Age of Empires From Scratch

  Chapter 97 Return Gift

  Earl Stewart’s unexpected invitation made David feel bad. He didn’t expect that there was something of his own in it: “It’s my honor to invite you, Lord Earl…”

"Then it's settled. I will send someone to pick you up tonight." Earl Sutton-Stewart looked at David and Sharon with a smile, and finally bowed to them very politely: "Right now, Don't disturb the two of you eating."

  Nodding to the attendant beside him, the attendant who had put the gift box beside him surrounded the Earl and left the hotel suite, and closed the door politely.

  Looking at Earl Sutton Stewart who came and left in a hurry, David didn't know how to evaluate this person? A polite and truly noble gentleman?

From the eyes of this man looking at Sharon, he could only see a gentleman with another meaning. That kind of straightforward and undisguised gaze made Sharon feel very uncomfortable. It was only because the other party did not take actual actions that she did not explode. That's all.

   As for the way he looked at himself, David simply felt it was weird.

   "Are you going to have dinner with the Earl?" Sharon turned to look at David: "Didn't you say to observe the situation before?"

   "What I want to say is that although the Earl's gracious invitation makes me feel honored, but..." David spread his hands: "The Earl has already left before I have time to say the rest."

   "This man is playing with humanity." Sharon saw through Earl Stuart's tricks.

  First greeted politely, and then gave gifts. Normal people would try their best to express politely even if they wanted to refuse a nobleman who was far superior to him but was still very polite to him. At this time, Earl Stewart did not give the other party a chance to express his true meaning, so he left directly.

   "This person gives me a bad feeling." It can even be said to be very bad. After Sharon came to this world, Earl Stewart should be the person she dislikes the least, not one of them.

  David didn't say anything. Earl Stewart's etiquette on the surface was very good and impeccable, but the arrogance in his bones was not covered up in any way, and it was also vividly displayed.

"Although the actual plot is different from the script, it still achieves its goal?" David glanced at Sharon next to him, "Perhaps during dinner, that Earl Stewart will tear off his disguise and reveal his true nature." Woolen cloth?"

"If I wound the earl, will it affect your plan?" Seeing David pick up the two gift boxes and walk back to the dining table, Sharon, who also returned to the dining table, stared at David. : "It shouldn't be a trivial matter to injure an earl in the capital of the kingdom."

   "It doesn't matter." David didn't look up, as if he didn't notice Sharon's gaze, he just opened the box to look at the gift on his own: "If he really wants to do something to you, you can kill him on the spot."

   "Are you serious?" Sharon originally suspected that in order to obtain the noble status of the Kingdom of Tilan, David would tell her not to make a move, but she didn't expect the other party to give such an answer: "In that case, you will also be implicated."

   Killing local nobles in the royal city is not the same thing as showing bravery. It will make Sharon and David stand on the opposite side of the entire upper echelon of Tilan Kingdom in an instant.

  At that time, don’t talk about noble status, the nobles are afraid that they will ask the two to be hanged on the spot.

  “Whether it’s aristocratic status or something else, the premise for me to get these things is that our own people will not be hurt or offended in any way, whether it is physically or verbally.”

This is David's truest thought. In the past, he knew the truth of "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". He himself did not want to be bullied by the nobles, so why should he let other people suffer from them? oppression?

  After activating the golden finger, what he values ​​most is his personal combat power. The fundamental reason is to ensure that he can evaluate his strength and choose to reject it when necessary. This time I chose to let Sharon accompany me when I came to the capital, because I also valued that the opponent has enough combat power to protect himself and fight back.

Throw the box containing jewelry on the table, and then look at the sword in the long box. The handle and scabbard of this sword are inlaid with gems. It looks very gorgeous, and it seems to be a decorative saber. .

  But when David pulled out the blade a little and heard the melodious sound of the sword, he knew that this gorgeous sword was a real weapon, and its function was not just to be hung on the body as an ornament.

The old alchemist, who had never had a sense of existence, turned his head and glanced when he heard the sound of the sword, and gave an evaluation: "The blade is made of silver gold and broken iron steel, and it has a very good handle. Sword, that Lord Earl has spent all his money."

  By the way, Newton looked at the ruby ​​jewelry in another gift box: "This set of jewelry is not ordinary jewelry, it has some special magical effects."

   "Oh? Can you tell what kind of magic it is?" David was very surprised. He didn't expect this to be a set of magic accessories? Are there any shields, fireballs and other spells on it?

