The huge chandelier is made of pure gold, and the flickering candlelight casts a warm glow.
The long table was laden with delicacies: a whole roasted wild boar, its skin golden and crispy; fried bird meat piled high, adorned with a variety of fresh fruits. Pure gold wine glasses gleamed luxuriously in the candlelight.
The nobles wore rich clothes, but the fabrics were a bit rough.
They either held the cat-eared girls or the fox-eared girls, and gathered in groups of three or four to chat and laugh.
The beast-eared maids, dressed only in revealing clothes, shuttled back and forth, carrying drinks and snacks, lowering their heads and carefully avoiding the sight of the nobles.
Although the table was filled with delicious food, these beast-eared slaves were so skinny that their ribs were clearly visible.
A group of nobles gathered around a table, exclaiming in amazement.
"Oh my god, placing the cup like this is so dangerous!"
"Absolutely beautiful, truly absolutely beautiful, beyond words!"
"Only the city lord has such financial resources. If we had one of them, we would be very satisfied!"
"I heard that people from the Golden Griffin Knights will be participating this time, so the city lord took out this treasure." Someone in the crowd whispered.
"Lady Alexia? She's coming?" A thin man became excited upon hearing this and quickly signaled his cat-eared maid to help him tidy up. The cat-eared maid's slender fingers quickly combed his master's hair and adjusted his collar.
"Don't bother, Robert. Even if Lady Alexia wants to marry, only the royal family has the qualifications. You're just a viscount, forget it!
Chapter 94
"The noble lady beside her covered her mouth and chuckled softly, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice. The fox-eared slave beside her knelt on the ground, using her butt as a chair.
Zhang Luan walked through the crowd curiously and finally saw the so-called "spectacle": seven crystal wine glasses were stacked together exquisitely, and the fine wine slowly flowed down from the top, forming a small vortex in each glass, and then overflowed to the next layer.
The wine reflected a brilliant light under the candlelight, which was truly beautiful.
"Isn't it amazing that there are only seven glass cups in this cup tower?" Zhang Luan thought to himself.
In the real world, any wedding can have a wine tower with dozens or even hundreds of glasses, which is more than ten times more magnificent than this.
And that’s the norm.
As a result, it has risen to the level of the city lord's dinner here?
Although Zhang Luan did not speak out his true feelings, his appearance still attracted the attention of the surrounding nobles.
Especially Sheila's luxurious clothes and the sparkling crystal necklace around her neck - actually she bought it for a dozen yuan at the small commodity city - exuding a dazzling brilliance.
In fact, Sheila's dress was custom-made online and cost only five or six hundred yuan. All the accessories on her body, including the pair of silver-shining high heels on her feet, cost no more than one thousand yuan in total.
However, in the eyes of the nobles around her, Sheila's floor-length white evening gown was inlaid with fine pearls and gems, and the hem of her skirt shone like waves as she walked. The "crystal" necklace around her neck was even more dazzling, reflecting brilliant light under the lights.
This outfit instantly became the focus of the entire audience, making the carefully prepared dresses of the surrounding noble women pale in comparison.
The men's attention was attracted by Sheila, and some even forgot to talk to her, staring blankly at this holy and noble girl.
When the noble women saw this, the jealousy on their faces almost turned into reality.
Some of them rattled their wine glasses, some pinched the arms of the animal-eared girls beside them to vent their anger, and some cursed under their breath.
"It's him!" A shrill scream broke the atmosphere.
The bloated noblewoman squeezed forward with her twisting body, her brightly painted face twisted with anger, the fat on her chest trembling with her movements. "I saw with my own eyes that he didn't step on the female slave's back to get off the carriage, and he even put such luxurious clothes on the slave. There's something wrong with this man! I suspect he's not a noble, but someone who sneaked into the party!"
Upon hearing this, the surrounding nobles took a few steps back, forming a loose encirclement.
Some showed expressions of gloating, while others looked wary.
Many people began to whisper and looked at Zhang Luan and Xila.
Xila gracefully held Zhang Luan's arm. Although facing doubts, her holy and noble temperament remained unchanged.
When everyone heard this, they actually didn't quite believe it.
After all, the fact that Zhang Luan could afford to wear such luxurious clothes and jewelry proved his financial resources.
But those people, out of jealousy, chimed in, "Yes, I find it strange too. Is it really necessary for a slave to be treated like this?"
