Mystery: The Return of the Stars

In the early morning, two invitations were placed on the table, one on the left and one on the right.

The overall black color exudes luxury, and the light yellow invitation card is embroidered with more than a dozen red roses, and is carefully sprayed with rose essence, giving it a fragrant aroma.

The black invitation came from Gray Lint, inviting him to attend a small party in his villa tonight, saying that he wanted to introduce an extraordinary person to him.

The rose invitation came from Mrs. Gemani, who also invited him to attend the banquet in the evening. The writing also revealed a touch of deep longing and a little sadness.

He seemed like a heartless man.

Which banquet to attend was not a difficult decision. What was difficult was that he didn't really want to reply to Mrs. Gemani.

But not replying was really too rude for a nobleman.

But once he replies, Hasta is sure that he will receive invitations from Mrs. Germani every once in a while.

Maybe it's not just a separate banquet invitation, but maybe some explicit and ambiguous words.

"Being too good-looking is also a worry."

Hastur sighed, drank the last sip of milk, cleared the table a little, and went upstairs with two invitations.

In the study, he took up a pen and wrote a reply to Mrs. Gemani.

First, I thanked her for her sincere invitation, and then I wrote that I couldn't attend the meeting because I couldn't spare the time.

It is simple and clear, never sloppy, and will not give Mrs. Germani any chance of possible ambiguity.

As for Gray Linte's invitation, he had no intention of writing a reply. When the time came in the evening, he would just go directly to the villa for the meeting.

After settling the matter, he put on a set of decent clothes and went out carrying a bag of laundry.

If he wasn't afraid that his hand-washing skills wouldn't be up to par, he would also want to save some money.

But the problem of cleaning the white shirt and tie was really difficult for him to deal with, so it was easier to leave it to professionals.

As for whether this would seem too shabby?

Hastur didn't care about this at all. Anyway, everyone knew that Voltaire Campbell had ruined his family fortune to the point where he could no longer maintain the dignity of a nobleman.

I spent 6p again to go to Backlund University. Professor Wayne's lectures were as good as ever.

He rarely talks about specific legal provisions in class, but mainly explains to Hastur how to appeal and make judgments when encountering some special cases, as well as some tips on how to persuade judges and juries.

As for the specific legal provisions, he asked himself to go to the library to borrow books and read them.

After class, Hasta went to the on-campus restaurant to eat as usual. It was good and cheap, and he could relive his student days. There was no better arrangement than this.

After solving the problem of food and clothing, Hasta went to the library of Backlund University, preparing to stay in the library all afternoon.

This was so as not to meet Mrs. Germani again at the court this afternoon.

Some of Loen's legal provisions are very old, barbaric and have strong characteristics of the old times, but some of the legal provisions are very interesting.

For example, stealing is an extremely serious crime. No matter what the reason is, even if you are about to starve to death, you cannot steal. Anyone caught committing a crime will be hanged.

There is a serious lack of empathy, and naturally there is no moral bottom line.

The act of killing can be divided into many situations.

When people without status kill people, one life is basically worth one life.

If a person of some status kills a person, he may consider using money to atone for his crime.

Killings by powerful people are divided into several categories, but generally speaking, they are all conducive to the powerful getting away without guilt.

There are also some special circumstances, such as self-defense in times of danger, encountering burglars, etc. In these cases, you can basically be acquitted without even going to jail.

When it comes to issues involving the Church of the Seven Gods, the Law of Loen is inferior to itself, and it has the flavor of the divine right of kings.

Of course, on the surface it just means respecting freedom of belief.

While flipping through the books, Hastur got a general understanding of the kingdom of Loen.

In his view, there is no doubt that Loen's laws are rough and barbaric, but compared to the laws of other kingdoms, Loen is at the forefront and is at the forefront of the times.

For example, the level of civilization reflected in its laws in Feysac, where the Church of the God of War is located, is at least a hundred years behind Loen.

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As night fell, all the lights were on in Gray Lint's luxurious villa, and about a dozen guests came, enjoying food and wine.

Hastur arrived on time and saw that Gray Lint was busy chatting with other nobles, so he did not come forward to disturb him and just continued to carry the dinner plate and choose from the dazzling array of food.

Well, he hasn't had dinner tonight.

After eating some staple food, he went straight to the dessert area.

Since coming to the mysterious world, in order to save money, he has to hurry up and leave every time he passes by the dessert shop.

