Chapter 46: Marriage Proposal
The annual martial arts and demons of the Feimeng Empire is arranged on the last day of May, in addition to waiting for the victors of the martial demon conferences of various provinces at the end of April to have time to rush to the imperial capital, the more important reason is that this day happens to be the day when the shepherds of the gods visit the Feimeng Empire every year.
The so-called patrol of the empire is actually to collect a fixed amount of magic crystals, and by the way, to send divine grace to the royal family.
At this time, on the viewing platform in front of the Imperial Forum, King Auston was accompanying God's shepherds to review the young talents who had arrived from all over the world.
King Auston's only daughter, Princess Lucia, also appeared on the viewing platform of the martial arts festival for the first time, slowly waving to the crowd in the square, she was wearing a long purple dress that symbolized nobility, her movements were elegant and charming, and her beautiful face always showed a moderate smile. Even the textbook-like solemn royal etiquette can't hide the girl's unique youth and jump.
In addition to this, the emissaries of the Thorn Empire and the Silver Finchflower Federation sat on the viewing platform, as well as Natia Vida, Cynthia Vader, and the dwarf from yesterday.
The patrol ceremony is complete, the crowd is disbanded, and the competition of the extravaganza begins tomorrow, and the venue is changed to the Imperial Arena.
Prior to this, a ceremonial officer came to the ranks of the province of Tris to meet the king on behalf of the king.
In the palace, everyone who had just been on the stage of the parade was also present.
Donner, dressed in cloth, bent down to greet King Auston and smiled at Natia Vida and Cynthia Vida.
From time to time, Lucia would wink and snicker at him secretly.
"Lord Priest, this young man has rescued my only daughter several times, and this year, the royal family will share with him the gift of the God of Light. β
Donner was taken aback by the king's words, although he didn't know what the divine grace was, but the king's reward was obviously heavy.
The priest did not react, neither agreeing nor refusing. There was no expression on his indifferent face from beginning to end, but it did not give people a cold feeling, reminding Donner of the Buddha statues he had seen in the temple in his previous life.
"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of incurring the wrath of the gods by sharing the gifts of the gods with a poor citizen?" said Master Clark, the messenger of the Thorn Empire, coldly.
"Mage Clark, this is a father's gratitude to the warrior who rescued his daughter, and the supreme god of light, will understand. β
"Father-daughter affection, thanksgiving, God will understand. The priest, who had been silent, finally slowly opened his mouth and ended the topic.
"The warrior who rescued the princess seems to be just a mid-level magic apprentice. Master Clark continued, a little reluctant.
This was the first time that Downer had been publicly pointed out for his magical prowess, and he couldn't help but be surprised. He remembered that he had heard the professor say in the mental power course that only the difference in mental power above level four could detect the level of the other party.
In this way, this Clark mage is at least a fourth-level mage, which is what Wesley called the Blue Bird mage. And the other party has been deliberately targeting himself, and Donner can't help but feel a little more jealous in his heart.
"Mage Clark, you don't know yet, do you? It was this young man, Dona Vene, who killed Eli the rebel. Oh, your country seems to have helped a lot with the rebellion in the province of Tris, and I haven't had time to thank King Edward yet. At the end, King Auston's tone became colder and colder, almost word for word, and it was evidently that he was extremely angry in his heart.
Lucia's face was also very bad when she heard her father's words, and she complained in her heart that her father had killed Donna Eli, and told them in front of the messengers. In this way, Downer is likely to be dragged into the current tense situation.
Lucia knew that Donner must not like it.
King Auston pretended not to see Lucia's expression and waved Donner to take his seat.
"Your Majesty. This time there was a rebellion in the province of Tris, and King Edward was worried that the chaos in your country would spread to the Thorn Empire. To this end, the king has ordered the transfer of twelve legions to the border between the two countries in order to guarantee peace on the border. β
Master Clark replied with a smile, if you only listened to his tone at this time, you might think that King Edward was really kind-hearted.
