Half-elf Notebook

"Welcome, Lord Wayne."

In front of a magnificent five-story building that seemed to be from a different era than the civilian buildings outside.

Four waiters, three men and one woman, were bowing to a man in a black robe with great respect.

"Do you need a room to rest in?"

The leading waiter, who was wearing a black vest with hanging chest pockets and a thin white string connected to the left shoulder, asked the question attentively.

He was slightly different from the other three, and even though they were wearing similar clothes, the other three did not dare to stand alongside him.

And he was the only waiter among the four who did not wear a collar around his neck.

"No thanks." Shu Xi replied casually.

He wasn't here to have fun, nor did he plan to stay long.

"At your command, sir. If you need anything, you can always tell the waiters."

Shu Xi ignored the waiter who came to greet him and walked into the hall.

The hall on the first floor is very large, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is spacious.

There are nearly two hundred people in the hall, which is like a large dance hall.

Enough space for hundreds of people to dance without it feeling crowded.

It's obviously just a private club hall with dozens of people.

But it is not much smaller than the business hall of the Magicians Association.

The structure is a standard banquet hall with two floors in one.

In the hollowed-out area in the center of the hall, a spacious staircase, the outer layer of which is completely paved with marble tiles, connects to the second floor.

The armrests are inlaid with a large amount of polished silver and a small amount of gold ornaments, which is extremely luxurious.

The walls on all four sides are covered with extremely rare large tiles, which are covered with oil paintings.

Due to the weight of the tiles, they can only be fitted and decorated using mixtures of materials made by alchemists.

The cost is high.

Ordinary people and merchant families simply could not afford it, and the few paving stones, coupled with the expensive paintings, further highlight the strong financial strength of the owner here.

Food is free and placed on both sides of the hall.

From the main dishes of black pepper steak, roast pork elbow, roast chicken, cheese risotto, Maladin’s specialty tomato pasta and so on.

From desserts to strawberry cakes, cookies, and fruit salads, there are dozens of varieties.

Just to supply the dozen or so guests here.

Every once in a while, the servants would take the main dishes back to the kitchen to heat them up and add ice cubes to the fresh dishes and desserts.

Every four hours, it is processed, thrown away, and a new dish is served.

Make sure the food is always delicious.

Compared with the miserable conditions in the slums, it is like the difference between heaven and hell.

Shu Xi continued walking forward, looking from time to time at the celebrities and wealthy businessmen who were either eating or sitting on the reception sofas discussing events or business.

Shu Xi came here with a purpose, but he was not sure whether the person he was looking for was here today.

Most of the nobles' income came from their family's property and local taxes.

There are specially hired managers and assistants to manage the business, so they don't have much work to do and have a lot of free time.

In their free time, most nobles would not stay in their own mansions.

They would participate in various aristocratic activities, or use money to seek excitement and lead a decadent life.

If you visit, you will almost certainly be turned away by the housekeeper.

Shu Xi couldn't possibly go and visit, as that would only bring unnecessary attention and trouble.

Avoid these, this is undoubtedly the best place to go.

As one of the best social clubs in the Earldom of Crosroy.

Unless they are isolated nobles who only manage family inherited assets.

Otherwise, I will show up here again after a while.

Intelligence, business expansion, commodity prices, conflicts within factions within the kingdom, and deal making all require communication.

Although it is not the only one, this private club embodies sophistication and nobility.

It is enough to make it the first choice "reception house" in the hearts of the nobles in the entire Earldom of Kernroy.

Shu Xi was not looking for a specific noble or person.

That's why he came to try his luck without any preparation.

Because no matter who it is, as long as they are the target, it’s fine.

And he soon found his target.

A blond man in his twenties wearing a black vest and a white shirt.

He had an ordinary appearance, if it weren't for the exquisite workmanship of his clothes and the shocking number of expensive jewelry on his right hand.

I guess in any other situation no one would recognize him as a pampered aristocrat.

It was a precious hand.

A silver bracelet with delicately carved flowing patterns and inlaid with unknown crystals, two gold rings, a silver sapphire ring the size of half the little finger nail, and two inscribed metal rings worn on the index finger and thumb respectively.

If viewed from the perspective of the "Magic Eye", the bracelets and rings would even be surrounded by magical light.

That’s three magic items in total.

This hand alone is worth more than three hundred gold coins.

The behavior and position of aristocratic men are very peculiar.

He was playing billiards alone, at the pool table next to the hall.

This is totally unnecessary as the club has dedicated, warm and private chess and card rooms and billiard rooms.

Even for personal practice, you can borrow it at will.

The purpose of setting up a billiard table is simply to provide guests with entertainment during dance parties.

Noticing someone approaching, the noble man looked up at Shu Xi.

Only by looking at him closely can you realize that he is different from ordinary people.

In those light blue eyes, there is an indifference that is difficult to describe.

The noble man was quite calm about Shu Xi's arrival, as if he had expected it.

"Hey, Mr. Wayne." He said half-jokingly:

"What brings you here? Don't you seldom come here?"

"Hello, Viscount Gina."

Shu Xi did not answer directly, but glanced at the golf club in the man's hand and said:

"You are still as unwelcome as ever. This is the first time I see someone playing billiards alone in such a big club."

"And you're still as annoying as ever."

Burke smiled, seemingly not caring at all about the sarcasm in Shu Xi's words.

He casually put the club aside, placed the balls he had just hit in the triangular basket, and asked:

"Want to play a hand? You didn't come here just to see the jokes and say hello, did you?"

Burke took down the rack and fifteen billiard balls were neatly arranged.

He seemed confident, as if he was sure that Shu Xi would accompany him.

"Don't worry, this is just a small town in the northern border. Drinks are served by yourself, and there won't be any silver-level noble guards who have enhanced hearing for no reason."

"It is my honor, Mr. Burke."

Shu Xi took a club from the wall-mounted cue rack with exquisite metal relief and silver inlay.

"So, what do you want to ask?"

There was a crisp sound of balls hitting each other, and Burke kicked the first ball on his own.

The gathered ball dispersed again.

"Of course, provided I know that."

Burke's face darkened.

He didn't score any goals on his first shot.

"Then... why did the conservatives do this? They even used more than a dozen silver-ranked people to prevent the new faction from intervening? What is their purpose? What plans does the new faction have for the future?"

Shu Xibian asked his questions slowly and calmly.

Place your left index finger on the front of the pole and press your palm firmly on the table.

One ball hit one of the solid colored balls in a good position into the hole.

"Number seven, Mr. Burke, you're going to have to play nine to fifteen."

"Do you think this is something a baron could know?"

Burke snorted and asked back with a helpless and amused tone.

"I don't think so, but you owe me a favor."

Shu Xi sent another ball into the table tennis hole. Although his posture was casual, his force was extremely delicate and accurate.