   "It's just a warm-keeping spell so that the wearer doesn't have to fear the cold." Newton could see the effect of the spell attached to it at a glance: "In Tilan, where the sky is freezing, this spell is quite useful."

   "..."

   There is no shield, let alone a fireball. This is a jewelry warmer that allows the wearer to wear those dresses that are not suitable for winter in severe cold weather.

   "I bet the person who picks us up tonight will also give you a suit."

  Sharon rolled her eyes speechlessly, and expressed her attitude to David: I would rather not have this noble title, and we can't suffer! Afterwards, the suspicion that had just arisen in Sharron's heart disappeared.

  “I don’t want to wear a dress and jewelry from a stranger.”

   "What a coincidence, I thought so too."

  Put the long sword back into the box, and put it casually beside the table, and David continued to eat.

   "David."

"Um?"

   "If you don't have a smooth conversation with that earl, or even tear your face apart, what will happen to your Winter Village?"

   "This..." The piece of meat that was originally delivered to the mouth paused for two seconds before it was delivered to the mouth by the fork, and he chewed a few mouthfuls vigorously: "It depends on the reaction of the kingdom."

  The best case is no response, too lazy to talk to you in a remote rural village; the worst case is nothing more than trying to kill David. Really to that extent, David has no choice. He didn't want to die, of course he would fight Tilan Kingdom to the end.

   "This is the worst possible thing."

   I just don’t know what will happen to my golden finger? So far, David, the golden finger, can only rely on his own research. He is only sure that the development of the village will give the golden finger a certain degree of upgrade and strengthening, but the details are not clear at all.

   Even, Goldfinger's last upgrade was recognized by the legal principles of the Kingdom of Tilan? Or does the actual development of Cold Winter Village meet the requirements? He has no way to judge accurately.

  This time I came to the capital, it might be that I didn’t want to figure it out.

   Again, it is a good thing to be able to obtain the status of nobility and the legal recognition of the Kingdom of Tilan without any loss.

   If you have to come out on the spot, David is not going to spoil anyone. Even if you can't beat the Kingdom of Tilan in a short time, don't think about 'this person'.

  The two of them finished the meal, and Sharon had a better understanding of some of David's thoughts.

Before that, although Sharon lived in Cold Winter Village for a long time, she didn't have much contact with David in private. Her understanding of the village chief was superficial, and even David's specific personality Can't tell.

   "I have to say, you are a little different from what I thought before."

"How to say?"

   "Originally, seeing that you were so persistent in wanting to obtain noble status, I thought you were the kind of person who took power and status very seriously!"

  After listening to Sharon's evaluation, David was not dissatisfied with being misunderstood, but laughed instead: "Actually, in a certain way, I do attach great importance to these things."

   It's just that he knows that some things cannot be given up as a price just because he wants other things. It's easy to throw away some things, but it's hard to pick them up again.

  He didn't say this. After finishing the intermittent lunch, David waited for the waiter to come in and packed up the tableware, then took out his bag and searched.

  Sharon, who wanted to find something to pass the time, sat back when she saw David's movements: "What are you looking for?"

"Gifts." David kept digging out shoe boxes, stockings, cosmetics and other items from his luggage, and Sharon on the opposite side looked at them with question marks all over his face: "The Earl first gave gifts when we met, let's go to the banquet You can never go empty-handed.”

  The other party invited them to the banquet in a polite and considerate manner, not with a knife on their necks.

  In this case, no matter how the follow-up will develop, appropriate etiquette must be followed, and David must offer some gifts as a meeting gift.

"I understand what you're saying, but what are you bringing?" Sharon looked at the items on the table in front of her. They were all common 'daily necessities', and they were all women's items: "Why do you put these things in your luggage?"

   "You said this?" David picked up a repackaged stocking that didn't leave any traces of the earth and looked ordinary: "If you often chat with your father, you should know how powerful this thing is."

  Sharon was speechless. She knew what David meant, but the crux of the problem wasn't here, was it?

   "The Earl of Sutton-Stewart is a man." Although high-heeled shoes and stockings were originally manufactured as men's products, the dressing style of men in this world is not like the trend of that period on earth.

  David rummaged for a while, and finally determined the type of gift. In addition to a few types of socks, there was also a combat inner armor of the corresponding color: "As a man, it is even more difficult for him to resist the charm of these."

  (end of this chapter)