Those who reincarnate must die.

The coachman decisively bypassed Gilderman's mansion and took another road to Lord Liven's residence.

Because the group had left early, the detour did not take up much time. When the attendant announced their arrival, Lord Liven was chatting with Duke Neptune.

According to Su Mingda, the nobles invited to the banquet by Marquis Leven were all from the lineage of Duke Neptune. These nobles, besides their own fiefdoms, primarily derived their income from trade with the Southern Continent.

With the opening of new sea routes, specialties from the Southern Continent began to circulate within the Pan-Human Alliance, especially in the densely populated and aristocratic city of Radiant City, where purchasing power for these novel goods remained strong. Duke Neptune and Marquis Livingstone firmly controlled the market for Southern Continent goods in the heart of the Empire, including Radiant City!

Therefore, the visits by Le Xinyi, Su Mingda, and Ye Peng in the past few days have mainly focused on these nobles.

According to their investigation, the "Hunter Earl" that Zhang Lang brought in was also a powerful feudal noble in the southern part of the empire. However, this earl had little interest in business and preferred adventure (the altar gave Zhang Lang this identity to better match the original owner of the identity...), and did not join the southern noble commercial alliance. Furthermore, the "Hunter Earl's" territory was located precisely on the essential route for transporting goods from the southern continent to the central region of the Pan-Human Alliance!

Passing through the "Hunter Earl's" territory incurs a hefty commercial tax; however, taking a detour incurs significantly higher transportation costs. This has been a persistent headache for the southern nobles' commercial alliance. They've long sought to win over the "Hunter Earl," but this nobleman is too carefree, lacks any business acumen, and has little interest in making money…

Now, with Yue Xinyi and others extending an olive branch on behalf of Zhang Lang, it's exactly what they wanted! Duke Neptune and Marquis Liven, among others, are very pleased!

Therefore, as soon as Zhang Lang and his companions entered the mansion, they were greeted by two distinguished elders.

"Earl the Hunter!" Marquis Livingstone and Grand Duke Neptune both shook hands with Zhang Lang.

"It's not easy to see you..." Grand Duke Neptune chuckled, feigning reproach. "I heard you've been fighting in the dungeons all day, slaying countless monsters! Truly the Empire's greatest warrior, the pride of the nobility!"

"Yes, yes..." Marquis Liwen chuckled, "Seeing you lingering there so long, if it weren't for the large number of monster corpses you bring back each time, I would have suspected that the dungeon wasn't some dangerous place, but rather a pleasure house full of fine wine and beautiful women!"

Faced with the two nobles' polite exchanges, Zhang Lang forced a smile: "It's all for the peace of humanity, for the glory of the City of Light!"

"Well said!" Duke Neptune praised. "However, you must also be careful... Your fiancée has been quite worried about you these past few days... I must say, you have excellent taste. This fiancée is not only virtuous but also well-educated, poised, and has gone to great lengths for you... I'll definitely be there for a couple of drinks at your wedding!"

"I would be honored if you would grace us with your presence!" Zhang Lang nodded and smiled.

"Don't just stand there!" Marquis Liwen urged with a smile, "Come in, everyone's already here..."

Zhang Lang followed the two into the living room and found several nobles chatting about politics, the weather, and business. Their families were also gathered around, chatting about topics that interested the ladies.

In the conversations among the nobles, there seemed to be no mention of any concern about the underground city... Perhaps they thought the monsters underground were no different from rats and cockroaches in the sewers... While ordinary people might worry about being attacked by monsters that emerge in the dead of night, these nobles, protected by guards and servants, were completely unconcerned about it...

Upon seeing Zhang Lang arrive, the other nobles also stood up and greeted him one by one. Zhang Lang looked familiar to them all; they should have seen him at the previous ball... Some they remembered by name, but others they didn't pay attention to.

His exceptional water-attribute abilities did indeed grant him extraordinary memory, but that didn't mean he wouldn't forget. Information that Zhang Lang paid close attention to could be remembered instantly with just a glance, but things he didn't take seriously would gradually fade from his memory before long...

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhang Lang tried to remain as quiet as possible, only saying in passing when absolutely necessary. Su Mingda and Le Xinyi would always subtly smooth things over for him, preventing any awkwardness...

Soon, it was time for the banquet to begin. Everyone got up and went to the restaurant to take their seats. Zhang Lang didn't know the etiquette, so Le Xinyi helped him to his proper place.

The dinner was very lavish, much more luxurious than what was prepared at Zhang Lang's Earl's Mansion. After all, it was a meal to entertain guests, and the presentation, taste, and order and combination of the dishes were all very particular. They even contained many ancient stories and auspicious meanings.

At the beginning of the banquet, everyone was just telling funny jokes and talking about recent rumors. At one point, Zhang Lang was pushed to the center of the conversation and asked to tell an interesting adventure story...

Zhang Lang wasn't good with words, but his thinking was fairly clear. He knew that his topic was meant to help him connect with others, so he carefully chose an interesting story to tell.

This didn't happen after he became a Reincarnator. For him, neither the days of killing Reincarnators nor the adventures of officially joining the altar were actually happy... What he was talking about was an amusing story about superhumans and wild monsters that he heard in his hometown before everything even started... He had heard it as a joke and told it to his sister, making her laugh so hard she almost fell over, and now he was telling it again.

To be honest, Zhang Lang isn't a very good storyteller. What was supposed to be a funny joke turned out a bit dry when he told it, but everyone still found it funny and laughed heartily, which helped Zhang Lang get through that situation...

"After hearing Earl Hunter's stories about adventurers with special abilities, I was reminded of a news article..."

The speaker was a young viscount: "I've noticed that most of these adventurers have somewhat erratic thinking... Of course, Earl Hunter, you are undoubtedly a noble and elegant aristocrat of the Empire, the most dazzling existence among adventurers... But I must say, not all the adventurers who have come to the City of Radiance this time possess your character and refinement..."

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