Chapter 81: The Banquet Hall
"Lord Burns, envoys, please come here!"
Led by the attendants and "escorted" by a large group of palace garrisons, Burns and the six swordsmen around him left the annex of the palace and began to walk to the banquet hall.
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At about nine o'clock, the sky was completely dark, and although a large cloud in the sky obscured the moon hanging high, the "big water ball" that stood near the palace in the middle of the mountain, which looked huge and emitted a soft shimmer, illuminated the entire streets and walls of the palace into a dark blue, and the royal city of Tessali under the mountain was also illuminated as if bathed in the moonlight.
Now that the moon has been temporarily lost, the entire royal city of Tessali, including the royal palace, seems to have pulled the moon from the sky down to the ground and turned it into a huge pearl, and hugged it tightly in its arms...... Magnificent and beautiful.
The people who lived in the royal city of Tessali and the people who lived in the nearby villages also benefited from the invention and existence of the "big water ball", and they did not need to carry lanterns when they went out at night, and those who had windows on the walls of their homes that opened in the direction of the "big water balloon" did not even need to light the oil lamps at home, which was convenient and greatly saved the expenses of ordinary people who were not wealthy.
However, this "big water balloon" is not completely without harm, at least people who are used to sleeping with the lights off are beginning to need to prepare for the installation of curtains, after all, this kind of giant buildings that exude magical brilliance are also a kind of art in the eyes of magician designers, showing their mystery and compulsion......
Although the palace of Tessali at this time was already daylight under the blue light of the "big water ball", if it were not for the gradual dissipation of the heat of the day, and the white walls turned blue, the human sense of people in it would have lost their sense of time.
After all, the "day and night" of the past have become the "day and blue night" of today, and it is still a little difficult for people to adapt to it now, but it is probably not much of a problem, it is good to get used to it, and the impact on people's daily work and rest is still convenient and the benefits outweigh the disadvantages of not getting used to it.
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The main entrance of the ballroom refers to a wide marble staircase that leads straight up to the second floor, where the crimson carpet paves the way to the final banquet hall, where the banquet hall is located.
The ground floor and basement are the kitchens and waiting quarters, with only three side doors for access.
Walking up the second floor into the front hall, the black and white handmade tiles on the ground are polished, and through the large open heavy wooden door, is the tall and spacious banquet hall with a layer of oily wooden floors, the long corridor type hall on both sides of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows and narrow doors leading to the balconies on both sides are arranged in a staggered manner, and you can also see the balcony corridors on both sides and the thick ♂ columns on both sides.
Directly outside the ballroom is a small, well-groomed garden full of flowers, with a shaded pavilion in the middle of the garden.
In the main hall of the banquet, there were three large long tables, all wrapped in white tablecloths, of which only the middle long table was staggered with fresh flower plates and delicate candlesticks lit in it, and the long table was also lined with heavy wooden chairs in uniform black suede, and the main seat was a heavy dark red wooden chair with a higher back and some gold trim, which was the position of King Charles of Tessali.
On the long tables on either side are silver cups, plates, cutlery, handkerchiefs and jugs of red wine, and several handsome male waiters with neatly dressed hands and feet stand quietly waiting for the guests.
At this time, the inside and outside of the banquet hall had been arranged by the servants, not only polishing the floor and rolling out the red carpet representing the attitude of the royal family, but also lighting up the inside and outside of the banquet hall, including all the oil lamps and fireworks in the small garden.
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Under the careful leadership of the chief waiter, Burns and the others left the palace annex and came to the small garden, which was full of delicate flowers, and under the blue light of the water element and countless lights, it became mysterious and exquisite.
While walking and admiring the beautiful scenery of the garden, the mood of the mission guards calmed down a lot, and the resentment of being treated badly dissipated a little, and Burns kept smiling, as if he was very satisfied with the view of the garden...... However, the chief waiter who led the roadside introduction had already noticed that this person had always had this expression when facing them, and there was no way to see what was going on in his heart......
It's tricky!
Soon, the group passed through the small garden, reached the dark red carpet in front of the banquet hall, and saw the exquisitely lit building, most of the royal guards silently left the procession, and entered the banquet hall through the side door to meet with the other teams, stand guard, and sentry.
Under the leadership of the chief waiter, the carpet is not only beautiful and symbolic, but also can remove the small sand and gravel that are inevitably glued under everyone's boots, which can be regarded as a kind of protection for the expensive handmade tiles in the front hall and the wooden floor of the main hall.
Burns's bodyguards are also members of the "Peace Mission" and are also regarded as foreign envoys in diplomacy, so no matter how humble the status of these six guards is, they all represent Boommer and are eligible to attend dinners and meetings, but the decision is in Burns's hands.
Therefore, it is reasonable and appropriate for Burns's six swordsmen to escort into the official hall, to attend, and so on, and in this part of Tessaly is impeccable.
Entering the antechamber, in a welcoming and hypocritical atmosphere, Burns was introduced by the chief attendant to greet and exchange ideas with the high-ranking dignitaries of various Tessali.
Davide, a collaborator who has been a long-time friend of Burns, is no exception, but the two only talk softly like others with a few irrelevant and unnutritious words.
The scene was maintained in an atmosphere of hello, hello, hello, everyone, no one provoked and found fault, no one tried to probe it, everyone just silently observed, after all, it was a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, and it was only they who made the scene deadlocked and rude.
What's more, now is not the right time to negotiate, and the words of saber-rattling are too much, and there is no need to do so.
After Burns had finished greeting the last officer, His Majesty Charles walked in "just right" with Hani in a long white dress.
"Welcome to our ambassador of peace from afar, His Excellency Burns, the legendary prime minister of Bommer, to us in Tessali, and as the king of Tessali, a country that also loves peace, I will certainly do my best to entertain you as a landlord. ”
After Charles shook hands and hugged Burns to welcome him, he introduced his female companion:
"This is a dear friend of my wife and the daughter of Violet, so I will not talk about political affairs tonight, but we have prepared a dinner party for the messengers, and I hope you will like it...... Lord Burns, ladies and gentlemen, please come here!"
After speaking, without waiting for the reaction of Burns and the others, he led a group of courtiers into the main banquet hall with the "Peace Mission".