Lord of War

"May I ask who you are?" Soma asked cautiously.

"Patchouli." The girl who got off the carriage said with a smile, "Patchouli Boulder. My father is Hatch Boulder. I believe you should know him."

Boulder!

The expression on Soma's face was obviously a little stiff. Although he had imagined many identities of this girl, he never thought that she was actually a member of the Boulder family, or a member of the direct line.

If it was in private, Soma might still have the confidence to ask the other party why he came to Hastings Manor. But now, Hastings Manor is indeed holding a banquet, and it is not considered a private banquet. Therefore, many wealthy businessmen in Lomingne City have received invitations. This is actually a semi-public social banquet. , Hastings Manor holds one almost every month.

So if you want to drive Patchouli away with the excuse of a private banquet, it is obviously impossible.

Even because it was a public event, the incident escalated to the Hastings family blatantly provoking and insulting the Boulder family. If this really happens, then even the Nugus family will never be able to keep the Hastings family. Even if the entire Hastings family does not decline because of this, it is very likely that the vitality will be severely damaged or even the nobles and powers will be cut. of.

Sweat was already dripping down Soma's face.

Before Soma opened her mouth to take the initiative, Paqiuli walked into the gate of the manor and said, "The guards in your manor really don't have any eyesight at all. Treating foreign guests is not what an earl family should have." Quality."

"You are right." Soma had to answer, "I will definitely teach them a lesson."

"By the way, I heard that invitations are required to participate in the banquet this time, but I heard that there is excitement here so I came here on purpose. It shouldn't break the rules, right?" Otherwise, Soma will continue to follow this topic to gain the initiative.

"How could it be?" Soma's face was stiff, but she still squeezed out a smile, "It's really an honor for the Hastings family to have Miss Patchouli participate."

"That's good." Paqiuli laughed immediately, "Since Baron Soma doesn't feel that my appearance is an interruption, then I won't be polite."

"Of course." Soma nodded, "Then I will immediately arrange someone to accompany you to visit Hastings Manor..."

Hearing Soma's words, Sean shook his head slightly. Soma had been completely led by the nose by the other person named Patchouli. In his impression, Soma doesn't seem like someone who will be controlled by the other party. A person like him who can manage a territory should be very strong in diplomatic words, but now he is talking with Patchouli But in the middle is completely at a disadvantage, then there is only one explanation.

That is, Soma has a very deep-rooted concept of class. In this regard, he lacks sufficient innate advantages as he was born in the Hastings family, and Patchouli is also obviously a person who is very good at words, so she forms a comprehensive suppression of Soma in terms of communication. . The best solution for a person like Paqiuli is not to let the other party speak first, and it is absolutely impossible to follow the other party's words and thinking, otherwise they will be completely led by the nose.

But it is a pity that Paqiuli is also a very smart person. The words she said are all directed at the core of honor of the Hastings family, forcing Soma to answer. At this time, if Soma wants to regain the initiative, then a third party must intervene.

It is only necessary to break the current deadlock between Paqiuli and Soma, but the identities of the two are now, one is a daughter from a duke family, and the other is the owner of Hastings Manor, and there is obviously no one present. A third person whose status is high enough to join the conversation between the two.

What a horrible woman.

Sean quietly came to a conclusion for Paqiuli in his heart.

But the only thing that made him happy was that the Boulder family would turn to the Principality of Ryan in the future war between the Kingdom of Dabion and the Principality of Ryan, so there was no need to worry that he and this woman would become enemies. Sean did not believe that the words were so sharp This woman is inferior to others in other aspects, and this woman can be regarded as relatively outstanding in terms of appearance and temperament. With so many advantages, as long as she is willing to expand her strength, her strength will definitely reach a terrifying level.

But apart from the one thing that Sean was glad about, there was another thing that made him a little curious. Because Sean remembers very clearly that because of the relationship of the family territory in the game, he had to deal with people from the Boulder family, but in his impression, there was absolutely no one named Patchouli among the outstanding talents of the Boulder family. female!

But now, such a woman happened to appear, which made Sean frown slightly.

"You are Viscount Fran." Just as Sean was still thinking about who this woman was, Paqiuli came to Sean's side and asked straightforwardly.

"Yes." Sean nodded, he didn't have much malice or hostility towards this woman.

"My name is Patchouli, Patchouli Boulder." Patchouli introduced herself again.

"I know, you said it just now." Sean smiled, and then he glanced at Soma, the meaning of the question in his eyes was obvious.

"Miss Paqiuli, she also came here for that mysterious blueprint." Soma had already explained the reason for Paqiuli's arrival at this time, and Sean also keenly noticed that there was something wrong in Soma's eyes. Helpless and resentful, "Many people are already waiting in the meeting room, let's go now."

Sean glanced at Patchouli in some surprise. He didn't expect that Patchouli had already talked to Soma about the purpose of her arrival at the moment when he was slightly distracted, and he also made Soma feel uneasy. There is a way to refuse Patchouli's participation. In this way, Sean also knows how the hatred and helplessness in Soma's eyes came about. Obviously, the arrival of Paqiuli will make this competition around the mysterious drawings more exciting. unknown.

