After avoiding the knights of Count Mira's family, Feige and Shani made their way into the city without incident. They join the bustling crowd and follow the signs in the direction of the King's Castle.

It's a city of old and new. In order to welcome the new king's accession to the throne, its name was changed from Tawu Port City to Junyao City, and a new king's castle is still being built, but after all, this is the western edge of the original Tawu Port City, and it is what the nobles often call "the place where hillbillies and coolies come in". Ignoring the fact that this is the largest cargo distribution center in Tawu Port City, and everyone can still rely on the "hillbillies" and "coolies" here to eat every day, the nobles will only spit on this place while focusing on the palatial palace.

The palace is in ruins, half of which is now the burial ground of the House of Aria, and the other half of the less damaged area is the church of the Goddess of Truth and Thunder, where the homeless and some of the disabled receive alms. Most of the things of the former king, with the exception of those with the crest of the Ariah family, were sold to raise money for the repair of the ruined parts of the city and the construction of a new king's castle.

That is, the building that was complained about by Feige as "ugly and useless".

Extensive construction work has turned the foothills of Mount Lawton into a noisy construction site, and heavy transport pressures have turned the already unrepaired roads into hell. The order of the city is very chaotic, and the streets can be said to be mixed with dragons and snakes, and there are all kinds of people. Feige took Xia Ni all the way, and there were already more than three or four waves of people who saw Xia Ni as a new prostitute in the city and reached out to her. Without exception, these people had their noses broken by the hilt of their swords, or their knees swollen from being knocked with a cat-teasing stick. They had learned their lesson, but Feige was not at all happy watching the men wallowing in the muddy water.

"What is Andrew doing? The situation here is a hundred times worse than that of the Lighthouse Collar!"

Walking through the Old Town to the foot of Lawton Hill, just a street away is very different. Preparations are being made for the king's enthronement ceremony, with streamers, flags, and flowers scattered everywhere, and long tables with colorful floral cloths in the middle of the street, 300 meters long. An open-air kitchen has been built, and hundreds of cooks and helpers are checking ingredients to determine the division of labor and cooking details. Not only are you prepared for the flowing water seats on the long street, but you also have to serve meals to the arena not far away.

According to the old tradition, when the king ascended the throne, nobles and knights came to show their allegiance. There are many knights in the kingdom who do not directly serve the nobles, let alone their own land, and they need a stage to show their strength, so a competitive tournament is a popular event for everyone.

"Where's the canvas on the ale barrels? How many times have you said that you must cover it so that it cannot be exposed to the sun!!, or you will dig the cellar!" shouted an iron-helmeted steward, who ran about pointing out mistakes. "Hey, where are the guards? You go to the guards and tell the two men with the donkeys to fuck off. Otherwise, you'll pick up the donkey's!"

Before the guards arrived, Feige left the place and made a small circle to the foot of the mountain. The road up the hill is divided into two halves, the relatively narrow side near the cliff for wagons and coolie walkers, and the wider side is relatively open and level, and the people walking on it are dressed in fine clothes or elaborate armor.

The soldiers guarding at the foot of the mountain belong to the Hall family and are supposed to be veterans by age, but Feige doesn't know them, and vice versa. "Who do you say you are? Feige Hall, the King's brother, I don't believe you by the way you dress, so do you have anything to prove your identity?"

"That's exactly the problem, I didn't bring anything. But you can find someone, whether it's a close retainer at the earl's side or Andrew's lieutenant Pierce, they all know me. ”

"I can't do that. If I can command them, won't I be the king's first assistant?" the guard smiled, but had already put his hand on the hilt of his sword: "In this case, you can look for any tokens again, and be ready to come again." Or you can go over there and sign up, take the road on the right and carry your things up. You won't be able to enter the castle that way, but it's okay to look at it from a distance. ”

"It's fine. Anyway, it's your own castle, so it's right to do some work. Feige helped Shani down, and then tied the donkey to a small tree by the side of the road. The guard immediately asked Feige to take the livestock away, and Feiqi waved his hand: "I'll go up for a trip, it won't take long." ”

He walked to the cargo yard at the foot of the mountain, where the porter carried his belongings and received a few blue signs according to his weight, unloaded them at the castle, and if they were not damaged or lost, he could change them to the corresponding red ones, and finally receive the money at sunset with the red cards. Feige had wanted to use mana to transport the goods up the mountain, but then those who worked hard would have much less income. He thought for a moment, sighed, and said to Xia Ni, "Nobles are privileged, right?"