As for Downer killing Eli, Mage Clark assumed it to be a lie that King Auston hastily made up to justify his sharing of his charisma with him. Clark knew Eli's details, and if the magic apprentice in front of him could kill Eli, the rabbit would definitely be able to kill the lion.
"Please tell King Edward that in the event of a natural disaster and the total annihilation of the army, I will definitely send troops to assist your country and maintain the situation in the country. King Auston said with a sneer.
"Haha, the Thorn Empire is strong and strong, so don't worry about Your Majesty. I have also been on a mission this time, and that is for His Royal Highness the Second Prince, Jeffrey," said Master Clark, pointing to the young man beside him, who had been sitting still, "to propose to Her Royal Highness Princess Lucia." King Edward said that if the situation in your country could be stabilized by the wedding of the princess and the prince, then he would no longer have to worry about border security. β
King Auston had a look of anger on his face, since he gave birth to Lucia at the age of thirty, he had not been able to have any more children, and if Lucia was married to the prince of the Thorn Empire, wouldn't it be a gift to the Faemon Empire. The Thorn Empire Chen soldiers are at the border, and then the marriage contract is proposed, and the intentions are really sinister.
At this time, the representative of the Silver Finchflower Federation, Grand Duke Hayden Gustav of the Duchy of Gustav, who was sitting on the other side, said with a smile: "Master Clark, Princess Lucia is beautiful and moving, I'm afraid it's not just you Prince Geoffrey who is interested. Harry, the dog, has always admired Princess Lucia, and in this case, I also proposed the marriage contract to Princess Lucia on his behalf. As for the situation in the Fermont Empire, I think that once the dog can marry Princess Lucia, the Silver Finchite Federation will naturally fully support the Fermont Empire. King Edward didn't have to bother. β
The Duchy of Gustav, under the jurisdiction of Archduke Hayden, is the core state of the Silver Finchflower Federation, and its influence covers almost the entire Federation, and his words are not a bluff.
Harry Gustav, dressed as a magic apprentice, was sitting next to Grand Duke Hayden at this time, and it was obvious that they had come prepared this time.
King Auston's expression was slightly soothing, if Lucia really married Harry, with the strength of the Duchy of Gustav, he was not afraid of him annexing the Faimon Empire. And in the face of the provocation of the Thorn Empire, it has a lot of help.
Once the Thorn Empire annexes the Faemon Empire, it will definitely aim its guns at the weaker Silver Finchflower Federation. Grand Duke Hayden's move should also be worried about this situation.
"Grand Duke Hayden, are you going to fight King Edward over this marriage?" said Clark coldly, his tone implied with a threat.
"Master Clark, you also want to marry me, how can you say it's a robbery. I think if King Auston has a hard time deciding, it would be better to let the dog and Prince Geoffrey have a fight, and the contest will be decided. Grand Duke Hayden said with a smile, he was clearly confident in Harry's strength.
"That's a good idea...... Clark had already seen that Harry was a high-level magic apprentice, and he was only one step away from becoming a full-fledged magician, but Grand Duke Hayden must not have expected that Prince Geoffrey had already been promoted to knighthood. If you really want to compete, Clark is completely sure.
"I'm not marrying anyone!" Seeing herself like a cargo, being snatched by two families, Lucia finally couldn't help but speak.
"Lucia!" King Auston glared at Lucia. This daughter is really becoming more and more disobedient to discipline, this kind of scene, she hasn't expressed her position yet, how can it be her turn to speak.
"I just won't marry," Lucia glared at her father, thinking of her father's previous revelation about Donner's killing of Eli, she was even more angry, and in a fit of anger, blurted out: "If I want to marry, I will marry Donner, and no one else will marry." β
After saying this, not knowing whether she was shy or afraid of facing her father's anger, Lucia turned and ran, not forgetting to glance at Donner.
Donner was in a cold sweat - this guy, at this time, actually threw the problem to himself, and now in front of everyone's eyes, he had to bow his head and shut up, pretending to be stupid.
The scene suddenly cooled down.
No one expected that Princess Lucia would say that she was not a poor person and would not marry in such a scene.
