Chapter 130: The Visitor
The ceremony on the day of the victory parade was very successful, and it was not only the nobles and high-ranking people of the Baldur's Gate who were shocked, but even the commoners' class, who subtly felt that it was indeed the Silver Shield family that was protecting and ruling the Baldur's Gate.
With the help of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, the Grand Duke of Silver Shield has arranged a lot of manpower to continuously publicize the history of the Silver Shield family and the contribution of the Silver Shield family to the reclamation and construction of the Baldur's Gate, and strive to guide the image of the Silver Shield Family to the creator and guardian of the Baldur's Gate......
In the struggle for political and political affairs, public opinion comes first. For this kind of method, Dugufeng can't be more familiar with it, but she herself is not interested in it, anyway, everything is controlled by the Silver Shield Grand Duke, and she is also happy to be idle.
In front of the largest Grand Theater at Baldur's Gate.
A gentleman in a double-row tuxedo and a row of equally well-dressed attendants are nervously and respectfully standing in front of the theater, ready to welcome the guests!
In a few moments, a sumptuous and delicate carriage decorated with gold leaf and purple silk lace slowly drove by. This carriage is also engraved with a clear family coat of arms, this coat of arms does not have too many complicated patterns, only a simple silver shield, however, it is such an incomparably simple noble coat of arms, but it represents the most powerful and noble family of the Baldur's Gate at present - the Silver Shield Family!
The carriage stopped on the red carpet in front of the Grand Theater, and under the escort of a group of knights with one hand on the hilt of the sword at his waist, Grand Duke Anta Silvershield, the master of Baldur's Gate, stepped out of the carriage.
"Welcome, Your Highness, it is my honor to have you here!"
The arrival of His Excellency the Grand Duke made the master of the Grand Theater hurriedly greet him with a smile.
At the same time, on a carriage later, Dugu Fenghe, who was dressed in a black elegant dress, stepped out of the carriage, and in the crook of her arm was the young and rebellious and energetic sister Shi Ji.
After making a series of big moves, many people at Baldur's Gate panicked. Archduke Anta Silver Shield also needs to make many moves to appease people, so after the grand military parade and welcome ceremony, Archduke Anta Silver Shield held several banquets and balls in succession to recruit and appease many forces of Baldur's Gate.
And this time, the "Dragons and Beauties" troupe, which had been delayed due to some trips and the plague at Baldur's Gate, finally arrived at Baldur's Gate. As the most famous singer and actor in the country, Miss "Nilou" will also sing and perform on stage today, such a rare opportunity, Dugufeng will naturally not miss it!
Because of the influence of the time-travelers, the entertainment in this world is also very developed, and in addition to traditional opera and dance dramas, "movies" made by magic are also very popular in this world. Therefore, this grand theater, in addition to serving as a stage for opera and dance dramas, is also a very large "cinema".
Under the diligent guidance of the theater owner, Anta Yindun Grand Duke and Dugu Feng walked into the "VIP channel" specially to welcome VIPs.
The red carpet leads directly to the theater, and the magic crystal lamps are constantly lit up, like lit stars, constantly welcoming the arrival of VIPs.
The brilliant gold is the main color of this grand theater, and the tall dome is inlaid with beautiful magic crystals, under the adjustment of magic, the whole grand theater can adjust the brightness of the light at will, in some ways, even more convenient than technological products!
At this time, the performance has not yet begun, and the dome is sprinkled with a bright sheen, like the afternoon sun, which sets off the golden splendor of the whole hall.
Dugu Feng, Grand Duke Yindun, Shi Ji and others walked to the box that had been prepared, and the attendants served wine and fruits that had already been chilled, as well as some delicate preserved meat and snacks.
"I've been looking forward to Miss Nilou's concert for a long time, and today I was finally able to fulfill my wish!" Shi Ji hugged Dugufeng's arm and said excitedly.
"Yes! Maybe you'll get along well with her! ”
Dugufeng was not as excited as Shi Ji, but she also understood the star-chasing plot of a little girl like Shi Ji, because she smiled and gently comforted her sister who seemed to be particularly excited.
"Magic dance theatre is a good pastime!"
Because things have been going relatively well recently, and even many people who were originally quite stubborn have begun to surrender like him, so Anta * Silver Shield Grand Duke has always been in a good mood, and he has rarely shown an amiable side, and said to his two daughters with great interest: "I sometimes take a look at it when I am amusement!" ”
"Huh? Father, do you also watch 'Shadow of the Devil'? ”
Shi Ji couldn't help but feel a little surprised, Grand Duke Silver Shield has always been more serious in her mind, although she is full of energy, she always puts all her focus on work, and even has less time to spend with her family. Although as a Grand Duke, he also held balls and banquets, and supported many musicians and artists, but he was not really interested in music and art at all.
