Chapter 43: The Tasteless Banquet

Hot water spilled from the refined nozzle of brass and poured it on Ray's body. Clouds of white foam were washed off his body, and then the two seventeen or eighteen-year-old girls quickly applied a yellowish cream to Ray's body, wiping it with soft satin. As a result, the delicate white foam continued to pour out, and the skin on Ray's body began to glow faintly red as the silk was wiped with those satins. After three or five times, Ray finally couldn't help but mutter: "Is it okay? I've never taken a shower so seriously, just rinse with water, why do you need to be so careful?"

The two girls laughed and pushed Ray into the wide bath. The pool water, soaked in rose petals and rose essence, made Ray's nose itch violently, and then he sneezed heavily. The two girls gently stroked behind Lei and whispered: "My lord, you are going to meet the emperor later, if there is any disrespect or bad smell on your body, it is a crime." Don't move, we'll give you a good scrub. ”

Ray was like a cat sitting on a hot roof in the spring, and he clamped his thighs tightly in embarrassment, and he couldn't help but wail: "Lisi, Morse, are you enough? I have been washing since this morning, and you have wiped off a layer of skin, and the bones have been scalded soft, which is really not good... Even if the emperor gets on me, he won't be able to find anything dirty, isn't it enough?"

The two pretty chicks smiled playfully, and they finally allowed Ray to climb out of the pool, and then, they wiped Ray's body with white satin, and carefully cut Ray's nails with silver scissors, and repaired his sideburns. Finally, he was allowed to leave the bathroom. No sooner had he escaped from the terrible bathroom than five personal maids had rushed over and pressed Ray to the chair in front of a large mirror.

Ray screamed, "What are you doing, what are you putting on my head?" Looking at the transparent, lightly scented ointment, Ray had a feeling that he was about to die. Liss and Morse had already walked over, and they had already put on a white robe that had finally covered the carcass that almost drove thunder mad. They laughed and ordered the five maids to put the ointment on Ray's head, explaining, "This is the best hair balm in the imperial capital, my lord, all the nobles use him, it will make your hair look smoother." ”

Ray couldn't stand the aroma, he stood up violently and roared loudly: "Damn, what bullshit hair cream doesn't do? I definitely won't use them... Damn, I'm this virtue, don't tell me this about the enjoyment of the bullshit aristocracy. Enough, wash me up, I hate the smell. I'd rather rub human blood on my head than this greasy smell coming out of my body... True******. ”

Thunderous and frightened, all the maids fell to their knees, and Ray rushed into the bathroom with a grunt, and washed under the water pipe. Then, Ray, who strode out of the bathroom, looked apologetically at the seven frightened bird-like maids, and said in a harmonious voice: "I hate these things, but I don't mean to punish you? ”

Lisi and Morse stood up cautiously, and then pulled up the five valets, and they asked in a low voice, "My lord, do you really wear a uniform?" Your Excellency from the State Department has just sent you fifty sets of refined dresses, you see... ”

Lei hurriedly shook his head and waved his thick arms to drink: "Don't, don't, those dresses are so funny to wear, it's like a ball of cloth wrapped around a barbecue suckling pig, I don't like that kind of thing... Or the uniform is comfortable to wear, that's all. "No one dares to give an opinion, Lei is their master, not to mention that Lei has to wear a uniform, even if he doesn't wear clothes to the banquet, he can't take care of them.

So, he put on his black uniform as fast as he could, hung the heavy long sword on his waist, and put on the high-top calfskin boots. ”

The door opened silently, and Ray's keeper, Comoso, walked in with mechanical, precise steps, and announced loudly: "My lord, Lord Jerry is here." ”

As soon as the words fell, Jerry, who was dressed in a gorgeous dress, had already walked in with the same steps as a dance, and said easily: "Aha, Ray, look, are you still wearing a uniform? Isn't it?Milomi, you moth of the imperial capital, scum of the nobility, butcher of maidens, and miser of precious art?"

