Chapter 2: Adventures in the Palace

I was overjoyed to see an "acquaintance"!

"You're here, Lord Fili, and this one in the back is Levo, I remember seeing him once a few years ago."

"General Galen has a good memory, and this is my disobedient son. Levo, hurry up and meet General Galen! ”

It turned out that his name was Filip, and he seemed to have a big opinion of his son, so I said hello to Galen.

Galen seemed to be no different from the game, with a tall and resolute face, exuding a heroic aura everywhere, and by the way, I glanced at the lawn not far away, and couldn't help but curl the corners of my mouth, of course, he couldn't know what I was laughing at.

"Let's go, my lord, King Gavin asked me to come out to meet you, and the banquet is about to begin."

When I came to the banquet hall, there were not as many people as I imagined, I originally thought it should be a crowded scene, and I passed it casually, but I didn't expect that there were only so many dozens of people, and I was a little panicked, not knowing what would happen next.

Filip saluted King Levin with one hand in front and the other behind, and I followed his example, and King Gawain touched my head happily: "I've grown so big, it's time to do something." ”

As the music sounded and the chaotic crowd returned to their places, I found that the seats were roughly divided into five places, each with more than a dozen people.

The king and his party were seated in a row of seats directly opposite the doorway, and then two rows to the left and right, each row of seats with a sign carved in front of it, presumably their respective family coats of arms, so that it appears that there were five families attending the banquet.

The coat of arms of the King's Aegis family is a shield, which I am familiar with, it is the image of Langdon, the coat of arms of Galen's Crownguard family is an inverted greatsword, and our Laurent family is two crossed dueling swords.

The other two families are the image of a broken battle axe and the other a disc carved with strange ornaments, I don't know the name of their family, but it seems that the power of several families is equal.

There were three other people next to Fili, who seemed to be Levo's uncle, and of course the uncle might not have been, anyway, he was sitting on the main seat, he must have been the patriarch, and the four brothers in the back plus me were a total of nine people, and it seemed that they were all older than me.

I suddenly remembered Gavin IV, the prince of Demacia, but after looking for a long time, I didn't see him, but there was a young man about my age behind the king who kept looking for me.

In his eyes, I saw the meaning of provocation, no, he was Gawain IV! It's hard to recognize in a dress, but how can this age be about the same as me? Isn't he about the same as Galen?

As the music came to an abrupt end, King Gavin stood up:

"You must already know the purpose of calling you here, according to the exact information gathered by General Galen, Noxus is gathering an army, and it is only a matter of time before it invades Demacia. It's been more than 200 years since our five families co-founded Demacia, and there have been many frictions with Noxus, but there have been no large-scale battles, and this time it may be a murderous battle. We are not afraid of them, but in order to minimize the sacrifice, we need to deliberate and bring up any good ideas that people can have. ”

Galen stood up first:

"Your Majesty, let me first add to the current situation, from the east, west, north and south of the four routes, the north is the territory of the Freljords, they have always been at odds with each other, and they will not be easily borrowed, even if there is a small-scale sneak attack, there will be no problem with General Dali's axe-breaking army to defend it, so there is no need to worry about this route."

"The southern jungle is a strange area, inhabited by all kinds of strange creatures and indigenous tribes, and we have not been able to establish a friendship with them after so many years of hard work, and it is not realistic for the Noxians to convince them, and it is not easy to conquer this jungle, so there is no need to worry about the southern route."

"The west is the safest, and the boundless sea of conquest and the sea of watch, as well as the whole of Ionia, is an impenetrable barrier, and if they must cross the sea at any cost, and the king's army awaits them, this can be ignored."

"Then only the Eastern Mountains are left, there are a large number of forbidden magic stones in the Eastern Mountains, don't worry about their mage troops, my Dreadnought Vanguard Legion has long been on the front line, sworn to defend Demacia, if necessary, I will ask for the support of the King's Army and the Axe Legion to ensure that nothing goes wrong. So we will not lose this war, but how to reduce casualties is still a matter of how to think about it. ”

Galen has a clear mind, not at all like the fool who can only squat in the grass and spin in circles, and it is certainly not easy for him to represent the crown guard family at a young age to participate in palace meetings.

The cheers of everyone also said all this, of course, this cheer may also be a compliment, after all, the crown guard family is comparable to the existence of the royal family.

While everyone was still cheering for Galen, an old man with white hair stood up and reached out to stop everyone's cheers.

He was the representative of the disc family crest, his face was wrinkled, and he looked like he was more than a hundred years old, and he heard his uncles whisper: "The old man of the Tabor family has finally spoken." ”

Tabor? I haven't heard that the Tabor family and the Dali family are both existences that are not involved in the game, but they seem to be very prominent, because the identities of the five major families are equal, he said slowly:

"Galen...... What the general said...... Very...... Okay, west, north, south...... Three ...... Front...... It really won't...... Something went wrong, but ...... Eastern...... will appear...... Great ...... Sacrifice, last night...... I divination...... And after that, the gods said...... Eastern...... Target...... Field...... Shine with ...... Glow......"

Because he spoke very slowly, he often paused, and said one sentence for a long time, which caused General Dali next to him to be a little impatient: "Old man, what is the eastern field shining with sunset?" You make it clear. ”

"Xiaguang...... Be...... Red, blood...... Red, dyed ...... The whole field...... Both. ”

"That's also the blood of the enemy, what are you afraid of!" Dalí added that he was impatient and unstoppable, and he really didn't know how such a man could become a general, and he was alone in his own position.

