The team is full of girls who are single until retirement based on their strength

William on the stage was dressed even more flamboyantly, in a light pink dress with medium-length red hair tied behind his head. His handsome face attracted the attention of many noble ladies in the audience.

"Uncle William is still as charming as ever. Look, the eyes of those ladies in the audience are almost tearing." Lucia raised her hand and pointed, and looking in that direction, Caesar saw that there was indeed something wrong with the eyes of several ladies.

"I wonder when he will find a stepmother for Barry."

"Stepmother? What does that mean?" Caesar asked curiously.

"Don't you know?" Lucia was slightly surprised and wrinkled her cute nose: "Barry's mother seems to have passed away a long time ago, and Uncle William never remarried because he missed her."

He is infatuated, handsome, and rich. No wonder he is the dream lover of so many young ladies.

"To be honest, I only recently arrived in the capital, so I don't know much about these gossips." Caesar said sincerely.

"Oh, no wonder you can't chat with the people over there." Lucia laughed: "Well, I'll introduce them to you, and don't say anything nonsense."

Under her guidance, Caesar identified the nobles in the audience one by one. Mr. William kept giving speeches on the stage, saying that he welcomed everyone to attend his daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, and he hoped that she would achieve such and such in the future. He also said that the family had always placed high hopes on her and how his daughter could be so outstanding.

"That's the second daughter of the Berlin family. Look, isn't her butt very big? Let me tell you, I heard from others that her butt is actually even bigger than it is now. The reason why she looks like this now is because she is wearing a straitjacket under her skirt. Otherwise, her butt would be bigger than a griffin's head!"

Lucia seemed very excited when talking about gossip, and Caesar had to admire her memory for being able to remember the information of so many people and tell it like she knew them all.

"Oh? Look there!" Lucia discovered something and pointed to another corner, where there was a middle-aged man with red hair and a handsome young man with blond hair.

"That's Barricka's uncle, Mr. Gray Dex." Caesar looked and saw that Mr. Gray had the same color hair as Barricka and Earl William, but his appearance was different.

He looks quite rugged, or if I had to describe him, it's the typical tough guy style, with thick eyebrows, a very sharp jawline, and strong muscles that are bound by his clothes that can be seen in his every move.

"As for the one next to him..." Lucia narrowed her eyes, like a cute little fox: "He seems to be from the Rhine family. Well, let me think, he seems to be the second son of the head of the Rhine family? His name is Michael Rhine or something." Lucia said uncertainly.

"Well, I'm not very familiar with him. I don't know this person very well."

Earl William on the stage was getting to the exciting part.

"In the blink of an eye, my pearl is already sixteen years old. As a father, I cannot always be with her. I feel deeply guilty about this." As he spoke, the count seemed to really shed tears and took out a handkerchief from his coat pocket to wipe the corners of his eyes.

The curtain on the stage rose, and the gorgeously dressed Barryka appeared on the stage.

She was now wearing a gorgeous dress and had a little makeup on her face. The chandelier above her head emitted a gentle light that shone on her face, adding a touch of charm to her sixteen-year-old face.

Her expression was still cold, but a slight touch of eye shadow made this coldness covered with beauty, like dewdrops on a snow lotus, which made people feel sweet for some reason. Her slender figure had moving curves. Anyone who came would say praise to the goddess of life, saying that it was you who let us see such beautiful snowflakes.

She walked forward slowly, and Earl William held her hand and raised it gently: "I can't protect you all the time, but you can become stronger than anyone else."

When saying this, Mr. William's tone was very light, and Barryka's cold face was slightly moved.

The former waved his hand, and two maids immediately came up with a tray. William lifted the red cloth on the two trays to reveal the contents. One of them was a robe, all black, with stars embroidered on it, like a galaxy.

The other was a beautiful little staff, made entirely of wood, with branches at the top, like fingers firmly grasping the gem. Caesar had seen the gem, called Siren's Tears, which was a very precious magic material.

He picked up the robe and gently wrapped it around Berecca, then handed the staff to her.

William happily turned around and announced to the audience, "My daughter will be enrolled in Phoenix University of Magic this year. She will use the flames of magic to protect herself and the beauty of knowledge to embellish herself, and become a better heir to the Dex family! Fortunately, Ms. Jessica from Phoenix University of Magic is also here today. She has always been Barryka's idol. I hope that at this stage of her life, you can give her your best wishes."

The old lady was in the audience. She took out a magic wand from the inside pocket of her coat, waved it in the air, and turned into a butterfly and flew to the stage: "This is the blessing of the elves. I hope you can succeed in your studies and get what you want in Phoenix."

The butterfly hit Barryka's body, turned into starlight and merged into her body, and the audience applauded like thunder.

This is the blessing from the legendary Ms. Jessica, one of the few remaining female legendary wizards in the world. Her status is extremely noble. It is a very boastful thing to be able to meet her, not to mention that you can get her blessing now.

