Chapter 84
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Volume 2 + Chapter 84: Corolle’s New Nobility
Xia Yi heard it.
It is a place where one is not allowed to enter without being an adult, where the rich indulge in pleasures and squander in a drunken stupor.
“That’s right, Miss, you better not go,” Serra advised.
“No!” Xia Yi insisted, “Serra, I have decided to go with you.”
“Why?”
“There’s no special reason, it’s just, you treated me like a child, and I’m very unhappy!” Xia Yi said with her hands on her hips.
She’s not young.
Twenty-four years old, a Human Sword Saint.
Plus the six years as a dragon, that makes twenty-eight, approaching thirty, and she’s still being treated like a child?
That’s unacceptable.
In the heart of the little princess, a rebellious idea appeared.
You don’t let me go, I will want to go even more!
“Alright… Miss.” Serra still agreed.
“Second Miss, are you sure you’re going to find the family head?” Uncle Ya stepped forward to ask.
“Where is he now?”
“The family head has gone to attend the celebration at Ascension Casino, it’s been a week,” Uncle Ya replied honestly, “You can also wait, we can send someone to notify the family head.”
“Uncle Ya, are you sure my father hasn’t come back for a week?”
“Yes.”
“I’ll go directly, I don’t want to wait.”
…
Xia Yi and Serra walked in the central district of Corolle City.
Night had fallen.
But this city seems even more lively at night, with various billboards hanging between tall buildings, dazzling lights twinkling in the sky above the city, above every dragon.
“The central district of Corolle City is really bustling.” Xia Yi remarked.
This scenery is really different from the capital.
Serra explained, “Corolle is one of the representative cities of the south, different from the north of the Dragon Kingdom. Due to its proximity to the vassal states, it trades with the vassal states, and thus has absorbed some of the foreign cultures, like these, especially the local nobles who particularly enjoy these pleasurable cultures, using money and resources to create a dreamlike city at night. As long as you have power and money, this place is a paradise on earth.”
“Serra’s family is also one of the nobles, right?”
“Yes, in the ancient times, when Corolle was not like it is now, when it was still a traditional dragon city, our Cavendish family already had some weight locally, and as time went by, other traditional families gradually declined. In the end, only our Cavendish remained as a traditional family.”
“That is to say, there are many emerging nobles in Corolle City?”
“Yes, they all moved to Corolle from other places, seeing the potential here and making many investments, rising rapidly with Corolle, forming a new force, the New Chamber of Commerce,” Serra looked towards a grand theater not far away, “The Corolle Grand Theater was built by the investment of the New Chamber of Commerce formed by other foreign nobles, and in this theater, countless stars were created with a lot of money.”
Xia Yi saw young and beautiful masters and misses, tipping the servants of the Corolle Grand Theater, surrounded and laughing as they entered the lively Corolle Grand Theater.
On the poster, there is a dazzling list of actors. Xia Yi found that some of the names are top stars that have appeared in magazines.
“But Serra is different from them…”
“This has to do with the ancestral teachings of Cavendish. Our ancestors require their the descendants not to indulge in extravagant pleasures, to maintain humility, so that the family can thrive, and our contemporaries of ancient families failed on this point. Their descendants became stubborn and refuses to get back on track, so now they have disappeared, defeated by the new nobles.”
Serra also frowned when she said this.
“Of course, our family has an exception, that is my father, who takes the words of the ancestors as a breeze.”
Xia Yi saw that there were so many servants in the Cavendish manor, it didn’t seem to have a declining trend, otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to support such consumption.
“Serra, what were you doing before you joined the Royal Maid Corps?” Xia Yi asked curiously.
“This… nothing much.”
Serra hesitated for a moment and brushed it off.
This reaction made Xia Yi even more curious.
In fact, she really didn’t know much about Serra, such as the past of this perfect maid, what was it like?
“Serra, tell me, I’m very curious!” Xia Yi leaned in, “You’ve never told me!”
