Winter Fire (2)

There was one important problem with attending the royal banquet - he didn't know how to dance socially.

Yuan Yinger knew how to do it, but Gu Shu didn't, and he couldn't discuss this matter with his family.

He could only go to Noriha, who was unfamiliar with his social situation, and simply said that his dancing skills were a little rusty.

As an adopted daughter of the Bai family in Midi, Norihua has been trained in social skills very well.

She became Inger's dance teacher and partner.

Although he had memorized the dance moves and steps after watching it once, his body coordination was very poor.

During practice, Noriha's feet were often stepped on.

Noriva, who was always good-tempered, couldn't help but grit her teeth, pinched his shoulders and said, "Sir, should you consider giving me a pair of leather shoes or high heels that are difficult to be stepped on?"

Inger could only smile awkwardly. He was willing to compensate her with a hundred pairs of shoes. He really didn't want to practice this anymore.

Moreover, he had to wear aristocratic formal clothes to the banquet afterwards.

Naturally, this aspect was also the responsibility of Norihua. Jason opened the wardrobe of dresses prepared for him for them to try on.

Who would have thought that trying on clothes is more tiring than dancing.

He usually doesn't like those layered and tight aristocratic clothes at home, but prefers to wear school uniforms.

The school uniform is a slim-fitting black long-sleeved shirt and black trousers. The cuffs and hems are embroidered with gold thread, the collar has a gold chain, a uniform exquisite belt, and a student pass in the chest pocket. The overall design is simple. In fact, there is also a coat cape, but he doesn't like it and has never worn it.

He tried on each piece of clothing one by one, and he would not have been able to complete the dressing process without the help of his servants.

"Come on! Get up quickly, the last one!" Nolihua was extremely excited and pulled him up.

Inger said weakly, "Let me go, I'm dying, just pick one!"

The last piece is a modified dress in purple and black tones with a military style. It is exquisite and straight, and it is obvious that it is not suitable for bending over.

As soon as he saw it, he didn't want to wear it anymore.

Nolihua waved her hand and three or four attendants came forward.

[Does my servant listen to her so much? ]

The effect of the last set was unexpectedly good. Norihua could only use the word "stunning" to describe the effect of this set.

"Great! This is it!"

Inger himself has an excellent appearance, and his handsomeness is the exact opposite of Alex's. The elegance and nobility that emanates from his bones unexpectedly blends in with his military style.

Coupled with the deep melancholy in his eyes and his shoulder-length black hair, he gives people a sense of mysterious and ascetic beauty, and is the perfect template for a handsome gentleman.

"I..." He wanted to object to this option, after all, he hated this style the most, but when he thought that if he refused, he might have to try it on for another two hours, he shut his mouth.

"What did you say? Come on, let's keep dancing in our dresses!"

Karina liked Norihua very much and even had a dress specially made for her as a return gift for her choosing a dress for her son.

Dancing in a tight dress is even more tiring.

In the end, Inger collapsed on the sofa, unbuttoned his collar, and his soul flew away.

"You said your dance partner is the bishop, right? You can't just step on her feet." Norihua drank the black tea with lemon that the butler brought her. "What is this? It tastes really good!"

"Black tea with lemon, sugar and honey."

"I've never seen anyone try putting fruit in black tea! Can other fruits work?"

"The lemon should be deseeded, otherwise it will taste bitter. Vanilla and milk taste better together..."

Inger couldn't help but complain halfway through his speech: "...Is it true that you can only see money?"

Norihua puffed out her chest proudly: "I am enjoying this process."

But thanks to Norihua, the savings in Inger's account are gradually increasing. Of course, the rate of decline is also fast, because of the large amount of capital expenditure in the early stage. And the investment funds will not bear fruit until at least next year.

Because the Neka family was so rich, and because Inger was not familiar with the monetary system of this world, he did not feel much about the rise and fall of money. In short, he was numb.

His purpose of making money and investing was, on the one hand, to improve the living standards of civilians as much as possible, and on the other hand, to prepare for future wars.

“Will you go this time?”

"Thanks to the Second Young Master, my recent performance has been very good. Father made an exception and took me there."

[Haha, it's not only very good, it's more than enough to start your own business. ]

If she hadn't needed a noble title to enter the social circle, she would have gone out and done it on her own long ago, and she probably hid some things from her father.