"Unless he can tear the slave's clothes in public and show the difference between master and slave."
"Maybe he's a slave too, and he stole his master's clothes and ran away!"
Everyone looked at Zhang Luan with scrutiny in their eyes.
Zhang Luan sneered. He had expected this scene to happen, but he didn't expect their performance to be even more exaggerated than he imagined.
He looked around at the situation, wondering whether he should turn against them now.
Suddenly, a clear voice came from the hall.
"Oh my god, Mr. Zhang Luan, you really came to the dinner. Thank the Lord God, it seems that the rumors are true. Not only did you survive the attack, but you also won the recognition of Alia and became her only apprentice. My good brother, I am so happy to see you again!"
A young man in gorgeous clothes opened his arms from a distance, ran over excitedly, and gave Zhang Luan a big hug.
Chapter 105 The best
"Leon?"
Zhang Luan was stunned for a moment before he realized it was Leon.
After all, the two had only met once, and Zhang Luan was still somewhat unfamiliar with him.
"Looks like you all know each other? You know my good brother, Mr. Zhang Luan from the Eastern Continent. Look at how many rare treasures he brought with him. Even his slaves are so noble and beautiful!"
Leon did not hide his admiration at all. He patted Zhang Luan's arm hard to express his excitement of meeting him again.
When he looked at Sheila, he was more attracted by the brilliance of her clothes and jewelry.
Unlike the men around him, he was attracted by Sheila's appearance and figure.
"Ah! So it's Leon's friend. No wonder his slaves are dressed so exquisitely. The young city lord's friend is indeed a handsome man!"
"That's right. I've long seen that Mr. Zhang Luan is no ordinary person. Just by appearing on the scene, he is so dazzling."
"He's actually Arya's apprentice?! I was wondering why his temperament is so outstanding!"
"Holding hands with slaves! It seems the customs of the Eastern Continent are indeed different from ours!"
The nobles who had just been mocking Zhang Luan in a low voice suddenly changed their tune and began to praise him.
Their faces were filled with fawning enthusiasm, as if they were old friends of Zhang Luan.
"As expected, gold shines wherever it is. It seems you are very popular!" Leon pinched Zhang Luan's shoulder gently with a sly smile in his eyes.
"Not bad, the Young City Lord is still more popular!" Zhang Luan responded meaningfully. He looked at the nobles who had glared at him just a moment ago, now like completely different people, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly at their shamelessness.
"Haha, I'm just a little more handsome. Actually, you're not bad either!" Leon laughed heartily, then turned to the guests around him and raised his voice a few degrees: "You may not know much about this brother of mine, but he's from the Eastern Continent and a treasure dealer. The reason he dresses his slaves so eye-catchingly... if I'm guessing correctly, it's to show off his goods. Everyone, please pay more attention to the quality of these clothes. I can guarantee the quality of these clothes as the Young City Lord. They are absolutely first-class!"
Hearing this, the contempt in the nobles' eyes instantly turned into intense interest. The noble ladies who had originally looked at Sheila with envy now gathered around her.
"No wonder the slaves are dressed so luxuriously, it turns out it's to display the products!" A lady wearing a feather hat suddenly realized.
"But I have to say, this fabric looks different. It looks like it's sewn with silver thread." Another noblewoman in a dark green dress carefully stroked the fabric of Sheila's skirt.
"And these pearls are all the same size, which is really rare!" A noble lady wearing a jewel necklace came closer to observe Sheila's decorations.
"This dress probably costs hundreds of thousands of gold coins!"
"Hundreds of thousands is definitely worth it! I was invited to a royal celebration last time, and this outfit would have been absolutely dazzling in that kind of occasion!"
The ladies circled around Sheila as if they had discovered a rare treasure, their fingers gently touching the fabric, afraid to leave a wrinkle on this priceless dress.
Sheila maintained an elegant posture and allowed them to examine her, her every move still exuding a noble temperament.
"From what I can see, the necklace is worth 150,000 gold coins, the dress is worth 120,000 gold coins, the shoes are worth 70,000 gold coins, and the other jewelry is worth 60,000 gold coins, for a total of 400,000 gold coins!"
An old man in a dark brown robe walked slowly towards them, his cloudy eyes gleaming with wisdom.
Zhang Luan recognized that this was the appraisal house
Chapter 95
Chief appraiser, no one in this city knows the value of treasures better than him.