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After all, Soma didn't plan to pay any attention to Patchouli any more, and started leading the way on her own.

Sean turned to follow, but Paqiuli reached out and grabbed his sleeve, which made Sean turn his head and look at Paqiuli suspiciously. However, during this process, neither of them stopped because of this, but just slightly opened the distance between them and Soma. Smart as Sean, he immediately realized that Paqiuli might have something to say to her. He said to himself, so he also slowed down very cooperatively.

The two walked forward in silence, and no one spoke. Annuo, Alfred, Christina, and Patchouli's two entourages were farther behind. The group of people clearly had the same purpose, but they were divided into three parts strangely, which made the surrounding atmosphere seem a little quiet and depressing.

"As a gentleman, shouldn't you be more proactive?" It was Paqiuli who finally broke the silence, "If a girl takes the initiative, this is not what a gentleman should do at all."

"Hehe, I'm really sorry, I'm really not a gentleman." Sean smiled, and spoke casually, without any intention of following Paqiuli's words.

This unexpected answer made Paqiuli slightly stunned, she obviously did not expect such an answer from Sean. However, the expression on her face was only slightly sluggish for a moment, and then quickly returned to that grinning look.

"That's an interesting answer." Patchouli smiled, "Do you know who killed the guards hired by Baron Yeros?"

"I don't know." Sean shook his head.

"I killed it." Paqiuli smiled relaxedly.

Paqiuli's answer made Sean stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Paqiuli would say that the Hastings did it, or that someone else was trying to frame him. In any case, he never thought that since Paqiuli would say that she killed those people so frankly, and it seemed that she had no intention of being embarrassed at all.

Originally, Sean thought he should be very angry, but this incident actually did not bring him any trouble or bad influence, and it can even be said that it helped him in a certain way. And I don't know why, looking at Paqiuli who confessed her crimes so frankly, Sean didn't hate her or want to kill her at all, which really made Sean feel a little strange.

In other words, Paqiuli has a very subtle and unique personality charm.

Glancing at Sean and looking at Sean's calm face, Paqiuli spoke again, but this time her tone was obviously a little disappointed: "I thought you would be very angry, it's really boring." Listen Seeing what Paqiuli said, Sean had a dumbfounding expression, and it was the reason for her to feel bored that she was not angry with this guy.

But Paqiuli seemed to just say that casually, and didn't expect any answer from Sean at all, so she still said to herself: "To be honest, I originally wanted to cause you a little trouble, and I wanted to borrow When you were attracting the attention of the Hastings family, you snatched away the blueprint. But what surprised me was that your response was not only quick, but also accurate enough to make me feel unbelievable... "Speaking of this, Paqiuli suddenly said: "Actually, you are a scholar."

"What?" Sean froze for a moment, a little unaccustomed to Paqiuli's leaping thinking, so that he didn't even notice that Paqiuli used affirmative sentences instead of interrogative sentences.

"I was just skeptical at first." Patchouli shrugged, "I even wanted to see if I could assassinate you..." Hearing this, Sean felt a little dumbfounded again. It's a lunatic, but Paqiuli didn't notice Sean's expression, she continued to talk, in a state of ecstasy: "But when I saw that you and Jeles got along so well, I can be sure that you must be a scholar."

Rather than saying that Paqiuli is talking on her own, it is better to say that she is explaining her own thinking logic.

Sean already knew how sharp Paqiuli's words were, but he didn't expect her brain to be so easy to use. The logical analysis was very clear and clear, and it was obviously a very complicated question, but when she said it, it was very difficult. You will find that everything becomes very simple. And this time, Sean finally realized that what Paqiuli said from the beginning to the end were affirmative sentences, not interrogative sentences, which meant that she already had the answer.

Xiao En thought for a while, and there was nothing to deny his identity as a scholar, so he nodded and admitted: "Yes...but I'm curious, why are you seeing me in contact with the Marquis Jeles?

When he said this, Xiao En suddenly paused, and a flash of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"Oh, it seems that you have discovered it." Paqiuli smiled, "Yes, I am also a scholar."

There was obvious surprise in Sean's eyes.

He is very clear that, apart from the coincidence that his arrival is a coincidence, both Jeles and Patchouli in front of him are all talking about the mysterious blueprint. If you are interested in the drawings, then only one team member will be sent out. In other words, Yeles and Patchouli should be companions.

But the current situation is completely inconsistent with what Sean knows.

Paqiuli came alone, and seeing Christina's appearance, it is obvious that she does not know Paqiuli, so from this point of view, it can be concluded that Paqiuli and Jeles should not be the same guys. Judging from the behavior of the Temple of Wisdom, it is impossible to send a second scholar after sending out a scholar. Unless Jeles asks for help from the Temple of Wisdom, he has always advocated the phrase "wasting is shameful". It is absolutely impossible for the policy's Temple of Wisdom to send another scholar over.

