Invitation for cooperation

The carriage rushed back to the royal capital, entered the noble district, and stopped in front of a small house in the garden.

Leonard was still the first to jump out of the car. After getting out, he stubbornly refused to look back, but he regretted it after two seconds and turned around to help Elena.

Elena had already gotten off the carriage with Leopold's help.

"This is my temporary little house. Does it look okay?" Elena asked Leopold with a smile.

Leopold took a casual look and commented, "It's a beautiful house."

"Come on, let's go in." Elena led the way.

Leopold followed.

Leonard feels left out: unhappy!

After returning, Elena paid the remaining 50 gold coins, put the coins in a bag, and handed it to Leopold: "How long will it take to be built?"

Leopold: "At least half a month. Don't worry, I will make this a priority."

Elena was very happy: "That's great."

Leopold took the gold coins, set a location in the house, and then said goodbye and left.

Elena watched Leopold disappear out of thin air. She didn't even notice the elemental fluctuations when he cast the spell, and he was gone.

So awesome.

Thinking that the two-way teleportation array between the Royal Magic Academy and the town of Fessen would be completed soon, Elena was so happy that she wanted to dance and sing.

Hot songs, energetic dances, lights, let’s have fun.

Unfortunately, this is a magical world, not her previous world, so Elena can only happily spin in circles.

Spinning and jumping, I closed my eyes and felt so happy.

"Are you so happy?" A cold voice suddenly sounded.

Elena was startled and almost stepped on her right foot with her left foot: “What are you doing? You made a sudden sound and scared me to death.”

After coming back, Leonard went upstairs without saying a word, but now he suddenly spoke again.

Leonard leaned on the handrail of the stairs, looking down with a disdainful gaze: "I'm heading to the Misty Sea the day after tomorrow. Prepare some dry food for me."

Elena adjusted her skirt: "I see, what do you want to prepare? Jerky?"

Jerky is the most suitable dry food. It is durable and resistant to falling, and has a light smell, so it is less likely to attract monsters and enemies due to its smell.

Leonard hummed, "Make more, and prepare the spice powder separately."

"I see. I'll give you a few bottles of pure dried meat and spice powder, right?" Elena asked.

Leonard hummed again and turned to go upstairs.

Looking at Leonard's back, Elena secretly complained: It must be those days of the month.

On the third day, Leonard was fully equipped and headed to St. Sisig's Church under the watchful eyes of Elena and Leopold.

In the Cathedral of Saint Hisger, the troops of the Church of the Lord of Light are ready to go.

Leonard did not enter the hall directly, but entered through the side door. After turning left and right, he came to Archbishop Colin's office.

Archbishop Colin and two others were already waiting for him here.

The office door was open, and Leonard still knocked politely.

Archbishop Colin looked up and saw him coming. He smiled and waved at him: "Come in, Leonard."

Leonard stepped in, his eyes fixed on the other two.

Archbishop Colin introduced them to him: "These two are the chief and deputy chief of this operation team."

The two nodded towards Leonard.

Leonard also nodded to the two of them.

Archbishop Colin continued, "Leonard, as a foreign aid, you must hide yourself, so we need their help to cover up. Leonard, you will just follow their instructions and blend into the team unnoticed."

Leonard: “No problem.”

On the other side, Leopold also started his own busy work.

During these two days, Leopold had managed to finish the urgent work at hand and even asked for leave from the college. Finally, on the day Leonard was leaving, he made time to come and see Leonard off in person.

After Leonard left, Leopold immediately took the decree written by Elena and crossed the space to the town of Fussen. Because there was no positioning point, he reached his destination by crossing and flying.

After arriving in the town of Fussen, Leopold went to the castle, showed the decree to his subordinates, set the positioning point, and then crossed the space back to the Royal Magic Academy.

After returning to the Royal Academy of Magic, Leopold applied to the academy to build a teleportation array.

The Royal Magic Academy allows teachers and students to build teleportation arrays, which also expands the academy's teleportation network across the country, which is beneficial to the academy. The only prerequisite for application is that it is best for teachers and students to build it at their own expense, especially in remote towns where few people go. If the applicant is willing to build it at his own expense, then the academy will almost certainly approve it.

Leopold's application was quickly approved, and the Royal Magic Academy allocated a small piece of land in the Teleportation Square as the site for the teleportation array in the town of Fussen.

Leopold immediately threw himself into the construction of the teleportation array.

The real user and investor, Elena, was waiting peacefully in the small house in the garden.

After a few days of leisure, Elena received an invitation.

It was an invitation from her neighbor, Mr. Bunier, inviting her to attend a small concert where Mr. Bunier would perform on stage.

Socializing, a noble's daily life.

Elena accepted the invitation and wrote back to Mr. Bunier personally, promising that she would attend the concert and expressing her anticipation for Mr. Bunier's performance.

Three days later, the small concert was held and Elena attended as scheduled.

Concerts, a must-have occasion for upper-class socializing, Elena also attended them frequently in her original world. Although she was addicted to games at that time, socializing was always inevitable for her as she was born in such a family. Concerts were a common part of the show. Although Elena didn't like going very much, she had to go a few times every year.

Elena's cultural literacy in concerts was developed through practice, one performance after another.

The social greetings before the concert, the applause and flowers during the concert, and the praise and comments after the concert are not something that an outsider can accurately grasp in a short period of time.

When Elena thought about the past, she couldn't help but feel lucky that she didn't have social anxiety or was too rebellious. She went to all the social occasions she should have gone to. Otherwise, if she suddenly went to a concert, she would be embarrassed.

Elena walked into the concert hall confidently.

This concert was indeed a small concert. The hall was relatively small and could only accommodate more than a hundred people. There were also relatively few guests attending. Elena observed that most of the guests were familiar with each other. It seemed that this concert was just a gathering among friends.

