Heart of the Castle

Chapter 415 Attending the appointment on time with a gorgeous lineup (8-word chapter)
A light carriage passed by the streets of the royal capital Fermeyer like a water bird, making almost no sound except for the crisp knocking of the bells hanging around the necks of the two thoroughbred horses.This is almost unbelievable, because despite the spaciousness of the streets in Fermeyer, centuries of use have left deep marks on its stone-paved pavement, some of which are several centimeters deep. However, when the carriage passes, violent bumps and noises are almost inevitable.

However, this carriage is indeed different. Even when the body is driven on the worst road surface, there is no feeling of bumps.Moreover, the steps of the two thoroughbred horses pulling the cart were extremely light, as if they were not pulling the cart and running, but pulling the cart and flying.

If only a more careful person can discover this, the luxury of this carriage can be clearly seen by everyone.The body is made of a precious wood called diamond sandalwood. The rarest thing about this kind of wood is not only its high value, comparable to silver of the same weight, but also its excellent magic defense, and its sturdiness is far beyond Ordinary steel.Even if it is cut with a sword carefully crafted by a dwarf blacksmith, it can only leave a negligible scratch.

Because of such characteristics, the difficulty of processing diamond sandalwood is as well-known as its high value. Even making a small shield requires several craftsmen to work continuously for one or two months. carriage?Before this carriage appeared, even His Majesty the King had never imagined it like this.

There are two metal badges inlaid on the left and right sides of the carriage. Apart from this, there are no other decorations on the outside of the carriage, but these two badges alone are enough to surprise those who are familiar with aristocratic heraldry.The emblem on the left is a unique beast with the characteristics of a lion and an eagle. Its wings are soaring so vividly, and there is even a feeling that it may swoop down from the car door at any time; the emblem on the right is a beautifully shaped sword. , entwined with ivy and thorn roses.The appearance of these two badges is in the shape of a shield. Anyone with a little knowledge of heraldry can clearly understand that the owner of this carriage is a powerful lord who has made field feats.

The metal used to make the badge is not the commonly used brass, nor even the gold that the rich and nobles like to show off, but a silver-white metal with a very fine color, like running water, but only the most ignorant people will use this metal Considered to be silver of poor quality, it can actually be recognized from the unique color that these two badges are both forged from the magical metal known as the "Gift of the Earth" - Mithril, and the purity is extremely high. high.

The dozen or so entourages galloping behind the carriage were all dressed in neat knight casual clothes, with cold expressions, and swords hanging from their waists.That's not the kind of decoration that the royal nobles usually wear, but a heavy guy that can really slash on the battlefield. Although these people are not wearing knight armor, the murderous feeling has not weakened in the slightest. .

Watching the group of people leave the Mermaid Hotel and quickly head towards Xicheng District, the eyeliners near the hotel were a little at a loss for a while, and then several pigeons sending messages flew into the air and flew in different directions.However, at almost the same moment, the sound of fiercely flapping wings fell from the sky, and a group of astonishingly large crows appeared from nowhere, screaming hoarsely, and swooped down viciously towards the pigeons.

The sky around the Mermaid Hotel was filled with screams and wings, and white and black feathers fell one after another. Many pedestrians stopped in surprise and looked up at this rare scene in the sky.

Although these pigeons have been trained to deliver messages and to avoid arrows that may be shot from the ground, no one has thought of training them to resist enemies who also have wings.The big crows that are a specialty of the Rotten Swamp are smart and courageous. Even facing eagles and vultures, they dare to fight. It was over at the beginning, and the mourning of the carrier pigeons was extremely miserable, but it quickly fell to zero, and soon these birds with white feathers, together with the information they wanted to deliver, filled the hungry stomachs of the big crows.

After this delay, there were very few eyeliners who could keep up with the team, and almost all of them ran forward desperately, regardless of the danger of revealing their identities.Even so, they were still pushed farther and farther away by the team, and in the end they could only helplessly watch the carriage and the knights flee away.

The mansion of Grand Duke Raul Adams is located in the western city of Fermeyer, the capital of the kingdom. It is a tall, square, and extremely sturdy castle-shaped building, facing the royal palace guarded by the Ashes Fortress.It used to be the first fort built by Arthur I in Fermeyer, and it was also the royal palace of several generations of King Arthur, but its value as a military fortress is much higher than that of a royal palace.After King Arthur IX built the current palace, he moved in without hesitation and used it as the residence of other important members of the royal family.

