Chapter 457 Intentions of Probing
Chapter 457 Intentions of Probing
"It's a rare occasion for us to gather together today, why don't we have a drink?"
"Okay, Boss Hotes is wise."
"Okay, I also want to have a few drinks with Wizard Ivan."
Hotes was a casual person to begin with, and since the matter of the five-colored magic robe was a foregone conclusion, he immediately accepted it with peace of mind and suggested a proper celebration.
His proposal was immediately approved by Morris.
Hotes couldn't help but look at Tanya, but Tanya smiled at Ivan, who had been silent for a long time, and Ivan felt a little nervous.
This woman must be up to something!
Ivan kept a straight face, but secretly he was more alert. He didn't think he had the ability to convince the other party and make him fall in love with him.
And the woman next to the other person, her implicit hostility has now become obvious.
There must be something fishy going on here.
"Hahaha, then you better have a few drinks. I happen to have some delicious wine and food here."
Hotes' eyes lit up and he looked at the two of them with a smile, his expression full of ambiguity.
Morris looked left and right, his eyes full of surprise and disbelief. Then he realized what was going on and started to make a noise.
"Wizard Ivan, did you hear me? Did you bring the Sherbet? Take it out and give it to Miss Tanya to taste. Gloria praised the Sherbet so much that she even started to like drinking it."
"How can I come here without bringing wine, but the Sherbet is not as exaggerated as you say."
Ivan casually flicked his hand forward, and gorgeous wine bottles fell lightly, directly covering the table. Good wine must be well packaged, and the loading device he made himself made the snow dew inside even more intoxicating.
However, since most of the people present were either rich or noble, they didn't think it was anything strange.
“No matter if it’s an exaggeration or not, Gloria has changed because of this, and it can’t be faked,” Morris said.
Hearing this, Ivan glanced at him and was too lazy to say anything more.
Ivan knew very well why Gloria changed, but someone just played dumb and tried to get away with it, which was worse than an animal.
"Let me taste it for you first." Hotes was a wine lover, and when he heard there was good wine, he couldn't hold back and drank a bottle. "Not bad, not bad, it has a different taste, Tanya, you might like it, try it now."
"Okay." Tanya followed suit and took a sip of the snow dew. Her eyes curved and she smiled at Ivan, "Wizard Ivan, this is really a good wine."
"If it tastes good, drink more. I'd like to thank you for your compliments on behalf of Danlin." Ivan responded with a faint smile.
"Danlin?" Tanya asked involuntarily.
"One of my four wives is from the Qingqi tribe and has learned a good winemaking skill." Ivan continued.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was silence in the reception room for a few seconds, forming a sharp contrast with the previous bustle.
"Speaking of fine wine, I still have a lot of thousand-year-old fine wines from the night elf royal family. They were indeed given to me by Ivan last time. Haha, you are in for a treat. I wouldn't be willing to share them with other people."
At this moment, Hotes spoke up, breaking the silence.
"The royal family of the night elves? From the underground world--" Morris' saliva was almost dripping out.
"That's right. Ivan brought it back from the underground world. For this, he was targeted by a lava lord. He is so unlucky. Hahaha."
"Come on, let me have a taste."
With the jokes of Hotes and Morris, the atmosphere in the reception room became lively again, as if the silence just now had never appeared.
"Ivan, you never mentioned it before. You're not a good friend." After tasting the thousand-year-old wine, Morris looked at Ivan with some resentment.
"Why am I unlucky when you mention me?" Ivan said.
"No, I'm talking about the thousand-year-old wine of the night elf royal family." Morris roared angrily.
"You didn't ask, so how can I say it?"
"It was you who didn't take it out. That's so mean of you."
"Giggle."
In the reception room of the wizard tower, the air was intoxicated with the refreshing aroma of wine. From time to time, the air was filled with Morris's shouting, the noisy sounds of several people clinking glasses, and Tanya's laughter as melodious and clear as a yellow oriole.
After a round of toasts, both the host and the guests were in great joy.
Except for some not-so-harmonious episodes, the meeting that day, on the whole, well demonstrated the people's warm welcome to Lord Hotes, and also successfully completed a gathering of the members of the Five-Colored Demon Robes.
……
The next day, Morris appeared in the second-floor round tower again.
"Wizard Ivan, what do you want from me? Is it possible that the energy-gathering materials are gone?"
"What do you think? Don't act dumb in front of me." Ivan had contacted him and said he wanted to go find him, but he said no, and insisted on coming to the second-floor round tower by himself, so Ivan had no choice but to let him come.
