Chapter 184: The Brewing Storm
It didn't take long for Elinster to quickly understand the true meaning of what Jenn was saying.
For the sons of witches, Jenn carried out the most orthodox aristocratic education, not to learn the elegant demeanor of the nobles, but to hone their will. Of course, part of the reason for this is to let them learn what demeanor and demeanor are. Many people attribute the personable appearance of the aristocracy to their noble blood, and they almost think that these noble-born lords will walk gracefully, eat elegantly, and salute gracefully as soon as they are born. In the eyes of those civilians, the big people who are high up in the sky are afraid that even the blood in their bodies is not the same as them. There are even rumors in some places that the blood of the noble lord can cure all diseases——— I have to admit that sometimes it is quite troublesome to pretend to be overdone.
The reason why the nobles maintained this posture was naturally to stabilize their rule, and although the world was relatively developed in terms of magical civilization, there was no great development in terms of class. Culture and knowledge are still in the hands of the ruling class, and the literacy rate of the majority of the civilian population is quite low. In the entire Klein continent, the cultural class is almost like this——— first of all, those peasants in the countryside are basically illiterate, they can't even read those ghost drawings, and only some people can know the lingua franca, which is already considered "erudite" and "respectable" in those villages.
The inhabitants of the city are better than the villagers, most of them are literate and can write a few words, but that is the end of it. Further up, the only person who could learn to speak the lingua franca and script fluently was the bishop of the Templar Order. Priests and the nobility and royalty of the ruling class.
In this case, the ruled below are generally very peaceful. Even to the point of being a little stupid. Jenn once saw in historical records that there was a territory where a large area of grain was lost due to a famine. As a result, many people in the territory starved to death. And the fat lord still spends all his time enjoying himself, completely ignoring the lives of those people outside the castle. Logically speaking, at this time, someone should rise up and shout "The sky is dead and the yellow sky should stand", but in fact, it is not this rhythm at all. Instead of being determined to resist the downcast of the evil landlord class, the starving lords knelt outside the lord's castle and begged him to change his mind...............
Of course, the lord did not pay attention to those filthy untouchables, in fact, when nearly a hundred people starved to death outside in a row, the Templar Order, who could not see it, finally chose to intervene at this moment. And in the end, it's up to the face of the church. The fat lord had no choice but to take a few bags of moldy grain and send the hillbillies away. And instead of being remorse and anger as they were leaving, the hillbillies burst into tears of joy——— for this was the food that the lord had given them himself!
Although this scene is a bit absurd, it can also be seen that there is a gap between the common people and the ruling class on the Klein continent.
Before that, Irimp was one of those "commoners", and she thought no different from the others, thinking that the aristocratic ways were innate, but in fact, when she experienced it herself. Only then did Elinster understand that no matter what people gain, they will give.
There are only three people in the monastery now: Lygia, Lily of the Valley, and Jasmine. Then the rest are the maiden knights, but the knights are mainly responsible for the security and logistics of the monastery, and in fact take care of and teach Erin. It fell on the heads of Lily of the Valley and Jasmine. However, this is not a difficult task for the two little maids, since they grew up with Lygia. Naturally, I also learned those etiquettes. After all, as personal servants, their behavior can't be disgraced by their masters, right?
And now. Then it was Erinster's turn.
Becoming a nobleman was also a science in itself, and it didn't take long for Erin to learn about it.
Literacy is a must, but luckily the little ones are still young and have a passion for learning literacy, so it's not a chore. But the rest of the training made Erin miserable. Tableware needs to be used when eating, but it is not just as simple as using cutlery, on the contrary, the location of the tableware, the angle of holding the tableware, and how to use these knives, forks, silver spoons and other tools to eat are strict regulations, and even whether the table knife is placed in front or backwards has a detailed and almost verbose requirement.
This made the little guy miserable, and at first she even thought that it was not Lily of the Valley that they were deliberately mistreating themselves. And in the face of Erin's dissatisfied questioning, Lily of the Valley suddenly made the little guy speechless after just using a meal——— her etiquette was flawless, it was as good as all the noble attendants should do, Erin couldn't see that Lily of the Valley was focused and serious in this regard, but in fact her etiquette was flawless. The cutlery placed on the side of the plate is as fair as before, not even a millimeter of deviation!
This is exactly what has been achieved after thousands of uninterrupted exercises, and this education has become completely integrated into their bodies and has become part of their instincts.
In fact, among the aristocracy, women valued etiquette more than men. Because men can express themselves through guò military exploits, strength, etc. But as the family members of the aristocracy, women rarely have much strength in this regard. Unless she is a powerful mage, a learned scholar, she must be the best at etiquette and interpersonal communication if she is not to bring shame on her family. Only then would their family not be considered rude and rude aristocrats. It can be said that women are the face of the aristocracy, and each of those daughters has come from this step. And Ligia is the same, although she was not a traditional nobleman before, but she wants to marry a traditional nobleman——— down-and-out nobleman is also a traditional nobleman, so the study of etiquette is naturally essential.
This is also the rule of the aristocracy, if a nobleman wants to get married, then whether he is in the eye of a well-connected lady or a village girl who herds sheep, the other party must undergo strict etiquette training. Then before the wedding, the nobles hold an "engagement feast", like a final impromptu exam. to see if the wife's manners are up to the threshold of guò, and if her table is satisfactory to the nobles. Then the next wedding will naturally be a qiēshun lì.
If the other party's table is not qualified............ I'm sorry, even if you're in love. You don't have to get married this time, let's find another woman.
