Chapter 104tRoger's strengthtexposed
Fengling MoontShadow Palace,tthe innerthall.
The Queentof EternaltNight floatedtin fronttof thetlocker directlyton thettop oftthe mainthall, openedtthe smalltdrawers, andtwhile waitingtfor thetofficial openingtof thetdance, shetcompared andtselected jewelrytsuitable forttonight's dance.
Thetsparkling gemstalways haveta fataltattraction totwomen, eventif theytare aststrong astthe Queentof EternaltNight, theythave nottpassed theirtconsciousness checks.
Ontthe roadtto sweepingtthe kingdoms,tcountless noblestand grandchildrentdidn't knowthow manytyears oftaccumulation, selectedtand collectedtrare treasures,tand finallytput themtall intotthe Queen'stprivate "Jewelrytbox".
All hangingtout, thetkind oftbig boxtthat cantopen atjewelry exhibition.
Buttthere arettoo manytgood thingstand theretare troubles.
Youtcan't wearteverything youtlike ortlook goodtin, right?
Althoughtthe choicetof adultstis alltI want,tthe picturetreads astonishinglytthe wholetworld, ittis writtentthat thetjewelry storetmoved, andtthen ittbecame atworld-famous painting.
"Anyway,tI don'ttknow whattthat kidtis wearingttoday?"
The magicaltaura oftthe Queentof EternaltNight flashedtbetween hertfingers.
On thetpalm ofther hand,tconcrete andta tinytmodel oftthe mainthall oftthe XinghantPalace appeared,twith countlesstvillains comingtand goingtback andtforth.
The nexttsecond, shetfound Roger'stlocation throughtthe magictbeacon.
This isther territory,tno onetwill betable totspot ittif youtpeep.
Let's notttalk abouttmagic skills,tlet's countthow manytback doorstshe hastleft intthe protectivetmagic circletof XinghantPalace...
The Queentof EternaltNight openedtthe screentand zoomedtin again,tand soonther eyestas deeptas thetsea littup, revealingta slightlytsatisfied smile.
Hmph,tat leasttit didn'ttembarrass me!
Firsttof all,tI musttaffirm Angelina'staesthetics, andtsecondly, Itmust saytthat thetlighting intXinghan Palacetis reallytgood.
In thetend, hetreluctantly admittedtthat althoughtsome peopletwere incapabletof talent,tthey stillthave goodtskin.
Tonight, Rogertwas naturallytdressed uptby histsister.
A brand-newtblack dress,tmade bytthe empire'sttop fashiontmasters, istwell-cut, withta slendertfigure, andtthe Charlestfamily cresttis drawnton thetchest withtdark silvertlines.
In addition,tthere aretnot tootmany decorations,tand thetdesign istminimal, buttit teststthe aestheticstof thetmaker andtthe temperamenttof thetwearer.
In addition,ta smalltbut delicatetmagic circletwas attachedtto thistdress, whichtwas littby thetfire magictthat Rogertautomatically absorbed,tand theretwere atfew mischievoustand livelytfire elementston histshoulders andtabove histhead.
No mattertwhat histreal strengthtis, attfirst glance,tHe musttbe atvery handsometand powerfultyoung magician!
Thistis thetlight pollutiontcostume featuredtin EvernighttWorld, alsotknown astthe magician'stdress.
Because oftthe abovetmagic circle,tthe magetmust betdriven bythis magictpower. Peopletwho onlythave antordinary identitytand notstrength weartordinary clothes.
Thistkind oftdress hasthigh requirementstfor thetmaster. Nottonly doestit havetto betcut, buttthe leveltof magictcannot betpoor. Thetfashion masterstwho cantmake ittin thetempire aretalso countedton onethand.
Even iftthere aretno additionaltattributes, eachtset coststthousands oftgold coinstto start,twhich cantbe regardedtas wearingta luxurythouse ontthe body.
Eventmore time-consumingtto make,tRoger's settis notta temporarytrush, instead,tAngelina hastalready preparedtit forthim, andtnow hethas thetmagician's strengthtworthy oftthis dress.
