Ten days later.

In the city of Bilun, a luxurious mansion covering an area of ​​about the size of a football field, there are crowds of people, and men and women in various dresses wearing exquisite fabrics gathered in the courtyard, whispering to each other, chatting about some social topics.

"A lot of people came this time."

"After all, it was the invitation of Marquis Slint."

"Do you know the purpose of the party?"

Taking advantage of the fact that the banquet was still a little while before it officially began, several noble ladies and gentlemen in the courtyard were communicating.

"Most of the celebrities in Belon City attended, I think there is something important!"

"Did you hear any rumors?"

"No!"

"Wait and see, the time is coming anyway."

Suddenly, a gentleman swept across the courtyard gate and seemed to have seen something. A look of surprise appeared on his face: "Hey-see, is that one..."

Everyone who heard the sound turned their heads together and saw a scholar dress wearing a pale and long hem, with narrow eyes and a gray beard that looked about a man in his fifty years old in the dark.

The suit-like guards walked in surrounded by cold-faced guards, crossed the courtyard, and walked directly into the house.

Next to it, the old housekeeper of the Slint family walked in a manner and took the lead in a decent manner.

"That's the butler of the Marquis of Slint. Who can be received by him personally? Is there such a person in our city of Belon?" asked a noble lady in confusion as she looked at the grey bearded old man walking over.

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"It's not surprising that you don't know him, because he is not a person in the upper stream circle in Bilun City." The gentleman who first noticed the movement replied, with a hint of admiration on his face: "That's deep

He is one of the doctors of the Imperial Institute, and can also be said to be one of the smartest people in this country. I remember the name seems to be... Lux?"

"Imperial Institute?"

"PhD?"

When the people around him heard the gentleman's words, their faces changed slightly and their eyes flashed.

As part of the upper class of this country, they are now very aware of the weight of the institution of the Imperial Institute in this country and the status of those who work in the institutes with the title of "Doctor".

That is the real person who can stand at the top of this country by relying on talent and learning. Every person who has obtained the title of "Doctor" has been rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor and has it.

Although the great figure with the title of Earl is not hereditary, it is definitely considered to be of noble status.

In terms of actual power, perhaps this kind of doctor is not as good as the top nobles in the capital of God, but its status is higher than the vast majority of the so-called "social celebrities" gathered in this courtyard today.

"Will such people come to attend this banquet? I remember that there are not many 'doctors' in the Empire, and they rarely show up in public?" A man looked at the beginning of recognizing him curiously.

The gentleman who is Lux's identity.

"I don't know, but I heard that the Marquis of the Slint family seemed to have a personal relationship with this Dr. Lux. The reason why this Dr. Lux was appreciated by His Majesty the Emperor seemed to have a Marquis in the rumor.

Adult recommendation... I used to think it was just a rumor, but now it seems that this may not be false."

Not only these people, but also those with more insightful people in the courtyard, have more or less noticed the arrival of Dr. Lux, and are curious about the reason why the other party appeared at this banquet, and are curious about the other party.

While I was in the relationship with the Marquis of Slint, I was also wondering if I should find an opportunity to make friends with me.

Think about it, there are basically no chances to meet people in person on weekdays. The skills mastered by these top research talents are still appreciated by the emperor. If they can establish a good relationship, they might be

Can they gain some benefits?

After receiving a notice from an old friend, Dr. Lux, who took some time out of the busyness of the institute, came to attend the banquet without caring about the other people's eyes. He walked straight into the villa accompanied by several personal guards.

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"It's Mr. Lux, is he here too?"

"It seems that I have received an invitation from the head of the family?"

"Even this one appeared. It seems that the head of the family really attaches great importance to this banquet!"

"Yes, my father also ordered us not to mess up, and even the defense power in the manor has been raised to the highest level."

Ignoring the surprises of the descendants of the old friends who were receiving guests in the lobby on the first floor and the eyes that wanted to come and chat. Lux didn't stop at all, and walked directly to the second floor of the villa under the guidance of the butler.

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After reaching the third floor, the noise downstairs became much farther away. Lux followed the butler's guidance and finally came to the door of the old friend's study in his impression.

"Sir, the master has been waiting for you in there for a long time." The old butler bowed, then turned around and raised his hand and knocked on the door rhythmically.

"Come in." Angus' old voice came from behind the door panel.

Lux nodded, and then a cold-faced black-clothed guard beside him took the initiative to step forward and unscrew the door handle, and walked into the room first with vigilance.

After entering the room, the guard glanced at the environment in the room with sharp eyes as fast as possible, and even a layer of light was covered in his eyes. It was obvious that he had used the spell of the exploration system.

There was no one else in the room, only an old man and a black-haired boy sat around the tea table, each of whom was leisurely tasting black tea, and from time to time he would eat a small bite of the dessert on the table.