"Innate. Shani replied. She could read Feige in her eyes, so she gently took his hand and relaxed.

Magic came from the palm of her hand, flowing through her body. In the blink of an eye, she found herself on the walls of the new castle and standing at the top of the breastwall of the shooting. The guards on duty on the city wall were all startled, two of them hurried to the alarm bell, and the other four grabbed their spears and rushed towards them, shouting: "Stand still!

Another wave of magic, and Feige continued to teleport with Shanny, this time through an open window directly into the castle. It's a living room, with a tea set on a soft carpet, a rich floral scent of brown-red beverages, apples, oranges, biscuits and a bowl of strawberry jam in a delicate white porcelain tray. Feige picked up the apple, wiped it and handed it to Shani, who began to peel the orange herself. "Apples can be refreshing, you eat here and rest while I go, I'll go find someone I know." ”

"How are you looking, is there going to be a fight?" said Shani as she listened to the alarm bells outside, mixed with the shrill whistles and the thud of the soldiers' iron shoes hitting the stone slabs as they ran. "They started searching the room. Do you want to use invisibility?"

"No, I don't. Feige stood by the window, put his hands to his mouth, and then raised his voice with his mana: "Andrew, I'm Feige! I'm here! I'm at the castle...... This is the ...... I was in the room on the fourth floor of the castle, on the east side. Don't let the guards come and get beaten!Oh, who's shooting arrows?"

Feige stepped back from the window, bleeding slightly from a crossbow cut in his arm. The human body is much weaker than the Desire Demon, and any form with wings, the crossbow arrow just now will only bounce away, and there is no chance of harm at all. He patted his baggy belly and said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that there is still a lack of exercise." I saw the crossbow bolts just now, and I should have been able to dodge them, but I was a little fatter. ”

Footsteps outside grew denser, and the guards could be heard gathering toward the room. But before they could break down the door, a girl burst out of the next room. She wore a short-sleeved shirt and long trousers riding boots, her blond hair was tied back in a long ponytail, and her slender hands held a large, long-handled two-handed axe. "Catch the thief! The thief is in my room!"

"Sheila?" Feige struggled to connect the beautiful girl he saw with his own vague memories, "Wait, don't mess with that weapon, I'm your brother!"

"No, my brother isn't that fat!" Sheila Hall staggered, her strength simply not able to handle such a heavy weapon, so she lost control. Although it was an unedged decorative axe, it would not be enough to hit his head! Feige hurriedly reached out to catch the axe and took it to the side. Unexpectedly, Sheila tripped over the handle of the axe, and she slammed her head on the low table with a scream.

Strawberry jam is spilled and smeared all over Sheila's hair. At this time, the door opened, and the guards outside saw that Feige was holding a heavy axe, and His Majesty's sister was lying on the table covered in "blood".

Seeing this, Xia Ni lifted her veil with her snake hair and glanced gently in the direction of the door, and a golden light burst out, and the guards immediately staggered, and then fell to the ground stiffly, breathing in pain. "They will only be paralyzed for a while, and their lives will not be in danger, don't worry. ”

Perhaps this is a better way than to use magic to defeat them all. Feige wiped the jam from Sheila's hair with his hand and pulled her up. "Why are you still so reckless? Look closely, don't you recognize me?"

Although the little girl was only twelve years old, she tried to calm down after being startled. She looked at Feige closely, and finally recognized it. Andrew said that you have recovered and worked like a warrior, why are you getting fat again?"

"Your focus is a little bit ...... Let the guards put away their weapons and stop the alarm first. It's too noisy outside. ”

"I don't have that much power, but I can find someone in charge, you wait a minute. ”

Sheila stepped over the paralyzed soldier and ran down the stairs before running back with Andrew's aide-de-camp, Pierce. As soon as he met, he said, "Feiqi, why did you become so fat?"