Erin didn't know the crooks of these nobles, but she was an honest child, and seeing that since Lily of the Valley and they had done it, she could only grit her teeth and continue practicing.
Of course, she learned more than that, in addition to table manners, Erin also learned how to sit and how to stand ——— gods. It's the first time I've heard that even how to stand and sit is so big!
In addition to this, she also had to learn to write, as well as cultivate her own hobbies——— every nobleman must have a little hobby of her own. In the end, Erin chose music because she felt that it was more in line with her heart, and in fact, music lessons were one of the few times when the little ones could relax.
It didn't clear to Erin that the reason why she received such a strict education was entirely because of Jenn's orders. In fact, before she arrived, Jenn had already explicitly asked Lizia and the two maids to "train the sons of witches as real noble daughters". That's why they do it.
Of course, why Jenn made such a request, even Likia and the two maids were not clear. But now they were succubi, Jenn's most loyal servants. The master has an order, so as servants, they just need to do their best to complete it.
Although these studies are hard, they are even harder than Erin imagined. But the little guy still gritted his teeth and continued to work hard. As an orphan, Erin is much more mature than her peers. She knows that with what she earns, she will have to give. And if you want to continue your current life, then you have to learn those things that seem difficult!
But these things are not on Jenn's care. Because now he has a new problem.
"Miss Deli, what is the matter with you coming to me this time?"
Looking at the girl sitting across from him, Jenn picked up the black tea in his hand and raised his eyebrows. In Jenn's memory, this girl had taken the initiative to come to her more than once, and every time she came to find her, it would be because of a bunch of troubles, and now that she came here, it was estimated that it was about the same. In fact, from Deli's expression, Jenn could see that this eldest lady must be in trouble again.
"There's something I want to trouble you, Mr. Jenn."
Sensing Jenn's gaze, Dai Li also showed a helpless and embarrassed expression, no wonder, the other party is not from the Pawood family, but he came to him for help twice in three days, which is really a little unreasonable. But now, Dai Li really has no choice, because this time it is really a matter of importance.
"Actually, I'm here to report to you on the follow-up to that incident..............."
"Follow-up?"
Of course, Jenn didn't forget it, it was the first battle of his own knights, Daily and the Pawood family were calculated by the moles, and the other party colluded with the cultists to try to completely eliminate the elite soldiers of the Deli and Pawood families, and the latter matter was discovered by Jenn, and finally Dailie promised to investigate the family after she returned, and Jenn also let her go for the time being. So now that the situation seems to have been investigated, it seems that the results have been investigated?
It's just that looking at Deli's expression, it doesn't seem to be a good result.
"Here's the thing..............."
Soon, Deli began to explain to Jenn, and from what she recounted, the truth was not much different from what Jenn had expected.
It was indeed members of the Pawood family who were in caperation with the cultists, and after returning to the country, Deli secretly investigated and soon found evidence of their collusion with the cultists. And in the end, it is not a difficult thing to unite the forces of the family members to wipe out these people. But after that, the conclusion reached by the torture of these moles surprised everyone.
As moles, since they colluded with the cultists to try to deal with the forces within the family, they must have been driven by some kind of interest. But even Dai Li didn't expect that this time the behind-the-scenes manipulator would be so powerful.
"Behind the scenes, it's the Soros family."
"Soros?"
"Yes."
Speaking of this, Dai Li's face became more and more sad.
"They are the most powerful families on the Eagle Plateau, and they are among the most promising families to claim the position of the next federal governor."
"And the other family that has the potential to become the next Archon is Pawood?"
Jenn is not a fool, Deli has introduced it in such detail, he naturally heard the subtext of the other party. In the face of Jenn's inquiry, Dailie nodded.
"Yes, Mr. Jenn. The Soros family is powerful, but our Pawood family is also deeply connected in the Eagle Plateau. This year's Phantom Moon is the end of the Basten family's reign, and if nothing else, then the next consul is likely to be our Pawood family. ”
So it's a power struggle again.
Hearing Delily's answer, Jenn shrugged his shoulders, but he still couldn't figure out what Deli meant by coming to him. If it is said that the Pawood family suffered losses before, but in fact, Jenn's magic knight swept away a qiē before, and although the private soldiers of the Pawood family were killed in the battle later, it was also within the scope of the reservation, after all, where were the undead in the battle? Looking at it this way, the Pawood family has not suffered any losses, right? So why did Deli come to herself so blindly?
"That's right, Mr. Jenn."
Sensing Jenn's doubts, Deli decided to simply make it clear.
"The nobles on the Eagle Plateau have always used their power to stand by force, and the position of consul is the same, in addition to the need for a wide network and recognition, it also needs to show great power to each other. In other words, in the race for the position of the next consul, both we and the other side must show strong enough. ”
Speaking of this, Dai Li puffed up her chest with some pride, needless to say, as a mage, her combat power must be guaranteed. Although in Jenn's eyes, Dai Li is just a mage who is not in the stream, but in the main plane, she can be regarded as a storage zài with considerable strength. And this must be the reason why they will be attacked.
But soon, the look of pride in Deli's eyes turned to worry, and she glanced at Jenn with a complicated expression, and then spoke.
"Looks like you've thought of it, Mr. Jenn, yes. Originally, I was scheduled to fight on behalf of the family, so the other party would strike first. But the Soros family is not just that simple——— in fact, according to the information we have so far, the Soros family has the support of the Knights of the Radiant Wings. ”
Hearing this, Jenn immediately understood what Daili had come to do with him. (To be continued......)