HLnovel Chapter 1618 1613: Nobles
Chapter 1618 1613: Nobles
"Haha, Earl Melard, I didn't expect you to be here too." In a corner of the castle, two nobles dressed in tailcoats met."Oh? It's Sir Connor." Earl Melard glanced at the person who greeted him, slightly tilting his head, responding with a somewhat aloof indifference.
He is an Earl!
And Sir Connor is merely a Lord; to put it plainly, he doesn't even count as much of a noble.
What is a Lord?
Merely an honor, an honor that can be bought with money!
But he is different, he is a bona fide noble descendant!
An inheritable title passed down for hundreds of years, naturally carrying a certain pride against newcomers.
"I didn't expect to run into the Earl here, quite a surprise." Sir Connor did not let Earl Melard's arrogance affect him, continuing to smile at him.
"I didn't expect to run into you here, Sir Connor." Earl Melard responded with a hint of meaning.
In fact, he was quite surprised to run into Sir Connor here.
The banquet tonight is no simple affair, even involving the unknown other side of the world.
His invitation to attend here is due to an ancestor who had associations with certain people.
Over a hundred years ago, his grandfather once sheltered an injured young man.
Back then, it was merely out of kindness and the protection of noble reputation.
But unexpectedly, that young man turned out to have an astonishing identity.
Indeed, he was a member of the Bloodline…
Earl Melard's grandfather saved him while he was being hunted by the Bright Church.
However, Earl Melard's grandfather sheltered and saved him; though the Bloodline could be ruthless, there were also those who distinguished between grievances and kindness.
Just like the Bloodline saved by Earl Melard's grandfather.
In reality, he wasn't just anyone; he was Colin Nopheler, the heir of the Nopheler Family, a Bloodline genius!
Back then, he was merely a Bloodline Earl, albeit not lacking in strength.
But in facing the Bright Church, which had powers that restrained the Bloodline, his strength fell short.
If he hadn't met Earl Melard's grandfather, the direct heir of the Nopheler Family might have perished over a hundred years ago, and there wouldn't be a Bloodline genius.
Today, the descendants of Earl Melard's line can attend this banquet precisely because Colin remembered them by chance.
As for Sir Connor, unlike Earl Melard, his attendance at today's special banquet is because he has become a servant of the Nopheler Family.
He is already an Initial Embrace of the Bloodline, an outer descendant.
As a Bloodline descendant, although in the ordinary world he is merely a Lord, he showed no humility in front of Earl Melard.
He even had an unspoken sense of superiority in his heart.
Because he was a Bloodline, whereas Earl Melard was not.
Moreover, he was privy to far more information than Earl Melard; he at least knew the nature of this evening's banquet at the great Nopheler Family.
The Guest Elder of the Nopheler Family; it can be imagined that in the coming time, within the Bloodline world, within the Dark World, a person of high standing would emerge.
Though the Nopheler Family's glory has faded, as one of the thirteen Bloodlines, its foundation remains formidable.
Sir Connor felt honored and proud to be the Nopheler Family's servant.
Although he is just an outer descendant, how noble is the bloodline of the Nopheler Family?
Even many pure Bloodline small families are inferior to him.
Earl Melard is even less, being merely an ordinary person, not even a Bloodline.
Though in the ordinary world, Earl Melard is an Earl with an ancient family background, whereas he is merely a lifelong Lord.
Their societal status differs vastly.
But so what, here he felt he was not inferior to Earl Melard, perhaps even slightly superior.
Because he was a Bloodline descendant, this was his master's territory.
However, Sir Connor might not know who invited Earl Melard; if he knew, he might not act as he does now.
Colin Nopheler is the heir of the Nopheler Family, the true young master.
He is merely an outer descendant of the Nopheler Family.
Attendees tonight, besides social influencers like Earl Melard, haven't seen the true guests yet.
It's imaginable that those societal elites, one by one affluent magnates now seemed like mere characters at this banquet.
Taking pride in attending here, yet the true hosts and distinguished guests haven't appeared; this shows the banquet's high caliber.
Far beyond the Nopheler Castle, Su Chen was greeted by the convoy sent by the Nopheler Family to take him to the castle.
Indeed, a convoy, not just a car.
Within this convoy were various officiants, numerous stylists, and various characters.
Su Chen, attending the banquet hosted by the Nopheler Family, naturally needed to dress appropriately.
After all, tonight's banquet is not just for Su Chen but also for the face of the Nopheler Family.
How could Harlow not do his utmost?
Su Chen seemed unconcerned, after all, tonight he was merely there to go through the motions; the Nopheler Family was offering four Bloodline Marquises for his command as compensation for the banquet.
This was what Su Chen desired most, and the most direct benefit exchange.
Su Chen didn't know how much those personnel cost, but seeing the convoy, he knew it wouldn't be done without costing two hundred million US Dollars.
The display was grand, revealing extravagant luxury!
This was the face of the Nopheler Family!
Yet Colin Nopheler wasn't at the Nopheler Family's castle hosting guests but was personally coming with the convoy to invite Su Chen.
Though initially discontent, he couldn't defy his father's orders, especially with Karloki supporting Harlow.
A Duke, the only Duke currently of the Nopheler Family; his orders, in some sense, even surpassed Harlow's.
But Karloki hadn't presumed to overreach, for without family rules, chaos would ensue.
Moreover, he wasn't the sole surviving master of the Nopheler Family; ancestor masters slumbering in the Nopheler Family's homeland were more formidable.