The more it’s like this, the easier it is to conquer a woman. If she acts too eager, this little Green Tea would probably give a coy refusal.
As Su Li entered the dining room, the servants in the castle quickly prepared the dinner.
As the Lord, his dinner was quite lavish, with just the appetizers including foie gras with pan-seared bread slices, smoked light-scaled fish salad, rich Hesse Territory onion soup, pan-seared river clams with lemon butter sauce, Blood Pine Forest black truffle-infused olives, vanilla caral pudding cheese, cold platter of truffle sulan noodles, Blood Pine Forest berry tart, and creative lake crabat soup, among others.
These were all specialties from the territory, not exactly precious, but sweet and flavorful.
This made Su Li realize that this little Green Tea was not as scheming as he imagined. At least in terms of enjoying fine food, she appeared rather naive and sweet.
Su Li only had a few bites of the cold fruit platter and a few pieces of vanilla cheese before putting down his knife and fork. Then he looked at the elven girl across who was about to finish all the appetizers, quite certain she hadn’t attended any luxurious imperial banquets.
He then asked with a smile, "Aren’t you saving so room for the main course? I see you’ve finished all the appetizers. Can you still eat later?"
Silvana wore an erald green velvet long dress, perhaps the most precious attire she owned, her legs exposed beneath the skirt reflecting the light from the candlestick, fair and dazzling.
Upon hearing this, she raised her head in surprise, her eyes wide as she looked at Su Li, "Ah? I thought this was all there was."
Imdiately, her fair cheeks blushed. She had intentionally kept silent and remained elegant, avoiding the earlier important topic. It was her way of showing that this man must accompany her through the entire dinner before she would discuss their journey to Marle Castle.
But had she eaten only the appetizers?
The elegance she had maintained for so long might have just been exposed this ti.
However, she quickly adjusted her mood, gently tucking her hair behind her ear, appearing especially gentle and charming. Then she calmly smiled and said, "It’s alright. I can pack what I can’t finish and let the kids of the Knight Order have a taste. They’ve never had such rich and delicious food before."
Su Li nodded slightly; this Deputy Leader might indeed be skilled in the art of tea, but her dedication to the Arrow of Light Knight Order was undoubtedly sincere.
To prove the value of the Greenfield Knights, she would unhesitatingly duel the territory’s strongest Champion Knight, disregarding life and death, staking it all.
To aid the Knight Order’s developnt, she could use persuasive speech, ignoring the gazes and laughter from others, staying in the Bauhinia Palace regardless.
Even facing this sowhat embarrassing mont, she could calmly argue for the Knight Order’s children’s benefits.
Su Li still held so admiration for this woman; in so respects, she was braver than he was.
So, Su Li raised his glass, gestured towards Silvana, and said, "To the esteed Leader of the Knight Order, your excellency."
Silvana held the glass with both hands, took a small sip, and asked, "Lord, I’ve heard there is a special wine in your territory that makes one’s heart flutter with love, causing ripples. This isn’t it, is it?"
This woman was really sothing.
She asked after already finishing the drink, wasn’t this an insinuation for Su Li to use the wine to do as he pleased with her?
Su Li replied with a smile, "The Purple Crystal Wine isn’t on the market yet. If you, Deputy Leader, want to taste it, after the autumn harvest, I can give you a bottle."
"But for now, let’s discuss how long you think it will take to travel to Marle Castle."
Silvana then put down her knife and fork, speaking slowly, "I know, Lord, your main worry about traveling to Marle Castle is the long distance, taking much ti. Plus, with the exhaustion of the road and lurking dangers, one must bring a large escort, and with more people, the marching speed decreases. This one trip might take two months away from the territory."
Exactly, that’s what Su Li really hated: being away from the territory for two months ant missing out on so much intelligence and developnt opportunities.
So, Su Li looked at Silvana intently and asked, "Do you have any good thods to solve this problem?"
Silvana elegantly raised her right leg, crossing her two shining white legs, then straightened her ample chest, her shapely figure displayed vividly before slowly speaking, "I don’t have a great thod either. Many have big misconceptions about the elves’ magic ability; magic is a highly material form of energy, incapable of achieving any fantastical idea."
"But I think you can completely change your approach, bringing an air cavalry unit to quickly traverse the Border Prince’s Territory. I’ve read a lot in your study lately. The current scale of the territory’s air cavalry is very considerable. High-level Attendant Chief Hilude’s mount is a Griffin, and there are also two Flying Horse Knights in the territory, both at champion level. This is enough to support the core of your escort."
"Also, there are 3 Giant Eagles and 2 squads of Swan Knights within the territory. I think with this scale of air cavalry, you can definitely form a rapid-mobilization escort, like the War Eagle Knights."
"War Eagle Knight?" Su Li’s eyes lit up, sowhat understanding Silvana’s implied aning, as it clearly related to their Knight Order and the elves’ famous units. This surely inspired her in this direction.
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