Baron Midibai was one of those types who cast a wide net but caught few fish. He supported many adopted children and threw them aside if they were not useful. Those who were useful helped his biological children inherit the family business.

Therefore, in the comics, Noriha immediately left the family once she had her own business.

But she was still grateful for the Baron's support and did not abandon the family name. She would also do her best to help the Baron when he was in trouble.

"Oh, I almost forgot. When I came here, I passed by Ditsu's studio. He asked me to bring you three finished samples." Nolihua took out the package and handed it to him.

Inger unwrapped the oil paper and said, "Well, he's really quick. I told him that after this holiday, it won't be too late to start work next spring."

Norihua smiled and said, "He is trying very hard to do something to repay you."

The three samples are two guns and a pen.

One of them looked like an ordinary revolver, with five light grey bullets placed next to it.

The other one is unassembled, and there are a lot of things missing from the parts. It seems to be easy to assemble. The surface is smooth, without dents. This is also made of magic stone.

That fountain pen, it's hard to call it a fountain pen, the diameter of the pen body is thinner than the little finger, it can't be opened, and there is no ink tube, it looks more like a seal carving pen, but the nib is a fountain pen style. This is a ground pen made of magic stone. Not only the nib, but also the pen body is carved from magic stone, there are fine lines and indentations on the pen body, which converge at the nib.

"You are going to try your hand at arms."

“I just use it for my own research.”

The flintlock guns, pistols, and rifles on the market are not very useful in modern warfare, because wizards and knights can mostly defend against bullets.

Bullets are not as lethal as magic arrows. This is limited to bullets made of ordinary metal.

"Bullets made of insulative stone. No wonder you asked me to pay attention to the news. Did you expect this?" Norihua still remembers the shock she felt when she saw the news in the newspaper.

Currently, the royal family has begun mining insulative rock mines, and the amount of insulative rock circulating in the market has been increasing.

Given the ability of the Insulation Stone to render all magic ineffective, its strategic value in the future can be foreseen.

Insulated stone bullets can break through magic defenses and the knight's reinforced barriers, which will have a huge impact on the battle situation.

Inger did not answer her.

Insulite can be made into any weapon. It is of great use in fighting humans, but its most important use is in fighting against demons.

The demon's □□ is the condensation of its own magic power. There are three ways to kill the demon, one of which is to use weapons made of insulated stone.

Ordinary magic tools and swords with sword energy are difficult to hurt demons. The other two methods can only be done by special people.

Not all soldiers are knights and wizards.

Insulation stone weapons are the only choice for ordinary people to fight against demons.

There are more indigo minerals on the mainland than one might imagine, but in the comics, by the time the strategic value of indigo minerals was discovered, there was no time left to mine them or produce indigo weapons.

The method to find the location of insular minerals is also very simple.

The wizard only needs to extend the detection magic power to the underground. If he finds that the magic power is blocked somewhere, that is where the insulating stone is.

However, the mainland is so large that it would take too much time to explore it one by one.

Crafting weapons is a better way.

Once everyone knows the strategic value of this weapon, every country will spontaneously explore and mine the ore and then manufacture it on their own.

This also has a problem, it will accelerate the time of the melee among the countries on the mainland.

But regardless of whether there are such magical insulated weapons or not, the war on the continent will definitely start. It all depends on the efforts of the protagonists.

In the comics, after Elena and Alex ascended the throne, they stood on a united front and chose compromise and checks and balances for the sake of peace on the continent, thus avoiding a catastrophe.

January 1, 1900, was the day when the Goddess's wall of isolation was broken.

Compared with the invasion of the demons, the minor conflicts among humans are nothing.

The weapon is a double-edged sword, but that can only be discussed as long as humans still exist.

As for the remaining part that had not been assembled and did not look like a gun, he had specially ordered Ditsu to make it.

He will use the magic pen to try to engrave spells on the parts and make a magic gun. This is the assignment he gave himself during the winter vacation.

He put away a few samples and gestured to Norihua, "This is a business secret between the three of us, don't disclose it for now!"

Norihua smiled knowingly: "We have been in the same boat for a long time."

After a few days of temporary preparation, Inger tried his best not to step on his toes.

He, along with his parents and brothers, boarded the family carriage and headed for the royal winter fire feast.