One was wearing a loose white shirt with a gorgeous pattern of gold-tattooed, tight black trousers, and two gold-patterned white stockings covering the knees. A young man with wavy black hair, a delicate beard, and a delicate, ivory-colored face walked in briskly, and said in a creamy tone like he had just swallowed two kilograms of cream, "Jerry, this is not what a good friend should say. I'm the most famous girl lover in the imperial capital, how can you ruin my reputation in front of Lord Lei? Oh my God, is this Lord Lei? We met for the first time... ”

Milomi had already rushed to Lei's side, raised his head and looked at Lei's rough and hideous face, and exclaimed loudly: "God, such a mighty general, should be paired with a blood-red cloak, by the way, there are a few holes to be carved out of the cloak, it is best to burn one with fire, so as to reflect all his majesty... Lord Lei, don't worry, I'll design you a very chic dress. ”

Jerry looked at Ray in a daze and laughed: "Ray, that's what I said, Milomi, the son of Lord Marquis of Cress, one of my best friends, but a few days ago he went to the northern province of Lota to look for the best white fox skin, and just returned to the imperial capital... Okay, it's almost time, we can go to the palace, Ray, you have to remember what I told you, you can bow to no one at all, just bow a little. Don't be embarrassed, I know that the etiquette of the court is too complicated, so I don't bother to teach you. ”

Milomi hurriedly shouted, "That's not going to work, Ray, you know, for those noble ladies, court etiquette is a must." Even if you've already stripped off her clothes, you're still going to invite her to lie on the bed and split your thighs with the gentlest courtesy, aren't you?"

Ray laughed, he liked Milomi's direct and rude words. He hates the kind of nobleman with an elegant tone the most, such as those small and medium-sized nobles who have come to visit desperately in the past few days, all of them are proud like little roosters, but when they see him, they immediately become a little hen who has just been raped, and he can't stand what he says.

The three of them strode downstairs in a row, and behind, Comoso held his head high, made a few quick gestures, signaled the personal maids to clean up the room, and then took absolutely precise square steps, and quickly followed Ray. Attending court banquets, a steward like him always had to follow his master, and although they could not attend the banquet, the palace would arrange a hall with countless food and wine for them to enjoy.

Milomi waved her hands easily, admiring Ray's size and fierce eyes for a while, and then said, "If you two had returned to the Imperial Capital earlier, I wouldn't have gone to Lota Province." Alas, it's a shame to say it, Jerry, you have a lot of masters at your disposal now, but you must help me get back this face. ”

Jerry looked at Milomi in surprise and said, "Listening to your tone, it seems that you were forced to go to the province of Lotta, what the hell is going on?

Milomi frowned, and said dissatisfiedly: "The son of Duke Ou in the east, that guy came to the imperial capital to study, and he actually dared to pursue my lover, you know, it is the Countess of Loroc, whose husband was killed in a duel. Oh my God, I ordered thirty of my knights and his subordinate knights to challenge, and seven were killed... In front of Locke, he actually killed seven of my knights... Damn, Lorlock actually colluded with him, give me a cold look, hum... ”

Jerry gave Ray a quick look and smiled, "So what?"

Milomi sighed, "I'm just a bronze fifth-order knight, if I were to duel with Kari, I'd be dead." So I had to go and buy some of the best white fox skins and come back and make the most beautiful coat for Locklock. But to be honest, I was too embarrassed, so it was my knight who took the initiative to challenge his people when I went out to avoid the limelight, and as a result... Hum. ”

Ray frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid of your grandfather's blame for challenging him directly? ”

Milomi shrugged his shoulders easily: "Oh, oh my God, Ray, you must learn the way of life of our nobles, it's just a challenge, it's not that kind of family duel, no one will take it seriously, but it's just that I can't get through it on the face." And those seven knights are my best subordinates, and I'm really sad, it's so infuriating to me... Besides, Jerry, didn't you tell Ray that the nobles of our imperial capital and the nobles from other places have always been at odds?"