Feige didn't bother to explain, so he had to cover his forehead with his hand helplessly. Pierce, who was now the captain of the King's guard, gave the order to stop the alarm bell and all the teams to their respective positions. "Feige, can't you go through the main gate? ”

"I just got out of trouble, and I rushed over, and I didn't have anything to prove my identity. You move these paralyzed soldiers out first, let them take care of them, don't let them choke on themselves, and they will recover in a while. Fige noticed that Sheila had been hiding behind Pierce and poking her head out to observe him, so she smiled and asked, "Why are you afraid of me?"

"You've gone crazy before and hit me on the head. Sheila also felt that it was unsightly to hide behind other people's backs, so she walked out and straightened her clothes with a red face. "Well, now that I've learned how to use the bayonet, I'm not afraid you'll hit me in the head again. ”

"And what about your bayonet, how did you rush out with an unedged axe?

"My sword hangs behind the door, not in the next room. Langdon said that the bigger and heavier the weapon in battle, the more powerful it becomes, and I didn't pay attention to whether it opened or not! You can't ask for that!"

"Well, I get what you say, but Langdon doesn't make much sense. I've never seen anyone waving a mountain to fight on the battlefield - though it was definitely big and heavy. Feige rubbed his hands together and said, "Speaking of Langdon, take me to see everyone, lest I be killed as an assassin again." ”

"Come with me, they should all be on Andrew's side, training for his enthronement. ”

The sense of ritual is the most important part of the king's accession to the throne, and the more standardized the ceremony, the more cumbersome it is, and Sheila suffers from it. Along the way, she complained about the girdle of her skirt, a dozen ropes tightly choked, and she basically couldn't breathe. "And the hem of the skirt was held up by an iron cage, so strong and so stiff that I could even put my waist on it without touching my feet, and no one else could see it! ”

The enthronement ceremony will take place in the council chamber on the second floor of the castle, which will also be where Andrew will consult with his ministers and govern the country. There was only one seat in the long hall, and the heavy throne made of pineapple wood was placed on a marble platform with five steps, and a red carpet stretched from under the throne to the entrance door at the end of the room. Hundreds of chandeliers ensured by divine magic illuminate the room, and six sculptures symbolizing the virtues of the goddess are symmetrically distributed throughout the room, and their magic circles ensure that the temperature and humidity are always comfortable.

Everyone is gathered here, or the direct line of "Hall" except for Feige and Sheila is here. The alarm bell just now kept them in the center guarded by the guards, and the Iron Golem, the shield guardian, also maintained a vigilant posture. When Pierce opened the door with a password and Sheila entered, Countess Marjory Hall pushed away the guards in front of her and rushed straight at Feige.

"It's so nice to be chubby, it's like ...... when I was a child" Tears flowed, hands trembled, and excitement overflowed.

Feige was a little overwhelmed, but after reacting, he hugged her with both arms: "Mother, I'm back." ”

"I'm so happy! I should have brought you back a long time ago......" the countess flushed, and her breathing became more and more rapid. Before Feige could react to what was going on, Sheila shouted to the maid, "Marlene, Perry, help Mommy untie her breasts, she can't get through!"

In a hurry. Andrew had the guards put them back in their place, and made sure they all knew that it was Fitch Hall, his own brother, and not an Assassin who had eaten fat and mixed in. He was happy, but Count Hall wasn't. "Why are you here now? Didn't you tell you the time of the enthronement ceremony a long time ago? You should have been there three weeks ago!"

"I did want to come at that time, but I got into some trouble and got stuck in order to prepare this Iron Golem, and I just came out after finishing the work for someone. But I'm lucky that you didn't start on time!"

"It could have started on time, but Andrew decided to go to the counterinsurgency first and buy you some time by the way. Earl Hall looked around, and then said to the bishop, who had been standing respectfully beside him, "I'm very sorry, but the family is reunited, and I'm afraid I won't have enough attention for the ceremony rehearsal for a while." ”

"Lord Templar, this is fine. We've done it many times, and I'm sure nothing will go wrong. I still have something to deal with first, and if you still need it, just call me at any time. ”

The bishop Fitch had never seen before looked young, forty years old at most. To be able to come to the top of the church at this age, I don't know whether to say that he has outstanding ability, or if the Church of the Goddess lost too much in the previous bloody meteor night. He quickly packed up his heavy book of rituals, bowed to Andrew, then gestured to Earl Hall, and then smiled at him as he passed by Feige.

