There were a lot of important people at tonight's banquet, but when D 'Addarion walked in, he still attracted the attention of the audience. As the most famous otaku in Gudilesi City, it was the first time for most people to see him in such a social occasion. It was like seeing a turtle in the desert. When D' Addarion stepped into the count's mansion, whispers could not help but ring out.
However, the president of the Magic Association acted as if he didn't hear anything. He ignored the noble young man who tried to talk to him and walked straight to the food. He took an empty plate and started eating, leaving the stunned guests behind him.
"Yo, this barbecue pie is good. Do you want a piece?" D 'Addarion asked Rob who was beside him.
The latter shook his head. Rob had just eaten hotpot with Gage and the others in the evening, so he had no appetite at the moment. So, he temporarily separated from D 'Addarion and toured the count's mansion alone.
As expected, Morteris was still resting in the VIP room on the second floor. He was not in a hurry to show up at the banquet. The old man was getting on in years, and he had traveled through the night last night. Long-distance travel had a great impact on his body. Although his carriage was custom-made, large and spacious, and he could rest in it, it was not as good as a real bed. So, after arriving at the count's mansion, he rested in the VIP room after meeting Count Nathan's sons. He would not come down for the banquet for a while.
Rob's current appearance was that of a slightly thin and tall young man with a few freckles on his face. According to the identity given by D 'Addarion, he was a magician who had just advanced to the second grade, studying in an Academy of Magic in the north. He was introverted and not good at communicating with people. This time, he came to the south to broaden his horizons and travel to the legendary City of Magicians. His mother, who was D' Addarion's distant aunt, wrote to Gudilesi and entrusted D 'Addarion to take care of his cousin. So, the president of the Magician's Association brought him to tonight's banquet.
Because he came in together with D 'Addarion, many people had their eyes on him before. After all, the president of the Magician's Association was notoriously difficult to deal with. If possible, it would be a good idea to take care of his relatives first. However, those people were a little disappointed to find that the relationship between D' Addarion and his cousin seemed to be rather … ordinary.
Although the two came together, D 'Addarion buried himself in the food as soon as he came in, leaving his cousin alone. Most of the people at tonight's banquet were from prominent families. The reason why they needed an invitation card to enter was not only for security reasons, but also to prevent those who did not have a high status from sneaking in and spoiling everyone's mood.
Even among the nobles, there was a strict hierarchy. Different people had different circles. It was not much easier for a lower circle to blend into the higher circle than a commoner to become a noble. Especially for a powerless newcomer like Fox. Basically, he was invited to such a banquet by other big shots. If he wanted to join a topic, he either had to wait for others to take the initiative to talk to him, or he had to ask D 'Addarion to introduce him. However, D' Addarion seemed to have no intention of doing so.
In the eyes of outsiders, this action meant that the president of the Magician's Association did not value his distant cousin very much. So those who originally wanted to get in touch with D 'Addarion through Fox also retracted their steps.
So now, Rob wandered alone in the count's mansion. No one talked to him. It was as if he was transparent. In the eyes of outsiders, this young man named Fox was undoubtedly in a somewhat awkward situation at the moment. Most young people cared about their reputation, so he had to pretend that he did not care and admire the famous paintings on the wall and the works of art on both sides of the corridor alone.
Count Nathan had considerable influence in Gudilesi. He could be regarded as half the owner of the city. The quality of his collection was very good. Along the way, Rob had seen several master's works. If he sold them outside, he could get at least tens of thousands of gold coins. But so far, he had not found the thing he really wanted to see.
However, the future supreme magus Your Honor was not in a hurry. He continued to tour from room to room until he walked to the third lounge. Finally, he sensed a strange magical fluctuation.
Well, if I'm not mistaken, this should be it.
It was a lounge in a slightly remote location. Rob seemed to be a little tired from the tour, so he stopped and pushed the door open.
He was lucky. There was no one else in the lounge.
The strange magical fluctuation came from under the carpet. When the future supreme magus Your Honor first arrived, he noticed that although the number of guards in the count's mansion was not small, there were definitely not many. The number of guards obviously did not match the number of precious collections in the count's mansion. You could say that this was because the security of Gudilesi had always been good, but for an old fox like Count Nathan, he would certainly not put all his eggs in one basket.
Moreover, there were many powerful mages in Gudilesi City. Although the Magician's Association was managing these mages, there was no guarantee that everyone would abide by the law. The so-called guards might be invincible in the eyes of ordinary people, but in the eyes of high-rank mages, they were not much stronger than air. If one of them was short of money recently or planned to leave by ship after making a fortune, they would definitely not be able to guard such a large count's mansion.
Count Nathan would not pin his hopes on the self-discipline of the strong. Therefore, apart from the guards outside with real swords and spears, he had another means of preparation, and that was magic circles.
There were a lot of defensive magic circles in the count's mansion, but most of them did not have much impact on masters like Rob and D 'Addarion, except for a small magic circle called Lycale's Spell Rubbing.
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