Chapter 151 - Division of Interests (2/2)

Four young men in simple attire arrived at the entrance of the manor, each one very conspicuous.

Whether it was Hawk who was st.u.r.dy and scary like an orc, covered in muscles; Link who was very robust but gave a sophisticated feeling; Jett who had the mystifying air of a religious fraudster; or Roland who was erudite and steid at a glance.

Their demeanor and appearance were clearly out of step with the world.

When they entered the manor, almost everyone stopped talking and just watched them.

Roland, Hawk, and Link were all used to grand occasions, so they walked naturally.

Jett, however, was a little nervous, but he put on a straight face and didn’t make a fool of himself.

After entering the manor, Roland immediately saw Aldo who greeted him with a hug and a smile on his face, then greeted Hawk, Link, and Jett in turn.

Then Aldo led the four of them to the banquet hall.

It turned out to be very crowded in the front courtyard, but as soon as Aldo took over the welcoming duties from the two butlers, a path opened up in the middle. The n.o.bles crowded together as far back as they could, not wanting to get in the way of the four Golden Sons.

Entering the banquet hall, Roland found that it was much brighter in here than it was outside.

And at the long table in the middle of the banquet hall, five people were already seated.

When they saw Roland and the others, they stood up in unison.

Aldo brought Roland and the others over.

The two sides took the measure of each other across the long table.

Aldo, on the other hand, stood at the host’s seat, coughed softly, drew all eyes to himself, and said, “These four must be familiar to all of you and are our main guests, so I won’t introduce them. The four Excellencies, Roland, Hawk, Link, and Jett, this time, allow me to introduce you to these five gentlemen and beautiful ladies who are pivotal in the city of Delpon.”

Among the five, there was an old woman who, hearing Aldo’s words, used a feather fan to lightly cover the lower half of her face, and her old wrinkled eyelids actually managed to smile in the shape of crescent moons, from which it could also be seen that she must have been a great beauty when she was young.

This was followed by a series of awkward boasting about the five by Aldo.

As was the custom of the n.o.bility, these five people were given all the t.i.tles that Aldo could give them.

On the other hand, Roland used his own logic for a streamlined a.n.a.lysis.All five were n.o.bles, and each one of them even had a monopoly on the city’s ironware business, grain business, pelt business, gemstone business, and spice business.

Roland looked at them, considered briefly, and asked rhetorically, “Actually, you’re all related to the mayor’s family, the Johns, right?”

“Amazing that you actually guessed it.” The old woman put away her fan. “As expected of the knowledgeable and witty Master Mage.”

Roland sighed. “It’s not hard. The things you run are all quite important. If I were the mayor of the city, I wouldn’t just hand it over to an outsider; I would definitely have to have my own people in charge to feel at ease. It’s a very simple logical deduction that my friends are surely able to figure out.”

When these words were said, Hawk’s expression was fine, but Jett and Link both looked guilty.

Their expressions were taken in by the five people across from them, all of whom gave a slightly teasing look that wasn’t obvious and didn’t sting

Roland turned his head to look at Link and Jett, rather speechless.

In this case, even if you guys didn’t think of this connection quickly, don’t reveal a guilty expression-it’s just smacking your own face.