"Alright, let's leave it at that!"

When the carriage walked to the upper city and the lower districts, the wandering adventure group led by Grant also said goodbye to Dugufeng and the others, although Dugufeng also invited them to the Duke's mansion as guests. However, they politely declined, as a maverick wandering adventurer, they obviously preferred the liberty of the lower town to the upper district full of nobles, merchants, and wealthy people.

The Holy Maiden Maiden wanted to see life in the slums of the city, but in the end she was tempted by Dugu Feng's large amount of food and unlimited food supply. After all, even a saint has to eat before she has the strength to save the civilians.

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The Grand Duke's Mansion of the Silver Shield Family covers a vast area and has a majestic building. The castle is built entirely of huge stone and is still very well maintained, despite its long history. The weather-beaten watchtower, the speckled castle façade, the walls and reliefs that have been precipitated over the years, are all about showing the long history and great achievements of this family.

At this time, the castle of the Silver Shield family was holding a grand and lively banquet. Almost most of the nobles of Baldur's Gate, as well as the leading figures of the Chamber of Commerce, the Temple, and the Guild were invited.

Although the Grand Duke's Mansion is only a castle, it occupies nearly a tenth of the entire upper town of Baldur's Gate. Not to mention its courtyards and buildings surrounded by two layers of walls, but the castle itself is a complex of buildings composed of numerous corridors and rooms, each of which has a living room or hall, and each room and corridor cleverly form an internal courtyard system.

The marble columns and arches of the gallery are lined with ancestral knightly armor, beautiful sculptures that have survived centuries, and paintings left behind by famous artists...... Every first-time visitor to the castle will inevitably be dazzled by the corridors and the elaborate arches painted in relief, almost thinking that they have come to a labyrinth.

However, although it was a lively banquet, the cautious Grand Duke would not relax security measures. In order to ensure the order of the banquet, on the periphery of the castle and in the courtyard, there are swordsmen with silver shields standing every few meters. Each of these Silver Shield Family's private armed forces is an elite warrior who has been tested by blood and fire. Surrounded by them, there is no need to worry about the safety of the banquet.

And in the central hall of the castle, supported by twelve marble columns, the heart of which is enough for nearly a hundred people to dine and dance together, a soothing serenade is playing, men and women dressed in full costume talk pleasantly in elegant music, gentlemen praise the beauty of ladies, ladies enjoy gentlemen's compliments, the atmosphere is warm and joyful, full of the atmosphere of a noble banquet.

This ball was held exclusively in the name of the envoy of Eversca, and the protagonist was a beautiful elf from Eversca, of course. According to etiquette, the first dance should have started with her. The first man to invite her will be given the precious opportunity to dance with her, and the first man to give an invitation has the privilege of not being denied, as is the default custom of the ball.

Elves are a race known for their beauty, and this elven envoy from Efriska is an excellent elven even among them. Therefore, before the ball began, all the nobles who had seen or heard of the beauty of this elven envoy began to gear up, secretly thinking about how to snatch the privilege of dancing with the beautiful elven envoy among many strong competitors.

It's just that the soothing music flows one by one, but the elven envoy and the Grand Duke of Anta * Silver Shield, who are the protagonists of the banquet, have never appeared, making many long-awaited nobles secretly anxious.

"Lady Rusya, are you satisfied with our human banquet?"

In a place where no one could see the ballroom, the host of the banquet, Grand Duke Anta Silvershield, asked about the welcome of the banquet.

"Your Excellency! You have the time and space to prepare such a lavish banquet, so why not spend your time convincing the Council to send troops to Evrysca's aid as soon as possible! ”

An elven girl who looked to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, with a laurel crown, long green hair and blue eyes, said with a frown.

"Hehe, Lady Ruthya, it's because I want to convince the council that I'm holding this banquet!"

Grand Duke Anta Silvershield looks like an old man in his fifties and sixties, and for him at the pinnacle of power, this is the time when he is in the prime of life and heroic. His sideburns and beard are meticulously groomed, and his piercing eyes look extremely aggressive.

Despite the fact that the Silver Shield family is represented by a silver shield, Archduke Anta Silvershield's style has nothing to do with defense. He is like a fierce lion, always ambitious, full of greed and aggressive encroachment on other people's territory.