"What is he laughing at?" asked Feige as he waited for the bishop to walk out the door.

"You are a saint of the church, and when I see you, you will salute, so don't talk about the bishop. Earl Hall straightened his gown and said, "You've finally caught up." Then the three of you come here, and trouble the lady to prepare the family feast. Hmm, who is this masked woman you brought with you, is that one named Shanny?"

Xia Ni nodded, and was about to salute and say hello, when Count Hall preemptively said, "Follow Madame to help first, and I'll talk about your affairs later." By the way, prepare some salad for Fechido. The last time I saw you, you were quite strong, how did you collapse like this now?"

In order to become a human, he collapsed, but there is no need to say it all the time, is it?Fei Qi gave Xia Ni a look, motioned for her to do her work as a countess, and took off the paralysis amulet and gave it to her.

The men of the Hall family went to the lounge next to the throne room, which was intended for the courtiers waiting to be seen. Earl Hall pulled a chair and sat down, and Andrew rubbed his nose with his fingers and found a chair as well. Feige felt that the atmosphere was not right, and directly used magic to levitate himself cross-legged in the air, and Landon Hall, as the youngest son and adopted son, took over the work of the servant and poured water for everyone.

"No hassle. Fei Qi took the kettle with his mind shift, put it on his finger and heated it with the fire element, and then controlled the kettle, teacups, trays, etc., at the same time, and poured water for everyone. Earl Hall watched this scene carefully, and then said, "How many spellcasters in the kingdom can reach your level?"

Feige replied without thinking: "So far, I haven't seen anyone close to this level, let alone reach it." But I never thought I was necessarily the best, the world was a big one. ”

"Is there anyone who can rush into the castle from afar like you?"

"Now this castle is unstoppable. It's not just me who is teleporting, but it's also useless against some monsters. It's still designed to withstand human armies. Feige said to Andrew, "Don't worry, I can help you improve it." ”

"That's for sure. Your brother becomes king, and both of you have to contribute. Don't think that if he is a king, everything will be stable, and he can do whatever he wants. Earl Hall said: "Time is a little tight, I won't introduce you to the specific form, and I will directly assign you roles." ”

"What are you going to arrange? Let Andrew be an upright and bright king, and I will deal with the dirty conspiracies among the nobles?" Feige shook his head: "If that's the case, you better don't say it." Although I learned a lot about it, I really didn't have any interest. ”

"No, I trust Langdon more for something that complicated, and even Eddie can do it better than you - at least they don't suddenly disappear and don't know where to go. The Count took a sip of his teacup, feeling a little hot, and was about to put it down. With a flick of his wrist, Feige released a precise breath of cold air, cooling the tea to a level suitable for drinking.

"It's showmanship. Andrew said with a smile.

"Of course, if you don't want to show off, I'll just pour you the red wine from the cabinet over there, why choose the black tea?" Feige floated over and reached out and patted Langdon on the shoulder. I haven't seen him for many years, and he has changed from a young and shy and introverted boy to a young man who is not young or shy but is still a little introverted. "I ......"

"Your nonsense is a bit much. Earl Hall frowned and said, "Since you were a child, you have been impatient and talk a lot, but this is just the right role for you that I have arranged for you." Our Hall family has gone through many twists and turns in the process of getting this throne, although the results are good now, but it is difficult to say what the future will be. Feiqi, you're a double champion in the tournament, and you have a good eye, so I wanted you to be by Andrew's side to find out the thorns one by one. But ......"

"I like to be reckless and villains very much, and if anyone disagrees, they will be beaten, and this kind of work can definitely be arranged for me. ”

"It's just that your current size is not a deterrent!" said the Earl.

"It's fun when there's no deterrence!" Feige said.

Andrew felt that his younger brother had been happily arranged again, which showed that the earl's father was still able to accurately grasp the character of his sons. The word king does not bring real dominance, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble to deal with in the future.