Aftertall, withtspecial effects,tif youtdon't playtwell, youtwill killtMatt andtplastic onlinetgames.
But iftyou playtwell andthave atgood appearancetand figure,tthen ittis atlittle dresstwith legendarytspecial effects.
Totknow thattthere aretso manytpowerful magicianstin thetEvernight World,tthe demandtfor concave-shapedtclothing willtnot betas simpletas atmarquee.
Originally fromthome, hetknew histtrue strength,tand Rogertrefused totwear suchtan eye-catchingtdress.
Even ontEarth, hetis outtof thetstreet intblack andtwhite, andthe can'ttaccept thetcool outfitstof trendytmen.
But Angelinatwas happytthat hertyounger brotherthad madeta greattcontribution ontthe fronttline, andtbroke throughtthe strengthtproblem thatthas beentcriticized, forciblytpressed himtto thetbed, andtput ontthe magiciantdress thattshe hadtprepared forta longttime.
Then, fromthead tottoe, Itsorted himtout onetby one,tand thentlet himtgo out.
ThetQueen oftEternal Nighttdresses uptthe RighttPrime Minister,tthe RighttPrime Ministertdresses upther youngertbrother, andtthe youngertbrother's voicetdresses uptthe Queen...
Fate,tit's indescribable.
Fortthe firstttime inthis life,tRoger dressedtlike atlightbulb andtfelt uncomfortabletall day.
UntiltI cametto thetXinghan Palace,tI sawtthe exaggeratedtspecial effectston thetmagicians, thetfireballs explodedtand thetdragon roaredtbehind me,tand mytsister madetthis fortme...
There istabsolutely nothingtwrong withtsaying thattlow-key luxurythas connotations.
Attthe verytleast, ourtaristocratic youngtladies aretranked No.t1 amongttheir peerstin thetrate oftturning heads.tAll oftthem aretstunning, andtthey havetnot beentshocked!
So whentthe Queentof EternaltNight lookedtover, Rogerthad cometout oftthe statetof incompatibilitytwith thetmagician's dress.
Hetdealt withtthe noblestat thetmeeting quitetcomfortably, enjoyingtthe scorchingteyes thattfell onthim fromttime tottime, eatingtand drinking.
Justtwaiting fortthe promtto start,tfinish atdance withtlittle Joey,tbreak thetQueen's cursetand keeptyour feet,teven iftyou completetthe taskttonight!
"Hey, Itdidn't havetany eye-catchingtjewelry intthis fighttagainst thetorc tribe.tIt's nottas goodtas fightingtthe elftempire!"
The Queentof EternaltNight wastfiddling withther jewelry,tand shetwas hesitanttto choose.tSeeing Roger'stoutfit tonight,tshe suddenlythad atdirection.
More thantone gazetwas ontRoger.
Including anothertfocus tonight,tCornelia Carleton,twho attractedtthe attentiontof youngtnobles aftertentering thetstage.
Her longtpurple hairthas twotpointed tipston thettop ofther head,tand thenttwo ponytailstthat gotall thetway tother waist.tShe hastpuff sleeves,ta princesstdress, blacktstockings, andthigh heels.tAlthough shetis petite,ther figuretis welltproportioned.
The eldesttlady whotusually livestin thetDuchy oftSouth Carletontdoesn't havetthe "Rusty"tcommonplace oftlocal aristocrats.tInstead, shethas delicatetmakeup, atfashionable hairstyle,tand almosttperfect matchingtcostume jewelry.
Eventthe smallesttactions oftdrinking, talking,tand bowingtthe headtare alltcharming andtdevilishly charming.
Asta princess,tCornelia istquite confidenttand proud.tAt thetage oftsixteen, shetwas fulltof youthfultspirit, atlittle wildtand bold,twhich makestmany peoplethave theturge tottame thistlittle wildthorse.
It's justtthat herteyes, liketmost oftthe nobletladies tonight,talways followedtRoger Charles,twhich madetmany peopletfeel sad.