King Auston was furious, and somewhat regretted his decision to summon Donner.
The envoys of the two countries, who were still in a-for-tat confrontation just now, were full of shock.
Cynthia Vader, however, glanced at Natia Vadera and smiled. If Donner can really marry Lucia, maybe he will have a bond and will not go to the Magic Continent again.
"Duke Lucia is going to marry this pauper?, King Auston, is that also your decision?" said Clark with a sneer.
Donner glanced at Clarke, wondering if he should take advantage of his surprise and shoot him with a single shot. However, he just thought about it, not to mention the serious consequences of killing foreign envoys in the palace. Even if Donner really wants to put it into action, with the unfathomable strength of the other party, he may not be able to succeed.
King Auston said with a stern face: "My daughter has been spoiled by me, and she is crazy to talk nonsense, so you don't have to take it seriously. β
"I think so, how could the noble Princess Lucia marry a lowly pauper. Clark said, glancing coldly at Donner. Donner was glanced at by him, presumably because of the large gap in mental power.
At this time, Cynthia Vida, who had been silent, slowly spoke: "If Donner is willing to marry Lucia, I can help him make a decent dowry." β
Donner frowned, thinking of the kilogram of Mithril that the dwarf sisters had given himβthese little women were too generous.
Clark was taken aback by Cynthia's words, he was a little confused, and the decent dowry from the mouth of a dwarf ambassador inevitably made people think about it. But this poor boy has nothing to do with dwarfs again.
These dwarves control the proportion of quotas in each country, and no one dares to offend easily, but thinking that Lord Divine Priest was also on the spot, Clark still had the courage to say: "Your Excellency, it seems that you are interfering in politics, is this a violation of the treaty?"
"I'm just offering a dowry for a friend, what does this have to do with politics?" Cynthia Vida's tone was as soothing and soft as ever.
Clarke's words to Cynthia Vader were a little hard to digest for a moment. This dwarf woman was vaguely nobler than the ambassador Natia, how could she be a friend of a pauper?
Lord Divine Mu, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, finally opened his eyes and said slowly, "The princess's marriage contract is politics. β
"We are not prepared to interfere with Princess Lucia's engagement. In fact, no matter who Donner is going to marry, we're going to make a decent gift. Cynthia Vader said, throwing a smile at Donner.
Donner pretended not to see it, he had guessed the other man's mind, and he had some instinctive resistance to this interference with his freedom.
The priest stopped talking, but the clothes on his body began to move without wind. The huge fluctuations in mental power put almost everyone in this house under pressure.
There was no trace of nervousness on Cynthia Vida's face, and she turned a blind eye to the actions of the priest.
A muffled popping sound began to emanate through the air, as if a terrifying force was invisibly accumulating.
No one noticed that the dwarf who had been following Cynthia leaned forward slightly, and suddenly, the crackling sound stopped.
Lord Shenmu's face changed slightly, and his mind changed rapidly: "It's such a powerful force, and the fighting spirit is already strong to this point......"
"Gernada. Cynthia Vader called softly. The dwarf withdrew his sticking toes, and from the beginning to the end, he looked like an ordinary follower.
"Gernada! Legend has it that Gernada was promoted to the tenth level of dwarven warriors at the age of a hundred!" "Shen Mu was horrified in his heart, he finally knew who the woman he was talking to was, it was not a character he could provoke - however, she had not been active in the Knight Federation recently, how could she suddenly appear in the small Femont Empire?
After secretly swallowing the blood in his mouth and slowly adjusting his breathing, Master Shen Mu slowly spoke, his tone was calm and natural: "Since it is just a dowry, it is not considered to interfere in politics. β
The expressions on everyone's faces were uncertain. Why did Lord Shenmu suddenly change his attitude when he was already ready to make a move?
However, since even the priest who represents the will of heaven said that he was not interfering in politics, Clark finally had nothing to say, but looked at King Auston coldly.
"Let's talk about the marriage contract later. The king sighed.
Donald breathed a sigh of relief.