When the guards came in, both old and young turned their heads and looked over at the same time. After realizing the exploration spell he was cast, the old man did not react in any special way, and the little boy frowned slightly.

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"Yan, sorry, they are just an occupational disease, not malicious." The old man saw the little boy's reaction and explained in a low voice.

The little boy just said oh at this, and then turned around without interest to continue to savor the black tea and dessert in front of him.

The guard knew the old man and understood that the other party was the old friend of the doctor whom he wanted to protect, the Marquis of the Slint family. The little boy in front of him was completely unfamiliar, perhaps the child of the Marquis' family?

The above thoughts were just a little passed in the mind of this guard and then they were suppressed. As a guard, he didn't need to care about these nobles. After a routine check-up, he confirmed that there was no abnormality in the room.

Then he walked to the door and gave Dr. Lux, who was faintly protected by his body behind him.

Angus raised his hand and smiled and greeted Lux ​​who was walking over: "Hey, old man, it's been a long time since we've seen you, your followers are still cautious as always."

"You know, this is their job." Lux walked over and sat down unceremoniously on a seat next to the tea table that seemed to have been empty. He picked up the teapot and poured it on himself.

One cup.

After raising his hand and signaling the guard behind him not to be too careful, Lux took a sip of black tea, narrowed his already narrow eyes, and let the mellow and fragrant breath spread between his lips and teeth.

After a few seconds, he opened his eyes and pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a somewhat stiff smile.

"I'm not dead, your life is very leisurely. I'm not like you. There are still many experiments waiting for me to complete in the institute."

Angus said happily: "It's time to relax, how about it? The black teas I have collected are suitable for your taste?"

"It's good. If you guess correctly, it was poured out with special psychic fertilizer? You really know how to enjoy it!" Lux took a few more sips, put down the teacup, narrowed his eyes: "Okay,

Old man, you rarely disturb my research. Tell me, what's wrong with calling me here this time... Even if you don't say it, I actually have a guess - after seeing him."

As he said that, Lux turned his head and looked at the little black-haired boy who had been quietly drinking tea from the beginning not far away.

Lux's mouth curled up, and the face that always looked gloomy, smiled a little inexplicably: "I haven't seen you for more than a year... It seems that even if you leave the institute, you

He's growing very well, No. 1?"

The little boy was stared at the snake-like eyes, but he still looked uncharacteristic, as if he hadn't noticed it at all.

"Mi--!!"

Instead, a fist-sized orb creature, snow-white jelly-shaped like a sphere jumped out of the little boy's thigh, jumped to the little boy, and mimicked an angry kitten-like face facing Lux

He seemed to be screaming fiercely, as if he was intimidating.

It’s a pity that with the current image of this snow-white ball, there is no sense of intimidation at all, but instead has an inexplicable cuteness.

"This is...oh, it turned out to be the mutated slime of the original?" Lux looked at the snow-white spherical creature with interest, not caring about the other party's actions at all.

"Mi…!!"

It is obvious that the little guy seemed to have noticed the bad intentions of this gloomy human, and seemed to feel the hidden meaning of the other person's eyes that he wanted to dig it out and study it, which made the little guy suddenly have the cat's anger.

The hair-fried reaction, the entire sphere turned into the shape of a thorn ball, and a very pure and deterrent wave of spiritual power rose out.

Feeling this spiritual power fluctuation, the black-clothed guard standing behind Lux ​​suddenly condensed his eyes, and his body also began to fluctuate the pressure of this spiritual power, staring straight at the little boy and the snow-white creature.

, it means taking action if you have a disagreement.

Lux did not stop this, but just smiled and watched the rising momentum of the creature in front of him, with an interest in exploration flashing in his eyes.

The atmosphere began to become solemn before we knew it.

Until a little hand suddenly pressed on the head of the snow-white creature, it suddenly dissipated its heavy aura, and once again returned to the image of a cute little pet that seemed harmless to humans and animals.

"Mi..."

"You can't make trouble now, Xiaobai."

Jiang Yan patted Slime Xiaobai's body with one hand and hugged it to his shoulder. After soothing his emotions with a contract message, he put the drink of black tea cup back on the table with the other hand.

Then he turned his head and looked at Lux who was staring at him like a snake staring at his prey.

After looking at him calmly for two seconds, Jiang Yan said lightly: "It's really a long time no see, Dr. Lux. Also, stop calling me with that number, you know, I have my own.

name."

"I'm really embarrassed. For me, there are quite a few experimental subjects to be cultivated, observed and recorded in each period. I can't remember so many names, so I'd better remember them with numbers."

Kers shrugged, then turned his mind, looked at Jiang Yan with a smile, and said:
To be continued...