I’m just afraid that I can’t control my urge to eat desserts.

On the white tablecloth, there are various desserts, including cream cakes, ice cream, waffles, puddings...

With a smile on his face, Hasta selected a few tempting-looking desserts and walked to a place not far away, enjoying the desserts while observing the guests attending tonight's meeting.

After finishing one round, he poured a glass of wine to taste, and then continued to select a plate of desserts.

Rather than dealing with those unfamiliar nobles, it was more in line with him to enjoy the delicious food quietly.

There was another lady who shared the same idea as him. She also loved desserts. Hasta counted them for her. In less than 20 minutes, she ate a total of four rounds of desserts.

The lady was about 23 years old, 1.65 meters tall, wearing an orange-yellow long dress with a ruffled collar. Her brown hair was slightly curly and her facial features were delicate and small. Her light blue eyes looked at the other guests with a hint of interest.

Seeing Hasta's gaze, she also looked back, smiled politely, and then walked to the other side to avoid Hasta's gaze.

"Could that lady be Salty Fish Fors?"

Hasta had an idea in his mind, but he did not step forward to deal with it. He still watched the banquet quietly.

Half an hour later, after dealing with other guests, Grellint came to Hastur with a smile, exchanged a few words, and whispered: "I invited a real extraordinary person tonight, and I will take you to meet her later."

"Is it a lady?"

"Oh, you already know?"

"I just have a feeling. After all, I am also pursuing extraordinaryness, and I have a certain understanding of people like them."

"When you become an extraordinary person, don't forget to help me."

"Of course."

The two of them exchanged briefly, and Grellint led Hastur to the lady.

Grellint introduced: "This Ms. Fors is an outstanding writer. Each of her works reflects her wisdom and ingenuity that far exceeds that of ordinary people."

It was indeed Fors, the salted fish.

Hasta's heart moved slightly, but he did not show any abnormality. He just smiled and said, "It is my honor to meet a writer who is both beautiful and wise."

"This is the current heir of the Campbell family, Baron Hasta Campbell. He is knowledgeable and has studied many languages. Now he is studying law seriously."

Grelint introduced Hasta at the right time.

Fors just nodded with a smile and did not say anything. The whole person looked a little cold and proud.

Hasta knew that this was just an appearance. She was just too lazy to waste unnecessary words.

"You can chat first. After I send off a few guests, we will go to the study to talk in detail."

Grelint left, leaving Hasta and Fors alone.

"The desserts here taste good, especially the cream cake. The cream is sweet but not greasy, and it melts in your mouth. It is a rare top-grade product."

Hasta did not expect Fors to take the initiative to talk to him, so he could only bring up the topic of desserts to avoid embarrassment.

Fors' eyes lit up slightly, and she smiled, "The cream cake is indeed good, but I like the ice cream tonight more, which fills my mouth with sweetness."

No, the ice cream tonight is obviously too sweet, so sweet that it makes you sick. If the score is ten, this ice cream can only get three points, which is not good at all.

Hasta refuted in his heart, but said, "That's indeed not bad. Viscount Glint has always been a very generous person, especially in terms of food."

With the topic of desserts, the two people were not as unfamiliar as they were at the beginning. After chatting for a while, they each took another plate of dessert and ate while chatting.

During the chat, Fors was surprised to find that Baron Campbell's knowledge of some mystical knowledge was better than hers.

And no matter what aspect of mysticism she talked about, he could keep up with her thinking and provide some interesting and insightful insights.

This Baron Campbell is really not simple.

No wonder Viscount Glint said that he had tried to hold a resurrection ceremony.

That was a taboo area that she didn't even dare to touch.

The two chatted for a long time, and somehow the topic turned to Emperor Roselle.

Hasta said with a smile in his eyes: "I am an admirer of Emperor Roselle. If Ms. Fors has the corresponding manuscript, I can buy it for 50 pounds per copy."

50 pounds per copy?

Fors' eyes lit up. This is a very cost-effective deal. Anyway, she couldn't understand a word of those words that looked like heavenly books.

It's better to sell it and make a small profit than to keep it in her hands as waste paper.

She immediately accepted the deal and waited until she came to Greylint next time to make a deal.

Hasta raised the wine glass and said with a deep look in his eyes: "Happy transaction."

"Happy transaction."

Fors's mouth curled up slightly, and she was also very satisfied with the transaction.