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This was the first time she had seen such a bustling city since she came into this world.

"Go directly to the Hicks family," Amelia ordered.

Eileen nodded.

The location of the Hicks family was marked on the map found in the thieves' loot, and Eileen knew where it was.

After giving her instructions, Amelia lowered the carriage curtain, sat inside, and listened to the music coming from outside.

'There's a slight mistake in the performance of "Miss Klee's Melancholy"...'

As Amelia passed by a bard playing a harp, this thought unconsciously popped into her mind.

In fact, the original owner had excellent harp playing skills, and these abilities were naturally inherited by the current Amelia, so she can distinguish between good and bad harp playing.

Without paying much attention to the quality of the music, Amelia's gaze fell on the magic crystal cannon covered by a white cloth next to her.

Something like a magic crystal cannon must never be discovered, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble, so she cannot bring this thing into the Hicks family.

Amelia already has a plan. She intends to buy or rent a house in Beard City and place the magic crystal cannon inside, so as to ensure that the magic crystal cannon will not be discovered.

However, as the capital of the Principality of Luban, Beard City has strict procedures for both buying and renting houses, requiring proof of identity. Buying a house requires proof of identity as a citizen of the Principality of Luban, while renting a house can be done with proof of identity as a foreigner.

Amelia, who cannot use her true identity, cannot even rent a house, let alone buy one. Therefore, she must first go to the Hicks family and obtain Count Hicks's recognition to possess the identity of Lily Hicks before she can buy or rent a house.

"Miss Lily, we've arrived."

Eileen's voice came from outside the carriage.

Amelia snapped out of her reverie, lifted the carriage curtain, and stepped down.

What comes into view is a spacious mansion. Through the black steel fence, you can see lush vegetation inside, though in autumn the vegetation has turned somewhat yellow.

The three-story building came into view, and the movements of the gardeners and maids could be vaguely seen.

Chapter 49 The Hicks Family

Amelia glanced around and said to Eileen, "Eileen, go ring the doorbell."

Eileen immediately went to the door and rang the doorbell.

Before long, a middle-aged man dressed in a double-breasted black suit arrived at the door. He had short brown hair and was well-mannered. He asked, "This is the Hicks family. I am Jason Peter, the butler of the Hicks family. Who are you and what brings you here?"

“Mr. Peter.” Amelia walked over and raised her right hand to show the sapphire ring on her little finger. “My name is Lily Hicks. I’m from Hale Town and I’ve come to find Earl Hicks.”

Jason didn't understand the meaning of the ring, but his eyebrows twitched when he heard the name Hale Town.

According to what he knew, some time ago, the muddle-headed mayor of Hale Town was captured by thieves while drunk. The cowardly mayor even told the thieves about the defenses of Hale Town, so the thieves immediately contacted more thieves and formed a very large force to invade Hale Town and carry out a bloody raid.

This was a very important event for the entire Duchy of Luban, and Grand Duke Ogden Luban personally appointed a general to lead an army to Hale to suppress the bandits.

The news about this topic hasn't died down in the past few days.

In addition, Jason was also a little concerned about the other party's self-identification.

Lily Hicks?

Is the other person's last name Hicks?

"I wonder what this young lady's relationship is with our Earl?"

"We are relatives."

With a refined smile, Amelia explained in detail her relationship with the Earl, Victor Hicks.

Their relationship is actually quite distant, dating back many generations; otherwise, how could they be considered distant relatives?

After Amelia explained, the butler Jason understood the situation and immediately said, "Please wait a moment, I will go and inform the Earl."

After saying this, Jason placed his right hand horizontally in front of him, bowed slightly, and then turned and left.

Amelia seemed lost in thought.

Etiquette differs between countries. Although they are all called gentleman's etiquette and lady's etiquette, the actions are different.

According to the thieves' logbook, the real Lily Hicks, though living in a remote corner, was very ladylike and well-versed in etiquette. Therefore, the thieves who found someone to impersonate Lily Hicks put in a lot of effort in this regard.

If Amelia wants to properly impersonate Lily, she cannot ignore etiquette.

Fortunately, the original owner had learned a lot about etiquette when she was a princess, including the etiquette of the Duchy of Luban, so this aspect was not too difficult for Amelia.

Amelia didn't have to wait long before Jason, the butler, returned.

He came with another person, standing a step behind.

The person in front had short, dark blue hair and equally dark blue eyes, and wore magnificent black clothes. He exuded an air of nobility from within, and was none other than Count Victor Hicks!

After Victor walked over, his gaze fell on Amelia: "You are Lily Hicks."

