"Dear Mr. Peter, I'm glad to hear that you, a member of the Vladimir family, have come to Ural City. Since the snowstorm has stopped today, I would like to invite all the nobles in the city to have a winter hunting party in the forest of my manor to celebrate the coming of spring and to welcome our guests from afar. May I have the honor to invite you?"
"Carleena Lot Nikova."
It was a beautiful invitation card. The paper was hard and delicate, and there were many patterns of sunflowers on it. The Schachran language, which was different from the common language, was written in beautiful strokes. At the same time, there was a sweet smell coming from the invitation card. When people read it, they would imagine a mature and beautiful lady writing with a quill in her hand.
"Baroness Carleena …" Lucien just heard this name from Sergei, who was suspected of being a swindler, and now he received an invitation from her. Although he was not afraid of the swindlers, he was still a bit hesitant.
After lunch, Lucien was chatting with Berdyv, Lena and other members of the caravan. Seeing that Lucien didn't say anything after reading the invitation card, they asked curiously, "Mr. Peter, which noble in Ural City invited you? If it weren't for your noble status, we wouldn't have been able to reach Ural City so fast. "
Lucien had received many similar invitations. After hearing that a member of the Vladimir family came to their territory, many lords would invite Lucien to their banquets out of curiosity and to make friends with him. In order to not attract too much attention, Lucien would gladly attend the banquets and banquets, as a normal noble should.
Although these lords were quite indifferent to Lucien after learning that Peter was only the son of a lord and had not yet inherited the title, their invitation alone had saved Lucien and the four or five caravans that Lucien had joined a lot of trouble, and they were able to pass through the Schachran Empire without much trouble.
"It's Baroness Carleena." Schachran Empire was a vast empire. There were twenty-three provinces and hundreds of states. Every state had many nobles. Therefore, Lucien only knew about Count Witte, the grand lord of Ural state. He did not know much about the baroness and the other nobles. The reason why Lucien answered Berff's question was that he wanted to know more about the empire from the merchants who had been doing business in Jinov province for years.
Berff had drunk some Hames at noon. His face was red, and his nose was even redder. He laughed and said, "Oh, it's Baroness Carleena. Mr. Peter, she's a famous beauty in Ural state, and she's also a widow. She inherited a Lot of Baron Nikov's title and wealth. Many nobles want to win her favor so that they can have the title, the manor and the beauty. "
Berdyv was very drunk. Berdyv's face and expression... Lucien..... Berdyv...........
Most men, no matter their age, would tease Berdyv like this when they talked about such topics.
Irina, a blonde girl in the caravan, added unhappily, "Baroness Carleena is called 'Black Widow' and 'Greedy Fox' among the nobles. She was born in a noble family, and she was also the niece of the second wife of Count Count Nikov. However, for the title and wealth of Baron Nikov, she abandoned many nobles who were pursuing her and married this widower who was forty-six years older than her. In less than five years, Baron Nikov, who used to be quite healthy, became old and sick. Soon, he was summoned by God. "
Although Carleena should be called Baroness now, people in Ural still called her Baroness.
"Irina, don't talk about these things." A gentleman in the caravan, who was more mature, reminded Lucien seriously that this was not a tavern or a wilderness, but a high-end hotel in Ural City. Also, the nobles in Schachran Empire were much more decadent and barbaric than the areas ruled by the South Church. It was quite common for people to be whipped for speaking ill of the nobles in private meetings.
Berdyv waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Without the permission of the nobles, the rumors about Baroness Carleena would never spread. They want to scare off other competitors. To them, Baroness Carleena's reputation and character are not important. What matters is the title, the wealth and the beautiful body. "
"But Baroness Carleena is not a good person. Lot Nikov passed away half a year ago, and she started to invite young nobles to parties and parties." Liena did not like the Baroness either.
Lucien smiled and said, "Anyway, since Baroness Carleena invited me, and the caravan will leave in a few days, as a qualified noble, I can't let her down."
Because of his noble status, Lucien was able to reach the place two provinces away from the Duchy of Orvarit so easily. However, because of his noble status, he had to attend a lot of unnecessary social events, which had both advantages and disadvantages. Since Baroness Carleena had invited other nobles, the winter hunting party should be safe. As for the scam, as long as he was not greedy, he would not be fooled.
Also, Lucien's main purpose was to pass through Schachran Empire. Technically speaking, he was also a liar.
The gazes of the members of the caravan became complicated. Some were teasing him, some were teasing him, some were pouting unhappily, and some were looking down on him with disdain, as if saying, "You are indeed the hypocritical aristocrat I expected …"
Lucien straightened his clothes and stood up with a smile. He said goodbye to them politely, "See you tomorrow, everyone."
