I Got on a Ghost Ship By Mistake and Was Forced To Be the Captain Chapter 171

Chapter 171 Coming-of-age ceremony

Gottinghagen, seven o'clock in the evening.

First, I went to Master Justin's shop on Winks Street, and retrieved the ring made of the Stone of Life.

Under the exquisite craftsmanship of the other party, the stone of life and the silverware were welded without leaving any traces. That seemingly ordinary decoration, similar to loose diamonds,

The transformation is not inferior to the top luxury goods on the market.

Even Mr. Kelan, who has seen the world, admired Tu Fu's hard work when he saw this gift.

The location is just outside the central city, a royal palace dedicated to holding major ceremonies.

It has been infinitely close to Hill Palace.

Who said that the current Duke of Weimar holds real power, and the territory bestowed by His Majesty the King is the territory of a southern state. He controls local tax revenue and a small amount of land, and his clan members are also distributed in important positions in the Baia government.

Definitely the most powerful family in the country.

During the founding of the country, the ancestors of the Weimar family supported the Baier royal family. This investment has made them a top family, and they have stood firm in the past few hundred years.

When Tu Fu arrived in Crane's steam car, the outside was full of such vehicles.

Most of the people who came to the ball were nobles with heads and faces. They held the hands of the female relatives, wore expensive evening gowns, and walked in with their heads held high.

Among the guests, there were all kinds of fancy clothes that Tu Fu couldn't recognize.

Besides the Baia people, there were also ambassadors from major countries in the North Continent, wearing evening gowns of their own countries, who came to give gifts and congratulations in person, which shows how powerful the Weimar family is.

Seeing such a lineup, Tu Fu admired secretly in his heart, "Miss Weimar is definitely a real rich woman, I don't know if she can see through my disguised strong face in the future, soothe my hand, and tell me that from now on I don't have to do it again tried."

Seemingly noticing Tu Fu's astonished expression, Kelan took the initiative to introduce with a smile at the corner of his mouth,

“Baya's coming-of-age etiquette is mainly based on modern balls. Even the parents of ordinary people will carefully prepare a dinner on this day to entertain invited relatives, friends and peers.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the more honorable people are, the more they value face, and they will invite some big shots to participate in such a ball.

The face of the Duke of Weimar is enough to make the nobles of Göttinghagen and the ambassadors of the northern continents join him.

This is no exaggeration, everyone in the city will know about Elena's coming-of-age ceremony this time, it's just like a palace ball, and the ostentation is no worse than the coming-of-age ceremony of some princesses in the royal family. "

"So, Kelan, who did you invite for your coming-of-age ceremony?"

Tu Fu understood what he had learned, and made inferences, blinking his big eyes.

This question without EQ made Kelan's face darker than coal. He tried his best to make himself look graceful and stepped into the scene,

"As a real adult with a mature mind, there is no need for this boring ceremony to prove."

"The resentful son of the prime minister's family, tsk tsk."

Tu Fu Yaoyao also followed him in, handed out his business card to the knight holding a knife and ax at the door, and followed the crowd into the palace building.

The luxurious momentum in the building blows towards the face, and the tall snow-white pillars are engraved with precise stripes.

The infectious sculptures on the terrace, as well as the oil paintings of unknown masters hanging on the walls.

Such a match makes the fireplace look more like a well-designed masterpiece.

The soft high-back sofa provides guests with an atmosphere of copywriting. Walking up the stairs, the wrought iron handrails with graceful curves add a little tenderness to the hard and clean marble table.

When Tu Fu entered, he saw two rows of long dining tables filled with sweet and delicious food.

Creamy bread, honeycomb cake, grilled steak, lamb shank, vegetable chowder, chicken sandwich and a wide range of wine and red wine.

Very traditional and very Baiyerian food style, they are piled up on two dining tables with no end in sight.

The only regret for Tu Fu is that he did not see the popular hot pot here.

Tu Fu couldn't help but let out a sigh. There is a long way to go. When the hot pot is introduced to the palace, it will probably be a real success.

"Why don't we have something to eat first, and then go to see Miss Weimar when we're full. I'll probably have the strength to dance then."

Tu Fu's proposal made Clan Sollens' eyes widen, and he couldn't believe what he said.

"Are you crazy? This behavior will make us look extra prominent among the guests, because the guests who come to the dance will not touch those things in one bite.

If my father knew, he would kill me. "

Klan's words made Tu Fu very puzzled, he spread his hands,

"But I don't understand? Since it's a banquet, why can't the guests eat something?"

"This is not an ordinary banquet, the people who come here are all famous people, so they won't taste these things.

No, it's not so much food, it's better to say it's decorations, to set off the atmosphere of the lively dance later, just like the fireworks that will be set off later, when the beauty in the sky blooms, those fireworks canisters are worthless .

Because after the ball is over, the people in the palace will throw away all the food. "

"Dump all of them? It's better to make less, anyway, why bother to make such a big show."

"Because our king likes this, this is also a part of promoting Baia's strength.

Let those ambassadors who live in Göttinghagen see that our country has an insatiable supply of food, our granaries are full of food, our arsenals are full of ammunition, and our borders are full of mighty troops. If there is anyone in your country who does not have eyes and dares to be unfavorable to Baia, he must be asking for trouble."

Crane repeatedly emphasized that at a banquet of this level, the most they could do was drink some wine to ease the atmosphere.

As for enjoying food, it is undoubtedly a way of lowering one's status.

If someone does this, they will definitely be labeled as new bourgeois nouveau riche. Those people have never understood any etiquette, speak vulgarly, and are no different from barbarians.

Even the down-and-out nobles look down on these barbarians who are so poor that they only have money left.

This is also the reason why the Smith family, a southern business magnate, was not invited.

Tu Fu hesitated: "When did such unspoken rules start?"

"It started very early, and when the first one did it, the second and third followed suit, and in the end almost everyone did it, unless you wanted to be squeezed out by others."

Crane told him seriously that this is not a joke.

"Well, in order to be a civilized person again, it seems that I have to go back hungry.

Oh, even the upper class who can't eat enough,

really not bad. "

Tu Fu straightened his collar and lightly pulled the tie on his chest. It seemed that the tie was too tight, which made him a little out of breath.

When I said this, many images flashed through my mind.

The poor children who beat you to death for a bite of food in the Leeds refugee area, the workers who feed a family suffering from exhaust fumes, and the people who trample on the sewing machine in the dark workshop of the David factory and can't see their faces clearly.

Also, not long ago, Hanoi Village volunteered to play the clown Brother Ram in order to avoid poverty and hunger.

They do these, just for a simple bite.

A mouthful of food that was thrown away without moving at a certain grand banquet.

Tu Fu suddenly felt awkward, feeling a little uncomfortable in this suit.

In order to participate in this high society banquet, he even ordered a formal black evening dress, and then matched it with the wristwatch and pocket watch presented to him by his friend Calvin, which has the air of a nobleman.

But he suddenly didn't like this kind of dress, he was never a member of the nobility.

Now, instead of going up to meet socially important people and inviting a slender lady to dance, Tu Fu would rather pack some desserts whose names he has never heard of at the ball, and take them home to enjoy with Sophie.

Wait until Miss Winster asked him about his experience of attending the ball, and asked how the nobles were different from ordinary people.

I talked about the so-called nobles in a joking tone,

It's really just a bunch of well-dressed... starving idiots.

(end of this chapter)

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