“Because these are some… trivial matters, in your eyes, you will definitely find them boring.”
Serra really couldn’t say it, she pinched her eyebrows and felt a headache, remembering what she used to do in this city, it was a dark past.
She had to divert the topic.
She glanced ahead.
“Your Highness, we have arrived.”
Xia Yi saw an extremely luxurious building, emitting a beautiful glow in the dark night, with many carriages parked in front of the grandly decorated gate, and many servants waiting at the door. There were a large flow of people, every noble entering it was dressed extraordinarily.
This is an entertainment venue centered around a casino, called Ascension Casino.
Among the emerging nobles of Corolle, the Elvin family is the main responsible party, rallying other families, as the main construction leader.
Now Ascension Casino is holding a special celebration event that takes place every three years, inviting nobles from all sides for a grand gambling event.
And Serra’s father, the head of the Cavendish family, is here, having gone in almost a week ago without coming back.
“Let’s go, Princess, follow me.” Serra said.
“Mm.”
Xia Yi followed Serra to the main entrance of Ascension Casino, but was stopped.
“Excuse me, do the two ladies have an invitation?” the bouncer asked.
“No.” Serra replied.
“I’m very sorry, Ladies, it’s a special celebration now, it’s not the same as usual. Without an invitation from our Ascension Casino, you can’t participate in this grand event, please go back.”
“We’re just here to find someone, not to gamble, we’ll leave once we find them.”
“Stop joking around! You’re here to cause trouble, aren’t you? Really, people like you are a dime a dozen during the celebration period of Ascension Casino. A lowly commoner girl trying to sneak into the festivities by any means possible, hoping to hook a nobleman. A crow wishing to perch on a branch and become a phoenix? Dream on, you think you’re worthy?”
The bouncer intended to lay his hands on Xia Yi, planning to get tough, and stepped forward.
Such an offensive act towards the Princess clearly displeased Serra, who grabbed the bouncer’s arm and flung him out, crashing him onto the floor.
“You are not qualified to touch the young miss.”
“Are you trying to oppose Ascension Casino? This is the territory of the Elvin family!” The bouncer shouted in disbelief.
“I said, I’m here to find someone, I’m not interested in joining your celebration. Servants of the Elvin family, step aside. I come from the Cavendish family, looking for the head of the Cavendish family.”
In the eyes of the servants, such contempt for the casino and the Elvin family behind it, no matter who the other party was, was showing lack of education.
“No matter what family you’re from, this is Ascension Casino, the Elvin family has the final say. Even if the royal dragon family came, they would have to lie down! Everyone, come over and teach these two women a lesson, send them to see the sheriff!”
“You actually insulted the royal dragon family?” Serra narrowed her eyes.
“Hmph, don’t try to scare us with that! When you get to the sheriff, you’ll definitely be kneeling on the ground, begging us to let you go!”
The servants gathered, backed by the Elvin family, they’re very arrogant. The royal dragon family in the north rarely came to the south, after all, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. They can talk nonsense and the royal dragon family wouldn’t know.
If these two women try to spread the word, they can say that they are spreading rumors, and then they could easily pin the crime of insulting the royal family on their heads.
In Ascension Casino, the servants have always been fearless.
“Miss, I must teach them a lesson.” Serra said.
“Mm, do as you please, Serra~”
Xia Yi was just on the side, watching the show.
She had a vague feeling that Serra was doing it on purpose. In this city, as a traditional power, the Cavendish family should have irreconcilable contradictions with these newly rising families.
Serra began to chant a spell in front of everyone.
The waiters were stunned for a moment.
“This… could she be a mage?”
“It’s just a bluff, magic spells and the like, I can do it too.”
“No matter if it’s true or not, go and interrupt her!”
The waiters rushed up, but Serra’s chanting did not stop. She was obviously more than capable of dealing with these small fries, as she was dodging while continuing the summoning spell.
