Volume 3: The Vortex of Strife Chapter 222: The Swamp Feast (Part II)
The mercenary captain turned away after saying this, she walked a little hand and foot, and the sound of her footsteps was very soft, which may have something to do with her being thin.
After Fei De turned around on a rainy day, he subconsciously sniffed the "black flash" on his body - what kind of smell is the "smell of resentment" that the other party is talking about? Since the other party is the leader of a mercenary group, it stands to reason that he must have some ability, but no matter how much ability this female leader named Yutian has, she must belong to the category of weirdos.
In his room there were two evening dresses, one black and one light blue. No matter which set of workmanship is very fine, but Fielder has never worn this kind of clothes, even for any special occasions, Fielder always shows people in armor. When he was back home, Fei De was not interested in the knowledge of social etiquette, believing that it was just a group of hypocritical people pandering to each other, wasting time and posturing.
However, Feder tried to put on the evening dresses before going to sleep, and he found that he looked a bit aristocratic in the evening gowns, but the awkward appearance still forced Feder to take them off as soon as possible.
Early the next morning, the servant knocked on Fed's door and put a fresh breakfast on the table, along with Zebuba, who entered Fed's room.
"Good morning, Chief Fidel," Zebuba has a wide chin and thin lips, and people like this can be seen everywhere, "Did you rest well last night?"
"It's fine. Fylde picked up a piece of freshly baked bread and put it in his mouth, and the bread tasted surprisingly delicious.
Zebuba took out an invitation card from his waist pocket, "This is the voucher for Captain Fei to enter and leave the banquet site, as long as Captain Fei takes out this invitation in front of the guards, those guards will not hinder His Excellency the Captain from walking around the banquet." Duke Yannis's birthday party starts at seven o'clock in the evening, and I'll come here with Newt and take Captain Fielder and Captain Rainy Day to the banquet hall, and when Captain Fielder wants to leave, just hand over the invitation to one of the guards, and he will bring you back, Captain Field. β
Zebuba also told Fidel about some things that needed attention, and after hearing these words, Fede had already realized that the little duke's birthday party would be very closely guarded, which may be related to the blood banquet incident and the current grim situation in the Duchy of Magini.
Throughout the morning and afternoon, Feder did not leave the room for half a step, and Feder was still thinking about Leon, the leader of the rebels. Vittorio had told himself that the rebel cadres had taken Leon to the capital city of Black Marsh, and that Marie and Lazrov had claimed to have come to Black Marsh to find Leon. Although Vittorio did not mention these four people in his plan, Fidel did not know if they would affect the Duke's birthday party, and he only hoped that Mary and Lazrov would not have anything to do with Duke Yanis.
Feder flipped through the "banquet etiquette" that Mayf had asked him to bring with him, memorizing various points. In fact, there are not many banquets that Fei De has attended, but most of the time, Fei De does not need to show anything, and there are other companions to help him answer. This time it was a banquet for Feder to face the nobles of the Duchy of Mageni alone, so Feder did not take it lightly, after all, if a mercenary captain wants to rise to the top of the ranks, the support of the nobles is indispensable.
"Your Excellency Commander..."Rainy Sky stood behind Zebuba, and both of them looked at the black armor on Fidel's body, "Are you really not going to wear the evening dress we prepared for you?"
Still not used to it, only when wearing this black armor will I feel comfortable. That's what Fidel thought, but he said, "Those two outfits don't fit well." β
"We'll be ready for you right away..."
"No, that's fine. β
Zebuba didn't say anything more, it was rude not to wear a dress to the banquet, but as long as Fei De didn't carry a weapon, he could barely accept it in armor.
Newt waited for the three of them not far away, "Wait a minute, neither I nor Zebuba will enter the banquet hall, and the two captains will tell the guards if they have any orders, and they will deal with your request." β
Fei De walked behind the rainy day, and the other guests lined up to enter the banquet hall. Fei De didn't see anyone else wearing armor to the banquet, whether it was the guards guarding the entrance or the nobles of Black Swamp City, they all focused on Fei De's body.
Except for the rainy day where he had a few words yesterday, Fed didn't know anyone else. As soon as he walked into the banquet hall, he kept reminding himself that he must always keep an eye on the situation of the little duke Yannis, because protecting him was the mission that Vittorio had told him, and it was also an important purpose of his visit.
The banquet hall was quite casual, with nobles, merchants, and ministers standing in groups and quarters, and all kinds of food and wine were casually placed on the tables for consumption. Fed noticed that there were about a hundred attendees on the ground floor of the ballroom, and at least thirty attendees standing by the fence on the second floor. However, there were quite a few guards standing in the venue, at least thirty people, and even those servants were in charge of the guards, and no one would doubt the safety of this birthday party.
