Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 52 Chapter 52 Banquet
Sitting next to the lord is a pain - Dagon puts out a breath, and then turn your eyes for help to the parents not far away. Corona shrugged sympathetically, and Tormund pointed to the plate in front of him, which in combination was about holding back and gagging with food.

The banquet hall of the lord's mansion was steaming hot. Thirty sloping roasting forks were surrounded by a bonfire surrounded by stones in the center. The meat pieces covered with seasonings exuded an exciting aroma. All around the hall, the 12 flags representing the great achievements of the Neal family are on the left, the surname flags of other families in the city - more than forty in total - are hung on the right, and the "United Shield Banner" of the Strong Clan Council is on the right. Opposite the rostrum, it combines the colors of five metals, gold, silver, copper, iron and tin, and is particularly recognizable.

Dagon squinted his eyes and looked on the right. The Steelcast house didn't have a flag, but there was a longbow and halberd flag representing the weapon Master, which should be Tormund. Then, he was attracted by the singer in the center of the hall. A Jiangu clansman with a curly beard pulled a shamisen and sang a song. It's a pity that Lord Antoine on the left of Dagon and Ambassador Kirk on his right are toasting each other, hu hu haha flanking left and right, saliva and beer flying staggered above his head, so that he can't hear what the singer is singing.

It's been three hours since the feast for the clan council delegates, and the meat on the fork must be well done, calling for Dagon to eat it. He had been trying to find a chance to slip away and join in the joy of the guards, hunters and ordinary residents below, but it was obviously not possible. His duty today is to sit here and eat from start to finish.

"Come on, Dagon Neil," Ambassador Kirk, who was sitting on the right, squeezed his glass again and shouted with a red face, "For the health of the election king, let's have another drink!"

In order to elect Wang's health, they had already drank at least seven cups, and Dagon felt that Kirk was just greedy, and he had no other excuses in his mind, which was repeated seven times. However, Dagon found that his alcohol intake was really good. At least he still felt sober, and he didn't feel very excited or very tired. So he picked up the glass, the dark red lava beer tasted best when it was warm, and the escaping aroma could pass through the throat, into the mouth and nose, and then escape along the beard, providing a novel and refreshing drink. experience. Answering the toast, then clinking and toasting, Kirk sat down briefly with satisfaction, then yelled "fill me up!"

Dagon hiccupped and smacked the lips, and he was still hunger. It's been three hours, and in order not to get involved in the conversation that he doesn't understand, Dagon self-taught has learned the trick of filling his mouth with food and nodded responding. At the banquet at this time, he ate a lot of food that he had never seen before, and the quantity was quite good, but the same dish had been served for the fourth time, and it was estimated that there was nothing fancy. Now, only the meat on the fork appeals to him the most.

How to succeed? Dagon had hinted at the servant who delivered the food with his eyes several times, and there was even some pleading in his eyes, but no one helped him. Their job is to pour the wine as fast as they can, then change plates and serve new dishes at a regular rhythm, and that's it. Their work is circular, like the movement of the mana frame. How did it all start?

Dagon suddenly feels as though he forgot to order something, and he suspects that alcohol is finally kicking in. So, like a child's temper tantrum, he began to try hard to remember, vowing not to be defeated by beer. Oh, it all started with Antoine's speech, the main content is to welcome the representatives of the clan meeting, especially thank them for their hard work to send a lot of food and wine. He seemed to have heard someone say below that the wine was actually tax owed by Beertown, but he didn't hear anything from the man after that, presumably being dragged out.

It was followed by Kirk's speech, he almost told the history of the Neal family from beginning to end, as if very learned. Only at this time did Dagon understand why the first dish was fish fillet with bitter green onion. It was because the speech was too verbose, and the hot dishes would also be dragged into cold dishes. It is better to serve the cold dishes directly to ensure the flavor. There seemed to be someone shouting hunger downstairs, so Kirk should speak less. Antoine seemed to laughed, Kirk shouted hehe haha, these Dagon heard. In any case, I didn't talk much about it later, especially the history of the past two or three generations, and I covered it in a sentence or two.

Then everyone started drinking and eating. Dagon is not used to forks, knives and spoons are the cutlery he is better at. Although he has only been a hunter for half a year, his way of eating is no different from that of the old hunter. Whatever is cut with the knife, he will use the knife to put whatever is in his mouth.

The crowd raised their glasses and drank happily during the banquet. The ample food made everyone very happy, and Dagon was no exception. Based on the texture of the meat, he could identify foods he had never seen before, and frequently attacked them with a knife. Also based on the texture of the meat, he was able to recognize which food was brought back by the hunting party, and he was also proud of his credit for it. This is the 3rd-layer satisfaction of the mouth, stomach, and soul, the most fulfilling day for Dagon since he was born.