Clearly, she thought these people were not worth her direct intervention.
“Summoning Magic – Golem, descend.”
Serra’s summoning spell was completed, a magic circle appeared in the sky, flashing with crimson light, opening a crack, and a huge golem fell down, shaking the ground, and the servants couldn’t stand steady.
The golem sent a group of waiters flying with one punch.
This strike was more of a warning, not really serious.
“Those who want to die, step forward.” Serra said coldly.
The servants of Ascension Casino didn’t dare to step forward anymore, forced to make way.
“Let’s go, Miss.” Serra turned around and said.
“Mm…!”
Xia Yi followed.
She looked at Serra’s indifferent expression and felt that her personal maid had undergone some… changes?
Such a domineering way of doing things is completely different from her usual politeness.
It was like some suppressed nature was released.
Could it be that the previous Serra was also this cool?
“Damn it, how dare you make trouble in Ascension Casino, you’re really tired of living… Quick, go notify the young master, call the Cangqing Gang over!”
…
Xia Yi and Serra walked into the interior of Ascension Casino.
Inside, it’s even more luxurious than the outside.
In the center of the first floor of the casino, there was a golden tree made of high-quality gold, ten meters tall, with emerald leaves inlaid on it, and a countdown. When the countdown ends, all the emerald leaves will fall, belonging to the biggest winner in Ascension Casino today.
Under the tree, a well-known singer was singing a beautiful song, with pianists and violinists accompanying, together heating up the casino atmosphere.
The nobles invited here gathered around the gambling tables, surrounded by beautiful women, laughing and chatting, throwing around large sums of money in high-stakes gambling.
“So this is the life of the nobles.” Xia Yi said.
It was pretty much what she imagined. When she was with the Schubert family, she had been to similar places for socializing, and it was all the same. As long as you have money, you can live a life that commoners can’t even imagine.
“In Corolle, it’s like this. Nobles like to pursue excitement with money… Rather, it’s like this in many places, but in the north, because it’s close to the Royal Capital and under the influence of the royal family, the nobles are very restrained. But in this far south, far from the capital, it’s different…” Serra explained.
“Yes, it’s them, these two people are causing trouble outside! Young Master Oba!”
The servants of Ascension Casino, with many people, entered the center of the casino and surrounded Xia Yi and Serra.
From the high-rise staircase, a young nobleman slowly walked down.
“Ladies, you are not guests invited by our Ascension Casino. Although we should welcome the two beautiful ladies according to the principle that every visitor is a guest.” the nobleman Oba Elvin smiled, “However, your actions today have violated the laws of Corolle, and we cannot ignore it.”
“The laws of Corolle?” Serra was a bit puzzled.
“Without permission, you cannot use high-level magic, summon large summoning beasts, or release the true form of the dragon race in Corolle—otherwise, you must accept the punishment of the sheriff.”
“Oh ho, interesting. I grew up in Corolle, but I’ve never heard of these laws,” Serra laughed, “Changing the laws must be approved by the royal dragon family. Has Corolle submitted an application?”
“Speaking of grandeur, in fact, you new nobles have joined together to make laws on your own, without any legality. I, on behalf of the Cavendish family, question this.”
“Oh, so it’s someone from the Cavendish family. No wonder you’re so quick, I thought you were all as useless as your family head. Hehe, the sheriff has already recognized this law. Whether it’s legal or not, it’s not for you to decide, understand?”
Oba snapped his fingers.
Several strong men also came down from upstairs, their suits embroidered with a logo, carrying different weapons. Xia Yi judged from their aura that they were much stronger than the previous servant, definitely with some combat ability of the dragon race.
They seemed to be members of the same gang, probably the Cangqing Gang mentioned by the servant.
To intimidate, one of the members even transformed into a giant dragon on the spot, letting out a roar.
“This is a legal act of self-defense. Ladies, before the sheriff arrives, you’d better work hard, don’t die, okay?”
