Game of the World Tree - Chapter 660

Chapter 657 Goddess, I beg for your help

“Miss Sophia, it’s almost time. The Duke and Master Lucas are already waiting in the hall. Please change into your dress as soon as possible and go to the dinner.”

Baron Scott said with a smile.

At the same time, he winked at the guards around him, and more than a dozen silver-ranked guards quietly surrounded Sophia.

Feeling the guards’ lock, the girl said self-deprecatingly:

“So much silver, you really think highly of me.”

“It’s just to protect your safety. After all, you are the future countess and the next border elector.”

Baron Scott said with a smile.

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the two most powerful guards rushed up and stood behind Sophia.

“Miss Sophia, are you going to the hall on your own initiative, or let our guards lead the way for you?”

The old butler looked at the ugly girl and said gently.

After saying that, he glanced at Sophia’s gradually clenched fists and the slightly agitated magic power on her body, and said meaningfully:

“Of course, it is still a war period, and your identity is still too sensitive, so as the housekeeper of the Rosen family, I sincerely suggest that you don’t do anything impulsive, otherwise… it is likely to cause some unnecessary misunderstandings.”

As Baron Scott spoke, the guards who came up to him clenched their weapons at their waists as if they were cooperating, and the two guards standing behind Sophia seemed to have the intention of stepping forward to restrain the girl…

They looked at Sophia with indifferent and cold eyes, and the locked breath made the girl’s heart feel cold.

She had no doubt that if she had the slightest resistance at this moment, she would probably be controlled by the other party immediately.

“No, I can walk by myself.”

Sophia snorted coldly and shook off the guards’ hands.

“That’s right, accepting the marriage with the Rosen family is an excellent choice for you and the Rosen family.”

Seeing the girl’s compromise, Baron Scott said with a smile.

Under the “escort” of more than ten guards, Sophia, who changed into a white evening dress, came to the city lord’s hall with an expressionless face.

The hall was very lively. The nobles of the empire had already arrived. The melodious music was slowly playing. The gorgeous wine table and exquisite delicacies were more luxurious than what the girl had seen a few days ago.

When Sophia entered the hall, she immediately attracted the attention of the entire hall.

The beauty of the elves is well known. Although the girl only inherited half of the elf blood, her appearance is enough to be called stunning.

Especially now that she is wearing this noble white dress that imitates the elves, it sets off the girl’s extraordinary temperament.

For a while, the whole hall was quiet for a while.

Until a crisp sound of glass breaking broke the silence.

It was a waiter holding a tray.

He looked at the beautiful girl and was stunned unconsciously, and accidentally tripped.

The spilled wine almost splashed on the girl’s white dress, which made the old butler Baron Scott, who saw this scene, look ugly instantly.

“Useless trash, a disgrace to the Rosen family! Go down and ask Sir Dolph for punishment!”

He shouted at the waiter who fell to the ground.

However, a crisp cold snort interrupted his words:

“It was just carelessness, why be so harsh.”

It was Sophia.

The half-elf girl bent down slightly, helped pick up the broken wine glass on the ground, and said to the waiter:

“Are you okay?”

“I… I’m fine, I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Respected sir!”

The waiter climbed up from the ground, blushing and stammering.

“Go down, be careful next time.”

Seeing the other party fall to the ground, revealing the patched clothes under the gorgeous butler’s clothes, Sophia sighed and said.

Baron Scott raised his eyebrows slightly, then snorted coldly and said to the waiter:

“Why don’t you thank Miss Sophia? Go away!”

“Thank you! Thank you, sir! Thank you…”

The waiter bowed repeatedly, then retreated in a panic…

and the discussions in the hall slowly sounded again:

“Isn’t that Sophia from the Wells family?”

“What a beautiful and interesting child…”

“Interesting? Hey… She actually went to support the waiter. In my opinion, she doesn’t have the dignity of a noble…”

“Yes, she is still a half-elf after all, it’s just that she looks a little better.”

“You can’t say that, after all, she is the legitimate heir of the Wells family…”

“The legitimate heir… The Rosen family has actually gained the loyalty of the Wells family and has entered into a marriage contract with the only heir… It seems that it will become the only family in the history of the empire with two electoral seats!”

“Master Lukaz is so lucky!”

“Poor girl, I heard that Master Lukaz not only has intellectual problems, but also seems to be infertile…”

“Hiss… Doesn’t this mean that the title of Border Earl may also be inherited by the main branch of the Rosen family?”

“It should be adopted from the future Duke’s family.”

“Who knows? Now there is chaos and war. It is uncertain how long the Countess of Wells can sit on the position. Maple Leaf Territory is not poor at all. Even if the title of Elector is put aside, the value of the merged territory is very attractive to the Duke’s family…”

“Hiss… You mean…”

“Hey, hunting accidents and horse riding accidents are not uncommon.”

The nobles in the hall talked a lot, and their eyes looking at the girl were curious, pitiful, mocking, and indifferent.

Their voices were not loud, mixed with the music in the hall.

Of course, because of the elven blood, even if the nobles deliberately lowered their voices, many conversations still reached Sophia’s ears.

There was no expression on her face, but her hands were slightly clenched, and her nails were almost imprinted in the flesh.

In the hall, Duke Rosen and his eldest son Lukas had already arrived.

Lukasz was a young man who looked a little dull. He was sitting on a chair with wooden wheels, grinning foolishly, looking at the food on the table, drooling continuously from his mouth…

The nobles in the hall were already used to his appearance.

Lukaz, the fool of the Duke’s family, was already a well-known fact to the upper nobles of the empire.

Of course, the Rosen family was so powerful that no one dared to laugh at him at this moment.

“Your Excellency, Miss Sophia is here.”

Baron Scott brought Sophia to the Duke of Rosen and said respectfully.

Duke Rosen narrowed his eyes, scanned Sophia, and then praised with a smile:

“Miss Sophia, you are so beautiful today, worthy of being the pearl of Zeroland.”

After that, he bowed respectfully to Bishop Santis who also entered the hall:

“My Lord, everything is ready, waiting for you to formally represent the church to bless the newlyweds.”

Bishop Santis smiled slightly:

“Of course, blessing the newlyweds is the favor of our Lord to the world.”

With the support of the bishop, Duke Rosen seemed very happy. He laughed a few times, then faced the entire hall and made a gesture to press down slightly…

and with his action, the band playing music stopped playing, and the nobles attending the banquet gradually quieted down.

Looking at the eyes of the crowd, Duke Rosen was very satisfied.

He smiled slightly, and then said loudly:

“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Rosen family dinner. Today… I, Franz von Rosen, will have a major happy event to announce!”

After saying that, he signaled to the maid, and soon someone came forward and pushed the silly-smiling Master Lucas to the front of the hall.

However, just when Duke Rosen was about to announce the engagement, a crisp voice resounded in the hall:

“Wait!”

It was Sophia.

Her voice was very loud and could be heard clearly in the quiet hall.

Duke Rosen frowned slightly.

“Miss Sophia, now is the critical moment of the ceremony. If you have anything to say, wait until the ceremony is over.”

He looked at the girl deeply and said.

Feeling the Duke’s slightly dissatisfied gaze, with a strong threat and warning in his eyes, Sophia laughed sarcastically.

The next second, she suddenly raised her hands.

Amid exclamations, she put a sharp piece of glass against her neck.

It was the fragment of the wine glass that she had deliberately hidden when she helped the waiter up.

Seeing this, Duke Rosen narrowed his eyes slightly, while Baron Scott widened his eyes and said in a lost voice:

“Miss Sophia, what are you doing? Put it down quickly!”

After that, he shouted at the guards who were standing at the door of the hall in the distance and did not follow:

“Guards! Guards!”

For a moment, there was a commotion in the hall.

“Wait! Don’t come forward!”

Sophia shouted loudly and exerted a little force.

Then, a trace of bright red blood flowed down her neck.

“Ah——!”

Seeing this scene, some noble women in the hall who had never seen blood screamed and fainted directly.

The guards hesitated for a moment and stopped their actions.

Duke Rosen’s face gradually became gloomy:

“Miss Sophia, do you know what you are doing now?”

His eyes were very dangerous.

Sophia smiled bitterly:

“Of course I know…”

After that, she didn’t wait for the other party to continue speaking, and directly said loudly to the hall:

“Everyone! I, Sophia von Wells, have never entered into an engagement with the Rosen family, nor have I ever planned to marry the Rosen family. All this is a secret collusion between Duke Rosen and the Eternal Church, and the purpose is only to elect the border marquis and Maple Leaf Territory!”

Her voice was sad and resolute.

However, the girl’s words resounded in the hall, but it was like a stone thrown into the abyss, and did not cause much waves.

The nobles’ eyes were full of pity, ridicule, surprise, and jokes, but there was no anger…

Even from a legal point of view, the behavior of the Rosen family has completely touched the bottom line of the imperial nobles.

They just talked in a low voice and watched the farce on the stage with cold eyes.

Seeing this scene, Sophia’s boiling blood gradually cooled down.

At this moment, she already understood that the nobles here probably knew what was going on.

However, no one was willing to step forward.

The nobles of the empire are no longer the nobles of the past…

“This… is the nobles of the empire now…”

Sophia’s smile was miserable and disappointed.

“Have you had enough trouble?”

Duke Rosen said coldly.

Looking at Duke Rosen’s indifferent expression, Sophia’s eyes gradually became firm.

She suddenly grasped the necklace around her neck, and a light flashed in her hand.

Under the surprised eyes of the nobles, a small golden statue appeared in front of the girl.

It was a holy and beautiful goddess with typical elf features and a gorgeous appearance that made it difficult for people to look away.

After seeing this small statue, Bishop Santis’s eyes froze slightly.

“The goddess of life and nature…”

He said with a serious expression.

Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, Bishop Santis’s expression suddenly changed:

“Not good! Stop her!”

However, it was too late.

Sophia was seen holding the statue of the goddess in her arms, with a sad and resolute expression:

“Merciful goddess, I… Sophia von Wels, pray for your help…”

As soon as the voice fell, the statue burst into golden light, like a golden sun.

A sacred and vast aura began to ripple in the hall, and everyone in the hall had an indescribable sense of oppression and fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Then, waves of ripples began to appear in the space around the girl, and golden circular magic circles floated on the ground.

The circular magic circle flashed with mysterious patterns, constantly outlined, gradually becoming clear, and bursting out little photons, flying in the air…

“Why are you still standing there? She’s crazy! Catch her quickly! Destroy these magic circles!”

Feeling the terrifying aura on the statue and the violent space fluctuations, Duke Rosen’s expression changed and he shouted at the guards.

With his order, more than a dozen guards rushed up and surrounded the girl.

They roared and rushed towards Sophia.

However, just when the guards were about to touch Sophia, the dazzling light overwhelmed everything.

The next second, accompanied by a series of muffled groans and screams, more than a dozen guards flew up.

They were like wheat that had been cut down, falling down in a large area…

and after the light faded, tall figures appeared around the girl.

Gorgeous armor and cool magic robes, handsome and beautiful looks, and powerful and majestic momentum…

They were elves.

They retracted their kicked feet and looked sharp.

Like loyal guards, they held their weapons and stood beside the girl.

And the elf warrior who appeared in front of Sophia, with a red back hair, handsome and handsome, turned around gracefully and smiled brightly at the girl.

“Beautiful Princess, we are here to pick you up.”

He knelt on one knee, clenched his right fist on his chest, and said gently to the girl who was still a little confused.

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(End of this chapter)