Chapter 97 Whose Face

Shining City.

Today the city is extremely lively.

The streets are decorated with lights and people are bustling.

The streets are hung with curtains with golden flame emblems on both sides, which is the mark of the Shining Family.

In the square in the distance, there are tables for beer barrels and food for people to eat.

The whole city is now filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

In the carriage, Mu Zhuo opened the curtains and looked at the scenery and people on the street with interest.

"Shining City is much more prosperous than before."

Ota, who was sitting opposite, nodded and said, "After all, Shining City is now the center of Jinyan Province."

After defeating Marquis Jinyan, Marquis Key designated Shining City as the central town of the province, and the Lord's Mansion still used the original Baron's Mansion, but it was expanded.

Today, Shining City is already the political and economic center of the entire Jinyan Province, and it is naturally becoming more and more prosperous.

"President, I heard that Grand Duke Fanxing and the other five marquises have sent envoys to congratulate. Is that true?" Ota asked curiously.

Mu Zhuo smiled and said, "Of course it's true. As the dignified Marquis of Flash, he still has some face."

"That's really a big deal."

As he spoke, the carriage had arrived at the lord's mansion.

The open space in front of the mansion was full of luxurious carriages of various colors, and the outer walls of the carriages were covered with a dazzling array of noble emblems.

It was estimated that there were at least two or three hundred kinds.

Ota even saw a few very familiar noble emblems, which were clearly the nobles of the Principality of Jinghua!

"Even the nobles of our principality have come here. Baron Flash has too much face!"

Mu Zhuo was intriguing: "It's true that he has a lot of face, but it may not be the face of the Marquis of Flash."

Ota was slightly startled, and then showed a thoughtful expression.

The gifts he brought were handed to the servants at the gate. The two then handed over the invitations, entered the mansion after a simple inspection, and went to the hall under the guidance of the servants.

From a distance, they could hear bursts of laughter coming from the hall.

In the bright and spacious hall, there were tables covered with white cloths, filled with all kinds of delicious food and wine.

Many well-dressed men and women with a pampered temperament gathered in groups of three or two, holding wine glasses in their hands, talking and laughing elegantly.

Mu Zhuo looked around and recognized many familiar faces.

They were all big figures that ordinary people rarely saw, and many of them were viscounts or even earls.

But these big figures who were high and mighty in the eyes of ordinary people were now staying in the hall in groups, looking forward to the arrival of the host.

Mu Zhuo smiled in his heart, and his eyes swept over, and he keenly noticed that there were two small groups that attracted a lot of attention.

The first group was a group of middle-aged men located on the right side of the hall.

Compared with other nobles present, this group of people's words and deeds were less elegant, more tough, and had a bit of the iron-blooded aura unique to soldiers.

If nothing unexpected happens, these people should be the military nobles recently promoted by Marquis Key.

These people have only been rising for a short time, and it is difficult for them to integrate with the old nobles from outside, so they form their own group and gather together to chat.

Mu Zhuo looked around and found a few familiar faces among them - Viscount Brad, Baron Jodon and Baron Starley.

Because he often led the caravan to Flash City in person, he was familiar with these three.

The other group of people was a group of teenagers.

The young and tender faces stood out among the group of adults, and were particularly conspicuous.

However, no one dared to look down on these young people, and many people were even paying attention to them secretly.

After all, these young people were all students of that person.

Some nobles walked over with a smile on their faces, wanting to join their chat, but they retreated helplessly after a while, and it seemed that it was not going well.

Mu Zhuo looked around again, but did not find Su Nan.

Thinking that Sunan would not appear at this time, he stopped thinking about it, signaled the servant passing by to stop, took a glass of wine from the plate in his hand, and then forced a smile and walked towards the nearest nobles.

As for Ota, he was arranged in another hall, where all the guards brought by the nobles were.

"Boring banquet."

Corey frowned and looked at the nobles who were laughing and talking in the hall, and a trace of impatience flashed across his face.

"There are still a bunch of boring people."

Atil smiled and said, "Don't say that, this is the lord's wedding. If the teacher hears you say these things, he will definitely scold you."

Corey pouted and snorted, but his face restrained the impatient expression.

