Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 287 - 274: These are a flock of fat sheep

"Are you sure? That caravan is actually those pampered Southern nobles in disguise?"

In a room in Streamwood Town, Anders lounged on a prepared bed, looking at the skinny guard.

After hearing his words, the guard’s expression looked a bit helpless,

"Lord Anders, this is the seventeenth time you’ve asked me. If I am not mistaken, they are certainly disguised nobles..."

"Think about it, do ordinary mercenaries and caravans have such builds and appearances? And their demeanor, though they deliberately tried not to seem like nobles, they didn’t seem like caravans or mercenaries either. Anyone with eyes can see, they’re just a bunch of rookies..."

"Besides, they’re planning to head to Fengye City, so I thought to ask you if we can go together..."

The guard spoke cautiously.

Anders did not immediately reply.

He squinted his eyes, asking,

"Did they... say anything else? Besides what you’ve told me before."

"No, nothing else."

The guard shook his head,

"They’re really just a group of young masters and misses seeking adventure and excitement, Lord Anders, you should be able to see that."

"By the way, haven’t I shown you the goods they brought? Those aren’t things ordinary people can get..."

Anders nodded slightly.

That fact was undeniable.

The plains wheat and Aries potatoes all carried a hint of magic, indicating these were carefully cultivated breeds.

And such things only nobles could obtain.

Even some commoner knights and mages had no means to access them.

Moreover... since they originally came for excitement and adventure and arrived at Streamwood Town, it indicated that they hadn’t encountered anything else that piqued their interest along the way.

Thinking of this, Anders felt slightly relieved.

He nodded indifferently,

"Then let’s travel together."

Although, as a vassal of the Empire’s frontier earl, he wasn’t particularly keen on these adventure-loving foreign noble young masters and misses, a noble is a noble, and making more friends could be quite beneficial for expanding connections.

Connections have always been the most powerful weapon and tool of the butler profession.

...

Time passed quickly, and the night swiftly came to an end.

During this time on Blue Star, it was exactly noon.

So some players chose to log off and return to reality for a nap, some chose to sleep in the game for the entire night, and others simply logged off to do other things in reality.

After a night, players whose bodies were once again full of energy logged back in.

The large caravan gathered at the town gate of Streamwood Town, with the skinny guard and Anders already waiting there.

The caravan’s travel permit was also brought over by the skinny guard.

After saying farewell to some villagers who came to see them off, the players’ caravan, along with the two humans, set out on the road to Fengye City.

After leaving Streamwood Town, the journey became much smoother.

Perhaps due to regular maintenance, the stone road connecting Streamwood Town and Fengye City was very flat and open, making the players who had been jolted for days feel much more comfortable.

Throughout the journey, players also engaged in deep conversations with the guards and Anders, cautiously probing each other.

However, the players mainly inquired about the customs of Fengye Territory, sought information about the nobles, and details about the auction.

In fact, by this point, players were already aware that their disguise as a caravan had likely been seen through.

Yet, for some reason, they seemed to have been mistaken for a group of noble young masters and misses out for fun and adventure...

This was evident from Anders’ hints about the players’ origins, and the subtle politeness in their conversations.

Of course, the key moment was during lunch when the guard accidentally let it slip.

While having lunch, the players naturally took out their own food supplies.

As Tianchao people who loved to enjoy life, even in the game, the food they brought was far more luxurious than the native commoners of Segis Continent.

Especially Little Xian Miao.

This girl had long been leading a group of life-oriented players, creating delicious pastries in this otherworld.

When she shared a piece of fruit pastry that she had brought, the guard couldn’t help but exclaim,

"As expected from Southern nobles... truly a life of luxury. It’s the best food I’ve ever tasted in my life."

Of course, after saying that, he realized he slipped up.

Then, nothing more was needed.

The players were initially puzzled, but soon realized that the other party must have made some kind of misunderstanding.

However, it wasn’t a big deal.

Since they were mistaken for nobles, they decided to play along, asking about local customs even more recklessly, completely dropping the charade of being a caravan.

*After all, it wasn’t a convincing act anyway!*

This, in turn, made the guard and Anders feel it was perfectly normal.

However, unfortunately for them, no matter how they probed, these "Southern nobles" kept tight-lipped about their origins...

Of course, in the end, Anders didn’t press any further.

After all, despite being a butler, he was considered a lower-ranked noble.

Since the others were so distant, *why should he bother ingratiating himself?*

The other reason was that with further observation, Anders discovered that although these young nobles were peculiar, they lacked the poise and common sense typical of nobles...

Of course, *young people tend to be a bit reckless.*

But this also indirectly indicated that even if they were nobles, these young ones were likely nouveau riche with not much heritage beneath them.

Nobility also had its hierarchy.

In the Segis World, the families with the deepest heritage were those with histories tracing back thousands of years.

Some of them... even had demigods in their lineage!

And among the topmost, some even carried the bloodline of a True God!

Especially in the Holy Mania Empire, many nobles were like this.

Of course, as time passed, many of these mythological families had already declined, or even gone extinct...

The frontier earl, while not such a noble, still had a history stretching over a thousand years.

The first generation of frontier earls was a Legendary Expert who made their mark during the Millennia’s Divine War, establishing a genuine legendary lineage!

In recent years, although the new frontier earl hadn’t reached legendary status, by marrying into an imperial candidate, the Fengye Family’s influence within the Empire had grown larger...

It could be said that within the Empire’s circles, the Fengye Territory nobles were considered upper-class.

This made Anders, who always took pride in being a vassal to a frontier earl, feel more confident.

These young nobles from the south probably did not have such heritage.

Moreover, they weren’t even nobles of the Empire!

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Though Aries Kingdom’s nobles were generally wealthier, in the eyes of the northern nobles, they were just nouveau riche dabbling in magic and commerce.

With this change in mindset, Anders’ perception of them shifted once again.

These young scions, carrying a variety of goods and clearly wealthy, were no longer seen as potential friends but rather as a flock of fat sheep...

He was already contemplating how to take advantage and make a profit from these naive sheep.

Once they’re in Fengye City,

*that would be his territory!*