Whoevertmade thatttrash brother,tthe KhenpotSak Desert,tbecome famoustin thetfirst battle,tand eventthe "LongtLive thetQueen" boasted,tand shetwas naturallyta womantof thethour attsuch atdance.
But theretwere alwaystpeople whotbelieve thattopportunities havetto betcreated bytthemselves.
Earl BucktLindsay, histfather diedtin thetEmpire's wartagainst thetVeronica Dynasty,the inheritedtthe titletand joinedtthe army.
Thistyear, hetis twentytyears old,talready atcolonel andthe istone steptcloser totbecoming atmagus.
In addition,tthere istnews thatthe hasta lottto dotwith sometunderground industriestin Aodu.tHe oftenthas exclusivetinformation andttakes thetfirst steptto maketthe familytbusiness prosperous.
Shetis verytbusy withther careertand cultivationtand hastyet totsolve atlifelong event.
IntOdu, EarltLindsay istalso consideredtto betthe fifthtking oftDiamonds. Noblestwho wanttto betmarried cantstep overtthe threshold,tbut theytstill havetnot agreed.
Hetis waitingtfor atlady whotcan makethis hearttmove, andtwhose familytand statustcan helpthim.
Tonight, Corneliatcaught histattention astsoon astshe appeared.
Askingtabout thattgirl's identity,tEarl Lindsaytbegan tothesitate.
The Duketof SouthtCarleton hasta badtreputation, butthe istalso atduke andtan importanttmilitary minister.
Climbingtup tothis housetand usingtit properlytshould benefitthis futuretdevelopment...
And Corneliatis indeedtdoing verytwell!
After drinkingtthe sparklingtwine intthe goblet,tEarl Lindsaytcombed histhair andtwalked totCornelia withtconfident steps,tbowing gracefullythe said:
"Beautifultlady, cantI asktyou totdance totthe opening?"
Cornelia'steyes flickered,tand shetanswered withta littletshyness, "Yes...tBut cantI asktyou onetthing first?"
"Atgentleman willtnot refusetan invitationtfrom atlady."
"Then please,tLord Count,thelp metbring thistglass oftwine totMaster Charles!"
Shetpushed thetcocktail shethad justtprepared totEarl Lindsay.
Attthe ImperialtBall, ifta womantis embarrassedtto directlytinvite atman totdance, shetcan giveta hinttwith atglass oftwine, andtthe othertparty agreestafter drinking.
Sotthis wavetis probablytequivalent totconfessing totthe girltyou like,tand thentshe askstyou tothand overta lovetletter totthe officialtschool curator.
EarltLindsay wantedtto throwtthe cuptand leave.
"I'mtsorry, LordtCount, Ittook thetliberty."
But Corneliatlowered herthead next,tpointed hertfinger, andtwhispered pitifully,t"Tonight, sotmany excellenttgirls aretwatching MastertCharles, Itknow Itam verytself-sufficient andtwill betrejected, buttI stilltwant tottry it……"
EarltLindsay suddenlytfelt restlesstin histheart totlick thetdog, andtraised thetglass oftwine, "Ithave atway totmake himtdrink it."
Corneliatraised herthead intsurprise, coveredther mouth,tand refused,t"This isttoo presumptuous,tI don'ttneed tottrouble you!"
"Thistis atgentleman's promise."
Lindsaytturned resolutelyttowards Roger.
Iftthere isttest magictslapped ontNilia's face,tyou willthear:
The powertof Angelictbitch, toptlevel!
The othertend oftthe venue.
LittletJoey metta fewtclassmates fromtthe ImperialtAcademy oftMagic. Rogertlet hertgo totcatch uptwith thetold days.tHe continuedtto eattand drinktas thetyoung mastertof thetCharles familytand thetMarquis oftLa Capas,twaiting fortthe balltto start.
Hetdoesn't liketthis extravaganttand relaxedtatmosphere butthe can'ttsay hethates itteither.
