Chapter 343: I Was Rude!

"Thank you!" Amidst Cousin Scarlett's envious gaze, Catherine accepted the gift.

However, her attitude remained unchanged, offering only a faint "thank you."

Liam had originally thought this gift might change the beauty's attitude; at the very least, a hint of surprise should have appeared in her eyes.

But he never expected to end up in the same situation as Dante.

This shouldn't be happening!

After all, Scarlett's expression made it clear that this Fire-Fluff Rabbit was still highly praised by noble young ladies.

Besides, what about that Viscount, the minor noble? Why did his expression remain unchanged?

Is he an idiot?

Does he not realize that we have thoroughly outshined him right now?

"Now it's my turn!"

Next, two more noble youths stood up and presented the gifts they had carefully prepared.

One gave a exquisite necklace inlaid with a sapphire the size of a fingernail, worth seven or eight gold coins.

The other gave a fist-sized rose ornament made of silver, also worth seven or eight gold coins.

In short, the two men's gifts were considered expensive, yet they were not as costly as the previous Water-Congealing Pearl and Fire-Fluff Rabbit.

"Since everyone has finished giving, then it is my turn!"

At this moment, the Hou Jue's eldest son, Mo Lisi, finally stood up.

His status could be said to be the highest among everyone, so he had become the grand finale.

As he clapped his hands, a subordinate brought forward an exquisite wooden box.

And the instant they saw the style of this wooden box, Gervas and Catherine's expressions both froze imperceptibly.

Of course, Mo Lisi at this moment did not notice the problem.

So, he confidently opened the wooden box with his own hands; the next instant, an iron circular disk appeared before everyone.

"Huh, this disk is very strange; although it is merely made of iron, runes are actually traced on its surface!"

"Cousin Doyle, are these magic runes?"

"That's right, this is definitely runes, not a decorative pattern!" Doyle nodded affirmatively.

Upon hearing this, Scarlett's eyes became even more confused.

Although she was a woman, as a scion of a Duke's family, she certainly knew the value of magical artifacts.

Since when were magic runes engraved on iron objects?

Isn't this a degradation of magic?

Of course, because this gift belonged to Mo Lisi, she did not dare to ask further.

But Mo Lisi quickly gave her and everyone an answer.

"Everyone, this disk is indeed made of iron, however, it is indeed a magical artifact!"

"It really is a magical artifact!" Everyone sighed in unison this time, looking forward to Mo Lisi's continued explanation.

"Everyone, I wonder if you have heard before? Recently, besides the telescope, there is another thing in the Royal Capital that is very famous!"

"Is that so? Mo Lisi, we have not heard of it!"

Everyone were nobles from the Eastern Region, still some distance away from the Royal Capital.

Therefore, for specific news from the Royal Capital to reach their ears, quite a bit of time was still required.

As for the monocular telescope, besides Scarlett and Doyle informing them of the situation in the Royal Capital, monocular telescopes were already on sale in the Eastern Region, so they knew the monocular telescope had already become famous.

"So everyone hasn't heard of it, but do not worry; the event happened over a month ago, and I believe it will spread to the Eastern Region in the coming days!"

"Of course, I will tell everyone now: in the Royal Capital, besides Young Lady Catherine's monocular telescope, this disk is also one of the objects pursued by nobles!"

"And its name is Magic Fan!"

"Magic Fan?"

Mo Lisi greatly enjoyed everyone's curiosity, and at this moment, he was even more surprised to discover that a fluctuation had appeared in Catherine's eyes, with a faint glimmer of light.

This was a situation that had not appeared before.

This immediately made him excited, and then he personally turned on the switch of the Magic Fan.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A strong wind blew out, and everyone was stunned.

"How is it, everyone? You should have seen its effect! Of course, now because we have entered late autumn, everyone might not be able to feel it!"

"But if it reaches the hot season, using it to blow wind and lower the temperature, everyone can imagine how comfortable it would be."

"There is actually such a strange thing!"

"Yes! If this thing were placed in summer, it would indeed be a good thing!"

After hearing the description, everyone could immediately believe what it felt like to have such a strong wind blowing in the summer.

Seeing that everyone approved, and that Scarlett and Doyle, the two Duke's scions, both looked full of longing, Mo Lisi knew it was enough.

"To be honest, the original price of this Magic Fan was not high; it only cost five gold coins each!"

"However, because of its scarce production, it has now been speculated up to twenty gold coins, and it cannot even be bought!"

"Fortunately, my father happened to be in the Royal Capital some time ago and spent twenty gold coins to purchase one!"

"And this time, I specially brought it to give to Young Lady Catherine!"

Having finished speaking, Mo Lisi bowed slightly in a very gentlemanly manner and personally handed the gift box to Catherine.

In his mind, Catherine would definitely accept it with her own hands this time.

After all, the light in Catherine's eyes just now had indicated everything.

It was just that the next moment, Catherine's reaction was beyond his expectation; Catherine leaned back slightly to increase the distance, and then let a servant accept the gift on her behalf.

"Thank you!"

"Uh!" Mo Lisi froze.

So, what exactly was that gleam in your eyes just now for?

Pfft!

At this, Gervas finally couldn't hold it back!

And his sudden outburst of laughter completely ignited Mo Lisi.

After all, Catherine's actions made him feel deeply aggrieved and confused.

"Viscount Gervas, what are you laughing at? Do you think my gift is worthless?"

"If so, then why don't you show me what better gift you have?!" Having spoken, Mo Lisi stared sharply at Gervas.

And seeing this scene, Scarlett, Doyle, and others immediately wore expressions of mockery.

If this fellow hadn't laughed out loud, the crowd wouldn't have been able to target him like this.

But his single laugh meant he had completely delivered himself to the blade.

After all, with such rude behavior, even Catherine couldn't protect him anymore.

But just as everyone thought Gervas would, in the next moment, be terrified and then make excuses for his laughter,

Gervas instead smiled and admitted it openly: "Lord Mo Lisi, I am very sorry; I indeed should not have laughed out loud because your gift was cheap."

"After all, the gifts of the other few were even worse than yours, yet I managed to hold back and not mock them! This was my mistake and my rudeness! I apologize to you!"

Good lord! Everyone exclaimed, "Good lord!"

The most hateful thing was that this fellow actually stood up voluntarily to apologize.

"You... Viscount Gervas, what do you mean?"

Facing such provocation, all five noble youths angrily stood up.

And Scarlett and Doyle looked at Gervas as if he were Bai Chi.

Has this fellow gone mad?

Does he know what he is saying?

To provoke the anger of the crowd like this.

And facing the crowd's accusations, Gervas remained calm.

Because he had not brought a personal servant, he could only wave his hand at Knight Mi Gen Gen, who was temporarily acting as a servant.

Knight Mi Gen Gen quickly withdrew; a moment later, several subordinates entered the hall.