Although Flandala's golden face had slanted towards the west, it was still early in the evening, and the guests who received the invitation to the Grand Duke's banquet had already gathered in front of the door.As the younger brother of His Majesty the King, Grand Duke Raul has a very high status in the Kingdom of Arthur. Those who can get the invitations he sent are either rich or noble. Therefore, although the guests have been welcomed into the mansion, the large number of entourage and staff they brought The carriage, however, made the wide road in front of the mansion extremely congested, so that the carriages of many late guests could not move forward, and the sound of quarrels could be heard from time to time.

Such was the predicament it faced when the buggy bearing the griffin badge arrived.Sitting on the coachman's seat was a tall and straight middle-aged man with a hard-to-remember ordinary face. Seeing the crowded situation in front of him, he shook the reins lightly, and the two thoroughbred horses immediately slowed down. Footsteps, showing very good obedience.

"Ston...well, I mean, Sir Rodriguez, why did the carriage stop and what happened in front?" Liveston's voice sounded from inside the carriage.

"Master Li Wei, the road ahead is blocked. If you don't think of a way, the carriage may not be able to pass." The middle-aged man turned his head and replied.

"Then shall we get out of the car and walk..." Li Wei was interrupted by a somewhat rigid voice just in the middle of his words. "Master Li Wei, please pay attention to your current status. The children of the ancient family will not let their feet be stained with dust."

"Well, Mr. Dish..."

"Please call me Butler Frederick."

"Okay, Steward Frederick, I'm afraid it will be difficult for those people to get out of this way, so how can we get in?" Li Wei changed his words hastily.

"Sir Rodriguez has his way, doesn't he?"

A somewhat helpless smile appeared on the face of the middle-aged man, "Of course, Steward Frederick, but that will scare many people, and it seems that he is not very respectful to His Excellency Grand Duke Raul."

"Maybe this is exactly what Raul's fox wants." Butler Frederick snorted, "Otherwise, with his mind, would there be so many people and carriages stuck here?"

Sir Rodriguez nodded, then turned to face the crowded front.There happened to be several carriages colliding with each other, and they were inseparable from each other. The drivers cracked their whips in the air, and there was a lot of puns and curses; The ground was covered with dust and smoke, but there was no way to move forward or backward.

"It seems that you can't solve it by yourself." Sir Rodriguez muttered to himself, "Then let me help you with a sword."

The last word was still lingering on the tip of his tongue, Sir Rodriguez's right shoulder sank slightly, and the star iron giant sword crossed his shoulder, drawing a fierce arc of light, the sword light had a rust-like color, and slashed forward out!
"No... thank you so much!"

The several carriages standing in front of them smashed into pieces with a violent roar as if struck by a thunderbolt. Whether it was the carriages made of high-quality wood or the wheels wrapped with brass or other precious metals, they were all shattered by the sword light. Crush into pieces no larger than the size of a palm.Screams and exclamations came one after another. The coachman and servants who were waving their long whips and cursing loudly just now were so scared that they hugged their heads and lay on the ground. The performances of the nobles sitting in the carriages were not so noble. Some of them imitated those servants, lying on the ground and howling, while some still managed to stand on their feet, but the place between their legs was already wet with water.

But what is surprising is that such a terrifying sword light did not hurt anyone at all. Although the clothes of some wide and fat noble lords have been torn, revealing the fat and white skin underneath, but even the most No minor scars remained.

After Jian Guang shattered those carriages, he continued to move forward without stopping, breaking the stone slabs on the ground wherever he passed.People screamed and parted to both sides, and forced to open a wide enough passage in front of the already overcrowded gate. They couldn't help but marvel at the infinite potential of these guys.

Seeing the sword light sweeping countless dust and debris, and crashing into the steel gate of Grand Duke Raul's mansion with a loud roar, the expressions of the two guards of the Grand Duke's mansion who were watching the excitement on both sides of the gate changed slightly, and the two long halberds were thrown at the gate. The front cross was blocked, and there was a bright and dazzling fighting spirit light on it.

"The fighting spirit is scattered! Those two guards are great knights!" A voice screamed, "Look, the guards in front of His Excellency Raul's mansion are all great knights!"

"Ha, that guy who swings the sword is going to be in trouble!" Another voice smiled gloatingly.

Almost no one noticed the extraordinarily dignified expressions on the faces of the two great knights, the veins on the backs of their hands were exposed, and they poured all their fighting energy into the halberds carefully forged by the dwarf blacksmith.

The rust-colored sword light collided violently with two halberds shining with dou qi light, the clanging sound was so sharp that it could almost pierce eardrums, and the shattered iron filings shot out like heavy rain.The two guards of the Grand Duke's mansion who had the strength of a great knight collapsed like beans, leaving only half of the broken halberd in their hands.

