In the westernmost conference hall of the Royal Castle of Noze, four men sat clockwise around the quaint long table, namely the treasurer, the interior officer, the military officer, and the chief of the silver armor. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The gilded conference door creaked open. A richly dressed, fair-skinned young man with an apple in his hand walked into the hall. The man was of short stature, with small eyes and a hooked nose, and a small curly beard like his father, Wells III.

"Your Majesty!" all those present stood up and saluted Wells IV.

"Excuse me, the ministers have worked hard. Wells IV chewed on the apple and sat down a little hard in the chair where his father had sat, "It's peacetime, well... Do you think this kind of daily meeting can be changed to once a week?" said Wells IV, casting an inquiring glance at the treasurer sitting on his left.

The treasurer's name is Rériol Gruton, and he has a muscular build, curly brown hair, bloodshot red eyes that are set in a slightly dark face, and the scar on the left cheek and a thick beard, like a big warlord. And when he noticed Wells IV's eyes, he glared back at him.

"Your Majesty. The old Laufer stood up slightly. He was now the internal affairs officer, slender and thin, like a lone sail in the sea, looking extremely fragile, "This is a rule set by your father, and it must not be easily changed, if..."

"Okay, okay, don't change, don't change!" Wells IV hurriedly changed his tune. He really didn't understand why the Wells family didn't abolish these troublesome rules after occupying Nozer, but chose to follow and inherit, if it weren't for the old forces that still existed in Noze, this old man in internal affairs who had half of his body in the ground would have been replaced a long time ago.

"Ahem... Hmm..."Wells IV seemed to be stuck in his teeth with the peel of an apple, and his mouth was very funny, "Ministers, let the meeting begin now... So as is customary, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, His Excellency Reriol, will make a brief report first..."

"Yes. Treasurer Rériol stood up. He put his right hand flat on his chest and half-bent over, and made a brief report to Wells IV.

Then it was Lauerf's turn to speak, but his long, astringent report and erratic tone made Wells IV scratch his ears when he heard it.

Then came the report of the military officer Slip: "Your Majesty, due to the tight salary, our army was forced to lay off more than 50 soldiers stationed in the city yesterday, and I am afraid that it will damage the strength of the army in the long run, do you see if you can... Can you transfer some of it from the treasury?" the more he said to the end, the more unsure his voice became, like a mosquito buzzing in the hall.

"Oh, yes, then—" Wells IV was about to speak without thinking.

"Wait, Your Majesty, the treasury is the foundation of the kingdom, how can it be easily mobilized for such a trivial matter. Relliol gestured, interrupting Slip's briefing and dismissing Wells IV's intention to allocate money from the treasury.

"Just lay off those soldiers who are messy and lax in discipline. It's peacetime now, and as long as Nozer's Valhalla still has the Silver Shield City's Induction Crystal, war won't happen easily. Breaking the Peace Pact is something that no kingdom on the continent can afford to bear, so there is no need to have 25,000 garrisons as before. Am I right, Lordship?"

Slip pursed his lips and sat back in his seat, silent.

At this time, Manken, the silver-armored knight who was sitting on the outermost side, said: "According to the monthly letters of some border city lords, there have been many strange phenomena outside their city recently, and the number of missing people has been increasing, and more than fifty reports of disappearances have been received in the last month alone. ”

"Lord Officer, those bandits and robbers in the wilderness are almost in the border city of Noze, do you think I should consider another person to deal with this matter now?"

"That's all for the meeting, that... It's time for me to preside over the athletic convention, just let Slipper take care of it, isn't it just some lowly outlaw doing the trick. Wells IV hurried out to make a round. The previous military officer had just been replaced, and now there is a conflict again, and if he is replaced, I am afraid that it will cause more trouble.

......

After the meeting, on an aisle in the gardens of the Royal Castle. Leriol walked quietly when he stopped.

"The hosts. A strange man in a black robe, with a bandage on his face and only one eye, appeared behind him like a ghost, "The birds have begun to migrate. ”

"It's already started?" "There's a flash of brilliance in Lelior's eyes, "'That person' is too anxious, and you don't show up next to me so openly, if there's any news to come back to the house, let me know." With that, he shook the saber at his waist, turned and strode away. Of course, he did not find it strange for a treasurer to carry a sword with him.

......

Ketran, a civilian area. This is the largest arena in the civilian area, the Arena of Ares.

The arena is in a circular shape, with a viewing area of 30 steps from bottom to top, which can accommodate nearly 10,000 spectators at the same time. At this time, it is very lively, and its crowds are crowded, and there are thousands of empty alleys. Outside the door, there was already a long line of residents who had come to watch, and Evan and Leah were inside.

"Twenty carttes, please. The guard at the door shouted to the long line behind.

It's so expensive. Evan felt for a bag of coins in his pocket, which Arrigon had prepared for the two of them. Instead, he stayed at the hotel and didn't come with him.

Bald?Aven's gaze inadvertently met a man wearing a hat in a corner not far away. The man was unkempt, with half of his shiny bald head exposed, and was hiding in the shadows and looking around. He spotted Aven too, but pulled his hat and left.

"No, you must be mistaken, there are a lot of bald heads on the street. Leah quipped, and there were indeed a lot of shiny heads flashing around.

"Alright, hurry in after paying, the king and the adults are already seated. The guard at the gate urged, and a loud trumpet sounded in the arena.

The athletic conference, as the name suggests, is a grand event held in an arena. However, the members of the competition here are all from the younger generation of the Nozer royal family, on the one hand, to show the strength of the various factions of the royal family to the ordinary commoners of Noze, so as to establish the prestige of the family and clarify its dominance, and on the other hand, to promote the national prestige and show the strong young power of Nozer to other kingdoms. The program is held once a year and remains a traditional program to this day.

Evan found a seat in the back of the stands, and Leah sat on his right. The huge auditorium was full of seats. On the north side of the arena, there was an open-air room with a luxurious interior, in the center of the room sat a thin man gnawing on an apple, he was graceful and luxurious, and behind him stood four tall and powerful silver-armored guards, who seemed to be the king of Noze, and on his left hand sat a serious middle-aged man, with dark skin and eyes like a torch, this person was the treasurer Leriol. As for some of the people who sat behind Wales IV, it was some of the other royals of Noze.

Looking further into the arena, we saw a small castle made of stone on the west and east sides, and the separation area between the two castles consisted of hillsides, lowlands, woods and meadows, and a small river about five or six meters wide separated by the center.

"This year's theme is the jungle. The two men sitting behind Evan said.

With a continuous salute, a man in a gown with white coral pink on his face walked to the center of the arena.

"Dear Nozer people, the annual Nozer Athletic Conference is about to begin, are you ready!" The "Coral Pink Referee" held a small piece of blue crystal in his left hand and magically spread his words to the ears of everyone present. That's Transsion Crystal, civilian grade.