The Rise of the Cemetery

Chapter 0051 dinner

Howard Hans, Viscount House of Dubin City.

"You said, this team is the one that was announced some time ago?" Viscount Howard Hans gently shook the crystal glass, watching the scarlet wine rippling in it, and asked lightly.

"It's not wrong. I asked the guard who came into contact with them today. It's the badge of an eighth-level mage. Do you see...?" The butler replied respectfully, and took a peek at his master.

"Preparing a dinner tonight, I want to meet these people."

"Yes." The housekeeper bowed and agreed, and hurried out to make arrangements.

A quarter of an hour later, a servant from the Viscount's Mansion had already appeared at the hotel where Li Xun and his party stayed.

"A viscount invited us?" Casas asked himself suspiciously, and passed the name card to Li Xun and the princess who came after hearing the news.

Princess Helis said without hesitation: "A city lord invited us, we must go! But I am no longer Princess Helis, but Master Lis."

Li Xun was also very interested in this city lord, and chimed in, "Think about it, we fought all the way to help the city lord clear the road a little bit. I'm afraid we will face a commission then!"

"You mean the city lord plans to hire us?" Casas frowned, "Hire three middle-level mages to clean up the thieves for him? Can he afford it?"

Siris thought for a while, and also thought that this possibility was very high, although it was a little unbelievable.

The group of mages has always been a bit mysterious and aloof. Although there are mage nobles in many countries, they are still incompatible with the orthodox nobles. Many nobles will hire mage consultants out of need, but most of them can only recruit some low-level mages, and middle-level mages can already become the guests of high-ranking nobles such as big nobles, which is far from what a viscount in a place can recruit.

Of course, some nobles will also select potential children from the family to train, so that the masters who become masters will be more loyal to the family. Those selected by big and small families, even if they can't become real mages, can still get in touch with the mage circle and cultivate some contacts.

Since they didn't know the motive of the Viscount, the city lord, the three of them simply discussed the coping strategy, and handed over the power to communicate with Mage Casas. After all, his experience was much richer than the other two.

Not long after the male servant who received the reply left, the carriage sent by the City Lord's Mansion stopped at the entrance of the hotel. The three mages didn't hide anything anymore, they were all dressed in orthodox mage robes, and they came to the city lord's mansion in a carriage.

The Viscount's Mansion is a semi-fortress-style manor with high walls outside. The carriage passed through the long and narrow corridor of the manor gate with 3-story iron gates, and along the bluestone-paved main road of the manor directly came to the entrance of the brightly lit hall. The head of the city has already brought a group of male and female attendants waiting in front of the door.

In the hall, the three of Casas saw Viscount Howard Hans, wearing a loose and gorgeous purple silk robe with a soft vest covered with gold and silver threads, typical Thrane noble costumes. The Viscount has a majestic and upright face, with a big mustache that has been carefully trimmed and cared for. In the deeply sunken eye sockets, two sapphire-like pupils are radiant, adding to the indescribable aura on his body. Majestic momentum.

"Welcome all distinguished mages, it is my honor to have you here! I am Viscount Howard Hans, the owner of Dubin City, and I welcome you!"

With exciting words and a sincere face, the enthusiasm of the city lord really surprised the three of them. Except for Li Xun, Casas and Siris are social veterans who often encounter various occasions. Of course, they will not be troubled by this accident, and they deal with the situation with aristocratic etiquette with ease.

Lord Viscount enthusiastically led everyone to the door on the left side of the hall. As the two iron-red wooden doors slowly parted towards the two sides, a luxuriously ornately decorated restaurant was revealed.

In the back of the dining room is a long dining table, on which white and delicate porcelain tableware, knives and forks, and candles have been placed, and several well-dressed servants are standing close to the wall. In the space other than the dining table, there is a small indoor band playing melodious music, which makes the atmosphere of the whole banquet elegant.