Those noisy voices disappeared immediately, and many people opened their mouths wide and looked at the front of the Grand Duke's mansion. The two steel gates were safe and sound, but it was not the result of the two great knights resisting with all their strength, but a flashing blue gate. The radiant long sword suddenly appeared at the last moment, which blocked Sir Rodriguez's vicious blow.

The long sword was tightly held in a hand that was as dry as a dry tree root. The bright blue light flowing on the blade was like a flawless gemstone, making the person holding the sword even more ugly, and the surprised expression on that face was even more aggravated. such an ugly impression.

"It's Sir Al-Adir, Lord of the Broken Sword! A Lord with a sword!"

"It's exciting to watch, that is a nobleman with a sword!"

"It's still so rampant in front of His Excellency Raul's mansion, will he suffer now?"

Al-Adil paid no heed to the voices of discussion around him. He raised his head, shot a sharp gaze from his one eye, and looked directly at Sir Rodriguez who was sitting in the driver's seat of the chaise.This gaze was so sharp that it could cut someone's skin, but Sir Rodriguez showed a calm expression, the reins shook slightly, and the two thoroughbreds immediately moved gracefully along the sword light. The channel moves forward slowly.

The noise of the crowd gradually ceased as the carriage moved forward. If the diamond sandalwood carriage and the Mithril badge were not enough to make them shut up, then the vigilant and confused expression of Sir Al-Adir, the Broken Sword, would definitely make them understand. The people in this carriage are so dignified that even a Lord with a sword would not dare to offend.

"Your Excellency, please stop." Seeing that the carriage was approaching the gate, Al Adir had to take a step forward and said loudly. "Please identify yourself. Your Excellency the Grand Duke has something to do today, so you can't meet guests without an appointment." Although he still held the long sword tightly in his hand, the edge of the sword pointed obliquely at the ground to show that there was no hostility.

The window of the carriage opened a gap, revealing an elderly face with meticulously groomed gray hair and beard. Judging from his demeanor and temperament, he undoubtedly belonged to a senior noble housekeeper. "Your lord, my master is here upon invitation." The old butler spoke a common language with a northern accent, "But these impolite fellows blocked the way of a nobleman, it is really unforgivable."

"I am quite familiar with the guests invited by Your Excellency this time. May I ask who is your master?" Al-Adir said, staring at the only remaining eye, with a bit of doubt in his tone.

"My master is His Excellency Baron Leviston." The old butler announced in a somewhat haughty tone. "In the north, everyone calls him Lord Griffon."

Al Adil's eyes flickered violently, and he immediately ordered loudly: "Come on, report to His Excellency Grand Duke Raul immediately! The guardian of the northern border of the kingdom, the hero who ended the disaster, all the lands north of the Green Castle and the Sealand River Or, Lord Griffin, Baron Leviston has arrived!" The series of titles were resoundingly announced in his mouth, making those around who were expecting to see the excitement shrink their heads.Then Adil greeted him sideways, and said, "Please come in, Lord Li Wei, the carriage can go straight ahead, Your Excellency the Grand Duke will be waiting for you in the hall."

Sir Roderick nodded lightly to Al Adil, then shook the reins, and the carriage drove forward almost silently. Pay tribute to His Excellency the Archduke Raul.

"I'm very interested in Your Excellency's sword. If you are willing to reward me, can we have a good fight after the banquet?" Al Adil suddenly said as he watched the carriage pass by the gate.

"Thanks to Sir Canjian's great love, but please allow me to refuse." Sir Rodriguez said calmly, without any emotion in his voice, "I am not interested in your sword. The hand of the sword is already dull." When he said this, Sir Rodriguez paused for a moment, and then added, "Perhaps the original you can still make me interested in fighting."

The light in Adil's one-eyed flashed, and then dimmed again, "I see..." He whispered to himself, "Is it true that Firmeyer's good life has made me unable to hold a sword?"

The light carriage drove forward along the road paved with stone slabs. The tall trees planted on both sides were like sentinels. Many servants were busy in the garden. When they saw the carriage passing by, they couldn't help but stop and look over here. .Many people showed very surprised expressions on their faces, obviously this kind of situation is rare.

At this time, the sky had gradually dimmed, golden stars in twos and threes began to appear in the sky, and warm lights began to flow out from the windows of the castle-like building in front, driving away the cold feeling.A small group of maids carried colored lanterns to the lawn, where the banquet venue had already been set up. Several long tables were piled up with all kinds of food, and several barbecue pits in the middle were blazing with charcoal fire. After finishing the whole steer, two burly cooks were working together to turn the spit, the blood and grease dripped into the fire, giving off the unique aroma of roasted meat.

