Firefly Journey

In the banquet hall, the dinner officially begins.

A banquet among nobles is naturally incomparable to a commoner's gathering. There are many rules and regulations. Even after the food is served, one cannot be impolite and must wait for the Marquis of Knox to speak.

Marquis Knox stood up, placed his right hand on his left breast, and performed a standard papal prayer.

Others also stood up and did the same gesture, even believers from other churches would follow suit. This is a sign of mutual respect between churches and between believers.

After the prayer service concluded, Marquis Knox sat down, cleared his throat, and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you all for giving me the honor to attend this gathering."

Wow!

The audience erupted in applause.

He then added, "Today, I have invited a friend from the Demos family to the banquet, and he is sitting right across from me."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the other end of the large round table, where Ritti Demos smiled, maintaining the Demos family's usual air of authority.

In the duchy, noble titles were divided into four ranks: Duke, Marquis, Earl, and Viscount.

Among them, there are only seven dukes in the entire duchy, corresponding to the seven powers in the National Council.

Marquises are relatively insignificant, but still quite rare, numbering about two to three times as many as dukes.

Earls and viscounts are much more common, mostly local nobles.

Marquis Knox is one of the most prestigious families in the city, second only to the seven great families. He is known for his philanthropy, charity work, and dedication to education, and has earned a good reputation for his virtue.

However, the bigger the tree, the more the wind blows. No matter if your fame is positive or negative, it's wrong if you become too famous. He understood this and chose to quietly move behind the scenes.

Now that we've connected with the Demos family, we've climbed a high branch, and we'll have far fewer things to worry about when we're doing things in Yicheng in the future.

The purpose of this gathering is to tell the celebrities of Yicheng that I am now sitting under the big tree of the Timos family, and whether you want to cooperate with me is up to you. If you want to go against me, you should also consider your own strength.

Then, Ritt Demos, who was not the main character but acted like one, also stood up and said a few words. His words were very official, and the gist of it was that we have reached a cooperation agreement with the properties under the Marquis of Knox in order to promote the economic prosperity of the duchy.

Many people scoffed inwardly, thinking this was clearly collusion between scoundrels!

Marquis Knox must have secretly paid a lot of tribute to the Demos family. Otherwise, how could a merchant marquis stand with the esteemed Grand Duke's representative? Naturally, he had to offer substantial benefits to earn their respect.

If it's truly a cooperative relationship, then it wouldn't just be Rita who comes; it would have to be at least Morgan's biological father, since he is the rightful next head of the Demos family.

As a distinguished guest, Ritté naturally had to stand up and say a few words. From his speech, it can be inferred that the Demos family and the Marquis of Knox would have dealings in all industries, such as mining, textiles, and light manufacturing.

This is a recipe for them to be bound together!

The social elites who could attend the banquet all relied on the Marquis to some extent for their own businesses. At this moment, most of them felt a sense of honor, and the more powerful the Marquis's background, the more he would take care of them.

The candles used for decoration dripped one by one, and the banquet came to an end in the blink of an eye, but the magic-powered lamps remained bright.

Marquis Knox, dressed in a long red robe, politely wiped his mouth with a thin silk handkerchief, his demeanor elegant. Many of the powerful women at the table had their eyes light up, but it was a pity that they heard the Marquis was already married; otherwise, it wouldn't be impossible for them to be the women behind him.

Of course, this does not include Tong En Fernando, who has vampire blood.

Dinner is over, time to move on to another place.

The guests left in an orderly fashion and headed to the manor's enormous private ballroom.

Lin Yuanran, who was idly sitting by the window, saw that the banquet had finally ended. His eyes immediately locked onto Miss Sheila in the crowd, but the gap in the window was too small and she disappeared in an instant.

Just as Lin Yuanran was about to fulfill his bodyguard duties and go to the dance hall to provide protection, a slight breeze suddenly blew in from outside the window. It wasn't strong, but it was bitterly cold.

An ominous premonition.

Lin Yuanran quickly ran to the entrance of the dance hall. Most of the guests had already gone inside, including the Brown family, which put his mind at ease.

The man named Noah White appeared, dressed elegantly, and politely invited Miss Sheila to dance. The Harrys, who were standing next to her, obviously did not recognize this young man who exuded an artistic aura. They took it as a normal occurrence and did not interfere, after all, this was the etiquette of the western and even central countries of the Pan-Ancient Continent.

"I wonder what Mr. Harry's expression will be when he knows the truth. He'll probably smash that guy's head with his cane..." Lin Yuanran thought to himself from a distance.

As Lin Yuanran was engaging in some mental entertainment, a scream made the already noisy dance hall even more lively.

"Help! Help!"

"There are assassins!"

"The Marquis of Knox has been assassinated!"

Upon hearing this bombshell news, the respectable figures in the ballroom were immediately thrown into a panic, completely at a loss for what to do. Fortunately, the Marquis of Knox had his own security detail, and these skilled men managed to maintain order.

At the same time, they also informed the Vatican and the Principality's police.

Lin Yuanran took three steps at a time and arrived at the window sill where he could see the banquet hall.

There, the blood stained Marquis Knox's robes even redder.

In the banquet hall, in what was originally the second VIP seat for Rittal Demos, sat a man wearing a black mask and black clothes.

He didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave.

Still shaken, Ritt's face contorted with rage: "Black Knight? What are you doing!"

"As you can see, kill someone who deserves to die," the Black Knight said casually.

Upon hearing this, the distinguished guests still remaining in the banquet hall fell silent. Among the common people, the Black Knight enjoyed immense popularity because all those he killed were heinous villains deserving of death, and he had never failed in his mission.

The fact that the Marquis of Knox was swiftly eliminated today shows that the Marquis, who appears to be enthusiastic about charity, is actually a despicable person behind the scenes.

Rita's face darkened. With the influence of the Demos family, how could they not know about Marquis Knox's petty affairs?

Because of his many despicable deeds and fear of assassination, he chose to live in seclusion. This manor was meticulously designed, with countless passageways leading outwards and enhanced by extraordinary formations. It was more like a safe house than a residence.

In addition, he recruited a group of superhumans to protect him, the strongest of whom had even reached the second awakening level. However, these were just decorations and could not stop the Black Knight at all. He took his life in one move!

Just how powerful is the Black Knight? It's simply unimaginable!

"This is just a warning to others. If any of you here think of using dirty tricks to get to the top like him, I won't hesitate to visit his home."

The Black Knight smiled, bringing the atmosphere to an extreme level of silence.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed and locked onto Rita.

"Your Demos family is the same."