Lord Chronicle

Chapter 118
As night fell, the countless spar street lamps in the city of Yakos were all lit up under the drive of magic power.For a time, no matter whether it was a secluded alley, a towering minaret, or the shops on the street, they were all shrouded in this cool and bright light.

If you can overlook it from a height, the majestic Yakos is like a mountain covered in countless neon lights, reflecting a magnificent spectacle that is not inferior to the magnificent starry sky.No wonder some people say that among so many magical landscapes in Bamuk, only the night scene of Yakos is never tired of seeing.

At this moment, at the top of one of the towers of the luxurious "Moon Goddess" hotel in the city, a group of people are looking at the layer upon layer of layers of light spots spreading below in amazement.

"My God, there is such a beautiful scenery in the world." Jessica's eyes were shining like the night scene below.

The guards below Kress were so surprised that they couldn't close their mouths. They grew up in Lovell, and they had never even seen the night scene of the king's capital. Facing this scene that was ten times better, The whole person seemed to be completely stunned.A few people only knew how to lie on the railing, looking around greedily.

Compared with them, Chip and the Yeying players seemed much more restrained.Although they were also attracted by this rare scenery, they still abided by their responsibilities, forming a faint guard for Sol in three directions, and only occasionally glanced at the sea of ​​light spots outside through the gaps in the windows.

Over there Nick was tsk-tsk admiring: "As expected of the Magic Kingdom, I thought nothing would surprise me during this journey, but I didn't expect there to be such a beautiful scenery..."

Speaking of this, he seemed to be aware of it, and he couldn't help turning around and said: "Master Marquis, don't you want to come and see?"

Sol was concentrating on the delicious food on the table, and said vaguely after hearing the words: "No, there's nothing to see."

Coming from the modern world, he is naturally used to this kind of night scene composed of a sea of ​​lights, so after a few glances at first, he is no longer interested.Although the scenery of this city is amazing, it is still far behind those giant cities like Tokyo and Shanghai.

On the contrary, it was those spar lamps that interested Sol a lot. After getting used to candles, he couldn't help but feel a sense of intimacy when seeing these gadgets that emit internal light and are as easy to use as electric lights.If he hadn't considered how expensive it was, he really planned to fully promote it in Lovell.

Nick admired Sol's indifference here, and secretly said that he was worthy of being the Marquis. He was indeed well-informed, and he was not moved by such a night scene. He really had the deep and restrained demeanor of a nobleman.

On the one hand, Nick is heartbroken by Saul's demeanor, while on the other side, someone unconscious is stuffing a lot of food into his stomach desperately.

What, you ask me why it's like a starved ghost reincarnated?Please, it's not like you don't know that those banquets have rich food, but for the sake of the so-called aristocratic demeanor, you must not let go of your stomach to eat, otherwise you will definitely be regarded as a monster by the audience.

So before attending any noble banquet, fill your stomach first, this is Sol's tried and tested experience.Lovell's old saying is good, "Don't treat your stomach badly if you treat anything badly", otherwise who will be responsible if you are hungry later?

If Nick, who was immersed in idol worship, knew that the "perfect aristocrat" in his mind was having such vulgar thoughts, he would probably vomit blood immediately.

At this moment, an attendant came in and said, "My lord, the carriage that Mr. Ogle came to meet has already arrived downstairs. Are you going to leave now?"

"Wait." Stuffing a few more slices of bread into his mouth, Sol rubbed his belly in satisfaction and stood up.

He clapped his hands and drew back the attention of everyone who was immersed in the night scene. He said, "Jessica, it's time to go. Kress, you and the defense team stay behind, and the guards can be handed over to Nick."

"Don't worry, my lord, nothing will happen if I'm here." Kress patted his chest and assured.

Sol couldn't help but rolled his eyes, secretly thinking that you are the one I worry about the most.But tonight's banquet will be held in the Bamuk Palace, which is tightly guarded. The escort on the road will be handed over to Nick's guards, and Chip will follow him secretly, so there shouldn't be any problems.

Although he didn't think there would be anyone in this city who harbored ill intentions against him, it was always good to be careful. With Kress and a few guards guarding the house, it was enough to deal with any emergencies.

The two attendants took the banquet gowns and began to help Sol put them on. After a while, Sol and Jessica, who were completely dressed, left the hotel. Under the protection of Nick's guards, they boarded the carriage that came to greet them and drove towards the palace. .

When the carriage drove away for a certain distance, Chip exchanged glances with the two Yeying members under him, and then quietly blended into the endless crowd on the street, followed secretly.

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Bamuk's palace is like a miniature version of the city of Yakos. Towers of various sizes stand tall in the palace, and it looks like a dreamy forest under the illumination of spar lamps.

