Warhammer: Return of the Dragon

Chapter 60 Banquet
At the same time, in the underground secret room of a manor in Lothern, a man wearing a scholar's robe and looking like a scholar is operating a magic device.

The device is full of dark runes, with internal organs and stumps hanging from it, and as the blood continues to pour, the runes begin to glow with purple-black light.

"Imric has arrived in Lothern."

After the runes flashed, Itaris stood in front of the table, seemingly talking to himself.

"How is his ability?" A hoarse voice came from the device.

"It's hard to judge, Imrik is well protected by Mikhail."

"But Mikhail is still dead, by your hand, Julian."

"Hand of Peep Caledonian."

"You know how to do it, Caledon is the biggest obstacle for me to regain the kingship."

"Everyone dies, but kingship lasts forever."

After speaking, the runes of the device stopped flashing, and Itaris, or Julian Shiv, was thinking about how to get rid of the Dragon Prince.

As a spy lurking in Ulthuan for hundreds of years, he is no longer accustomed to using sharp blades and poisons to deal with enemies as he was in Naggarond.

He despises the political schemes of these cowardly cousins, but he is also proficient in this way. In many cases, he does not need to take action himself. As long as he provokes a little, there will be countless people who peep at the power, like tarsal maggots, who can't wait to eat the dragon's flesh bones.

After thinking for a long time, looking at this device that is connected with Ulthuan's orthodox kingship, he pulled out a short Druzzi dagger, and quickly stabbed it into a severed hand on the table, "Elion, you will be Druqi The blade of vengeance."

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Coming to the familiar Phoenix King's Court, the Dragon Prince has been here many times, but every time he feels the irony, the living environment of the Outer Ring Kingdom is completely different from here.

The aristocrats who are eligible to enter this banquet intentionally avoided these Caledonians wearing red and white aristocratic costumes. No one wanted to take the initiative to contact these arrogant and reckless warriors. In front of the prince, he bowed and said.

"His Royal Highness, thank you for accepting the invitation of His Majesty the Phoenix King to come to the banquet prepared for the celebration. I am Joyle, the courtier of the Phoenix King. I will accompany you next time, and you can ask for any needs."

Joyle received an order at noon, that is, to be in charge of receiving the Dragon Prince who came to Lothern from Caledor. To strengthen the influence in the Phoenix Royal Court, or to obtain first-hand inside information, these court officials would often be bribed.

Many of them also relied on this method to buy villas and hire servants in a place like Lothern where every inch of land is precious. This banquet is the largest since Finnuba took the throne, and they thought they could make a fortune. , but did not expect to receive Caledonian.

These rock-headed heads don't pay attention to the news of the Phoenix Royal Court at all, and engage in palace plots?If you play with your brains, Caledo will play with force, and you will be beaten out of your brains. It’s fine if you don’t have the golden leaf, but every Dragon Prince is notoriously bad-tempered.

The King of Conquerors doesn't engage in poetry or court enjoyment, but only thinks about fighting. Ka Er is even more arrogant. Someone standing in front of him seems to be an offense to him. Tetris' hatred for his dark cousin makes him compare to Asu Er, more like a Druzzi.

Carefully hunched his waist and waited for the Dragon Prince's response. He thought about the Dragon Prince's reaction countless times in the afternoon, whether he would just kick him away, or angrily scold him for his low status and refuse to enter the banquet. When he was about to stay, a cold and haughty word made him feel relieved.

Then I saw the feet on the stirrups leave the horse and came to the ground, "Lead the way, have all the people of Lothern turned into a pile of soft bones because of their superior living environment?"

Not daring to think about such seriously insulting words, Joyff immediately asked the attendants behind to lead the horses of several people to the royal stable.

Every prince of Caledor who arrives at the Phoenix King's court will only be treated a little lower than the Phoenix King, even in the period of the Phoenix King of Isis who puts more emphasis on civility than martial arts.

As Edteris took Frona out of the carriage, Joyff bowed and made a gesture of invitation, "Honorable Dragon Prince, brave Dragon Prince, elegant lady, please."