Mrs. Bunnell was chatting with some friends, and while they were chatting, she was distracted by the entrance. When she saw Viscountess Field coming, she immediately went over and greeted her warmly.

"Thank you for coming. Bunnell and I are so happy," said Mrs. Bunnell.

"It's my honor." Elena said with a smile, and then praised her, "Madam, you look really beautiful today. The color complements your skin tone, making you look fair and rosy."

All women like to be praised, and Mrs. Bunier was indeed very happy: "Thank you."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, and then Mrs. Bunier led Elena to her seat.

Because it was a gathering among friends, there was no special seating arrangement and everyone could sit wherever they wanted. Mrs. Bunier took Elena to sit with several of her best friends and started a new social interaction.

Elena was not a social expert. Before she traveled through time, she was just an 18-year-old girl, a middle school girl addicted to games. The social tricks she knew were just a few she learned from observation. No one really taught her, so after a round of greetings, she didn't know what to talk about next.

They were talking about the daily life of housewives in the family, which she really didn't understand, such as the prices at the vegetable market, educating children, disciplining servants, and how to better support her husband's dignity. It was so boring to listen to.

Elena was listless and had no interest. She could only pretend to be a well-behaved child and sit aside to listen.

Fortunately, she is only a 15-year-old child now, and she can pretend to be well-behaved and ignorant, otherwise it would be even more annoying.

Finally, the curtain opened and the concert began.

Elena listened quietly.

To be honest, it was pretty good. I heard a lot of songs I had never heard before. It was worth my trip today and I gained a lot.

After the concert, there was a routine cocktail party. It’s not really appropriate to call it a cocktail party, it should be called a buffet banquet. Today is a gathering of friends, and a more relaxed and free buffet is more suitable for friends to relax and chat.

At the cocktail party, Elena was brought by Mrs. Bunnier to communicate and comment on today's concert with others.

Soon, Mr. Bunier changed out of his performance attire and walked over to Elena in his regular dress.

"Thank you for coming and thank you for the flowers." Mr. Bunier bowed to Elena with a happy expression.

There are certain rules for presenting flowers at concerts. Different flowers, different numbers of branches, and different combinations all have their own meanings. Elena learned about this in advance, and this time she sent a big flower basket to Bunier, making Mr. Bunier stand out in front of his friends.

Elena smiled in return: "Your performance was wonderful, I'm glad I didn't miss it."

Mr. Bunier laughed happily. "That's really a compliment."

Mr. Bunier simply sat down and started chatting with Elena. They started by talking about playing techniques, and then talked about the food at the party.

"Elena, what do you think of these desserts?" asked Mr. Bunier.

The desserts at the cocktail party are very small. In order to make it easier for guests to eat and not stain their dresses and makeup, they are all in small bite-sized portions.

Elena had already eaten two kinds, and felt that apart from the different appearance, they tasted the same and were both too sweet.

Hearing Mr. Bunier's question, Elena could only politely say, "Not bad."

Mr. Bunier blinked and smiled, saying, "Elena, you are so polite. Compared with the dessert you had that day, these desserts are too ordinary."

Elena smiled happily.

Of course, her desserts are the best.

As they were speaking, several musicians who had already changed into their formal attire also appeared at the party. They seemed to be looking for Mr. Bunier, and as soon as they saw Mr. Bunier here, they came over.

"Buniel, this is the guest you invited, Viscount Field, right?" asked one of the friends.

Elena looked at Buniel.

Buniel introduced the two parties with a smile.

As expected, these were all friends of Bunil, and they were all of noble birth.

After the introduction, Bunier said to one of his friends, "Todd, Elena's desserts are really good, better than yours."

After that, Bunier said to Elena, "Elena, the food for tonight's buffet banquet is all provided by Todd's restaurant, but I have to be honest, his desserts are not as good as yours."

Elena was amused by Buniel's bluntness and she looked up at Todd.

Todd saluted Elena as a gentleman: "Hello, Viscountess, it's a pleasure to meet you, a beautiful and lovely lady."

Elena lifted her skirt and returned the greeting: "Hello, nice to meet you."

Todd said, "The desserts at the Viscountess's house are indeed great. I've eaten them. They were specially left for me by Bunier, but he was very stingy and only left me two pieces." As he spoke, Todd glanced at Bunier.

Bunier laughed.

Todd continued, "The Viscountess's desserts must have an exclusive secret recipe. I wonder if we'll ever have the chance to enjoy such delicious desserts again?"

Elena smiled and said, "Sure. I'll have the servants deliver some to Mr. Bunier's house tomorrow and ask him to pass them on to you."

Bunier immediately said, "Thank you for your generosity."

Todd and several of his friends laughed.

Todd said, "My Lady Viscount, if the dessert were sent to the Buniel house, and he could devour half of it, we would be pitiful."

Elena also laughed.

Todd said, "Although it may sound a bit mercenary, I still want to ask for my family's restaurant, Viscountess, can you sell the secret recipe to my family?"

Elena didn't say anything.

Seeing that Elena showed no interest, Todd quickly made a compromise and proposed the second option: "If it's inconvenient, Miss Viscount, you can invest and open a dessert shop with me."

Elena thought about it and shook her head slightly.

"I came to the capital for something this time and will only stay for two months, so I'm sorry." Elena apologized with a smile.

She now directly raised the difficulties of cooperation, just to see Todd's solution, or in other words, to see Todd's sincerity.

Think about it, she will only stay for two months and then return to the remote territory. It is not realistic for her to invest in the cooperative business. How can he convince her?

It's only a two-month stay, Todd's heart skipped a beat.

What should I do? Should I just give up like this?

But I would be unwilling to give up such a delicious dessert.

What should I do?