"Oh, you must be Captain Fed!, that trademark black armor and black hair!" A bearded middle-aged nobleman approached with a wine glass and a cake, and he shoved the cake into his mouth before he chose to stretch out a hand to shake Field's hand, "I'm Viscount Lawrence of Frye Castle, and it's my honor to meet you on this occasion today!" The pot-bellied Viscount kept saying compliments to Fentry without even wiping his mouth clean, and Feder only tried to suppress his disgust and cope with the other party's words.
Viscount Lawrence claimed to be the "connector" between the southern aristocracy and the capital region, and his home city, Frye Castle, was located in the northernmost part of the southern region, so he had long heard of the deeds of Captain Fed. Most of the people who came to Black Marsh City to attend the duke's birthday party were nobles from the vicinity of the capital area, and the southern nobles did not attend because of defense problems.
"Hey, Commander, you must know that our Principality of Mageni has always had a good relationship with the mercenary union and most of the mercenary groups in the country, and this time it is a just struggle for the Principality of Mageni, so the mercenaries will definitely be on our side, just like Captain Feide, you are on our side!"
Lawrence and his aristocratic friend were chatting there, and Feder just picked up a green drink casually and stood aside to watch the other party's social movements. The female leader of the Rain Mercenary Regiment, Yu Tian, has long since disappeared, maybe that kind of person will be more disgusted with such social occasions than Field, right?
"Captain Fed, I heard that you have won the favor of Miss Maevie in Fonta, which is a great thing for you!" The nobles mentioned Maeve when talking about the young beauties of the Duchy of Mageni, "Count Endrida and Madame Eli have considerable influence in the southern region, and their only daughter, Miss Maevie, should have had a chance to be taken by Duke Yannis..."
Another nobleman immediately answered: "Duke Yannis will only be fifteen years old after today, and Miss Maev from Fangta City is in her twenties, even if you want to leave an heir to the Duchy of Mageni earlier, you shouldn't choose such an old Maevie." β
Lawrence said, "Our principality is employing people, and there are not many battle-hardened warriors like Captain Field!
"Hehe, there are all kinds of 'battle marks' on it, it can't be that you want to show your bravery in front of Duke Yannis, right?"
The group of aristocrats surrounded Lawrence, and they were observant of everyone, and some of the nobles tried to touch Field's bottom line in the conversation, but Field, who only responded with words like "uh-huh, oh", didn't care what they said. Fett was observing the scene of the birthday party, and he didn't notice any suspicious guys, but the words of Vittorio and Captain Rainy Day reminded him that there was a high probability that there would be an assassin tonight and assassinate the young duke.
Neither did Phyld hear anyone talk about the war at home, nor did he frown. This group of noble ministers were all dressed in the finest clothes, eating delicate snacks that the poor had never heard of, and most of them looked like Viscount Lawrence, some "superior people" with fat brains.
"The Duke is here... The Duke of Yannis is hereβ" said a nobleman whispering to Lawrence, and Feder followed the eyes of the others as they looked at the second enclosure of the banquet hall, where an elegant noblewoman of about forty years of age was holding the hand of a boy, and around them stood several knights in heavy plate armor.
"Lord Duke Yannis!, Mrs. Dalty!" the nobles shouted in unison, and fell to one knee as they fell to their knees. Fidel followed their example, but instead of lowering his head like the others, he raised his head to pay attention to his surroundings.
The diminutive boy shouted, "Excuse me!" The boy was then taken to the first floor of the banquet hall by the noblewoman beside her, and all the nobles walked to the sides, and Feld was squeezed into the crowd by Lawrence's big ass.
"Today is the birthday of the Duke of Yannis in my country, it is a joy to see so many people coming to congratulate the Duke on his birthday, please give our Duke a drink!" The lady named Dalty should be the mother of the Duke of Yannis, she was still holding hands with Yannis when she spoke, and I don't know if Yannis didn't let go or Mrs. Dalty didn't let go.
"For the Duchy of Magini! For the Duke of Yannis!" the nobles shouted as they drank their wine.
Feder noticed that Duke Yannis was different from the average boy of fourteen or fifteen, he was shorter than his peers, and even his facial features did not grow, giving people the impression of congenital deficiency and stunted development.
As soon as the Duke of Yannis and Madame Dorty entered, the nobles consciously lowered their conversation. Because this birthday party was not a formal dinner, all the attendees dispersed after congratulating Duke Yannis and continued to drink and chat.
Some of the nobles began to bring out the beautiful gifts they had prepared and brought them to the Duke of Yannis and Lady Dourty, and the armor that Lady Eli had given to Fidel had already been forwarded by Zebuba and Newt.
"Wow!" Duke Yannis suddenly shouted.