Barryca on the stage was also quite surprised, so she bent down and bowed slightly to Jessica to express her gratitude.

Gray Dex in the audience also laughed and applauded with everyone.

After the applause ended, without waiting for William to speak again, he strode onto the stage.

Caesar noticed that Count William on the stage seemed to raise his hand to stop it, but finally gave up.

"Your father gave you the strength and courage to protect yourself, and I hope I can give you a real support." He said with a smile.

"Gray, not now..." Earl William whispered beside Gray Dex.

"No, brother. Now is the best time, with Ms. Jessica as witness." His voice was quite loud.

"Dear guests, today I have a great announcement to make." He glanced at the audience: "Today, our Dex family will become relatives and friends with the Rhine family."

"Mr. Mars Rhine's second son, Michael Rhine, will be engaged to our family's jewel, Bericka Dex, in the presence of everyone today. The marriage will be completed immediately after Bericka completes her studies at Phoenix University of Magic."

A spotlight shone down from overhead, shining on the handsome man in the audience. It was Michael Rein. He also walked onto the stage.

A priest came to the stage and gave a speech, asking the two if they were willing to get engaged and become husband and wife in the future? It seemed that everything was arranged, but looking at the expression on Barryka Dex's face, she seemed quite surprised by all this, and all the developments seemed to be beyond her expectations.

"Father, what does this mean?" she asked.

Earl William said nothing and avoided her gaze. Gray Dex stepped forward and said.

"If your father and I are gone in the future, it will be very difficult for you to go on alone. Mihaly is a trustworthy person, and everyone wants to see you being with him."

"Perhaps this may be a little sudden for you." The handsome blond man stepped forward and put his right hand on his chest and said, "I have admired Miss Barricka for a long time. I hope you can give me a chance to get to know me."

"Father? What's your opinion?" Baraka looked at her father calmly.

At this time, Count William walked over to Mihaly Rhine and put his hand on his shoulder: "I also think Mihaly is a trustworthy person."

There may have been turbulent waves in his heart when he said this, but at this moment he did not show any of it.

Barricka's face was full of disbelief, and her expression changed from surprise at first to anger and now to expressionlessness.

"If that's what you mean." She seemed to relent.

The priest at the side smiled and continued to read the holy book in his hand.

"Are you willing to enter into a marriage contract with Barricka Dex and protect her in the future?"

"I do." Mihaly nodded.

"Then please put the engagement ring on her," the priest read.

Mihaly took out a ring and knelt on one knee in front of Barica.

Barica held out her left hand, as if she agreed to the marriage. Michael was about to take the hand and put the ring on her finger, but Barica suddenly withdrew her left hand and slapped the handsome young man hard.

It happened so suddenly that no one could react. Caesar in the audience said that he was enjoying watching the show and that he loved seeing twists and turns.

After a crisp "slap" sound, a rather large slap mark appeared on the face of Michael Rhine. From the sound of the "slap" just now, it could be heard that the slap was really hard.

"But I refuse. Father, you are still so self-righteous."

She tore off her robe, threw her wand to the ground, turned and ran out of the hall.

It happened quite suddenly. The guards at the door tried to stop them, but Baraka blew a whistle and a huge black leopard ran in from outside the door and knocked two guards away.

"That's Bericka's pet, a gold-level shadow leopard. It's really handsome. I want to have one, but unfortunately I don't have the money."

Caesar nodded in agreement. It was a leopard nearly two meters tall, a magical pet, and extremely heroic.

There were also mages among the Dex family's guards, but they were probably afraid of hurting Baraka, so they didn't dare to take action. In this way, Miss Baraka escaped at her sixteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony.

"Oh, this scene seems a bit chaotic." She held her chin with both hands and looked at the people in the banquet hall who were talking at once.

"I guess that's the end of tonight." She stood up from her seat.

Gray Dex and William Dex on the stage both had very bad expressions. Gray had anger on his face, while William had a mixture of guilt and regret on his face.

"Sorry, everyone. There seems to be some problems at today's banquet." Gray stepped forward to maintain order: "Trust us, we can handle it."

Then he hurriedly walked off the stage. Not long after, the servants of the Dex family began to politely ask the guests to leave.

Caesar saw several groups of people running out in a hurry, presumably they were going to look for someone.

"What do you think about this?" Lucia looked at Caesar and asked.

“Me?” Caesar thought for a moment, then replied, “Well… I just feel sorry for Barry.”

"Pathetic?" Lucia raised her eyebrows and asked, "How is she pitiful? Priceless birthday gifts, a prominent and wealthy family background, a degree from the Phoenix University of Magic that she is about to receive, and maybe even a well-matched fiancé. How many people would wish for such conditions!"

Hearing this, Caesar couldn't help but frowned. After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head and said, "Perhaps, what she lacks is the right to make her own choice?"