Jerry smiled and nodded: "Oh, Ray has been spending time with me outside for the past few days, where can I discuss these serious issues? However, among the lords in other places, the duke family with royal blood like ours belongs to the imperial capital faction, so my relationship with Milomi is so good... There are a total of twenty-one imperial lords, of which nine have royal blood, so with the addition of the aristocratic power of the imperial capital, they are on an equal footing with those guys. ”

Ray blinked a little puzzled, and asked, "But what are you fighting for? ”

Milomi said lightly, "Oh, let's give me the simplest example. Every year, each lord has to hand over a part of his harvest, so is the question of this ratio worth fighting with each other? Moreover, the nobles of the imperial capital have an advantage in the official positions of the imperial court, and the hillbillies in other places are a little weaker. Oh, Jerry, I didn't say you. ”

Jerry laughed, "I grew up in the Imperial Capital, how can I be a hillbilly? Oh, Lomat, are you done?"

Lomat, who had a pair of weak eyes, hurriedly walked over from the gate to salute, and he said respectfully: "The family affairs of my subordinates have been completed, and you have to care about it." ”

Ray slapped Lomat on the shoulder: "Okay, it's done, let's go to the palace quickly, ha, I want to see what the palace looks like." Alas, why didn't that Cretan guy come back yet, but it took enough time to get from the 'Divine City' to the province of Xili, and then back to the imperial capital, and he couldn't be blamed. ”

Ray's whispered words didn't let Milomi hear them, Kuhn, Yasuo, and Miess had already rushed over to salute Ray, and in the last few days, when Ray was spending all his days drinking, the three of them had just been appointed as the commander of the division, and they could only go to hard training, so they all had crumbling on their faces that were blown out by the cold wind. Ray greeted them well, and the group stepped onto their horses, while Milomi got into a luxurious carriage and slowly headed towards the palace in the center of the 'Battle City'.

I vaguely heard the sound of some sporadic clouds and drizzle coming from Milomi's carriage, Lei is not the first brother at the moment, so he naturally knows what is going on inside. Jerry looked straight ahead and whispered, "Milomi, this guy, was swept away by Kari and Ou, and he actually hooked up with his sister, and he is earning face there... Carry's sister is a very good figure, and her appearance is also very beautiful, but she is a waste woman with no brains, and she has no other use except for chuang, so she was hooked up by Milomi. ”

Ray looked at Milomi's carriage with a strange face, and sighed for a long time: "If you want to save face, I can help him fight, the two of us join forces, we should be able to fight so that Kari can't cry when he is crying, right? Why bother to provoke other people's sisters? Does he really have to all the women in other people's families to be enjoyable?"

Lomat said solemnly: "Your Excellency, you are wrong, Milomi-sama is at most a young woman who all over their family, and those old fellows will never touch it." ”

A group of people laughed dumbly, and they 'sneered' as they rode their horses onto the main thoroughfare in the city. Walk slowly, after passing the 'War Spirit' group of sculptures in the central square, and then walk two hundred feet ahead, which is the imperial city with a side length of two miles. The knights of the newly recruited Tyrannical Lion Legion held swords and lined up in a neat queue, surrounding the entire imperial city every two meters. And on the streets outside the Imperial City, countless iron horsemen of the Wild Dragon Legion of a hundred people patrolled back and forth.

The iron horsemen of the patrolling Dragon Legion suddenly saw their top boss, and immediately quickly raised the bayonet gun in their hand, and issued the highest greeting etiquette. Lei also quickly pulled out his long sword, raised his sword to the sky, and returned the salute to them. The soldiers of the Dragon Legion continued to patrol their horses after the thunder had passed.

