Chapter Thirty-Three Banquet I
With the scene of delivering goods in front of the club, everyone soon knew that the moonlight wine was written by this young mage.
So, just before Donald's carriage returned to his own manor, various information such as Donald's personal identity and family background were quickly sent to the tables of those who were interested.
It turns out that the creator of Moonlight Wine is not only a mage, but also a hereditary nobleman. He was the summoner apprentice who had defeated the Black Iron Mage before and caused a sensation.
Moreover, the mage's life experience can be considered very bumpy. Decades ago, the Meliner family was a hereditary noble who had a territory in the North County, but unexpectedly, they lost their fiefdom and their property was scattered, becoming a down-and-out nobleman; and this person who was assassinated by a background organization not long ago, causing several chaos in the Rock City.
And now, this genius apprentice has officially become a real and potential mage.
If he was just a down-and-out nobleman who had lost his fiefdom, not to mention how many down-and-out nobles there were, the palace nobles who had no fiefdoms in the kingdom alone would have as many as three digits!
A noble without a fiefdom is really nothing to the so-called big shots, just a bed bug that can be pinched to death with just one finger!
——But now, considering that Mr. Donald is not only a formal wizard with a foundation, but also a rare summoner among them!
Such an identity is enough to make this huge rock city where many people are jealous of them, but they do not make too special actions.
Of course, this does not mean that the "big guys" are afraid of Donald: in addition to considering the background of the goal, it is also because the interests in it are not enough to let them put aside all their concerns.
Therefore, these forces did not take the previous approach to dealing with civilians or small nobles without backgrounds, and could only stop and wait for other opportunities. This behavior is different from some people who regard Donald as a thorn in their side.
However, Donald, a genius mage, should not act rashly, as this does not mean that these forces will stop: Since you cannot move your people, let's find a way to make the wine recipe.
So after just one day, the outside of the Dark Night Manor was almost "encircled" by spies released by various forces.
However, what they didn't know was that the entire manor had been shrouded in the natural barrier of the Tree of Life within a two-kilometer diameter. From the time the first spy secretly entered the barrier range, he was discovered by the Tree of Life at the first time. The Tree of Life passed these situations to Donald who was wandering in the manor through spiritual sensing.
The first spy appeared but did not attract Donald's attention yet - but then more and more figures flashed around the manor, and some bold people would even hug them into the manor to peek, lingering like bloody flies. Even though nothing happened so far, this situation of being spying on randomly has already made Donald a little annoyed.
The positive side is that my manor has received so much attention. I think the forces behind me who want to assassinate me should be temporarily put aside. Otherwise, it will not only expose itself to almost all the forces in the North County, but also attract some potentially powerful enemies.
I believe that those upper-level forces in the North County who were too lazy to rob for reputation would rather uproot the hidden forces behind Donald and use them as a condition to exchange for the secret recipe for wine.
So while Donald made preparations in advance, he also ordered the Tree of Life to enter the state of preparation, and then used plant activation ability to the plants outside the farm. Countless weeds and vines like tentacles grew wildly, imprisoning several spies who crossed the border and threw them out of the manor.
This movement reminded these spies from all walks of life that their target was not ordinary non-professional nobles!
This is a mysterious and powerful mage!
Although my stealth skills can be hidden from ordinary people and low-level melee professions, it is difficult for those mages with many methods to escape the other party's induction.
So all these low-powered spies were worried and did not dare to act rashly anymore. They had to wait outside the manor, monitor the movement inside, and report it to their superiors as soon as possible.
For spies whose ranks are not as strong as the Black Iron Level, Donald can easily solve all of them without leaving any of them, but doing so will undoubtedly declare war on all the forces behind these spies. Although Donald is not afraid, he does not want to cause so many troubles, so he can only sneer in his heart and say:
"Let you go for the time being. After my plan is completed and I have enough strength, the forces behind you will naturally not dare to have any intentions against me!"
Shocking the malicious spies, Donald ordered the housekeeper to start preparing for the banquet to be held tomorrow.
As a nobleman, necessary communication is very important. Thinking of accepting an invitation at the Baron Red Maple Manor the last time, although he was interrupted by two annoying guys, he also brought him a lot of bets.
With the manor as the foundation, Donald plans to hold his first banquet as well.
He didn't want to be a mage alone. No matter how strong his personal strength is, he would have something he could not take into account. Becoming a powerful noble lord is the best way to stay.
Just like the threat he faced this time, if he was a noble lord like Baron Red Maple who had a wide social relationship and possessed a place in the upper class of the North County, then in this peaceful era, even if the other party gave up his will to deal with him, he would have such and such concerns.
The impact of assassination of a formal lord of a kingdom and a single wizard who assassinates is completely different for the entire Kingdom of Celtic. Not to mention how the upper classes of the kingdom who empathize with it will feel, the power of public opinion alone will force the kingdom to give an explanation for the victim lord's experience.
Even if the attackers were also one of the great nobles, they would choose to sacrifice their former ally in order to calm public grievances and completely separate themselves from each other.
However, as a nobleman, if he was like the mages in the club, and devoted himself to cultivation and research, he would be difficult to leave once every six months, then he would inevitably be out of touch with the noble circle, which would be very unfavorable to his future development in the plan.
So a banquet was imperative, and the invitation representing the Meliner family was delivered to the guests invited, Baron Red Maple and Sir Jesse, that afternoon.
The reason why these two candidates is Donald has his own plans. It is good to invite all the nobles nearby to participate, but the manor has not been fully built yet and cannot accommodate too many guests. Moreover, he has basically no relationship with those nobles, so it is difficult to invite them rashly.
Baron Red Maple is the only local aristocrat near his manor. The relationship between the two families is relatively complicated. Although they cannot be a good friend, they will not be hostile. Therefore, on the surface, they must make such a gesture to make Baron Red Maple's neighbor feel at ease. This time it is also a reward for his last banquet.
As for Sir Jesse, he was a person who Donald thought he could make friends with. Although he was only an honorary nobleman with a lifetime title, the other party had a lot of power. He knew very well about the situation in the kingdom and the relationship between the nobles in various places. He was a talent with management ability. Naturally, such a person would make friends with him. Maybe there would be any use in the future.
And at present, except for these two nobles he knew, there should be no other friendship. Most of them are enemies of the Meliner family, so Donald didn't have many other choices.
Chapter completed!