At this moment, the banquet hall of the royal palace was full of joyful songs and laughter, and the invited noble officials were dressed in formal attire, chatting casually in the soothing music with their own flavor.On the stage of the banquet hall, the juggling mage who performed the show burst out dazzling fireworks with his staff from time to time, attracting bursts of applause and admiration.

When Sol and Jessica arrived at the door, as the celebrant loudly announced the arrival of the envoy Dinard, all the men and women in the banquet hall stepped aside to welcome them with warm applause.

Although he is already the Marquis of the Kingdom, it is the first time that Sol has become the focus of attention.For a moment, he suddenly had the urge to cry, woo woo woo... He thought that he would be a little lord who was looked down upon all his life, but now he is a fool.

As Sol's steward, Jessica is also sincerely happy for her lord. Who would have thought that the Lovell family, the poorest in the country, would have such a scene today?
Seeing Sol standing there blankly, with a look about to grin and howl, she quickly stretched her elbow and bumped him: "My lord."

Only then did Sol realize that now is not the time to be emotional.He quickly put a smile on his face, and walked into the brightly lit banquet hall with Jessica.

The etiquette that had been made up before came into play at this time. Accompanied by Jessica, Sol seemed to greet the surrounding nobles affectionately, but there was no flaw.

While the two were busy greeting the guests, there was a small commotion in the crowd in front, and then an attendant put the guard of honor in his hand on the ground: "His Majesty the King is here!"

As the crowd parted, a kind-faced man in his 50s, wearing a gown inlaid with gold trim, walked slowly towards this side, accompanied by Ogle and another nobleman.

All the noble men and women bowed respectfully along the way, obviously this man is the current king of Bamuk, Marconi IV.

Saul, who has met many big people, didn't care much. He raised his hand habitually, just wanting to say "Hello" to Marconi.It was Jessica who reacted in time and pulled him hard, so Sol hurriedly bowed and saluted with her.

"Hehe, please don't be restrained, Your Excellency Sol." Walking closer, Marconi raised his hand slightly, signaling Sol to get up.

"It is a great honor to be received by His Majesty the King. On behalf of His Majesty King Robert of Dinard, I would like to extend my highest greetings to you." Saul has practiced this set of meeting speeches many times. That said, it went very smoothly.

"Thank you Robert for remembering my friend. Please allow me to introduce, this is Ogle, you have met during the day. This is my nephew, His Royal Highness Prince Brown." Marconi introduced to the two .

Ogier nodded cordially to the two, but the strange thing was that Prince Brown looked indifferent, as if he had a deep grudge against them.

Sol couldn't help but wonder, I haven't seen this guy before, why do I have such a bad face when I meet him?At this time, Marconi began to chat with him asking questions, and Sol had to put the questions behind him and concentrate on dealing with them.

After talking for a while, Sol decided to test the attitude of the other party. After all, his mission this time required him to nod.He took a chance and said, "This time our country was brutally invaded by the Lulin people. I wonder what His Majesty the King thinks about this matter?"

Marconi immediately said with emotion: "As an ally of Dinar, I am also very angry about this. This kind of undeclared war is simply a naked aggression."

There is a door!Saul was secretly happy. Marconi seemed to have a good impression of Dinar. It seemed that he was worrying too much. This mission may be easier than imagined.
Strike while the iron is hot, he hastily said: "This time His Majesty the King sent me, it is a request..."

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, he heard Brown coughing slightly on the side, and Marconi said with a smile: "Your Excellency Saul, don't worry too much, Bamke and Dinar have been friends for generations, We will definitely respond properly to this. You have worked hard all the way, and tonight is a welcome banquet specially held for you, so there is no need to worry about politics, please enjoy it with peace of mind."

Sol couldn't help being taken aback, he always felt that Marconi's sudden change of attitude was avoiding his own words.He was about to say more when Marconi turned to Jessica: "Is this elegant lady your wife?"

"Ah..." The two were caught off guard and blushed immediately.

Although Jessica's status is only a small manager, she is the only one who can help Sol make up his mind on political affairs, so Sol brought her to the banquet.Unexpectedly, it would cause such a misunderstanding from others, and both of them felt a little embarrassed for a while.

Sol hesitated, and when he didn't know how to answer, he suddenly heard someone behind him say: "His Majesty the King misunderstood, she is not Mrs Sol's wife, at least not yet..."

Hearing this voice, Sol was startled, and turned his head away with Jessica at the same time.At the same time, Marconi laughed and said: "So that's the case, so does Mr. Ferino know who this lady is?"

Behind them, Felino, who had not seen him for a long time, had a strange gleam in his eyes, looking at them with a smile.And beside him was the glamorous Mei Lisi.

"It's you?" Sol's heart sank suddenly, why is this guy here?

"Lord Felino, do you know each other?" Prince Brown enthusiastically said to Ferino, which was quite different from his attitude towards Sol.

