Chapter 45: The Banquet Tongue War I

"Heroic sons of Selt, I am Ferdinand Selt Ansel, Commander of the Holy Sword Legion, and currently the Supreme Commander of the Border............ Our ancestors defeated the invasion of the barbarian orcs again and again with wisdom and courage, and this time it is our turn to go to war, and we will surely inherit the glory of our ancestors and drive those beasts out of our homeland!"

The young commander raised his right hand, and all the soldiers of the Holy Sword Legion shouted slogans in unison.

"Exterminate the beast! Exterminate the beast!"

The emotions of everyone in the audience were also mobilized, and their blood surged up, and they all shouted along with the shouts.

When the voice had subsided a bit, the commander continued:

"This time it is not only our legion, but also His Royal Highness Durui, the second prince of the great Celtic Kingdom, on behalf of our esteemed King and the royal family, has traveled thousands of miles from the royal capital to participate in this battle and fight side by side with you, now please join me on behalf of the Holy Sword Legion and all the warriors present to welcome the arrival of His Royal Highness the Prince!"

After the young general finished speaking, a handsome blonde young man in gorgeous armor walked up to the stage.

His Royal Highness the Prince was obviously better at stirring up people's hearts and stirring the atmosphere than the general of the Ansel family, and after a few words, everyone in the audience cheered again.

However, some of the children of the nobles who came to the war, unlike the commoners and soldiers who were easily instigated, were somewhat surprised by the sudden appearance of His Royal Highness the Prince. Immediately, they all reacted.

It is said that their fifteenth majesty is not getting worse day by day, and the two princes are very good, and his majesty has not yet finally decided on the heir to the throne, so the situation in the royal capital is very delicate during this period. The two princes are secretly co-opting the aristocratic forces of all parties,

Donald didn't know much about the situation, but he had heard a few words from the well-informed Jesse, and combined with the current situation, he also had some speculation about the plans of His Royal Highness the Prince.

What could be more powerful than the feats and glory of being in danger and saving the borders of the kingdom from being breached and repelling the invading orcs?

As long as he can participate in this battle throughout the whole process, even if he doesn't contribute much, the final honor will definitely belong to this prince, after all, he is the one with the highest status here, whether he wins or loses, it can be said that he is under the leadership of His Royal Highness the Prince. Moreover, this kind of superficial honor is also willing to be conceded to Prince Durui, as long as they get the actual rewards and benefits.

After all, if there is a prince here, the momentum of the soldiers will be even higher, and it will also have a great impact on the victory or defeat of the battle!

Of course, not all nobles were happy to see this, especially those who were close to the eldest prince's faction. Just looking at the way they cheered with everyone with stiff faces, you can think of how awkward they didn't know in their hearts.

A pre-battle speech, the oppressive force brought by the strong strength of the Holy Sword Legion, the vivid speech of the young commander and the appearance of the prince made the emotions of the civilian adventurers who came to sign up for the battle be greatly shaken. There is no longer the previous attitude of dissatisfaction and resentment towards the Wang ** team.

It seems that the purpose of this pre-war speech is probably mainly to suppress those adventurers who have always been loose and undisciplined, in order to make them obey the command on the battlefield, so that the cohesion of the human side will be greatly strengthened, and it will be easier to fight against the orc crisis.

The mood of the nobles was quite calm, after all, most of them had seen much more than the commoners, and even if they hadn't seen the Holy Sword Legion in person, they had heard rumors of the three strongest forces in the kingdom.

After the speech, all the swordsmen of the Legion were disbanded and returned to the camp, and this time the supreme commander, the young general from the Ansel family, joined Prince Durrey, and the other officers led the nobles and professionals to the Holy Sword Fortress to attend a dinner party.

The Holy Sword Fortress has a history of more than 300 years as the headquarters of the Celtic Kingdom to resist the orcs on the border.

The war fortress, which was originally made of stone, has been expanded several times to become a huge fortress building with a narrow shape that is as large as that of a medium-sized city.

With the Holy Sword Fortress as the center, combined with the multiple garrison fortresses set up in several other orc easy access locations, they together form a defensive belt on the northwest border of the kingdom, which has been cautiously and firmly guarding against the invasion of orcs for hundreds of years, and has never fallen.

Because as a military fortress, the architectural style of the Holy Sword Fortress is mainly hard and solid, except for soldiers and some family members, there are not many civilians living here in the fortress, let alone nobles with their own territories.

It's hard to see a single bright color in this fortress, which is all made of dark stone, but the headquarters of the Holy Sword Legion, which is the venue for the banquet, has built a royal banquet hall, which is very magnificent, and it can be said that it is the only decent aristocratic building in the fortress.

The building was not built by the Ansel family, but was built on the manor palace left behind by Celt VII's conquest to resist the orc invasion. That's why it's so gorgeous and extravagant.

In the banquet hall, which can accommodate thousands of people, nobles and powerful professionals from all sides are seated, led by the young general of the Ansel family and Prince Durui.

"Everyone, everyone can sit here, the purpose is to destroy the barbaric orcs, of course, as the Holy Sword Legion stationed on the border, we will not leave our posts and take the initiative to attack, because the orcs have always been undisciplined and scattered invasions, so this war is prepared for you, don't hesitate, rest assured and bold to establish meritorious deeds! My Holy Sword Legion is your strongest backing this time!"

As he spoke, the young general Ferdinand raised his glass.

"Let's toast to the great kingdom of Celt, toast to our Majesty the King, toast to the defeat of the orc invasion!"

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After the Commander of the Holy Sword Legion finished his congratulatory speech, he announced that the banquet had officially begun. Originally, it should have been toasted first by the person with the highest status, but Ferdinand, as the supreme commander of the military and a member of the Ansel family, had the status of a landlord, and it was completely appropriate for him to publish it, and the prince was obviously cousins with Ferdinand, and it seemed that he had a good relationship, and he didn't want to compete with him for the limelight.

Donald, like many nobles, was not surprised by the statement of the Holy Sword Legion. He had thought of being the sword of the Ansel family before, unless the battle was one-sided and very unfavorable to the human side, otherwise the Ansel's holy sword legion would not take the initiative to attack.

Based on past experience, the combination of many noble private soldiers and civilian adventurers who received the conscription order alone was enough to deal a serious blow to the invading orcs.

This method can not only eliminate the invasion of the orcs, but also reduce the strength of the local nobility, which is very popular for the royal family.

However, he didn't know that the strength of the orcs was a bit unexpected this time, and the humans were not superior in numbers, otherwise they wouldn't have thought like this at this moment.