Firearms in a Fantasy World

Chapter 174: Dinner

Translator: Cinder Translations

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The steward of the Foster family led everyone to a reception room and instructed several other servants to serve beverages and snacks.

"Please wait for a moment. I will go and inform the second young master, Quill Foster. He will come to meet you soon."

Then the steward politely excused himself and left the reception room.

"Indeed, the nobles from the South are extraordinary! Look at where they live, and look at their servants."

"Yes, look at these utensils. They are all made of glass, just like back home, but their cups exude a sense of artistry no matter how you look at them."

"Oh, you know about art?"

"Why wouldn't I know about art?"

A merchant representative picked up the cup in front of him.

"Look! Isn't this made of porcelain? Earl Grayman has really managed to sell products from his own factory to the Angle Bay."

"I envy that. How did the Earl manage to establish a connection with the Foster family?"

Quik took a sip of the beverage served to him.

"Ugh! What is this? Why is it so bitter?"

"Haha, Captain, haven't you tried this before? This is called tea, it can't be grown in the North, not something ordinary people can enjoy!"

"It's really awful, so bitter. Isn't it like paying to suffer?"

"Captain Quik doesn't understand, right? This tea..."

Just as everyone was talking, a voice came from the doorway: "Master Quill is here."

Hearing that the host had arrived, everyone stood up and looked towards the direction of the door.

"Welcome!"

Quill Foster briskly entered the reception room and proceeded to hug each person.

Everyone relaxed, previously worried that he might act like a typical highborn, but it turned out that this second young master was quite approachable.

Starting with Quik, everyone introduced themselves one by one.

"Please, have a seat!"

After everyone sat down as invited by Quill, he began to speak.

"I was quite surprised when Paul wrote saying he was sending a ship south to open a new route. When I was in the Northwest Bay, he mentioned building a full-sail ship. I thought it would take a year or two to succeed, but I didn't expect it to be built so quickly."

Quik expressed gratitude on behalf of Paul: "We have to thank you and your family for recruiting so many excellent shipbuilders for us, especially Mr. Benjamin. They have made significant contributions to Alden."

"Haha!"

The second young master of the Foster family laughed heartily, showing genuine happiness.

"It's nothing, it's nothing! Paul is my friend, and he saved my life once. It's only right."

Then he carefully inquired about recent events in Alden over the past few months.

Quik detailed the process of eliminating pirates, but due to confidentiality reasons, he only briefly mentioned the performance of the Hope battleship and the muskets and cannons in combat, even though these matters were weighing heavily on his mind.