A strange world

Chapter 195 Chapter 48. Lady’s Dinner

A competent official will first place his own people in important positions.

Annan is not that competent, but he knows how to keep his companions busy. For example, the bard, as a former prisoner, will be familiar with the dungeon guards.

The knight girls and others were also led by the bard, including Joan and the mute boy. The former one running business back and forth between Breeze City and Betar City shows that he is not that fragile, while the latter is a joint request of Astolfo and Gray Wolf.

Annan had a good sense of him. Somehow, Annan always recalled the days when he lived with Martin when he stood next to him.

And the sycophant, Daniel Goldberg. Having a surname means you are not a refugee or poor person. As a local who took the initiative to seek refuge, Annan promoted Daniel to assistant, but left the investigation of the dungeon to the bard.

Daniel needed time to observe. He would flatter Annan and other nobles.

Moreover, after solving the problem in Bethal City in the future, he will declare his identity as the King of the North and bring back several trustworthy subordinates.

The deputy warden's remuneration is nothing more than an official residence and a weekly salary of one guinea, but the nobles only have fiefdoms and properties, but it never hinders them from living in a dream - Olme is just right, this is appreciated by Lady Winter and the deputy city lord, the name The strange new money has spread to a small extent.

Countless nobles came to visit and give gifts, and those gifts alone were worth at least dozens of gold coins.

The bard's investigation would take time, so Annan asked the knight girl to secretly sell some of them, exchange them for clothing and food, and send them to an orphanage with Joan.

This time the children not only surrounded Joan, but also Annan.

Mia gently asked the children to play aside and stood next to Annan: "Is this the turning point you said?"

"Not yet."

"Do you know Mrs. Winter?"

Annan still felt that the identity of the deputy warden was too coincidental.

"I haven't seen her."

"Then thank the God of Justice and Bravery..."

Annan imitated the prayer gesture, but was corrected by Mia. She held his hands and wrapped the little finger in her palm. Mia's hands are not as soft as the aristocratic lady, nor are they full of rough calluses like Joan's.

"I have another commission."

The food and clothes are more than enough to support the orphanage until spring, and Annan hopes the orphanage can take in some more homeless children.

On the way here, Annan saw some frozen corpses...

"I thank you for your kindness for the children."

Leaving the orphanage with a cheerful Joan, on the way back, she suddenly said: "I grew up in an orphanage... we hate winter because many children will die in winter... and we like winter because in winter The lady will appear and take care of us like a mother.”

"Ms. Mia only appears in winter? Why?"

"I asked her and she said danger makes us grow..."

"always like this?"

"Well, as long as I can remember..."

Annan said in surprise: "Her Royal Highness Princess Joan Ecosela Anfinson Behdad Claremont grew up in an orphanage?"

The angry Joan jumped out of the carriage, grabbed the snow on the roadside and threw it at Annan.

Back at the mansion, Annan called Daniel: "Will Mrs. Winter come to Betar City every winter?"

The answer was that Lady Winter would not come every year, nor in winter. This was the second time that Lady Winter had come to Bethal City after many years.

In the afternoon, the bard brought back the results of the investigation: There are five floors in the Bethal City dungeon. Starting from the third floor, it is divided into lower floors, where special criminals are imprisoned, such as those who intend to subvert the kingdom, plunder the city-state, rebel, and offend the nobles.

The dungeon guards on the upper floors couldn't get close, but the third floor was under the jurisdiction of Annan, the deputy warden.

Just as Annan was about to go to the third floor in person, an invitation letter was sent to the deputy warden's residence.

[Invitation letter from the Street family: We sincerely invite His Excellency Deputy Warden Olme to attend tonight’s dinner. 】

Annan asked the Daniel Chastret family to discover that the initiator was the lady sitting next to Mrs. Winter in the auditorium the night before, and Mrs. Winter was also on the invitation list.

At the same time, he also sent greetings from the warden, expressing his welcome to Annan as a member of the dungeon and his high hopes.

As night approached, Annan, the bard who served as escort, Alstorfo and the gray wolf got into the carriage, and Joan shouted, "Don't be fooled by the bad women outside!" and set off.

…

The bard waited until Annan walked into the manor and looked back to him.

"You can fool that fool, but you can't fool me..." He distanced himself from Astolfo and the others, "Who are you?"

"We are looking for an opportunity to talk to you. I am Francois. You should have heard Annan talk about me." Francois resumed his original voice and nuzzled at Gray Wolf: "She is Lorna Gilman, from Xingyue Bay. member."

"Is that boy who can't speak Martin?"

"He insists on coming..."

Francois sighed, luckily Martin didn't get into trouble - it wasn't too late.

"Who is Joan?"

"People from Olmedo."

The bard's vigilance dissipated and he relaxed a little: "I thought you were really relieved to let Annan go out on his own to take risks."

"Actually, Annan doesn't really need our protection..."

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Annan, who entered the banquet, realized what the warden's "high hopes" meant——

The guests at the banquet were all ladies and handsome men...

Wherever he looked, the ladies stood up proudly. This is different from Breeze City... The King of the North has a high status, and even greedy ladies and girls would not dare to approach him.

And here, the servants were whispering about where this good-looking boy came from.

Annan's arrival aroused coveted and hostile eyes. The icy black warden's costume could withstand the cold wind and the sight of civilians, but it could not resist the enthusiasm of the ladies - or in other words, they were more excited.

Annan euphemistically said that Mrs. Winter was waiting for him and declined the ladies' attempts to chat with her. In the end, Ms. Winter actually invited him over. Come to Mrs. Winter.

From the Wine Lady to the Countess, and then to the Lady of Winter, their status is getting higher and higher, their looks are getting more and more beautiful, and none of them have husbands...

Follow Mrs. Winter to the terrace. The cold wind blew her long rose-red hair, and Annan asked hesitantly, "Aren't you cold?"

A slightly hoarse magnetic voice sounded: "Why do you think I am Mrs. Winter?"

"You have a husband?"

Mrs. Winter avoided such offensive words and looked back at the excitement in the banquet hall: "Do you like these?"

"Just like a sweet dream will eventually wake up, I know these do not belong to me." Annan shook his head.

"As long as you nod, they will be yours."

Annan still declined. Although these aristocratic ladies were beautiful, they lacked the character that he admired.

Mrs. Winter said nothing more, and Annan also remained silent. Returning to the banquet, Mrs. Winter returned to her seat while Annan stayed in the corner. From then until the end of the banquet, Mrs. Winter didn't look for Annan again. It seemed that she just wanted to say a few words to him and appear in front of the ladies.