northernbook Chapter 540 The End of the Banquet
Chapter 540 The End of the Banquet
With this appearance of Hiltina, the originally noisy venue fell silent in an instant. Except for a few people around Lloyd, all the other guests were terrified. They didn't dare to look up, didn't dare to whisper, and even breathed heavily.
They expressed deep awe for the saint.
And Hiltina seemed not as friendly as usual. Not only did she change her hair from cute short hair to dignified long hair, but her temperament also became cold and mysterious. She said to the guests in a calm tone:
"This is a day to be happy, no need to be formal."
Although they said so, the people present were not fools. No one would really be casual or even act rashly. Everyone kept their heads down, making the atmosphere in the venue solemn.
Fortunately, Hiltina seemed to be accustomed to such scenes. She turned around and gave Lloyd a look that said, "I knew this would happen," but she continued to speak seriously:
"Congratulations, Evelor. My gift has already been sent. I hope you like it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Evelor responded quickly, but she didn't seem nervous at all. It seemed that after the previous round of interactions, she had already accepted this "sister-in-law" very well?
Just at this moment, Professor Lawrence, the only person at the scene who had seen such a big scene, also came over and introduced himself to tonight's protagonist Everole, claiming to be Lloyd's mentor, and then nodded to Hiltina as a greeting.
Hiltina responded politely:
"Welcome, Professor Lawrence."
But the old professor gave a puzzling response:
"Congratulations, Professor Hildina."
After that, the two smiled at each other, and then the old professor turned to Evelor and said:
"I originally prepared a set of high-end fishing gear as a gift today, but that brat Lloyd probably embezzled it. I have no choice but to use Mizzi Katok's letter of recommendation as a gift."
"Thank you, and thank you for taking care of Xiao Yi every day."
"You're welcome. You have quite a talent. I look forward to our reunion in Mitzkatok soon."
After the old professor made another polite remark, he stepped aside.
Seeing this, Hiltina nodded, and her figure gradually became blurred and transparent. It seemed that she was planning to leave.
"That's it for now, I still have a lot of things to deal with."
There was no way out. If she continued to stay at the scene, all that would be left would be embarrassment and dullness.
Just before her figure completely disappeared, she turned her head and gave Lloyd a meaningful look, as if to say 'I'll settle the score with you later'.
This made Lloyd's heart skip a beat...
Could it be because of Viya?
So which part of herself does she plan to bite this time?
After Hiltina and Professor Lawrence had given their gifts, no one at the scene was competing with Weiya anymore. She then had the opportunity to hand the earrings she had carefully selected to Everoel, and then introduced herself:
"Hello, Sister Evelor, I'm Lloyd's...colleague..."
It can be seen that she is somewhat unwilling to accept the identity definition of "colleague"...
But there is no other way, this is all I can do for now...
Everole quickly took the gift and said with a sweet smile:
"Hehe, I know you, Miss Wei Ya. Xiao Yi often mentions you to me. Thank you for your care and concern for him on weekdays. Thank you for your gift. I like it very much."
After the two of them exchanged a few polite words, Weiya stepped aside again, looked at Lloyd with her beautiful eyes, sighed quietly, and a hint of helplessness appeared on her pretty face.
At this time, the other guests present seemed to have just realized that the saint had left. Finally, they couldn't help but open their mouths and began to discuss:
"Is that really the Saint of Rejection? Why did she suddenly come here? What are the origins of the brother and sister on the stage? Why can an [Enlightenment] ceremony alarm His Majesty the Saint?"
"How dare you speculate about a saint? How audacious!"
"That's right. Never speculate on the intentions of a saint. Just accept the reality. Even though it's incredible and hard to understand, the saint has descended like this."
"Now I finally understand why this banquet is hosted by a Grand Knight Commander..."
Even Weiya's father, Lord Rand, had a complicated expression and was thinking about something. He was obviously shocked by the sudden arrival of the saint.
It was not just because of the Saint’s presence, but also because of the intimacy between the Saint and Lloyd.
Lord Rand now understood why the professor from Mitzkatok had advised him to give up his delusion of taking Lloyd as his son-in-law.
Yes, delusion, that's the word Professor Lawrence used during their one-on-one conversation.
Lord Rand was thinking earlier that this word was a bit too much...
Now he realized that he was the one who had gone too far...
Fortunately, I didn't announce this in public.
Lord Rand had actually considered that he might make public his daughter's relationship with Lloyd and openly announce Lloyd's marriage to his wife, thus making it another kind of "done rice cooking".
I'm glad I didn't do that...
Although his daughter's somewhat impatient behavior at the beginning made people frown, fortunately she did not make any other abrupt moves afterwards, and did not jump up to snatch a man from a saint.
Fortunately I didn't do that...
