Chapter 396: The Wedding (1)
The engagement ceremony has long since ended, and the wedding will take place in the royal gardens of Garlanord.
Xiao Luna doesn't like the solemn royal capital, the noisy West Coast, the hot and disturbing Black Rock Mountain, as for the dark areas as a military town, the border fortress, and the wild and seron Gobi as a logistics base, the only two options are the Green Dragon's Lair and the new city of Garanord, she and Caesar sulked for a while, and finally chose a relatively open emerging city.
Located in the western part of the Empire, in the Larkon district, Garlanor is currently the largest city in the Northern Empire, connecting the West Coast to the royal capital.
Due to its location in the Lakron Inland Sea, Garlanod had the second largest outlet to the sea in the north at the time of its construction. The city, which was founded less than a decade ago, has been able to grow rapidly thanks to a convenient land and sea transportation system, with thriving commerce and handicrafts and a large number of people flocking to it.
To the people of the Empire, this tolerant city was a new world full of opportunities, and people preferred to call it the "City of Freedom" rather than the official title of "Star of the North".
The inclusiveness of the pluralistic structure and the relatively relaxed official policies have made it a dream for many – the unrivalled royal gardens, the romantic land and sea, and the huge array of classical sculptures...... Countless bards, singers and painters have been fascinated by the unique environment, and sculptors and spellcasters have come to bring the city to life.
As early as after the successful engagement, the atmosphere of celebration has already enveloped the empire, and the royal court officially released a new announcement: to celebrate the upcoming wedding, a week-long celebration will be held in the main cities of the country, and all theaters, taverns, baths and gladiatorial arenas will be open for free.
At the same time, Garlanord, who was also chosen to be the venue for the wedding, made an even more exciting announcement: in order to share the glorious moment with the people, Garlanod will provide free bread, bacon and wine to the people of the city during the seven-day celebration.
The hype surrounding the Black Wing's "Wedding of the Century" is the result of official encouragement and support, as in a way it is an alternative investment, and the grand celebration will spread the word all over the country of Eladia, whether it is adventurers, merchants, bards, spies and intelligence organizations of hostile forces, there will be no shortage of outsiders who want to see this wedding.
And after these people come to the Northland, food, clothing, housing and transportation will contribute a huge amount of consumption income to the empire.
Caesar doesn't have many friends, and there are very few guests to invite, so in addition to the Black Wing Empire itself, only the rulers of some small surrounding countries have received invitations from the Imperial Court, but Azirils of Blackstone Mountain has received one, after all, this guy's "Black Stone Mountain" elegiac card pack, especially the "Fire Demon King" card, sells very well, and he has made a lot of money for the empire through Blackstone Town, so Caesar is still very kind to send an invitation to this guy, After all, Azrils is also one of the few guys who can have an equal status with the Black Dragon Emperor.
However, with the mind of the demon lord, there is a high probability that the Flame Helllord will not leave his Black Stone Mountain, after all, this is not a fairy tale, he and Caesar are not friends at all, they are just two evil creatures that coexist in one area in one way or another. Neither of them would give up a bite if it were possible, and Azrils had to consider the possibility of being ambushed and besieged.
A week before the wedding ceremony, Queen Garcia, the ruler of the Elven Forest, signed a consent letter agreeing to the children of the Elven Forest, Luna Blanvi Tiarope Offknistan Ranfne...... Married to Caesar Ortorenzo Targaryen, Emperor of the Blackwing Empire.
On the morning of the 291st day of the 3rd Era, 1661, the wedding ceremony was held as scheduled, and there were about 500 wedding venues in Garanord, where people could watch the ceremony, but all the streets were not allowed to obstruct, whether it was the vendors, shacks, or carriages and horses, they were cleared, and the black shirts laid fences on both sides of the road.
The crowd was still buzzing, and on the eve of the wedding, many people flocked to Garlanord to take a vantage point, and many more chose to stand behind the fences on both sides of the street in a long line, hoping to catch a glimpse of their queen.
Huge shadows were cast on the ground, and the Empire's radiant dragons were the first to appear, today they are not weapons that spread slaughter and fear, but flower girls laying flowers and gifts, and in the clear chirping of the radiant dragons, the rain of Yanan flowers from the royal garden sprinkled from the sky, enveloping the "capital of freedom".
Dressed in her wedding dress and accompanied by the elves in a classical carriage, the elven king Garcia handed over her guard of honor to Luna, and the elven guards, dressed in bright cloaks and shining golden armor, walked in the front through the east gate into Garanord, which was the direction of the Elven Forest.
The sacred unicorn of the Elven Forest dragged the carriage, the white hooves bloomed everywhere, and the carriage was redesigned by craftsmen, woven from flowers and vines, and dotted with newly blooming Yanan flowers, full of spring freshness and elegance.
Because the wedding was open to the public and had a certain performative nature, Luna could not appear in too small form, she changed her form, maintained her normal human form, wore a floral crown from the Elven Forest, and the four transparent wings behind her trembled slightly, indicating her identity and race, and the hem of her elegant long skirt dragged all the way to the edge of the open-air carriage.
At the same time, in the other direction of Garlanord, the clear sky suddenly darkened, people's eardrums bulged, and a huge dragon swept low with a howling storm and vibrating air, and Caesar made no secret of his might, almost at the same height as the tallest building in Garlanord.
Raising his neck from below and looking up, every scale of the Black Dragon Emperor was delicate, emitting waves of power and vortices of spiritual energy.
"Julius Caesar!" Out of nowhere, a childish cheer was heard, and after a period of panic and fear, the cheers soon became one after another.
"King of the Northlands!"
"Julius Caesar! Targaryen the Great! ”
No matter how cold-blooded and harsh the Black Dragon Emperor was to his subordinates and how vicious he was to his enemies, for the ordinary people of the Black Wing Empire, this emperor had indeed changed the north and the human race.
Life, dignity, knowledge, law, and justice, which seemed unattainable, were now intimately related to them, and the Black Dragon Emperor continued to grow the power of the empire while improving the living conditions of his people.
When people suddenly discover that dragon rulers are more worthy of respect and love than human rulers, the differences between races become less important.
As he got closer to the royal garden, Caesar's form became smaller, from fifty meters at the beginning, to forty meters, thirty meters, and finally ten meters, five meters, and when Caesar landed in the royal garden, his form had changed, and he rarely changed into a humanoid form - a dragonman wrapped in black armor.
There is no way, there is no marriage ceremony for dragons, considering the feelings of Luna and Luna's parents, Caesar can only use the marriage ceremony of other species as a substitute, and the wedding is carried out according to the customs of the Elven Forest. Besides, if you keep your huge ontological form, whistling down and then taking Luna away, this strange operation doesn't look like a wedding ceremony, right?
When the Black Dragon Emperor descended into human form and stood side by side with the forest elves who were about to become queens, a strange question suddenly drilled into people's brains: who is qualified to be the celebrant and witness of Caesar Targaryen, the Dragon King, the Black Emperor, the Lord of the North, and the most powerful true dragon in Eladia today?