For the teacher, he still respected him very much.

In fact, if the teacher had not attended this wedding, he would not have appeared here at all.

It would be better to use the time to attend such a boring banquet to learn spells or refine another black rock leopard.

Sheman on the side laughed secretly, looking at the magnificent hall and the well-dressed nobles, but he felt a little sad in his heart.

In the past, the only chance he had to attend such a high-class banquet was to clean up the garbage with Old Roger after the banquet.

But now, he has become one of the guests attending the banquet, and has become the object of many nobles' fawning.

Thinking about it, things have really changed.

"Senior Xieman."

A voice suddenly came from the side. Xieman turned his head and found that the person who spoke to him was Ethan, an apprentice who entered the base in the second batch.

"I heard that there will be a new group of red-eyed crows in the base soon. Is it true?" Ethan approached and asked curiously.

Behind him, the newcomers looked over curiously, obviously also very interested in this matter.

Sherman smiled and nodded: "It's true. I heard from Mrs. Amy that the teacher brought it from other places. It has been hatched and will be put into use after a period of cultivation."

"It's really a red-eyed crow."

"I've never seen such a magical creature."

"The book says that red-eyed crows can see prey hundreds of kilometers away."

"So powerful? Then I will definitely find a red-eyed crow as a magic pet in the future."

The newcomers were talking a lot and were full of curiosity about the red-eyed crow.

They were new to wizarding knowledge, and now it was a time when everything was full of novelty.

Sherman laughed and said, "Then you have to work hard. Only a second-level wizard apprentice can contract a magic pet. You guys still have a long way to go."

"Yes, Senior Sherman."

The newlyweds held their heads high and looked confident.

Sherman and Atil saw this and sighed in unison.

These newcomers have not suffered the severe beatings of cultivation, so they are so confident.

When they meditate for a while, they will know how difficult it is to build a star ring and increase their mental power.

It has been more than two years since they became first-level wizard apprentices, and they haven't even built the third star ring yet.

His mental strength is even lower than the standard for a second-level wizard apprentice.

Promotion is nowhere in sight.

The more you practice, the more you realize the difficulty of improving your strength.

Therefore, I admire and admire my teacher even more.

I heard from Lady Amy that it only took about a year for the teacher to be promoted to a second-level wizard apprentice.

The speed of promotion was beyond their reach.

"The lord is here!"

A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting Sherman's contemplation.

He looked up and saw the Marquis of Key walking into the hall with the bride on his arm and a smile on his face.

Both of them wore gorgeous dresses inlaid with jewelry and precious embroidery. The bride also wore a crown on her head, which was particularly eye-catching with her beautiful face.

"The bride is so beautiful." Adil couldn't help but sigh, his eyes shining slightly.

Xie Man smiled and was about to tease her a few words when he suddenly caught sight of an additional figure next to him from the corner of his eye. He turned around and looked solemn.

"teacher."

Kore, Atil, and the newcomers also noticed Sunan and bowed to him.

The movement here immediately attracted the attention of many nobles.

When they saw Sunan, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they were eager to come forward and talk. However, due to the fact that the real owner had already entered the scene, they had to suppress this idea temporarily.

The hall suddenly became quiet.

Sunan looked at the newcomer in the center of the hall with a smile.

There is no church in this world, so the wedding ceremony is not held in a church, and there is no need to exchange vows and rings.

The entire wedding ceremony is actually more like a celebration banquet, solemn and lively at the same time.

Su Nan thinks this is pretty good, as there is no need to go through so many formal processes.

After some speeches and blessings, the banquet officially began.

People began to drink, chat and laugh.

Many nobles were holding wine glasses and were about to chat with Sunan. When they turned around, they were shocked to find that Sunan had disappeared.

Even the young apprentices have left.

A group of people were immediately disappointed.

Behind the hall, the reception room.

Sunan sat on the sofa and sipped wine leisurely.

Not long after, Keyi walked in. Seeing his appearance, he couldn't help but smile: "I knew you were here, why didn't you stay a little longer? Many people came to this wedding today for you. ”

Sunan shrugged silently.

Of course he knows this.

I just knew that Sunan had no interest in playing tricks with those people, and he was qualified to do so.

