Chapter 130 Banquet
"Disguised as a superhuman?" Claudia's delicate body trembled slightly, creating two ripples. A glimmer of hope appeared again in her beautiful eyes, which had originally been filled with despair.
"Is it really possible?"
Claudia involuntarily took a step forward and looked up at Fang Yu, her eyes filled with three parts hope, three parts worry, and four parts doubt and suspicion.
"The premise is that you can tell me the truth, Mrs. Claudia." Fang Yu also took a step forward, raised his eyebrows, lowered his eyes, and stared at Claudia's eyes under the veil.
Originally, the distance between Fang Yu and Claudia was about 1.2 meters, which is a safe distance for private social interaction.
It may be noted that, generally speaking, two people who are not particularly familiar with each other or do not have a particularly good relationship will invariably keep a distance of about one to one and a half meters between them in private social occasions.
Behavioral psychology believes that 1.2 to 2 meters is the social distance. Two people who know each other but are not particularly familiar with each other basically maintain this distance in private social occasions.
Psychologists speculate that this should be the subconscious need for security in people. They know each other and have a certain degree of trust, but because they are not so familiar with each other, the trust is not enough.
At this distance, if either party suddenly launches an attack, the other party has a greater chance of avoiding the other party's sudden attack.
Sixty centimeters to one meter and two meters is the personal distance, and people who communicate at this distance are generally friends or acquaintances.
Once you reach this distance, it means that the trust between the two parties has risen to a higher level. The closer distance also makes it easier to have some physical contact such as patting shoulders and shaking hands.
After Fang Yu and Claudia each took a small step forward, the distance between them was only about forty centimeters.
This has completely broken through social distance and personal distance and entered the range of intimate distance.
At this distance, both parties only need one action to perform more intimate actions.
More importantly, at this distance, you can clearly smell the other person's scent and feel the heat emanating from their body.
Of course, for Fang Yu, the closest distance should be -20cm.
Smell is the most ambiguous of the five senses and a catalyst for lust.
The hormone information in body odor basically includes a person's physical condition and health status.
Therefore, some people's body odor will make people want to smell it again, while some people's body odor will make people not want to smell it a second time even if it does not have any odor at all.
Fortunately, the body odor of people in this world is not that bad, and is more acceptable than the smell of Western people on Blue Planet. Fang Yu sniffed.
This smell makes me feel a little bit excited.
"...Okay." Claudia, who could also vaguely smell Fang Yu's scent, blushed. "Harold, that devil..."
"Ding-ling-ling~"
Claudia had just begun to speak when she heard the bronze bell at the gallery's gate ring twice. She quickly reached out to wipe away the tears that had just fallen from her face.
"Madam, Lord Gisdruid, dinner is ready." The old butler, Faith, who already had silver hair, walked respectfully to the two of them from the gallery door.
Mrs. Claudia nodded gracefully to the old housekeeper Faith.
Since it was only for Fang Yu, this banquet was more like a family dinner.
It was already dark, and even though the spacious restaurant was already filled with candles, the light still seemed a little dim.
The long dining table was neatly laid with ceramic tableware and bleached linen napkins, each of which had the edelweiss emblem representing the Bellevue family on it.
"Mr. Githdruid, I sincerely congratulate you on obtaining the divine power. May the glory of God be with you." Lady Claudia raised the silver cup in her hand, which contained deep red wine.
Fang Yu smelled the wine in the silver cup and quietly performed a poison detection.
Well, it’s not poisonous.
"Good wine!" Fang Yu took a sip and his eyes lit up.
The wine has a complex and rich flavor, with an exceptionally mellow mouthfeel and an incredibly smooth transition from fruit to vanilla.
As the wine swirls slowly in the mouth, the smoky oak flavor gradually emerges, further adding complexity and depth to the wine.
The slightly spicy alcohol flavor explodes on the taste buds like pepper, interacting with the natural tannins in the wine to form a perfect sense of structure.
There seems to be a slight aftertaste of coffee in the finish.
The wine has a round body and extremely fine tannins, and it has obviously been transformed by years of cellaring.
"This is the famous Merlot Valley of the Bellevue family. All the grapes are picked from the vineyards in the Merlot Valley and stored in the cellar for more than twenty years." Claudia smiled slightly.
"Fiss, when you leave tomorrow, prepare two barrels of Merlot Peak for Lord Githdruid. Both must be cellared for at least twenty years."
Fang Yu did not refuse and raised his glass to thank Mrs. Claudia.
The appetizer was pickled fish and bread cheese, which tasted a bit like salmon. The bread was not too hard and had a slightly sour taste, while the cheese tasted very good.
The soup has a texture similar to almond soup, with ground almonds and minced meat similar to chicken added.
The main course was a whole roasted lamb with its belly stuffed with various herbs, which Fang Yu was not really used to.
Apart from George, who wanted to kill Fang Yu with his eyes, the atmosphere at the dinner table was relatively relaxed.
"Madam, Deacon Philip just informed us that His Excellency Oscar and Knight Wolfgang Muller have arrived at Solis Manor."
Butler Faith led the way and whispered the situation to Claudia.
Solis is the 45th patriarch of the Bellevue family. This manor was built by Solis and named after him.
"Oscar?" A trace of panic flashed in Claudia's eyes.
"It's not rent season yet, what is he doing in Copper? Why is Morton here?"
Oscar is also a member of the Belvitt family and a cousin of Harold Belvitt, Count of Russen, and is in charge of the family's financial business.
Knight Wolfgang Müller is the captain of the Earl's guard and one of Harold's most trusted men.
Claudia was just trying to win over Fang Yu to deal with Earl Harold, but at this moment two of Harold's confidants came, and her panic was beyond words.
"Hahaha, Claudia, I heard you were hosting a druid? Since when did the followers of the God of Nature start to get involved with us rotten nobles?"
Accompanied by powerful footsteps, two middle-aged men appeared in the restaurant.
The shorter middle-aged man was obviously a nobleman, with his hair combed back meticulously, very thin lips, and narrow eyes that looked a little mean.
He was wearing a brightly colored hunting suit, with all kinds of pendants hanging all over his body. The toes of his shoes were extremely pointed, just like the joker on a playing card.
The other middle-aged man with a dignified appearance was much taller, and was about the same height as Fang Yu, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall after two upgrades to his life essence.
The knight's robe worn by the tall man indicated that he was the captain of Count Niang's guard - Knight Muller.
"Lady Claudia, may the glory of the God of Light shine upon you forever." Knight Muller, with a stern face, placed his left hand on his chest and saluted Claudia in a knight's salute, but he didn't even look at Fang Yu.
"Uncle Oscar!" George's eyes lit up when he saw the two of them coming. He felt that family members who could support him had finally come.
What was my mother thinking when she asked me to build a good relationship with this barbaric druid?
"Hahaha, George, let uncle see, have you grown taller? Well, you are worthy of being the little man of the Bellwether family!"
The arrival of Oscar and Muller instantly cooled the atmosphere at the banquet.
Even the musicians who had been playing music just now lowered the volume of their harps and flutes.
Fang Yu was not affected at all. He ate and drank as usual, and occasionally chatted and laughed with Mrs. Claudia in a low voice.
Seeing the way Claudia and Fang Yu were communicating, Knight Muller's originally handsome square face became even more gloomy.
Oscar Belvedere saw Muller's expression, and there was a hint of amusement in his narrow eyes.
It seems that this is the only update I can do today. I will continue writing and see if I can finish the second update before two o'clock. I don't want to drag this part out any longer and want to finish it quickly.
(End of this chapter)
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