has been passed down from the old days.

Of course, it is impossible for the high baron to run a restaurant himself.The restaurant, moreover, only borrowed the name of the baron.

But even so, that aristocratic restaurant almost took away all the business from the nameless restaurant.

Although, over the years, the Eds have been able to make a lot of money even without too much effort.However, they have never been perfunctory to their customers.

They try their best and try to make all the details better, hoping that one day even if they take out the restaurant part alone, they can also be recognized by the public.

But reality is so cruel.

No matter how well they do, just a baron title can completely defeat them.

Moreover, since they also borrowed the prestige of the old aristocracy, they also came from the original aristocratic family.So, they can't even resent their competitors.

"Although, I don't think that everything is like a dream like Fen. But I still feel that meeting the Earl is a miracle in my life."

Ed also began to sigh with emotion.

Although, the atmosphere in this carriage suddenly became a little weird.However, Riber agreed with Ed's words.

Their meeting was indeed a miracle.

In this world, there probably won't be another earl like him.

As soon as my brain got hot, I just wanted to hire a cook, so I bought a shop that was about to close down or something...

Speaking of which, the person who finalized the detailed contract with Ed and his wife was actually Sebastian.

And it is clear that the Eds and his wife, from the owners of an unknown restaurant, have become workers, but they seem to be very happy.Presumably, it was Sebastian who offered quite generous conditions.

From this point of view, the housekeeper that Riber has always disliked has actually done a lot of things secretly.

Just like this afternoon's toss.

Riber felt that if he didn't have Sebastian by his side, it seemed that he really couldn't do anything by himself.

It seems that the plan to replace the butler will be postponed for a while.

"If the Earl hadn't bought the mansion and hired us... some time ago, we really didn't know how to continue. Because it was too desperate, Fern had joined the strange church before. middle..."

Then you still buy four copies of a newspaper?

It seems that extravagance is really a disease, and it is very difficult to cure it.

While Riber was slandering her in her heart, Fen gave her husband a blank look, and patted him coquettishly.

"Strange Church?"

"It's... Fortune Church."

Fern replied with a bit of embarrassment, and then began to tell about the church.

The god of the Fortune Church, as the church's name suggests, is the God of Wealth.

It is said that the God of Wealth will bestow divine blessings on devout believers, making those who receive the blessings rich overnight.

As for how to prove one's "piousness" as a believer, there are some ways to do it.

You can buy props that the priests in the church painstakingly made to please the gods.

You can also spend money to make an appointment to participate in a trip led by nuns to the place where the God of Wealth shows miracles, and perform a series of related sacrificial ceremonies.

You can also turn in the magic stone, activate the mysterious "communicator" in the church, and deliver your wish to the God of Wealth.

In short, there are many tricks, but there is one thing in common.

It costs money.

"Isn't this a lie?"

Although things have passed for a long time, but recalling the bitter Ed at that time, he said helplessly.

When Fen, who was about to start the couple's line-up on the spot, stared at Ed with a frightened expression when he heard Ed's accusation, his expression changed back to embarrassment when he saw Ribel on the other side nodding.

Now that he has left, Fern also understands that there is a problem with Fortune Church.

But when she was addicted, she really lost her ability to distinguish.

In particular, seeing those "believers" who sighed and sighed with her all day long, and their lives were not so satisfactory, suddenly became rich one day, and happily donated gold and silver to the church.At that time, she only thought that she was not pious enough and did not buy enough props to be favored by the God of Wealth.

Even, she was once bewitched, wanting to draw her relatives, friends and family members into the Fortune Church.

Because, she felt that what the priests and nuns in the church said made sense.

Wealth can be shared!

As long as one of your relatives and friends gets rich overnight with the blessing of God, then everyone can enjoy these wealth together and live a prosperous and happy life together.And every time more relatives and friends are invited to join, there will be one more chance to receive God's blessing...

Hearing this, Riber's face couldn't help but be a little dignified.

Needless to say, this church is quite scary.

Don't look at what they use are just some small tricks such as fraud, pyramid schemes and solicitation.However, Riber won't be fooled because he lived in the world of information explosion in his previous life, and he had never seen a pig run but ate too much pork.

What's more, in such an era, there will still be people who will often be deceived by such superficial tricks.

Putting it into the current world where information is not very circulated, these basic tricks may still belong to the category of avant-garde...

Maybe, or maybe the church established by his fellow travelers?

"That's so suspicious, no, you can even say that the church is cheating, won't it be banned?"

Hearing Riber's question, Ed and Fern looked at each other and shook their heads bitterly.

From their subsequent words, Riber learned.After Fen came to her senses, she and her husband went to Fortune Church many times in the past few days.However, let alone the church being banned, I am afraid that there is no possibility of recovering the large amount of money she invested in the church before.

After Riber thought about it carefully, he came back to his senses.The present world is different from the original world.

The biggest difference is that there are really gods, or in other words, gods really give blessings and powers to others.

And because of the huge identity gap between people and gods, believers and gods, it is impossible for the lower-level people to demand the upper-level gods, and they must give them corresponding rewards for their pious beliefs.

so...

The Fortune Church only needs to insist that their church really has a god, and that the god will really give blessings, it just depends on the mood of the god.

Most of the responsibilities may be easily escaped.

In addition, there are too many churches on this continent.Even if it is not deliberate, there will probably be cliques between churches in the face of external pressure.

Therefore, it will be more difficult to pursue accountability.

what a troubled world...

Riber couldn't help shaking his head.

Indeed, he started as a villain count in a different world, which is a more difficult mode.

But compared to the difficulty of hell for ordinary people to stand up in this world, the villain Earl... is really acceptable.

While shaking his head, out of the corner of his eye, Liber caught Alice who was still sleeping.