Ron concealed himself in the darkness of the night. Marcus usually took a rest in the residence not far from the cemetery. From time to time, he would wander around the cemetery and sometimes went to a remote tavern alone at night. Ron discovered that what was most advantageous for his tracking was not the skills of hiding his figure and reducing his presence, but his transformed body and sharp five senses. The former allowed him to "move" in places that the tracked person couldn't think of, while the latter enabled him to always stay outside the other's alert distance. Sometimes, he could even lock onto Marcus' position by hearing across the street.
The old knight walked slowly through the town, skillfully avoiding the commoners and the patrol teams, and finally stopped at the back door of a tavern. But this was not the one he usually went to. There were already several of his colleagues sitting in the compartments of the tavern. And this time, it was not Maggie but Nathan, Jonas' confidant, who sat in the middle. All the other knights had also arrived. He was the last one. Marcus sat down directly opposite Nathan, without touching the wine glass on the table. He looked at the other seriously as the matter they were going to discuss today was extremely important.
Nathan nodded slightly at him and said, "Lord Jonas has finished telling me." All the knights looked at him. Nathan continued, "The ball has been determined. There are a total of thirteen participants. Except for Count Charles next door, the others are all noble descendants." Although these noble children also had titles, they often didn't have their own territories and served as ministers to assist their lords. Each count usually could transform one or two direct descendants, a marquis could have three to four, and a duke could have seven to eight. But for this behavior of consuming their own efforts, these lords were often "stingy". After all, the energy used to transform direct descendants was limited, and these descendants would have a smooth promotion for a long time. At the same time, the transformer could influence their behavior with their own will. Therefore, all direct descendants were the most trusted and powerful assistants of the nobles, so they would always select these members extremely carefully.
Nathan paused and then continued, "Except for Lord Charles, there are also the two marquis' descendants I mentioned last time. Although these two young nobles are barons, one of them is a blood-energy user." There was silence. When nobles selected descendants, they would consider many factors: personality, appearance, luck, and many important aspects. But in the face of one thing, all these had no meaning. That was the talent of awakening blood-energy. These nobles with blood-energy were much stronger than other nobles of the same title. Elizabeth was also a blood-energy awakener, and she became the grand duke's favorite daughter because of this. As far as Marcus knew, there were only two blood-energy users in their territory, namely Lady Elizabeth and her advisor. And the existence of these two blood-energy users made them superior to other nobles.
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Count Charles next door had a child who was a blood-energy user, but the count himself didn't have the talent. Although the noble lords were the best among their kind, the blood-energy users among them were less than one-tenth. And Charles' child was also one of his most important weapons. Therefore, he had never let that blood-energy user appear in front of outsiders. That unnamed blood-energy user had assassinated several of the count's enemies with his talent, and the count had thus obtained the title of "the Murderer".
Nathan said, "The count said he wanted to relieve his recent depression and boredom. Jonas arranged a story of wolves and blood for him. He will enter Innocent Town in the way of 'wearing a mask'. And the marquis' son said he wanted to stroll around the town by himself and experience the life of commoners. We just need to arrange him as an ordinary person entering the town." If it were in other places, he might not really be able to experience what he said, but in Innocent Town, he could, because no blood noble would break the rules of the ball. Lady Elizabeth would sign an agreement with all those entering the town. Unless they were playing special roles, they were not allowed to disrupt the peace of Innocent Town at will.
In the past, there was a blood clan member who offended her. He was also a marquis' son. And he had publicly killed several young and beautiful female commoners on the street and made them into bloody and terrifying specimens. The result was that Elizabeth appeared and killed that blood noble who provoked her. And his marquis father didn't make any movement or response, as if she hadn't killed his important descendant. This incident shocked all the blood nobles because the deceased also had considerable blood-energy. Since then, all the blood nobles had shown simple awe towards this lady who seldom showed up, and no one dared to make trouble in Innocent Town.
Nathan continued, "Some other nobles also want to play roles. They are all old projects, and we have enough resources. However, the marquis' daughter has an extraordinary request." Oh, does she want something more exciting? "She said she wants a romantic encounter." All the knights looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say. Maggie asked with a puzzled look, "What do you mean by an encounter?" Nathan replied, "It's like the ones in some novels. Well, I mean the books from other places. Some of them describe some unrealistic things, and this romantic encounter is included. I have read several books. They are all given to me by Jonas. I will arrange it later. And Lord Jonas said that we happen to have a very suitable candidate." Nathan looked at Marcus. He answered, "Ron?" Nathan nodded slightly. "Yes, I remember he is a very handsome young man. What do you think of him? If not, we have two less handsome options." Marcus shook his head. "His appearance, personality, and all aspects are perfect. But he has a female companion he cares about very much - Helen, who is also a cemetery keeper. And she is also very beautiful." Nathan waved his hand. "That's not a problem. Since you've said so, it's Ron. Having a lover will make this story more interesting and sad. Imagine, when he is in the most painful and dark moment, a beautiful noble suddenly appears to comfort him. How surprised this young commoner will be. And even if he doesn't ultimately accept the noble's courtship, it doesn't matter. Driven by gratitude, he can still defend this young lady with his life, and finally leave a poignant story. Do you have no other suggestions?" Marcus shrugged. "No." Although he had been looking forward to Ron becoming a knight and felt sorry that he still couldn't protect Helen after all, so what?
He was just a commoner.