Imrik didn't care too much about his humble attitude. From the memory of the original owner, he had seen this kind of thing too much. On the one hand, they despised Caledon's arrogance in their hearts, and on the other hand, they needed to rely on Caledon Therefore, he can only assume this distorted attitude.

As the Dragon Prince stepped into the courtyard, a hollow circle gradually formed in the crowd. Caledon only had Imrik and a few people participating. For that silent kingdom, such a banquet seemed too noisy, and no one would deliberately Rush to Lothern, an upstart place, to attend the banquet.

Bustling crowds flowed in the manor, expensive magic table lamps hung on the corridors, illuminating the night brightly, the gems worn on the body shone with various lights under the lights, and the fine wines were neatly placed in various positions by the attendants , precious ingredients from all over the world are put on the table after being handed by the royal chef.

Everyone was full of smiles. For a banquet of this level, receiving the invitation letter made by the top craftsman and decorated with gilt fonts and fine gemstones already represented the status of the family.

Under the brilliance here, the deepest darkness of Ulthuan is hidden. Countless conspiracies are unfolding from tonight. In the future, there will be gains or losses. After that, you will lose the qualification to step in again forever.

But all of this has nothing to do with the Dragon Prince. The kingdom is ruled by the prince, and the prince is jointly elected by the various nobles. However, as long as the dragon tamer family has no heirs, it will always be the ruler of Caledor, and it is naturally related to the Dragon Prince. The identities of these people create a huge chasm, which is both lineage and responsibility.

Coming to the inside, there are only a few middle-level nobles on the periphery, who are not yet qualified to come to the circle that symbolizes the top of Ulthuan's power. Originally, there are only two or three nobles left in Davian's family, and there is no way. Entered, but the guards at the door saw that it was the Dragon Prince, so they didn't dare to say anything. After all, there used to be a Dragon Prince who rode a giant dragon from Caledon to the celebration and jumped down from midair. The Phoenix King didn't even dare to fart. put one.

As soon as he entered the arena, he saw a few familiar figures, Gilgalion, Prince of Alion, he also noticed Imrik, who was still accepting flattery from others, his talking and laughing face immediately turned cold, After Caledo took away more than 1 war horses from Alion, the relationship between the two countries has dropped to a freezing point. If it were not for the Anuli Mountains, actual combat training might be staged on the border every day.

In addition to the four siege gates other than the giant dragon gate, the person in charge of Caledor also wrote to the Dragon Prince, saying that there were people from Ailion who took the initiative to provoke. situation, ask what to do.

In this regard, Imrik also directly issued a notice to the Caledonian troops in each Semen in the name of the prince, "If someone provokes, fight back. It is okay if you are seriously injured. If you kill the dragon, the court will bear it. If there are few people, the dragon The court will distribute the best equipment to you."

And Caledon, who is full of martial virtues, did not embarrass the Dragon Prince. There were reports of private fights between soldiers in many Semen, especially Caledon and Ailion. Ledo beat up violently, especially at the Unicorn Gate, the gate where Caledonian soldiers were the rarest, and something that shocked Ulthuan happened.

Two thousand Ailionites were brutally beaten by two hundred Caledonians. Afterwards, the Semen general from Ailion asked the Dragon Prince for his opinion. This behavior was a provocation against the Unicorn Gate, and the Caledonians should be severely punished. .

The Dragon Prince's answer was, "This is a very important matter, and it is a serious threat to Azul's strict military discipline. I just don't know how two hundred Caledonian soldiers killed thousands of Ayrians. I don’t understand. Secondly, all participants should be severely punished. The Dragon Palace will send back Caledor soldiers to dig stones in the Dragon’s Back Mountains. I hope that the Pegasus Palace can also set an example.”

In the end, this matter could only be left alone. Under the vigorous intervention of the generals, the two sides finally shook hands and made peace.

At this time, Gilgalion's face was extremely ugly. The prestige he had established in Ulthuan for hundreds of years was wiped out by Imrik in just a few months. Those poets would not care about the relationship between the two countries. In the real situation, as long as there is something that can attract attention, it will be exaggerated without limit.

Imrik was formed into Caledor Sherlock, and he was transformed into the Prince of Ox and Horse.

(End of this chapter)