Chapter 1: A New Beginning is the End of an Old (1)
The Warcraft turmoil in the empire has finally passed.
Although there are still remnants of demonic beasts roaming the forest, they are as stupid as the brainless undead without their commanders, and even a squad of bronze adventurers can barely cope with it.
The most surprising thing for everyone was that all the members of the steel-level strength survived, which was great news for the empire, and at the same time that the battle report was transmitted back to the imperial capital, after confirming that he had successfully defeated greed, Emperor Tarim Lansen immediately announced the news to the public.
ushered in the cheers of the whole country, of course, the news deliberately shallow Lin Feng's contribution.
To be precise, even what was written in the battle report was a fatal blow given by Lin Feng, and in the news announced by the empire, it became a joint effort of the four knights and Lin Feng.
"Are you going back?"
It's a bit weird to go back, but in Lin Feng's state of mind, this is the feeling, and Blue Rose is the same, adventurers are often regarded as mysterious people who come and go without a trace, but there are also some people who will regard a certain city as their stronghold.
Perhaps for the Crota, Cassiu Boom is their stronghold.
"yes, we were supposed to have a drink together, but Joe Harold said he wanted to celebrate with us, so the celebration was decided to be held in Cassiu Boom City."
Cassiu Boum...... Urban? ”
When he first listened to the explanation of the city, Lin Feng thought of a big city with people coming and going, but the city of Cassiu Boom that Crota said was just called a city.
In fact, the city of Kaxiu Boum is also equivalent to the second city of the empire, and its prosperity is comparable to that of the imperial capital, but Lin Feng feels that there is no opportunity or reason to go there.
Traveling or something, Lin Feng only longed for Japan, although it has never been realized.
"Yes, I really want to celebrate with His Excellency Lin Feng."
Crota couldn't believe that he could make such a helpless voice, he felt that he was the kind of person who maliciously rejected others.
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay to eat wine and food, and eating it with friends is the most fragrant."
Lin Feng's answer was very enthusiastic, and it was also unexpected by Crota.
What a self-acquaintance.
Krota thought to herself.
Lu Luwei and Rob Busie were still packing up, and because of Crota's personality, they would do everything faster than the members of Blue Rose, so Crota had to wait outside the door for them to finish packing.
In fact, there is another reason for choosing to wait outside the door, that is, I want to chat with Lin Feng, according to the grapevine, Lin Feng's call to the new nobleman is already a sure thing, although it may not have much power, but it is always harmless to win over the relationship.
But......
Crota really couldn't think of what to say, and the wind blew between the two, and Crota, who knew that there was not much time left, had to speak.
"I heard that Your Majesty seems to want to express your gratitude to His Excellency Lin Feng in person...... Why is His Excellency Lin Feng still here? ”
In this crusade, Lin Feng's figure spread all over the adventurers and nobles, and the reward promised to Lin Feng was naturally indispensable, and it was natural for the emperor to want to see him in person.
But—
"Ah, I refused, because I was so tired, I wanted to eat a meal and go back to sleep."
Lin Feng's self-acquainted personality has also become his drawback, which seems to have caused a bad influence among the nobles.
In the eyes of the nobles who value their face, it is too arrogant for a man of unknown origin to have such an attitude towards an emperor who is higher than them.
Some say it was an insult to the emperor.
I have also heard people say that ordinary people dare to be so rude.
Some nobles thought that the heavy losses of the soldiers were his mistakes, and some even said that he deliberately concealed some information because Lin Feng and the enemy country were basically in the same group. Emilisa couldn't sit idly by for this kind of opinion, and Crantil used her power to silence the people.
"I commissioned the man, and if you want to say that, I will take it as a provocation to me."
That's what he said.
The condemnation of the nobles also said to Lin Feng, "I am just helping as an ally and completing the task." How dare you accept the emperor's consolation for such a trivial matter, if the emperor is so respectful, I hope that all the soldiers and adventurers who participated in this battle can be treated equally", and gradually calmed down.
However, in fact, this sentence has been modified by Klaas in every possible way to convey the words of the past.
But that doesn't mean the smoldering flame is extinguished. They just realized that if they continued to scold Lin Feng, it would be themselves who would be despised.
The prestige of this event increased by Blue Rose, Lin Feng, Emperor Tarim Lansen, many nobles, and Emilisa, while the prestige decreased by those who did not participate or did not directly participate in the crusade.
Of course, the aristocrats also made a rebuttal. The imperial capital, the territory of the emperor, in the case of nobles whose territory is located on other sides, can use the militia brought from their own territory to help defend the imperial capital, but they have no such obligation. Thinking that the Monster might attack their dwelling, they certainly had to protect themselves.
After this incident, the aristocratic faction began to take a hard line, shouting that those who could not even protect their own territory were not worthy of the title of emperor. The king's faction, on the other hand, strongly advocated the emperor's daughter, and Emilisa did not hide in a safe place, but stood up for it. In this way, the power struggle between the two forces has become more and more intense.
And the soldiers and adventurers who have nothing to do with the power struggle have another kind of dissatisfaction: why do the nobles who usually do power only protect their own homes and do not come to our aid?
Because of this, those who fought to the death are even more praised. In this way, the disgraced nobles were even more annoyed. The situation formed a vicious circle, and the nobles finally pointed the finger of dissatisfaction at Lin Feng, especially the group of people from the aristocratic faction, who already regarded Lin Feng as a thorn in their side.
They just thought that Lin Feng was just taking money to do things, so they would fight to the death.
In this case, the standard-bearer was Blue Rose, the team that won the first place in the empire among the steel-class adventurers. It is impossible that no one will come to see them off. But they were all rejected by Crota.
Because the adventurers are neutral and are not in the power struggle between the nobles and the emperor, naturally no one will be stupid enough to target them, but Lin Feng is different, if he is given the title and power of the nobleman, in the aristocratic faction, he will be loyal to Tarim Lansen like Enfili Grinci.
"By the way, this is a certificate of appreciation from them to your Blue Rose, as well as a certificate plate for the exemption from all toll taxes in the Emperor's Domain, and a short sword given by the Emperor, these are the ones that Klaas asked me to bring, but you are not a merchant, this certificate board should be useless."