Therefore, it is hard to imagine that his serious and boring father would watch the avant-garde art of "Magic Shadow", which has just become popular on the mainland!
"Of course!"
Grand Duke Silver Shield smiled slightly, and was just about to speak, but saw his staff member Harold come over and whispered: "My lord, Grand Duke Iltan is here!" ”
"Irtan?"
Grand Duke Silver Shield was not surprised by the news, he just nodded, showed a confident smile and said, "Oh, is this old friend of mine finally getting better!" ”
The Grand Duke of Iltan is one of the four Grand Dukes of Baldur's Gate, and is in charge of the Fist Mercenary who represents neutrality. He and the Grand Duke of Silver Shield are really old friends, when they were young, the ambitious Anta * Silver Shield, and Iltan, who was still a captain of the Fist Flame Mercenaries at that time, at that time, were undoubtedly good friends, the two worked together, supported each other, and finally Anta * Silver Shield sat on the position of the head of the four Grand Dukes, and Irtan also became the Duke in charge of the Fist Flame Mercenaries, and the two joined forces to firmly grasp the power of Baldur's Gate.
In recent years, the Duke of Iltan has been frail and sickly, and his control over the Fist Flame mercenaries is not as good as before, so he has given the Silver Shield Grand Duke a lot of opportunities to further infiltrate the Fist Flame mercenaries and become the true uncrowned king of Baldur's Gate.
Regardless of the true relationship between the Grand Duke of Silver Shield and the Duke of Iltan now, at least in the eyes of outsiders, the two are still close comrades-in-arms, hardcore allies with decades of friendship, and as long as this alliance exists, Baldur's Gate will be firmly in their hands, and no one can challenge it.
Therefore, for the arrival of his old friend Duke Irtan, the Grand Duke of Silver Shield reacted very enthusiastically, and without waiting for Duke Irtan to come in, he personally went out to greet his old friend!
"Irtan, my old friend! Are you feeling better? ”
Grand Duke Silver Shield warmly greeted Duke Irtan and hugged his old friend with open arms: "I'm so happy to see you recover!" ”
"Anta, you're still the same, as energetic as ever! Strong as a lion! ”
The Duke of Iltan was an amiable old man, and it was hard to imagine that an army commander who had fought for most of his life and killed countless enemies with his own hands could look so peaceful, and he did not have the kind of hardness and iron-blooded aura that soldiers usually had, and he looked exactly like an ordinary peaceful old man.
"Hey, Anta, I really envy you!"
Although the Duke of Irtan was in good spirits, his face had a faintly sickly look, and it was obvious that his health was not very good.
"I'm old, and you still look the same as when you were younger!"
As a warrior who climbed up from the bottom, Grand Duke Iltan experienced countless battles and was wounded countless times. This injury is certainly his glory and medal, but these dark wounds accumulated in his youth have also caused irreparable damage to his body, when he was young, these injuries can still be suppressed, but in old age, these former secret injuries have caused him to be in the current situation of lingering sickbed.
"Haha, old friend, you're only sixty now, how can you serve old age?"
Grand Duke Silver Shield patted his old friend and said with a smile: "At this age, it is only a fraction of the dragon on the dragon, and on the elves, we are still underage, even among us humans, there are some old guys who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years, compared to them, we are all hairy young men!" ”
Looking at the Grand Duke of the Silver Shield, who was full of confidence and as ambitious as he was when he was young, Duke Iltan couldn't help but shake his head slightly, and sighed: "Hey, compared to the long-lived races of dragons and elves, we are indeed still young. But after all, we are just mortals, not those God's Son of Elect and legendary heroes, we will grow old after all! ”
"It's not like the Irtan I once knew!"
Grand Duke Silver Shield shook his head and smiled: "I still remember when I didn't become the head of the Silver Shield family, and you were just an ordinary fist flame soldier, we were ...... back then."
Grand Duke Yindun was in high spirits, and took Duke Irtan, an old friend, to recall the past eventful years, and for the young and frivolous and high-spirited years, the seriously ill Duke of Irtan shook his head again and again, sighing!
The two old friends, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, reminisced for a while, and then walked into the box together. Shi Ji, who was looking forward to Miss Nilou's performance, saw Duke Iltan come in, and immediately hurriedly greeted: "Ah, it's Uncle Iltan, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?" ”
"Hey, it's Shi Ji! It's been a long time since I've seen you, and you're getting prettier and prettier! ”
When Duke Iltan saw Shi Ji, he also showed a kind smile like an ordinary grandfather next door.
"Uncle Iltan, it's been a long time since you've been sick!"
Of course, Shi Ji is very familiar with Duke Iltan, I remember that when she was a child, when Duke Irtan was still in good health, the relationship between the two families was very close, and Duke Irtan often came to the castle of the Silver Shield family as a guest, and often brought her some small gifts, so she had a very good impression of this amiable Duke of Iltan.