Under the beard, Starhelm peeked out, shooting out his tongue to stick to the small pieces of meat Dagon had cut for him, catching it into his mouth, then retracting behind his beard to eat slowly. This little fellow is also very happy today, but only on the matter of eating and drinking. It seems that it doesn't like to be lively, and is more careful than usual to hide behind the beard and not show his head if he can. Speaking of which, Dagon's mission today is the same, as long as you sit there eating and drinking, and prove to the representatives of the clan meeting that there is such a Neil in Jiangu City, that's enough.

"Dagon, your drinking is really good." Antoine finally remembered him, turned his head to extend the hand and patted his shoulder. "Have you had twenty drinks? Don't you feel your stomach is bloated and panicked?"

"Hey, this youngster is good for drinking!" Kirk gave a thumbs up on the other side: " Well... hiccup... he'll be fine in Myris, I can assure you..."

Dagon didn't know what to say when Antoine was behind him again. He patted his back twice and said, "Go ahead, tidy up first, and then entertain the guests below. You see more and more people are getting drunk, don't let them hurt each other."

very good, you can slip! Dagon fully understood, nodded to the left and right, and slid away like a loach. Kirk seemed to want to hold Dagon back to say something, but he was a little too drunk and just slapped the chair.

After going around in a circle, Dagon has a very clear goal to come to the parents' table. There was a guy across from them who had fallen asleep on the table after being drunk, so he certainly wouldn't mind moving to the side to make room for Dagon. After sitting down, Dagon felt reassured and his appetite improved. He picked up a rib, broke it open with both hands, and put it on a plate to eat, and Starhelm rarely showed his head, waving his little paws to greet the Steelcasts.

"Aren't you full on top?" Corona glanced sideways, and without anyone noticing, forked half a steak at lightning speed and shoved it into Dagon's plate. "I think the thick soup I used before was pretty good, with shrimp in it. I'll go look for it for you."

"Mom, don't go, I'm full, and now I just don't think I can waste it." Dagon takes priority Cuts the steak and asks, "Does my performance look okay over there?"

"Performed very calmly, no problem at all." mother said with a smile: "I'm watching from below. I feel very proud, and your dad is also very proud, but he said sorry."

"I'm just sitting and eating, what's there to praise?" Tormund winked backwards and said: " Your brother, Levanko is here."

Levanko Neal is the beloved elder son of Antoine and Garuda, he is twenty years older than Dagon and is currently the deputy commander of the guard official. Compared with other Jiangu clansman, Levanco is a little thinner, but more capable. His beard is combed into three braids on his chest, and the rings above show that he has finished apprenticeship in both crossbow shooting and armor forging, a remarkable achievement for his age.

Everyone in the Neal family has black hair and beards, and Levanco is no exception. He approached from behind, "asked" the man next to Dagon to change positions, and straddled the bench. This is clearly for Dagon.

"You broke the bridge of my younger sister's nose." Levanco went straight to the point and said, "She was very sad, covering her nose the whole banquet, and felt that she was not beautiful. I saw her I secretly wiped my tears twice."

Dagon tugged at his beard and said sincerely: "I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to hurt her, I just wanted to get my weapon back. Her injury, It was indeed caused by my failure to hold back."

"My younger sister, she didn't expect that the things she picked up in her own home would be from outsiders." Levanco said: "Obviously, someone You were taken advantage of by trying to mess with our Neil family."

"Well, that's the truth." Dagon seriously nodded, while glancing at the meat on the plate.

"As a big brother, I should vent my anger for younger sister and find a reason to beat you. Although you were taught by the weapon Master Steelcast, I still have the confidence to win you." Levanco said : "Before the banquet started, I had already thought about the reasons. Anyway, I will lead you out of the banquet hall and punch you in the stomach. Even if I take a few blows, I can make you eat all the meat today. You are afraid Not afraid?"

"Not afraid." Dagon shook his head: "In order not to waste food, I can run. I don't think you can catch up with me."

"en. Gap can jump to the stalactite, very difficult to deal with. I went to the scene to see it, and I thought I couldn't. After I came back, I had someone try to draw the distance, and it was barely successful the fifth time, so your courage is indeed very strong , your speed and jumping ability are also better than mine. But I didn't eat much today, so I can close the gap in flexibility."

"Hey...you...you are lying." Dagon scratched hard. Scratching his hair, he asked: "must fight?"

Levanke shook his head and said, "Fighting with you again means that I have also been used once. So, as long as I don't fight, then I won you. "

" call, don't fight, I am going to be strong first, give you a punch on your nose, so you can please go out, keep me It's hard to eat the food in my stomach."

Dagon's words made Levanko sweat a lot, and he even raised his hand to touch his currently intact nose. In order to find this place, he snorted and said, "Dagon, you are going to Myris, do you know why Jiangu clansman hates that broken place?"

(End of this chapter)

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