Chapter 498: Invitation
In the end, the fish was taken away by the captain and the sailors, and he could enjoy the different flavor of the big fish at noon, according to the captain, he had never seen such a big fish under the lake for so many years, and he didn't know if the fish caught by Lu Tao was the only fish so big in the whole lake.
Caught a fish like this, whether it is Sauron or Mickey has no intention of continuing to fish, on the other hand, whether it is Sauron or Mickey's intention of fishing is to eat, unlike the modern people in the world where Lu Tao is located, fishing is for a feeling, or for the excitement of a short moment when the fish is hooked, after all, the fish is so cheap, there is no need to spend a whole day fishing, they are fishing more lonely.
"Hey, how the hell did you pull that fish up? I see that the sailors and the captain just now didn't lift the fish together, but you easily dragged it up, isn't it too exaggerated? Who the hell are you? Is it the new Hercules of Issos?"
I don't know when it started, Sauron has been chattering in Lu Tao's ear, and even Sauron's cousin looks at it with curiosity, as if he is looking at a monster.
Lu Tao didn't know how to answer Sauron's question, it was naturally impossible to tell the truth, so he could only say casually: "I was born with great strength, but fortunately, the fishing line is still very strong, otherwise I wouldn't be able to pull that fish up." β
Sauron nodded: "Then you are really strong, don't look at this fish jumping on the deck is not very strong, when in the water, it can pull over a boat, I often fish, naturally I know that fish in the water and on the shore are two different creatures, by the way, what is your name?"
Lu Tao: "......"
After talking for so long before being asked about his name, Lu Tao could have been angry, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head and replied, "My name is Lu Tao." β
"When did you and Mickey meet? Let me tell you, although Mickey is a little cowardly, but his nature is not bad, it's good to get along as friends, sometimes if you want to eat something good, it's definitely no problem to go to him." β
"Hey!" Listening to Sauron's words, Mickey was reluctant: "Sauron? I'm still here, okay?!What do you mean I'm a little cowardly? If I'm cowardly, will I go to the battlefield? I think it's you who is cowardly, right, and the purpose of you looking for me to fight the tooth sacrifice before, I know it clearly, don't take me for a fool, if you weren't so pitiful, how would I take you to eat good things?"
"Hehe, it's not up to you to say whether you're cowardly or not, but you were able to drop everything and go to the front line, and it did make us a sensation in this circle, of course, it would be better if you could come back with honor, but now it's not enough to look at it, you think so yourself, right? But it doesn't matter, in fact, each of us has our own shortcomings, but no shortcomings are bad. β
Lu Tao looked up at Sauron, a little puzzled by his last sentence, but Sauron stopped when he said this, and did not have the intention of continuing to speak, nor did he have the idea of explaining what he said, but turned his head back and looked in the direction they came from before by the lake: "Oh, it's coming, it's finally here, Mickey, you have to watch it." β
"Look at what?" Mitch asked Sauron, Knot
But there was no response.
From the edge of the lake, there was a large ship slowly sailing towards this side, it was the largest ship on the lake, still without sails, but with human power as the drive, only when you got closer, you could see what a behemoth he was.
......
The boat that Lu Tao and Mickey were riding naturally gave way to the center of the lake, a little farther away, so that everyone was not dazzled by the huge hull, and at the same time, the lively sounds on the top deck of the hull dissipated a little for the time being.
"Today is a banquet held by the royal family to welcome the wedding procession of Harias. Sauron glanced at Mickey and continued, "Her Royal Highness the Princess is also on the ship, and also on the ship is the eldest son of His Majesty King Harias, the eldest prince of Harias. β
"Sophie...... Also on the ship,......" muttered Mitch, as if he had lost his soul.
Lu Tao looked at Sauron with some curiosity: "What do you mean?"
"Didn't Mickey tell you? Hehe, Sophie is a pearl of Issos, everyone who has seen her agrees that he is the most beautiful girl in the world, and naturally our Mickey friend also has a crush on Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie, but unfortunately, Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie is going to be married to Harias in order to form an alliance with Harias against the Holy See who has begun to change its strategy. β
"Sauron, don't say it!" Mickey grimaced, and his mood was naturally not good.