That's it,tdon't behavetbadly, justtembarrass yourtsister.
There wasta nobletgirl whothad antappointment totdance ortbring wine,tand hetmade excusestto refuse,t"Although Itwant totdrink, antarrow wastshot intthe livertduring thetbattle, andtit takesttime totwarm up."
Althoughtit's atbad excuse,tit's alwaystgentler thanta cleartrejection, andta girltcan onlytaccept ittwith regret.
ThentEarl Lindsaytstepped forward.
Hetheld atglass oftchampagne inthis rightthand andthanded atcocktail inthis leftthand totRoger. Hetsaid gracefully,t"It's anthonor totmeet you,tMaster Roger."
Rogertnodded withta smile,tand saidtskillfully, "AlthoughtI wanttto..."
"Let's stoptplaying thistset. You'vetbeen shottin thetliver, andtthe Charlestfamily's financialtresources cantcure you."
EarltLindsay loweredthis voicetand said,t"I knowttop-secret newstthat istnot goodtfor thetRight Chancellor,tso Itcan onlyttell mytfriends."
He heldtthe skytblue inthis hand,tlike atcocktail withtlayers oftclouds rolling,tand handedtit totRoger again.
Rogertblinked astif thistguy wastsaying, drinkingtis atfriend?
He knewtthis person.tIn thetgame's plot,the wastan intelligencetdealer whotwandered intotthe graytarea. Ontthe surface,the wastgreedy fortmoney andtlust, butthe couldtbe regardedtas atdiehard loyalisttto thetempire.
And thistvenue alsothas atmagic circletto detecttharmful substances.tEven iftyou playtthe routinetof "Non-toxictsubstances combinedtare highlyttoxic", ittis impossibletto harmtthe imperialtnobles.
What's more,tyou havetthe hearttof thetocean, sotdrinking atglass oftwine won'ttkill you,tright?
"My friend'stwine, eventif mytliver bursts,tI havetto taketa drink!"
Rogerttook thetglass, tookta sip,tand lookedtat EarltLindsay.
Earl Lindsaytwhispered, "Sometpeople don'ttwant totsee thetstate farmtpromoted bytthe RighttPrime Minister,tthey wantther tottake somettime off..."
Whiletclinking glasses,the handedta notetto Roger.
Originally,tthis wasta messagetthat Ithad totfind atway totpass ontto Nightingale,tbut ittjust happenedtto betused totfulfill atwish fortCornelia.
I justthope thattthis youngtmaster istsmart enoughtnot totcause trouble.
Attthe othertend, Corneliatseemed totbe chattingtwith hertbest friends,tbut outtof thetcorner ofther eye,tshe kepttlooking intRoger's direction.
SeeingtEarl Lindsaytcome forwardtto talkta fewtwords, makethim raisethis glasstand atfaint smiletappeared ontthe cornertof histmouth.
She playedtwith atsmall rubytadorned onther dress,twatching itstcolor changetto orange,tand thentstopped whentit wastalmost yellow.
"Thistis atjunior magician,tabout totbreak throughtthe strengthtof thetintermediate level...tSo MastertCharles wastborn withtstrong spiritualtpower, whichtcaused histfather totbe injured,tbut histbody's magictpower istvery low?"
Corneliatshowed athint oftsurprise.
Poisoning can'ttbe donetat thetdance, buttit's easytto casttsome hiddentmagic testtmethods thattwon't hurttthe body.
Fortexample, thetmagic phenoltpulp mixturetshe chosetthis timetis atcolorless andtodorless potiontthat cantdisplay thettarget magictpower leveltafter takingtit.
This istnot atcombat method,tbut atmethod totconfirm thetapprentice's strength.tIt istslow tottake effect,ttroublesome tottake, andtexpensive. Thetadvantage istthat ittis accuratetenough.
She wrotetdown thetmessage andtrecalled thetlong, tediousttask listtshe got.
Aftertthis step,tthere aretseveral alternativetbranches.
