The dwarven toast is magical, but it's not long. It ended in a short time with a high-pitched flute. However, just as everyone was reminiscing about the wonderful sound of drums, a group of strong men who were generally more than two meters tall walked into the center of the square in groups.

They were dressed in simple animal skins, with their sturdy arms and thighs exposed to the air, and their feet barefoot. With their twisted loose braids and bushy beards, they are instantly recognizable as the highland barbarians living in the western highlands.

The rapid sound of flail sounded, and the highland barbarians in the square danced with it.

Compared to the wonderful drumming of the dwarves, the dance of the highland barbarians is more passionate. The flying braids, the violently swaying body, and the roar that follows the rhythm from time to time make all the people who meet for the first time have a strong visual impact. Because they had never seen such an intense, so passionate dance. Paired with a flail minor, it creates a strong attraction that makes people can't help but dance with their hands.

"This ...... What kind of dance is this?" Gloria asked, surprised.

"This is the blessing dance of the highland barbarians." Alan explained.

The Highland Barbarians are a group of humans who live in the western highlands west of the Kingdom of Rollin. They also live with dwarves and countless wild beasts.

Due to the harsh living conditions on the highlands, the highland barbarian tribes had to fight wild beasts in order to survive, and sometimes there were conflicts between the tribes.

The blessing dance is their most important dance. They would pray to the heavens to grant them things so that they would not go hungry through this dance. Give them warmth so that they will not be afraid of the cold. Give them peace so that they may have no conflict.

And they can also release their passion through such passionate dance, through the flesh, show the power of life, and inspire their inner courage to fight against this nature.

"Breathtaking!" Gloria couldn't help but sigh, "I've always heard that the world is big, and there are many places that we humans haven't touched. Now that I have seen the music of the dwarves and the dances of the barbarians, I really understand the meaning of this sentence. ”

"Lord Duke, how did you do all this?" Gloria wondered how Eren had made these aliens do his bidding, and perform for him. You must know that humans and aliens have existed at the same time for thousands of years, and the last time I heard of a large-scale fusion of aliens and humans was in the glorious Sun King era.

Hearing Gloria's question, Alan smiled and replied, "It's not my credit. As you know, we humans and these aliens not only do not understand each other, but we also do not understand each other's cultures. Then, the key to gaining their trust is to need a medium. And this medium is to ask my Excellency the Prime Minister. ”

Alan whispered an order to the attendant beside him, and then the attendant quickly left the stand.

"Prime Minister?" Gloria wondered.

Alan nodded and explained, "That is, my court minister, Sir Zeno."

"Oh? Sir Zeno? I knew him, but I didn't expect him to enter your court. Hearing Zeno's name, Gloria suddenly realized, it seemed that she had been in contact with Zeno before, or at least heard of it.

After a while, Zeno, led by his attendants, came to the two of them.

"Your Majesty the Queen, Lord Duke, Zeno wishes you well." A standard court etiquette. Although Zeno is over 70 years old, he has not done it in the slightest.

"Hello Sir Zeno, did you personally invite these aliens?" After Gloria saw Zeno saluting, she also nodded and returned the salute slightly.

Unlike Gloria's graceful behavior at that moment, Alan was much more presumptuous, and did not return the salute, and said directly: "Zeno, tell Her Majesty the Queen how you deceived these aliens."

Allen's casualness was not dismissed as a faux pas by Zeno. Zeno looked like he was used to it, and still replied respectfully, "Yes, Lord Duke."

"Speaking of which, the work of communicating with these aliens is entirely thanks to the Athens Academy established by the Duke."

"The Academy of Athens?" Gloria was puzzled again. Today she seems to have seen a new Ellen, and all the original judgments of Allen have been overturned by her. Eren seems to be from two worlds with her, and what Eren does is so unpredictable.

Zeno nodded and said with some emotion, "That's right. The College of Athens was established by the Duke several years ago, and it was the only newly built college on the mainland in recent years. And I believe that it will also become the best college in the mainland!"

"Sir Zeno, why do you have such confidence?"

Gloria's words seemed to have struck Zeno's heart. Zeno looked solemnly at Gloria and asked, "Your Majesty, do you know what the motto of the Academy of Athens is?"

It stands to reason that Zeno would be a big faux pas to look at Gloria like this, but at this moment Gloria was very curious about Zeno's sudden solemnity. She didn't pursue Zeno's faux pas.

"What is it?"

Zeno said solemnly: "For the sake of the saints, for the sake of the saints, for the eternal peace!"

"What a big breath!" Gloria exclaimed. What kind of courage can you shout such words?

That's right, when Lao Yu heard these two sentences for the first time, he was also shocked. I think I've been busy reviving culture all my life, but I can't even think about it. Saying this, Zeno sighed as if he was a little ashamed.

"Who ...... this?" Gloria looked at Alan unconsciously. At this moment, Alan didn't seem to hear the conversation between the two, and his eyes were on the barbarian dance, focused and serious.