It can be seen that Grand Duke Raul attached great importance to this banquet, and the whole mansion was decorated with flowers and satin, which weakened the chilling aura of the military fortress a lot.On tables covered with rich silk tablecloths were set silver candlesticks and pewter platters, and tallow candles as thick as arms shone enchantingly.As it was getting late, most of the Grand Duke's guests had already taken their seats, but the two sides of the long table including the host's seat were still sparse. His Excellency the Grand Duke Raul himself was not here, but was replaced by his sons and daughters. Greet guests.

Baron Hughes once said in a slightly joking tone that looking at the kingdoms of mankind, Grand Duke Raul Adams of the Kingdom of Arthur is definitely the leading commander. At least he does not have to worry about the lack of subordinates, because he can give birth to A whole legion.Although Li Wei had also heard about the unrestrained private life of His Excellency Raul, he still took Baron Hughes' words as sarcasm and irony at the beginning, especially when the words came from the mouth of the same playboy. feeling of jealousy.

However, when Li Wei saw the 43 sons of Grand Duke Raul, [-] grandsons and many daughters, granddaughters and illegitimate children all appearing at the banquet hall and occupying a full half of the country, he finally agreed in his heart Baron Hughes' words.

His Excellency the Grand Duke Raúl is indeed a great commander, and quite possibly a great king.Because if this continues, it is very likely that before the grand duke steps into the eternal night kingdom of the sleeper Ku Ximu, his descendants will be able to independently create a kingdom.

Seeing the buggy drive into the empty space in front of the castle, a man in his 30s came up to him. He was well dressed and tall, but a little frail, with a bookish look on his face. Looks more like a scholar than a knight.

The door of the carriage opened immediately, and the old butler Frederick stepped down first, followed by Li Wei, who was dressed in gorgeous aristocratic attire, stepped out of the carriage, with a short cloak depicting countless griffins flying in the sky on his shoulders, and a gorgeous and exquisite knight The sword swayed slightly at his waist following his steps.

The man came in front of Li Wei, bowed gracefully and introduced himself. "I am the second son of the Grand Duke Raul, Sir Bona Adams. On behalf of my father, I would like to extend my welcome to you, Your Excellency Baron Leviston." His voice was gentle, and his light gray eyes gleamed with hospitality, " My father is still changing clothes, please take your seat and wait a moment... Or, if you don't think it's offensive, please allow me to introduce you to a few wealthy celebrities from Firmeyer?"

Li Wei smiled a little reservedly—this expression made Mr. Dish, who turned into an old butler, train him for four hours before he barely passed the test. "Sir Bona, do you mean the gentlemen sitting there?" His tone was pointed. "Before introducing them to each other, I want to know what great achievements they have made?"

Sir Bona was a little surprised by this question. Although the polite smile did not waver, the surprise flashed in his eyes revealed that his heart was not at peace. "Your Excellency Li Wei, if it's about their family history, then I can talk about it all night, but if it's about them themselves... who do you want to know about?"

"That tall and thin man is fine." Levi said afterwards, "It's the one with the double-sword badge of the Great Knight Commander pinned to his chest. I don't feel any fighting spirit from him, Sir Rodriguez ,And you?"

"Me neither, Master Levi." The middle-aged knight who was the coachman replied respectfully.

Interest flashed in Sir Bona's pale gray eyes, "Your Excellency Levi, I haven't asked you yet, what is the name of this knight-lord who makes Sir Adil feel ashamed?"

"My swordsmanship teacher, Sir Rodriguez, is also the captain of the guard responsible for my personal safety." Li Wei introduced lightly, and then the middle-aged knight nodded to Sir Bona. "Nice to meet you, Sir Bona." He said softly, "After all, it is very rare to meet an alchemist who has reached the quasi-master level."

Sir Bona could barely hide his surprise, he never thought that his deeply hidden identity would be revealed. "I'm honored too," he replied almost muttering, cold sweat dripping from his brow. "Oh, Your Excellency Li Wei, the Grand Knight Commander you mentioned did not understand the power of battle qi. But he holds an important position in the Knights Guarding the Kingdom, so with the permission of the Kingdom's important ministers, he is granted the honorary Grand Knight Commander status. It is similar to those noble titles that have no fiefs and no people."

"Honor... Grand Knight Commander?" Li Wei almost showed a disgusted expression, "Then what feats has he built to be able to occupy an important position in the Kingdom Guard Knights?"