"Yes, we've had a little interaction." Saul had already recovered his senses at this time, and nodded upon hearing the words.

Felino smiled slightly: "Master Saul is too indifferent, isn't it possible that the interactions we have had can be summed up in one point?"

Sensing the hostile atmosphere between the two, Ogier said to Sol as if reminding him: "Master Sol, this Mr. Ferino is an envoy of the Lulin Empire, and he just arrived in Yakos a few days ago."

envoy?Sol was shocked again, this guy actually became Lu Lin's envoy?In this way, Lulin really wanted to stab Dinard in the back through Bamke. No wonder Robert was so anxious to send him on a mission. The situation was really urgent.

It's just that it was unexpected for Sol to meet Felino here.Suddenly he realized that it was no wonder Marconi's ambiguous attitude must have something to do with this guy.

As if to ease the atmosphere, Marconi smiled and said, "Lord Felino hasn't answered me yet, do you know this Miss Jessica?"

Felino bowed lightly: "Of course, although Miss Jessica is just a small manager, she is smart, beautiful, and elegant. She is exactly what I want."

Unexpectedly, he expressed his admiration for her so bluntly, Jessica let out a low cry, and was at a loss for a while.

Sol is so angry, damn it, you kid is too unscrupulous, you even snatched a corner in front of me.It seems that if the tiger doesn't show its power today, you have to treat me as a sick cat!
Unexpectedly, before he got angry, Melis over there had already leaned forward with a charming smile: "Master Saul, it's been a long time since we left the capital? Do you still remember Floret?" …"

Now it was Saul's turn to be flustered, and he glanced at Jessica with a guilty conscience, and he quickly cleared up: "Wh...what Floret, I'm an innocent person, don't talk nonsense..."

"Oh, Master Saul is really ruthless, don't you forget that we were in the secret room that night..." Melis didn't care about these things, and stepped forward and hugged Saul's arm involuntarily.

Over there, Felino walked up to Jessica in a graceful manner: "Miss Jessica, the last time I said goodbye to the capital, I still can't forget it. I didn't expect that after so long, we would be here together." Meeting by chance, until now I still feel like I am dreaming.”

Marconi and others on the side couldn't help but be dumbfounded. What kind of messy relationship do these two groups have?To say they are friends seems to be full of hostility; to say they are enemies, they are all so familiar.

What's more troublesome is that the two sides are the envoys of Dinard and the envoys of Lulin on the other side. This makes them dissuade them, let alone stop them. Even Marconi, who is the king, feels a big headache.

Seeing that the two gangs were having a good time, several people had the same thought: I'd better not get into this muddy water.

So Marconi laughed dryly: "Since you are so familiar and are my honored guests, you might as well take this opportunity to get close... Haha, then we won't bother you."

After saying that, he was about to leave with his people, and when he passed Saul, Ogier seemed to say casually: "Please be careful, the envoy relationship between Brown and Lulin is not simple."

"?" I don't know why he reminded himself, Sol, who just tried to get rid of Melis's entanglement, was about to ask clearly, but the other party had already walked away quickly.

And just at this moment, he noticed that Brown, who was beside Marconi, turned his head and exchanged a meaningful look with Ferino.

"... Interesting." Saul couldn't help touching his chin.

After Marconi and his party left, Ferino came to Sol: "Master Saul, it seems that we are really destined."

Sol laughed: "Yeah, I'm also very strange, how can I meet you no matter where I am."

Knowing that he was alluding to the incident at the Gosmeade Snow Mountain last time, Felino sneered slightly: "I should be the one to say that. So, Lord Saul also came here to win over Bamuk, right? "

There is nothing to deny, Saul nodded: "Our purpose should be the same."

Felino spread his hands helplessly: "It's a pity, it seems that we are going to stand on the opposite side again."

As he spoke, he leaned forward slightly, and said with a half-smile, "But it's the same as last time, this time I will still be the one who laughs last."

At this time, Sol thought about it. With this guy intervening, I am afraid that this mission will not be so easy, but come if you don’t, anyway, this is not the first time I have dealt with you.

Hearing this, he raised his middle finger unceremoniously: "Are you afraid? Just let the horse come here."

Felino just smiled at his rude behavior.But Mei Lisi bumped into him angrily: "Oh, it was so hard for me to meet Mrs. Saul. Why are you so nervous, Ferino?"

As she said that, she had already cast a wink at Sol: "Don't pay attention to him, Master Saul, when will you be free, people really miss you during this time."

Saul felt a bit of numbness, and thought to himself that you'd better not think of me.He was about to speak when Felino bowed slightly to Jessica: "Miss Jessica, regardless of our respective positions, I really admire you, may you give me another chance? "

"Yes, I dare not take it seriously, but Mr. Ferino has betrayed his motherland, and I am afraid we have nothing to talk about." Jessica replied indifferently.