Amelia grasped the sides of her skirt with both hands, and as she lifted it, she crouched slightly, placing her right foot behind her left, performing a ladylike curtsy in the style of the Principality of Luban: "It's a pleasure to meet you, Count Hicks. I am Lily Hicks."

Chapter 50 has infiltrated.

Seeing Amelia's impeccably ladylike manners, Victor Hicks nodded to himself.

His gaze then fell on the sapphire ring on Amelia's right pinky finger.

"Miss Lily, may I take a look at this ring?"

“Of course, Earl Hicks.”

Amelia took off the ring and handed it over.

Victor took the ring and examined it, quickly confirming that it was a token of the Hicks family, representing a branch of the family that had not been in contact for decades, located in Hale.

After confirming the authenticity of the token, Victor handed the ring back: "Just call me Victor, there's no need to use my surname, after all, we are both members of the Hicks family."

“Yes, Mr. Victor.” Amelia nodded with a smile.

"Come in, we can talk about the details inside." Victor gestured for him to enter.

Amelia and Irene walked in like that.

As for the carriage, the butler Jason led it into the courtyard and placed it aside.

As a butler in a noble family, Jason naturally adheres to the rules very well. He will not open the guests' carriages to look inside, and Amelia knows this, so she is not worried that the magic crystal cannon will be discovered.

After leading the carriage into the yard and securing it, Jason followed it into the house.

In the magnificent hall, the walls are adorned with expensive oil paintings by renowned artists.

A white tiger rug was laid on the floor, and a coffee table was placed on the rug. In front of the table was a large sofa, and on both sides were single sofas.

On the other side, there are floor-to-ceiling glass windows, offering a clear view of the lawns and flowerbeds outside, as well as the maple trees swaying in the wind.

The abundant sunlight streamed in through the glass windows without any obstruction, making the living room feel warm and cozy, and the floor near the windows was sparkling in the sunlight.

After Amelia was seated, a maid from the Hicks family poured her a cup of tea and then left the living room.

As for Eileen, who came as a maid, she stood behind Amelia.

"You're from Hale?" Victor asked.

"Yes," Amelia replied, a hint of helplessness appearing on her face.

"I've heard about what happened in Hale Town. If that cowardly mayor hadn't been killed by the thieves, he would have received the most severe punishment."

Viktor also felt a surge of anger when he talked about it.

It was unbelievable that a small town had been overrun by bandits, posing a great challenge to the authority of the Duchy of Luban, and making him, as the count, feel utterly humiliated.

Victor didn't show too much anger in front of Amelia, and said in a gentle voice, "Lily, you are so lucky to have escaped. Did you encounter any danger?"

"There were indeed some dangers along the way, but fortunately we all escaped unscathed."

"Did you come here as part of a caravan?"

"Yes, I've paid a lot of Kerr to join the safe caravans along the way."

“I can imagine the fear you’ve had along the way, but now that you’ve come to Beard City to seek refuge with me, you don’t need to worry about your safety anymore.”

"Thank you so much, Mr. Victor."

The two then began to communicate.

Viktor then asked many questions about things in Hale Town, and Amelia, who was well-prepared, answered them all flawlessly.

Chapter 51 The Lady and the Daughter

The two chatted for a short while before two more people arrived.

"Let me introduce you, this is my wife, Beryl Hicks, and my darling daughter, Vera Hicks!"

Viktor, seeing the two arrive, stood up with a smile and introduced them to Amelia.

Amelia also stood up to greet them, while simultaneously sizing up the two of them.

Beryl was a voluptuous woman. Although she was probably not young, she was well-maintained and could still be considered a beauty. Her long golden hair was tied up and fell from her right side. Her sea-blue eyes were also curiously looking at Amelia.

Vera was a girl about the same age as Amelia, with long, light blue hair tied into two pigtails that fell behind her. She wore a gorgeous, form-fitting dress and looked at Amelia with equally light blue eyes.

“You two are about the same age, and your hair and eye colors are the same. If you walk together outside, you might be mistaken for sisters,” Viktor said with a smile.

“Who wants to be her sister?” Vera said with a snort.

“You two aren’t actually sisters,” Victor said, changing the subject. “Strictly speaking, Lily is a generation older than you; you should call her your aunt.”

Vera: "???"

Amelia smiled indulgently: "Niece Vera, let's get along well from now on."

"Who wants to be your niece? Humph, I have to go back to the academy first."

Vera pouted and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Victor said helplessly, "Vera has always been this willful. It's all my fault for spoiling her too much in the past. Now there's no way to change her personality. I'm sorry you had to see this."

"I think Vera is quite lively, and there's nothing wrong with a girl her age being a little lively."

"But Lily, you yourself don't seem that lively."

"Alas, I have witnessed too much on the way from Hale Town to Beard City, and I really don't have the mood for that."