Zeno nodded slightly and said, "That's right, it's what the Duke said." I didn't expect that an old man of mine would be frightened by a young man at the end of his life. Hehe. Zeno's tone was a little self-deprecating, but instead of sadness, he revealed a sense of spirit.

Since then, these two sentences have also become my goal. Old decay does not want to be able to achieve it, as long as it can have a little help, it is no regret. ”

Gloria didn't answer, she was already in shock. What is it that gives him the ability to shout such words?

It is because of these two sentences that the Athens Academy continues to absorb intellectuals and talented people from the mainland. I am the master of the El Continent, can't I even find a few people who can speak dwarven and elven languages? The Duke doesn't believe it, and neither do I!" Zeno's tone became more and more passionate, not at all the twilight of an old man, but like a young man in his twenties, full of fighting spirit.

Subsequently, with the implementation of the racial management regulations, the life and safety of the alien race were guaranteed, not only in terms of policy protection, but also in life, to give them help. This is how they gain their fragile trust. These things may seem like a few words, but the difficulties are indescribable. ”

Gloria didn't go on, and in her cleverness she thought she understood the difficulty of the matter. Not to mention the distrust between humans and aliens, let's just say that the racial regulations are not something that can be written by any kind of person. Behind this, there must be a huge think tank.

And on the continent today, people who are able to build such a think tank. The original King Paul may have been able to, and Pope Gregor VII might have been able to do it. And Allen has established such a think tank on his own, so what difficulties can stump him?

This young man, who is not yet twenty years old, has already done this. So ten years from now, twenty years from now, where will he go?

Gloria looked at Alan beside her, her young face was not a burly figure. It doesn't seem to be anything out of the ordinary. But why is he so different?

"Lord Duke, I deeply admire what you have done."

"No, no, No, Your Majesty, you have praised it. All of this is due to Zeno, and all I did was sit in the yard and drink coffee. Alan said modestly.

Gloria, however, shook her head.

"Nope. I am well aware that you have done all this in hundreds of years, and no one person has been able to do it. I can't imagine such courage. I'm finally now understanding what you mean by the journey. ”

Alan looked at Gloria in surprise, did this clever woman really understand? Suddenly, an interesting idea popped into Alan's mind.

"Your Majesty, would you like to embark on a journey with me to see that sea of stars?"

Gloria's eyes widened and she looked at Eren in a daze. What does he mean by that? Be...... Be...... Do you want me to show love? Wrong! Gloria! He's proposing an alliance to me! It must be an alliance! But...... Is he crazy! This kind of thing can also be said in public?!

thought that one day the entire continent would be at Allen's feet, and he stood silently behind him, watching countless people kneel down towards him with a tsunami. Gloria lost her mind in an instant. However, the next moment she suddenly woke up, and she suddenly remembered that behind them, there was a group of Ambrosia nobles who were eyeing each other, ready to cut Alan with a thousand knives. If Allen's words were heard by them at this moment, what would it do?

I don't know if it was the huge pressure that crushed Gloria's nerves or the strong stamina of the fire wine just now. At this moment, Gloria actually felt that the world was spinning, and she lost her strength under her feet, and she was about to fall.

Alan watched Gloria sober for a while, lost his mind for a while, and laughed dumbly. Seeing that Gloria shook slightly, Alan reached out and grabbed Gloria's arm. He asked softly, "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

But it was a simple touch. Unexpectedly, Gloria's body trembled, and the huge pressure seemed to have finally found an opening, pouring out at once. At this time, Gloria felt as if her soul had suddenly flown into the sky, and the feeling of peak was wonderful and short-lived.

She was lost.

When she came to her senses, she was shocked to see Alan looking at her suspiciously. As if someone had seen through the secret in his heart, he suddenly pulled his arm out of Allen's hand, and at the same time took two steps back and said, "Gong...... I'm sorry, Lord Duke, but I'm not feeling well enough to continue the celebration with you. Please forgive your sins. ”

Alan looked at Gloria's crimson face and asked suspiciously, "Is Your Majesty infected with wind cold?" In this way, two elven doctors have recently come to Essis. Their potions are definitely much better than those quacks on the mainland. I'll let them help you see how. ”

At this time, Gloria's heart had collapsed, and she only felt that her body was very weak and weak, as if she was about to fall on Alan's body. This strange feeling made her inexplicably flustered. She didn't hear Allen's words clearly, so she could only nod blindly.

After receiving Gloria's answer, Alan turned his head to the attendants on the side and ordered, "Take Her Majesty back to rest."

After Gloria hurriedly saluted, she followed the attendant and left, her back was not as calm and elegant as before, but looked a little embarrassed.

When the nobles in the stands saw Gloria leave, they thought that she couldn't stand to be on the same stage with Allen, so they left early. So they got up and followed.

"Lord Duke?" Guy looked at the departing nobles and asked Allen.

"It's okay, let them go." Alan waved his hand casually and turned his head again.

Since such a celebration has been carefully prepared, how can it end like this?

"Guy, tear down this stand! I'm going to rejoice with the people today!"

"Yes! Lord Duke!" (To be continued.) )