Felino was not angry at her sarcasm.He shrugged his shoulders with some regret: "Really? I can only say sorry. Then I will leave here and wish you two a good time."

Making a goodbye gesture, he and Mei Lisi left hand in hand.When he passed Sol, he suddenly smiled: "By the way, I got some interesting news recently. I heard that the four major chambers of commerce have obtained the management rights of special products on the frozen plateau through some channels. It is said that it is also related to Lovell. Sol Does Master Er know?"

Surprised in his heart, Sol secretly thought that the news had spread out after all, which might have aroused Cliff's suspicion.But now that the two sides have already torn their skins apart, and Cliff is even on the enemy's side, so what if you know, are you still afraid that you will come to bite me?

Saul was never afraid of anyone compared to bickering, he said unceremoniously: "It just so happens that I also heard an interesting thing from the Adventurer's Guild recently. Some people suspect that Mr. Morant's death is related to Bahrain's A certain person is not unrelated, does Mr. Ferino know about it?"

Looking at him, the astonishment on Felino's face quickly turned into a deep smile: "I don't know."

"Me too." Saul returned the same smile.

"Hahaha, it's really interesting to talk to Master Saul, then we'll see you another day." With a laugh, Felino left.

Seeing his retreating back, Jessica worriedly said: "What should I do, if he intervenes in this matter, I'm afraid it will become very troublesome."

This guy's troublesome Sol couldn't be more clear, but the matter has come to this point, and he can only face it calmly.His complexion sank: "Of course I know, it seems that the only thing left is..."

"Only?" His solemn face made Jessica nervous involuntarily.

"I'm counting on you, Jessica. Only you can deal with that guy..." Unexpectedly, Sol held Jessica's hands tightly with a pleading face.

Startled by his sudden movement, Jessica couldn't help being ashamed: "Why are you..."

"Although I am very smart, the insidious guy will be dealt with by more insidious people... Uh no, I mean, only you can see through that guy's tricks, just like last time in the Orc Empire, only you can deal with it Mada." Saul continued to plead.

Although she felt that his words did not sound like a compliment to herself, Jessica was still very happy to be so dependent on Sol.Just as she was about to speak, she heard a disdainful voice from the side: "It's really worthless, it's been a while since I saw you, and you've completely become a softie."

"Wo, Volsa?" Saul turned his head with a face full of surprise.

Sure enough, Walsa, who was wearing a mage robe, was standing aside, looking at Saul who was still holding on to Jessica with disdain.

"When did you come here, why didn't you say hello." Sol was about to find him, and this guy appeared by himself.

"Go away, don't hinder me." Unexpectedly, Walsa didn't intend to pay attention to him at all, and pushed Sol away, and he came to Jessica: "Sister Jessica, I finally saw you again , since I left the capital, these days I miss you all the time."

"I miss your tender little hands..." He said, grabbing Jessica's hands.

"Fair skin..." Before Jessica recovered, the salty pig's hand continued to move upwards and began to rub her forearm.

"Beautiful face..." The expressiony eyes stared over.

"There are still plump ones..." Lushan's claws began to attack...

Then, there was a sound of some kind of hard object hitting the flesh hard.

"Haha, and of course, sister, your ecstasy fist..." Holding his swollen cheek from Jessica's punch, Walsa shed tears of happiness.

"If you want to die so much, I don't mind sending you to hell here." Having dealt with Saul and his bad friends for a long time, Jessica knew that it was useless to talk nonsense with them, and just use force to solve it.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Saul pushed Walsala aside.

Walsa grinned and said, "What a hot chick..." Glancing at Jessica's gaze, he quickly changed his words: "I was planning to remind you that the current situation in Bamuk is quite complicated. I am afraid it will not be so easy to achieve the goal.”

"Do you know what I'm here for?" Sol was taken aback.

Walsa said: "Come on, now the whole city knows why you and Felino are here. Besides, that kid Das has already written to me, asking me to help you as much as possible."

Sol couldn't help being moved. Although it was a headache in some respects, he was indeed a good brother.He nodded and said, "I really don't know much about the situation here, and I'm planning to ask you to find out."

Walsa shook his head: "This is not a place to talk, I will go back with you after the banquet is over, and we can discuss it in detail then."

Sol looked around, only to find that many nobles around him were trying to get close to him as an envoy, but there had been a lot of trouble here, and there was no chance for a while.

Knowing that this kind of thing can't be avoided after all, Sol and Jessica exchanged a helpless look, and then stepped forward to deal with those annoying nobles.

It was so easy to wait until the end of the banquet. After getting the assurance that Marconi would formally meet them tomorrow, Sol declined the invitations of all the nobles, and finally escaped with Jessica, took Walsa back to the hotel together.

(End of this chapter)