"When did I ever act dumb?" Morris said innocently.
"Let me ask you, what's wrong with Tanya? Don't talk about mutual sympathy. Do you believe it? I remember you once said that she didn't have this kind of personality before, and she didn't seem to like to laugh so much." Ivan said seriously.
"Miss Tanya has suffered a disaster. She must not be as arrogant and willful as before," said Morris.
"Morris, help me find out if this young lady has any important events recently, especially regarding her engagement." Ivan shook his head slightly and started talking directly:
"Also, please keep an eye on Mara Gardner who is following her."
"Okay, okay, this matter is indeed a bit strange. I will ask my acquaintances about it. After all, we are friends. But as a friend, is the fine wine in your collection - well, is it -"
Morris came here eagerly, not without reasons.
"It's ready." How could Ivan not know this, and he casually took out two large bottles of elf wine.
"Just two bottles?"
"No more. Most of them were given to Lord Hotes, and the rest were given away. Next time, I'll have someone bring some back to the surface, and I'll definitely give them away as gifts."
"It's a word."
The rest of the wine was with Hotes, so Morris had no choice but to leave with the only two bottles of wine. However, he was already thinking about who to find out the news from.
Since it involves friends and fine wine, he naturally has to treat it with care.
Although there is no impenetrable wall in this world, if the target is a top family like the Fitzgerald, as long as they deliberately block the news, they can really ensure that no news will leak out.
Most people didn't dare to inquire about the news about the Fitzrad family.
Morris was obviously not an ordinary person. One had to admit that he had extensive connections and was bold and daring. Within a few days, he had heard of the relevant secret information and came to inform Ivan.
"Ivan, you guessed it right."
"engagement?"
"Yes, the Fitzrod and Gardner families have formed an alliance. The one who made the marriage agreement with Tanya is Beilo Gardner. Mara is his sister. She was probably sent to keep an eye on Tanya."
Ivan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that woman was hostile to him, after all, Tanya was her future sister-in-law.
Now it became clear that Tanya's goal was nothing more than to create a shield.
As a young wizard with a great reputation in the wizarding world, he has no family to support him and is easy to control and manipulate. He is indeed a good candidate.
Thinking of this, Ivan felt depressed and irritated. He couldn't afford to offend either of these two families.
"Let me tell you, your rival in love is quite something, he--" Morris continued.
"What love rival? Stop talking nonsense." Ivan interrupted him unhappily and said, "I know that the Gardner family has one of the five great sages in the wizarding world, right?"
"There are only three level 4 wizards who can be named 'Great Sage', including your President Hardy and the one from the Gardner family." Morris nodded.
Like President Hatti, a fourth-level wizard who can become a great sage most likely has a high probability of being promoted to a fifth-level wizard. This alone is enough to show the extraordinary nature of the Gardner family.
The Fitzrud family's willingness to marry into the family can be described as a strong alliance, and Tanya and Luo Bei also complement each other.
"Ivan, are you stressed out after hearing this?"
"It seems that I have to ask President Hati whether I can return to China Continent early." Ivan said solemnly.
"No way! You are the elite backbone of our Five-Colored Demon Robe. You can't be so spineless, Wizard Ivan." Morris looked at him in shock.
"Is that so? Then go tell Tanya that you are willing to stand up for her," Ivan said expressionlessly.
"Hehe, that only works if they think highly of me." Morris laughed proudly and analyzed, "You are both famous and talented people. You are a perfect match when you are together. No one can replace you.
If you ask me, there is no need for you to back down. Don’t you have the support of President Hatti?
And Boss Hotes, when you show your extraordinary talent again, I think President Doradoli will definitely protect you with all his strength. What are you afraid of, Beiluo Gardner?"
"How can they be the same? Besides, Lord Hotes, I don't believe you haven't noticed his attitude." Ivan still shook his head.
"Yes, judging from the boss's attitude a few days ago, he might favor Tanya. Do you think he will..." As he spoke, Morris raised his eyebrows inexplicably, and silence was more powerful than words at this moment.
"It's good that you think so. Given his status and position, he is more than capable of taking charge of this matter." Ivan sighed.
Returning to China Continent ahead of schedule was just a joke. Not to mention that the Star Gate was about to be activated and the grand event in Kongliu Valley was imminent, the other party had not really expressed its position yet, so it was impossible for him to back off because of a guess.
Besides, if the other party is determined, it won’t have much impact whether he returns to China Continent or not.
In any case, with the information Morris had gathered, he would not be so confused. As for what would happen next, he could only take things one step at a time and deal with them as they came.
(End of this chapter)