When Grand Duke Anta was in charge of the Silver Shield family, the Silver Shield family did not have the momentum it has today. During his years in power, he first befriended a group of young people who were as ambitious as him and full of desire to climb upwards, and then used them to eliminate the decrepit characters step by step, and finally reached the pinnacle of power at Baldur's Gate.

Consistent victories have given him a lot of confidence over the decades, and he has absolute confidence in himself at all times.

"Ms. Rusya, I think that for the elves with a long history, they should understand how difficult it is to make a decision in a council full of various contradictory forces and characters!"

"And, according to the usual unspoken rules of human politics, many decisions are ......made not in the quarrels of parliament, but in closed chambers, or in soothing waltzes," said Archduke Anta Silvershield calmly.

"Your Excellency, as far as I know, the Baldur's Gate is now truly under your control, and there is no one in the entire city or even on the shores of Sword Bay. I don't think it's going to be that hard if you really want to make a decision! ”

Ms. Lu Siya frowned, but she couldn't help but say this. As an elf with a long lifespan and a much slower pace of life than humans. If it was a normal day, she wouldn't mind competing patience with humans in boring tentative circles. It's just that at this time, Eversca is indeed in a great predicament, and the wall of Saron that sealed the Ferin Demon Sunflower was opened, and the Ferin Demon Sunflower swarmed out like a tide.

These creatures, which are said to originate from the twisted web, are part-time the domain of all mages, and Felin Demon Sunflower's energy absorption has even destroyed part of Efrysca's mystery. With Eversca's current number of elves and strength, she was powerless to fight back against this group of terrifying creatures that kept emerging from the seal.

And looking around, the only ones that can really help Efrisca are Waterdeep, Silvermoon City, Baldur's Gate and other big towns.

"Lady Ruthya, although there is no one who can compete with me on the surface of Baldur's Gate, in fact I have many more enemies than you think!"

Grand Duke Anta smiled and said calmly, "In fact, my situation is very dangerous, and all my enemies are lurking, ostensibly obeying my orders, confusing my eyes and making it impossible for me to see who my real enemies are. And then, in fact, they've all been silently waiting, waiting for me to make a mistake. I think that with the lessons of the past, they will not let go of this opportunity. Therefore, even if I abandon some emotional tendencies, I personally want to support sending troops to help Efryska, I will be taking a big political risk! ”

"So, Your Excellency, what do you want from us?"

Lady Ruthya thought about it for a while, and decided not to continue going around in circles with Anta * Silver Shield, so she said bluntly: "We know your purpose, you want to unify the West Hartland region and become the king of the West Hartland region. But we at Everska don't have much room to interfere in this matter. The West Hartland region is dominated by your human city-states and powers, which are your human affairs, and as elves, we don't have much opportunity to speak. ”

"No, your attitude matters!"

Grand Duke Anta Silver Shield said with a smile, since Lady Rusya was no longer entangled, he naturally began to release his conditions: "The West Hartland region is vast, in addition to us humans, you elves are also an important force, and there are many elf tribes living in the Misty Forest, the Dragon Forest, and the Riverbank Forest. I know that after the events initiated by the elves 20 years ago to retrace the path of greatness, you elves have rebuilt the royal court of the moon elves on the continent, so I need your approval and help! ”

"Baldur's Gate has a vast territory, a tough militia, and enough warriors and warriors. It's just that compared with the old forces such as Deep Water City and Silver Moon City, they still lack the foundation of magic. I love being able to have the support of your elves to build an academy of magic at Baldur's Gate, just like Queen Erastro did in Silvermoon City......"

Anta * Silver Shield Grand Duke straightforwardly prescribed his own conditions, for people of the level of Anta Silver Shield Grand Duke, elves do not have much to covet, except for the wealth they have accumulated over thousands of years, the greatest wealth is the magical knowledge they have inherited.

As one of the most important elven gathering points on the continent after the elven retreat, Eversca is one of the few elven tribes that retains the glorious magical achievements of the Elven Empire. As the ambitious Grand Duke of Anta *Silver Shield, intent on opening up a whole new dynasty, how could he not pay attention to these.

However, just as Archduke Anta* Silver Shield and the elven representative Lady Rusya were in the final negotiations, his lieutenant suddenly interrupted their negotiations and delivered the news of the return of Princess Elita.

"Very good, this banquet can officially begin!"

Hearing the news, Grand Duke Anta Silver Shield couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.