Just as Lord Rand secretly wiped his cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief, some of the guests present focused their attention on the lord and Professor Lawrence who quietly left through the portal.
"Did you notice? The old man just now seemed to be an extraordinary figure. He claimed to be from Mitzkatok? That mysterious and powerful academy?"
"Wait! I remember now! I had the honor of meeting that old gentleman at a dinner party many years ago. He seemed to be a powerful figure in that mysterious academy? Anyway, those who surrounded him at that time were either powerful or powerful. It can be imagined that his identity is definitely not ordinary!"
"So, what is the origin of this pair of siblings? Why are there saints present and they are related to Mitzkatok? I even seemed to have vaguely seen Lord Rand just now?"
"Yes, you read that right. The beautiful daughter who just came on stage is the apple of Lord Rand's eye."
“Saint, this is incredible! I originally thought it was just an ordinary social event under the pretext of [Enlightenment], but I didn’t expect so many big shots to attend? Damn it! I didn’t realize this before?”
"Don't talk about you. I was the same. At first, I naively thought that Mr. Demani wanted to bring me here to gain popularity. Who knew that he was actually providing me with a promotion channel? But I was busy chatting with my friends and didn't even say hello to these big shots..."
"Alas~ It seems that everyone is the same. They all treated today as the most common [Enlightenment] ceremony gathering, but the result is... However, when I think that you have also wasted today's opportunity like me, I feel much more balanced in my heart."
These people discussed in groups of two or three, some were confused, some were regretful, and some were trying to make amends.
"No wonder Mr. Demani suggested that I should arrive earlier. It turned out that he wanted me to reserve time to meet important people. Unfortunately, I wasted his efforts. I really deserve to die... Is there any way to remedy this now?"
"Who knows? What kind of gift did you prepare? Is it high-end enough? Not to mention the gifts for other big shots, at least it can't be worse than that bracelet, right?"
"Then is the gift I prepared okay? It's also jewelry, and it doesn't look any worse than that bracelet."
"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense! I just secretly checked the bracelet. It's no exaggeration to say that it's probably the most outrageous equipment I've ever seen in my life. The spirituality it exudes is very unique and sophisticated. It is definitely not a simple ornament. Maybe all the gifts tonight combined are not as good as a wisp of debris from that bracelet."
"Ah... I remember your society specializes in researching extraordinary equipment? How could you give such a high evaluation?"
"Yes, I am willing to guarantee with my reputation that the value of that bracelet has far exceeded the scope of money and even extraordinary materials. It can be regarded as a rare treasure. So do you still think that your gift is of sufficient value?"
Because everyone was chattering, the scene suddenly became as noisy as a vegetable market. Lloyd didn't have the mood to listen to what everyone was saying. He just wanted to end the ceremony quickly.
So he quickly gave his elder brother a look.
The elder brother nodded in understanding and gave him a look in return.
As a result, Lloyd couldn't understand what he was trying to say...
Fortunately, Big Brother showed up in time, stepped forward, and deliberately made his armor rustle, as if it was about to fall apart, thus successfully attracting the attention of others and making the scene a little quieter.
This is already a great help. As for Big Brother's gift, it doesn't matter. It's just a low-level holy object. Its effect is not as good as those engineering toys of Mitzkatokri. It is quite mediocre.
But the key is the intention, as long as the intention is there, that's enough.
After the big brother came down, Lloyd's three classmates followed quickly, causing the other guests present to come back to their senses and stop chatting awkwardly. Instead, they came over to line up.
Thus, Lloyd and Evelor, brother and sister, experienced the most difficult and longest night in their lives...
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"Woo... I'm so tired, it's finally over..."
After all the guests left with their own regrets and reluctance, Evelor sat down on the ground carelessly and kicked off her high heels unhappily, revealing a pair of ice cream-like jade feet tightly wrapped in white stockings, and she kept rubbing the sore parts with her hands.
Seeing this, Lloyd quickly moved closer, held up his sister's feet, kneaded them gently, massaged them for her, and forced himself to smile, saying:
"Although it was a bit hard, but everything went well in the end, right?"
"And you received quite a few gifts, right?"
Hiltina's voice suddenly came from the air, and then she slowly emerged in her usual appearance, with short hair, bold white cloth, and bare feet, like the girl next door every day.
"Eh? Your Majesty the Saint, you are back again?"
Evelor was slightly startled when she saw this, and quickly pulled her jade feet away from Lloyd's hands, struggling to stand up.
But instead, Hiltina hugged her and pinched her cute cheeks.
"Didn't we agree on this? You are not allowed to call me Your Majesty. Just call me by my name, or like you call me Lloyd, you can call me Xiaoxi."
"Ah? How dare I? Just call me by my name..."
Lloyd looked at the scene in front of him, feeling a warm family atmosphere. He felt that his fatigue had dissipated a little, so he took over the conversation: