Chapter 64 - Another Party

I smile a little when I see Lucina hug my mother and give a light kiss on Ginerva's forehead. After hugging and kissing, Lucina said.

"We are going, Good mother, Good Sister."

"Have a good trip, Lucina."

After saying that, my mother looked at me and said,

"Be Careful, okay?"

"Of course, mother."

"Then go. I received a letter from my father last night. He said that he would go to the party to accompany you. Your uncle Lomun also came. He said that he wanted to meet his daughter. While they are saying that, I know that the only reason they come to the capital is to have a free drink."

I chuckle a little as I also receive a letter from uncle Lomun saying that he also wants a few barrels of wine and vodka from me. Old men and their need to drink.

"Then we are going, mother."

"Yes. Be safe out there."

I walk inside the carriage, followed by Lucina on the driver's seat is Richard. I waved my hand at my mother and little sister until I couldn't see them anymore.

After doing the waving, Lucina looks at me and says.

"Isaac, why do you want to go to the capital? We don't need to go there and endure the sneering face of the southern noble."

"Because we need to search for a buyer."

"Buyer? I thought we have a limited amount of goods to sell?"

"Yes. For now. I have a plan to expand our farmland a little more. Not only that, but I also intended to create a fish farm and animal husbandry. With the increasing goods that we don't use or eat, they will only rot in the warehouse. While the warehouse can preserve the food for a long time, their taste will differ from the fresh meat. If this happens, the price of the goods will drop."

"I see. So you want to bait some of the merchants to come to Sea Dragon City and then sell them our goods?"

"For a higher price, yes."

"Why the higher price?"

"I know the merchant here will play hard to get because I come from the north. However, they will be curious enough to investigate our city with a small rumor here and there. When they see our goods are higher quality than the other, they will try to negotiate with us. If that happens, then it is our time to be an arsehole by using a play hard to get tactic before setting our price higher than the market price."

"If they decide it was not worth the price?"

"Then it is not a total loss as we still have the merchant from the Eastern Continent. It is a gamble, but if we win this gamble, then we get ourselves another daily income."

"I see. However, if someone makes fun of you or any of us, I will make them feel pain."

"Please don't do it in front of the king."

"I will try."

"That is all I ask."

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I take a deep breath and put on a polite smile before walking into the room where another party is being held. This is the party where we celebrate the First Harvest of the year. However, like in the game, the sign of crop failure started to appear.

Today's harvest cannot be compared to the last harvest. Not even half of the previous harvest. Right now, my father still has enough money to buy grain and other food from another country, but I know it will not last long.

I already try anything I can. I beg my father to create another farmland. However, even with us having so much empty land that could only be used to build a mansion for no reason, my father did not want to create another farmland.

I keep saying that our harvest result is decreasing at an alarming speed, but instead of hearing me, he says that it was nothing to worry about. The only person that heard my plea is my grandmother, Queen Dowager.

With her power, I get a little piece of land on my name. After getting that land, I immediately hired some workers to cultivate the land. The main plant planted on this land is Grain like Wheat and beans.

I'm worried about people's well-being, but my own father, the king, decides to make a lavish party wasting all of our food supply and gold. Not only that, both of my parents continue throwing their money around like it was nothing!

So here I'm attending the First Harvest Party hosted by the royal family. I know this is a tradition but when the commoner doesn't have enough food to eat we are not supposed to waste our own money!

"Announcing! His Majesty Charles Anworth von Vulux III and the royal family have arrived!"

As my family and I walk inside the room, I smile politely at the people inside. While doing that, I look at the people inside the room, and after a few seconds of looking around, my eyes land on a group of people on the back.

They are a unique group among the people inside the room.

They are the northern noble. If the southern noble wearing colorful clothing that hurt my eyes, the northern noble wearing simple yet elegant formal clothing. Not only that, the aura around them makes them look more handsome and beautiful.

I ignore my father's speech and continue to stare at the silver-haired man on the back.

Do I need to scan him once again?

|No. However, it only shows you the old status|

|Yes|

Haaaa…. Full Scan Isaac Lionheart. Do I need to wait for a minute while looking at him?

|No. The process only takes ten seconds for the individual that has already been fully scanned. You can also use the full scan for other people because technically, you are not using the full scan but updating his stats.|

Good. Begin the full scan.

|Starting the full scan…. 10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… The scan is completed|

Show me his stats, please.

A second later, a blue panel appeared in front of me.

|Isaac Lionheart|

|Count Rank|

|Human|

|STR: 127|

|VIT: 170|

|INT: 754|

|WIS: 100|

|What he feels about you|

{Feeling indifferent about you. Wary about you. Didn't want you to cause problems for him. Want to keep a distance from a trouble magnet (you)}

Oh, come on! I don't mean to cause a problem for him. Also, what is happening with his stats! Almost all of his stats have doubled! Not only that, his magic power is 70 times stronger than your average magician! What the hell!

There must be a spin-off game of White Angel that I don't know because his stats grow like the main character's growth!

|Isaac Lionheart|

|Count Rank|

|Title: Death Beloved, Child of the Sea, Master of Void, Star of Swift Courage, Silver Lion, Gate Guardian, Trainer, Children of the Star|

Welp, look at that. Now I know he is the main character in one of the spin-off games of White Angel that I don't know. An absurd growth and a title that he recently got is proof enough for me.

He is the main character!

Argh! Why can't he be born into my family? Or at least my cousin! I can laze around in the palace with him near me without having a headache because of the problem my family creates. The only family member that I can rely on is my grandmother, but even my grandma has power in the palace, it cannot be compared to the king's authority. Because you know, he is the king.'

Grandma's faction is filled with old lords and ladies that she gathered in the past. She said that her friend would immediately change their agriculture technique and use the one I introduce to them when the sign of crop failure is happening.

With the harvest yield decreasing by half, I already have my evidence, and it is up to them to believe me or think of me as a child that didn't know anything.

Anyway, I read the description of Isaac's title.

|Silver Lion|

|A title was given by the commoner and noble from the Vulux Kingdom|

|Effect|

{Increase the holder Charisma by 15%}

{Increase the holder reputation in the northern region of Vulux Kingdom}

{Decrease the holder reputation to a certain southern Vulux Kingdom noble}

I expect this. However, I never knew that the fan nickname for Isaac Lionheart appeared in real life. I also know which noble house hates Lionheart House. The Blackbriar family and the Frederick family. The Blackbriar family hates Isaac because they are losing the war against the Lionheart Family. As for the Frederick family, they are the ones paying tribute to the Lionheart family. I know this information from Grandma, who tell me about this news.

|Gate Guardian|

|Title give to the one that wins against bigger army when defending|

|Effect|

{Increase the holder and his/her ally stamina and stamina regeneration by 5% if they fight a defending battle}

{Increase the holder Charisma by 100% when they are fighting against the army that has a bigger size}

{Increase the holder ally's overall physical ability by 100% if they fight on a narrow path. It can only be activated when facing a bigger army. The bigger the difference, the bigger the boost will become. When the army decreases, the effect also decreases.}

This is… While it is not good for individuals but it was really good when Isaac led an army to fight against an army bigger than his. Not only good but a perfect title. Now that makes sense. Thirty thousand men cannot defeat more than two hundred thousand men.

How many boosts do they get from this title alone?!?

And with all his magic he knows, I can see why he can hold the Holy Light Empire march in one place. With the Holy Light Empire that continues sending their men to the north and maintaining their number, the northerner boost from the enemy will continue to exist.

|Trainer|

|The title was given to a monster tamer and trained them to become a battle-hardened fighter|

|Effect|

{50% faster time needed to tame a beast (Cannot tame a monster)}

{Every beast tamed by the titleholder will immediately become a docile beast}

{The tamed beast get a boost in their physical growth by 100%}

I see.... even though the description saying a monster tamer, this title did not let him tame a monster, which is good. There are too many monsters in this world, and if he can tame two or three S-rank monsters, he becomes the most powerful human in the world.

I guess this title is the 'normal' title Isaac has.

|Children of the Stars|

|This title is given to the holder of ▅▅▅▅|

|Effect|

{Increase the holder Gravity affinity by 10000%}

{Give the holder authority over the power of the star}

{Increase the holder learning ability over Astromancy Magic}

{Let the holder survive in the space and allow the holder to move around on space as if on the earth.}

{Increase the holder mana capacity over time}

{Increase the holder magic control by 500%}

What is this bullshit! Look at that! What kind of cheat item does he get to have this title! Give me some of your cheat items, dammit! All the cheat items in my family's possession are inside the vault and can only be used by the chosen one.

And you know what's funny? The chosen one is the Main Character that lived in the Holy Light Empire, the same empire that conquered the place where I lived. Argh!

"Haaaaa"

I released a sigh before looking at my father, who finished his speech. I guess a person with authority really likes hearing their own voice, even in the other universe.

"Elizabeth, you should socialize."

Seeing my chance to try to get closer with Isaac and other northern nobles, I nod my head at my mother's instruction. However, before I could walk away, my brother stopped me and sneered at me while saying.

"Don't you dare to try to sully our family name by befriending the northern barbarian. You should socialize with our kind."

"Our kind?"

"The pureblood. You should search a friend, our fellow noble, not a barbarian."

"Oh? Like Henry Blackbriar, the son of Matthew Blackbriar, your close friend?"

"Yes."

"The same family that was beaten black and blue by the Lionheart family. The family that sullied the knight code by not fighting with his man and leaving them alone to the lion to be eaten. The same person that ran with his tail under his leg from the fight? The same family that led his vassal to lose their family head? That same family?"

The more I speak, the redder my brother's face becomes.

"I think it is you who should think about which person you want to befriend before you decide to lecture me with your 'wisdom,' brother."

I left my brother before he could say something and walk toward the group of northern nobles sitting at the table in the back. Eight people are sitting there. Four men and four women.

"Good Evening, Lord Lionheart.. It is a pŀėȧsurė meeting you once again."