Big Capitalist

King Orinth walked steadily to the dining table with a group of nobles and ministers and sat down. The servants and maids were well-trained and quickly led Merlin and others to their respective seats, gently pulled out the chairs, and then stood respectfully to the side, waiting for the guests to take their seats.

After everyone was seated, King Orinth picked up his wine glass and slowly stood up.

In an instant, everyone present stood up and waited quietly for the king to speak.

King Orlins glanced around the room, his face filled with a warm smile. He spoke loudly, "Today, we, the Dawn Empire, welcome distinguished guests. Merlin, this young and promising talent, has not only distinguished himself at the Arcane Academy but has also achieved remarkable success in many fields. And to all of you who have come with Merlin, your arrival is a joy to us. On behalf of the Dawn Empire's royal family, I extend my warmest welcome to you all! I hope you will feel at home during your time in the Empire and enjoy your journey to the fullest. Let us raise our glasses together and toast to this rare friendship!"

After saying this, King Orinth took a sip of wine.

Merlin also raised his glass and said sincerely, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your hospitality. It is a great honor for us to be invited by the royal family of the Dawn Empire. Along the way, we have felt the warmth and charm of the empire."

After saying this, Merlin took a sip of wine gracefully.

After King Orinth took the first bite of the dish, the others picked up their knives and forks and began to eat.

Scarlett couldn't wait any longer. As soon as she saw the king pick up his chopsticks, she immediately started eating with big mouthfuls.

But as soon as she swallowed the first bite, she couldn't help frowning.

In her mind, the taste of the food of the royal family of the Dawn Empire did not meet her expectations, and was even inferior to the cafeteria of the Arcane Academy.

Under Merlin's promotion, the food in the cafeteria has integrated various novel flavors, which makes people linger on the taste. In comparison, these dishes in front of them seem bland.

As the magic swordsman with the best cooking skills in the Fighting Academy, Konan has a very high ability to appreciate food.

After he took the first bite, he frowned slightly.

He found that the selection of ingredients for this dish was not careful enough, and the combination of some side dishes failed to fully bring out its characteristics, making it seem a bit superfluous.

In terms of cooking techniques, the control of heat is slightly lacking, resulting in the taste of the dish being less than perfect and failing to bring out the original flavor of the ingredients to the fullest.

In terms of seasoning, the proportions of various seasonings are not very harmonious, the taste is a bit unbalanced, and it cannot bring a rich layered enjoyment to the taste buds.

It’s hard to imagine that this is a delicacy enjoyed by the royal family.

There was no way around it. At the Arcane Academy, the Chinese delicacies Merlin had introduced had already successfully spoiled the palates of these people.

They are used to those unique and rich flavors, and they can't help but feel that the relatively traditional and conservative dishes on the royal table today are bland.

On the other hand, the nobles all praised the royal food with smiles on their faces, praising how delicious it was. They kept saying how honored they were to have this meal, and all kinds of compliments could be heard.

Orinth smiled at Merlin, a hint of curiosity and admiration in his eyes, and asked, "Merlin, I heard that after you became the president of the Student Union, you vigorously promoted the reform of the Arcane Academy. Now it seems that the students of the Arcane Academy are indeed extremely outstanding. Is this closely related to the reform?"

Merlin smiled modestly and replied, "Your Majesty, the reforms have certainly played a role, but the greater reason lies in the dedication of the teachers at the Arcane Academy. They impart knowledge to their students without reservation, and the students are diligent and motivated. This is the result of everyone's joint efforts, and of course, it is also inseparable from the full support of Vice Dean Jenny. She has provided me with great assistance in many key decisions, ensuring the smooth implementation of the reforms."

Orinth nodded, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, and continued, "Merlin, in that case, I wonder if you could visit our Dawn Academy, give lectures to the students, and offer some suggestions to the teachers, to see if there's anything the academy needs to improve in terms of teaching. Your achievements at the Arcane Academy are obvious to all, and I believe your insights will be of great benefit to us all."

As soon as King Orinth said this, the expressions of the teachers of Dawn Academy instantly became very ugly.

They were very dissatisfied, thinking that Merlin was just a young student. How much real knowledge could he have, and what useful things could he say?

Not only the teachers, but also the aristocratic students were unhappy.

In their eyes, Merlin was just the son of an earl, so young. Why should he give them lectures?

Before seeing Merlin's true strength, these noble students found it difficult to accept this proposal from the bottom of their hearts.

Merlin thought for a moment after hearing King Orinth's words, then nodded and said with a smile, "You can go and take a look, but I can't expect to give lectures. I'd much rather have exchanges with Dawn Academy. Each academy has its own unique strengths, and we can learn from each other, drawing on each other's strengths to overcome our weaknesses, thus achieving win-win cooperation. This will not only benefit the students, but will also positively promote the development of magical education as a whole."

I have to say, Orinth really liked what Merlin said.

He secretly admired in his heart that this guy's character and knowledge were not like that of a teenager under twenty years old. He acted steadily and had an open mind. His future was limitless.

"Then let's go and have a look tomorrow. Today, let us from the Dawn Empire treat you well." After King Orlins said this, he didn't say anything more and continued to eat.

Merlin was also happy about this. Now that he had arranged everything, he concentrated on "eating".

The king of a country is busy with all kinds of affairs, so it is naturally impossible for him to accompany Merlin and others throughout the whole process.

King Orlyns had already given Merlin great face, and to do so to this extent really surprised Merlin.

It was for this reason that he couldn't help but sigh that it was no wonder that the Dawn Empire was able to present a thriving and prosperous scene, which was inseparable from the king's respectful and humble mind.

After the banquet, Pete and Kanna were busy building relationships with other nobles of the Dawn Empire.

Merlin knew that this was a good opportunity to expand his network, so he thoughtfully gave his parents a large number of communication crystals and told them in detail how to give them to the nobles of the Dawn Empire and how to use them.

The Communication Crystal is an alternate-world version of a mobile phone that utilizes invisible magical veins in the air to transmit data. As long as a signal tower is built, it can be used stably.

But now the situation is more convenient, and there is no need to build signal towers.

This is because Selene, the moon goddess in charge of the power of the moon, used her divine power to turn the entire moon into a huge signal receiving and transmitting base station.

In this way, wherever the moonlight can shine, it can receive the magic network signal required by the communication crystal.

I have to say that the use of divine power in this regard is really clever and convenient.