Chapter 149: The First Step in Suspicion
"Ladies and gentlemen, please raise your glasses and celebrate this great achievement!"
The sound of joyful music can be heard anywhere, tonight's war college is particularly lively, at this time in the largest palace-like building in the center of the city, a grand ball is underway, it is ...... to say that it is a ball, but if it is replaced by a person who does not know the truth, he will definitely see that there is a strong smell of gunpowder here, and the people in the hall seem to be consciously divided into two groups, looking at each other vigilantly, and for those who understand the situation, this is too normal.
In the center of the hall, Gavin II and his Empress Martina were talking to Reginald, and next to them, Burnham was also talking to Lalivash, the distance between them was only a few meters, if it was a normal time, this scene would not have happened, and with the initial establishment of League of Legends, these two forces of mutual hatred finally had the opportunity to stand together and share peace together.
Reginald and Lalivash were still wearing their ordinary robes, but it could be seen from their smiling faces that the two were very satisfied with the result, and when they received the answer that Gavin II and Burnham personally agreed to join the League of Legends, he almost couldn't believe that this plan could go so smoothly, if there must be some disappointment, it must be Nock ~ one ~ Ben ~ read ~ small ~ said ~ ybdu Sass first promised to join the League of Legends, but it doesn't matter anymore, As long as the two largest kingdoms agree, then the rest of the plans will surely go smoothly and peace will be realized.
The rudiments of the League of Legends have appeared, and the original ceremony should have been solemn, but the three parties have a common view on this, the current alliance is just an organization composed of two countries, so the solemn ceremony is completely unnecessary, after a simple agreement is signed, a ball replaces the ceremony, which is not only to celebrate the initial establishment of the alliance, but also so that these two countries, who have long been accustomed to hating each other, can sit together and talk peacefully, and ......
"My dear...... Don't you think it's still the same place as it used to be? ”
Looking at the two groups of people who were clearly divided, Martina couldn't help but look at the second with some worry, even when Reginald proposed to raise a glass to try to alleviate the situation, the two sides still only stood in their own sphere of influence and replied loudly, completely ignoring the other party's meaning.
"There's no way around it, yesterday they were enemies who fought each other on the battlefield, but now they're allies, not to mention that this hatred has lasted too long, not only them, but even we can't do it ourselves......"
Looking at his soldiers, Gavin II could only sigh like this, as he said, he couldn't trust Burnham standing beside him at all, such a guy would agree to this request? I really don't know how Kanin convinced him......
"My ally, you seem to be troubled, is there anything I can do for you?"
Relative to Gallvin II's doubts, Burnham? Darkwell looked in high spirits, and after changing into a luxurious dress, he walked up to the second and said gracefully after owing a bow.
"Ah...... Well, as you can see, our people don't trust each other, what do you think is going to do that? ”
To be honest, when he heard Burnham's voice, he couldn't help but feel a pang of disgust in his heart, but considering the identities of both sides now, he could no longer show the hostile attitude as before, so he could only say this with a smile.
"It's not a problem, it's easy to solve, but it needs your help, would you like to help me?"
Need help ...... yourself? What exactly does Burnham want to do? The second hesitated for a moment, but replied with a smile: "Of course, it is great that Your Excellency is willing to help solve this problem, but what kind of method do you want to use to solve this problem?" ”
Burnham just smiled slightly, he didn't speak, just raised the wine glass in his hand, and at the same time picked up the spoon from the table and knocked it gently, the crisp sound immediately spread through the hall, just when everyone wondered what he wanted to do, Burnham put down the wine glass, as if he had already planned it, he owed the second and Martina again, and then turned to everyone and said: "Good evening, friends, it's a pleasure today, we can face each other here in a friendly manner, yes, In the past we have always lived in hatred and confrontation, but as the two most powerful nations on this continent, we have a responsibility to do our part for the security of this continent, and I would like to thank the two honorable archmages Reginald and Lalivash for providing us with such an opportunity, first of all, on behalf of Noxus, to thank them both, and in order to show my sincerity in working with Demacia, could I ask the honorable Empress Martina to dance with me? ”
…… Ha?
