The "New Year's Festival" and the "Autumn Harvest Festival" are two ancient traditions of the Ariat Continent, the former is to pray to the main gods for a good New Year, and the latter is to thank the main gods for bringing food to the continent throughout the year so that the creatures on the continent can survive.

It is impossible to know exactly when these two festivals originated, but with the development of the times, they have gradually changed from a sacrifice to an annual carnival to thank the main god.

Two thousand years ago, after Otto the Great led the Terran coalition to the final victory of the Great War of All Races and established the Eliad Empire, he declared the founding day of the nation as the "Victory Day" alongside the two traditional celebrations.

According to the custom, in the three celebrations of the year, there will no longer be a distinction between commoners and nobles, and people of all classes and occupations will celebrate together in these three celebrations, which is a rare festival celebrated by the whole people on the mainland.

This year's "New Year's Festival" is slightly different from previous years, as the "home" of the celebration, although the imperial capital of Catania has been lit up as in previous years, and the crowd of celebrations has not decreased at all, but those who are interested can find that everyone who participates in the celebration seems to have a feeling of not letting go.

The New Year's celebrations were followed by the unprecedented opening of the Canal and Port Royal for ten days, and the proximity of the two celebrations was unique in the history of the entire continent.

According to some well-informed grapevines, the reason why Rey III arranged the two celebrations so close together was to prepare to replace the New Year's celebrations with the Canal and Port Royal celebrations.

His Majesty the Emperor, who was both brilliant and proud, believed that the canal would connect the port of Stoke in the Bay of Fundy with the imperial capital, so that the imperial capital would have direct access to the sea, and would play an inestimable role in dominating the sea of mist. He believed that this achievement was enough to make him equal to his ancestor Otto the Great, but out of respect for his ancestors, he did not directly create a new festival like Otto the Great, but retreated to the second place, allowing the opening celebration to gradually replace the New Year's celebration.

At least judging from the current operation, Rey III's ambition is half successful, although the New Year's celebration is still held as usual, but almost everyone's attention has been focused on the opening celebration ten days later, and the excitement at this time is just a huge historical inertia. If all goes well, it is believed that in ten years at most, the New Year's celebration will be combined with the opening celebration to become a new celebration, and Rey III can also achieve the purpose of being on a par with the ancestor Otto the Great.

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"Where are you going to take us, Killian?" said Elfie, holding out an arm in the middle of the crowd and grabbing Killian's coat at the hem of his coat.

According to tradition, no one is allowed to take transportation during the New Year's celebration, and for Killian, a local snake who has lived in the imperial capital for more than ten years, he is very familiar with the environment of the imperial capital, and he doesn't know where to turn if he is not careful. It's not easy to keep up with Killian in the crowded streets.

"Didn't I say it? The liveliest part of the New Year's celebrations is the Imperial Palace, and almost all the most interesting and lively events will take place in the main square in front of the Imperial Palace, and if we are lucky, we may be able to see His Majesty the Emperor in person!" said Killian, with a frenzied face. Regardless of who Rey III was, at least among the people of the imperial capital, they were proud to see him, even the children of wealthy families like Killian.

"The problem is that you're not going in the right direction! Shouldn't we go south? Why do we have to go around to the west now?" Alfie asked.

The map of the imperial capital had long been memorized by him, the imperial palace was located in the center of the entire imperial capital, and the magic academy was located in the northern part of the imperial capital, and the direction they were now moving in would only gradually move away from the imperial palace.

"Don't worry, the road I'm leading is definitely a shortcut, and it's absolutely impossible to get from the main road to the palace square now. Killian excitedly pointed to the crowd around him who were surging in one direction.

To be honest, Alfie never imagined that there would be so many people in the imperial capital, according to his estimates, at least 100,000 people poured into this main road alone, as if the people who usually didn't know where to hide were all out of their homes and onto the streets at this time.

In fact, as early as more than a month ago, merchants, jugglers, and people with a little wealth in various counties and provinces of the empire had begun to gather in the imperial capital, and the three celebrations every year were a great opportunity for them to make money, and naturally no one would give up.

According to Robert V's statistics, the number of people gathered in the imperial capital during the annual celebration is more than three times the resident population. Due to the exceptional circumstances of this year, the two celebrations were combined to reach five times the number of people who were in the permanent population.

Alfie has not yet received information about Robert V, otherwise he must have hid as far as he wants, no matter how huge the imperial capital is, it is also very dangerous for so many people to pour in at once. If you pay a little attention, you will find that the city defense army responsible for maintaining order has long disappeared by this time, and I don't know if it is because it is crowded by the surging crowd and cannot be seen, or if there is another reason.

"Killian, we all know that you are familiar with the terrain of the Imperial Capital, and it is good to want to bring us to Palace Square, but can you tell me why this guy keeps pestering me?" asked Sean as he pointed to Troll, who was inseparable from him.

After coming out of the Imperial Capital Military Headquarters, Troll followed Sean closely behind, and even when he slept, he would stay at the head of his bed.

"You are a disciple of Old Madison, and I promise him to keep you safe!" replied Troll. A fool can see that he has another purpose, but no one can guess it for the time being.

At first glance, Sean felt extremely uncomfortable with being so "cared for". He didn't understand why the world had changed so fast, he just agreed to change identities with Alfie, and after waking up from a sleep, he not only became a disciple of Master Madison, but also had such an enthusiastic and unspoken "free bodyguard".

"The treatment is good~" Alfie said to Sean with a wink.

"If I could, I hope that the one who is inseparable from me all day long is a beautiful bodyguard~" Sean said bitterly.

"I can't see it, you kid is still a playboy~" Troll smiled and winked at Sean, and then Sean felt his body light, and then the earth was far away from him - he was thrown far away by Troll.

The real playboy Killian saw Tror so violent, a huge drop of sweat appeared on his face, and he vowed never to offend this moody guy easily - whether intentionally or not, everyone forgot to remind Sean that Tror was a Sanctuary powerhouse, and if he knew, he probably wouldn't joke with Tror so casually.

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