"Where's the bride? Are you just going to abandon her and leave?"

Seeing Sunan change the subject, Keyi didn't care, smiled, sat down on the sofa, and poured himself a glass of wine.

"She went back to rest. An eighteen-year-old girl is very tired after working all day."

Su Nan raised her eyebrows and said: "It is not good to be in poor health. It is not good for the genes of future generations. Let her eat more dragon blood fruit another day."

Genetic inheritance is more obvious in this world.

The children of knights have better qualifications and are more likely to become knights.

If you are the child of a great knight, it is almost certain that you will be promoted to knight.

Not to mention the legendary knight.

It is also true that in some noble families that have been passed down for hundreds of years, strong men often emerge in large numbers, and knights continue to emerge.

This is exactly how genes have been improved.

If both parents are knights, the probability of their children becoming knights is almost 70-80%.

It's a pity that there are very few female knights in this era.

Noble daughters focus more on manners and social arts. They learn singing, playing instrumental music, table manners, and perhaps court dancing and equestrian skills, but they do not pay attention to martial arts training.

But it doesn't matter. If your martial arts skills are not good, just improve your physical fitness.

Anyway, with the Dragon Blood Fruit, it is not difficult to greatly enhance one's physique in a short period of time.

The two casually chatted for a while, and then the topic shifted to the recent situation of the Spark Cult.

"Currently, the places where the Xinghuo Cult is making the most progress in spreading its faith are Hongye Province and Ranshuang Province."

"The former has the Grand Duke's endorsement, and has encountered almost no difficulties from top to bottom."

"The latter is currently being rebuilt, and the people are starving and cold. The Spark Church can easily gain a large number of believers as long as they give a little food."

"As for Hulan Province, Soman Province and Zizhu Province, although they have not expressed their support for the Spark Church to spread its faith, they have not made obvious obstacles. They are probably still waiting and watching."

Key did not mention the White Tower Province.

However, judging from the fact that the White Tower Marquis chose to marry him, his attitude is self-evident.

"We need time to accumulate strength, but we can't just let the Spark Church expand its power. Do you have any good ideas?" Key said solemnly.

Sunan pondered slightly.

They can't get involved in the territories of other provinces now, so naturally they can't disrupt the actions of the Spark Church.

The only thing they can do is to unite with the White Tower Province and prohibit the Spark Church from entering.

Of course, it's not completely impossible to say that there are other ways.

Jinyan Province can't be relied on, but isn't there still the jungle hut?

Maybe we can start from this aspect.

"I'll find a way to deal with this matter." Sunan said.

Hearing Sunan say this, Ke Yi's expression suddenly slowed down a lot.

He has always been very confident in Sunan. Since Sunan said so, he must have made up his mind.

Dongdong!

The knock on the door suddenly sounded.

"Come in."

The door opened, and Brad walked in quickly, his expression a little solemn.

"Lord, Mr. Sunan."

First he saluted the two, and then Brad said in a deep voice:

"The patrol guard sent intelligence that all the people in a village more than ten kilometers north of the city disappeared!"

Ke Yi's expression condensed, and he asked: "Have you found out what happened?"

"According to the report of the guard, there are many traces of beast claws and teeth biting at the scene, and there are a lot of residual blood. The initial guess is that a group of beasts attacked the village, killed all the people in the village, and dragged the bodies away."

"Beasts?"

Ke Yi frowned, looking a little surprised and doubtful.

It is not uncommon for a herd of beasts to attack a village. It is incredible that a person who reported the incident could not escape from the entire village.

How big must the herd of beasts be to do such a thing?

This happened on a wedding day. Key was in a very bad mood. He frowned and ordered: "You personally take people to investigate and find the murderer who attacked the village!"

"Yes, sir!"

Brad responded solemnly, and then left vigorously to mobilize manpower.

"Why did this happen at this time?" Key sighed.

Sunan stood up and patted his shoulder, comforting him: "Have the wedding first, and talk about other things tomorrow."

Key nodded, stood up and returned to the hall.

After all, he was the main person today and could not leave for too long.

Sunan walked to the window and looked to the north, thinking.

"A herd of beasts?"