As he was talking, Lucien closed the book Actor's Training in the Library of the Soul.
… …
The ground was a vast expanse of whiteness. The coniferous trees shook off the snow from time to time. Many ferocious black Ural dogs were roaring and running in the snow, chasing the rabbits and other prey out of their hiding places and forcing them to flee in panic.
Suddenly, a long arrow flew in a beautiful arc from afar and accurately hit a gray rabbit.
Clap, clap, clap … Clap … Clap … Clap … Clap … Clap … A young noble said to the woman next to him, "Carleena, your archery skills have improved again. You can hit the rabbit so easily."
Carleena raised her bow proudly. Then she turned around and said to Lucien, "Mr. Peter, it's your turn to show us your archery skills. There are a lot of good archers in the Vladimir family."
Carleena was about 27 years old. Her long blonde hair was tied up, and her big blue eyes were full of smiles. Her lips were a bit thick, but they were red and sexy. Together with the tight black hunting suit, she looked very mature and charming. Many young nobles around her were looking at her with love and lust. She was a rare beauty.
However, Lucien had seen a real beauty before, so he only looked at her with appreciation and politely said, "Thank you, Mrs. Carleena. Archers are the glory of our family. Hehe … Maybe my archery skills are not as good as yours. After all, I'm better at close combat. "
As he was talking, Lucien pointed at the two long swords hanging on the ground. Then he took up the bow and shot an arrow.
The key to archery was the stability of the hand and the accuracy of the eyes. Lucien had no problem with that. After the arrow was shot out, it went through a rabbit without being affected by the cold wind.
"Mr. Peter, you are too humble. Your archery skills are close to that of a Knight's. Can you teach me?" Carleena looked at Lucien with admiration in her blue eyes.
Her attitude made the other young nobles unhappy. A black-haired noble picked up the bow and said, "Carleena, his archery skills are only close to that of a Knight's. Let me show you the real archery skills of a Knight!"
After he finished speaking, he shook the bowstring, and the long arrow seemed to be wrapped in red flames as it shot out. In a short moment, it shot through a giant tree, and the Ginov snow beast hiding behind the giant tree fell to the ground. Moreover, it only shot its eyeball, and did not hurt its fur.
After that, he turned around and looked at Lucien and Carleena proudly, "Peter, what do you think? Of course, if you think your sword skills are better than mine, we can have a competition. "
Before Lucien said anything, Carleena smiled and said, "Balshak, your extraordinary longbow is not bad."
After saying that, Carleena started to chat and hunt with the young nobles as if she was a socialite. She kept the atmosphere warm and friendly.
…
In the forest far away, two people in black cloaks were quietly watching Carleena and the other young nobles. When the young nobles started to leave, the ordinary-looking man in black said in a plain voice, "Miaka, you turn into a winter bear and attack Carleena. Remember, you must miss her first attack, and then attack the handsome blonde noble next to her. After a while, when he is injured, you can pretend that you can't handle it and run away. "
"No problem, Miaka." The tall man in black moved his body in a weird way, and a layer of light gray light covered him. When the light disappeared, he had turned into a giant white bear.
This was an ordinary magic creature in the Schachran Empire. An ordinary adult would have the power of a Knight.
Niak chuckled and said, "Miaka, don't use too much strength, or you might accidentally defeat him. Also, when you pretend to lose, you have to make it look real. You have to make him feel that he has defeated you and force you to run away. "
"Don't worry, Niak. I'm confident that I can deal with this kind of noble young master. "With the help of the white fur, Miaka quietly approached Carleena, Lucien and the rest of the group.
A few minutes later, Niak saw the giant winter bear jumping out of the snow and pouncing on Carleena. Carleena screamed in fear.
In a hurry, she dodged the bear's attack and hid beside Lucien.
Then, the winter bear waved its paw at Lucien. It seemed that the bear was standing between Carleena and the monster.
"Good job," Niak said in his mind. Niak thought to himself, "After I hurt him, I will pretend to lose and run away."
Suddenly, a glittering sword light flashed. After a dull noise, the winter bear fell in front of Lucien's Dragon Scale Horse without any sign, and snowflakes splashed everywhere!
Lucien was holding a blue metal sword in his hand. His back was straight, and he looked at the winter bear in confusion. The light gray light came out of the bear's body, and the man in black was revealed.
Niak opened his mouth so wide that his jaw almost fell to the ground, "What's going on?!" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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