After being away for more than a month, he was finally able to return to the normal aristocratic civilization. Even Mage Kasas, who has always been upright and rigorous, had a look of excitement in his eyes. Expressed gratitude to the host again, and under the guidance of the waiter, everyone sat down at the table one by one.

After toasting and wishing the host health, the dinner officially begins.

It has to be said that there is also a new civilization in the new world. All kinds of special delicacies fill the lives of nobles. Chasing power is only the pursuit of some noble careerists, while chasing food is the hobby of all nobles.

Li Xun looked at the things on the table with satisfaction, even with harsh requirements, this can be regarded as a hearty meal. A silver platter held a steak, still steaming, fried, with fine salt mixed with fried sesame seeds for seasoning; , one with thinly sliced, browned bread toasted on one side. In addition to these delicacies, there are a few small green cucumbers and two bright red berries on the tray as a side dish to relieve the fat.

With a big appetite, Li Xun didn't care about table manners, he immediately buried his head towards the food on the table, and began to eat with relish. At his age, it was a great time to eat Hesse, until he swept away all the steaks and bread with the thick soup, and there were no side dishes and fruits left. He let out a long breath, leaned back in the chair and sipped the wine in small sips.

Although Mage Kasas has a good appetite, he is obviously a bit cautious, eating very slowly, obviously waiting for the master to ask questions. It looked like Siris had undergone strict etiquette training, and her eating movements were impeccable.

The Viscount ate his dinner silently, and kept sneaking eyes at the three mages on the way. The leading mage Kasas is obviously an orthodox spellcaster, intelligent, self-disciplined, and experienced; this beautiful mage "Lise" seems to be the person "over there" is looking for, from her speech and behavior. It can be confirmed that he has received court education; as for the remaining Li Xun, why does he have such a weird surname? It seems that he is a newly-advanced middle-level mage, who came out specially to practice. He is rude and reckless, and has great curiosity, so he can take advantage of it.

Seeing that the three sorcerers had finished eating, the Viscount led everyone to the study on the second floor before getting to the point.

The Viscount cleared his throat, and said seriously: "Dear mages, you must be very surprised why I invited you today, and I don't need to hide anything, I need your help!"

The three of Casas looked at each other, and Casas came forward and asked:

"Thank you for your hospitality today, what can we do for you?"

"Everyone has come all the way from the north, and you should have seen the current situation of this trade route. Dubin City, as a commercial center, cannot allow these vicious thieves to continue doing evil. For the three nearby bandits, we An army of 500 people has been organized to wipe out the lair of the largest red beard bandit group. Due to insufficient troops, they can only temporarily hire two large mercenary groups. The total number of people can reach 1800, but the magic power is extremely high. Insufficient, so after hearing about your great achievements along the way, I hope to get your assistance?"

Casas was not willing to accept such a time-consuming and labor-intensive employment task, but he couldn't stand the instigation of Siris and Li Xun in the telepathy, so he could only reluctantly agree to the Viscount's request, but said that he and his party could not stay here for a long time, and hoped Set a deadline. After thinking about it, the Viscount agreed that the team could start within 3 days. If all goes well, the task of clearing the bandits' lair can be completed within 10 days.

The negotiated reward is 7000 gold coins and the magic items and materials in the bandit's lair. This kind of remuneration is already considered high, after all, the three bandit groups have been plundering wildly for nearly a year, and the rewards must be extremely rich.

Li Xun didn't participate in the conversation, but just looked at the faint red light of the Viscount in his soul vision and sneered. It seems that this task of hiring and suppressing bandits is not easy. The Viscount actually intends to harm them. Why? No matter what you say, Li Xun's team killed so many thieves along the way, the Viscount should be happy, why did they become hostile? This bandit suppression is a bit of a trap. When Li Xun, who was more careful, left with Casas, his soul quietly issued an order, and the ghost did not leave with him, but stayed quietly in the shadow of the sofa.