The first dance was the new work "Sound of Spring" by the great musician Johann Strauss. Although it had just been composed not long ago, it had already become popular in the Tulip Alliance.
If anyone's ball did not have this song, they would definitely be laughed at.
In the melodious music, handsome gentlemen and beautiful ladies danced.
Elvin noticed that Mr. Consul was holding his wife and swaying on the dance floor. His posture was skillful and confident, without the slightest nervousness of being a bait.
There was no doubt that more than a dozen Level 1 and Level 2 Extraordinaires guarding the perimeter gave him great confidence.
Elvin held Daphne's hand with one hand and her slender waist with the other. Although he was distracted from time to time, with the help of his increasingly inhuman agility, he perfectly matched his aunt's spinning dance steps.
"What's wrong, Aunt?"
When Elvin came back to his senses, he found that his aunt had been looking at him and asked curiously.
"No, nothing."
Daphne originally wanted to ask about Crail. Although a general's family was not too high-end in New Haven, for the current Elvin, it was worth spending a lot of effort to befriend them.
Today's banquet was to provide an opportunity for her nephew, Elvin, to get to know more important people and give him some advice.
However, because Elvin had always been very opinionated, Daphne did not want him to become too deliberate and utilitarian. She decided to communicate with him a little after the banquet.
The song soon ended.
Some people left the dance floor, some joined in, and even more people changed partners and started again.
It seemed like a normal ball, but in the dark, there was a subtle change that no one noticed.
After Elvin took Daphne's hand and sent her to the side to rest, he hid in a corner not far away and watched everything with cold eyes. Men could not refuse an invitation from a woman to a ball. Now that he was aware of the potential danger, how could he be in the mood to dance with a girl?
His primary goal tonight was to ensure his aunt's safety. His secondary goal was to cooperate with the City Guard to eliminate the source of the danger when a possible attack came.
A short while later.
Anthony and Dilis, who had also finished the opening dance, walked over together and sat down with Elvin.
"Is there a girl you like? There's no socialite in New Haven that I don't know. I'll introduce you to whichever one you like. A man as outstanding as Elvin will be liked by many girls! "Seeing Elvin staring at the dance floor, Dilis made a show of assurance.
"Cough, this is not the time to joke around. Let's share our information. "Elvin changed the topic without changing his expression.
"What information? We just happened to be here for the ball," Anthony said angrily. He had been living a terrible life for the past few days.
Previously, the Poisonous Blue Bell Flower's massacre in the hotel had caused great trouble for the Cramer Family. Although no one has dared to directly ask for an explanation, but the influence and reputation of the aristocracy has obviously taken a hit.
Even if the Cramer Family was an ancient aristocratic family that had their roots in New Haven when it was still a noble's fief, they still have to give everyone an explanation.
As for what Anthony said about him finding someone to deal with the Man Killer Fiends, the elders of the Cramer Family only thought of it as a joke. They only arranged for him to attend the ball to ease the tension between the families, as for how to deal with the Man Killer Fiends, they have other plans.
For Anthony who was prepared to go all out, of course he was a bit emotional.
"Fine, if you don't know, then listen to me." Elvin ignored him and continued.
"On the first night, I coincidentally killed the 'Hammer Stalker Mad Demon'. On the second night, the Iron Wall Knights and the Crowmen worked together to kill the 'Top Student Killer Prince' and the 'Fat Killer Clown'.
Now of the 7 Man Killer Fiends, other than the Random Host that hasn't shown themselves yet, there are still the Poisonous Blue Bell Flower, the Devil's Disciple, and the white-faced Dancer.
At this point, Elvin raised his head and glanced at the consul who was still dancing gracefully on the dance floor with a different partner. He continued.
"I believe you've already noticed, our Magistrate wants to use a grand banquet to lure one of them out.
According to the report, the "Dancer of the White Mask" and "Poisonous Blue Bell Flower" are more fond of this type of situation, since the Man Killer Fiends have never worked together 8 years ago, I'm guessing that one of them is most likely here.
Currently, we have 5 official Supernaturals from the City Guard on our side, as well as 10 Novice Knight Apprentices. Including the two of you, me and my teammate Crail. We can't count on the other VIPs who usually live like princes.
That's all. "
"We have enough strength, even if a peak Knight comes, we don't have to be afraid of a Supernaturals 10 to 1 right? We also have the support of the 10 Novice Knight Apprentices.
And today is only the 5th day, the Man Killer Fiend's strength should have only recovered to the level of a Senior Knight. If it dares to appear, the City Guard should be able to take it down without us even doing anything. "
After hearing Elvin's analysis, Dilis rubbed her snow-white chin and pondered for a while before coming up with a very optimistic conclusion.
"I hope so." Although he said that, Elvin didn't have any intention of relaxing. Compared to common sense, he was more willing to trust his spirit sense. The slight prickling feeling in the depths of his spirit sense meant that the situation wasn't as simple as it seemed …
On the other side.
Daphne was sitting with her friends, their topic was still focused on Elvin.
"Really? Elvin joined the navy less than a year ago? This kind of promotion speed is rare even in the entire Kingdom's navy. Tim, don't just focus on eating, if you have the chance, you need to ask Elvin for advice, okay? "
Among the ladies, Jenny was the oldest, and she came with her son. She was currently lecturing her son who was still stuffing himself with food.
"I feel like I've heard the name Elvin Garrett somewhere before, do you guys remember? I'm sure I've seen or heard of it before …
Ah! I remember now, I saw it on the Bechler Post a while ago. The great discovery of the Lieutenant Commander of the navy made it possible to completely overcome the terrifying 'scurvy' disease. Lieutenant Commander Elvin, who has countless honors, is actually Diff's nephew?! "
Tulisa, who had the most connections and the most gossipy, felt that Elvin's name was familiar at first, but now she finally remembered.
"Wow! This kind of honor is enough to be recorded in the Kingdom's maritime history, right? "Shanna couldn't help but exclaim.
“.....”
"Elvin is our pride!" Humility wasn't popular in this world, and if Daphne was proud, she would accept all the praises for Elvin.
However, their words obviously caused some people to be unhappy.
Tulisa's dance partner, a handsome young man with blonde hair and blue eyes, said sarcastically, "If I had an uncle who was a captain, I could also quickly accumulate merits and become a Lieutenant Commander. The inventor of some medical method is just lucky because he drifted on the sea for a long time.
He can be so smug because he's a country bumpkin who has never seen real power! "
No matter what he thought, he offended people by saying it out loud. Besides, are you a powerful person? You're just a piano teacher with a pretty good appearance!
As the dance partner, Tulisa complained in her heart. She already regretted bringing this arrogant guy here, and had to speak up to ease the awkwardness.
"I'm sorry, Diff, Lennon isn't usually like this, he drank too much today."
"I didn't …"
The young man was unconvinced and wanted to say more, but he inadvertently glanced at where Elvin and the others were sitting, and his body instantly froze.
He had already seen Elvin, but the young man and woman beside him who were talking cheerfully with him made him shiver, and he couldn't say anything else.
Humans were such strange creatures, a person's achievements and honor could be slandered, but the circle he was in wouldn't. Ideals would often yield to reality, and honesty would often compromise to power. After being beaten by society, he would understand how naive and cute he was in the past …
Noticing his abnormality, the ladies also turned their heads, and they were all slightly stunned. The air was filled with a strange atmosphere.
After a long time, this atmosphere was broken by Tulisa.
"The young master of the Cramer family of the Noble Alliance, and the young lady of the Alchemy Light Chamber of Commerce. Diff, are you sure your nephew really needs our care? "
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