Time flies, and there are only two days left until the harvest festival.

Beginning at noon, nobles began to arrive in the city of plenty, and Robertson came almost every two hours to report: "Your Excellency, a guest is coming. ”

Reynard impatiently put away his book and walked out of the office, and saw three still ornate carriages parked outside the castle garden, as well as a group of escorts, obviously of great importance.

He immediately recognized the identity of the man from the family crest on the carriage, and hurried out, and shouted from a distance: "Earl Shelley, I really didn't expect you to come, and I am very sorry that I did not come out to greet you in advance." ”

Hearing this, the doors of the three carriages opened at the same time.

An old couple walked down from the first carriage, a young couple with a boy of about ten years old in their hands came out of the second, and a young couple in the third carriage, each holding two girls of five or six years old.

When the old couple saw Renard, a friendly smile appeared on their faces: "Presumably you are His Excellency Renard Duncan, the governor of Southern Wilderness County and the guardian of the entire territory of Arthur's kingdom, right?"

Renard nodded hurriedly: "Come forward and hold the other party's hand, I didn't expect the Earl and Countess of Shelley to come in person, I was really a little flattered." ”

Earl Shelley is the master of Hammer City, and he is also one of the few lords in Southern Wilderness County who can independently fight against the demonic plague.

Relying on the advantage of equipment, after the arrival of the demonic disaster, the other party armed a large number of sergeants in a short period of time, not only kept their territory, but also began to expand outward, annexing many small lords, and the number of lords increased from more than 10,000 to nearly 100,000 at the beginning.

Although Earl Shelley looks a little old, he can also be called an iron-blooded lord.

The smile on his face became even more enthusiastic: "I should be flattered that Governor Renard can send me a letter inviting me to participate in the harvest festival celebration. ”

After a moment of greeting between the two, Earl Shelley turned to the young couple who got off the second carriage and introduced, "This is my eldest son Ingersoll and his wife Doris. ”

Renard shook hands with the other party again: "Good two." ”

The young couple looked a little flattered, and hurriedly nodded in return: "Hello, Lord Governor. ”

The panic of the two obviously made Earl Shelley not very satisfied, looking at the aura of others, and then looking at his son, the difference between the two was simply cloudy and muddy.

However, in front of outsiders, Earl Shelley did not say any reprimands, he would not lose the face of his eldest son outside, after all, this is the person who will inherit his title and family business in the future.

He looked at the ten-year-old boy in his daughter-in-law's hand, and a smile appeared on his face again: "This is my eldest grandson, Lambert. ”

Renard shook the other party's hand very solemnly and said with a smile: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

The boy also returned the salute solemnly, "I am honored too, sir." ”

He replied very crisply, not at all like an ordinary ten-year-old boy.

Renard was a little surprised, it is often said that the children of the poor are in charge of the house, and now it seems that the children of the nobility are also precocious.

Immediately afterwards, Earl Shelley introduced his second son and second daughter-in-law, as well as their two daughters.

Renard shook hands one by one, looking extremely serious.

This made Earl Shelley very useful, after all, no one likes to be left out in the cold.

As soon as they had spoken, a carriage headed for the castle of the Lord's Palace, and Renard asked Betty to greet them while he continued to greet the new guests.

When Earl Shelley knew that Betty was Lord Ray's lover, he didn't feel that he was being left out, but was a little surprised.

After all, Renard married the lord Count Heidi, and he dared to bring his lover with him, and let him live in the lord's mansion in a grand manner, and most importantly, he was also responsible for entertaining guests.

His brain couldn't help but be a little confused, and the three views were basically ruined.

Seeing Earl Shelley's envious expression, the countess suddenly flashed two cold glints in her eyes: "What are you thinking?"

Earl Shelley suddenly shuddered and sneered: "It's nothing, it's just a little envious to see this castle." ”

This countess was an important member of the Creighton family, of extremely noble birth and, most importantly, of great strength, reaching the legendary ranks.

She is now in charge of the military power of the entire county, who is not afraid of such a tigress?

This is somewhat similar to the county of Meredith, except that the military and political power has been reversed.

The countess nodded with a cold face, and said with a smile: "You'd better think like this, otherwise you won't be able to eat and walk around." ”

Betty watched interestingly from the side, wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so she could only pretend to be casual and lead the way.

As evening approached, numerous carriages drove in the direction of the castle of the Lord's Palace, and in just a few hours, the open space outside the castle garden was filled with carriages.

Serena directed the people to prepare the utensils and food for the banquet, and her feet did not touch the ground, but her face was full of joy.

It was only a small banquet, and the formal banquet had to wait until the day of the harvest festival, but this did not affect the good mood of the nobles, and it was a kind of happiness to be able to participate in a lavish banquet in such an environment as the Demon Calamity.

The people were all chatting leisurely, praising the food and wine, and marveling at the prosperity of the county of Meredith.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the banquet entered the climax stage, and all the military and political dignitaries of the territory completed the work at hand and changed into civilian clothes to attend the banquet.

Betty personally took the stage to play the music, which made the nobles attending the banquet feel more honored than ever, after all, her musical talent was praised by the Emperor of Constantinople.

Earl Shelley held his glass and said, "I really didn't expect that I would have the honor of enjoying the same treatment as the Emperor. ”

Renard shook his head and smiled: "If you like, you can come often." ”

Earl Shelley's expression was gloomy: "Of course I'd be happy, but I'll wait until the demon disaster has passed." ”

Demons were not a good topic, so everyone deliberately avoided them, and they began to gossip about the construction of cities and villages in the county of Meredith.

Not surprisingly, the nobles admired from the bottom of their hearts.

The lords were not architects, and the lack of detailed planning in the early stages of building the territory made the towns more crowded and cramped as the population of the territory grew.

The one who felt this most was Earl Shelley, his territory originally had a population of only 13,000, but after the demonic disaster, the population of the territory increased by nearly eight times, and the population of Hammer City directly increased by more than three times, far exceeding the load.

As a result, the phenomenon of illegal construction is serious, sewage pipes are often blocked, garbage is piled up, and the whole city is stinking.

Earl Shelley approached Renard and asked, "Your Excellency the Governor, can I stay here for a few more days, I would like to learn from your plan for the construction of the city." ”

Naturally, Renard would not refuse: "I am very honored, I will ask the secretary to transcribe the relevant design drawings to you." ”

Earl Shelley was grateful: "Thank you very much, then." ”

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