In other words, they are Paqiuli and Jeles, representing the two forces behind the Temple of Wisdom.

And it is not difficult for Xiao En to imagine the result of such a competition.

Hayerson Institute.

Only the Haitham Institute is full of factions because of differences in research projects, opinions, and viewpoints. It is precisely because of this that it is possible for two people from the same organization to be interested in the same thing. In connection with Paqiuli's apparent sharpness and undisguised madness along the way, Sean is 100% sure that Paqiuli and Jeles are also scholars from the Haitham Institute, and the two Definitely not from the same faction.

"Hailson Research Institute." Sean glanced at Patchouli and said suddenly, "You and Marquis Jeles are the first contenders."

"Oh?" Paqiuli looked at Sean in surprise, "I didn't expect you to understand these things, it seems that you are also from the Haitham Institute? But it's not right, my personnel record list in the Haytham Institute How come I haven't seen you before?... It is impossible for a person who is favored by the analysts of the magic circle to remain unknown in the Hayerson Research Institute."

"Analyser of the magic circle?" Sean was stunned for a moment, "You mean... Yeles is the analyzer of the magic circle?"

"Yeah, you don't know?" Paqiuli was really stunned this time, "What, that guy Yeles didn't tell you anything? But, if he didn't tell you anything, you How could you know about the Haytham Institute? According to the rules, if you didn't join the Haytham Institute, you wouldn't know about it."

"Because I declined the invitation from the Haitham Research Institute." Sean replied subconsciously before he could react.

"What?" Paqiuli was stunned again, and then burst out into a burst of laughter, showing no lady image at all.

This time, it immediately attracted the attention of two groups of people. It's just that at this time, no one came up to ask. Everyone glanced at it as if they hadn't seen anything. Only Xiao En was awakened by the sudden burst of laughter.

"what's so funny."

"No...it's nothing." Paqiuli laughed a little out of breath, "I've heard in the Hayerson Research Institute that someone rejected the invitation of the regenerated lineage. It’s a joke. I didn’t expect it to be you, not bad, I’m starting to like you.... There are not many things and opportunities that can make the reincarnated line collapse.”

Sean looked at Patchouli with some puzzlement.

He knew that the Hailsen Institute was divided into many factions because of its numerous factions. Among them were factions that were completely opposed to each other, and there were also factions that had different views but had the possibility of cooperation. The so-called regenerators, of course, refer to the faction of Boni and Jeles. Their theoretical viewpoint is the recycling and regeneration of energy. Therefore, people in this faction in the Hayerson Research Institute are called for the regenerated.

Of course, Paqiuli didn't know that it was because of Sean, the one who crippled the regenerators, that they made rapid progress in the magic power research project.

"Then which faction do you belong to?" Bien asked rhetorically.

"Freestyle." Patchouli smiled, "Do you know what freestyle is?"

"I know." Sean sighed.

Free Style is a faction formed based on the alchemy of the Chinese Empire. Although its views are very close to those of the Reborn, in fact the two sides are absolute opposites who do not communicate with each other. To put it simply, although the regenerates advocate the recycling and regeneration of energy, they still mainly focus on magic power and divine power; however, the free-style faction advocates the way of spiritual power and bloodline ability. Reject all ways of using magic and divine power, thinking that this is a kind of pollution to the world.

In essence, the free style is an extreme respect for blood, and it can be regarded as an innovative faction, so it belongs to a relatively strong faction in the Hayerson Research Institute. Of course, this faction has also created many extremely powerful "spells and spells." Therefore, many alchemists maintain extremely close ties and exchanges with this faction, and they can be regarded as the most powerful three in the Hayerson Research Institute. One of the big factions.

"I didn't expect that, you know quite a lot." Paqiuli smiled, "Then, do you know the nickname 'Freestyle Creator,'?"

Freestyle Creator!

Sean looked at Patchouli in shock: "Don't tell me, you are the creator of free style."

"Congratulations, you got the answer right." Paqiuli smiled, "But there is no reward."

Now Sean finally knows why the name of Patchouli Boulder has not been heard in the Boulder family, because this product is not active in the Boulder family area at all, and even the Boulder family has almost never returned. Pass. And speaking of the name of this product, not many people in the game know it, but if the name "Free Style Creator" is mentioned, there will definitely not be too many players in the game who want to know this nickname—or Well, anyone who has changed to the profession of alchemist will definitely not be unaware of this nickname and the meaning behind it!

Because, more than 70% of alchemy and almost all spells and spells are created by free style creators!

"Creator of Free Style and Analyzer of Magic Circle..."

After being stunned for a moment, Sean suddenly remembered the other names of Paqiuli and Jeles in the Haitham Research Institute, and immediately remembered a gossip that had been circulated in the later stages of the game.

Now it seems that this gossip should not be fake.

If all this is true...

"I probably know what that mysterious blueprint is." Xiao En muttered to himself, "Well..." This is an invention that crossed the ages. "(To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Group @龙燕天] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)