"That... he once wrote a few small poems, which was appreciated by His Excellency the star mentor, Satnhell, and he is a close confidant of the Unsullied Lord Bamilian." Sir Bona explained, unable to bear it. Keep showing a weird smile.

"That's really amazing, Steward Frederick, I remember you also wrote some poems?" Li Wei also laughed.

"Master Li Wei, you have misremembered. I am only fluent in literature and ink. If it is about etiquette, I am still at a certain level. If writing poetry is such a profound thing, don't make it difficult for me?" Butler Frederick said in a flat tone. replied.

"It's a pity, otherwise you would have been able to get the title of Honorary Grand Knight Commander." Li Wei looked at another guest again, "Sir Bona, who is that one? It's the one who wears one leg Blue, one leg of red tight pants, the one wearing a dark purple dress sprinkled with pink rose petals."

"Oh, that is Sir Barabba, a master scholar. His clothes are the uniforms of the senior tutors of the Star Academy designed by himself, although no one wants to wear them." Sir Bona replied.

"I'm afraid as long as a sane person will refuse to make a fool of himself like this." Sir Rodriguez could not help but interrupted and commented.

"You are right, Sir Rodriguez, but the master astrologers who study the stars are more or less insane, because they study a field that only the gods can set foot in, so they will be a little crazy in their daily behavior Maybe."

"Then what talent does this celebrity scholar have? In terms of fashion design?" Li Wei asked.

"Perhaps there are some, but the most famous talent of this Sir Barabbas is medicine. It is said that he can use a needle to pick out the spinal cord of a frog without causing the frog to die immediately."

Sir Bona's answer made Levi even feel slightly nauseous. His brows were wrinkled, and his fingers twirled the hilt of the sword at his waist. The hard and familiar feeling calmed him down. "What an amazing scholar. He picked the frog's spinal cord with a needle, so he must have become the tutor of the Star Academy because of this?"

"That's not true. The reason why he became a tutor at the Star Academy is that half of the blood flowing in his body belongs to the Hull family, although the other half belongs to a tavern maid."

"I see." Li Wei looked at the group of rich and famous people who were walking around gracefully and talking softly with each other, and suddenly felt dull. "And now do me one last favor, Sir Bonnar."

"Happy to serve you, Your Excellency Baron Levi."

"Please don't introduce me to any of them, if anyone wants to know me, please help me out."

This sentence is obviously not in line with the etiquette that the children of ancient families should have, but Butler Frederick did not remind Li Wei. On the contrary, the old butler watched the group of rich and famous people mingling with each other with piercing eyes, and his eyes were deep and desolate. And with a strong sense of sadness.

"Look, this is the country you built, and these people are..." The voice of the old butler was so low that even Sir Bona, who was joking beside him, didn't notice it at all, but Levi and Sir Rodriguez spoke at the same time Feeling this strange emotion, his eyes swept over with worry.

"Steward Frederick!" Li Wei deliberately said in a slightly louder voice, "Please prepare the presents you brought. When His Excellency the Grand Duke arrives in a while, it may seem a bit hasty."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Master Levi, I haven't seen such a scene for a long time, and I lost my composure for a while." The old butler Frederick replied hastily, and then beckoned the accompanying knights to the carriage.

His Excellency Grand Duke Raul appeared a little earlier than expected. Li Wei was chatting with Sir Bona without a word. Suddenly, he felt that the banquet hall behind him fell silent, and those celebrities in the royal capital who were talking were closed mouth, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Listening to these guys talking is really unbearable, and Li Wei even has a feeling that he would rather fight the demon army again than stay with these so-called celebrities for a while.Because although the demons are cruel and powerful, iron and fire are enough to treat them well, but for these rich and famous people, Li Wei doesn't know how to deal with them.

Fortunately, after Sir Bona realized that Levi had no intention of socializing, he did not force others to make things difficult for him. Instead, he continued to talk with him, and intentionally or unintentionally revealed many things about the capital of Fermeyer, some of which were even unknown to Baron Hughes. Mastered.

"Your Excellency Baron Levi, my father is here." Sir Bona glanced at the banquet hall, "My father has been looking forward to your arrival for a long time, so if it is convenient for you now, please come with me."

Of course, Li Wei had no reason to refuse. The young lord and Sir Rodriguez looked at each other, then nodded and said, "Okay, Sir Bona, I will follow your orders." Then he turned his head and looked in the direction of the carriage. After a while, "Sir Rodriguez, please go and see Butler Frederick, has he prepared the gift for His Excellency Grand Duke Raul?"

　This month is over, so many disasters, try to update next month![-] daily guaranteed!Please continue to support Shen Duxing and Heart of the Castle.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)