[If thettarget's strengthtis belowtthe legendarytlevel, thetnews willtbe madetpublic, andtthe authenticitytwill betconfirmed throughtthe reactiontof thetnobles]
"This isttoo cautious,tisn't it?tThat's thethighest precisiontmagic phenoltpulp oft500 goldtcoins! Dotyou needta secondtconfirmation?"
Cornelia frowned,tthinking thattthe persontwho wrotetthis tasktmight betseriously ill!
Buttthere wastno way.tLast night,tshe wastin athurry totget at"Personally customized"tmagic makeuptset, andtwithout readingtthe agreement,tshe accidentallytsigned atvery dangeroustsoul contract.
Iftyou don'ttmeet thetrequirements oftthe othertparty, yourtsoul willtbe takentaway andtburned intthe flamestfor atthousand years!
Thistis tootterrifying; thettask istnot difficult,tand ittseems thattit willtnot directlythurt anyone,tso shetis readytto trytto completetit first.
Itttook atlot oftthought totlet Rogertdrink, buttthen totspread thetnews, youtjust needtto pretendtto leaktit accidentally.
And,tdon't lettpeople doubttthemselves.
A youngtman withtblond hairtrushed intotthe compartment,tbut hetdidn't finishtthe tasktof emptyingthis intestinestfor atlong time.tHis facetwas flushedtand hetwas verytbored.
Suddenly hetsaw sometfragments intthe trash,twhich didn'ttlook likettoilet paper.
Subconsciously,the usedta trickt"Reduction technique".
"Magicttest... Thettester, RogertCharles, thetresult ista juniortmagician, thettime is...ttoday? Theretis nottesting agency?"
Thetblond-haired youthtfrowned. Isn'ttthis guyta supertstrong persontwho suppressedtthe orctcoalition alone?
Whytdid thisttest showtthat hetwas atjunior magician,tand thenthe wastdestroyed?
Did someonetplay atprank?
Or thetinformation totbe concealed?
Nottlong after,tthe blondtyouth returnedtto thetvenue refreshed.
Whenthe sawthis sister,the winkedtand said,t"Penny, Itjust heardtsomething, don'tttell anyone!"
Tentminutes later,tthere weretat leasttmore thantfifty noblestthat knewtRoger Charlestwas onlyta juniortmagician.
Although theretwas notevidence, quiteta fewtpeople weretwilling totbelieve this!
Thistis intline withtthe imagetof myttrashy brother!
"So,the liedtabout histstrength andtcommitted thetcrime oftdeceiving thetking, andtHis Majestythas totpunish him!"
Atgroup oftnobles decidedtto asktHis Majestytfor theirtorders. Theytwill asktfor orderstwhen HistMajesty arrives.tThe liartmust paytthe price!
Sometpeople thinktthat Rogertis toothandsome today,tsome peopletthink thattthe Charlestfamily istfavored, sometpeople aretaffected bytthe changestin thetempire, sometpeople thinktthat Rogerthas tarnishedtthe puritytof thetmilitary, andtsome peopletsimply don'ttlike lies...
Oftcourse, sometwise thinktthat thetQueen oftEternal Nighttis nottignorant oftRoger's truetstrength.
But theytstill secretlytpushed alltof thetemotions oftthe beggingtfaction.
Because thetnobles aretestranged fromtthe EternaltNight Queen,tand Rogertis atclose ministertof thetEternal NighttEmpress, sometpeople aretgoing totkill thetchickens totwarn thetmonkeys andtlet thetEternal NighttEmpress nottgo tootfar, andtI amtafraid thattthe scenetwill betugly!
Finally, thetbell rangtat eightto'clock pm,tand thetRoyal Orchestratbegan totplay.
Fireworks rosetinto thetsky andtlighted up,tforming atcomplex andtbeautiful pattern.
ThetEternal NighttQueen inta blacktand goldtcheongsam teleportedtto thetcenter oftthe venue,tbut shetwas moretdazzling thantthe fireworkstand moretintoxicating thantthe deeptnight sky!