Not only Martina herself and Gavin II, but also the soldiers of Demacia and Noxus in the audience were all stunned because of this speech, of course, there was no problem with this speech itself, but when he heard this sentence coming out of Burnham's mouth, it always made people feel that this was a conspiracy with a high-sounding reason, II's eyebrows jumped a few times, he couldn't be angry because of such a no-problem statement, not to mention that Burnham didn't ask for his opinion at all, he could only stand silently on the side, waiting for his wife's answer.
"Since you say so, I'm more than happy to accept your invitation."
Martina was a wise and virtuous woman, otherwise she would not have been the wife of the second, and she knew very well that whatever Burnham's purpose was, the reason for his invitation was too strong, and if she refused, then Demacia would immediately fall into all kinds of criticism, and she had no choice but to accept this invitation.
"My pleasure."
Burnham smiled and bent down deeply, and elegantly took Martina's jade hand, you know, Martina was originally nearly twenty years younger than Gavin II, under the maintenance of the special potion that Reginald configured for her, she still looks like a petite and beautiful woman in her twenties, and although Burnham, who is holding her hand, is also a person who has lived for hundreds of years, but under the influence of some kind of magic, he now looks just a handsome man about thirty years old, in a sense, Martina, standing beside him, was even more dazzling, and the second world, who stood aside and didn't say a word, was a little old.
Dance can be regarded as the basic way of communication between the nobles, and for the king and queen, exquisite dance steps are indispensable, in the elegant music, the two dance in the center of the dance floor, no one dares to compete with it, Martina is charming and moving, Burnham is even more heroic, with the end of the song, the cheers of the hall can not stop for a long time, after seeing the general's never show superb dancing skills, the nobles and officers of Noxus rushed to the ladies of Demacia, For fear of writing a failure for this wonderful performance, because Burnham had no wife and daughter, and the officers of Demacia were even more afraid that they would lose the face of Gavin II, who was just standing on the sidelines with a blank face, so they could only walk into the women of Noxus with their heads held high, and for a time the hall was crowded with people, as if it was a lively and peaceful scene.
"Grandfather looks very unhappy and hopes he is well......"
Looking at the expressionless appearance of the second prince, Sivana standing in the corner couldn't help sighing, here she is born as the princess of Demacia, as the adopted daughter of the second prince Lunen, she naturally calls Jiawen II her grandfather, she took off the light armor she is used to wearing, and put on a beautiful silk dress, the long brown hair that is usually tied into simple braids has become a noble bun, in order to hide the dragon scales on her arms that cannot be hidden, she uses a pair of long gloves with special enchantments as a cover, The dragon clan is originally a race that likes jewelry, and jewelry seems to like them too, under the background of the shining gems, Shivana looks more noble and charming, even if she deliberately hides in the corner, there are still many Noxians who deliberately come here to invite her to dance together, but in the face of these people's invitations, Shivana just smiled and shook her head to refuse, she really doesn't like these people, not because of her position, but for other reasons.
"Don't you like it here?"
Seeing that she rejected everyone, Zhao Xin, who was standing silently on the side, finally couldn't help but ask, tonight he also changed into a tuxedo, and his hairstyle was also retrimmed, the outfit Xiu chose for him was indeed quite suitable, but with his expressionless face, Zhao Xin looked more like an indifferent killer who sneaked in here than an ordinary guest.
"Hmm...... You can think so, but so are you? “
Sivana said jokingly, with what she knew about Zhao Xin, this kind of banquet full of strangers was also his least favorite thing, and when this cold-looking and innocent big boy encountered such a situation, he would always quietly hide in the most inconspicuous place and wait for the party to end.
"No, Prince Lunn wants me not to appear in front of the boss, and I don't know why, but I don't think he will lie to me."
"Oh...... That's right...... you really shouldn't do that now......" Hearing this, Sivana could only smile wryly and shake her head.