Of course, these two gifts couldn't really have been sent by Satan, but Ray had prepared them out of his own pocket.
Satan had been struggling in the world for ten years, but he hadn't earned much. He followed the adventurer's maxim, "Money is only useful if you use it on yourself." He used most of his income to improve his strength, so he had the skills he had.
Even though he was still far from being "poor," it was impossible for him to come up with a decent gift.
Of course, he didn't think about this at all. In his opinion, the most important thing between friends was mutual respect and help. Gifts and money … Knight Parne was not a rich man, but he was definitely not poor, so he didn't need these things!
In Sui Xiong's impression, what Knight Parne cared about most was his noble identity, so when Sui Xiong wanted to find a secular lord for his holy land, he recommended Knight Parne. Or it could be said that this was his gift to his benefactor.
But Ray's idea was different from his. Ray, who was born a great aristocrat, paid great attention to etiquette. How could he come empty-handed on his first visit? So when he passed by a bustling town, he prepared a set of gifts — that set of porcelain.
The level of craftsmanship in this world was not high, and the price of porcelain was quite expensive, especially exquisite porcelain, which only great aristocrats could afford to use. Declining aristocrats like Knight Parne could only afford to use more delicate pottery. Using exquisite porcelain as a gift not only gave face and status, but also helped Knight Parne. Imagine that in the future, when guests came to Knight Parne's house, he would treat them with exquisite porcelain.
But Ray didn't expect that Knight Parne had passed away, so he temporarily added a bag of gems on the basis of that set of porcelain.
Knight Parne's family looked quite tired, especially when Liv just said, "It's not the agreed time to pay back the money." He had almost guessed the reason — it was nothing more than a lack of money.
Money, thanks to those monsters who came to his door, he had a lot of money during this time!
This bag of gems was actually a sum of money he had specially prepared. About half of them were low-grade gems such as sandstone, chalcedony, and crystal, with a unit price of about 50 gold coins. The other half were cheap gems such as white pearls, agate, and turquoise, with a price of about 10 gold coins. There were also a few items such as amber, coral, and spinel that were worth around a hundred gold coins, but there were none that were of a higher grade. The total value was around 1500 gold coins.
This was, of course, for the convenience of exchanging for cash. After all, gems like the Beijuri Gem, diamonds, and the King's Tear were worth thousands of gold coins each. There was no suitable buyer for them in smaller towns. When they really needed money, they could only sell them at a low price. In comparison, these low and mid-grade gems were much more convenient.
Therefore, Ray had prepared several bags of such gems so that he could quickly exchange them for cash when he needed them.
In fact, it was not inconvenient for him to carry tens of thousands of gold coins with him since he had a large interspatial bag. It was just not his habit.
Such a bag of gems was more in line with etiquette. Sending a set of porcelain from thousands of miles away was already high-end enough. If it was paired with some high-grade gems, it would be too grand and inappropriate.
The two gifts carefully selected by Ray were welcomed by Knight Parne's family. Little Nice happily took out the sparkling gems from the bag of gems, looked at this and that, and smiled with a red face. Teague and Liv, the mother and daughter, were completely attracted by the set of exquisite porcelain.
"This gift … is too expensive!" Madame Teague looked a little overwhelmed.
She was very clear about the value of this set of porcelain. Compared with those colorful but not very valuable gems, this set of porcelain was the real treasure. Even if it was placed in the dukes' reception room, it would definitely not be rude. Being placed in the Knight's family, which was in dire straits, was like a pearl covered in dust.
Liv, who had been worried about money during this time, was even more stunned. She could not help but murmur to herself, "How much is this worth?!"
She had also stopped more than once in high-end shops that sold all kinds of gems and handicrafts to admire the exquisite goods, so she was quite familiar with these things. Especially during this period of lack of money, she was more sensitive to prices. For example, she could easily estimate the price of the bag of gems.
But … she could not estimate the price of this set of porcelain.
They were obviously high-end goods, not just ordinary high-end, but very high-end! There were no goods of this level on the shelves of that shop. Perhaps only the inner rooms that were not open to the public would sell goods of this level.
So, how much was it worth?
Two thousand? Five thousand? Or more?
For Liv, who had been tortured by money for a long time and often felt that she had reached the point where her eyes would shine when she saw gold, this set of expensive porcelain was so dazzling that she even had a feeling of being burned by looking directly at the sun.
It was not until her mother reminded her that she realized that it was tears that were flowing down.
Ray and Steele did not speak, but just sat there with a smile, waiting for them to sort out their feelings.