At this time, a person stood up behind the old man, and his tone was cold:

"General Dalí said that it was the blood of the enemy, do you have the confidence to face the army of Noxus and only let the enemy bleed? Or do you have the confidence to shed less blood than they do? You don't, you can't do it, and of course none of us can't, including General Galen. ”

Dali was very angry, and when he slapped the table and was about to speak, King Gavin stood up and stopped him: "General Dali, don't worry, let the sage of Tabor finish speaking, may I ask the sage, what else did the gods say?" ”

"Every time." I heard the brother next to me whisper.

The gods said...... Eastern...... Target...... Field...... Shine with ...... Glow......"

Originally, the speed of speech was very slow, and now he has to repeat half a sentence, Dalí's face is full of chagrin, he must be regretting that he shouldn't have interrupted the old man just now, causing him to ask for hardship now, and the second half of the old man's sentence surprised everyone:

"The Laurent Family...... Target...... Child...... Eternal ...... Liufang. ”

The eastern wilderness is shining, and the children of the Laurent family are eternal?

Could it be that this war will be stopped by the people of the Laurent family? The eyes of the people around us spoke for themselves, and their eyes were all focused on our brothers.

Some were solemn, some were slightly contemptuous, and most of them were still puzzled, but the old man was already sitting in his seat and was drowsy and no longer talking, he was too old.

"So, choose a child from Laurent's house to be a general?"

King Gavin calmed down his emotions and said to our position in a questioning tone, obviously asking for Fili's opinion, although it is the eternal Liufang, but everyone knows that behind the eternal Liufang is nine deaths and one life.

"This is the glory of the Laurent family, and we have a duty to do it, but Tabor didn't say which child it is, so how do we choose?"

"Since it's a war, of course you should be competent with martial arts!"

Without waiting for the king to speak, Dalí made a suggestion, and it seemed that General Galen also agreed with this proposal, with some expectation in his eyes, and seeing that no one objected, then this method was determined, and the way of competition was the most famous sword duel of the Laurent family.

I was a little frustrated when I heard this, since it was a sword duel, then I definitely didn't have a chance, I didn't know swordsmanship at all, although I often fought with my peers when I was a child, and my skills were not bad, but compared to professional swordsmanship, it was far worse.

It used to be a dick, and I didn't have a chance to get ahead here? To be honest, I'm a little unwilling!

Such a contest was too time-consuming, so everyone decided to do the selection again tomorrow, and the rest of the time began to enjoy the luncheon, and then many people came into the hall, including servants, women and children, and the originally serious atmosphere was instantly enlivened.

The brothers who used to talk and laugh are now silent, because everyone understands that tomorrow they will be opponents of each other, although such a competition will not be dangerous, but it is still about honor, and I understand that the people of Demacia care most about honor.

The wine we drank was a red wine, I don't know what was added to it, and there was an indescribable sweetness in my stomach when I drank it, and my head was a little dizzy after a few rounds.

In reality, I can speak for the amount of alcohol I drink! It seemed that the body still belonged to Levo, and I excused myself to go to the toilet and leave.

Out of the door, looking at the magnificent buildings, I have a feeling of relaxation, the beauty of the building is not only reflected in its shape, its overall layout and the grasp of every detail is also very important, the modern city is full of high-rise buildings but also uneven, compared with such a palace group is much worse.

After a few turns, I found a garden, all kinds of flowers blooming, all of which I had never seen before, and the fragrance was refreshing, and I walked along the path to admire the pure beauty of this nature.

This garden was bigger than I expected, and I hadn't finished walking for a while, and I felt that I had been out long enough, and I turned around to go back, when I heard a noise not far away, as if some small animal was playing, so I quietly walked over, but I didn't expect it to be a person.

It was a little girl in a purple dress, she squatted on the ground and looked at a few small flowers intently, her fingertips flashed with white light, and the surrounding flowers were shaking with the light, like sunflowers seeing the sun, very magical!

Perhaps she was too preoccupied to notice my approach, and I watched her fiddle with the flowers a few paces away, and after a while the light on her fingertips suddenly disappeared, and the flowers did not shake, and I heard her sigh: "Alas, I am still not skilled." ”

After saying that, she stood up, just in time to see me not far away, opened her mouth as if she was frightened, and then quickly covered it with her hand without making a sound.

It was then that I saw her appearance, the most beautiful girl I had ever seen, with her delicate and transparent skin, as pleasant as the May sun, and her long golden hair scattered behind her head, which was the most beautiful view in the garden.

"I'm sorry to scare you, I didn't mean to, I just saw that you were concentrating on manipulating the flowers, and I didn't make a sound for fear of disturbing you, but it was really exciting just now."

I hurriedly explained, and took the opportunity to compliment her, but she did not look happy when she heard my compliment, but looked worried, and I suddenly remembered that magic was forbidden in Demacia, and that it was magic that she had just used.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone, are you from the palace?"

She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard me say this: "Thank you, I'm not from the palace, I'm here to attend the banquet, but they are discussing big things, and they don't let me participate, so I came here by myself." ”

"The discussion has long been over, and now the banquet is underway, let's go over together."

After what I just did, all my alcohol was gone, but here's the problem: I didn't know the way back! When the girl saw me standing still, she seemed to have guessed:

"You're here for the first time, let's go, I'll take you there, my name is Lux, what about you?"