"Four hundred thousand gold coins?!" A cry of surprise erupted from the crowd.
Some ladies covered their mouths, while others gasped.
Even the nobles who were accustomed to luxury showed shocked expressions.
"More than that!" The chief appraiser suddenly stopped when he walked in front of Sheila.
His expression froze instantly, his breathing became rapid, and a look of disbelief flashed in his eyes, as if he had seen something shocking.
"What? Is there something more precious?" Leon keenly noticed something unusual.
He knew the old man too well. Anything that could make the chief appraiser show such an expression must be a priceless rare treasure.
He had just quoted a sky-high price of 400,000 gold coins in one breath, but now he still showed such a shocked expression, which meant that what he saw now was worth far more than this number!
"It's not a thing, it's her!" The chief appraiser's voice trembled with excitement. "Silver hair, wolf tail, closed eyes, this aura, this appearance... It's the High Priestess of the Wolf-Eared Tribe!"
When the old man said this title, his whole body was shaking.
His eyes were fixed on Sheila, as if he was admiring a piece of art that had been lost for thousands of years.
The crowd around her suddenly quieted down, and everyone's eyes were focused on Sheila.
"The High Priest of the Wolf-Ear Tribe?" The nobles around looked at each other. Although they didn't quite understand the meaning of this title, they could tell from the shocked expression of the chief appraiser that it was extraordinary.
There was a bit more awe in their eyes when they looked at Zhang Luan.
Anyone who can make a Wolf-Eared Tribe High Priest willingly become a slave must have an unfathomable background.
Those nobles who originally wanted to curry favor with him now did not dare to approach easily.
Suddenly, a thunderous question echoed in the towering hall: "What kind of high priest is this? Is she as high-ranking as the royal princess of the Rabbit Ears Clan?"
The huge crystal chandelier hanging ten meters in the air shook violently, making a crisp collision sound.
The burly figure of Deputy City Lord Grum appeared at the five-meter-high arched gate.
Even with his height of over two meters, he did not look out of place against the magnificent door frame.
He was wearing a gorgeous suit made of the fur of a giant beast, and the golden buttons on his chest gleamed in the light of countless candles.
Between his thick fingers was a pure gold animal head pull ring, and at the other end of the chain was a bunny-eared girl.
The girl with bunny ears had a plump figure and was wearing a revealing silk miniskirt, her snow-white thighs faintly visible.
She lowered her head, but her noble temperament could not be concealed. A jewel-studded necklace was worn around her slender neck, making a small sound as she walked.
Behind Grum was a group of orc nobles and goblin nobles.
The orcs all exuded a strong smell of blood, while the goblins were all dressed in jewels and precious stones, obviously being the dignitaries of their respective tribes.
Their shadows were cast on the marble floor, stretched out in the candlelight.
Chapter 106 Grum's Arrogance
Zhang Luan looked through the tall porch and saw hundreds of fully armed orc soldiers standing in the square.
They were dressed in black steel armor and held sharp weapons, looking particularly sinister under the light of torches.
The soldiers stood in neat rows on both sides of the square, forming a majestic passage.
"Grum, today is the city lord's dinner. Why did you bring so many soldiers here?" Leon's handsome face suddenly became gloomy. He even omitted the honorific and called him by his name, with obvious dissatisfaction in his tone.
"Hey? Young City Lord? Are you questioning me?" Grum's huge body blocked the light in the hall and cast a huge shadow on the ground.
He didn't even lower his head, but just turned his eyes slightly to look at Leon, his voice full of disdain and sarcasm.
"You should know that I am the deputy city lord. The so-called young city lord you mentioned only exists if your father can continue to be re-elected."
Grumm grinned, revealing his sharp fangs. "If your father were to die accidentally, then the position of city lord wouldn't be yours, little one!"
As he spoke, his strong arm passed over Leon and grabbed the little face of the bunny-eared maid behind him.
The slender chin was completely covered by his big hand, and the bunny-eared girl showed a painful expression.
Grum lowered his head to look at her, then suddenly slapped her perky breast hard, making a crisp sound.
The surrounding orc nobles and goblins burst into sharp and shrill laughter, which echoed in the towering hall.
The human nobles lowered their heads and pretended not to see this scene.
"You bastard!" Leon was furious and quickly protected his maid behind him. He stared at Grum, but he was helpless.
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