After a while, the mother and daughter finally calmed down. Madame Teague accepted the gift and asked Liv to carefully store the set of porcelain and not to break it. As for the gems, they should have been carefully collected, but because of the set of porcelain as a contrast, they seemed to be overshadowed, so she did not pay attention to them.
Although there was some uneasiness in her heart, a very important rule in aristocratic etiquette was not to refuse gifts. In particular, these gifts were given by Master Satan, which symbolized gratitude for the life-saving grace, so they could not be refused. If they refused them, it meant that they did not take the life-saving grace seriously, and the subtext was, "Your life is not worth anything."
That was really rude!
"I am very sorry to let you see such a rude scene." Madame Teague did not hide the current predicament of her family, and said with a wry smile, "And thank you very much for your gifts. If you are not in a hurry, can you stay in my house and have dinner with us? "
This was of course the proper etiquette, and Ray and Steele were very familiar with this set of etiquette, so naturally they would not refuse.
However, when Sui Xiong smelled the smell coming from the kitchen, he could not help but frown.
"Steele, you go and help," he said quietly.
Since Steele joined the team, his mouth had been spoiled by this woman with excellent cooking skills. At this moment, when he smelled the terrible smell in the kitchen, he suddenly felt a little distressed, and worried whether he would encounter the legendary dark cuisine.
Sui Xiong did not understand aristocratic etiquette. For him, the world was big, but his stomach was big. In order to save face, he abused himself while eating the food that even dogs did not care about, and at the same time, he squeezed out a smile and praised. That was when he was chasing after his girlfriend on Earth.
Unfortunately, he still failed in the end. It was not because of the problem of eating, but because the girl hated men who played games.
It was okay to abuse his taste buds and stomach, but she could not even tolerate his little hobby of playing games. This kind of young lady should just be her princess, Brother Xiong could not afford to serve her!
When Steele said that she would go to the kitchen to help, Madame Teague was surprised — this was really not the etiquette. But she quickly realized the reason, and nodded with a wry smile.
She was sitting in the living room now, so who would be busy in the kitchen?
Liv's cooking level, as a mother, could not be clearer!
So she really could not refuse Steele's request, after all, she could not let the guests eat the food made by Liv.
It was really not right to use dark cuisine to make guests who came from thousands of miles away to visit.
When Steele came to the kitchen, Liv, who was struggling with pots, pans, bowls, bowls, rice, oil, and salt with a face full of smoke, but the food became more and more ferocious and strange. Liv smiled awkwardly.
She knew that this time she was more of a hindrance than a help.
"Wash your face and hands, I will be ready soon." Steele did not laugh at her, but just smiled warmly like the spring breeze, and went straight to work.
Her culinary skills could be said to be exquisite, and even the movements of her cooking were full of a sense of rhythm. Coupled with her enchanting figure, it was enough to arouse the beastly desires of men. She had specially practiced this, and everyone knew the reason.
Liv, who was helping by the side, was very envious, and subconsciously imitated Steele's movements. But when she realized the difference between their figures, her envy turned into frustration.
As a girl with a quarter of the blood of the Moon Elves, Liv could also be regarded as quite beautiful. However, the Moon Elves had never been known for their sex appeal, and almost all of their clansmen were flat. This was not obvious in Madame Teague, but Liv's figure clearly reflected the style of the Moon Elves, perhaps because of her atavism.
Although she was a little taller than Steele, when it came to the charm of a woman … Alas! Such a sad topic, let's not talk about it!
She looked at Steele's hot figure, and then looked at her own figure, which would obviously be a young knight if she changed her clothes and put on a helmet. She could not help but feel sad, and could not help but return to the living room in frustration.
Seeing her eldest daughter coming back from the kitchen, Madame Teague frowned slightly, slightly dissatisfied with her rudeness. But looking at her daughter's depressed face, as a mother who knew her daughter best, she quickly guessed the reason, and could not help but shake her head.
The Elves never cared about the boring "figure" problem, but for the mixed-blood living in the human society, this problem was very troublesome.
Her daughter seemed to have inherited her father's talent. She was very good at swordsmanship, horse-riding, and shooting, and also had a good performance in culture. However, she almost did not understand any of the skills that a woman should have.
… Perhaps this time, being stimulated was not necessarily a bad thing.
She told Liv to have a good chat with the guest, and also to watch Nice, so that she would not make trouble, and then she went to the kitchen.
Perhaps Miss Steele could do everything by herself, but it was not good hospitality to let the guest be busy.
"Miss Liv, I just noticed something. May I take the liberty to ask you?" After Madame Teague went to the kitchen, Ray asked.
Of course, Liv did not mind his "presumptuous question", but when she heard the specific content of the question, her face became gloomy.
Ray asked about the origin of the crossbow bolt in the corner of the door.
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