"Even if I don't say it, the development of things is still advancing, so Mickey, you are still too cowardly, you only dare to put the relationship in your heart, and you don't even dare to say it, if it's me, just go and confess, anyway, there are so many people who like Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie, and there are even more people who want to confess or have confessed, most of those guys know that there is no way to get into the eyes of His Majesty the King with their own family, so they have become bolder, but you are different, Mickey, your family has a lot of relationship with the royal family, you and Her Royal Highness Princess Sophie have grown up together, if you want to say that the building near the water has the moon first, it must be you, It's a pity that you will only run away, don't work hard at all, but hope that good things can come to you, that is naturally impossible, even if it is a demon, there is no such thing as a guy who benefits in vain, right?"
"Sauron! If you keep talking, I'll have to let you get off the ship! It's not that simple!" Mickey's voice seemed to be a little angry, as if it was about to explode in the next moment, Sauron spread his hands, and then glanced at his cousin.
Lu Tao understood, it turned out that Mickey's kid was a childhood sweetheart who had a crush on him, and he was also the Sophie princess of the royal family of the Republic of Carr, this kind of story that sounds like the beginning of the tragedy, and the final ending is almost the same, anyway, the princess is either taken away, or the side of the tragedy, no matter what era it is.
For a while, the small boat that Lu Tao and Miqi were on was quiet, only the sound from the big boat in the middle of the lake was faintly wafting over, and together with the wind that was gradually becoming hot, the people on the boat also became hot.
In order to ease the atmosphere, Lu Tao asked Sauron, "Since it was a banquet, why did you come to our ship?
Before asking this question, of course, Lu Tao knew what the answer was, but he still had to ask, at least he could get some useful information from Sauron's explanation, and how to obtain intelligence
It is to talk to others, you know, to give information to a person who can read words, you must give it to a person who is illiterate and mute, it is easier to leak.
Sauron pouted: "I didn't go to the banquet over there, naturally because my qualifications are not enough, my brother is on it, but according to the situation that our family is only a baron, my brother can only occupy a place in the corner of the banquet, maybe he can find some like-minded low-ranking sons." Well...... I'm not going to mingle with them, the fellows are stinking and proud, as if they were all dukes, in fact, to hide the embarrassment of their status, and to tell me that if there was a banquet where they were invited, it would be boring. β
This Lu Tao understands, Sauron, like Mickey, is the second child in the family, that is, the one who does not have the right to inherit the title, he doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, if he wants power, I'm afraid it won't be, unless they can find a way to earn a title by themselves, of course, this path is not so easy to follow, at least the orthodox heir to the title will not allow this kind of thing to happen, any possible rise from the brother has the probability of diluting the power of the entire title, which is the same no matter which civilization it isγ
"Alright, let's go back......" Mickey had a dark face, in a very unhappy mood.
"How can I do that? I've come to Lake Issos today to see if there are any accidents at this banquet, and now I'm gone, won't all my work be wasted? And that fish hasn't been stewed yet, I really want to taste what such a big fish tastes like, and the dragon fish I caught, it tastes pretty good!"
"Then I'll lend you this boat, I'm going home anyway!" Mickey didn't feel like he wanted to compromise at all, he just wanted to get out of here and out of the lake.
"Okay, okay, since you lent me the boat, I'm welcome, and when you leave later, the fish will give you a little bit, such a big fish is rare, hahahaha. β
Lu Tao shook his head, saying this, as if the owner of this ship was Sauron.
After talking to the captain, the two-story boat began to turn around, trying to get around the big boat in the middle of the lake and return to the shore where it had departed.
As they walked, the boat suddenly stopped, and the captain hurried over and said to Mickey, "Guest, come and see, there are people on that big ship." β
Standing on the edge of the deck and looking out, a small boat that the big ship had put down at some point was approaching this side, and as it approached this way, someone stood on the boat and waved, which was probably one of the reasons why the captain stopped the boat.
"What, what's the origin of this ship?" Lu Tao asked with a tilt of his head to Mickey.
"Naturally, there is a background, otherwise there is no way to have such a big boat on this lake, if you want to make this boat, but it is very expensive, and not only expensive, but also needs the corresponding identity, otherwise it is useless to spend more money. Mickey shook his head, but didn't say much, he just looked at the boat coming this way on the lake below, and didn't know what he was thinking.
Finally, the boat came to the boat where Lu Tao and Mickey were, and a man climbed up the rope ladder below, wearing the clothes of a soldier of the Republic of Karl.
He climbed to the deck of the ship, looked left and right, and then came to Mickey and said, "Mr. Mickey, His Highness Sophie has invited you and your friends to go on the ship over there, please come with me." β