Jerry sighed: "Fortunately, it's not my Silver Wolf Legion who is responsible for security tonight, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to return the salute without wearing a uniform." ”

Lei looked at the dragon knights blankly, and said: "Well, when things are settled, I will go to the military camp to participate in training, if I can't train with them now, who can obey my orders well when the war starts in the future?"

Jerry tilted his head, blinked his eyes, nodded and said: "That's true, but Ray, I can tell you that the matter of training soldiers is the matter of the subordinate division commanders, not to mention that the affairs of training soldiers are handled by Lord Gaddafi single-handedly, you can rest assured that the ones he trains are all elite soldiers." What we need to do now is to go to the barracks every month to encourage things, and then manage the finances, logistics, and so on of the legion, if you do everything yourself, you can't do it all at all. ”

As soon as Ray was about to speak, Jerry had already said: "For example, Ray, you go to training, very good, then, about a thousand soldiers can see that you are training hard, they will be very moved, they will train very hard, but what about the other 149,000 soldiers? They can't feel your presence at all... Therefore, it is simply useless for you to train soldiers yourself. ”

Lei was stunned, he hung his head and said: "You still have a point, I still won't be the commander of the legion, this... ”

Jerry shook his head and laughed, "It's okay, you always have to keep learning to learn these things." Alright, alright, be refreshed, Mistress Siddock is at the door to greet us. ”

Ray quickly puffed up his chest, dismounted with Jerry, and then walked quickly towards Siddock, he had no time to watch what the palace was like, anyway, the general feeling was that the architectural style was similar to other buildings, only a lot taller, and at the same time slightly added some floral decorations.

Siddock smiled and watched their arrival, and then whispered: "Okay, listen well, this time Your Majesty will personally award you medals, personally reward you with titles, etc., but in order to take care of the face of the bastards of those six countries, Your Majesty will not clearly explain what your merits are, probably just a sentence or two." But don't worry, your exploits will be praised within the Empire, well, your soldiers will be the first to see the reports of the two of you, rest assured, everything is arranged. ”

Messeau did not know where he came from, and added in a low voice: "The time for you to be awarded the medal will be very short, but Your Majesty will introduce you to all the nobles, and you will have to kneel on one knee and return the knightly salute, understand? And Ray, you must not be impulsive." ”

Lei hurriedly nodded and said, "I will lead troops to level their imperial capital, but I will definitely not conflict with them in the palace." ”

Messeau and Siddock nodded in satisfaction and led the group towards the palace. Ray looked back at Milomi's carriage, but saw that there was no movement at all. Jerry whispered without squinting: "That guy is in a pinch, wait for him to vent, he will come out, this pervert, he is too lazy to endure such a little effort, he is really a guy with strong sperm." ”

Ray almost laughed, this Milomi, too, is too anxious, right?

Throughout the evening, the banquet was spent in a very harmonious and cheerful atmosphere. For the first time, Ray saw Shagru, the Emperor of the Vatican Empire, and Shagru saw Thunder for the first time, who would later be known as the 'God of Killing'. Halfway through the feast, when everyone was a little drunk, Shagru personally announced a generous reward for Ray and Jerry. In addition to the official positions and fiefs that Ray and Jerry had already obtained, they received the Imperial Medal of Courage, the Imperial Medal of Honor, the Imperial Knight Medal, and a huge Imperial Cross of Glory...

However, in the end, what made Ray feel the most benefited was the reward announced by the Secretary of State for an additional 10 million gold coins for Ray. This is also because Ray is a nobleman from a civilian background, and he has no net worth savings, so Shagru specially arranged it... Wei's family, on the other hand, was given a pension of two million gold coins.

Lomat was the most satisfied person besides Ray, who was given the title of baron, while his father, as was customary in the Empire, was given the title of viscount. This change in title made Lomat's face full of light, and it seemed that his waist had straightened a lot, and even the weakness on his face had weakened a little.

Ray's last image was of countless people rushing up to toast him, and then, in front of his eyes, he fell to the ground with a bang, and smashed a poor Mr. Earl...