After entering the banquet hall, the atmosphere inside was a little different from the one outside.

How to say...

Vivian thinks it can be described as "scattered".

Because, it was obvious that the dinner party had begun, it was imagined that everyone sat in an orderly manner according to the seats they had arranged. Earl Sisle came on stage to deliver a speech, which kicked off tonight's fundraising event, but did not happen.

On the contrary, everyone was still in the venue, walking around casually, eating, drinking and chatting.

Tonight, it was obviously under the banner of a "banquet" and was an important "parliament" for refugees outside the city, but it seemed that it really turned into an ordinary aristocratic social dinner.

And the main reason for all this...

Vivian looked at the empty hosting station located in the center of the banquet hall with a worried look.

Earl Sisle, who was supposed to host the banquet on stage at this moment, is nowhere to be seen.

"Sir Earl... are you late?" The little girl had a bad premonition in her heart and murmured to herself.

After hearing this, Sima, a new friend who was walking by, immediately spoke in a competent voice to comfort him:

"I guess it was delayed by something. It doesn't matter. Vivian is very common, just wait."

"Um."

Seeing that the little girl showed a slightly relieved expression under her comfort, Sima actually sneered in her heart.

Because it's very soon.

Calculate the time, the news she deliberately revealed should have spread soon, right?

Sima looked at the clocks in the banquet hall.

As expected.

In just a few minutes, there were servants who hurriedly whispering something to their noble master.

"What did you say!?"

"Are you sure the news is reliable?"

"It's not fake, right? Who can have that courage..."

"Hmph, I know that as long as I dare to touch the fat piece of meat outside the city, even if it is an earl..."

"Tsk tsk, it's so fun now..."

A burst of uproar sounded among the nobles at the banquet.

It quickly turned into a commotion.

Everyone started to whisper, gathered together in groups of three or two, and whispered and talked about something.

Some of the nobles looked surprised, some shook their heads regretfully, while others looked like they watched the fire from the other side of the river and were looking forward to the subsequent revelations.

The already scattered dinner scene is now even more noisy and chaotic.

"what happens?"

Seeing the scene suddenly changing, Vivian's heart sank, and she vaguely predicted something.

Then, Xima, who was under the banner of asking for someone, actually just walked around for a while, quickly returned to the little girl and whispered to Vivian with an incredible expression:

"It's bad! Vivian, Earl Sisle... Something happened! No! It's not the Earl's accident, it's the Earl's daughter, and that young lady has something to do!"

"What!? Lis, what's wrong with Lis?"

Vivian actually felt something was wrong from the beginning.

Because Lis had made an appointment with her to attend the banquet with her, but the young lady has not been seen yet.

"I heard what others said, but I don't know whether it is true or not, but it seems that the earl daughter was kidnapped by an unknown force on the way to the banquet!"

"Kidnap?!?"

Vivian stood up from her seat.

She clenched her hands tightly, and she didn't think about it, and her mind was about to walk outside.

As if it had been expected, Sima quickly grabbed the girl.

"Vivian, what are you going to do?"

"Let me go Sima, Lis needs me now, I have to save her!"

After Vivian spoke anxiously, Sima did not let go.

Of course she wouldn't let go, after all, all the games tonight were prepared for the little girl in front of her. How could she let Vivian go?

At this time, she helped Vivian to help him clear the situation, presented invitations, and played a very critical role in laying the groundwork with the little girl.

"Vivian, I know you're in a hurry, but calm down and think about it carefully. What's the use of your past now? Do you know the identity of the kidnapper? Do you know where Miss Lis was imprisoned?"

"But..."

Vivian was interrupted just as she was about to refute.

"I heard that the Count has mobilized almost half of the city guards to find their daughter. I believe there will be news soon. What's more, even if the kidnappers have given a hundred courage, they will not dare to hurt the daughter of an earl, right?"

"But what I want to say more is, Vivian, have you ever wondered why those kidnappers took such a big risk to kidnap an earl's daughter at this critical moment."

Sima was tempted and persuaded Vivian little by little.

And the more serious point is that what Sima said is indeed nothing lies, it is all truth.

So it's not a big deal about Vivian being led away.

"You mean..." When it comes to this, the little girl cannot react.

"That's right! Vivian, the kidnappers seem to be kidnapping, but in fact, their real goal is tonight's fundraising party!"

"They want to use this method to make the Count absent and make the fundraising impossible! Stop the refugees outside the city from rebuilding their homes!"

After Sima came up with this conclusion, Vivian immediately showed a rare expression of anger.

"Why, why do they do this!"

"There are many reasons. After all, in the eyes of many underground forces, refugees outside the city are resources and huge consumer groups. They can make huge profits by selling goods that refugees must-have at high prices, so they naturally don't want to see this money tree fall."

"How can...this is it!" Vivian frowned tightly, and her breathing became a little quicker.

One of the things that a girl hates and shames the most is to make her profit by hurting others.

Seeing that Vivian's emotions had been mobilized by herself, Sima's mouth flashed upward curves.

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Let the other party know that in Huodian City, the first rule of survival in the upper class... Don’t be a good person!

"So, Vivian, do you understand? What you should do now is not to look for Miss Lis like a headless fly, but to the place you need more now... It's here!"

"You can't let the Earl go to this fundraising dinner that was held after all the hard work, and you can't let the underground forces behind the kidnappers succeed in their plans!"

"Vivian, what you are carrying now is the hope of tens of thousands of refugees outside the city. I think Miss Lis will not want to see you break the hopes of tens of thousands of refugees because of her, and continue the hard life of homelessness?"

Sima wore a high hat and a high hat on Vivian one by one.

In terms of controlling people's hearts, indeed, how can a young girl who has just begun to be compared with a scheming nobleman?

As expected.

After hesitating and struggling for a while, Vivian finally chose the latter, that is, stayed, and she would take over the Earl of Sisle to host the fundraising dinner!

"Don't be afraid of Vivian, I will accompany you and be your assistant!"

"Thank you, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I... I might have made a wrong decision and let down the expectations of Lord Earl and Lis for me." Vivian's words came from the heart.

Sima shook his head.

"Don't do this Vivian. Although we have only known each other for a while, we are friends after all."

"Friends... should help each other."

With the encouragement of Sima, Vivian walked alone to the hosting position that should have belonged to Earl of Sisle.

This shows that the little girl is growing up.

If it were the original country village girl, just a bunch of brightly dressed nobles in the audience would have scared her to the point of being limp and unable to speak.

How could it be like this now?

Vivian first used a simple amplification magic to make the abduction of the count's daughter. The nobles who were discussing the matter were forced to remain silent, and their voices were covered by the little girl.

After attracting everyone's attention, Vivian revealed her identity. Since the count cannot attend, she will be replaced for the time being. This time no one questioned the little girl anymore. The release of the magic just now is enough to prove it.

The first step was successful, and Vivian cheered up her secret center.

Then, she began to explain to the nobles in the audience that she observed today, the difficult environment for refugees outside the city, the current situation of urgently needing support and help in the city, and her, Vivian, as the person in charge of reconstruction, her firm determination and belief.

As of now, the effect seems to be pretty good. At least the nobles in the audience are still listening, their eyes are all focused on the little girl, leaving without saying that they can get up, or they are angry.

Of course, how much of this is, is it concern for the refugee situation outside the city, or is it just a curiosity, observation, or... admiration for Vivian, a rookie in Huodian City? That's unknown.

But the good times didn't last long.
To be continued...